gracefall | 002 ✭ video | action for violet city

Question! [ Xiaoqiao is sitting next to an inflatable kiddie pool (it's wailmer shaped, with fins and everything, pink wailmer. she paid extra for the pink) while a few of her pokemon are training not too far from her. Shishi, her Lucario, darts on and off of the video as he dodges fire attacks.

...some of those Embers come pretty close to Xiaoqiao but she either doesn't notice or doesn't care. ]

So...is this normal? [ totally ignoring the kids behind her and instead fishes Xiao'yu out of the kiddie pool to show her to the camera. Xiaoqiao points at a few spots on the Feebas that seems to be...shining a bit? Xiao'yu is just very faintly glittering. it's so subtle it could just be water but she's been staring at it for days and knows it's not. ]

I thought she got something stuck on her or something, but it doesn't come off when I wash it.

[ ...how do you wash a fish? Xiao'yu seems to roll her eyes at the reminder of that particular event. ] Is she becoming discoloured? I hope she's not getting sick...but she still has plenty of energy.

[ she sighs, and she's about to put Xiao'yu back in the water just as a stray Ember attack is tumbling dangerously close. ]

You guys need to be more careful. [ oh, so she is aware of them. she could just step aside, instead she decides to flip the kiddie pool and at her two pokemon. Shishi is drenched, looks like Flaming Rabbit got out of the way though. ]

You should have dodged that! [ she spares a moment to turn off the gear (she remembered!) but it's back to training for everyone. except Xiao'yu, she can just lounge peacefully in the pool again once Xiaoqiao fills it up again. ]

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Oh please, a little burn wouldn't kill you. [ she'd know, she's set more than a few things on fire in her time. usually when there were still people inside. of course, it wouldn't kill Puu either but it would ruin his lovely plumage. Xiaoqiao appreciates the plumage more than Yusuke's face. she smiles happily and reaches to pet Puu gently. ]

Besides, you're perfectly fine! Stop complaining like a child!

[ oh Yusuke, you ass... just for that she's going to kick him in the shin. ]

Hey! Xiao'yu's in there! [ she peers into the pool to check on the feebas. ]

Anyways, I need that for when we travel. There's not always going to be a lake or river or pond around. [ is there? ]

...we are going to travel, right? I don't know how much longer I can hang around here. I think I've seen every pokemon in this area and I got the badge and there's nothing left to do! [ all of that is said without taking a breath, it comes out in a quick tumble. ]

["Stop complaining like a child", she says. He'll see how much she complains when one of his Pokemon flings fireballs at her. Scowling, Yusuke opens his mouth to say something rude, but just as he's about to do so, Xiaoqiao's foot connects soundly with his shin, and all the words that had formed on his tongue suddenly disintegrate into a strangled noise, which ends up sounding a little like...]

--fffffuuugh!

[Whoa, dude! Watch your mouth. Seemingly overcome by the sudden critical hit to the leg, Yusuke topples sideways onto the ground, where he spends the duration of the minute that follows sitting there rubbing his shin and fuming up a storm. Fuuuck, that hurt! What the hell is her deal!? His teeth are grinding too hard for him to speak at first, but when he finally manages, his voice is loud and belligerent, so much so that some of the lingering onlookers shift nervously and decide to leave. Yeah, you better run.]

Hey, don't act like I'm the one that held us up! You're the one who wanted to go for that stupid badge!

[And then he kicks out at her, scuffing the side of her thigh with his shoe. Puu lets out a protesting noise and gives Yusuke a reproachful look. Don't hit her, Yusuke!!]

[ she just watches while he rolls around for a while. so dramatic, Yusuke. it's not like she broke anything, it won't even swell much probably. ]

You're making a scene. [ ...okay, so maybe she really shouldn't be the one to comment on that. ]

Hey! [ ow, that hurt! but she has her (weird) sense of dignity so she's not going to scream about that. no, she's just going to make a slightly unflattering face and dust off her skirt. ]

I could have gotten the badge any time I wanted! [ not quite but she waited longer than she strictly had to. ]

You're the one that's still sulking about this place rather than doing anything! Do you know how boring it is to watch you?

Well, maybe if there were things to do, other than train up a team of dumb animals, I'd be doing things! Seriously, why the hell is it that there's literally nothing here that doesn't have anything to do with Pokemon?

[>:( GLARING. So much glaring. Logically, Yusuke knows that it isn't actually Xiaoqiao's fault that this place is the way it is, but... well, whatever. HE'S GONNA WHINGE IN HER GENERAL DIRECTION ANYWAY.]

It's not like I like that about this place either! [ she really doesn't. there's nothing here that even vaguely reminds her of her own home but trying to do something, anything, here is the only way to keep herself relatively sane. ]

So it's better to do nothing? I'd rather do everything I can here so that I don't become useless in this place!

002 ✭ video | action for violet city

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