Pokemaids XVII

[22:44]	<GMOwen>	VOICEOVER: Each and every Pokemon will be taught to understand… Understand the power that is inside them all. And then use that power to start the GLORIOUS REVOLUTION!
[22:44]	<GMOwen>	VOICEOVER: It is the dawn of a new day. Early dawn, at that; the sun is barely even out. A few early risers much about while many of the girls sleep…
[22:48]	* [Owen]Marina	paces around the beach, trying to walk out her sore muscles from last night. It'll take a lot more than walking to fix that, though.
[22:50]	* Komacho	is doing her morning exercises
[22:50]	* [Owen]Marina	considers the current problem... getting on board the S. S. Anne.
[22:52]	* [9]Faraday	woke up a short while ago but decided to just continue laying down.
[22:53]	* [Owen]Marina	mutters... {"Damn it all... no ticket, no admittance. Just has to be The Ritz she works at, doesn't it?"}
[22:53]	* [Zem]Aleurna	walks over to Marina. "How are you feeling, Marina?"
[22:54]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Oh, Alern... Alayoorn... Blast, you got a shorter name?"
[22:56]	* [Owen]Marina	points to her.
[22:56]	<[Owen]Marina>	"You're Ale now. Like the beer."
[22:57]	* [9]Faraday	slowly pulls herself up into a sitting position, then scooches over to lean on a tree.
[22:58]	* Komacho	isn't too far away from Faraday as she lies on the ground, bench pressing a fallen tree trunk
[22:59]	* [9]Faraday	watches the machoke with mild interest.
[23:00]	<Komacho>	83... ngg... 84...
[23:02]	<[9]Faraday>	How much does it weigh?
[23:03]	<Komacho>	...eh?
[23:03]	* Komacho	pauses as she turns her head towards Faraday
[23:03]	<Komacho>	Wuzzat?
[23:04]	<[9]Faraday>	The tree. How heavy is it?
[23:04]	<Komacho>	Oh, it's not that heavy...
[23:05]	* Komacho	finishes her 100'th repetition and tosses the trunk to her side where it falls with an echoing THUD
[23:05]	<[9]Faraday>	...
[23:06]	* Komacho	sits up and dusts herself off
[23:06]	<[9]Faraday>	Is that a daily ritual or something?
[23:06]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"You must hold me in high esteem, to give me a nickname like that."
[23:07]	* [Owen]Marina	tilts her head.
[23:07]	<[Owen]Marina>	"That depends on your opinion of beer."
[23:08]	<[Owen]Marina>	"You ever had it?"
[23:08]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"No, I can't say I have at all."
[23:08]	* [Owen]Marina	thinks.
[23:08]	<[Owen]Marina>	"...Do you even know what it is?"
[23:09]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"I do not."
[23:09]	<Komacho>	Oh, I'm not even close to done. I still have to do my squats, deadlifts, and then my 5-mile cool-down run.
[23:09]	* Komacho	nods with her arms crossed
[23:09]	<[9]Faraday>	Five miles...
[23:09]	* [9]Faraday	sighs.
[23:09]	<[9]Faraday>	I can't walk five feet after that fight.
[23:10]	<Komacho>	When's the last time you had proper exercise?
[23:10]	* Komacho	tilts her head
[23:10]	<[9]Faraday>	By your standards... Never?
[23:10]	* [Owen]Marina	smiles and pats her on the shoulder.
[23:10]	<[Owen]Marina>	"No matter. It's a drink humans drink to forget how uncool they are."
[23:10]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"Do you consider me uncool?"
[23:12]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Heck no, of course not! It just sounds the same."
[23:12]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Don't ever think you're uncool, girl."
[23:12]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Cause one you think it, then you be it."
[23:12]	<Komacho>	No, no, I mean, I know my level, but I mean a basic workout. Stretching, endurance, strength, and cool-down.
[23:12]	<Komacho>	Every day when you wake up! It's the best time!
[23:12]	<Komacho>	Then you eat breakfast!
[23:13]	<[9]Faraday>	Hmm...
[23:13]	<[9]Faraday>	Nope, never done that.
[23:13]	<Komacho>	Welp, c'mon! I'll show you!
