OTA - Wooloo Shearing Season - Horseshoe 16

[luckydragonsfoot]

Who: Katsuya, his pokemon, and You!
Where: Gym, and Kitchen
When: Late Day 16 (After the train leaves the platform again)
What: It's time to shear Wooloo! ...And deal with a recent power development at the same time.
Warnings: Nah.


[GYM CARRIAGE]

While most people are getting ready to greet new people on the train platform, Katsuya has a veritable laundry list of things he intends to get done- and fast. Technically this could've been done a few days back- but ultimately, he had the sneakiest feeling that...well, he wouldn't really get the space he needed.

So, he keeps dear Amar comfy, gets his things ready, and focuses on other things. Drawing out on the leather he bought, what cut-outs need to be made for what he intends to gift with this bow for Madoka (though he'll be giving her the bow with the klefki, he thinks). Buying the agreed upon klefki. Buying himself his deck of cards, for that matter.

And then, then.

He'll be spotted in the Gym carriage after the train leaves the platform- shears slowly at work on a less than patient Amar.

"Oii oii, hold still dammit..! Y' fidget too much I'm gonna cut somethin' tha' ain't wool!"

"MmmmMMEEEEEH!" is the 'pouting' response, followed by an inky black dragon head poking out of the blond's shadow.

Katsuya is quick to gently pap it back down using his elbow. "Nope- you don' get t' help."

"AAaaAaaouuuuun...."

"Tha's a no! Geeze, take th's long t' show up at all, now I can't ev'n get y' t' sit tight..." he mutters, clipping away.

Boy that's a lot of wool though.

[KITCHEN CARRIAGE]

And now for the fun part.

"Geeze it's a good thing Blue got cookin'..."

Katsuya has taken one of the sinks, it appears, and if one looks inside they can see why. All of the shorn wool from his wooloo- currently looking very different (and jacket-free) at his side alongside Kaseri the ponyta- is now soaking in the sink, filled to the brim with somewhat warm water.

Katsuya himself sort of...pokes at it occasionally, and otherwise just sorts through his cards while sitting on a chair. "Well, least it'll clean up faster th's way I guess."

Mostly he has to soak it at this point...

Comments

KITCHEN CARRIAGE

[mtsilver_conquor]

She hates Platform days and the best response to well, everything ever right now, is to drown her soul in tea.

Or distract herself with the other trainer on the train. Or do both, honestly, because she can make tea and talk at the same time.

"Do I want to know what you're gonna do with that wool?"

There's no pokemon with her and her hoodie hides all but Lele's levelball.

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Uhhhhh... ...I dunno, make yarn 'r somethin'?"

The wooloo, having not yet seen Eva properly, sniffs in her direction. Katsuya just pokes at the wool again. "Hey, gotta do somethin' with it righ'? Can't jus' waste it!"

[mtsilver_conquor]

"True that," She says with a small giggle as she her hand out for it to sniff.

"The best use of the wool is shirts and I've heard it can be spun finer than a merīp's."

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Yeah? Guess th' static caus's issues when it comes off an electr'c type yeah..." he snorts, stretching back on his seat. "Geeze, it's not gonna be fun waitin' f'r all 'f this t' dry though..."

"Meeeeeh." Amar appears to care more about whether or not Eva has snacks.

DW ate my notifs :(

[mtsilver_conquor]

"Yeah, but once it's off the mon' in question and it's been misted down, it's pretty easy to handle." Eva says with a shrug before peering at the wool.

"I don't know how much you know, but I'm willing to help with wringing it out and then spreading it as thin as we can get it. If we had a Flame Body between us, it'd go faster..."

She has a fire-type but that does not count for much re: this.

Gym Carriage

[storms_eye]

[From the sounds emanating from the gym, Silvia wasn't sure that she wanted or should enter at this moment. Plus, it won't be long before the train pulled up to that platform and she would like to get off here if it was at all possible. There was no indication that it would be, since she was fully in control of her senses, but she would keep trying.

Still, her curiosity was getting the better of her as she hesitated by the door]

A little... peek couldn't hurt.

[Gliding the door partially open and bracing against it, she looked inside. There was an already sizable pile of wool near the heart of the activity, and at least two figures she recognized. Why was no one ever using the gym to... I don't know... do gym things? Like sports... or weight lifting, or jogging?

Still- at least it was something harmless.]

[luckydragonsfoot]

[Well, ultimately, it's just a great room to use for non gym things! And not a very good one for basketball.

Plus they have a training carriage, so.]

Yo, Silvia..!

[...Did she ever give him her name before? Ah well. He doesn't even look up, ultimately.] You uh...y' need anythin?

[storms_eye]

[The large open space did afford itself to multiple purposes quite nicely]

Hi Jonouchi.

[Debating briefly over the proper use of honorifics and whether she should employ one now. Ultimately she left it off. She had actually managed to introduce herself previously, though not in the most glowing manner. Now that her presence was outted she left the safety of the doorway and came inside.]

[Did she need anything? Did he have time to hear an entire list...? Instead she just shook her head] No, nothing. I was just nearby and I heard some odd sounds. I... didn't know that you even knew how to sheer sheep.

[luckydragonsfoot]

[He's a no-honorific guy....A REBEL...But really he'll just take whatever.]

Oh- yeah, Amar's bein' a brat, [he huffs, the wooloo bleating once again despite not moving. She's apparently used to this enough that she doesn't feel like she needs to get away, but she's also plenty ready to voice that she doesn't want this at all.

