#let rayden read 2k18

[nelvana]

In which the team hangs out

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     Before going to bed the day before, Keahi made sure to get in contact with all the other Team Galaxy members that Rayden had recruited, and luckily they all agreed to meet up at the base in the afternoon to simply hang out. Now it was morning, and time to prepare for the guests that would be arriving later in the day.

    “Okay, so now that we’ve had breakfast, I think it’s time we start getting ready for this afternoon,” Keahi announced.

    “What do we need to do?” Nelvana asked.

    “Well, we should make some food to snack on throughout the day. I’m thinking of making some vegetable stew. I think everyone will like that. What do you think?” Keahi replied.

    “Maybe not Rayden,” Nelvana chuckled.

    “They can’t even eat, you silly!” Keahi giggled, “but yeah, aside from Rayden, some stew should be good for everyone. That will mean we’ll need some more dishes; we only have one set and there will be, uh, six of us, at least if I counted right. We also will need some chairs…”

    “Will we? I feel like Pearl and Bobo will like stools better, Rayden floats, and there should be room on the bean bag couch for Hiram,” Nelvana pointed out, already starting to bring out the fold-up table.

    “You’re right! That makes things a bit easier. So, two stools, another set of dishes, ingredients for the stew… what else?”

    Nelvana shrugged, “I can’t think of anything else aside from our general morning business.”

    “Me too,” Keahi agreed, “so, since it looks like you’ve already got the table out and you will be the better of us to set it up anyway, I will head out to town now and you can follow when you’re done. Sounds good?”

    “Yeah.” Nelvana nodded and picked up the team bag from its spot on the floor. “Here, catch!” she called and pretended to throw the bag at the torchic.

    “Woah!” Keahi flinched, thinking that the cubone was actually going to throw it. “Hey, don’t do that!” zie hissed, but smiled regardless. “Okay that was actually funny. But seriously though, don’t throw it.” Zie continued, walking over to collect the bag from zir partner.

    “Of course! I wouldn’t throw it, there’s important things in here after all,” Nelvana chuckled, handing over the bag.

    “Okay then! I’ll see you later then!” Keahi chirped and headed out of the house, leaving Nelvana to deal with the fold-up table.

    Keahi found out quickly that carrying a shoulder bag was challenging when one lacked good shoulders. Zie managed to balance it on zir back with the assistance of zir wings to keep it from sliding off. Zie hurried over to the Kecleon Shop as quickly as zie could to avoid having to carry the bag for too long. After falling off zir back a couple times, zir made it to the stand.

    “Hello there Keahi!” the green kecleon brother, the one on the left of Keahi, said. “What brings you here alone?” he asked curiously.

    “Hi there!” Keahi greeted, setting down the bag. “We’re having some guests later on today, so Nel is staying back to set up the table. I wouldn’t be much help there, since I don’t have thumbs. Or fingers, for that matter.”

    Green-Kecleon, as some young pokemon in the past have dubbed him, laughed warmly, “of course! That means you’re here for more than the usual quick buy and sell, hm?”

    “Yup!” Keahi hummed, looking through the bag. “Actually, I don’t think we have anything to sell anyway. Looks like just buying for today!”

    “Does any of that buying have to do with my end of the counter?” Purple-Kecleon asked, leaning over eagerly.

    “Nope, sorry. We still don’t have enough for any tms, and you know we don’t use orbs. Sorry!” Keahi replied.

    “Darn it…” Purple-Kecleon sighed, snapping his fingers in dismay.

    “Sorry bro, you just happened to pick the more expensive and thin line of business,” Green-Kecleon said, patting his brother’s shoulders comfortingly.

    “I know,” Purple-Kecleon hummed, stretching. “I obviously didn’t walk into here blind about running a business.”

    “Of course not,” Green-Kecleon replied, turning his attention back to the customer. “Now then, what will you be needing to buy for this get-together? I’m sure we have it here somewhere”

    “A couple stools, a set of dishes, a-“ Keahi started to name off the items from the list when zie noticed that zir partner had arrived. “Oh, hey Nel! That was fast!” zie commented.

    “Yeah,” Nelvana replied, shrugging, “it was pretty easy once I figured it out.”

    “Great! Now you can carry the bag again!” Keahi chuckled, letting zir partner pick up the bag and sling it over her shoulders like usual.

