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Post by C0D13 on Apr 9, 2023 23:55:45 GMT 9
LOOKING FOR EGGS! searching... It's nap time at the the Rookery daycare center, and you've been called in as emergency backup to clean up the playroom. Hidden among the piles of toys, blankets, and sleeping baby Pokemon are some eggs that haven't even hatched yet!
Can you find them all and get out of the playroom before nap time ends and you're swarmed by energetic baby Pokemon?
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Post by Verai on Apr 10, 2023 0:27:00 GMT 9
Verai moved through the nursery with a practiced quiet. Stepping around sleeping pokemon was much the same as stepping around sleeping kittens. He paused, picking up a little chew toy, some green-tinged... creature. This was returned, slowly, to the basket, and he moved in again. He stepped over to an emolga, curled into a ball... on the edge of a blanket. In lieu of taking and folding it, he simply tucked the pokemon in, and quietly moved elsewhere.
He glanced over to see if Kitty was helping- only to see the little skitty curled up, nestled against a pile of ratatta. He huffed a little sigh, got them all a blanket to share, and continued with his cleaning.
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Post by Tuesday on Apr 16, 2023 18:30:47 GMT 9
Speaking of kittens...
The catgirl is so quiet she may just be a mouse instead. But, no, she is a cat — one of pointed ears and tufted tail. These pointed ears of hers are perked up, as if alert to every single sound around her, and while her tufted tail slowly sways, her arms are crossed over her chest.
"CL." A commanding whisper calls down a Munna that levitates to her side, hovering over her shoulder. "Use your dream mist to keep these Pokémon asleep, I need to find that egg."
As Tuesday says, her Munna does — not a question or complaint.
And while the Dream Eater Pokémon does her Dream Eater Pokémon things (this must be quite the feast for her), Tuesday searches. Under pillows, under blankets, under an Azurill that looked as if it was cuddling something round, but it turned out to be just its tail.
Where, oh where, could these eggs be?
"Any luck?" She quietly asks the first person she sees, a smile reaching her lips. "We might have to divide and conquer here."
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Post by Verai on Apr 18, 2023 3:23:06 GMT 9
Verai glanced over as he was addressed, seeing a bright eyed woman looking his way. "There's too much of a mess..." He agreed, eyes falling to the piles of sleeping pokemon. "But we should be able to get this cleaned up quickly."
They both had very different goals.
He watched the munna drift past, slow and quiet, before turning and resuming his task of cleaning up. Even now, he moved with utmost care, trying to avoid disturbing the pokemon as much as possible as he retrieved toys, blankets, and stray food dishes.
He glanced back at the woman, seeing less cleaning and more... rifling. "Hey," He called back, just as quiet. "What are you doing?"
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Post by Tuesday on Apr 24, 2023 5:55:52 GMT 9
Let me level with you here... Tuesday doesn't care about sleeping Pokémon. Firstly, they're just code, not real. Secondly, she's here to look for eggs, not babysit. And last but not least, thirdly, if a baby Pokémon waking somehow means they won't be able to keep searching for eggs... well, she brought her Munna here for a reason, didn't she? She's a woman (catwoman?) on a mission and she sure is efficient! Up into the air go blankets and pillows. Sure, she's careful if she notices something even remotely egg-shaped beneath them, but the moment that something turns out to be a slumbering Pokémon and not an egg, she lightly scrunches up her nose in disappointment, tosses the blanket back onto them, and moves onto the next object — all while swaying her tufted tail in the manner of a displeased housecat, full of annoyance. Where are those goddamn eggs?! The only other player in the room might be a little more methodical in his search. Or, well, that's what Tuesday wants to believe... until it turns out that he apparently isn't searching at all. She pauses when the question is voiced in a whisper, her cat ears perking up as if to hear it clearly. She turns to look at him and as mismatched eyes fix on Verai, she blinks as if to make sure she had heard him clearly. Disbelief, maybe? "Looking for eggs, obviously." She responds, equally quiet mostly due to suspicions that a baby Pokémon waking could mean the end of this egg hunt. A single eyebrow raises into an arch, eyes of ruby and sapphire boring into Verai. With a gaze bright and a smirk sharp, she voices a question of her own this time. "What are you doing?"
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Post by Verai on Apr 24, 2023 12:29:25 GMT 9
Verai frowned. Looking for eggs? This was a daycare- there's no conceivable reason for an egg to be here. In fact, this was the last place eggs should be- rambunctious kittens and valuable fragile items did not mix. At all. Did this woman not understand that? His ears pinned backwards in irritation. "We're meant to be cleaning the daycare," Verai whispered back. "That's what we were asked to do."
