usedlaserbeam | 002 | Cherrygrove City

[After a productive (but admittedly somewhat boring) five hours of work sorting and filing papers at the Cherrygrove Pokémon Center, it's finally time for Yagyuu to head for home--or at least, for the room at the Cherrygrove Inn he's been sharing with Kirihara-kun since they both arrived in the city yesterday. He'd gladly work longer hours if they'd let him, but the rules are strict for minors, and so he's being cheerfully shooed out as soon as his time is up for the day.

As a result, anyone in the vicinity of the Center in Cherrygrove will probably see him exiting the front doors, his Breeder's Manual already open in one hand for casual perusal as he starts his walk back toward the inn. Strangely, he doesn't seem to have any Pokémon with him, though he does have his backpack slung casually over his shoulder like a model student might.

All things considered, he's not hard to spot, both from his lack of visible Pokémon and his bright yellow Rikkai jersey with the collar popped up at the neck. Which means he's also a prime target for bothering, should anyone feel so inclined.]

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[Well, the good news is she's not touching him anymore, which is a massive bonus. The bad news is, now he has a flailing mortified girl on his hands.

Great.]

It...ah, appears you've mistaken me for someone else, yes.

[Midori covers her face.]

Yes, yes, you look just like one of my friends, I'm so sorry!

[Miraculously, the distance is actually helping Yagyuu to get himself back under control, and as a result, the recollection of a very similar case of mistaken identity comes back to him. A moment after that, so does the name.]

...You wouldn't happen to be acquainted with someone by the name of Kihara Atsuro, would you?

[Well, you've distracted her from her embarrassment enough to look out from between her hands.]

Y-yeah... He's a friend from home...

[He's busying himself with straightening out his clothes.]

It seems I have a doppelganger in your Keisuke-kun, then. It's a mistake you both made.

[Fidgetfidget.]

Yeah... But I bet he didn't tackle you, he's in Cianwood... I'm... I'm really, really sorry...

No, I believe I spoke with him over a video.

[He's trying to be magnanimous about the whole thing, really, but it's slightly easier said than done.]

What's done is done, I suppose. Perhaps we should try introductions the proper way, instead?

[Midori still looks sheepish and is shuffling her feet. Her Houndour gives her a gentle headbutt to the calf and she scratches behind his ears.]

Erm... R-right... I'm Midori Komaki, and this is Daijiro...

Komaki-san, it's a pleasure to meet you properly. I'm Yagyuu Hiroshi.

[Fidgetfidget.] G-good to meet you too, Hiroshi-san... I'm really sorry... [Broken record alert! Daijiro is glaring at Yagyuu. HOW DARE YOU UPSET HIS MISTRESS.]

Please, you've offered more than enough apologies as it is. I'm sure it was an honest mistake.

[DON'T LOOK AT HIM LIKE THAT, GLARING DOG CREATURE.]

[OOC: Also, I'm sorry, this is my fail--I have a bad habit of introducing in Eastern order, family name first. Yagyuu's his family name, Hiroshi his given. o/]

I still feel bad... [She goes to cons. She understands how much it sucks to randomly get cuddled by strangers without your permission.]

[AND THE GLARING DOG CREATURE WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS MIDORI CONTINUES LOOKING SAD.]

[Oh, alright! :D I'll fix my error there in the future~]

[All right, then it's time for evasive maneuvers.]

It's clear miss your friend very much. I'm sure he's lucky to have you as one.

[I'll try to break that habit in the future, too. o/]

[Midori nods and smiles, just the tiniest bit.]

Back home, he protected me even when he was sure it would get him killed... And kept protecting me even when I was making stupid mistakes... He's a special kind of person.

[TEAM EFFORT!]

Then I can hardly be sorry to be mistaken for him. He sounds like an upstanding, generous person.

[And compliments usually work to settle distraught girls.]

[Midori laughs softly.] He's wonderful... Even if he was... being kinda dumb when I got taken here...

[Oh, yes. BUT SHE'S BEING SAD ABOUT KEISUKE NOW. ALTHOUGH THAT IS FAR MORE MANAGEABLE.]

No wonder you're concerned about him, then.

[As he makes at least a valiant attempt at sounding understanding.]

[Midori startles a little bit.] O-oh, but my problems aren't your problems! [She still feels a little guilty.]

[Super diversion powers go, redux.]

Of course. Perhaps a different topic of conversation altogether would be better. Where are you heading, Komaki-san?

[Midori smiles a little.] I'm going shopping for snacks... My friends and I ate everything we had in our hotel room.

At the Cherrygrove Inn? That's where my friend and I are staying, as well.

Mm-hmm! It seems like there really isn't much by way of choices... They must make a fortune!

With a monopoly on the business? Yes, I'm sure they must. But it's hard to turn down a solid room and a real bed when they're offered, especially when the only other alternative is a sleeping bag in the wilderness.

I know what you mean... I got so tired of camping...

It's far from a pleasant experience, I agree. Particularly when it's so dangerous out.

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[action] I need to find excuses to use it.

[action] It's adorable.

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