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Post by haybalebarn on Dec 13, 2017 6:49:07 GMT
As Via takes her pokeball without so much as looking at Meridia, her eyes locked onto this 'Orion' in a death glare. He had desired to take something that was rightfully hers. As such, he had made himself an enemy, and would be treated as such. She puts the pokeball away for now, keeping her death glare locked onto Orion, keenly interested in whatever pathetic excuse he came up with to answer Hissho's question. Via is unhappy with this boy. Spending AP. Intimidate: PPnO_EHm4d6+14d6+1
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Dec 21, 2017 12:03:53 GMT
Meridia cheerfully nods at Amanda as she takes the ball, giggling a little at Ul. "Anytime. Take good care of the little guy." She says before turning to Ethan "Insufferable with pride I bet. Most pokemon don't last 3 rounds on the Pyramid, let alone the 10 this one did. It took that one to dethrone it, though the penguin only lasted 7 rounds before admitting defeat." She says, looking at Hissho and his new pokemon as she does. She frowns a little as he looks at Orion and chuckles as Via glares at the kid.
Orion bites his lip and opens his mouth, only to shut it when Via glares at him.
The red Totodile peers up at Ethan curiously, striking a pose in a low wrestling stance when he rubs his face, trying to impress him as it gets recalled. The Piplup flexes it's flippers and tauntingly turns away from the Totodile before looking at Hissho and walking over to stand at his feet.
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Post by Zephias on Dec 21, 2017 16:16:31 GMT
"Insufferable with his comments about me finally getting a 'proper' pokemon and that I should go back and take my responsibility as the first born and whatever, instead of 'wasting my time with books and children's stories'. Seriously, did you have to give me a wrestler?" Ethan sighed.
Deciding he had been rather mean to his new partner, he released him again and knelt to take a better look at him.
"Hey, little guy. I'm sorry about that earlier. I may not look like it but my entire family is made of wrestlers, so I'll probably work just perfect as your trainer"
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Post by haybalebarn on Dec 21, 2017 22:50:46 GMT
Via snorts in annoyance as the boy doesn't even gain the courage so speak and strides over to him, leaning in towards his face, the blade of the polearm strapped to her back dangling dangerously over both of them. "Where I'm from, we learn to respect our elders and answer them when they ask something of us. I believe Hissho asked you a question." She lingers over Orion for a few moments before straightening back up, staring at Orion expectantly.
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Post by lichlord on Dec 21, 2017 23:21:50 GMT
Ul reacts with pride at her shenanigans gaining attention. Much to the everlasting detriment of her trainer. She pockets the ball for now, as releasing a fire pokemon (albeit probably different as the others to the point where she isn't sure of what element it could be...); probably isn't the greatest idea right now in this growing hostile situation. Amanda just wordlessly shies away, but Ul senses an opportunity! As if to pile on, Ul transforms into a chibi lawyer lady, and points an accusing finger at Orion. Amanda just buries her face in her hands.
Ul, whyyyyyy... I don't want to be dragged into this...
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Post by JPThunda on Dec 27, 2017 6:07:17 GMT
"Ho, ho, ho," Hissho said, laughing at the Piplup's taunting. "My, my, such spirit," he says pleasantly at the Piplup as it walks over, though his gaze now diverts to Via and her unrelenting glare at the boy, Orion. "Such spirit, indeed."
"Come now, there's no need for all that, give the boy some room to breathe," Hissho said, walking over to Orion and Via. "And that's quite enough of that!," Hissho says, giving UI a quick, dirty glare over the brow of his sunglasses. "Let the boy speak, no more glares, intimidation, or interruptions, hmm?," Hissho said, looking at all of those around him with a pleasant 'old man' smile on his face.
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Post by lichlord on Dec 27, 2017 7:26:35 GMT
Ul quickly de-transforms and shrinks into Amanda's arms. She blinks a few times in shock.
...Nobody, especially me, has really been able to do that to Ul. She never listens to me to stop. What is it about this man that sets him apart?
