TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

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THIS CYCLE'S PROMPTS
#1 Summer means it's time for a vacation! You and your Pokémon have hit the beach only to discover that not only has everyone else had the exact same idea, there's a bullying Raichu and Snubbull wandering around stepping on people's sandcastles! Will you stand up to them or let the squabble pass you by?

#2 A Noctowl has delivered you a message inviting you to enroll in Sanctuary's "Spoinkwarts School of Magecraft". How will you respond? If you say yes, you'd better head there for your supplies....it's doubtful you're able to buy cauldrons and Swellow-feather quills in Union.

#3 Perhaps it's time to beat the heat by heading to Refuge. But you've ventured there as evening is falling, and that can only mean one things: Zubats. Zubats everywhere. All at once. Suddenly. There is no escape, there is no release. There is only Zubat, and this cave.

#4 Aggron from the northern mountains have discovered Glacier music and are trying it out for themselves! Unfortunately, the only parts they've mastered are the grunting, yelling, and whipping their heads (and tails) around violently. Enjoy the concert!

#5 The Verdant Forest is full of pollen this time of year! And it looks like this Petilil that won't stop following you is allergic to....itself. It's also giving off pollen. Everywhere. Seriously, even if you don't have allergies, you're in trouble.

#6 Wildcard! Come up with your own prompt!

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The little restaurant isn't one of Harry's typical stops, kind of pricey, but he'd just been compensated for a job that had gone deep, deep south and that meant a significant payday so the heck with it. He'd figured he'd stop in and grab something to go for a treat.

He'd just paid for his food and was about on his way out when he heard the cry of dismay from a nearby table. It didn't take much to figure out what happened and normally, Harry'd leave the poor kid to learn a valuable life lesson but... something on her features gave away that there was more at stake here than an awkward call to her parents and an allowance advance. Too scared....

"Let me guess, eyes were bigger than your wallet?" He remarked, walking up beside Aila's table. He was tall enough to practically cast a shadow over the young lady and if it weren't for the bright, happy bag in his hand he'd pretty much be an absolute grim figure with his heavy black coat and day or three of stubble. The mountainous Stoutland at his side matched him pretty well in that regard.

He nodded to her purse and then to the bill.

"What's the damage?"

Aila nearly jumped out of her skin. Normally, her sense of awareness was... sharper Unfortunately, she was too absorbed in her own plight to realize it before Harry's shadow fell over her, and all she could do was turn around, eyes wide as the man loomed over her.

Her expression turned cross, and she clutched the bill to her chest. "What business is it of yours?" she said, eyes narrowing. She didn't want to owe anything to yet another person, let alone a man like this one appeared to be.

Vanillite, meanwhile, sighed and sat there, frowning. He had expected something like this to happen, and regarded Harry and his Pokemon with a firm (yet apologetic) glare.

Edited 2016-06-19 22:29 (UTC)

Well, that was a pretty defensive posture if he's ever seen one. Getting angry at somebody sneaking up on them wasn't an uncommon reaction but she seemed pretty on edge. Then there was all the food...

That meal would have been big for him, nevermind a girl her size and age. She didn't seem unhealthy but the question of when the last time she actually ate crossed his mind briefly.

"None, and if you tell me to turn around and be on my way I'll do just that." He nodded toward the bill clutched in her hands. "But if you need a little help, I wouldn't mind splitting the difference. I'm sure your parents wouldn't be happy to hear you were out all night mopping floors to work off a check."

That last part was tossed out as a feeler more than anything. Just to see how close his hunch was.

Aila was just about to tell Harry to be on his way, when he mentioned her parents, and Aila just froze like she'd been caught in a spotlight. Her breath hitched and her body tensed in a split moment, and she grit her teeth. The way he mentioned it, it sounded like he knew what the situation with her "parents" was after all.

"Vanillite."

Aila's eyes widened again, as her Pokemon flew between them, and nodded to Harry. The Ice-Type looked back at her with a serious expression, which caused the girl to shirk back a bit.

"Looks like my Pokemon has made the decision for me..."

Well, that reaction solidified his hunch a little. Either she couldn't go to her parents with this problem... or she didn't have anywhere to go with it to begin with. Either way, it wasn't a good situation.

What he could do about it was a question that was still up in the air though.

"They like to do that, yeah. One sec." He started heading back toward the counter to speak with one of the servers about picking up the tab at that table back there. If Aila wanted to get out of dodge, this might be the time to do it.

... Except that giant Stoutland is still sitting there, looking at her with a dumb grin on his face.

Aila was ready to leave. Push came to shove, the worst that would happen was the bill would get paid and she couldn't come back here again. But as she started to make her move, she felt Vanillite tug at her sleeve, followed by her seeing the Stoutland there with the expression on his face.

The only response she could make to all that?

"Ugh..."

Mouse just continued to grin at her, sitting down heavily and thumping his tail on the floor. If he even realized that Aila had just made an attempt to bail, he sure seemed to be too busy being a big, dumb happy dog to do anything about it.

Harry returned momentarily anyway, heading back around to Aila's table with his hands in his pockets.

"Okay, all taken care of. You're free to go." He paused for a moment, before adding. "Unless you're interested in a chance to pay back the favor and make a little extra cash on top of it."

Oh thank god. He said "free to go". Aila and Vanillite can get away from this embarassing scene and this overly happy dog and-

... And he just mentioned making money. Aila turned towards him with a distrusting look on her ace.

"Extra cash? Doing what? It depends. This isn't some scheme to lure me in and get me to do whatever you want, is it?"

Her tone of voice, the way she was looking at him... this wasn't a girl who made a habit of trusting adults. And she'd already taken a chance on relying on him once already.

Edited 2016-07-02 05:31 (UTC)

The mention of money at least seemed to get her attention, which it usually did when somebody didn't have much of it. Which was a fact that Harry knew well from vast experience that had left him with an appreciation for the green stuff and a remarkable skill and mixing those little instant noodle powders into exciting, bold new flavors.

The distrust and caution was evident in her tone and expression, but he tried to keep his own voice light. Conversational as possible.

"What? No. No, no, no." He shook his head quickly, then paused. "Hmm... well, actually, yes it is."

He shrugged.

"But all I want to get somebody to do is my filing."

That... actually earned an unbelieving, confused look from both Aila and her partner. So much they looked at each other, as if needing confirmation that yes, they both heard the same thing.

"You want me... to do filing for you..."

Mouse grinned a bit wider, tail thumping happily against the floor. Harry just shrugged again, at least having the grace to look a little sheepish.

"I hate paperwork."

He was serious. Only the Stoutland's smug expression kept it from lingering on both Aila and her Pokemon's faces.

"I've never done that sort of thing before," Aila replied, looking down. "That's... that's all you really want?"

Test Drive Meme (June + July)

TEST DRIVE MEME: JUNE + JULY EDITION

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