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[leadinglady]

[ backdated to before the elves, just when the snow is really heavily piling up! SOMEBODY has just been dumped out beyond the village after her de-hiatus kidnapping, and gave up wading through the packed snow after like five minutes. so she's trying a different tactic.

wherever you are, there's suddenly a girl on an armored penguin calling out for you to WATCH OUT!! as she sleds down the slope, swerving to avoid hitting you....... and then crashing into a tree. awkward. the only way that could be even more awkward is if you'd been unlucky and stepped out from behind a tree, out-of-sight, so that you didn't even get a warning before the girl and her penguin crash straight into you instead. whooops. ]

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[acuity]

[ ABOUT TO YELL OUT A SORRY before she headbutts herself right into a tree. ow, pain!! just going to curl up in a little ball and clutch her head aaghhggh. ]

[contestconqueror]

[Clearly: No dexholders are as elegant and classy as we are right now. Luckily for the both of them- one member of this party managed to land relatively unscathed. Nana, being the speedy pokemon that she is managed to land on her feet. Now it's up to her to dig them out of this mess- literally.

One St.Bernard impression of digging her master out later, she makes her way over to Platina to sniff her, possibly pawing at her to inspect her for injury if she's still in a ball at this point.]

Are you okay...?

[acuity]

[ wincing and shaking her head a little, then cracking open one eye to stare at the unknown pokemon pawing at her. oh, where did you come from! opening both eyes to stare at Ruby. ]

I... could be better. That didn't go as planned!

[contestconqueror]

[He dusts the snow off of his sleeves as he speaks]

What on earth were you trying to do that caused a crash like that?!

[He snaps to recall Nana from Platina's personal space. She's just a little bit too nosy of a pokemon today.]

[acuity]

T-trying to get back to the village. This thick snow is difficult to walk through, so I thought it would be easier to sled on top of it!

[ LOGIC!! dizzily trying to pat Nana a little before she's called back, well okay. ]

[contestconqueror]

[LOGIC!! is right. Why did you walk out so far if you were unprepared?]

That's a little brash, don't you think? The good news is the village isn't that far from here.

[He gestures to the foot and pawprints behind him - they lead back to the village]

I've only come out this far to give Nana here her exercise. [Arf!]

[acuity]

Is... is that so. I apologize for disturbing your walk!

[ trying to give a ladylike bow even while swaying slightly from impact. and then one to Nana, why not. ]

You, too.

[contestconqueror]

[... Okay now you're making him feel bad, Platina. Please don't try to curtsy with a potential concussion. Sighhhhh 8L.]

Don't worry about it. Do you... need help walking back? You don't look like you can stand up well right now.

[acuity]

Help would be appreciated. B-but I can stand up perfectly fine, thank you!

[ taking a step in deep snow AND IMMEDIATELY FALLING DOWN HA... HA... ]

[contestconqueror]

[No, you can't. Nana is trotting over to dig her out before Ruby or Platina can even get a word in edgewise.

- She might have the right idea actually. Ruby crunches through the snow over to her to help too. Platina willing, he's going to try brushing the snow off of her sleeves.]

If I can get this stuff off of your coat first you can use me as a crutch till we get back to the village, or at least a place that someone's shoveled.

[Wait]

...Unless you got something really weird on your coat that I can't see. I don't wanna stain mine. You didn't, did you? [RUBY YOU'RE RIDICULOUS STOP IT.]

[acuity]

[ allowing herself to be fussed over, her maids/butlers did plenty of that so whatever, Ruby!... not that she's equating you to a servant. probably. ]

I-it's not that bad! And don't be rude, my coat is perfectly fine.

[ SAID DEFENSIVELY before she could even check, and then quickly looking herself over as if making absolutely sure that was even right. ]

[contestconqueror]

I didn't mean to offend, I just wanted to make sure because I like this coat!

[HA- he sees you checking there. It doesn't hurt to take precautions now does it? Because clearly that's what this is about.]

[acuity]

Whether it was intended or not, I'm certainly offende--

[acuity]

[ SIGH well a lady is supposed to forgive and forget. fine!! ]

Right. Well, I suppose I could understand that. But there's nothing strange on my clothing, so you don't need to worry.

[contestconqueror]

I'm glad you understand. So now that that's behind us... shall we?

[That was a close one there. He kneels so she can get a better reach. Crutch get?]

[acuity]

[ ... well that is pretty gentlemanly of you. she finally just shakes her head and smiles a little, leaning against empoleon instead. ]

I'm sure I can manage. Let's just continue back, then.

[contestconqueror]

[He can be gentlemanly ... sometimes!


It's usually buried under makeup powder and rude okay?]

Nana and I came from this direction. If we walk in the footprints we made it shouldn't be as difficult to get back to a place that's been shoveled...

((ooc: They live together, so do you think they would be reasonably familiar with one another other by now? It's up to you!))

[acuity]

[ THAT WORKS. she exhales a puff of fog in the cold air before turning to follow Ruby's footprints. ]

That makes sense. Let's continue, then, before the snow gets any higher and we have to swim!

[contestconqueror]

Swim? Ehh I'd think it's more likely that it will become high enough that our boots will get caught in the deep snow.

I hope not though. [He cracks a tiny smile, recalling something]

You know? I never thought I'd see snow again after I'd moved, and yet here we are now- sloshing though it all the way back to the house.

[acuity]

Really? You don't live in a particularly snowy place, then?

[ this stuff makes her think of home, actually. northmost region rocks!! /o/ ]

[contestconqueror]

[He shakes his head]

Nope, the Hoenn region is more about jungles, deserts, and volcanoes than anything cold.

[Southern-most region represent!]

[acuity]

Ah, Sinnoh has those, too!... Except for jungles, but I'd love to visit one someday~

[contestconqueror]

Sinnoh has a volcano? I never would have guessed. Does it also spit out a high volume of ashes like Mt. Chimney? That's the closest thing Hoenn gets to snow - aha. It completely covers one of the traveler's routes.

Jungles aren't all they're cracked up to be if you ask me; sure there's exotic looking flora and pokemon, but what people always forget to mention is the humidity trapped below the canopy by the plants. It feels gross.

[The fact he has to traverse one to visit Sapphire's Secret Base may not help either. It feels like a chore sometimes.]

[acuity]

Of course! I imagine that Stark Mountain is just as imposing as your Mount Chimney, though I've only sent my pokemon there and haven't actually visited myself.

Hmm... but if you put it that way, it still sounds like an interesting experience. A little like getting stuck in the swamps around Pastoria!

[contestconqueror]

You sent your pokemon to an active volcano all by themselves?! [That's just.. a teeny bit of a gamble, don't you think?]

Ha- it might be interesting for you, but not for me, I suppose. If I could trek through a swamp without getting muddy that would be one thing, but sometimes there's a little too much nature... in nature for me.