Pokemaids XII

[21:56:26] <[Owen]Marina> VOICEOVER:  Is there anything you would ever want to be but the very best?  I THINK NOT!
[21:56:34] <[Owen]Marina> VOICEOVER:  We join our intrepid band of misfits as they travel the not-exactly-dusty road to Mount Moon, so as to have adventures for fun and profit!
[21:59:16] * Sara` is walking, rather than teleporting, for once.
[22:01:11] * [Owen]Marina struts along like a boss for a while, then hangs back as she notices "The New Girl".  All she knows about the new girl is that she is new and is electric.
[22:02:40] * [par]Mara is walking along with a smile. She almost feels too easy without gear to push
[22:03:47] * [Zem]Aleurna is marching like she wants nothing more than to get to her destination.
[22:03:58] * [Zem]Aleurna notices Marina hanging back.
[22:04:03] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Did you wish to speak with me?"
[22:04:32] * [Owen]Marina nods and tilts her head just so.  Sunglasses-sparkle!
[22:04:57] <[Owen]Marina> "So... you're the new girl."
[22:05:23] <[Zem]Aleurna> Yes, I am Aleurna, mistress of electricity!
[22:05:29] * [Zem]Aleurna sparkles in the sunlight as she says this.
[22:05:33] <[Zem]Aleurna> And you are...?
[22:06:51] <[Owen]Marina> "Marina.  All-purpose getting-shit-done-er."
[22:07:03] * [Owen]Marina grins.
[22:07:24] <[par]Mara> "Baus iz great at gittin done."
[22:07:59] <[Owen]Marina> "What's your excuse?"
[22:08:12] * [Owen]Marina directs this question at the "mistress".
[22:10:42] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I'm here because of Kirakin."
[22:11:07] <[Zem]Aleurna> "She's my second cousin."
[22:11:56] * [Owen]Marina looks at Aleurna, and then back at Kirarin, and back again.  She takes off her sunglasses to get a better look.  Not much change.
[22:12:27] <[Owen]Marina> "...VERY second, I guess."
[22:13:20] <[Owen]Marina> "Didn't think she had anyone anymore, actually.  Told me she was an orphan or something like that?"
[22:13:41] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Yeah, it takes all kinds.  But because of my mixed ancestry, I was judged 'ineligible' for leadership in my pride.  So I decided to make my own path!"
[22:14:32] * [Owen]Marina snaps her fingers and does that cool little "shwing" thing with both her hands.
[22:14:45] <[Owen]Marina> "That's what I'm talkin' about!"
[22:14:50] * [par]Mara stares vacantly at the two
[22:15:11] * [Owen]Marina pats Aleurna on the back.
[22:15:18] <[Owen]Marina> "Welcome to the team!"
[22:15:49] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Thank you kindly.  Now, might I ask why we are headed to Mount Moon?"
[22:16:08] <[par]Mara> "Cuz tha baus sed so!"
[22:16:10] * [par]Mara smiles
[22:16:25] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Ah, I understand now."
[22:16:34] * [Owen]Marina smiles back as she returns her sunglasses to her face.  Bright sun is bright, after all!
[22:16:58] <[Owen]Marina> "Stop callin' me boss, girl, dang."
[22:17:21] <[Owen]Marina> "I'm just like, hey, let's do this, and you're all like, okay!  Or, whatever!"
[22:17:57] <[par]Mara> "Well uh, wot do yah want me to call yah, baus?"
[22:18:24] * [Owen]Marina thinks about that.
[22:18:58] <[Owen]Marina> "How 'bout cousin?  Yeah, that's right, none of us are all that far apart, are we?"
[22:19:32] <[Owen]Marina> "Or, you know, Marina.  That too."
[22:20:31] <[par]Mara> "Okay, Baus Cuz."
[22:20:44] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Speaking of cousins, Kirakin has been avoiding me.  Should we come upon a battle, our unity would shatter like a branch trod upon by a Regi!"
