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It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude

Who: Morty, Eusine
What: Exploring the city
When: Nov. 11
Where: On campus, then downtown
Warnings: Not really.

It had been a while since Eusine and Morty had hung out. Sure they spent some time together during Halloween, but that was still at school. Not to mention Eusine still was not sure what to think about the choice of costumes. He had agreed anyway out of good spirit, but Halloween was usually cold and his arms became particularly frozen that day.

But there was no point in complaining. In fact, Eusine was sure today was going to be a great day. He was going to spend time with a dear friend and explore the city together. He had already been at the school for a while, but he hadn't had time to really go into FDC. This would be a good experience for him. And if they happen to hear any Legendary Pokemon related rumors while downtown, that also would be good too.

Nearing Morty's room, Eusine knocked on the door. Folding his arms behind his back, he waited.

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Well, Morty hoped he could make up for the freezing arms today. It wasn't like he had totally intended for that to happen; it just slipped his mind that Koga was he one with the sleeves.

But, yes, they were going to hit the city. He wasn't quite sure what they were going to do, but some of the best things in life were unplanned. He heard the knock, and thus tightened his scarf before going to answer the door.

And seeing Eusine standing there, a wider grin crept onto his face. "Hello there. Ready to go?"

"I am if you are," Eusine replied with a smile.

While Morty grabbed whatever he needed, the brunet asked, "So, any plans for today? I assume you know the city more than I do. You've been here longer, after all."

Chuckling, he added, "Though it's alright if you don't. I don't mind wandering aimlessly. You know I'm always up for an adventure."

"I know a couple places." Like that bar that had the green beer for Saint Patrick's Day ... or whatever they were celebrating. Though, he didn't think Eusine would fancy a place like that. Morty grabbed a couple things and stuffed them in his pockets before shimmying his way out the door and past Eusine so he could lock up.

"It'll probably end up in an adventure though. I'm bad at making decisions like these, you know." He held out his hand and motioned for Eusine to start walking ahead of him. Ladies first and all that.

Eusine started walking, although he wasn't sure why. Morty was most likely going to lead the way, so shouldn't he have gone first? Oh well, he just chalked it up to his friend being amiable.

"I don't mind either way. I'm sure whatever we end up doing or wherever we end up going will be exciting in its own right." Glancing over at his companion, he asked, "So, how have you been lately?"

Amiable. Of course. Well, once they made it out of the general are of the dorms, Morty caught up to his friend so they could walk side-by-side. He kept his hands in his pockets as they walked.

"Besides that whole mess with my scarves," he glanced right back, with a bit of a teasing glint in his eye. Eusine still had that scarf, didn't he? "I've been just fine. Halloween more than made up for it, anyways."

He paused. "I take it you've been well too?"

"Oh yes, the scarves. Did you manage to get all of them back? Well, as many as you originally had, anyway." Eusine may or may not have still had that scarf. In his closet. Just in case for next Halloween.

Chuckling, the mystical man simply shook his head. That Halloween had been interesting, to say the least. Not that the costumes weren't fun, but he was still slightly surprised he let the seer convince him to wear Janine's outfit. Morty just knew Eusine and the right buttons to press too well.

"Yes, I've been fine. Nothing too exciting or worth mentioning. Not compared to you, it seems," he shot a teasing smile right back.

"More scarves than I ever needed. I can give some to my Gengars now so they'll stop stealing them." Morty laughed into his hand.

To be honest, he hadn't thought he would be able to convince Eusine to wear the outfit. He supposed it would be more likely for him to wear that one rather than Jasmine's or someones. That would have been so much more amusing, though. But he couldn't let his thoughts wander too far...

"Well that's a shame. You were always full of stories when you were traveling; I looked forward to hearing them." He wasn't really thinking as they were walking.

"I'm sure your Gengars will be happy with their gifts," Eusine chuckled. Then again, they probably only stole the scarves because it was fun to bother Morty. Simply being given things wasn't exciting. But the mystical man wasn't going to bog his friend down with details.

"That's true, isn't it?" he gave a thoughtful hum. "I don't know. I suppose staying in one place will do that to you." But he wasn't about to let something like that bring him down. Laughing, he added, "I can't believe I've already been here for almost four months."

He figured that was true. But, hey, it was worth a shot.

"Not that that's a bad thing." Morty had stayed in one place for most of his life; he would know.

