Post by Ricki Jace on Jan 27, 2014 0:26:06 GMT -5
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Jason Tham
(Any references to Yumi's character Dennis are replaced with a no-named NPC Ricki met to avoid conflicting with Yumi's plans.)
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26 Jan 14, 11:59 PM
Ricki: ... *That'll work* Alright *Facearmrest once more* Just making sure.
26 Jan 14, 11:58 PM
Jason: I.... doubt it? It's not like most of it's inconsistent with how you've acted since we met, it just means you learned. People do that.
26 Jan 14, 11:56 PM
Ricki: ... *Recalling all the things she's said recently, she glances back over her shoulder at Jason* Just a... Quick stupid question... All the talk about my bad ideas in the past hasn't like... Changed your view of me forever or something? *No wait, not how I wanted to word that, recover, no wait, how do*
26 Jan 14, 11:42 PM
Ricki: Feels like it's just been a long day.
26 Jan 14, 11:41 PM
Jason: .... you alright?
26 Jan 14, 11:40 PM
Ricki: Alrighty then... *Punches in the number and holds the phone up to her ear, calmly ordering the dessert of choice before hanging up* *Moves back over to the couch and just drops on it, taking up more of the room as she face-arm-rests it once more* *Just gonna sit here as I gather for a moment*
26 Jan 14, 11:38 PM
Jason: I'm fine.
26 Jan 14, 11:36 PM
Ricki: *Sighs* You want anything? *Maybe you want a drink* *Flicks back and forth on the menu, eyeing the offered alcohol before going to the dessert because fudge it*
26 Jan 14, 11:33 PM
Jason: *and just going to leave that be then* *wait for another day to get her to call her mother* *grandparents were difficult enough on their own*
26 Jan 14, 11:31 PM
Ricki: ... I'm not getting a drink, Jason. *I see your face, and I know that silence* *Picks up the hotel phone and grabs the pamphlet by it to see what they got*
26 Jan 14, 11:30 PM
Jason: .......
26 Jan 14, 11:29 PM
Ricki: I did, I was just saying, I wouldn't mind having a drink after today. *Starts to get up* Helps take the edge off as they say.
26 Jan 14, 11:28 PM
Jason: ....... I thought you had quit heavy drinking?
26 Jan 14, 11:27 PM
Ricki: That would be fantastic... *Starts to push back up to sit up, rubbing her head* *Grumbles* Admittedly, a drink wouldn't be bad right around now....
26 Jan 14, 11:25 PM
Jason: ....... ice cream?
26 Jan 14, 11:23 PM
Ricki: *Muiffled due to face-arm-rest* Yaaaaaay *Is honestly very relieved but ohlord grandma Jace*
26 Jan 14, 11:21 PM
Jason: ....... at least you made sure your mother was safe....?
26 Jan 14, 11:20 PM
Ricki: *I need a drink and a moment. Long moment* *Just nodding along as once more the 'safe sex' 101 and if you have sex, you'll die bull is shoved in her head* It's not like tha-- Okay, yes grandma, will do. No, I-- Grandma, I'm twenty, I know how-- Yep, you know what, you're right, absolutely right and no no, not popping an attitude at all Granny, none at all. Me? Being snarky never. *The woman on the other end just gives a few quick words, before a 180 flip of a sweet tone once more, saying her farewells to Ricki and hanging up* *Just drops the Gear on the floor and slumps over to lean on the couch's arm rest* *wat is my life*
26 Jan 14, 11:17 PM
Jason: ....... *just going to be quiet again, speaking may have been a mistake*
26 Jan 14, 11:15 PM
Ricki: *And hello vivid ranting once more* No, wait, Granny, he's not-- Granny li-- I said--I'm not *Y u no listen u crazy bat*
26 Jan 14, 11:14 PM
Jason: .......
26 Jan 14, 11:13 PM
Ricki: . . . . . .
26 Jan 14, 11:13 PM
Ricki: Just making sure, money and all. *WAS THAT A MAN I JUST HEARD?!*
26 Jan 14, 11:12 PM
Jason: Why not?
26 Jan 14, 11:12 PM
Ricki: *Could be worst* *After another outburst, Ricki just holds the Gear from her ear and looks over at Jason* . . . Double scooped ice cream with chocolate syrup and sprinkles? *I need it*
26 Jan 14, 11:11 PM
Jason: *seems to be going relatively well so far...?
26 Jan 14, 11:10 PM
Ricki: *Why do you ask? Chelly, what did you do?* Nothing grandma, I've been on my best behavior while I was go-- *You're a terrible liar, Richelle!* Granny, can I talk to Grandpa? *He's taking a nap* Of course he is... *And another interrogation goes, but Ricki seems a little more relaxed after having received the information about her mother*
26 Jan 14, 11:05 PM
Ricki: Uh-huh, well uh... I was planning to swing by mom, but I just... Wanted to make sure her number hasn't like changed right? *Granny Jay confirms that the information is still the same* I thought I heard she moved to Hoenn recently, ri-right? *Of course, Chelly, she moved into one of those nice places by your aunt's inn. She's still got your Mightyena, too* So... She's okay? *Last I heard, nothing wrong other than a garden not blooming*
26 Jan 14, 11:00 PM
Ricki: ... *Will never understand how her mother and grandmother manage to switch gears so fast like that*
26 Jan 14, 10:59 PM
Ricki: Okay, okay, okay! GRANNY! *The woman cuts herself off with a sharp WHAT?!* I'm coming home! *And suddenly 180* *The voice takes on a sweeter surprised tone and calmer questions, repeating earlier ones for confirmation, but not nearly as accusingly*
26 Jan 14, 10:57 PM
Jason: *kind of getting the feeling he shouldn't be here for this, but on the other hand also has something of an idea as to how Ricki would repay him later for leaving* *I like my sanity, and do not like pain*
26 Jan 14, 10:57 PM
Ricki: *Why do you hate me?* *Granny Jay why?*
26 Jan 14, 10:56 PM
Jason: ........
26 Jan 14, 10:56 PM
Ricki: *And then the questions of which are blunt and personal* What?! No! Why would you even as-- I'm not pregnant, grandma! And I'm not coming out of the clo-- *And another ramble* ... *Just gonna hit the air with the Gear a few times as Granny goes into rant mode v.2*
26 Jan 14, 10:54 PM
Jason: *just going to keep quiet for the time being* *let you handle this*
26 Jan 14, 10:53 PM
Jason: .......
26 Jan 14, 10:52 PM
Ricki: *Notes the talking on the other end has trailed off to a few quick chirps, before very clear 'RICHELLE MAREE JACE ARE YOU LISTENING?!' breaks the inaudible dialogue* *Snaps the Gear to her ear* Yes Granny, every word, like a sponge am I yes. *She gives a hmph before the conversation turns into a calmer interrogation* . . . No, uh... I'm not calling from ja-- I don't need bail, Granny. *Another question* Th-The hospital bills on the uh insurance? That was just... I didn't start that, that was just some complications I don't feel uncomfortable talking about. *Question* I'm not involved in gangs or teams anymore, Granny. *Pleasestopaskingsuchterriblethings*
26 Jan 14, 10:47 PM
Jason: .......... take your time.
