Hey i know im nerdy but i recently found this word, "etiolate" and it's a process of growing plants without light which results in thin, weak stems and i thought wow is that deep or what like the metaphors a good author can use this for
somebody heed my call and write something beautiful with etiolate pls and thx
61. subtle: not immediately obvious; hard to understand
Green called out Blastoise hesitantly. He pointed to a snow covered slope that ran smoothly down the mountain. It was fairly (ok fine, dangerously) steep, but if Green could slide down the slope in one piece it would save at least two hours of winding tunnels; having left the mountain a little late, the extra time was precious). Blastoise caught on rather quickly and gave Green time to secure himself on his shell. After deeming himself as safe as possible and praying to Arceus that he come out of the experience alive, he gave Blastoise the go-ahead nudge.
Blastoise lay down on his stomach and carefully assessed the slope. It was fairly straight and devoid of trees or boulders; however, it would entail a few sharp turns. Blastoise slowly pushed off, squinting to keep the flying snow out of his eyes.
Two minutes later, Green tumbled off Blastoise's back, shaking none too subtly. He'd almost died at least ten times in just a hundred seconds. Blastoise looked pleased, and Green was able to offer a weak smile in congratulation. Blastoise swept him up in a hug, and then gave him two heavy pats on the head.
62. judicious: wise and careful
Green recalled Blastoise and next released Charizard. The fire dragon assessed its surroundings, and looked up at the darkening skies to orient itself. Unlike Blastoise, who had been a little too eager to freaking slide down some thousand feet of mountain, Charizard appeared more judicious, especially as it appeared to be quite proficient in celestial navigation. When Charizard appeared ready to fly, Green tried to climb on its back. The dragon batted him off, snorting, and seized his arms before flapping its wings furiously and taking off. Green clung onto Charizard's limbs for dear life, his stomach protesting at the sudden upward acceleration.
63. quixotic: foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous; impulsive or capricious
Dangling from Charizard turned out to be less uncomfortable than expected, though Green's shoulders were definitely beginning to become sore. Despite flying at high speeds, Charizard flew extremely smoothly, and if Green could have just tucked in his shirt to stop high speed cold wind from freezing his stomach, he might have actually enjoyed the experience.
As his arms began to ache, he began to grow a little resentful. He knew that like the rest of his species, Charizard had this kind of loyalty thing going on, and only let Red on his back for flights. Green had seen Red trying struggling to get Charizard to fly with him for a long time after Charmeleon evolved. It was a quixotic thought, but Green wished he had made a greater effort to get close to Charizard. The dragon had not seemed very happy when Green commented on the dozens of half melted smiley faces. But hey, in his own defense, it did look really creepy.
64. desiccate: to dry completely
When the familiar landmarks of Viridian came into sight, Green's lips and cheeks were desiccated and bone dry from the wind. Charizard dropped him off in front of the Pokecenter. Green tried to thank Charizard, but words wouldn't form between her dry lips. He offered a hug instead, a little more hesitant and awkward that what Blastoise had given. Charizard snorted as if amused when Green cautiously wrapped his arms around the other. Green was groaning internally as he recalled the horrifically awkward school dances. Charizard slapped Green's back with his tail (hopefully a friendly gesture?) and then pressed the button on his pokeball, recalling himself. Green gaped as the red light enveloped the pokemon and then disappeared. Had pokemon always been able to do that?
65. maelstrom: a violently confused state; a very large whirlpool
Green came back to his apartment to find the door unlocked and Leaf sleeping in a mess of blankets in front of the TV, whose fluorescent light flickered tiredly. The kitchen was in a mess, as if it had been subject to some maelstrom of take out boxes and plastic bags. The TV show currently on was one of those kids' cartoons, Debonair Dragonair, that aired all day and always had a repeat on one channel or the other. Green leaned on the back of the couch to watch for a few minutes, and to his surprise, things shot up from G to at least PG-13 in a couple seconds as the cartoon dragonairs intertwined, and kissed quite intensely. Green raised an eyebrow as he switched the TV off. Kids watch this kind of stuff nowadays?
