harlequinhater | IC: Route 29 Inbox

[John groans a bit at the pun, but he doesn't hold it against her. Sometimes puns like that just happen.]

Well... I guess flighty and exuberant will do. Who knows, maybe it will make him even better at catching Blue? She's pretty fast for a cloud bird.

Could you send him out? I'm worried about her dropping my Pokegear somewhere bad if I don't catch her soon.

[Aw he's not a pun fan...? She hides an amused smirk and bulls a Pokéball from her backpack. And out comes... A jumping, bouncing Ducklett.]

Alright, Hans, I've got a job for you. Can you catch a runaway Pokémon? [He brings up his wing in a salute, oh goodness.] Well, we're looking for a- um, what kind of Pokémon is Blue?

[John can't help but grin a little at the excitable Pokemon hopping around. He's kind of cute!]

She's a Swablu! She's about this big-

[He holds his hands out about a foot apart, to demonstrate.]

And, well, blue. Also, she's got my Pokégear on hand, so you can't miss her!

Swablu... Haven't seen those, but- Hans, do you know what he's talking about?

[Still bouncing, he nods furiously and flaps himself into the air.]

Okay, now go and find her! Bring her back here...or at least get the Pokégear, safe, and lead her back like a...game of tag.

[Another nod and he takes off into the sky, swooping...kind of erratically, back and forth and letting out little happy cries.]

...Aaaand now I'm worried.

[John crosses his arms as he watches the Pokemon swerve and flap up into the sky. He's got to admit, that's pretty funny looking, and he'd probably laugh if he weren't asking for a favor.]

Well if he gets lost too, then we can run into a third person and ask them if they have any flying Pokemon.

[She snorts. Can't really fight a smile.]

Or we could just get my more reliable Crobat. Bram's been with me for a much longer time, so if Hans gets lost, he'll... He'll manage.

Okay, I agree that is probably the smarter thing to do, but it's not the funnier thing to do. Think of how many flying Pokemon we could get in the air, chasing each other!

[He grins at that, and looks up at the sky.]

...How long do you think we should give them before getting your Crow Bat?

[Raises an eyebrow.] Crobat, one word. Keeps the pun in-tact.

Oh, jeez, um... Give him five minutes? [Wince.] Is that too little time? Ten?

Yeah. Crow Bat. Like I said.

[He says this with all of the confidence of somebody who has been accidentally splitting compound words his whole life.]

And ten minutes sounds good to me. Though you'll have to keep track of the time, since I'm kind of Pokegear-less right now.

[Well, this is a topic to broach another time... Ashley just files away John's compound word problems for another day and pulls out her PokéGear.]

Oh, right, yeah. [...

Slow...stare.]

Could you... Okay, this is going to sound super weird, but you- your teeth, are they... Are they buck-teeth?

[John fixes her with the most suspicious stare he can manage, and subconsciously pulls his lip down over his teeth.]

Uh, yeah. Why is that important?

[Good job Ash. She winces and mumbles an apology and glances down.]

Uh... Sense of humor, glasses, and...if you've got a taste for cheesy action-movies and a friend named Dave I think we've actually...met before?

Yeah, Dave is my best bro!

[Jon's really excited just at the mention of Dave, but then the rest of Ashley's words actually hit him, and he tilts his head to the side.]

What do you mean we've met before? You don't look very familiar to me!

Not in-person but over the network. You know...like when you first got here...with colored text?

[Please don't make her spell out the whole "we met then you pissed me off and got into a fight."]

Honestly, I talked to so many people that I'm not sure I...

[Waaaait a second, this is kind of ringing a bell.]

Wait, were you the girl with the romance novels?

[Wincing. Nodding...]

Yeeah, yeah, that one's me.

Man, sorry about that.

[Wait, is that an actual apology?]

I mean, it's pretty stupid that Jade felt the need to jump in and interrupt us or whatever. I guess it's a touchy subject for her!

[Or not.]

[she shouldn't have hoped]

Touchy subject, huh. [Gently. Counts to ten in her mind.] Yes, it can be for some people. I definitely wouldn't blame her if it is, since- it's kind of one for me as well.

[She hopes this is at least a little awkward for him too, just a little, do not let her be the only one suffering.]

[Tough luck, Ashley. Obliviousness serves as an excellent shield to awkwardness.]

It seems like it's a touchy subject for just about everybody! That's why I'd rather not bother with it.

[Her best friend is someone who could not figure out she wanted to jump his bones for like four years and yet somehow John has effortlessly taken the title of "most oblivious person she knows," congratulations.]

Well... Some people can't really choose, so maybe--

[A loud squawk from above. ...oh god has Hans returned to save her from this situation. Lo, behold! A Ducklett half dragging a Swablu through the sky!]

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