26 Jan 14, 10:47 PM
Ricki: ... I'm fi-- No, I-- I nev-ha... *Just falls silent, letting the woman ramble* . . . *Holds the Gear away from her ear* Gonna just wait for Papa to hear the yelling from wherever he's taken cover at...
26 Jan 14, 10:45 PM
Jason: ......
26 Jan 14, 10:45 PM
Ricki: *Turns away from Jason* Granny Jay! I am NOT trying to sell you anything! *And then suddenly the woman on the other end is silent for a few seconds before bursting into another ramble of confusion and various emotions Ricki cannot even keep up with*
26 Jan 14, 10:44 PM
Ricki: ... Ma-- *And another interruption* ...
26 Jan 14, 10:44 PM
Ricki: *Looks over at Jason with a 'you see what I mean' look?* *Waits for a moment before slowly pulling the Gear back to her ear* Mare-- *Cut off* . . .
26 Jan 14, 10:43 PM
Maelys: [[ Curiosity killed the cat, bro ]]
26 Jan 14, 10:43 PM
Jason: *and suddenly, all her reservations are clear*
26 Jan 14, 10:41 PM
Ricki: *Hears the click and the greeting of an elderly woman's voice* Um... Is... Is this Maree Jace? *The woman confirms the idea before suddenly snapping This isn't one of those telemarketers, is it? I told ya I already have life insurance yo--* *Ricki holds the phone at the distance as her grandmother breaks into an enraged ramble* . . . *Slowly just moves the phone to her other hand, holding it away from Jason and staring at it* *Man she's livid, bad day*
26 Jan 14, 10:38 PM
Ricki: Hrm... *Eyes the information for a moment, before clicking call and setting the Gear to her ear* *Glances over at Jason briefly, before looking down and waiting for an answer from the other end*
26 Jan 14, 10:37 PM
Jason: If that's what it takes.
26 Jan 14, 10:36 PM
Ricki: *Finds the contacts and pauses, before sighing* ... Can I order a bowl of ice cream from room service after this? *I feel like I just need some sort of comfort food*
26 Jan 14, 10:32 PM
Ricki: ... *Gives a long sigh, before making her way across the room to her bag and grab the Gear* *She makes her way back over to the couch and forces her way to sitting next to him, just feeling a bit more content there rather than off on her own* *Granted calling her mother, gonna probably want to do that solo because of just what her mother may scream* *Quietly goes through the contacts on the Gear, looking for the nearly forgotten entries concerning her grandparents*
26 Jan 14, 10:26 PM
Jason: It's really your choice, but it's now, later or never. Putting it off is still just deciding not to fix the problem.
26 Jan 14, 10:26 PM
Jason: *still just waiting there*
26 Jan 14, 10:18 PM
Ricki: ... *Frowns at the other, just shaking her head* *Struggles for a moment, recalling her earlier declaration to Murdoc of 'I'm tired of running away' and just slowly glances over at her bag where her Gear is* *Just sort of seems defeated now that she looks at the Gear, just really... Not wanting to call them*
26 Jan 14, 10:13 PM
Jason: *just going to sit here* *wait for the logical reasons not to do it* *none of which will come*
26 Jan 14, 10:01 PM
Ricki: Well, no but... *Growing more restless at the idea, she moves to carefully pick the whismur up and sets him on the chair before getting up* *Begins to pace slightly back and forth while toying with her hair, just trying to think of way to put it off or hold off a bit longer* Just... I... *Trails off, falling silent and coming to a stop, unable to argue the point, but really wanting to*
26 Jan 14, 09:56 PM
Jason: Is putting it off going to help? You're going to have the same concerns later, the only difference is you'll have time to let it eat at you.
26 Jan 14, 09:55 PM
Ricki: . . . Right now? *But what if I'm right and they're all mad at me? I fucked up big time. What if I'm not allowed to go home? What if she's not there? Ihavetodothisnow?*
26 Jan 14, 09:53 PM
Jason: Well, you won't know until you try. Is there any reason not to? We can do it right now, better than putting it off and worrying.
26 Jan 14, 09:51 PM
Ricki: It's possible, but I don't really want to build up the hope to just get it totally demolished. *The only warm welcome I was anticipating from this kind of trip was from Ronnie, but she isn't there anymore*
26 Jan 14, 09:49 PM
Jason: ...... I wouldn't exactly see it that way. You did avoid a couple of mistakes that your mom made, so at the very least I'd imagine they'd be open to the idea of trying to help fix things again.
26 Jan 14, 09:48 PM
Ricki: You can say that. My Aunt Janelle was the goody two shoes, but my mom was more... Adventurous? Not quite to the degree I went to, but I've heard some stories of her getting in trouble. Add in the fact I'm the result of a one-night-stand and you can understand that they may not be surprised if I told them half the things I told you... Extreme disappointment is pretty much what I'm expecting.
26 Jan 14, 09:44 PM
Jason: Why? If you hadn't seen them much because of that I'd think they would be rather removed from the situation and objective as far as viewpoints go. Did your mother do anything similar when she was your age?
26 Jan 14, 09:42 PM
Ricki: *Looks over at him and shrugs slightly* I haven't seen my grandparents in a long while, it was kind of expensive for my mother and I to jump back and forth between regions, paying for living expenses, so on, and so forth... Given how much time has pass, they kind of escaped my mind, too. Probably aren't too happy with me either, now that I think about it, but not nearly to the degree my mother would be.
26 Jan 14, 09:33 PM
Jason: Assuming history's maybe repeating itself they might be amiable to helping lay the groundwork to make it easier to go back.
26 Jan 14, 09:32 PM
Jason: ....... well, is there any particular reason you put off calling them? Your grandparents at least? From what little I've heard of your mother I'm guessing they'd be sympathetic enough.
26 Jan 14, 03:43 AM
Ricki: *Nods and slowly sighs, just resuming petting the whismur in her lap, despite feeling a bit restless now*
26 Jan 14, 03:37 AM
Jason: Maybe? From the way you had said it you weren't sure where she was since you didn't know if she was even in Hoenn. Calling them would get you a straight answer either way, as well as her contact information.
26 Jan 14, 03:35 AM
Ricki: . . . *Nods along, seeming to relax as he explains* *Probably gonna call grandpa, because grandma's as uptight as Aunt Janelle, even though I'm the one who got named after her* That's... Probably a better starting point, huh...
26 Jan 14, 03:33 AM
Jason: You said she was fairly similar to you, so chances were she took your warning seriously.
26 Jan 14, 03:33 AM
Jason: They'll be able to tell you exactly where she is and how to contact her later. At the very least it'll be one less thing to worry about.
