Playtime! OTA

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse had been intrigued by the small, turtle-like creature he had acquired. He spent the last two weeks bonding and training the little guy, though not exactly Pokemon training. Instead, Betelgeuse was training Squirtle to appreciate pranks and the value of scaring people.

Now, however, Betelgeuse just wanted to have some fun.

Betelgeuse found the top of an unimportant building in Genessia City and juiced it to be water-proof. He had Squirtle fill the roof with water, creating a giant swimming pool. Betelgeuse changed his clothes into what he considered a very sharp pair of white and black striped swim trunks. He splashed around, laughing. Squirtle swam around, occasionally shooting out streams of water down on passer-by below, making Betelgeuse laugh even harder.

The only question was who would show up to complain and who would join the party?

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[tenminutes]

Yuri had been one of those unlucky passersby, which definitely ended up in a complaint need that lead to her finding her way up to the top of the building. Of course, her Dewott seemed to find it pretty amusing either way, hanging off the back of her shoulders happily since she was ready to have him Water Jet the hell out of whoever it was.

Of course, once she got up there she saw it was Betelgeuse and everything make sense.

"If you're going to have a pool party you should definitely invite people normally so they can actually come prepared, moron."

She liked excuses to get into cute swimsuits sometimes; enough to change the nature of her complaint, anyway. Dewott looked a little confused at her for a moment because of the change of tone, then just sort of piped up with a supportive "Dew!" and raising one of its scalchops in the air.

[betel_geuse]

"Yo, Yuri! C'mon in, babes, the water is freezing!" Betelgeuse said, laughing. "What fun is normal? I can hook you up with a suit, if you like!"

Betelgeuse liked Yuri, but he was having fun. He hadn't thought of this as a pool party, but it wasn't a bad idea. He could use that spin, if other disgruntled victims showed up. Betelgeuse patted Squirtle gently on the head.

"This is Squirtle. Whatcha got there?"

[tenminutes]

Yuri pointed back at Dewott on her shoulder, who seemed content to rub his head against her hand as though wanting the same sort of attention Squirtle was getting. Yuri gave him an incredulous look for a brief second before paying attention to Betelgeuse again.

"This is Hina★cchi, somehow said with a star in the middle of it. He's a Dewott and something of an idiot, which is where his namesake comes from."

The way she says it, somehow it doesn't sound like an insult from her tone.

"You don't mind if my other Pokemon join in do you? I've got Yuzu, Taka, Yusa, and Noda too."

[betel_geuse]

"Good name! I'll just call him Hina," Betelgeuse said, grinning. "A Dewott, huh? Well, bring out his playmates. The more the merrier! I just call my little guy Squirtle. I've mainly been teaching him to have fun, as you can see. So! How about it, babes? Want a change of outfits?"

[tenminutes]

Yuri was quite the idiot and had been naming all of her Pokemon after friends who were long since gone-- even if not the exact names.

"Hinacchi or nothing!"

It was a nickname already, something that she swore she'd never actually call Hinata, but if it's a Dewott named after him then it's fine. It was an idiot, Hinata was an idiot. It worked out. Yuri was already getting her Pokemon out of the balls-- a Lunatone, a shiny Skitty, a Glameow, and a Mantyke.

"Depends on what you have. I can go run to a store if I don't like it."

[betel_geuse]

"Sure, sure, Hinacchi, gotcha," Betelgeuse agreed, chuckling, not caring at all. "Aw, why wouldn't you like it?"

He tosses her a swim suit, from out of no where. It's a skimpy, bright red bikini in very shiny fabric.

[tenminutes]

Yurippe just smiles brightly, holding up the swimsuit.

"Because this looks like something a stripper would wear, dumbass~"

Yuri was always a girl who prefered bows and things like that compared to anything explicitly 'sexy.'

[betel_geuse]

"Yeah? What's wrong with that, babes?" Betelgeuse said, challenging her with what he considered a friendly leer. "You'd look great in it! M'not dumb. Just male. What would you want it to look like?"

[tenminutes]

"I'm not a stripper, for one thing, and I don't look good in red for another."

Yuri had definitely been surrounded by boys for a good portion of her afterlife. Not just boys, but a fair amount of them certainly were. All 100% Grade A morons, but she'd definitely learned to deal with them and had no problem teasing them only to kick them off of a roof at the very second they finally fell for it.

The problem with not being dead anymore was that not everyone around you was capable of surviving being kicked off of a building-- and no one quite appreciated it as much either.

"Something I don't have to worry about coming off the second I canonball into the water, for one thing. Bikinis are definitely fine still, but with a cute design. I like bows and simple swimsuits, but modern, moderate fashion is fine by me. And none of that weird fake-spandex stuff. Or actual spandex!"

With that, Yuri tossed the bikini back at him.

"I'll go pick something out."

[betel_geuse]

"Nonsense. Everyone looks good in red, babes, but suit yourself," Betelgeuse said, making the swimsuit disappear. He laughed, as she described her preferences. "That's one hell of a laundry list!"

