045. [Accidental video/Action for Goldenrod] (forward-dated to Saturday morning)

[foolishwren]

_{[Given the work week, Heather has not had a chance to really enjoy the snow that much. Whether the Pokemon world celebrates Christmas the same way most 'normal' ones do is up for debate, but one thing is clear: holiday shopping is universal. The Department Store has been going absolutely insane with gaudy decorations and increasingly-frenzied customers buying up everything in sight. Between the exhaustion and the ever-earlier setting of the sun, Heather's been spent by the time she gets off of work.]}

[Friday night was spent mostly-asleep under a pile of blankets and obscenely fluffy winter-coated Pokemon (Arty and Cujo both seemed to have doubled in volume in the past few weeks), and when the gray winter morning light crept in through the snow-lined window, it fell largely upon the same scene. SOMEWHERE under there, there was a human being. ... Or maybe they had just eaten Heather and the tuft of scruffy blond hair and the single disembodied foot sticking out from between blanket and Cujo's tawny belly were in fact the only pieces left of her. Who could tell?]

... MREEP

_{[The alarm on the PokeGear (which was ... poking out of the blankets somewhere, giving a glorious view of the hopeless chaos that was Heather's bed. Of COURSE the alarm function had randomly turned on the video feed, too-- alarms always did dumb shit like that without being told to) had turned on, and-- oh, look at that. A scrawny, pale arm had emerged from somewhere amid the dogpile (literally) and was now groping around in search of the 'Gear. Looked like Heather was alive under there after all.]}

Hmghghh... where're you, dumb ... dumb thing.

MREEP MREEP MREEP

_{[Her hand encountered the roly-poly form of a sleeping Totodile and shoved him to the side unceremoniously before finally getting to the actual 'Gear.]}

Ugh, there you are... _{[Sitting up and making Cujo slide off the bed with an elegant thump, Heather stared blearily at the 'Gear and shut off the alarm. Ugh what time was i-- ... OH HEY IT WAS SATURDAY. FUCK YEAH, SNOW TIME.]}

[The 'Gear was dropped briefly onto the bed once more and the sleepy Pokemon came awake with various stretches and growls as their Trainer hopped around, one-handedly tugging on her (un-eaten) boots and a fresh-from-the-department-store new coat-- yeah, it was finally too cold for her to continue going sleeveless.]

--C'mon, Cooj!

_{[The Growlithe struggled out of the blankets he had wrapped himself in with an excited woof and Heather grabbed up the 'Gear again, turning the radio on as she headed for the door, one mitten in her mouth.]}

Ghotta getd'guys...

_{[Stamping one foot a little harder than the other to get her heel more firmly down into position, Heather clomped over to the door to Liquid and Otacon's room and raised her fist to knock obnoxiously as usua--- .... oh.]}

[Oh yeah.]

[Deflating, she lowered her fist sheepishly. There were already new people in that room and she'd just come preeeetty close to waking them up at like nine in the morning. Aawwwkward.]

--And the weather's just getting colder, citizens of Johto, so us here at the weather department would like to advise you all to stay bundled up indoors instead of trying to go out today! _{[--buzzed the weatherman's voice over the 'Gear's radio. Frowning down at the screen, Heather sank back to lean against the hallway's wall and heaved a big sigh.]}


.... Hnm. Maybe we should just...

_{[She trailed off there to look down at Cujo, who was staring adoringly up to her and wagging his entire body more than he was actually wagging his tail. WALK?? WALK? WALK?! OHPLEASE? circle?]}


.... Ugh, you know what?

Screw the cold. _{[... And screw the absence of Otacon and Liquid. Snake had said their being gone was no reason why they couldn't have a good time back here in Goldenrod, right?]}

[Jutting her chin out stubbornly, Heather pulled on her hat.]

_{[ooc: ACTION FOR THOSE IN GOLDENROD. Feel free to encounter Heather out in the snow if your character is hardcore enough to be trying to be out there on a day like this. Or feel free to try and stop her. EITHER OR.]}

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[video] assuming his last post was made fridaaay afternoon!

[bakaitoukid]

[GUESS WHO ELSE IS BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, especially now the soreness of the bruises he accrued from ice skating is gone. Although the snow piles kind of come up to his waist. He left his Pokemon back at the inn too since he didn't want them to be exposed to the elements while trudging around in nearly four feet of white powdery stuff.

BUT YEAH, HARDCORE SNOW PEOPLE]

Geez, you couldn't turn your alarm to something more pleasant?

[video] TOTES JUST TAGGED THAT LIKE A BOSS AWW YEAAAHH s-so much to catch up on

[foolishwren]

<sub>[THIS IS BECAUSE KAITO IS HARDCORE LIKE SHE IS. THEY CAN STICK IT TO MOTHER NATURE TOGETHER.]

[Heather actually startles a little before holding the 'Gear up to look at the screen. She hadn't realized the video feed was on!]</sub>

Wh-- oh. WELL.

