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  1. [19:29] <@Jamal> Jamal is standing near a pier, waiting on a ship back to the mainland. He's looking at a map. "That might be a road..."
  2. 03[19:29] * Plutonis (Plutonis@FD6FE504.6A9A15C5.B65C4779.IP) has joined #shitnstuff
  3. 03[19:30] * KujiUn (Kotodes@93D3A8D3.60ECF9E2.E096B1A4.IP) has left #shitnstuff (Leaving)
  4. 01[19:31] <Trevor> Trevor's walking alongside his Donphan (Who's still carting around all of the little Pokemons) as he passes by the pier... He's pretty damned visible if only because Donphans are pretty big and noticeable despite their lack of vertical stature.
  5. 06[19:33] * @Jamal looks around, "where the hell did everyone go, anyway...after the circus they just up and left. hm."
  6. 01[19:35] <Trevor> Trevor decides to steer Abe towards the harbor upon seeing Jamal, though he's not terribly happy with it due to the close proximity of water. Poor Donphan doesn't like water.
  7. 01[19:37] <Trevor> Once he finally gets over there, he waves towards Jamal. "Hello there, Jamal... I wasn't expecting to come across you here. I would have expected you were still in Ivoryscape City or somewhere in the nearby vicinity."
  8. 06[19:39] * @Jamal spins around on his heel upon hearing my name, not immediately recognizing the voice. "Who on - wait - TREVOR? Haven't seen you since the El Tigre Change - GRRR EL TIGRE CHANGE, incident. I'm here on...business?"
  9. 01[19:40] <Trevor> Trevor looks around. Doesn't look like business to him. "I ... I assume you're waiting on someone, then?"
  10. [19:42] <@Jamal> "I honestly don't have a clue. Either way I'm heading west from ivoryscape with a few others... just...figured they'd of been here by now, or left already."
  11. 03[19:43] * Plutonis is now known as Celia
  12. 01[19:45] <Trevor> "That... Doesn't sound very reassuring... Have you any way to get in contact with them?"
  13. [19:45] <@Jamal> "Not picking up their phones," shakes his phone.
  14. [19:46] <@Jamal> "or...maybe I'm lost again...and they are at the correct meeting point..."
  15. [19:47] <@Jamal> "But what the hell are you doing here? Far as I know I was at all the calls out here lately..."
  16. 01[19:48] <Trevor> "Well, I doubt they would have left without informing you... As for myself, I had decided to bring everyone over for the circus..."
  17. 06[19:49] * @Jamal looks to the entourage...
  18. 01[19:49] <Trevor> "I was hoping they'd enjoy themselves, but Trudy was really upset when they wouldn't allow her into the circus."
  19. 03[19:50] * castfromhp is now known as castfromfood
  20. [19:51] <@Jamal> "How did I not notice this.." he asks himself...
  21. 01[19:51] <Trevor> "At the moment, though, I was headed over to one of the department stores a moment to acquire some new outfits before spotting you from down the harbor..."
  22. [19:52] <@Jamal> "...now that you mention it, you do seem to wear nothing but...how the hell are you not having a heat stroke in that clothing?"
  23. [19:53] <@Jamal> "No, really, I've been burning up in this damned jacket myself. What in tarnations is wrong with you?"
  24. 01[19:54] <Trevor> "It's not really that warm out... i'm fairly accustomed to this weather anyways..."
  25. 03[19:55] * BigTentacruel is now known as MovieTentacruel
  26. [19:56] <@Jamal> "and...don't bother going to the department store, their cloths are BORING." he pulls out a suitcase thing, and poof!
  27. [19:56] <@Jamal> It's packed with more cloths then you could ever imagine, how does that even -
  28. 01[19:57] <Trevor> Trevor's fairly amazed by the clothing... Or, rather, how Jamal managed to fit so much into the suitcase.
  29. 06[19:58] * @Jamal starts to shuffle through it. "Hm...J Money outfit, Lola outfit, Senor Jose outfit..."
  30. [19:58] <@Jamal> "Where did I put the NORMAL STUFF."
  31. 01[20:00] <Trevor> "You seem to have quite an impressive inventory on hand, Jamal..."
