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victory_road2022-01-06 06:03 pm
heartofalioness) wrote in victory_road2022-01-06 06:03 pm
First… Glow? [Video]
[So… you know Route 31, right? Nice quiet forest path, cute little pond, entrance to Dark Cave… way too many ledges?
A couple of days after the Snorunt leave their blessings (or “blessings,” in some cases…), the PokéGear feed will open up to… a yelp! A young, very feminine, oh-so dignified yelp, and a camera showing lots of rolling dirt, grass, trees, a rock or two, flashes of the winter noon sky, and occasionally a ball of pink coat and LONG moon white curls! (Hopefully no one in the audience has a fear of heights or vertigo.)
Thankfully, the fall only lasts a few seconds, and the audio of a groan after a few seconds lets everyone know both the PokéGear and its owner still function. Well, at least the camera does. The bad news… well, when Allura attempts to inspect device, everyone gets a good look at her mud-splattered face, AND at least three small branches jammed into her hair!]
Oh no, please don’t be broken!
A couple of days after the Snorunt leave their blessings (or “blessings,” in some cases…), the PokéGear feed will open up to… a yelp! A young, very feminine, oh-so dignified yelp, and a camera showing lots of rolling dirt, grass, trees, a rock or two, flashes of the winter noon sky, and occasionally a ball of pink coat and LONG moon white curls! (Hopefully no one in the audience has a fear of heights or vertigo.)
Thankfully, the fall only lasts a few seconds, and the audio of a groan after a few seconds lets everyone know both the PokéGear and its owner still function. Well, at least the camera does. The bad news… well, when Allura attempts to inspect device, everyone gets a good look at her mud-splattered face, AND at least three small branches jammed into her hair!]
Oh no, please don’t be broken!
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Good thing we're not far from Violet City then, right?
We'll get you checked out and cleaned up there, and then take a break. My Pokémon seem to want one lately...
[That last part was said with a slight stare over Allura's shoulder towards his Rattata, who seemed to have decided now was the time for a relaxing mud bath.
Keith sighed.]
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[Oh. Well now. This is familiar. Doooon't mind the blushing, Keith, just... pretend it's a fever, yes. Kirlos, meanwhile, hops off Allura's head and starts hovering, waiting for the humans to lead on.]
So I've noticed. They've been like that since the Snorunts came too, are they all right?
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[Ugh... he was going to have to clean his Rattata now. At least it wasn't feeling so lazy that it didn't get up and start following as Keith walked away.]
I don't know. They just don't want to train or something.
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Mm... well, hopefully it's just a temporary mood. Perhaps some more sparring will help? Not to mention this will be our first gym to challenge; that should be exciting.
[Surely it's not like the ennui will linger for a WHOLE MONTH, right?]
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Yeah, it should be. Hopefully, we can get them excited for it so they'll be ready.
[He looked over and- HOLY COW THEIR FACES WERE CLOSE - He was going to focus on the road now...]
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[Don't worry, Keith, just four more weeks and you can get those sweet sweet 8 levels a week again.
OH HI, KEITH'S FACE! But then he looks away and GAH, he's probably just stunned she looks like a mess!]
E-exactly. Patience yields focus?
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Right. Patience yields focus.
[That phrase was definitely going to stick with him. He was honestly glad if it helped other people, too.]
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[Thankfully it's not long before they reach the road and the rest of their Pokémon. Uuuunfortunately Galarian Pontya are quite tiny; actually most of Allura's roster is still on the small side, like Morling being the tallest at 3'7". Unless Keith has a bigger Pokémon, it looks like he'll have to carry her or let her lean on him the rest of the way, oh noooooo...]
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So, it looked like he was going to be stuck carrying her...
What a shame. Hope she didn't mind being cradled.]
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[Well, she does have one small protest after a few minutes, but not about being cradled in itself.]
You can let me down if you need to, Keith. I don't want you wearing yourself out.
