#sinnoh-no

[abitkouki]

[a picture of 3 cups of bubble tea]

WE GOT BOBA #OURBOBA

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[a selfie of kouki in jubilife city.]

did u know they got clowns here. crazy

DARA DNI

[abitkouki]

rowan fuckin. gave me a notice of mandatory leave. so i guess im going on a journey or whatever

YEAH AND WE ARE TOO LOSER

...right.

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[OOC story post! 11:49 am, 3 days after Rowan's offer.

Side B: Silve Kouki]

Kouki got out of bed lazily. He was so sleepy. He had to go and greet the new assistant soon. He got dressed, and not much else. Time to go.

As he walked, he thought about what the new assistant would be like. Rowan mentioned that they had helped Professor Elm before, so maybe they were the smart type? Maybe they specialized in pokemon genetics or something. Elm was the one to discover pokemon eggs, if Kouki remembered correctly, so they probably knew a lot about that.

Arriving at the lab, he looked around a bit. Scientists milled around, doing random work. Kouki didn't really care. Eventually, he spotted Professor Rowan. He put on a smile and approached.

"Hey, Professor. New assistant here yet?"

"Ah, Kouki. No, I'm afraid he's a bit late. In the meantime, why don't you take care of some of the pokemon?"

"Got it. I'll go do that." Ugh, he really didn't want to right now. Chimchar was stupidly loud. Piplup hated him and got into fights with Prim whenever they saw each other. At least Turtwig was quiet, but it bit him way too often. Whatever. He was getting paid, so he's going to do his best.

After a while of taking care of the trio, he heard scrabbling at the window. A small click, and... "What the hell?"

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[OOC story post! 1:53 am, two days after Palkia's visit.

Side A: Lilix Kamirui]

Lilix sat at the table with a shit eating grin on his face. It was nearly 2 at night, and they had baked a cake. Silver was going to be pissed. They were going to make an absolute nuisance of themself one last time before abandoning Silver again.

He was still mad about Lilix and the Legendary Pokémon Situation, but had calmed down after Story Time.

Unacceptable.

There had been no flight available that could accommodate Lilix in time. Palkia was picky and in a rush, and Lilix couldn't travel with a loose Legendary. However! Lilix was a genius. And friends with a Lugia. She was leaving tonight, at 2:30 and hadn't told Silver yet!

The cake sat innocently on the table. Silver's favorite flavor. Lilix counted down the remaining seconds in it's head.

Three, two, one... the sound of a door slamming open upstairs. Perfect.

"THE HELL DID YOU DO THIS TIME?!" Silver shot down the stairs, Crunchy following behind him. He stared down the incriminating cake, as if he could explode it with his glare.

"Silver! My friend Silver! Bestie! I'm leaving in half an hour! Make sure to pay Lugia treats when it gets back or it'll get whiny! I made you red velvet cake, my bestest friend in the world!" Lilix bounced up out of her seat and gave Silver a hug, breathed in his ear, and ran out the door.

They could hear him screaming and cursing their name. They were such good friends. Lilix would just have to wait for Lugia at the lab. They swung the back door open and waltzed inside.

"Hey prof.! I'm headin' out in 15. I'm only taking Lavie with me, so keep an eye on everyone? I'll let you know how things are going when I send Silver his first batch of hate mail!"

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[OOC story post! This post takes place about a week before current time, at 12:53 AM.

Side B: Silve Kouki]

The TV droned on. Something about the Red Gyarados incident in Johto. Didn't that happen years ago? Who cares. Silve perks up at the mention of "Ms. Kamirui". She fought the Red Gyarados... He wants to study her.

Prim and Rascal slept in a small pile next to Kouki. He absent mindedly reached down to pet one of them, though his other hand remained on his keyboard. He needed to finish this report. Sure, the professor didn't give him deadlines or anything, but he felt like he needed to finish it tonight or he'd explode.

Kouki started tapping his fingers on the desk. He couldn't think. The room was filled with the wirring of machines, the ticking of the clock, the small snores of his pokemon, and the tapping of his fingers. And yet if felt empty.

His mind drifted to a converstion he had with Dawn a couple of weeks ago.

"You spend too much time cooped up in the lab with nothing but an old man to keep you company! You'll feel better if you get out more and make some friends."

Get out and make friends? He had too much work to do for that! But... maybe it would be nice to have someone to work with... oh, maybe Roa will want to chat. Arceus knows both their sleep schedules are awful. As he was opening the chat, he heard footsteps by the door.

The door creaked open. Rowan stepped in. "Kouki. It's late, you should be asleep by now... Though, I suppose it is convientient. I just got a call from Professor Elm in Johto. How would you feel about a research partner?"

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[OOC story post! This post takes place about a week before current time, at 12:08 AM.

Side A: Lilix Kamirui]

It was so good to be home. Kalos was fun, but nothing beat coming back to Johto. Newbark town was exactly the same as they remember it. Mostly quiet, with the sound of screaming pokemon in the background. Ethan was doing a great job in the lab.

Lilix walked up to the door of her home and paused, staring intensely at the wood. Quiet. They pressed their ear against it and listened. Perfect. He was about to cause so much trouble.

They didn't bother to knock on the door before wrenching it open and screaming into the house at the top of their lungs.

"WHAT THE FUCK???" Lilix slipped inside and drifted to the side as a jet of water blasted where it was just standing a moment ago.

"Silver! I'm home! Did you miss me my beloved roommate?" It asked in the sweetest most innocent voice it could muster.

"No. One day I'll fucking kill you for this. Asshole. Unless some pokemon gets there first. How are you not dead yet... and how was Kalos?" Silver walked out of the kitchen with a jokingly hateful frown on his face, his Feraligatr, Crunchy, standing behind him. She was apologetically smiling at Lavi for the hydro pump.

The Quilava simply mrrped calmly and poured off Lilix's shoulder to join it's friend

Lilix and Silver sat in the living room together, eating diner and catching up on stories while the pokemon play fought for a while when Lilix's tale of her near-murder was cut short by a knock at the back door. That was never a good sign.

Silver groaned theatrically before getting up to open the door. He grabbed the knob and peeked back at Lilix before turning it. They had twisted around and grabbed the back of the couch to peer up at him as he made his great sacrifice. Giving up on his dramatic stalling, Silver opened the door and was greeted by a large pink and white pokemon.

"Who the fuck are you- Actually. Don't answer that. I don't want to know. I'm going to bed. Lilix, this is your problem now." Silver turned around and started walking away as fast as he could. He at least had the courtesy not to slam the door on what was obviously a legendary. He still wished he did it anyway.

"Silver nooo! What about story time! I just got home, pleeeaase don't abandon meeee!" Lilix cried out in exaggerated distress. He popped up from the couch and gave Silver his best puppy dog eyes. They weren't very good. Lilix was definitely a cat.

"NO! You remember the Victini incident. I am NOT doing that again. Figure this out for yourself, asshole. Good fucking night." With that final note, Silver stomped upstairs and did not return. This was, in fact, Lilix's problem now. It was also Palkia. Lovely.

"So, Professor Elm? Could you maybe book me a flight to Sinnoh? And maybe a place to stay? I swear, if I have to travel by a different pokemon's teleportation one more time it Will Not be pretty."