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The Revelations (IC)[T]
OOC STUFF Spoiler:
Avant Ayers |
Izaak's eyes creaked open. There he gazed at the wooden structure holding the creaky loft he called his home together. Slowly he rose up to place his eyes outside the window his bed was conveniently placed beside. Gazing off towards the stars before he fell asleep had become a makeshift past time for him. Izaak sighed. I'll never be able to make ends meet if I don't get anymore days of work... even in this podunk shack. Izaak had moved to Twinleaf Town from Oreburgh Valley. Living on his own with only a part time job had him pushing his limits to support himself, but he had found a quaint little shack in the grungier part of town that had surprisingly fit him very well. It was one moderately large room. With the exception of the bathroom, of course. Up against one wall was a large loft area, with a ladder leading up to a moderately-sized, cozy bedroom area. In a corner sat the basic appliances such as a fridge, sink, etc. An old table sat in the middle of the room. Square, a chair on each side, covered with an old musty table cloth. Izaak wasn't one to decorate much. Another corner sat Iron, Izaak's Aron's bed, while next to that lay his food dishes. On the front door Izaak had carefully made a clumsy door-way for Iron to go in and out of. He usually never went far and was trustworthy enough to know he wouldn't run away. It wasn't much but it was home. He climbed out of bed, kicking the covers off first, followed by a quick hop down. He gazed around the shack. Hmm... that's weird, I wonder where Iron could have run off to. Iron usually slept longer than Izaak did. Generally being awoke by the sound of food being poured into his dish. Izaak then walked towards the ladder, climbing down, and making his way towards to the bathroom. Stumbling towards the toilet, he kicked back and released himself of his daily bowel movement. He glared at himself in the mirror, riddled with bed hair and half open eyes. Grabbing a wet rag, he wiped down his face, and continued one with other typical morning duties such as shaving, fixing his hair, and brushing his teeth. Finally cleaned up, Izaak walked out of the bathroom to find Iron sitting on his bed. "Aron!" Iron roared. "Well, I didn't even hear you come in!" he responded. Iron sat there giving him a look only the two would understand. Izaak walked towards the pantry chuckling at Iron's antics. He pulled out a large brown sack, walked over to the eager Pokemon's bowl and tilted it over. A mere three chunks of Pokemon food poured into the bowl. Izaak laughed while Iron gave him the typical glare of un-amusement. "Ha! Looks like we're gonna have to make a trip to the market today, buddy!" "I needed to mail a letter to mom anyways, she's probably worried sick!" he exclaimed immediately after. Quickly getting dressed Izaak climbed back down the ladder once more. Grabbing a letter addressed to his mother off of the table and throwing on his regular jacket. "You ready?" he asked the Aron. "ARON!" it roared in reply. Izaak stepped outside, taking in the fresh air. What a beautiful day. He started to walk forward down the trail towards the main part of town. Surrounded by trees inhabited by various Pidgeys, Starlys, and other Pokemon. The walk only took a matter of minutes before he found himself in the bustling market-place. He wasn't terribly fond of the busy parts of town, but the atmosphere had something to it that made him feel at home. Walking through the streets he couldn't help but notice a group of men equipped in a light assortment of rough, bronze armor. They were carrying weapons but he couldn't exactly tell what, aside from the obvious spear. What are these guys doing here? It's pretty unusual for a group like them to be in a place like this. I wonder if those rumors are true... Izaak continued through town, making his way to the town hall where he usually went to mail his letters. He pushed open the door to the building and walked up to the main counter. There sat a beautiful young woman; hazel eyes, dark red hair, and facial features that made Izaak swoon. She wore a neat buttoned dress. Crap, why can I never talk to this girl without sounding like a moron? "Hello there!" the girl smiled. "H-hi!" he stuttered. His conversations with the girl had never gone much further than "Hellos" or "Goodbyes" or even "Thanks yous". He did, however, learn the girls name was Katherine. Over-hearing her boss call her for assistance as he was leaving. "I j-j-just wanted to mail this letter, t-thanks!" was what came next out of his mouth as he awkwardly slid the letter across the counter and began to walk out of the building quickly, not looking back. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid! He thought to himself angrily. He took a new step outside. Iron was there to greet him. "Aron!" Izaak took a second to stop and greet his Pokemon in return. "At least I can talk to you, can't I?" Iron gave him a look, this time with a smile. "Let's go get you some food." he said as the two started walking towards the market-place. |