Snip snip.] Anyway worked on a farm f'r a bit, nothin' big! [....come to think, he's going to have to eventually explain Everything All Over Again, isn't he?

...He doesn't want to. Booooo.] It was ah, while I w's on Alola- th' pokemon island. Helped out f'r a month an' a bit.

[storms_eye]

[She didn't really use them until after the move, and frequently forgot to]

[Looking to the wooloo she smiled fondly and tried to offer words of encouragement] Think how much lighter you'll be when all that wool is gone. You'll feel a lot freer. [Not sure whether the creature could really understand her or not but when did that ever stop a person from talking to a cute animal before?]

I didn't think there were any farms new Domino [Granted she was no expert] ... Oh? Aloha? [The Hawaiian greeting didn't make much sense in context. So someone named a private island, Aloha? That seemed fitting somehow.] I guess I should have said so before but I'm not sure... exactly what Pokemon are? [though her canon would have games of similar content it would be under a diff name to not infringe on the canon proper] I mean... sure.. Amar is one.. but....

Gym carriage

[goingthroughaphase]

Kitty paused a moment at the sounds of distress coming from the gym. As she took a look inside, though, she had to keep from laughing as she watched him shear the poor squirming sheep for a moment.

"Hey...need any help?"

[luckydragonsfoot]

"MEEEEEEH!" Amar whyyyyyy.

Katsuya groans, tugging the sheep again. "Man...th's seemed so much easier when I was thinkin' about it..." Ah well. "'f y' can hold 'er still, that'd be great though..."

[goingthroughaphase]

"I can try," she offered as she walked over. Thinking for a moment, she then knelt down in front of Amar, gently petting her head.

"Shhh, hey," she said softly, just to get the sheep used to her first. "It's okay. You'll feel a lot better after this."

[luckydragonsfoot]

"MEEEEH!" Amar, while obedient, is practically pouting.

"Thanks..." Katsuya pauses to frown at the wooloo. "Oii oii, she's righ'! Yer gonna be way too hot otherwise, so sit still!"

The sheep continues to pout.

[goingthroughaphase]

She continues to pet Amar, hoping that it would help soothe the sheep at least. "I know, I know...it's annoying, but the sooner you let him sheer your wool, the sooner you'll be done."

Kitchen

[hisblueskies]

A (somewhat confused) fellow Blue was in the Kitchen, watching the Wooloo curiously. Where this place had been busy earlier with cookies, now there was... fabric-making?

The things one could do on a train.

"Will you need any help clearing that up later, sir? I don't believe anyone's going to want wool for dinner."

At least this was for soaking, as opposed to something more intensive.

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Nyh?" He may have been a bit distracted.

(The intensive stuff was earlier, anyway) "Nahh, I oughta be fine, 's long as no one decides t' make an early dinner at least...just has t' soak a bit more b'fore I rinse an' haul it out, basically."

The blond winces. "...Eugh, clippin' all th's upstairs in stores 's gonna suck though..." Gotta dry somehow though...

[hisblueskies]

Alfredo hesitantly lets himself get closer to both man and wooloo.

"I can't say I know a faster way, sir - though it would be useful if we had a source of sunlight in here. Or more targeted heat in general."

He's from the age before dryers, Jonouchi. Weep for him.

"In the meantime, perhaps I can help find clips?"

[luckydragonsfoot]

Katsuya's brain is torn. On the one hand, god, he misses dryers. On the other, even string and clips is kinda wild for his EgyptBrain.

But also, Egypt brain had the massive powers of the SUN. "Mannn, got tha' right. At least w'th th' sun we could like. Lay it out, leave it a few hours...guess I oughta be glad it's one sheep's worth 'nstead 'f a flock huh," he ultimately sighs.

"Oh, 'f y' could find more clips though, that'd be great! I dunno if there'll be 'nough free up there."

[hisblueskies]

"I can go take a look now, sir."

Then, considering the sheer variety of powers he's encountered on this train so far, he pauses.

"Is there anyone who could recreate the sun's warmth for us?"

gym

[blue_ice]

Kaiba is here and ready to train, dressed in his undershirt and khakis with a towel over his shoulder. He is...puzzled, to see Jonouchi with sheers and a very fidgety Wooloo. And he sighs internally, folding his arms.

"How's the shearing going?"

He doesn't need to ask. He can see. But he asks anyway.

[luckydragonsfoot]

"NyyyyHH-"

"MEEEEEEEH."

"Well, uh. Abou' 's good as I 'xpected I guess...figures Blue'd be goin' somewhere full 'f ice, I dunno what I'm gonna do w'th all th's when it's spun up int' yarn..."

[blue_ice]

"Oh...you're making a wool coat? Or a blanket?"

Kaiba kneels nearby, watching Amar curiously.

"...want a hand?"

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Pffff, yeah I don' think it's gonna be anythin' that big," the blond snorts.

"Keep'n her still would be good though yeah. Anyway I dunno- I'll get a decen' amount of yarn prob'bly, but it sure ain't enough for a coat."

[blue_ice]

"Mm. Figuring it out later, huh."

Kaiba just nods and crawls closer, gently offering a hand to Amar. He'll try petting first before trying to hold her.

"Easy now. Good girl...is there any special technique that keeps her calm?"

Probably should've asked that first.