26 Jan 14, 03:31 AM
Jason: You have your Gear. Call your cousin or her parents, it's not like it would be directly speaking to your mother.
26 Jan 14, 03:29 AM
Jason: .......
26 Jan 14, 03:28 AM
Ricki: *Lightly toys with the Whismur's floppy ear* *Shrugs slightly after the prolonged silence* So, I guess... I kind of lied when I said it's been two years since I haven't been home... I was home long enough to tell her to give up everything she'd spent so long working for because I fucked up. She tried to demand answers and she was so mad but I just... I couldn't just tell her what I did. I couldn't tell her how bad I fucked up, I just told her something happened, it was really dangerous and that she just had to trust me. I gave her the first Pokemon I ever evolved and took off. To be honest, I don't even really know if she is in Hoenn. I just assumed she would head there because that's where the rest of her family lives. If I call and she doesn't answer... I don't know, I... *Trails off after a moment, having not really given herself the chance to really think about this*
26 Jan 14, 03:22 AM
Jason: *whoops* *just going to* *be quiet now* *allow you to continue*
26 Jan 14, 03:20 AM
Ricki: ... *Looks over at him quietly, unsure of how to respond at first* *Blinks a few times, before looking down and lightly petting the Whismur that's fallen asleep in her lap* *Opens mouth, but just ends up shutting it after a moment*
26 Jan 14, 03:15 AM
Jason: .... strangely enough, I kind of know that feeling.
26 Jan 14, 03:13 AM
Ricki: Kind of, except mom didn't follow me to a whole other region and try to drag my ass home afterwards. I pissed off a lot of the superiors and fled the region, but before I took off I basically went home long enough to tell my mom that it was too dangerous for her to stay and made her leave her home, our home and get out of the region. Leave behind her friends there and head off back home because her daughter fucked up. I left my Mightyena with her and well... I left a lot of my Pokemon behind with the people I ended up having to leave behind before I took off.
26 Jan 14, 03:09 AM
Jason: Repeat of what happened with your mother?
26 Jan 14, 03:09 AM
Ricki: Now, add in the fact I'm not exactly... Good with words when I'm upset...
26 Jan 14, 03:07 AM
Jason: Not in most cases, no.
26 Jan 14, 03:05 AM
Ricki: Yeah... I was still a bit hesitant when I thought about leaving because I mean... There were a lot of members in the group that were like family to me, y'know? For like four years we'd spent time together, bonding and just... They cared about me, but what that group was doing it wasn't okay. In the end, I made a bet with my aunt that if I lost in a battle with her, I would quit, and I did lose. But... You know just as well as I do it's not really as simple as handing over a letter of resignation with these kind of groups...
26 Jan 14, 03:01 AM
Jason: I'm guessing that's when you left?
26 Jan 14, 02:58 AM
Ricki: ... I don't know if she'll be happy with me telling someone this, but I trust you so I'll just go ahead and fill you in on that. I went off to go track down this traitor and when I ran into her, it turned out to be none other than my Aunt, Elinda. You know that lovely lady of crazy but friendly? This was the first time we'd actually met, or met in which I could remember her? Anyways, she recognized me because of how much I look like my mom and stuff so she let me in on just what Arcane was up to behind the scenes... It wasn't really good, they were trying to take the region back over, assassinations, corrupt politcs, just... A lot of stuff I didn't want any part of...
26 Jan 14, 02:52 AM
Jason: ..........
26 Jan 14, 02:48 AM
Ricki: So... Kind of went out of order, but after finally managing to get out of playing assistant for suicidal murderous psycho-ex I was apparently doing good enough in the field that Arcane gave me a position of commander in charge of helping out other trainers in the team and their Pokemon. I got given the task to go chase down some apparent traitor, the person who was in the same position I was in before me.
26 Jan 14, 02:46 AM
Ricki: *Clears throat and swallows* Yep. *Curt nod, suddenly feeling almost exposed in her shorts* *Whatever, shifts in seat to sit Indian style with the Whismur in her lap as a little cover*
26 Jan 14, 02:45 AM
Jason: Moving on.
26 Jan 14, 02:44 AM
Ricki: ... Different subject matter that kind of led to that quick marriage is how and why I left Arcane...?
26 Jan 14, 02:43 AM
Jason: *oddly defensive reaction...*
26 Jan 14, 02:41 AM
Ricki: *Something else stupid I did, c'mon there's a fucking dictionary of these options*
26 Jan 14, 02:41 AM
Ricki: *He got quiet and awkward face* *Must redeem somehow* ... I was the one who called it off, so I uh... It's not like that's the only thing I look for in a relationship. It was just like h-he was there and made me feel good so I got carried away and-and... It just wore off, he wasn't there when I needed him and it all went down hill, relationship ended. Divorce and avoid Snowpoint as much as I physically can. Moving on.
26 Jan 14, 02:38 AM
Jason: ........ only human?
26 Jan 14, 02:37 AM
Jason: ................ *will be honest* *no idea how to respond to that bit*
26 Jan 14, 02:34 AM
Ricki: Uh... That was after the psycho ex, and probably one of the last of the really stupid things I did. The one before that was getting married to a guy I'd only known for a couple of months. The relationship was really fast paced and... Mostly based on uh... Physical needs... *Rubs neck slightly, not exactly proud of the promiscuous antics from that time*
26 Jan 14, 02:31 AM
Jason: I remember there being mention of a divorce.
26 Jan 14, 02:30 AM
Jason: I figured. A lot can happen in a year.
26 Jan 14, 02:27 AM
Ricki: Yeah, this all happened like a year before I met you. It was just a few months after I took off from home, and it still wasn't even the end of the things that I got mixed up in.
26 Jan 14, 02:24 AM
Jason: Not that long ago, then. You were nineteen when we met?
26 Jan 14, 02:23 AM
Ricki: .... *Sighs, rubbing her face* ... *Shrugs slightly, still feeling pretty stupid for all of this* Well... Like I said, I ended up hanging around until I thought he cheated on me and threw some decision in my face. I can hardly remember the choices, but the basic points were stay with him or leave him forever? Well, I got scared so I ran off and he snapped after that. I remember seeing him throwing his desk or dresser out the window while I was running off?
26 Jan 14, 02:17 AM
Jason: Not everyone's perfect. People make mistakes. *exhibit A, right here* *made that exact same one for 8* *freaking* *years*
26 Jan 14, 02:16 AM
Ricki: Well...! *Pause* . . . *Opens mouth, shuts mouth* I just... It should've been obvious to just run off, but I didn't like... *a;sldfks*
26 Jan 14, 02:12 AM
Jason: ...... that makes even less sense. From the way you said it he threatened you, and you're blaming youself for taking it seriously?
26 Jan 14, 02:11 AM
Ricki: No, first time.