Amanda stops and really 'looks' at Hissho for the first time, trying to take in as much information before he turns back from awaiting an answer from Orion. (Also prompting the question why he was so adamant to hear his side of the story. It was pretty clear who's at fault...) With the table blocking most information, she focuses in on the face. His face is one of aged, but aged 'sharp'. There is still a very active mind in there, and from the way he was talking, maybe a little too proud of that. In fear of staring too much, she switches her gaze from person to person, but still really 'looking'.
Via she's gotten a little bit too much of already from the stare down earlier, but she dares a little look. She seems like the opposite of Amanda. Amanda stayed inside and studied, maybe sheltered, and Via looks like she's seen a ton of sun; as well as some miles.
Ethan reminds Amanda of herself. Although from his statement just now, he seems to come from a Wrestling family stock? Odd. She can't really see him as one, he was intellectual like her. Not something she'd ask for now.
Meridia, she can't really tell much. Between all of them, it seems she'd be the third academic alongside herself and Ethan, being an assistant and all. She is curious how Merida knew of her 'solo strategy' as she didn't really tell anybody save for the mention just a little bit ago after recieving the dex... That worries her a bit.
Orion seems genuinely upset at not being able to take the pokemon that were specifically requested to be sent to us. You'd think someone, after trying that, would just stay quiet and act like nothing happened. Merida did only bring it up after it was questioned by Hissho in the first place... Not like Amanda really cares, as she didn't want to, but the way that man talked before she wasn't about to leave her gift this time.
After looking between them all, she just looks down, as she can't keep staring to scan their faces. Really in all honestly, she just wants to move on at this point. She's itching to get out there and start testing Ul against this enviroment, and begin testing theories and gathering info from all over. It's not just the wait right now, but the boat ride was long, and then tack years of trying things on her own and getting relatively nowhere. Just running in place. She's been patient long enough, it's time to start getting results.
She internally sighs, and decides the only way to get that is to resolve the situation. She looks to Via and Hissho.
"I don't think an answer will really solve anything, will it? Merida wouldn't have just given them away, so it was never a real threat to the new pokemon to end up with him. And... everyone's looking for an edge for pokemon battles. Isn't that why everyone came here to this nation in the first place?"
Ul stares up in stunned awe that Amanda would actively confront people she didn't know. However it takes nearly full effort on Amanda's part not to nervously shake or just weakly trail off.
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Post by Zephias on Dec 27, 2017 20:56:18 GMT
Ethan shook his head at Amanda's remark.
"Edge for pokemon battles? Nah, I'm here to get research for my thesis. Everything else is just a bonus"
He then turned to the brewing confrontation, content with waiting for his new Totodile to react. He also released Iota because hey, he didn't like having his Pokemon inside their balls all the time.
"It's not really my business, kid-" the blonde decided to add. "-But pokemon really aren't something to be switched and discarded like Meridia implied you wanted to do"
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Dec 28, 2017 6:11:43 GMT
Surprisingly it's Amanda's words that get Orion to look up, obviously angry.
"An edge in battle. An edge in battle? This is exactly why I don't think the Professor should be handing out pokemon that we work so hard to find and raise up special to people he's never met! You're a psycho who's carrying around an axe and he's pretty much on the verge of a heart attack! Then there's the shirtless guy, the other ancient man and the three ingrates! You guys are meant to be here to learn, about your pokemon and yourselves. If all you want to do is fight you should go back to Unova or Kanto and in your local fight club!" He says, stepping forwards and staring Via down.
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Post by lichlord on Dec 28, 2017 7:09:13 GMT
Amanda is taken aback at the sudden outburst. She wants nothing more than to just shrink in her seat and let the conversation between him and Via just blow up. But something about what he said twinges Amanda in the wrong way. Who is he to say that getting her own edge is wrong? She looks back up, and feels like she has to say something before Via has a chance to knock his block off, or whatever she plans on.
