Pokemaids 1

[10:58pm] GMOwen: It starts...
[10:59pm] GMOwen: They wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was… To catch them was their real test; to train them was their cause.
[11:00pm] GMOwen: They would travel across the land, searching far and wide… Teaching Pokemon to understand… the power that’s inside.
[11:00pm] GMOwen: ...
[11:00pm] GMOwen: It is a world that is unlike ours… and yet not so unlike ours.  And yet, even amongst the unlike worlds, this world is unlike those yet again.  A beautiful world… but like all worlds of beauty, the ugliness it hides is never as far away as it seems.
[11:00pm] GMOwen: It is mid-morning upon the side of a well-traveled dirt road.  The breeze is cool and the country is serene.  Just past the tree line, a small camp with a supple tent rests alone.  Both inside the canvas and out, creatures stir from their slumber…
[11:03pm] • [D]Sara begins to stir in her corner of the tent, uncurling herself and stretching out.
[11:03pm] • [9]Doudan writhes a little, then drops the rock camoflauge and starts to muk about.
[11:03pm] • MissD floats around looking for her next victim.. hmm~!
[11:04pm] MissD:  <Oh where can you be~...>
[11:04pm] • [Owen]Iris saws logs from within a hefty sleeping bag.
[11:04pm] • Nameji makes some noise inside of her Pokeball, and causes it to shake around a little.
[11:05pm] [D]Sara: <nnnnnnngh...>
[11:05pm] • [P]Tessera begins to twitch erratically, a stilted computerized wake-up jingle playing as she sits up.
[11:05pm] • [D]Sara grumbles. o O ( Despite being around her for a while, she's still so loud... )
[11:07pm] • [Owen]Iris is pulled out of her comatose state by a computerized jingle jangling nearby.
[11:08pm] [Owen]Iris: "Nnnn....Gwwwuhhh...?"
[11:08pm] • MissD poke pokes Iris instead..
[11:09pm] • [Owen]Iris flinches at the semisolid touch of something spooky.
[11:09pm] • [D]Sara rubs her eyes and sits up, straightening out her dress. She looks at the jewel on her chest for a moment before glancing over at the others.
[11:09pm] • [9]Doudan crawls on top of an actual rock to get out of the morning dew.
[11:12pm] [Owen]Iris: "Buhhh...goddammit, gettof, Missy..."
[11:13pm] • [Owen]Iris lazily swats at the vague direction of the offender.
[11:13pm] • MissD phases through it..
[11:13pm] • MissD giggles.
[11:14pm] • [Owen]Iris 's hand feels a cold shiver run through it.
[11:14pm] MissD: <Hehe~ That tickles master~>
[11:15pm] • [D]Sara yawns once more, then addressing MissD.
[11:15pm] [D]Sara: <what are you doing...?>
[11:15pm] • [Owen]Iris hears something like "Missy-mis-dreave~" and "Voir-gard voir?"
[11:17pm] • [P]Tessera turns her gaze skyward, and a sparse piece of music begins to play. It would almost be relaxing if not for the choppy static that runs through it.
[11:19pm] MissD:  <Playing with her of course~>
[11:19pm] Nameji: <....You guys are so noisy in the mornings.>
[11:19pm] • [9]Doudan stetches, and twists into a spiral in the process.
[11:20pm] • [Owen]Iris slowly pulls her head out of her rather flat pillow.  Her hair is a tangled mess, and her hair dye is beginning to fade away.  It's impossible to discern her natural hair color, but for now it's teal fading back to blonde.
[11:21pm] • [D]Sara addresses Nameji before welcoming Iris back to the waking world, straightening out her own long hair with her fingers as she does so.
[11:21pm] • [9]Doudan relaxes and watches the tent. Intently.
[11:22pm] [D]Sara: <It's all MissD...>
[11:22pm] [Owen]Iris: "Rrrmmm, speak English, dammit..."
[11:22pm] [D]Sara: <Good morning, Iri-oh.>
[11:22pm] • [D]Sara realizes she doesn't have the translator on yet, and halts.
[11:23pm] • [Owen]Iris flops around in the sleeping bag, grasping for that prototype translator.  She looks like a very lame brown Metapod.
[11:23pm] MissD: <Hey... that's mean.. it's not ALWAYS me...>
[11:23pm] [D]Sara: <It's still you more often than it is me or anyone else...>
[11:24pm] MissD: <....mm..~ True..>
[11:24pm] • [D]Sara giggles just a bit at Iris's predicament, however, before shooting her an apologetic look.
[11:25pm] • [Owen]Iris manages to find the little handheld device, and flips it open, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
[11:26pm] • [P]Tessera begins to twitch one foot over and over, and the tune she is playing stalls, repeating the same choppy three notes again and again.
[11:27pm] • [D]Sara smiles at Iris, speaking to her once more.
[11:27pm] [D]Sara: <Good morning, Iris.>
[11:27pm] • [Owen]Iris nods sleepily.
[11:28pm] [Owen]Iris: "Yeah, mornin' Sara.  Tess, can it; y'know I don't know shit 'bout fixing you."
[11:28pm] • [P]Tessera freezes stock still for a few seconds, then slumps slightly. A butchered sound clip sounding suspiciously like a morning greeting to someone named Dave plays.
[11:28pm] • MissD answers Iris cheerfully, hopefully in a manner of a noisy alarm clock.
[11:29pm] • [9]Doudan perks up a little bit, and squirms over towards the tent.