26 Jan 14, 02:11 AM
Ricki: Because I just... I should've known better! Third time he did something is when I should've taken off, not wait until after I thought he cheated on me and shoved some ridiculous ultimatum in my face that scared the shit out of me.
26 Jan 14, 02:06 AM
Jason: ..... I don't get it. How does that make any of it your fault? All you did was hope someone turned out to be human.
26 Jan 14, 02:04 AM
Ricki: More so that I didn't leave the situation sooner than I did. I knew what he'd do, but I hung around still under some illusion that he'd get better or something...
26 Jan 14, 02:02 AM
Jason: So you're blaming yourself for things that were beyond your control?
26 Jan 14, 02:01 AM
Ricki: Or being rather vocal about things. I kind of learned the hard way that if he wanted me to stay out of his business, it was probably best to give him his space. *Shrugs slightly*
26 Jan 14, 01:59 AM
Ricki: *Pauses* Well, he was not beyond using force to get his way at times.
26 Jan 14, 01:56 AM
Jason: .... and what would have happened if you had tried to stop him?
26 Jan 14, 01:55 AM
Ricki: I didn't exactly realize that at the time. I'd just been hanging out with street rats up to that point, I never dealt with a guy like this, so I didn't really think to run off yet. I was a moron who thought Oh, I can fix him or It'll be okay, he's just stressed or upset. I just... *Pauses, trying to think of how to put this* I was a moron who let him get away with a lot things that were not and never would be okay. I should've left way sooner than I did. *Clears her throat, shifting slightly*
26 Jan 14, 01:49 AM
Jason: Teams tend to attract that type, yes.
26 Jan 14, 01:48 AM
Ricki: Well, I thought he was a good guy, like he genuinely gave a shit about me, and at the time, I kind of felt like no one else really did and he was smart and stuff so he was the first guy I dated and got really close to. Relationship moved pretty fast, but it kind of took a turn after a while. He was... Not really what I thought he was to be blunt. Messed up in the head, y'know? Like... Unstable, crazy, I almost want to say bipolar, but I dunno. He was just not by any means okay.
26 Jan 14, 01:44 AM
Jason: ...........
26 Jan 14, 01:43 AM
Ricki: Because after that, I managed to get on the nerves of the group I was working for. Which was called Arcane, by the way. So, the head honchos had me go play assistant for one of their commanders, and... *Ohlordhowdoexplain*
26 Jan 14, 01:42 AM
Jason: ......
26 Jan 14, 01:39 AM
Ricki: . . . Yeah, that's... Only the beginning of it all.
26 Jan 14, 01:38 AM
Jason: ........ I can see why she might be mad and why you might not be looking forward to that.
26 Jan 14, 01:36 AM
Ricki: So, cue about... 4 years, 14 to 18, of being dragged home by police, stealing, graffiti, causing your basic teenage rebellion trouble, and every time mom comes home just arguing and arguing up until I'm eighteen. On my birthday, which is pretty close to Christmas, y'know? I just slapped a note down on the counter that said something like 'Not coming back, love ya, Ricki' or I dunno, short terrible and to the point. Ignored all her calls and just kind of went solo through the region for a while?
26 Jan 14, 01:32 AM
Jason: *welp, that explains that*
26 Jan 14, 01:31 AM
Ricki: Alright, let's see... Guess the start is the best place to go from, so... *Looks down at the Whismur and forces him to sit up* I got Hint here from a local gang I was running around with. They helped me get Rep a couple of weeks or so later. The gang were members of this well... I guess you could say they were my home region's like Team Rocket equivalent? Terrorist kind of group...? *Pets the Whismur who moves to cuddle into her gut* I didn't really join them until I was 16, y'know when I... Dropped out of high school... *Shrugs, great start to this list of fuck-ups*
26 Jan 14, 01:28 AM
Ricki: *I don't think you understand how stupid I was, but alright, if you say so*
26 Jan 14, 01:27 AM
Jason: I've been able to live with myself, Ricki, I don't think I'm going to look at anyone in a lesser light, certainly not you.
26 Jan 14, 01:25 AM
Ricki: *Takes a slow deep breath and looks up at him* The stupid stuff I've done over the years is, well... It's a really long list, and all in the past and stupid and I'm not proud of it at all, so... I will tell if you want to know, but like... Just don't think even more poorly of me afterwards? Like I said, they're not the best decisions I've made in my life... *It's horribly embarrassing, Jason*
26 Jan 14, 01:18 AM
Ricki: I need a moment.
26 Jan 14, 01:18 AM
Jason: ..... you alright?
26 Jan 14, 01:18 AM
Ricki: *It's only fair he knows since I know about his history, but oh my gawd, what did I dooooo*
26 Jan 14, 01:17 AM
Ricki: I don't even know where to begin, and I don't even know if I want to start this list. *Whismur just flops back in her lap, looking up at her curiously* *So many things, oml how am I not dead?*
26 Jan 14, 01:15 AM
Jason: What?
26 Jan 14, 01:14 AM
Ricki: *gdiJason*
26 Jan 14, 01:13 AM
Jason: .... no?
26 Jan 14, 01:13 AM
Ricki: . . . *Just facepalm and slowly shakes head* It's just... A lot of stupid decisions, y'know...?
26 Jan 14, 01:10 AM
Jason: Was it that bad? I'll leave it be if it was, I was just curious was all.
26 Jan 14, 01:10 AM
Ricki: ... *shrug?*
26 Jan 14, 01:09 AM
Jason: ..... you seem nervous.
26 Jan 14, 01:09 AM
Ricki: . . . *Do I have to tell you?* Just... Things that I... Really regret ever doing in hindsight? *c'mon, I fuck up enough around you, can we not give more proof of how much of a dumbass I am?*
26 Jan 14, 01:06 AM
Jason: ....... I'm confused. What would you have done to make her that upset?
26 Jan 14, 01:05 AM
Ricki: Especially with what I did during those two years.
26 Jan 14, 01:05 AM
Ricki: It's a difficult situation to consider, I appreciate the tips and help, but like... I just don't know, we didn't get along that well before I left, like hell I'll know how to approach her after two years...
26 Jan 14, 01:04 AM
Jason: *expressions say a lot*
26 Jan 14, 01:03 AM
Ricki: *That was a thought, but saying it works, too*
26 Jan 14, 01:03 AM
Jason: ........ ah.
26 Jan 14, 01:03 AM
Ricki: *It gives no shits about location*
26 Jan 14, 01:03 AM
Ricki: *Jason... my temper*
26 Jan 14, 12:56 AM
Jason: I didn't say that. You just seemed.... concerned about the idea of meeting her again in a private setting. She's not going to do anything in public, right?
26 Jan 14, 12:54 AM
Ricki: ... You weren't going to come with? *BecauseIthoughtyouwere* *YOU WERE MY WITNESS JASON*
26 Jan 14, 12:51 AM
Jason: Meet in a public place if you're that worried?
26 Jan 14, 12:51 AM
Jason: ..... you could always stay somewhere else while in town, too?
