Computer Crash
Victorie
Beep. Beep.
I moaned and hit my alarm clock. I was so groggy I couldn't remember why I set it so it would wake me up early. I rolled out of bed, hitting the floor with a soft thump. The impact woke me up and reminded me why I was awake. I had plans for this morning.
I quickly got ready to go to school, even though it was super early. I had my breakfast, I got changed, packed my bag, and made sure all my homework was done. One all of that was finished, I sat down at my desk and turned on my computer.
As soon as the screen lit up and I had internet connection, I opened a browser and typed in the address to the website that I was planning on visiting: . It was a chat site, one where you had to register before you could start chatting. You could talk to people around the world, customize your display name, change your personal message, and of course a little icon called a display picture.
As soon as I logged on with my e-mail account, a conversation bubble popped up on screen. I smiled automatically. I knew exactly who was contacting me, and I was totally happy about it. After all, I hadn't talked to the person for ages. Or at least, it felt like ages.
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Took you long enough, Tori.
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Morty! (:
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; You remember my name!
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; No duh you moron. (/glomps)
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Woah, someone's excited to see me.
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Don't flatter yourself. =P
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Spoil my fun why don't you?
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Of course. How are you?
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Tired. One of the new gym hands let loose all of our Gastly in the Burnt Tower accidentally, while transporting them. We had to find all of the tricksters and return them to their pokeballs. Toughest bit was determining which ones were ours and which ones were wild.
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; No waii. That's crazy! You should go to bed. I know I would after something like that happened.
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Can't, gym is open for one more hour. Plus, I haven't talked in a while. (:
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Haha, sucks for you. Take a break once in a while, will ya? And awwh, I love you3
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; I know, haha, it does suck. I love you too, lil' sis. How's school?
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; I'm not that little, only a couple years younger than you! As for school… eh, it's alright. I'd definitely rather be training my pokemon with you or hunting for legends with you and Eusine. You guys find anything yet?
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; No, not yet. Eusine is still desperate to find that Suicune we had an encounter with. Kinda sorta.
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; If you do find it, send me pictures. Oh! Before I forget again, thank you so much for sending me the Sableye! It's a real sweetie.
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; No problem, I'm glad you like him. Next time I'll send you a Shuppet, or a Shedninja. (:
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Save it for my birthday… though you really don't have to, haha.
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; O-okay, I will. Speaking of which, your birthday is coming up soon isn't it?
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Define soon. Mine's in like, a month and a half or something. I don't know what day it is today. [/fail] Ohmigosh! I know! For my birthday present, you should come and visit me! Take a break from the gym and stay with me and my dad for a couple days! We have more than enough rooms to compensate for you. Pleeeeaaaaseee?
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Haha, you really want me to?
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Hell yes!
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Alright, I'll see what I can do.
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Seriously?
Rhythmic Mishap - - Morty says; Sure. You're my best friend after all. Just don't tell Eusine that… (:
Beautiful Disaster [[ Victorie ]] says; Omigosh I-
User has just signed off.
I stared at my computer screen blankly. What is it talking about? I didn't sign off. I looked more closely and much to my surprise the computer screen went completely black. I panicked and quickly turned the screen to find the reboot button, but it wouldn't work. I cried out in dismay.
"Dad!!"
--~*~--
I was pleasantly surprised on my way to school. Turns out that the Petalburg Woods had a phone signal, so I was able to call Morty and apologize for logging off without warning, even though I didn't want to, but that's besides the point.
I'll admit, I actually preferred calling him. It was great, hearing his voice again, It would be better if I had a face to the voice. Maybe I'll go to the Pokemon Centre later and ask the Nurse Joy there to let me use the phone machine, that way I can talk to him face to face in a way.
Maybe next time I can convince him to bring Eusine too. That would be awesome, I'd better ask.
"Hello?" That familiar voice made me smile. "Hey Morty! Sorry about the chat earlier, my computer crashed." I heard a laugh on the other end. "I figured as much, I know you, you wouldn't leave without saying bye." I giggled. It was true, he did know me well, that fool. "So is this your new number?"
"That it is. You'd better memorize it!" I replied playfully. "Mr. Stone, dad's partner, gave the new phone to me as a welcoming gift. It's my favorite color too." I heard a chuckle on the other line. "Black?" I laughed. "Yeah." I bet he was smiling. "Doesn't surprise me." We both laughed again.
I continued chatting with Morty until I reached the school, upon which I sighed. "Morty, I'm gonna have to talk to you later, I'm at the school." I figure that if Morty were here, he would be giving me a warm and understanding smile. 'Course the moron had to live halfway across the world.
"That's fine, I'll talk to you later, 'kay?" I nodded, though he couldn't see. "Yeah; wish me luck!" I laughed in spite of myself. "Ah well. I love you and I'll talk to you later!" Another chuckle. "Same goes to for you. Bye!"
