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purple_krikee (purple_krikee) wrote in wings_rpg,
@ 2009-08-14 12:41:00

Lulu and Purple.... Together Again~ [Finished]
Who: Lulu, Purple and their Pokemon
What: Cake
Where: The Gym in
When: Afternoon, Friday
Why: Purple senses that Lulu's most llikely in super!work mode and decides to surprise Lulu with cake and a visit.

It was Friday, that meant the Gym wouldn't open 'till closer to dusk today, to give the trainers that get up so early every morning to prepare the Gym a break. Plus, Purple enjoyed having the day to himself sometimes, especially now that stress level for all had climbed to unbearable levels. Purple had also began giving one trainer the day in the Gym off, so they could join him in watching the Gym at night. Lately, Purple had not been sleeping much, instead deciding to thrive on coffee and the adrenaline rush of battling.

However, Purple, who hadn't heard much from any Gym Leader, knew that the Leader of the Russet City Gym had slept even less than him. Knowing her, right now, as Purple traversed the path towards Russet, she was hard at work, trying to identify members of Sol and interrogating those they had. In his current bout of insomnia, Purple had baked a lovely lemon cake and realized he wasn't hungry, so he grabbed up his backpack, brewed a pot of his favorite coffee that matched well with the cake and set off for Russet.

It was around midday when Purple made it to the city, Pie, Punch and Toxic flittering happily behind him, chattering amongst themselves. Purple knew that the Gym would be closed and under lock and key during the day, so he immediatly headed into to town towards the International Police Headquarters in Russet. Knowing Lulu, she was there. Plus, there'd be more people to share the cake with, Purple hoped at least and even if she wasn't there, he could still ask about the latest developments in the case.

There was no possible way the trip wouldn't be worth it. Within a couple of minutes, Purple had reached HQ and casually entered, nodding to one of the police officers he knew and walking over to information, inquiring about the location of Lulu's office. It wasn't important, since her office was the one where people seemed to walking in and out of constantly. Purple knocked on the door and called,

"Lulu, it's Purple... er, Anthony, have a minute for a break and some cake?"

Purple chuckled as his joke. He didn't even mean to rhyme it and it did. He was good.

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lolol repost, figured she'd call him Anthony rather than Purple

darkpulse
2009-08-14 12:16 pm UTC (link)

Purple was definitely right in assuming that she was swamped. There had been a gym raid so soon after she had devised a plan with the other leaders specifically so that this wouldn't happen, leading to inquiries about wasting the department's money, and despite it not being her jurisdiction it was apparently up to her to clean the mess up. There had to be another Team expert somewhere in Shiko.

Mentally, she didn't let the abundance of work get to her, but physically...well, she had no control over that. She'd gotten little sleep in the past few days, evident by the dark circles under her eyes, starkly contrasting with her pale face. The little sleep Lulu was able to squeeze in was on the small sofa in the corner of her office, she hadn't been home in days. Very little progress had been made in finding those who targeted Amaranth Gym...the whole ordeal was exhausting.

Lulu ran a hand through her hair, pouring over a report on spores left inside in the gym, and balled it into a fist. They wouldn't ever find a match unless they had spore samples from any of Sol's Pokemon in the first place. Which they didn't. She took a deep breath, trying to avoid ripping the paper apart, when she heard a knock on her door.

Through the window, she saw Purple...he had better have something good. Lulu got up from her chair, stretched, and opened the door for him.

"I can't even remember the last time I had time for a break, Anthony. But...I wouldn't mind a piece of cake."

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Re: lolol repost, figured she'd call him Anthony rather than Purple

purple_krikee
2009-08-14 11:18 pm UTC (link)

"Well, Lulu. Put down whatever you're working on and take one. You look like you need it. If there was anyone who kept up with you I don't doubt they'd be incredibly worried about you." Purple began.

He entered through the door and put a hand on Lulu's shoulder.

"I also brought an awesome beldn of coffee that matches perfect with the cake, the only thing I don't have is mugs, but I figured in a HQ like this, there would be plenty of those." He continued, setting his backpack down, "I hope you like lemon cake."

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darkpulse
2009-08-15 01:33 am UTC (link)

"It's not me you should be worried about...don't you have a gym to run?"

Russet's biggest workaholic wasn't intending to let her guest stay for long. Not until she heard the word "coffee" anyway. At that, she finally broke a smile.

