you'll never listen to me [closed]

[diamonddusts]

Characters: Candice & Aaron
Date/Time: Tuesday Afternoon
Location: Celedon Dept. Store
Warnings: n/a
Summary/Notes: They've decided to stay in Kanto a few extra days to spend some, er, quality time together.

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[elitefouraaron]

[Aaron dutifully holds the small cart full of random things his companion has decided to keep. He's not really sure what half of them are, but it's at least entertaining to watch her go through the aisles like a whirlwind.]

Not really! ...How are you deciding which ones to keep and which not?

[diamonddusts]

[ she walks back over to him, looking at the cart thoughtfully. she quickly leans over and dumps out about half its contents before stepping back. ]

There. I don't think I was actually serious about any of that stuff. The rest of it is good, though. You want to grab a bit to eat after this?

[elitefouraaron]

[ He looks wide-eyed at the pile on the floor, then scoots away from it so that he wouldn't have to assume the responsibility of cleaning it up. ]

Woah. You can do this in stores? Just... leave a discard pile?

[ He perks up quite visibly at the mention of food. Yaay, food!]

That would be great! I dunno about you, but I'm starving.

[diamonddusts]

[ as he stares at the pile she gets uncomfortable, eyeing it shiftily and crossing her arms over her chest ]

Well, I mean...have you seen how many employees they have here? I'm just...giving them something to do. Yes, that's it! I'm being a good person, you see?

[ she smiles softly, seeing him so excited. it makes her happy, and so that smile widens as she looks up at him ]

We could go to the rooftop cafe, or maybe somewhere else? All this shopping has given me an appetite, so...

[elitefouraaron]

[ He nods, believing. ]

That makes sense! I get pretty bored in the E4 when challengers stop showing up for a while...

And whatever works for me! To the cafe rooftop it is, then?

[diamonddusts]

[ she beams as he agrees with her, batting her lashes and smiling very widely, now ]

Yes, exactly! Plus if there's more work, they'll need to hire more workers, so really I'm just doing my part to help the economy.

[ suddenly the idea of sipping lemonade on the roof seems very appealing. she glances once at the cart of shopping, then decides to ignore it. she grabs aaron's hand and races for the elevator ]

I wonder if they've gotten telescopes powerful enough to see to Sinnoh, yet!

[elitefouraaron]

[ As he's pulled away from the scene of the crime and to the elevators, Aaron wonders if Candice always runs about whimsically like this. It seems like fun.

Once in the elevator, his eyes glue to the outside as they begin to ascend, a big happy grin on his face. Heights!]

You think so? I guess it's possible, since they have telescopes in the outer space that see reeeeeaaalllyyy far, but maybe they didn't install ones like that on the top floor of a department store. I hope so, though!

[diamonddusts]

[ the answer to aaron's question: yes, candice does things like this whenever she thinks she can get away with it. which isn't very often, considering that there is one store and all of ten people in snowpoint city. ]

That would be amazing! I've always wanted to stand in one place and be able to see the whole world. I mean, there're days when you can see most of Sinnoh from the peak of Mt. Coronet, but nothing more that that.

[ the elevator's arrived at the top floor. excited, candice fairly skips out onto the roof. ]

[elitefouraaron]

[ seeing as the E4 building contains a total of five people, Aaron knows exactly what you mean. ]

Let's see if it works, then! We should be able to see to Kanto, perhaps, at the very least.

[ Aaron follows behind, not skipping of course, but hurrying along to match her pace. ]

[diamonddusts]

[ once on the roof, it's only a few feet over to the large glass windows. she presses her palms and face against the glass, seeing how far one can see with the naked eye. ]

I think that's Ecruteak City, over there? Can't see much father, though.

[ she steps back and laces her hands behind her back, regarding him pleasantly. ]

It's such a pretty city! Don't tell Maylene I said this, but it's much prettier than Veilstone.

[elitefouraaron]

[ Fiddling with the telescope beside the window, Aaron scrutinizes the town. After a moment, he speaks up again. ]

Yep, it's Ecruteak! You can see over the National Park, so it must be it. I think I can make out Bell Tower!

[ He offers the telescope to her. It's not space-quality, but it's not shabby either. ]

Hahaha! I won't, of course. She'd probably punch me in the gut if I did.

[diamonddusts]

[ she reaches up and looks through, distracted for a moment by turning the telescope side to side in order to see as much as possible. kanto really is a beautiful region; very green. ]

And no offence, dear, but I'm not entirely sure you could survive one of Maylene's punches. Especially if her Lucario caught on to the idea and joined in.

[elitefouraaron]

[ Aaron cringed at the thought, but still managed a little half-laugh. ]

A-ha ha.... yeah...probably not. Lucario would just finish me off. Oof. I don't even want to think about that.

[diamonddusts]

[ the image is too much for her, so she covers her mouth in her hands as she laughs. ]

S-sorry, but it would be kind of amazing to see Lucario punch you. Not that I would want that to happen, but you know what I mean!

[elitefouraaron]

[ Aaron pouts, but it's mostly fake. He can't be upset long if Candice is laughing. ]

Whaaatt? Hey, hey! It would hurt! Dunno about you, but being socked in the gut by a Fighting-type is not my idea of entertainment!

[ He cracks a grin, however, and scratches the back of his head. ]

I guess it would be amusing to watch, though...

[diamonddusts]

Maybe you should just bulk up, then? Pump a little iron so that you could tough it out?

[ she's teasing him now, because it's not like she's been totally checking out his arms this entire time. not at all. ]