foolishwren | 044. [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

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044. [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

_{[Like so many transmissions today, this one opens up with the camera aimed straight up at the velvety-gray sky, with dry little flakes of snow drifting down. It also cuts in about halfway through a sentence--]}

--ime to get some winter gear... Hey, network. Please enjoy five minutes of my dog being a spaz.

_{[It swivels down to focus on the plaza-- looks like Heather's walking back to the hotel from work and is finally getting a chance to enjoy the flurries (though she's c-c-c-cold. The whole sleeveless routine won't work for too much longer...). The flagstones are dusted with snow, and-- ... as promised, Cujo is being a spaz.]}

[The orange-colored pup is lying on his side in the snow and just sort of... wriggling in place, snorfling around in the MAGICAL WHITE STUFF THAT IS FALLING FROM THE SKY. After a few seconds or two he suddenly surges upright, butt in the air and ears standing straight up. He stares, glassy-eyed, at the camera for a few seconds, and then lets out an explosive snort and goes tearing off in a random direction.]

['Zilla the toddler Totodile appears on the screen then, slipping and sliding after him through the snow at a laughably slower pace-- changing direction a few times as Cujo goes rocketing past in the opposite direction. Eventually he gives up and comes waddling back to Heather with a frustrated gargle. She laughs.]

Maybe when you get longer legs, buddy-- hey, let's see how Arty likes the snow. Ya like the snow, Arty?

_{[The camera turns and shows... well, this.]}

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....

.... I think she likes it.

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Yeah, definitely! I've only ever eaten at the café and the takeout stuff Rise brings me.

[it's fantastic being out of the center for once-- he had to pretty much beg on hands and knees to be let out tonight as it is, and he is going to enjoy his night in the city and in the snow as much as possible, gosh darnit. Sora runs a hand through his hair and clumps the snow in his fist curiously-- his hair is like a snow bank, it seems.]

You're staying at the inn, right? Is it nice there?

[he'll be a bit slow-going when they start walking, but that doesn't stop Sora from being a bundle of enthusiasm. Puddles meanwhile is waaaay off ahead of them somewhere OMG I'M SO GONNA WIN THIS RACE NOT EVEN SLIPPERY ROADS ARE GONNA STOP ME-- GIVE UP NOW, FUZZY SHORT THING.]

That's it? Aw, dude, you're missin' out.

We can go to one of the classy places. _{[She wasn't gonna let Sora pay for EVERYTHING, though-- she had plenty of money, after all.]}

And yeah, it's... more like a big fancy hotel than an inn. It's pretty swanky.

_{[She starts off, keeping pace with him-- she's in no rush (although it is COLD).]

[Meanwhile, Cujo and Puddles just... race off to lands unknown.]}

All right! Is it expensive to stay there? I'm busting out of that other place soon.

[and he jabs a thumb over his shoulder in the direction of the pokécenter, and walking as fast as he's able. Sora's going to fight tooth and nail to make sure he pays for everything, by the way-- c'mon, Heather, you wouldn't wrassle him for it! would you?]

I think it's kinda pricey, but as long as you're keeping a steady job, it's really nothing.

_{[If you tried to stay in it WITHOUT one, you might be in trouble. But Heather's been working at the department store since the moment she stepped into Goldenrod, so she's been raking in the cash pretty well. As much as the job has its sucky aspects, it's nice to actually be providing for herself again instead of mooching off of everybody else.]

[She grins.]}

I love how you make that place sound like a prison.

But I get ya. I hate being trapped in hospitals, too.

_{[And yes. Yes she would. Do you really wanna tempt her, Sora? She's bigger than you. And she's not afraid to noogie.]}

It is a prison! And the nurses are scary.

[Sora's been pretty much mooching off the system ever since he arrived in Goldenrod, but he does have some spending money. though, as soon as he's not bumbling along like a little old man the first thing he'll do is get a job. he's got Christmas presents to buy, after all! and, he may be up to wrassling when his ribs are better-- this time, when Heather tries to help pay, he'll just pout at her forever.]

_{[She shudders a little, and not from the cold.]}

You're tellin' me. I sure hope I never wind up in there... _{[She totally would.]

[CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Heather still needs to do her shopping! Luckily, she's already got some ideas for everybody-- stocking shelves all day and looking at the same items over and over gets you thinking about who'd like what.]

[WRASSLING IT IS, THEN. Once he's all better, anyway.]

[When they arrive at the foot of the (INCREDIBLY TALL, WHOA) hotel, Heather turns to Sora as she pulls open one of the big glass doors to the lobby.]}

You can wait down here, I just gotta get changed. I'll be back in a jiffy.

[Sora nearly fell over trying to stare up at the top of the inn, sort of like how he did with the radio tower earlier-- but he nods once they're both inside.]

All right! Take your time. [he'll just be... attempting to sneak as many candies as possible from a bowl on the check-in counter. the receptionist will probably look pretty exasperated with him by the time Heather gets back.]

_{[She goes dashing away for the elevator! ... And when she comes back, dressed in her usual get-up (NO SLEEVES AUGH HEATHER WHAT ARE YOU THINKING)... yeah, the receptionist looks PISSED.]

