rekindleme | District Five, District Fun!

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District Five, District Fun!

Who: EVERYONE!
Where: Newly opened District 5.
When: February 1st
Summary: A new district up and running, a new opportunity for shenanigans!
Warnings: Inbox death may occur. System overload at own risk.

A change comes in the evening, as the barricades in the fourth and third districts are carefully disassembled and put aside. What's more, a quick broadcast goes up across the network:

'The Fifth District has been opened; all are welcome to explore, this time.'

And sure enough, everyone can easily come and go this time around; there's no doctors or equipment on hand. And by the time the sun goes down and the passages are fully open, the new district is lighting up. And the glow from the lights is bright enough to chase some of the chill out of the night and leave the neighborhood open for exploration.

There's plenty of buildings, mostly catering towards entertainment of some sort (and even a few movie theaters, and a hot springs and zoo closer to the fourth district) but the real hub is along the river. That's where the boardwalk can be found. It stretches from the city wall to the border of the fourth district, and is lined with shops, features an aquarium, and at the southern most end contains an amusement park. Complete with a ferris wheel that is well lit up and shining bright against the sky as the sun sets.

Welcome to the fifth district.

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[Crystal's taken up sitting on one of the benches in the tunnel, marveling at the marine life. There's something like this in the planning stages in Unova, or so she's heard gossiped about by trainers eager to tour the regions...

Aside from that, she'll be walking around and especially straying towards the otterdillo exhibit especially. Weird animal? More like 'I can imagine this being from my world.']

[ahh, the aquarium, a place where England could get close to water without needing to worry about drowning. finally, Saeng Seong had done something useful, and fun. it was here that England could see just how different this world was from his own. what strange creatures. otterdillos, seasloths, orangufish... such sea critters weren't found anywhere on earth!

he wanders through the tube with his hands in his coat pockets, feeling rather serene with the water around him. that's when he notices the girl. her familiar face popped up on the Network recently]

So, did you manage to find a new hobby?

[Ah, yes. Stage two of her public message: regret. Only a small bit, since she did manage to get a date... and find some potential hobbies... and met some new people... It wasn't all bad, even if she's still feeling a little embarrassed over it.]

I think so. Basketball isn't too hard, and Yuna's really nice. [Her upper body strength is pretty normal, compared to her legs, so the whole "shooting" aspect is a little tougher than expected... but she'll grow past it. Practice, practice, practice!] Everything else I've tried has been good too, actually.

Basketball? [England smiles, friendly. he doesn't want to intrude, so if Crys feels uncomfortable, he'll be on his way] It's probably a good idea to stay active around here. I'm glad you were able to find something to keep you busy.

Me too. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I didn't find something soon. [She's gotta be busy and then just... wean herself off of it. She can't quit the busy life cold turkey, yanno!] I wish I had thought of sports sooner. Maybe when it gets warmer, I'll try out football. I'm definitely better at kicking things than I am with throwing.

[Or soccer, for the Americanly-inclined.]

[he thinks of football as soccer, and not that silly sport where everyone runs around slamming into each other in the mud. American football... ~~gastly~~ ghastly!]

How long have you been here, if you don't mind my asking?

[Blessed be.]

I don't mind! Let's see... Three months now, I think. [It'd been time for some "Thanksgiving" holiday some people wanted to throw.] And yourself, if you don't mind me asking either?

A bit longer. [crosses his arms, looking a bit put-out. not at her, but at the inconvenience of this world] I arrived at the end of July.

[Yuna's been exploring around the new district too, but stops when she sees Crystal sitting there on the bench.]

Crystal, hey!

[Oh, her date! Or -- earlier date, she'll amend. She hadn't quite thought they'd be meeting again so soon. Crystal smiles, giving a wave.]

Hi there! Checking out the new district? [Duh. Stupid question.] I mean -- have you seen anything you liked in it? The aquarium's really lovely, and I heard there's hot springs too, but I haven't checked them out yet.

I don't know a whole lot about fish, but that otterdillo thing they have is pretty cute.

[Yuna laughs a little.]

You've gotta check out the hot springs, though. There's nothing like a nice hot outdoor bath whenever you want.

