There was nothing she could do as the fire chimp barreled into a young, blue-haired girl's legs, clinging onto them until gravity took its toll. Although her Chimchar's unwilling victim was heroically saved by her the smaller pink pokémon by her side, drinks were spilt on the unfortunate little thing, while Kyrenai's rowdy chimp was happily cackling at the sight. It didn't seem like the girl was in a great mood either due to how things had turned out, making the red-haired assassin swoop in to grab the Chimchar before it could bolt.


"I'm so sorry, he just slipped away before I could react-- are you two alright?" Kyrenai asked with a worried face, giving the Chimchar tucked under her arm a squeeze in warning. Although it stopped squirming, a huge grin was still plastered on its face, leaving her to scold the chimp until it just sat there pouting. "Please allow me to help clean this up, and to get you a new drink too! It's the least I can do to break even the mess Cin created."

Johanna Joy

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"Nonono, I insist," she replied to the stuttering attempt to brush it off as a casual accident. Honestly, it was rather amusing to see Johanna's expression change so quickly, almost endearing.

"Truly, you shouldn't have to watch your step like that, on a beach of all places, especially not for rowdy chimps ready to tackle people off their feet." Kyrenai gave the younger woman a kind smile, and extended her hand in a gesture to take her and her Happiny back to the bar if she accepted. "You're not the first one he's tried this on today, but sadly you're the first he's succeeded on tackling. Or, well, whatever passes like a tackle for this guy," she poked Cin's nose, who screeched out happily. Even if she got decently mad or properly reprimanded the Chimchar, it was rather quick to forget and revert to its old shenanigans, like a Liepard it cannot change its spots.

"But either way. I'd hate to leave you and your little friend bothered like this, especially with that surprise shower it's..." she forwned at the Happiny and then nodded in amusement. "I've never seen a pokémon clean up so diligently... I'm impressed."

Johanna Joy || Slightly distracted by Happiny

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"Thank you for your understanding dear, I know quite a few who would take offense." she nodded gratefully.

Seeing how the Happiny dismissed the young woman however made her grin, tilting her head ever so slightly to look at the proud Happiny. "Looks like she knows what she wants too," Kyrenai chuckled underneath her breath, not wanting to just outright say that the Happiny seemed to have a rather independent temperament, not to say that it seemed capable of bossing its trainer around instead of the other way around. Something she'd see her Chimchar do as well if it wasn't such a goofball; it was now hanging over her arm, staring intently at the young woman while making overdramatically grabby hands at her.

Well, either way," she tried to shift the conversation ahead and gestured at the bar about a stone's throw behind her. "What may I get you and your little friend?"

Johanna Joy

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By the time they had reached the bar Kyrenai had gone from a fearsome assassin to a mother struggling to keep her lively toddler from escaping her arms once more; toddler in question being the Chimchar deadset on mischief. His trainer however was not having any of it, and her arm had eventually become a vice the chimp would not escape from.



"Virgin Pina Colada, CharjaCola and a Tropiusfruit, got it." she nodded, heading over to the bar while trying to stifle a chuckle. The Happiny's reluctant compliance was extremely amusing to the redhead, and a breath of fresh air compared to the smaller bane of existence struggling to break free. She wondered if she and Vox had been the same when they were younger? But as her order came in, those thoughts were cast aside. Putting Cin down on the barstool in front of her, momentarily quelled by the Tropiusfruit juice, she gave the rest their drinks as well.



"A virgin Piña for the young lady, and a CharjaCola for her dutiful little friend," She each handed them their respective drinks before taking her own, having settled on a Mojito. "This time without giving anyone a surprise shower!" After savoring a sip and allowing the cool liquid to refresh her overheating body, Kyrenai smiled softly. "I'm Kyrenai, by the way. And this little nugget trying to inflict surprise Burns is Cin, for which I once again apologise."

Johanna Joy

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It wasn't that she hadn't noticed the sudden jerk of her head, away from her direction, but Kyrenai did not comment on it. She'd been taught to notice such small gestures, no matter how well people tried to hide it. Just like she had been taught not to let them notice she had; it had become somewhat of a second nature to her.

"Joy, eh?" How interesting. That did explain a few things. Especially the Happiny's subservient behavior, which it was portraying again as it was introduced. She couldn't help but wonder how meticulously it had been trained to act as such. "It's a pleasure to meet the both of you, Johanna and Acacia." Kyrenai smiled at the both of them, while one of her hands teased the Chimchar next to her with small pokes, pulling her fingers away from its little hands every time it tried to smack them. Like they were playing their own private game of stationary tag; yet even though she was playing, her attention was fully on the two before her.

"Acacia is a beautiful name though, did you pick it yourself?"

Johanna Joy

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Just watching the two of them go about made her chuckle, even more so as Acacia made a face at Johanna, only to hide it the moment she looked back. It was curious to see how the seemingly dutiful Happiny could still act childish if it so pleased, especially when it involved her trainer being timid, yet chose to hide its displeasure only from her own trainer.

"I see. Team efforts as such deserve just as much praise, I'd say."

Yet when the attention shifted to Cin, Kyrenai's eyes grew soft, twisting herself to look at the small fire chimp beside her. "A month or two, tops. He's still a young little tyke, hatched not that long ago too, hence the lack of manners." she said, booping the chimp's nose. The Chimchar burped out a little flame before falling on its backside, showing careless grin. "I've been taking him along so he can get used to crowded places, but as you've noticed that doesn't always go as smoothly. I might be teaching him manners, but that doesn't mean he has to stop being himself because of it." No matter how difficult or awkward some situations had gotten, in the end she loved his quirky little self. And maybe one day she'd be able to enjoy those quirks without having to apologize to every passerby he'd cling to.

"What about you and Acacia?"

Johanna Joy

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