[11:29pm] [9]Doudan: <Goo...Good morning.>
[11:32pm] • [Owen]Iris rubs the Ditto's little blobby twintails when she/it finally gets within arm's reach.
[11:32pm] [Owen]Iris: "Mmm, you too, Dou."
[11:33pm] • [9]Doudan grins warmly.
[11:34pm] • [D]Sara pulls out her hairpin and affixes behind her ear as usual, after making sure it's straight enough to be presentable.
[11:35pm] MissD: <Ah... I seem to be forgetting something.. I wonder...>
[11:37pm] [D]Sara: <Is it that little shriek you tried on me once? That would be a mistake...>
[11:37pm] • [D]Sara veils humor, comraderie, and threat all under the same blanket.
[11:38pm] • [9]Doudan turns her attention to the other 'mons, and watches quietly.
[11:38pm] • Nameji shakes around in her pokeball.
[11:39pm] • [Owen]Iris puzzles over the translations given.  Damn these long phrases; the syntax is incomprehensible.
[11:39pm] MissD: <No no.. not that...>
[11:39pm] • MissD turns to Sara and smiles evilly.
[11:40pm] • [P]Tessera rises to a standing position without any leverage in a disturbing manner that seems to defy gravity, her arms stretched out at her side. She turns stiffly to face the others.
[11:40pm] • [Owen]Iris salutes Tessera lazily.
[11:40pm] [Owen]Iris: "Sup."
[11:40pm] • [D]Sara returns one of suspicion, preparing herself to launch a psychokinetic "nudge" her way if she tries something...
[11:41pm] [D]Sara: <What, then, I wonder?>
[11:41pm] MissD: <Hehehe~>
[11:41pm] • [P]Tessera plays that terrible "whazzup" clip with disturbing clarity in reply.
[11:42pm] • [BNS]Komacho can be heard off in the distance, accompanied by the sounds of rocks breaking
[11:43pm] • [9]Doudan notices the shaking ball nearby, and glances up at Iris with concern.
[11:43pm] • [Owen]Iris nods her head, moving to a sitting position on her pillow.  Her tank top is uncomfortably askew.
[11:44pm] [Owen]Iris: "Nuttin, T.  Watchin' the game, having' a beer.  Damn... wish I had a beer right now..."
[11:44pm] • [Owen]Iris rubs her face sleepily.
[11:44pm] • Nameji attempts to get someone's attention, shaking her ball around some more.
[11:45pm] • [9]Doudan looks at Iris one more time, then slides over to the ball and gives it a tap.
[11:45pm] • MissD hears the sound of the rattle..
[11:45pm] • MissD giggles at this pokemon's misfortune~
[11:46pm] • Nameji flashes out of the ball, appearing next to Doudan.
[11:47pm] • [9]Doudan shrinks back at the sudden flash.
[11:47pm] • Nameji sighs.
[11:47pm] GMOwen: Note:  The tent is getting very full; it's hard to move without bumping someone.
[11:47pm] • [D]Sara closes one eye and turns her head to avoid it, noticing afterwards how crowded the tent is, all of a sudden.
[11:48pm] • [9]Doudan scurries out of the tent and back to her rock.
[11:48pm] Nameji: <Thanks for that.>
[11:48pm] [9]Doudan: <...Sure.>
[11:48pm] Nameji: <You'd think she'd notice balls moving next to her...>
[11:50pm] • [D]Sara tries turning herself to free up a bit more space, but winds up bumping into Iris gem-first, instead.
[11:50pm] [D]Sara: <Gah, sorry...>
[11:50pm] • [Owen]Iris is gem-bumped.  Sara's comfy chest grazes her too~
[11:50pm] • MissD sees its.. getting.. comfy in here and phases out into the outside of the tent~
[11:51pm] MissD: <So crowded in there.. sheesh..>
[11:51pm] • Nameji follows suit, poking her head outside of the tent before finding a nice tree to lean on.
[11:52pm] • [P]Tessera , standing just outside the entryway of the tent, seems completely oblivious to the crowding.
[11:53pm] • [BNS]Komacho momentarily wonders about breakfast and why it's taking the master longer to wake up than usual and breakfast again, before putting the thought aside and continuing to deadlift rocks twice her own size
[11:54pm] [D]Sara: <erm...>
[11:54pm] [Owen]Iris: "Happens, Sara.  Happens."
[11:54pm] • [Owen]Iris shrugs.  They're both women, what does she care?
[11:54pm] [D]Sara: <yeah.>
[11:55pm] • [D]Sara still shifts herself to amend the error, looking somewhat unfazed.
[11:56pm] [D]Sara: <Here, I'll free up some space, why not...>
[11:56pm] • [D]Sara closes her eyes and focuses for a moment, teleporting just outside the tent.
[11:57pm] • [Owen]Iris yawns and stretches.  Yet another day in Kanto, just like the last one...
[11:57pm] [9]Doudan: <...Hey, Nameji.>
[11:57pm] Nameji: <Hm?>
[11:57pm] • [BNS]Komacho starts getting hungry again, then notices the fish swimming in the stream below the river bank she's training near.
[11:58pm] • [BNS]Komacho lifts a single rock and launches it into the stream with a large splash, shocking several of the fish and allowing them to float to the surface.
[11:59pm] • [BNS]Komacho claps happily and gathers the fish before heading back to camp.
[11:59pm] [9]Doudan: <Think we should set up the fire?>
[11:59pm] MissD: <.. I don't... know how to set up a fire..>
[11:59pm] • MissD shrugs.
[11:59pm] • [D]Sara walks over.
