From: Nendil <lucyliu@flash.net> Subject: Re: [PW!] It's Weird to Trade With Yourself... Date: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 11:02 PM RobfromVoid <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:384321BE.C0F2E174@prodigy.net... > > Robert smiles, but only for a moment, since his rumbling tummy soon > makes him frown, "Geez, Robert, why can't your body go a couple of hours > without needing more food? I'm starving! Let's go change into our > regular clothes and go to Brock's Diner." > > "Oh no we don't!" Mithril-rama stands up straight and recalls Golem into > her Pokeball. She wags a finger at Robert, "You never take me out to > eat! Since we're already all dressed up, I want to be treated to a fancy > restaurant for once!" > > Robert shrugs, "I was just suggesting to change clothes so you wouldn't > have to be wearing those sandals all night... Hey, waitaminute, why > should I treat *you* to a fancy restaurant? You're the guy, you should > be treating *me* to one!" > > Rilli shakes her head and points to Robert's khaki pants, "I know you > haven't checked recently because I haven't let you, but *you're* the guy > tonight, Rilli!" She giggles for a second, "...and I'll endure the agony > of the feet, since sneakers wouldn't be proper in a fancy restaurant. > Besides, after all this, I want to be able to say I spent a day in > someone else's shoes..." Robert shook his head. "I don't know whether to laugh or groan. Well then, Robert, would you happen to have any suggestions for a restaurant? You're the one familiar with Saffron City..." "Not THAT familiar," Mithril-rama shrugged. "But I do remember this place I loved when I was little... I've always wished I could go there again." "And how long will it take to find the destination this time?" smirked Robert as they headed out the doors of the Pokémon Center. "Not so fast!" Rilli pointed a finger into the air, then reached into her purse. "I won't get lost so easily this time, (partly because I know my way around Saffron City, I should hope,) but also because I have..." "...Have..." Robert raised an eyebrow and waited. "...Have..." Rilli rummaged through her purse as a small notebook, tissues, two rubber bands, and a soggy cheese sandwich (which sailed over Robert's head and went SPLAT) were flung through the air. "Ah ha! Because I have the PokéPedia!" she exclaimed as she held up the mechanical device in triumph. "I can just look up the directions on there!" Robert blinked a few times and decided to worry about re-organizing the purse later. "In that case, hurry up and enter the destination. My, that is, your stomach isn't going to wait much longer." As if to emphasize that point, Robert's stomach let out a protesting growl and he winced. "Of course! All I have to do is enter the name of... the... restaurant..." Rilli slowed down as she realized that that particular memory is lost to her. "Well, uh, maybe we can run a search on all the restaurants in Saffron City?" she laughed awkwardly. Robert grimaced. "Well, it's your stomach..." ----- "Here we are!" Rilli declared as they stopped in front of an old-looking building. "See, that didn't take that much time!" Robert eyed the sign over the door written in a spidery writing that he could not decipher. "I dunno, is it a good sign when I can't read the name of the restaurant?" He paused for a moment and groaned at his own unintentional pun. "Trust me! This place is awesome!" Rilli grabbed Robert's hand and tugged him into the building, where a woman garbed in full traditional Japanese clothing bowed to them. "Welcome, honored customers. How many is in your party?" "Two!" Rilli held up the appropriate number of fingers to demonstrate. "And uh, could we have one of the 'special' seats please?" "Of course," the kimonoed woman nodded and lead them to their table--or rather, not quite a table. It was more like a small gondola-like boat, sitting in the middle of a small "pond" (which is actually a hole in the ground, but of course more elegant-looking). Rilli guided Robert into the seats on the two sides of the boat, while the waitress laid down menus. Robert gazed all around the restaurant, surprised to find that all of the waiters and waitresses in the restaurant were dressed in ancient Japanese wardrobes. What's more, the restaurant itself was decorated to give the appearance of olden days. A few small birdcages hung from fake groves of bamboo, and tiny birds warbled from within. They were