A sip or two (Violet?)

[seiko]

OOC: I apologize for how stupidly long this took.


Seiko walked into this coffee shop with a sluggish step. It was far too early to get up for him, at the bright and early time of noon, after having spent most of the night working on training. They'd been doing a great job, really pushing themselves, and he hadn't wanted to go to bed until he knew they wouldn't get any more. Around five he could barely think to give out orders, and decided to just call it a day. There was no point to doing it if everyone there was dead on their feet. With that, he'd gone to bed.

He had planned on sleeping for quite some time, but when he woke up at eleven, he felt far too tired to do anything else but try and sleep. However, this eluded him. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't go back to sleep, and so, groggily, with much protest from himself, he got up. He couldn't just lay in bed, he hated to do that. For a while, he busied himself getting dressed slowly, and cleaning himself up. However, he could only do that for so long, and after getting dressed, and freshing up, he still felt tired. Thats when he had an idea.

Which brought him here. He wasn't a big drinker of coffee, only mildly interested, but he felt that it would be better than feeling groggy the rest of the day. Taking the rest of his group of Pokemon with him, as they rarely weren't following him, he started out tot he coffee house, and made it there with little to no incident. No seizures or embarrassing falls this time around, which was a relief. Last time he'd nearly fallen on his face on the way there.

Upon entering the store, he walked up to the counter, and ordered a large drink, along with a hot chocolate, and a cookie. Sitting back down at a table outside, as they weren't keen on his pokemon standing around inside the shop, despite their arrangement, he passed the cookie to Anthony, who he'd bought it for, and the hot cocoa to Alexandria. Sipping on his drink, he relaxed, feeling slightly more alert, if only from the warmth of the drink.

Alexandria had been worried when he'd been unable to sleep past eleven. He often skipped out on his sleep, something that she didn't really approve of. He needed his sleep. He worked himself too hard anymore, didn't stop to enjoy things like he used to. Still, it wasn't her place to say anything about this right now. He seemed to relax, be enjoying himself. Maybe yesterday was just to work off his energy. One could only hope. She fumbled with the straw at the same time as thinking this, attempting to somehow use it. Which she gave up halfway. She'd deal with the pesky contraption later. Straws always had been a pain to her, and this time proved to be no exception.

Anthony however, was happily munching on the cookie Seiko had bought him. It was a chocolate chip one, and nice and soft. It took him all of four bites to finish it off however, a sad fact for him. Sighing slightly as he stared at the empty cookie wrapper, he started to look around. Last night had been lots of fun, they'd gotten to practice a bunch, and been able to work really hard too! Anthony just hoped they could keep these sessions up, they were way more fun than what they normally did, which was just laze around. That was boring.

[Hitomi ~ M.D.~]

(OOC: And I apologize for how stupidly long it took me to reply back)

Hitomi was having a hard time keeping her Pokemon straight. She had obtained quite a few of them since she landed herself a stay in the Pits of Remoor.

Abby, the Rotom, was more found than obtained. If she remembered correctly, she was trying to get something from the fridge, when she found that the now orange fridge would not open because the contents were 'bad for peoples' health.'

The cute Kitcia, Osiris, was fished out of water. Orphaned due to some (assumed Pravus) poachers, Hitomi made it her duty to bring him in... that, and a little prodding/lecturing from Devin anyways...

Alister... She forgot how she got him. There might have been a Teleport involved, but she could never be too sure.

And then there was Riley. He hit on everything female Hitomi had noticed. Sometimes the Golduck even hit on Devin. Either that was to try someone's patience, or that Golduck had a death wish.

"Oh, get back here!"

And that just happened to be what Riley was doing right now.

"I swear to god, Riley, I will cut your tail off if you don't get back here!"

The Golduck grinned at her from where he was kneeling, next to an Azumarill, holding her arm. The poor Pokemon looked as if she were about to topple over from something completely embarrassing.

"Hitomi, Ma'am," he protested, Southern drawl thick, "I jus' wanted t'make sum Pokeman eggs wid dis 'ere lovely lady."

"I'll 'make sum Pokeman eggs' you if you don't get your claws off that poor Azumarill... and quickly before her trainer notices..."

She grabbed the Pokemon, and entered the coffee shop, dragging the poor thing behind her. It was not like her to be this angry... but she had her reasons...

"Y'wan' sum coffee, Ma'am?" Riley asked, attempting to give the woman a cute look from below his cowboy hat. Hitomi scowled.

"Yes. That's why we're here..."

"Ah'll get it! An t'prove mah loyalty t'ya, Ah wun stop fer nutin' but coffee dis time!"

