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tabularasa_rp2020-12-05 03:23 pm
halloflamer) wrote in tabularasa_rp2020-12-05 03:23 pm
OPEN - am I blue? you'd be too
Who: Blue Oak and yoooou
Where: Mt. Silver's peak, Heavenly Blanc, and Mortis Lake (maybe Merlaut Apartments later)
When: throughout voidcember!
What: Between Red and Lance vanishing, Ren and Akechi seemingly vanishing, and Mementos, Blue has been having a real Bad Time.
Content Warnings: alcohol abuse, depression
A. Mortis Lake Forest
[When Blue is stressed out, he has a few ways of dealing with it. The healthiest one, thankfully, comes first.]
[Although they may not having all their usual abilities, having his full team of Pokémon back meant that Blue could get back into the swing of a training routine, and that was at least the first step in keeping his mind straight. Mortis Lake was a great place for this- Gyarados chills in the lake waters for a happy soak while Exeggutor sits amongst the other trees next to a meditating Alakazam, watching as Blue directs Arcanine and Pidgeot in Agility training. Eevee is trying to follow along, although even quick as he is, he can't make such powerful single bounds and dashes as the powerful 'windy' Pokémon can.]
Come on, Arcanine! A little quicker! This time, try to make it to that notched tree over there and back before Pidgeot makes it to that treetop and back! [Blue calls, absorbed in his training. He looks... exhausted, almost like he himself has been pushing at this for hours without a break. You'll have to forgive him and his Pokémon if they don't see you directly in the path of their makeshift training arena.]
B. Heavenly Blanc
[Whether it's before the disappearance of his coworker or after, patrons of Heavenly Blanc might find the bar.... less regularly manned than it usually is. At first, maybe one could chalk it up to the strange sleep cycles everyone has found themselves beholden to, but those that catch the bar's usual tender might realize that's not the only reason.]
[Those that knew him well probably knew Blue was a fan of the bottle to begin with, but the way he's slumped over the bar, or in of the booths, or laying spread eagle on the floor probably makes it obvious this isn't just his usual casual, raucous overdrinking. If a patron enters while he's miserably laying about, he'll blink up slowly, squint, and try to roll himself up. Gotta... get back to work...]
Ah, customer... jus' gimme a second...
C. Mt. Silver's Peak
[And when he just can't bring himself to face the outside world anymore, he goes to where's most familiar to him.]
[...It's sort of laughable that it's this place. It hurts, more than it helps; huddled up on the cavern at the peak, Blue looks out over the world of the void that he can see in glimpses between the veils of snow that fall, below the misty cloudcover that swirls this high up. He wonders if Red always looked down over Kanto like this, wanting to return, but unable to bear it. That was probably how it felt, right? ...Who can know what that guy was ever feeling, or thinking...]
[Blue tucks his face into his knees and sniffles, hard and gross, shivering against the warmth of his Arcanine, who whines and nuzzles against him. That idiot.... there was no way of knowing what had happened to him- if he had slipped and fallen down the mountain, if he'd gotten eaten in those terrible corridors full of monsters and mouths- or if he'd simply ...gotten tired of people again, and vanished somewhere. Gotten tired of him again.]
[Well, in the end, as Blue had always supposed back then- he wouldn't blame him.]
Where: Mt. Silver's peak, Heavenly Blanc, and Mortis Lake (maybe Merlaut Apartments later)
When: throughout voidcember!
What: Between Red and Lance vanishing, Ren and Akechi seemingly vanishing, and Mementos, Blue has been having a real Bad Time.
Content Warnings: alcohol abuse, depression
A. Mortis Lake Forest
[When Blue is stressed out, he has a few ways of dealing with it. The healthiest one, thankfully, comes first.]
[Although they may not having all their usual abilities, having his full team of Pokémon back meant that Blue could get back into the swing of a training routine, and that was at least the first step in keeping his mind straight. Mortis Lake was a great place for this- Gyarados chills in the lake waters for a happy soak while Exeggutor sits amongst the other trees next to a meditating Alakazam, watching as Blue directs Arcanine and Pidgeot in Agility training. Eevee is trying to follow along, although even quick as he is, he can't make such powerful single bounds and dashes as the powerful 'windy' Pokémon can.]
Come on, Arcanine! A little quicker! This time, try to make it to that notched tree over there and back before Pidgeot makes it to that treetop and back! [Blue calls, absorbed in his training. He looks... exhausted, almost like he himself has been pushing at this for hours without a break. You'll have to forgive him and his Pokémon if they don't see you directly in the path of their makeshift training arena.]
B. Heavenly Blanc
[Whether it's before the disappearance of his coworker or after, patrons of Heavenly Blanc might find the bar.... less regularly manned than it usually is. At first, maybe one could chalk it up to the strange sleep cycles everyone has found themselves beholden to, but those that catch the bar's usual tender might realize that's not the only reason.]
[Those that knew him well probably knew Blue was a fan of the bottle to begin with, but the way he's slumped over the bar, or in of the booths, or laying spread eagle on the floor probably makes it obvious this isn't just his usual casual, raucous overdrinking. If a patron enters while he's miserably laying about, he'll blink up slowly, squint, and try to roll himself up. Gotta... get back to work...]
