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

Current Location: En route to Goldenrod City/actually IN Goldenrod City.

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

_{[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.]}

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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HEATHER HEATHER HEATHER!!!!

[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!

[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?

[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.]

... "Dad"?

Your father is here? How wonderful!

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

[She remembers you!]

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

You've been traveling a lot lately.

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

-- 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. ]

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

[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?

[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.

[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.]

[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?

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

[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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