After her photo-spree was done, the search for uncommon and rare pokemon commenced. While she did enjoy flowers, as much as anyone else who could appreciate pretty things, Evelyn wasn't exactly a botanist. True, she recognized some of the blossoms and blooms, especially those that were native to her own hometown, but to believe that Eve would have any knowledge about the season or climate in whcih they were supposed to flower (get it?) was like asking a Rhydon to do calculous. It just wasn't a realistic ask.
As she got deeper into the park though, new and unfamiliar things started popping up.. First were the blue little bird-pokemon. They were charming, to look at if nothing else, but they seemed a bit... Insistent... Whenever it came to trying to do something, it looked like these little guys just didn't know when to quit. Sure, Evelyn could appreciate a 'can-do' attitude , but there was a time to be bold and a time to fold, and when you fail at something over and over and over again, then perhaps it was time to take a step back and re-evaluate the situation. But, these were pokemon after all, so maybe it was just in their nature?
As she pondered this mightily philosophical quandry about the unyielding feathered beings, the blonde trainer soon found herself almost stumbling over something. An obstacle had suddenly sprung up out of seemingly nowhere! An obstacle that made the girl teeter and nearly tumble onto her face, because she was too busy thinking about her own questions that she hadn't been paying attention to where she was stepping.
Turning back around to locate the source of this near-indignity-causing problem, the youyng trainer's eyes fell upon.... A... Uhm... A giant berry...? No, that... That was a fruit, right? A fruit with... A ... Face... Evelyn blinked. The little creature(?) was happily sitting there, in the midst of the path in the park, just seeming to bask in the daylight and not have a care in the world. Her RotomPhone buzzed to life and identified the being as a Bounsweet. Even, however, just kept staring at it.
The creature, eventually noticing something was looking at it - and we do not disclose just how long this actually took because it wasn't a inconsiderable amount of time - and finally met the blonde Evertide-girl's gaze. The fruit stared at Evelyn. Evelyn stared at the fruit. The wind blew. Petals and leaves danced and rustled. A tailow ... Squawked? It was a tense and heart-pounding shodown...!
And then, SUDDENLY!
"... Boun?"
"....nnnnmmMmmmmmmMmMMMmMmmmMMMMMMMH! OH MY GOSH!! YOU'RE SO CUUUUUUTE~!!"
... An ecstatic Evelyn, losing all composure and self-control, squeed like she had squeed the first time she met her Joltik. Complete with starry, sparkly eyes, hands to her own cheeks and making a very weird, wibbly-wobbly motion with her upper body. the little pokemon seemed largely unintimidated by this clear display of human feroicty. It took a little bit, but eventually she calmed back down, coughed into her own balled up hand, composed her excited outburst and reached for her hip.
"Alright, that's that! You're coming with me, little one! Pokebaaaaal, gooooo~!"
With a twirling flkourish, Eve spun around once, twice, thrice and then lobbed her pokeball straight ath the little Bounsweet she'd almost stepped on (and potentially almost squished?). Now, this might've looked fancy, if not for the fact that Eve was standing like, 5 feet away from the little munchkin. It wasn't like it was a hard mark to hit. And even then, Eve's aim was onlöy just good enough - probably from slight dizziness caused by unnecessary twirling - to actually have the ball fly in the correct, gneral direciton of the Bounsweet.
*Sings in an outragelousy over-the-top british accent*
... And you know that they come for you~! The mantines in your dressing room~! The mantines in your gravy~! Even if you hide at sea... There's mantines in the navy~!!
... 500+ Bonus points to anyone who gets the refeence, I guess? :P
Wel, regardless of that, she's still probably my favorite character in the RP. Whenever I read about the things she does, or how she comes to the conclusions that she reachs, it just puts a big old goofy smile on my face.
Got some major Steve Irwin/The Crocodile Hunter-flashbacks when she decided to wrestle the damn fish. 8D Good times. Good job.
EDIT:
I can picture it now, Steph in the future...
Steph: "'Ello, 'ello, 'ello! Welcome on in t'da Feraligator 'unter! Iz me, yer gal Steph'n t'day I be showin' y'all 'owta rassle one o'em 'ere Sharpedos! *n wouya lookit'at, 'ere's one righ' now! Well, as 'ey say; GERONIBUNGA COWADOOD!!!!!"
Freya, as the forcefully-enlisted-assistant: "Wh- Steph! It's 'Geronimo' and 'Cowabunga, dude' and OH MYGOSH WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO PUT IT INTO A HEADLOCK!?"
Steph: "Ahgagsmgaxpt, gocha ya lil' buggah! 'An'memba, kids! It ain' da Sharpedos ruff'n coarse skin tha'll getchu, izzat maw o' razer shaa'p teeth 'at'll mess ya up sumthin' fierce, OhhahhahauaHey, we goh a live 'un 'ere, ey Freya?"
It was ok. But tbh, the holidays aren’t as fun as an adult.
Eh, that's true I suppose. Though, it also boils down a lot to what you do during them and who you spend time with, I guess(?).
I had a pleasant time with my ol' man and his lady. Ate some food, played some games, exchanged gifts. it was nice and wholesome and fun for a few hours. Rest of the holiday's just been spent by myself though, fervently refresthing the guild to see if there're any new posts, and scouring the interest check boards for potential additional new stuff.
So, how was everyone's holidays and such? I still got 2 more weeks off from work (vacation rules!), but I hope you all had a good time too. Or, at the very least, taht you didn't have a bad or sour time.
I generally roll the same amount as you. I try not to go over two active RPs at any given time. In some cases, I can stretch myself to join three, but that's very rare. I've come to learn that any more than that is a bit too much for my own plate.
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[*]I suffer from [b]Retinitis Pigmentosa[/b] and use a text-reading software to get through other peoples' posts.
[*]I'm rude, short-tempered and unserious. I'll likely say things that'll upset, offend, annoy and/or infuriate you.
[*]I make dumb jokes, have dark humor and enjoy beating the dead horse with a stick.
[*]I'm a hopeless, unabashed and unapologetic perv. I like my lewd.
[*]I consider roleplaying a hobby and a pass-time, not art.
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