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[dreamchasing]

Who: Cheria and vatheon!
When: Right Noooow.
Where: At the laundromat in the bubble!
Style: Brackets, since my brain is bound to shut down horribly.
Status: SO VERY OPEN.

[ The locals have been working really hard to repair everything on the island after the recent events that had taken place there. As a result, Cheria had found herself wanting to do her part to help them as well ... they seemed to have more than enough people working to bring things back to normal up there, however, so she offered to take care of the laundry for them, since they were undoubtedly going to need some help washing clothes.

And, you know, it was made easier since discovering the laundromat and how that worked.

Still, she hadn't realized just how much people would take advantage of her offer. Cheria carried a rather heavy basket toward the laundromat now. There had been a couple of other heavy baskets before this, and she was sure there would be more where this came from. She finally makes it to a bench near the laundromat and sets the basket down, wiping the sweat from her brow and taking a short break before she started up with carrying it the rest of the way again.

If only she had some help ... it was a thought that crossed her mind, many times. But no, she was the one who had offered. She could definitely handle this herself!

... even if she really did want some help. ]


( ooc: If this isn't okay, let me know and I can change it!! Also, I'm going to be very slow with responses in general due to work kicking my ass. )

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[vulgarwoman]

[Bulma, on the other hand, was here to get her own laundry done since Vegeta had built up a surprising amount back at home and she was still getting through his. Her load is, well, pitiable in comparison to Cheria's so when she sees the girl she looks up.

Frankly, she's shocked. Who saddled the poor girl with all of that?]

Hey, Cheria, you need some help over there?

[dreamchasing]

[ She puts the basket down and sighs, looking at Bulma with quite the exhausted expression. ]

That ... would be lovely.

[ She'll explain what's going on if you ask. :D; Even though she offered this, she will totally accept what help she can get. ]

/gives you an adorable horned boy

[handholding]

[Ico wasn't sure why the place - or Cheria in particular - had caught his eye. After days of wandering around Vatheon, living in the park on his own and watching most of the residents from a distance, he had finally taken it upon himself to approach some one on his own. Maybe it was her unusual hair, or maybe it was the strange machines she was working around, but either way he had been drawn in to the laundromat.

It was noisy, uncomfortably so, but as much as he wanted to run from it being inside made him realize what was bothering him about the strange-haired girl - she looked distressed.

Not overly so, but there was a frown to her lips. He was curious as to what was causing it, but he was still skittish enough to not approach her right off.

He moved close, trying to duck low and watch her over the top of one of the strange machines. Unfortunately his horns were going to give him away sooner or later.]

[dreamchasing]

[ For the moment, she was too busy focusing on putting a load of laundry into a washing machine. She could have taken multiple washing machines to do this (and she had already taken the liberty of using two of them), but didn't want to since there were others who needed to do their laundry as well and it wouldn't have been fair to them.

She finally sits down after putting those loads in, resting on one of the benches in the area ... but then she got the feeling she was being watched.

Cheria looked around, seeing nothing unusual ... but then she spotted something peculiar. Horns.

... Horns?

That was unusual indeed ... the owner of the horns didn't seem hostile, though, just curious. She gave a weary smile in his direction, then turned away and began resting again. ]

[handholding]

[Well, she seemed nice enough, if not a little tired. That was a lot of clothing around her being cleaned... more than an entire village's worth!

Maybe that was the problem...

His fingers fidgeted against the cool metal of the machine before he rose up to his full height, tilting his head at her curiously.]

That's a lot of clothing. Do the machines help you clean them?

[dreamchasing]

[ And now her attention was fully on the horned boy. He was pretty adorable ... about Sophie's apparent age. Or, well, he looked like he was. She nods in response to his question, giving him a smile. ]

They do! It's really very convenient.

[ He must have been from a world that didn't have access to this kind of technology ... kind of like her. She had only discovered this method of laundry through her time in vatheon. ]

They actually don't have these in my own world.

