The Road to Indigo (Pokemon RP (Closed): Chapter 7: Dead Living On The Radio...)

[Lambi]

Going along with the line, since Charlie pointed that it was kind of being held up by them three, Aeris replied to Charlie. "We met in Pallet Town where Professor Oak was handing out Pokedexes for trainers to collect data on. It could have gone better, to be honest, but we at least got what we came there for. And I'm not really sure why, but we decided to travel as a group. So we've been traveling together now, yeah."

Once she finished telling Charlie that, she looked around for what she wanted on her plate. Blaze had grabbed one as well, and seemed to have gotten a second one for Quinn. She might be a bit arrogant sometimes, but she was helpful and nice to others. Aeris picked some treats to put on both plates that Blaze had, then looked around for food for herself. "They even have the whole Char-line of sauces? This place is great!" She grabbed herself some meatballs and other kinds of meat, then poured on them the Charizard sauce. She also poured it onto Blaze's own plate. They smirked to each other, as a sign of competition as to who could handle the Charizard sauce better.

Aeris looked back to Charlie and Rochelle. "Did either one of you find an empty table? I didn't really think of doing that before I went here to get myself some food." She rubbed the back of her head and giggled a little.

Blaze turned her attention towards Quinn. "Char! Charme." Think you can handle spicy sauces? We could put some on for you if you want. She still got a competitive look in her eyes.

 

[elementsoul]

With the topic of a future team on his mind, Callum completely lost track of what Eileen was saying. What typings should I look for? I mean I figure I?ll likely still be using some of the Bug Pokémon I catch, but I will need to expand my team. I?ll likely keep my Oddish for a while and then I can see from there.

In the meantime Callum?s Pokémon were finished their meal. Butterfree and kakuna had fallen asleep and the other Pokémon were quietly chatting with each other about where they were from and their past experiences before they were caught. Eventually Ledyba got bored of the conversation and flew up and landed on Callum?s back.

Callum tuned back into what Eileen was saying when he felt Ledyba?s presence. He only managed to listen to the last bit as she mentioned her brother. ?I didn?t know you have siblings. Actually I don?t exactly know a lot about you other than you grew up on Cinnabar Island. Would you mind telling me about your family?? Callum asked before noticing the new glass of wine beside his water glass. He pushed it away and took note of how much Eileen was drinking. ?But first I think you should slow down on the wine. You?re drinking pretty fast and you won?t be able to speak, let alone stand, if you keep your pace up.?

 

[tsatoma]

"Firstly, I know how much I can drink. I've only hads a couple of bottles, and I've have had way more at other parties. Unless my parents really did water 'em down...then maybe I should stop. After this last one," Eileen started, quickly downing the rest of the wine in the bottle before placing it back down on the table loudly. She eyed the glass she had given Callum and tried to reach for it, only to knock it over onto the table.

"Darn," she said loudly, staring at the spill on the table before turning back to Callum. "Yes I have family. I have a mom and dad, just like everyone else. They are sciean-tests, and they work a lot. My mom works with the uh, inside of Pokemon. What they are made up of...cellularly and their geneticks. And then my dad, he travels around the world learning about anchent Pokemon and civil-zatons. They are always too busy with work to spend time, but I undertsand that they can't give much attention to me or my...brother! Yeah I have an older brother too! His name is Franklin, and he enjoys ditching the family to go on random trips with his Pokemon for some reason! He just disappears for months at a time, leaves without any words goodbye. It sucks, because he's like my only friend. And he just leaves! Wait, you're a friend right Callum? My friend? And I'm yours, right?" Eileen asked suddenly, moving her chair closer to Callum's (startling her two Pokemon sleeping under it, forcing them to move underneath a vacant chair) and poking his chest with her finger.

 

[Pm0n3y]

Despite facing away from Aeris, Charlie made sure to listen to everything she was saying as he began collecting his share of food for him and his Pokemon. Not wanting to make the trip back to the table a challenge, Charlie decided to stick to one plate, making sure to divide the pokefood from the human food.

"Group? I'm assuming there's more than just the two of you?" He asked, collecting some of the meatballs for himself before moving on towards the Torchic wings, Tauros steaks, and the fried Remoraid filets.

