☇019 - video/action for ecruteak city

[solidbarrels]

--Inx! Shinx! NxShinx!

[ A small tiny blue lion paws at the pokegear, blinking curiously at the screen and camera. It yelps when gloved hands grabs the Shinx off the ground and into the air ]

Stop that.

[ Oh hey, familiar voice. Sounds like he's annoyed, or more exasperated. Maybe both.]

...If I didn't know better, I'd say I was stuck in Time Compression. Again.

Really starting to hate this world.

[ He scoffs just before--]

SHINX!

Stop that! Or I'm giving you a bath now and not later.

S-SSHINNNXXX!!


[[ ooc: Nonexistent Squall came back. Tagging will be slow because lol, Superbowl and travel is going tear me apart. Also, does anyone mind if I go back and back-tag my posts from Christmas, onward? orz]]

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

Yeah, still here. Unfortunately.

[ Here, Quisty, watch Squall get his face licked by an over-exuberant Shinx! ]

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ Her solemn expression twists into brief amusement. ]

Charming. You let them get away with that?

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

It still thinks its a newborn. What am I supposed to do?

[ And honestly, it still is a newborn, what with Squall being Glitched twice already in the past month or so. ]

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

Train them while they're young and impressionable. [ The amusement resolves into seriousness again. ]

You know, you are stuck here, but you're not stuck here alone. We could all make this better on each other if we travel together.

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

I know I'm not alone.

[ He still had the scars to remind him of that. And Cosmos. He still had Cosmos the Kadabra, a reminder of his friendship with Firion despite the weapon master not being around. Any more. ]



We could. Travel together. If I ever make it out of Ecruteak.

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

Rinoa and I will be moving on to Azalea within a week, and eventually, to Goldenrod. I don't expect we'll stay in Azalea long.

She misses you, you know — we both do.

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

Still in Violet?

[ ...That's not too bad. All he has to do is cross the bloody Sudowoodo Crossing. Finally. And he'll be in Violet in less than a week. ]

Haven't actually stayed in Azalea the last time I was there...

[ Squall pauses, eyes diverting to the side before looking straight into the pokegear ]

It has been a while. Since I saw either of you. In person.

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

For the moment. I'm planning on getting out of here as soon as I take out Falkner; I should be able to face him next week.

[ She smiles a little again, once he's looking at her. ]

Longer for you than it has been for us, right?

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

You should be fine, Instructor.

[ Squall's lips twitch but he otherwise says nothing, if she hadn't heard how he almost got KO'd by his own pokemon during his own gym battle with Falkner, then what's the point of bringing it up now? Even if Diablos is still having trouble with that one attack...

[ The SeeD almost stiffens at the question. It's a long moment of silence before he speaks up. ]

Depends... On what you heard.

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

... What I heard? I... haven't heard anything yet, Squall. [ A pause, punctuated by a concerned look. ] Is there something I should hear?

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

Forget it.

[ Squall straightens, his expression growing more serious if possible ]

I'll explain when I see you in person. You and Rinoa. It's probably... better that way.

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ She's halfway to protesting his 'forget it' when he continues, and she shuts her mouth. ]

... All right.

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

It's not something I want to discuss over the 'gear.

[ Telling them that Ultimecia was alive and that he fought her (killed her), fought for a Goddess isn't something that should be spoken over an insecure communication line. Even if, the Sorceress was no more. ]

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

I understand. [ And now she's relaxing a little, because Squall's not shutting her out like she thought he was. ]

We'll talk when we meet up, then?

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

[ Give him some credit, Quisty. He's not that bad anymore. At least not that much. ]

I'll leave for Violet tonight. I should be there before the end of the week. If possible.

[ Assuming the weather doesn't kill him tomorrow. ]

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ She'll relax when they meet face-to-face again. ]

Do you have a Pokémon you can ride? If not, I have a Skarmory — he does well in this weather, and you can take him on the ground or in the air. He'd be able to make it out to Ecruteak before morning, for sure, and he'd cut your travel time quite a bit.

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[solidbarrels.livejournal.com]

I'll be fine. It's not like this weather will kill me, Quistis.

[ Famous last words, Squally. Famous last words ]

And I know the route to Violet well enough. Doubt I'll get lost somewhere along the way.

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[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ She opens her mouth to protest, but sighs instead. ]

Suit yourself. You always were reckless. [ Luckily for you, she sounds more amused than annoyed. She does trust that he's right. ]