Before Hitomi could say anything, the Golduck was off. Hitomi sighed.

"This is gonna be such a long day..."

[seiko]

OOC: Heh. No biggie. Post is done! But might change anyway.


Seiko was surprised by two things he saw just recently. One of them was a beraggled trainer walking in the door, which he could see from the glass outside of the viewing area, and the second would be the feeling of scaldingly hot coffee on his tongue. Nearly cursing his ill luck, he winced, tongue on fire. He needed something cool to drink, and something cool to drink fast. Walking inside and wincing all the while, he walked up to the counter, noticing the trainer, but deciding on grabbing some water. After the cashier had proven to be nice enough to offer him a small cup of water, he took a sip. His tongue still hurt, but the water helped. If only a bit.

This brought his attention to something else. Namely the trainer in front of him, which was being bedraggled by a group of pokemon. He smiled slightly, and decided that for once he ought to talk to someone else here. Normally he kept to himself around this area, he wasn't exactly the most social person, and that added with his disorder, and you normally didn't get to start off that well with people. Suddenly throwing water on yourself or other people, or on the ground, or falling on it, or any number of those, was normally frowned upon, even once explained that he didn't do it intentionally.

"Hello." He said, waving slightly to the trainer. She seemed older than him, about three years, maybe more. Then again, he really didn't care much. It wasn't like she'd be any less or more put off by his random ticks than other people. Then again, she might not be, but that wasn't likely due to age. Perhaps maturity would be a better reason as for why she wouldn't be offended by having liquid splashed on her.


Alexandria had seen Seiko leave, to get water, after a slight chuckle at his predicament, and wondered if he'd get water. They sold it here, so they may just say he had to buy some. After a check, she saw he was indeed getting some water, and not only that, but was actually talking to someone. Alexandria also saw that it was a girl. A slight grin went on her face, as she thought to herself "Hrrm. Wonder how old she is? Maybe Seiko's could get a girlfriend... Wouldn't be that bad. Of course, it didn't really matter that she was likely three years older. He needed somebody other than his pokemon to be with.

Anthony meanwhile, barged right in after him as he saw him talking to someone. He liked to meet new people, and he knew he'd set such a great example for Seiko, be all polite, and well trained. She'd be so surprised with how well behaved he was, he knew it! He was so busy thinking how well behaved he would be, that he completely forgot that running into people was not considered the best of training, or sight for that matter. Hitting Seiko's leg, he shook his head, then said "Hey! How're ya!"

Alexandria had also come over this way, if only because she really needed to make sure that Anthony didn't light something on fire. That, and she hoped to get the conversation going smoothly, should it falter, and was sure that it'd be more interesting here than there. Maybe he could invite her to chat at their table together? That would be a great way for the two to get to know each other, you know. She was already dreaming up topics, not even considering the fact that she might perhaps not say anything.

Jasmine felt alone out by the table, as everyone left, but then again, she liked being alone. Stretching out on one of the vacated chairs, she smiled, resting her eyes for a time. They'd be back, and they'd find their seat taken. Besides, it meant she didn't have to deal with that rowdy Anthony. He was fun, at times, but got on her nerves too.

[Hitomi ~ M.D.~]

Hitomi glanced over at the teen who was approaching her. Whoever he was, he seemed to think that he could just waltz up to the crazy woman who looked like she was about to strangle the Pokemon that had just dragged her halfway across Nada while he was trying to find himself a mate.

They got crazier the younger they got.

"Hi," she said, eyes narrowing at him, as she sat down at a nearby vacant table. While the Growlithe was bounding, headfirst, into the situation, the girl shook her head.

"Normally, I'd wonder what possessed you to think this was a good idea, but I'm not really threatened... you can't be more than thirteen," she said, in jest, before gesturing across the table from her, "C'mon, sit."

It was at that moment that the Growlithe had entered the picture, and she leaned down to pet the dog.

"How cute... what's your name, cutie?" she asked sweetly. She barely noticed the chicken fighter coming towards them, but instead glanced over a little too late at where her Golduck had suddenly came rushing towards them, large cup of coffee in his webbed claws. At the last second, he tripped over the tail of a Wobuffet, toppling over, coffee flying into Hitomi's lap.

She let out a noise that would have reminded any experienced trainer of what it was like to hear an angry, female Charizard having her babies taken from her.

Meanwhile, her own Kitcia had made it out of his Pokeball and was padding lightly over to the table, to take a curious look at the other Kitcia. He had never seen another one of his species, and he was curious about her...

Jumping up onto the table, he lightly pawed at her, trying to get her attention.

"... Hello?"