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[Yes Ash, brilliant suggestion, except--]

I suppose so, but what about you? What are you going to do if you're not planning on going back to sleep?

[Unless we both take that option of drugging ourselves with Sleep Powder, but Venasaur might not approve.]

... Dunno. I wasn't thinkin' on doing anything so maybe if I lay here long enough I'll doze off again.

[ Though the idea of that happening again wasn't a favorable one. ]

-- But don't worry 'bout me. If I don't I'll think of somethin' to do.

Hm...well then, I guess I have no choice but to stay awake with you, at least until both of us are able to go back to sleep again.

[And unlike the debate from earlier involving the sleeping arrangements, he plans to actually stick to his guns this time...provided his body doesn't have other ideas and cause him to drift off soon, but yes, if you're gonna stay awake, then so is he.]

Eh? You can't do that. How are we gonna find out if Venusaur's sweet scent works on you if you don't go to sleep?

[ huffhuff go to sleep Cilan ]

'Sides I just told ya that I'm probably gonna doze off again.

You also said that you weren't going to go back to sleep right away, so I can at least try to stay awake for now until you doze off again.

[Which might be a losing battle since Cilan already looks pretty tired enough as it is, it's miraculous that he's even coherent enough to speak right now. But...]

...Also, this taste would be more bittersweet, if I'm the only getting any use out of it.

[...Err, well, somewhat coherent in that he can talk but it's still kind of nonsensical, even for him. But in other words, he's curious to know if using the Sweet Scent actually worked for you as well, Ash. It doesn't seem particularly fair otherwise if it only works on him.]

Edited 2014-09-12 04:28 (UTC)

You don't havta do that...

[ Though from the defeated sound in his voice it looks like he's getting too tired to argue this point. That and what Cilan said after seemed to cause him to shift uncomfortably. ]

I... I guess. But havin' it work on one is still better than none, right?

[ Roundabout way of saying that he hasn't. Not deliberately but hey Cilan didn't directly ask if it's helped him or not. ]

[Cilan frowns at that, and now he's sitting up a little more to look at his friend.]

No, of course not. I'd prefer it if it worked for both of us, Ash.

[Or at least if it worked for you rather than us, but he probably shouldn't say that.]

So until it does, I'm willing to try to stay awake, at least for a little while longer.

[So yeah, until you fall asleep or vice versa, you've got Cilan's (mostly) undivided attention.]

[ Ash let's out a sigh, clearly displeased at this outcome. ]

I told ya not to worry...

[ But... No matter how much he argues he can't force Cilan to go to sleep as much as he could make sure that Cilan got the bed, huh. ]

... Fine. But only for a little bit. I don't want ya staying up all night.

[For some reason, that gets some staring from Cilan before...he suddenly starts laughing, hand going up to his mouth to try to control the giggles. It takes a second or two before he speaks so that he can explain, but--]

Goodness, when did you start acting like an adult? This taste is very unlike you, Ash. [Seriously, just now you sounded like a parent telling off their kid for staying up late!] It sounded like the sort of thing I should have said instead!

Eh?

[ Ash just stares at Cilan confused until he explains. Even after that he doesn't fully understand. ]

Well I'm not--

[ He stops because yes. Yes he is kinda of doing that he was going to say. Um. ]

I've already gotten some sleep tonight. But I dunno if you've gotten any sleep so if you haven't then you should!

[ THERE WE GO. FLAWLESS. Even though it has almost nothing to do with what Cilan said. ]

Yes, I know. I just thought it was amusing to hear you say it like that, that's all.

[Blame the lack of sleep for Cilan finding what you said funny, okay. Or maybe the Sweet Scent is sort of working and is making him a little more relaxed.]

That said, until we are able to fall back asleep again, is there anything that you'd like to talk about? Perhaps a conversation about Pokemon or whatever else you'd like to discuss would help put both of us at ease, and thus able to sleep better.

Edited 2014-09-14 03:26 (UTC)

I-If ya say so.

[ Hey is the sweet scent is relaxing you then that's good! Doesn't help with Ash's not understanding how it was amusing. The fact that he's tired doesn't help either. ]

Something I'd like to talk about? [ See now would be a good time to actually talk, right?

...... ]

I know! There are some Pokemon you've never seen before until ya got here, right? Are there any kind o' Pokemon that you wanna see someday?

[ Naaaah gonna follow you up on that Pokemon suggestion instead. Y'know, something he'd like to talk about. ]

[Dang it Ash.]

Hm...well, the majority of trainers here from Kanto and Johto have made me curious about the Pokemon they have living there, so I'm sure it would be fun to see so many more of them someday, if I was ever to travel to those regions. After all, before I came here to Luceti, I had never seen Pokemon like Gyarados or even our friend Venasaur here. [Gesturing to the Venasaur in the room.] At least, not in person anyway, until then I had only read about them in books or had seen them on TV and the like.

There have also been one or two trainers from Hoenn and Sinnoh here in the past as well, and they also had many interesting Pokemon with them too--oh, speaking of Hoenn though, there is a Pokemon called Wailord that migrates from there to the oceans of Unova once in a while, but I haven't had a chance to see one yet since they can only be watched from the eastern coast of Unova. From what I know of them, they have quite a unique taste to them, since due to their impressive size, they are considered one of the largest Pokemon in the world, so I think it would be interesting to get to see one of those someday too!