"Sheesh, they didn't hesitate to bring out the expensive stuff. I'm surprised I didn't have to pay for my ticket!" He thought to himself, making sure to move all his food to one side of the plate before moving on to the pokemon food. He managed to pour several portions of the dry food onto the empty side of the plate, making sure he had enough for his four pokemon. Reaching the end of the buffet table, he made sure to collect some poffins for them as well, all of which were assorted flavors, and hastily placed the pastries atop the food mountain.

Quinn began warming up to Aeris' Charmeleon, letting down her defenses as it asked her a question. "Cynda! Quilquil!" Yes! I love spicy foods!" She answered excitedly, perking up in response, oblivious to the Charmeleon's competitive expression. Charlie looked up from the table, as he was ready to go back to his. As Aeris giggled, he proposed a suggestion.

"Well, my pokemon and bag are at a table somewhere back there. I'm quite sure it has enough space for all of us to comfortably sit at it." He replied in a queried tone, pointing in the direction away from buffet table. As he realized it, he could see his three pokemon still patiently waiting on the table, and the three could still see him. He couldn't help but chuckle at their famished expressions.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Aeris had it pretty much summed up. We met up at Pallet, as well as meeting a few others. I'll have to introduce you to them, if you want to come along with us," Rochelle suggested. "Though I must say, I didn't think of going to see Elm. Don't really know why... just went straight to Oak. I should put in a call to Elm sometime. But yes. I agree on retiring Oak. He's... well, he's not all there. Needs someone to take care of him," she mused.

Rochelle took her turn at the buffet table after Charlie, having taken one plate for herself and one for her Pokémon. She was in the mood for something new, something different. This was a rare opportunity, and it was as good time as any to expand on her experiences. With that in mind she chose a bed of rice as a base, a good number of vegetables and some of the fried Remoraid, plus a couple of the lemon slices that were arranged with the fish. She drizzled a little bit of sauce over the top of it all to add a bit more flavour.

For her Pokémon team, Rochelle secured a few different items, including a few Berries that she recognised and some of the familiar cubes of food. She wasn't sure of what her newest Pokémon preferred, so hopefully Eva would find what she had picked out agreeable.

Having been the last of the three to collect their meal, Rochelle rejoined Aeris and Charlie, taking a moment to look around for anyone she recognised. There was no sign of a good portion of the rest of the group. "Um, sure, your table works," she agreed to Charlie's suggestion. "I'm not sure I see anyone from the group."

 

[Lambi]

After Quinn's response, Aeris had put some Charizard sauce on her plate like Blaze had asked of her. They'd see if the little Cyndaquil could take the heat, so to say. "I don't think I see anyone either." Aeris said after looking around herself. "Lets have a seat."

Charlie lead the two girls back to his table where his Pokemon waited at. Aeris took a seat and took her backpack off to put it on her chair. Jessie still sat on top of Aeris' head, looking around her surroundings and quite interested in her new trainer. After looking at Blaze and Quinn, the former of those two looking at her trainer and the Cyndaquil, started eating competitively. So did Blaze. The sauce was very hot indeed. Worthy of being called the Charizard sauce. Each bite was hotter than the previous one, but Aeris didn't stop. Her face probably looked about as red as her hair did by now.

Blaze had put down the plate for Quinn to the side on the table and had put her own plate in front of herself on the table as well. She also started eating competitively, not minding the sauce after a while of eating. It was hot indeed, but she wasn't about to stop, not wanting to be outdone by her trainer. After all, if her trainer could eat food that was this spicy with more ease than she did, how well could she call herself a Fire Pokemon? Not that Aeris had it any easier than Blaze did with the spicy sauce, starting to sweat a bit on her forehead from the heat of the sauce.

Eventually, they both stopped after having finished from their plates. Blaze burped and with it released a little fireball up into the air that evaporated before it would hit anything. Aeris practically breathed fire by now since this was top class hot sauce. Though not the hottest of the hot sauces. There was still the Magmar line of hot sauces left to try out now. After a while, Aeris managed to talk again. "Man, was that some good sauce or what! I think I might pass as a Fire Pokemon now." She gave a big laugh and Blaze joined her. Then the two of them stopped that, sat back and patted their stomachs, both of them full. Jessie hovered over Aeris, quite amused by the sight of the two having eaten so competitively. Showed her how close the two were if they were doing that.