Nieves Johnson
Twinleaf Town The bell on the door jingled as it was opened, and a middle aged couple walked into the cafe. It was called The Luxray's Eye Cafe, and it was situated on a small hill to the north in Twinleaf Town, close to where travelers came through from Sandgem, and as a result, it made a substantial profit. This was the cafe where Nieves Johnson had been working for the past month, in return for lodging with the woman who owned and ran it. Any tips that she gained, however, were hers, allowing Nieves to make a small profit from working here. Plus, with lodging and free meals, she was quite content to work where she was. The only downside was that, well, as she lived with the owner, whose home was attached to the back of the cafe, she got the early morning shift. And Nieves was not an early morning person. Forcing a falsely cheerful smile upon her face, she pulled her white-blonde hair into a loose ponytail, and approached the couple who'd sat down at a small table by the window. In the distance, one could just make out the occasional splash of the brilliant blue waters of Lake Verity, mostly hidden by trees. Placing the menus in front of them, she addressed them in a warm tone, "Good morning, Sir and Madam, welcome to the Luxray's Eye Cafe. Can I interest you in some drinks while you decide upon what you would like to order?" Using the pad of paper that she always had to carry upon her in the Cafe, she recorded their orders, and gave them a smile, promising that she'd be back with the requested items in just a moment, and headed back into the kitchen through two swinging doors. The smell hit her as she walked in, and she breathed in heavily, taking in all the lovely scents around her. Over in the corner, the cook, Justin, stood over the stove, instructing his Vulpix to use her embers to heat it from below. The two exchanged a nod, acknowledging each others presence, before returning to the jobs at hand. Nieves pulled out two coffee cups, and a bag containing coffee beans, which she proceeded to start grinding down. As she worked, her mind wandered. She'd been travelling for just over two years now, having turned twenty quite recently. In that time, she'd made her way through most of Western Sinnoh, having spent quite a large amount of time in the Eterna Valley, before travelling south. She'd seen the most wonderful things in her wanderings, such as the beautiful Chateau which had recently been built a little way into Eterna Forest, the mines in Oreburgh which were pulling large amounts of Ore from the mineral rich earth, and most amazingly, in her opinion, was one a hill in the Floaroma Valley. It had been completely devoid of life one day, and then the next morning, it had been covered in the most brilliant flowers. She hadn't been able to believe her eyes when that happened. Of course, Huojin, her Growlithe, had been overjoyed at the sudden abundance of butterflies and bug type Pokemon to chase. But, there were still places she had yet to see, and at this point in time she had two options - she could head to Canalave Bay, and see if she could visit the islands around that area, or she could make her way over Mount Coronet and see the Bronze Castle, and the various places to the east. It was tempting to head to the splendor of the east straight up, but with all this tension in the area, she was slightly reluctant to go. Perhaps Canalave Bay would be her best bet, once she had enough money for a boat. "Nieves!" A yell came from outside of the kitchen, snapping her out of her musing. "There are more customers here!" Mentally facepalming, she picked up the completed coffees and walked out to the couple, instinctively placing a false smile on her face. She really wasn't made for this kind of mundane life, just working in a cafe. She had grander goals and dreams. Maybe Canalave. *** Later, the cafe was a bit quieter, and Nieves was resting against a bench when Justin put his head out of the kitchen door, looking slightly sheepish. "Um, Nieves? I ah, kinda forgot to get more eggs yesterday, and we're almost out." Turning her blue eyes on him, and gave him the kind of look which sarcastically applauded his 'brilliance'. He frowned slightly in response, then sighed and shook his head. "Look, just duck down to the market and get some yeah? I want about... three dozen." Nieves pulled off her apron, stuffing them behind the counter, and pulled out enough money for the eggs, while addressing Justin still. "Yeah, alright, but you'll have to do the waitress job until I get back." Anticipating this protest, she