first equation ; video/text/action

[unwrittenformula]

[This may seem like an accidental broadcast, and in some ways it is, but the person on the other end with the mint-green hair appears to be rather intently focused on the SFC. He's pressing buttons, attempting to understand the device via trial and error. The video goes on and off a couple of times, before eventually coming on and staying on.

Whoever he is, he's every bit the new arrival in appearances, with that mess of hair sopping wet, and his white button down and black undershirt just as damp. Not that he's bothered any. Even the fact that his bangs are hanging in his eyes doesn't stop him from keeping his attention completely on the SFC. Something tall and furry is also wandering around behind him, poking it's snout over his shoulder from time to time to stare at what's in this teenager's hands with intense bright blue eyes.

Eventually text accompanies the video.]

Hello

[Before he can continue type more, though, the creature reaches over with a clawed paw and takes it away from him, making the view shift wildly, and it prompts the teen to speak, though he hardly seems angry.]

Zoroark, give that back. I wasn't finished.

[The creature doesn't speak, but it gives a look to N, and it turns it over so that the video is on his face completely. N's voice can still be heard speaking to him, though.]

Yes, I know, we'll find something to eat later. Taking my things away isn't going to make me go any faster.

[The Zoroark huffs, and as he goes to hand the SFC back the video feed turns off. Oops.]

[action: plaza]

[N has managed to find the towels on his own, but he might still seem a little lost, and he's got a hungry Zoroark that keeps pawing at him even as he tries to get his mass of hair dry. It's an interesting scene to watch, at least?]

Comments

Action

[aprettyred]

[ Strange person with green hair, your creature is very interesting. Anna isn't sitting very far from a building that proclaims itself to be "Bar HOMRA", but she's going to stare most fascinated at the red-and-dark creature that keeps pawing you. ]

Action

[unwrittenformula]

[Sorry Anna, quiet staring won't get you very far. Now that N has his SFC back he's focused again on messing with all the menus and what not.

Zoroark seems to notice they're being stared at, though, and is looking up in Anna's direction.]

Action

[aprettyred]

[ All the staring. She blinks a few times when she's stared at back, then fishes a marble out to peer at them both again.

Those are pretty eyes, and a pretty... hairbead?

Anna tends to have few problems with strange creatures, whether they always looked like strain or not, so a few clicking steps and she'll be closer to stare up at the creature. Why do you keep bothering the green haired human? ]

Action

[unwrittenformula]

[That seems to be what it takes to get his attention. Or rather, it's Zoroark tugging on his sleeve that finally gets him to look away from his SFC. He looks up first, but Zoroark points a claw down.]

... hello.

Video

[replicatedcourage]

[Ah! That animal looks really cool!]

Is that a pokemon?

Video

[unwrittenformula]

Hm?

[Oh okay it does work like an Xtransciever. Good to know.]

Yes, it is.

Video

[replicatedcourage]

That's really cool! What's his name?

[Oh wait, he's being rude, whoops.]

Um! And yours too! Mine's Sola.

action

[findsrisks]

[Well, this is new.

Nanaki actually happened to have a bag of groceries with her, which she was taking back to her apartment, but the sight of N and Zoroark makes her stop. She's not sure what Zoroark is, but she's guessing it's N's friend or something.

After watching for a while, she'll go over to the pair.]

Sorry to bother you, but is everything alright?

action

[unwrittenformula]

What?

[N looks up from his SFC, blinking in quiet, somewhat blank-looking confusion. Zoroark sees the food and starts pawing at his arm, which gets N to pay far more attention to him than the person speaking to them.]

You can't take her food. We can get our own.

action

[findsrisks]

[Wat.]

Uh. Is your friend here hungry?

[Sorry Zoroark, she doesn't speak pokemon so she'll talk to N for now.]

action

[fistfullofmagic]

[Dhaos had been on his way home with groceries, but the sight of a new creature attracts his attention. And he's hungry? Well, Dhaos is just going to have to go over and say hello.]

Welcome to Vatheon. May I ask your names?

[The smile actually seems more directed at the strange creature than the green-haired young man.]

action

[unwrittenformula]

[That's okay, N actually likes that some one is addressing his friend instead of him. But he'll at least answer properly.]