surprisingly LOUD despite their small size. Robert looked over the edge of the "boat" and was delighted to find Farfetch'd's standing on rocks in the "pond". Or rather, two Farfetch'd and a white Psyduck. "Those won't run away?" he asked Rilli, pointing to the lounging ducks. "Why would they want to?" Rilli chuckled. "It's nice and safe here, plus they get all the food they could want." She broke a tiny piece of bread off the small appetizer plate on the table and tossed it at the more colorful of the two Farfetch'd. Before it could catch the crumb in its mouth, however, the Psyduck paddled by and snatched it up. Robert snickered, then focused his attention to the menu. "Wow, these sound good--and expensive." He grimaced and tried to find what money he owned in his pockets. "Robert, how much money do you have?" "Never enough!" Rilli giggled. "Hey, you're treating me, so you should be using your own money, Rilli!" Robert stuck his tongue out at his girl--well, boy-- uh, friend. "Well, you said I should treat you since I'm the man, so I guess I'm using the man's money!" Rilli sweatdropped. "But I don't have enough money! Now I remember why we didn't come here as much as I wanted to--it's really expensive!" Robert shrugged. "Well, I don't have that much either. I guess we'll have to pool our resources again... if it makes you feel any better, Robert, I'll pay for most of the bill!" "Are you ready to place your order?" a different, though just as pretty, waitress asked. The couple sweatdropped as they realized that they haven't yet even studied the menus. Robert quickly scanned the menu for the cheapest thing that he'd be willing to eat, while Rilli ordered the combination platter that was her favorite. Less than a minute after the waitress left, the items that were ordered suddenly materialized with a flash on the table. Robert blinked. "What the..." "This is Saffron City, after all!" Rilli explained. "They use psychic pokémon's powers to deliver foods to the customers." "How... classy," Robert mumbled as he sipped his tea. He quickly popped a piece of sushi into his mouth and swallowed in record time. Suddenly, he made a face and began coughing. "My throat... it feels scratchy..." Rilli looked carefully at Robert's plate and gasped. "Rilli, there's egg in this sushi! I'm allergic to the stuff! You better not touch any more of that unless you want an itchy throat all night," she exclaimed through a mouthful of her own sushi. She suddenly wrinkled her nose and grabbed a napkin to spit out the offensive taste. "Ugh, that tasted nasty... but what's wrong? I used to love this dish!" Robert took a large gulp of tea and poked at Rilli's food. "Looks fine, except--eww, what's that, avocado? I hate the stuff... guess it's how I taste it, not how I perceive it." Rilli frowned with a puzzled look on her face. "Then how are we supposed to eat? I'm hungry and I can't stomach half of my dinner!" Robert thought for a moment, then steeled himself as he took a piece of the avocadoed sushi from Rilli's plate and tasted it. "Hmm, not as bad as it used to be..." He reached across the table and switched their plates around. "There, it should be okay now." Rilli eyed the food in front of her wearily, but finally decided to give it a try after pouring herself lots of tea. Robert watched as she chewed... and swallowed... and smiled with relief. "Hey, I can eat this!" She sweatdropped as she looked up to see Robert already wolfing down his dinner. "Do I look like that when I eat?" "Munno, n'er sheen you eaf mmushi 'fore." Robert shrugged and continued to satisfy his stomach's needs. Rilli shrugged and chowed down as well. ----- "Wow, a full meal really makes you tired..." Robert sighed as the two staggered back to the Pokémon Center, where they checked in for their room. "Not to mention big events. Not to mention big events being interrupted by Team Rocket and whatnot." "I just need to get out of these shoes..." Rilli moaned as she limped through the door and collapsed on a chair. "My back hurts from these heels..." "What heels? They're flatter than a deflated Jigglypuff that's been run over by a herd of Kangaskhan!" Robert replied as he pulled off his own shoes and socks. "Okay, maybe not THAT flat... Robert? Robert?" He sighed to see the girl already conked out on the bed. Deciding it was too much trouble to ask her where she kept her, well, his, night clothes, Robert sprawled onto the other half of the bed and fell asleep as well. - Rilbert