64. [Voice/Action for Goldenrod] Backdated to Friday/Thursdayish.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[It's probably been a week and a half or so since anybody's heard a whole lot from Heather's end of the line-- given the recent turn of events, coupled with catching up on things with her father, she just hasn't been talking much.]

[But if anyone missed the sound of yet another ranty teenager on the 'Gear network, well, today their wishes and hopes will be realized.]

[A crackle of interference precedes her voice, and in the background there's the steady rumble of a Steelix making headway on a dirt path.]</sub>


Heeeey Johto, what's crackin'?

Totally fell off the face of the planet for a bit there.

Anyway, for those who care, Goldenrod just came into sight over the hill, so Dad and I'll be strolling into town within a couple hours, probably.

I'll be lookin' for a few of you as soon as we get checked in and stuff-- you guys know who you are. _{[She's lookin' at you, Kaito. Dinner plans aside, she still needs to give him that hug.]}

And uh-- Snake, you still in the hotel? I'll heal Solid up at the Center first if you want me to, but otherwise, I'm sure he'll be glad to see his Trainer. Sorry the trip wound up takin' so long.

Anyway, uh-- ... see you guys in a few hours.

... Feel free to call me up and chat, though, the road's dusty and it's a real bore to look at for hours on end.




_{[ooc: For Action, feel free to encounter Heather in the hotel lobby or Pokemon Center healin' up her monsters after arriving.]}

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[simple-toon.livejournal.com]

HEATHER HEATHER HEATHER!!!!

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[oh dear god]

[Heather WINCES and holds the 'Gear about a foot away from her ear. Because-- .... yeah, she can still hear him clear as day.]</sub>

Uh-- ... ahah... hi t'you too, Beckett....

[psh action of course]

[ahokonakamori.livejournal.com]

[Aoko saw that, Heather. And she has some bro-ing to do with you. A lot. So she'll just be going on over to the Pokemon Center to go say hiiiii]

Heather! You're back!

[AWRIIIIIIIIGHT]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather, who was standing at the counter and looking over some pamphlets on Pokerus, looks over her shoulder at the sound of her own name curiously.]

[A smile pops onto her face when she sees who it is, though.]</sub>

Heeeey!

Long time, no see!

_{[Turning around to face Aoko, she leans on the counter with her elbows.]}

Just got in about half an hour ago.

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[bakaitoukid]

[He won't lie, he had been pretty darn worried about her after going so long with not hearing anything. But hey... after the disappearance of Kay and Johan, can anyone really blame him?

He actually doesn't get her message over the gear, so running into her at the hotel lobby is a complete coincidence. He has to do a double-take at first simply because it's been so long, but once he confirms it's Heather, he feels something inside of him lift for the first time in weeks.

It's so good to see a familiar face]

Heather?

[action] awwww yeeeaah

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Yeeeaah, sorry about that, buddy. :( She had some catching up to do with her dad and... not all of it was on happy events. But needless to say, she hadn't forgotten their conversation in the slightest-- so although bumping into him in the lobby is a total accident, she was definitely looking for him when it happened.]

[At the sound of his voice, she turns her head in surprise, but as soon as she spots him, a big ol' grin spreads across her face, which is still fairly filthy from the road.]</sub>

Nope. M'actually the Queen of England. You were pretty close, though.

_{[... Well she's found him! Which means it's time to get right down to business. Without waiting for a reply, she steps over and wraps her arms around him in a firm hug that seems to be confirming he's there just as much as it is just plain old embracing him. She missed you too, man. A lot.]}

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[usednastyplot.livejournal.com]

[Artemis hadn't contacted her earlier because, well, initially he wanted to give her a chance to actually arrive and see her immediate contacts but then his reason changed due to the fact that Beckett had already greeted her with enthusiasm and most likely did so on his behalf too so Artemis judged she'd had enough interactions with the Fowls today.

So he'll just be in the Center trying to Box an egg the size of a baby elephant.]

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[foolishwren]

_{[And-- ... and she'll be staring at him for a moment before heading over. ... But only once she's sure Beckett is not in the immediate area, because she is exhausted and cannot handle small children bouncing off the walls at the moment.]}

... Looks like the Easter Bunny was pretty nice to you this year.

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[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

... "Dad"?

Your father is here? How wonderful!

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[foolishwren]

I-- hey, Minnie!

_{[BEEN AWHILE, CROCODILE.]}

Yeah, he's-- ... he got here a few weeks ago. He's with me now.

_{[Minnie's seen Heather both happy and sad before, at least fleetingly-- but there's most definitely something in Heather's voice right now that's happier than any of Johto has probably ever heard it. It's subtle... but it's there.]}

[Video] 8D

[celestias.livejournal.com]

Aw, how sweet to see a father and daughter together.

[She remembers you!]