[Because yay, no more alien super strength and stamina for either of them.]
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[Apparently, someone hadn't completely learned after the flu...... He'd get through this. He was one of those people who had to push himself and find his limits the hard way.]
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[Gee, that's something Allura could NEVER relate to EVER. NOT AT ALL.]
If you insist... at least make sure to take a break now and then...
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Yeah. It's not that much further, really.
[Granted, there were more ledges to deal with... and other things... and it was an unfamiliar route. He'd only looked at the map, so it's not like he knew one-hundred percent what to expect going forward. But, he'd be fine! Sure!]
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[Very thankfully, this being the third route (and really more of a left turn from the second route) in one of the earliest Pokémon games, it really is just a straight shot to the gate leading into Violet City.
The good news is Keith and Allura are very quickly met by locals that ferry them to the nearest human hospital and confirm that this is, in fact, a sprain. She's prescribed the RICE treatment- especially the R part, for two days- and given a pair of crutches and a few medicines to help with the pain. Which, Allura honestly can't tell what's worse: the waiting, or being fussed over by multiple people seeing her like THIS.]
Ancients...
[At least she knows better than to ask if it can get worse?
Canon taught her well...]no subject
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Well, yes, of course we are.
[Bless Keith, she knows he's trying.]
I'm just frustrated. It would have been nice to not twist my ankle just before we're supposed to prepare for the Gym, or get covered in mud and have my hair turned into a nightmare for the whole network to see. And I know it's such a small thing to be frustrated about...
[She's had a long day and she's tired and it's a REALLY good thing Alteans don't have shark weeks, so there's no way this could get worse.]
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Still, that wasn't something Keith would even consider. And he really didn't understand worrying about her appearance so much. She'd just fallen down a ledge. She wasn't going to look like she just walked out of a salon. He wasn't sure what she expected there. But being tired and frustrated over being injured and laid up? Yeah. He definitely got that. His expression was completely sympathetic.]
Yeah. I know. It stinks to be stuck like that. [He gave her a small smile.] We'll figure it out. Once we're out of here, we'll get a place to stay, and then get you cleaned up, okay?
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[Even Arceus isn't THAT cruel.
Still, her expression does soften just a hair.]
Thank you. For all of this, really.
[Sure, if she'd been alone, she would've at least been able to call for help, but it was good, not being stranded there for too long. And seriously, carrying her all the way here was impressive.]
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Of course. [Then he smirked a little.] You were right. We take care of each other. Payback for the soup while I was sick. We're even.
[Not that he considered something like this to be a competition or keeping track of who owes who. But, he was teasing her just a little to hopefully lift her spirits a bit.]
You um... [He looked up where there were a few small twigs and leaves still stuck in her hair after the initial rough clean up on arrival while waiting for someone to check out her ankle.] ...want some help?
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[Awww... well, finally a real smile starts to bloom.]
Yes, please.
[She adjusts herself as much as she can- stupid ankle- to give him better access. Just don't cut it, Keith...]
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His touch was gentle, and he certainly wasn't going to cut anything without at least asking first if he had a lot of trouble untangling some of the forest debris. But, for someone who was so rough around the edges with his fighting and use of strength in day-to-day things, his touch was light as he did his best to avoid pulling her hair as he worked.]
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[Oh... that... that actually feels very pleasant. Really nice. So much so that her smile relaxes and every once a while she lets out a soft, pleased hum.]
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There... Looks like I got it all.
[He gently ran his fingers through the ponytail to just lightly comb it out a bit. Just... being helpful...]
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[Ohhh boy, that hand through her hair should not send sparks up and down her spine, but it absolutely is.]
I-I um... thank you, Keith. I appreciate that.
[She appreciates it a LOT.]
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Sure. Not a problem.
[Not that he liked it or anything...]
Think they're almost done?
[He glanced over towards the desk. He'd personally be jumping out of his skin to leave if he were in her spot right now.]
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