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[kalo.]

( ★ )━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐈 𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐘𝐀... 412
( ★ )━━━━━━━━━━━( smeargle ) ( mood; disgusted ) ( tags; rin, toxicroak ) ( mentions; other applicants )

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indentThe resort was bustling with life. Staff, Pokemon, even the applicants were everywhere. The chef let out a grumble as he watched another waiter go by carrying small pastries, pastries that Tatsuya wouldn't even bat an eye at. He could do better. He knew he could do better. He crossed his arms, ruffling the button-up shirt he was wearing [When wasn't he dressed up looking presentable if we were being honest]. His eyes scanned over some of the other applicants that were lingering around the resort. By the pool. The bar. Enjoying the sunny alola weather. Tatsuya would have been doing the same if he wasn't miserable. His grim face staring at his childhood friend, Rin. She had convinced him somehow to apply here. And he was selected. And he hated it. The place was too hot for his taste [but it was better than sitting in the cold restaurant all day even if he hated to admit that] and the overhwmeling feeling that a soulmate, his, none the less, was here was enough to have him irritated.

indentHe didn't believe in soulmates. It was just something else to distract him from his career. "Remind me why we're here again Rin." The CEO glanced over at the model, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. "Don't tell me you had a change of heart and believe in this soulmate crap." Tatsuya knew he was being harsh-but Rin and him shared a childhood together. They knew each other fairly well and at this point, the smaller trainer was used to his harsh attitude. The others here would have to get used to it because he wasn't going to change.

indentTatsuya watched as his pokemon, Toxicroak, as he came strolling over, several poffins in his grip. The snarky grin on the pokemon's face never left as he started to eat the poffins. Teasing Tatsuya. "Otrov. Are you serious? It's been a day and you're already throwing my reputation away." The frog only let out a croak before jumping up onto the counter space next to the two trainers, using his gloved hands to wave at Rin with another croak. Toxicroak was Suya's first pokemon and he was the most well-known of his. The pokemon was always by his side. Even when he didn't want him to be. "Judging by the rest of the applicants this is going to be another wrong grouping. Nobody here could even pass as my soulmate. Nothing of what I would want."

[kitsune,]

✦.𝐊𝐎𝐉𝐈𝐊𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐊𝐀.!!
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[ 'mudsdale' . twenty two . mentions open
feeling confident, pleased . tagged open ]

Koji let out a gentle sigh as she sank back against the plus sun loungers which dotted the edge of the pool She couldn't even remember the last time she'd been on a vacation and now she was staying in one of Alola's most talked about resorts free of charge! The catch was, she was also supposedly going to meet her soulmate here, the very person who's soul was said to be twinned with hers. When she'd seen the adverts of the resort and their promise to find your other half, she'd initially been skeptical, she wasn't sure how much science was behind the whole thing and honestly, a small part of her was terrified to believe it in case it didn't happen. She had gone into work the next day and mentioned it casually in a conversation when one of her coworkers had gushed about finding her fiancée through the programme. It was safe to say that Ji's mind was made up from that point on. The girl was never the type to mull over a decision instead preferring to dive into a situation headfirst, which was how she'd ended up here.

Koji had only been there a couple of days at this point and couldn't say that she'd met anyone who resembled her soul-bonded Pokémon in the slightest. The moment she laid her eyes on the Mudsdale, she couldn't say she quite believed it herself to be honest, the Pokémon was all the things that she was not. Major was reliable, steadfast and absolutely a stickler for doing things the right way whereas Koji was a bit of a flake, spontaneous and spent a large portion of her day with the head in the clouds. She could never see herself being matched to someone who was so repelled by change and spontaneity. That being said, however, her relationship with Major was a strong one and Koji had come to have a special place for him on her team. Koji remained open-minded but was still approaching the programme with a gentle resistance.

She stretched out in the sun, enjoying the warm rays on her slightly paler limbs. She'd come with the holiday spirit in mind and was wearing a well-fitting black bikini. The sound of a quiet bleating nearby had Koji sitting up and pushing her sunglasses to rest on the top of her head. Cotton Candy, her Flaaffy, was sprawled out beside her but was looking wistfully at the pool. The girl chuckled lowly at the Pokémon and rested a gentle hand on her head, "Not today CC, I don't think anyone else wants a shock if you get carried away having fun." the small, pink sheep gazed up at her and let out another mournful bleat. Koji picked Cotton Candy up in a hug "I'll request a paddling pool from the front desk later tonight and then you can have a swim without risking anyone else getting electrocuted!" the Flaaffy accepted this and settled back next to Koji who decided it was high time she had a swim herself. She slid her phone under the blanket and stood up, stretching out her back before turning to CC "Keep an eye on our stuff, I'll only be five minutes" she handed the Flaaffy a poffin and headed to the pool, sitting at the edge before easing herself into the slightly cooler water with a soft gasp.

[rex.]

xxx─𝐖𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐌𝐎𝐍...
xxxxxxxx(yamper)xx (mood) - anxious xx(tags) - open xx(mentions) - n/a

xxxxxWarm rays beating down from the bright Alolan sun reflected off the clear ocean water. Everywhere you looked there were people enjoying all the activities the resort had to offer. Then there was Waka; the boy so nervous he just stood frozen amongst the crowd. Despite being right in the middle of the walkway nobody bumped into him. They all made an effort to go around him, casting him sideways looks before following the crowd. This wasn't abnormal. Wakatoshi has always been intimidating, most of the own time at his own expense. He didn't try to scare people away. It was just the doom 'n gloom vibe he gave off. Befitting of his position as a Dark-type gym leader. As if he read his trainer's mind, Cujo let out a low bark to catch the brunet's attention. Resting his hand on the houndoom's head, Waka gave a soft smile. "I'm okay. Let's keep moving." He didn't have to say that twice. Ein, the yamper that was once held in the boy's arms, jumped down from his resting spot. Good think he was on a leash or else who knows where he'd go.

xxxxxWith the taut leash in hand the trainer followed the flow of people. He had already been at the resort for a few day now but the amount of people never got lighter. There was no room for personal space when there were tons of people everywhere you go. Too many. How was he supposed to find his soulmate when there were so many options? Ein kept tugging at his leash, leaving Waka no time to think about where to go. Following the puppy-pokemon, he had to speed up to a jog to keep up. Cujo maintained a steady trot alongside the two as the they sped down the sidewalk and towards one of the many food stands that lined the beach. A hot dog stall. The yamper had made Waka run..for a hot dog. Shaking his head with a sigh, he got in the rather long line. Staying where he was, the trainer turned to look at the clear sea behind him. There was no particular appeal to the ocean other than it's beautiful appearance. Wakatoshi didn't fear it or anything, he feared what other people would think. It wasn't about being popular, so to say, it was about not being hated. Looking back to his two pokemon, a smile returned back to his face. At least he could still have fun with these guys. But boy was this a long line...

[guh-huh!]

( ♕.x𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐊𝐈!
“𝙄'𝙇𝙇 𝘽𝙀 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙊𝙉 𝙈𝙔 𝙊𝙒𝙉, 𝙎𝙃𝙀 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝘿!”
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cisfemale ✮ twenty-one ✮ bonded 2 theivul ✮ feeling- love slowking hours ✮ mentioned- slowking ✮


xxxoleander really should have expected that, along with offering to stay with thievul, she was also offering to put up with things that she might not necessarily like. it’s only been two days since their official agreement to spend more time with each other, for the sake of finding her soulmate, but in a span of just over forty-eight hours, thievul has managed to make oleander mad an innumerable amount of times. oleander has a strong belief that he’s doing it all on purpose, too.

xxxlike just the other day, when she watched in horror as thievul casually swiped six chocolate poffins from a passerby's plate, only for oleander to basically tackle him in broad daylight, because he was deathly allergic to chocolate. oleander wondered for a good five minutes if theivul was just doing this to make her seem as terrible as a trainer as possible. that despite all her efforts, this fox pokémon couldn't avoid getting himself in some stupid, dangerous incident, that oleander had to pick him out of.

xxxso, that's why today, slowking was by her side.

xxxhis calm demeanor and dopey smile had gotten her a much better reception from the other guests than her actual soulmate pokémon. the two of them laxly drinking pinap coladas by the poolside as she distractedly played a round of tetris on her phone. it wasn't until there was a tap on her shoulder did oleander pause her game, and look over to the slowking holding a torn piece of paper in his claws. scribbled onto the page, with all the writing prowess of a three-year old, was 'should n't thievul b out?' she gave him a quick shake of her head.

xxx"he lost those privileges today after stealing my beach cover-up, and then getting it covered in sand." she explained, choosing to leave out the fact that this endeavor cost her thirty minutes and a broken pair of sunglasses. then, taking a look back at the piece of paper, she realized that slowking had used a page from her book to contact her. at least her was generous enough to take from the special thanks section. "and, let's go get your notebook if you wanna be chatty today. let's not ruin the warrior meowths books today, the authors are already doing that faster than you."

xxxslowking nodded, reaching back into the bag to find his writing notebook. the two of them had filled the borders with equations, doodles of his favorite snacks, and even a crude drawing of oleander- that she couldn't tell if it was supposed to help or hurt her confidence. oleander smirked, letting her aloof facade drop for just a moment before giving the slowking a playful tap on the shoulder. "tell you what, keiko. if you can draw a better picture of me, i'll let thievul back out. we'll both handle him, okay?" she said, willing to take a chance on the two of them. "now, see if you can draw me like one of your kalos girls."

