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WELCOME TO GALAR
Six months have passed since the events of Sword and Shield, and Galar has once again opened its gates for all to participate in the new season of the Pokémon League.
With only a select few receiving an endorsement, these Trainers must travel the region and win all 8 Gym Badges in order to participate in the final tournament as the whole of Galar watches.
Jirou npoded at the pants and boots Bryony picked out, handing the turtleneck and coat to him. "Alright, go in and get change." Smirking as he steps back next to Bry. "Let's see it works well by using Tsunami and the Flaafy's reactions. Popplio bawk in agreement, sliding right next to her training.
"Make sure to give us a little show when you come out."
“Oh-” Was all Taemin could say as he put Soo-Yun down to take the clothing items in his arms. He hummed thoughtfully as he observed some of the items. He wasn’t sure if these were things that he would have personally chosen, but then again, that was the whole point of this, wasn’t it? Plus, he only had so much knowledge about fashion, considering he wasn’t one to really care about it much.
“A show, huh?” He said with a snort and turned to head inside a stall. As he stripped and set his old clothes to the side, the comparison between those and the new clothes truly became starking. Taemin laughed to himself from the thought and slipped on the chosen items, checking himself in the mirror afterwards.
...Well. It was certainly… interesting. Being from a constantly warm place such as Alola, he never really had a need to wear heavier clothing. So, while it felt a little strange, it definitely didn’t look too bad. In fact, he liked it more than expected. Looking at the items was completely different compared to actually wearing them.
“Alright,” Taemin stated as he stepped out once more, brushing his hair back with his hand as he looked down at himself again before gazing at the two.
Post by spottydotty on Jun 18, 2019 0:54:22 GMT -5
B R Y O N Y
Bryony picked at her nails as Taemin changed in the dressing rooms, frowning at some dirt that had managed to get underneath it. As she did, she spared a glance to Jirou, observing his stature and character. She could tell just from the way he held himself that he, like Taemin, was a somewhat lax individual, and smug to boot, but he had much more cockiness than Taemin did. At least, in her honest opinion.
At the sound of Taemin speaking, she turned her attention back to the curtain, folding her arms and waiting to see what the collaborative efforts of Jirou and herself would look like.
"What do you think?"
Oh.
Oh, it would look like. That.
Bryony's mouth made a small "o" when Taemin stepped out of the dressing room, the addition of him brushing his hair back making her tilt her head to one side, which Flaaffy mimicked. He looked... great, frankly. She was surprised that something so off the standard of what he usually wore would work so well, but here he was. Rocking the whole damn outfit.
Her look became more of a stare after a while, trying to gather her thoughts but all of them were simply saying: Oh no, now he's actually h-
Bryony's inner thoughts were drowned out by Flaaffy suddenly bleating excitedly and clapping her paws, skipping over and nuzzling Taemin's leg. The little sheep loved the whole look! It was great! It was new! It was a whole new, fresh, Taemin!
"Yeah. Yeah, what Chai's saying. You look great." she said, a small chuckle at the end of her words.
Jirou somewhat swallowed when Taemin step out of the dressing room. He was. Hot. More than hot. Honestly he didn't even know someone wearing clothes for winter could be this hot. A 9/10. Now that he glances back at Bryony, as much as her tantrum venting came out and slightly annoyed him. She held a damn air of knpwledge and gracefulness when she relaxes. Cute too.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu---
Popplio clapped her fins together, bawking at Taemin's outfit, snapping Jirou out of his gay thoughts. Wow. Even she is impressed by their collab on him. Well then. Chuckling, he nodded in approval at Taemin. "Looks very nice. Now how about that lunch?"
Post by uniqueneko on Jun 18, 2019 22:57:06 GMT -5
T A E M I N
Taemin chuckled as his Piplup followed Chai, hugging and nuzzling his other leg. Despite the static from the sheep Pokemon, he bent down to pet both his and Bryony’s Pokemon. “Good to know I have your approval,” He looked up at Jirou’s Popplio, amused to see that the mostly blank Pokemon was cheering for the outfit.
“Thank you too, Tsunami, you’re very sweet. And have excellent taste in fashion.”
He stood up afterwards and nodded at Bryony and Jirou, giving them a lax grin. “I gotta say, you two really surprised me. Thanks for choosing this. I like it a lot.”
