[ Rise is unhappy. And it's not something just a few friends will notice lingering behind a bright smile, it's pretty clear from the look on her face and the tiredness in her eyes.

Because not only is Rise unhappy, Rise is angry. Frustrated, exhausted, and not at all looking forward to what she knows is awaiting her. No Pokémon are out with her ( Read more... )

[ Rise's singing. Which may or may not be surprising, depending on how much you know of her, but she's practicing hardcore today-- flopped on her stomach in a borrowed Goldenrod Hotel room, scribbling furiously on a pad of paper, and sporting Yosuke's headphones, no less. She's gone and sent fifty or so messages to Souji's inbox, worried as hell ( Read more... )

[ Within the past few days, you may have been approached by a Swablu carrying little bags of homemade chocolate or boxes of the store-bought kind. Anyone Rank 5 and above (and Fuji, who gets some of the original spicy batch) on her CR Chart gets the homemade, and anyone on the list who isn't in black (plus Keiichi) gets the store-bought kind ( Read more... )

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[ Rise's not bold enough to go outside in this weather, except when Posie needs a walk, but otherwise she's been holed up at the ranch.

She looks worried now, staring earnestly into the camera. Her recently-evolved Furret keeps trying to peer in and hog the camera space, until Rise mumbles something about being too heavy and shooing her away. ]Um ( Read more... )