Sweet as a Cookie

((pokemon oc. follows from keidomofmuses)) Apparently I'm doing nothin' with my life, so Granny's givin' me part of her farm. Exciting, right?Wish me luck!

[pigmenting]

leave people softer, brighter, calmer than when you found them

[growstrength]

   Keith. “ Weeeell! I love taking care of my Pokemon friends! We help each other out, you know? I think this is like the basis of what training is, but without the fighting! “ Roseta giggled, taking some premade meals from the fridge. A lot of turnip stuff, but also some of her award winning pudding. 

    “ I don’t like her. “ Sophia insisted to “Keith,” following after him to get silverware. She had no reason not to like Maribelle… except that the other existed within a yard of her. “ I’d rather dig holes in the mud than be friends. “

[beamingxsun]

This child was always annoying like this. But he kept his cool, chuckling to himself, “Why do you not like her, hm?” “Keith” headed to the fridge and grabbed some syrup, butter, and other breakfast-y condiments for the guest. She ought to appreciate pancakes and waffles. 

Making things was a troublesome thing especially the fact that this body was afraid of fire. He really had to act that out, but at the same time Gale couldn’t believe anyone could be afraid of fire nowadays. Dumb dragon.

“How about the kids at school, hm?”

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“I don’t have any pokemon yet, but I can’t wait!” Maribelle said,”Raising them sounds like a lot of fun. I’m still patching up my new home! I don’t even have anything planted yet...Whoops.”

She was hurt by Sophia’s words. What did she do wrong? Should she have called ahead?

“But uhm...I caught a lot of fish! So that’s something.”

[growstrength]

   “ Ehehehe-! “ Oblivious girlfriend thought she’d gotten affection from cutest boyfriend. If only she knew… she might have shuddered instead of brightening up like a sunflower. Listening to Maribelle, Roseta couldn’t help but giggle at the familiar feelings. “ When I first started, it was the same. One week of training and then suddenly I had a whole farm to manage! But don’t worry. Hands on experience is the best experience! “

    “ I don’t like strangers. “ Sophia grumbled to ‘Keith,’ following him around like a little shadow. “ I-I mean– I’m supposed to clear the table, so I will. “

[beamingxsun]

Oh. Yeah that’s true. Gale nodded in agreement, “Very-well.” Was that a thing Keith would say? Fuck. He bit his tongue, scolding himself. He had been hanging around on his own for too long, and his head in his notes. “Keith” really had to be careful.

“Ah, she seems nice, though. Maybe you two can get to know each other, hm?” Covering it up, Keith lightly beamed while finishing putting stuff in the trash, recycle and away, leaving Sophia to get the place mats or anything else. He wondered if there were other spaces to clean, but so far it was all spiffy as always. 

Gale could get used to a life like this, honestly. So boring, nothing happening. And if he were alive, he would have wanted to stay here in this warm house.

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“I’m excited, but it’s kind of worrisome too...”She admitted,”But but but! As long as I do my best, I’m sure it’ll turn out well. What’s your favorite part about living here though? The town seems small, but I’m sure it’s fun too.” She hoped. If nothing else, she liked the river.

[growstrength]

   “ A new neighbor? All of the way out here?! “ Roseta gasped, though her smile never faded. The pinkette was practically hopping up and down with excitement as she looked her new neighbor over. “ This is really rare… OH! But come in, come in! Want something to eat? Oh hey. Keith, Sophia, can you clear the table? “

   “ Only if I have to. “ Sophia sighed reluctantly.

   “ My name is Roseta Stone, by the way! And this is Sophia– my cutie– and Keith– my cutest! “

[beamingxsun]

Perking up, “Keith” took a deep breathe and bounded downstairs, trying to look more light, he bounded downstairs and smiled slightly. Waving a little at Maribelle, he greeted, “H-hello..nice to meet you.” Kissing Rosetta on the cheek from the compliment, he headed back to the kitchen. 