"I'm sorry... but who are you to judge? Yes, I did come to Kimiya hoping that the intellectuals who travel here can teach me something. Something, anything, that will allow me to use Ul here more effectively in battle, and win out. Hopefully proving something. So I aim to do both, but yes I came hoping to leave with some sort of edge. Is that so wrong?"
She pauses.
"How can you act so righteous when you basically were going to take the pokemon for yourself. I mean the professor probably knows better than you maybe... and it's just a bit insulting and..."
Amanda kinda just slumps down as her bold streak runs out of stream quickly as she quiets down to the point of silence as the sentence trails off. Ul just gives her some gooey reassuring pats on the arm as if to say 'There, there, you did your best'.
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Post by haybalebarn on Dec 28, 2017 7:19:52 GMT
Via stares blankly at the boy as he finally stands and... takes a stand. She takes a glance at Amanda as she speaks, but otherwise doesn't back down from the aggression. After Amanda had said her piece, she waits a few moments before speaking calmly. "No, if all I wanted to do was fight, I'd have stayed back in Orre. Pretty easy for me to find a fight there."
She pauses a moment, collecting her thoughts. Despite his obviously more cushy origins, he reminded her of a street rat, grabbing for everything, ignoring all but the self without looking before they leapt. Generally, they got smart fast, or they vanished. "Don't make enemies of people you don't know. You wind up dead if you do that in Orre, and I'm sure it isn't the wisest thing to do in Kimiya either."
Having said her piece, she goes back to her spot leaning against the wall, taking out her new ostentatious pokeball and releasing the Turtwig on the ground before her, staring it down as she takes its measure, trying to figure out what made it so special.
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Dec 28, 2017 22:14:22 GMT
The totodile responds to Ethan with a giganctic, toothy grin, before it clumsily tries to climb up his leg, clearly intending to perch on his shoulder.
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Post by Zephias on Dec 28, 2017 23:29:57 GMT
Ethan picks the Totodile up and places it atop its desired perch.
"Yep, you and I are going to get along just fine"
Again turning to Orion, Ethan couldn't help but shake his head.
"You're angry because we have motives beyond 'let's see what the great Kimiyans can tell us ignorant outsiders'?" he said in disbelief. "Everyone does, that's how the world works. We're trainers, as much as we're everything else. It's our job to try and raise our Pokemon to be the strongest they can be. Furthermore, you really don't seem to care about what the Pokemon themselves want"
He pat his new buddy on the head as Iota lightly floated and bobbed around in its levitation field while looking for the source of his trainer's cutting remarks.
"If Tau is anything like all the other wrestlers I know, he'd be royally bored just waiting to be studied"
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Post by JPThunda on Dec 29, 2017 16:58:01 GMT
"Oh, ho ho ho ho, my my, such fiery tempers," Hissho laughed at Orion's outburst and the exchanges that followed. He walked over to the table and sat down across from the boy, taking off his sunglasses and setting them aside for the first time that day. Hissho cast his wizened, discerning eyes on Orion.
"Well, sonny, I can assure you of one thing for certain. I am not about to have a heart attack, despite my appearances, heh heh," Hissho said kindly. He picked up the little Piplup that he had been gifted with, placing it on the table between them. "And I can tell that you care about these pokemon a great deal. I daresay they are dear friends to you, or perhaps even something akin to children," Hissho observed.
"I cannot speak for the others, nor would I want to even if I could. I can only speak for myself when I say that I do not view this Pokemon, or any Pokemon, as an 'edge' in battle. They are all so much more than tools of combat, with so much more potential," he said, reaching out to touch the Piplup, petting it gently.
"You are absolutely correct when you say that we are here to learn. We are, all of us, on this world to learn, from our surroundings and from one another. I believe that is why your professor offers us these Pokemon--in a spirit of exchange, of shared learning. As much as we will learn from these Pokemon, so too will they learn from us, in ways they would not have had we not met. In that way we all grow together," Hissho said, waxing philosophical again.
