As Bright as the Sun!

private. selective. canon div. mizuki from Pokemon Sun. rules || about

[lunarhcroine]

Light up the sky!

[Rules] [About]

[lunarhcroine]

"I sense a disturbance in ultra space..."

[lunarhcroine]

Art by the lovely @dreamdesire!

I've got an AU between friends where she's still a woman who wants to do research but isn't the hero, to avoid duplicates. Look at her. She does not know about the grief-twisted underbelly of Aether yet.

[lunarhcroine]

^ The face of a woman who wonders if it'd be too much to bring Nebby out for the Moon Festival

[dreamdesire]

A TWIST THEY hadn't come to expect, no less! They're aware of what an airplane is in the basest sense ( being able to fly had it's perks in that regard ), but what to do in response...

... Well, there was only really one option, wasn't there? They begin to levitate the pecha berry in turn, mirroring her movements!

[lunarhcroine]

Oh her heart.

In one fell swoop, she leans in and pops the Pecha berry in her mouth, her own round little sweet treat offered right up to the little star's lips!

She hummed, pleased by this turn of events. Picnicking in the quieter parts of the wild area of Galar certainly had perks!

Of course, that's ignoring her Incineroar, staring deadpan on the shenanigans her trainer engaged herself in.

[lunarhcroine]

tapuhauko answered:

send me    ‘ comforting ‘    for my muse’s reaction to yours gently wiping their tears away after they’ve been caught crying  - accepting! They thought this place was secluded enough, but they were wrong. Somehow Mizuki had found her way there, and soon enough had found them as well.

Hau had been crying, hiding away near an alcove in the rocks, when suddenly... Mizuki approaches. She doesn't hesitate, and reaches out a hand to wipe his tears away. "Wha--" It happens so fast. It catches him off guard so much that he can't stop the light shock that travels between his cheek and her hand. "Crap-- Sorry-- Are you okay? Did I hurt you?" At least it stopped his crying for now?

Although Mizuki's hand quickly pulls back from the shock, it didn't seem to leave a mark. She chuckled gently at their concern, her breath a gentle breathy tone as she knelt near her friend.

"I'm just fine, Hau... I'm just sorry I surprised you."

She lets them get their bearings as she settled in...

"I don't think I've seen you cry like that in a long time. What happened?"

[tapuhauko]

Oh boy that's a lot of talking and jargon huh-- Couldn't help but feel jealous, though, with how freely Mizuki was able to travel around the globe. They were stuck here in Alola, after all.

--And now she's squeezing his cheeks? How's he supposed to talk properly like this?

"Don't call me that."

Felt... weird, in a way. "And let go before I zap ya by accident. Powers are being weird again. The usual."

[lunarhcroine]

She relents, finally, with a big old grin on her face. Even though she knew it was hard for them to keep up with how fast her mind went, they made her feel safe letting them know how she felt.

"Aww, I could use a little spring in my step! Charge me up like a Charjabug!"

"Has it gotten any easier for you? Well. Both with your position and your powers, I mean."

[tapuhauko]

@lunarhcroine continued from here:

"Long time no see!!! How have you been?"

[lunarhcroine]

"Oh, just drowning in research and lab work abroad!"

"It turns out that there's SoMuchGoingOnOverInGalarAndPaldeaEvenThoughIt'sStillInOurUniverseAndThereAreJustSoFewPrimarySourcesOnDYNAMAXAndSOMUCHOnTERRASTALIZATION..."

Aaand she's off.

Rambling on and on about her travels, eventually switching to jargon before finally catching her breath.

"BUT! I'm back home because APPARENTLY staying too long in the lab isn't great. How about my Big Kahuna~?"

She's squeezing his cheeks.

[skullkxd]

it’s always … weird, with Mizuki.

Ree can’t really remember when they met. It might have — no, it was definitely when all that shit with Aether was happening. And then…

Whatever. Whatever. Ree wipes at the bruise on their eye with the heel of their hand and sniffs.

“Care about?”

They grimace, ducking their head as they mumble an apology. It’s hard. Mizuki talking with them, it’s … always been hard.

(She works for Aether now. Ree can’t forget that. They can’t forgive it either.)

“— it’s fine,” ree dismisses her question without answering it. “It’s not like my face and arms and legs can look any more fucked up.” They laugh, gesturing to the scars. “I’m fine. I can get back home. I’m just glad they didn’t try ta bust up my wheelchair.”

[lunarhcroine]

His barbed initial response caused her brow to knit, as if apologizing for even saying those words. Out of all the Skulls, Ree had among the highest of walls to even try to peer over.

"...If you need me to just buzz off, I can. But before I do... I just want to make sure nothing's infected."

