[VAL/TOPH] Blind Luck

[attr="class","fudge"]There was one thing Val had to admit, and that was that he strongly disliked how noisy the mall could get at times. The constant clatter and din of thousands of voices all talking at once while stomping around or dropping things could often be too overwhelming for him when he simply wanted to sit and listen.

Of course there were also days and hours when the mall was more peaceful; soft speech without screaming children and hissing Pokemon. Less hurried feet and more casual meandering. He liked those days best. It allowed him to hear what he wanted to hear without straining to pick up on whatever conversation he was eavesdropping in on. (Vlatko had found ages ago that the people of Cyal had the most random and oftentimes amusing confessions to one another and when he had finally be able to pick up enough of their language to understand it all he'd taken to sharpening his skills simply by learning of whatever the latest drama from around him was about.)

Thankfully today seemed to be something more in the middle of it all. With the sun barely beginning to set above the high glass roof and the large waterfall feature slowly turning golden from it's fading light the crowed had begun to disperse if not for a little while to go eat on the far end of the mall. They'd be back eventually he knew but at least on a weekday the crowed was smaller to begin with.

He ran a pale hand through his almost white hair, subconsciously pushing it out of his face where he could feel the ends tickling his nose even with his yellow eyes unable to see. Idly he took a moment to pet the small Woobat seated on his lap; fingers curling into thick fur as he both listened and felt her chirp happily in response. Leaving soon himself would likely be a good idea. He knew his young companion would be clamoring for her own dinner here in a moment. (Wei, better known as Poof, was an absolute bottomless pit though Val had no idea where she put all that food considering her size and shape.)

"We just need to wait for Zaa and Ore, and then we can go home."

He wrapped his fingers around the smooth end of a cane placed at his side rolling it between them without thinking about the motions.

"They'll be back soon; they always are. It's good for them to stretch their wings on their own after all. You know they like keeping an eye on things from the sky... and I haven't heard any angry yells so Ore at least is behaving himself..."

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