Who: Mostly guys, but girls are welcome too
What: Open Office Log that is really an Open Date Log
When: Jan 5th-Feb 10th
Where: ANYWHERE YOU WANT. FOR A DATE.
Warnings: M for Mostly men. And probably usage of the nose-blood icon. Also protective brothers, collect the entire set!
Sasha had never really dated. Being a 18 year old girl who hadn't really
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She was quite sure that coupon had shown up under her door as a mistake. Sasha had probably confused the boy dorms with the girl dorms somehow. With the coupon in hand and Janus waddling along behind her, she headed down to Sasha's dorm, determined to sort this out. She knocked at the door, calling out. "Sasha, are you here?"
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Dates during the afternoon were different and not something she had been expected. Tossing the book she had been reading for things to say to men, what to expect (apparently a lot of undressing and walking without shirts...she could respect that) and dating tips. The centerfold wasn't too bad either.
The voice sounded like someone she knew but she couldn't make it out, unlocking the door and peeking only to see Lyra standing there. She hadn't talked to her since the hospital visits and so her gaze quickly moved away for a few seconds in panic before she was able to look at her again.
"Lyra...uh...need something?"
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Which sounded pretty silly when it was said out loud, didn't it? It seemed like Pokemon dating people was a perfectly ordinary thing in FDC, but Lyra was still trying to shift her lifelong beliefs around -- she didn't want to seem close-minded or anything, but somewhere in the back of her head, there was still the lingering idea that it was kind of like somebody asking their neighbour's African Grey to join them for a candlelit dinner and drinks.
Well, that, and Sasha was an 18 year old woman.
One who probably didn't like Lyra that much anymore, considering how upset she'd been over... the... the thing that had happened. Lyra certainly hadn't forgot about it, either. Even if Sasha had been a cute boy, Lyra would have had some reservations about agreeing to any romantic excursions. Judging by Sasha's uncomfortable initial reaction to Lyra showing up, she probably wasn't exactly swooning,
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"Uh...well Koko's always told me that it would be impolite not to honor contracts so if you want...we could go somewhere?" Like a reversal date maybe... "I don't know much about the place yet, but I got a few pointers since the past few days."
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...If Lyra could forgive Vinnie, then she could forgive Sasha too. She might not have spent as much time with Sasha as she had with the Venusaur, and Sasha might have been the one to incite that whole... incident... but she was still a Pokemon. Maybe Lyra ought to give it a chance? "Sorry, Sasha, one second."
She turned around to look at Janus. "What do you think?" She whispered. Janus looked confused. "About this! The whole situation seems a little funny, don't you think?" Janus shrugged. "I mean... date coupons? She obviously didn't mean to give me one, so how'd... I mean... unless... maybe she meant to give it to you?"
"Urf," went Janus.
"Oh. Yeah. I guess she wouldn't be human right now if that was the case. So... what should we do?"Janus paused, looking deep in thought. "Urf," he said ( ... )
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Granted her current repertoire of locations was very limited, but she knew there was at least ONE large mall if they took the bus there. Yett after seeing Janus there (hello slow, timid awkward wave), she realized buses wouldn't be needed. They could fly.
Plus it was cheaper.
Wait, maybe she should ask Lyra first.
"Does the Mall sound good?"
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Oh and also clothes and shoes and stuff. Those were pretty good too.
It was a good choice: one could almost feel some of the lingering awkwardness starting to evaporate. Lyra took Janus by the hand and gave Sasha a sunny smile. "Definitely! Let's get going!"
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"We can get better air currents there. The Mall sticks out in the middle of town and is pretty easy to spot!"
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Oh... speaking of that! By the time they reached the roof, Lyra dug into her trusty trainer bag, pulling out a scarf. She motioned for Janus to lower his head, and wrapped it around his broad neck as best he could. "Haha... this is actually my scarf. Looks a bit silly, doesn't it? It's really hard to find stuff big enough for my team, now that they're all evolved. I bet you guys have the same problem, right?" Two-thirds of Red's team was, after all, pretty huge. She finished by taking off her hat and sticking it on Janus' head. As poofy as it was, it... really only covered his antennae and head-spike.
"Maybe it's not a big deal for fire-types, though. My Magcargo's always warm. ...But my Magcargo is made of lava, so maybe that's an exception. There used to be rumours that you guys lived on Mt. Silver, and I've heard that place is always freezing
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"Basically, we did with what we had and survived because we're an amazing team. We did have a bit of help too, but I learned so much."
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...Just another reason, then, that the Team Rocket Kid was so far above other trainers. Thinking about it made her feel... small and strangely uncomfortable. "You guys are pretty tough, huh?" She lifted herself onto Janus' back, patting between his shoulders. "Just a quick flight to the mall, Janus. No problem, right ( ... )
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"You think the both of you are really up for it?"
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"Well... alright. We don't believe in holding back, though, okay?" She wrapped her arms around Janus' neck, pressing herself down flat. "On the count of three! One... two... three!"
Janus sprang off the rooftop, wings working furiously.
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"CHAAAR!" she warned them. Janus probably understood that as "Chaaaaarge!"
Yeah it was pretty close when you thought about it. Blame the language.
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"Come on, Janus, let's show her how Johto Pokemon do it!" Janus put on some altitude, scattering a passing flock of Taillow. It just seemed like a trip to the mall, nothing to really get that excited over... but if Lyra said hurry, then he'd hurry, all right.
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Still, Lyra had wanted a challenge and by Arceus, Sasha was going to give her all and make it the biggest one she could manage. Janus was a pretty fast Pokemon, and Sasha's strength was in her power, not her speed.
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