added, "Well, unless you want to ask the boss to do it?" A most satisfying choking sound was the only response, and Nieves smirked as she walked out the door, grabbing a basket on the way out. She was greeted by a Growlithe who was sitting next to the door upon walking out, tail wagging earnestly. She glanced at Huojin, and sighed. The Puppy Pokemon seemed to sit there everyday and simply wait for her to emerge out of the cafe. His loyalty was quite pleasing to her, although she did feel slightly bad that he didn't seem to leave to go enjoy himself or anything like that. She tapped her thigh, indicating that he should follow, and the two walked into town. The markets weren't hard to find this time of day, because there were people bustling around it, ducking in and out carrying various products, salespeople were yelling their wares out to the general masses, and, she noticed a group of armed soldiers patrolling the area. She gave those men a wide berth, and plunged herself into the chaos, Huojin happily following and keeping up with her by holding the end of her dress in his jaws. She was quite used to him doing that, and having the familiar pressure of her clothes being tugged at slightly at least let her know that he was still with her. So, she noticed instantly when he let go. She spun around instantly, and saw him bound up to a small green dinosaur Pokemon, with crimson eyes and a dark green bulb sitting on its back. Huojin barked playfully at the Bulbasaur, and crouched, wagging his tail excitedly, while his tongue lolled out his mouth. Nieves reached forwards, trying to pull him back towards her, much to his displeasure, as he wriggled around to get free. "Come on now Huojin, leave the Bulbasaur alone, okay?" She scolded him, ignoring the fire types attempts to sway her into letting him play using his huge brown eyes. With the Growlithe successfully contained, she glanced up, scanning the area around her, wondering if this Bulbasaur had a trainer nearby, or was wild and lost. |
Avant Ayers |
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe Walking away from the town hall with Iron by his side. Izaak made his walk towards the market-place at a quick, brisk pace. Still noticing the group of equipped men throughout the town. I can't help but worry what's going to come out of these guys being here. Maybe I'm just paranoid, he thought to himself. Closing in on his destination, he couldn't help but notice a girl with the lightest hair he'd ever seen, holding back her rambunctious Growlithe from playing with what looked like a stray Bulbasaur. That's peculiar. I can almost bet that Bulbasaur has an owner somewhere. You never see wild ones in these parts. He looked down at Iron. Giggling he mumbled, "Why don't you go join in, buddy?" Iron looked up giving him the infamous look. Izaak took a step inside a nearby stall. "One bag of Pokemon food, please!" he exclaimed. The worker hustled to the back bringing back a moderately large brown bag and laid it on the counter. In response, Izaak stumbled through his pockets to reveal a small leather coin purse. Digging in he pulled out a handful of coins, handing them over to the man. Immediately followed by him grabbing the sack, and tossing it over his shoulder. In his experience, it was the easiest way to carry an object as large and awkward as the bag. Iron's gaze affixed themselves to the bag, nearly drooling. "Hahaha!" Izaak chuckled. "If there's one thing you love, it's gotta be food." Emerging from the stall, Izaak looked back towards to where he saw the girl and her Growlithe. Previously absent, now stood the Bulbasaur's owner. This time it looked like the Bulbasaur was trying to play. "Looks like you guys have your hands full!" Izaak yelled. Making a slow approach towards the group with a large grin on his face and the large bag still thrown over his shoulder. |
Nieves Johnson
Twinleaf Town Having quickly scanned the area, and seen nobody around who gave any indication that the Bulbasaur belonged to them, Nieves turned her eyes back to it, still holding the wriggling Huojin in her arms. It seemed to be friendly enough, returning her Growlithe's playful growls, in a way that almost seemed as if the two were familiar with each other. Perhaps they were - Huojin usually waited for her outside the Luxray's Eye most days, as Pokemon weren't allowed within the cafe. But, even if they did know each other, it didn't mean that she could just ask the Pokemon about it. And really, this Bulbasaur wasn't her problem at all, well, provided that Huojin didn't try and set it on fire or anything, as he sometimes had a habit of doing to various (usually important) objects. Nieves went to stand back up, just as a voice rang out over the crowd, the words seeming slightly relevant to the situation, “Root, there you are.” She glanced up, and then promptly