    Team Galaxy went through their shopping without any delays. The kecleons luckily already had some stools up with them for sale, so they didn’t have to wait and order some. The pair had to take a couple trips to get all the ingredients back to the house, but they made it within the hour. Nelvana set up the stools and the dishes while Keahi began cooking the stew. The day crawled on, the sun rose to its peak in the sky and head just started its decent when the first knock on the door was heard. There were the two most recent recruits, Bobo the paras and Hiram the scyther.

    “Hello!” Bobo exclaimed cheerfully, “I hope we’re not too early!”

    “Not at all!” Keahi called out from zir spot checking up on the stew. “There wasn’t really a set time so you two are good to go! C’mon in!”

    “You two have a nice house,” Hiram commented as the two of them walked inside.

    “Thanks! Feel free to sit down, make yourselves at home. I was just finishing up supper. Well it’s still the afternoon… lupper?” Keahi replied, “speaking of which, Nel, do you mind carrying the pot over to the table? I’m not the best at carrying things.”

    Nelvana gave a hum of agreement and got up from her spot reading on the bean bag couch. She went over and brought the pot of stew over to the table, while Bobo climbed up onto one of the stools and Hiram stood around, observing his surroundings.

    “You can sit down y’know,” Keahi mentioned, sitting down on the bean bag couch.

    “I know, thanks. I just prefer standing,” Hiram responded, shifting his weight in place idly.

    “Oooh! What kind of soup is that?” Bobo asked eagerly, leaning over to peer at the pot is steaming food.

    “Just some vegetable stew,” Keahi answered, smiling with pride at zir work.

    “Smells good,” Hiram complimented.

    Another knock sounded at the door and like last time, Nelvana answered. This time it was Rayden and Pearl who were waiting there.

    “BZZT! I HOPE WE’RE NOT LATE!” Rayden greeted.

    “No, you guys are fine. The others just arrived a couple minutes ago, actually,” Nelvana responded.

    “Yeah, awfully convenient we didn’t have to wait for hours for everyone to arrive actually,” Keahi added.

    “Well that’s good. We’re all here at around the same time,” Pearl agreed, a thoughtful smile resting on her face.

    Rayden and Pearl headed inside, and the geodude took her place on the other stool. The group sat around awkwardly for a few moments, none of them sure where to start a conversation. Finally, Keahi burst into nervous laughter.

    “Well this is a great start!” Keahi sighed, “we really don’t know much about each other, do we? Seems like a bit of a team flaw.”

    “Should we go around doing icebreakers?” Bobo suggested.

    “I guess something like that could work,” Keahi agreed, “oh! I have an idea. Since all of you decided to work out with Rayden, which must mean you’ll staying at your own homes over here. Are all of you out there with your families?”

    “I would be out here with you guys if I could. I love the town, filled with such lovely people. However, I need to live in a specific climate to stay healthy,” Pearl explained, “I quite like working with Rayden and the others anyway, so it all worked out,” she continued, smiling happily.

    “Oh! I stay out for my family, like Rayden does! Mama Shroom would be heartbroken if we left them behind. Also, I like staying out in the forest!” Bobo chirped.

    “BZZ BZZ. YOUR MOM IS NAMED MAMA SHROOM? I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST PARASECT. AM I MISTAKEN?” Rayden asked.

    “Yeah, she’s just Parasect. I was talking about the mushroom!” Bobo hummed, “Parasect lets Mama Shroom take over most of the time. Most people think the mushrooms always possess us when we evolve, but it’s actually cooperation! My mushroom, Bobby, likes to keep quiet and wants to let me keep assuming control after I evolve,” he explained.

    “That’s pretty cool!” Keahi said.

    “I just don’t like too many people in one place. The town doesn’t suit me,” Hiram said.

    “Understandable. I like people, but crowds can be bothersome,” Nelvana replied, putting a bookmark in her book.

    “Oh, you’re a reader I see,” Pearl observed, trying to get in a comfortable position on the stool. “A history book too. It isn’t often I see someone your age reading that in your spare time.”

    “Yeah, Keahi recommended it to me actually,” Nelvana replied, glancing over at her partner. “I figured it would be nice to learn about the world and whatnot. So that I’m not clueless with amnesia.”