66. cajole: to attempt to persuade with flattery or insincere talk
Green trudged upstairs and into his room, and unloaded his still slightly damp backpack and Red's pokeballs on the nightstand beside his bed. He quickly noticed the absence of his blankets, and realized that Leaf had taken them all. Rubbing his temples, he slowly walked down the stairs, struggling to stay awake as he made another cavernous yawn.
Leaf had hugged the blankets around her in a death grip, and Green, too tired to wrestle her for them or start a fight, tried to cajole her into letting go of a couple. Leaf was dead to the world, and Green, sensing inevitable defeat, crawled up the stairs and picked up a coat from his closet. He flopped on the bed, curled up in fetal position underneath his coat, and promptly fell asleep.
67. astringent: severe; strong; harsh
Green woke up to the sound of Leaf yelling, presumably on the phone. 6:33 AM. As he gradually swum into consciousness, he caught several pieces of the conversation.
"WHO THE HELL'RE YOU AND-" Leaf's astringent shouting became incoherent as it was muffled by loud pot clanging. Green winced as he shed his coat and stretched out his limbs. His arms were sore.
"-KINDA NAME IS ARABELLA? ARE YOU DATING GREEN?" Green stiffened a little, and grimaced. Trust Leaf to jump to conclusions like that.
68. seduce: to lure or attract; to lead astray
Green splashed his face with cold water, trying to awaken into the land of the living. As he finished brushing his teeth and shaving, Leaf quieted down, but he could still hear her talking, though in a much less hostile voice. When he came down stairs, Leaf muttered a "gotta go" and hung up the home phone.
"Morning." Green proceeded to pour himself some coffee. He needed the caffeine soon.
"How's Red?" Leaf opened the fridge and unwrapped some bread before popping it in the toaster.
"Same."
"...Arabella's definitely gay."
"Mhm." Green sat down at the breakfast table, flipping through some new emails on his phone. "Wait what?"
"His voice is hot. He said he was single, and hot guys are always either single or gay."
"...what, he try to seduce you or something?"
69. firebrand: one who stirs up trouble or revolt
Most of the emails were that had popped up while Green had been Wi-fi deprived the day before had the same underlying tone as Surge. Except for Blaine. His response had been a surprisingly cheery one. "I've always been the guy that helps the firebrand," he had laughed. "Have fun convincing the others though. Hey, we should have a rematch and check out who's been training harder. Come on over to Seafoam some time." The video recording paused, and Green did not fail to note the extra wrinkles in Blaine's forehead. After Cinnabar had erupted, Blaine'd gathered the survivors together and relocated to Seafoam. He'd probably become a lot tougher, what with constantly having to fight with the type disadvantage when crossing the ocean to ferry over supplies and donations from other cities.
70. podium: a raised platform on which a speaker or conductor stands; a lectern
Leaf munched on her toast thoughtfully. "I got quite a few calls from some pissed Gym leaders while you were gone. Heck, you probably made me house-sit just so you could run off and ignore 'em, eh?"
"It's not that," Green began. "They're not being the most cooperative people either. I'm applying for a rule to bar trainers without seven badges..." He went into another rant about his frustrations with the other leaders. "And yesterday Red told me to go around and just battle them again to show that I really am legit stronger than them."
"Well they probably aren't on best terms with you, since you pretty much swept all the gym when you were what, less than half the age of most of them? You can't expect them to just let you stand on a podium and say whatever suits you."
"But its so frustrating battling weak trainers! Of all people, you should know what I'm talking about..." Green furrowed his eyebrows. "Red also switched most of his team with me. I guess its ok since I already know pretty much everything about his pokemon, but I don't know... It'll be hard battling with his team."
Leaf twirled a finger in her hair. "Heck, you'll have no problem blasting through the gyms then. Treat them ok and everything'll be fine. Hey, I'm actually in Kanto for three weeks before I leave for Unova. I'll house-sit for you while you're gone, Viridian has some pretty nice stores. I'm expecting you to finish in less than two weeks, especially since you can just fly from city to city. Go talk to your trainers about it, and I'll book you some hotels. You should probably be able to leave by tomorrow, I have a VIP card for most places... oh, buy me souvenirs, mk? Shoo shoo, let me plan it out."
