Belated Valentine Post

Slateport Oceanic Museum

<...Zzzz~<3...>

-After having been mesmerized by one of the exhibits, [Ichtacya] has fallen asleep and is curled into a happy ball, now dreams of having a sort of date with a sort of not-a-boyfriend Jolteon (alt. link)-

Somewhere in central Hoenn, probably Verdanturf

-Silent is sitting at the Pokécenter lobby, working on his laptop, doing some coding stuff for coders, and checking on the PEFE BBS as usual. Beyond that, he doesn't seem to be doing much.-

-Amongst all the tabs and windows Silent has open in his lappy, there is one hidden, turned into little more than a notification icon. Open to a chatroom with some acquaintances from Silent's times of old; before Maekrite, before PEFE, and up to a point even before Pokefutures were a thing in his life.-

-Of back then though, nothing or noone is connected yet-

Rooftop of the above Pokécenter

-A certain Fearow is perched on the building's antenna, looking down as his adopted chick is wandering aimlessly around the nearby trees looking for something to eat. Copahue frowns as Shahinne seems to be having an argument with a local Taillow, while the Wurmple they were both chasing happily escapes-

Copahue♂: <...Okay maybe she's simply just not hungry...> -- ruffles plumage.

-The argument between Shahinne and the local bird evolves into slas and pecks, with Copahue watchig cautiously. Shahinne tries to fly to a branch but the Taillow is quick to catch her, and after locking talons they two fall to the ground-

Copahue♂ -flustered: <...Shahinne?>

-The two small birds continue to bicker-

-Copahue is about to dive down when...-

???: <...Oh! Free noms!>

-Shahinne and the Taillow turn to the source of the sound, which happens to be a silly Pidgey who has managed to scopp up the Wurmple before it got too deep into the tree. Now the bird enjoys the meal while Shahinne and the local birdmon give murderous glances in his direction-

Local Taillow: <...It was your fault. You're not supposed to lead your prey to their nest, you know?>

Shahinne♀: <She asked nicely.> >_>

-The two birds glare at each other for a moment and then they go each their own way. Shahinne flies up to the Pokécenter and perches on one branch of the antenna directly under Copahue's wing-

Copahue♂: <...So you're not hungry?>

Shahinne♀: <No, I'm bored.> >_>

Copahue♂: <...Oh. Don't worry, Harriet should be here soon...>

-In effect not too long after there is a muffled chirp that both birds reply happily to; Harriet arrives from the south, carrying a couple of berries, and Shahinne trills as the larger bird perches besides Copahue.-

-Now, with three birds on top, the antenna twists just a little...-

Shahinne♀: <Mom!> :3

Harriet♀ -muffled: <Mfmffmfmmfmf fff mmffffmfm~>

-Shahinne and Copahue blink, the two stare at each other and then Shahinne giggles-

Copahue♂: <Here, lemme help you with that...>

-The two larger birds inch closer and Copahue takes, with some difficulty, the berries hanging from Harriet's beak; after that, they nuzzle for a moment-

Harriet♀: <...Thanks.>

Copahue♂: <Mmfmfmmf.> -tilts head.

-Shahinne and Harriet blink-

-Copahue just stays there for a moment, looking at them-

Harriet♀ -sweatdrops: <Ookay then who wants to go have a lunch on the flowerfields?>

Shahinne♀: <I do! i do!> -- hops on her perch.

Copahue♂: <Mmfmfmfm!> -- hops.

-The antenna shakes and twists more, prompting Harriet and Copahue to bat wings nervously as they start falling a bit to the left-

-...after a moment, the movement ceases. Shahinne just blinks-

Copahue♂ -wings tense: <...Mmfmmfmf.> ^.^

Harriet♀: <Eh, it was an accident. But yeah, we better go. Shahinne?>

Shahinne♀: <Yes yes!> -- takes off and flies ahead.

-Copahue and Harriet look at each other with a healthy nervousism and then they take off the Pokécenter too, gliding graciously after their adopted daughter-

Goldenrod Forests

-Three young Nidoran are wandering around a clearing, playing, each of them taking to their own fun, under the watchful eye of their grandparents perched on a small rock, and of their parents who are discussing some matters a distance away with some other Nidorino and Nidorina-

Rozalin? the Nidoran♀: <Wheeeee~> -- runs circles around some flowers.

Coney? the Nidoran♂: <Feel my wrath, fake Sudowoodo!>

-One of the random kittens then attempts to ram a tree with all his might, managing to pull up the beginning of a Head Smash; however he crashes hornfirst on the tree and bounces back, falling unconscious-

-Inka sighs as she stretches a moment-

Inka: <Maekrite still can't train that kitten out of it.>

Baluarkos: <It's kinda cute.> -- yawns -- <Reminds me of him when he was a kit.>

-The older Nidorina giggles at the thought back, she turns to take a look at her mate and the two then nuzzle for a moment.-

-Meanwhile, another of the kittens reaches to where Coney? has fallen unconscious-

Spikanor? the Nidoran♂: <...Oh noes!> -- pokes his sibling -- <Don't do this to me...> ;_;

