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victory_road2019-02-11 02:07 pm
icecastlemadonna) wrote in victory_road2019-02-11 02:07 pm
[Open] Shall we skate?
Who: Yuuko Nishigori and YOU!
Where: The Mahogany Town Ice Rink
When: Febuary 10-16
Summary: The skating rink in Mahogany Town is open for the week of Valentine's Day! Everyone is welcome.
Warnings: None at the moment!
[On the evening of February 9th, a video will pop up on the feed. It's Yuuko, whose smile may look a little wider than usual.]
Hi! This is just to say that the Mahogany Ice Rink will be open to the public this coming week, from February 11th to 16th, since it's Valentine's Day and all. If you want to skate or haven't skated before but would like to try it out, feel free to drop by!
[Since that's all she really has to say, the video ends there.
Throughout the week, if you decide to visit the rink, Yuuko can be found either at the front desk to rent out skates or out near the ice. Most of the time she'll just be on the edges of the rink to supervise, but sometimes she'll be giving tips to less experienced skaters or helping up anyone who's fallen down. She may also be at the rink's snack bar, selling hot chocolate.
Naturally, her Pokemon are there as well. You can find Salchow the Alolan Ninetales quietly watching people skate from the sidelines, or Twizzle the Sylveon secretly trying to take pictures of people falling over, or even Bauer the Snover attempting to do some skating himself, even if his short little legs are not at all built for figure skating.]
Where: The Mahogany Town Ice Rink
When: Febuary 10-16
Summary: The skating rink in Mahogany Town is open for the week of Valentine's Day! Everyone is welcome.
Warnings: None at the moment!
[On the evening of February 9th, a video will pop up on the feed. It's Yuuko, whose smile may look a little wider than usual.]
Hi! This is just to say that the Mahogany Ice Rink will be open to the public this coming week, from February 11th to 16th, since it's Valentine's Day and all. If you want to skate or haven't skated before but would like to try it out, feel free to drop by!
[Since that's all she really has to say, the video ends there.
Throughout the week, if you decide to visit the rink, Yuuko can be found either at the front desk to rent out skates or out near the ice. Most of the time she'll just be on the edges of the rink to supervise, but sometimes she'll be giving tips to less experienced skaters or helping up anyone who's fallen down. She may also be at the rink's snack bar, selling hot chocolate.
Naturally, her Pokemon are there as well. You can find Salchow the Alolan Ninetales quietly watching people skate from the sidelines, or Twizzle the Sylveon secretly trying to take pictures of people falling over, or even Bauer the Snover attempting to do some skating himself, even if his short little legs are not at all built for figure skating.]
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And is now, looking at the ice. There is a lot of people. It's open with no hiding spots and she's not sure how well she'll be able to even move.
Second thoughts, someone convince the bundled up girl to get on the ice?]
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Bauer, wait! [And Yuuko isn't too far behind him, since he's fallen over more than a few times already. Then she notices Newt.]
Oh, hello. I see you've come to skate!
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...Hi.
....I'm not sure. It's....open there and I don't think I can move well on ice.
[Aka: she can't skate. And yeah people skating or not, the area itself is still wide open which puts her off a bit.]
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[Meanwhile, Bauer burbles happily and waves his arms. Skating is fun! Come skate with him!]
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....okay. Thank you.
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[Yuuko steps off the ice for about a minute, and then comes back with a plastic chair.]
If you're worried about keeping balance, this should help. I started out using one of these. You just hold on to the back of the chair and then push it while you skate.
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[She'll look at it a moment and then nod. Stepping carefully onto the ice. She manages to keep steady. Just barely but it's reminding her of how she had to be careful on pipes inside the walls. That was much harder.]
So pushing the chair won't mess up the ice?
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[Yuuko skates out so she's standing not too far away from Newt.]
Do you want to try gliding a little? Just try pushing your weight with one foot for now. Then you can alternate with both feet once you get used to it.
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[She does feel a bit safer with the chair. As weird as that is. So she'll slowly start to push forward on one foot. It's slow and she almost trips at first but she manages to stay steady.]
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But one Sasha arrives at the rink, she realizes she's out of her element. Those are definitely not Rollerblades on the skaters' feet. They look like knives strapped to shoes more than anything else. She stands there by the front desk, wide-eyed in confusion, almost ready to turn around and leave.]
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Welcome! Did you want to rent some skates?
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I... don't know?
[She really doesn't. Wheels on shoes are one thing. These knives are a whole different story and Sasha isn't quite sure how they technically work.]
I thought this was with wheels.
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Actually, these are ice skates, so they're different because, well...they're only used to skate on ice. They do look a little intimidating, but they're a lot of fun once you try them out and get used to them!
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Huh.
[Sasha glances over at the rink and then shrugs. What's the worst that could happen if she tries? She falls, she gets up. It wouldn't be the first time she broke or bruised something.]
How much does it cost to rent them?
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What do you think? Would you like to give it a try?
[Yuuko won't judge Sasha if she doesn't, of course...but there's a gleam in her eye that seems to say she'll be very happy if Sasha says yes.]
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Is it hard to do?
[The woman is so polite and nice and Sasha really doesn't want to hurt her feelings by saying no, but a little more questioning wouldn't kill her, would it?]
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[And who should waltz in but the spaceman himself. Looking a little big ragged, considering all the traveling they've been doing. But he's here! And glad to see her. His Aggron isn't following today, just his Gallade, Blue -- which is probably for the best. Wouldn't want the big guy to crack the rink.]
[Up to the front desk he goes, leaning on the counter.]
How's business?
[There's a leaf in his hair.]
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Hi, Shiro! It's been pretty good today so far. [And that's pretty obvious judging by her upbeat expression. With the rink open to the public, it's easy to tell she's in her element right now.]
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[She looks good. She looks excited and upbeat and... it's nice to see. Really nice.]
You look like you're having the time of your life.
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[Especially when Ice Castle was hardly getting any until Victor arrived in Hasetsu. Really, the only thing that would make this situation absolutely perfect is her family being here with her...but she's trying not to dwell on that too much. She already has her Pokemon to wrangle with, especially Twizzle.]
I guess you've been traveling lately? [She sees that leaf in your hair, Shiro.]
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[Yuuko you may be Skate Mom, but he's here to root for you and support you anyway. He tries.]
[Blue has no such plan, however, and is inching toward the rink to check it out. Totally unsupervised... because that's just how Blue rolls.]
You caught me. I'm back on the gym circuit.
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[Though Yuuko might be a bit distracted from the answer to that question since she just noticed Blue heading towards the rink.]
Hm? Blue, do you want to try skating?
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[He trails off as she notices where his Pokemon has gone off to. Blue likewise goes still, slowly turning his head to face them.]
[And looking like a kid with their hand caught in the cookie jar.]
... either that, or he wants to cause trouble.
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Well, Blue? Which is it?
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