Pokemon: The Grassy Hill

[idolpro]

There's only one way to go from the Laboratory, and that's along the lane leading down the grassy hill. On the right side, there's a small farm where those of you that possess rideable Pokemon can learn to do so, as well as a farmer who could use some help herding their Mareep, Tauros, and Miltank. On the left side, there are large meadows filled with fruit-bearing berry trees, an ideal place for picnics and outdoor parties.

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[softlyfalling]

[ she was picking berries and now she's just... watching this, paused with a basket in hand. ]

...is that really okay for fish?

[maidenheaven]

Ah - the information given says they can jump over mountains, so I think it's probably alright. . . ?

[ with a pause, voice fairly feminine-sounding ]

Is it bothersome, though? Sorry about that!

[softlyfalling]

[ pressing phone buttons very... slowly... ]

...so it really does say that, and... I suppose I could believe it, seeing that?

Ah, I'm not bothered, it was just—surprising? I've been thinking of them like ordinary animals, but then again some of them don't look like animals at all...

[ this friend has trotted over from the trees to go sniff around the holes curiously, too. ]

[maidenheaven]

Indeed, I thought it was surprising myself - but, since these fish are perfectly happy outside of water and even eat berries, I had to discard such notions of them being ordinary animals straightaway. Ahaha!

[ with a laugh, as he looks to the new friend ]

Hello!

[softlyfalling]

[ the weird dog looks up and HELLO NEW FRIEND BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK except it's like, more like a wolf howl, and comes with a small gout of excited flame? ]

Aah, Simha, I know you're excited but that's rude—

[maidenheaven]

[ kneeling down to offer a handful of berries to simha ]

Would you like some?

[softlyfalling]

[ he sniffs at all of them in turn, and then starts gobbling them up without any further preamble. he clearly doesn't share the same personality as shrike. ]

Oh, thank you... that's kind of you. I've been gathering them all this time, but I hadn't thought to offer him one.

I suppose none of them are really ordinary animals at all, as you said. I just thought I was out of practice of having pets.

[maidenheaven]

[ moe dog ]

. . . Eh?

[ with a pause ]

If you were not gathering them for him to eat, then . . . what were you gathering them for?

[softlyfalling]

[ she makes the sort of face of someone who has been reminded that they missed something that should have been very obvious ]

Ah—there were garden plots marked for each unit, so I thought I'd... grow more of them?

...more or less because at least it's something I know how to do, so...

[maidenheaven]

I see . . . Though, growing these plants would be something that would take a while, I'm sure? In comparison, this game will probably not last that long. . .

[softlyfalling]

...ah, maybe so.

[ she deflates a little bit, and folds down to take a seat on the ground, setting her basket down next to her. ]

Well, I suppose at least nothing was lost for all this.

[maidenheaven]

Now Simha-san has a lot to eat! It's a good thing.

[ drawing back so he can start feeding the magikarps who are flopping at him now - the black one in particular tries to sit on his lap ]

Alright, alright, sorry, sorry. Here. . .

[softlyfalling]

Hah, they're lively, too... ah, two of them, though?

[maidenheaven]

I'm watching over one of them for someone.

[softlyfalling]

Ah, well, it seems you're a very good minder, so they had good judgment...

[maidenheaven]

Rather, these children make it easy for me. They're very well behaved.

This one is Renko-san, by the way, and this child is Onou-san.

[ with a gesture to the pink and the black ones respectively ]

Shrike-san, are you enjoying this game?

[softlyfalling]

Ah, the names sound lovely—is there a meaning to them?

I... think I'm enjoying it? I suppose I should, since it seems like it's even required to be peaceful, and we've had little enough of that.

[ simha has meanwhile started sniffing at all the berries in the basket. ]

[maidenheaven]

Mmm . . . "Ren" is written with the character for "love", and "ko" is written with the character for "heart".

[ patting the pink fish ]

"O" is written with the character for "great", and "nou" is written with the character for "strong". "Nou" can be read as "koi", which is "carp" - so it's a play on words.

[ patting the black fish ]

I wondered if we were doing too poorly recently, but this game has me somewhat relieved . . .

[softlyfalling]

Ah, those are both charming... did you and your friend pick the names together?

It is... sort of a relief, to have a game that seems to prefer exploration and kindness. There's a lot of people where, ah... I don't think they could have taken much more.

[maidenheaven]

. . . Indeed, I'm intimately familiar with that.

[ with a bitter sort of smile, a soft tone to his voice ]

Ah -

[ and, just like that, it's gone ]

I picked them both out. Renko-san would be my beloved's.

[softlyfalling]

[ she looks like she's considering asking further about that first point, but seems to decide against it. ]

Oh, that's—that's really sweet, naming them like that.

Ah, by the way—I thought I might be mistaken before, but it's Lucifel, isn't it? I wasn't sure, since we've only run into each other a couple times, but...