Open Catchall Log

[a_sin_for_him]

Who: Lust and YOU

Where: Sinnoh

When: Sinnoh Trip

Summary: Lust's catchall log for Sinnoh

Rating: PG will adjust if need be

Log:





1 - Luxury Hotel Adventures

This was the way to take a vacation.

Lust knows she's spoiled. She's done it to herself and she has no regrets whatsoever. This is the life she'd won, and she deserved that it be nice. And so did Timothy, so she'd paid ridiculous amounts of money for the prime suite so they could be pampered layabouts for the entire two weeks if they so choose.

She'll be spending plenty of time lounging around the pool in her two piece under an umbrella, large black sunglasses over her eyes and Mehitabel the Espurr at her feet. In the evenings she can often be found at the hotel bar, dressed to the nines in something slinky and expensive, sipping a colorful cocktail.

And one whole day is reserved for the hotel's elaborate spa, offering every possible treatment and therapy designed to relax and refresh and rejuvenate the body and mind.


2 - Eterna City General

Of course she can't spend the entire time in the hotel. There's a whole city to explore, with shops to visit and sights to behold. The Herb Shop in particular catches her attention. She's eager to see if all the claims about the available stock are true. Once there, she finds herself nearly overwhelmed...

The Statue also catches her interest, but she's not bothering to go there at dawn. She will however take a picnic at a comfortable hour.

And of course she has to visit The Underground once, it would be ridiculous to visit and not at least see it. Perhaps even find herself a fossil...


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2. Herb Shop

[notyourgoddess]

Maya is looking around the shop as well.

"Now that...is a lot of herbs."

[a_sin_for_him]

"And there's certain to be herbs that aren't available in the other regions."

Lust offers a small smile, but her attention is clearly on the shop wares.

"I've always had a mild interest in herbal craft. Plants are fascinating things, really."

[notyourgoddess]

"I hadn't really been around many plants until I got to this place."

Just looking at stuff.

"Are they hard to take care of?"

[a_sin_for_him]

"It depends on the plant."

Lust glances over with a small shrug.

"Some are nearly impossible to care for poorly, they barely need water or any other attention. Some require extremely delicate and dedicated daily care. Many fall somewhere in between. Herb gardens aren't terribly difficult, if one starts with basic herbs. Is it something you have an interest in?"

It's a useful skill in this world, honestly. So many common Pokemon products and care items are derived from local plant life. And there's certainly a dearth of information on that subject, at least.

[notyourgoddess]

"I'm still trying to figure out what I have an interest in here, honestly."

She's a bit lost now that Krieg's gone. She's got her interest in legendary pokemon and history and the like but ...eh it's hard to do much with that really.

[a_sin_for_him]

"It can be difficult to find. Particularly when one doesn't know where to begin. I flitted from thing to thing for a year or two before I started to understand what I wanted and what ventures brought me joy."

It's not unusual. Lust knows little of Maya's situation before here, but she knows the world she comes from. Timothy and Krieg and Angel had shared more than enough stories with her. She can imagine and make educated guesses.

[notyourgoddess]

"Yeah. Still, it's nice to have choices. ...Even if I'm not sure what all of them are at the moment. I'm sure I'll figure something out."

She might not have her powers but she does still have freedom. She'll work with what she has.

[a_sin_for_him]

"That is one of the positives of this world. You have the choice. You can do anything you'd like, anything at all. You can be whoever you'd like, have whatever life you want..."

It's something Lust has never, and will never, take for granted. The sheer scope of freedom this world allows. The life she has...it's more than she ever imagined she could have.

[notyourgoddess]

"Yeah....it's really weird to not be defined by a single thing here."

Like she loves her powers. Loves them. But they really dictated what she was able to do. Turned her into a power source to be used by others.

"It's hard to believe at times."

SPA DAY a million years late

[wonderland_vogue]

Of course Lydia had opted for the lap of luxury, literally no one had expected any different of her. Especially when she's making as much bank as she is, who would have expected that an establishment that wasn't some fussy old traditional nonsense would have been a hit in a town like Ecruteak?

Either way, she's might be slightly irritated that her spa day was because her partner had run off to go underground for some dumb reason she can't understand. She's more interesting than some fossils, after all!

Which might be why it takes her a few moments to realize who's nearby when she's led to what seems to be some sort of mud bath, a glass of some sort of wine in hand. And merely grins.

"Well, I can't say I expected this, but at least there's pleasant company~ Enjoying some personal time, then?"

[a_sin_for_him]

"I always do, when the opportunity presents itself." Lust doesn't need to open her eyes to recognize Lydia. Slathered in some sort of local hot mud treatment and reclining, she's relaxed and has no inclination to move any bit of her unless it's to drink.

"It's worth taking a day and simply giving yourself over to the staff's talented hands. And the drinks aren't watered down."

Priorities, after all.

hotel bar

[secondhandsome]

[So it turns out that when you're booked in a honeymoon suite, regardless of if you are or aren't actually on a honeymoon, you get some different treatment. Hey, the staff doesn't know, right?