He wasn't about to admit this, but he was ... happy knowing where Eusine was like this - rather than wondering when he'd get another surprise visit or if he was stuck somewhere. The bottom of a lake. Wherever Suicune would be. But Morty merely nodded in agreement, again keeping his thoughts to himself. "It doesn't feel like four months. Hardly even one."

"Right?" Eusine agreed. "It's a little weird. Being in one place for such a long time, I mean." Laughing, he added, "Though I suppose four months isn't really that long. I'm still adjusting to the school, after all. This place has so many surprises! I don't know if I'll ever really be accustomed to all of the interesting and crazy things that happen here."

"How about you?" He glanced over at Morty, "How long have you been here?"

"We might be crazy to stay here, all things considered. Ah, let's turn this way." He grinned at his friend, making the turn seem as random as he could make it.

"I've been here for ... almost a year? Yes, it will be a year in January." A year had felt like nothing, though, too.

Being used to Morty's spontaneity, Eusine simply followed along at the other's suggestion. "Almost a year? I had no idea you had left Ecruteak by then." Then again, Eusine had been busy traveling on his own, so it was near impossible for him to know about the going-ons in Ecruteak before his quick visit.

"I keep hearing stories about... oh what was it?" Eusine tapped his chin. "Age switches, I believe? Gender switches too... An alien invasion... It all sounds like it's something out of a children's story, doesn't it? Were you here for any of that?"

Morty took his hands out of his pockets to adjust his scarf, but slipped them right back in as soon as he was done. "Ah well, you weren't around. I left without really saying anything either." The only people who had known about Morty leaving were probably a couple of the Bell Tower monks and the Kimono Girls and that was because Zuki was the one who suggested he leave in the first place.

"A gender switch? Ah, that sounds like fun." He was kidding. Kind of. "I ... wasn't there for any of that, unfortunately. There was a week where some turned into animals and .. things, though. And before that there were cases of hallucinations. Something like that." He hadn't forgotten the foul-mouthed Ho-oh, nope.

Eusine laughed. "Only you would think switching genders sounds like fun." Not that there was anything wrong with the female gender, but the mystical man was rather content with his current gender thank you very much.

Tipping his head to the side, he thought about what the other had said. "Turning into animals? Now that sound intriguing. Did people turn into Pokemon too? Hm," he tapped his chin, "I wonder what kind of animal I would be..."

He made a sort of .. defensive humming noise in response. "Maaah, well if it was only for a short period of time like the other changes." Well, of course. Morty was too. But just for curiosities sake, a day or two as a lady wouldn't hurt.

"Oh, yes. There was a Drifloon, and a couple Pokemon I didn't recognize." Morty paused to think and resisted the urge to say Peacock. "I can .. kind of see you as an Espeon. Would it be terrible if I said Suicune too?"

"An Espeon? I could see that," Eusine nodded. "You could say Suicune, but I'd have to disagree. I don't think I'm as elegant or refined to be Suicune." Or at least Eusine's image of Suicune. He still denied the possibility that Suicune would act as ill bred as the current Raikou or Zapdos at the school.

"From the way you speak, I assume you did not change? Let's see..." Folding his arms, he paused to think. "A ghost type, that goes without saying. Hm... Something in the Gastly line. Or maybe a Sableye."

"Hm, you may be right." Snrk.

"I did," Morty corrected him. And lucky for Eusine, Morty had finally looked up what he had become during that week so he could give him a clear answer. "I think I would have preferred that. I was a Poe; some sort of ghost from a different world."

"Oh!" Eusine gasped. "I don't know what a Poe is, but if it's a type of ghost, then it probably suited you. Though I suppose transforming into a Pokemon would've been easier. At least that's something familiar."

"So, what was it like? I would imagine being a ghost is rather different than a living human being."

"I should show you the book I found in the library about them." It would explain them better than Morty could, he had a feeling. Poe's where.. surprisingly malicious. And trying to explain that they carry their spirits around in a lamp just sounded nuts. "It was surreal. I felt very .. detached, like I was always unsure if I really existed or not. If that makes any sense."

He paused. "It's not something I would do again."

Eusine liked books. Especially books on research and other topics that he did not previously know about. Learning new facts was an adventure in and of itself. "Sure, I'd like that."

"Hm, is that so?" He tried to envision Morty's description, but had a difficult time. "I can't say that I fully understand, but I take your word for it. It certainly sounds like an experience."

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