 

[elementsoul]

Eileen was sufficiently drunk and well on her way to making a fool of herself. Callum instantly regretted asking about her family. Clearly it was a sensitive topic that would have been better approached in a more sober environment. Callum sighed at his own foolishness as he pushed his nearly empty plate away from himself after she started to poke him in his chest.

Quickly he turned towards Eileen and grabbed her hand with a soft grip; as to not hurt her or give cause for increased aggression, but still stop her from poking him. Her last question cornered him into an answer as well, and there wasn?t an option to further stall a response. ?Yes I am your friend. And you?re mine. I?m sorry for asking about your family, it?s clearly something that you still need to work out in a more sober state,? Callum replied in the calmest voice he could. Damn! That last sentence could easily backfire.

Callum quickly stood up, his Ledyba taking off from his back as soon as he did so, and he looked down at Eileen. ?You?re going to need some fresh air. Return your Pokémon and let?s go out to the deck. The sea air should help sober you up,? Callum added in the same calm voice. His free hand quickly found its way inside of the bag on his waste and started to return his Pokémon as he caught sight of the Pokémon stickers out of the bottom of his eye.

 

[tsatoma]

"Yeah, that sound slike a plan to me. And it is good that we are frinds; non-family or Poke frends...never had one of those before. Have you?" Eileen asked as she lifted herself off of her chair, getting her hand out of Callum's as she tried to hold onto the table to keep herself steady before she grabbed her Pokeballs. After almost falling over she slumped back down into her chair, staring at her Pokeballs as she tried to figure out which one was for her Pokemon. "I need you Pokes to get back inside of these for a bit. We can later battle a bit," she muttered, trying to return Hughes and Dalton into their Pokeballs. To those watching it was a hilarious sight watching her try to return her Pokemon; the red beams from the Pokeballs hitting everything except her Pokemon.

Hughes didn't appreciate the laughter and shot a small bit of Ember at one person. When the onlookers went back to their food and conversation, he grabbed Dalton's Pokeball out of his Trainer's hand and poked the Swinub in it. With one Pokemon successfully returned he gave back the first Pokeball and grabbed another; repeating this process once Cleo came back with some more stolen goods (though she didn't seem to appreciate it). With two out of three returned, he pressed his nose against his own Pokeball before being engulfed into it.

"He's a good Poke-man. I love him so much," Eileen told Callum, putting her Pokeballs into her pocket and picking up her bag. It was a lot heavier than she remembered it being, and for the life of her she couldn't recall why it weighed so much now. The bag made her even more unbalanced as she tried to stand up straight, immediately almost falling over until she grabbed a hold of Callum's arm. "At least there are no stairs, right? I tink some fresh air would be goods for us. Thanks for sugguesting it, and sorry for anyting I've done that you have not liked. I'm not sure if there has been anythin', but just in case," she added, putting her arms around him in a quick hug before sloppily walking away from the table.

 

[elementsoul]

Eileen?s struggle to return her Pokémon and stand up was a painful sight to watch for Callum. It was like watching a slow, slurring, stumbling train wreck that Callum couldn?t bring himself to stop. Something in his mind went off that told him to grab two of the cloth napkins, so he did so and shoved them into his pants? pocket.

I should do something but what can I really do. She?s so headstrong and drunk that I doubt she?d accept any help. And why did I get caught in this? I just wanted to relax and continue on my way; now I?m going to play babysitter for Eileen.

Eileen?s hug felt extremely uncomfortable and caused Callum to hesitate to follow her as she started to walk away. Before she could walk a few steps away, Eileen stumbled and started to fall; Callum caught her before she could fall. While he caught her, Eileen?s bag hit Callum?s side and he could feel how heavy it was.