Ah, customer... jus' gimme a second...
C. Mt. Silver's Peak
[And when he just can't bring himself to face the outside world anymore, he goes to where's most familiar to him.]
[...It's sort of laughable that it's this place. It hurts, more than it helps; huddled up on the cavern at the peak, Blue looks out over the world of the void that he can see in glimpses between the veils of snow that fall, below the misty cloudcover that swirls this high up. He wonders if Red always looked down over Kanto like this, wanting to return, but unable to bear it. That was probably how it felt, right? ...Who can know what that guy was ever feeling, or thinking...]
[Blue tucks his face into his knees and sniffles, hard and gross, shivering against the warmth of his Arcanine, who whines and nuzzles against him. That idiot.... there was no way of knowing what had happened to him- if he had slipped and fallen down the mountain, if he'd gotten eaten in those terrible corridors full of monsters and mouths- or if he'd simply ...gotten tired of people again, and vanished somewhere. Gotten tired of him again.]
[Well, in the end, as Blue had always supposed back then- he wouldn't blame him.]
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[Yeah, that's right kiddo, are you old enough to drink?? Check and mate.
This bartender is giving him more than none resistance, though... damn, he might have to behave himself after all. It wouldn't do him any good to get banned from the only bar in the void on his first day. Then he'd really be in trouble.]
Of course, I wouldn't be so rude as to deprive the good people here of all your finest drinks. Here, I'll share this one with you! There's no better way to make friends than by sharing a good drink together, right?
Ah, but about the price... I just got here, so is it fine if I give you an IOU for now? You can just put this on my tab! [so, he'll share it with Blue but really it's more like he wants Blue to share it with him...]
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[How exhausting. He really wasn't in the mood for such overwhelming pep- he knows exactly how you're trying to bowl him over, mister- but maybe if he was lucky, Tifa or Ren would show up and toss this guy out for him....]
[Blue gives a skeptical squint at his claim of inventing alcohol- are you a caveman, dude?- but he chooses not to reply to that; instead, he throws himself against the bar counter and irritably watches Venti flit about.]
[...He considers just telling his straight out that the booze is free, but since he's annoyed, maybe he'll let the guy think he owes him. For now. That's fine, right?]
Sure, tab. What're you paying in, exactly?
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He plucks at his lyre and, whether Blue likes it or not, begins to rhyme.]
A tab means I can pay it later, is that not right?
Surely you must understand my plight!
But if it's a payment your wares do demand,
I could pay you a ballad of adventures most grand.
Of dragons and knights, beasts and gods,
Heroes victorious against all the odds.
Tales of thrills, jest, romance and woe!
Is that not a fair price, a drink for a show?
[to his credit, he does sing pretty damn well.]
I MISSED THIS
....Yeah, sure; maybe the bar could use a performer, now and then, [Blue relents half-heartedly, and he waves Venti off to continue his drinking while his head thuds softly down next to Eevee.] I'll cut you off.... later.....
[Eevee, who is at least grateful that the new guest has interrupted Blue's drinking, gives a low mewl and prods a paw atop his head.]
Someone needs to be cut off here and it ain't that guy.
[Only one of them probably heard that.]
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And as much as he'd love to just take that as a free pass and get drunk, it's a bit difficult to enjoy himself with such a depressing atmosphere. He watches Blue and his friend for a moment, sighs, and then starts rifling through the shelves again. Surely they must have something here that's non-alcoholic...]
You won't be cutting anyone off if you keep wallowing away like this. Maybe your friend should be the bartender instead, he seems to have a better sense for it.
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[And, you know, when it comes to Blue and the arts... maybe a little bit of both.]
[Luckily, the bar is stocked with plenty of non-alcohol: teas, coffee, and juices and sodas for mixing; Blue tended to make trips to Wall Market to restock when he needed to, and even pressed some of the juices himself from the berries he had. He was fairly self-sufficient... when he wasn't in a sorry state like this.]
[Eevee hops off the table momentarily and pads towards Venti instead, hopping instead on the bar counter as he pokes around.] Eevuuii?
Are you really going to bother...? [He doesn't expect Venti to understand him; he's used to communicating with humans in intent alone.]
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While he's getting the drinks together, he smiles at the... fox? Can't be a cat since he'd be sneezing up a storm by now, so he's going with fox. There's something odd about the way Eevee is talking... but it doesn't seem concerning to him just yet. Venti leans in, lowering his voice:] If he sobers up, then there's more for me, ehehe! And friends of the bartender get to drink for free, right? I'd say it's a win-win for everyone.
[So, yes, he is going to keep Blue company until he passes out again. It's the responsible thing to do (and it might get him more free drinks)!!]
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[Blue lifts his head from the table after a good few moments of sulking (and not having any immediate attention), watching Venti bustle around the bar from his place at the booth. He doesn't really mind if the guy serves himself for a while; what else was the bar here for? And he needed a break, anyway.]
Good, you can be the tender for a while, and earn your keep, [He calls, waving a vague hand off the edge of the table.] Do people really let you pay in song...?