“Hehe, if you’re willing to carry me, you can start now then.” Mint said. Being hauled around by someone else sounded pretty alright in his book. “My feet are getting so tired, you know?” he added as he slowed his pace just a little. “Duhh, and how good are you again?” he asked. “You didn’t see my moves at Mt. Pyre, Greyson.” He added, joking of course. Greyson had practically been knocked out of the fucking sky by a fucking God. Mint, meanwhile, had been sweating his ass off at the crater watching the whole event unfold. [break][break]

He felt a small bump as a Weavile ran through the pair trying to snatch their looser items, but his partner took care of it. Gelatto, meanwhile had been moving about their perimeter trying to sniff out a snack. Instead he bumped with a rather large dinosaur instead who stared at him unblinkingly before cold energy began to gather around it. The Ninetails let out a yelp before dodging whatever icy attack was launched and smacking it on the side with his body. His yowling, drew Mint’s attention who scrambled for a pokeball before throwing it at the Amaura’s ass. “I’ve gotchu boy!” He then turned to Greyson and nodded. “Yeah. Hoenn’s almost too warm for me at times. Even in winter.” He said before nodding over at his pokemon. “Gelatto was my first. I found him in the middle of a blizzard he created while on a ski trip. He followed me home after I got him to stop crying.” The Ninetails in question gently headbutt his trainer, embarrassed that he had to mention he’d been crying.

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he chuckles, then looks mischievously over at mint. "i'm sure autumn wouldn't mind carrying you around in a psychic field, would you my dear?" the cunning fox's eyes narrow, lip twitching to reveal one fang, "nope, not at all."
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"at least you can layer-up for the cold. sweating is the worst." a nearby palpitoad scrams, seeing the anger and power of the delphox. good choice little guy. "still, can't believe you make a habit of coming here."

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“No offense, but I don’t think Autumn would make a good Prince, buddy.” Mint said as the moved right along. “And I make it a habit to only let royalty and royalty adjacent carry me.” It sounded like a joke, he meant it like a joke, but we all secretly knew Mint Was still invested in that stupid Prince Charming idea. Even after all the horrible happenings at the Soiree. Where had that Nightmare Prince led him? A room with depleting oxygen, and the blunt end of a pallet knife. Lmao what? [break][break]

“Exactly!! And nothing you can do naturally helps with the heat. In the cold if you just start jogging somewhere you’ll warm up eventually.” Mint added. The heat and humidity of Hoenn had been something to get used to. “Plus, the cold doesn’t make my hair frizz up.” This was becoming a problem the more he grew it out. Now he remembered why his family has always asked the stylists to give him crew cuts. “Yeah, well, it’s not that bad. Especially in the summertime.” He explained as he spotted a yawning Beartic to the side. He clicked his teeth at his partner, nodding over in the ice bear’s direction. Gelatto let out a small whine before engaging the polar bear in a quick match, distracting the wild ice type as a stray pokeball came flying at it cutting the fight short. “What about you? Where do you like hanging out then?”


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"a prince? no. a queen? oh yes." his goal was autumn to be the head of her own coven. together? these witches and warlocks would be unstoppable. if that wasn't queen shit... "careful, though" he warns mint, shooting a placating smile in the delphox's direction, "she's a bit testy sometimes."
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he debates the question, mulling over his answer. finally, he sighs, realization dawning. "i... like to stay at home, to be honest. i'm a homebody." no shame there.

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Mint looked over at the Delphox for a moment before nodding in agreement with the trainer. “She already kind of acts like a Queen I think.” He said with a small laugh. She held herself a certain way and treated him and Greyson a specific way too. Add a bit of really noble-looking walking and hands folded across the front and you had a Queen. Or well, Queen Figure. He dind’t know what she’d be queen on just yet. “I’d never try something uncouth with your Queen.” He added, acting a little offended for a bit of extra flavor. [break][break]

No shame in staying home or being an introvert. No shame at all. That doesn’t mean Mint holds back a snort or two at the admission. “Aww Greyson the homebody? I don’t feel bad at all for dragging you out here last minute then.” He said. Mint tried to be courteous of people’s schedules but sometimes…sometimes shit just came up and you didn’t want to do said shit alone. This was kind of one of those times. As he spoke, a Cryogonal floated up to Gelatto, tailing him quietly as he observed the other pokemon and his trainer. After a while, the Ninetails yipped to get Mint’s attention who almost smacked into the wild pokemon. The Cryogonal seemed unaffected though, even as Mint took out another pokeball and tapped it against the ice type.


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"befitting her station," he agrees, giving the delphox a side-eye. her annoyance was lessened, though that rarely lasted long. mint's next comment forces a laugh from him. "for your sake? i hope not."
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her self-basking is put to a halt by the appearance of a tap-dancing clown looking pokemon. it approaches her, tapping its toes and heels on the ground in challenge? appreciation? she lifts it up with a PSYCHIC and tosses it into the wall. greyson captures it with a sigh.
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"you should feel bad. i could be spamming instagram reels right now."

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He grinned, more than happy to offer some amusement despite the dreary circumstances. Despite all the walking and joking, the temperature was steadily dropping the deeper they moved into the cave. At some point he felt his ears pop a little. He could take it, but he understood it might’ve been a struggle for others. Especially since most of Hoenn was hot and dry as opposed to wet and cold. Fair weather folk and all that. “A jester for her majesty’s court?” he asked clapping lightly before stopping short as he watched the poor clown get smashed into a wall. [break][break]

Gelatto shrunk away from Greyson and The Queen, sticking to Mint’s side and whimpering as a large but mostly docile Onix slithered its way towards them and then past them paying no mind to the group. Mint gave it a small wave before turning back to Greyson. “Who says you can’t right now? It’s not like you or I are doing any of the work.” He said, pulling out his phone. “I can follow you while I’m at it~”
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the comment of a jester forces greyson to take on an appraising look. "that's not a half bad idea," he says, smiling in mint's direction, then autumn's. it was of course a joke, but the glint in the fox's eye told him, she'd found a new use for the creature. damn.
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"we don't really have service down here," he says, taking out his phone as a point. it was freezing to the touch, the metal absorbing the excess cold. that pulls a groan out of greyson, but it's quickly suppressed beneath a torrent of flame. a nearby froslass got too big for it's britches, it seems.
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"autumn's really taking a liking to this place."

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“Course not! Everyone loves a good jester.” Mint said wit ha small shrug. At the very least, Mint always needed a reason to laugh. The mention of service made Mint frown before he checked his own phone to confirm. “Oh shit, we went really far down this time then.” He had absolutely spent many a day in Shoal Cave specifically posting for the gram. Do not judge him he wants his free shit. Gelatto yipped a couple of times, sending a Sandslash that had been eyeing the group running.
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Gelatto would probably be enjoying it too if it weren’t for how intimidated he was by the Delphox who’s flames were more or less indiscriminately destroying the local ecosystem. “By the way, let me know if you need a break. We can always back track and warm up. I also have some extra handwarmers in my bag.” Mint offered as he adjusted the straps of his backpack.
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