Where the Yellow Sun Rises [M]

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Where the Yellow Sun Rises [M]

POSTED ON Nov 4, 2023 17:11:41 GMT

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This ranger outpost on Route 120 was rather intriguing, Xiura thought, a watchtower adjoining a smaller building that seemed a little out of place amidst the deciduous trees and conifers of the mountains. It was early--perhaps too much so, because the lights in the building were still dim. She knocked anyway, politely but firmly, hoping someone was awake.
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Then Xiura set her pack down and huddled down against the cold bite of morning to wait for jack wainwright or the resident of the Ranger outpost to emerge in the autumn morning.
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"Incineroar," she asked, muffled into her scarf. Her fiery feline Pokemon huddled down, too, his back against her, radiating warmth like a space heater. "Thank you," she said. He grumbled in response.
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But she had not waited five minutes until someone opened the door, yawning and shivering.
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"Hello! Good morning! You must be the escorts..." The bushy-bearded man in a lab coat looked around past Xiura and Incineroar. "Oh, I was expecting, er, someone else. You sound very different on the phone," he said affably.
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Xiura grinned, though most of it was covered by her scarf. "That was Jack. I'm Xiura, his partner for this trip."
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"I see!" the man said. "I'm Professor Cinnamon. Welcome, and please come inside. It's cold out!"
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Xiura said, "Yes, very," and gratefully stepped inside, Incineroar looking like he couldn't care less whether he was indoors or out.
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A Castform drifted to and fro across the makeshift lab inside the building, periodically changing from a rainy cloud to a bright sun to a snowy cloud. Each iteration of its weather-themed form merrily tormented a hardy succulent plant sitting in the corner.
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"It's fake. The plant," Professor Cinnamon stage-whispered to Xiura and Incineroar. Xiura smiled politely and nodded, unsure how to respond.
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"I've stayed up here for two years now. It gets cold so early in the autumn because of the altitude. But from here, the sunrise is absolutely beautiful," the professor remarked, looking out the window to the east.
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"I'm sure it is," Xiura said as she looked too, wondering if Jack would arrive soon.

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- Mission: Forecast Castform[break]

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POSTED ON Nov 5, 2023 22:11:41 GMT

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Little puffs of condensation swirled around Jack's head as he and Watts hiked up the hillside in the early morning light. In another life, if his writing career hadn't taken off, Jack imagined he would have loved living at one of the firewatch towers the League had set up to monitor forest fire activity and provide for quick response. He had been thrilled when Xiura agreed to accompany him on the assignment to relocate a Castform to one of the lower altitude outposts on the other side of the valley, though he regretted planning to meet at the tower rather than to hike up together. Watts was great company but a poor conversationalist.[break][break]

When Jack finally reached the building, he knocked politely on the door. Watts slipped inside as soon as the door opened and rushed to Xiura to smack his head into her legs for attention. Jack stepped inside, thankful for the warmth of the indoors as he nodded to the man who opened the door.[break][break]

"Ah hello, professor," Jack greeted him cordially, "Thank you for agreeing to an early morning pick up; it makes things a lot easier on us. I see you've already met my companion, Xiura. This must be the pokemon?"[break][break]

Jack knew that he could be too much to the point when on Ranger business but he also knew that Professor Cinnamon was a little lonely from his time as a firewatch and, judging by how hard it had been to get him off the phone previously, Jack knew the man would keep them here all day chatting if he let them. Instead Jack prompted, "If there's nothing else, we should be getting in our way to the next outpost."[break][break]

The professor's face fell immediately and his disappointment was evident. Feeling a bit of remorse, Jack added, "But if you've got enough for the three of us we'd love to have a quick spot of tea before we head back out into the cold."

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POSTED ON Dec 3, 2023 14:15:13 GMT

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After Professor Cinnamon regaled them with tales of Castform’s escapades with the various former house plants of his abode, Jack and Xiura were finally released to complete the remainder of their mission.
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“It’s so cold out here!” Xiura said, glancing over at Jack’s rugged features, already reddened by the morning chill. She was sure her own face was going to be windburned by the cold by the end of the day. In her hands, she held a creased paper map, peering at it every so often. The Professor had kindly traced the trail on there for them, but there weren’t very many landmarks to draw from. She hoped they wouldn’t get lost.
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The Castform floated ahead of them, apparently sure of where it was going, heading in one direction down the trail. Incineroar shot Boltund an analytical glance, then jogged ahead, trying to race both him and the Castform.
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“How have you been, lately?” Xiura said, smiling up at Jack. “Anything exciting you’ve seen on your travels?”