The call ended. I slid my PokeNav shut and put it in my messenger bag before starting towards the school entrance. Before I took two steps I was greeted by Luna. I smiled at her and the two of us went inside the school before we were late for class.
--~*~--
Ugh. I can't believe Drew was mentioned over lunch break. I mean, who did he think he was?! Bastard. No way in hell was I gonna talk to him again. Stupid coordinator. What did he think he was doing, trying to outsmart a competitive battler in her own field of pokemon even! Grr, I could probably come up with fifty rude and insulting nicknames for that jerk-
"Hey Victorie." Speak of the Devil and he appears. I said nothing to him. He sighed. "Really? A silent treatment? I thought you were better than that." I scoffed. "Well you thought wrong. Obviously I have nothing to say to you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a class to go to-"
He cut me off. So annoying. "Class doesn't start for another fifteen minutes." I glared and hissed back; "I have to get there early and let the teacher know that I switched into their class. A battle class, where we learn battle techniques. Something a coordinator wouldn't understand." He tutted. "Now you're starting to sound like Luna. And we coordinators do understand, we battle too you know."
"Does it look like I care?" I frowned. "I hope you're not trying to insult my friend. No? Good. I'm outta here." He opened his mouth to reply, but I left without a word. I was through.
--~*~--
I decided after school that I didn't want to get my dad a laptop. Instead, I wanted to earn a laptop and work for it. So, I chose to go visit Mr. Stone and see if he could help me, since my dad wouldn't be home 'till later that night, and I was a bit impatient.
"A part time job?" Mr. Stone asked, a bit puzzled. I nodded. "Yes sir. I was hoping that you could possibly recommend somewhere nice to work, since you know Rustboro inside and out. I want to earn money for a laptop, since mine crashed this morning, rather than letting dad buy it for me." I explained.
To my surprise, Mr. Stone's face brightened. "I know the perfect place!" I smiled and waited eagerly for him to finish his sentence. "You should work here!" he declared, earning a blank stare from me. "It would be great to have you around! A youthful presence to encourage our workers!"
I swear, if this were a manga, Mr. Stone would have tears of joy streaming down his face and sparkly bubbles surrounding him.
"Uhmm… I don't know Mr. Stone. Are you sure you want to pay the daughter of your business partner?" He grinned broadly. "It wouldn't be a problem. What do you say, Victorie? Organize papers, run a few errands for our researchers, and occasionally work in the lobby and help visitors. We'll give you a good amount of money per week, you can pick your hours, and we can easily make arrangements if you have big tests or projects, or anything that is important, coming up."
I thought about it. The offer was very tempting. I could work for an hour and a half or two hours on weekdays, not including Fridays, have weekends off, and Mr. Stone would understand if I couldn't make it on certain days. Definitely the best offer I was gonna get. I looked up and smiled.
"Alright Mr. Stone, you got yourself a deal."
--~*~--
"You're doing what after school?" Dad asked, surprised. "I'm working for a couple hours at the Devon HQ after school," I explained for the second time. "I want to save up for a new laptop, since mine crashed this morning, as you know. As much as I love sending and receiving letters, I also want to be able to chat with Morty and Eusine quickly sometimes, you know, through the chatroom or e-mail. Especially since I can't always call them."
My father nodded in understanding. "Why not just let me buy you a new laptop?" He was still confused. "Well daddy, one day I'm going to need to earn my own money for my own things, so, I might as well get started now. Plus, I've got nothing to do in the afternoons besides homework anyways. My plan is to work for an hour and a half or two hours, come home, do my homework, eat dinner, and then have some free time. And Mr. Stone said he would be more than happy to let me have days off if I have big projects due, tests, or important things coming up. It's a really good deal, I think."
I finished with a smile. My dad stared at me blankly before bursting out in laughter. This time it was my turn to stare blankly. "You are so much like your mother, Tori. I can picture it. If she were here, she would be pumping her first in the air and wearing a mask of determination on her face, supporting you one hundred percent."
I smiled. He sighed deeply and leaned back against the sofa. "If only she were here… but I'm going off-topic. Go ahead, work your heart out. If you need any help, let me, Mr. Stone, or Steven know, huh?" I nodded, plopping down beside him and resting my head on his shoulder.
"I wish she were here too dad, you're not alone. She's right here though." I poked him where his heart would be. He smiled. "And now the daughter preaches the father." I laughed. "Sure. Anyway, I'll go make some dinner using my superb cooking skills." My dad raised a brow playfully. "The superb skills that burnt my Alakazam's spoon?" I laughed nervously. "It was not your Alakazam's spoon! It was a regular kitchen spoon!"
I hesitated before adding as an afterthought; "Plus, you have no proof!" I marched towards the kitchen with my dad's laughter echoing in my ears.
School is really annoying. ;-;
Enjoy mon cheries~ (:
