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[heartofalioness]

Gif art by recadreuse

[ PokéGear | Pidgey Delivery | Action ]

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[ voice ]

[questioneverything]

[In a rather panicked tone!]

Allura! Princess! Did you know that pumpkin spice lattes are quintessence draining horrors?

[heartofalioness]

[WELP. Allura hadn't even gotten so much as a "hello?" out before Romelle launched into all the yelling!]

I--what? Romelle, Romelle, breathe. Now slow down and tell me what is the matter.

text;

[shiro2hero]

Hey

It's Shiro.

Really, actually Shiro.

I'm



I'm sorry about Blue.

[heartofalioness]

[Ah...]

I'm glad to hear you're back to normal. Keith and I have returned to our bodies as well.

And... apology accepted. And I also apologize for Coressa's part in it. If it helps, I think she was trying to tease me more than you.

IT'S 3AM. ENJOY THIS RANDOM TEXT

[pidge_out]

ooooooooooooooooooooomygosh

congratulationsss!

[heartofalioness]

[Oh god, this is the SECOND time this week she's been woken up by a green-themed small randomly blowing up her Gear. (She's tempted to start turning off notifs at night, but she doesn't want to sleep through an emergency.) Allura quints at the phone for a few minutes before she can make out words.]

Congratulations on what, Pidge?

[nightyorb]

[This missive is delivered to Allura not electronically but instead bound to the paw of a Murkrow. Unfortunately, this means she now will have to read Riz's awful, scratchy handwriting with her own two eyes.]

Allura,

I wanted to thank you for what you said to me the other day. It really opened my eyes to some things I was overlooking that I should've been taking into consideration. I've immediately resigned from Miss Jane's detective agency and I'm travelling right now. I thought I should let you know in case you need to get a hold of me.

Regards,
Riz Gukgak
(Private Investigator)

PS. Please burn this letter when you are done reading it, lest it falls into the wrong hands. You can never be too careful.

PPS. This is my new Murkrow Zrak. He's currently on probation for stealing my necklace, so you should probably frisk him to make sure he didn't steal anything from you before sending him back.

1/2

[heartofalioness]

[Oh look a letter from Riz--

Oh. .... Ohhhhhh god. She's a bit miffed at Riz, sure, but more than that she's kicking herself. How could this have gone so badly?! WHY does her giving advice always go badly?!]

2/2

[heartofalioness]

[A few deep breaths to calm down, think. ... And then a solution comes to her.

So whenever Zrak comes back to Riz... he won't be alone. He'll be tailed by a big, fluffy Altaria with a slightly frantic Allura riding him, her hair unfortunately not billowing majestically (because she JUST had a spa weekend and doesn't want to ruin all that hard work by getting it tangled and knotted), but the tight bun DOES bear a light pink streak that wasn't there before. The second they're close enough to the ground, Allura JUMPS off Kirlos and makes a dash for the human with a goblin center.]

RIZ!

Delivery! Late in the day, early evening, Feb 14

[tempredmental]

[Oh, hey... look at that. There's a cute little Espurr with that thousand yard stare standing at the door. It nyah's at her and then uses its telekinesis to hold out a nice (and also, like the one she sent him, not heart-shaped) box of chocolates and a pretty bouquet of pink flowers. Not juniberries, but the closest that could be found.

Attached to the bouquet is a note.]

Allura -

Thanks for the gift. Red is picking up on the move really fast. You're a great friend and teammate. Thanks for traveling with me.

- Keith.

Text;

[pidge_out]

so i heard actual congratulations are in order :)

[heartofalioness]

[Oh look, a text from Pidge--oh. ..... Well, quiznak.]

Hello, Pidge.

[You know. Just a pleasant greeting before leaping into this...]

And... yes, you might be correct. Shiro, I take it?

text; NIGHT BEFORE PROM

[shiro2hero]

Hey

Do you have a minute?

Nothing's wrong - I swear.

[heartofalioness]

Of course. What is it?

[nightyorb]

[Riz didn't, for the record, mean to call Allura. It's just that... after finding out Boober was gone, his first instinct was to check up on all his friends (stupid, cause shouldn't he be happy if one of them wasn't here anymore, if they had gone back home?)

