XXVIII

[rashness]

[ Rin woke up late today, no surprise. It's also not (generally) a surprise when Shiemi out and at them before him. Because she got up earlier and tended to go out and train before he was really out the door, especially now that school is less of a factor fight now. He feels a little bad to be shelving that onto Aleos, particularly when he should probably be trying to find more people willing to work at Seventh Heaven... they have a good crowd now, but Prim hasn't shown up in a long while and-

Really, the unusual thing ends up being that Skarmy is still there. This confuses him, and he's not sure if Shiemi's kidnapped (again, but--) or not. But when he goes to look in her room- No. Many of her plants are still in the main hall, perhaps as a joke. But now her room itself, her bedroom. That's empty.

He's alone.

There's no one who knows- but... He's not sure how to respond. In the end, he ends up hugging Skarmy, looking for some sort of solidarity with the bird who has just lost her partner. Skarmy, ever an arrogant sort, and not one who ever liked Rin all that much, visibly, initially seems to recoil... but seeing how pathetic the boy was being, leans dow towards him a little and rest her head on top of his. Rin doesn't go into work that day, instead sort of looking around for something, anything, she might have left behind. Notes. There isn't really anything. And so... ]

[ Voice ]

Shiemi went home. [ It's much later in the day when he says this ] ...'N she's gonna be okay there so... so it's fine, but 'm sorry for all her friends. [ He swallows. He's okay. No one should be here. No one deserves to be here ] I don't know the names of all've her plants as well as I oughta, or how you care for all've 'em... but uh. If anyone wants to have one of her plants here, I can tell you what it's named and what I know about lookin' after them.

[ If you want something to remember her by. That's... that's okay, right? ]

'N... the house is too big for me. It was kinda too big for just me 'n Shiemi too, and we was always looking for a roommate. Does anyone wanna come here? [ I don't want to be alone-- but he wouldn't be alone, Skarmy and Midori are here at least. Is it right for him to have Skarmy with him though? He's not that trainer thing... ] Like. Friends of mine, I guess... or hers?

[ A beat. And he snarls, even if he said he wouldn't lose his temper here ] Nevermind. That's all I got.

[ He's going to go back to seeing if reading manga can be good now. But even that reminds him of someone else from his home who went home. Someone who is important to both him and Shiemi, but- ... but at least she isn't that much older than him anymore. Unlike him. ]

Comments

[wildbluevagner]

You're right about that. I can come over anytime. Now, later, anytime in between... [He'll leave the options open just in case Rin wants some alone time.]

[rashness]

You can come over now if you can come over now.

[ It's no skin off his back ]

[wildbluevagner]

[And one bamf later, Kurt is right there in the living room, having left the journal behind.]

Now sounds fine.

[rashness]

Whoa-! I forgot you could do it just like tha--

[ But Rin's cut off here, because while he was a little startled as he sat on the lame car-couch in the middle of the room.... Skarmy was pacing in the kitchen and was much more startled. Her already frayed nerves cause her to shoot a laser beam out of her mouth at Kurt.

Sorry bro ]

[wildbluevagner]

Well, you know-

[THAT IS A LASER BEAM. Kurt's eyes bug out, and he gives a small yell before he teleports to the side to avoid the beam.]

[rashness]

[ But KURT you know what that attack was, right?

That was Swift. (somehow, ask Special) so despite him teleporting, the beam then curves directions, and whiles it does loose some power and momentum, it keeps flying towards him in his new location. ]

Hey, Skarmy!

[wildbluevagner]

[No he doesn't because the games just show it as stars! So then he yelps and is hit, stumbling over backwards.]

[rashness]

'Ey, he's friend, birdbrain! You know 'em, don't you?!

[ Skarmy just scoffs. He surprised her. Rin, snarling a little, resists the urge to sock her one or something and instead goes over to Kurt ]

You okay, man?

[wildbluevagner]

It stings, but... I think I am? [He rubs at his chest for a moment - maybe he should have Mia take a look at it later. For now though, he works on pulling himself up to his feet. He gives a weak grin.]

Man, if I told anyone back home I got blasted by a Pokemon, I don't think anyone would believe me!

[rashness]

Man, I get hit by her all the time. I guess I'd be famous there.

[ He's got healing going on though... but then Shift is just a moderate strength concussive laser, so it shouldn't even hurt a normal guy too much, right? ... does Kurt even count as a normal guy? Whatever. Rin offers a hand to help him up, but no sweat if he didn't take it ]

[wildbluevagner]

Um... yeah, maybe. [Rin seems to be missing the point, but it doesn't matter so much. He'll take the hand anyway as he gets back up to his feet. It already doesn't feel so bad.]

She's definitely making sure this place isn't as quiet as I guessed it would be.

[rashness]

It's not like Shiemi's super loud or nothin'. [ But... saying that just makes him a little sad, actually. Sigh. But... ]

As long as you're okay - she's not gonna cause more problems.