[Too bad Cilan doesn't have any memories of Season Two, otherwise he would know that they did get to see a glimpse of them on their way to Eastern Unova.]

[ Did you really expect him not to choose that option.

But he listens with a small smile. ]

It's a lot different actually seein' the Pokemon than just readin' 'em in books, right? It's a whole 'nother experience and ya get to make friends along the way. And a lotta Pokemon are different than what a book or even the Pokedex might say about them.

[ ~~WE'RE NOT TOTALLY HINTING ABOUT A PURPLE CAT HERE NOPE~~ His smile brightens a bit ] Wailord, huh? It's true they're reaaally big! It's really cool seein' one in person and it's even cooler when ya get to ride on one! It's a lot different than riding on a ship.

[~~EVEN IF YOU WERE BLATANTLY HINTING AT IT ASH, HE STILL WOULDN'T AGREE ABOUT PURRLOINS~~]

You got to ride on one before, Ash? [aaahhh] That's amazing! I wish I had been there to see it...

Oh, what about you? Are there any Pokemon that you'd like to see someday as well?

Yeah! It was back in when we were travelin' in Hoenn.

[ Hoenn. That brings back a few memories. But he just smiles determinedly at Cilan's question to him, not even missing a beat. ]

Any Pokemon that I've never seen before! There's gotta be a lotta Pokemon that I've still haven't met and I wanna see all of 'em one day!

[Somehow that answer doesn't surprise Cilan at all.]

Well, knowing you, I'm sure you'll be able to accomplish that! After all, you've already done so much during your journey, so I suppose it would only be a matter of time until you'll have met every type of Pokemon there is to see, and likely befriended more than half of them by then.

[It's always impressed him how you've been able to make so many friends, even during the time they spent traveling together, so he has no doubt in his mind that you're probably going to make even more friends as soon as you leave this place.]

We dunno how many other Pokemon there are out there so I probably still have a long way to go. But not knowin' what new Pokemon I'm gonna meet next makes everything more exciting! And no matter what happens as long as I have my friends with me I'll be okay.

[ As he mentions that last part he glances at Pikachu who returns the look with a smile before looking back at Cilan. ]

And I dunno if I'll make friends with more than half of 'em but I do wanna make friends with as many as I can!

Yes, that's the spirit! [After a moment of thought, Cilan claps his hands together] Hm, just as I thought! All this talk about Pokemon appears to have had quite a fun and relaxing taste for the two of us, wouldn't you agree?

[Sure, they didn't talk about what SHOULD have been talked about, but he's happy to see that you're in a much better mood now than you were in before.]

Hm? Well, yeah! Talking 'bout Pokemon is always fun and relaxing isn't it? And it's somethin' that we could always talk 'bout for a long as we wanted to!

[ Just how many times could they have possibly have done this instead of what they SHOULD have been talking about. ]

Mm, agreed. I'm sure we could spend quite a long time talking about them.

[Though, he is starting to run out of things to say, but they may be due to his own exhaustion. So for a moment, Cilan's gone kind of quiet, and for a moment one could easily be forgiven for thinking that perhaps he's starting to fall asleep, but then he suddenly speaks up again--he's not quite ready to give in yet, not until he thinks he's sure that Ash is also gonna be able to fall back asleep again soon too.]

So, was there anything else that you'd like to discuss, Ash? [About Pokemon or anything else, really.]

[ During the silence Ash finds himself yawning and rubbing his eyes. Exhaustion is starting to take hold again but does he really want to try going back to sleep so soon...?

He zones out, finding himself jumping just a little when Cilan speak again. ]

Huh? Oh. Umm... [ he frowns. he actually can't think of anything to talk about but he wants to think of something. ]

Well... I can't think of anything but is there anything you wanted t' discuss? [ smooooooth ]

Hm...well, we could always talk about other things like how our Pokemon's training is going, or something else--surely, there must be other things in Luceti that can hold our interest. [In fact there is something that he's wanted to talk to Ash about, but...there's a slight pause, before Cilan decides to continue talking.]

...Speaking of which, how are things going for you here? Make any new friends recently? [Talking about friends is good, right?]

[ Ash thinks about it for a little bit longer before Cilan continues talking. His train of thought simply stops as he answers the questions. ]

Things are goin' okay. [ It's gotten perhaps a little better, but a few things have been how they have been. ] And yeah, yeah of course! Y'know it's a little different making friends here than back home 'cause we all don't have the same thing in common [ Pokemon, of course ] but it's still a lotta fun to make new friends here.

... And how 'bout you, Cilan?

Mm, it's about the same for me too. Things have been relatively well, for the most part. [Except for the recent time shift shenanigans sometimes, those can be annoying. (Just wait until he ends up spending a good chunk of time being startled by "ghosts" of people showing up soon too.)]

It could be better here, but I'm glad that this taste is a relatively normal one, at least for now.

[He's glad there isn't a draft going on right now, that's for sure.]

Edited 2014-09-21 00:29 (UTC)

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