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

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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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Huh. It'll be fun to watch you get your ass handed to you, I must say, but are you sure you're willing to do this? You're just a bit.. scrawny, if someone hasn't broken it to you yet.

[oh lotus. IF ONLY YOU KNEW.]

Oh, you know it! [Someone is super enthusiastic today! ~~Because this is before her finding out about Yukiko's disappearance.~~ Chie grins and punches her palm.] I'm already signed up and ready to sweep the whole tournament!

Eagle's going to be in it. [[clearly, he's not especially happy at this because HE WORRIES oh does he worry. But he said he'd support him...]]

_{[And here's a grinning Jack!]}

Count me in! Good luck.

It's about time you came back!

[Congratulations, Heather. You get this face.]

[Did you really need to ask?]

_{[There's a little sheep trailing behind you Heather. Well okay he's bigger than you are, but he's QUIET like a sheep. He's fumbling with one of the buttons on his shirt and looking more unsettled than he normally is.]

[8c W-WAT IF SHE GOT HER NECK BROKEN OR SOMETHING. Didn't she know there were alien robot soldiers in this place?]}

[Writing in a notebook]

Oh hell yeah. []

Not that I don't mind trainin' th'team or anythin', but I missed actually gettin' a chance t'be out on the field myself, an' who knows what people from other worlds are gonna come up with!

[]

[He couldn't look more self assured if he tried.]

I would be a fool to pass this up~

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Wouldn't miss it. It'll be nice to have an actual opponent for once. [That...wasn't out to kill him haha. Those fights are not so fun.]

...Puppy-eyes champion, huh?

You BET I'm gettin' in on this!

Yeah, I'm in. I'm pretty sure Al's signing up too.

[Oh, that? Of course Archer's seen the signs for it, but why would you be stupid enough to enter something like that anyway? He doesn't have a gun and let's face it, he really wouldn't do much in a physical fight.]

I have no interest in it. [Normally this is the sort of thing he wouldn't even comment on... But Heather, you've been so helpful and he... doesn't exactly hate you!]

Good luck. [Whether that's in regards to convincing your dad or actually fighting in the tourney is unsaid, though from the half-smirk there, Archer is clearly amused by your antics.]

You too, huh?

My whole team's gonna be there, so you better watch out. We're not afraid to hit girls.

[He's totally in on this!!!--yeah right.]

If you talk your father around, I'll cheer you on from the stands.

A tournament? That might be quite entertaining to watch.

So you are entering too?

{Guess who's regarding you carefully, Heather.}

Perhaps we will be able to face off against each other.

Oh, um, I'm gonna be in it too.

[He's tough. Really.]

I'd give you a ride, but my Pokémon can't use Fly yet...

Shame I can't join it. It actually looks interesting.

_{[Stitch curls one hand into a ball and then connects the fist to his palm, grinning wider than what should be considered healthy.]}

Shall I wish you luck? You shall need it, after all. [ she snickers ]

[Yo, Heather, have a Crow who maaaaay or may not be giving you a sort of... doubtful look.]

... You wanna take part in that...?

[SIPPIN' ON SOME COFFEE, and suddenly appearing behind her as he tries to jiii at whatever it is in her hand]

What're you up to?

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