shamelessness | ❀ 8th Weed in the Garden

[The Voice function on the journal starts up, but instead of Shiemi's voice it's Rin's:]

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Ossu. It's me, Rin -- I lost my journal a while ago and I still haven't find the thing. 'M using Shiemi's just for a bit to make sure anyone who doesn't know, knows. [...] Uh, I can't really keep using this, so if you wanna come talk meet me at House 15?

[Action]
[People can find Shiemi doing one of two things today:

1) In the sky people can see Shiemi practicing with her now very large (now full grown at five feet and seven inches) skarmory. She'll stand on her Pokémon's back as if she were surfing, ride on its back like it's a horse, or - this one has her particularly frightened - practice falling. Shiemi stands up, lets herself fall backwards off of Skarmy, and then Skarmy swoops back around to catch her. Honestly they hope never to put the skill to use for real, but they might have to use it.

2) After they're done the duo go back to the house (#15) to rest. Shiemi treats Skarmy to some spicy foods, and while the large bird starts preening its feathers... some steel feathers fall off! Skarmy is has started molting, and leaving large, sharp metal feathers everywhere. Oops!]

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[And of course, Red is watching as soon as he sees it happening! It's always fun to see people training with their pokemon, after all! Especially in exercises like this. Plus, you can never be too careful, right?

Though after a bit, he'll finally yell up.]

Doin' pretty good up there!

[ Meanwhile, Hilda is sitting on the back of her Sawsbuck and watching the two with great interest. It looks like a lot of fun and it's making her wish she had her Archeops with her in Luceti so she could do the same. ]

Hey, you there! On the Skarmory! [ She waves her arm, trying to catch Shiemi's attention. ]

[She recognizes that voice! Though the sudden yelling shocks her, and she steers both Skarmy and herself into a tree. Because of her pokémon's sharp feathers a many of the tree's branches get sliced off and fall from the plant. Confused, Skarmy pops her head up from the top leaves of the tree to look around. Meanwhile Shiemi is stuck on a low hanging branch and hanging from her clothes. Though the position looks a bit precarious she is less concerned and more... well, swirly-eyed.]

[This phoenix is flying by and just widens in shock. First a metal bird. What? Then the woman is apparently suicidal! Marco speeds into a dive to try to cut off the distance between the ground and sky, but luckily the metal bird catches her? Okay that's still weird. And can't be comfortable.]

Uh.... You okay?

[Shiemi's not sure what to make of the voice she doesn't recognize calling out to her, so she ends up looking around for a source... thus not paying attention, slipping on Skarmy's smooth back, and falling off. The two aren't too far up off the ground at this point, and Skarmy doesn't have enough time/room to swoop back around to catch Shiemi. Lucky the fall isn't too bad. It's about as dangerous as jumping off a small shed. All in all the blonde will probably just have a bruise and a couple scrapes.

Skarmy lands next to Shiemi, and looks over to Hilda. "Was that your fault?"]

[Shiemi yelps, lurches forward, and grabs onto Skarmy's neck.]

Y-yes!? [There is. A bird. Talking to her.]

[Spock, on his way back home from the Dome, stops to witness the rather grand demonstration in the air...
Fascinating..]

[ Hilda realizes a second too late that she should've waited until they were done flying instead of yelling like an idiot. She pulls herself off her deer Pokémon, rushing over to Shiemi and her Pokémon. ]

Oh my gosh, are you okay? I didn't mean for that to happen...!

[ Sawsbuck doesn't move an inch, instead opting to stare and quietly judge Shiemi for her failure. ]

[A bird that appears to be on fire with blue flames no less.]

That was a pretty impressive trick, eh!

[Their form isn't perfect. Turbulence in the air and being only slightly experienced makes it so they don't look too impressive. In fact because of this one of their moves ends up being pretty low to the ground, and they pass by Spock. They're far enough away from him so he isn't hurt, but from where Shiemi is it looks like they almost clipped him.

Shiemi and Skarmy land a few feet away so she can come and apologize for the near miss.] S-s-s-sir I'm so sorry!

Th-thank you!?

[She is clearly unsure how to handle this blue phoenix thing. Skarmy banks left to avoid a tree.]

[Lucky for her, the Vulcan is completely unaffected, and is still standing straight and sure.]

There is no need for apologies Miss...

I am Spock. That was a rather impressive demonstration. May I inquire as to your name and the species class of the creature you were riding?

[Shiemi, being quite the sturdy girl, picks herself up and brushes off the dirt.]

I'm fine! Th-thank you, though. [For the concern. Skarmy is less inviting though. The skarmory stares down the Sawsbuck with narrow eyes.]

[Flies around it as well, though he goes to the right of it before rejoining them.]

Are you sure you're okay? You shouldn't be so reckless when flying. [PEERS AT.]

O-oh, this is Skarmy and she's-- Well here!

[Shiemi hands Spock her Pokédex, which will give him some basic information (basically a handful of the stuff on the sidebar to the right) and these:

"Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
The feathers that it sheds are very sharp. It is said that people once used the feathers as swords."]

But we need to practice! What if something bad happens, and we can't handle it?

[They both have to become stronger. They have to keep up with their friends, and not get left behind.]

Fascinating... this is another Pokemon... I have had the opportunity to meet such creatures on occasion.

A very aesthetically pleasing creature.

[Spock focuses his attention on the female.] I am Spock... May I inquire as to your name?

You're practicing jumping or him catching you?

Thank goodness! I was excited to see another trainer so I didn't think before trying to get your attention...

[ Sawsbuck stares right back without a flinch, narrowing its eyes as well and flicking an ear nonchalantly. ]

[The skarmory puffs out her chest, almost seems smiling. It's quiet a vain creature, and loves to be praised anytime. Shiemi, however, bows lightly to Spock before offering her name.]

It's Shiemi Moriyama.

[Spock bows his head...] It is well to make your acquaintance Miss Moriyama.

You fly extraordinarily well.

[Skarmy lets a displeased rumbling sound settle in her throat as Shiemi replies.]

She's catching me so we're prepared if I ever get knocked off.

[Skarmy puffs up her chest and ruffles her feathers. She's learned since her youth to not start fights, but her naughty nature is just tempting her so much.]

It's all right! I shouldn't get so distracted when doing something dangerous. [Shiemi laughs nervously.]

You really think so? W-we still need a lot of practice!

[Later that day House 15 will have a mermaid flitting back and forth in front of it, at a complete loss for what to do. She heard Rin say he'd lost his journal, and she wants to offer to help him find it. But having lived a majority of her life locked up in a tower, certain social graces escape her.

Like how someone tells a person inside a house that they're outside the house and want to see them. Does she just walk in? That seems a little rude. Yell really loud? That seems even more so.

Eventually someone will come home, or feel the need to leave, right? Right?]

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