A sigh left Callum?s mouth as he slid it off of her arm and onto his own; not even bothering to ask for her permission or if she wanted him to carry it. He then wrapped an arm under her arm and around her back, so her weight was being supported on himself. ?Just lean on me for now. You?ll fall if you try to walk on your own. I also think there are stairs to take in order to get to the deck. And don?t worry about anything you?ve to me right now. You?ll have plenty of time to think about stuff like that later. Now just focus on putting one foot in front of the other,? Callum said, trying to comfort Eileen as they slowly walked across the room.

 

[tsatoma]

"It's so hard though. My legs are like jello, or noodles. Jelloodles," Eileen replied with a laugh as the two of them left the banquet hall and exited into the main hallway. They slowly headed left to get outside onto the deck, coming to a stop once they reached the stairs at the end of it. "That is a lot of steps to take, when did stairs get so big?" she asked as she moved out of Callum's grip, trying to take a step onto the first stair despite not having the coordination to safely make it up. The result was her losing her balance and slumping to the floor, though what happened could have ended up much worse.

"I hate stairs. My room was on the floor at my house, so I never had to climb them," she explained to Callum as she laid down on the step, curling up as if to sleep. "Maybe I can just stay here ferabit. It's kinda comfy in a way. I don't like the wobbly feel I feel from the ship though. It is makin me feel kinda funny," she muttered sickly, slowly sitting up and leaning against the railing.

Crap. Crap. Crap. Callum turned around and knelt down so his back was facing Eileen. "Hop on I'll carry you upstairs. Don't argue and just do it," Callum half ordered Eileen as he waited for her to climb on.

Eileen stared blankly for half a second before lifting herself onto his back. The ride up the stairs was a bumpy one, with Eileen almost losing all of her food a few times. 'You gotta hold it down a bit longer, girl,' she thought to herself, clamping her hand over her mouth as they reached the top of the stairs. The salty breeze of the night wind could be felt from the opened doors to the deck, and Eileen thought the feeling was quite calming.

She was placed next to the side rail just in the nick of time, throwing up the contents of her stomach over half a minute. As soon as Callum let Eileen down he grabbed her hair and held it out of her face. The wind was travelling across the deck and hitting their backs so the vomit wasn't being blown back into them. After a moment Eileen seemed to stop and Callum took one of the napkins out of his pocket and handed it to Eileen.

"Thanks," Eileen said simply, accepting the napkin from him and wiping her mouth with it. "That was curtainly a...expert...expedi...experiense. I think just laying down would be a good think now," she told him, lifting herself up off the ground using the railing. Down below she heard some shouting going on, and leaning over the railing she saw a sailor with the vomit over him yelling up at them.

"I think swe should get out of here firs," Eileen added after the sailor started to yell that he was going to come after them and wring their necks.

 

[Pm0n3y]

"Alright guys, i'm back." Charlie announced to his patiently waiting pokemon as the three reached the round table. After placing the plate of food down, he made sure to help Quinn down (she eagerly scurrying down his arm) before pushing his bag into one of the vacant adjacent seats, thanking his pokemon for protecting it as he did so.

"Alright, dig in y'all. The poffins are for dessert." He said, making sure to put the pastries off to the side to enforce his rule. He began to eat as well, only to pause as he caught a glance over towards Aeris and Blaze, who began viciously tearing into their food. He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the sight.

"Huh. and I thought I was hungry..." He said in a somewhat encouraging tone. Looking beyond her, he noticed two people making their way out of the banquet hall, one of which begrudgingly helping the other as she sloppily stumbled about. Snickering at the sight, he brought his attention back towards the trainers that accompanied him at the table, the one called Rochelle sitting opposite from him.

"Rochelle, how'd you get your start in Pallet? If you didn't get sent here through Elm, then what else drew you here? I wasn't even thinking of coming to Kanto until Elm planted the idea." He queried her, cutting into his steak.

Quinn couldn't help but look on in confusion as the competitive Blaze and her trainer went at their food. Not expecting a race, she began eating at a much slower pace, smiling as the spicy sauces accented her food for the better.

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle took a moment to sort out her Pokémon before starting on her meal of choice. She let Kirsten, Phoenix and Iskra out first, telling them to hold off on the food for a moment before she released Eva from her ball. The Gligar paused upon taking in its surroundings and the unfamiliar Pokémon standing before her. "Gli... Gligar?" She sounded confused... perhaps she was used to seeing a different group of Pokémon before now.

