Vanilla tea, anyone? [ALICE]

[Oleg Kirrlov]

Oleg huffed a bit as he walked trough the busy streets of the district. He had been here... Once before, or so he remembered at the very least. And of course for his second visit he had chosen to take his leisurely stroll at the worst business time, with many people in suits passing past him or bumping against him, giving him a few rude glances as the casually dressed fat giant stood out from the rest of the crowd.  

He let out a breathe of relief as he noticed that one of the corner cafes seemed to be rather empty, leading to him quickly waddling over to said cafe, sitting down to the nearest free chair and letting out another breath of relief. 

[Alice Geissler]

It was that district that she actually had a good time with, namely a Mana Dorm boy she hung out with in the mall and a certain Laval Dorm boy that challenged her to a battle just a few weeks ago. The district looked like some kind of bustling town complete with men and women in business suits scrambling for the nearest café or something. Some of those teenagers that she saw at school were going to the mall, but that wasn’t on her list of destinations today. Tyler walked beside her as he curiously looked up at the people in business suits. All those people stared down at the Larvitar as if they had seen something with four arms and three eyes. To him, he did not care about their unwavering glances and just walked on like it was nothing. Luckily, there was an empty café where she could take refuge in and just relax in general. And upon opening the door, a most familiar sight had been sitting there where she actually knew the Bolt Dorm boy. She took a seat on one of the empty chairs and the Larvitar hopped on her lap. “Hello Oleg. Fancy meeting you here. And this is Tyler.” Tyler waved at the boy on the other side and he seemed to be curious of the empty café.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

Oleg blinked as a girl sat down on a nearby empty chair. Had he seen her before? He squinted his eyes for a moment before suddenly nodding and growing a faint smirk. "Afternoon, Alice." He looked at the larvitar for a moment, nodding to it as he rested his hands behind his head, letting out something akin to a yawn. "You got pushed here from all the busybodies too, huh?"

And then came the waitress. Oleg raised his eyebrow for a moment before coughing. "I'll have... Uh... Vanilla tea, I guess." He shrugged a bit, only having quickly glanced at the menu down on the table.

[Alice Geissler]

”I guess so. Anyway, how have you been doing? Anything new I should know about?” The café was serving tea and vanilla tea looked kind of tasty to drink, but iced tea was wholeheartedly better for her. And another waitress came by their table and asked her what she would like to drink. “I’d like some iced tea.” The waitress took her order and walked away while the Larvitar stared at the colorful decorations on the walls. Now that she thought about it, she didn’t had much interaction with the boy either, but it was only when he had a group of friends that shopped together or some other activity that he liked to do. And she had not finished the battle with Kyrie, but it was apparent that her fellow Mana Dormer was probably busy with something else. She did had a good time battling with her fellow dorm member nonetheless, so it wasn’t that bad.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Oh, nothing much. Just been doing the usual, partied all night, built myself up a few hundred friendships and I've officially been selected as the most handsome man in the whole universe." He grinned a bit, the dry wit in his voice obvious as he then looked down to the Larvitar. "So, when did you meet your little friend here?"

The waitress came back surprisingly quickly, placing down the two tea cups and bowing before leaving. Oleg carefully took the cup of tea into his hand, fiddling it for a moment before surrendering and holding it with two hands and chugging down some of the tea.

[Alice Geissler]

”I hatched him a couple of days ago. He’s still a baby, but he’s a good kid nonetheless and he even plays with his little friend.” After a while, the other waitress came back with her iced tea and she sipped a little of it. The taste of that tea was delicious and part of her wanted to let her Larvitar drink some. She wasn’t sure if Pokemon could drink human drinks, but it was worth a try and besides, it might get him to try new things in a while. The Pokemon themselves were like pets in a way and some people like to pamper them greatly. It was a matter of having Pokemon as your friends and partners whenever there was a battle around. ”Either way, sounds like you had a good time partying like there’s no tomorrow. Though the most handsome man part concerns me a bit.” From the look on his face, he must’ve been creating a scene with some of the partygoers.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Heh. Just pulling your leg there, expect for the partying part." He scratched the back of his neck a bit before chugging down some more of the tea. "At the very least I now know me and Alcohol don't mix that well." He chuckled dryly. Being hung over was not nice. He chugged some more of his tea before placing the cup down.

"How's your life here been otherwise?" He now realized he was speaking like some kind of a old friend to someone he had never really talked to that much. Oh well, it probably wouldn't be that big of a deal.

