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bottlecaplogs2026-04-05 01:51 pm
digitalprincess) wrote in bottlecaplogs2026-04-05 01:51 pm
(open log) First mix
Who: Aelita, anyone!
What: New Pokemon that is also learning how to be alive, do chores and commit violence
When: April
Where: The city (Cheri berry guild, the training rooms, beach)
Warnings: Heights? Possible talk of child endangerment and everything about Aelita's background sounds Unfortunate without context.
Cheri Berry Guild
Berry collection
[Having to collect food was one of the many new things to her. Though from what she'd learnt from the others, humans didn't collect food. Her friends had mentioned going to a canteen but Aelita was sure that wasn't as involved as this.
Because she had a small woven basket tied to her back and was nimbly climbed up the thinner branches. Filling it with a few berries, then scurrying back to place them into a larger basket for someone else to collect.
The height didn't bother her. She regularly had to navigate worse when doing her patrols.
What did make her pause was the big berry. Something that had become apparent very quickly was that... She was small, very small. And this berry was more than two inches larger than her. It wouldn't fit in her basket and even if it did, she wasn't sure how much it'd weigh.
Time to return to platforms. Then she darted to the first Pokemon she saw.]
Hello there. Are you busy? I need help carrying something.
Leaving present
[For the last year, Aelita hadn't need to sleep. She'd spent her time looking for Xana activity, helping Jeremie on the materialisation program, talking to Jeremie, browsing the internet when Jeremie was sleeping.
So the first time she fell asleep was... Probably a bit more literal than it should have been.
But she knew better now! She could recognise when she was sleepy and where to go. She'd been given a pile of leaves. A majority of those leaves remained as a bed. The rest? They'd gotten tangled in her curly fur. Though some did fall out when she moved suddenly. Or when the scruffy creature did a full body shake.]
Quest related
Not a minior ma-
[She just wanted to help. Aelita hadn't liked watching the Minior when they were...in pain? She wasn't sure. But she'd not had the skills to help with their healing process.
What she could help with, was making these catapults. Her little paws were great for tying knots, climbing up and placing delicate parts of the mechanism. She was light enough to avoid brea-
With an actual squeak and she was gone.
Good news! The catapult works. Bad news, the rodent is airborne.]
Other
(ง •̀_•́)ง No longer an escort quest (debatable)
[Aelita didn't fight. She had powers on Lyoko, but those required life points to use and they weren't practical in the same way a sword was. There was a difference between an actual weapon and manipulating the terrain so foes would take themselves out.
Since arriving she'd had a few bursts of power. Shooting off uncontrolled sparks of electricity (her first sneeze). No one had gotten hurt but it was probably better to learn what she could do.
That was how she found herself in the training rooms of the Spire... Now what? She awkwardly waited by the sidelines until another Pokemon seemed to be done, then waddled over with wave.]
Excuse me. Um... How do you know what to do?
Coastal charms
Can you really touch it without being destroyed here?
[She'd been sat in the sand for a while, just watching as the waves ebbed and flowed. Though she never got near. When it seemed like the tide was changing, she'd get up and retreat further up the beach and away from the water.
Aelita hadn't even looked at the approaching Pokemon. She'd just spoken without moving her gaze from the water. Those who'd met her before might notice that she was a lot more subdued. She wasn't looking at everything, marvelling at the feel of the sand...just listening and observing the ocean.]
It's beautiful...
[Was this what her friends had wanted her to see?]
What: New Pokemon that is also learning how to be alive, do chores and commit violence
When: April
Where: The city (Cheri berry guild, the training rooms, beach)
Warnings: Heights? Possible talk of child endangerment and everything about Aelita's background sounds Unfortunate without context.
Cheri Berry Guild
Berry collection
[Having to collect food was one of the many new things to her. Though from what she'd learnt from the others, humans didn't collect food. Her friends had mentioned going to a canteen but Aelita was sure that wasn't as involved as this.
Because she had a small woven basket tied to her back and was nimbly climbed up the thinner branches. Filling it with a few berries, then scurrying back to place them into a larger basket for someone else to collect.
The height didn't bother her. She regularly had to navigate worse when doing her patrols.
What did make her pause was the big berry. Something that had become apparent very quickly was that... She was small, very small. And this berry was more than two inches larger than her. It wouldn't fit in her basket and even if it did, she wasn't sure how much it'd weigh.
Time to return to platforms. Then she darted to the first Pokemon she saw.]
Hello there. Are you busy? I need help carrying something.
Leaving present
[For the last year, Aelita hadn't need to sleep. She'd spent her time looking for Xana activity, helping Jeremie on the materialisation program, talking to Jeremie, browsing the internet when Jeremie was sleeping.
So the first time she fell asleep was... Probably a bit more literal than it should have been.
