IC CONTACT

[blueser]

"Hello... Whatever... Don't worry about me. I'm doing peachy over here! I was just looking for something to do! Wanna battle me again?"

[telepathy | Pidgeot-mail]

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telepathy

[readytobe]

Indeed. I have heard that you bested the leader of Viridian City's gym. [This is the other thing he wanted to talk to Blue about. Would it entertain him to hear about Giovanni being beaten and shamed out of his own gym? Well...yes. Very much.]

Perhaps a more direct approach would be effective. Something that would disable their ability to work, rather than simply be an inconvenience to them. [He's in for this, ftr. Let's do crimes.]

I am not familiar with a bug-specialist Trainer here. His name?

Re: telepathy!

[boundbynaught]

Hmph. I know the type.

If you ever want to bring him by the Bakery, you're both welcome.

Re: telepathy!

[blueser]

[Blue feels a warm little tickle- of amusement, but also of.. something nice, like being recognized, or feeling noticed...]

[And it probably isn't strange if Arden feels a reciprocating feeling of appreciation, in turn.]

Yeah, sure! I've been meaning to come by that place, anyhow! He'll give you good business, heheh.

Re: telepathy

[blueser]

Bested...? I am the Leader of Viridian Gym!!

[Blue huffs indignantly, but then it occurs to him- oh, right- there are some strange things with people coming from different points in time, right? Guzma knew him when he was older, somehow, and for Archie, Red had just become Champion...]

.....But if you mean Boss Rocket, that was a long time ago.

[Blue isn't entirely sure he wants to go as far as Mewtwo seems to be implying. More direct...... How would he stop them from putting bounties out?? He didn't want to hurt anyone, and battling against bounty hunters he encountered before had gone ....poorly.]

[For the moment, he sets that thought aside.]

Hmph, you'd know 'im if you met him... His name is Guzma.

Re: telepathy!

[boundbynaught]

[ Arden does sense it. Where it used to be just any old nice feeling, now his association with Aiada has made that sentiment echo around a little bit more in his mind after a bit any time he feels it. It helps that the reason Arden knew the type was thanks to both his own experiences and that of some close connections of his. ]

I'll see you both around, then.

IGNORE THIS BEING A DAY LATE Happy Birthday Bloo

[innermonologues]

[ Whenever Blue leaves his house today, he'll find a box addressed to him without a note of who it's from on it. It feels pretty heavy. When he opens it he'll find a metallic statue that looked pretty darn close to how Gyarados looks with his carbuncle sitting on top of his curled up tail.

-Happy Birthday. ]

voice

[broceanic]

Hey, weirdo. You around?

telepathy!!

[blueser]

[Blue almost trips on it on his way out the door, in fact-- after a moment of huffing who put this stupid thing in front of the door!?, he actually stoops over to get a look at it.]

[He stares at it for a long moment before taking it inside, and when he unwraps it, he first boggles at the statuette of Gyarados, wondering who among his friends and acquaintances could have made something like this. That's when he notices the little detail of Carbuncle perched atop....]

[S-stupid oniichan.... Why'd he go and do something so mushy like this...!]

[Whenever Blue manages to recover from his tsun and gather enough courage to message him back, Squall gets a ping in a haughty (but delighted) tone.]


Heheh, I didn't know you were into making stuff like this!

Re: voice

[blueser]

You're the weirdo, what the Furret!?

Around where.

Re: voice

[broceanic]

Nuh-uh, Kanto loser. You're weirder.

Just anywhere. I heard you talking to Guzma the other day. I have something for you.

Re: voice

[blueser]

...How does someone like you call themselves an adult......

[Hnnn. But that does perk his interest a lot...]

You're gonna be a weirdo if you come to my house. I'll meet you by that big tree in the city.

Re: voice

[broceanic]

I'm perfectly happy not knowing where you live, thank you. I'll see you there soon.

ACTION

[blueser]

[And so the boyfriend situation remains BLESSEDLY UN(K)NOWN]

[Blue is mulling about the Memory Tree, like he said he would be; he's looking for Aiada puffs in the meantime, since they like to mill around here. Exeggutor is happily chillin' nearby. He likes this big ol' tree. It reminds him of himself!]

So? What'd you wanna give me... [Blue ducks his chin, trying to look more inconvenienced than bashful.]

Re: ACTION

[broceanic]

[archie's mightyena shows up first, as it tends to do. trots up to blue and sniff sniff snuffs at him, tail wagging, tongue lolling. generally just fucking delighted to see him in the way that most canine pokémon are delighted about everything.

the man himself follows a little while later, holding a small box. holds it out.]

Here. Happy Birthday.

[inside, blue will find two little figures of the hoenn rangers; hoenn blue and hoenn red. carved out of wood and painted to the best of archie's memory of them. they might be slightly inaccurate, but it's been a long time since he's seen them!]