[11:59pm] Nameji: <Ah, that sounds like a good idea!  But...>
[12:00am] [D]Sara: <I do, if you can get me the right things.>
[12:00am] [9]Doudan: <...I think you make a little teepee with the sticks, and... Um, tinder... Huh.>
[12:00am] • Nameji looks around, clearly somewhat uneasily.
[12:00am] Nameji: <...I don't know how either.>
[12:00am] [D]Sara: <It's pretty simple, really...>
[12:00am] [9]Doudan: <Really? What do we do first?>
[12:00am] GMOwen: Note:  From inside a knapsack near Iris' pillow, a cell phone jingles.
[12:00am] [Owen]Iris: "Aww, hell, this early?  Hang on..."
[12:01am] • [Owen]Iris digs through her sack for the phone.  It's her boss, talking about important things she once again forgot to do.
[12:01am] [D]Sara: <First, we need to gather a lot of sticks, dry ones of all sorts of sizes.>
[12:01am] • [P]Tessera walks stiffly over to the others, although whether or not she has any idea what is actually happening is completely unclear.
[12:02am] [9]Doudan: <...>
[12:02am] [9]Doudan: <Form of, a Metang!>
[12:02am] • [9]Doudan transforms.
[12:02am] • [BNS]Komacho runs up to the camp, the stick full of skewered fish over her shoulder and a large grin on her face.
[12:02am] [BNS]Komacho: <Breakfast time~>
[12:02am] [D]Sara: <Good morning, looks like quite a catch.>
[12:02am] • Nameji stares at Doudan.
[12:02am] Nameji: <....No matter how many times you do that, it's still creepy...>
[12:03am] Nameji: <Can't get used to it at all.>
[12:03am] [9]Doudan: <...Sorry.>
[12:03am] • [9]Doudan stalks off to gather dry branches.
[12:03am] MissD: <My my.. and I thought I was lively in the morning..>
[12:03am] • Nameji shrugs it off and follows her in her hunt for dry branches.
[12:05am] [BNS]Komacho: <Not my fault you all so lazy in morning! Should wake up early like me! Is healthy!>
[12:06am] • [BNS]Komacho stares at the lack of fire
[12:06am] [D]Sara: <I would, but there's no way I can train like you...>
[12:06am] • [9]Doudan drops a bundle of sticks in front of Sara.>
[12:06am] [P]Tessera: <Fire?>
[12:07am] • [D]Sara smiles at Doudan, then kneeling down to begin arranging them.
[12:07am] • Nameji drops a bundle of larger branches next to that bundle.
[12:07am] Nameji: <You could have gathered them, you know.>
[12:07am] • [P]Tessera tilts her head innocently, and twitches a bit.
[12:07am] • [P]Tessera: <Tri-Attack has fire.>
[12:07am] [D]Sara: <Thanks, Doudan. Tessera: yes, could you start one in a moment, please?>
[12:07am] • [9]Doudan gives a small salute, then turns back into her normal self.
[12:11am] • [D]Sara stops just after setting up a little tent of sticks, set on a bed of the same.
[12:11am] • MissD takes a scoot back.. wahh~
[12:11am] MissD: <Don't be hasty this time.. >
[12:11am] Nameji: <It's cold~  Hurry up and start the fire already!>
[12:11am] [D]Sara: <Wait- Tessera, can you hit the sticks with only fire?>
[12:12am] • [P]Tessera abruptly throws her arms up, trails of lightning, ice, and fire flaring along them. With no clear technique in mind, she simply aims at the pile of sticks, the elements letting off unstable spurts.
[12:14am] [D]Sara: <ah!>
[12:15am] • [D]Sara blinks out of place just in time, winding up on the other side a fair distance away.
[12:15am] • MissD chuckles.
[12:15am] MissD: <ahaaha~ failed again~>
[12:15am] • [9]Doudan jumps back, out of harm's way.
[12:15am] [BNS]Komacho: <No no, you're doing it all wrong! Let me try!>
[12:15am] • [P]Tessera shivers and shakes, a loud and drawn out beep escaping her. The attack tears forward in a massive surge of energy, blasting uncontrollably straight toward the pile of sticks.
[12:15am] • [Owen]Iris hangs up the phone and grumbles to herself.
[12:16am] • [Owen]Iris stumbles out of the tent just in time to see a display of fireworks.  Wait...
[12:16am] • Nameji gets pushed back from the fire, singed.
[12:16am] Nameji: <Ow ow ow!  That stings!>
[12:16am] • Nameji pretends to pout.
[12:16am] [Owen]Iris: "...the hell?"
[12:17am] • [D]Sara teleports over towards Iris, an apologetic grin on her face. Somehow she isn't singed at all.
[12:17am] • [BNS]Komacho waits for the attack to die down, then shoves her way to the fire, picks up a pair of rocks, and starts to smash them together to try to create sparks, but just ends up crushing them both to pebbles, so she grabs two more and smashes them together, pulverizing them, so she grabs two more, etc etc...
[12:18am] • [BNS]Komacho continues in this vein of action for several minutes.
[12:18am] MissD: <...just.. stop Komacho.. You're making a mess~>
[12:18am] [BNS]Komacho: <I almost got it!>
[12:18am] [D]Sara: <Ahahaha...>
[12:18am] • [Owen]Iris is :?
[12:18am] [Owen]Iris: "Do share."
[12:18am] • [P]Tessera titters happily, seemingly elated despite her failure. A short, static-filled bit of what sounds like disco music plays, the word "burn" audible several times in the garbled mess.