[Heather eyes Sora, then the candybowl. ... And then gives him a surreptitious thumbs-up when the receptionist isn't looking.]}

Ready to go?

[he's chomping away on a piece of chocolate when she gets back-- Sora turns with a wave, and--]

Yup! I-- Heather, you're going to freeze!

I'm too hardcore to be cold!

_{[... She was gonna regret this. But she'd have to suck it up. The truth was just that she didn't OWN anything with sleeves-- not since she gave Rise's jacket back.]}

What kind of food do you want? I'm not picky.

_{[No matter how shocked Sora looks, she's already leading the way to the door.]}

[there's a light and airy fwump from behind her-- Sora's taken off his jacket and plopped it right on Heather's shoulders. it's on the small side considering he is pretty tiny, but don't even think about giving it back until they've eaten. Sora jams his hands in his pockets casually.]

Mmm... Something big and hearty. I'm starving!

--!! Wh-- ... _{[She looks at the coat. Then looks at him and puts her hands on her hips.]} Sora. If you catch a cold, you'll be stuck in the Center even longer.

_{[She does step outside, though, but she's giving him that DISAPPROVING GROWNUP GLARE.]}

Hm... I think there's a restaurant a few blocks from here that has Italian-ish stuff-- ... er. _{[He might not know what that is, so she quickly amends.]} Pasta and pizza and stuff like that, with huge portions. Wanna go there?

I'm too hardcore to get a cold!

[oh yeah, he's on to her-- besides, he's more likely to pick up a cold or some other virus cooped up in the pokécenter than he is out in the snow. he grins, though, following her out the door.]

A big bowl of spaghetti sounds perfect. Let's go!

_{[OKAY, OKAY, she can recognize her own logic being used back at her. She rolls her eyes a little and raises her hands.]}

Okay, but if you start coughing all over the nurses and they get mad, don't blame me!

Anyway, restaurant's this way.

_{[She jerks her thumb down the street and starts walking. A big bowl of spaghetti sounded pretty good to her, too.]}

I'll be sure to aim for the scarier nurses if it comes to that, then.

[he'll follow along then, keeping up a steady pace with her. lord, who knows where Puddles and Cujo ran off to... hopefully they're still running up and down the street like madmen.]

Aim for that one really big guy. He freaks me out. _{[Of course, nurses kind of freaked Heather out in general, but... just.... <8( Dude.]

[Heather is faithful that Cujo will eventually find his way back-- Goldenrod is a pretty safe city, all things considered, so she's not too worried. If he gets too lost, she can always send Arty out to find him. ... Or Claudy. Arty would just plop in the snow and hate the world.]

[The restaurant is pretty big-- Goldenrod is just FULL of fancy places like this. Much better than the tiny joints around Violet.]

[Heather holds the door for Sora to go in first, since he's the coatless one.]}

After you, shorty.

... Him? I don't think it's possible for him to get infected with anything-- I mean, he's like five times the size I am!

[famous last words, Sora-- but he's just staring around the restaurant in awe. not even the little eateries in Traverse Town were this gigantic and fancy. he's also pretty sure there's more people in here than there are on Destiny Islands in its entirety.]

Whoa...

_{[She thinks back to that dream... and just shudders.]

[... But then smiles when she notices Sora's reaction.]}

Pretty swanky, huh?

S'probably a little expensive, but... hey. First snow's a reason for celebration.

_{[AND she's got more than enough money to pay their way. Hint hint, nudge nudge.]}

Nothing wrong with going all out once in a while. So get whatever you want, okay?

[it smells like garlic and pasta and delicious in here-- Sora takes in a deeeeeeep breath, and... o-ow.]

Same goes to you.

_{[She ruffles his hair a little bit to get the snow off of it as a waiter comes over to seat them. He gives them a bit of a dubious look on account of their lack of fancy dress, but... bah! Those weird Otherworlders. >8/]}

[clearly they're too hardcore for proper dress-- though, Sora would probably look pretty dashing in a suit. maybe some other time.]

[once they're seated, Sora looks around, still in awe, then relaxes in his chair-- and then he is surprised to experience another basic Italian restaurant tradition:]

Wait, the loaf of bread is seriously for free?

_{[He WOULD look pretty good in a suit. Maybe if someone eventually got married here in Johto or something.]

[Heather grins impishly at him. It's fun watching his reactions.]}

You haven't been to many restaurants, have ya?

Nothing like this, anyway! There are a bunch of nice restaurants back home, but they're all seafood.

[he's still looking at that loaf of bread in the basket like he's still unsure about it being free. bread and pasta are a lot harder to get a hold of when you live on a tiny tropical island compared to other places, so it's somewhat of a luxury for him.]

Heh, there's a lot of seafood where I come from, too.

C'mon, have some of the bread! It's not gonna bitecha.

[... he'll just tear that loaf in half and go to town, then. holy cow not even the sandwiches he'd been indulging in since arriving in Johto compare.]

Oh! Um... Maine, right? With the weirdos.

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