Re: ACTION

[blueser]

[Mightyena, being of utmost importance anyway, receives some good pats from Blue who cheerfully greets him when he shows up. Archie is given the barest of glances until he actually stands in front of him holding out the box.]

[Blue looks a little skeptical, maybe, as he takes it and opens it up- his brows furrow as he glances inside and it takes him a moment to recognize what he’s looking at-]

[When he does, there’s a hard repression in his expression, but a small cracking in the cobble under his boots.] I’m not a little kid anymore....

[He glances at it, taking the Blue one out and turning it over in his hand, looking at the little details- and carefully places it back inside. He doesn’t even look over the Red one.]

But thanks, I guess. You made this....?

Re: ACTION

[broceanic]

[he'd be offended if blue gave him attention before mightyena. he gets it.]

Uh-huh. Golisopod helped.


...



...Well, he ate the shavings. I figured it was a little more interesting that somethin' you'd get here...

[he's trying :(]

Re: ACTION

[blueser]

[Blue manages a small smile to himself. Awww... Golisopod. A good boy. Of course he helped!!]

[He tucks the box under his arm with a sigh and casts a halfhearted nod in Archie's direction. He might as well be thankful that he was thought of at all..... And he is, he thinks- he just doesn't know how to feel about that, exactly.]

[It was sort of... weird.]

Most stuff around here is boring, that's for sure. [Because it isn't Pokémon related!!] They still show the syndicated episodes in Kanto, I think. Daytime TV. I've seen them flipping through a few times when I happened to be home...

early dec ; voice

[blitzcheer]

[ Or it's going to be voice, once Tidus gets through to Blue. It's been a while since they first met each other in the desert, and enough has happened since then that, well. Tidus has maybe forgotten Blue's name.

Oops.

But he hasn't forgotten him, considering that the thrum of a personal amulet call coming through to Blue sometime before lunch. Whether or not he can figure out who it is himself is a different question, but it's there.

pick up blueser ]

[blueser]

[And here's Blue; stopped mid-lift with stack of books in hand, sorting and putting away returns at the Great Library by an abrupt and nebulous ping to his amulet. He frowns, pausing for a moment to concentrate on it. It ...didn't feel familiar to him, the way he would immediately be able to place a call from those from his world, or Killua, or even someone like Squall or Ventus that he's spoken to now and then. On the other hand, something about the vibe it's sending across doesn't feel totally foreign, either.]

[Instinct tells him to ignore it, but curiosity gets the better of him. He sets the heavy stack (it's like 4-5 books come on Wurmple) down on the nearest table and huffs, mentally letting the call through.]

's Blue. Who is this? [Not the ...friendliest reception ever, but not exactly hostile, either.]

[blitzcheer]

[ The first time Tidus has ever been relieved upon getting through on an amulet call, and okay, maybe he'll acknowledge (to no one) that amulets are at least good for this: searching out someone when you don't have a phone book or whatever the equivalent of one would be in Zanarkand).

His voice comes through with that relief too, hardly minding the reception. ]

Oh, good, hey! Blue! [ Repeated, like oh yeah, that was it. ] It's Tidus. We met in the desert? You had that big guy, and uh.. oh, I play blitzball!

[ He recognised that, didn't he? There's a low hum like quiet static similar to a telephone call deep in the background, but don't mind that. ]

[blueser]

[Although there's a short pause of recollection before Blue replies, it doesn't take too long to place the voice with that mostly helpful description accompanying it. The reception on Blue's end soften at least a little bit into something more willing.]

--Oh, the ball guy that almost got eaten by a salamizard! [Does he sound a lil' bratty and smug when he says it? It feels a little taunting, too. Just a little.] Yeah, I remember you.

What'd you want? Not about to get trampled again, are you?

[blitzcheer]

Who the heck are you talking about?

[ Yep, definitely got the right kid here!! Also no, he's not going to give room for Blue to answer that, continuing: ] There's somethin' I want to talk to you about. Where are you?

[blueser]

[And here Blue was already thinking--] Nice try, nerd [--But okay, he'll accept the change of subject. Smugly.]

Kinda short notice for a demand like that, isn't it...? Why can't you just tell me now?

[blitzcheer]

[ The mild static feeling in the background begins to build, making itself more apparent: a restlessness close to irritation or impatience. Not really directed at Blue, but it might be hard to tell that when Tidus's answer is hurried. ]

Because — I don't like talking like this, and it'll be easier in person. [ He doesn't sigh, but there's a feeling like an impatient sigh. ] Look, how far are you from where the Welcome Centre is? I can come to you.

[blueser]

I don't think the crystals are that bad....

[Blue sulks a little, but relents. That little buzz of annoyance is sort of annoying him, too!]

Ask them to direct you to the library. You can't miss it.

...I'm in the sciences section, but I'm supposed to be working, so don't make a big show of it.