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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 19:46:57 GMT -5
(Open for anyone in Sinnoh!)
As Hikari arrived in Snowpoint, Piplup rushed forward and buried himself in a pile of snow. She stared bitterly at the Penguin Pokemon, rubbing her arms for warmth.
"Well, I'm glad at least you're enjoying yourself," she huffed.
The city was cold and snow covered, and she couldn't help but hate it a little. When she was younger, she always appreciated winter, snow, and Sinnoh's almost constant state of cold, but after being in the warmth for so long, she couldn't help but hate the way the cold weather nipped at her delicate skin. Hikari was glad that she'd stopped home for her winter jacket before beginning the trek to Snowpoint, but her legs were shivering.
She sighed and walked over to Piplup, bringing him into her arms. "Whose stupid idea was it to send me out on my journey in such a short skirt anyway?"
Piplup chirped back to her, and she smiled sheepishly, knowing that it was her own fault. She looked forward, into the city. "I wonder where the gym is..."
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 19:53:21 GMT -5
"Snowpoint, huh?" Jun muttered to himself as he was laying down on Torterra's back, the large Pokemon trudging through the snow so they could reach the coldest city in Sinnoh. "I dunno why mom said I should try here, again! That gym leader here was a piece of cake, someone I mopped the floor with, so there's no more point in being here! Maybe next time, I should ask dad for advice where to train next."
Torterra had to bear with its trainer complaints and sarcastic tones with an eye roll, nearing the city in no time if a blizzard weren't to happen. Then Jun had sat up suddenly, his ears twitching.
"I hear someone! Maybe a challenger?! Come on Torterra, can't you go any faster?!" Another eye roll was earned, that day.
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 20:00:43 GMT -5
As she was looking forward, Piplup climbed on top of her head, settling himself on her hat. He suddenly perked up, as if hearing something or, rather, someone. He hit the top of Hikari's head head with his flipper until he caught her attention.
"O-ow! What? Piplup, stop it," Hikari yelled, turning around to see what her partner was pointing at. She squinted and caught sight of a rather large, approaching Torterra that she immediately recognized as her best friend's.
She crossed her arms and pouted. "He's so lazy by making his poor Torterra do all of the work. Hey, Jun! Hey!"
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 20:06:37 GMT -5
As Torterra grew ever so closer to the snowy city, Jun's hearing started to pick up more on the voice that he heard before, and frowned profoundly. He crossed his arms, and heaved out a sigh.
"Awwww man! It's just Hikari! And here I thought I actually got a new challenge for once!" Torterra had stopped moving at this point, prompting Jun to get off and actually trudge through the snow himself. "What are ya doing here anyway, Hikari?"
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 20:14:07 GMT -5
She grinned, glad to see her friend, although a bit put off by his greeting. "Nice to see you too, Jun. And I'm here to challenge the gym-- Duh."
Hikari walked past him to his Torterra, petting it on the head. "Are you alright, Torterra? Poor Jun overworks you so much doesn't he? Making you carry him instead of walking on his own~"
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 20:19:59 GMT -5
"What?! The gym?! You're that far behind?!" Jun's voice practically erupted, it was almost a wonder he'd never lose his voice, as his torterra responded back to Hikari's petting with a smile on its face. "And hey! I do not overwork him! I kept falling on my way up here, so I asked Torterra to help me! That's not lazy!"
Third eye roll today from Torterra, not a record just yet (that would be passing eight in a day), as Jun just stuck his tongue out back at his Pokemon. Jun's anger would just raise more as Torterra was being petted by Hikari, and being amused from Jun's childish nature; this was nice. Though, not so much for Jun.
"Don't ya get so cozy, pal!"
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 20:25:34 GMT -5
Hikari crossed her arms with a satisfied smirk on her face. "You fell? Ha! I walked all the way here from Twinleaf on my own." Piplup nudged her with its beak, and she frowned. "Hush. That part didn't count. Luxray wanted to carry me around."