[tenminutes]

The Mantyke, Taka, is looking like she doesn't want to get out of the water now that she's already there but the rest of the Pokemon seem contented with lining up behind her once it looks like she's getting ready to go.

"Well, I don't mind just a plain colored one either, but it wouldn't be that weird material that shows off everything underneath either. Give me five minutes and I'll be back with something worth wearing! --Taka, don't make me carry you."

Yuri narrowed her eyes at the little ray Pokemon.

[betel_geuse]

"You can leave them behind, if you want. I'll look after them," Betelgeuse offered, intrigued by them. "Squirtle could use some company."

[tenminutes]

Yuri looked uncertain for a moment, but despite being strange Beetlejuice hasn't given her a reason not to trust him yet. At least none that she's sure she wouldn't give other people and other people trust her. So she decides to go along with it, though administer a warning.

"Sure, but Dewott stays with me in case I run into anything suspicious and they better all be in tact or you're going to be double-dead when I get back, mister!"

The rest of her Pokemon all scramble back into the water at that and she turns to go get herself a decent bathing suit.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse just waved his hand idly, neither impressed nor bothered by the threat. He understood and would keep the creatures safe.

"Yeah, yeah, babes, they're in good hands!"

He wondered, if he could teach them a prank or two.

[tenminutes]

Yuri runs off after that, waving her hand back at him as she exits. She'll take a few minutes, but it doesn't take her long to find something. She already knows her sizes and everything, so it all boils down to just finding something she likes.

In the end, she ends up going with a simple pink bathing suit, strapless, with a bit of frills on it. It's a comfortable fit and, while still a bikini, certainly fits her tastes a lot more than a red, shiny little skimpy thing. She changes in the store and comes back running with her clothes all in her bag instead, planting her hands firmly on her hips when she gets back up there. Dewott, hanging off of her right shoulder, appears to have gotten a pair of sunglasses while they were out too.

"See? Much better!"

[betel_geuse]

"Looking good, babes! And, as you can see, your poke-critters are in good shape," Betelgeuse told her, leering. "Do I get a reward for being good?"

[tenminutes]

"Unless you count being in my presence as a reward, there's no chance in hell."

Yuri moved to get into the water, Dewott hopping off of her back and going for a swim when she did.

[betel_geuse]

"We're not in hell," Betelgeuse pointed out reasonably, grinning. "Still, I've been offered worse rewards."

He watched, leaning against the side of the roof and watching her swim.

[tenminutes]

"You will be if you try anything weird."

Yuri and reasonable arguments didn't always stand side by side, alright.

"You didn't seem like the kind of guy who enjoys swimming in pools though. It's pretty unexpected."

[beautifulmidboss]

Betelgeuse would probably be even more amused when the loud complaining of a vain man - who'd just had his carefully done hair ruined by a water jet - rang out from the street below.

"Unforgivable…! To treat me with such indignity!"

With that, demonic wings emerged from his back, and he flew up to the rooftop to investigate. Who needs stairs when you can fly, after all?

[betel_geuse]

Oh, Betelgeuse was definitely amused, but he did like the wings!

"Aw, dignity, shmignity!" Betelgeuse scoffed, chuckling. "You're all wet, pal! You might as well take advantage of it. Come have a swim!"

[beautifulmidboss]

Midboss huffed. He did not appreciate his fine dignity being mocked, thank you very much! Still, he looked surprised when he caught sight of the handmade swimming pool.

"Is this your doing? I'm impressed," he said, landing and taking a little look around. His wings folded against his jacket for the time being.

A Snivy sat on his shoulder, seeming as intrigued as his trainer at the sight.

[betel_geuse]

"Well, me and the little guy here," Betelgeuse said, pointing at Squirtle, who was firing water over the edge again. "We thought we'd have some fun on a fine, warm day like today. "What do you have there?"

[beautifulmidboss]

[OOC: Minor retcon - he has a Snivy and a Budew with him. Just got confirmation from the Mods~]

"It certainly is the weather for it, I must admit," he said, watching the Squirtle for a few moments. "The creatures local to this world are rather interesting..."

Midboss was still new to the place, so was for now working with the assumption that the sudden influx of Pokémon was simply usual fauna.

"I believe their names are 'Snivy' and 'Budew', although that sounds a little impersonal, don't you think? Does your little one have a name?"

As he spoke, the little Budew wriggled her way from Midboss' jacket pocket, wondering over to Squirtle to get a better view of what it was doing.

[betel_geuse]

"I don't think these guys are from around here. I was here for months before seeing one," Betelgeuse explained. "I just call him Squirtle. It suits him and I like the sound of it."

Betelgeuse grinned, watching the other pokemon approach Squirtle. Squirtle turned to the Budew with a sly grin it had to have picked up from it's trainer. Squirtle tilted his head up, sending a spray of water into the air to splash back down on himself and any one too close to him.