went on a slight internal rant at the fact that she was very vertically challenged. Running into tall men like this just made her seem even smaller than she already was. He had short black hair, with eyes nearly as dark, and was speaking in a friendly matter, while trying to calm the Bulbasaur - Root - down himself. However, it seemed as if neither owner was having much luck at all, as Huojin seemed to have become even more excited by the appearance of the tall stranger. "Hey, seriously Root. Stop it. It's annoying." He said, seeming to give up and giving her a half-hearted smile. She studied him for a moment, crouched where she was, before rising up and returning the smile. "Its fine, Huojin is quite young, and very excitable. He's probably caused all this." The Puppy Pokemon seemed to highlight this statement by bounding forwards, now free from the restraints of his owner's arms, and batted Root playfully with his paw. "Looks like you guys have your hands full!" Another voice called out, this one belonging to another man, with shaggy brown hair, a lean build, and sporting a bandanna around his neck. He did have a point - Nieves had all but given up trying to control Huojin. She smiled another meaningless smile at the other stranger, saying "It would most certainly appear that way." as she made a mental note that the people who lived in Twinleaf seemed to be very friendly compared to those who lived elsewhere. Or, at least she hoped their intentions were friendly anyway. |
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe "It would most certainly appear that way." was what Izaak heard from the girl as he walked to the two standing behind their playful Pokemon. Iron was close behind. As he drew closer, he began to notice more and more of the light-haired girls features. Geez, she's actually kinda cute, he thought to himself. However, the usual nervousness didn't overcome his ability to talk to her like it did with others. Izaak had finally come to a stop several feet between the two. "You know," he started to speak. "I'd offer one more but this guys a little stubborn." He finished pointing down to his Pokemon. Iron observed the two Pokemon before turning his back. The Pokemon was not accustomed to associating itself with other Pokemon. Izaak was in a similar situation. He had not made too many friends since moving to Twinleaf Town and although peaceful, he figured this would be his chance to change that. He looked the girl up and down, and then over to the young man. He was wearing a blue tunic. His face clean shaven with short black hair. He had seen the young man around town before but the girl was a total stranger at this point. "I haven't seen you around here before." Izaak said eagerly to the girl lifting his mouth to form another gentle grin. |
Avant Ayers |
1-1 A Busy Morning Location: Saw Mill Time of day: Early Morning Grant Hawkins Gear: Spoiler:
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“Sam could you pass me a size 14 wrench?” A voice echoed from inside a lifeless hulk of machinery. |
Nieves Johnson
Twinleaf Town Nieves's eyes flicked down for a moment as the newcomer came closer, focusing on the basket she still had. She did really need to get those eggs and get back to work, she supposed. Entertaining random strangers probably wasn't the best idea at this point in time. However, it wasn't exactly her fault that Justin was highly forgetful, plus she could easily come up with a million excuses to not hurry back. They came flooding through: Huojin ran off after a Bulbasaur, the line was so long, the guards thought I had stolen something... Let the man suffer, she thought, smirking internally. Or maybe, he'd never even notice the difference in time. "You know," the brown haired man said, "I'd offer one more but this guys a little stubborn." He indicated to his Pokemon, with large blue eyes and what appeared to be armor covering its body, and who then turned away from the other two Pokemon. She glanced at it, slightly quizzical - she was certain she'd seen this species of Pokemon before somewhere... Oh, that was right. It was an Aron, that's what they were called. They weren't overly common in Sinnoh she'd found. Nieves then noticed that he was looking at her in a fashion that was a bit different from the norm. She glanced down, wondering if there was flour or dirt or something on her clothes. She couldn't see any, maybe there was something on her face instead? There probably was, maybe some of the food or something. She decided that she would definitely check in a mirror before resuming work, the boss didn't like it when she was addressing the customers looking dirty. "I haven't seen you around here before." The newcomer said, again smiling. At this, the tall one seemed to crouch down and pay more attention to his Pokemon. Huojin seemed to like this idea, trying to