[22:23:38] <[par]Mara> "Dun worry, Ilah git any critters ha pester uz."
[22:25:55] <[Owen]Marina> "And I'll get the one she doesn't!"
[22:26:27] <[Owen]Marina> "But that's not what we're trying to do!  Pokemon aren't our enemy, right?  Right!"
[22:27:08] <[Owen]Marina> "Aaaaanyways, umm, oh yeah, Sara lady!"
[22:27:16] * [Owen]Marina waves Sara-lady over.
[22:29:01] * Sara` walks over.
[22:29:39] <[Owen]Marina> "All right, so, the plan!  You're smart, you'll want ta' hear it too!"
[22:30:33] <Sara`> What's this?
[22:31:30] * [Owen]Marina motions with her hands emphatically.
[22:31:52] <[Owen]Marina> "So basically, SOMEONE--not gonna say who!--thinks that eating fish is getting boring."
[22:32:41] <[Owen]Marina> "Meaning supposedly they want human food, meaning supposedly we need money."
[22:32:51] <[Owen]Marina> "Which, we ain't got."
[22:33:04] <[Owen]Marina> "Follow so far?"
[22:33:23] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Money?"
[22:33:39] * [Owen]Marina cocks an eyebrow.
[22:33:58] <[Owen]Marina> "Money?"
[22:34:07] * [Owen]Marina nods.
[22:34:09] <[Owen]Marina> "Money."
[22:34:28] * Sara` frowns a slight bit.
[22:34:36] <Sara`> Yes, I understand.
[22:34:48] * [Owen]Marina frowns at the frown.
[22:35:16] <[Owen]Marina> "Turn that frown the other-way round, young lady!  I've got the master plan!"
[22:35:33] <[par]Mara> "Oh well ah thar's food tha iznt human food tha izn't fish.  Izn't fish human food anyway?"
[22:35:35] * [Owen]Marina points up to the sky.
[22:35:41] <[Owen]Marina> "THE MOON!"
[22:35:56] * [Owen]Marina strikes a dramatic pose!
[22:36:06] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Won't humans eat just about anything?"
[22:36:26] * [Owen]Marina 's pose is wasted on the young.
[22:36:53] * Sara` looks a bit confused, but her frown melts away with Marina's wackiness.
[22:37:26] * [Owen]Marina gives up on the pose but keeps the attitude.  Tough crowd...
[22:37:40] * [par]Mara is confused
[22:38:07] <[Owen]Marina> "It's simple!  Moon Stones!  They're super rare and humans always want them!  But they're hard to get because caves are dangerous!"
[22:38:15] * [Owen]Marina thumbs to her torso.
[22:38:20] <[Owen]Marina> "But not for us!"
[22:39:00] <[Owen]Marina> "Get the rocks, get paid!  Collectors won't care if we're not human, yeah?  Yeah!"
[22:39:24] <[Owen]Marina> "Simple!"
[22:39:36] * [Owen]Marina claps her hands.  Simple!
[22:39:37] <[par]Mara> "How do we sell tha stones?"
[22:39:48] <[Zem]Aleurna> "That is a simple plan!  But what if they decide to just take the stones from us?"
[22:40:14] * [Owen]Marina deadpans.
[22:40:28] <[Owen]Marina> "I'd like to see 'em try~"
[22:40:32] * [Owen]Marina flexes!
[22:41:09] <Sara`> This plan doesn't sound bad...
[22:41:26] <[par]Mara> "How will they know we want money fer em?  And then how we trade tha money fer food?"
[22:41:41] * Sara` . o O ( ... better than pandering to the few still-prejudiced who will allow us to take a job, too. )
[22:41:53] <[Owen]Marina> "Don't worry!  Sara's the smartest of smart ladies!  She can write and everything!"
[22:42:28] <[Owen]Marina> "Ahh, what's it humans say again... money talks!  Yeah!"