Allura's name was still in his contacts list, at least (unlike Boober's) which... probably meant she was fine. But ought he check anyway? How long did it take for someone to disappear and for their gear to go inactive? What if her gear was still active, but she wasn't? What if--

No. This was stupid. And anyway, if he did call, Riz doesn't know how he'd be able to make it sound smooth and normal, and not just... paranoid weird.

So yeah. He definitely hadn't meant to call Allura.

But something must have glitched in his device, because suddenly, it's calling all on its own

(it's actually Emet's Rotom that has snuck into Riz's device to torment him)

and Riz tries to scramble and disconnect the call before it--]

Crap.

[-- connects!]

[heartofalioness]

[Allura, meanwhile, is on the way to Olivine City with Keith, only a day away, when her gear starts ringing. And it's Riz. Swearing.]

Riz?

Backdated to Christmas Day

[nonmagical]

[There's a medium-sized, colorful package left for Allura. There's a simple message attached to it: "Happy Holidays! - Mirabel". Inside, there's a very colorful sweater with different winter-themed Pokemon. It may be a little big - Mirabel isn't exactly sure of Allura's size, but it's very cozy!]

text

[nightyorb]

What happened to your eye?

[Some people would start off with a 'Hi Allura' or a 'so, I just saw that video on the network', but not Riz! Riz immediately gets to the, uh... eye of the matter.]

Text

[heartofalioness]

[There's a LOT of typing and erasing before this simple line goes out.]

Hello, Riz. How has this month treated you so far?

[AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD MANNERS.]

Dated to before the contest | Audio

[ironchef]

Hey, Allura. I don't know that I'm going to do the contest, but I have a bunch of decorations from the bit I was going to do.

Maybe you'd like some? They might be nice reminders of home.

[He's coming back from working at a local Sevii restaurant. He does odd restaurant jobs now to keep up on local recipes. So there are all the background tourist area type noises as he's returning.]

Audio

[heartofalioness]

[Perfect timing, Allura and Amue are taking a water break from practicing their fight choreography. She's a bit surprised to be the only one of her friends competing this time, but the offer of decorations is very sweet.]

Thank you, Hunk. Yes, I'd love to see them.

video;

[outofsynth]

[Just how Min-Gi navigated to Allura's inbox is anyone's guess. The recording part is intentional, but sending it out? Not so much.

A tiny Flittle hovers just slightly above the cushions of a couch, excitedly peeping at all the attention she's getting. The camera is wobbly, but it's on her enough to make it clear she's supposed to be the focus of this.]

Okay. Now sit.

[It takes a little effort, but she manages to force herself down to rest on the cushions for a few moments before she's back to hovering.]

Wow. Good job. That means you can have one treat.

[A small hand appears in frame, handing her a berry she takes excitedly.]

[heartofalioness]

[If it helps, Allura is currently fiddling with the Gear in order to contact either Altea for herself or Arizona for Keith, and she thinks she might have gotten this channel by accident.]

Ah, hello? Can you hear me?

Some time during August.

[nightyorb]

03:11
Someone tell this Pikachu to stop handling things at the crime scene.

03:11
He's getting his fingerprints all over the murder weapon, fantasy Jesus fuck

03:12
Do pokemon have fingerprints? Koalas have fingerprints.

03:14
STOP THAT

03:15
I don't think this Pikachu has any forensic training at all. *Detective* Pikachu my ass

[heartofalioness]

[Allura blinks at the gear a few times--oh, it's Riz. She leaves a grumbling Keith in bed, muting the gear and taking it to the bathroom so the light won't disturb him or their Pokémon.]

Riz, have you seen the timestamps on the phone?

[DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?]

Besides, I find the show charming.

12/12

[cyberseraph]

[Special delivery! Through the Pidgey post comes a blue envelope, addressed to Allura. The return address is a small little inn located in Blackthorn City, and comes from Mr. and Mrs. Arlert. Inside is a very festive postcard. On the back is a short by very delicately penned note, thanks to Armin!]

Allura,

Thank you so much for attending our wedding, and for being such a delightful friend these past few years. Knowing you is an honor, and we cannot wait for our continued adventures together.

-Angel and Armin Arlert

[Also included is a little Polaroid picture of Angel and Armin laying in the snow, clearly having just made a pair of snow angels. Their cheeks are flushed from the cold, and their breath is obvious in the camera! Both of them are grinning hard enough for their eyes to crinkle!! How cute!]