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keychained) wrote2011-02-04 03:05 pm
keychained) wrote2011-02-04 03:05 pm
020; [action for Goldenrod/Route 34]
[if one is brave enough to venture outside in the cold and snow and ice and onto Route 34 today, he or she may notice a feral child just outside the entrance to Goldenrod-- Johto's very own Mowgli is sitting cross-legged off to the side, hunched over with his arms wrapped tightly around himself. surprisingly enough, snow is pretty chilly when one lacks a winter coat.]
[it's not out of not owning one, however; Sora's coat is actually laid out on the ground in front of him. no... wait, it's haphazardly draped across about the top third of a Dratini, who is curled up with his head resting on Trainer's lap. the coat isn't much, but it's all Sora's got.]
C'mon... We're maybe ten minutes away from the Center. You can do it! We've made it this far together, right?
[a pitiful whine from the Dratini. Sora's momentarily defeated expression is obscured by his hair, and by the fact that he's staring down at the ground. though it's probably equally pitiful, that defeat hardens into steel determination-- he and Pokémon hadn't trudged around out in who-knows-where for two weeks, and finally back onto the route to wind up freezing to death now.]
All right. [his voice is unsteady, but warm.] I think you've pulled more than your own weight lately... I'll keep going for the both of us. Okay? Hold still; I'll carry you.
[... how Sora intends to pick up and carry what is essentially a 6-foot giant worm is questionable, but dangit, he's going to try-- once he picks himself up and actually gets going, anyway. good thing Dratinis are on the light side for their length.]
[it's not out of not owning one, however; Sora's coat is actually laid out on the ground in front of him. no... wait, it's haphazardly draped across about the top third of a Dratini, who is curled up with his head resting on Trainer's lap. the coat isn't much, but it's all Sora's got.]
C'mon... We're maybe ten minutes away from the Center. You can do it! We've made it this far together, right?
[a pitiful whine from the Dratini. Sora's momentarily defeated expression is obscured by his hair, and by the fact that he's staring down at the ground. though it's probably equally pitiful, that defeat hardens into steel determination-- he and Pokémon hadn't trudged around out in who-knows-where for two weeks, and finally back onto the route to wind up freezing to death now.]
All right. [his voice is unsteady, but warm.] I think you've pulled more than your own weight lately... I'll keep going for the both of us. Okay? Hold still; I'll carry you.
[... how Sora intends to pick up and carry what is essentially a 6-foot giant worm is questionable, but dangit, he's going to try-- once he picks himself up and actually gets going, anyway. good thing Dratinis are on the light side for their length.]
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[Runs over - and have a big hug!]
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[... but now she's tugging on your ear :| ]
What were you thinking! You had us all worried!
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M'sorry... I didn't mean to! [please don't ground him ;o; ]
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[Lets it go, patting your head.]
Right now, what matters is that you're back.
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I've got my Dratini to thank for that... He's a real trooper.
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Not 'til I know my pokémon's okay.
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[he may lean on her once she sits down next to him, sorry about that.]
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... I don't know if you heard, but I entered into one of those strange sleeping comas. When I woke up out of it, Mickey fell into one.
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[Mama Minnie is a good friend. and in this moment, a good pillow.]
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Thanks for staying with me.
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[he's just... going to start dozing lightly then, still leaning heavily on Minnie. not that he really means to, he just feels truly safe for the first time in weeks.]
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