Sweet Delights [Bianca]

[Iris]

...There were no Casteliacones. Iris wasn't sure WHY that might be, maybe because it was the wrong season for them to be selling or because they had all sold out for the day, but either way the young dragon tamer was extremely disappointed by this. So disappointed, in fact, that she was chatting to a pokemon of hers, a Drilbur that was walking alongside her and nodding to what she was saying as if this were perfectly normal.

Which, for the pair of them? It pretty much was. Lots of things frustrated Iris, and that included not being able to get the sweet, sweet Casteliacone that she loved so much. Well not loved, really, but she was still a lot like a kid, which meant she just absolutely adored snacks. Of course, her tirade was wearing down just a bit though. It had been going on for several minutes and the young lady seemed to be a bit out of breath from it all. "It's just an outrage!" she exclaimed, ending the tirade with that as her Drilbur just nodded his head sagely as if all of what Iris had said made perfect sense. Which, of course, it didn't, but hey, he was a loyal little pokemon and he wasn't about to crush his trainer's heart by pointing out how crazy she was.

Well, if he could point that out to her anyways, she couldn't understand pokemon talk after all. A shame....or maybe not? He could say all sorts of stuff to her and she wouldn't even know what he was saying! No, bad Drilbur, she was a good trainer and nice, even if she did go off on weird things sometimes. "Hmph...guess I might as well spend the night and see if there's any of them in stock tomorrow." she muttered under her breath, frowning at the ground as she walked.

[Bianca]

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Castelia's a beauty.

The tall building, arching and reaching for the skies. The ocean that seems to caress the city by it's edges, bringing the wind into the otherwise crowded city, bringing refreshing wind. And there was the people of Unova, flocking around, rushing to do their work.

Bianca took in a breath in awe, loving the majesty of this city. There's something about it that makes it seems better than other cities, even from other regions that she had visited.

"Well, we're home," she breathed out. On her shoulder is Hex, her Axew, who is looking around and messing with Bianca's hair and hat. The little dragon type have never been to Castelia before, and this is all very interesting.

Bianca was walking around, just taking in Castelia's beauty. This all felt so nostalgic. It has been ages since she last came back to Unova, and Castelia is one of the best spots to be greeted welcome with.

Suddenly, Hex accidentally tip her hat, and the wind caught the accessory, rolling it across the ground.

"Hex!" Bianca protested, running for that hat. The Axew let out an apologetic noise, clinging on to Bianca as the girl started running. The hat rolled and rolled, finally stopping at someone's feet...

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[Iris]

"There's a hat."

"Drilbur."

...Oh, it seemed both her and the Drilbur had noticed the hat at the same time. She wouldn't have noticed it either had she not been looking to the ground as she walked; how...fortuitous. Although that hat did look a little familiar to her...where in the world had she seen it before? Frowning, the dark-skinned girl bent down and picked the hat up, turning it over and examining it curiously. It was definitely familiar, but...bah, where!? It was bugging her so much, and grumbling a bit, she stood back up, both her and the Drilbur glancing around to see the owner of this hat; they had to be around somewhere. "Huh?" Iris commented, her mouth widening a bit in surprise as she noticed someone coming towards her.

While it had certainly been a while, how could she ever forget that klutzy blonde girl? Okay, perhaps it was a bit of an unfair description, but the important thing was that she remembered her. "Heeey! Bianca, it's been a while!" the girl exclaimed as she came rushing forward, her Drilbur hot on her hills as she smiled. Iris stopped before the blonde and held the hat out to her, a cheeky grin on her face now. "The hat's yours, right?"

[Bianca]

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Bianca literally stopped.

There goes her plans of hoping not to meet anyone. Briefly, she wondered if it's fate, that Arceus made this happen somehow. Maybe this meeting is suppose to meet something.

Or that she's just thinking too much.

"Oh, uhm hi Iris," Bianca smiled weakly at the other girl, "Yeah, the hat's mine. Thanks for picking it up." She took the hat from Iris' hands, dusting it lightly before putting it back on her head. "No more tipping it off," she warned the Axew on her shoulder, and Hex shrugged sheepishly.

