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Post by Raven on Aug 28, 2018 2:40:10 GMT
Celestyna nods. "Yes, I thought it might be them. That's the company I worked for. Technically I never stopped working for them, I just, y'know, 'disappeared'. If I've not somehow been declared legally dead after several years of being missing, I'll be amazed." She comments. "I was merely curious anyway. Just don't break the NDA and you're golden. All employees, especially interns are subjected to one when they apply for a position."
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Post by lichlord on Aug 28, 2018 3:01:30 GMT
Lia narrows her eyes as she is directly called out. She's starting to look angry, but that's not new. She tries to remain calm but after getting the cold shoulder from Kaeda yesterday, after surviving Seafoam only to get a non-committal answer from D'mara, and then having to waste the whole next day getting this shady scientist back here (She didn't even thank her!)...
Well it's not easy trying to hold it in. Eve has just confirmed that she has, for a whole week, known about hybrids but didn't think to mention it... once? 'Hey Lia I'm working for one of the companies that make hybrids, maybe I could look into cures for Sasha?' But then she didn't know Sasha was a hybrid for the longest time so who the hell knows.
Lia catches Celestyna's bit, and pauses at 'years', but just shakes her head. She can't be here right now. She storms out of the room and off the ranch before anyone can stop her.
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Post by oddeyes on Aug 28, 2018 7:14:05 GMT
Kaeda balks when Eve, of all people, speaks up on the matter. When in the holy hell did she get this info? She is about to speak up, but is cut off when Lia leaves in a rush. Kaeda pinched the bridge of her nose, and sighed. She had no choice, but to give her space. Talking would come later. She then turned to Eve, and the new poke-lady. "Eve, I have no clue how you got involved in this, but please tread with caution. And, Ms. Celestyna, I don't know you well enough to trust you, but I'll follow Lia's instinct on this. Just remember this is our home, and you are a guest. I really hope we won't regret you coming here."
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Aug 28, 2018 10:22:07 GMT
Floyd coughs awkwardly, looking around and regretting not speaking up earlier.
"I'm going to be heading to Unova to try and find Cobalion in four days. I don't think I'll be away for more than a week." He says.
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Post by oddeyes on Aug 29, 2018 1:36:49 GMT
Kaeda's hair has randoms strands pop out like springs in a busted machine, curl, and frizz up as Floyd just casually drops he will be traveling to find a legendary. She has no words. Kaeda nods silently with confused grimace.
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Post by headlesskoko on Aug 29, 2018 4:54:06 GMT
"Poor Kaeda," Eve sympathizes as she stands up, cautiously as Kaeda suggested earlier, "She got two bomb shells dropped on her in less than a minute." Whether it was to comfort or console her, Eve gives Kaeda head pats, even if it meant that the shorter girl had to stand up on tippy toes to do so. "And don't worry about me, okay? I'll make sure to prioritize my safety and everything. Well, that's assuming they hire me."
"As for you, Floyd..." Eve turns and squints at him, "Are you sure you should be going alone? Worst come to worst for me, at least I only have to leave a building and call Lia and Kaeda. You... You're going to an entirely different region and you don't know how to use your phone."
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Post by lichlord on Aug 29, 2018 6:57:53 GMT
Lia pops into her room to grab her guitar and just heads out into the northern Cerulean woods. She needs to not be around right now. She isn't really capable of acting on anything right now. She doesn't know anything about the sand ni- the rogue scientists it seems now, and as it seems, just trapsing into the lab in Saffron won't work. Despite how they 'don't' seem evil, they are bent on protecting their shit. She can't just 'get' in there. She has no idea where Vali is. She's potentially no closer to power pokemon. And Sasha's memories stay buried for now.
...so it's time for her own shit. She sits down next to a tree, sets up her dex against a rock so she can see the video to start tutorialing through this and stumbling through learning. She starts following (Not well at first), and there's quickly out of key twangs in the air. As she plays, she can feel Scier's glare on her.
"Dude I know you are judging me. Don't need that right now."
The Chimecho harumphs and tries to complain, but Lia ignores it to concentrate on her music.
"I'm mad. Just let me be mad for a while. There aint a quick fix for it. It ain't Eve' fault."
...I think.
She keeps playing a while, unbeknownst to any shenanigans around her as she begins to grasp it...
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Aug 29, 2018 7:52:24 GMT
Floyd nods back at Kaeda before blinking at Eve.