[12:19am] • [D]Sara half-cringes, half-bows. This isn't going to be easy to pass off...
[12:19am] [D]Sara: <well, um...>
[12:20am] • Nameji notices Iris glaring over at her general direction, and quickly removes the bitter look from her face and watches as the others fool around the fire.
[12:20am] [D]Sara: <I got out here and everyone was trying to start a fire for breakfast.>
[12:20am] [D]Sara: <So I told them I knew how, and they gathered sticks.>
[12:20am] • [BNS]Komacho loses balance and lands on her butt, providing an opportunity for Miss D to move in
[12:20am] MissD: <...Oh! I remember now!>
[12:20am] • MissD focuses no the stacks of wood.... curses curses befall those that keep me from my warmth!
[12:20am] • MissD lights it on fire!. Yey!
[12:21am] [9]Doudan: <...B-but, it was my idea! So I should be sorry. ...Sorry.>
[12:21am] • [Owen]Iris squints at the translator screen.
[12:21am] • [D]Sara waits, looking pensive.
[12:21am] [BNS]Komacho: <Fire~>
[12:21am] • [BNS]Komacho grabs the fish and holds it over the fire, grinning as they start to cook
[12:21am] • MissD holds out her hands towards the sparkling ember...ahh.. even as a ghost..
[12:21am] • [P]Tessera has not even moved from her previous position, her hands held up to the warmth of the fire.
[12:21am] [Owen]Iris: "Umm, wait... who's sticking who, and why is fire running away?  Damn this hunk'a'junk, I could prolly understand you jus' as clearly without it for all the shit it keeps giving me."
[12:21am] • [D]Sara sighs.
[12:22am] • [Owen]Iris tries to make heads or tails out of the poor translation.
[12:22am] • [9]Doudan looks slightly deflated.
[12:22am] • [D]Sara hates doing this and it shows with a bitter expression, but...
[12:22am] [D]Sara: <...I came, they tried starting fire.>
[12:22am] [D]Sara: <Did not know how, so I told them.>
[12:23am] • [Owen]Iris is getting better results now.  She nods.
[12:23am] MissD: < You did not~ I did it by myself!>
[12:23am] [9]Doudan: <My idea. Sorry.>
[12:23am] • Nameji lazily looks over at Sara, then turns back to the fire.
[12:23am] • [BNS]Komacho is blissfully unaware of the squabbling as she cooks the fish.
[12:23am] Nameji: <Just say Tess decided to blow things up.>
[12:24am] [Owen]Iris: "Kay, whatever.  Tess, props for trying to be helpful.  Everyone else, trying standing further away."
[12:24am] • [P]Tessera turns her head at the mention of her name, staring straight at Nameji. Just staring. Staring.
[12:24am] • [D]Sara pauses after this, then resuming after waiting for the translator to get it right. Though still sorry, she's clearly annoyed by having to resort to this sort of speech.
[12:25am] • Nameji dismissively waves her hand in Tess' general direction, with a slight grin on her face.
[12:25am] • [9]Doudan slinks over next to Nameji and plops down near the fire.
[12:25am] [Owen]Iris: "What's for breakfast.  Fish?  Hell yeah."
[12:25am] Nameji: <Burnt fish.>
[12:25am] • [Owen]Iris plops down by the fire herself.
[12:25am] • [BNS]Komacho drifts off in daydreams and doesn't realize when the fish start to burn.
[12:25am] Nameji: <See?  Told you.>
[12:26am] • [D]Sara sighs, deflated from her failed attempt at helping. She walks over to the fire and sits down next to Iris.
[12:27am] • [BNS]Komacho finally remembers that she's cooking fish, quite a bit too late. She doesn't notice at all though. She thinks the fish look fine.
[12:27am] [BNS]Komacho: <Breakfast time~>
[12:27am] • Nameji gets tired of watching the fish slowly become a lump of coal, and turns to face Doudan.
[12:27am] [9]Doudan: <Hiya.>
[12:27am] Nameji: <I think now might be a good time for us to go find some berries.>
[12:27am] [Owen]Iris: "Hey, Nameji; pull them fish out.  You've got steel hands, don'tchya?"
[12:27am] MissD: <My my.. the brute can't cook after all~>
[12:27am] [9]Doudan: <If you say so.>
[12:27am] [BNS]Komacho: <Hey! Fish is good!>
[12:28am] • MissD motions for Komacho to eat it.
[12:28am] Nameji: <I will if you do.>
[12:29am] • [BNS]Komacho takes a bite of one of the fish from right off the stick, enjoying it thoroughly.  She's not the pickiest eater.
[12:29am] • Nameji props herself up on her legs before slowly hobbling away to find a berry bush.
[12:29am] • [9]Doudan scurries after Nameji.
[12:29am] • [D]Sara just glances at the damaged earth and blackened fish, something between incredulity and a light shade of exasperation on her face.
[12:29am] [D]Sara: <Goodness...>
[12:30am] • [BNS]Komacho offers sticks of fish to those around the fire.
[12:30am] MissD: <.. I'll.. hold off for now..>
[12:30am] • MissD winces in pain just looking at it.
[12:30am] • [P]Tessera stares blankly at the proffered fish, uncomprehending.
[12:30am] • [Owen]Iris takes a sooty stick from the Machop.
[12:30am] [Owen]Iris: "Thanks for the brekkie, Koma."
[12:30am] • [BNS]Komacho looks overwhelmingly proud.
