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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[holidaygirl1225]

Unbeknownst to Emporio, this sends her on a long train of thought. Because she doesn't think it's his fault for getting hurt. Maybe he could have tried to be more cautious, but it was still the Luvdisc who ultimately attacked him. And he thought he was doing the right thing. Maybe he was-- maybe she would have gotten badly hurt if she had come alone.

Later on, she might reflect on this and have a revelation. But for now, she has to take care of him. "It's okay, Emporio, really." For what it's worth, she sounds more genuine and open towards him than she has in a while. "We'll talk more after this. Just stay behind me for now, okay?"

With that comes the matter of the remaining school of Luvdisc. After her Leaf Storm attack, she's starting to feel pretty exhausted. That gives her an idea.

Strangely, grass and flowers start to sprout from the icy sand. Her Grassy Terrain move will not only heal both her and Emporio, but also boost the power of her attacks. She fires off another Leaf Storm attack, knocking out a large number of Luvdisc.

[seacub]

There are a lot of what-ifs. Too many to count, perhaps. It would drive anyone to the brink, if not back, just trying to comprehend them all.

Emporio, it seems, genuinely thinks nothing of it. Perhaps because he hasn't quite associated the blow with something life threatening, or perhaps just because he's hearing a voice that feels more open than it has for a good number of weeks. It's that trust, his eyes shining, that has him nod and do exactly as Noelle says.

"Okay," he agrees, nodding. "I..." He trails off. Grassy terrain sprouts around them, and he looks around in wonder at a meadow in bloom in the snow. He watches as Noelle sends off her Leaf Storm, and with wide eyes beams. "...Woah-!! ...That's amazing..!"

[holidaygirl1225]

With that last attack, the Luvdisc start to scatter. She's taught them a lesson... for now. And not a moment too soon; once the last one seems to have swam off, she collapses to her knees.

"Phew!" It's like beating the dungeon boss with 0 mana remaining! "Th-thanks, haha. I don't want to fight unless I really have to, but..." She doesn't want to think too long about if any of the Luvdisc were seriously injured or even killed. "Are you feeling any better?"

[seacub]

"Oh! Careful..." He's not too worried, but for anyone with four legs it sure would suck to face plant...he comes over to help her up if he can, grinning under his helmet.

"Y-Yeah! I'm feeling alright at least. It makes sense not to want to fight most of the time...it's sometimes a little confusing with how much the Pokemon here build their lives around it, huh..."

They're just really into it. He's honestly pretty glad Polteageist scouted him these days...

i missed this, sorry!!

[holidaygirl1225]

She grins back. There is a lot of fighting... when guild Pokemon aren't doing quests or hunting, they're sparring just for the sake of it. It... really makes her uncomfortable, but what can she do?

"... Oh," she says, her ears perking up. "When it thaws out, maybe we should get the Sports Club together for some games. Maybe a kickball game for those of us without hands." If they allow use of moves- though not attacking each other- the game would get pretty unhinged.

it's okay!!! the last few weeks have been Insane on my end wheeze

[seacub]

They're just really into it. It's a lot. All the time.

Emporio blinks. "Oh!! Right, we were talking about that before the snow..."

Which, apparently isn't normal for the region, so that was cool to know. "...It'll be nice to do something outside again...o-other than this kind of thing anyway. A lot less tense I think.."

Kickball though... "Kickball's probably the best one to use...we could add a rule about throwing, for anyone who can't really kick, too." He has legs yes but they're rather stumpy compared to what he's got going on for arms after all. "Or maybe headbutting..." The possibilities are endless.

[holidaygirl1225]

"We'll have to just get a sturdy ball." She imagines a Pokemon blasting it with a Fire-type move... or it getting deflated by one of Umemiya's spikes, for example. "It sounds really fun. It would definitely feel less tense for sure."

For a moment, it's almost like all the awkwardness between them never happened. Maybe she does just want to pretend that.

[seacub]

"Right! It would also have to be lightweight...maybe something like a pickle ball..?"

Maybe it would be better to pretend. Emporio's happy enough after all, thinking about figuring out hyperdurable sports balls.

But, he still feels a bit of a lingering rash, and it causes him to look at his arm and wince when his excited gesturing bites back.

"Sfff... ...I'm really glad you know how to heal, too, though," he admits with a grimace. "I think this would've been a lot worse otherwise..."