#swag dragon kabu ( flcmedriven )

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kabu: nanu and i are no longer ‘just friends’ nessa: 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 kabu: we’re BEST friends nessa:

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nessa seeing the word ‘boomer’ and Kabu in the vicinity

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"Nessa! What does the term 'swag' mean? I must know!"

@flcmedriven

“Swag? What does swag mean?” She repeats innocently, this time for the Rotom lingering close by with her phone recording this instance. Sincerely, she did have answers for him and glad he asked…but the often occurrence of his questions could no longer go undocumented. 

“That’s a easy one Kabu. Swag is just like ‘dope’. It basically another way to say or call something cool. It’s got different contexts. For example, if you gave out merch handouts or something at your gym for fun you’ll probably hear some people call it ‘swag’. ‘Check out this cool swag I got from Kabu’s!’” She bounces up and hits a perky pose just to dramatize the scenario.

“Or, alternatively, swag can describe someone who just carries themselves in a way that’s cool. Everyone wants to be as swag as Leon is. And Gordie? He like…oozes with swag. It’s great.” She laughs, caught up in the explanation. “You’ve got swag too, Kabu. Jogging swag. People try jogging just like you do because it’s got it’s own swag. Betcha didn’t know that.”

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"Nessa, can you please explain 'boomer'? Am I one just like Nanu?"

This was for Kabu. This was for KABU.

“Kabu I…It’s—hh—hmmm,” Her mouth opened and closed. She huffed, then followed it with a thoughtful hum. How dare she doubt the internet to prove absolutely nothing could top ‘LMAO’.

“You and Nanu are….are boomers? Maybe? I mean—! You both look amazing for your ages so! But— no, okay.” She takes a real pause and a shallow breath. “A Boomer is a term some of us in the younger generations call people who are older than us….But usually those older people who get called that are irritating, grumpy, cranky and talk down on the younger gen for being….well us… It’s a derogatory depending on the context… so if some Gym Challenger says it after you’ve scorched their tail, call em’ out on their bad sportsmanship. They’ll probably be rattled you even know what they’re talking about.”

Nodding, in agreement with her own explanation for a hot minute she really wished she had pulled out her phone to record this new occurence of “Kabu’s Hip Word of the Day.”

“Though instead how about you and Nanu stick with being ‘dope’ for the time being? That better suits you both.”

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“Sshh he’s flirting.”

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"Nessa, I have another question. What on earth does 'YEET' mean?"

@flcmedriven

Oh this was an easy one. Probably the easiest one of all his inquiries so far. With a grin she comfortably sets a hip out and gives her hair a toss before she begins.

“Alright so—follow me here now, Kab— you’re taking on a Gym Challenger. They’ve taken out your first two Pokémon. You’re about to call out Centiskorch, who, most everyone knows, is your GigaMon. The moment when you call it back, that moment the Gigantimaxed Pokeball is in your hands…that moment when you toss it. That moment…is every gym leader’s moment of ‘Yeet’… It’s something people cry when you throw something so hard and with all your might and send it flying. It’s kinda like a battle cry. You just stretch your arm back and shout it right when you do it. Makes your throws feel powerful.” She demonstrates the motion with a huge grin on her face. Ever so casually, her Rotom Phone is drifting by behind Nessa pointed for Kabu’s reaction… 

“So when someone says ‘yeet’ or ‘yeeting’ OR ‘yeeted’ in a usual conversation that means they’ve figuratively throwing something aggressively away from them. It sounds kinda silly in regular conversation though…best used in action. Admittedly, i’ve always wanted to say it at least once during my battles, but I gotta keep it serious. Though there was a viral video not too long ago of someone catching Gordie saying it in one of his matches. It was good… well timed…If I find it, i’ll show it to you cause it’s the best example. ” 

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"Nessa! Please, I require your assistance. What does 'LMAO' mean?"

@flcmedriven

She sealed her sudden gasp with a hold of breath, puffing out her cheeks.The urgency in his tone, the casual kindness of saying please, the fact that he vocalized the acronym as a whole word than the individual letters. Right now even Qwilfish had nothing at the size of her cheeks. On the field, it was a given she had the type advantage, but this? This was almost a super effective 1-hit KO.

