the list. [ caitlin's plots ]

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Within a box, on a dresser stripped of paint, is a yellowed-piece of notebook paper. Its edges are stiff with past tears, hinting that this was made many years ago, but she had gotten the courage to pull it out once more. Ink is smudged heavily within its text. Thick dark lines, quite a few of them, cross out pieces of neatly written text. Beneath this hand-written one, which is no longer legible, are two sheets of computer paper. While the format is different, the typed-version more neat, both of these lists are the same. It has nothing to do with groceries or shopping. This list, surprisingly short, is a bucket list. It had been created to deal with the after-effects of a horrible accident at a therapist's behest. It has not made her glad for her life, after all these years, it has made things worse. Most of the things crossed out were never accomplished; they are just no longer possible.

Maybe, with the way things stand, it is time to take that list seriously. Time is so fleeting.

• First real Date
• First kiss
• Find out what really happened to Darach
• Go dancing
• Cut her hair shorter
• Have a slumberparty
• Skydive
• Climb two mountains
• Fall in love
• Smile and actually be happy
• Speak her mind to the fullest
• Own a legendary
• Find a lasting friend
• Battle her hardest
• Be a mentor to a younger being
• Tell a joke
• Give her parents a grandchild
• Meet Burgh
• Get one of her paintings in a museum
• Find out why her father never loved her
• Meet her long-lost brother
• Help out three people
• Stop being such a snob
• Learn to stop taking advantage of what she loves
• Admit her love for someone
• Throw a party at her villa
• Climb a tree
• Breed one of her Poke'mon
• Go back to Sinnoh
• Have a good battle with someone

This list will be added to; Cattleya is always changing her mind and getting new ideas. These threads will be quick and less than 800 words a post, unless stated it needs to be longer. Two at a time, please.

[MEI MORIMOTO]

S Mei has faced off against Caitlin once before and won. I think there would be some kind of tension there for that, but I think they might be able to move past it regardless. Mei is genuinely a hardworking trainer and though she trailed behind her companions when it came to strength she would have been good natured in her win and thanked Caitlin for her battle and all. I could definitely see her trying to get her to be less of a snob, offering a slumber party and doing normal things. Mei needs more girlfriends, and I think they might be able to move past everything if they bond over trying to get Cattelya to step out of her comfort zone :3