1st bloom

[punchtheflowers]

Bulba, uh... this is kinda out of the blue, but you don't happen to feel anything weird today or

Nevermind, fuck it.

Hey, guys. I know we just moved in an'all, but I need to take off for a bit. I think... Can't really explain it, but I gotta head back to the Garden in Vermilion. You know the one, Red.

Erika: sorry I'll be missin' your class this week. I was really looking forward to it I wanted to oh fuck forget that too

All right. No one better make any moves on Sis while I'm gone. Or I'll know.

I'll be back soon.

...I wonder if I'll recognize any of the Bulbasaur there.

Shit, I hope I don't fuck this ceremony up.

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[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

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Yeah, okay. Have you been gettin' that feeling, like you really need to go back to the forest you were born?

...It's probably just me.

[rivalsweetscent]

Yeah it might be.

[And then Private Times.]
I don't really have a forest where I was born. At least, not one that I actually know as it. I'm not really getting the urge to hustle back to Oak's Lab or anything but... I think I sort of understand the feeling.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Oh. Sorry 'bout that. I think. I can't really imagine not growin' up in a forest. Maybe that's why--

...Wait, so how'd you evolve into an Ivysaur if you didn't have an evolution ceremony?

[rivalsweetscent]

Man, a set ceremony would have been really convenient. I would have like to have waited for Green... But uhhhhh. I took a nap and woke up as an Ivysaur.

... Man that still sounds stupid.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

What?

How is that even possible?

Humans aren't allowed near the ceremony, so Green would'a had to miss it anyway. There's a lotta flowers. I used t'spy on my old man leadin'em.

[rivalsweetscent]

Beats me. My best guess is that I just soaked up enough sunlight to finally make it happen.

I didn't think so... But it sounds like its abnormal enough for me to be doing it off on my own. I would have liked to know it was going to happen so I could have told him.

... It sounds nice.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Well, you've been a Bulbasaur for ages. I always figured you were like Marie, and you just didn't want t'evolve. Makes sense though.

Yeah. It's beautiful.

...Shit, I feel old.

[rivalsweetscent]

... Not because I didn't want to. Guess things might've gone a little faster if I had a forest to call home, huh?

Nice warts.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Thanks. My face was lonely without the scales, so I got these piercings instead.

I don't think it's so much 'bout the forest as it is that a Venusaur helps 'em evolve. The forest thing's just where they all meet. That's, uh... what I gotta go do. Hopefully.

...Wanna come?

[rivalsweetscent]

...

That's actually really tempting but... I don't think my going would do either of us a whole lot of good, so I'll pass.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

I guess. But that's messed up.

None'a my guys have a problem with you - and even if they did, this ain't about Red's team or Green's team. You're an Ivysaur and I'm a Venusaur. That's all.

You oughta see the ceremony at least once in your life.

[rivalsweetscent]

Yeah. Yeah I'd like to I just... the timing really bites.

...When are you leaving?

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I don't wanna come back to find both our teams've killed each other.

I'm gone Wednesday morning. Still need to figure out the fastest way to Vermilion from here.

[rivalsweetscent]

That really wouldn't be a very ideal scenario.

Uh... I guess taking the train to Saffron might be your best bet. Or you could ask Bob, maybe. Seems like the sort of thing she'd be pretty keen about.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Asking God for directions to Vermilion just seems kinda... wrong.

Well... if you change your mind anyway, I'm headin' out at dawn.

[rivalsweetscent]

... I'll keep it in mind.

Thanks.