Could you be more specific?

[spiritcrystal]

[Keeping Up With the Next Generation: An All-Purpose Guide to All That Stuff Those Kids From Other Regions Keep Talking About.

That's the name of the book Kris is reading in some weird and strangely specific library. Some other hits she sees in the shelves are How (Not) to Deal With Meddling Kids in Caps, It's Not All Black and White, The Series of Guys That Cramped My Style And Messed With My Social Life, and Hot Enemy Problems: Part 1.

But it's a large library. A huge library. The possibilities are endless... and very specifically tailored to everyone's needs.]

[ooc: Aaaand mingle post! Go ahead and comment/tag around!]

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[givespoisonoak]

[Green isn't a sore loser and doesn't need lame self-help stuff over how to get over people cramping his style, because no one cramps Green Oak's style. Too cool and stuff.

Except he's not helping his too-cool image by heading straight to the science section and digging through the geology volumes. Rocks, volcanoes, and geographical maps of regions? Yes, please. Hopefully no one will notice him in this nice dark corner...]

[strongsilent]

[What's this? His rival (better-dressed and taller) is reading dumb books about rocks and junk? Red will have no problem just peeking around his shoulder to see.

Personal space isn't a thing between friends, right.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Yes, he is well dressed and tall and handsome, thank you for noticing. And no, personal space is definitely a thing and especially because they're not friends.

Fortunately Green is so into his research that he mistakes the hovering presence over his shoulder for Eevee.] We gotta get back to Cinnabar again, girl.

[strongsilent]

[... He's being mistaken for someone else. Heheh. Green'll be surprised to hear him then.]

Are you going to revive a Pokémon finally? [Tyler and Topser are so cool everyone should revive fossils.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Naw, that'd be way too nerdy and fffzztttgjfjhaaholyshit.

The surprised yelp Green makes is so uncool and Red is gonna pay for it later. The book goes flying out of his hand. Red?! Knowing his horrible geeky secret? It's Red, right?] Don't sneak up on me!

[strongsilent]

[Red is soooo laughing at you, Green.

Or trying not to. Stifling it and failing. But he can so tell that the kid's laughing. Sorry.]

It was too easy. [Pffft.] I wish your sister could've heard that.

[givespoisonoak]

Yeah, real funny of you. [This Red is too chatty and smiley for his tastes. Thinking he can just sneak up on Green like that, the nerve of some people.] Great job. Now shoo.

[strongsilent]

[Nope, he thinks he'll just step in beside him and look at the books. All the fossil ones. How To Train Your Ancient Dragon, Fossiling For Fun Not Fuel, Home-Revival: Why It's A Terrible Idea, Jurassic Park...]

... Is something wrong with Cinnabar? [It was pretty okay when he was there, but had it changed?]

[givespoisonoak]

Oh yeah, it's a real paradise right now. The volcano just happened to wreck the entire place. If only you could've heard about it sooner. [Of course he's not bitter about Red running off! Surely he could see the volcano blast from his dumb mountain throne anyway.]

[strongsilent]

[Oh.]

So the laboratory's wrecked... [No more reviving fossils. That's disappointing. Probably the most disappointing thing about it actually. Man. He was looking forward to reviving more.] It's going to be bigger now though.

[Which means a bigger lab!!! Maybe more things too! Heee.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Yeah, lab is the biggest downer. Nevermind all the people that lost their homes too.]

Hate to break your heart, but I kinda doubt they'll be eager to rebuild there. Active volcano and all. People are moving to Seafoam instead.

[strongsilent]

[Blaine's a capable leader. He's sure they're all okay.]

We should freeze it.

[givespoisonoak]

...

[Green is just gonna stare and pretend like he didn't just hear that. Because that idea is way too ridiculous for even Red to come up with.]

[accidentalruenn]

Couldja scooch over a bit, mister? I wanna get that one 'bout Johto.

[This rather short girl's pointing over Green's shoulder -- dressed in Team Magma wear and totally not hiding a book on having conflicting feelings over your enemy who may or may not be the boy from your past.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Team who? Green takes a quick peek over his shoulder; he doesn't recognize the girl and she apparently doesn't recognize him. Not-nerdy reputation still safe!]

Huh? Oh yeah, sure. You want this one? [He pulls out the book he thinks she's pointing to.]

[accidentalruenn]

[Team better-than-Aqua --]

Yep! Thank ya! [She'll take it from him and thumb through it...

...and seems pretty content to let Green be by himself, except for when she tugs on his jacket.]

Do ya know what a sta... sta-lag-might-tuh is?

[She points to it -- stalagmite. Come on, come on, she wants to know.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Uh oh. She better not be asking him to define every single word in there. But sure, he'll bite.]

It's when speleothem rises from a cave floor and then calcium carbonate- [Whoops sounding way too geeky here. He coughs.] Uh, you know those stone pillars in caves on the floor and ceiling? Like triangles? Those.

[accidentalruenn]

[Nerd alert!

But she likes this stuff.]

Oh. Thanks a bunch!

[.......Hey. Hey, Green --]

Howsabout you tell me more about this... speeleotham or whatever ya called it?

[givespoisonoak]

Look, if you're that interested, just take this book and start from here. [There is only so much nerd that Green is willing to admit every day. He hands over a Geology for Dummies copy.] I'm not a walking encyclopedia for you.

[accidentalruenn]

[What a nice guy!]

Ya seemed like yer real interested in this stuff, so I just wanted to have some conversation! [Mr. Cactus. She will accept his dummy book though -- for dummies that is so mean.]

[givespoisonoak]

[Hey, he didn't write the book; it's not his fault it's titled that.] I'm just saying it like it is. We don't have to talk about this anyway.

[They could be having way more engaging and not-geeky conversations.

Like about who this handsome young man is.

He's kind of a big deal and all.]

[accidentalruenn]

I don't know ya well enuff for somethin' else though.

[Who the heck are you.]

[givespoisonoak]

No? Green Oak? Doesn't ring a bell? [SURELY NOT]

[accidentalruenn]

Izzit supposed to?

[givespoisonoak]

[Oh! Right in the heart.] Kind of. But whatever.