[handholding]

[Ico blinked his big eyes at that a few times.]

They don't? ... do you wash in rivers?

[dreamchasing]

No, nothing like that! We pump water from wells, into buckets. We have ways of manually doing our laundry.

[ then again, in Sophie and Asbel's case, they'll probably never have to do their own laundry. butlers and maids are good at doing that for them. still, there was something satisfying about working at it herself. ]

This is really convenient, though.

[handholding]

Oh, wells! Other villages have wells, but we're next to a river.

[He watches her a little longer, moving around and getting closer to one of the actually running machines. He looks wary of them. So long as they're off he's alright, but looking at one that's currently washing, he wants to touch it but he's reluctant to do so.]

... you like the machines?

[dreamchasing]

They really help get the job done! Especially when there's a lot of clothes to wash. So, yes, I guess I do like them.

[ she sees how reluctant he is, and smiles gently. ]

It won't hurt you, I promise. See? I've gotten close to them many times now, and I'm not hurt at all.

[handholding]

[Ico looks up at her worriedly, then back to the machine. He finally reaches forward and touches it, feeling it rattle beneath his fingers. Even though the motion almost makes it feel alive, he can tell from the cool metal that it's very much not.

He lets out a bit of a laugh. Okay... maybe technology wasn't so bad.]

[dreamchasing]

[ she is going to mother you so hard

Cheria can't help but giggle a little with him as he realizes that the machines weren't bad. ]

See? Nothing bad at all.

[ she smiles a little at him. ]

I'm Cheria. It's nice to meet you.

[platinums]

[ Dawn's out on a walk with her Luxray, when it runs up to Cheria to say hi. He remembers her!

She responds by running to catch up with her pokemon which is much faster than any human. ]

Sorry about that- oh, hi Cheria. Doing laundry out here?

[dreamchasing]

[ Luxray! Yay, it's her buddy! She sees him and immediately drops what she's doing to pet him a little. ]

Luxray, hi!

[ And then she looks up as Dawn approaches. ]

Yeah, a lot of it.

[ She looks back at the baskets of laundry. ]long story, but definitely a story.

[platinums]

... Is that all yours?

[ It seems unlikely but why else would she be doing it? Does she live with that many people? Dawn's stumped over here. ]

[dreamchasing]

[ Huh? Oh, wait, no. She shakes her head a little bit, almost defensively. ]

No, not at all! I, um.

[ she laughs a little, sheepishly. ]

I offered to help the locals repairing the island by doing their laundry ... I didn't realize just how grateful they were for the offer.

[champ_coordinator]

[Wallace had to get his laundry done since he hated having anything dirty. Especially his white cape and hat. Being clean was a must for those items. He carried his basket of laundry along as he entered the laundrette. Putting the basket down, he noticed the pink-haired girl. A new face.

Smiling, he looked up at her.]

Hello there. I don't think we've met before, have we?

[dreamchasing]

[ She looked to the man who had addressed her, and offered him a tired, but genuinely friendly smile. ]

No, I don't believe so ... are you new to Vatheon?

[champ_coordinator]

Yes, I am. I'm Wallace. [He held a hand out and smiled.]

I find this place to be new and exciting. I also love the water too.

[dreamchasing]

[ She takes the extended hand and shakes his as well, returning the greeting. ]

I've been here for a few months, myself. It took a little bit of getting used to, for me ... there are a lot of things about the city that took me by surprise.

[champ_coordinator]

[He smiled at her and nodded.]

Yes, I can understand that. What sort of things took you by surprise?

[dreamchasing]

Well, for one ... some of my friends are from my past. And some of them are from my future, too. If that makes sense at all.

[champ_coordinator]

Really? How confusing for you. [What to make of that?]

[dreamchasing]

Quite, but we're all managing. We're very close.

How about you? Do you have anybody from your own world here?

[champ_coordinator]

I have met a few people from my own world, yes. [He nodded.]

I like to meet new people also.