Noelle's Deerlightful February & March Catchall

[holidaygirl1225]

Who: Noelle & Dolly, Emporio, Eleanor, Maya, Kinger, others to be added
What: Quests (Total Whiteout, Tough Luv), and the first meeting of the prospective gaming club?
Where: Icefall Lake, the coast, the Spire
When: February through March
Warnings: Violence (canon-typical, including battling, and maybe beyond), others TBA

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Quest: Tough Luv

[holidaygirl1225]

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Any conversation before the mission is polite, distant, and stilted. Even though she's trying to change, Noelle can't help but feel awkward around Emporio. How should she feel about a strange kid who knows too much-- a kid who, by the way, Noelle blasted directly in the face with an attack last time they met?

All that goes out the window once the Hydro Pump hits him. She screams, and everything goes white.

Earlier, she had been attempting to resolve the situation as peacefully as she can. The next thing she knows, she's gasping for air, the beach is littered with fallen leaves, and nearly a dozen Luvdisc are laying unconscious in the sand.

What did she do? Oh no. No no no-- she can't spiral again. She needs to focus on him.

Running to his side, Noelle uses another Heal Pulse to try and take the edge off his wounds. (Deja vu, she thinks.) "E-Emporio, can you hear me? Are you okay?"

[seacub]

Can someone get the number of that truck?

The battle was going fairly well all things considered, at least for a situation where he's a Ground type fighting Water Types. 'Secret Power', it turns out, is a very handy move when it comes to dealing at least some neutral damage against something he'd otherwise go down hard against.

He still doesn't understand the awkward air between them, though. Maybe it's because of the company he was used to growing up with. Maybe it's just that he's only had company beyond that since coming here, to a place where combat realistically writes so many interactions. Emporio fits in well with the locals, and he picks up a lot from them.

One of those things is how often Pokemon just brawl.

But ah, it seems he wasn't quite as careful as he thought, because one minute he hears the sound of gushing water and the next he's hearing the faint and watery sounds of Noelle's voice.

"Mnhn..." Heal Pulse has helped at least. A little, anyway.

"N...Noelle..?"