[22:42:42] <[par]Mara> "Wow, miz Sara kin read?"
[22:44:03] * [Owen]Marina nods affirmatively.
[22:45:11] * Sara` nods.
[22:45:22] <Sara`> I pick up whatever books I can find...
[22:46:07] <[Owen]Marina> "So, great plan or what?"
[22:46:29] * [Owen]Marina rubs her palms together.  She is the best of plan-makers!
[22:47:01] <[par]Mara> "Tha's reallah impressive miz Sara."
[22:48:44] <Sara`> It's not too impressive...
[22:48:58] * [Owen]Marina sighs.
[22:49:27] <[par]Mara> "Yer tha first crittah I've eva met tha culd read."
[22:49:34] <[Owen]Marina> "Oh ye of the little faith... have more of it!  You're Psychic, yeah?  That means you know in the future that it'll work!"
[22:50:12] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I agree!  Though we will undoubtedly face many dangers, we will doubtless prevail!"
[22:50:37] <[Owen]Marina> "And now, I'ma gonna go scout out ahead and stuff so no trainers try an' catch us!"
[22:50:46] <[Owen]Marina> "Pshooosh!"
[22:50:56] * [Owen]Marina positions herself backwards and uses her water cannons sort of like rockets to pshooosh away.
[22:50:58] * Sara` states, after Marina rushes off:
[22:51:08] <Sara`> My future-sight is not perfect...
[22:51:56] <[par]Mara> "Well yer reallah smart miz Sara so you culd figure out what'll happin anywayz."
[22:52:56] <Sara`> Smarts doesn't have anything to do with it.
[22:53:07] <Sara`> I could try teaching you how to read...?
[22:53:15] <[par]Mara> "Reallah?"
[22:53:26] * [par]Mara seems in disbelief that she could learn
[22:53:42] <Sara`> If you can speak, you can learn to read.
[22:55:26] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I would like to learn how to read.  That would undoubtedly be useful."
[22:55:48] * Sara` smiles.
[22:55:54] <Sara`> I'd be glad to have another student!
[22:55:59] <[par]Mara> "Sum people say I'm no good at speakan.  But i think I'm roight okay at it."
[22:58:36] <Sara`> Actually...
[22:59:02] * Sara` gets one of her books. It's fairly thick.
[23:01:40] * [BNS]Komacho is sleeping off the side under a tree. She looks peaceful.
[23:02:00] <Sara`> Would you like to try right now?
[23:02:11] * Sara` takes soft steps towards the tree.
[23:02:19] * [par]Mara nods
[23:02:22] <[par]Mara> "Surah."
[23:04:50] * Sara` sits down a short distance from Komacho, and opens to the beginning of the book.
[23:06:35] * [par]Mara waddles over and plops down
[23:07:20] <Sara`> So.
[23:07:44] * Sara` points to an "a" on the page.
[23:08:25] <Sara`> This is one of twenty-four letters humans use.
[23:08:31] <Sara`> this one's called...
[23:08:50] <[par]Mara> "Twentah fer?  Tha sounds confuzin."
[23:09:04] * Sara` shakes her head.
[23:09:13] <Sara`> that's just over how many fingers and toes you have.
[23:09:54] <Sara`> Humans call it:
[23:10:09] <Sara`> "a- Aaaa."
[23:10:34] * Sara` speaks a bit awkwardly, unable to speak human syllables well.
[23:10:43] <Sara`> Do you understand?
[23:10:56] * [par]Mara looks at her six fingers and six toes in confusion
[23:11:10] <[par]Mara> "Uh... AAAAAAAAAA.  I think I got it."
[23:12:00] * [Zem]Aleurna tries it as well.
[23:12:01] <Sara`> See? It's not so hard.
[23:12:10] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Aaaarrr?"
[23:12:11] <[par]Mara> "Surah iznt."
