oo8 [Video/Action for Route 32/Violet City.]

[freezetheskies]

--Get back here!

[Evening, Johto. Enjoy your view of the inside of a mouth. No, not a human one. It's most definitely canine, and a very large canine indeed. A very large canine who's running, right up until there's the sound of a collision and it yelps, the feed tumbling end over end until it comes to rest and abruptly shows Hitsugaya and his now Arcanine-Hina in a messy heap by the tall grass on the route just east of Violet. Both are covered in twigs, leaves, and dirt from that collision, but Hitsugaya doesn't seem to care and he just sighs at her.]

I thought you'd have outgrown this by now.

[Hina barks, happily licking his face before she stops suddenly, ears pricked upwards like a cat seconds before she starts to growl at the grass. Hitsugaya stands with her, dwarfed by her massive size, but before he can say anything, there's a rather loud hiss and something purple latches onto his leg, sending him toppling over onto his back. It's hard to make out exactly what that was, considering how fast it slithers back into the grass, but Hina...doesn't care. She's charging after it without a care in the world, leaving her trainer to call after her, sitting up quickly.]

Hina!

[He moves to get up and chase after her, but he's fallen over again, having trouble just staying sitting up, forget standing. He's practically got his face in the dirt, one hand reaching back for the two small holes in his calf that are already discolored and leaking blood into the leg of his pants, but he can't quite reach as Hina comes back from the grass and pads to his side, looking no worse for the wear. She sniffs at his leg a bit, whimpering faintly, before she simply steps forward and grabs the back of his shirt between her teeth. He can't even protest before she's picked him up like a wayward puppy and has set off back towards town, leaving the gear behind. Find them on the way? You may just get bowled over by a very concerned, very maternal, very protective Arcanine. Her puppy.

Even if he's human.]

{ooc: video/text replies ICly delayed by about half an hour. Arcanines really don't care about the gears they just stole.}

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[freezetheskies]

[Fire trumps Steel hard, but so long as he keeps his distance, there won't be any need to show how hard. Instead, Hina is just now trying to pick Toushiro back up and getting her muzzle shoved away. Weakly. He's...really not in the best shape.]

And you being burned wouldn't have improved matters any.

[Said as he attempts to stand and fails, looking rather green around the gills. Someone doesn't know when to sit and stay down.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{And he will - but Nanao, on the other hand, is just going to scoop him up carefully, cradling him against her chest.}

You've lost weight.

{As if that was the most important issue at hand.}

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[freezetheskies]

[Normally, being picked up like this would stir all kinds of protests and struggles to get down, but normally he can walk on his own power and not need to be carried. Normally, he's not exhausted and held together by proverbial tape and string that may not be so proverbial. So this time, he'll just let her carry him as Hina trots on ahead, clearing the way for them both.]

I think everyone has.

[Except everyone else wouldn't get clucked at by Unohana for being already underweight and tiny under normal circumstances, so it may be the most important issue at hand after all.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Jyuu brings up the rear with his handy Poison resistance - not to mention being completely overleveled.}

But you really can't afford to lose much more.

{Eaaaaat, sonthing. She will cook you all of the food that will stick to your ribs.}

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[freezetheskies]

[Overleveled, immune to snakebites...oh, yes. He's the perfect rear guard. No one will tangle with him.]

Hmm. I suppose not.

[Eat? Now? With his stomach feeling like it's going to implode? Haaaa...not likely. Maybe later. If he ever eats more than a small plateful at a time.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Not unless they want a steel wing to the face!}

{Also glaring at him now.}

I can feel your ribs through your shirt. You need to eat.

{...maybe later, then.}

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[freezetheskies]

[And since most of them don't want that...yeah, they should have a clear path. You know. Minus the occasional burst of first from Hina as she deals harshly with any snakes she sees.

Also, closing his eyes now. What? It's just to ward off the nausea, really!]

You say that as if it's the simplest thing in the world, Ise. Some people just don't put weight on easily.

[Later. Later is good. Let him get his appetite back and he'll consider it. though that's going to take a while. Sorry, Momthing.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{No wonder the wildlife in that area is so antagonistic.}

That, or you're not eating the right things.

{Speeding up a bit atghjadjs you are not dying on her!}

{Oh good look, the city limits.}

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[freezetheskies]

[Considering some people also blow them up? ...Yeah no wonder.]

...Then what do you suggest I start eating?

[Of course he's not dying on her! He can't die here, remember? Passing out is another story though, one he's trying to prevent and kind of sort losing that fight. Man does poison suck when you're this tiny.

But yey, city limits and Pokemon Center and nurses telling Nanao to give him to them and then wait...and also do something about the Arcanine that's forced her way into the lobby and is trying to follow her trainer. Stop her before she spits fire?]

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[bamfsecretary]

{....poor things.}

Irish stew would be a good start.

{And she's putting a hand on Hina's neck. Scared of massive fire-breathing dogs? Her? She used to own two Houndooms.}

Heel, girl. They won't hurt him.