[23:13]	* Komacho	walks over to Faraday and offers her a hand up
[23:13]	* [9]Faraday	frowns.
[23:13]	<[9]Faraday>	I appreciate it, but no thanks.
[23:14]	<[9]Faraday>	I still feel shellshocked from that hydro blast or whatever that turtle did to me...
[23:14]	* [9]Faraday	smiles.
[23:14]	<Komacho>	Let me guess, you're sore, right? Well, it's only going to get worse if you keep sitting around. You gotta move after a hard workout.
[23:14]	<[9]Faraday>	Nice that she didn't hold anything back, though.
[23:14]	<Komacho>	C'mon, get up!
[23:15]	<[9]Faraday>	I'd rather not!
[23:15]	* Komacho	picks up Faraday under the armpits and puts her on her feet. Easily.
[23:16]	<Komacho>	There! Hard part's done!
[23:16]	<Komacho>	Now c'mon
[23:16]	<Komacho>	We'll start slow
[23:16]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"I see. So a drink that makes humans think they are cool, in our hands, would make us even cooler. I understand completely!"
[23:16]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Too much, though, and you get so uncool even the uncool people are cool."
[23:16]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Plus it makes ya sick."
[23:17]	<[9]Faraday>	Ugh...
[23:17]	<[9]Faraday>	Sure, I guess.
[23:17]	<Komacho>	First, reach down for your toes. Slowly.
[23:17]	<Komacho>	Take your time, let your body weight pull yourself down
[23:18]	* Komacho	reaches down to stretch, easily touching her toes... with her closed fists
[23:21]	* [9]Faraday	reaches down to stretch, hardly making it to her ankles before stopping.
[23:21]	* [Owen]Marina	watches from afar as the balloon and Komacho... exercise?
[23:21]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"Yeah. I see Komacho has adopted Faraday."
[23:21]	* [Owen]Marina	nods.
[23:21]	<[Owen]Marina>	"So that's her name? Guess I forgot."
[23:21]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Quite the little hellraiser, that kid."
[23:22]	* [Owen]Marina	rubs her temple. She's still nursing a mild headache after that fight.
[23:22]	<Komacho>	Now, back up, rest for a few seconds, then do it again.
[23:22]	<Komacho>	Do it until it doesn't hurt anymore.
[23:23]	<Komacho>	Then you're fully stretched
[23:23]	<[9]Faraday>	Aha... I think it's gonna hurt for a while.
[23:24]	* [9]Faraday	gives up on stretching after her fifth rep.
[23:24]	<[9]Faraday>	So, you're friends with that big turtle?
[23:26]	<Komacho>	Eh, kinda. Really, she just showed up one day and eventually she came up with so many ideas that we decided that maybe we should do some of them once in a while.
[23:26]	<Komacho>	Some of work, even.
[23:26]	<Komacho>	*Some of them work, even
[23:27]	* [9]Faraday	grins.
[23:27]	<[9]Faraday>	I guess that means I'll have to fight you soon, too!
[23:27]	<Komacho>	...eh?!
[23:27]	* Komacho	is taken aback
[23:27]	<Komacho>	Wait... fight? Soon? But you can barely stretch!
[23:28]	<[9]Faraday>	I'll be better eventually!
[23:29]	<[9]Faraday>	Besides, my style doesn't use a lot of punching or kicking.
[23:30]	* Komacho	isn't much impressed
[23:31]	* [9]Faraday	coughs.
[23:31]	<[9]Faraday>	Um, I guess I could try some of those, though.
[23:32]	<Komacho>	Well then, pay attention...
[23:33]	* Komacho	guides Faraday through a full stretching regimen.
[23:33]	* [9]Faraday	resists the urge to groan.
[23:34]	* [Owen]Marina	asks Ale what she thinks of Faraday, then wanders over closer to the other two, leaving Ale to answer that question in her own time. She sits down and watches, within earshot now.
[23:38]	* [Owen]Marina	is intrigued. Teaching a ghost physical activities? It almost seems impossible.
[23:40]	* [9]Faraday	starts to count. One two three four, one two three four, one two...
[23:41]	<[9]Faraday>	Do you... hff... know any non-physical moves? ...hff...
[23:41]	* Komacho	thinks
[23:41]	<Komacho>	Well... there is my meditation, but that's not until later in the day, before bedtime...
