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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:30 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:03 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:14 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:16 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:31 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:33 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:34 pm
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Zacharie paused, unsure what the other was doing until he noticed the previously clean cloth come away dirty. “...Thank you.” He resisted the urge to rub at his face again. “The best way to learn is by doing.” The Agent shrugged, “You can ask me anything, I don't mind it.” He bent to pluck a few prickly stems attempting to grow in, not even so much as wincing as the small thorns dug into his skin.
“...You might need some gloves though.” He said, thoughtfully examining the weed until his gaze shifted over the the normal-type. He laughed lightly and shook his head, “S'okay, it's pretty cool that he can do that.” He tossed the weed into the basket before crouching next to Akira again. “Here,” His tone was full of amusement as he reached for another weed. “Grab it as close to the ground as you can and pull gently.” He demonstrated, tanned fingers wrapping delicately around the stem and wiggling it a bit before carefully tugging it free.
“It takes some practice.” He assured the other, digging his fingers into the soil to tug the roots Akira had missed free.
Kuroko cocked his head curiously, He asked, thinking of the different treats Andre kept around. Zacharie didn't often buy treats like Andre did. Instead making his own treats that consisted mainly of plants and what he called “protein supplements”. Only the bigger, carnivorous pokemon got stuff with meats in them.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:34 pm
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“Anything?” he repeated, watching Zacharie uproot some plants by their prickly stems. “Then...would you be okay with me asking about things other than gardening…? Like...personal questions? If not, that’s fine,” he added quickly. “Um...you wouldn’t happen to have any gloves on you, would you?” If there weren’t any, maybe he could just use his hands through the cloth of his clothes or something.
“It’s pretty cool,” Tel repeated, hopping about a bit on his trainer’s shoulder. “It’s pretty cool he can do that.” He fluttered down to land on Zacharie’s hand as the Rocket Agent showed Akira how to pull out a weed the proper way.
“Tel, get off him! He can’t work that way,” Akira scolded playfully, attempting to coax the bird back onto his hand by putting it near Zacharie’s. Tel cocked his head at it but otherwise didn’t seem interested in moving.
“It’s pretty cool he can do that,” the Chatot said again and imitated Zacharie’s laugh.
Akira gave the bird an incredulous look. “Evidently he thinks it’s pretty cool you can pull weeds,” he told the purple-haired man. “You can just shake him off if you need to.” Reaching for another weed, he did as his new teacher had advised him and was rewarded with the whole plant being pulled out by the root. “Oh, hey. That wasn’t so hard.” The next one he tried was quite a bit tougher, though, and he soon discovered that not all weeds were equally stubborn.
Happa said, pawing at the earth at the base of Akira’s next target.
Tel translated to their trainer.
Nodding in thanks to both his pokemon, Akira obeyed. The root came free. Realizing it was the plant that he had seen Zacharie feed to Kuroko earlier, he held it out to the Espurr. “Um...do you like these?” he asked.
Happa dug at another dandelion and pulled it out before bringing it to Kuroko.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:34 pm
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Zacharie glanced at the other from the corner of his eye, trying to gauge what the other could want to know. “Sure, if I don't want to answer them I won't.” He nodded amicably as he reached for his bag nearby. “And yes, I always carry gloves.” He tugged a pair of gloves free and passed them along.
...Then paused as Tel landed on him.
“He's okay, I don't mind.” He reached up to gently run his finger along the pokemon's soft feathers. He sat back in the dirt, careful not to sit on any flowers, and took to petting the pokemon. “Gardening is pretty cool, in my opinion.” He agreed with the bird, smiling just a bit as it imitated him again.
Kuroko glanced over at Akira lazily before nodding and giving an excited squeak. He took the flower from the boy, stuffed it into his mouth, and then took the one Happa was holding out for him. The Espurr murmured, twirling the weed between his paws and watching it spin to the ground.
“Don't make yourself sick eating all of those.” Zacharie warned. “I have a jar in my bag if you want to save some for later.”
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:35 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:35 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:36 pm
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“Well...I guess it’s not so bad if you don’t know what you’re missing,” he answered, once again touched by Zacharie when the younger man expressed sympathy, “but since I got Happa, I’ve been able to enjoy it more, so it’s nice.” Akira kept watch on Telephonic to make sure he wasn’t being too much of a nuisance to his new perch. “And Happa wants to go out a lot, so I’ve been getting more sun whether I want to or not just to keep him happy. He’s helped me gain a greater appreciation of nature that way, though.”
Tel raised his head to allow Zacharie to scratch him easier, craning his neck at an angle. Akira gave the other trainer a skeptical look. “Good or bad, there’s obviously something there,” he pointed out. “And if you don’t want to talk about it, that’s okay, but I thought you would at least be honest about it. Can’t you be honest with yourself?.”
The Chatot didn’t seem to mind the shrug and hopped a bit before whistling long and low in response to the apology.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:36 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:37 pm
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“Yeah...I may not have spent much time around them, but I’ve always liked trees and what they stood for,” the Akira said, following Zacharie’s gaze toward the trees. “Grounded, calm, steadfast, growing in spite of whatever chaos might surround them… I’ve often wished I could be more like that.”
He watched the purple-haired man’s demeanor change as he continued to work. “...Zacharie…” he said softly, pausing after pulling up another weed to put an arm around the gardener. “Some people just aren’t worth the effort. You did your best, didn’t you? If he’s still going to turn his back on that, then he’s a moron. Who needs him?” Akira put his other arm around him in a brief hug before letting him go. When he noticed the other reach up to tug on his hair, though, he stared, blinked, and laughed. “...So you even do that too? Wow...I really feel like...I can relate to you a lot.”
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:37 pm
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