"If I believed I was being offered nothing more than a tool for battle, I would have declined it outright. I did not come to this land to fight," Hissho said, looking at the boy seriously. "I realize that some may view it as unnecessary, but in that spirit of shared learning I would like to ask you, as one of this Piplup's caretakers, for your blessing to journey together. If, after all that I have said, you still believe that I am an unfit companion, student, and teacher for this Pokemon, then I will leave him in your care," Hissho said to Orion seriously.
"And if my health is your concern, well, I'll just write you into my will, and ensure his pokeball finds its way to you," he added with a warm, grandfatherly smile.
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Post by MagisterSphinx on Jan 10, 2018 9:59:22 GMT
Orion gives Amanda a confused look that he transfers to Via, clearly expecting more of a reaction from the pair. He looks back at Ethan and Hissho before shaking his head and sighing.
"Look, I was out of line. Meridia made that extremely clear and I won't be trying it again. It isn't my place to be questioning the Professor's decisions, especially when I'm not privy to all the information. So I'm sorry for messing you all about." Orion says awkwardly. Meridia clears her throat and smiles at everyone.
"Excellent. Now that you've all got your pokemon and all the drama is sorted out you're free to do whatever you want! The Professor wants you to pay him a visit in Argyros sometime in the next month, but he says you should explore the local places and bond with your pokemon a bit first. Orion and I will be sticking around here for a day or two, so feel free to ask any questions you have about Kimiya or anything else." She says happily.
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Post by lichlord on Jan 10, 2018 23:51:44 GMT
Once Orion seems to 'also' lose all of his steam, Amanda assumes the situation is at least resolved. Mostly. Enough that she can finally run off with the freedom Meridia mentioned. But that leaves her with some options, and she really doesn't know where to go...
"Umm, Merida? What would you suggest is nearby for us to use? Like places to train and where trainers meet up, possibly?"
Amanada's first priority is to meet her new charmander she was given, but that just needs some quiet area. Past that, she has no idea.
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Post by Zephias on Jan 11, 2018 20:32:17 GMT
"I'm mostly wondering if anyone'd want to buddy up, honestly. Less odds to get trampled by rampaging Rhyhorn if there's four or so of us travelling together" said Ethan.
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Post by haybalebarn on Jan 15, 2018 1:19:03 GMT
Via quickly recalls her new pokemon and turns to leave the moment after Merida said they were free to do whatever they wanted, but she paused as Ethan spoke up, turning back to look at him with a critical eye. "If I encountered a rampaging heard of anything, I'm fairly certain you'd buy me a second of time at most. Not really enough time to make a difference."
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Post by Zephias on Jan 15, 2018 13:24:42 GMT
Ethan was caught a bit unawares by Via's comment. He had the feeling he had pissed her off somehow? Heck if he knew.
Nonetheless, he wasn't going to sweat it too much. It'd come clear in the fullness of time. He instead smirked just a bit.
"You'd be surprised. I may not come from Orre, but when your family includes someone whose punches can generate as much pressure and a car crash and when your older sister makes a living by leg-locking people's heads then slamming them back-first into the ground, you kind of have to learn how to hold your own" the blonde responded with a bit of a shrug. "Then again, I daresay if you brace your polearm in front of a herd of charging Rhyhorn you're still going to get trampled, pointy stick or not"
Ethan leaned backwards, balancing his seat on the back supports.
"Plus even if you think I wouldn't be the difference, odds are my Pokemon would be"
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Post by haybalebarn on Jan 16, 2018 2:17:23 GMT
Via blinks and narrows her eyes slightly at Ethan's claims. She knew well enough not to judge someone by how much of a fighter they appeared to be, but still. Bold claim. The silence hung in the air for a few seconds, before she crouched down, sweeping a leg out to topple the precariously balanced chair out from underneath Ethan. Combat Kick! Spending AP. 3VBsgKu34d6+1 4d6+1
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