[23:42]	<[9]Faraday>	Ah, I meant more like attacks.
[23:42]	* [Zem]Aleurna	wanders over to Marina, and whispers in her ear.
[23:43]	* [Owen]Marina	hears her whispered answer.
[23:45]	* [Owen]Marina	shrugs and whispers back.
[23:46]	<[Owen]Marina>	{"She IS straightforward, Ale. You saw it. Straight to the fighting."}
[23:46]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	{"That's not quite what I meant, but oh well."}
[23:46]	* Komacho	shrugs
[23:47]	<[9]Faraday>	Most of what I know isn't physical, but that's because...
[23:47]	* [9]Faraday	stops and turns a little red.
[23:47]	* Komacho	raises an eyebrow
[23:47]	<Komacho>	Because what?
[23:48]	<[9]Faraday>	Um, how do I say this...
[23:48]	<[9]Faraday>	I'm not really... Good at fighting.
[23:48]	<[9]Faraday>	I-I mean, hand-to-hand stuff!
[23:49]	<Komacho>	Well, obviously...
[23:50]	* [9]Faraday	droops.
[23:50]	* [Owen]Marina	shrugs again.
[23:51]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Ehh, well, we'll see if she stays."
[23:51]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"Yes, we shall see indeed."
[23:57]	* [Owen]Marina	shouts over to Faraday.
[23:58]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Hey, how ya feelin, kid~?"
[23:58]	* [9]Faraday	searches for Marina then locks her eyes on her.
[23:59]	<[9]Faraday>	Pretty fucking sore...
[23:59]	<[9]Faraday>	I wanna ask you one question, Donatello.
[00:00]	* [Owen]Marina	rolls her eyes. Referencing human television or something?  How low.
[00:00]	<[Owen]Marina>	"What, kid?"
[00:00]	<[9]Faraday>	That last attack was really strong.
[00:00]	<[9]Faraday>	Why's it that you waited until the very end to be honest?
[00:01]	* [Owen]Marina	rubs her chin.
[00:02]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Well, 'cause there's no point in usin' it, really."
[00:02]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Too much overkill.  But you were being a little punk about it, so... yeah."
[00:03]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Plus it's a secret technique, really. Don't tell nobody!"
[00:03]	<[9]Faraday>	...
[00:03]	* Sara`	rolls over, groaning a little as awareness comes to her.
[00:04]	* Sara`	blinks, opens her eyes, and takes a deep breath. She sits up.
[00:04]	* Komacho	scratches her head
[00:04]	<[9]Faraday>	One day I'm gonna evolve, and I hope you'll fight me seriously then.
[00:05]	* Sara`	looks around and sees many of the others already up. After a moment she stands and walks towards them.
[00:05]	<Sara`>	Good morning, everyone...
[00:05]	* [Owen]Marina	says one last thing before turning to Sara.
[00:06]	<[Owen]Marina>	"I only fight serious when there's serious business to fight for, kid. And YOU ain't."
[00:06]	* [Owen]Marina	turns to Sara.
[00:06]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Mornin', pretty lady. Good beauty sleep?"
[00:06]	<[9]Faraday>	...
[00:06]	* Sara`	smiles.
[00:07]	<Sara`>	Yeah, I really needed that sleep...
[00:07]	<Komacho>	Good morning, Sara!
[00:07]	* Komacho	smiles as she waves happily
[00:07]	<Sara`>	Morning, Komacho.
[00:07]	* Sara`	waves back, somewhat happy herself.
[00:07]	<[9]Faraday>	Hmph.
[00:07]	* [9]Faraday	remembers that she can fly and decides to float to the other side of the clearing.
[00:07]	* Sara`	. o O ( Just... a nice morning. I like that. )
[00:07]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"Well, Faraday, I am always looking to test my might."
[00:09]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"If you are looking for a non-serious fight, you could do worse than sparring with me."
[00:10]	* [9]Faraday	nods.
[00:10]	<[Owen]Marina>	"So, Sara... I ain't never actually heard what happened last night."
[00:11]	<[Owen]Marina>	"You couldn't get in, yeah?"
[00:11]	<Komacho>	...wait, something happened last night?
