80. [Voice/Action] Locked to Rise, backdated to the evening of October 6th

[foolishwren]

<sub>[TIME IS SHORT. The Tournament's only lasting so long, so Heather's gotta take advantage of the time she's in-town while she can. It's time to make good on a promise.]

[Which is why she's hurrying down the darkening streets of Goldenrod City for the first time in a good few months, hastily following the directions she's got written down on a scrap of paper. With the fights starting first thing in the morning, she's gotta squeeze out every last drop of bonding time the night will hold.]

[When she does reach her destination (with just a FEW wrong turns in the process), her first reaction is to stop and let out an impressed whistle.]

[... And then tug her PokeGear out of her pocket.]</sub>

[VOICE, to Rise]

RISE.

Your house is huge. Come let me in.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ to the kitchen! Where Rise not only opens the freezer for Heather, but does so in the manner of a gameshow hostess, all grandiose gesturing. ] Here, take your pick!

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Rise seriously knows how to host a sleepover. She needs to start holding giant slumber parties in this house.]

[Heather pokes through the available cartons thoughtfully, even stroking an imaginary beard, as it necessary for any important decision. Then she plucks one out of the lineup.]</sub>

Gonna have to go with rocky road. There's nuts in it. Nuts have protein. Protein is good for building muscles, right? Gotta get ready for tomorrow.

_{[... yeah because eating ice cream with nuts in it is totally going to affect fighting ability. AT LEAST SHE'S NOT BEING SERIOUS.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

And what are the marshmallows for? Extra energy?

[ sure, Heather, she'll humor you. ]

[foolishwren]

Yep.

And they're all puffy and light, so I'll just absorb their essence to be quick on my feet and stuff.

_{[THIS IS SCIENCE.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that mean you'll get puffy, too?

[foolishwren]

... Hmm.

You might be right.

... Maybe I'll just eat around the marshmallows.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

I wonder how many calories are in marshmallows...

[foolishwren]

That's a good question, actually...

... What ARE marshmallows?

_{[Now she's staring down at the carton with a quizzical expression. SHE'S NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEFORE.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

... [ a considering pause. ] Er, well... sugary...

... what else is in marshmallows, anyway?

oh wow I absolutely did not get a notif for this FFFFUUUUUUU

[foolishwren]

I dunno... cornstarch?

_{[She pauses for a moment, trying to think of what... could possibly be good in those things. At least chocolate has, like, antioxidants and stuff.]}

.... I think I'll definitely eat around 'em, yeah.

IT'S OKAY

[restardom.livejournal.com]

We could always give them to...

... well, Fukuro's not sleeping anytime soon.

[foolishwren]

... Owls eat marshmallows?

_{[... It's settled. In addition to girltalk, tonight is going to turn into an experiment on the effects of sugarhighs on owls.]</sub.}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

We won't know unless we try! Ready to head in?

[ she's selecting mint chocolate chip, herself. ]

[foolishwren]

I guess we HAVE to.

For science.

_{[She holds the carton aloft and sort of makes it do a little jig in the air to show that YES SHE IS READY, turning away from the fridge.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

See, if they taught this at school, it'd be way easier to study! [ time to usher Heather into the living room. Rise's already commandeered it with blankets and pillows and girly stuff. ]

[foolishwren]

Think of all the practical real-world applications, too!

<sub>[Awww yeeeaaah this is SO much better than slumber parties in cramped hotel rooms. Heather might not be the girliest person at heart anymore but this is like being transported back to the few occasions when she HAD done stuff like this as a kid, and that is kind of awesome.]

[She flops down on one end of the couch.]</sub>

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ and Rise claims the other end, tossing a pillow in her friend's direction. ]

Okay, missy, fill me in. I haven't seen you in way too long.

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather leans back, lifting one arm to dramatically block the pillow as though she were in some kind of action movie. It anticlimactically plops to the couch beside her.]}

Whoa, whoa. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

You first, man. Not much has happened on my end. _{[... Except for, you know, a LOT, but hey. It's kept her from communicating as much as she'd like with her not-in-the-immediate-area friends.]}

'Sides, I haven't been keeping up with ANYTHING going on in Goldenrod since before you guys all moved into this place. Gimme the scoop! What all've I missed in the life of Rise?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Boys. [ wryly. ] Um, but really, it's just been a lot of settling in! I haven't had a chance for any good girl talk lately.

[foolishwren]

OHO.

Boys, huh?

<sub>[Heather's never been the best girltalker. But if LITTLE SIS HAS BEEN HAVING BOY TROUBLE, SHE WANTS TO KNOW, OKAY?]

[She leans in with a conspiratory brow-waggle, balancing the ice cream carton on her knees.]</sub>

Any faces I need to punch in?

'Cause you know I'd be happy to.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

I know, I know! [ with only a little laugh, because she knows Heather would definitely do it. ]

But you know, somehow... I think I've gotten a little bad at it. Or I just keep falling for the wrong ones.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[... Aw Rise.]

[Heather may not have been the most experienced with boys (let's be honest, she really isn't. There were a few date-type things back in high school, and... okay there was definitely making-out at parties (not that she could remember half of that. DON'T DRINK JUST TO BE A REBEL, KIDS), but like... boys boys? Never really a thing. She'd been too busy breaking stuff and shoplifting.]

[BUT.]

[She remembers plenty of boy rants from the OTHER girls she hung out with. Not that they were anything like Rise.]

[She props her chin on one hand, brows creasing. DID SOMEONE HURT LITTLE SIS 8(]</sub>

The wrong ones?

_{[ELABORATE, GIRL.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ cheerfully, tone completely light and carefree, because this is Rise, and Rise doesn't like feeling down about things she most certainly can't change now. ]

Either they're not interested, or they are, but there's someone else...

[foolishwren]

Man, that totally blows...

_{[Not that Heather's really ever been in the same position (and she likes it that way), but jeez, poor Rise.]}

For the record, they're TOTALLY missing out. Just saying.

Whoever the someone else is?

Absolutely a downgrade in comparison.

_{[Biased? Yes. Rise is like, one of the most awesome people Heather knows, so she's automatically pretty high up there on the 'This person is better than the rest of other people' list. But seriously what kind of loser would go for someone else when they had a girl like Rise interested? SERIOUSLY.]}

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ she doesn't believe that - knowing the someone else in question here - but Heather's adamant comment makes her smile. True or not, it's nice to hear. ]

Enough about me for now, though-- how're boy things on your end?