She takes a furtive glance from where she last heard the footsteps of the assailants, and rustles through her bag.

It's a first aid kit. "...Can I look?"

[lunarhcroine]

He's waving so hard his hands are bound to hurt soon!!!

Peeking her head up from behind her Rotomdex to see what the commotion was, she brightens up!

"HAUUUU!! Alola!!"

[skullkxd]

@lunarhcroine said: “I’m sorry. I know it hurts.”

“Who cares if it hurts? It’s fine. It’s hurt more before, it’ll pass.”

They’re defensive. Why are they always so defensive? Ree shrinks into themself, examining their fresh new black eye in their rotomdex’s camera. The kid wrinkles their nose and sighs, tugging at their hair.

“It’s the eye I can’t see out of, anyway. So it don’t matter none. What’s it to you? It’s not like you gave me a shiner or nothing.”

[lunarhcroine]

She kept her distance, allowing Ree to call the shots on how close they'd allow her to approach.

It's a familiar dance between the two of them over the years. Never to make them feel pitied, but never to make them feel truly alone. Sometimes they'd warm up enough for her to sit close, and others it's not quite as welcome...

This time, however, was an injury she could see. Her back is slowly lowered to the ground as she began to rustle through.

Her Incineroar stood, arms crossed and watching over the two of them while the assailants left...

"Similar reasons why you wouldn't let a stranger hit anyone you care about, I'd say. Did they get you anywhere else?"

[dreamdesire]

AGAIN, THE STAR matches her movement, their claws resting on the malasada just as her fingers reach the berry they offered... but they do not take it. Not yet. There was an art to such an exchange, after all.

Your move, human.

[lunarhcroine]

It took her a minute to finally register a proper smile on her face. Now it's a game. She starts waving the malasada around, making cartoonish airplane noises.

A surprise! A TWIST!

[gloryshielded]

lunarhcroine​:

Put at ease by Gloria being so forthcoming with her feelings, the older champion gently wrapped her arms around the troubled soul.

“Penny for your thoughts, cousin? Truth be told, I’m glad you gave me the go-ahead. I know we can get a bit huggy, but if there was one thing I really wanted at your age, it was a big hug.”

    GLORIA PRACTICALLY MELTS into the hug, wrapping her own arms around the other champion to return the favor. When she’s asked about her thoughts, Gloria allows herself a sigh, weary and long.

❝Just a rough week, I think. No one ever tells you beforehand that th’ champion position is a real busy job, y’know? Trainin’ and battles and signings and all that PR stuff… plus I’m squeezin’ in actin’ lessons and tryin’ tae keep up with my social life on top’a all that. It’s just… a lot.❞

[lunarhcroine]

"They don't. They really, really, don't."

The woman gave the girl a sympathetic pat on her back, fixing Gloria's hair once she released her grip a bit. She raises a thumb to her chin thoughtfully for a moment before continuing...

"Mm... I guess the way Macro Cosmos deals with the Championship Circuit is a lot more PR heavy, huh?"

"There were definitely some eyes on me for the first year or so, but I delved right back into my research, and I defend my title when the 'ship season comes around again. I don't think there's a region that's so successfully televised globally."

She shudders. The idea of having even MORE eyes than all the people on the islands of your region gives her a chill.

"Do you have people managing your public social medias and such too??"

[lunarhcroine]

Replying to @gnzma:

"HOLD THE FUCK UP YOU'RE STILL ALIVE." Guzma stopped working. That was a surprise.

"Eheh, yeah... I just, um... Really like surfing, y'know?"

"...What's today's date, again?"

[alex-0-0-0-0-0-0]

[dreamdesire]

The blank-faced heroine stared blankly at the little star from her picnic blanket... And raised a singular malasada.

THE LITTLE STAR stares back, equally blankly... before raising up a pecha berry so as to mirror the human's body language!

[lunarhcroine]

Communication.

Gingerly, she reaches her hand out towards the pecha berry with her free hand, while the other hand approaches with the sweet treat...

The suspense...

[redtoomuchintoit]

{Mizuki}:

“Oop, more salt than usual? You could hit up the beachside showers. There’s one towards the road!”

“Of COURSE I’m not in my Alola.”

Cue a loud sigh.

“That would be nice, and something to drink that isn’t ocean water, too. Have… We met? You feel familiar. Like, vibes-wise.”

[lunarhcroine]

Oh!! Was it happening? Was today the day she’d actually get to talk to someone like her...!?

“Hmm? Well, I’m not super sure if we’ve met-met... But...”

“Did you happen to move to a place like this from afar next door to a guy named Hau?”