025 [Video/Action for Saffron]

[soggypastry]

--I said stop that.

[Well. Someone sounds a little angry today, doesn't she? Lightning's not exactly known for her easy-going nature, but she's calmed down a lot here in Johto. Except it doesn't seem that way from the tone of her voice.

But at least the growling isn't her. No, that growling belongs to the Shinx who just happens to be chewing on the gear, keeping the feed in blackness until Spark pulls it free of his mouth and starts a bit of a Pokésquabble. This does let anyone watching see that Lightning has a cloth over her arm and is chasing Odin around, the horse prancing and...yep. Dancing around to avoid her. He seems amused, though, especially after she tosses the cloth over his back. It's a saddle blanket, and it's supposed to stay on, but Odin's not having any of it. Nope, he's just running away so quickly it falls to the ground and leaves Lightning in the dust. Amused horse is amused and...almost laughing.

Yep. A laughing horse. It apparently does happen, but Lightning is most certainly not amused. She's just picking up the saddle blanket and trying again. And again. And again. And each time, Odin just runs away and ditches the blanket, leaving Lightning shaking her head while Shinx and Spark continue to tussle, hitting the gear and ending the feed without her noticing it was even on.]


Private Text to: Rise Kujikawa

[About six hours after the video feed, Rise will receive this:]

Can you meet me at the Train Station? I have something for you.

Comments

[soggypastry]

[The doom and gloom comment earns Fang a sigh and a headshake before Lightning steps off the sidewalk and back towards her horse, speaking over her shoulder as she goes.]

Don't count on it. We may have to deal with Team Rocket ourselves sooner or later.

[And goodness knows that'll involve a lot of fighting. Fighting Lightning is expecting Fang to be in on, really.]

[lif]

[ It's a safe expectation, considering how Fang comes alert at that and steps after Lightning. Their conversation has been pure speculation - if, if, if - but that sounds more like a concrete "when", so now she's taking it seriously. ]

And the police are just gonna let us do that?

[soggypastry]

[Oh, it's most definitely a "when". It's only a question of when that "when" is going to take place...and it probably won't be long now.]

Probably not. But they can't even defend the people from this world, so stopping the rest of us from doing their jobs isn't going to be easy for them.

[lif]

Sounds good to me.

[ She thought Lightning might have a plan for that. But a "just let them try and stop us" deal? That's her kind of plan. ]

Guess I can't sleep in anymore.

[ ...Well this is one cure for restlessness. ]

[soggypastry]

[Oh, Lightning had plans. Lots of them. ANd she watched every single one of them get ripped to shreds one way or another, so going down Fang's road is a preferable idea. Maybe.]

I'm surprised you wanted to try in the first place. Not like you to stay in one place for that long.

[That and she remembers how easy it was to wake Fang, when compared to the others. Sleeping in doesn't seem her style.]

[lif]

'cept for when a certain someone decides it'd be fun to get me up at all hours. Got to the point where it was worth it to let the sun have a head start.

[ Taejin finds it hilarious that Fang wakes up fighting if startled by a loud noise. ]

[soggypastry]

[Certain someone---it has to be a team member. Makes her wonder if Fang's having more trouble than she's letting on.]

I'm guessing you haven't been able to keep whoever it is in their ball, then.

[Lightning's lucky, in that respect. Snow the Skarmory never shrieked at her again, and Fang the Ghost can't shriek. No spooks for this girl...yet.]

[lif]

[ She shrugs. It hasn't exactly been smooth sailing, but to her mind it hasn't gotten to a point where she needs to ask for help. The fact that it's a prankster giving her grief just hardens her resolve to deal with it herself; Fang can dish it out and take it too. ]

Not when he's that determined. I've been hopin' he'd get bored of it, but tiring him out first works.

[ ...Like chasing Odin around, for instance. ]

[soggypastry]

[She may be able to take it just as well as she dishes it out, but she should know that she can ask for help.]

How much longer do you think it's going to work that way? You're going to have to make him stop eventually.

[Chasing ghosts doesn't quite work the same though...does it? They don't have bodies to wear out.]

[lif]

[ She knows she can. It's the "will she" that's the sticking point. ]

And I'm workin' on it. Yeah, I'd like it if he stopped immediately, but that ain't how it works.

[ It's more of a mental exhaustion. Keep him entertained and he doesn't get restless and look for ways to entertain himself. ]

[soggypastry]

[Well, so long as she knows that she can, the will she can be worked on. Sooner or later.]

It can be, if you don't play his games. Once he realizes there's no target he'll stop doing it.

[That's all well and good, but the question is...does it actually work and allow Fang to sleep more than four hours?]

[lif]

Like I can stop myself from waking up.

[ Sometimes. She's well aware that's not good enough for Lightning. Hell, it's not good enough for her either. ]

[soggypastry]

[Fang, you just earned yourself a sideways look. not like you to quit so easily.]

They sell earplugs here, you know.

[Then she has to do something about it. Does she want to fall asleep on her feet if Vanille shows up someday?]

[lif]

And make it so I couldn't hear if there was trouble? No thanks.

[ No, she really doesn't. But the problem is, she's not thrilled with the plan she does have. But if it'll get Lightning off her back: ]

If he keeps it up I'll stick him in storage and he can stay there 'til morning. He keeps doing it and he'll stay there longer. I know it's comfortable, but it still ain't the same. If he's smart, he'll learn that one prank's not worth it. Worst case, he'll just have to start spending nights in there from the start.

[soggypastry]

[And this would be where Lightning would say something about "you're not traveling alone, you know", but then comes Fang's plan. Which, while sound, has one rather major flaw.

Sorry, Fang. Not getting Light off your back so quick.]

And if we're on the road when he does this? You know there aren't any PCs on the routes.