[12:30am] • [Owen]Iris takes a bite from the fish.  Mmmm, tastes like carbon~
[12:30am] • [D]Sara considers scurrying after Doudan, but instead says after them:
[12:31am] [D]Sara: <Bring enough for all of us, would you?>
[12:31am] • [9]Doudan waves a hand back in approval.
[12:32am] • Nameji , hearing Sara calling Doudan while walking off, turns around and stops.
[12:32am] Nameji: <I actually happened to see a Nanab bush the other day.... So it should be good!>
[12:32am] [D]Sara: <Thanks!>
[12:32am] • Nameji then turns back around and goes back to finding that bush...
[12:32am] • [Owen]Iris notices the Porygon-Z's pitiable confusion.
[12:32am] [Owen]Iris: "Ur' sh'posed ta ea'tit, Tessh."
[12:32am] • [Owen]Iris comments, spitting flecks of charred fish out of her mouth as she talks.
[12:33am] • [P]Tessera turns her stare toward Iris, still looking completely unaware.
[12:33am] • [Owen]Iris points to the fish.
[12:33am] • [P]Tessera points to the fish.
[12:33am] [Owen]Iris: "This.  Food.  Mouth.  Eat.  Nom nom nom."
[12:33am] • [Owen]Iris nom nom noms as an example.
[12:33am] • [9]Doudan continues to follow along, stretching the front of herself out as a makeshift basket.
[12:34am] • MissD starts poking Iris again.. this is fun~
[12:34am] • [D]Sara rests her head in her hand and picks up fragments of the shattered rocks with her mind, making them orbit each other.
[12:34am] • [Owen]Iris pokes back with the fish-stick.  It's not very effective...
[12:35am] [Owen]Iris: "Yah, yah~"
[12:35am] • [P]Tessera takes a charred fish from Komacho, and locks up for a moment. There is no clear transition between when her arm is stretched out to take the fish, and when she ends up holding the fish to her mouth, but it seems to happen all the same.
[12:36am] • [D]Sara smirks as she moves one pebble behing MissD and pegs her in the back of the head, all without changing demeanor.
[12:36am] • MissD giggles and stops sometime later.. waiting for those berries.
[12:36am] • [P]Tessera bumps the burnt meat to her closed mouth several times.
[12:37am] • [BNS]Komacho giggles at Tess.
[12:37am] Nameji: <Ooookay!  Who's still alive?>
[12:37am] • Nameji calls out from a little ways in the distance.
[12:37am] [D]Sara: <I aaaaaaam!>
[12:38am] Nameji: <Delicious Nanab delivery~>
[12:38am] • [9]Doudan waddles along behind Nameji, burdened by the berries.
[12:38am] • Nameji makes hand gestures that are kind of hard to make out from a distance towards Doudan's extended gut.
[12:38am] MissD: < I am!~>
[12:39am] • MissD squeals in delight.
[12:38am] • [Owen]Iris rolls her eyes at Tessera.
[12:38am] [Owen]Iris: "You... keep workin' on that."
[12:39am] • [P]Tessera issues a confirmation chime.
[12:41am] • [9]Doudan slowly makes her way to the fire, going to Iris first to offer her some Nanabs.
[12:42am] • [Owen]Iris takes a few berries, then motions for the team to gather round her.
[12:42am] [Owen]Iris: "Hey y'all, just got off the phone with the boss-man; we gotta go into town."
[12:43am] • [D]Sara perks up, having now food and an interesting destination.
[12:44am] [Owen]Iris: "Something about our next case, prolly.  Shit, I don't know; he was pissed, though."
[12:44am] • [D]Sara 's elation takes a touch of concern, now.
[12:44am] [D]Sara: <Any idea why?>
[12:45am] • [Owen]Iris sighs, bored.
[12:45am] [Owen]Iris: "Baaah, same shit as before, prolly; team's too big, danger to society, blah blah whatever."
[12:45am] • Nameji finds where the area that was burnt around her from Tess was, and plops right back on it.
[12:45am] Nameji: <So... When do we leave, then?>
[12:45am] MissD: <Ohh?.. I wanna see him again!~>
[12:46am] [D]Sara: ... hrm, i see.
[12:46am] [BNS]Komacho: <I hate 'into town'. I want back into Pokeball!>
[12:46am] • [Owen]Iris scrolls back through the translated messages.
[12:47am] [Owen]Iris: "For Nam: soon.  For Koma: seriously?"
[12:47am] • [Owen]Iris raises an eyebrow.
[12:47am] • [9]Doudan continues to hold the berries out, waiting for someone to take some.
[12:47am] • [D]Sara 's expression changes to one of consternation, even almost snapping at Komacho.
[12:47am] [D]Sara: <You WANT back into a Pokeball?>
[12:47am] [D]Sara: <Enforcing things like this, sometimes...>
[12:48am] Nameji: <Being in the ball really isn't so bad, y'know.>
[12:48am] • [BNS]Komacho doesn't wait for Iris before running over to her pokeball and tapping it, disappearing in a flash.
[12:48am] MissD: <hmm.. fine by me~>
[12:48am] • MissD floats around carelessly.
[12:48am] • [D]Sara frowns a slight bit.
[12:48am] • Nameji notices Doudan having an abundance of extra berries, and reaches over to grab a couple.  Afterwards, gesturing next to herself for Doudan to sit down.
[12:48am] Nameji: <Anyone else can get their own.  Get yours and relax.>
[12:48am] • MissD steals some.. weee~
[12:48am] [D]Sara: <I still don't care for them. No matter how padded the prison, it still is one...>
[12:49am] • [D]Sara snatches some berries with telekinesis, and eats them almost without moving.