[Alice Geissler]

”It’s going good. I’ve been training my Pokemon for next time when I enter the tournament and they do need to evolve sometime soon. How’s yours coming along? It did seem like the Larvitar was enjoying the sounds of the restaurant and the busy waiters taking the orders of some other people inside the café. Oleg seemed to be kidding about the most handsome man part which was good as she didn’t think he would’ve attracted some girl’s attention. Actually, those parties that he went to felt like they were different than the one she had been to two months ago. That party had some new people as well as ones that she had met before in other places. She sipped more of her tea as she remembered that day when she met some new people at the mall. The tournament had been the most difficult to overcome as the horrid loss had devastated her Gastly to no end. Still, the ghost did try her best even if she didn’t get a chance to battle.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Oh, my six are fully evolved now, along with my cubone. I've kinda been lax with battles recently... Might just throw the battling gloves on the shelf 'till Origin shows up again." He shrugged a bit. His life with his pokemon had been pretty stable recently, and they didn't seem to get that anxious even if they didn't do any battle anymore.

He finished his tea, placing the cup down as he drummed his fingers against the table for a moment. "So, you seen Kyrie around? Not seen her online on my PGS for a while." His eyebrows furrowed a bit.

[Alice Geissler]

His team was good along with a baby Cubone he mentioned. The bone Pokemon was probably a very cute one that she had never seen before except for Ms. Brady’s Marowak. Then, the subject about Kyrie came up where he said that she was never online on his PGS. ”Uh well, I’m not sure where she has gone. I think she might have been busy with other matters, but her disappearance has me worried about her well-being.” She had not seen the purple fox-cat that Kyrie always had with her, but it was apparent that it must have been with its trainer. And that battle with her seemed to be drawing to a near close if the outcome had not been decided. Oh well, there was no way to determine whether she won or not, but she had to prepare for the next tournament. Maybe some more battles with the other students might give a good head start for training for the big leagues.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Yeah. I dunno, we're just... Friends and all. A bit worried about her sometimes. She's not the best socially and I kinda fear she just locks herself to her room sometimes." He shrugged a bit, biting his lower lip before shaking his head. He then proceeded to return to drumming his fingers slowly, humming a silent tune. "You know, I never asked you... Why'd cha come here?"

He tilted his head at this. She seemed to be in it for the training aspects, but that was only what he had seen and heard. Who knows, maybe she was here for something else?

[Alice Geissler]

”I think I came here to learn new things and to make some friends at my age. Of course, I had noticed that some of the Pokemon I own seem to bond with me over time including my Chandelure. He’s always happy to see me. And what about you?” Some of the baby Pokemon she hatched seemed to have taken a liking to her and that was a natural response as they thought of her as a mother. Her starters seem to care for her as a friend and sometimes as a protector figure. It was such a wonderful feeling and she could tell that Tyler had felt the same. The Larvitar had already felt a bond between his mother figure and would do anything to strive for her approval. Somewhere in a book she read, baby Pokemon usually were attached to their hatchers and never betrayed them, so they always want the attention they get, kind of like how children usually have needs.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Oh. I just came here to be a better caretaker of my pokemon. And for now, I've been doing a good work." He nodded, smiling to himself. He had managed pretty well this far, to be honest. All of his pokemon had bonded with him pretty well, and they hadn't tried to kill eachother yet, so he must have been doing something right. He waved his hand slightly to one of the waitresses. "One more vanilla tea, please."

He smacked his lips together once the waitress left. The tea had tastes surprisingly good. Maybe he should try and remember to buy some for himself later.

[Alice Geissler]

”That’s nice. I think you might be a good trainer to them, judging by how they bonded well with you.” He seemed to care a lot for his Pokemon and this might be a good step for other trainers to take if they do care for their Pokemon. Some of the ghosts she was raising were quite affectionate with her as they wanted to be her friend. It was admirable how they made friends with one another as if they were comrades from the very start. Even her Masquerain befriended the ghostly chandelier once they had met and worked together to help catch anything that might suit her team. ”So, what do you want to do once you graduate from the academy?” She hadn’t asked this question to anyone before, but friends had often asked this to her. In actuality, she did know what she was going to do after graduation, but she wanted to see what he would come up with. He might have an interesting answer to give while this conversation was underway.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"I..." He thought for a moment. "I..." He blinked. "I..." He bit his tongue. "I have no idea." And there it came. He had no idea what he would do after this. Maybe he could just try and become a trainer? But he didn't really want to. Maybe he could just get a ordinary job? But he would probably be wasting all this education if he just went to a normal job.

"Uhh..." Dammit. What? This was ruining everything. Maybe he could just simply raise pokemon for others? But that would be a lot of work for a probably small pay...