"And, yes, the gym... Why? You don't already have all eight badges...do you?" she asked, tucking a strand of long, dark hard self consciously behind her ear. She never liked it when he got too far ahead of her-- He was always quick to run off, and she constantly worried that he would forget about her.
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 20:29:37 GMT -5
"Ya know, it's really hard to run up a mountain covered in snow! Besides, Toterra didn't mind, right Tor'?" Jun only smirked back as he eyed his grass type for the backup he asked for, now noticing though that Torterra had decided to rest itself comfortably in the fluffy snow, falling asleep at this very moment. Jun groaned as he slapped his own forehead.
"What a great Pokemon you are!" He then heard the surprise in Hikari's voice when she asked about his, another smirk not overtaking his features. "Of course I have all eight! I can even show you if I wanted to! I'm training at the moment, though, and mom suggested I'd come up here. But I don't know why when all it is is just snow!"
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 20:43:37 GMT -5
"W-what? No way!" she exclaimed. Hikari frowned and bounced over to him, latching onto his arm and pouting. "You've gotta be kidding me! Let me see your badges!" She couldn't believe he'd already been to Sunyshore and back-- It wasn't fair. She needed to catch up to him quickly.
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 20:47:10 GMT -5
"W-Well, hey now! Relax, Hikari!" Ironic, isn't it? Jun started digging into his bag as he detached himself from Hikari's iron grip; otherwise he wouldn't be able to find his badge case. When he did, however, he opened it and practically shoved it to Hikari's face, a smirk painted on him.
"See?! Eight badges!"
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 20:52:24 GMT -5
Hikari frowned, puffing her cheeks out with a displeased look etched on her face. She used her hand to swat his badge case away from her and stepped forward, picking up Piplup indignantly.
"Well, if you were able to get the badges this quickly, I shouldn't have a problem with the gyms! I'll catch up to you in no time, Jun."
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Post by Koko on May 26, 2011 20:57:21 GMT -5
"I sure hope you do! It's no fun being way ahead of you! I want a challenge, after all!" He stomped his foot in annoyance and pure impatience, all the while putting his badge case away. "By the way Hikari, why do you still have a Piplup, anyway? It could be a strong Empeleon and you got it stuck as a small fry!"
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Post by Hikari on May 26, 2011 21:31:34 GMT -5
Hikari hugged Piplup close, sticking her tongue out at her friend. She was waiting for him to ask her about her starter. "W-well, a Piplup is so much cuter than a Empoleon! And I like carrying him around... Maybe one day, he'll evolve."
She kissed the top of Piplup's head. "Well, he'll probably have to evolve before we make it to Sunyshore at any rate."
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Post by Koko on May 27, 2011 4:28:53 GMT -5
"Cuter?! If you wanna win, cute doesn't matter! What you need is strength! That's what matters! How else do you think I won all eight of my badges? Not because I left Tor' as a Turtwig, because, he was so cute, but because I wanted to win!" All of this yelling made Jun jump and stomp around, proudly I might add, as his Torterra woke up from the extremely short nap; it was the noise, of course. Torterra shook its head and got up, walking over to Jun, and using enough force in its head to push him into the snow.
"Tor'! What was that for?!" An eye roll and a risen brow was given to Jun as he nudged toward Hikari. Jun raised his own brow in confusion until he looked at his friend, seeing the sadness and uncertainty shadow her face.
"Hikari, are you sad or something?" If Torterra could smack his forehead, he would right now.
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Post by Hikari on May 27, 2011 17:28:14 GMT -5
Hikari brought a hand to cover her mouth and giggled as she watched Jun fall face first into the snow. She stopped immediately as his head popped out and grinned innocently back at him.She used to her hand to motion to her hair. "You have a little bit of snow caught in your hair~"
Her smile turned into a scowl as he asked if she was sad. Hikari turned around so that she was no longer facing him and huffed, sticking her nose high in the air. "Arceus, Jun, you are so thick sometimes!"
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//... With a frozen mind and a crystallized heart ...\\