[12:49am] • [9]Doudan plops down and relaxes, her burden slightly lifted.
[12:49am] • [Owen]Iris thinks Sara might be saying something existential.
[12:51am] • [Owen]Iris knows what to say about that!
[12:51am] [Owen]Iris: "...Whatever."
[12:52am] • [D]Sara glowers in Iris's general direction for a moment, then relaxing.
[12:52am] • [P]Tessera hardly seems to have registered what has been said, but has started to hover slightly off the ground. Without too terribly much balance.
[12:53am] • [9]Doudan absorbs the left-over berries.
[12:55am] GMOwen: Narrator:  Such is the life of an on-the-road Pokemon trainer.
[12:57am] GMOwen: Narrator:  The team packs up the camp into several large sacks and hits the road, splitting the weight as best they can.  The "town" is none other than the Indigo Plateau, grand city in the northern hills, and seat of the Pokemon League.  A human and her Pokemon entourage is a common sight in such a place.
[12:58am] • MissD humms a joyful tune as they go~
[01:01am] • [D]Sara , though miffed earlier, has cooled off by now. This shows especially in her interest in nearly everything around when travelling through, but now she's moreso following as usual.
[01:01am] GMOwen: Narrator:  There's little time to dally with pleasantries this morning.  Iris turns into an official-looking agency building and flashes an I.D. badge to the guard, who looks skeptical.  Such a large team is usually kept in their balls indoors...
[01:05am] GMOwen: Narrator:  Eventually the team is clustered into a moderately-sized office, Iris seated in the front opposite a white-collared man behind a cluttered desk.  He looks busy and rather peeved.
[01:05am] GMOwen: Note:  Miss Violet Gloom is now outside of her Pokeball, looking like a punk as usual.
[01:05am] • Nameji floats behind at the back of the group, with her belly towards the ground and swinging her legs around idly, clearly unimpressed.
[01:05am] • MissD greets the man rather noisily.
[01:06am] • [9]Doudan tries transforming into various office objects.
[01:07am] • [Mys]Violet drags on another cigarette. Blowing smoke, while in general staying out of the way.
[01:07am] • [P]Tessera teeters in the air, rocking back and forth like a pendulum.
[01:07am] • [D]Sara stands behind Iris, remaining silent as is polite. Such does not restrain her curiosity, though, and her long green hair swishes back and forth as she looks around the office.
[01:08am] • [D]Sara . o O ( So much... stuff. It's incredible, in a way... )
[01:08am] • [D]Sara then thinks about who really has access to that stuff, and her interest seems to fade away. She refocuses on the "boss", inspecting various elements about him.
[01:08am] • [Owen]Iris looks indignantly at Tim, as if to say "I'm out of bed, what more do you want?"
[01:09am] [Owen]Iris: "...Yeah?"
[01:10am] • [GM]TimTheBossman is not amused.  He sweeps his eyes over the Pokemon crowd, as he's done many times before.  He clips a hands-free phone device to his ear, which is actually the newest Pokemon translator prototype.
[01:12am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Tell that Gloom to remove her cigarette; it's not proper."
[01:12am] • [GM]TimTheBossman says in a no-nonsense fashion.
[01:12am] • [9]Doudan returns to normal, and focuses on the boss.
[01:12am] MissD: <Oh my~...>
[01:13am] • [D]Sara can't quite choose between annoyance and being commanded like that, understanding of the "rules", or downright agreement, since she can't see their appeal...
[01:13am] • Nameji airsits, resting her head in her hands while staring at Tim, but it's not quite apparent if she's paying attention or not...
[01:14am] • [Mys]Violet nods her head. She puts her cigarette out on her palm.
[01:14am] [Mys]Violet: <...yeah, yeah...>
[01:14am] [Mys]Violet: .oO(...Owies~)
[01:15am] MissD: <hmmm..What might that thing on his ear be.. looks nice...>
[01:15am] [Owen]Iris: "You know, she's cutting back, Tim; down to eight packs a day."
[01:15am] • [Owen]Iris pats Violet on the shoulder, grinning.
[01:16am] • [GM]TimTheBossman 's eyes widen a little at such a large number, but he's back to >:| in no time.
[01:16am] • [D]Sara takes note of the device on Tim's ear, and wonders what it is... o O ( ... Communication... a better translator? )
[01:17am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "And what's with that Gardevoir, Iris?  I told you, the League has an image to uphold.  She's NOT a human."
[01:18am] • [D]Sara becomes instantly incensed.
[01:18am] • MissD giggles.
[01:18am] • [Owen]Iris folds her arms beneath her not inconsiderable breasts.
[01:18am] [Owen]Iris: "And?  She's sure as hell smarter than I am."
[01:18am] • [Mys]Violet crosses her arms and tries to look cool and proud like Iris. Even if she's more afraid right now then anything else...
[01:19am] • [D]Sara begins a tad-too-hard response of her own.
[01:19am] [D]Sara: <So what? If it fits, I can wear it; there are no such similar restrictions on you.>
[01:20am] • [D]Sara takes a deep breath to cool off, then folding her arms in a similar manner. Her jewel gets in the way just a little, though.
[01:21am] • [P]Tessera starts to rock back and forth slightly quicker.
[01:21am] • [GM]TimTheBossman sighs and rubs his temple.
[01:21am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Red tape, girls.  MILES of red tape.  We've been between a rock and a hard place for the last twenty years at least, and by the looks of next year's election candidates, that's not going to stop."