"Ah, well, it has been a while, yes," Bianca pulled her hat down slightly to cover her face; a hat she never truly got rid off, something she does when she's nervous. "So, uh, how have you been doing, Iris?" The other girl certainly look perky; maybe she's still enjoying life, something Bianca knows she must do soon. There's no point moping about, is there?

Hex, on the other hand, finally noticed the Drillbur. The Axew waved to the other Pokemon with a cheeky grin on his face.

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[Iris]

"No problem! I couldn't just leave the hat laying there on the ground, 'specially when I recognized it like I did," the girl said with a smile, glancing towards the Axew and giving it a small little grin. She remembered when her Haxorus was a tiny little Axew; it had been a while ago, but he had always loved hiding out in her hair. Then jumping out and scaring people; her hair hadn't changed all that much, it was still as long and unusual as ever, but her Axew had grown so big and powerful that he wasn't able to perch in it anymore.

Iris was glad for it, actually; it had been a bit of a pain. And her Drilbur thankfully had not gotten the Axew's bad habit. "I've been doing great. I'm actually just startin' to get out and see the world, y'know? How about you?" she questioned, still smiling. The Drilbur, meanwhile, tilted her head at the cheeky grin displayed by the Axew, but nonetheless waved back in response.

[Bianca]

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW

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Starting to see the world, huh? It's weird, hearing Iris say that. Bianca had always looked up to Iris as a strong, powerful trainer with much more experience than her own, and to suddenly feel like Bianca have traveled more than her, perhaps, saw more than Iris is quite disconcerting.

"I've been around," Bianca smiled, "The regions are all very nice. Travelling about had been fun." The hidden implication remained unsaid; that the war had tore all the good out of travelling alone and has left every traveler looking over their shoulders carefully, just in case.

Bianca pulled a grin for Iris, and pushed her glasses up her nose. "So since you're just journeying, what did you see recently? Battled any interesting people?"

Hex finally decided that the Drillbur is okay enough, and hopped from Bianca's shoulder to the ground, toddlign over to the Drillbur, poking her playfully.

Bianca can't help but giggle. "Look, Hex likes your Drillbur!" And that reminds her... "What happened to your Axew?" Maybe she could get some tips on how to train an Axew, since Iris have one.

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[Iris]

So she'd been traveling too, huh? Iris had a feeling there was more to it than just that, there had to be some reason why she didn't contact anyone for so long, but Iris left that train of thought alone. She was just glad that Bianca was around again...even if she had noticed the manner in which Bianca spoke, in the past tense. Implying it was no longer fun to travel around, probably because of the wear, but...well, Iris wasn't about to let such a silly thing get in the way of her seeing the world! No, that would be silly. To wait until the war was over to go journeying around, she couldn't stand herself if she did that.

"Ah, well...I haven't really been journeying that long. Only from Opelucid to here so far, and that didn't take long at all. I just thought I'd get a casteliacone or something while I thought about what to do next," Iris explained with a smile, sad she wasn't able to tell any cool stories to Bianca. That was when what the pokemon were doing was pointed out to her, and she glanced down at them, just in time to see Maya playfully pat Hex's head. "Hehe...looks like they do. Anyway...my Axew? Dunno if I ever showed you him, but...he's a big old Haxorus now."

[Bianca]

THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW

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A casteliacone! She didn't have one of those in ages. Just the thought of one is making her want one, and she wondered just why Iris isn't holding one. Did she finish one already?

"I kinda want to go get a Casteliacone now, I haven't had one in ages!" The thought of that cheered her up, "Did you finish yours already?"

When Iris mentioned that her Axew ha evolved, Bianca can't help but feel impressed. She knew Iris is a way better trainer than her, but wow, to raise an Axew so well? Being and assistant to a Professor helped, and Bianca knew just how hard it is to tame dragon types. She sometimes doubt if she will ever raise Hex to his full potential.

"Is it hard?" She asked, her eyes on Hex, who was giggling, being petted by Maya. "Are Axews hard to raise?" Will she be good for Hex? Or is he better off with another trainer, Iris, perhaps?

