generalflirt | Appointments Post ( II )

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Appointments Post ( II )

This post here is for personal conversations which should happen but one or both of us doesn't want to put up a new post/log and thus we will just thread it out here. This can be used to thread with Masaomi anytime and anywhere. This can either be in person (with action), or via the journal's call feature (voice and/or written).

When replying to this post please mark in the subject line when and how it is taking place EX:
[Action, March 11th]
[Voice, September 8th]
Written, June 10th]

(Link to old one here)

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Ah, so that's why you wanted to have rocks as part of our training field... [Understandable--like he said before, sometimes he has his own Pokemon practice techniques with a rocky field too.] Would it happen to be "Rock Smash" you've been working on, or something else?

[Meanwhile, Stunfisk quietly watches Linda's attempts to build up static for a minute or two before the fish starts creating some light static around it's own fins, holding one of them out to her but not doing anything with it yet. Do you want to try to borrow some of our electricity?]

I wouldn't know. [He doesn't have his pokedex. Still. He's developed it during his time of not having it.

But then, Linda refuses :T No, she's got this - in fact, she can make little sparks around her in the air. So there's that! Ziit. Ziiit. ...No that's no good. :T Hmmm]

Oh? Hm...I'm not entirely familiar with everything regarding how the device works, but I think the pokedex might be able to tell you... [...Or did he not get it back after Green left? Hrm.] Or you could try demonstrating it for me, and I could see for myself if that's what it is.

[Stunfisk just blinks, still rather patiently holding out it's fin with the offered electricity. We could literally just sit here waiting, it's not like we have anywhere else to be...well, unless Cilan says otherwise. Or until we get bored.]

[:T :T :T

She makes more sparks - just small little things. Sounds, mostly, there's very little in the way of visible electricity. Finally, annoyed at how little she's creating though, she reaches her tail out to get ahold of the charge the fish is offering. It smarts a little, at first. But she doesn't retract the tail, instead trying to ground herself]

Yeah, I'll do that in a bit.

[What do pokemon mean to you. Hah]

[Don't worry, Stunfisk will try to keep it at a consistent, easy charge for her until Linda grounds herself and is comfortable with it, or if she chooses to move back away. It even finally says something this time (in it's slow, rather deep tone of Poke'dialect) that sounds like it's asking if she's okay.]

Mm, alright. [Cilan can't read minds, so he has very little way of knowing what exactly Masaomi is thinking right now. And maybe it's a good thing that he can't or he'd be disappointed at that internal "hah" when thinking that question of yours.] Whatever this move of yours may be, considering how much effort you two appear to have been putting into training these other techniques, I imagine that it likely has an effective taste. [If it's Rock Smash like he's currently suspecting it is, then yes, it would certainly be convenient to be able to break rocks that may be in one's way...]

That's our hope, anyway. Hit hard, and move away even faster. [He says this with an over-exaggerated shrug, watching Linda get the charge.

Linda, for her part, assures Stunfisk that she can take it. In pokemon land, she probably sounds like Rie Kugimiya ~~wait what~~ but no, she tries to spark more, generate a field around her. She's clearly pushing herself. She's even wincing a little here and there because this feeling of working with so much power is alien, almost. She feels like she's a pichu again, really]

[~~So she sounds like Celebi from the 13th Pokemon movie?~~ Well that's okay 'cause in pokemonland, Cilan's Stunfisk is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka who also happens to be the narrator for the Pokemon anime. It'll take her word for now that she's able to handle it, but at the first sign of trouble, then it might intervene.]

It looks like having her borrow the electricity from Stunfisk is working... [That's a good sign, if it means it's possible for her to regain full use of her own electricity in the future.] ...Ah, but she should try not to push herself too hard. Being determined is good, but being stubborn could have poor results if you're not careful. [So please don't hurt yourself Linda...]

[Linda, hearing that vaguely over the sound of her limited success charging, snarls out some sort of "shut up what do you know, idiot" commentary as only a Rie Kugimiya character could. But Masaomi, for his part, nods, keeping his eye intent on her. He allows her a certain level of bluster - without it she wouldn't be herself and wouldn't cooperate worth a damn - but he doesn't think she's at her limits of the bluster. Yet.]

You know as surprising as this might be, I'm the one who holds back in this relationship.

[It's not surprising...]

Really? [For his part, Cilan...isn't too surprised to hear that. Or rather, Masaomi isn't the first person who has ever expressed concern that they are the ones holding their Pokemon back, rather than the other way around. Though the reason why does vary between people.]