  32. [20:00] <@Jamal> "Bush, Tree, Rock, ditto, ...magical girl - wait a minute...I don't remember THAT ONE."
  33. 06[20:01] * @Jamal tosses the pink frilly monstrocity aside.
  34. [20:01] <@Jamal> "Always got to be prepared for when a certain atire is needed..."
  35. [20:02] <@Jamal> "Part of the job."
  36. [20:02] <@Jamal> "Ah, here we go!"
  37. 01[20:02] <Trevor> ". . ." Trevor just watches the pink outfit just fall to the ground... It might have fallen in the water, but if it was going to Trevor would have tried to stop it otherwise.
  38. 06[20:03] * @Jamal pulls out a large pile of relatively normal attire...t shirts, blue jeants, pants, some hooded jackets.
  39. [20:03] <@Jamal> "Got...quite a variety of sizes, just in case..."
  40. [20:03] <@Jamal> "Go at it, not like they fit me."
  41. 01[20:04] <Trevor> " . . . " Trevor looks around. "You . . . Do realize we're in a public area, right Jamal? I'd prefer not to be written up for indecent exposure."
  42. 01[20:05] <Trevor> Trevor also eyes the t-shirts disapprovingly...
  43. 01[20:05] <Trevor> If Jamal bothered to look he might be able to tell Trevor's not so keen about t-shirts.
  44. [20:06] <@Jamal> "...I wasn't expecting you to start trying on outfits right here this moment."
  45. [20:08] <@Jamal> "You got a wagon, sittin' right there, perfectly good for stacking cloths that -should- fit you in."
  46. [20:08] <@Jamal> "Wait, why the hell do you have a wagon..."
  47. 01[20:08] <Trevor> The wagon's full up with small Pokemon. The Pachirisu and Teddiursa, who should be familiar to Jamal... And then a little Zigzagoon and a Spheal. Not much room for anything else in there.
  48. 01[20:09] <Trevor> ". . . Oh, you wanted me to have them... I appreciate the offer, but I'm afraid I can't accept."
  49. 06[20:10] * @Jamal raises eyebrows.
  50. [20:10] <@Jamal> "You know, you have perfectly good pokeballs, don't you?"
  51. [20:10] <@Jamal> "oh to hell with it," he starts to pack everything back up...he eyes the frilly pink monster, "...might come in handy," and shoves it in as well.
  52. 01[20:11] <Trevor> "I . . . Prefer not to use their PokeBalls if it can be helped."
  53. 06[20:12] * @Jamal looks to the little guy, to the wagon, to the little guy, to the wagon...
  54. 01[20:14] <Trevor> "Is something the matter, Jamal?"
  55. [20:14] <@Jamal> "Am I misunderstanding something, because this is a very illogical descion from my view point."
  56. [20:15] <@Jamal> desicion, even.
  57. 01[20:16] <Trevor> "I just can't imagine my Pokemon finding forced confinement to be very comfortable... I generally reserve their use only for if they happen to get injured."
  58. [20:16] <@Jamal> "I'm sorry, I can't famoth this problem. Getting Alpha out of the damn thing is a mission in itself sometimes."
  59. 01[20:18] <Trevor> "Alpha? Your Teddiursa, if I recall?" He looks over back at the box towards Conor... He's kinda shaking over there after Jamal was looking at it.
  60. [20:19] <@Jamal> "...oh, if only it was that easy anymore."
  61. [20:19] <@Jamal> "ALPHA, GET THE HELL UP," he throws down a pokeball from his belt.
  62. [20:19] <@Jamal> out pops...yup, that's a bear. definently a bear.
  63. 01[20:20] <Trevor> If Alpha wasn't scared before, he sure as hell is now, cowering in fear of the much larger bear.
  64. [20:20] <@Jamal> ("that doesn't even make sense, narrorator man")
  65. 01[20:21] <Trevor> "Impressive..." He steps back, a little bit intimidated of the Ursaring's size himself, but not nearly so much as Conor is.
  66. [20:21] <@Jamal> "oh, don't fret about his size, he's still a big huggable, lovable, never ending stomache."
  67. [20:22] <@Jamal> "He ate -all the pancakes- at my hotel's breakfast buffet today."
  68. [20:22] <@Jamal> "all of them."
