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Post by Izumi Yamamura on Feb 21, 2015 6:53:38 GMT -5
Izumi could only chuckle as she watched the Pikachu eating with gusto—even more so than majority of the human workers who had just recently demolished their sandwiches and were asking for seconds! “Alright, give me a few, I’ll be back with some more,” she called out to the clamoring human working population, as she then made a mad dash back to the house proper and went to the kitchen—to find another rather large pile of sandwiches on a plate that had been left there. Thanks for helping out, Serena! This is a lot of sandwiches… even more so! She thought as she then hefted the tray (it was slightly heavier than she thought it would be) and then slowly made her way back to where everyone was taking a breather.
Once she’d appeared with the sandwiches, she then proceeded to return to the table, in order to set the tray down—before skimming off what she guessed was enough for the workers to chow down on. She then made her way back to where they were now practically emptying all the pitchers of water; and the moment they saw the sandwiches, everyone started to clamor and crowd around her; before running back to their drinks with a couple of sandwiches in their hands!
“Wow, who knew they were that hungry,” she began with a grin as she then walked back to the table and picked up several for herself; before heading over to where Josh was parked, munching on the sandwiches—and looking like he was going to need some more.
“Heh, one day. Soon. But definitely not within this week. We still have a long way to go; we have to paint everything, furnish it all, and then make sure nothing’s going to break, because you never know. Catch the problems early while they’re still here, otherwise we’d be stuck in a place that would either have no electricity or running water. Oh, hell no,” she ended with a chuckle before handing him another few sandwiches from the pile that she’d taken for her own consumption.
“We’re getting there. Baby steps, indeed,” she remarked, looking at the structure of the house—most of the first floor was already done, and the second floor was starting to take some serious shape. They still had the third floor and the basement to worry about, but that was a bridge that they’d cross once they got there.
WORDS 407 TAGSJosh Dragomir NOTESHeh, e'rryone's hungry
Post by Josh Dragomir on Feb 21, 2015 23:24:40 GMT -5
"Damn Lightning, you're an eating champion" Josh would compliment with a laugh as the Pikachu would throw an attempt at a peace sign before continuing to stuff his face. Josh meanwhile, would chow down on another sandwich before wrapping his arm around Izumi playfully. "Yeah... It's going to be a great house someday. Y'know, when we finish it" He said, taking a breath and letting out a tired yawn, obviously having not had enough sleep to merit the necessities after a long day of work. "But it's going to be all worth it. It's going to take a lot of work... And I do mean a LOT of work... A lot of time, and effort, and money, and materials, and teamwork... But it's going to be worth it. No more having to crash in Pokemon Centers, or in the shoddy guest rooms in the lab. We can finally have a place of our own to crash in" He said with a smile.
"So Izumi..." He began, eying her with a smirk. "You never answered my question. About how you felt about us being roomies and living together" He teased.
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Feb 23, 2015 8:19:30 GMT -5
“If we finish it, weather conditions permitting,” she began, chuckling and then shrieking as she was suddenly pulled much closer to Josh while he was tucking away into one of the sandwiches he’d swiped from her! “Well, it sure beats camping out… you can only survive on so much in the wild,” she began, nodding sagely in response to his earlier retort about the grand project once it was finished. “No more having to borrow shower time, or buying shit from convenience stores and just going to public toilets and roughing it out… because this place is going to be our home!” she added with a goofy grin on her face; before she stopped cold—why didn’t she answer that retort of his earlier?!
“Well,” she began again, after letting a few moments of silence filter between them—and she was busy eating a sandwich of her own, too—“…let’s just say that living with you as a roomie is going to be an interesting experience in itself,” she concluded, making some rather…interesting foreshadowing at that particular statement. It also means that I have more chances to attempt and confess my true feelings for you, but… aren’t you a bit on the dense side when it comes to picking up the signs that you’re sending me?! Also, heh-loh, you’re flirting with me, so isn’t that supposed to be something, at least to you?! She mused to herself; suddenly feeling her ears flush a shade of red so deep it was a crime.
The mere mention of having him in the same place as her was more than enough to get her excited; but at the same time it left her cold—where would they go from there? All of his subtle (and not-so-subtle) digs at her were definitely starting to mean something; she was sure of what she could feel bubbling inside her right now. If this isn’t what I think it is, then I don’t know anymore… she continued to muse to herself as she tucked into another sandwich; waiting for his retort to her own reply.