26 Jan 14, 12:49 AM
Ricki: *Shrugs slightly* Dunno, always just me and her in the apartment. *And she's where I got my temper don't forget*
26 Jan 14, 12:48 AM
Jason: ....... she wouldn't do anything with witnesses present?
26 Jan 14, 12:46 AM
Ricki: Better safe than sorry when dealing with my mother, important lesson I have learned over the years. *Curt nod*
26 Jan 14, 12:45 AM
Jason: It's a long trip to Hoenn?
26 Jan 14, 12:45 AM
Ricki: *The vacuum did not like sharing space*
26 Jan 14, 12:45 AM
Ricki: ... Jason. *Turns the Pokemon around to Jason* Back up plan. Besides, it's been two years, I'm pretty sure there's a lot of build up anger there. *I do not want to be locked in the closet again dude.*
26 Jan 14, 12:43 AM
Jason: ........ I'm confused. If you're going to go with the plan to bleed your mom of her anger over the phone, why use your Pokemon like that?
26 Jan 14, 12:42 AM
Ricki: It's gonna be like all those stores when helping with shopping. But, no crying, okay? *The Whismur nods and chirps out happily*
26 Jan 14, 12:41 AM
Ricki: *She would never hit something as adorable as my little Whismur*
26 Jan 14, 12:40 AM
Jason: *doesn't know whether to view that as potentially cruel or smart, depending on her mother's reaction to the Pokemon and how she might treat it at first sight*
26 Jan 14, 12:39 AM
Ricki: *Holds up Hint* *Baby voice* How would you like to say hi to mean ol' mommy for me~? *Hint gives a curious hum* Gonna give you a cute little banner and be all adorable~
26 Jan 14, 12:39 AM
Jason: ......?
26 Jan 14, 12:38 AM
Ricki: ... I'm gonna need construction paper, and a lot of markers. *I have a new plan*
26 Jan 14, 12:37 AM
Ricki: . . . *Waaaaait*
26 Jan 14, 12:34 AM
Jason: Don't suppose you could use any of your other Pokemon as ice breakers instead?
26 Jan 14, 12:32 AM
Jason: *distraction plan A failed before even seeing the light of day*
26 Jan 14, 12:30 AM
Ricki: ?
26 Jan 14, 12:29 AM
Jason: *welp* *so much for that idea*
26 Jan 14, 12:29 AM
Ricki: Nah, I've had Hint since I was 14 - 15? She's over it now, actually likes him a bit after he finally calmed down and stopped all the crying. *And I figured out pokeballs are a God send*
26 Jan 14, 12:23 AM
Jason: ...... topic for later discussion when you go back?
26 Jan 14, 12:22 AM
Ricki: ... Point. And he was my first Pokemon... I got as an egg... My mother was not thrilled by the midnight cries.
26 Jan 14, 12:21 AM
Jason: They're well known for being loud, right?
26 Jan 14, 12:20 AM
Ricki: Really? *Because Whismur has seriously calmed down since when I originally got him* *He's a little master mind, yes he is, yes he is*
26 Jan 14, 12:19 AM
Jason: ....... I can sort of see it.
26 Jan 14, 12:18 AM
Ricki: Admittedly, he wasn't as troublesome as this little one was at first. *Looks down at the whismur who is now just content lounging in Ricki's lap*
26 Jan 14, 12:17 AM
Ricki: *The accountants were so distraught and grunts were reorganizing papers and stocks for weeks dude*
26 Jan 14, 12:16 AM
Jason: *just sort of* *watching the Zigzagoon* *trying to figure out how much damage this thing caused before it was originally caught*
26 Jan 14, 12:12 AM
Ricki: *Just gonna toy with the whismur, don't ask don'taskdon'task* *Although, you're free to,butdon't*
26 Jan 14, 12:11 AM
Jason: ........ oh.
26 Jan 14, 12:10 AM
Ricki: *I fail at words*
26 Jan 14, 12:08 AM
Ricki: *How to word this without igniting too much curiosity* Well... He broke into the headquarters of the uh... People I was working for at the time, so I was given the job of catching him... After nearly tearing apart the storage area though, Rep managed to grab him and evolved in the process... *Okay, that was vague-ish?*
26 Jan 14, 12:05 AM
Ricki: . . . *Oh boy, that story*
26 Jan 14, 12:04 AM
Jason: Now that I think about it, where did you get Pester from? He doesn't seem like he's the kind of Pokemon who would bother sticking around for a fight if you ran into him wild.
25 Jan 14, 11:59 PM
Ricki: It was. *Pester bats at the bell, before Ricki just tosses it onto the bed and Pester scrambles onto her shoulder, jumping off of it and jumping onto the bed and making the Whismur bounce* *Hint just watches the other for a moment before looking up at Ricki to be picked up next* *Ricki picks him up before she drops into a chair, lightly tickling the Whismur who seems to quietly giggle and squirm in reaction*
25 Jan 14, 11:58 PM
Jason: ... I'll take that as sarcasm.
25 Jan 14, 11:57 PM
Ricki: Sharpest tool in the shed.
25 Jan 14, 11:56 PM
Jason: ..... I didn't want to say anything, but.... he's not all that bright, is he?
25 Jan 14, 11:56 PM
Ricki: That until he catches it then he just stops and toys with it... *Makes her way over to her bag and pulls out a slightly dented old silver bell* *Hides it behind her back and rings it, immediately getting the Zigzagoon's attention as he tries to peer over her shoulder at the source* *Rings it behind his head and he whips around and tries to bite at it, before she just slowly moves it side to side, seeming to get the Pokemon's focus*
25 Jan 14, 11:53 PM
Jason: The second one just makes it harder? Then he's chasing whatever's moving.
25 Jan 14, 11:53 PM
Ricki: Point.... Or anything shiny and/or moving. *Shifts her grip on him as he puts his paws together and waves them up and down in the air in a begging fashion* ... No more. *Bops his nose and he whines*
25 Jan 14, 11:50 PM
Jason: ..... at least it's still easy to catch him with food.
25 Jan 14, 11:48 PM
Ricki: *Watches the fry land on the ground beside her and suddenly the Zigzagoon shuffle over* . . . *Picks him up as he nibbles on the fry* . . . Yeah, you need to work out more.
25 Jan 14, 11:44 PM
Jason: *glances towards the fries Ricki brough back earlier, forgotten in favor of le book* *reaching over, Jason picks one up before tossing it, the fry landing next to Ricki and in clear view of Pester*
25 Jan 14, 11:43 PM
Ricki: Hopefully, doesn't look like he's slowed down too much.... The little fat ass. *Kneels down and peeks under the bed, staring at the beady eyed little Zigzagoon* . . . Come here. *Nope* . . . *Reeeeeach* *Nope* ... *Sunuvabitch*
25 Jan 14, 11:42 PM
Jason: ..... he'll be easier to catch at least?
