Who's that pokemon?

[beforetights]

Who: Cu Chulainn and Diarmuid
Where: Apartment 3
When: After 4/12
Summary: Cu Chulainn meets the new pokemon

[Diarmuid had gotten his hands on a big, strange egg. Cu Chulainn wasn't too sure what the egg was, even though Diarmuid had told him it was a pokemon egg. He had still tried to eat it at first, before Diarmuid stopped him and confiscated the egg. For several hours on end, Diarmuid had taken care of it, but it showed no sign of hatching. Cu Chulainn was starting to get a little annoyed at it.]

[Then at night, it had suddenly hatched into a strange creature, almost like a cross between a horse and a fish. Now, Cu Chulainn was glad that he hadn't tried to eat it. Of course, it was so tiny and delicate that Diarmuid did most of the handling. But Cu Chulainn was excited about getting to play with it in the morning.]

[Come morning, Cu Chulainn woke up late to fine his brother and the new pokemon gone. Not knowing where his brother had gone or what he was doing with the egg, Cu Chulainn sulks, lying down on his stomach in the living room. The puppies, first White and then Grey, clamber onto him, forming a dogpile. There they remain, not moving except for the puppies occasionally pawing at each other's faces. Only when they hear the squeaking of the door do they turn around.]

Comments

[beforetights]

It was very good, brother! Both of you did great.

[He reaches to take the ring again.]

My turn again. We can switch places.

[smallspot]

That sounds like a good idea to me!

[Diarmuid claps his hands happily and then sniffs the air.]

The cake is starting to smell good. Do you think it will be ready soon?

[beforetights]

[He takes two sniffs. He can smell the wafting scent of baked goods.]

I think it should be! After all, it smells done.

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid takes another sniff and then motions toward the oven.]

Do you want to check on it or do you think we should let it go a little longer?

[beforetights]

I don't know. It won't catch on fire if we leave it in there, will it?

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid frowns.]

It might if we leave it in there too long. That is what happened to the soup. Maybe we better bring it out to check on it. I don't want there to be another fire!

[beforetights]

I don't either. I hate the alarm.

[He reaches to open the oven door. However, when he puts his hand in there, he has to draw it back because the inside is too hot.]

Oh no! I can't take it out!

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid walks over to test the heat and then makes a soft surprised sound.]

You would burn yourself! Lets turn it off!

[He reaches up to turn the oven off and then looks around for something. Finally, his eyes fall on the towel from earlier.]

Here! Can you use this to pull it out with? You won't burn your hands then, right?

[beforetights]

Let me try.

[Cu Chulainn grabs the towel and wraps it around his hand. Then he reaches in to pull out the baking sheet. With the towel, he can barely feel the heat.]

Yay! It's so much better now.

[He drops the sheet on the counter, next to the sink. The cake looks pretty golden, if a little flat. He reaches to try and pull a piece off...but burns his hand again.]

Ow!

[smallspot]

Oh no, brother! Be careful! If the oven and the pan are hot, the cake will be hot too!

[Diarmuid grabs another towel and Lir helpfully sprays some cool water on it. He then takes the towel and holds it out to his brother.]

Here. Put this on the burn. It will help it feel better!

[beforetights]

[He whimpers and grabs the towel, pressing it to his hand.]

You could've told me sooner!

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid frowns, eyes suddenly sad.]

I'm sorry. I thought you knew. Is it really bad?

[beforetights]

It hurts.

[He holds out his hand, showing that he has a blister on a finger.]

Can you kiss it better?

[smallspot]

I can try!

[Diarmuid leans forward and puts a light kiss near the blister.]

There, does that help? Or do we need to go find a druid to make it better?

[beforetights]

[He gives off a little whimper.]

Yeah, its a little better.

[He presses the towel to his hands again.]

...Can we wait until after we eat the honey cake to find the druid?

[smallspot]

It needs to cool. You don't want to get burned again, right?

[Diarmuid doesn't think his brother's burn is too bad. He remembers one of the people at his father's getting a burn like that from a candle once, but they always had a druid around so he looked at it anyway.]

Maybe we should go find the druid first if you think you need one...

[beforetights]

[He pouts and leans against the counter.]

But if we go, what would we do with Lir and White and Grey?

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid is quiet for a moment, thinking, and then an idea hits him.]

I could go find someone and you could stay with them. You could play with Lir and the puppies while you wait for me to come back! Or the puppies could stay here and Lir could come with us.

[beforetights]

[It's a hard choice to make. He looks from Lir to the puppies, and then to Diarmuid.]

...Can't we take the puppies too? And then we can all go look for the druid together.

[smallspot]

Only if you think you can't help me. I can't handle all three by myself!

[Diarmuid grabs one last towel to put over the cake so nothing gets into it while they are gone and it is cooling.]

What do you say? If we go now, we should be back in no time and then there will be cool,delicious cake waiting for us!

[beforetights]

I wanna go with you!

[Cu Chulainn puts his arms around his brother in a hug, though he has to be careful not to let his blistered hand touch anything.]

Because I have to make sure you don't get lost or anything.

Oops...that should have been 'can' instead of 'can't' in the last tag. Stupid typos...X.x

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid smiles and carefully returns his brother's hug.]

Then we will all go together. Just make sure you hold the leash in your not hurt hand! I will have you take Grey since he is calmer than White.

[It might be a little tricky to handle White and Lir, but Lir is pretty calm, and hopefully White will be good too.]

[beforetights]

[He nods.]

I'll be careful. Come on, Grey.

[He goes to get Grey's leash. However, when he tries to clip it on Grey, he finds that it's a little hard with only one hand.]

[smallspot]

Wait! Let me help!

[Diarmuid grabs White's leash and then runs over to help his brother. After a moment, not only does he have Grey leashed up, he has White ready too. That just leaves Lir.]

All right, Lir. Time to get out of the water. Lets go out on another trip!

[Lir seems kind of torn on going with them and staying to play in the water. This becomes clear when he starts swimming around in circles in the sink.]

[beforetights]

Aw. He wants to play more.

[Cu Chulainn peers over at Lir.]

Come on, Lir, don't you wanna meet a druid?