But she knew better now! She could recognise when she was sleepy and where to go. She'd been given a pile of leaves. A majority of those leaves remained as a bed. The rest? They'd gotten tangled in her curly fur. Though some did fall out when she moved suddenly. Or when the scruffy creature did a full body shake.]
Quest related
Not a minior ma-
[She just wanted to help. Aelita hadn't liked watching the Minior when they were...in pain? She wasn't sure. But she'd not had the skills to help with their healing process.
What she could help with, was making these catapults. Her little paws were great for tying knots, climbing up and placing delicate parts of the mechanism. She was light enough to avoid brea-
With an actual squeak and she was gone.
Good news! The catapult works. Bad news, the rodent is airborne.]
Other
(ง •̀_•́)ง No longer an escort quest (debatable)
[Aelita didn't fight. She had powers on Lyoko, but those required life points to use and they weren't practical in the same way a sword was. There was a difference between an actual weapon and manipulating the terrain so foes would take themselves out.
Since arriving she'd had a few bursts of power. Shooting off uncontrolled sparks of electricity (her first sneeze). No one had gotten hurt but it was probably better to learn what she could do.
That was how she found herself in the training rooms of the Spire... Now what? She awkwardly waited by the sidelines until another Pokemon seemed to be done, then waddled over with wave.]
Excuse me. Um... How do you know what to do?
Coastal charms
Can you really touch it without being destroyed here?
[She'd been sat in the sand for a while, just watching as the waves ebbed and flowed. Though she never got near. When it seemed like the tide was changing, she'd get up and retreat further up the beach and away from the water.
Aelita hadn't even looked at the approaching Pokemon. She'd just spoken without moving her gaze from the water. Those who'd met her before might notice that she was a lot more subdued. She wasn't looking at everything, marvelling at the feel of the sand...just listening and observing the ocean.]
It's beautiful...
[Was this what her friends had wanted her to see?]
no subject
Sorry. I shouldn't pry. [ How many times does this old man have to learn his lesson. ] This must be a lot to jump into.
[ Bigby glances back at the branch, awkwardly rubbing his cheek. ]
When you eat food, you have to grind it, right? This is more like chiseling it down with just your front teeth. [ He makes a bit of a face. As a wolf, his instinct is to just rip pieces out, but he's not working with his usual set of fangs. ] Look, I know. It doesn't come naturally to me either, but it's good to practice.
no subject
Just going to reach out and awkwardly pat his arm.
Then back to watching, she was ready to learn. ]
So, you just chew little bits of it to....shave it away?
no subject
Uh. Right. Yeah. [ No better way to teach than to demonstrate. He still hesitates though. ] Like... like this.
[ One deep breath before he starts chipping away, just like he said, until the branch gets weak enough to creak. Immediately, he jumps back. ]
That should be weak enough to snap now. Wanna do the honors?
[ He pats his cheek before grabbing the rope again. A Thunder Shock from a safe distance should do it. They'll just need to be ready to hold on and swing the berry toward the platform. ]
no subject
She also held the rope. Then gave the branch another chomp.
Yes, that was a squeak as it gave way and there was suddenly weight on the rope.]
no subject
Wait, h—
[ The slack rope immediately goes taut, and he's desperately trying to skid to a stop before him, Aelita, and the berry branch go tumbling overboard. ]
Shit. Shit. Shit. [ His little rodent heart can only take too much. Luckily, they manage to stop right at the edge, but his chest is practically pounding from all the rapid breathing he's doing. He takes another minute before looking over at her. As much as he wants to be mad, he can't when it was technically his fault. ] N-next time. An Electric move. As far back as possible. A-alright? [ He hopes to whatever god exists in this world that there will never be a next time. ]
no subject
Physics... They sure worked a little differently here to the virtual world.
For a moment Aelita just blinked as she stared over the edge. Then she'd back-pedalled from the edge. It wasn't the digital sea. But it was quite a drop, maybe about 10 life points of damage.]
Um... I don't know any.
good to wrap here!
[ Bigby can't remember if she actually mentioned this earlier, before the whole "not knowing how to use her teeth" bit. As much as he wants to rub his face in exhaustion, he's very much holding onto that rope. At least he's starting to catch his breath. ]
I'll teach you one of those next time too. Preferably not up here.
[ Electric rodents have to stick together. He starts to sway the rope to get the berry branch over to the platform. ]
Let's just deal with this for now, and then we can talk about it, okay? [ A beat. He knew he forgot something. ] Name's Bigby, by the way.
kay
You would? [Tilting her head, then she was smiling again. ] I'd really appreciate it Bigby. [She was going to tell him the bit she was struggling with, but he said later. So she turned, getting a better grasp on her rope and making sure the berry was safe.]
I'm Aelita.