And why do you think that, Masaomi? [If you don't mind telling us, that is.]

No matter when you ask me, I'm going to say it's symbiotic. Necessary. [He watches Linda intently as she says this. With some level of pride, even]

She's prideful and more than a bit of a handful. She also can get in over her head, so someone's got to reign her in. Green-san only hammered that point in more.

[And he still doesn't have his pokedex because of that]

I see. [Cilan nods in understanding.] I don't think there's anything wrong with having pride in your abilities, but knowing when to keep it from clouding your judgement is important, too. Even I have had to remember that sometimes, depending on the taste of the battle at hand. [His most significant losses in battle occurred when he had allowed himself to show-off a little too much, or even being blinded by pride or anger towards someone if his battle with Skyla was an indication.]

But in the case of obedience, it's not only important that Pokemon trust you, but that they also respect you as well. [Something that Green has likely told you as well, but he's not about to re-hash a lecture you might have already heard just yet.] The fact that you are aware of the need to keep her from getting too carried away is a positive sign.

Haah. That's one way of putting it, anyway.

[Maybe he's still bitter. He really shouldn't be projecting that sour feeling on to Cilan, because Cilan is someone genuinely nice and helpful even if he's a bit of a windbag. To that end, he just bites his lip after that before relaxing into watching Linda charge. It isn't pleasant to see her shock herself and one or two failed started but shortly after that, she manages to get enough voltage to shoot-

Well, nearly shoot one of the rocks. The lightning bolt from the thundershock reaches part way before it fizzles out]

[Oh...] I guess it may take a little more practice before it meets it's mark...

[Stunfisk blinks as then it turns it's attention to Linda, speaking briefly once more in it's Pokemon dialect. Do you want to take a break or try again? It's got enough electricity to spare for her to try maybe one or two more attempts at hitting the rock before it may need to call a temporary time-out itself to relax for a few seconds. Discharging and sharing electricity is hard work, you know.]

[She makes to say she would like to do more but Masaomi makes it over to her and touch her on the shoulder. We should break a little, at least. She sighs, and nods.]

Yeah, but it's progress.

Mm, that's right. Progress of any kind is usually a good taste. [Cilan turns his attention to his own Pokemon now as well, leaning down for a moment to place a hand on it's back--we can't really pat it on the head or shoulder or whatever like a normal Pokemon, but...]

Thank you for your help, Stunfisk. It's very appreciated! [It's not a very emotive Pokemon either, but the Stunfisk actually does seem to smile for a second at that instead of it's usual blank expression.]

Maybe we can even show off the rock smashing move in a moment or three.

[This is mostly to assure Linda that they are going to do more cool things. Which she appreciates, perking up a little at the confirmation she isn't being a load or anything]

[what's that did someone say more cool Pokemon things--]

Oh, good! We're looking forward to seeing it. [Stunfisk makes a nodding motion in agreement as well, curious to see what it looks like too.]

She might need to rest a bit though, right?

[His tone is joking though - Linda sure as hell does not!! ...Or maybe she does, but bravado is three fourths of power, and she cements this idea by standing and then tapping her tail hard on the ground. It initially looks like it's going to turn into an iron tail but then it just glows instead - and with a front flip, she spins before slamming the tail down hard on the nearest rock.

It shatters. Or well, breaks apart at least - it's not quite perfected]

[Oh! You get some very modest clapping from Cilan at that.]

What an ambitious taste! I can see that Linda's developed an impressive amount of strength with her tail. [Stunfisk, lacking hands and the enthusiasm to clap even if it had hands, just makes a nodding motion in agreement to what it's trainer is saying, as Cilan examines the remains of the broken rock now, commenting further.] There's room for improvement, but it looks like you both have put a lot of effort into this technique--it may not be too long before it could be considered perfect, depending on how much more training is done with it.

Yeah... when she was left with her "tail" moves as the strongest things left to manage safely, we decided to work with that.

[Though he did have the idea of drawing out a charge when he himself was charged. Now, he just sounds a little sheepish, really]

So, thanks.

Mm. But you don't have to thank us--we're happy to offer our opinion as a Pokemon Connoisseur! [He may be stuck here in Luceti, a world that has very little Pokemon in comparison to what he's used to, but he's still willing to use his knowledge and expertise to help in any way he can!]

Then think of it as "thanking in advance" because I'm pretty sure our working relationship isn't going to stop here.

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