Post by Josh Dragomir on Feb 23, 2015 11:17:16 GMT -5
"Yeah, no more borrowed showers, or shoddy guest rooms, constant public toilets, or anything of the like. We're finally going to have a home of our own, and I'm excited for it" He would admit with a cheeky grin as he would give her a playful noogie, messing up her hair on purpose with a laugh. The teasing playfulness between them just got more and more evident by the day, it appeared. And Josh was obviously having fun with it. Finally, Izumi would answer his retort. "Well, I'm sure it'll certainly be quite interesting" He would respond with a goofy grin. He wondered just how bad his Pokemon were going to torment Izumi while she was living there. A lot more then before she was living there, that was for sure! He wondered if the Pichu Brigade had gotten to her yet. He couldn't help but snicker at that thought. They'd been little pranksters since they had arrived there. He was sure that they had something special planned just for Izumi.
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Feb 25, 2015 5:00:41 GMT -5
“Hey! Watch the hair,” she initially yelped out as she was pulled in really close for another hair-mussing session; otherwise known as a noogie. “Geez, you and your hair-destroying hands… let me get back at you!” she muttered, quickly ramming the sandwich into her mouth and then reaching up as far as her hands would go; before proceeding to… brutalize her companion’s hair with not just one, but both hands! The kicker here was that she hadn’t cleaned off the crumbs that were stuck to her fingers, so… good luck getting the sandwich bits out of the hair, Josh! “You better tell me now, do you have any Pokémon that are known to be rambunctious and rowdy?” she began after finally consuming and digesting the sandwich; somewhat foreshadowing something that would eventually happen in the future.
While all this was happening, majority of the workers (both human and Pokémon) were getting back to work; having eaten their fill and getting a sudden burst of energy due to all the food that had been brought out for them to consume. “Heh, look at that… guess it’s time for us to get back to work and finish up what we can for the second day, hm?” she remarked in his direction; before giving him one last noogie in retaliation before scampering back towards where her Gardevoir and Braviary were now getting back into gear; levitating cement and transporting some of the heavier beams to the upper levels of the skeleton of the house that they were working so hard on to finish.
She could literally see and ‘feel’ the enthusiasm of the workers in the air; quickly hammering, pounding and getting all the wiring and plumbing done—she knew that they’d still be around for a few more weeks; until the last roof tiles had been laid out and the entire house was finished.
WORDS 312 TAGSJosh Dragomir NOTESWhat Pichu brigade? THAT Pichu brigade?!
Post by Josh Dragomir on Feb 26, 2015 8:45:35 GMT -5
"Oh now you've done it!" He would respond with a laugh as she would mess up the Thor'eal hair, getting crumbs in them and all. He would shove a sandwich in his mouth before wiping the breadcrumbs from his head, and then promptly wrapping his arms around Izumi and using his arms to pin her elbows down, keeping her in a tight lock before he would start messing with her hair purposely with a chuckle. It was obvious he was planning to make her look like she'd just had a serious bad hair day, plus full of crumbs. Or having serious sex hair. That possibility too.
Finally, it seemed that it was time for them to get back to work. Josh would nod,releasing Izumi with a smirk before plopping another sandwich into his mouth and heading back to the construction site as his own Pokemon would get to work too. They had a second floor to work on!
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Feb 27, 2015 5:51:55 GMT -5
Knowing that the little escapade was something she wouldn’t be able to escape from lightly, she caught sight of a flurry of movement coming from Josh’s direction—watching as he then crammed a sandwich into his mouth before proceeding to pull her into a full-out noogie, complete with hair-rumpling and messing! Several surprised shrieks of laughter came from the raven-haired girl as she then attempted to sway away the attack of the Tho’real commercial model as he did a number with her hair! Several moments later, she then managed to untangle herself from his grip; her hair now a regal mess in itself. “Oh, now you’ve truly done it,” she said, cracking a grin in his direction before squaring her shoulders and preparing herself to tackle him to the grass and mess up his already-wild hair when she heard…snickering.
She couldn’t guess where the sniggering was coming from; but as she looked around—she saw that some of Josh’s own Pokémon were looking at the little scene and laughing in their own Pokémon language; while her Gardevoir and Braviary gave each other knowing looks before getting back to work. “Come on, let’s get back to work,” the raven-haired girl commented sometime later, finally cracking her knuckles before joining the hustle and bustle of the madness that was the house construction! The remainder of the day was spent tossing the frame of the second floor together; extensive wiring and plumbing also happened as the shape began to fill out considerably. At the end of the day, over half of the second floor was ‘finished’, so to speak—it was mostly the exterior that had gotten the focus of the work; the interior was going to be another day entirely…
WORDS 288 TAGSJosh Dragomir NOTESDay 2 shenanigans ends here. Day 3 start for you?
Post by Josh Dragomir on Mar 3, 2015 2:33:56 GMT -5
Day 3. This time, Izumi would find that Josh wasn't awake whenever she would wake up. It seemed that the two days of getting up early and spending the entire day working on the house had finally come back to haunt the blonde haired Pokemon Trainer and actor to be. If Izumi were to peek outside, she would note some Pokemon doing a bit of finishing up from the day before, but not any serious work being done, as many of the others had decided to rest for now as well, least until their Trainers decided to show up.