With Jirou’s suggestion of lunch, his realization of his hunger became prevalent. His Piplup chirped in agreement to the idea of food and he took out his wallet.
“Yeah. Just gotta pay for this. And then our lunches. Let’s get going.”
Post by spottydotty on Jun 18, 2019 23:23:17 GMT -5
T I M E S K I P
After paying for their clothes, the three headed out to a nearby café and ordered lunch. As they ate, they struck up conversation on their current situations, to at least the bare minimum of what needed to be expressed given how short a time they knew each other. It wasn't until after their meals that they began to discuss their next plans, with Bryony and Taemin expressing that they would be travelling together to...
B R Y O N Y
"Pastoria City."
Bryony took a napkin and wiped the corner of her mouth, leaning back as she set it down atop her plate. "It's south. And I'd rather go more south than north right now." She sent a glance to Taemin as she spoke that, attempting to convey her desire to move farther away from the location of the Academy rather than closer.
"Plus, that's where I wanna start the gym challenge. I'm not saying I've got an easy shot, but I think it's the best place to make a start. Plus, Taemin loves water, so. Perfect choice."
Flaaffy was curled up next to her chair, snoring away in a spot of sun that had gone through the window. Bryony looked down at her and scratched the top of her head, looking to Jirou.
Jirou surprisingly had...a good lunch with the both of them. Taemin and him both share a deep love for water-pokemon amn going with the flow usually. Him and Bryony had good fashion ideas. Though the, being from Azure....made him feel like an ass on when they met. It explains the girl jumpiness and twitching around if she just came out what happen with their school. Not full details, but what the news said with the borders closing. It understandable.
Petting Tsunami head, he ponders at Bry's question. Well his dream is still be a water performer. But that was for Alola. He could do it here and teain for the trials for back home. Hmmm....
"To be honest, no clue. I guess whatever town has the most water so I could catch some Pokemon for my goal."
Even though he had to empty his wallet a little for the meals, Taemin was glad that Jirou had come along with him and Bryony. The beginning may have been rough, but now, the tension was definitely diminishing and he found that their shared love for Water types made conversation easier. After a while, the topic of travel plans arose and he let Bryony speak, sharing her glance when she mentioned wanting to go south. He definitely didn’t blame her or disagree on the logic.
He munched quietly on the remainder of his fried rice, giving a piece of his tonkatsu to Piplup, who took it and chewed on it happily. Taemin wiped his mouth with a napkin and hummed as Jirou mentioned his lack of solid plan, turning his head towards him and gesturing to himself and Bryony.
“Why don’t you come with us then? Like farmer girl said, we’re going to Pastoria, which’ll have plenty of Water types.” He winked playfully as he continued on, “Plus, she’ll be fighting the Gym Leader there, so I’ll need someone to keep me company.”
Taemin peered at Bryony, knowing he was making the decision impulsively and without her permission first. But, seeing as he was a bit lost, he couldn’t help but be reminded of the academy again. He wanted to offer the option, at the very least, even if he didn’t accept it.
Post by spottydotty on Jun 19, 2019 18:18:16 GMT -5
B R Y O N Y
At Taemin's offer, Bryony covered the side of her face that Jirou could see with her hand, giving a stern look to Taemin for impulsively asking. Sure, fine, Pastoria matched what he wanted to do, but so did Sunyshore. So did any of the three lakes. He didn't have to come with them.
But, as she lowed her hand and looked at Jirou, she began to change her mind. He was lost in this region too, completely on his own from the sounds of it except for his Popplio. Maybe, then, Taemin had a point in offering him coming to Pastoria City. And after this nice lunch, she saw Jirou in a more relaxing and understanding type. Just slightly.
"Yeah. I mean, where you described as wanting to go was pretty much Pastoria," she chuckled, taking a sip of her coffee. "Don't need people to be walking alone either."
Jirou thought on that, Pastoria.....it's also close to the beaches and one of the great lakes of Sinnoh. Perfect for many water type Pokemon to live there, hell some he could probably never meet in Alola. And....maybe ot would be nice to travel with other people. Other people that also feel the struggling of being trap here for who knows how long.
And not lonely.
Oop that sounded too emotional.
Leaning back, he glances at his starter to see her reaction, Tsunami seemed to be in deep thought about this before slowly clapping, looking up at him. Lowly chuckling, he turns back to the two as a breeze comes by.