lick his hand. "That's because I'm not from here." Nieves stated, "I've been wandering around this side of Mount Coronet for a couple of years now, and I only arrived in Twinleaf Town about a month ago." She paused, and it occurred to her that she hadn't introduced herself to either of these men. "I'm Nieves, by the way." She glanced around, trying to see if she could spot the guards again. They were making her slightly uncomfortable, as they were armed with swords at the very least, while she didn't have anything. Why were they in a place like Twinleaf anyway? She hadn't expected that King Tasmus would have bothered with such a small place like this - there were far larger areas in the land that seemed to be more hostile towards him. But then again, she wasn't exactly an expert on the whole picture at the moment, so she probably shouldn't question it, and tried to ignore their presence. Although, it was a bit difficult when a group of them came marching past them. Nieves eyed them with suspicion, only to jump back a bit as a bucket of dirty, soapy water fell out of thin air, landing on the head of a rather large solider. She covered her mouth, trying to hold back laughter - after all, it was kinda hard to feel intimidated by someone after that. Although, the solider wasn't going to be too impressed with this, she imagined, and thus kept her laughter to herself, lest he blame her for this. |
Avant Ayers |
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe "That's because I'm not from here. I've been wandering around this side of Mount Coronet for a couple of years now, and I only arrived in Twinleaf Town about a month ago." The girl replied to Izaak's previous statement. She then continued, introducing herself. "I'm Nieves, by the way." Izaak opened his mouth to reply back when suddenly the girl's gaze wandered to a group of soldiers. A bucket of water had just plummeted from an unknown source onto one of the soldiers head as he quickly shouted "Damn it!" Izaak let out a loud chuckle before covering his mouth from bringing attention the group's way. He noticed Nieves quickly did the same. The soldier's attention immediately averted to the three despite their valiant efforts in avoiding the situation. "You! Did any of you guys see who did this?" The group stood silent. Great, this is the last thing I want to get dragged into right now. The taller man, whom yet to introduce himself stood with a tremendous amount of diligence. "Well? Yes or no?" The soldier spoke up as he started to walk towards them. "No we didn't." The main said swiftly. "We were just talking and heard you yell. That's all." The solider signaled to the rest of his group to move onward. Izaak let out a sigh of relief. Man. This guy saved the day. "Well... that could have gone worse. I don't really know why there's a bunch of them in town though." He said shortly after. Looking back at Izaak and Nieves. "But I'll admit, it was pretty funny." He gave off a quick smile. He then introduced himself similar to how the girl did, a mere moments ago. "Oh yeah, I'm Avant. I've been living here my whole life pretty much." "Well, nice to meet both of you. I'm Izaak and this is my pal Iron. We moved here about a year ago from the Oreburgh Valley." Iron smiled and Izaak matched it. "You handled that way better than I could have. I guess you could say you saved our hides." He said, looking off on the soldiers now walking away. "So, Thanks!" He added with an even bigger smile this time. |
Nieves Johnson
Twinleaf Town The humiliated solider spun to face them, a vein bulging on the top of his forehead. "You! Did any of you guys see who did this?" He jabbed his finger accusingly towards the trio, almost as if he expected one of them to confess to being able to levitate a bucket of water. Nieves quickly placed her hands down by her sides, forcing herself to keep a straight face. If this guy so much as suspected they'd done anything at all, there would be a lot of trouble. That of course, included remaining completely silent. Of course, upon realizing this, she quickly became aware of the quiet tension surrounding the group as nobody said anything. The solider seemed to pick up upon there silence as possible guilt, taking a step towards them and demanding to hear an answer. She tried to speak, but found that the words just weren't coming. "No we didn't." The tall man said from someone to Nieves side. "We were just talking and heard you yell. That's all." She half expected the solider to argue, but instead he gave them a suspicious look, before turning back to the rest of them, and pointing them off into one of the streets, as if chasing something. She frowned slightly, wondering if they'd seen something she'd missed - her eyes hadn't picked up anybody nearby who could have pulled off that stunt. "Well...that could have gone worse. I don't