[23:12:30] * [BNS]Komacho is slowly awoken by the activity
[23:12:34] <[BNS]Komacho> ...eh?
[23:12:44] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I don't think that's quite right."
[23:12:50] * [BNS]Komacho yawns and sits up, stretching lanquidly
[23:13:24] * Sara` looks at Aleurna.
[23:13:37] <Sara`> The first part was right, but the last was another letter.
[23:13:48] * Sara` then addresses Komacho.
[23:13:57] <Sara`> Good morning, Komacho.
[23:15:28] <[par]Mara> "Hi miz Komacho."
[23:15:29] * [par]Mara smiles
[23:15:32] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Aaaaaa?"
[23:15:51] * MissD is munching on a nice fruit she got from the top of that BIG TREE.
[23:16:05] <[BNS]Komacho> Yaaawwwwnn... mornin~
[23:16:19] * [BNS]Komacho is usually very lethargic when she wakes up from her naps
[23:16:38] <Sara`> Right, Aleurna.
[23:16:47] * [par]Mara pats Komacho on the head
[23:16:57] <[par]Mara> "Rise an shine miz Komacho!"
[23:19:35] * MissD doesn't truly need to sleep as has been up thinking about something.
[23:19:37] * [BNS]Komacho sits sleepily as she works towards waking up fully
[23:19:40] <[Zem]Aleurna> "So, whenever I see that... letter... it's an aaaa sound?
[23:20:02] * [par]Mara tries to pull Komacho to her feet
[23:20:19] <[par]Mara> "Com on miz, befer baus gitz tha water on ya!"
[23:21:22] <Sara`> Right again.
[23:21:44] * Sara` scans the page, pointing to another letter, "b".
[23:22:02] * Sara` glances at Mara before continuing.
[23:22:14] <Sara`> Komacho will get up on her own.
[23:24:08] <[par]Mara> "Al'ight, bu iz her fault if she gitz tha watah."
[23:24:14] * [par]Mara walks back over and plops down
[23:25:02] <[BNS]Komacho> Eeeeh? Water...?
[23:25:10] * [BNS]Komacho is very confused
[23:25:37] <Sara`> It's nothing. Marina shouldn't shoot you.
[23:25:50] * Sara` returns to her lesson, but gets the feeling Komacho will rise soon enough.
[23:26:11] <Sara`> This symbol is a different letter, the second of this human alphabet.
[23:26:13] * MissD floats over to Komacho..hmmm~
[23:26:41] <Sara`> ... I haven't been able to speak it.
[23:27:12] <[Zem]Aleurna> "That'll make it hard for us to learn, then!"
[23:28:35] * [BNS]Komacho rubs her eyes and stands up, stretching again
[23:29:09] <Sara`> Maybe if we pass by a town we'll have the chance to hear it...
[23:30:17] * Sara` ponders... o O ( I wonder if I could get one of those little translators, or something...? ) She sighs.
[23:30:37] <[par]Mara> "Tha's wierd.  Why wuldnt ya be able to speak it?"
[23:33:11] <Sara`> I just... can't. I think it has something to do with different bodies, or something.
[23:34:06] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Yeah.  So what's this book about?"
[23:34:52] <Sara`> This book? Uh...
[23:37:36] <[par]Mara> "It mus be sum reallah smart stuff."
[23:37:54] * Sara` hesitates a little.
[23:37:57] <Sara`> ... well, it's just about a couple.
[23:38:00] <Sara`> That's all.
[23:39:54] <[par]Mara> "A couple of wut?"
[23:40:55] <Sara`> Uh, a couple of people. Humans, in particular.
[23:41:37] * [BNS]Komacho looks over at MissD
[23:41:46] <[BNS]Komacho> Oh... hi.
[23:41:53] * MissD waves.
[23:42:00] <MissD> Hii~ And good morning~
[23:42:11] <[Zem]Aleurna> "How are you doing today?"
