♕ 002 // Action for Goldenrod (Circus)

[lackingbeauty]

-ere.

[Beast, for anyone who remembers her first broadcast some time ago, seems to have gotten the hang of the PokéGear, holding it so that it better shows her from the shoulder up, outside Eve's Garden Circus in Goldenrod.]

Reckon that's workin' now. Ye can 'ear me an' such.

[She looks. Irritated? Stern? Strained? Maybe it's just her face.]

Been 'ere longer 'n I care t'be, but apparently that isn' about to change, so I'll introduce myself proper.

Name's Beast. Animal tamer by trade. [She snorts a bit derisively before muttering under her breath-] Though looks like everyone 'n their brother is claimin' t'be the same in this place.

Any 'ow, I figured to thank the people who tried to talk t'me when I first arrived. Ye'll forgive I weren' exactly the 'appiest woman at the time, seein' as I think takin' that sort a arrival calmly might mean yer off in the 'ead.

Didn' get most a yer names, but I appreciate what ye done.

[Which is the closest she'll come to apologizing for how she treated some of you. Take it or leave it.]

That said, 'll be takin' up at the circus time bein'. 'd like t' 'ave a few words with anyone who considers themself a part a that. In person, preferably. This gear'll do if yer away.

Good day t'ye.

[Look at that- so polite.]

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[diehardreaper]

Wager everyone's an animal trainer of sorts 'round this part now. Course, m'not belittling your skill, miss.

[ He's currently somewhere around town but mental note to pop over to say hi when he comes back from his cycling. ]

Apologies all around though. Didn't get to greet you your first day in. I was prolly trying to figure this all out myself but... bob's your uncle, here we are, eh? If I knew a lass like you was in a spot of trouble, I would've come 'round, no question.

[ Have a small two fingered salute though. ]

It's Ronald Knox, by the by. Judging from where you are, we'll be seeing a bit of each other at the circus, I suppose.

[lackingbeauty]

Everyone's tryin' their 'and at it, anyway. Don' reckon I'd call it difficult when the animals round 'ere practically walk 'n talk, but, who's askin' me?

[Is that professional bitterness in her tone? Yes. Yes, it is.

The flattery bit is summarily... ignored.]

Remind me yer job round 'ere, Knox?

[She'd gotten a run down from Joker but seeing that... she was a bit information overloaded at the moment, she figured she'd remember better hearing it from people directly. Put a face to the name and position.

[diehardreaper]

It's prolly what we've been handed here to do so, why not, eh? Though the residents are a touch friendlier'n what you might be used to so back home, I'd still call what you have a skill.

[ There's an approving little nod from his duskull. ]

Joker said he'd known my boss from home. You lot know him as... Suit? I offered to give it a go, whatever he used to do to fill his spot. Figured it'd be only right.

[lackingbeauty]

"Why not" in't much of a reason by my thinkin'.

[She isn't even going to touch the friendliness of the locals. It's weird. Someone who's used to getting by on the fringe, to not being accepted in normal social circles... all she had for being welcomed was skepticism.

That went in to overdrive the second Ronald said "Suit".]

- Suit was yer boss?

[diehardreaper]

I figure it'd be a bit of a holiday from the usual grind.

[ Hm. More of that. Joker did have almost the same reaction when they first spoke. ]

Yeah. I was acting as backup for the collection. T'was a big job, after all. Hardly anything one reaper could take on his own.

[ A beat to think. ]

You know, you did say something about speaking to people in private so... if you'll give me a bit, I could come 'round and... d'you fancy some tea? Coffee? There's a cafe somewhere in town we can talk. My treat.

[silentscales]

[Snake seeks her out after the post ends. Unfortunately his new Onix is so eager to see her for being one of those that "considers themself" a part of the circus that he ends up bumping into with his nose. Snake has a new grumbling voice for this rock snake,] You wanted to talk? asks Quincy.

[lackingbeauty]

[Beast had been deep in thought, glaring at her Pokegear and poking through its features, still not exactly an expert on the thing, when-]

Bloody 'ell-

[She whirled around in momentary alarm, trying to stuff down the sheer panic she feels at being confronted with a...

Well. A huge snake made of rocks???

Yeah, she's... really not used to this Pokemon thing yet. Her own Pokemon is noticeably absent, not even a Pokeball in sight. But once she spots Snake behind the Onix she tries to settle down a bit. Though she... backs up. A few steps.]

Snake, put that thing away-

[She sounded a bit ticked off, but really, Snake was a sight for sore eyes amidst a world of the unfamiliar.]

[silentscales]

[Snake keeps using the grumbling voice for Quincey, sounding a bit hurt,] I'm not a thing... says Quincey.

[But Snake really can't blame her for being scared. Quincey's a giant snake made of rocks with little idea of her own strength. At least she slinks back behind the rest of the team.

