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Who: Min-Gi Park and YOU
Where: Network & Goldenrod City
When: 17th-23rd September
Summary: Min adjusts to technology / Min encounters a furry thief
Rating: PG
Log:
[video - 17th September]

[Min-Gi seems fairly relaxed as he sets up the framing for the camera. That might have something to do with the Alolan Vulpix that's currently napping in his lap. It's hard to be stressed when you have something that adorable snuggled up with you.]

It's kind of weird how you can have conversations with people like this, huh? I thought cordless phones were cool, but this goes way beyond that.

And like... you can store animals in tiny balls and computers? How does that even work? I thought it was probably cruel at first, but they don't seem to mind it...?

[He looks down at the Vulpix, but she has no answer for him. Only a quiet snore. Cute.]

I think they probably like warm laps more though. I don't know what I'll do if she decides she wants to evolve.

[action - 19th-23rd September]

Goldenrod City - Near the Department Store

[Min-Gi had thought he'd escaped hospitality, but with the need for money outweighing his distaste for the work he'd caved. It was just a week, right? The food court turned out to be worse than the diner had been, but at least it was now the end of his shift.

With most of the clean up done, Min's just taking out the trash before he can leave. Getting the dumpster closed is easier said than done with how full it is by the end of the day, and by the time he has the lid down securely he needs a moment. He sighs, trying not to think about what might be on the wall as he leans up against it. He pulls off his Slurpuff styled cap, closing his eyes for just a moment until...

There's a sharp tug as the hat is pulled from his hands, and by the time he looks all he sees is a glimpse of red as the thief disappears around the corner.]

Hey!

[He doesn't take off after them at first, half-expecting for it to have been dropped once it becomes obvious it isn't anything valuable or edible. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case. He looks back at the door to the department store, then towards the end of the alley where he'd seen the thief disappear.

With a defeated grumble he takes off running. This situation feels horribly familiar. Or at least it does until he turns the corner that leads onto the street and manages to smack right into someone.]

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Yeah, these things are kind of unbelievable right? We don't have anything like this back where I come from either.

I don't really understand how it works myself, but from what people have said the Pokemon are at least comfortable enough. I like keeping mine out when I have them in my party, though, just to let them stretch their legs.

I can tell you though...even if she decides to evolve, it probably won't stop her from wanting to cuddle in your lap. I have a few like that too.

Right! It's cool, but I can't even imagine how it's possible.

I don't have enough Pokémon for it to be a problem if she wants to stay out yet, but she doesn't seem to mind being in her ball when I have put her in there.

[He scratches the Vulpix behind her ears, causing her to crack open her eyes and call softly to him.]

Probably not, but I think it's going to be a while before I can afford a stone for her. It'll give us time to prepare for it if she does want to.

Yeah, there's some kind of...science behind it, but I still don't really get it. And most Pokemon don't seem to be okay with it, though some don't really like it as much.

And that's fair too, not all Pokemon want to evolve. At least this it'll be easier for her not to evolve if she decides she doesn't want to.

I guess as long as it's safe and they're okay with it that's the most important thing?

[It has to be, because he's sure not getting the intricacies any time soon.]

Yeah. It seems like a lot of pressure if you have to stop yourself every time you reach a new level when you don't want to.

Exactly. As long as they're safe and happy, that's all that really matters.

[ Which might seem a bit counterintuitive with all the battling, but some of the Pokemon still liked doing it, so? ]

It can be, yeah. I had a Pokemon that stopped wanting to train after a while because he didn't want to evolve. But there are some special stones that they can have that will keep them from evolving, no matter how strong they get. He has one of those now, so he enjoys training again.

You can? I knew you could get stones to help certain kinds evolve, but I'll have to remember that in case any of mine don't want to.

Yeah, you can get them in the same place where you get the evolution stones. It's called, uh... [ Hang on, she has to check really quick. ] An Everstone. Right, that's the one.

So if any of your Pokemon don't want to evolve, you can give it an Everstone.

Wow. That's really useful. Are they as expensive as regular evolution stone?

[Because those are... a lot. Way too much for him just now.]

[ Thinking back, Luisa can't help making a face. ] Ah...yeah, they are actually pretty expensive. I managed to get one, but it set me back a bit.

[Ah. Okay. He winces.]

Hopefully I won't end up needing one for a while...

Yeah. Making money here isn't too bad either though. You get some money battling other trainers, and some places in town let you work for a while. You can even find stuff along the routes to sell sometimes.

Yeah, I'm still having to battle rookie trainers at the moment, but I picked up some work in Goldenrod. That should help. Kind of weird that you only have to do it for a week, but I'm okay with that.

[Relieved, actually. He hates thise kinds of jobs, so it's nice that they're both easy to get and low pressure.]

Edited 2022-10-14 09:51 (UTC)

I guess employers know that most people are trainers who are passing by to get their next gym badge, so it makes some sense to have a short working period.

It makes sense, but I'm still glad about it. We have seasonal work where I come from, but even that usually lasts a few months.

It's... good if you need it, but I'm glad it works differently here.

Yeah, it definitely makes moving on to different towns a lot easier. And they're nice about letting you work longer if you want to. When I first got here, it was too cold to really travel, so I was working in the Pokemart in Cherrygrove for a a couple months.

I might do that soon. I haven't had chance to visit many places yet, but it feels like a bad idea to be camping out in the cold.

Yeah, it's uh...not great, really. Especially if you don't really have the supplies for camping out while it's snowing.

[ If it hadn't been for the kindness of strangers, she isn't sure that she would have really survived. ]

I wouldn't want to camp out in the snow even if I did have the supplies.

I definitely wouldn't recommend it, no.

[ She hadn't had much of a choice then, but now that she does she's definitely not doing it again. ]

I'm sorry you had to go through that. That kind of sounds like the worst...

It was pretty overwhelming, especially with suddenly finding myself in a strange new world. [ With how small the Encanto was, that had been especially difficult to get used to. ] But it wasn't all bad, to be honest. A lot of people gave me some help, so I wasn't entirely alone.

Yeah. That's never easy to adapt to. [He's from a small town himself, and adjusting to his last multiverse adventure had been... a lot. Though on the plus side it had made being on the road in the regular world seem a lot less intimidating.] It's lucky the people here are so helpful. It definitely makes things a bit easier.

Yeah, the people here are really nice.

[ She still misses home a lot, but being here isn't all that bad either. ]

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