[Video] :DDD

[foolishwren]

_{[W--oh snap, it was the rainbow sun goddess lady. D:]}

Wh-- ... I, uh-- ... yeah.

_{[Awkward Heather is awkward. :(]}

He got here a... uh, a few weeks ago.

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[subvertio.livejournal.com]

Goldenrod is what you call a home base, huh? [Just an assumption, really.]

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[foolishwren]

_{[Oh hey! It's the angry weird-looking-sword fella!]}

Home base?

... More or less, yeah.

I'm a city gal. Small towns just don't do it for me.

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[exeggutorhead]

You've been traveling a lot lately.

[Then the other part of what she said catches up to him.] Your dad showed up?

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[foolishwren]

Hopefully this'll be the last of it. If I ever have to see Violet again, I think I'll kill myself.

And uh-- yeah.

He, uh-- showed up a couple weeks ago. He's with me now though.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

-- Heather!

[ do you hear this squeal of joy? No?

Well, hopefully you see this pigtailed girl flying towards you in the lobby, or this might hurt a little. ]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[Yep, just... finishin' up the general paperwork for a hotel room, nothin' exciting, just-- HOLY SHIT KAMIKAZE RISE]

[Heather fortunately turns at the sound of her name JUST in time to catch sight of a red-haired girl FLYING at her.]</sub>

--OOF!!


_{[It's okay, she didn't need those lungs.]}

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[puzzling]

Ah, Miss Mason, looks like you have arrived to Goldenrod safely.

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[foolishwren]

Heeeey, Proff'!

Long time, no see!

And yeah, we got in safe and sound. Are you still in town?

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[show_my_cannons]

[It's less the message, and more the greeting that gets his attention -- Ironhide hasn't heard that in years.]

... What is... cracking? Where did you hear that?

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[foolishwren]

_{[You can practically hear the raised brow in Heather's tone. Of course, she's been here awhile-- and just sort of assumes that whoever she's talking to must just not know what that means. Multiple worlds, and all.]}

It means 'What's happening?'

Y'know, like... 'What'd I miss?'

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[darkenedgales]

[Since Crow hasn't been socializing a lot as of late -- or leaving his room in general -- it's a miracle he decided to actually move and happens to be in the lobby at the same time as Heather.

Catching a glimpse of her, he waves and walks up to greet her.]

Heeey, it's been a while! Haven't seen you around lately.

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[... Yeah, she wouldn't blame him. It's not like she particularly wanted to go out and do stuff after Phoenix disappeared.]

[She looks up at the sound of his voice.]</sub>

... Whoa! Hey, dude! Long time, no see!

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[herolegs]

[Outside of the Pokémon center, Heather may encounter a young lady and her Houndour. She's tossing a rubber ball for it to fetch (the ball is colored like a Pokéball, because nothing can be normal in Johto) and grinning like a loon.]

[action] WOOOOOO /will backtag forever

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Dat Houndour... had once been Cybil's, hadn't it. ... Heather hadn't interacted with the pup nearly enough to recognize it, but ... guess who had.]


[And guess who also loves rubber balls.]


[There is a large Growlithe flailing in the duo's direction, with his trainer on her way to the Center and not YET noticing her partner's beeline for the innocent bystanders. OMG CAN I PLAY? OMG CAN I PLAY? OMG CAN I PLAY?!]</sub>

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[itsthebutz.livejournal.com]

[What a coincidence, Larry happens to be in the PokéCenter as well! He looks a little worse for ware, but he recently got back from wandering through Ilex Forest. He's also got a pretty damn big egg with him. That made traveling fun.]

Hey Heather! Just got back too, huh?

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[WELL HEY THERE LARRY.]

[Heather turns around at the sound of her name-- she grins when she sees him, though.]</sub>

Hey! Yeah, actually. Dad and I just got into town.

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[joxertheawesome.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, your Dad's here? What a drag. [ He laughs a little, good-naturedly. ]

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[foolishwren]

... Heh.

_{[She knows he doesn't know, so it's not something she's gonna get mad about. ... Hell, if she'd been taken here from... just a year and a few months before the actual date she'd been yoinked from? She'd probably have felt that way.]}

It's not so bad. S'good to be able to see him again.

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[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

[There's a Snake in the Pokemon Center.]

[He totally wasn't waiting there for her. He just had business there-- business that didn't involve healing Pokemon and maybe looked a lot like he was waiting for her.]

[But he totally wasn't waiting. Totally.]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[A SNAKE IN THE CENTER OH SHI--]

[But no, anyway-- when Heather comes trudging in, looking worn-out from the road and still covered in dust, she doesn't actually notice him at first. But as she passes-- ... she pauses, then turns.]</sub>

.... Liquid!

_{[... But naturally the FAMOUS LINE doesn't hold the same animosity as it does when Snake utters it. Nope. Heather's just happy to see her bro.]}