[23:42:25] * Sara` takes MissD's arrival with welcome.
[23:42:28] <Sara`> Good morning, MissD.
[23:42:33] <[BNS]Komacho> Me? Tired~
[23:42:40] * [BNS]Komacho yawns again
[23:42:52] * [BNS]Komacho suddenly hears her tummy rumble
[23:42:57] <[BNS]Komacho> ...and hungry.
[23:42:58] <MissD> Ooh.. Sara!~
[23:43:03] <[par]Mara> "Wut do tha humans do?"
[23:43:16] * MissD grins upon seeing her favorite psychic girl~
[23:43:51] * Sara` can't avoid Mara's questions...
[23:44:34] <Sara`> ... Talk, and go to restaurants to eat dinner, and stuff.
[23:46:23] <[par]Mara> "Oh, so like they always do.  Though that doznt sound werth putin in a book."
[23:46:52] <MissD> Oh if you girls are wondering how to interact with a human I can tell~
[23:47:07] <[Zem]Aleurna> Yeah.  That seems rather boring.
[23:47:24] <Sara`> It's... uh, a little more complex than that, but enough about this book.
[23:47:31] * Sara` closes it and puts it away.
[23:49:20] <Sara`> What were you saying, MissD...?
[23:50:27] * [par]Mara frowns
[23:50:32] <[par]Mara> "Alroight..."
[23:51:02] <[BNS]Komacho> Nnn... so hungry...
[23:51:08] * [BNS]Komacho holds her stomach
[23:51:19] * [BNS]Komacho sits down and rolls on her side
[23:51:55] <[Zem]Aleurna> "So how long did it take you to learn to read?"
[23:51:58] <MissD> Well...
[23:52:02] * MissD grins while saying this.
[23:52:12] <MissD> I've been around humans pretty much my whole existence so I can tell you things too~
[23:55:20] <[Zem]Aleurna> "You hunger?  Then we should hunt!"
[23:55:31] * Sara` notices MissD's tone, and shifts topic yet again.
[23:55:38] <Sara`> That would be a good idea.
[23:55:47] <[BNS]Komacho> Hunt~?
[23:56:07] * [BNS]Komacho grabs her sharpened fishin' stick
[23:57:22] * MissD sighs at Sara...and whispers to her..
[23:57:28] <MissD>  14 You know.. its not that you silly~..
[23:57:44] <[par]Mara> "Food!"
[23:58:04] * [par]Mara charges into a berry tree and smashes it with her head. The tree is uprooted and falls over
[23:59:16] * [BNS]Komacho hurries over to the nearby river and spears a few fish
[23:59:42] * Sara` ignores MissD's comment, already embarassed enough by the most recent book she's picked up. o O ( ... It's... /something/ to read... )
[00:01:04] <Sara`> ... Impressive headbutt.
[00:01:25] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Wow, you're good at that!  Should I try catching something as well?"
[00:01:41] <[BNS]Komacho> ...?
[00:01:43] <[BNS]Komacho> Sure!
[00:01:50] * [BNS]Komacho hands Aleurna the stick
[00:02:19] * [par]Mara seems to have knocked herself out with the impact
[00:02:19] <[BNS]Komacho> Now... the trick is, you need to aim where they're /going/ to be, not where they /are/.
[00:02:39] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I was going to see if there were any land animals, since that's where I have the most experience."
[00:02:41] <MissD> Hey Sara~ One more thing~
[00:02:41] * [Zem]Aleurna sniffs the air.
[00:02:52] * Sara` , focusing, rips off lesser limbs using her telekinesis and piles them nearby.
[00:02:57] <Sara`> huh?
[00:03:01] <[Zem]Aleurna> "But I'll give this a try."
[00:03:03] <[BNS]Komacho> ...oh?
[00:03:23] * [Zem]Aleurna aims... and stabs!