[00:11]	* Komacho	tilts her head
[00:11]	* Sara`	's smile weakens with the recollection.
[00:11]	<Sara`>	Yeah, they wouldn't let me buy tickets.
[00:12]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Well yeah, I know that."
[00:13]	<Sara`>	What do you want to know, then?
[00:13]	* Sara`	is curious, now.
[00:13]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Well, like, explain it. Why, and stuff."
[00:15]	<Sara`>	Ahh, I see.
[00:15]	* Sara`	sighs.
[00:15]	<Sara`>	Can't buy without a human.
[00:16]	* [Owen]Marina	nods.
[00:16]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Or... cash, for that matter. Since the whole reason we're doing this is to get some."
[00:17]	* [9]Faraday	floats a little close to the two talking.
[00:18]	<[9]Faraday>	Why'd you want on that boat, anyhow?
[00:18]	* Sara`	faces her.
[00:18]	<Sara`>	The trainer I traveled with is on there.
[00:18]	<Sara`>	I think she could help us.
[00:19]	<Komacho>	Wait... Iris is there?!
[00:19]	* Komacho	's eyes go wide
[00:19]	* [9]Faraday	blinks.
[00:19]	* Sara`	nods.
[00:19]	<[9]Faraday>	Well, you're a human form and all.
[00:19]	<Komacho>	o O (If Iris is there... then maybe...!)
[00:19]	* Komacho	blushes
[00:19]	<[9]Faraday>	Did ya ever think of trying on a disguise?
[00:20]	* Sara`	thinks for a moment.
[00:20]	<Sara`>	It'd be really hard to get a good physical disgui-
[00:20]	* Sara`	's eyes go wide. INSPIRATION!
[00:20]	* Komacho	blinks
[00:20]	* [9]Faraday	smirks.
[00:21]	<Sara`>	I think I've got it!
[00:21]	* [Owen]Marina	tilts her head.
[00:21]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Oh?"
[00:22]	<Sara`>	I'm not sure if I could pull it off, but...
[00:22]	<Sara`>	Hang on!
[00:22]	* Sara`	smiles, liking the idea.
[00:22]	<Sara`>	Could you all turn around?
[00:23]	* [9]Faraday	nods and does so.
[00:23]	<Komacho>	Umm...
[00:23]	* Komacho	turns around
[00:23]	* [Owen]Marina	ducks her head inside her shell instead. SCIENCE allows it to work.
[00:24]	* [Zem]Aleurna	turns around as well.
[00:25]	* Sara`	takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, focusing...
[00:25]	* Sara`	. o O ( If I can just figure out how to set this up... )
[00:29]	* Sara`	thinks of the hiker girl they... Well, things turned out alright. No one was really hurt.
[00:29]	* Sara`	imagines herself looking just the same, and cradles that thought in the back of her mind...
[00:31]	* Sara`	opens her eyes. It should be set!
[00:31]	<Sara`>	Turn around, everyone.
[00:31]	* Komacho	does so
[00:31]	* [9]Faraday	turns.
[00:32]	* [Zem]Aleurna	turns, preparing to be stunned.
[00:33]	* [Owen]Marina	peeks out of her shell.
[00:33]	* Sara`	is smiling, but... different.
[00:35]	* Sara`	looks startlingly similar to the hiker girl from several days ago! Her hair and clothes look just about exactly the same, but her ears and skin tone remain the same, and her crystal is obviously poking at the shirt.
[00:35]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Wait... waaaait..."
[00:35]	<[Zem]Aleurna>	"How did you do that?"
[00:37]	* [Owen]Marina	is... something.
[00:37]	<[Owen]Marina>	"Waaaaaait..."
[00:38]	* Sara`	smiles with her new face. Victory!
[00:39]	<Sara`>	How do I look?
[00:39]	<[9]Faraday>	Aha, impressive!
[00:39]	* [9]Faraday	looks Sara over.
[00:40]	* [Zem]Aleurna	looks Sara over. "That crystal is a giveaway, though."
[00:41]	<Sara`>	Is that really all I got wrong?
[00:41]	* [Owen]Marina	is still just going "Waaaaaait", though quieter now.
[00:46]	<GMOwen>	[Start --> Save --> Yes, overwrite previous save data]