"Eva? Remember me?" Rochelle asked cautiously, lightly tapping the purple Pokémon on the shoulder. Eva turned around and looked up at her, her tongue hanging out slightly as she took in the situation. She nodded, remembering the voice and the name.

"Okay, good. Are you okay with being a part of my team, instead of Clive's team?" This time Eva hesitated a little longer. Rochelle hoped that Eva would agree a second time... thankfully she did. "Gar. Gligar."

"Excellent. Kirsten, Phoenix, Iskra, this is Eva. And Natalya is no longer part of the team," Rochelle said to the rest of her team. "I figure you guys can get some socialising in over dinner. Dig in." The four Pokémon needed no further instruction, each securing a small portion of the food Rochelle had procured. Satisfied with the introductions, Rochelle turned back to the table, making a start on her own meal before Charlie spoke up.

"Rochelle, how'd you get your start in Pallet? If you didn't get sent here through Elm, then what else drew you here? I wasn't even thinking of coming to Kanto if Elm didn't plant the idea."

"When I started out, I left Goldenrod by the north entrance. Made my way up to Ecruteak, headed out to Olivine City and took the SS Aqua over to Vermilion. I'd been pointed in the direction of Pallet by my parents as well as a couple of other recommendations, so I've travelled the routes from Vermilion to Pallet twice now," she began. "As for obtaining someone to start my team, I guess... well, I think my parents didn't want me to rely on a handout from Professor Elm. They didn't say it exactly, but they gave me a few Poké Balls as a gift, so I think they wanted me to catch my own rather than receive a Pokémon. I tried catching a couple of things on my way to Olivine... just ended up breaking the Poké Balls, though.

"I met Kirsten, my Horsea, in a pond between Vermilion and Cerulean. She'd been hurt and left on her own, presumably by another Trainer who didn't care enough to patch her up. So I took her in and I've been raising her ever since."

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler shrugged.

"Maybe I'll get lucky," he replied to Jordan as he reached into his bag and pulled out a Pokeball, setting it on his lap. 'Just in case'. He cast his line into the sea. "Here's hoping that Pokemon food can work as bait. I sure as hell don't wanna buy that gourmet stuff."

[hr]

Beneath the waves, Tyler's bait descended slowly. The moonlight cast faint rays into the depths, cutting through the murky darkness. In the eerie silence, shadowy forms drifted in the distance. They seemed uninterested in the morsel of food floating by.

Well, except for one.

It swam cautiously towards the brown clump of food. As far as it was concerned, it had earned itself free dinner.

[hr]

'Woah'

Something was tugging at the line.

"I think I got something!" Tyler said as he tugged back. He frantically tried to reel in whatever had attached itself to his hook. From the few experiences he had with fishing, he knew it was vital to keep tension on the line. A loose line would give the creature an opportunity to rid itself of the hook and swim off. It was giving a tough fight, but Tyler was slowly winning. The tugs became more erratic and panicked as the Pokemon on the line realized it was fighting a losing battle.

Tyler heard the sound of the Pokemon breaking the surface and yanked hard. Whatever was on the end of the line flew overhead and landed on the deck with a wet thud. He put the rod down and turned around, readying the empty Pokeball. A jellyfish-like Pokemon flopped around on the deck, left stunned and confused by the sudden impact with the ground. A Tentacool, to be precise.

"Awesome," Tyler said as he readied the Pokeball. There wasn't much time before the Tentacool got up and tried to attack. 'Here goes nothing'. He chucked the device at the Pokemon, who disappeared in a flash of red light. The Pokeball hit the deck and rocked violently back and forth as the Tentacool tried to break out. Tyler watched with bated breath. After a few seconds, the fight was over, and the Pokeball emitted a low tone.

Tyler picked up the now-occupied Pokeball and grinned. "I'm totally fine with this," he said as he collapsed it and placed it in an empty holster in his belt.