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[Iris]

"Oh, uh...there weren't any. I don't know why. Either it's the wrong season or they were already sold out for the day...I really wanted to try one too," Iris said with a sigh, frowning as she glanced down at her tummy and patted it a little. The poor thing would just have to endure not tasting a casetliacone until the next day. Assuming it was the right season, anyway, for the sweet treats to be selling. Oooh, she really hoped it was the right season and that she wouldn't have to wait to taste a casteliacone for a long time, that would be the worst!

"Huh? Oh um...I wouldn't know how to answer that. I don't think any one pokemon is harder to raise than any other so long as you're friends with 'em. It really just depends on how well you get along." Iris explained, glancing to the two pokemon as well, hiding her giggle as Maya, briefly, stopped petting Hex; instead, like what he had done before, she gave him a playful little poke.

[Bianca]

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Sorry for the super late post! >_<

"That's too bad," Bianca sighed along with Iris. A Casteliacone...they are really rather dreamy. Perhaps it's the wrong season, like Iris suggested, but that would be such a sad thing. Why can't it be the right season? She hoped that they just sold out; Casteliacones are rather popular after all.

And Iris has a good point. Bianca suppose she just worries too much, but then, those are good questions when you used to be an assistant researcher. And then there's the fact that dragon Pokemon has fierce reputation for beign difficult to raise.

"....I'm just worried," she confessed lightly, hesitating for a bit. She's always worried, isn't she? It sucks. Bianca pushed it aside, and smiled weakly. "Well, what are you up to now, now that we both can't get our casteliacones?"

Hex perked at the poke. He poked back, then stepped backwards, inviting the other Pokemon for a slight game of tag.

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[Iris]

"Yeah...hope it's just 'cause they're sold out, 'cause if that's the case, we could just come back some other time. But hey...there's always next season, I guess," Iris said with a shrug. Of course, she knew that was a bit of a lie. With the war raging on all around them, death was...it was a pretty real possibility. Every moment they had had to count for something, so Iris was pretty glad that even though she hadn't managed to get a sweet treat, she had run into Bianca. It meant that this little excursion had not been a waste of time at all.

"What now...hrm. I dunno, I think..." she paused and glanced down at the pokemon before grinning. "I think we could go to the park? Castelia has one of 'em, right? The pokemon look like they wanna play with each other." Iris pointed out, gesturing to them. Maya, for her part, probably would have began to chase the the Axew if it wasn't for what Iris had just said. In fact, she HAD began to chase him, but had stopped just a moment into it as Iris had spoken.

[Bianca]

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Oh my Arceus, nearly a month! >_<;; 

On the other hand, I was thinking, maybe we could have someone snatch Maya and Hex? It could be like old times when Iris helped Bianca get her stolen Pokemon back from team Plasma, but this time, Bianca could fight back. Violently. That should tip Iris off that Bianca is not someone she's familiar with...not much, anymore. 

What do you think?

"The park it is," she doesn't mind. Maybe the green would help Bianca get a little cheerier, since recently she's feeling all gloom, doom and serious. Hex looks like he's having the time of his life, which is good, since he deserves it. Bianca loves her current team to death.

"So, how's Unova nowadays?" she asked casually as she started her walk towards the nearest park she could sort of remember from the past, "I just got back from other regions; I haven't caught up with most news." That reminds her, she should book a place for the night soon. Maybe a nice inn or cheap, non-shady hotel? Or she could sleep up in a tree, she's used to that too.

Hex hopped beside his trainer, once in a while peeking at Maya then giggling, before hopping again.

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[Iris]

"It's been a while since I've been to a park," Iris said with a grin to the blonde as they began to walk. It'd just been way too...chaotic lately to do anything like that. Well, that, and her home wasn't exactly conducive to thriving parks, what with how cold it could get. "Unova's been...pretty much the same, actually. The war still hasn't reached us much, really, mostly because of The Republic. Probably a matter of time until it does though..." she trailed off with a frown.

Even if she sided with Lux, she'd still prefer for the fighting to never reach Unovan mainland. Unfortunately, her desire was likely to stay just that... a simple desire, not an actuality. At the same time, Maya followed right behind Iris, giving the Axew teasing and goofy faces every time he peeked at her.

((I love the idea! 100% yes. =D))