"Of course we do. The coffee and donuts stereotype is completely true, you know," Lulu told him, pulling a mug out of her desk drawer. "There should be extras in the break room, if you'd like to follow me there."

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purple_krikee
2009-08-15 01:57 am UTC (link)

"We open late on Fridays." Purple casually mentioned.

"When was the last time you were in your Gym for Challengers?" Purple then challenged, with a small grin.

The grin broke out into a full smile after Lulu responded, "Good to know. I'll make enough for the whole police force next time."

Purple nodded and grabbed up his backpack, sweeping his hand out in a lead the way motion.

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darkpulse
2009-08-15 02:29 am UTC (link)

"I was in my gym last night, just like every night," she replied, "I don't let stress in one job interfere with the other. You should know that."

Lulu stepped into the break room. She and Purple were the only two people inside, everyone else stopped by for coffee in the morning, and remained busy for the rest of the day. One of the grunts taken in during the mine raid had gotten off on a technicality - most of the force was busy trying to find something else to nail her for.

"Officer Stapp is on vacation, you can use his mug," she said, flinging the cabinet doors open.

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purple_krikee
2009-08-15 08:37 am UTC (link)

"I'm just making sure is all. I know two of my Gym Trainers have come down with something, so I was forced to be open every other day." Purple babbled.

The empty break room surprised Purple, but then again, who had time to take a break at this point? The coffee pot was also suspiciously empty... Purple would change that before he left. Least he could do.

"Ah, alright, which one is it?" Purple asked, diving into the cabinet of many mugs.

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	darkpulse 2009-08-15 08:53 am UTC (link)
	"It's the white one with the picture of his Vulpix on it." Lulu sat down at the table, stifling a yawn behind the palm of her hand. "So, Anthony, what brings you to Russet? Besides distracting me from my work." Despite her somewhat harsh words, she smiled softly. Her hand reached under the table, where her Houndoom laid lazily, to scratch between his horns. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

purple_krikee
2009-08-15 09:11 am UTC (link)

Purple smiled, albeit quickly and grabbed the mug, spinning and smiling widely at Lulu.

"To check up on you and make sure you weren't overworking yourself too much. I've heard the stories and I... well, despite my behaviour lately, I wanted to make sure you, the Gym Leader who's in the police force, weren't overworking yourself to the point of it becoming unhealthy.

I do worry about the other people in my life, even if I can't follow up on my worry all the time."

Purple set the mug down on the table and opened up his backpack, removing the thermos with the coffee and the cake.

"Pie put alot of effort into this one, so I hope you enjoy it." Purple finally said.

He then removed a small knife from his bag and cut Lulu a piece and handed it to her on a napkin. After that, he cut another piece for himself and then poured the two a cup of coffee.

With that, Purple smiled and took a sip of coffee. Still hot, just the way he liked it.

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darkpulse
2009-08-15 09:45 am UTC (link)

"Just concerned about my health, hm?"

Lulu sat and waited for him to get set up. She couldn't shake the thought that Purple had something much more important to be doing right now, but it was still a kind gesture. She'd give up on barking at him, for now. She took a bite from her slice of cake, savoring its soft texture and slight lemon flavor.

"Tastes delicious, thank you."

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	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 10:22 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, are you questioning my motives Officer?" Purple asked, intrest piqued. "Oh I'm so relieved. That's really good to hear. About the cake anyway." Purple added, nodding. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-15 10:41 am UTC (link)
	"Not many people would make the trip to another city just to share a cake," she stated, taking a sip of coffee. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 10:45 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not many people." Purple added, mirroring her movement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-15 11:08 am UTC (link)
	"I suppose that's true," she admitted, occupying herself with her cake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 11:20 am UTC (link)
	Purple took a bite of the cake and looked to his Pokeballs. Where there were six, now only five sat and Purple missed Odd's presence immensely. "Lulu, have you ever missed someone, but known you had to let them go, even if it was for a short while?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-15 11:28 am UTC (link)
	Lulu's eyes widened at the question. It was...unexpected, to say the least. "Yes...," she replied slowly, laying her fork down, "I've had to let someone dear to me go, like most people. What is this about?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 11:32 am UTC (link)
	"My brother... Nothing huge. Just an unresolved issue I fear I'll never be able to resolve fully, since the person in quesiton won't speak to me any more," Purple replied, looking to Lulu. "Some people are lucky enough to never have suffer through that, so I thought maybe... you'd have been lucky enough." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

darkpulse
2009-08-15 11:46 am UTC (link)

"Your brother..."