 

[Pm0n3y]

Without fully realizing it, the table became filled with Pokémon, all obediently eating along with their respective trainers. Once Rochelle released the newest addition of her party from its ball, Charlie couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at its unique appearance.

"Huh. Don't think i've seen a Pokémon like that yet." He murmured, pulling a black pokédex from one of his bigger pockets. As it flashed on, the screens beeped to life, one seemingly climbing upon the other. He pointed the device at the purple creature, and its information slowly began loading into it.

"And survey says..."

#207 Gligar


FlyScorpion Pokémon

HT 3'07"


WT 142.9 lbs


It glides as if sliding. It startles foes by clamping on their faces, then jabs with its poison stinger.



"A Gligar huh? It's a lot heavier than it looks." He commented, mouth full of food. After Rochelle finished introducing the Gligar to the rest of her team, she turned her attention towards Charlie's previous comment. It was another interesting story, much like Aeris'. It made him wonder how his life turned out to be so average. Eventually, he shrugged the thought off.

"Huh. My parents didn't grow up training Pokémon, so I had no choice but to rely on Professor Elm for my journey, since, y'know, they figured he knew more about Pokémon and gyms than they did. But, whatahya gonna do huh?" He replied with a sigh and another shrug. He couldn't help but furrow his brow as she mentioned how she obtained her Horsea. Not slowing down on his food, he began his spiel.

"What? That's such bullshit. Oh, I mean, not the story, but the fact that some douche had the audacity to leave their Pokémon all high and dry after it just didn't live up to his or her's expectations. I mean, really? It's not the Pokémon's fault you're such a shit trainer. And B, double really?? A Horsea? Of all the Pokémon one would ditch, you ditch a freaking Horsea? Did they not know what it could potentially evolve into? Duh and/or Hullooo! Kingdra!" He said, the ignorant choice an unnamed trainer made obviously working him up, he in turn beginning to turn his excitement towards his food.

 

[Lost In The Void]

She sat on the deck in her modest two piece bikini. She had been sunning herself before the sun had set and now she sat sipping from a cool drink she had ordered. A journal, a couple of the pages folded over, and a pen stashed beside it all lay by her chair. It had all been so peaceful and perfect for contemplating what her opening paragraphs would be. She had lazily looked over for a second though and caught Mai staring at her. The Gothita always had that dazed look about her when she stared. It said in her Pokedex that Gothitas were always staring at something that only they could see and it intrigued her greatly.

Smiling at her Pokemon, she leaned over and looked into its eyes, focusing as hard as she could. She wanted to see something in her Pokemon, like it did to her. It looked as if a staring contest was the only thing that could resolve this.

As Sarah looked into Mai's eyes, she noticed that they never moved like a human's would. A human eye when detecting a foreign movement, tended to shift, if only for a second, to the new encounter, used as a defense measure for most of man's instinctive past. However Mai's eyes didn't shift, she continued to look into the distance, through Sarah even.

Sarah made a mental note to chalk down this observation and to check to see if any other Pokemon operated this way. It was all about consistencies after all, which made the evidence for a Master's Thesis. Was this something specific to the species of Pokemon or were all other Pokemon able to tune out everything to focus on one task?

She continued the staring contest only pausing to take small sips of her drink.

 

[elementsoul]

?You?ve got to be kidding me,? Callum said as he looked over the railing and saw the sailor take off towards an entrance on the deck below. ?Let?s hurry up and get out of here,? Callum agreed as he picked Eileen up across his arms and started to run down the side of the deck. ?Sorry but you?re too drunk to make a fast getaway if you walk on your own.?

Callum turned a corner right as the sailor exited the stairwell and turned to see him do so. Catching the sight of the man in the corner of his eye; he booked it hard across the ship and turned into the stairwell upstairs on the far side. The stairwell was a bit taller than the previous one and Eileen?s current position was making it harder to keep his balance. Because of this Callum had to slow his pace.

When he exited on the top there were two ways to go; straight ahead led back into the ship, and the ongoing party; and behind still on the deck, where a lot of chairs that people used often used to suntan during the day were set up. When a group of people, with two members wearing similar clothes, appeared down the hall in front of Callum he quickly turned around and headed for the latter direction. If he?s still chasing us he will hopefully stop that group and head after them. Makes more sense to hide in a group than in an empty tanning area.