If it was more pleasant, I'd just sleep straight through it and be late to work every day.

And then my supervisor would consume my soul.

[ACTIOOON]

[cheapblusuits.livejournal.com]

[Hey, Heather, if you're going to be barrelling out of the hotel, you might want to take a moment or two to look around the lobby...you might just happen to see one elusive little lawyer trying to make it back up to his room without being spotted.]

[ACTIOOON]

[foolishwren]

_{[Silly lawyer. Don't you know that Heather has a built-in DETECT THE WEAK radar? As she comes through the lobby with Cujo bounding behind her, her keenly-trained senses hone in on the poor wee lawman.]}

YOU.

_{[DRAMATIC POINT!]}

[action] AHAHA ARTY'S FACE. /also why me you we need to sleep mahn

[miniworth]

[EITHER OR encounter a ten year on his treck to work. Yes, Heather, he's working on Saturdays because Pokémon keep getting colds and frostbites. He -- assuming that they're staying in the same hotel according to Nick? -- Pess and Pip come bounding down the staircase after running down the stairs from the sixth floor (Jesus Christ Miles elevators exist), all six inches of the puppy wrapped in the ends of Edgeworth's scarf--


---and they almost topple over Cujo.]

[action] SHE IS BURSTING WITH POSITIVE ENERGY and sleep is for the weak, it's a Friday sghdgskll

[foolishwren]

<sub>[YIKES.]

[Cujo lets out a loud (but more startled than hurt) yelp as the boy and his Pokemon almost run him over-- at least he's soft and squishy like a cushion, though-- fat little thing that he is.]

[Heather looks over her shoulder, abruptly stopping in her tracks.]</sub>

Wh-- Edgeworth?

[video]

[foolishwren]

I laugh in the face of weather.

[video]

[quickattackjack]

_{[Have the best frowny face in the history of ever glaring at you out from under maybe two blankets. Though Jack isn't walking-into-walls sick, he still can't breathe through his nose and has been instructed to stay in bed by...pretty much everyone ever.]}

Ghhhhzzzzzsnkkkkghh

_{[This is some SERIOUS pouting. >8c!!! WHY CANT HE PLAY IN THE SNOW? WHY?]}

[video]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[At first Heather boggles at the screen for a second, trying to figure out if that's Jack or an angry wolverine.]

[Then-- .... is she sticking her tongue out and pulling one lower eyelid down at him?]

[... yes. Yes she is.]</sub>

[Video]

[hintcoinplz.livejournal.com]

[Hey guess who just made it out of Ice Path! Unfortunately this also means that he and Flora have to trek through this weather in order to reach the next town. Exciting times.]

Heading out in this weather?

[Video]

[foolishwren]

Totally. This is the first chance I've had all week to play in the snow, I don't care what the weather men say--- ... _{[And then she realizes too late that Luke is not the best person she should be saying this to.]} ... Nnnnoooot that I recommend ignoring the weathermen.

Hey, where're you and Flora? Are you on your way okay?

[video]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

... Heather.

[ someone is nice and warm and THINKING YOU'RE CRAZY. ]

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[UH OH. TROUBLE WAS ON THE HORIZON. Cue the innocent tone.]}

What?

[action]

[combat_butler]

*Somebody is standing out in the lobby of the inn/hotel/whatever you wish to call it this morning! Why is he doing this? Well. He was going to go out training but good god he can barely see across the street with all that snow coming down. It doesn't help there is a huge Arcanine sitting next him, letting out a small huff of displeasure at the sight as well. Snow is fun, but that much is just annoying.*

... so much for the early morning training.

[action]

[foolishwren]

_{[... And it would be about this time that a certain scruffy blond girl (... not... that you can really even tell under that jacket) comes prancing on past with her MUCH SMALLER orangedog.]}

C'MON, COOJ, how about some early morning training?!

_{[It should be noted that Hayate and his Arcanine are probably a lot more intelligent than Heather and her Growlithe are.]}

[Video]

[mineisanevillol.livejournal.com]

Kyahahaha, kick that snow's ass!

[She's played in the snow all day, other then being really cold it doesn't seem to faze her much.]

[Video]

[foolishwren]

I plan on it!

_{[THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE THE SNOW SUCH AN ASS-KICKING, IT WOULD FORGET THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE AN ASS IN THE FIRST PLACE.]}

IT'S THE ONLY SNOW-Y ICON I HAVE OF SNAKE

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

[ Snake's gotten bundled enough for the cold... Hell, he'd survived in Alaska, though mostly the nanomachines in his blood helped that, he imagined they'd have a similar effect here.



Assuming they even worked here.


Oh well. His mustache was frozen as he stood outside the building, shivering a bit in his jacket. Damn smoking laws. Hearing someone burst forward from the door, Snake turned his head to see Heather. What was she even doing outside. ]

Kid.

SHADOW MOSES FOOK YEAH

[foolishwren]

<sub>[What was she doing outside? WHAT WAS SHE DOING OUTSIDE? Things of incredible importance, that's what!]

