uuing | four. ☆ ( video / action for violet city )

[ Good morning, Johto! While most of you might have been busy with intense stuff like digging and legendaries, one little girl is just sitting in the lobby of the Pokémon Center as if nothing special happened. The table in front of her is filled with paper in all sorts of colors and she's just cutting away at it and folding it to make all sorts of silly party decorations like paper strings. She's not particularly good at it, but at least it seems she's working hard.

She's humming along to the music, by the way. With her typical 'uu's. ]

Uu-uu-uu... Uu-uu-uu-uu..

[ She starts to making something remotely pumpkin-shaped as a paper string decoration. ]

Uu-, have to work hard for Maria and Lion's ice cream party.. Have to make really pretty decorations so it will be the best party! And then lots of people will come and have fun together, it will be really fun and.. lively..

[ At that last word she drops the paper back on the table, her facial expression dropping. ]

Why.. Uu-.. Why did Battler and Ange go home, why didn't they stay for Maria's party.. uu-..

Beato too.. Beato promised to come! Beato would come visit Maria and then come to the tea party too, uu-uu-! Why? It's not fair, not fai-r! Everyone's leaving without Maria.. uu-uu-!!

[ There's another sniffle and congratulations, Johto, you have earned yourself one kid in the middle of a temper tantrum. She starts crying, the 'uu's still mixed in all over the place, as she picks up one of the paper decorations she made and crumbles it up before throwing it away. ]

( ooc: feel free to action it up if you're in Violet City. )

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Yeah. My best friend from back home -- the one person I'd trust with anything -- was here, but then he was taken away.

But I know I'll see him again. I'll make it happen if I have to.

Uu, that's sad.. Maria still has Sakutaro and Lion and everyone else, so shouldn't be sad.. Maria will.. try to smile, uu-.

It's okay to be sad for a while. Just don't lose yourself in your sadness.

And don't worry, I'm not alone, either. Shinn is still around, and as long as that's the case, I'm not the only person from my home.

Maria has to smile for the magic of happiness and the magic of smiles to work.. So Maria will be alright. Won't be sad anymore, uu-.

... Shinn? Uu-, you're one of Shinn's friends?

[Well, Athrun is curious what Maria means by her talk of magic, but he can see that this isn't really the time to be asking. So he says nothing about it.]

Yes, I am. We even fought alongside each other during a war. I didn't know you knew him, too.

Shinn is a really good friend of Maria! Helped Maria and Sakutaro out with fishing for Magikarp, uu-! [ She's starting to look a little bit happier already. ] Any friend of Shinn is a friend of Maria as well. Nice to meet you, uu-.

[Here, have a genuine smile.]

I'm Athrun Zala. It's nice to meet you, too, Maria. It sounds like Shinn's taken a real liking to you.

Athrun..? Uu-, that's a nice name..

[ She ponders this for a moment until the metaphorical lightbulb turns on. ]

... Uu-! Does Athrun want to come to Maria's ice cream party too when it will happen? Maria wants all of Maria's friends to come, and want it to be really busy and lively.

Hm... I'd like to, but it depends. When will it be?

... Don't know yet. Maria will announce it over the network, but Maria and Lion still have to decide on a date that would work for everyone, uu-.

Oh, I see. Well, I'm in Cianwood City right now, but I have two Pokémon who know the move Fly, so I could definitely make it as long as I had...I guess about a week's notice.

Uu-, don't worry! Maria will make sure Athrun will get that much time then! Maria wants all her friends to be at the party, otherwise it's no fun.

Then I'll do everything I can to make sure I'm there.

Really..? Athrun is Maria's new friend but still really nice! Maria's really glad to make new fun friends, uu-uu-!

I'm glad that you're happy.

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