25 Jan 14, 11:41 PM
Ricki: *Pester tries to climb up her leg, only to scratch her leg and flop back* Okay, yeah, that doesn't work when I'm not wearing pants! *Pester merely weaves in circles before Hint just takes this as the sign to go climb up onto the bed* *She tries to grab the Zigzagoon, but he dives under the bed* Not much recently, I've been using my main team more often due to the situation we had been dealing with.
25 Jan 14, 11:41 PM
Jason: Has he been getting enough exercise? He's gained weight.
25 Jan 14, 11:40 PM
Ricki: ... Pester. *Pokemon merely looks back, before Pester shuffles down Jason's side and then scrambles over to her*
25 Jan 14, 11:39 PM
Jason: ................. Yeah, definitely heavier than before.
25 Jan 14, 11:38 PM
Ricki: *And interrupted what he was doing in the end* *gdi* *Just... Gonna let Pester go* *Immediately the Pokemon starts just running in circles around the room before it scrambles up on the couch and up onto Jason's shoulders, sniffing Jason's face curiously*
25 Jan 14, 11:37 PM
Jason: *nor can you fit there* *I've been watching your diet and you don't exercise nearly as much as you used to*
25 Jan 14, 11:36 PM
Jason: *just going to* *use a bookmark here* *and place it under the couch* *well out of Pester's potential reach* *your arms are not that long*
25 Jan 14, 11:36 PM
Ricki: . . . I can tie him to the chair to keep him from going too crazy...?
25 Jan 14, 11:35 PM
Jason: ......
25 Jan 14, 11:35 PM
Ricki: *Whismur sitting on her foot, hugging her leg* *She pulls out Pester's pokeball and looks over at Jason* ... *Holds it up* He needs some air?
25 Jan 14, 11:35 PM
Jason: What?
25 Jan 14, 11:34 PM
Jason: ...... wait.
25 Jan 14, 11:34 PM
Jason: ......
25 Jan 14, 11:34 PM
Ricki: I'm letting the hyperactive nut out, so brace yourself for potential impact. *Gets up, making sure the door is shut and heads over to shut the bathroom door to keep Pester from 'swimming' in the toilet* *Makes way over to the windows to make sure they're shut too*
25 Jan 14, 11:34 PM
Jason: *mentally making note of the sound of a Pokemon being released, Jason simply continues to mind his own business for the time being*
25 Jan 14, 11:31 PM
Ricki: Riiiiiight. *Flicks open Whismur's pokeball, the little Pokemon popping up by Ricki and it shuffles over to latch onto her leg* *Looks down at it for a moment, before looking around and pulling out the Zigzagoon's pokeball* . . . *debatingdebating*
25 Jan 14, 11:31 PM
Jason: *le page turn 2*
25 Jan 14, 11:30 PM
Ricki: *Pauses as she notices the look from the Lucario in his pokeball* . . . I will hurt you, stop that *Lucario merely holds up paws in the 'I said nothing' fashion*
25 Jan 14, 11:29 PM
Jason: *odd reactions, but kind of at the point where he's not questioning it anymore* *back to le book*
25 Jan 14, 11:28 PM
Jason: ....... okay?
25 Jan 14, 11:28 PM
Ricki: You're almost done, right? Just go ahead and finish it. *Cannot read as fast as you, do not want to make you wait to just finish it* *Digs through bag, pulling out belt of pokeballs and shuffles through them to find who to let out*
25 Jan 14, 11:24 PM
Jason: It's fine, I've been reading all day.
25 Jan 14, 11:24 PM
Ricki: . . . Huh? No, no, it's fine, I'm just bored. Go ahead, I'll leave you be, sorry. *Just gonna go shuffle over towards my bag, smaller Pokemon might want out to play anyways*
25 Jan 14, 11:22 PM
Jason: ...... if you want, I can use a bookmark. You did buy the book so it's technically yours.
25 Jan 14, 11:21 PM
Jason: .......
25 Jan 14, 11:21 PM
Jason: ......
25 Jan 14, 11:21 PM
Jason: .......
25 Jan 14, 11:20 PM
Ricki: *Listens to the page turn and thinks for a moment* *Sits up and makes her way over to peek over the other's shoulder again, studying the page he's on, trying to read but has no idea what's going on*
25 Jan 14, 11:19 PM
Jason: *le page turn*
25 Jan 14, 11:10 PM
Ricki: *Just gonna go with it* *Heads over to Jason, peeking over his shoulder at the book before leaving him be to go shower* *comes back out, shorts and borrowed shirt* *Towel on head she grabs the drink as she passes by* *Goes to drop on bed, stretching out and just staring at the ceiling* . . . *borednow*
25 Jan 14, 11:10 PM
Jason: *has that hidden away somewhere special**was not born yesterday, that is not to be risked with normal clothing*
25 Jan 14, 11:05 PM
Ricki: *Could've held up the magical mask, you never know*
25 Jan 14, 11:05 PM
Jason: *nope* *4 or 5 of the same shirt, though, so odds are good considering Ricki knows them from jeans*
25 Jan 14, 11:04 PM
Ricki: ... *Did he even look?*
25 Jan 14, 11:04 PM
Jason: Sure.
25 Jan 14, 11:03 PM
Ricki: Okey doke. *Heads over to the other's bag and pulls it open* *Carefully digs through it, noting the organization here, before slipping out one of the white shirts* This fine? *Holds it up while she gets to closing the bag*
25 Jan 14, 11:02 PM
Jason: Should be there next to the door.
25 Jan 14, 11:01 PM
Ricki: Great, where's your bag? *Looks around briefly*
25 Jan 14, 10:59 PM
Jason: And no, not really. I've got enough spares.
25 Jan 14, 10:59 PM
Jason: Probably.
25 Jan 14, 10:59 PM
Ricki: ... *Watches him go back to the book, before getting up* *Sets the boots down by her bag* *Gets up, and pats his head as she passes* Taking a shower, gonna assume you're still nose deep in that by the time I get out? *Peeks into the bathroom to check if there's towels and yay complimentary stuff* *Moves back to her bag to grab sleep wear* *Pulls out extra shirt and pauses seeing its covered in dust and dirt* . . . *Looks over at him* And mind if I borrow a shirt?
25 Jan 14, 10:54 PM
Jason: *try and put it off* *see how long that lasts*
25 Jan 14, 10:53 PM
Jason: *just going to go back and try to finish the book* *not going to press that other unaddressed question from before* *obviously a sensitive subject, and do not want to make that worse despite curiosity*
25 Jan 14, 10:53 PM
Ricki: *Shrugs slightly, it was a valid point, though I may try and put it off idk man*
25 Jan 14, 10:52 PM
Jason: .............. *that works* *was not expecting an actual, concrete time*
25 Jan 14, 10:50 PM
Ricki: Well... I guess if we're heading her way, I should start up soon. Afternoon-ish so I'm awake? *Shrugs slightly*
25 Jan 14, 10:49 PM
Jason: Any particular time you're thinking of doing it?
