N doesn't like me
srsly my "n" key is kind of hard to press so just saying? is it a sign?
guys i dont do dance but i tried once and now i watch little girls and im crying why are they so good
521. noxious: harmful to health or the mind
Red woke up at the crack of dawn, rising with the sun and ready to start the new day. He gently unwrapped Green's arms and wrapped his feet in socks and stirred up embers from the fire. He went outside to check on the weather, shivering a little. The pokemon awoke soon afterwards, and their ruffling and yawning woke Green up. He had the vague feeling that he was forgetting something important, and the noxious thought hung over his head like the clouds blanketing the world outside. He opened an eye and stared at the rock ceiling. And saw a Golbat. And then sat up and ran for Arcanine.
522. desist: to cease; stop
The cave floor was icy cold as he ran over to sit on Arcanine. The canine grumbled, but didn't move. Green kept his eyes on the Golbat, and tightly wrapped his arms around his body; he was only wearing a shirt and boxers, and it was cold. He eventually realized that yes, Golbat did indeed sleep with their eyes wide open (lagophthalmos? He'd never heard of that in pokemon) and their mouths still open and gaping. Green rubbed his feet and then hopped on the balls of his feet to the laundry line, and shrugged on his jacket and pulled on some pants and socks.
523. founder: to sink below the water; to fall completely; to go lame (of horses)
Seeing his clothes reminded him of normalcy and the fact that he needed to be down the mountain in an hour and a half. His brain foundered in indecision - he wanted to stay, of course, but he really had to get down to email Steven and find a job, and check if his apartment was still standing because come to think of it, he might have left the stove on... And brush his teeth. No, he was not yet on the intimacy level nor was he willing to share a toothbrush.
Red walked back in the cave just as Green pulled on his other boot. Red stared, and then walked over to the fake tree and pulled out Green's pokeballs. Green face palmed, and then gratefully took them and recalled his pokemon.
"I'm sorry Red, I need to get down now. I-I'm going." Red slowly nodded, and Green turned.
524. trudge: to walk in a heavy-footed way
Green trudged out of the cavern and was just stepping into the snow when he felt Red grab his shoulder. He turned around, and Red placed the apple blossom branch in his jacket pocket. Green'd almost forgot it - he had taken it out of his shirt last night before bathing - and he smiled apologetically.
"Can't believe I forgot this. Um, wait for me, I'll be back in a while? I li- love you." He flushed red. Red stared at him with the smallest of smiles, and then murmured his agreement.
"Love you too. Congratulations with Umbreon."
Green nodded. And then he noticed Red, the silly boy, was standing in the snow with just socks and a shirt and boxers. "Uh thanks, now shoo, go inside and put some clothes on before you freeze to death. And, smell ya later!"
525. disenchant: to free from false belief
Green set off down the path and Red waved at his back. Red wondered if he should have disenchanted Green by reminding him that Green actually smelled like Red's shampoo right now. Red shook off snow from his socks and padded back in the cavern. His team was waiting around the fire, and Pika was already telling stories of training (torturing) Green's team.
Red went around and hugged each of his team members. It was good to be together again.
526. squalid: having a dirty or lowly appearance
After climbing down off the peak and reaching the level below the clouds, Green released Pidgeot and flew the rest of the way to Viridian. It was good to fly on Pidgeot - after the bumpy flights and trouble teaching Pidgeotto how to fly straight, it was like riding a luxury aircraft. Green examined Pidgeot's recent injuries, and found the bird had gained some impressive shoulder muscles in just two weeks. He patted the bird and guessed that his level had jumped from training with Red. Green leaned closer and tried to preserve the heat emanating from the feathery body.
Leaving the majesty of the mountains and entering civilization make the normally aesthetically pleasing structures look squalid and absurdly geometric in comparison. As they flew over Indigo Plateau, he spied a huge blast behind the building. Koga burning trash?
527. servile: slavish; abjectly submissive
Green still found something strangely servile and odd about the greatest trainers in the region cleaning up trash. He signaled Pidgeot to turn to circle around the blast. It was indeed, Koga burning trash, and once only about forty or so feet off the ground, Green whistled. Koga looked up, and then threw a freaking kunai at Pidgeot, who dodged it sharply.
"WHAT THE FUCK MAN?" Green screamed, and his voice echoed.
"NICE PIDGEOT!" boomed Koga. "TRY AGAIN!" Koga tossed another couple kunai, and Pidgeot folded in his feathers to speed up and avoid them all expertly, and then spread his wings to gain height and get out of range.
528. pallid: faint in color; pale
Green's face was turning pallid from the knives flying dangerously close. Koga was out of his mind. When Pidgeot got to about a hundred feet up, Koga stopped throwing, waved, and then casually walked back into the building. Green had half a mind to drag him out and ask what the hell was going on, but decided against it and hurried on to Viridian.
529. assess: to estimate
It was close to 8 AM when Pidgeot descended in front of the gym gracefully. Green stroked Pidgeot's crest, and the bird cawed proudly before Green recalled it and stepped in the gym. Green rummaged through the mailbox for new, a letter, anything from Lance confirming and publicizing the new rule. He found nothing, and sighed as he walked in his office to check online to assess the situation.
There were some protests, but nothing really huge; businesses wouldn't be hurt since tons of trainers passed through Viridian anyway, and few trainers were ready to challenge the gym anyway.
What was big was that Janine had responded to a demanding letter and said she'd be returning from a "training" trip in two months.
530. fraternal: showing comradeship; brotherly
The gym trainers showed up shortly later, and Green brought up Janine's return immediately.
Salma sighed. "So, we have no work for two months, but we should be prepared for a couple trainers in October?"
Green nodded. "Mhm. Hopefully she's actually 'training,' so not many will pass. Sorry guys."
The trainers laughed and threw arms around each others shoulders. Arabella spoke up. "Green, we've got this fraternal best buddies and siblings thing going on, you've done a ton already, and it's great that we finally get the chance to do something besides training. Most of us quit school early and never got a chance to learn enough to go into higher education, so we'll take this chance to really get on with life. We should be thanking you."
Green sniffed as a huge smile spread across his face. "Arceus, guys, I- you made my day. Thanks so much for being flexible."