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POSTED ON Dec 4, 2023 1:28:00 GMT

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Jack fought to keep an interested expression as the professor rambled on about his house plants but couldn't help but feel relieved when they were finally out into the cold.[break][break]

Sidling up next to Xiura, Jack felt along the many pockets of his Ranger uniform before finally digging out some packets of chemical hand warmers. Activating them with gentle pressure from his thumbs, Jack handed them over and said, "Here, these should at least keep your fingers warm. I should have brought some more cold weather gear, I didn't expect it to be this cold."[break][break]

As they began to move down the trail, Watts was almost sparking with anticipation as he traded looks with Xiura's Incineroar that made clear a footrace was imminent. The Incineroar's smooth jogging motion may as well have been a referee's starting gun the way the Boltund shot forward in a spray of electricity.[break][break]

Jack chuckled and smiled, taking in the brisk alpine air filled with the scent of cold weather and pine sap before responding, "I've been good! The most exciting thing I've seen recently is a beautiful woman on one of Route 120's hiking trails."[break][break]

He gave Xiura his most charming wink, hoping to get a response from the woman. He had always liked Xiura but after clearing up some misunderstandings with Aurelie after the Fantasia Carnival, he felt a sense of comfortableness with the lavender-haired woman that hadn't been there before. He still hadn't been able to untangle some of the jumbled feelings he felt, but being around Xiura made him smile and that was good enough for him.[break][break]

"What about you?" he asked, "How have things been at the shop? I've been hearing a lot about the upcoming tea competition!" Jack smiled slyly, thinking of entering just to spend more time with her and Aurelie.

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POSTED ON Dec 21, 2023 1:59:50 GMT

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Xiura accepted the hand warmers gratefully, holding them to her cheeks as well to warm them up. “Thank you so much, Jack. I can’t believe how cold it actually is up here.” She gazed out over the scenic view of the mountains, forested with deep green conifers whose tops were heavily frosted with snow.
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Incineroar huffed with irritation at Boltund’s speed, jogging harder to keep up with the canine Pokemon’s pace. Castform whimsically drifted after, speeding up as well. The path became easier to tread, leading them downhill.
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Fortunately, the hand warmers concealed her reddening cheeks as Jack complimented her, his gaze warm and flirtatious. Xiura looked down, recalling again how Aurelie had mentioned during the Carnival that she wouldn’t mind if Xiura and Jack were to get closer. But after Xiura's botched confession during the Ferris wheel ride, her words drowned out by the booming of fireworks, she had never worked up the courage to venture towards a discussion of advancing their friendship again.
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“I… Thank you, Jack. That is, assuming you mean me and not the ghostly snow lady that is said to haunt these mountains.” She smiled innocently, touching her Froslass’s Pokeball to summon her Pokemon immediately behind Jack. Her Froslass swayed silently back and forth, ready to scare Jack once he turned around.
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“As for the tea competition, yes!” Xiura said, happy to talk about it further. “I’m so excited to see what creative bubble tea masterpieces the competitors will end up making!” Jack always seemed so attentive to detail; he knew what subjects he could most easily connect to her with. On her end, it felt like the cold was so significant that all she could think about to talk about was the weather!
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Just then, a barely audible crack sounded through the wintry air. “What was that?” Xiura asked.

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POSTED ON Dec 23, 2023 23:39:09 GMT

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A chuckle escaped him before he responded, "I must have missed the report on the ghostly snow lady, but I'm sure she can't hold a candle to you!"[break][break]

Shaking his head mirthfully, Jack caught sight of something moving behind him. Turning to get a better look, he let out a comical yelp as Xiura's Froslass spooked him. His laughter was loud and booming while he pulled his warm winter hat down on his head, partially to cover his embarrassed expression and because the chill wind was stinging his ears. His attention returned to his beautiful hiking partner while she expanded upon the tea competition.[break][break]

Over Xiura's shoulder, Jack saw Watts freeze and cock his head to the side a few seconds before he and Xiura heard the sound. His muscles tensed when he felt the faint rumbling of the earth below them. "Run!" he shouted, reaching for Xiura's hand as Watts shot off ahead of them.[break][break]

After that, things happened quickly; he had barely taken a step when the wall of snow and broken trees hit them and the world disappeared in a spray of white snow and snapped trees while they tumbled along in what could only be a small avalanche. Losing Xiura in the surge of the snow, Jack brought his mittened-hands up over his face to protect himself and to try to keep the space around his mouth clear if he ended up buried.[break][break]

After what felt like an eternity but was probably less than ten seconds, he could feel his momentum slowing before he eventually slammed into the thick trunk of a sturdy tree. When he shook the stars from his eyes, the first thing he saw was the precipitous drop over the edge that the tree balanced on.[break][break]

"Xiura!" he called out in a panic as he steadied himself against the tree, straining to see if the snow slide had carried her over the edge.

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