“You don’t need to, don’t worry, Sophia..” He smiled down at his “daughter”, “Would you like to stay with Rosetta and Miss Maize?” Keith started to wash his hands at the sink and went to clear off the table. 

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“Thank you!” She chirped, stepping inside,”If it’s no trouble, I wouldn’t mind! Nice to meet you all. I hope I can do a good job here. Granny seems to think I can, but she only went through things for a week before shooing me to a different part of her farm to, you know, farm.”

[growstrength]

   “ I’ll get iiit! “ Someone who actually PINK came bounding to the door with her arms full of blueprints. She had been able to try to teach Sophia how to raise a barn (so easy, gosh, child,) when someone came to visit. Roseta didn’t care who it was: She loved visitors! 

    Swinging the door open, the smiling pinkette chimed out energetically, “ Oh! A stranger! There’s a stranger at the door! “

   “ Then close it already! Geez… “

[beamingxsun]

A..neighbor? In a middle of nowhere like this? Gale grumbled a little bit. This was the last thing he needed or wanted. But..he guessed Keith would be ecstatic about this visit. However, probably also timid. He knew that boy all too well, he was like an open book. 

The dark-haired closed his book, heard Sophia and her pleasantries and peeked down the stairs. The one thing he appreciated about Keith’s family was the fact that it was so old school, the old spirit could say it was old school. Like Little House on the Prairie old school.

But like a creep that he is, Gale squinted his eyes to see who it was. 

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“Wait, please don’t close the door!”Maribelle pleaded, when she heard the kid’s suggestion. “I’m Maribelle Maize. I just moved her like a week ago to help with Granny’s farm.  I just wanted to meet my neighbors. Maybe make friends?”

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Maribelle needed some air. She had been trying to clean out her new home for most of the day. It was cleanish now. It still needed some work, but she’d need help from the carpenter tomorrow. For now, she decided that this was a great time to meet some of the other people who lived around her and Granny. 

She eventually reached another farm. With a grin, she intruded, bouncing towards the house. She knocked on the door. But oh, what if they were working? She’d just have to hope that they weren’t!

@growstrength @insightfulthief

[tartsandturnips-blog]

Apparently the surprise was a two parter. Maribelle followed her grandmother to a part of the farm that she thought wasn’t even part of the farm with how overgrown it was. He grandmother explained that as as she grew older and her children left, she could only maintain part of the farm. Even though Maribelle only started a week ago, she felt that the girl should have her own place to take care of and grow, but if she needed any help, she could ask.

With that Maribelle was led to a broken down house. Both women grimaced.

“Well...I wasn’t expecting it to be this run down, Dear...” the grandmother admitted,”But think of this as an opportunity to make this place your own. There’s a carpenter in town too. I’ll help pay for any help you may need.”

“It’s...great, Granny thank you?”She tried to sound excited at least. “I’ll do my best.” “The second part of your surprise should be ready to start soon though,”The grandmother announced.

“What is it?”

“A surprise, dear,”The old lady laughed,”Good luck. If you need anything, just call.”

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Journal Entry 1

((Pretend this was posted last night when I planned to post it))

The past few days have been exciting! Mom and Dad said that they’d be sending my stuff, but it still hasn’t arrived...Good thing though, because the room I’ve been staying in is so small!  But goodness things have been busy! Granny’s been teaching me about how to take care of the farm. I even planted some Turnips! A neighbor came by and convinced me to go swimming, and someone else mistook me for a maid! I thought it was just a quirk of this town though, so I went along with it. I like helping anyway. But then she screamed, and that sucked. I’m not sure if I like Miss Rich Girl.

But then I caught butterflies and fish and harvested some crops. I also learned how to take care of Miltank. 

Granny said that I should go to be early because she had a surprise for me tomorrow. But how can I sleep knowing that?!

Anyway, that’s all I have to say.

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keismuses:

Iiiiiiii am making a new muse~ featuring a new way of linearting for me~ How did I do?