[ooc: We'll assume their date went well and just backthread it out, if that's okay with you? I PM'ed you the link to it the other day. /o/]

[ooc: I got it!! I just also ended up asking my castmates if their characters would try to dress Crys up for her date so I've been waiting on what their characters would suggest for her to wear to it before I tag... I was gonna assume it went well too \o\]

I know at least one of my friends is going to enjoy it. He's just like an Aipom. [Affectionate sigh! Dumb boys. Really.] It's still pretty cold though, isn't it... Aren't you cold when you get out?

[ooc: /thumbs up :)]

A little... but it's worth it when you're in there. It actually feels pretty good with the cool air hitting your skin while you're soaking in the nice hot water.

[Another laugh as she blushes.]

I just run back to the changing rooms when I get out so it's not so cold.

[Sounds dangerous!! But... she'd probably do it too. It's not that she's not good with the cold, it's just being wet in the cold isn't her idea of a good time.]

You could slip if you're not careful. [She's used to chiding children; sorry about the motherly tone, Yuna.]

Aww, are you already that concerned about me?

[Yuna winks, laughing a little.]

How did they do that? How?

[The excited squeak comes from the little boy behind Crystal who is practically plastered against the glass wall of the tunnel.]

What is that? What is it? It's so cute!

[Welp, someone is probably going to be here for the rest of the day getting handprints and fingerprints ~~and probably nose prints too~~ all over the glass unless someone stops him.]

[WHOOPS gentle tugging, she's going to coax him off of the glass. It's bad manners to get smudges all over new exhibits, even if they'll probably get cleaned up...]

It is pretty cute, isn't it? [It's exciting too!! She knows just how he feels.] As for how they do it... hmm. I guess it's like a giant tank, except with a space around the bottom so people can walk through. That sounds about right, right?

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A giant tank? But how do they make something so big?

[Diarmuid pulls against her a little bit since he doesn't really want to move away from the glass, but he doesn't fight too hard. He's just as excited to talk about the new cool tunnel as he is to look at it.]

Do you know what all these animals are? Are they like your Pokemon friends?

[So many questions, so little time! She's not sure how they do it - she's no architect - so she clears her throat and moves onto the topic she does have some familiarity with.]

I don't, and I'm not sure. I might ask the handlers about them when I get the time, but until then I'm just going to have to assume they're like the animals that are around the city. Except more, uh... [Cue a sharktopus swimming overhead.] ...Varied in appearance?

[Diarmuid is so distracted by the sharktopus swimming overhead that he doesn't say anything for several moments. Instead, he just stares at it in wide-eyed wonder. Finally, he seems to realize that Crystal has answered his question and starts, turning to her with an apologetic look.]

I'm sorry! Some of these creatures are so weird! Just like something out of a fairy realm. Of course, your Pokemon are like that too. Only they are your friends instead of wanting to hurt your or do mean things to you. A lot of the creatures in fairy realms aren't nice at all!

[Cu Chulainn comes zipping through the tunnel, waving his arms like he's swimming.]

Miss Crystal!

[He comes "swimming" over.]

Look! I'm underwater! With all the animals too!

[Cute x2, she can't believe this.]

I didn't know you could breathe underwater! [She's 100% prepared to play along with this. Maybe not to the extent that she'll wiggle her arms like she's floating in the water, but...] Be careful, though. There might be Sharpedo around, and their favorite food are little fish.

It must be magic! Good magic to let us play with the fishes!

[He looks back and forth, playing at being alert and on the lookout for monsters.]

Don't worry! I'm a strong little fish! I'll beat up any sharpedo that tries to hurt me! Or you, Lady Crystal!

[This is definitely why she likes working with children so much. So, so much.]

Thanks, Cucuc. My team and I will look out for you too! [Speaking of, she can at least let her Parasect out. Her newest addition, by a month or so, that's been liking the warmth of her appartment more than the chill outside. Bug/Grass-types are so difficult sometimes.] Parasee's very brave, so she'll charge in if it looks like you're in too much danger.

I'll be glad to fight sharpedos alongside you, Parasee.

[He gives Parasee a quick bow and then points in a random direction.]

Look! I think that might be a sharpedo coming! Though it's far away so I can't tell! Get ready, Parasee!

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