foolishwren | 79. [Video/Action] Backdated to the morning of October 1st!

_{[So what's the best thing for someone who's been spending their time alternately fretting and pretending not to be fretting over circumstances well beyond their control?]

[A) More fretting
B) Meditation
C) A DISTRACTION]

[If anyone answered anything other than C, they're either very silly, or Cooper.]

[Heather is neither (.... okay, maybe she's the former quite often), so needless to say... when the posters for the Johto-wide fighting tournament going on in Goldenrod City hit the streets, they were the first thing to catch her eye. In fact, anyone spending any amount of time with her in person has probably noticed the way she's been stopping in the middle of whatever she was doing every single time she passes one of the damn things to look at it contemplatively, with a cocked head and a sort of half-wistful, half-devilish look in her eye.]

[As such, nobody whatsoever should be surprised when she pops up on the network on the day of signups ending with one of the flyers in hand. She'd been waffling on account of the fact that her father was sure do disapprove, but... man, she's been spoiling for something like this for months, and she's got... more than a little steam to blow off. Steam that isn't always so easy to blow off in a world where society expects you to resolve all your conflicts by letting animals do your fighting for you.]}

YO Johto, what's the happs?

_{[She grins broadly and then flourishes the poster at the screen.]}

Guys. Guys. Look.

Look at this.

Best thing ever, or BEST thing ever?

Who else's gonna sign up?

I'M gonna. ... Assuming the puppy-eyes work on Dad, I guess. They're a little rusty but I was once the puppy-eyes champion so I should be okay. And for anybody weirded out by the surreal idea of ME doing puppy-eyes, ask yourselves this: how ELSE could I have gotten away with all the crazy crap you totally know I got up to as a kid?

_{[A sly, knowing nod.]}

Yeah, makes more sense now, doesn't it.

ANYWAY.

_{[Another flourish of the poster.]}

So if any of you are planning on being in this thing, gimme a shout! I wanna size up the competition and stuff. ... And also, transportation? I'm in Ecruteak, so... if anyone's in the area, I guess we could carpool, or something? _{[She's not opposed to the idea of leaping on a strange Pidgeot if she HAS TO, buuuuut...]} I mean, the Tournament isn't supposed to LAST too long, so I'm guessin' we'd all only be gone for like... what, a week or two at most? Then I'd be headed back to Ecruteak because seriously, nice place.

Anyway... _{[She trails off, eyes flicking off to the side of the screen.]} I'd better go convince Dad that I won't die if I do this. _{[Eyes back to the screen, she gives a somber, soldier-like nod and salutes solemnly.]} Wish me luck, my people.

_{[BOOP. End feed.]

[TIME TO GO FIND DAD.]}

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Well, I'm not there yet.

I'll be comin' down for the tournament a couple days ahead of time, though.

Assuming Dad doesn't put me in a box and tape it shut to stop me from leaving.

Look me up when y'get here - there's always a way out'f a box if y'look. []

'Sides, whatever happens in the tournament can't be worse'n gettin' carpet-bombed by explodin' bugs! []

_{[SHE'S PRETTY CONFIDENT SHE'LL BE ABLE TO CONVINCE HER DAD TO LET HER GO but there's aaaalways the chance...]}

Heh, yeah, a tournament with like... RULES and shit? That's nothin'. We're already used to chaos.

[]

Hell yeah - Yanno what they say, bumps an'bruises build character! [] An' even outside'f Johto, I dunno what your experience is, but one tangle with guns or poisoned swords an' somethin' like this? Psssh. []

_{[Yeah, and Heather's known for finding many new and unusual ways to DIE. Good thing she had Valtiel around to keep putting her back together again, right?]}

Nothing this place could throw at me can top the stuff I've seen and done at home.

_{[She won't elaborate on that, but Heiji will... probably get the impression that under that smug tone, she is dead serious.]}

[]

Heh. Maybe you're one of th'ones I should be worryin' about, eh? []

I'm one of the ones everybody should be worried about.

_{[... And it's okay. Heather's honestly not that intimidating until you see her really angry.]}

[]

Here's hopin' we both manage t'have some luck with this then, eh? Give everyone who thinks they've got it wrapped up a nice surprise. [] Just don't think I'm gonna go easy on ya if we get matched up.

_{[Oh yeah.]}

Oh, don't worry.

If I'm against you, I won't hold back.

Yanno what? I kinda hope we do get t'see each other there.

Catch ya when you're in Goldenrod?

((Sob, I might backtag one of her waiting-area threads now that my internet and LJ have settled down >>; ))

Sure thing. See you there.

((THAT'S FINE, GO FOR IT. C:))

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