Second Spell: Across Time. [Partially backdated.]

[behindblueskin]

Who: Keldor and...
Where: Hisui or Johto
When: The past or the present
Summary: Backdated stuff from the Hisui event and some current day things.
Rating: Unrated
Log:

Hisui #1: It'll be a few days yet before everything's fixed and people are sent back to their proper time, but before that happens, Keldor's making yet another attempt to catch one of the native Growlithes before time runs out.

The clock Keldor should be worrying about right now is the "day clock". It's already sunset, and that means the diurnal 'mons will soon be punching out while the night shift punches in. Already a flock of Zubats and a few Golbats are heading out with a big case of the munchies. Their Crobat leader hasn't arrived yet, but when it does, it's gonna notice Sakura and recognise her as a potential enemy.

Rocks will need to be deployed, but unfortunately for Keldor, there's a Voltorb amongst them, and when he grabs it, the result is predictable. It might even look like the taserings from Despicable Me 2, but we won't confirm that.

While he's recovering from the shock of a lifetime he might need assistance. First to drive off the 'bats thinking he's now been zapped into a lunchable, then to help him back to consciousness, and then hopefully to help him catch his Growlithe.

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Hisui #2: One day and one electrocution later, it looks like Keldor's made a fast friend with the Voltorb he accidentally grabbed last night. He's not quite sure what to make of it, but the Voltorb doesn't seem inclined to want to leave [despite all efforts to shoo it away], so it looks like it's going to be part of the team for the foreseeable future.

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Johto: It's good to be back, even if where he is isn't his original home. Ganpi, Fukiran, Gingko and Momiji are eager to get to know their new friends before Keldor's pokegear informs him that he's got one too many pokemon on-hand and the limit is six. As much as he'd really like to work on training Sakura and his second Growlithe, he did spend a lot of money trying to get Fukiran's egg, so he'll be kept while the other is sent to the box [as will Sakura].

Now that that's out of the way, it's time to get to work.

Everyone is behind on their training and they need to make up for lost time.

Comments

[behindblueskin]

[Would it be better if he preemptively disclosed some of his own problems; shared them with another? He's thought about it quite a lot once Lyn entered his life. He's only known her a few months, but somehow he feels like he can tell her things and she'd understand. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to confide in others as well.

Not now, of course, but later. He's already been vulnerable, and he's aware that sharing sensitive topics makes a person vulnerable to more hurt. But if he learned how to talk about it, it might help him in his cause back home if he knows that he can trust them enough to tell them anything, no matter how much it hurts.]

I will remember that, for when this "prom" comes around again.

[Awwww... Poor guy.]

[crystalmaster]

((Yeah, gah. He did find some solace with one person who accepted his company, but otherwise he was pretty much alone the rest of that day.))

[Radley honestly longs for such things. Sometimes he's found himself spilling a few things here and there, but the deepest pain is still locked inside him. He wanted someone to confide in. He never felt he could tell the guys he looked after. They needed to be happy with their chance to live freely; he couldn't burden them with more pain. But ...]

It happens every April. I don't know if I'll go again. Things keep going wrong, and yet people keep going. Some of them go to protect others. I might go for that reason, but eh.... Probably nothing I would do would make much difference anyway, so I'd probably be better off staying home.

[behindblueskin]

[Give them enough time to feel comfortable with it, and there will be tea and sympathy sessions.]

From the way you describe it, I am not sure I wish to go even for a first time.

[The variables are more than he's comfortable with at the moment.]

[crystalmaster]

[Radley would love that!]

Yeah, maybe we should stay home and have a little non-Prom party for anyone who doesn't wanna chance it again.

[behindblueskin]

A small gathering. Yes, that sounds better than risking whatever the magic of this world might subject us to.

[crystalmaster]

Sometimes it wasn't even the magic. Team Rocket has attacked and tried to steal Pokemon, and this year we accidentally crashed some legendary birds' vacation spot and they put some of us through the confessional.

[He sighs and shakes his head.]

Everything's pretty unpredictable here. I'm definitely going to work on planning this little shindig, though. We can have it at my restaurant.

[behindblueskin]

You mean to do this? When?

[crystalmaster]

Next April, I guess, as an alternative to Prom.

[Right now Radley is completely soured on the thought of going again, but that could definitely change between now and then.]

[behindblueskin]

[He's not exactly sure how long it will be until "next April". The calendar this world uses isn't anything like Eternia's.

Come to think of it, here in this world they have proper days and nights. Day and night in the Light Hemisphere is more clearly delineated than it is in the Dark Hemisphere. In the latter, it can get quite confusing as to what time of day it actually is, and most people end up guessing.]

Is that a sufficient enough time to prepare?

[crystalmaster]

[Unaware of the problem, Radley just easily nods.]

Oh yeah, several months.

[behindblueskin]

[Months? Ah, a time unit he knows. The Eternians use months too. Different, maybe, but they're months. It gives him a better idea of how long.]

You will inform me when you require assistance?

[crystalmaster]

Sure.

[Radley smiles.]

It'll be fun. We can just hang out all weekend. Just the two of us, even, if everybody else decides to go again.

[He knows there must be some who haven't been attending, though, since he's encountered several people who were around at the time whom he did not see at Prom.]

[behindblueskin]

[How many? Oh. A small gathering. Sounds good.]

That sounds agreeable.

[crystalmaster]

Yeah.

[Radley smiles, continuing to make notes. It's comforting, picturing them being back and being able to do this when the time comes.]

So, how are you feeling now?

[behindblueskin]

My hand itches and I am still sore, but otherwise well.

[He'll walk it off. Very ssssllooowwwlly walk it off, quite unlike how he took the beating R'qazz gave him, where he was actually running about after being pounded into unconsciousness for a few hours.]

[crystalmaster]

That's good. You should probably keep resting for a while....

[behindblueskin]

Yes. Yes I will.

[He'll also focus really hard on not giving in to the urge to scratch. That'd just make things worse.

Shame he no longer has his magic to scratch without using his hand. It'd be really useful about now.]

[crystalmaster]

Do you want anything? I can stay, or go, whichever you'd like.

[behindblueskin]

You may stay. Your company is not unwelcome.

[Pause.]

But. I am in need of drink.

[crystalmaster]

[Radley smiles at that.]

Sure.

Water?

[There aren't a lot of options.]

[behindblueskin]

[But there are kids running around, and no one sensible will be serving them anything alcoholic.]

Yes. That would be appreciated.

[crystalmaster]

[Radley doesn't drink alcohol anyway.]

Okay. Just a sec.

[He leaves and soon comes back with a glass.]

Here you go.

[behindblueskin]

[He accepts the glass and sips from it.]

Thank you.

[Pause.]

For everything.

[crystalmaster]

[Radley smiles a bit.]

Hey, I'm just glad I was around. I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't been nearby.

[behindblueskin]

[Actually he meant more in general. Radley's one of the first humans he's ever met that didn't treat him with bigotry born from an ancient crime. That's something that goes far with Keldor.]

No. I mean... You have been kind to me ever since we first met. I am ... not used to that...

[From humans.]