“Eh, I don’t particularly care for that kind of stuff. Space got nothing interesting in it as far as I’m concerned. I’m just told the Boss wants that fancy stone, so I’m getting the fancy stone for the Boss. It’s a living”
Speaking of the fancy stone in question, Lorenz had propped it up on the seat next to his, and he shifted his position a slight bit so he could use it as a footrest. His spine was in a very awkward angle, but it was the closest to a lying position he could get there. He was feeling really all battered up - guess he kind of literally was - but he still had enough spunk left in him to show off a little, and he was still pretty happy to hear Tae was willing to indulge in his banter.
At her choice of word, he really felt he had to respond with about as much snark.
“They’re crooks too, you know. Worse crooks than us, even, like. Have you ever spoken to a single one of ‘em? Anyway, they really shouldn’t have stolen that rock to begin with if they didn’t want us to take it back.”
He let out a jaw-stretching yawn as his sentence trailed of. He checked his PokéNav and wondered if it was worth trying to take a nap, seeing how it really was going to be a few hours ride before they were back in Lilycove.
As he pocketed the device and emitted the possibility of them getting fast food, he expected about everything but to get chewed out by his colleague. Sheesh, overreacting much, aren’t we?
“Why the fuck not?” He was a bit too tired to raise his voice, but he still made sure to match the aggressiveness of Tae’s tone. “This is their car, they can’t have followed after us, and even if they tried you probably lost ‘em before we even left Farlarbor. Relax.”
He looked behind through the rear windscreen as he spoke, as if to ascertain his own words to himself. There really was no car other than theirs on the highway. He also kept his eyes up for signs of any Flying type Pokémon, but he was pretty certain the sky was empty, even if the darkness of the night made it hard to tell.
He squeezed his head between the headrests of the two front seats.
“C’mon, it’s gonna take literally, like, five minutes, and we can just get through the drive-in and eat in the car. They call it fast food for a reason.” He glanced down at the Drilbur. “Help me out, here, Gerdr, aren’t you hungry?”
Okay. Okay, so this is how it was gonna be. Radio Lorenz. My Aqua, my Aqua and mole. If it was really a bother, Tae would pipe up and tell him to can it, but with the way things were going right now (pretty well, all considered), it wasn’t worth the drama. She’s just listen to him like a podcast as she drove, chip in every once in a while, until they got home. To tell the truth, she was beginning to relax herself. Not to the point of bragging, but certainly enough to take a gloved hand off the wheel and lean back into her seat some.
“Can’t argue with that lack’a logic,” she chuckled, glancing in the empty mirror behind her. She considered dropping to the speed limit, but decided to wait. Better safe than sorry. She didn’t care for space much, either, but she marvelled at the rockets built to get there. Engineering genius... if a little flashy. But who didn’t love a little bit of flashy once in a while...
She decided not to comment on the meteorite. It definitely didn’t belong to Aqua. In fact, it almost certainly belonged to some alum of her old university who had a more boring choice of career than her. It didn’t bear thinking about that she was sure those red-hooded thugs were definitely ex-coworkers. Clearly, ol’ Lo bought into the turf wars wholeheartedly. Or maybe he’d just had a bad experience on the field. Maybe she’d ask when there wasn’t an engine purring like a Persian a few feet from her.
The tirade about fast food didn’t even raise a bean-shaped eyebrow. Even as Lorenz stuck his head into the drivers space (“Buh! Buh!”-- Safety first!), she kept calm eyes on the road.
Even despite the dangerous invasion, little Gerdr heard him out, nose twitching as she listened to his argument. There was a brief interlude before she spoke to Tae, claws gesturing wildly.
“Bu-buh buh! Buh buh BUH! Bu-bu-buh BUH BUH!” she said.
Another silence hung over the car, the only sound being the engine, the tires against the highway and the wind against the side of the squarish vehicle.
Tae dropped to the speed limit and turned the blinker on, despite the empty road (force of habit), and turned off in the direction of Mauville. Lorenz would have to point her in the direction of the drive-thru, but she knew the way to the city.
“But my co-driver wants you to stick your big head back where it belongs, partner, or I ain’t gonna be able to see Magma’s drivin’ up behind us.”
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