[Raul Janota]

Raul Janota

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Injury-enabled tag: Very minor injuries only, NOT THE FACE, no eye trauma, keep it silly


Coco | Level 5 | 5 Energy

Gabe Alim Riley Connor

A journey to Birch City!

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Raul considered his canteen of water carefully as he walked towards the exit gate of Bass City with a pensive frown on his face. He couldn't be sure, but somehow, someway, he had a feeling this wouldn't be enough to get him from his current location all the way to Birch City. He glanced at the map he had hastily drew down on some napkin with an even deeper frown. He was pretty sure he had copied it... slightly correctly. Were those squiggle lines trees or rivers? He did his best not to squint. He didn't want to get wrinkles, after all.

He remembered it being hard to read, anyway. It wasn't like a city map. City maps were more compact, made more sense, if you got lost in the city, you could ask for directions, and he was, of course, completely fine with asking for directions. It wasn't as if he could get more lost, right? But this...

This was the wilderness. It was a whole other... thing. He looked out at the long stretch of road ahead of him with slightly wide eyes. He glanced at the water canteen again. Maybe... Maybe TWO water canteens? There'd be... berries and stuff on the side of the road, right?

Wait. Weren't some berries poisonous? Was that a thing? He hadn't really paid too much attention to that part in school. Was there like a certain color of berry he should be careful of? Red berries? Blue berries? Could he eat grass? Grass was basically salad, right? He stroked his slight, scruffy purple beard.

And then, his eyes immediately focused on a young person, maybe not too much younger than him, dark skin - long purple hair, beat-up jeans and piercings. They were holding a sign next to a rather intimidatingly large canine Pokemon. Arcanine?

Ride for Cash

Raul blinked a few times. He shoved a hand in his fashionable black pants pocket and pulled out - absolutely nothing. He expected that, of course. He wasn't going to actually keep his money in his pockets, after all. He knew better. That's why he kept it in a small, secure in-seam hidden away in his shirt.

He managed a smile and gave a wide wave of his arm as he moved to close distance between them. "Hello there, my friend! I couldn't help but notice you're very gorgeous Arcanine there, and I just had to stop before I took my first steps towards Birch City, which I've heard is quite lovely this time of year. Though-" He stopped and stroked his scruff again, a sly smile coming to his lips. "Your hair might just be lovelier."

Then, he beamed and clasped his hands together in a one-clap motion. "I certainly hope you don't mind me stopping for a little chat. You see, I'm a little nervous about heading out, well, again, after what happened yesterday..."

Cue flashback of Raul passed out on the side of the road just a few blocks away from Bass City.

Raul cleared his throat. "Had a bit of an... incident." He waved his water canteen about in a vague motion. "Anyway, you must travel these parts quite a lot if you're offering what I'm sure is your highly valued and sought after service here! Tell me. Do you think I might need another canteen, or do you think this will suffice until I get to the nearest body of water?"

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[Gabe Alim]

Standing at the exit of Bass with the sign in both hands, Gabe watched as the numerous people came and went from the city. Behind him, Ruby the Kantonian Arcanine sat happily chewing a new tennis ball she’d received after breaking the last one. A few people here and there gave a passing glance, but none had taken the bait yet, a pity.

After catching five Arcanine and obtaining a Wailord, Gabe had found a reasonable business in transporting people here and there. It wasn’t huge or entirely necessary, but if he was headed down to Birch anyways, might as well make a few bucks off some rich people in the process, yeah? Yeah. Right then, Gabe didn’t plan to stand there holding the sign forever, but maybe in another ten or fifteen minutes or so, he’d nab someone or head out himself.

And then anxiety hit him. Are berries poisonous? Water? Canteen?? These thoughts boomed in Gabe’s mind and raised every hair on his skin. He was aware that they were not his own, but who the fuck— Gabe’s eyes flashed around searching for whoever was having these particularly distressed and loud ass thoughts. Before he had a chance to guess, however, Gabe found a tall man coming up to hi— Tall, dark, handsome…. Huh. It didn’t even click that he was the source of the thoughts right then.

Ruby gave a happy bark and wagged her tail on seeing such a friendly person coming forward! Did he want to play! Did he want to fetch! Thumping the ground, she gave a few more barks which snapped Gabe from his daze.

“Oh why…. hi there,” Gabe smiled quickly recapturing himself, reaching a hand back and feeling through a few locks of his hair. Oh hey an actual customer, heh, well then. He did look rather rich, and the compliment paid in spades. A small smile pulled onto Gabe’s features. “Thank you,” he chuckled softly. “You’re very easy on the eyes yourself.”

Nervous about— Damn, whether this guy was in close enough proximity to be leaking surface thoughts or Gabe himself had grown as a psychic, he wasn’t sure, but that mental image was…. Was…. Gabe’s lips pressed together as he fought the urge to laugh. Fuck that was funny. It was even funnier still when he insisted it was an incident. Gabe chuckled a bit softer against the sharp laugh inside.

Ah, but he was asking about travel. Hm, well. Gabe’s eyes flashed to the canteen. “The trek between Birch and Cedar is quite long, and most of the water is tainted with a little bit of salt. Do you have a deionizer or other water purifier with you?” he asked trying to keep to business but struggling to keep a straight face. “But you know, the ride is much shorter on an Arcanine~”

Ruby yipped again and bounced some tossing the tennis ball up in the air this time and ctaching it again.

[Riley Connor]

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Riley was getting a little tired of West Arciel, truth be told. He loved the beach, in theory, but perhaps he'd just seen a bit too much of it over the past months. He ought to travel out East a while, he thought, and get a change of scenery. Maybe even compete in one of the other contest halls out there. But before he could head east, he had to head south. The Rainbow Ridge only really had one well-traveled pass, and he wasn't looking to get lost in the rugged parts of the mountains after all, heh. As he and Hunter walked through the outskirts of the city, a sight would catch his eye: a big fluffy SHINY Arcanine! Oh nice! Before he could get too excited, though, he almost immediately noticed a trainer-- no two-- standing next to the big canine. Of course it'd be too lucky to stumble upon a wild one before even fully getting out of town, ha. Still, as Riley drew closer, he figured it couldn't hurt to take a closer look if they were a friendly lot. ... Not to mention, once he got a little closer, he realized both the trainers there were absolutely gorgeous, holy shit. Jackpot! He came into earshot just in time to overhear the taller, more muscular trainer saying he was nervous about traveling-- oh score, maybe Riley could offer to escort him?-- and the leaner, androgynous trainer replying that the trip would be faster on an Arcanine. Oh? Sounded like he'd beat Riley to the punch. But maybe... "Excuse me!" he called, coming into conversational distance. "Did I hear you two say you were headed to Birch?" He flashed them a lovely smile. "Hunter and I were just headed there ourselves, weren't we, girl?" The Leafeon yipped affirmatively, wagging her tail just a little. She then turned to look up at the Shiny Arcanine. Oh, she was awfully big! But she seemed friendly? Something in Riley's eyes shifted ever so slightly, becoming more sly, voice just slightly more sultry while retaining its masculine air. "I'm sure a couple of big, strong guys like you would have no trouble, but you never can be too careful these days with the Ultra Beasts roaming around, right? So I don't suppose you have room for one more...? Strength in numbers and all~" The room question was valid-- one Arcanine could probably only carry two people, at least at average size like this one was. But perhaps he had more? And if not, Riley could always swap one of his Pokemon out for his Gogoat, but that might require the Arcanine to go a bit slower than she otherwise would to let Oliver keep up. Fingers crossed though.

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