Josh meanwhile, was emitting a loud snoring sound from the guest room he was sleeping in, with Lightning sleeping at the foot of his bed. The blonde was obviously completely conked out, and it was unknown on if he would be waking up anytime soon. I wouldn't count on it...
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Mar 4, 2015 6:39:50 GMT -5
Unlike the six-foot two blondie, the five foot six and a half raven-haired girl was up at the crack of dawn. What was it with her waking up so early in the day and not giving two shits about the cold spring morning? She’d noticed that while they were working through the last days of winter, the cold was still there—but now that spring was officially on them, she could only sigh contentedly as she made her way up from the sleeping bag on the floor—why she’d insisted on Josh taking the sofa was anyone’s guess, to be honest—but she loved sleeping on the floor anyways.
As she cast a look outside the window of the guest room they were temporarily using, she saw that several of the early risers amongst Josh’s horde of Pokémon were doing some last-minute ditch work, an attempt to finish up what they’d forgotten to get to the day before. “Heh, early risers… but they’re more on panicking and cramming…” she remarked with a devious grin on her face as she then silently made her way to the kitchen, which wasn’t too far away. They’d temporarily holed up in Serena’s lab/house setup for the meantime, and she had complete reign of the kitchen at this early point in the day. “Time to cook some breakfast…” she said to herself, flexing her arms and cracking her knuckles as she reached for the apron and closed the kitchen door with a silent snap.
It took a while, but eventually she’d managed to cook up pancakes from scratch, along with freshly-sliced fruits and sidings of scrambled eggs, bacon, and toasted bread on the side. She knew that it was basically overkill; but for the blonde who was still conked out from all the work, she knew that he’d appreciate the breakfast she’d made for him. Her own breakfast meal was still in the works—as she was still cooking the rice—but she’d eventually get to fixing up her bowl of early-morning katsudon nonetheless.
Thank Serena for stocking the fridge so much… I don’t have to worry about running out of supplies, she thought with a grin as she then carted a tray loaded with the aforementioned breakfast back to the room where her future roommate was still out like a light. “Hey, sleepyhead, rise and shine,” she began, setting the tray of delicious-smelling food down near the door—just in case he’d thrash around and kick it off the bed. Who knew what he was capable of while he was asleep?!
WORDS 427 TAGSJosh Dragomir NOTESSawing logs, eh? Day 3 shenanigans commence!
Post by Josh Dragomir on Mar 5, 2015 3:14:15 GMT -5
"Zzzzzz...."
The blonde lay sprawled out on his bed, snoring loudly as he was just plain conked out. He still had his clothes on from yesterday, minus a shirt, AKA he was sleeping without his shirt on. It seemed he had just managed to get his shirt off before collapsing in bed and conking out right then and there. His Pikachu, Lightning, with his little blue bandana, or scarf, or whatever, on and all, lay nearby, sleeping soundly. Well, except the fact the Pikachu was also snoring, but more softly, like... Piii-chaaaaaaa, snoring. Even the Pikachu was exhausted, it seemed. And it seemed they were heavy sleepers too. Especially when absolutely exhausted after a long day of hard work on the house. Somehow, even the smell of bacon, one of Josh (And Lightning's)'s favourite foods, didn't wake them. Uh oh. Looks like they were both out like a light. Of course, once they woke, it'd be evident they'd dive into this crazy breakfast. They'd need it after all, to prepare for another day of work.
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Mar 6, 2015 6:39:29 GMT -5
Izumi could only sigh at the sight of the sleeping blonde (and the Pikachu); because who knew that the previous day of hard work would finally catch up to them and make them sleep like big, fat Snorlaxes? “Oy… if you guys don’t get up, the food’s going to get cold…” she muttered, wondering if it was going to be a good idea to drench him with ice-cold water—or even Icy Wind, for that matter—to see if he was going to wake up. But then again, if I do that he’ll kill me for getting his bed and all that stuff wet. So… how the hell am I going to wake him up? Tickling his feet didn’t work the last time I tried that, so what do I do? She mused to herself, pacing back and forth, trying to think up of a plan so that he would ‘rise and shine’!
Several minutes later she cracked on an idea; and she slipped out of the room as quietly as she could, before heading back to the kitchen…and then getting to cooking up her own breakfast. Approximately half an hour later, she climbed the stairs again, this time carrying a second tray—along with one of the empty pots and something that she was going to use in order to strike the metallic surface like a pair of drums! She was snickering to herself as she then slipped back into his room, and set her tray of food down on the same table where his breakfast was waiting; before closing the door with a silent snap. Now that they were alone again, she then picked up the pot, before plugging her ears with some ear plugs she’d thought of searching for while she was stewing the meat for her breakfast.
