julian follows silently, hunched over slightly, fiddling with the bow tied in her shirt. she bemoans her misfortune at running into one of her own fans, something that most people would probably be ecstatic about. julian simply isn't like most people, which is why she feels the need to hide behind a mask whenever she puts herself on camera.

at least the diner looks nice, she thinks. and free food is nothing to sneeze at... she squeezes herself into the booth opposite thea, and her morpeko hops down onto the table itself. "julian," they mumble. and my friends would call me julie, if i HAD any friends. they look over at the one pokemon they have out right now. "and this is... andromeda." thank goodness she always uses nicknames on her channel, so hopefully just this won't raise any suspicion.

it would be a problem if they brought out their other pokemon and they all matched up to heidi's, though, so for now they're just going to lie. "my... other pokemon are at home. it's just me and andromeda right now." the morpeko's ears twitch, unused to hearing her full name.

she's trying to think of how to make a quick getaway so she isn't discovered when thea starts pleading with her. julian can't help babbling out a few nonsense syllables, still distracted by seeing her own merchandise out in the wild. say you're busy! say you left the oven on! say you have to go visit your sick grandma in the hospital! it's one thing to interact with your fans while in costume, but to interact with them here? if this girl discovers just how lame "heidi hemlock" is in real life, she's gonna go around... spreading rumors or something!

while julian is catastrophizing, her morpeko is watching thea curiously. she doesn't really understand what's going on, but she does hear a mention of food and eating, which makes her squeak excitedly and starts bapping julian on the cheek, trying to urge her to go. being slapped by a tiny paw is enough to bring julian out of their stupor. "o-okay," they agree uneasily. "if... you're treating us..."

andromeda lets out a cheer. julian sighs. this sucks... why did i agree...?

PURCHASING/REDEEMING

welcome to the poké mart!

1X type 3 evo (25 PD)
{tinkatuff to tinkaton)

TOTAL

do come again!

25 PD

julian, at first, is looking for a way out of this conversation. she doesn't much care for the sort of extroverted person who'd confront someone in public and start babbling about how cute their pokemon is, even if it's a correct observation. when she doesn't have her mask on hand, people tend to frighten her.

then thea asks how their morpeko's fur stays so shiny, and unknowingly hits upon julian's extreme love for talking about the art of being a trainer. "you can't use the same products because they don't have the same type of fur!" they blurt out, unable to stop themself. "a minccino's fur is so thick it can't let water through! that's why you give them dust baths instead of regular baths. morpeko can have dust baths, but it's not really beneficial to them. what's really, really important is to make sure their diet is properly varied and they're getting all the right nutrients. morpeko and other rodent pokemon will typically groom themselves just fine, but you can use dry shampoo to--"

her gaze goes down for a brief moment, and she notices thea's hoodie, with heidi hemlock's trademark mask on it. shocked, she bites her tongue and stops talking.

andromeda holds onto the treasure, admiring it. julian hears her defeated opponent speak, and she turns her head, blinking pink eyes. "uh, yeah, duh," is the first thing that escapes her lips. the other girl probably doesn't deserve such an acerbic retort, but as usual julian's faith in humanity, and herself, is at a flat zero. it's easy to imagine all sorts of reasons to not bother with social niceties. she could be with rocket, or she could be like those girls who bullied you in high school, or...

andromeda the morpeko is a little kinder. she hears the compliments and perks right up, waving her little paw in thea's direction. julian quickly shoves their card into the card reader to pay for the charm and turns around. "i-- i spent a lot of time training her," they mutter under their breath. they don't volunteer any more information than that.

streams are easy mode for content creation, in julian's opinion. she doesn't have to dance around in that sweaty morpeko mask the whole time, and it can be done from the comfort of her own home without any worry of people recognizing the person under the mask. for her game streams she's commissioned a vtuber avatar that looks just like her persona, and while she doesn't get a lot of people on these streams, for the most part they're pretty chill.

her main in pokken tournament 7 is gengar, as it has been since she was old enough to pick up a controller and play. she's got her avatar fully kitted out too, making it recognizable to anyone who's seen her play. the game loads, and on the other end, where andrew can't hear her, heidi hemlock chirps "okay, guys, let's have a good game~"

the match begins. on heidi's stream, they tease their opponent once they realize they have the upper hand, scolding him and punishing him when he falls for their tricks. it's over soon enough, with heidi (or "queen_hemlock" as her usename shows) winning.

then it's over, and julian peaks at the chat. oh... interesting... was that another streamer she just beat down? oopsies.

there's a surge around the booth, pushing julian in. she bites back a curse and takes advantage of her short stature to wiggle her way further in. she can't even see what everyone is looking at! creeping closer, she catches sight of a line-up of high-end pokeballs. they're so shiny and round... but what the hell is this price tag!? hell no! she squeezes out of the crowd and stalks around the lineup some more, her morpeko sitting comfortably on her shoulder.

there's a booth towards the outside of the mall that's not so damn full of people. julian heads there, hovering on the outskirts as they glance over the merchandise. there aren't any good sales on training implements, but there's a really cute little pawmot keychain... they reach out for it, and find their hand bumping against another. julian freezes, embarrassed, but their morpeko takes the time to act by running down their arm and snagging the keychain before the other person can.

jackpot! i love you, andy! she could smooch the little rodent on her furry head.

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