17th roar [ video + action for cianwood ]

[adamant]

Another one of those weekends.

[ Leon doesn't sound entirely unhappy, mostly just...tired. Resigned. Beside him is Skarmory, looking distracted, but certainly more chipper than her trainer. ]

Don't know how we got to Cianwood, but I decided it'd be best not to let it go to waste. The gym here uses Fighting-type pokémon, so Skarmory didn't have any trouble.

[ Skarmory chirrs, satisfied. Leon scratches her throat absently. He holds up the Storm Badge, watching it glint in the light before tucking it away. ]

She can Fly, now, which means she can carry people on her back. Or she's supposed to.

[ He remembers the last time all too clearly; he'd wound up in the Sprout Tower moat, along with Kay. Luckily, that hadn't been deep, but this was the ocean. And Leon can't swim, but he's not sure if he wants to just accounce it publicly. ]

Is there anyone in Cianwood who'd be willing to give Skarmory a test drive? Someone...smaller.

Thanks.

[private text message to Minnie Mouse]
I'll try to be back in Olivine soon. I apologize for the delay.

[[ ooc. Sorry for spamming everyone's flists! Leon is looking for someone smaller than he is and ideally WHO CAN SWIM to make sure Skarmory can, in fact, fly safely without killing herself and her passenger! If he can't, he'll have to do it himself. :xa ]]

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[combat_butler]

*... it is better!! In fact Hayate is relaxing significantly now, the death grip clinging turning into a more lax grip but still a... very firm one.* Haaaa... Starting to feel less like a roller coaster and more like a bumpy bike ride...

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[adamant]

[ Now that Skarmory's starting to get comfortable, she's also starting to get more adventurous...Hayate, you might wanna tell her a passenger flight and a solo flight shouldn't be the same thing. You know, before she dives.

--haha, too late. ]

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[combat_butler]

--ohhhhhhcrapIimmediatelytakeitbackthisistotallyarollercoasteeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! *BACK TO CLINGING HE GOES THEN*

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[adamant]

[ As soon as he sees Skarmory drop, Leon cups his hand around his mouth and bellows: ]

Skarmory, pull up!

[ His voice carries over the water and surprises Skarmory, who abruptly stops diving and gets back to cruising altitude. Seeming to realize her misstep, she glances worriedly back at Hayate and offers a reassuring chirp. Okay back there? Does he want to get down? ]

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[combat_butler]

*Hayate just... slowly loosens his grip once Skarmory gets back to cruising, his face a portrait of nervous laughter.* Ah... ahahaha... I-- I think I'm officially qualified to be a test pilot for any and all flight capable creatures after that one...

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[adamant]

[ Skarmory appears to have gotten the point that passenger=no looping, so she remains at cruising altitude and gently makes graceful arcs over the water until she feels totally comfortable. She begins to take a little bit of altitude, climbing slowly towards the puffy white clouds.

Suddenly, the music from Aladdin starts playing: I can show you the world... ]

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[combat_butler]

*whooooa this is high up. Very high up and very pretty...*

Uwaaaaah... I suddenly get the distinct feeling that I should be quoting song lyrics...

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[adamant]

[ Skarmory winds around, making sharp but comfortable banks left and right, the sunlight glinting off her wings as they move. Can you reach out and touch the clouds, Hayate? Are they puffy? ]