  69. 01[20:23] <Trevor> "Doesn't sound far off from my own consumption..."
  70. 06[20:24] * @Jamal is not sure if Trevor is serious. "What the hell did you need a wardrobe for anyway"
  71. 01[20:24] <Trevor> "I was actually looking to pick up a couple of outfits for a friend."
  72. [20:25] <@Jamal> "uh huh..."
  73. [20:27] <@Jamal> "You...are cloths shopping for a...friend."
  74. 01[20:28] <Trevor> "Is... Is there a problem with that?"
  75. 03[20:28] * castfromfood is now known as castfromhp
  76. [20:29] <@Jamal> "Oh to hell with it. Sophia's probably bouncing around town singing at a leisurely pace anyway and lord knows where Camellia went with that Reinhard guy."
  77. [20:30] <@Jamal> "Come on, I'll lend a hand." He grabs at Trevor's arm to drag him along.
  78. 01[20:33] <Trevor> Trevor, seeing this is gonna be a problem, decides to back away as Jamal tries to grab at his arm... And ends up caught in his grip. Jamal may immediately feel something's... Off.
  79. 06[20:34] * @Jamal looks curious. "What's wrong with..."
  80. 01[20:34] <Trevor> If he continues to pull at it, it's definitely coming out.
  81. 06[20:34] * @Jamal tug tug.
  82. 01[20:35] <Trevor> Trevor looks down at his arm, then at Jamal, and... *Pop*
  83. 06[20:35] * @Jamal is...presumably holding it? looks to the arm, to Trevor, to the arm, to Trevor.
  84. [20:37] <@Jamal> "...OH I GIVE UP. He offers the arm back to Trevor," then starts down the pathway to where he assumes a department store is "Everyone is a telepath nowadays. Doctor's probably at the office, just passin' it out like pokerus vaccines."
  85. [20:38] <@Jamal> (I actually have no idea if Trevor heard any of the gypsy witch rants in the past.)
  86. 01[20:38] <Trevor> ( He heard Jamal make a comment about gypsy witches, but not an actual rant )
  87. 01[20:39] <Trevor> " . . . " Trevor just . . . Slowly takes off his blazer to re-attach his arm while Abe laughs at the poor bastard.
  88. [20:40] <@Jamal> "Next thing you know I'm gonna get a call from the witch herself informing me that she's going to kid nap me, tape me down and DO UNSPEAKABLE, WITCHY THINGS."
  89. 01[20:43] <Trevor> Trevor slowly slinks after Jamal... "It . . ." He goes to say something, but just shuts up for now.
  90. 01[20:44] <Trevor> The Donphan trudges along after, prodding the boy with his trunk every so often.
  91. [20:45] <@Jamal> "Oh, don't get the wrong idea, this isn't about you, per say. I...can guess I can see why you'd try to hide it. I just have -really, really- bad lucky with telepaths. gypsy witches. even."
  92. 01[20:48] <Trevor> "That's . . . That's quite unfortunate."
  93. 01[20:48] <Trevor> He kinda wants to ask Jamal about his incident, but after what Cole did to his damned mind, he decides it's a lot better not to do so.
  94. [20:48] <@Jamal> "Anyway, let's...change subjects. Jeez, next thing you know someone will tell me my former deputy and that detective from sandstep are having a fling."
  95. 01[20:50] <Trevor> "That . . . Would be rather amusing, wouldn't it?"
  96. [20:52] <@Jamal> "Amusing is not the word for it," he stops and stares out into the ocean, with Alpha at his side. "A man can't help who they love," he sounds oddly poetic and nostalgic.
  97. 01[20:54] <Trevor> "Indeed they can't..." Trevor doesn't know what that feeling is, nor has he had any exposure to it before Kuji and Salino, so he just nods and goes along with it.
  98. 01[20:55] <Trevor> ` 1d10 reroll
  99. 06[20:56] * @Jamal knows that was sort of a white lie, but lets it slide. He sighs. "Oh, those halcyon days, ever gone. Anyway, let's get a move on to ..."
  100. [20:59] <@Jamal> (I have no idea what to say as far as a clothing store goes, Kohl's sounded pretty troll tier though.)
