006 | Avert Your Ears

[diehardreaper]

[ And today, you are greeted by the sound of what seems to be a meowth being stretched on a rack. The camera isn't pointed at anything in particular but it does seem to be a rather good view of one of the routes. Too bad those sounds are ruining the scenery. These are screeches and yowls so vicious, you'd probably think it was two meowth fighting over a rattata. It goes on for probably five minutes in what seems to be a poorly attempted "Ode to Joy" and then stops abruptly due to a vicious

CRACK. ]

Ow!

[ Ow? Rattata don't go ow. And neither do pokemon. What you do get afterward though is the sound of ruffling and a "funf" as someone deposits himself right next to the Gear. ]

Blimey, Niccolo, can we take a break? At the rate you're going, m'prolly going to end up being unable to use this hand for a week!

[ And then you hear chittering.

ANGRY Kricketune chittering.

And a sigh from the poor belaguered Mister Knox. ]

Listen, I appreciate you trying to teach me the violin and all but could you take it e-- [ CRACK ] OW!

Alright, alright. Let's have at it again then.

[ To which the yowling begins anew. ]

Comments

[death_glare]

Impressive. Not certain how such a skill would assist you in anyway. But, still impressive.

[diehardreaper]

[ And that, unfortunately, earns you a laugh, Will. ]

Blimey, you really have never done anything for fun have you?

[death_glare]

[ And that earns you a slightly insulted frown. You were doing good, Ronnie, why you mess it up? ]

I have so. But you know very well I don't have much time to myself.

[diehardreaper]

[ hush now certainly his charm'll be enough to get him back in good standings. ]

we've more'n enough time here, sir. Maybe I could have a hand in something you fancy, eh?

[death_glare]

Are you implying you want a break from collecting badges?

[ He may be okay with that. The longer he's here to more he realizes that it's just the norm to do and not actually expected or required. Perhaps he can (gasp!) allow himself to relax and look at this more as a well deserved vacation. ]

[diehardreaper]

[ There's a small grin as he folds his arms behind his head. ]

well... Look at it this way, sir. S'not like anyone's actually checking our progress, eh? We don't have to stop per se but we could take it at an easier pace.

[ And a vague hand gesture ]

sure, the dosh's nice and all but how about seeing the sights? It'd be a great chance to see the world and not... Go rushing about here and there.

[death_glare]

[ He's obviously thinking it over. It's a big step for him, okay? ]

Alright. Is there anywhere in particular you wanted to visit?

[diehardreaper]

[ Hey, he can take all the time he needs. ]

No... Not really! Like I said, sir. We can take it slow. No need to go rushing about to the next town and the next.

[ A thought. ]

Have you ever been to sea?

[death_glare]

Not since... well, you're well aware.

[ Occasionally when he was actually alive, but reaper life doesn't give him much time for things like that. ]

[diehardreaper]

Well, we can start with that then! Heard there's a rather ace resort town near the sea that could do for a bit of r'n r.

[ Good thing he asked ahead about this sort of thing. ]

And now that we've all the time in the world... Wager it's time to make up for everything we haven't been able to do so far. What d'you say?

[death_glare]

Fine. I will have to get a swimsuit, though.

[ Because yes, he will actually go in the water. ]

How far is this town?

[diehardreaper]

Couple of towns away... past Ecruteak, methinks. Ever heard of Olivine?

[ Clearly he's been planning this. ]

Could take a bit of a holiday there before crossing the sea to Cianwood.