really know why there's a bunch of them in town though." The tense air seemed to have disappeared as the group reengaged conversation, started by the tall man. "But I'll admit, it was pretty funny." He paused, to grin, before adding, "Oh yeah, I'm Avant. I've been living here my whole life pretty much." Avant huh? Well, he had a point about the soldiers - Nieves didn't really understand their presence either. In some of the larger towns, or just areas with a high density of people, they did seem more justified, as they needed to be there for higher levels of crime, or, as there were more people, there were more likely to be rebellions there, rather in small places like this. So, the large guard presence really made little sense, especially if they were just here for show. Her blue eyes glanced up at the shorter of the two - he hadn't mentioned his opinion on this, if he even had one. "Well, nice to meet both of you. I'm Izaak and this is my pal Iron. We moved here about a year ago from the Oreburgh Valley." He said with a smile that Iron shared, "You handled that way better than I could have. I guess you could say you saved our hides. So, Thanks!" She ducked her head in quiet agreement with Izzak's statement - things probably would have gotten pretty messy if he hadn't spoken up. From below her, something bumped the basket she was carrying. Glancing down, she saw Huojin's expectant face, reminding her that she was still technically at work. She gave him a quick nod - she knew she had to move, there was just something she wanted to inquire first. Ignoring the Growlithe who headbutted her leg, before tugging on the end of her dress with his teeth, she looked up at both of the men. "Are you two sure you don't know anything about why the soldiers are here in this number? I know you just said you didn't, Avant, but you haven't noticed anything odd? Or, Izzak, do you have an idea?" |
1-2 That Tricky Blacksmith Location: Twinleaf town, Bazaar Time of day: Mid-Morning Grant Hawkins Gear: Spoiler:
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Grant arrived at the Blacksmith’s stall, to his surprise Sam had already arrived and was searching the stall for him. |
Avant, Izaak & Nieves |
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe Nieves nodded her head in agreement with Izaak. "Are you two sure you don't know anything about why the soldiers are here in this number? I know you just said you didn't, Avant, but you haven't noticed anything odd? Or, Izzak, do you have an idea?" She had questioned both of them. Izaak honestly didn't know much other than a few rumors here and there that held little to no significance. He stood there quietly before Avant spoke up. "Well...I don't know much, however," he started to speak before checking his surrounds. To be sure there were no soldiers close by. "I'm sure you guys know the current state of Sinnoh, right? Well, my father said that people are trying to rebel against Tasmus, so I'm assuming they were stationed here just so something out of hand won't happen. I can't say if other places are like this too though." Avant looked up resting his hand under his chin. A civil war? The simple fact soldiers are even in this town almost give away that these rumors are true. I didn't want to believe it at first but... Damn. Avant's Bulbasaur had started tugging at his pant leg. "Oh sorry, I have to finish some errands and get home. Hehe, he's just getting restless. It was nice talking. I'll probably see you guys around town or something." he finished looking at Izaak and Nieves. "Honestly, I had only heard rumors of the war. Now I just can't help but believe them if they're sending soldiers to a robust place like this." He started as his hand began scratching the back of his gently looking down at the ground. "I better be off as well, however, it was nice to meet both of you! I'm sure this won't be the last we see of each other." Izaak held out his hand towards Avant and Nieves. |
Nieves Johnson
Twinleaf Town Nieves watched the two muse over the the question, and listened to both in turn. While the ideas were expressed slightly differently, they essentially meant the same thing: that the high solider presence was a result of the tensions between the people, and King Tasmus, apparently. So, did that mean that a revolution was expected here, of all things? She had seen high solider presence is larger places she'd visited of course, but that had seemed expected. So, was there a deliberate reason for them being there, or had the king simply decided to send a certain amount of guards to each area? Actually, that would be highly impractical - they probably would calculate a number based upon the population of an area, or something similar. It seemed probable, but there still seemed to be more soldiers here than there should be. Or perhaps, she was just over thinking