"I thought nothing of departing Sinnoh for Kanto all alone when I started my journey. And I can't ask you guys to buy plane tickets so I can experiment with magic, especially not with lia and your jobs." he says, caught between amusement and confusion. "I have climbed mountains and swum through underwater caves with no aid but my pokemon truly available. I think a plane flight is perfectly safe and whatever challenge comes to me once I am in Unova I must rise to meet. I don't think of my phone very often because I don't think to ask for help - after a lifetime without such technology it is taking me longer than a few months to adjust to it. But are you certain about your job? If you vanish we won't have much of a response available beyond breaking into the building and seeing what happens. Which might be a challenge I would relish, but probably wouldn't get us anywhere in terms of helping you." He continues, utterly certain in his own confidence and pride.
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Post by headlesskoko on Aug 29, 2018 20:24:50 GMT
"You came to Kanto from Sinnoh?!" Eve asks, incredulous, eyes wide and all that, "But you're not even old enough to graduate high school!". Granted, something like "graduating high school" didn't hold much weight in the Pokemon world at large, but still. Still, once Floyd mentioned her job and the detriment suddenly leaving might have on her chances on getting it, since she had no guarantee if she would be hired or not yet, Eve could do nothing but grumble. "Seriously," she complained, "You guys are all really something..."
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Aug 31, 2018 7:35:22 GMT
"I never attended school." Floyd says bluntly, shifting somewhat nervously as he realises Eve hasn't been told about how he grew up. "I grew up in Sinnoh's Survival Zone and had very little experience with anything when I came of to Kanto a few months ago. I'll be fine in Unoiva, trust me. Just like we're trusting you to ask for help if this job goes wrong. Or if you find something to help Sasha."
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 2, 2018 4:26:52 GMT
Kaeda slips away from Floyd and Eve having their conversation. She is a bit worried where Lia stormed off to, but she probably wanted to be alone. She returns to her room to contemplate on where to head to next. That rock gym was not going to happen again, but at face value, seemed like the easiest. Perhaps she could catch the fairy gym in Silver town. Dark city didn't list a type, but she was not going against dark or steel. She would just have to see later. Kaeda sighed, and waited for Lia to come back.
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Post by lichlord on Sept 4, 2018 3:40:01 GMT
Much later in the evening, after twanging a bunch and blistering her fingers trying to learn how to use this thing, Lia returns home silently and stores her guitar back up. She sighs and sits on the bed.
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 5, 2018 18:13:12 GMT
Kaeda looks up from her pokedex, and watches Lia move about the room. Guess it was time to talk now. Kaeda pokes Lia's side with her toes. "Hey...Welcome back."
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Post by lichlord on Sept 6, 2018 3:53:08 GMT
Lia jerks in surprise a little when Kaeda pokes her. She turns and looks.
"Yeah... hi."
She sits down on the bed and stares off into space.
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 6, 2018 4:10:14 GMT
"You left in a huff before. How you feeling?"
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Post by lichlord on Sept 6, 2018 4:28:58 GMT
"I feel like anyone who just went through a multilevel cave to hunt down info only to get a non-commital answer back, and that's before dragging Miss Ice-pants all the way from there to hear just to get info out of her only to find out her so-called 'friend' just could have said something like a friggin week ago."
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 6, 2018 4:39:47 GMT
Kaeda moves from her spot, and sits down next to Lia. "Yeah. That does sound rough. What was this whole trip going to accomplish anyways? You did just sort of take off immediately after you told me about it."
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Post by lichlord on Sept 6, 2018 4:43:01 GMT
"You didn't seem to happy about it, so I didn't think you cared."
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Post by oddeyes on Sept 6, 2018 4:48:53 GMT
"I wasn't happy, and I don't care...about things that concern D'mara. I care about you though. So, seeing you in this state isn't good. We've also had some weird tension since you left, and I'm not a fan of it either."
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Post by lichlord on Sept 6, 2018 5:49:24 GMT
Lia stands up and crosses the room.
"I mean I went to find evidence of a portal to whatever world those freakishly big pokemon popped out from in Mt Moon and Rock Tunnel. The giant Sykata and the weird ghost Kabutops. Was looking to catch one and she was the best chance I had to figure out how. I need something of that level of power to fight all these hybrid making bastards. But I mention that to you and you get all cold to me so I took off cause you obviously didn't care."
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