  101. 01[21:01] <Trevor> Well, eventually the two of them end up at a big-name department store. It's clothes as far as the eye can see.
  102. [21:01] <@Jamal> "Yup, that's a clothing store."
  103. [21:01] <@Jamal> "uh huh."
  104. 06[21:01] * @Jamal turns Alpha, knowing he'd eat the merchandise.
  105. 01[21:02] <Trevor> Obviously they weren't gonna let Abe in the store... So Trevor parks him outside with the rope. The rest of the Pokemon, though, are more likely than not fair game, and Trevor now has a small parade of Pokemon following in after him.
  106. [21:03] <@Jamal> "Let's see..wait, is your buddy a girl or guy?"
  107. [21:03] <@Jamal> "because we are totally not buying 14 year old girl cloths."
  108. 01[21:04] <Trevor> "He's male, and... Hold on a moment." Trevor pulls out a notebook from his fuck huge messenger bag and begins scrawling away at the paper, extremely dedicated and focused to it.
  109. 01[21:05] <Trevor> Within minutes, he pulls out a decent looking sketch of Maus. Nothing exceptional, but you could get the general idea of what he looks like.
  110. 06[21:05] * @Jamal poker faces as he looks at the image. "Are you SURE he's a - oh never mind, young men's section it is..."
  111. 01[21:06] <Trevor> Trevor looks at the image,then back at Jamal. Does he really look that effeminate?
  112. 01[21:07] <Trevor> Regardless, he follows Jamal into the store, looking around to see what's available.
  113. [21:08] <@Jamal> "Let's see...I can tell you wern't a fan of the T-shirts, whyIcannotUnderstandMustBeAgypsyImeanTelepathThing..." He pauses in front of some discount button downs and polo shirts. "I'm guessing you had something a bit 'I'm business casual, but here to party,' in mind."
  114. 01[21:10] <Trevor> "Admittedly, I'm not quite sure what he prefers... Admittedly, I was going to just pick out a large selection and hope he'd enjoy something from amongst them..."
  115. 01[21:10] <Trevor> Trevor doesn't even comment on Jamal's gypsy witch comments... Though he does visibly cringe at the mention of gypsies.
  116. 01[21:12] <Trevor> Or at least grimace.
  117. [21:12] <@Jamal> "Well then...let's get browsin'."
  118. 06[21:13] * @Jamal starts to paruse the selections with scrutiny. 'horizontal stripes? pha, that's SO 2000's.'
  119. 01[21:14] <Trevor> Trevor follows after Jamal, looking through... And by the time they emerge from the first aisle, he's got more clothes in his left arm than one would reasonably run through in a week... None of them looking even remotely decent.
  120. 01[21:16] <Trevor> Hell, he even has a PINK, POLKA-DOTTED shirt. The hell did he manage to find THAT thing from?
  121. [21:16] <@Jamal> "I kinda liked that one..."
  122. [21:17] <@Jamal> "Either way...just pick out some blue jeans you think would fit him I guess, and should be good to go."
  123. 01[21:20] <Trevor> Trevor goes to pick out a couple of jeans, and comes back with... Oh God, Jamal could probably feel pain below the waist just imagining how tight those might be... And then other pairs look like his grandmother wouldn't even fit in them.
  124. 01[21:27] <Trevor> "What's your opinion on these?" He's holding them up in his right hand for Jamal to see.
  125. [21:27] <@Jamal> "...Why don't you get a few...different sizes?"
  126. 01[21:29] <Trevor> Trevor looks at them... And puts them in Jamal's arms to go and pick out some more. "Very well, then..."
  127. 01[21:29] <Trevor> "We'll just hold onto these anyways in case."
  128. [21:30] <@Jamal> "uh huh..."
  129. 06[21:30] * @Jamal looks at the puny little things, not sure if they are young adult's clothing...
  130. 01[21:34] <Trevor> Trevor returns not too long after, with... Okay, that's not a couple. Sure, they're better, but there's SO MANY of them.
  131. 03[21:35] * MovieTentacruel is now known as BigTentacruel
  132. [21:36] <@Jamal> "..."
  133. 01[21:36] <Trevor> "I believe this'll be sufficient."
  134. [21:36] <@Jamal> "I hope you keep the tag on them and a receipt or something at least."
