Ai had been wandering about the pride festival, Spike and Mezi in tow. Spike followed along dutifully beside here while Mezi preferred to stay cradled in one of her arms. As they had found out, the big crowds the event had pulled in had gotten to the initially shy Cleffa and it was more comfortable for her to move about the festival this way. Ai had suggested taking a rest in her Pokeball, but Mezi wouldn't have it. Though she may have been a bit timid, she didn't want to miss out on all the fun the festival had to offer and Ai was glad she was making the effort. As they strode through the many stalls, there was one that seemed to catch her eye. Something called Petilil Plinko; it seemed simple enough and the design was cute. She took a few shots of the booth with her camera before approaching it, shifting Mezi over to her other arm as she started to tire a bit. 

"Fifteen plays, huh..." she mumbled, reading the rules set up on the side of the booth, "Might as well do them all at once, right?" She motioned to the woman running the booth, letting her know she'd take her fifteen plays up front. When she was handed the fifteen flowers, she started five of them each in different slots and let them go in sequential order. She took the remaining ten, divvying them up between Spike and Mezi. "I'll hold you both up here so you can play too, okay? Mezi gets to go first since I'm already holding her." Spike tried not to pout as he watched eagerly, waiting for the Cleffa to finish up so he could take his turn. 

< C'mon, just pick some slots! > he called up, Mezi shaking her head a little as she carefully thought about were to deposit her flowers.

< It's not just luck I bet! You gotta pick carefully, > she replied, and eventually had dropped all five of her flowers into the game. And with that, Ai gently set her down and heaved Spike up so he was high enough to drop them in as well. He was a bit heavier than Mezi was, so Ai had to let her camera dangle on its strap around her neck as she raised him with both hands. Unlike Mezi, Spike chose his five slots as randomly as Ai had.

 

MADE BY LILAC☆BUNNY OF GANGNAM STYLE

MADE BY VEL OF GS

"Hey, Heebs, I won you a boyfriend." Kaleo tossed the Pokeball he'd been handed up and down in his palm as they left the Skrelp Toss stand, in decent spirits but no longer convinced he owned the place.

{With the way you were screaming after he broke your losing streak?} The Meditite, apparently more interested in the emptiness of his drink cup rather than this revelation, busied himself with crumpling it in preparation to throw away. {You won yourself a boyfriend more like.}

"Wh-- oh hell no." Kaleo crinkled his nose. "Even if we were the same species and I didn't just win him at a fair, that would be weird. He's just a lil' guy." He paused a moment in thought, looking around to the throngs of couples for a moment thoughtfully "...Like, men are better with age. Women are fine as hell no matter if they're 20 or 60, but guys need a lil' time t'ripen. Like pizza, kinda."

Hibi, nonchalant as always, took a moment to toss away his cup in a wastebasket before speaking up again. {Don't tell me you want a da--}

"Hibiscus Meditite Dainthus!" Kaleo cut him off before he could finish the thought he knew his starter was edging towards, eyebrows shooting to his hairline. "This is a Tapu-fearing household with no place for such... suggestions!" He sputtered, retrieving his Pokeball from where it had been previously resting comfortably on the chain hanging off of his belt. His efforts to sound stern, however, were unfortunately ruined by the fact that he'd nearly cracked up. "You are GROUNDED. Go to your room and think about what I almost let you say."

Hibi just smirked. {But am I right?}

Alas, it seemed like he wouldn't be getting an answer to that one - the Pokeball had already drawn the fighting type in with a flash of light and a click. He'd looked at it for a long moment before shaking his head, clipping it back onto his belt chain before retrieving the Pokeball belonging to the other member of his posse he'd brought here. Hibi had been out with him all day on those little legs of his, so it probably was better to give him a rest... but it was still more fun to do these sorts of things with others, he'd found himself thinking as he'd released the Larvesta from her ball.

{I am the glimmer that dances upon the waves. The blanket that coats the world in bright dawn, staving off the night.} Kaleo blinked as she manifested into view before him, not... entirely expecting an entry monologue. But, considering how they'd met, perhaps he should have. She'd been about to continue, but upon not seeing an immediate opponent, she'd turned back to him quizzically. {...Child of sin? Do you require my guidance in matters beyond warfare?}

"Only ya company." He pointed out the Petilil Plinko stand nearby with a smile. "There's a game over there where you drop flowers down a board n' win stuff. Wanna try?"

{A mortal distraction?.. Fascinating.} She spent a moment staring at it curiously, as though expecting it to catch on fire or something. When it didn't, she raised her front legs to him and wiggled them like a child demanding to be picked up. {Direct me to its entry, disciple. Its fortitude is considerable, but I shall make its boons our own.}

So, lifting her up so she could perch comfortably on his arm, he did. It was a bit odd, listening to the little Pokemon chant... something... to herself as she dropped each down (a spell for luck? he didn't know), but before he knew it, they'd used up all 15 of the tokens. Sol at least seemed to enjoy it, at least, so the results didn't matter overmuch.

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