She couldn’t lie to him…he put so much trust in her. The breath she had been holding blew out as a sigh, putting her gameface on. Yet another term she’d take for the team, but at least he was asking her and not like…social media directly.

“It’s L-M-A-O. All the letters in it you say separately. People use it when something is really funny. Like, hysterically funny. As for the letters it spells out…” Oh. Crap she had to hurry before he picked up her  hesitation. “Laughing My A…A…Appletun—! Appletun Off. Cause it’s something funny, y’know?” Appletun…it was safe enough…

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"Nessa! I have something to tell you!"

“Hey! Did you fight your boyf—best friend and win?”

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"What is happening, Nessa?"

“Your swag is off the charts today is all...”

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“For the record, I didn’t use the expression ‘dope’ around him. And for further records it is just an expression. Not....not anything else.”

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"Nessa! You are /dope/ !"

⊱ @flcmedriven⊰

After catching a delayed ear of all of the lingo he’s been using today, she took a breath to promptly correct him, to finally douse out the rage of memes that had the words #DOPE and #THATSSICK trending… but with a look at him that breath fell to rise into a fond smile. He was beaming with the word, proud to use what he had learned. She couldn’t say she wasn’t impressed! He had used the term in the right context! 

An airy laugh bubbled out instead, touched. Nessa’s dark blue strands swayed back and forth over her cheeks as she shook her head. It didn’t hurt being “hip” for today, even if Kabu was his own trend of “hip” everyday. 

“Nah. Never as dope as you, Kabu. ♥”

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"Nessa, Nessa! What do you do when your best, best friend wants to fight you? Is /that/ flirting?"

@flcmedriven

A response is entirely delayed as Nessa simply smiles at him. Her pause isn’t intentional, the smile stuck on her face friendly in nature, but it’s taking every fiber and cell in her being not to instantaneously react to the double press of the word ‘best’ so insistently paired next to the word ‘friend’. She had too much respect to be reckless with a blunt ‘hey? yeah, you’re dating.’

Patience gives her breath and she shrugs to finally shake into some movement. “Depends on the context of the situation. I tell my friends i’ll fight them all the time and they know i’m joking.  But in your case if it’s your best best BESTEST friend, Nanu…then…” She stopped to stare at him again. She could lie about ‘LMAO’ , but this..this was a different situation now. “I’m going to say yes. Cause he’s a cop so maybe it’s a cop code for saying ‘you’re so cute I want to fight you’. Or an Alolan thing. Either way, flirt back. Cause i’ve never had a best best friend but if I did and they said that, i’d totally take it as flirting and flirt back.” 

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“Uh huh. Of course I understand...except I hear some hesitation. And that’s pretty unlike you.  ”

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"Nessa! I think I have decided... to try a tattoo! I even have a vague idea in mind. What do you think?"

@flcmedriven

She huffs out a laugh, shaking her head. “You can’t try a tattoo Kabu. Unless it’s a temporary one...which I have if you want one for fun. But if you’re serious. don’t tell me the idea. Just tell me when you want to go and we’re going. I know a place who’d make sure your first one is mad cool. It’ll be a fun surprise!”

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"Nessa, I have a confession to make."

@flcmedriven

The idea that it was Kabu saying this made the pit of her stomach wearily pool for a moment. She locked eyes with his showing that he had her undivided attention.

“Okay…I’m listening.”

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"Nessa, I have an unusual question for you. IF I were to ever get a tattoo, what do you see me with? Any particular design or theme?"

@flcmedriven

Suprised by the different tune of question, Nessa takes in a breath. She hates that, actually, she does have an answer but her brain screams for her to withhold it.

“Kabu…you know … you know I care about you. I care about you and I respect you for just about everything you do for me personally and for Galar. But…I can’t have this conversation with you because I really….very honestly…have a slight fear that you will actually go out and get a tattoo shortly after this discussion.”

She glances aside in a pause.

“And not let me come with you.”