A few steps after Callum moved out of sight he heard swearing coming from down the stairs. ?I?ll beat you little cock sucking shit eating mother fuckers like red headed step children!? Callum quickened his pace at the sound of the man. He had half dropped, half placed Eileen down on a chair with its back facing the stairwell before heading for the one beyond it. He hopped over Eileen and was going to try and roll onto the next chair; before he got there he realized that a woman and her Pokémon were currently occupying it.

Crap! Callum quickly jumped over her in a sort of a half dive and came down hard on the other side. His right knee throbbed and he crawled up onto the next chair and turned his head back to the staircase. The sailor appeared and started to scream something, before and running down the hall that faced the stairwell. Callum looked back to the girl he jumped over. ?Sorry about that. Did I hit you on my way over??

 

[Lost In The Void]

It had been calm and collected when Sarah had begun the staring contest, but soon the deck had erupted in curses and threats. She blinked once and opened her eyes just as someone flew over her in a half jump and crumpled in a heap beside her. More than a little shocked she wondering quickly if he needed to be checked for injuries, when he stumbled up, favouring his left leg and asked her if she had been hurt at all.

She recovered her composure and stood up to dust herself off and faced the boy straight on, "No, you didn't hit me at all," she smiled, "I am curious, however, how you came to be in such a situation that flying over someone fixed in a very intense staring contest."

She looked to see if Mai had been hurt at all and was surprised instead, to see that the Pokemon had become fixated with either the boy or the water over the side of the ship, it was always so hard to tell with her.

Sarah caught herself staring in the same direction and finally brought herself back to the conversation at hand, "I'm sorry, my name is Sarah, why don't we start with your own name and then we can discuss what you were doing."

 

[elementsoul]

Callum was pleased that the girl wasn?t hurt by his rash actions. ?My name?s Callum and that girl I dropped on the other side of you is Eileen. Princess over there had a little too much to drink and started to get seasick. I got her up to a deck railing and she went full tilt over the deck railing. The problem was we weren?t on the bottom rail and an unfortunate sailor got hit by some; or most, ?Callum responded before taking a breath and checking the hallway entrance to make sure the sailor hadn?t returned yet.

?The guy instantly got mad and started to utter death threats. I prefer to avoid getting my limbs broken and dying so I picked her up and ended up running here in order to lose him. Summed up to saying it?s currently worked and I?ll be happy if it stays that way. I do have a return question for you though; why are you wearing a bikini since it?s night out?? Callum asked with a quizzical look on his face. The woman?s attire matched the evening?s event even less than his own.

 

[tsatoma]

"I'm Eileen! Hi there!" Eileen said loudly as she leaned over from her own deck chair onto Sarah's, managing to prop herself up with her arms, "I tink he might have said that already. If not, then let it be known tat I am Eileen! I come from an i-land...out in the sea! Surve- surrounded by water! Lots of beaches, and water. You getup would do well there. Though, why do you wear tha here? Should be dresses fancy; and not like that! I suppose it is beetter than what my buddy over here is wearing."

It was then that Eileen noticed something interesting of Sarah's: her drink. She reached out to try and grab it, forgetting that she had the slight ability to get up from the seat and walk over to it. "So...close!" she muttered, waving her hand in front of it as if that would help bring the drink closer.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Sarah's eyes widened slightly as the companion girl made a move for her drink and failed miserably. She allowed a quick giggle and took the drink away before the poor girl hurt herself, "Well, based on this story, I think it might be my responsibility to make sure you don't have yourself another one of these then."

Turning back to the apparent sober one she addressed his own questions, "Because I forgot to leave the deck to get changed," she looked at the night sky, "It does seem inappropriate for this time doesn't it?"

She grabbed her sundress and slipped it on quickly before turning back to the boy, "I assume that you two are from this party that was to take place on the ship? Do you know the way back to it? I'd like to join you, if you allow me time to go back to my room and change into something appropriate."

She remembered the invitation that had been waiting on her pillow and decided that this interesting company would be very enjoyable at an otherwise boring party.