[01:21am] • [GM]TimTheBossman slams his hand on the desk.
[01:22am] • [9]Doudan jumps slightly in response.
[01:22am] • [Mys]Violet 's sunglasses slip down a little.
[01:22am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "LAWS!  I don't care how well you get things done-which ain't pretty either, by the way-we have to FOLLOW them, damn it!"
[01:22am] • [P]Tessera plays a short, broken up, but patriotic tune.
[01:22am] • [D]Sara stays her ground, miffed to say the least.
[01:23am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "The public's on a hair trigger with these Rockets, and if every investigator was like you they'd shut us down in a heartbeat!"
[01:24am] • [Owen]Iris puffs a wisp of hair out of her face.  She could care less.
[01:24am] • Nameji glances over in Tess's direction and giggles at the tune.
[01:24am] • [D]Sara frowns a bit more. o O ( ... laws, hm? )
[01:24am] • [GM]TimTheBossman holds up six fingers.
[01:25am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "I keep telling you Iris, six!  Not seven, not eleven, SIX!"
[01:25am] • MissD giggles at the boss guy~
[01:26am] • [D]Sara closes her eyes.
[01:26am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "And that includes concealed ones too!  I can't keep bailing you out of prison if you don't bloody listen to a damn word I say!"
[01:26am] • [GM]TimTheBossman slams his hand on the desk again.
[01:27am] • [Mys]Violet feels the urge to light up again but resists. She pushes her sunglasses back up.
[01:28am] Nameji: <Hmm...  Old man, would you prefer if we just followed around as "strays?">
[01:28am] Nameji: <Honestly, regardless of how upset you get over it, nothing's going to change.  You should cool it a bit.>
[01:28am] • [GM]TimTheBossman glares at Nameji.
[01:29am] Nameji: <I really don't think that desk did anything to you.>
[01:29am] • Nameji covers her mouth and giggles to herself.
[01:29am] • [D]Sara speaks without opening her eyes.
[01:29am] [D]Sara: <On a less disrespectful note, since that seems to cause issues,>
[01:30am] [D]Sara: <Wouldn't it be logical to allow more of us on one investigator? Strength through numbers?>
[01:30am] MissD: <You know.. I think with that thing.. he can hear us clearly..>
[01:30am] Nameji: <I'd be amazed if he couldn't.>
[01:30am] Nameji: <It's a translator after all.>
[01:30am] [D]Sara: <Same.>
[01:31am] [D]Sara: <Disregarding that, what say you?>
[01:31am] • [D]Sara opens her eyes, looking straight into the boss's own.
[01:31am] [Mys]Violet: <No f> loom <ing way! So they made one that works?>
[01:31am] • [GM]TimTheBossman is still not impressed, though that penetrating red stare of Sara's is hard to look back at.
[01:32am] [Mys]Violet: .oO(Translators are cool.)
[01:33am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Won't work, Miss Garde, believe me.  I've seen our contract investigators jumping through loopholes probably for longer than you've been alive."
[01:33am] [D]Sara: <Hrmph.>
[01:34am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "This government's up against a wall about your kind thanks to the public.  And we're the men and women in the middle."
[01:34am] • [D]Sara sighs. o O ( Then why is so little effort made to relieve the pressure...? )
[01:34am] • [P]Tessera plays an extremely corrupted sound file. Some about being stuck with someone else.
[01:35am] • [GM]TimTheBossman massages his temple.  Sometimes he really wishes he couldn't hear them talk...
[01:35am] • MissD pats Sara..
[01:35am] MissD: <Hold your anger for now.. save it for battle.~>
[01:36am] [D]Sara: <It's not as though I'll vaporize him...>
[01:36am] • [Owen]Iris just watches the two sides go at it.  The good thing about being on a team is that you don't have to fight your own battles every time.  What a lazy woman~
[01:36am] [D]Sara: <Oh, also, sir: the name is SARA; sorry for not introducing myself first.>
[01:37am] • [GM]TimTheBossman caught that little vaporizing bit, but keeps it to himself.
[01:37am] • [D]Sara would intone it just right to highlight that the boss didn't do so for himself, but relaxes and refrains from doing so. For the most part, anyway.
[01:38am] • [9]Doudan continues to watch, not wanting to get very involved.
[01:38am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "As you wish, Miss 'Sara'.  Now please, stop talking for your team leader.  She's the problem here, not you."
[01:38am] • [GM]TimTheBossman glares at Iris.
[01:39am] • [Owen]Iris flashes Tim the middle finger nonchalantly.
[01:40am] [Owen]Iris: "Glad to know your priorities, Tim."
[01:40am] • MissD poke Sara this time... c'mon.. bad mood go away!
[01:41am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Irrrissss... I'm warning you.  This is serious."
[01:42am] MissD:  <Yknow.. go ahead and vaporize em.. you'll go along with him too if ya do...>
[01:43am] • [D]Sara looks at MissD, eyes still a bit fierce but far more calm than they were just a moment ago.
[01:43am] [D]Sara: <I know that quite well, and have no intention of doing so. Don't worry about me.>
[01:44am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "I know you're a good trainer and a good investigator, Iris; managing an intelligent team takes commitment and more heart than a lot of people realize."
[01:44am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "But you CAN'T keep ignoring these rules and expect to stay one for much longer."
[01:44am] • [GM]TimTheBossman 's translator doesn't catch the whispers.