[But at the sound of the croaky voice to her side, she skids to a halt, boots crunching and squeaking on the fresh snow. Cujo, meanwhile, goes bounding right past her, barking up a storm and trying to bite the falling snow.]</sub>

Hey Dave!

Awesome weather, huh?!

_{[... at least she's wearing sleeves now, right?]}

[action]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

[And who is already pacing around in the hallway, drinking his warm morning tea? Why, it's friendly old John Doe. Heather might just notice he's looking a little under the weather today. As for him... he's just noticed someone he has been wanting to meet for a while.]

Oh, Ms. Mason.

[action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[WOULD Y'LOOK AT THAT!]

[Out of sheer curiosity, Heather slows down when she spots him (although of course Cujo barrels ahead of her and smacks into the stairway door.]</sub>

Oh! Hey, uh-- Mr. Doe!

Didn't realize you were in Goldenrod, too!

[video] ahaha oh my god arty

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

Good morning~!

[A few things are universal truths. The sky is blue, grass is green, gravity keeps your ass on the ground--and Otacon will always do his best to be obscenely cheerful.]

[video] she loves the world

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather goes skidding to a halt at that voice-- guiltily. Uh oh-- dude, was that all broadcast on video? She hopes not. When she draws out the 'Gear and looks down at the screen, her voice has a note of melancholy in it, but it's mostly being forced cheerful.]}

Hey!

How goes the travel?

[Voice]

[captain-pantsu.livejournal.com]

[Aww, you made him laugh. Not that this is really awww-worthy, but it sure brightened Eikichi's mood.]

[Voice]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[HEATHER BELIEVES IN STICKIN' IT TO MOTHER NATURE-- whoa hey wait, what. No sooner than she sticks the 'Gear into her pocket, it starts laughing! What is with that.]

[Drawing it back out, Heather raises a brow at it dubiously.]</sub>

Uh... eheh heh.... hello?

[video]

[itsthebutz.livejournal.com]

Show that snow who's boss, Heather!! ... For me.

[Larry's been stuck in the Azalea PokéCenter since his little accident with Onix. Oh god, the headaches.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

I'm GONNA!

That snow's not even gonna KNOW what hit it!

... Whoa, where are you?

[action]

[usednastyplot.livejournal.com]

[You're all over reacting, Artemis is looking pretty pleased today (which is new) as he strolls down the unusually quiet streets of Goldenrod, wrapped up nice and warm. (http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n16/Itako_No_Dragon/winterwear.png)

His Pokémon have rejected the snow and are staying in their PokéBalls, aside from Styx the Shuppet who is floating around in a constant state of 'OMG SNOW', hurling snowballs and deliberately making those on the ice slip, and of course, Diana, who is wading through snow trotting briskly by his side because their 'coats' match colours today and she is somewhat pleased with this.]

[action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather spots Artemis before he spots her. Which you know is bad news.]

[TARGET SIGHTED. Heather ducks behind a nearby snowbank. You can probably guess what she's going to do.]

[A few seconds later?]

[A snowball of mysterious origin will come sailing down from above and hit Artemis squarely on top of his head.]

[WHAT DO]</sub>

[Action]

[youhavemybat.livejournal.com]

[Keiichi himself was wandering out in his winter clothes. Suicidal as that was, how could he pass up an opportunity like this?]

Heeeh.... I wonder if I should build myself a snowman? Or maybe sneak up on someone to start a snowball fight...

[Action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[YOU WONDER, KEIICHI? ... WELL WONDER NO MORE.]

[Heather is off to find a good sledding spot, but that doesn't mean she's not open to distractions. As she's trudging up a somewhat steep sidewalk, she spots him a short distance away and recognizes him as that guy she ran into on the beach a few weeks back. Huh! Fancy that.]

[... is she making a snowball?]

[Yes she is.]</sub>

[video]

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

Having fun?

[No, Liquid doesn't miss you, Heather. He just felt like replying, that's all. Don't be silly.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

Not YET.

But I WILL be.

_{[She is DETERMINED to. She lives off of distractions and she'd rather not mope around dwelling on Liquid and Otacon being gone.]}

[Action]

[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

[ Oh hey it's you, and for once Hiruma actually seems sort of calm, maybe a bit normal. He's also putting the finishing touches on a snowman. ]

Oh hey fucking blondie, whats up?

[Action]

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather pauses in her EPIC QUEST to look over at him and the snowman. Hm. He seems-- ... quieter than normal. WELLP. She's not complaining!]}

Nothin' much. Trying to find a decent hill.

_{[She waves a big plastic tray that was... clearly stolen from the food court at the department store.]}

[Video]

[gamersoul.livejournal.com]

HEATHER ISN'T THIS SNOW GREAT!?

[Yuugi is totally prepared and playing with his Pokémon in it.]

[Video]

[foolishwren]

It's AWESOME!

And I'm gonna CONQUER it.