This conversation was going to get very uncomfortable, very quickly. It sounded remarkably similar to her own brother...Derek. But she wasn't like Purple. Lulu wasn't emotional and she wasn't nice. She had no desire to reconcile, to talk it out, to hug and make up. Lulu lived every moment of her life working towards revenge.

Missing her brother was a thought she'd struggled to push to the back of her mind for years.

"Well, unfortunately, I'm not."

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purple_krikee
2009-08-15 11:51 am UTC (link)

"Eh... sorry about that," Purple shook his head and smiled, "No need to spoil a somewhat peaceful occassions with silly ideas floating around in my head. I just seem to spout off everything floating around my mind when I'm around you. Not sure why though..."

Purple scratched his chin and wondered. Why was it that everything seemed to slip out around Lulu?

"Yeah, I'm still looking for someone who hasn't, I've always wondered what its like." With that Purple ended that thought.

"So, have you had any challengers lately that might present a good challenge for yours truly in Sienna?" Purple inquired, grinning.

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darkpulse
2009-08-15 12:31 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, don't be..."

She tore her eyes away from her cup and looked back at Purple. It registered that he was acting oddly, that much was clear. Lulu wrote it off as a result of the awkward conversation topic.

"There are plenty of people in loving, nonviolent families. They shouldn't be too hard to find. It's actually harder to find someone in the same situation, someone who might understand," she mused, trailing off at the last syllable. The change of subject to gym matters was very much welcomed.

Lulu sighed, "I think I've been getting a little sloppy, it's probably a lack of sleep. Absol's been taking battles into her own hands again. You'll have a few challengers coming your way soon. Nobody spectacular, I'm afraid."

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	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 12:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah darn. Oh well. Another great trainer will have to come along soon," Purple mused, "Well maybe it's time to change that lack of sleep and actually sleep more during the day, maybe 3 to 4 hours?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-15 12:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I usually sleep from sunup to when I need to be at the station at nine, and then from five to sundown. It usually works, but I've had to work right up to until the gym opens since this whole Sol mess started. There isn't enough time in the day to tinker with the schedule much." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-15 12:58 pm UTC (link)
	Purple nodded, "Just don't want easily give someone a badge who'll then get clobbered by me." Purple chuckled at his own joke, then looked to his cake pulling his eyebrows towards one another. "That wasn't funny." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-16 01:14 am UTC (link)
	"I don't intend to make a habit of letting people through so easily," Lulu yawned. "But I guess it would be more interesting for you than having no challengers at all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-25 12:27 am UTC (link)
	"Very true. Having no challengers and other things to attend to is the worst... but I'm guessing you know that all too well." Purple commented, scratching his chin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-26 08:18 am UTC (link)
	"You know I do," she agreed, setting her fork down on her now-empty plate. She took a peek at the clock on the side of the wall, ticking away. Always ticking, far too quickly, never enough of it to go around... "I should get back to work soon." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-26 08:26 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I probably need to get back to Sienna anyway.." Purple wiped at the corner of his mouth and smiled. "Well I hope my visit made you smile a little bit and brought a break to your otherwise tedious work schedule and maybe we should make these visits more often... That is, if you like." Purple added, laughing and flushing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-26 08:34 am UTC (link)
	"I wouldn't mind at all. Even I can afford the occasional coffee break," Lulu said, standing up and pushing in her chair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-26 08:37 am UTC (link)
	Purple joined Lulu in standing, quickly slipping the dishes into his bag. "Well that's great. I'll give a ring next time to make sure I don't interrupt anything." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-26 08:44 am UTC (link)
	"That would be appreciated." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-26 08:48 am UTC (link)
	"Take care of yourself Lulu, alright?" Purple asked, strapping his backpack on his back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkpulse 2009-08-26 09:00 am UTC (link)
	"I'll do my best," she said, offering a faint wave. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	purple_krikee 2009-08-26 09:02 am UTC (link)
	Purple had already turned around and it hid his frown. "Alright, till next time." With that Purple headed towards the exit, unsure why her answer made him so uneasy. (Reply to this) (Parent)