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Who: Loki
Where: New Bark Town
When: Morning
Summary: Loki just woke up in a strange place with no memory of how he got there. He's going to make it everyone else's problem
Rating: T for language
Log:


The still, quiet peace of a new dawn in New Bark town is shattered by a loud scream. A few moments later, a tall man with stringy black hair is pushed out of the front door, bag in hand, Snorunt by his side.

"Excuse you!" He whips around and tries to go back in, only to find the door locked. He starts banging on it. "I demand answers! What journey? And who are you to call yourself my mother?!"

Whoever this is, he's very persistent. He's just going to keep doing this for about an hour while the poor Snorunt trembles while it clings to his leg.

((OOC: if you tagged his TDM with the arrival post and want it to be canon, link it here and we can continue the shenanigans.))

Comments

[pegasinister]

"So far as I've seen, not very. Clear marked paths, interesting sights if you wish to go off the road but as long as you have a pokemon with you it may as well be a stroll through the flowers.

I suppose if your pokemon remained weak it COULD be dangerous- but they seem to enjoy fighting and training, so that has not been an issue for me so far"

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Loki gives Hubert a dubious look. He bends down to put Snorunt back on the ground, only for the creature to start shaking again as soon as his hands withdraw. He gestures to it...her, as if presenting evidence.

"Yes, she seems a most fearsome warrior," Loki says sarcastically. Snorunt chitters, seemingly offended. She lets go of Loki's leg and waddles over to Hubert's Corvisquire, chittering in what he supposes is meant to be a menacing way.

"Little flake, that bird is twice you-" before Loki can finish his sentence, Snorunt lets out another puff of Powder Snow.

It's not very effective.

[pegasinister]

And Corvisquire, even though barely chilled by the attack, squawks in distress. True, Flying types are weak to Ice, but the power difference is a bit much to make a difference. Wouldn't seem like with with how the bird screams. And when he starts up the Murkrow starts too.

"Flames help me, would you two stop?!"

They do not.

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Snorunt apparently gets spooked by all the squwacking and hurries back over to hide behind Loki's leg. Before she can, though, he scoops her up to stop her trembling. Now it's his turn to chuckle at Hubert's pokemon-based distress.

"Fine, fine, you are a mighty warrior, Snjókorn." Snorunt chitters happily at her new name.

He raises an eyebrow at Hubert. "Are they alright? I'm sure she didn't mean any harm."

[pegasinister]

"They're fine, just loud." The Murkrow flies down to her companion and the two start scream-cawing at each other:

THE BABY ATTACKED YOU!!!!
SHE DID YOU SAW IT YOU'RE A WITNESS

Thankfully the two humans don't have to actually understand this hoopla.

"You would think creatures that resemble ravens would be a bit more clever."

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Snorunt chitters smugly at the chaos from the safety of her trainer's arms. He seemed mean at first, but he gave her a name! He can't be all that bad.

"Not all ravens can be the smart ones." Loki has to raise his voice a bit to be heard over the enthusiastic retellings of Snjókorn's crimes.

"I thank you for the information, Hubert. You've been most helpful."

[pegasinister]

"It is of no concern." He moves to walk away, and see how long before his pokemon notice he's gone. But instead pauses, an idea coming to mind.

"Actually, I have a proposal for you, Loki."

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Loki smirks, raising an eyebrow. "My, how forward of you. We've only just met."

[pegasinister]

His ears turn just slightly pink and he huffs.

"Nothing of that sort, but if you want to be quipy about it I can just leave-"

He has a feeling this man is not too dissimilar to Claude and that curiosity might be enough of a lure on it's own.

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"It was only a jest," Loki says before Hubert even has a chance to turn. "What, pray tell, did you have in mind?"

[pegasinister]

Bingo.

"I left this little hamlet a month ago, but I found myself... offhandedly defeated in a battle recently, and... well, I decided a return to the beginning would be wise. To reassess my training and tactics. So we will be traveling the same early roads for a time.

Your little snowflake seems interested in proving it's strength, and perhaps observing someone else's methods would help inspire me. I feel we could benefit each other."

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"An interesting proposal." Loki doesn't have any reason to trust this man, and from what he said the roads aren't exactly dangerous enough to necessitate a traveling companion. Still, being with someone who knows their way around this place and it's strange animals could prove advantageous.

And just because he's without his powers doesn't mean he can't defend himself.

"Why not? What do you say to a traveling companion, Snjókorn?"

The snorunt shivers. She wouldn't have attacked that bird if she knew they would be traveling together!

[pegasinister]

Hubert chuckles, which probably does little to ease the pokemon's nerves.

"Do not worry about those two, I have a feeling they already forgot what they were yelling about."

And in fact the birds are now just caw-chatting at each other, not even noticing the Snorunt anymore.

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Snorunt looks up at her trainer, to the other trainer, then down to the birds cawing about some weird bug they found the other day. Okay, so maybe she isn't in as much danger as she thought.

She nods, something Loki didn't think was possible without a discernable neck.

"It's settled, then. When were you planning on departing?"

[pegasinister]

"Whenever you are ready, actually. Perhaps int he morning? That way you can confirm if this is just a strange dream you are having or not."

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"I see no reason to delay. If it is a dream, that can be confirmed on the road as easily as it can be here."