diamondo | THIRD RIDE ✦ TEXT / ACTION [VIOLET CITY]

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[A strange text post goes out to the network today. It appears to be a list of some kind.]

▶ get a motorcycle
▶ mod the fuck out of it
▶ fuck up ryder's shit
▶ find a fucking gym
▶ train
▶ train
▶ train
▶ fucking train
▶ get stronger (physically/emotionally/mentally??)
▶ find a sauna!!!!!
▶ actually get a date
▶ somehow
▶ god this is gonna fucking suck
▶ ~~see every city in johto~~
▶ fuck that's a lofty goal isn't it
▶ see every major city in johto
▶ that's better
▶ get all the badges
▶ (it's a matter of fucking pride)
▶ round out pkmn roster (no more dark types!!!)
▶ um
▶ fuck
▶ i'm forgetting something aren't i
▶ shit

[Five minutes after that's accidentally posted to the network, a proper text follows.]

oh shit ignore that last post, that wasn't supposed to go public
...actually, tell me about the things you want to do here
i need more shit on my to do list
are there any awesome places to see or anything like that?

[ ACTION - VIOLET CITY ]

[It's not surprising that Mondo's out training on the outskirts of the city. What is surprising is that he isn't fighting his Pokémon today. He's ditched the usual coat today and if one looks closely, they can see a massive bruise over his shoulders and leading down toward his back. That might be from fighting his Pokémon. Maybe. But that's not what he's doing today - today he's got his Pokémon out, situated in teams of two facing off against each other.]

Alright, we're gonna practice double battling today. Ryder! Quit trying to punch Pierce, he's your partner!

[The Scrafty shoots him a dirty look, but she knocks it off. At least until Mondo's back is turned, then she socks the Lucario in the gut and knocks him over.]

Lex, Tory! If I see the two of you biting at each other again I swear I'm gonna stick you in the fucking PC and never let you see the light of day again! You got that?

[The Sharpedo and Deino pull faces once his back is turned, but at least they seem to be listening.]

Alright, on my mark... go!

[...This can only end well.]

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i dunno
it's not something i'm doing in the immediate future!
i just don't want to have to deal with strike number 11
like i said i'm really bad with girls

MAYBE YOU SHOULD PRACTICE oh hey I should turn that off now.

Maybe you should practice.

That's what I used to do sometimes when I wasn't good at people stuff.

[Hang on, that might actually be a really damn good idea...]

i hadn't thought of that actually
but yeah maybe if i practice a bit i might get better at it
or at least figure out a way not to yell as much...

It's pretty dumb but I guess it kinda works?

You can practice on me if you want I guess.
Or I can go sit on Ishimaru again until he lets you practice on him.

:)

i don't think it'll work as well on ishimaru
he's a guy and he's my brother
so that would be weird
(please don't sit on him again)

thanks for the offer though! i could really use some help with this

OK cool.

[Okay, Parker. Think. What would Sophie say here. The first step to the grift is...

...don't stab anybody.

OKAY WELL THAT'S A GOOD START BUT UH okay just. What's step two.]

What kind of girl do you want to date?

to be honest i'd be happy with any kind of girl
except maybe fukawa but she's not here
...or any crazy girls in general
i don't really know what to look for in a girl??
i don't think i have a type or if i do i don't know what it is????

[LIKING GIRLS IS HARD OKAY]

[> Crazy girls
> Parker
> ಠ_ಠ ]

OK well cool that works.
I'll just be me.
Maybe we can go find a car to hotwire together or something while you practice.

[Oh come on Parker, you're like Ishimaru and Ishimaru's clearly not crazy!!!]

shit you're a girl after my own heart alice
let's fucking do this thing

...just don't mention it to kyoudai he'll have a fucking heart attack

WAIT UNTIL I GET THERE JEEZ

hurry it up then!!!
i'm just south of town, you wanna meet there?

OK no problem.

Let me go put a shirt on. See you in 15.

why weren't you wearing a--
never mind i'll see you then

[And sure enough, Mondo will be waiting on the route, messing around with his 'Gear, occasionally glancing up in search of Alice.]

[And after a short while, along she comes, having apparently taken that bit about just being herself seriously — "Alice White" probably isn't the type to bomb around in black tank tops and Chucks, but Parker is. Really all that's missing is a leather jacket, and if it weren't the middle of August, she'd be wearing one of those too.]

Hey.

[Well, Mondo doesn't see anything wrong with what she's wearing! Then again he should never be asked for fashion advice because he seems to think that white loafers are an acceptable form of footwear.]

Thanks for offering to help with this, but fuck, you'll see what I mean when I say I'm really bad with girls.

[But more importantly...]

You got a car in mind?

The last one I boosted was an ice cream truck in Goldenrod, but we put it back. That was a big city, though. Violet's pretty big, too, but it doesn't have as much traffic.

[She shrugs.]

You want to just go walk around and see what we can find?

Yeah, sure! You'll have to tell me more about this, 'cause that sounds fucking hilarious.

Oh, this guy I know, Reno — well, knew, I guess, back before he left — he thought he could beat me in a race? And we were bored and there really aren't any cars around but there are ice cream trucks so we ended up grabbing a couple of those and pulled out the speed limiters. I think they topped out about eighty-five?

[That was a beautiful day.]

Holy shit, that sounds like the best kinda race!

[Well, short of his races back home, but he hasn't really been all that into those since Daiya-- well, that's enough of that train of thought.]

So who won?

[She just gives him the SMUGGEST LOOK. Srsly. No explanation needed.]

Oh I see. Congrats, then!

[That has got to be the most hilarious expression ever. Don't mind him laughing, alright.]

[Don't mind her giving him a friendly shove, then, either.]

See? You don't have trouble talking to girls.

[Mondo laughs and nudges her gently.]

Not like this, no! I mean, I always thought I was bad at it, but between you and Asahina I've had it pretty good here, I think!

[It's just trying to ask a girl out...]

So what's the problem?

[Seriously. WHY IS THIS HARD.]

W-well, like I said, when I get nervous I yell! I can't really control it!

[He's already getting a bit louder than usual, sorry about that.]

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