He turned away from her, ducking to pick up more fallen blankets, and very gingerly retrieve a jingle-bell toy. It wouldn't do to make a racket and wake everyone now, dreamy pokemon or no. But... Tucked behind one of the sleeping kits was something egg-shaped. Verai retrieved it, to find it... plastic, with little holes in the top to keep someone from choking on it, and filled with- some little dried treats. The thought occurred to be petty- to roll it towards the woman, perhaps with or without a snide remark- But Verai took a breath. He pocketed the little bright treat egg, and kept about his task, regardless of what she was doing.
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Post by Athysh on May 1, 2023 5:26:31 GMT 9
It was called multitasking. Athysh was cleaning a corner of the daycare, and looking for eggs at the same time. There was bound to be one around here somewhere, she knew that much. Artemis, her Rowlet, was moving things toward Athysh as she put them away, only for something to catch Artemis' ears. The rowlet looked over at the commotion, that was thankfully, quiet enough not to wake anything.
"You can clean and look for eggs at the same time. It really isn't that hard. That way, we are doing what we were asked to do, while also doing what we want to do." There was a nonchalant tone in Athysh's voice as she said this, as if she were shrugging. Blunt and to the point. If those two wanted to argue, that was fine by her, she'd just keep cleaning and looking. "Artemis, do me a favor, keep your eyes out for eggs. Something might be nearby."
Eggs were made in daycares, that much was known to those who grew up playing this game. Others might not exactly know that, but if she was asked, then she'd explain it. For now, Athysh continued to clean the mess that was laying before her.
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Post by Verai on May 1, 2023 5:32:48 GMT 9
Verai felt his ears pin further at another, equally condescending voice. He turned to shoot a glare back at the other young woman. At least she was also being quiet. Even if she was still being wrong. "If you want to look for something to take," He said, growling softly over the word. Clearly, he disapproved. "Do so on your own time. Not when you should be busy helping others." Did they both forget that the daycare had asked for aid, and not to be ransacked?
Shaking his head in paternal disappointment, he turned his full, pinned and unhappy, attention to the daycare itself. Whatever those two were doing, he was not going to be part of it. He was going to look after the daycare, for the little ones sleeping here, and nothing more. He certainly wasn't going to steal eggs. From a daycare.
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Post by Tuesday on May 1, 2023 5:44:21 GMT 9
"Pst. Don't bother with him, he's one of those." Tuesday tells the second stranger (a Gardener with the nametag Athysh) in a whisper, her mismatched eyes rolling. What in the world does she mean by that?! Well... 'One of those' means 'one of those people who act like UNOVR is the real world and would do anything for the sake of its silly NPCs'. Tuesday will never understand it. In fact, she has half the mind to remind Verai that they're playing a game and that they're in said game's Rookery island, where people go to look for eggs. Yet, she stays true to her advice for now, looking through the plushies this time... Until a thought comes to mind. "Hmm... Wonder if these Pokémon are from eggs no one ever found in the Rookery. Better find them if so... Wouldn't wanna have more abandoned baby Pokémon." She glances at Verai when saying this, wondering if that will be enough to convince (read: manipulate) the goody two-shoes to help with searching.
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Post by Athysh on May 1, 2023 5:52:00 GMT 9
Her back was turned to Verai, but she rolled his eyes all the same. "Whatever you say, mister. But, if I find any eggs, I'll just remember that you had no interest in giving one of them a home." Besides, she was still cleaning, wasn't that her still helping like she was asked? Apparently, this other guy was just hyperfocused on doing only the good, and not thinking outside the box, or in this case, the daycare.
She was at a loss.
Either way, there was certainly no point in talking with someone who seemed to be so narrow-minded with what they were doing today. Athysh looked over at Tuesday as she spoke again. "I agree. If these eggs aren't claimed, what happens to them? Do they just sit and not get the chance to hatch?" Athysh visibly shuddered, "I'd hate to think that was the fate of the poors eggs that aren't found or claimed."
Were Tuesday and Athsyh teaming up, unknowingly, to make Verai feel bad with his remarks? Athysh couldn't speak for Tuesday, but the blue haired gardener certainly was.
It was fun.
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Post by Verai on May 1, 2023 6:10:19 GMT 9
Verai couldn't let them get to him. Kitty was still asleep, tucked under a blanket, and would not appreciate waking to him shouting. Ant it would not be kind to the others that slept here... So, he took a few slow breathes, despite the chatter of the women, and tried to stay calm, despite the growing irritation. "Nurseries are for those already born. Or hatched." He began, not looking at either of them. "Should any eggs be found here, I would imagine they would belong to the Rookery, and would thusly need to go to the hatchery." It was a reasonable line of thought.
"Do either of you even know how to care for eggs? What temperatures they need? How to candle them to ensure whatever's inside is well? There, then, he glanced back at both of them. He, personally, did not know- He had no idea how to do any of it. So, he wasn't going to act like he did. That was what was best for the eggs, truly.
