the tomboyish mermaid and the real mermaid at your service!

[haswetpokemon]

Who: Misty, Neris, ANYONE
What: Misty and Neris give RELATIONSHIP ADVICE. See OOC note below!
Where: Neris' dorm, TD-21
When: January 9th, Sunday, any time!
Warnings: Depends on who jumps in!

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[early morning (8-ish?)]

[punchtheocean]

It was embarrassing to admit, but little Marie was developing a little crush on a little spider. He hadn't told his team yet, especially after learning that Sasha and Vinnie were friends with Spinny. He couldn't ask them for advice, considering he had only recently offered his own expert advice to Red, in regards to Misty. Instead, he was attempting to ignore the bitty inkling of a crush.

Marie hadn't heard the boring elevator music over his own. But something had caught his attention. A cutesy sign on the dorm's door, advertising romance advice. Now, clearly this Misty couldn't be the same Misty he was thinking of. So the Squirtle pulled out his headphones and peaked inside.

Dear Arceus, it was Misty. Marie kind of just stood there like a bidoof for a few moments, unsure of what to do...

[punchtheocean]

"I know she likes painting," he started, thinking back to the second time he had encountered the itsy bitsy spider. They had met in the common rooms, and Spinarak had taught Marie to paint masks with her. "She paints masks. He made her one with a smiley face on it," he continued, clenching his fists and smiling sheepishly. "And I think she likes other crafts, too. She made him a doll for Christmas, so I guess she's pretty creative."

He paused to think for another second, then added, "I think she also likes comic books. And she doesn't like the cold."

[haswetpokemon]

"Well then, he can always make her stuff like that! Maybe he can make her a nice drawing or something with crafts. Or maybe creative baking? He could make a gingerbread house! Those are creative and they taste good!"

Misty thought harder and harder. "Comic books... maybe he could draw her little comics to make her happy? Comics of her favorite characters!"

[punchtheocean]

This was an interesting thought. It would probably be a little more interesting if Marie had an ounce of creativity in his body. A gingerbread house, while a nice idea, would likely end in disaster. Although, Marie had thought his mask was a disaster, yet Spinny seemed to like it... This was all so confusing.

"I don't know. I guess he could try, but he's not very creative. Maybe she'd appreciate the effort, though..." he replied, pursing his lips in concentration. "I guess I could try..."

And then Marie was absolutely mortified by the words that just came out of his mouth.

[haswetpokemon]

Marie, you are probably going to regret that, as Misty is the epitome of a romance- for lack of better word- fangirl. She, at first, just stares at him with wide eyes as she realized that her suspicions were just confirmed.

She then grinned very widely and leaned over, eager as Justin Biever.

"You're the one who likes her?!"

Be mortified, Marie. Be very mortified.

[punchtheocean]

If someone were to walk in at that moment and somehow kill Marie, he would likely be okay with it. It was obvious now, he thought. There's no way he could recover from that.

He opened his mouth, and at first, all that came out was a series of vowel sounds. When he tried again, it was a little more successful.

"I never said that," he tried. "What I meant was... Look, just don't tell Red I was here, okay?" He covered his face, now completely red, with his freckled hands. After a second or two, he peaked out from between two of his fingers...

"Her name is Spinny... Spinarak."

[haswetpokemon]

SCREAM. This made this feel even more interesting to work with. Marie liked Spinarak! Now that really cleared up some things! Now Misty could see what he meant by her not showing emotions. Spinny seemed nice, but she was pretty blank at times.

"Wow, I know Spinarak! She's a great girl!" For a bug, at least. Well, okay, she's a great girl when she isn't in Pokemon form. "Okay, well... I promise that it'll be a secret between the three of us, okay?" She glanced over to Neris, then back to Marie.

[panelderomance]

Yes she was totally there. She was a little distracted until then.

"Yes, of course!" Neris added with a smile. "No one likes getting things spoiled, I know I wouldn't like it!"

She clasped her hands together with glee. This was such a cute case!

"I hope things go well for you!"

[punchtheocean]

Misty knowing Spinarak just made it all so much worse. Marie could feel his face heating up, and he reluctantly removed his hands from his face to lift his hood over his head. That helped a little...

He listened to Misty, and then to Neris. At least they were planning on keeping everything confidential.

"Thank you," he mumbled nervously to Neris.

[haswetpokemon]

"It's no trouble at all! You can get her if you try! Just try to make her happy! That's always important!"

Misty clapped her hands together. "Do you think you're set to go now, or do you need any more help?"

[punchtheocean]

You can get her if you try!

Marie might have smiled a bit, if he weren't so nervous. Instead, he nodded timidly and made his exit. In which he hit the door frame on his way out. Awkward turtle ... Away~