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[freezetheskies]

[They'll recover, surely...if people start bypassing the route and fly over it. Or go the long way. Maybe.

As for Hina, she'll just be staring at Nanao now. Heel? She can do that, but...well...okay fine. She'll wait. Nanao, you're getting a lap full of giant firedog while she waits. Don't think you're going anywhere with her on you.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Well, Jyuu does have Fly. Thankfully.}

--oof!

{THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED}

{ALSO I AM BURIED UNDER A FIREDOG SEND HELP}

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[freezetheskies]

[Then he just needs to work on his landings and they'll be fine.

Have a lick, Nanao. Hina's getting off now and attempting to go after her trainer whilst you're still down. Stop her? Might be tricky if she does that again!]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Uh yeah, about that....}

{OH THANK GOD I CAN BREATHE}

{wait no oh god}

H-Hina! Here, Hina, noooo, don't go after him!!

{Valiantly shoving herself in front of massive firedog. YOU SHALL NOT PASS.}

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[freezetheskies]

[...They'll just have to practice again, that's all.

Massive firedog shall not pass? No, she'll go through you, Momthing. Or. You know. Make massive puppy-eyes until you step aside. That's her trainer in there and she needs to get to him and--hello, nurse.]

Excuse me, miss? Your friend will be alright, but we'd like to keep him overnight for observation, just to be sure. You'll have to take his Arcanine with you when you leave.

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[bamfsecretary]

{Good god, those puppy-eyes. Must... resist..! OH A DISTRACTION. Bueno.}

Oh, wonderful. Thank you. I will make sure to do that - oh, did you by any chance happen to find her Pokeball? {Gesturing to Hina.}

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[freezetheskies]

[A distraction who is nodding and handing Nanao a Pokeball. One that Hina recognizes and it is causing her to back away from the corridor. Okay, okay, she gets it, she'll stay out here. Just don't put her in that thing!]

He also had a message he asked me to deliver to you...he said: "Stay out of trouble and I'll eat more."

[The nurse seems confused, not getting the exact meaning of the message, but it's been delivered and she heads back to her duties after telling Nanao, that if she wants to see him before leaving, someone will take her to his room once they have him set up, which will be soon.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Raising an eyebrow at that - well, at least one Pokemon respects their pokeball.}

{She is also totally rolling her eyes at that.}

Well now, it shouldn't be too long.

{Taking a seat over to the side.}

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[freezetheskies]

[More like she hates the thing and is looking for an opening to burn the thing out of Nanao's hand without burning Nanao. Not that she gets a chance, since it really isn't long at all until she's dozed off on the floor next to Nanao's seat like a very bored dog. She even sleeps through the nurse coming to escort Nanao to Hitsugaya's room, so that should make things easier.

...Especially since Hitsugaya himself is already trying to get out of bed and the center, regardless of the fact he pretty much passed out and has an IV in his arm now. Yep. She might want to stop him before he gets far.]

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[bamfsecretary]

Oh no you don't. {Scooping him up and taking him back to bed!}

You aren't going anywhere.

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[freezetheskies]

[Not going anywhere--Nanao that's not fair! He can sleep in a hotel and he hates hospitals and...you're not going to let him go, are you? Okay, fine. He'll just sit on the bed and bide his time for another chance to run for it, IV be damned.]

Then what do you suggest I do when Hina starts tearing her way through the Center to get here?

[He's assuming that she's not in her Pokeball being that Nanao is not charred, but...well. He's been proven wrong before. Will he be this time or will there be lots and lots of crashing outside soon?]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Does she have to resort to knocking you unconscious, sonthing. Because she will.}

Oh, she won't. No chance of that.

{Yep! Everything (for once) is going to plan!!}

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[freezetheskies]

[She might....though it won't be through his tea this time, oh no. He's not letting that out of his sight again. And he can wait until she leaves before he tries to get out of here again. He will, too!]

Don't say that unless you somehow got her to stay inside her Pokeball, Ise. If she's still out the lobby, it won't take her long to get here.

[...Until she wakes up, anyway. Then she'll tear through things to get to her trainer. Just watch. It may happen.]

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[bamfsecretary]

{Then... she won't leave! MUAHAHAHA}

No, she's outside with Hannibal and the rest. Besides... {And there was suddenly an Arcanine face smooshed against the window.} You're on the ground floor.

{If it's only a window, the damage will be minimal... she hopes...}

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[freezetheskies]

[B-but...she has to! How else is he going to sneak out and stop his Arcanine from doing anything stupid, like breaking through said window her face is smushed again?]

That's not going to stop her.

[Case in point: Hina's backing away from the window in reverse, ready to charge it. Nanao, have you read what is said about Arcanine? About how fast they go? ...Yeah. Unless you want broken glass everywhere, you might want to get that window open. Hitsugaya would do it, but he's...a little slow moving right now. He's trying, though!]