Once she’d popped the ear plugs into her ears, she then raised the empty pot and the ladle, before quickly, loudly clanging the two metal utensils against each other! She didn’t know how loud the noise was going to be, but she kept on clanging, and clanging, and clanging until her arms were sore. Now, if the noise doesn’t wake them up, I don’t know what will… she thought with a smirk on her face as the loud, reverberating sound echoed throughout the room!
WORDS 385 TAGSJosh Dragomir NOTESThe food's getting cold...
Post by Josh Dragomir on Mar 6, 2015 15:15:20 GMT -5
Of course, Izumi had underestimated her companion. While she was too busy banging pots and pans together, she might not have noticed that the food was gone! Someone had eaten it while she was downstairs making her own breakfast. But the bed seemed to still have something under the covers, a figure, likely Josh, buried in it. The noise didn't seem to wake him up though. The noise continued to reverberate through the room, but Josh still didn't budge under the covers. The answer came when something would come up behind Izumi and....
"GAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Someone would suddenly yell into her ears as Josh would grab her waist from behind. Lightning was sitting on his shoulder as well. It was a ruse! It seemed that while Izumi had gone to make her breakfast, Josh had woken up, they had eaten the food and then had hidden somewhere in order to scare Izumi when she inevitably came upstairs to wake them up again. Josh laughed a bit as he backed away to avoid any sort of attack Izumi might throw. "Good morning, Zuzu~" He would tease, looking at her with a cheeky grin. "Pika Pika!" Lightning would chirp, waving, looking just as amused as his Trainer did.
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Mar 8, 2015 7:30:06 GMT -5
She’d gotten so swept up with ringing the pots and pans she didn’t hear the screech that he’d directly shouted into her ear; it was due to the ear plugs that she’d placed on before commencing with the heinous act of making some noise in order to wake the deep sleeper up. Of course, the only time that she’d registered that he’d surprised her was when he’d grabbed her by the waist and hugged her from behind! Her ears automatically went into the criminally red territory of blushing; while she then accidentally let the pot fly; watching as it fell from her hands and landed with what she presumed was a loud crashing noise on the floor.
Izumi then turned around in order to be able to smack the devious little field with the ladle, before pulling out the ear plugs and pocketing them as best as she could manage. “Ooh, you’re going to pay for that!” she began, quickly aiming a bonk for his forehead with the ladle as she then tried to wiggle out of his grip! “Geez, you tried to scare me with a shout. Well, sorry to say only your sneak grabbing worked. I plugged my ears before you… did you scream in my ear? Sorry I didn’t catch that,” she retorted, before finally aiming another clout on his head with the ladle and then finally settling down to grab her own bowl of breakfast before tossing the ladle aside and eating her own breakfast while shooting him a dirty look all the same.
Post by Josh Dragomir on Mar 8, 2015 20:04:56 GMT -5
With reflexes you would expect from someone who spent s long fighting just to survive, fighting for his life... Josh would quickly sidestep the first ladel, without taking his arms off of Izumi. He would grin cheekily, just loving getting a rise out of her after she had decided to try and pull that bouffolant shit on him. "Hey, you so deserved it after what you tried to do, Zu!" He would tease as he would quickly dodge another ladle blow. Lightning tried to pull the ladle away from her to stop her from attacking again as Josh would dodge the blow going for his head, before deciding to counterattack with a... Rather hard smack right on her rear end, hard enough to leave a sharping red mark on the skin of her behind.
And with that, he would let go and back up so she couldn't hit him again, letting her eat as he would go and head to the other room to get himself dressed for another day of work.
Post by Izumi Yamamura on Mar 9, 2015 8:29:52 GMT -5
“You snuck up on me and just grabbed my waist. You’re like a stalker, only with shampoo-commercial worthy hair,” she retorted initially, a bit annoyed as he’d managed to dodge each and every single attempt she’d tried to clout or otherwise whack Josh across the head. She was about to try again when she felt a rather hard slap on her backside, and she yelped for a few moments before attempting to grab his neck in a headlock hold!
“Ouch, man! That hurt. A bit,” she muttered, deciding to save the headlock grab for later; since she was just pretty much hungry and wanted to eat at that point in time. She then felt the sting from her derriere as she then sat down on the edge of his bed and began to eat her way through her bowl of breakfast with a pair of metal chopsticks.
“You crazy ass, that really hurt,” she remarked, still feeling the sting some ten minutes later, once she’d managed to put away the food and had gathered up the empty dishes and piled them on the tray that she was going to take back down to the kitchen. “Well, this one’s for you,” she remarked once she’d tossed her bowl and his dishes on the aforementioned tray—she then made a flying leap to where he stood and attempted to grab him in a headlock, before trying to wrestle him to the floor!
This was going to hurt quite a bit—if it connected. Otherwise, she still proceeded with her plan, because who knew that she wanted to get a bit…physical with her show of affections so early in the morning?!