voice/action if you're pro at finding idols - forward-dated to Wednesday afternoon

[restardom]

[ Rise's voice is steady, calm. There's not even a hint of wavering, she's just got something to say, something that totally doesn't depress her because she's a mature young woman who can handle this. Really. ]Neku's gone. I've been looking for him everywhere, but I can't even get a signal from his 'gear. And when I asked at the Pokémon Center

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[bakaitoukid]

[sooooo guess who didn't see the gear message and just so happens to be snooping around the base of Sprout Tower today? Which means stumbling on Rise and Fish was a complete accident on his part. But hey, she looks... really down, and as much of a jerk as he can be, and even if he doesn't know why she's down yet, he's all for cheering people up when he can]

-- Rise? [his tone is lightly teasing as he approaches, though there's a hint of concern] Playing Hide and Seek?

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[restardom]

[ the Quagsire seems intrigued by this new stranger, but Rise only glances up and offers him a faint smile, tone just as lightly teasing. ]

Not anymore, since you just found me.

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[bakaitoukid]

[Quagsires are thankfully not fish-like enough to scare him off, but he does stop approaching once he's within easy conversation distance, just in case he's intruding on something private. Hands in his pockets, he grins]

Does this mean you're 'It?'

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[restardom]

Only if you were 'It' in the first place.

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[bakaitoukid]

Then I guess you're lucky I'm not. [gestures to the ground] Mind if I sit?

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[restardom]

Sure, go ahead.

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[bakaitoukid]

[aaand he plops down onto the ground next to her]

So what's up?

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[restardom]

I'm the... owner of a Quagsire now. [ she says this with a faint smile. She's trying. ]

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[bakaitoukid]

You don't look too happy about your new Pokemon.

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[restardom]

Well, he wasn't mine originally.

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[bakaitoukid]

Did he belong to a friend who disappeared? [since... y'know, people are disappearing all the time, and that's the only reason he can think of she would look down about getting a new Pokemon]

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[restardom]

... Yeah, he did.

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[bakaitoukid]

... 'm sorry.

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[restardom]

... Nah, it's fine. I'll yell at him later for just dumping his partner on me, that's all.

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[bakaitoukid]

Heh. That's the spirit. Make him feel bad for leaving. [halfhearted because he's pretty sure people don't leave Johto on purpose]

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[restardom]

Ohhhh, I will. [ hey, it's better than moping. ]