[01:45am] • MissD keeps giggling and poking her...this is fun~
[01:45am] • [D]Sara pokes back a time or two, but then returns to her standby behind Iris.
[01:45am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Six Pokemon.  Proper appearance.  And please, PLEASE keep the profanity down when you're talking to strangers."
[01:46am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "We're not vigilantes, Iris, and we're not bounty hunters.  Remember that."
[01:47am] • [Owen]Iris rolls her eyes, but appears to understand the gravity of the situation.
[01:47am] [Owen]Iris: "Yes sir.  I'll keep it under consideration.  Now, any work?"
[01:49am] • [GM]TimTheBossman rolls his own eyes.
[01:50am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Potential cases are coming in at 2 P.M.  In the meantime, YOU are going to Vermilion."
[01:51am] [Owen]Iris: "Eh?  Why the hell da'I want to go back there?!"
[01:51am] • [Owen]Iris has no love for Vermilion these days.
[01:51am] • MissD likes that place...the water~
[01:52am] • [D]Sara . o O ( Vermillion... Where was that, again...? )
[01:53am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Because you don't own a damn house so people call you instead of me, Iris.  The VPD called me and said they were looking for you; some custody case or whatever.  Sounded important."
[01:54am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "You remember where the courthouse is, yes?"
[01:54am] • Nameji gives a long, drawn out sigh.
[01:55am] • [P]Tessera straightens up, looking more attentive. For a given value of attentive.
[01:55am] [Owen]Iris: "I remember they took too long asking me why I was justified in crashing a semi-truck."
[01:55am] • [Owen]Iris is back to not-caring mode.
[01:56am] • [GM]TimTheBossman realizes this.
[01:56am] • [Mys]Violet starts really feeling withdrawal now that she's gone some time without a smoke...
[01:56am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Get outta here.  Don't let me catch you on the local news this week."
[01:57am] • [GM]TimTheBossman goes back to looking through some important files.
[01:57am] [Mys]Violet: .oO(Thank Goodness)
[01:57am] • [Owen]Iris shrugs and stands up.
[01:57am] • [D]Sara . o O ( ... Maybe that "Vaporization" part was a bit harsh... ) She listens in, passive, waiting for a chance to speak once more.
[01:57am] Nameji: <Psst.... Doudan.>
[01:57am] • MissD waves the man good bye.
[01:57am] • [P]Tessera , for once, salutes.
[01:57am] • [Mys]Violet lights up a smoke and blows some rings before she even takes another step to the door.
[01:57am] Nameji: <Look, look.  His wig is slipping.>
[01:57am] MissD: <I'll see ya in a week or two!~>
[01:57am] [Owen]Iris: "Party's over, girls.  Last one out shut the door."
[01:57am] • [D]Sara turns to face them.
[01:58am] [D]Sara: <I shall do so, then.>
[01:58am] • MissD runs through all of them! Hah! First!
[01:58am] [Mys]Violet: <Cool translator bro>
[01:58am] • [Owen]Iris moseys on out of there.
[01:58am] • Nameji qucikly floats out before she bursts out laughing.
[01:58am] • [Mys]Violet is out.
[01:58am] • [P]Tessera floats out slowly.
[01:58am] • [9]Doudan trots out.
[01:58am] • [D]Sara turns around to face the boss once more, instead. Similar to before, she looks right at him, but without an element of criticism this time.
[01:59am] [D]Sara: <Sir, if I could...>
[02:00am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Eh?  What now?"
[02:01am] • [D]Sara bows just enough to be polite.
[02:01am] [D]Sara: <My apologies for rudeness, on my part.>
[02:02am] • [D]Sara pauses a moment before continuing.
[02:03am] [D]Sara: <... That... vaporization comment, in particular, really. Sorry.>
[02:03am] • [GM]TimTheBossman doesn't under... oh wait, THAT comment.
[02:03am] • [D]Sara watches the realization dawn on his face.
[02:06am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Ehh... Ghosts will be ghosts, psychics will be psychics."
[02:06am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "I've heard worse."
[02:07am] • [D]Sara stands upright once more.
[02:08am] [D]Sara: <In any case, thanks.>
[02:08am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "S'my job.  I don't like the rules, but at least I know how to follow them."
[02:09am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "But look..."
[02:09am] • [GM]TimTheBossman looks her in that red eye of hers, the other hid behind a flip of hair.
[02:10am] • [D]Sara looks right back, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
[02:10am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "I know you're smart; you're kind is always smart.  This IS serious.  If Iris keeps not caring about anything or anyone, I WILL have to fire her, and she WILL shortly end up in jail somewhere."
[02:11am] [GM]TimTheBossman: "Make sure she understands that, Miss Sara Gardevoir."
[02:11am] • [D]Sara nods.
[02:11am] • [GM]TimTheBossman gets back to work.
[02:11am] [D]Sara: <I'll see what I can do, then.>
[02:12am] [D]Sara: <Thank you for the compliment, and using my name as well.>
[02:13am] • [D]Sara begins walking out, but pauses and turns back to face him just before leaving.
[02:13am] [D]Sara: <... To be honest, though...>
[02:13am] [D]Sara: <I'm sure humans are capable of far worse, if they put their minds to it.>
[02:13am] • [D]Sara opens the door and leaves, closing it behind her as promised. She teleports once outside to catch up with everyone else.
[02:14am] • [GM]TimTheBossman pauses, but says his response only to himself, in his mind.
[02:15am] [GM]TimTheBossman: . o O (...Whatever we're capable of... You're capable of ten times greater.  OR worse.)