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Post by Breakthelevee on May 8, 2018 5:06:53 GMT
"They're bigger than before." Omega comments casually about Muku's eyes. He had been silently watching the exam, prepping himself for whatever was going to happen to him next, and also staying ready in case he needed to pounce. His job was to keep the pack safe now. Speaking of the pack, his eyes drifted towards the door and he frowned "I wonder where the rest of them are"
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Post by Robot on May 8, 2018 10:48:51 GMT
"Haha... they use a little cylinder that holds electricity, called a battery, to heat a wire inside this bit of glass here." Joy tapped the end of the instrument. "You push the button." *Click* "And it just turns on. Try to keep your eyes open please." Joy shined the light into one, and then the other, nodding to herself quietly. "You seem to be in perfect health. No visible injuries, your vitals are very good for a girl your age. There is a mirror in the bathroom right around the corner if you want to have a look while I get started with Omega."
"How common are these 'labs'?" Em asked horrified, taking a few worried steps away from Gold. "Is that all humans know how to do, is hurt Pokemon?" Kursz huddled in on himself a little more and watched Gold with a silent sort of judgement. He was safe right now, he didn't care how ridiculous it looked. Blanket fort was best fort.
"Whoa, easy, easy..." Gold spoke in calming tones. "A 'lab' is just a place where humans try to learn more about the world. Professor Elm studies unusual Pokemon abilities, is very knowledgeable about evolution, and is credited with the first discovery of Pokemon eggs. He wants to meet you, and help you any way he can." This was much more difficult then gold had expected. "Pokemon Professors are a type of scientist, the people that did bad things to you are a different type of scientist. They both wear white, that is where the similarities end."
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Post by birdy51 on May 8, 2018 11:20:40 GMT
"Everything is bigger!" Protests Muku shooting Omega an upset pout. She opens her mouth to say more, but Nurse Joy uses that moment to shine a light into her eyes. It takes a second to actually force down her instincts and stare at the light, but she's able to do it long enough to satisfy the nurse. By then, she had already forgotten what she was going to say.
"I can check on everyone else for you if you want, but I want to see this 'mirror' first if that's ok." Muku replies. She didn't know what a mirror or a bathroom was but it sounded exciting!
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Post by DataNinja on May 8, 2018 15:58:05 GMT
"Help us," Thel asks skeptically, "Or just learn more about what they did to us? Because if all we're going to be is confined to this 'lab' forever, while you try and 'help' us... there's barely any difference."
He glances at Em and Kursz, before turning back to Gold. "Maybe if you can guarantee that we can just... leave whenever."
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 9, 2018 4:43:28 GMT
Omega nodded at Muku "Yes, see this mirror and then bring the rest of them in here. Thank you" It was strange. Less than a day ago if he hadn't had the collar on he would have been a threat to all of them, except for maybe Thel. But things had changed. It felt like his killing instinct was going away, and being replaced with something else. Maybe the nurse would comment on that? Maybe it had to do with the lack of fangs and claws, perhaps she could fix it and give them back.
He took a few steps forward and awkwardly sat on the bed, grimacing as it crinkled
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Post by birdy51 on May 9, 2018 20:59:18 GMT
Muku bobs her head up and down excitedly. Ok. That would work! Turning swiftly, she goes to the door that was pointed out to her by the nurse and... Stops.
Did she really want to do this? She had been so interested in seeing herself but now that she was at the door, she wasn't nearly so certain. Her fingers twitch and a nervous twitter escapes her throat.
"Actually, I think I'll go get the others!"
Then like a flash, she's out of the room again as makes her way back to the lobby with haste.
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2018 11:15:14 GMT
"Such an odd girl, but it's good to want to learn." Joy comments as she wraps the cuff around Omega's arm to take his blood pressure. "Are you two a couple? She'll definitely need your support after whatever trauma you've been through."
"Well... yes, if Professor Elm can figure out what was done to you, maybe they can find a way to reverse it? I can tell you for a fact that he won't forcibly confine you anywhere. That besides, he'll need to get you a trainer license. Everyone should have a Pokemon by their sides to protect themselves. It's really too dangerous to travel off the paths without one. You're not supposed to have one without that license."
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2018 22:29:19 GMT
"I suppose that is something..." Thel says, nodding at the guarantee, before the second part of Gold's statement catches up to him. "I'm sorry - what?" he asks. He can't really wrap his head around what's being proposed. "You... expect that we would want become Trainers?" He can't bring himself to say any more, instead just waiting to see the human's response.
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Post by birdy51 on May 10, 2018 23:33:06 GMT
"What's a trainer?" Muku asks suddenly, appearing uncomfortably close to Gold from out of seemingly nowhere. She had been very much relieved to see that everyone was still here. Hearing the conversation, she had crept forward to listen; though she didn't catch much of it. As she peeks out from behind the strange boy, her face lights up when her eyes catch a look of Thel. "Oh! That! That looks like you! I like that much better than my idea! You dress yourself well!"
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 11, 2018 1:59:46 GMT
"Couple? What does that mean?" Omega asks confused, as he accepts the strange pressure on his arm. Hopefully it would stop soon, it took effort to not strike out as it increased its hold on him, reminding him of once when his leg was stuck in a trap.
"But you're right. We....They all need support now. It's a hard time for all of us and so I need to try and make it easier for them. I must be strong, in case they can't be" He shifted uncomfortably in the seat. None of them were in here to see him, so he didn't have to hide it as much. His body still felt strange and foreign to him and the clothes he had picked out itched, even if they did keep him warm. He looked at the lights for a moment before wincing, the artificial glow feeling....wrong. He just wanted to be back outside.