( ♔.x𝐑𝐀𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐀!
“𝙊𝙃, 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙄 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙈 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐!”
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cismale ✮ twenty-two ✮ bonded 2 ditto ✮ feeling- i'm gonna die here! ✮ mentioned- wakatoshi


xxxthere's something inherently off about not having a job to do. working in his father's garden has given him a dependency on having a strict schedule to follow, and repercussions if it wasn't followed to a t. so now, he's finding himself lost with free time, and almost begging the resort owners to let him help with the landscaping. which, after some consideration, and a very detailed resume later, raymond found himself pruning the leaves off local alolan eggsecutars. it wasn't much, but something to help him keep his mind busy during the day time.

xxxof course, having his soulmate pokémon out was highly encouraged by the staff, so the ditto was often around raymond's sight of vision, trying to help in any way they could. today, the ditto had found themselves especially liking the form of a grookey. the ditto used grookey's small frame and eager claws to climb up the tall trees while his trainer worked on them. occasionally, the ditto would try and smack the taller pokémon with it's stick, resulting in him getting shaken off the trees with a huff.

xxx"y'know, the others are back at the hotel photosynthesizing, but you can, um, sunbathe with them, if you'd like?" he says, putting down the shears momentarily. "i know it's pretty boring with me, so you can always head back until i'm done." raymond half expected the ditto to shift into a talonflame and fly back to their hotel room, but instead it remained a grookey, and climbed up on his shoulders.

xxx"okay, you've convinced me. let's take a break, huh?" raymond said, picking up his things and letting the ditto happily scramble around as a small monkey for a little bit. the ditto leapt from his shoulders, and proceeded to lead the way, tapping its stick alongside every surface it could find. it wasn't until the ditto-grookey found a hot dog stand, did their attention begin to waver. raymond took notice, and could run after the pokémon quick enough as the ditto began to shift into their latest form. and, oh no.

xxxa freaking ursaring. his ditto turned into a giant bear in an attempt to get into the hot dog line faster. you've got to be kidding me.

xxx"hey! hey! ditto! we can wait like everyone else!" raymond called after the ditto, who turned their hulking bear body slightly, then turned back into a small grookey as if nothing had ever happened. cheerfully riding on raymond's shoulders, as if they didn't just threaten a bear attack if not given their processed food fast enough. he quietly looked over at another person in line who, thank arceus, wasn't trying to call security on him. "i swear, these soulmate pokémon aren't exactly the best behaved, are they? especially when they can turn into, well, something that can kill you, and then curl up next to you in a second."

[honeycomb `]

──────────（ 𝑴𝑰𝑺𝑨𝑲𝑰 𝑵𝑬𝑲𝑶 ！！ ）

𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐒: koji ／／ 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: tatsuya ／／ 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓: 575
indentwhile this was originally meant to be a relaxing vacation and down time for the japanese idol, it had somehow turned into a publicity stunt that her manager had put together without telling her until she arrived at the resort. within moment her car was surrounded by paparazzi, lights flashing, and cameras clicking. neko always liked to tell herself that she did not choose the life of a celebrity, it chose her; but that these times she sometimes wished that she had been able to just be a florist or something more, normal. her sylveon sat at her feet, staring up at the idol with concern in her eyes. she was aware that her trainer hated crowed, even though she would never let the public know otherwise. “well? are you ready to brave the storm,” neko’s voice was shaky. full of anxiety that would manifest itself into fear if she let herself sit in the vehicle any longer. as the doors to the black town car swung open, she was immediately mobbed by those flashing lights she hated so much. cameras cramming their way past one another and closer to her face. the vultures just hoping that they could get a worthy shot that may make them thousands at her own expense and embarrassment.
indentfinally, she had made it inside the resort. luckily for her, security had stopped the greedy paparazzi at the entrance and now there was little to no reason that they would be the cause of a ruined vacation. she only stopped in her room for a moment to change into her swimsuit and let her pokemon relax. it seemed that most of them wanted to rest from the flight, so only sylveon and ninetails decided to accompany her to the pool. thankfully, it was not as busy as she was expecting it to be. the weather was nice outside, with a fresh breeze floating through the air, almost making her shiver a little. not many people were there since it could still be considered early in the day, but neko was going to make the most out of the emptiness of the resort’s amenities. she was honestly surprised that it was so empty, since the celebrity chef known as hiromichi tatsuya tended to frequent the resort with all of his adoring female fans trailing after him. from what she had gathered, he was less than pleasant to be around. his reputation for being stuck up and no fun was all that she had heard, and from the evidence the magazines had circulating, everyone was aware that that was the truth.
indentno matter though. neko was here to have fun and focus on herself for a change, without someone constantly looking over her, telling her what they wanted her to do or say. the water was chill but felt nice once the idol had managed to wade, waist deep into the pool. both sylveon and ninetails watched her from their respective placed on a pool lounge chair. she smiled and waved to them as she backed herself deeper into the pool. upon taking her next step, neko’s back slammed into someone else, making her stumble a little before catching herself. peering behind her shoulder she saw a short girl with peachy hair, wearing glasses. “oh! i am so sorry! i was not watching were I was stepping.” neko's voice was full of embarrassment, but she offered a soft smile to the girl.