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POSTED ON Jan 1, 2022 23:37:13 GMT

only once she was standing at kim cole-essam's door did it dawn on the dense blonde that she should have called first. so, instead of knocking immediately, she pulled her phone out and furrowed her eyebrows, pulled up kim's number, and dialed it.

as it rang, she arched her eyebrows up and frowned at herself.

"ya dumbie ya shoulda called first he might be in the shower or working or something... or like, with his wife."

who knew, really, and she felt really silly having just decided to land with her aerodactyl, now in her pokéball, like it was totally cool.

which it was, but she still felt super silly.
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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 17:26:03 GMT

The ring tunes in to the sound of screaming, a child screeching at the top of her lungs as she stomps around the house.

As it drones on in the background, Kim’s voice cuts in.

“Wassup Franny? Whatcha up to?”

The screaming nears before stopping entirely, incoherent mumbling replacing it as Kim gives a few words in response of the mumbles.

“I know, right? Yea… I getcha, yea… You make a good point… Yea I’ll tell her.”

“Lira says hi, Franny.”

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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 17:47:29 GMT

"aweeeee hey lira! auntie franny was actually just thinking about dropping by, are you busy?"

francie answered lira in her usual high tone, a clear indicator that she's talking to a baby -- human or pokémon -- and then she was back to her usual awkward and nervous tone when she spoke to kim. she glanced around at kim's front door, noting nothing as she just looked around to occupy her constant need for movement.

"if so, i mean, we can make like a coffee date or something."
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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 18:05:09 GMT

There is a moment of quiet- Kim’s thoughts getting the better of him as he stood there contemplating to himself before speaking aloud.

“What? Are you in Hoenn right now?”

The question was asked half joking and half serious, a chuckle escaping as he adjusted the phone.

There’s no way she would come to hoenn without telling him… right?

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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 18:13:25 GMT

"yeah... i um, i didn't tell anybody cause i didn't want talked out of it but, i'm here."

then she furrowed her brows, realizing how really rude it was that she hadn't said anything and wondering if she could kick herself. if he'd notice. if he'd scold her.

"i barely told myself to be honest. it was sort of like, i meditated on mt. coronet about it and then i was like, 'y'know what? i'mma do it!' and here i am, uh, at your door..."
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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 18:32:07 GMT

Once more silence fills the air, cogs turning in Kim’s mind before the phone call is abruptly ended.

There isn’t even a second that passes before he appears at the door, swinging it open and pulling her into his embrace- threatening to crush her in his arms with the bear hug alone.

As he swung her from left to right his hold only tightened giddily exclaiming her name as he hugged the life out of her.

“Frannyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy~”

Once he had his fill of the love he had to share, he would allow her back onto solid ground, straightening out her clothes and he continued speaking.

“How long have you been back?! I coulda dropped everything to meet up with you when you got here!” Well besides spending time with Lira ofcourse.

“Wait… what did you meditate on? Wait… come inside first.”

He gestures into the house, stepping aside in order to let her in. Immediately upon peering inside she would be met with a Gothorita holding Lira, preventing her from, Firsty: escaping the home while Kim greeted Francie, and second: accidentally getting swatted by Francie’s foot during their reunion.

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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 18:40:14 GMT

while the phone hanging up had definitely caught her off guard, the level of excitement when the door opened hadn't. she'd returned the enthusiasm, immediately laughing and holding onto him for dear life with her arms.

as she was put down, she beamed at him, let him escort her and move her about. it was best to let kim get his energy out. plus...

"hello little lira! seriously you're such an angel oh my goodness look at your beautiful little faceeeeee."

she swooned over the baby before looking to kim and she found herself misty eyed.

"you're such a good dad like what the heck." also, she'd missed him, and showed as much with the emotion she was currently trying to fight away.

"okay, no, i told myself i wouldn't cry, what the heck."
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POSTED ON Jan 3, 2022 19:13:59 GMT

“Aww stop it you, you’re gonna make me blush.”

Kim says coyly, brushing off the compliment with a light wave.

Thought at the sight of her forming tears, Kim was quick to act, a hoop forming behind him before a Volcarona flew through, a heat wave blown in her direction and drying her eyes in an instant.

“Nu-uh! No tears! We literally JUST met up again, I don’t want you getting all sentimental before we even got the chance to sit down and catch up on a level more personal than facetime.”

He moves behind her, taking her by the shoulders and escorting her to the living room couch, plucking Lira from the Gothorita’s hands and setting her into Francie’s.

“We’re gonna drink something warm. You’re gonna spend some time with your niece. And we’re gonna talk just like we always do. The tears come after all that or maybe even during, ‘kay?.”

Continuing his motion, he moves to the kitchen and sets on a kettle, a pot of coffee brewing as he does.

“I know you said coffee earlier so I’ve got a pot brewing. I myself will be drinking tea, and Lira, milk.”

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POSTED ON Jan 4, 2022 15:07:25 GMT

the shoulder pushing, the baby in her arms, and the tears being dried for her-- francie was giving a watery smile down to the little one in her arms.

she'd missed it. she wasn't really deserving of the term aunt, in her own mind, and she spoke so little with najwa cole-essam that she wasn't sure if najwa would agree or disagree, but most of that was her own self-deprecating nature coming into play.

"hello little lira."

yes, she had already greeted the child but now she was playing with her fingers and letting the child gnaw on her knuckles. why? because kids like to chew on things-- at least, her rockruffs and eevees had... so why not this baby?

"thanks kim. and uh, where do you want me to start? i mean, you were pretty much caught up to my life last time we talked... since then, i've just been traveling mt. coronet and ghosting the world while trying to figure out what i really want out of life. why i felt so miserable while i was traveling even though i was seeing everything i've ever wanted to see."
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POSTED ON Jan 6, 2022 21:30:28 GMT

“Then let's start there.”

He says moving to her side and placing a steaming cup square in the center of the coffee table, away from little hands that reach.

“You saw what you wanted, did what you wanted, went where you wanted, but weren’t happy. You soul searched and came to the conclusion, or at least one for the moment, that where you should go was back where you started. So what was it you did that landed you here exactly? How did you get to this point? WHEN did you get to this point?”

His words were as calm as him, Kim carrying himself slowly as he made his way back towards the kitchen, pouring himself a cup of the hot water as he used the remainder to heat a bottle of milk.

“Take you time. I’m not going anywhere.”

A tea bag is placed within the cup, left to sit as he grabs the bottle, wiping away the hot water then gifting it to the fidgeting Lira.

“Spare no expense in explanation.”

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