tabularasa_rp | a delightful picnic day.

Who: Everyone!
What: PokeBalls are now functional, and there are a lot more friends in Tabula Rasa.
Where: Outside of Heavenly Blanc! It's a picnic, baby.
When: You know, now-ish.
Content Warnings: Cute. Dragons. Birbs.

It seemingly happens at random, for the trainers of the creatures they call Pokemon. Sudden bursts of light, and out emerge quite a few new friends. Pokemon of different Types, shapes, and sizes are now wandering around . . . sticking close to their trainers, probably.

There's a small gathering outside of the Heavenly Blanc, with various snacks and food set out on tables outside. Feel free to come by, play with Pokemon, and have a bite to eat! It's a random assortment of food and drink, all "foraged" and/or made by the Pokemon crew in order to celebrate their partners being released and to also introduce them to their friends they've made in Tabula Rasa!

Be careful of the rumbling storm nearby, though . . . but on the bright side, at least your phones seem to be working, if you have any? Time to take selfies with your new friends, or maybe a TikTok that just stays on your phone forever.

(Trainers will have top levels, if they want, so if you want to interact with a specific trainer, you can wait for their level! Otherwise, have fun at the picnic.)

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(Blue doesn't need observational skills set on Ren, he'll notice just how happy he is because Ren is showing it. His eyes are almost closed with how much he's smiling petting both Pokemon, even to the point he sits on the grass to give them his full attention.

His actions totally contrast his words - Eevee definitely owns him.)

[MM-HM. Typical. Blue sighs, leaving the man to be devoured by his Pokémon as they fight for attention.]

You know, feel free to treat 'em. They can eat human foods just fine- even curry!

...They like it my way, though, so- not sure you could handle that.

(Ren stops the petting only to think about the last time he actually had it. He hears the challenge almost in slow motion, and he nods towards the bar to get some done.)

Make some and we will see.

Heehee, Ren-chan wants to taste my curry again so soon?

[Blue grins widely, and almost flutters his lashes, but he gets up and waves Ren along, with Arcanine and Eevee following.] If you want some so bad, who am I to refuse?

(He doesn't, but again, he felt challenged! He isn't one to run from those. So, naturally, he follows the other back to their workstation and he takes a seat at the bar.

Of course, he will offer help as soon as Blue starts working on it.)

[And busy Blue gets, humming as he starts to clatter around in the kitchen area behind the bar, pulling out spices, measuring rice.]

....Um, how are you holding up, by the way?

[It's an awkward way to cut into the conversation, but honestly, Blue's not sure there is a great way to ask about... everything that happened in that weird dream-place.]

Do you need help?

(Of course he offers. At this point, he reckons Blue means about Akechi dying and all the shit Mementos put him through as of late.)

I'm fine. I'm happy. (And it's not a lie, as he has been coming to work with a smile after missing it for three days.) Thank you for holding the fort while I was gone.

[Blue looks... dubious about Ren's rather bluntly clear answer, especially with what he'd gleaned had happened in there. He hesitates, but in the meantime- maybe to help ease the conversation along- he puts Ren in charge of chopping the carrots for the curry.] Here--

It's no sweat, things weren't too crazy. Um, aside from the whole sleep thing again.

...Anyway, you two sure have been busy, huh. [Blue's lips purse as he teases. ~~N-no he's not jealous okay--~~] But, you know, if you're feeling weird about it or anything, you can talk to me.....

[...Could he? Maybe Blue should just let it go; he probably wouldn't really understand, and with all that weird and scary stuff that had happened he wasn't sure he wanted to...]

(And without hesitation, Ren takes his apron and joins behind the counter. It's easy to share it, they never even bump now with how used they are with being in the same space.

He can imagine. Ren not being here meant Heavenly Blanc closed so that Blue could rest, and with how unpredictable it has been for him, he figures Blue went through the same.

He doesn't answer the first comment, but there's a slight hint of a smirk as he chops down the carrots.)

No. We're actually doing better now. (Each small tragedy comes with growth, doesn't it? Ren has told Akechi he loves him thanks to it.) I rather go foward than backwards.

I bet~

[There's something in the edge of his grin, like he's biting it down. But he just pops a piece of pineapple into his mouth as he cuts it up- Pinap curry today, folks.]

But, Ren-chan, I don't mean you two. I mean you.

[He pokes Ren's arm with the end of a chopstick, and frowns.] ....Well, whatever. If you insist you're fine, I guess that's all there is to it.

Don't go complaining to me later! [Who is he kidding, he'd still listen. He was always the one left to beg and grovel for scraps of attention, right?]

I'm used to Mementos. You've seen it before.

(The dream aspect was new, but the Shadows and peril was nothing that Ren wasn't used to. In fact, until Akechi died, he was having the time of his life. Blue, on the other hand, he reckons wasn't.)

How are you holding up?

I'm not talking about Mementos.

[He bitterly mutters out.... but he'll leave it at that.]

[Fine. If that was how it's gonna be--]

I'm fine.

[Two can play this game!!]

Akechi's death?

(Is that the heart of the question??? Blue, did you forget that either you directly ask or Ren doesn't tell you a thing?)

You're not.

a delightful picnic day.

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