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[edgewater]

[ parvati's in her room, you think. it's a simple space. it isn't messy, but it isn't exactly clean either. there's a lot of things just scattered about; a few fledgeling plants in messy and lopsided clay pots, multiple toolsets, and various parts and knicknacks that are presumably for her use later. there's a large beanbag next to her window, and multiple shelves lined with trinkets. some that probably stand out are a wooden statuette of tenna t-posing (?), a crochet snow-pikachu, and a neatly folded scarf that inexplicably looks like a long bacon.

parvati herself is close to the pearl, that she's propped up on her small table that's covered in even more random parts she's acquired, and never used nor put away. screws, bolts, some rough equivalent to bobby pins she's found, hair ties...

she's shuffling in her seat, grinning from ear-to-ear does she even have ears in excitement about something she's holding out of frame. ]

Guys! Look what I found! [ whatever she's holding doesn't remain a mystery for long - she pulls it into frame and holds it up to the aperture. it's a picture of two women, in a hexagonal frame. ] No clue how it got here, but I had this! In my room! Back home!

[ a wistful sigh. she points to the woman sitting. ] That's what I look like. Looked like. [ her finger then moves to the woman who is standing. ] And that's Junlei! My girlfriend!

[ her glee is almost childlike. ]

Comments

[bladeofnymeia]

Yes, that's exactly it! And I felt the urge to dig, right in one spot...and there it was, as if I hadn't been parted from it for months.

[She wants so badly to be bipedal so she can make use of it properly.]

It makes a wonderful bit of protection for my back for now, but someday, I'd like to use it in combat as well. I'm sure many Pokemon don't necessarily expect real shields being thrown into the fray. Maybe some do, but not all.

[edgewater]

[ parvati's not too familiar enough with shields as a physical object (by sci-fi logic they're laser hologram things), but at least firoza can't be grabbed by birds! that's a survival skill that everyone needs right? ]

That just means you've got an edge - and armour! [ maybe she should consider making armour... ]

[bladeofnymeia]

It will just take some time to readjust to using it.

[And hey, if she wears it regularly, that's less of a chance to accidentally bump into someone and poison them! Excellent!]

But if I could re-learn clothcraft, I can certainly re-learn this.

[edgewater]

Relearnin' to sew when you don't got hands sounds more complicated than doing that with a shield. I think you've got this.

[ parvati hasn't really had to re-learn anything. moreso learn how to suppress the bird murder urges. which is going! fine!! ]

[bladeofnymeia]

[Firoza isn't a bird, so...I guess she's safe?]

Well, I do miss having thumbs. Incredibly so. But I'm making up for it.

[Also sometimes you just gotta get your mouth involved in holding things? Alright, sure, just be careful with those teeth sweetie.]

[edgewater]

[ you ever get your mouth involved while fixing things? many a roll of electrical tape have met those teeth of hers, but less so as a pokemon. tinkaton also seemingly don't have teeth so maybe that hasn't happened at all. ]

Bein' one of the only Pokemon around with thumbs has its upsides. Dunno what I'd do if I'd been something else.

[bladeofnymeia]

Mm...adapt as you must, probably. We have little choice.

[A pause.]

...There's a considerable sense of achievement to it, though. Overcoming each new obstacle.

[edgewater]

You've been here a lot longer than me, right? Plenty of time to get used to it.

[ she glances off to the side for a moment. ] How d'you go about your sewing?

[bladeofnymeia]

Oh, lots of practice. It helped that I've been weaving since I was small, back home. There must be some kind of saying for it...you never really forget how to do it, it's just adapting to how one's body is now. Fiddly paws instead of proper hands, no actual thumbs...not to mention, I've ended up making much more than just thread and fabric. There's this urge to chew on things in this body, and I ended up whittling out needles from very good sticks. They're a bit bigger than they ought to be, but they get the job done.

[edgewater]

[ that is so cool. parvati's eyes are probably sparkling just at the description. ]

Well, uh. If you want some needles that are proper metal I'm sure I could do somethin' about it. [ she's bought needles in town but they wouldn't be the right kind for firoza... ] Tinkatons can make all sortsa stuff, y'know.

[bladeofnymeia]

Y...you can make proper needles...?

[WHY DID NO ONE TELL HER THAT WAS AN OPTION]

[edgewater]

I think I could?

[ she hasn't, like, tried it yet. but she has a natural affinity for metalworking and she's been meaning to put that to use... ] If you'd be willin' to put up with me messing up a lot.

[bladeofnymeia]

Of course - mistakes are part of the process!