Snake might not keep his snakes hidden in his clothes, (since they were too big for that,) but he still usually had them all with him. He looks like he's gained a bit more muscle, but the Seviper who has made her way onto Snake's shoulders might help explain that.]

He only wanted to make you feel better, says Gaskell. [Snake spoke for the male seviper still on the ground using a understanding and soothing voice.]

[lackingbeauty]

[One of these days, Beast held out hope that Snake would stop pretending to translate for his snakes. (It's not like people could speak animal languages or be demons or any of that nonsense, anyhow-)

But today was not that day.

And she is side-eying that Seviper so hard. If she'd intended to close the distance between them again once the Onix retreated... she reconsidered.]

Not really in the mood t'be cheered up, sorry t'say. Even if ye seem well cheery yerself.

[She crossed her arms beneath her breasts, mouth set in a firm, displeased line even as she threw in her own version of "glad to see you looking well".]

[rarestcandy]

You're a circus person?

[She seems pretty pleased by this news, face close to the 'gear when she opens up the video.]

My bud Ralph's in that! He's the strong guy. I show up for the candy an' the fun.

[lackingbeauty]

Animal tamer, at yer service. Pleasure to provide the latter, a course.

[She tries to remember to put her stage person on somewhat- more potential customers might be using this thing.]

[rarestcandy]

That's pretty cool. I bet with that kinda skill you could have this whole place under your thumb if you wanted to. I mean, I wake up with a walking volcano and seven months later he still doesn't listen to me! What a jerk, huh?

[But she speaks with an odd fondness in her tone. She may not get along with Diet Cola or approve of his activities, but there have definitely been times she's considered herself lucky to have him around.]

I'm not really made for raising animals or doing circus-y things, anyway. I'm a [coded] born racer!

[lackingbeauty]

A walkin' volcano? That somethin' from yer... "World", 'r somethin'?

[Yeah, Beast actually... doesn't know what a volcano is. Oops. But... she definitely doesn't mind this kid so far. She's wary of youngsters these days, but this girl seems to still have some sort of honesty in her- unlike most kids in her life.]

Racer? Racin' what?

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[soundmind]

Miss Beast?

[Of course, still with the 'Miss.']

My name is Maka. That clown's using my Rapidash in his circus, and he bugs me a lot, so there's that.

[lackingbeauty]

- Pleasure, Maka. Sorry I didn' catch yer name before.

[She remembers the girl from... well. The jumble of confusion and overwhelming strangeness of her arrival.]

[soundmind]

[She shrugs.] That's all right, the first day is always the hardest to deal with. Given how much the clown gets around, you probably had a lot of people talking to you.

[lackingbeauty]

More'n I can remember, rightly. Most shoven' animals in my face.

[Beast herself doesn't have a Pokemon or Pokeball in sight. - Give her time.]

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[exeggutorhead]

[Well this woman...definitely looks a bit like Envy's sister, Lust. If Lust had short, curlier hair.]

Didn't realize that I'd need to get interviewed before joining.

Name's Envy, I'm just in it for the month. Still want to talk to me?

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[lackingbeauty]

Don' think of it as an interview so much as a vettin'. In't that normal fer any job, no matter the term?

[God, Joker, have you just been hiring any old person???]

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[exeggutorhead]

[He laughs.]

Yeah, I guess it is, isn't it? I'm not really used to having the kind of job you'd get hired for.

You're at the circus now?

[He doesn't really mind going along with the vetting. This is the first interesting 'job' he's had here.]

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[lackingbeauty]

Well that'd be a question I pursue.

[Not that they don't hire people unused to work at Noah's Ark Circus- but it's somethin' you look in to.]

Rightly.

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[islandshore]

I might be able to drop by. It's just gonna be tough getting to Goldenrod from Cerulean.

[Still, he should probably introduce myself. So, have a quick wave and a soft smile.]

Anyway, name's Riku. Got a couple Pokémon on board for the circus. Like my identity-confused Weavile.

[It's said with a chuckle. Good thing Slash isn't in the room right now, or he'd probably be getting an earful.]

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[lackingbeauty]

If yer far out, ye needn' bother. Though I expect a greetin' in person like proper people next time ye are close.

[She's not got the geography down yet, but.]

Riku, then.

[The joke, if there was one, goes right over Beast's head, though, leaving her just. Arching a brow and waiting for an explanation. Identity-confused? Weasel?]

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[islandshore]

Well, getting there isn't the problem. It's getting back that'd be tough.

[Mostly because he hasn't trained his Alakazam to teleport to Cerulean yet. New locations are kinda tough, but eh. Maybe when this earthquake business slows down.]

So, when you say animal tamer, are we talking the kind that uses whips, chairs, and hoops?

[Classic lion tamer image there, though who's to say if it's even accurate?]

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[lackingbeauty]

Right...

[Beast doesn't get how that works so she's going to go with her version of "smile and nod".]

That we are. Only type I'm familiar with 'fore whatever the 'ell this place 'as goin'.