06-04-2018, 10:55 PM
Ash didn't have the greatest tendencies of staying in one place. He was restless -- he'd already wandered away from the island, and it'd only been a day. You'd think Ash would spend the time trying to get used to his clanmates but no, here he was. Pikachu scampers on ahead of him, but Ash isn't really concerned, despite his insistence that the pika wait up. Pikachu was pretty hard to miss, after all -- all yellow fur and stripes. Very unusual. Plus, Pikachu wasn't leaving him behind. Ash could still hear the rodent's squeaks as the other urges Ash to go faster. First of all, rude, but secondly, probably for the best. Ash's tail wags as he hurries after his tiny companion, laughing. He and Pikachu may not have gotten along well at first, but that was all behind them. Now, Pikachu doesn't even flinch when Ash lunges for the much smaller creature, only moving so that it's not accidentally crushed in the savannah's assault. Ash hadn't ever been really great at being gentle, much less in play, after all. Wrestling isn't exactly easy with a creature so much smaller, but it's fun anyways, Pikachu flailing between his loose paws. It's nice -- with somewhere to go back to, Ash doesn't even have to worry about food or shelter! He has all the time to play with Pikachu in the world! Though they should probably do some training, Ash just doesn't feel up to it right now.
It's a minute later that Pikachu wriggles away from Ash's paws. Ash blinks, a little startled by the abrupt ending to playtime, seeing the rodent's posture. Was something wrong? He blinks and then pulls himself to his paws, ears set somewhat uneasily. It's not anything bad, he supposes, but his companion's alertness does, in fact, make him uneasy. Especially when he begins scampering away, pausing just long enough for Ash to get the message to follow. So Ash does, gaze focused solely on Pikachu with a look of concern. He nearly walks into a tree or two, honestly. Pikachu giggles at him for this, so Ash realizes that the situation isn't dangerous or anything, just interesting. Maybe Ash should work on their communication skills more? He thought they'd been good at that, knowing what the other was thinking without the other having to say it, but it wasn't foolproof, apparently. That was fair -- it's not like Pikachu could speak to correct Ash, anyways. Ash never actually knew why their animal companions could never speak. They just -- couldn't. They were smart, though. Sometimes smarter then them, maybe even by a lot. They just ... couldn't make words. It was very odd.
It's only after a minute of walking that Ash finally gets what Pikachu was so interested in. The savannah's ears perk up, hearing something just a little distance away. Pikachu spends a moment looking in that same direction, before, in another moment, he's crawling up Ash's leg to take a cozy perch between his shoulderblades. It's common enough Ash doesn't even notice, despite the abruptness of the movement. Maybe because, looking over his way, is, in fact, Gary, of all people. I mean -- he wasn't terribly close, but Ash would recognize that brown fur anywhere. I mean, they'd spent their whole childhood together, so not knowing would just be an insult.
"Gary?" Ash squawks, rather loudly. He's not sure how he feels about this encounter, honestly -- on one hand, it was nice seeing the caraval again. Despite their ... mildly unfortunate relationship, Ash still cared for Gary, and he just really wants to grin like an idiot right now. On the other, their previously mentioned unfortunate relationship makes Ash wanna pick a fight or yell or something. Seriously, a seashell, of all things. I mean -- their relationship was potentially salvageable, it's not like Ash felt any real animosity towards Gary. But. Ash didn't know how he'd go about fixing it, especially considering Gary had been the only one in Pallet even near Ash's age. Besides, Ash was a little too short-tempered for something like that, it'd probably backfire on him pretty badly. Oh well!!
It's a minute later that Pikachu wriggles away from Ash's paws. Ash blinks, a little startled by the abrupt ending to playtime, seeing the rodent's posture. Was something wrong? He blinks and then pulls himself to his paws, ears set somewhat uneasily. It's not anything bad, he supposes, but his companion's alertness does, in fact, make him uneasy. Especially when he begins scampering away, pausing just long enough for Ash to get the message to follow. So Ash does, gaze focused solely on Pikachu with a look of concern. He nearly walks into a tree or two, honestly. Pikachu giggles at him for this, so Ash realizes that the situation isn't dangerous or anything, just interesting. Maybe Ash should work on their communication skills more? He thought they'd been good at that, knowing what the other was thinking without the other having to say it, but it wasn't foolproof, apparently. That was fair -- it's not like Pikachu could speak to correct Ash, anyways. Ash never actually knew why their animal companions could never speak. They just -- couldn't. They were smart, though. Sometimes smarter then them, maybe even by a lot. They just ... couldn't make words. It was very odd.
It's only after a minute of walking that Ash finally gets what Pikachu was so interested in. The savannah's ears perk up, hearing something just a little distance away. Pikachu spends a moment looking in that same direction, before, in another moment, he's crawling up Ash's leg to take a cozy perch between his shoulderblades. It's common enough Ash doesn't even notice, despite the abruptness of the movement. Maybe because, looking over his way, is, in fact, Gary, of all people. I mean -- he wasn't terribly close, but Ash would recognize that brown fur anywhere. I mean, they'd spent their whole childhood together, so not knowing would just be an insult.
"Gary?" Ash squawks, rather loudly. He's not sure how he feels about this encounter, honestly -- on one hand, it was nice seeing the caraval again. Despite their ... mildly unfortunate relationship, Ash still cared for Gary, and he just really wants to grin like an idiot right now. On the other, their previously mentioned unfortunate relationship makes Ash wanna pick a fight or yell or something. Seriously, a seashell, of all things. I mean -- their relationship was potentially salvageable, it's not like Ash felt any real animosity towards Gary. But. Ash didn't know how he'd go about fixing it, especially considering Gary had been the only one in Pallet even near Ash's age. Besides, Ash was a little too short-tempered for something like that, it'd probably backfire on him pretty badly. Oh well!!
[glow=black,2,300]all these memories that we've made made[/glow]
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