  135. 01[21:38] <Trevor> "I intend to... And I don't believe it'd be the end of the world if either were dislocated."
  136. 01[21:38] <Trevor> Though* I don't believe
  137. 01[21:42] <Trevor> He . . . Really should've picked up a shopping cart earlier. How much clothes did he get, anyways?
  138. [21:44] <@Jamal> enough that Jamal is bogged down.
  139. [21:44] <@Jamal> "Jeez, how much are they payin' YOU to be able to slap down this..."
  140. 01[21:45] <Trevor> "They're not."
  141. [21:47] <@Jamal> "...well then...hope your buddies in the wagon have room either way, jeez."
  142. 01[21:49] <Trevor> ". . ." Crap, Trevor hadn't actually thought about how he was gonna get the clothes back with him.
  143. 01[21:49] <Trevor> "I'm sure Abe will be able to manage..."
  144. 03[21:50] * Celia is now known as Plutonis
  145. 01[21:56] <Trevor> "Well, there's still a large chunk of the store left unexplored, I believe... I'm certain we'll be able to find something else for him." Trevor goes on, completely oblivious to just how much stuff he's picked up... Or how much it's gonna cost him later.
  146. 01[21:56] <Trevor> picked up already*
  147. [21:56] <@Jamal> "uh...k."
  148. [21:56] <BigTentacruel> (I'm incredibly tempted to show up right now and offer to pay for it all.)
  149. 01[22:01] <Trevor> Needless to say, this drags out for far longer than Jamal would be pleased to (especially considering the strain on his arms as the pile of terribad clothes that Trevor drops on him becomes larger and larger), unless Jamal (likely) has any objections.
  150. [22:01] <@Jamal> "...HOW CAN YOU AFFORD ALL THIS."
  151. 01[22:02] <Trevor> "It can't be that expensive, can it?" Trevor is completely oblivious to the cost of how much this might be.
  152. [22:02] <@Jamal> "well, it's your money. I warned you."
  153. 01[22:07] <Trevor> *Cha-Ching!* The cashier looks absolutely astonished by how much Trevor's buying... Not only in a "How the hell does he expect to get this all home?" kind of manner, but "Holy crap, I could buy a new <insert nice item here> with the commission I get on this!" kind of way... And it gives Jamal's arms a nice respite in the meantime.
  154. 06[22:08] * @Jamal is just surprised this kid has this much cash...Jamals' kinda broke himself.
  155. 01[22:10] <Trevor> Trevor and his small parade of Pokemon start taking the bags (Well, the ones with arms to spare, anyways...) "I appreciate your assistance, Jamal..." Even after Trevor and his mons grabs everything he can reasonably carry, telekinesis assistance and all, there's still a couple leftover.
  156. 06[22:11] * @Jamal watches the floating bag suspiciously. "...well I guess that's ONE way to get around the storage issue."
  157. 01[22:14] <Trevor> "Jamal... Could you watch over the rest of them while I figure out how to get these atop Abe?" He starts walking out, to be greeted by a disgruntled Donphan on his emergence from the store.
  158. [22:15] <@Jamal> "uh...okay."
  159. 06[22:15] * @Jamal is unsure why this would have to be requested.
  160. 01[22:18] <Trevor> Trevor's taking an awful long while to come back.
  161. 06[22:19] * @Jamal taps paitently...
  162. 01[22:21] <Trevor> Nope... Still no Trevor.
  163. 06[22:22] * @Jamal releases the deputies.
  164. [22:23] <@Jamal> "Alpha, don't eat them, Bravo, don't scare them, Charlie, hold this bag."
  165. 06[22:23] * @Jamal marches after Trevor.
  166. 01[22:25] <Trevor> When Jamal emerges from the store, he finds Trevor... Arguing with his Donphan. The rest of the Pokemon are loaded up in the wagon, but Trevor's having trouble getting Donphan to hold the bags on its trunks... And arguing with it.
  167. 06[22:26] * @Jamal unwings his styler. "Need a hand...?"
  168. [22:27] <@Jamal> unwinds, even.
  169. 01[22:27] <Trevor> "I'll... I'll be fine, Jamal. I'm just negotiating with Abe..."
