The thurdering of footsteps up the stairs and the shout of her brother is enough to stir the young Eva from sleep. Barely. A small groan is muffled into the pillow as she shifts and bury her face into it. Young Eva is not a morning person. The girl needs her beauty sleep. Plus, being the only girl in the family, she got her own room which was let her sleep much better than her siblings.

Of course, that didn’t protect form intruders.

“Five more minutes,” it’s barely audible from against the pillow.

She doesn’t stay sleepy for long, “AH!” she pops upright with a startle at the uncomfortable, wet intrusion into her ear, “OLLIE!” her voice cracks like a whip as anger quickly floods her system, on edge and cranky from the rude awakening.

“I’m gonna kill you!” she lunges from beneath her sheets to tackle her older brother onto the ground.

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ollie morales

his laughter echoes through the confines of their house, cackling as he leaps away from his sister's grasp. "you'd need to catch me first, sleepyhead!"

[break][break] he immediately bolts down the staircase, running as fast as little feet will let him. he's not afraid to make noise along the way, skidding back against the wooden staircase, and ducking his head from any of his sister's attacks.

[break][break] "ollie! eva! what's going on up there?" their father's voice echoes through the house, but ollie ignores it.

[break][break] he leaps down the last few steps, immediately darting into the den. he hides behind a couch.

[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]

Eva’s a little too slow to nab her brother when she lunges, leaving her hugging nothing but empty air. She was banking on his body weight breaking her fall, so instead she tumbles off the bed and onto the floor with a loud thump.

It gives Ollie plenty of time to scurry out of the room and down the stairs. With a grunt, she rises, unphased by the fall. After scrambling to her feet, the young Eva races down the stairs so quickly she barely touches them.

“Ollie, I oughta–“ her thoughts are broken by silence, for only a moment. Her little eyes peer from left to right at the bottom of the stairs: den or kitchen. She spins to move into the den when her father cuts her off, arms crossed, peering down at her with a raised brow, “Eva, what’re you two up to?”

“Nothing! Just playing!” she’s not a rat.

’Chores. Now . . . You too Ollie.” He leans back to peer into the den.

With a cute, innocent smile, she nods her head, eliciting a smile from him too. She’s so much like their mother, it’s hard to not smile. After leaning over to give her a kiss on the forehead, he ushers her back up the stairs to go change into something she doesn’t mind getting dirty.

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ollie morales

he peeks from behind his "bunker" to see his sister being scolded by their father. oops. he looks mad. or maybe just suspicious.

[break][break] ollie prepares to tiptoe away — maybe if he's really quiet, dad won't notice —

[break][break] ". . . You too Ollie."

[break][break] dang. mr. morales didn't even need to move — that was just the power dads had. ollie skulks back to the front of the house where Eva Morales is, and he's rewarded with a quick ruffle on his head and light shove, before being kicked out the door.

[break][break] once outside, outta the earshot of their father, he huffs.

[break][break] "so," he says, chipper once more. "where should we go first sis?"

[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]

Eva never really gets a true scolding, it’s always more of a stern warning. As the baby of the family and the only girl, she gets away with a lot.

Eva slips on her boots at the door and follows Ollie outside. The bright Kanto sun is almost blinding, and immediately Eva wishes she brought her hat, or at least a hair tie to pull back her messy blonde hair. Both were back upstairs and she wasn’t willing to rush back to get them.

“Hmmm, How about feeding the Rapidash and Ponyta? Bet the babies are hungry!” the Rapidash were her favorite. She’s still too small to ride the full grown stallions but whenever she rode a Ponyta, she felt like she was flying. She could only imagine what it’s like to ride the big ones.

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ollie morales

"oh — great idea sis, i love —"

[break][break] 'ollie! don't forget — go feed the mareep first!'

[break][break] oh yeah. right.

[break][break] "oh, hehe, we can go to the ponyta after sis." he grins. his eyes sparkle as he looks at the sight of their pen in the distance. "race you?"

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[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]

Their dream is all but shattered when their father calls after them, giving them specific orders to take care of the Mareep first. Eva’s disappointment is palpable, and the young girl frowns in defiance.

“Ugh, fine,” she mumbles under her breath before Ollie distracts her with a challenge.

Pink lips curve upward in an all too familiar grin, “You’re on!” she lunges forward, sticking out a foot to trip him up. Being shorter and younger, she needs all the help she can get. With mischievous giggle, she races past him and towards the Mareep.

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ollie morales

as nice as pa normally is, both of them know that pa's word is law. after all, no one wanted to see the look mr. morales got in his eyes when he was disappointed.

[break][break] once she agrees to the race, he grins. he gets himself into position, waiting for the count-off, when she runs forward before him. "hey —" he says, before realizing he's stumbling against the floor. his palms slap briefly against the floor, knees bruised with grass and dirt, as he scrambles upward. "foul play!"

[break][break] but it's too late to argue — she's already several feet ahead.

[break][break] scowling, ollie charges forward with all the energy his young body will allow, in an attempt to catch up.

[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]

Eva would have felt bad if he didn’t rudely wake her up with a wet willy. This was pay back, and it felt sweet. She giggles hysterically as she runs forward in front of him, pumping her little arms and legs as fast as they would carry her.

She’s surprisingly fast for her size, and she barely seems to make it to the Mareep first. When she arrives, she’s out of breath but it was worth it.

“I-“ deep breath in, “I g-“, she points towards Ollie, “Gotchya!” She sticks her tongue out for god measure.

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ollie morales

even though he's older and taller, his physical advantage isn't enough to make up for the opportunity that Eva Morales made to carve for herself isn't. sour at the loss, ollie huffs in indignation.

[break][break] "that wasn't fair."

[break][break] but there wasn't a judge to confirm it. their normal judge was faraway in the house, doing whatever it is that dads did.

[break][break] "fine, fine," he says, as he catches his breath. "what do you want as your prize?"

[break][break] his eyes graze over to the mareep — they probably have a minute or two before they need to get started on their chores.

[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]

Huffing to catch her breath, Eva just shrugs her shoulders, “Gotta do what you gotta do!” she chanted in glee, obviously pleased with herself for winning.

A prize? Eva hadn’t thought about that. She tapped her chin in thought, rolling the pros and cons of various requests in her mind. She could ask ollie to distract Dad long enough for her to hop o fa Rapidash instead of a Ponyta . . . but then that’s get both of them in a lot of trouble . . . “I’ll save this one for later” she ultimately decided, “Your ‘I owe you’ tally is back up to 1!” and she wouldn’t let him forget it.

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ollie morales

"ughhhh. fine."

[break][break] of course eva would pick to choose the favor for later. hopefully it wouldn't be anything too terrible. in the meantime...

[break][break] "let's get to those chores before dad gets our asses."

[break][break] they had to get to the rapidash first, and then to the wooloo. the herd was not going to herd themselves, after all!

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[attr="class","ooc"] Eva Morales [break]