013 [action] - backdated to Friday

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[Private to France:] How about that coffee? Any time that works for you. (ooc: we could totally skip right to that and tag as if saturday coffee stuff, if you want?)

[And action, after that:] [Basically Cooper is all over the streets of Goldenrod today. He needs a new coat (there’s a nasty-looking tear in the sleeve of the one he’s wearing

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(action) /pounces!!!

[prideofcamelot]

You're looking worse for your wear, (comes a voice from behind Cooper, soon followed by a few titters of 'Char-Charmander!' as Arthur strides up.)

Run-in with the pokémon? (he guesses.)

(action) -manly squeal-!!

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[-! Familiar voice. He turns with a sort of surprised half-smile before supplying a simple answer to the question:]

Not really.

[He doesn't really linger on that though, because hey, Arthur, and he thought you were way back in Cherrygrove?]

I wouldn't have expected to see you here. You took the shortcut?

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[prideofcamelot]

Yes; Merlin's pokémon have proven useful, stunningly. (At that, Arthur's charmander nudges the back of the prince's kneecap and offers a disapproving look. Arthur, however, ignores it in favor of eying the tear in Cooper's suit.)

A hard battle?

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Well, it's good to meet you in the flesh.

[Because it is. While there's no denying the usefulness of the gear communication, Cooper much prefers speaking face to face.]

[And at the question, he indicates a shake of the head, but doesn't really finish the movement, and answers with a rather blank face.]

A fight.

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[prideofcamelot]

And you, as well; I don't think I'll ever get used to being incapable of meeting all of the people who show up on the Pokégear.

(Arthur raises his eyebrows slightly.)

You aren't interested in regaling people with the tale, I take it? (Which is something he'd understand, really. Especially if it was a fight that resulted in a loss.)

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It must be quite a foreign phenomena for you, I imagine.

["Tale" - he looks almost amused at the use of the word.]

Frankly, there's not a lot to tell.

[If you want "tales" there are more interesting (and grim) things he could talk about, but he makes a habit of not doing it. Happier topics should be the priorities unless the otherwise is necessary, don't you think?]

[prideofcamelot]

It was. (At first. He's slowly grown accustomed to it, even if he still doesn't understand a lick of any of it.)

Sounds promising. (He offers a grimly sympathetic smirk.) I'm sure the complete lack of weapons was a help, too.

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Of course.

[Cooper mirrors that smirk with an equally grim sort-of smile. And never having been much for sarcasm or deadpan, the reply is dropped as if honest, but it's clear he's, well, playing along.]

But I guess there's something to be said for every experience.

[And cutting to a new topic:] You've been here long?

ALSO I hear that you're watching Merlin? :D :D :D

[prideofcamelot]

(Eager to talk about Adventures in Goldenrod, Arthur lets the subject of the fight slide for the time being.)

Several days; Most of which were spent either exploring the city or ensuring that one of my companions didn't land us with bills we're unable to pay. (Looking at you, Gwaine.)

YEAH I've seen the first seven eps or so! /o/

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[If he asks about details, Cooper will give them - he just doesn't like talking about himself much.]

[That said, the topic not on himself, he emotes more freely and smiles in a sort of teasing way in response.]

Who are you travelling with?

(action) Hur dur forgot this. And yay! More converts! :D

[prideofcamelot]

(He is somewhat concerned, but he's more likely to show it in the ways of backing someone up, than tending to a person's wounds.)

Merlin and Gwaine, if you know either of them. (And it's probably lucky that they both have unusual first names, because that's all there is.)

We're all from the same world, so the arrangement made sense.

(action) I'm on a break with a lot of free time right now, so!

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I've spoken to both of them once.

[He recalls Gwaine especially, and looks ahead as he keeps walking, glancing at Arthur occasionally.]

I am curious why several are brought here from the same world in some cases [he's mostly thinking of the ponies here] while others are the only ones from theirs.

(action) /sneaks back in lol hi ;-;

[prideofcamelot]

I doubt there's rhyme or reason to it. (Arthur frowns thoughtfully at the few stormclouds lurking on the horizon.) If there was, it'd suggest that our being here isn't random.

(action) /scolds then pets

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It might not be. In fact, why would it? A lot of things support that there is some kind of planning behind all this.

(action) you're up early :o

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(Arthur just shakes his head. He doesn't feel like hashing all of this out again right now.)

Even of there is, it doesn't make a difference if there's no solid proof either way. (He stops, and looks at Dale's torn clothing.) Are you going to be stopping at the department store?

(action) I've got school, so xD

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True.

[Cooper agrees with that, even if he can't help but speculate. He follows Arthur's look, eyeing the tear in the sleeve critically.]

That was the plan.

[And where he's headed.]