25 Jan 14, 10:48 PM
Ricki: I guess that'll work... *Pauses* *Might want to do that call in private because mother may say things I do not need you hearing* *Butyoudon'teverleavethehotelroomgdi*
25 Jan 14, 10:45 PM
Jason: *no* *suggesting you don't have to let her yell in your ear, and to distance yourself from it in a way that you won't take what's said as personally* *listening to someone yell at you via phone and then via speaker from a few feet away are two very different things*
25 Jan 14, 10:43 PM
Ricki: . . . *Did he just suggest I don't listen to my mother?* *Blinkblink* *Wait... Has he done that before?*
25 Jan 14, 10:37 PM
Jason: ..... most phones do have speaker options, you don't actually have to listen to it all if she starts yelling. Just wait for her to loose steam.
25 Jan 14, 10:36 PM
Ricki: .... Eh... Maybe. That could work *I still just dread to the first initial contact honestly*
25 Jan 14, 10:33 PM
Jason: Although have you considered the idea of doing it gradually instead of just showing up? Let her vent it all over the phone at first? It's not like she can do much more than talk that way, and after doing it a few times I'm guessing she'll lose interest in being angry?
25 Jan 14, 10:31 PM
Ricki: ...
25 Jan 14, 10:31 PM
Jason: ...... that answers one question.
25 Jan 14, 10:29 PM
Ricki: *Notes the glance and blinks a few times* Eh... One of them, though I'm pretty sure my mom's given up on the whole idea of making me go back to school now. It's mostly just that I left on bad terms and I know she'll be really mad when I get back... To give you an idea, I'm pretty sure she's where I got my temper from.
25 Jan 14, 10:27 PM
Jason: Although I'm still a bit unclear on where you stood regarding that. The last time you mentioned the idea you got upset and I still can't figure out why.
25 Jan 14, 10:26 PM
Jason: ... I was just wondering if it might be one of the reasons you were reluctant to head back home? *internal wince*
25 Jan 14, 10:25 PM
Jason: *pauses, glancing over* *admittedly a tad curious, but on the other hand, not sure how far to inquire before things get ugle* *fucking people, how do they work*
25 Jan 14, 10:24 PM
Ricki: *I mean, so long as you don't get snarky and be an ass about it, I don't mind?*
25 Jan 14, 10:24 PM
Ricki: . . . *Quirks a brow at the random questioning* ... Did you... Want to know more, or...?
25 Jan 14, 10:24 PM
Jason: *just going to* *go back to reading*
25 Jan 14, 10:23 PM
Jason: ..... my mistake.
25 Jan 14, 10:22 PM
Ricki: I left home when I was eighteen
25 Jan 14, 10:22 PM
Jason: .... and that's around the same time that you left home?
25 Jan 14, 10:21 PM
Ricki: Yeah. *Removing the wrapping and such from the boots*
25 Jan 14, 10:21 PM
Jason: .... something just occured to me. You said you dropped out of school when you were sixteen?
25 Jan 14, 10:19 PM
Ricki: *I was the master of soccer in my day, dude*
25 Jan 14, 10:19 PM
Jason: *did you really drop out of school because they kicked you from a sports team?*
25 Jan 14, 10:18 PM
Jason: ..............
25 Jan 14, 10:18 PM
Jason: Anytime.
25 Jan 14, 10:16 PM
Ricki: Welp, hey, if you're willing to teach, I don't mind. *Looks back down at her boots* *I have never been so happy with a pair of shoes* *Lookatthem*
25 Jan 14, 10:14 PM
Jason: *shrugs* Your choice.
25 Jan 14, 10:13 PM
Ricki: Don't mind the cold that much, city I grew up in was one of those seasonal places. *Shrugs slightly, before getting up to remove her borrowed boots and moving to set them by the door* *Turns to grab the boots she got today and pops open the box to inspect the new shoes* *Mwahaha, durable as fuck, yes*
25 Jan 14, 10:11 PM
Ricki: Gotcha... *Finishing the wrapping up of the rope, she carefully coils it up and then drops it on the bag and stretches* I'm fine with going outside for work outs, but guess that might be helpful, too.
25 Jan 14, 10:10 PM
Jason: I figure that might help since you'd be able to do it here or in other rooms without being disturbed.
25 Jan 14, 10:07 PM
Jason: Didn't exactly get out much before, so I kind of had to make due with the space I used to have.
25 Jan 14, 10:06 PM
Ricki: Oh? *Looks over at him* *He's reading still, isn't he? Or trying to*
25 Jan 14, 10:04 PM
Jason: Easy enough. I can help with that if you want, there are a few ways of doing it that don't take up much space that I can show you later.
25 Jan 14, 10:03 PM
Ricki: If we start picking up more work, I’m gonna have to get back to my old exercising habits, too. Kind of out of it after the recovery period. *Heads over with bag and rope in tow* *Sees how he's taken up most of the couch and just settles for sitting on the arm rest, dropping her bag* *Begins re-wrapping the rope*
25 Jan 14, 09:57 PM
Jason: Sounds like a plan. *continues to read, despite nearly getting nailed in the face by said hoodie and otherwise completely ignoring it*
25 Jan 14, 09:56 PM
Ricki: Alright, we can swing by the book store tomorrow then maybe? *Steps back from the couch and gets to pulling off her hoodie, ready to call it a day anyways* *tosses it onto the back of the couch and heads over to her bag to properly re-wrap that rope from earlier*
25 Jan 14, 09:53 PM
Jason: Probably a good idea. Up until jobs start coming in again, I'll just need to figure out how to budget my time appropriately.
25 Jan 14, 09:53 PM
Ricki: *Almost sounds like an addictive personality* Huh, well... Books are typically better anyways. I think they're might be more of that series we can pick up later, and maybe a few others, just stick to a book a day? *Shrugs slightly*
25 Jan 14, 09:50 PM
Jason: I guess? I sort of did the same thing before when you introduced me to television, I had to force myself to stop it.
25 Jan 14, 09:49 PM
Ricki: . . . You really got into that book, huh? *Well, at least he's got a good way to kill time*
25 Jan 14, 09:46 PM
Jason: Last thing I want to do is make that a habit.
25 Jan 14, 09:45 PM
Jason: Probably a bad idea, I didn't get much sleep last night because of this.
25 Jan 14, 09:45 PM
Ricki: Pfffft, I told you I could've picked up some more books on the way here.
25 Jan 14, 09:42 PM
Jason: ........ I did kind of spend most of the day reading. I sort of failed to pace myself.
25 Jan 14, 09:41 PM
Ricki: ... You're really that close to finishing it?
25 Jan 14, 09:41 PM
Jason: Pretty close to the end. Maybe another chapter or two left?