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Post by Tuesday on May 1, 2023 6:35:59 GMT 9
Right there and then, Tuesday decides she likes this Athysh person. She clearly knows what Tuesday herself is talking about, at least, and that sure is an improvement when compared to that old cat-man over there.When he starts berating them about eggs, the Alchemist pauses, quirking a brow while eyes of ruby and sapphire fixate on Verai. "Dude, it's a game for kids." No, Mars doesn't know much about hatching eggs in real life — other than what is obvious and intuitive, of course. He doesn't need to know any of that. Tuesday, however... Tuesday has hatched her fair share of eggs in UNOVR, and when it comes to them, she sure does know what she's talking about. "The only eggs that require any effort to hatch here are legendary ones. Trust me, I would know."She sure does, her own Kyogre is proof, as is the Articuno egg that hasn't hatched just yet. Why is she bothering with telling Verai all this, though? Well... Maybe she pities him. Maybe this is her good deed for the week."Though... If you'd like to test your logic out yourself, maybe you can sit on that one over there to keep it warm." A slight yet ever so mischievous smirk finds its way to Tuesday's rosy lips, and nonchalant as ever, she gestures towards Verai. To be specific: to the half-hidden egg that's almost right to him. She hopes he'll take the bait, it'd be hilarious to see him sitting on an egg.
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Post by Athysh on May 1, 2023 6:45:42 GMT 9
This time, Athysh turned and looked at Verai. "Do... do you even know how eggs are made?" Yes, she was baffled, and quite frankly, now worried about the cat-man. He had to know that eggs were made... by already hatched pokemon... right? In the game, she couldn't tell his age, but his avatar was frankly older than her own. That had to mean that he knew how babies and the like were made... right?
Oh, this made her brain hurt, and she didn't like it.
"I know in real life eggs take a lot to hatch, but come on man, this is a game. If you really don't think it'd be easier to hatch an egg in a game, then I'm worried about you." She shook her head, and noticed the half-hidden egg beside Verai then, and the dare that Tuesday made. She snorted a laugh and crossed her arms over her chest. She was willing to pay to see Verai sit on the egg right now.
Artemis, merely looked around at all the trainers, before she put herself back to work, moving toys back to the pile that Athysh had been creating moments before getting involved in this situation in the daycare.
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Post by Verai on May 1, 2023 7:23:47 GMT 9
Verai let out a long, incredibly suffering sigh. He was aware this was a game, that he was still in Hokkaido. But that wasn't an excuse to be rude to others, characters or no. It was very easy to be rude and callous with the dismissal of something be a game, being not real. But being kind even when it was difficult meant something.
And, was it currently difficult.
His ears had not unpinned from when the women had started, pinned flat against his skull in scarcely-bridled anger. "This being a game for children on further enforces what I'm saying." He said, voice a little curt. Children needed to be shown what the right thing to do was- Which wasn't tearing apart a nursery, belittling someone, or... sitting on an egg.
His eyes fell to it, and he slowly ducked, picking it up very gently, as if it were- well, eggshell. "It isn't about how easy something is. It's about the care you put into it." Verai moved to retrieve Kitty, lifting the still asleep skitty onto his shoulders, and wrapping the blanket she'd been under around the egg.
Once bundled, the egg wiggled, and split, a little pink face peering out uncertainly. <Hello?> A voice warbled, somewhat timid. "It's alright," Verai coaxed, letting the pokemon wiggle free of more eggshell, and crawl- still covered in egg fluid- into his arms proper. "These creatures are... code." He said, sounding a bit uncertain himself. "But they were still given personalities. They react to us, to what we do. Kindness to them, much like kindness to each other, is never wasted."
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Post by Tuesday on May 1, 2023 7:43:22 GMT 9
Tuesday stares at Verai. She blinks. She blinks twice. She blinks three times. It's only then that those golden cat ears of hers flick back, lowering just so slightly while her tufted tail gives one slow and heavy sway. When she opens her mouth to speak, her tone is as unimpressed as it is dripping with sarcasm and contempt: "Wow. You must be real fun at parties."Just like that, she turns away from him, having deemed him not worth her time. Her attention turns back to Athysh then, offering the other woman a smirk and a handshake. "I don't see what I want here, so I'm gonna bounce. If you ever feel like hanging out with someone more interesting than this old dude, stop by the T.E.A Shop in Briarbane on a Tuesday." The only day when Tuesday's trade, equipment, and apothecary shop is open, of course. It's all about good marketing, folks! Giving Athysh a wink, Tuesday turns towards the exit, giving a nod for her Munna to follow while her beautiful Rainbow Flame Cloak billows behind her with feathers of white opalescence. "Toodles."
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