Coney? the Nidoran♂: <I'm flyyyyyyyy~> @.@

-The awake Nidoran perks his ears for a moment, looking for danger, and then proceeds to drag his fallen sibling closer to the tree, task more than hard for a small member of his species. Still, he manages to do it and then turns to the outside of the clearing-

Spikanor?: <Marliiiii! Parliiii!> ;_;

-Not a moment later, a Nidorina and a Nidorino, the male having some yellow-ish markings in his body, rush in to the clearing, to find the swirly-eyed kitteh-

-Maekrite sweatdrops as he looks at the scene and can feel his mate's glare-

Crerah♀: <You told me you were going to train him out of it.>

Maekrite♂☼: <And I'm working on that... I just...> >_>

Crerah♀ -giggles teasingly: <...You suck at this~>

-The male is about to say something but decides to just drop his head. He then calls for his other kittens to assist their mother in getting Coney? on his back so they can take him back to the burrow-

-Watching from above, Inka and Baluarkos smile at the couple-

Baluarkos -scratches ears: <He's embarrassing himself. And me.>

Inka -sliyly: <We do have twenty two other children.>

Baluarkos: <Yes but, well,> -- stares to the sky for a moment -- <He's supposed to have been the hornhead on this.>

Inka: <Then be glad he's catching up.> -- clutches her male in an embrace -- <Let's go celebrate.>

Baluarkos -blinks: <Mint berry juice?>

-Inka nods-

-Baluarkos growls contently-

-The two then depart to their burrow-

Back at Fallarbor

-Silent takes a look at the chatroom tray. There's a particular icon indicating the presence online of a specific person, but there has been no activity by no one so far-

-He thinks back to when he tried a thing for a fling and when that went nowhere (by his own fault, he admits), Inka expressed her support by simply patting his knee and issuing a simple growl-

-He didn't know back then, but she was always supporting him-

Good!Phantom!Inka♀: «Try again. She's the Female.»

-Days like these though, he can only imagine that growl having meant one thing instead...-

Evil!Phantom!Inka♀: «...You suck at this.»

-There's a huff, a half-cast Leer at no one in particular, in response to that last thought-

-A moment after, Silent relaxes, takes a look at his watch-

Eh, one hundred percent of the shots you don't take...

-Silent takes a look to a picture of a woman, lies back on the couch, closes his eyes, and thinks back to simpler times, while at the same time allowing himself to plan for abstract, pleasuring futures-

If nothing else... We'll always have Lumiose...

Somewhere in Unova

-At a small house, snoring can be heard.-

-Camera pan to the living room where Juanito and his wife are barely watching a movie, falling asleep, cuddled and wrapped by their Serperior-

"...going to get a raise if you work in Hoenn this season?"

"...I'll have... to ask the bozzzzzzzzzzzz~" -- falls asleep.

-The movie continues to play-

Somewhere near Meteor Falls

???♀: <...Now come here and show me what those claws can really do~>

???♂: <...Don't wanna!>

???♀: <You claimed that you wanted me.>

???♂: <Well yes... but I meant only you.>

-Some struggling can be heard, after which a sole Zangoose emerges from the opening of a cave, tired and all scratched; he looks around for a moment and then takes a look to the cave behind him-

Zangoose♂: <Look, Dame, I like your scent and you look spiffy all spread on the floor of that cave, but,> -- shakes hand and turns away -- <that whole alimony thing just, it's not for me.>

-He hears some motion inside the cave and decides to run for it, heading to the grasslands to the east-

Zangoose♂ -leers back: <Maybe if you were more feral... perhaps we could have had a fling. I shall be free like the wind.>

-He heads across the grasslands looking for a road that can get him out of this crazy land that he found himself in, scouting the area for several hours and evading encounters with Swablu.-

-After a good while though, he finds himself tired and after turning left on a random rock on the road, trips on something-

Zangoose♂: <...Ooof! Er- s-sorry abo->

-and turns back to meet the strong glare of a [Seviper] coiled around a small nest. Glare so intense that he feels himself slowly fall paralyzed-

Zangoose♂: <...uuuuh...>

-The Seviper looks down to the nest to reveal a space where a couple of eggs could fit some time later in her life-

-The Zangoose, in response, looks down as well-

-Then the two Pokémon stare at each other for a moment-

Zangoose♂: <...> >_>

Seviper♀: <...> <_<

Zangoose♂: <...> -- huffs.

Seviper♀: <...?> -- rattles.

Zangoose♂: <No.> -- raises hands, slithers away -- <No, no, NO.>

-The Seviper tilts her head as she watches the strange who just bumped on her nest stand up and rush away like a madmon, the Zangoose taking to where the wind goes...-

-...To the east, to the lands beyond the desert where Sandshrew live and beyond the branch of the sea that softly attempts to split the mainland in two-

-...-

-A moment later, something catches the attention of the female Seviper-

Seviper♂ -emerges from behind some bushes: <Dear, I'm home~ I got a couple of random bugs...>

-He slithers into the nest dragging some prey and blinks as he finds his mate confused-

Seviper♂: <...Something happen while I was away?>

Seviper♀: <I'm... not completely sure, dear.> -- stares into the distance.

-After a moment, she shrugs the weird event off and curls together with her mate-