25 Jan 14, 09:32 PM
Ricki: Novel or collection of short stories work. So, how far into it are you? *Glances down to try and spot the page number*
25 Jan 14, 09:30 PM
Jason: Same... novel? Is it a novel? More a collection of short stories all written by the same person, apparently. Anyways, the book we picked up yesterday, I'd been trying to pace myself but it's not working.
25 Jan 14, 09:28 PM
Ricki: Uh-huh... *Hands him the bag of fries and leans on the back of the couch* *Looks down at the book* What cha been reading about today?
25 Jan 14, 09:25 PM
Jason: Sure. And it's not that difficult, it was comfortable and I was distracted.
25 Jan 14, 09:23 PM
Ricki: . . . Just wondering how you managed to stay still for so long. *Offers him the bag* Want the rest of my fries?
25 Jan 14, 09:22 PM
Jason: ......... what?
25 Jan 14, 09:22 PM
Jason: *pause* *glances over*
25 Jan 14, 09:20 PM
Ricki: ... You really did not move at all. *Shuts the door behind her, habit of doing all the locks kicking in before she moves to ditch her bag on the table* *Makes her way over to the couch, staring at him in a brief moment of awe because how can anyone stay still for so long*
25 Jan 14, 09:19 PM
Jason: Hello. *still just* *there on the couch* *where he had been sleeping the previous night* *and that morning* *with virtually no sign of having moved, still reading with the phone on the table next to him*
25 Jan 14, 09:17 PM
Ricki: *Hangs up and pats the Arcanine's back* Swing by a McDoneness and then we'll head back. *The dog nods, and about twenty or so minutes later, they're making their way back to the hotel* *Ricki lets Pyro finish off the spicy meat, before returning him and heading up to the room* *Struggles briefly with the door before popping it open, a bag of food in one hand, a drink in the other* Back!
25 Jan 14, 09:12 PM
Jason: Will do.
25 Jan 14, 09:11 PM
Ricki: I should be back in a few minutes, then. If you think of anything we need, you can call and I'll grab it on the way?
25 Jan 14, 09:10 PM
Jason: I think we're fine for now. I didn't move much today, so I think that might be part of the reason.
25 Jan 14, 09:09 PM
Ricki: Alright... Welp, what about food?
25 Jan 14, 09:08 PM
Jason: It's fine.
25 Jan 14, 09:07 PM
Ricki: You sure? It won't be much of a problem, it's on the way.
25 Jan 14, 09:05 PM
Jason: It's fine, no need to stop by the book store this time around.
25 Jan 14, 09:05 PM
Jason: Just thinking.
25 Jan 14, 09:05 PM
Jason: Yeah.
25 Jan 14, 09:04 PM
Ricki: .... Still there?
25 Jan 14, 09:00 PM
Ricki: *It's money I got from someone ellllllse*
25 Jan 14, 08:59 PM
Jason: ......... *crap* *on the one hand, tempting offer* *on the other, still not entirely comfortable with accepting money from such a questionable source of income*
25 Jan 14, 08:58 PM
Ricki: ... *Can't help but chuckle at the muttering* You want me to swing by the book store and pick a few things up? Like I said, I got some dots to spare since the guy bought the boots for me.
25 Jan 14, 08:56 PM
Jason: Starting to run out of stuff, though......
25 Jan 14, 08:56 PM
Jason: ......... maybe?
25 Jan 14, 08:55 PM
Ricki: ... You've been reading all day?
25 Jan 14, 08:54 PM
Jason: ...... eating and reading, mostly.
25 Jan 14, 08:52 PM
Ricki: What have you been doing all day, then?
25 Jan 14, 08:52 PM
Ricki: You haven't moved much since waking up.
25 Jan 14, 08:51 PM
Jason: I'm fine. Why?
25 Jan 14, 08:49 PM
Ricki: . . . Are you okay?
25 Jan 14, 08:49 PM
Jason: ...... not really. I may or may not have been snacking. And I might not have moved much since waking up.
25 Jan 14, 08:47 PM
Ricki: ... Well, anyways... I'm on my way back. You hungry?
25 Jan 14, 08:45 PM
Ricki: *You sound so sure*
25 Jan 14, 08:44 PM
Jason: I guess.
25 Jan 14, 08:43 PM
Ricki: I've been doing fine without it, so I don't see the point. Like you said, most trainers don't get it and they've handled themselves just fine, too.
25 Jan 14, 08:41 PM
Jason: *once again, not entirely sure what to say to that*
25 Jan 14, 08:39 PM
Ricki: Hmph... *Shrugs slightly* I didn't see the point in going. I was really only going because of the sports teams, but they kicked me off the teams, so I dropped out.
25 Jan 14, 08:36 PM
Jason: No....? It's just more.... most trainers don't usually get the benefit of an education given how early they leave home, the fact that you had it and were that close to finishing.... it feels like a waste.
25 Jan 14, 08:34 PM
Ricki: . . . You really want to go there? *I have new boots, bro, and they were made for walking*
25 Jan 14, 08:34 PM
Jason: ........ I feel like I should point out the inherent irony in that statement, but.......
25 Jan 14, 08:33 PM
Ricki: . . . Oh, well... The more you know~?
25 Jan 14, 08:31 PM
Jason: ..... I don't know what to say about that?
25 Jan 14, 08:30 PM
Ricki: I assumed you would. *Pauses and quirks a brow* *Debates for a moment before figuring it'll come up anyways* You kind of fell quiet earlier after the high school stuff...?
25 Jan 14, 08:28 PM
Jason: I'm going to hold you to that.
25 Jan 14, 08:26 PM
Ricki: That's the plan.
25 Jan 14, 08:25 PM
Jason: .... back out at the first sign of trouble?
25 Jan 14, 08:24 PM
Ricki: ... Well, I talked to him a bit more and he explained pretty thoroughly he has no intention of getting involved with questionable sources for his research. He sounds like he has good intentions, nothing really abusive. I'll probably just stick to delivering Pokemon to him for the time being... *Not sure what else to say since you went quiet after I said that stuff about high school*
25 Jan 14, 08:22 PM
Jason: I'm here.
25 Jan 14, 08:21 PM
Ricki: I have a feeling this is going to be a long conversation, Pyro. *The Arcanine just snorts in an amused fashion* *Hears the phone answered* . . . Hello?
25 Jan 14, 08:21 PM
Jason: *still having just been staring at the phone after the last little revelation, Jason simply taps the button to pick up*
25 Jan 14, 08:20 PM
Ricki: *Catches the bag, blinking a few times and stares in the bag* . . . *Looks up and nods, the Arcanine sniffing at the bag, tail wagging* Thank you! *Ties the bag to her bag as well and pulls her Gear out* . . . *Oh boy, here we go* *Redials and sets the Gear to her ear*
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They are now Resting . . .
259 steps taken
Oh yeah, shit to do, people to see, yep.
Twenty-One Age
Heterosexual Orientation
Single Relationship Status
Trainer for Hire Occupation
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