Mandatory Melancholy (Kate+Summer)
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An obligatory meeting at the Ranger Headquarters meant lots of travel, and lots of travel meant that Kate had a lot of time to herself to think about things. Her adventures, her travels and her friends past and present. Flying on the back of a Staraptor, was meant to be somewhat peaceful, but instead it turned out to be the opposite.
Their landing had been graceful, and Kate should have been peppy and happy, but it was noticeable to both the flying Pokemon, and her own partner that something was off about Kateโs mood. She pat the back of the bird, and smiled gently, signalling that he could leave if he wanted to.
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After working for the Ranger Union for so many years, one might think that Summer understood what she was supposed to be getting out of these mandatory trainings. The truth was, she usually left the events as mystified about their purpose as when she had arrived. It wasnโt like any of them needed to brush up on their capture styler techniques โ the Top Rangers were justifiably recognized as the experts in that field, and constantly shared new strategies they developed through their internal communication network.
Not that she ever brought up her complaints with Headquarters. After all, if she admitted to not learning anything from the training exercises, they might try to make her go through them again! Better to get them over with so she could return to the field as quickly as possible.
While Summer waited for the elevator to bring her and her partner Pokemon up to the designated meeting place, she spied a familiar face. If there was one upside to these kinds of summons to Headquarters, it was the chance to catch up with her Ranger friends. As terrible as she was at keeping in touch when on the job, she still enjoyed seeing them in person.
โHi Kate! Itโs been a while. What have you and Pachirisu been up to?โ Summer asked as the pair stepped in the elevator.
Kate didnโt appear to notice her at all, eyes staring off in the distance with her face locked in an expression that looked almost painful. Ukulele Pichu directed a few questioning chirps at Pachirisu, but Kateโs partner seemed just as perturbed as the two of them.
โHey, are you okay? Because you look terrible,โ she said, waving a hand in front of Kate to catch her attention.
A more polite person may have tried to soften those words, but Summer had never seen the point in hiding meaning under layers of proper etiquette. If something was wrong with her friend, she wanted to help. Or maybe Kate was just lacking a morning cup of coffee. But how else would she know if she didnโt ask?
@signsofsummer
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Startled by the hand suddenly in her face, Kate jumped, looking around before her gaze settled on Summer. She blinked momentarily, before a hand came to scratch the back of her head and she nervously laughed. Pachirisu made quick work of leaping off of her shoulder to greet the other electric type, as if everything had just been perfectly fine.ย
โPachi, Pachiri~!โ
With a roll of her eyes, she smiled. Summer was here. It was always so long between the times that they saw each other, that for the short time she could see her friend, she cherished it. Despite this, of course those thoughts plagued her mind. But she tried to ignore them as best she could to focus on the other.
โJust thinking about a few of my missions is all... and my friends in other regions.โ
That was true, because Kateโs friends - the ones she graduated from the ranger school with were in a completely different region, out on their own adventures and missions, and she didnโt get to see them as often as she did summer.
Thereโs that look again, that wistful look as Kate stares at the floor. Sheโs thinking about it all again.
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