derailer | Reverie - Ingo Palace

The train is a standard modern subway car. Above the seats, where advertisements would normally be in a train, there are instead photographs of different scenes, although the fog makes it hard to see them. They depict different scenes of people and Pokemon.

[does getting closer help? if they stay indistinct, though, she'll check to see if there's anything visible out the windows.]

The scenes depicted in the pictures include:
- A child Ingo carrying Emmet on his back, while Emmet has scraped knees.
- A young adult Emmet entering an apartment while hiding a knife behind his back.
- A stylish woman between Ingo and Emmet, arms around their shoulders.
- Two elderly people who bear a familial resemblance to Ingo.
- A child Ingo pinning another child on the ground, drawing back his fist to punch him.
- A crew of uniformed Depot Agents saluting the camera, Ingo and Emmet at the front, and a large collection of Pokemon surrounding them.

[cute? well. mostly cute.

she takes a minute to look these over, before glancing aside to emmet.]

Do these seem all right, to you?

Yup. Those are verrrry accurate.

Reminds me a little of someone back home.

These are all pictures from our youth. Or at least, from more than ten years ago. That is fair to say.

Something of a trip down memory lane, then.

Yup. Which makes me wonder . . . if this is Gear Station, I wonder if these trains will actually have a "stop" or if they will have battles on the cars instead.

We'll find out one way or the other, but it won't hurt to be prepared for that possibility.

Punch punch punch!

Of course you would like that.

I encourage it.

You would have been such a bad influence on him.

And an amazing big sis.

Terrible.

[stifling a little laugh, there.]

Seems like it. Who's your new friend, by the way?

This is Serperior. A grass type pokemon in their fully evolved form. A traditional regional starter.

Ah-- it does look like grass suits it.

[it's cute...]

It sounds like mine is... water and ghost?

Oohh! A unique typing combination...!

[she's had it pulled up to look at it, so-- she takes a second to show her the entry for frillish in the app the attendant set up for her.]

Feels a little pointed, to me, but... fitting enough.

[she does have some longer sections of hair that are more like jellyfish tendrils. matching!]

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truthandideals - 2023-01-17 02:40 (UTC) - Expand

Are there, perhaps, any pictures in particular that she chooses to touch or linger over?

[ the last one! she definitely looks at that one a little longer. reminds her a lot of one of her own pictures (': ]

As you linger over the picture, you suddenly understand something:

You don't think of them as friends, necessarily, but they are trusted colleagues to you. To run an operation like this requires a lot of trust and cooperation, and they're up to the task when it comes time to get to work. You like being a boss and mentor, too... You hope they like serving under you in the same way.

[oh... yeah, that's something a little familiar, too. there's definitely an initial moment of surprise, at the sudden understanding, that shifts to a little smile.]

Wouldn't be surprised if they do.