[00:04:35] <MissD> If you want really know more about humans just ask~
[00:08:25] <[BNS]Komacho> ...did you get it?
[00:08:25] * [BNS]Komacho looks over curiously
[00:08:25] <Sara`> Sure...
[00:08:25] * [Zem]Aleurna pulls out the spear, with a salmon flailing feebly on it.
[00:08:25] * Sara` doesn't fully get MissD's point, but goes ahead anyway.
[00:08:28] * Sara` then turns her attention to the pile of wood, and pulls out two stones from a pack.
[00:09:14] * [BNS]Komacho claps happily
[00:09:26] <[BNS]Komacho> Wow, you got it on your first try! I didn't even do that!
[00:09:41] <[BNS]Komacho> I used to just throw big rocks in the water and collect the fish when they were stunned!
[00:09:46] * [BNS]Komacho grins
[00:11:12] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I could do something similar."
[00:11:29] * [Zem]Aleurna fires a small bolt of lightning into the water, then pulls out another fish.
[00:11:38] <[BNS]Komacho> ...woooow.
[00:11:50] * [BNS]Komacho is impressed!
[00:12:01] <[BNS]Komacho> I can kinda do something like that!
[00:12:42] <[Zem]Aleurna> "I also have a small degree of fire and ice powers, but my lightning is the strongest, as is fitting!"
[00:13:06] * [BNS]Komacho picks up a fish that she's already skewered on a stick. She holds it above her head, looks directly at it, then pinches her fingers in front of her mouth and uses Flamethrower to (over)cook the fish
[00:13:23] * [BNS]Komacho grins as she shows the fish to Aleurna
[00:13:31] * Sara` strikes the stones together for sparks, and lights a small bonfire.
[00:13:52] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Impressive."
[00:14:27] * [BNS]Komacho takes a bite of the fish, unconcerned with its charcoal-like nature as usual
[00:14:31] * MissD just loafs around.
[00:15:27] * [Zem]Aleurna tries cooking her fish by blowing fire through her clenched teeth.
[00:20:06] * [BNS]Komacho sees Aleurna trying to one-up her again and tries to think of something else impressive that she can do...
[00:20:40] * [BNS]Komacho sees a boulder nearby and gets an idea
[00:22:10] * [BNS]Komacho walks over the boulder and begins to focus...
[00:26:08] <[Zem]Aleurna> "What are you doing, I wonder?"
[00:27:51] * [BNS]Komacho proceeds to deliver a series of Karate Chops that cut and chisel the boulder into 4 separate convenient seats which she then proceeds to place around the campfire
[00:29:08] <[Zem]Aleurna> "That's well-done!  I certainly don't have that much finesse!"
[00:29:46] * [BNS]Komacho grins and gives a thumbs up
[00:32:22] * Sara` , idle, opens a different book and reads it.
[00:32:50] * [Zem]Aleurna has finished off her fish.
[00:37:34] * [BNS]Komacho brings the other fish over to the bonfire and puts them over with the berries
[00:38:53] <[Zem]Aleurna> "So, what kinds of things do you like to do in your spare time?"
[00:40:13] <[BNS]Komacho> I train... exercise... eat... nap~
[00:42:10] * [BNS]Komacho starts to prepare the fish like Sara taught her, using her sharp stick to gut the fish, then taking the berries and smashing them up in a bowl, adding the fish and letting it marinate
[00:43:44] <[Zem]Aleurna> "What are you doing?  Does adding berries to fish make it better?"
[00:44:24] <[BNS]Komacho> Mmhmm! Sara taught me! When you do this, the fish tastes like berries AND fish!
[00:44:31] * [BNS]Komacho grins
[00:44:55] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Wow.  I never thought of that."
[00:45:16] <[BNS]Komacho> I know! Sara's really smart!
[00:51:22] <[Zem]Aleurna> "Yeah.  I think learning to read would be interesting."
[Log incomplete, but it was just some more fluff with those two.]