  170. 01[22:28] <Trevor> He then turns back to the Donphan, and... Is he really trying to bribe the Donphan with fresh cooked steak?
  171. [22:29] <@Jamal> "I...don't recall him being disobedient."
  172. 01[22:30] <Trevor> "He's always been a bit mischievous... But he's been a lot more uncooperative since he evolved."
  173. 01[22:33] <Trevor> "Circumstances haven't changed or anything, but... He's just been less willing to cooperate since then."
  174. [22:33] <@Jamal> "Bravo used to be like that when I first took him in."
  175. [22:33] <@Jamal> "was an abandoned little guy when I found him, some petty thieves were raisin' him, kinda picked up their habits."
  176. [22:34] <@Jamal> "I learned a little trick that...helped though, to get him to calm down, get used to things."
  177. [22:34] <@Jamal> "dunno if it's...gonna end well with a Donphan."
  178. 01[22:36] <Trevor> "Well, there hasn't been much that's successfully placated Abe as of late... But I doubt there's anything that isn't worth an attempt."
  179. [22:38] <@Jamal> "okay...this is going to be interesting."
  180. 06[22:39] * @Jamal approaches the Donphan and ...
  181. 01[22:39] <Trevor> "If you don't mind me asking, what do you have planned in mind?"
  182. [22:40] <@Jamal> COOCHIE COOCHIE CHOOCHIE COO
  183. [22:40] <@Jamal> starts to tickle it!
  184. 01[22:42] <Trevor> The Donphan is... Taken aback by the sudden tickle attack, and jumps back (as well as elephants can, anyways). Needless to say he was startled by it.
  185. [22:43] <@Jamal> "oh come on, don't be shy!"
  186. [22:43] <@Jamal> "Stop being a big grumpy guss!"
  187. [22:44] <@Jamal> "You know you just want a biiiiig donphan huuuug!"
  188. 06[22:44] * @Jamal goes for the hug
  189. 01[22:44] <Trevor> Trevor . . . Doesn't quite know what to make of Jamal's antics. "Are you . . . You don't seriously intend to . . ."
  190. 01[22:45] <Trevor> The Donphan . . . Gets a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Trevor never gave him any hugs.
  191. [22:45] <@Jamal> "ooooh does no one hug you? ooooh you're just all sad and lonely!"
  192. [22:45] <@Jamal> "whose a good donphan? you're a good donphan!"
  193. [22:45] <@Jamal> "AND I BELIVE IN YOU!"
  194. 01[22:47] <Trevor> The Donphan hugs Jamal back, using his trunk to do so. D'aaawwwww...
  195. 01[22:48] <Trevor> "That was . . . Far from what I had expected you had in mind..."
  196. 06[22:48] * @Jamal pats Abe on the head and turns to Trevor. "It might be a little different with Bravo and Charlie, since they were...abandoned. But sometimes they just need to feel important."
  197. 01[22:51] <Trevor> "He does look fairly more content than I've seen him recently..."
  198. 06[22:55] * @Jamal whistles for the deputies to return with the rest of the stuff, and begin loading up Abe.
  199. 01[22:56] <Trevor> Donphan bears no further protest when they attempt to load him up.
  200. [22:57] <@Jamal> "If...he gives you trouble in the future...just try payin' him some attention. I don't think he wants gifts or rewards, just...some love."
  201. [22:58] <@Jamal> "Anyway...I -really- gotta find out where my travel companions went...good luck, Trevor," he walks away with the deputies close behind.
  202. 01[22:59] <Trevor> Trevor just watches as Jamal walks away, thoroughly amazed at how everyone seems to be better at handling Donphan than he has been lately.
  203. 01[22:59] <Trevor> "I appreciate your assistance, Jamal..."
  204. [23:02] <@Jamal> "Oh, and keep an eye out for gypsies. They can't be trusted!"
  205. 03[23:02] * Jamal is now known as zoofman
  206. 03[23:06] * @zoofman (hokieshoki@sux-D3486381.hsd1.va.comcast.net) has left #shitnstuff
  207. 01[23:07] <Trevor> Trevor starts to say something, but... <I'd really appreciate it if you didn't refer to them as gypsies...> Even through the transmission of thought, you can tell he's really cross.
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