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It was fun to finally get to do something with his Amaura. Amaura were very sensitive creatures that needed extreme cold and snow to be comfortable, so he hadn’t had her out in ages. But now he finally had his opportunity, as he wrapped up the first day of a Gym Leader’s conference in Snowpoint and decided to ski along the trails on Route 217.

Roark watches the Amargasaurus Pokemon out of the corner of his eye, playing in the snow about twenty meters behind him. The snow is falling aggressively, as usual, but not blizzarding. He thinks that maybe it would be fun to make a snow cave and stay the night there instead of the ski lodge, but then his dad would probably worry about where he went. 

It’s Roark’s way to go out into the wilderness alone, an ironically dangerous thing for a safety supervisor to do. But he has his Pokemon, and if he got into any trouble surely they would rescue him.

Going off-trail a bit, he weaves through narrow openings between the thick evergreen trees, when suddenly something pink catches his eye. Slowing down a bit, he sees that it’s a baseball cap--a person’s there!

Skiing over to the cap, he confirms his theory and positions his outriggers so that he comes to a neat stop in front of her, balancing on them to squat down (skiing on his particular model of prosthetic was impossible, so at the moment he only had one leg to account for). 

... Could it really be? He’d watched the matches himself when they aired, talking about the ‘hero of Unova’ challenging the league, actually seeing the battles, and now seeing her up close-!

Well, he had to admit he was more than a little excited.

          The bird pokemon were chirping loud as ever, a sound he never missed. It was a relaxing noise, and he wished he could hear it more, but he gym leader was always coped up in his gym and never got to see the small town Nuvema. He had heard news that one of his long-term friends was finally in town, and he wanted to see if the rumors were true.

          And brave as he was, he decided to knock on her door. He was told he was always welcome inside the residence, but he preferred mannerism since he’s matured over the years. When he heard no answer, he checked the door to see if it was unlocked. To his surprise, it was, and he welcome himself inside. Seeing no sign of her family, he went on upstairs and knocked on the bedroom door.

“Marie...? Holy moly, what’s all this?”

Barry groggily peered over the sheets on his Pokemon Center-issue bed to see the redheaded Ace Trainer preparing a huge tray on his nightstand. Marie had carefully poured two tall glasses of orange juice, laid out all of the day’s medicine, and had even sliced and buttered golden-brown English muffins on a plate.

“Nurse Joy had to tend to other patients, so she put me in charge of you for today,” the expert Trainer explained in her typical no-nonsense fashion. “You have a fever, so she wants you to take these with breakfast.”

[I’m OUT here for all hearts day, no worries!!]

something my muse finds cute about yours

“Sometimes I wonder if Marie forgot the fun part of battling along the way to becoming a really good Trainer. Then again, I would have too if I was raised in a pressure cooker like her!” Barry mused, a grin growing on his face. “Seeing her slowly gain confidence in this little tournament thingy is great--I hope it sticks!”

72. grumpy

“So, if you predict that your opponent’s Pokemon is going to use an Electric-type move next, what do you have to do?” Marie quizzed, her gaze narrowing once again at her blond ‘student’. “Barry, have you been listening to me at all?!”

“Wha–yeah, of course!” Barry exclaimed in response, banging his knee on the desk as he startled himself out of a stupor. “…It’s just…this classroom stuff, we’ve been doing it forever…when are we actually gonna, you know, battle?”

Thanks for the ask!! Hmmm, if I had to choose songs for your lovely ladies, I would pick--

I look at Enju and I see a delightfully carefree muse, with a little telekinetic whimsy ofc!! I think that these tracks by Anamanaguchi capture her happy spirit and positivity. :) 

Airbrushed (RAC Remix) - Anamanaguchi

Snow Angels - Anamanaguchi 

When I think of your Touko, I think of a bold, confident character (first track)--but I also know that she’s currently journeying around the Pokemon world, looking for a certain someone on her travels wink wink (second track).

Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me (Better Run) - Benj Heard

Atlas - Nyte

And then there’s Marie. I love her and I want her to be happy. I feel like she could do some damage out in the battling world if she could only step out of her family’s shadow and her past...aaa beautiful, bittersweet backstory. 

Reflection (Mulan Soundtrack) - Lea Salonga