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Post by Robot on May 12, 2018 1:16:55 GMT
"Your blood pressure is unusually high..." Joy comments with a tilt of her head, as the cuff deflated and the pressure on Omega's arm blessedly decreased. Leaning in, she pushes one of her fingers against his wrist and examines something on her opposite wrist shortly. "You're really anxious right now, oh, I'm really sorry. Can you take a few deep breaths for me, in, and out, and try to think of something you find pleasant? A couple is when you are with someone, you know? Like a girlfriend, or a wife... or..." She groped for a word he might be more familiar with.
"I only expect that you'd want to remain safe, and maybe have a hand in getting back to normal." Gold replied evenly. "I know it doesn't make a lot of sense, nothing does right now. We've talked about arranging passage to New Bark Town via boat, but it is quite a trip." Gold pinches the bridge of his nose. "Muku, a trainer is someone that befriends and battles alongside Pokemon. It is a relationship where both of you get closer and grow stronger."
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Post by DataNinja on May 12, 2018 3:01:19 GMT
"It was not I, Lady Muku," Thel says, responding to the complement, "but Lady Em who suggested it. She deserves the praise."
"You... believe that by travelling with Pokémon," asks Thel, "that it would help us return to how we were? Is that what you're saying?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 12, 2018 6:15:49 GMT
Omega closed his eyes and thought of the forest, running through the woods with his pack on a hunt. The smells of a small spring with a creek trickling into it mixing with the scent of their prey on the move ahead of him. The smell of home. His heart began to slow down. He wasn't trapped in this room anymore. He was free, and himself, in the woods. As he went to move forwards his hand, his human hand, gripped the edge of the bed and he was back in reality.
Listening to Joy, he scrunched up his face in thought "Are you asking if she is my mate?" He thought of Muku, scared and beeping on the floor of the prison room, but still willing to fight something bigger than she was. It was admirable. He shook his head "No, I keep no mate. I do not know about her though"
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Post by birdy51 on May 12, 2018 11:35:13 GMT
"That's a silly idea, and you should feel silly." Muku titters, bouncing her way aside Thel and the others. "Pokémon aren't trainers, because Trainers are bad! And..."
She cuts off slowly, as if having found the words she wants to say, but deciding deliberately not to speak them. Instead, she 'conveniently' decides to pick up on Thel's shiny zipper piece on his jacket. "Ooh! That's cool! What is that? Can I touch it?"
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Post by DataNinja on May 12, 2018 12:59:11 GMT
"It, uh, appears to be a noisemaker, Lady Muku," Thel sais, before demonstrating with a zip-zop. "And of course you may touch it. One such as yourself need not ask. You may touch anything of mine that you please."
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Post by Robot on May 13, 2018 23:48:43 GMT
"O-Oh..." Color rushed to Joy's cheeks. It was such a primal way of referring to a love, goodness what an intense young man! "Your vitals are fine, you can join your friends now. I would still like to examine Thel, Kursz, and Em, but if they aren't feeling up to it I understand."
Em shyly rubs the back of her neck, a nervous laugh escaping her. "Muku, Gold is a trainer, that might hurt his feelings? You should be more careful when you speak..."
"No, that's alright." The teenager took a deep breath, and rallied himself. "I need to rejoin Lance and finish up with the Rainbow Rocket hideout you just left. You're all free to do what you want. I've given you the suggestions I can, it is up to you to act on them. It was nice meeting you all."
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Post by birdy51 on May 14, 2018 1:56:14 GMT
Muku puffs her cheeks, angrily zipping Thel's zipper up and down before speaking. "Muku says what Muku means. Trainers are bad."
Her hands fall to her sides and become tight balls. There were words she wanted to say, but she didn't know how to say them. It wasn't easy for Starly. If they lose even one of themselves to a trainer, the whole flock isn't so good. They needed each other. They couldn't just let a human just take them away. So they avoided them the best they could. They were bad. Very bad. Just as bad as an angry owl. Maybe worse. Starly knew that when an owl took them, it was to eat them. No one knew just what a human did with a Starly. They didn't want to find out.
But maybe, if they took Pokémon on as partners, maybe it wasn't really all bad? Muku didn't understand. She sighs heavily and lets her neck hand back loosely. "Trainers might be bad... But Muku thinks Gold is nice. So... Muku will think about it... If that's ok..."
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Post by DataNinja on May 14, 2018 4:14:20 GMT
Thel mostly stays quiet during Muku and Em's little disagreement, as his shirt's zipper is played with. He's not quite sure what he's supposed to do, or say... he hasn't figured out the order of things, yet. That, more than anything else, makes him uncomfortable. Thankfully, this is a situation where he's just able to sit back, and watch things unfold.
What to do afterwards, though? There was still possibly that meeting with the other woman... and then the option of going to that (*shudder*) lab. Might it help? He doesn't know. The Ladys Em and Muku would, though. He's sure of it.
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 14, 2018 5:11:39 GMT
Omega watched with confusion as the Nurses cheeks changed color, unsure of what it meant. Upon learning he was fine, he stood up and nodded at her "I can find out if Muku keeps a mate, if you need to know that for the tests" Before the Nurse has a chance to answer Omega had already made it out of the room.
Walking up to the other group, he points over his shoulder with his thumb "Em, Thel, Kursz it's your turn to get checked out." He walked over to Kursz and put a hand on the larger man "Don't worry, they don't do anything bad. The worst part is something getting a little tight right here" He pats his arm and takes a few steps back "But you're all up. I think she wants to know if anyone has mates, or at least she asked if Muku and I were"
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Post by birdy51 on May 14, 2018 23:59:27 GMT
Muku shot up a little when Omega entered the room. She gave him a bright little smile before turning to address everyone else with a complete 180 back to chippertown. "Right! Omega wanted me to grab you all. The nurse won't hurt you; she's actually really nice! And they have this 'paper' in there crinkles!"
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