013; [video/action for Cherrygrove]

[keychained]

[if there's one thing Sora here is really good at, it's comfort-- whether it be an enthusiastic pep talk, or telling a silly joke or making a silly face to get a laugh out of whoever needs it, Sora can and does deliver! he's usually pretty successful at getting a smile, at least, though he's better at comforting when he has an experience of his own that he can relate to whatever's happening with a friend.]

[and... he's been trying his best with his friends this week. today, however, Sora will be marching into completely uncharted territory experience-wise when he turns on the feed-- it's so unfamiliar, in fact, that he doesn't even recognize it.]

... There's something wrong with Puddles.

[at least, he wouldn't be able to recognize it on a Pokémon. the feed turns to show the edge of Cherrygrove and Route 30, where the aforementioned Girafarig is standing. just standing there. and staring off down Route 30 longingly. maybe he missed a patch of grass on the way down here?]

I tried taking him to the Pokécenter, and they looked at him... Then Nurse Joy just kinda laughed and told me he's fine. But he's not! Ever since we got here, he's just been standing right there in the same spot like a zombie. Puddles! C'mere!

[Puddles bleats in acknowledgment, but does not move, nor does he refrain from staring off down Route 30 like there's a special Girafarigs-only treasure down that road or something. Sora sighs.]

I don't get it.

Comments

[video]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ you are the best little brother. ]

... Thanks. Are you guys planning on sticking around?

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

But you still know how to fight, yes? You've learned to hold your own in that time?

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[ffff, no going through your stuff and putting bugs on your pillow like some little brothers do.]

I think we're headed back pretty soon. I still need to challenge Falkner-- and so does Kairi, if she wants to.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Yup! Well, I fight better with my friends by my side, but I like to think I'm a pretty good fighter myself.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[true! pasta is just wheat, after all-- and giraffes eat plants! Sora turns and waves an arm at Puddles, who had trotted back to his pining spot.]

Hey, Puddles! If we work really hard to train you and you swear off extra snacks, I bet the girl you love will go on a date with you!

[enjoy watching Sora get mowed down by an excited Girafarig.]

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

I would hope so. This place is unpredictable. [Gin had been here. Now he's gone. Who's to say who else will come and go?]

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[... snicker]

He seems happier already!

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[roundtablemngr.livejournal.com]

[Observes the 'weapon' curiously, then states the obvious:] It looks like a giant key. [It escapes Arthur how a giant key could be "kind of like" a sword.]

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

[excellent!]

Riku is?

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Nope, Puddles.

... I dunno if Riku would admit it if he were. Or, he'd be really good at hiding it.

[Video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Yup! It's called a Keyblade.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

... Yup!

[Sora says this from the ground, ow. Puddles can be heard galloping and bleating somewhere in the distance.]

Well, at least I know he'll work hard.

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

[he shrugs.]

The Pokémon are pretty good training partners, too. They keep me on my toes, at least.

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

I think it'd be pretty obvious if you saw him around whoever it was, but I get the idea he wouldn't bring the subject up.

[of course, Sora knows him much better, so Ven can only speculate]

Who would Puddles be in love with?

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

I wish him luck.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever seen him in love before! Maybe I should ask him.

[... yes, this is a fantastic plan, Sora. do it! in the meantime, he just scratches his head and looks a bit sheepish.]

Well... You know the gym leader in Goldenrod? She has a Girafarig, and, uh...

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Kaito! I'll let him know as soon as he stops freaking out.

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

Well if not, he's got plenty of time. Just gotta meet the right person!

[oh Disney]

You think he's got a crush on another Girafarig then?

[freezetheskies.livejournal.com]

[A glance over at Puddles. Really...this homesick or lovesick creature keeps him on his toes?]

I suppose they would.

[Video]

[roundtablemngr.livejournal.com]

A keyblade? It can cut? [Arthur would have imagined the object would have only be good for beating enemies into submission. Unless... it had been enchanted to sharpness.] It's magic, isn't it?

[video]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ big sis has some deadly spicy cooking skills, it's just as well. ]

Ah... my friends do, too.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[Sora smiles a little at that, partly because of the Disney, partly because he's really curious to see what kind of person Riku might wind up with.]

Yup! I'm gonna fix him up so he'll be ready to go on a date whenever we get to Goldenrod.

[video]

[newhero.livejournal.com]

That leaves plenty of time to turn Puddles into the manliest Girafarig he can be!

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

[a girl worth fighting for- I mean]

A date, huh? I bet he'll like that!

[newhero.livejournal.com]

[he catches wind of that thought when Hitsugaya glances over at Puddles.]

... Uh, well. Except for him. Puddles isn't much of a fighter.