Zoroark. And I'm N.

action

[fistfullofmagic]

["N"... Dhaos is just going to assume that that's some strange nickname, because otherwise this poor boy has a letter for a name. He nods in acknowledgement, and pulls out a bagel from the bag he's carrying.]

I am Dhaos. I heard you were in need of food?

[Yep, that last part is definitely directed at Zoroark. Nothing against you N, he just likes non-humanoids better on whole than people.]

[faiofmisfortune]

[Fai remembers Bianca giving an introduction to pokemon a while ago, and meeting Wallace's milotic before that. This person must be from the same place as those two, and it sounded like his pokemon was named Zoroark. It looked friendly enough...

Being in the habit of carrying treats now that he lives down the way from people who own animals, Fai fishes out an apple from seemingly nowhere (sylladexes sure are handy). Tentatively, he offers the fruit to this new pokemon.]

[unwrittenformula]

[Ohgosh an apple. Zoroark's bright blue eyes practically light up as he takes it, sniffing at it excitedly before taking a bite out of it.

The crunching gets N's attention, prompting him to look up from the SFC first, and then back down from where the apple apparently came from. He doesn't say anything for a bit but eventually speaks for his friend:]

Zoroark says 'thank you'.

[faiofmisfortune]

[N speaking causes the boy to jump a bit, but what he says makes Fai smile weakly. This isn't the first person he's heard about who can understand other creatures. It makes him wonder if Summoner would be able to, or if pokemon are that much different from animals. He looks back up at Zoroark.]

You're welcome. I have more, if you want another one.

text

[tsundyne]

[. . . . . .

It's been a literal year now, at least. The green hair is unmistakable, though, and Yukari stares at the accidental feed for a moment, mouth parted in surprise. She doesn't know what to think of all this -- what if he doesn't remember who she is, what if he does --

But she does know she has to reply.

Somehow . . .]

hello

[Admittedly it isn't much, but it's a start.]

text

[unwrittenformula]

[Sorry to say, he won't remember. But a simple conversation starter is a good way to go. Even if he's not sure what else to say besides:]

Hello.

text

[tsundyne]

[Oh, boy.

As far as reactions go, that doesn't tell her much, but it isn't really fair to expect much more when she only had the courage to send him one word. Her second message is slightly more substantial.]

i see you managed to get your sfc back （＾ ＾）／
uhm... are you ok, n?

[action]

[kadonamonkey]

[ Zidane is always curious about things he's never seen before, and Vatheon has provided him with a lot of that already. But this big red and black thing? It was pretty awesome. And pretty huge. And maybe somewhat friendly? It was going on a rampage trying to eat people after all.

So, perched precariously on a mailbox nearby Zidane held out a cookie, attempting to lure it over so he could take a better look. ]

[action]

[unwrittenformula]

[N is pretty wrapped up in figuring out his SFC, so he doesn't notice Zidane, or that Zoroark has started to wander over to take this random offering.

At least at first. By the time the Pokemon is standing in front of Zidane and reaching out a clawed hand to take the cookie, N seems to have vanished from where he was standing, and is now behind Zidane and his mailbox.]

What are you doing?

[That's directed at both of them.]

[action]

[kadonamonkey]

[ Zidane nearly jumps out of skin and the fur on his tail gets all bristly when he hears a voice behind him. He never heard the guy. How did that happen? Zidane was a thief, sneaking around was HIS thing, no one should just be able to sneak up on him like that. ]

Just... making a new friend?

[action]

[styxiedust]

[...And then there's this chick following after them.]

That's rather mean of him to not feed you, don't you think?

[Yes, she's actually addressing Zoroark directly. She also happens to have some jelly donuts rice balls.]

You want some?

[action]

[unwrittenformula]

[N looks mildly annoyed at any implication that he might mistreat his friend.]

I wasn't not going to feed him. He's impatient.

[Zoroark does look happy about the offer, though, and eagerly takes a rice ball.

Thank you!]

[action]

[styxiedust]

You're welcome! My, I've never seen an animal like you before.

[Okay, okay, she'll stop trolling and look up at N.]

I've met my fair share of impatient folks before, some of them are good friends of mine actually! There's nothing wrong with having an assist with types like that. [She nods insistently before asking:] Are the two of you new here?