Tim's looking at a complimentary cocktail he just got. It's... very pink and has a little heart-shaped slice of pecha berry stuck to the rim. Definitely meant to give the impression of a Luvdisc.

...Appropriate.]

Do you think these come in shiny forms too?

[A fair question, really, in a world where everything's Pokemon themed.]

[a_sin_for_him]

It wouldn't surprise me.

[Little would, when it came to Pokemon or Pokemon themed anything. It had seemed so strange in the beginning, now it was just another facet of life. Like so many other things.]

[Lust never, in all her previous existence, could have imagined where she's ended up. How many things are just a normal part of her normal human life. For a degree of 'normal', she decides, looking at Timothy. She supposes neither of them are quite normal, but they make a passing fair attempt.]

I had no idea everyone made such a fuss over the idea of two people getting married. It happens all of the time. But I like this. All of the attention and gifts without all the fuss of the actual thing.

[It is rather nice, having people seem so happy and pleased over the fact that they were in love. And god knows if any two people deserve prizes for the simple act of finding someone....]

[secondhandsome]

It is kinda nice. Kinda sweet? I think the nicest people get about it on Pandora is deciding not to shoot you for a day.

Well, that's probably stretching believability, actually.

[Shooting up a wedding kind of does sound exactly what would happen. Or trying to blow it up. Something violent.]

This is much better.

[a_sin_for_him]

It is.

[Lust finishes her current drink and signals for another - they're on vacation after all. And maybe it's the drinks, or simply because of the conversation and trappings that surround it, but she pauses thoughtfully a moment.]

[She hasn't brought it up, it seemed pointless. But now....]

Do you remember? Right before our impromptu separation....we'd talked about it, briefly. Marriage.

[secondhandsome]

[...He does remember, honestly. Even with the big stretch of time in-between, for him, it's... the sort of thing that sticks out in your mind.]

I... Yeah.

[He glances her way.]

I remember.

[a_sin_for_him]

When I was still very new in this place, I once had a conversation with my brother about living as a human. Somehow the subject of marriage came up, and I laughed and asked if he could ever imagine me having a wedding. We both agreed it was a ridiculous thought.

[Her next drink comes and she idly twists the straw in it instead of drinking. She does remember that conversation with Envy quite well - she's thought about it often over her years here.]

I honestly still do think it's a bit ridiculous. The whole pomp and circumstance of it, all those people staring at something which, to me, is very private.

[Not that she begrudges anyone else who has a proper ceremony. She understands the logic of it, that it's to share one's joy with others. But she can't imagine doing so herself.]

I'm not even certain what I'm saying. I suppose that I want marriage more than a wedding. Which I understand is an unpopular opinion.

[secondhandsome]

[Now there's a topic they've veered into. Tim listens, quietly. Just... thinking it over. Marriage and weddings and the whole... ceremony of it all.

It's not something he's thought about in quite a while. Not exactly on the forefront of his mind when he was out in space. But now it is, all of a sudden.]

Different things for everyone, right? [...] I think I'd just get self conscious, myself. Being in the spotlight like that and having so many people just... looking at you.

[Except not really at him, because he still doesn't feel like him when he looks in a mirror. Or when most people look at him, honestly.]

I don't think... everyone does the whole wedding thing, sometimes they just skip to the part that actually matters. Which... You know, that's always an option...

I mean.

[He glances down for a bit.]

If... you know... you wanted to...

[oh boy oh god oh heck this is a conversation they're having]

[a_sin_for_him]

[Lust lifts one eyebrow, a small chuckle escaping her as she does.]

The argument could be made we're doing that right now.

[She gestures to his romance-themed drink. Just one of the little perks of being 'newlyweds'. All she'd wanted was the best room in the hotel, she hadn't intended to pretend to be actual honeymooners. But it had been so easy. And fun.]

I've been called 'Mrs. Lawrence' about half a dozen times by hotel staff. What do you want, Timothy? That's as important as what I want, that's what all of this means. That 'I' and 'my' become 'we'.

[secondhandsome]

Ah... ha, I guess so, huh?

[He hadn't really... been dwelling on it? But now that it's been pointed out, oh. Oh, right.

Okay.

Okay, it's just... it's just formality at this point, really, isn't it? It's just one of those big things that seems a lot more intimidating than it is, but...]

Well, I... I'm definitely... on board.

[...]

...Okay, now let's pretend I said that with a little more actual confidence for once, damn.

[a_sin_for_him]

And then we wouldn't even be taking false advantage of hotel staff.

[The lack of confidence in Timothy's reply doesn't bother her. It's part of who he is, it has been as long as she's known him. He's still come a long way, despite the setbacks of returning to his own world.]

[Though even for them, it feels a bit anti-climactic to simply agree and leave it at that. Lust glances around the bar, a thoughtful frown turning down her lips. Her eyes fall on napkins, drink stirrers, little bits of drink decoration....nothing that she's looking for. After a moment she reaches up to her earrings. Silver hoops. With a self-satisfied nod she unhooks them and holds one out to Timothy.]

Here, take this then give me your other hand.

[She realizes of course that her fingers are to slim for one of the hoops to serve as a ring, but it will fit on her thumb. And Timothy's fingers were the perfect girth.]