foolishwren | 75. [Video/Action for Olivine City] Backdated to Saturday morning + afternoon

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75. [Video/Action for Olivine City] Backdated to Saturday morning + afternoon

_{[So something happened that morning. Something ... owly.]

[What, exactly, do you do when you suddenly find yourself in possession of way more fluffy spherical owls than anyone would know what to do with?]

[... TRY AND MAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF THEM, OF COURSE!]

[Anyone in Olivine City, whether they've settled down with a house or are just staying there temporarily, may witness a rather odd sight on this sunny Saturday afternoon.]

[A teenage girl and a scruffy twenty-something man, toting bold-printed signs and... what seems to be a large red wagon full of Hoothoots]

[Behind them, a rambunctious oversized Growlithe, and-- a little further back-- a middle-aged fellow in a brown coat (despite the summer heat), toting a Togepi and a Pichu and keeping his distance, because it's totally uncool for a parent to walk right next to the kids while they're trick-or-treating (although either he or one of the Pokemon would seem to be filming them surreptitiously with the 'Gear on and off, judging by the snippets of Hoothoot Sale Adventures occasionally popping up on the network).]

[... Or in this case, being the best little owl salesmen ever. Even if Henry doesn't particularly look like he wants to be there. Still, the little parade almost looks like it needs some kind of ridiculous owl-selling theme music.]

[Throughout the day, if anyone has a residence in Olivine, they may have THIS show up on their doorstep:]}

_{[... And the girl will glance over at her companion, see that he's not planning on speaking up, and then clear her throat loudly.]}

HEY there, good sir and-or madam!

Would you like to buy an owl?

[ooc: Anyone over the network is free to purchase their own adorable roly-poly spherical owl for 500P! It's assumed that any left will be sold to people here and there in Olivine. Except for the derpiest two. Heather has special recipients in mind for those.]

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Yeeeeaaah, that's kinda why we had to find homes for all of 'em... not that we're like, totally strapped for cash...

Not to mention, can you imagine all the owl pellets?

I really don't want to imagine that.

[Deadpan.]

I don't think you're really old enough to be a mommy to twenty babies, Heather. It's good that you found a way to find them decent homes, though.

_{[... Angela, you get SO many brownie points in Heather's head. Just for that statement.]

[Which is why, perhaps oddly, she'll be getting a quirky little smile in response.]}

I don't think I'm old enough to be a mommy to anything, so don't worry.

[She doesn't get it, but she smiles back too, a little tentatively.]

Yeah, I agree. You're really not the mommy type. More like the big sister type.

_{[Aww, look at that smile grow. It's so nice being told she WOULDN'T make a good mother!]}

See, that's what I keep telling people!

I'd be like, the worst mom.

Big sister? Fine, I can handle that!

Mom?

NOPE.

[Aww, seeing that smile is nice. Even if she doesn't quite get it.]

A lot of people keep saying you would?

_{[She laughs a little at that, shaking her head and rolling her eyes.]}

You have no idea.

_{[Whether it was innocuous as Minnie Mouse telling her she'd make a good mother, to ... EVERYTHING THAT HAD GONE DOWN AT HOME, it's a surprisingly ridiculous number of people!]}

But you're just a teenager!

[Angela is just oh so surprised to hear that.]

Yeah, you'd think that'd ward people off, but I've been getting this since I was seven.

People, am I right?

_{[... well it's a little more... um... insidious... than she's making it out to be, but HEY, what Angela doesn't know won't hurt her, right?]}

...since you were seven? Who thinks a seven year old would make a good mama?

[Not at all! She's actually rather amused by the conversation.]

Some people. [Huff.]

Pfft, I know, right?

Psychos, that's who.

_{[To be fair, there wasn't... really... any actual mothering, y'know, in mind back then...]}

Anyway, screw all that. I got better things to do than have kids.

Y'know, like BE a kid.

Being a kid... sounds kind of like fun.

[She hugs Alvaro a little closer.]

You suit it.

Thanks. I try!

_{[Not that she hadn't had a wonderful childhood with Harry... but after the abyss of horror that had been Alessa's life, Heather's got lost time to make up for, as far as she's concerned... and she's already done enough growing-up to justify enjoying the rest of her youth.]}

Hey, you're not that much older than me, right? You're like, what, twenty-one?

I'm nineteen.

[She's well aware of how decimated her looks are. Stress ages one. It's almost pleasant to be mistaken for someone just two years older than herself. Not that it matters to her.]

Is it important?

... Really?

DUDE! I'M nineteen!

_{[Yeah, she... totally thought you were older, Angela. But HEY.]}

I'm not surprised you didn't realise. But yes. We're the same age.

[She's actually surprised to find Heather's that old. She gives off such a vibrant air compared to her.]

_{[Well, to be fair, Heather doesn't act much differently than she did when she was seventeen... or even LOOK that different. Did aging even really have an effect in Johto if you were there long enough...? Who knows-- too early to tell.]

[But she sure as hell doesn't look as old as Angela, it's true-- especially with the way she's beaming.]}

That is so crazy!

I-is it that surprising?

[Angela knows her looks have taken a hit, but this reaction... She looks flustered, faltering.]

No, just, I've never met anybody from home that close to my age here, before!

_{[Don't worry, Angela, she's not trying to insult your appearance! She's just... being overly enthusiastic. It's that owl-selling mood, she's all geared up to exaggerate.]}

We should hang out!

I'd like that. [And at last, she relaxes. Crouching down to set Alvaro on the ground, she sits there and holds the communicator a little better for it.

Heather's enthusiasm is tiring. Pleasant, but exhausting, for someone who has little to none of her own. Her lips quirk in the faintest resemblance of a drained smile.]

Once I get closer to where you are, I'll let you know.

_{[Yeeeeah. Good thing she's not always this perky. ... A lot of the time, but not always!]

[Still, she grins back at Angela's smile.]}

Awesome!

Lookin' forward to it!

[>For Angela, who struggles to find the energy and motivation to even get up in the morning, it's draining on a high level. But it's worth it. Somehow, she can't see anything false in Heather's kindness.]

Where did you say you were heading after this?

_{[Heather's been through the Bitchy Phase (tm) like many young people... but Silent Hill sort of put things in perspective. No need for catty high-school crap after all that.]}

Hopefully, Ecruteak City.

We sorta skipped over that one... and I need the badge.

Supposedly it's nice and quiet, though.

_{[... Angela seems like someone who likes quiet.]}

[Quiet sounds good. Somewhere to aim for, at least. Even if it'll be hard, on her own, she intends to make it there.]

I'll see how fast I can make my way up there. Although on foot it should take a while. So don't wait on my account.

Don't worry, we're probably gonna stay there awhile once we do get there... 'least that's what usually happens, barring emergencies.