tapestodiane | 027

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[There's a sound a bit like static, then some rustling and clicking. Following that, a trill, a whistle, and something Talking Bird Julee feels she obviously has to share with the world:]

Diane. Diane.

[A few more clicks - probably from her beak. She has a pretty light voice, but she goes darker for the next line.]

Holy smokes.

[And then she'll just be whistling the tune to I've Told Ev'ry Little Star for a while. Who knows where Cooper is - probably off getting a caffeine fix or something.]

(backdated to April 19th!)

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Carmen.

_{[He greets her with an audible smile.]}

You should have noticed by now that all pokémon possess intelligence far greater than that of any ordinary animals.

I have. But that doesn't mean I've managed to hold a conversation with any of them until now.

How did you two get along?

_{[Julee's singing is dropped to a hum.]}

Oh, Diane and I had a magnificent talk.

[BAIT IN THE WATER.]

She's a quick learner.

_{[TAKING IT.]}

Oh, she must have mislead you on that one. Her name is Julee.

_{[Have another "Hellooo, Carmen!" from her end, just to really tell Coop that she likes this other person and also that yes they met.]}

That's possible. Does she talk to someone named Diane often?

[GOT A BITE ON THE LINE...]

I do. Diane is my secretary.

_[NIBBLE?]

[/REELS IN]

You have enough work here that you've had to hire your own secretary? Now that's impressive.

It would be if it was true. To my knowledge she's still in her Portland office braving a very intimidating stack of paperwork and no small amount of tapes.

_{[All said with a cheerful fondness for the woman.]}

...Your pet bird talks to a woman in Portland.

[Look, even the world's former greatest detective is allowed to have her what moments.]

_{[That's okay. Anyone would understand.]}

More like she's picking up on my habits of doing so.

_{[Don't you just love how completely not-bothered he sounds about it, too? I mean, NATURALLY he speaks to a woman in Portland.]}

[She's just going to...take a minute to mentally regroup here, remember her zen training, and start looking for a logical answer instead of just surrendering to the vast WHAT she's tempted to express.]

And old habits are hard to break?

Very.

Has she also picked up your bad habit of singing?

I don't sing. I whistle.

If you're as good as she is, then I applaud your talent.

_{[oh please]}

She's got a wider range and a stronger tune. I'd save my applause for the one that deserves it.

Julee the bird. To go with Holmes, Emily, Aidan, and Tricia.

That's five, now. Do I owe you one?

Well, detective, I guess you do.

_{[(Somewhere further in the background, now, Julee repeats 'detective' to herself.)]}

[Nice to see the planted seed is beginning to take root.]

I have a Geodude named Eartha.

[Wait for it.]

Eartha Quake.

Eartha Quake.

_{[Yeah, he'll just be repeating that with a wide smile on his end.]}

I like it. _{[Terrible pun and all.]}

I'll need to trade her someday, for her to reach her full potential.

[NO THAT'S NOT A HINT AT ALL.]

_{[WELL THAT COULDN'T BE LESS OBVIOUS.]}

I'm sure we can arrange that at some point.

Much obliged.

Though you'd better not trade me Julee in exchange, or I might be tempted to keep her, instead.

She's something else, isn't she?

_{[There's a lot of love there, which he himself finds both strange and comforting. It's a bird, but he really is attached to her. He'd never have expected something like that.]}

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