    “You’re not clueless! You’re actually really smart!” Keahi blurted, giving the cubone a friendly nudge. “Although, it will be nice for you to actually know some of the past about this world without having me explain it to you,” zie admitted.

    “AH YES. BOOKS. I WOULD LOVE TO READ THEM. EXCEPT I CAN’T TURN THE PAGES. SO I HAVE TO JUST GET THE INFORMATION DOWNLOADED. WHICH IS LESS INTERESTING. BZZ. BZZ…” Rayden sighed.

    “You don’t get to read! That’s terrible!” Keahi gasped, and the others nodded in agreement.

    “We could turn the pages for you!” Bobo suggested, and then his eyes suddenly lit up with an idea. “We should make a book club! We could read books and help those who can’t read much and yeah!”

    “BZZT! I LIKE THAT IDEA! IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN,” Rayden buzzed

    “I do too, but where will we find the time for that?” Hiram pointed out, “we are a rescue team after all. And apparently the only good one around here. I heard about the Team Shiftry incident.”

    “The Team Shiftry incident?” Bobo asked, tilting his head sideways curiously.

    “Yes, apparently a rescue team almost turned down a very important mission because it didn’t pay well enough,” Pearl sighed, “were you two there to see it?”

    “Yeah, the only reason they went in the end is because Team A.C.T. showed up,” Keahi replied.

    “Team A.C.T.? The Team A.C.T.? They’re here? In Pokemon Square? That’s amazing!” Bobo exclaimed.

    “Yeah, we haven’t seen them since the, I guess, Team Shiftry incident though,” Nelvana added, “oh we should tell you guys about Team Meanies.”

    “We should. It was a disaster,” Keahi agreed, nodding slowly.

    “WAS THAT THE DAY THAT YOU GOT PEARL AND ME TO GUARD THE HOUSE FOR YOU TWO?” Rayden asked.

    “It was, but more has happened since then. Plus Bobo and Hiram haven’t heard about it yet,” Keahi told them.

    Keahi then launched into the story of them meeting Team Meanies. How rude they were, and how they almost robbed and possibly vandalised the place, then continuing on to explain what had happened with rescuing Metapod. Zie did zir best not to miss any details, but on the odd couple of times that zie did, Nelvana would chime in to assist. Nelvana found that her partner was a very skilled storyteller. The torchic put in lots of expression and energy into reciting the events. She figured that zie had had some experience telling stories before, likely to zir younger family members.

    One story prompted another, and soon everyone was having a chance to share their own experiences and interests. Even Nelvana, who had amnesia, and Hiram, who didn’t like talking much, were able to chime in and share their own opinions into the conversation. Their chatting continued throughout the day, only slowing down slightly while they ate the stew or they momentarily ran out of things to talk about. The sun moved across the sky, and before they knew it, the bright orb in the sky had begun to fade away into the hillside and it was time for everyone to be at their own homes.

    “BZZ BZZ! I AM SORRY. I HAD A LOT OF FUN HERE TODAY BUT NOW I MUST RETURN TO THE POWER PLANT,” Rayden announced.

    “Oh that’s alright! I’m glad you enjoyed this!” Keahi chirped, standing up from the bean bag couch and shaking zir tired limbs.

    Nelvana stretched and stood up as well, while Bobo and Pearl got the memo and hopped off their stools.

    “I hope we can hang out like this again soon! Maybe get that book club started up!” Bobo exclaimed, hopping around with pent-up energy.

    “That would be nice,” Nelvana agreed.

    The four guests dispersed in each directions to their own separate homes, leaving Nelvana and Keahi alone to stare out at the sunset.

    “That was really nice!” Keahi hummed, “there was a bit of an awkward start, but that was expected. It turned out really well in the end!”

    “Yeah. We should do it again sometime. Maybe it can be a once a week, once every other week or once a month thing,” Nelvana commented.

    “I’m leaning more towards the first couple ideas,” Keahi giggled, turning zir attention to the sunset.

    “Can we stay out here to watch the sun set and the stars come out?” Nelvana asked hopefully, glancing back at Keahi.

    “Sure! Here, I bet we can get a better view on the roof,” Keahi replied, scurrying out of the house properly and looking up to the roof.

    After some struggles, the two managed to climb onto the dome roof of their house. It gave them a great view of not only the sky, but also the land surrounding the area.

    “This is a nice way to end a nice day,” Keahi murmured, and Nelvana agreed.