this way too much, and the entire thing was completely irrelevant. That would not have surprised her at all. "Oh sorry, I have to finish some errands and get home." Avant said, taking notice of Root, who seemed to have followed Huojin's example, and was tugging his pants. "Hehe, he's just getting restless. It was nice talking. I'll probably see you guys around town or something." Izzak seemed to have a similar idea, saying "I better be off as well, however, it was nice to meet both of you! I'm sure this won't be the last we see of each other." He stretched his hand out, seemingly for a handshake. Nieves shook it quickly, then took a step back, which resulted in a shocked bark from Huojin, who seemed to have given up on tugging on her dress, and had ended up chewing on the hem. So, he wasn't overly impressed when his plaything was pulled away from him. Nieves ignored him for a moment. "Yes, it was nice meeting you all." She said, referring to both humans and Pokemon. "Perhaps we can have another interesting conversation again if we meet again." She ducked her head, imitating a quick curtsy, before spinning on her heel, walking in the direction of the store she usually bought the eggs from. Behind her, she heard Huojin bark a goodbye, before bounding after her, slowing to trot by her side with his tongue lolling out of his mouth. The two exchanged a look, before Nieves shook her head with a small smile. Look at all the trouble he tended to cause, but in this case, the 'trouble' had been more pleasant than anything else, she supposed. He seemed to pick up on this, allowing his brown eyes to light up, and wagged his tail. The stall owner gave her a wave, recognizing her, and pulled out the eggs she required upon request. The money clinked together as it exchanged hands, and Nieves placed all of them safely in the basket, before hurrying back to the Luxray's Eye Cafe. |
Avant Ayers |
1-3 Out and about in town Location: outside the Luxray Café Time: Midday Grant Hawkins Gear: Spoiler:
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“Hmm, Thanks for the brunch!” Clara smiled as she walked off toward her stall, she turned and yelled “I’ll come by Tomorrow and drop off your order!”. |
Avant Ayers |
(OOC:This post goes before Jegretis' previous post chronologically. Next post will be night-time. Needed a transition post to reduce how long the next one would be without it.)
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe Nieves and Avant quickly shook Izaak's hand before setting off to their own previous destinations. He spun around looking up to the sky. What a day. "Aron!" Iron roared catching Izaak off guard and snapping him out of what seemed to be a day dream. "Oh right. I almost forgot you've barely eaten today. Let's head back." He chuckled as a small grumble emitted from his stomach. "Truth be told, I could go for something to eat as well." He looked down at Iron smiling as they set off back to Izaak's home. Back at home, Iron immediately darted towards his food bowl plopping down eager to fill his stomach. Ripping open the brand new bag of Pokemon food, Izaak poured a large portion into the hungry Pokemon's bowl. He began to chow down immediately. "Geez, slow down, buddy! You're gonna make yourself sick!" He said laughing as Iron ignored him. Now let's see what I can find for myself. Surveying the empty fridge, he let out a thick sigh. "Looks like it's leftover Ramen for me." Izaak mumbled to himself pulling out a covered bowl. Briefly warming up his food in his makeshift stove that was left by the previous owner. He sat down at the table and began to eat. "You know, Iron, it's still pretty early in the day. What do you say we go relax at the lake? I could use it right about now." He spoke, shoving another fork full of noodles into his mouth. The metal Pokemon had finished eating and was now carefully cuddled up in the large mass of blankets that made up his bed. He yawned and almost immediately fell asleep. Izaak swallowed. "Looks like it'll be just me for the rest of the day." He said taking note that the Pokemon hadn't even been home when he had woken up this morning. After thoroughly washing his dishes, Izaak threw his jacket back on and took off. The small lake Izaak often wandered to, was just a small walk from his house in a concave of trees. However, in plain site off some of the main trails. It's no Lake Verity but it's therapeutic in it's own way. He was lying on the top part of the surrounding sloped section around the lake. There he gazed up into the clouds taking note of any clouds that looked like familiar Pokemon. Thoughts pertaining to what the young man named Avant had said about the war and soldiers filled his head. I shouldn't let this get to me so much. What IF it did have something to do with my father's death? My curiosity is going to kill me some day. "Yeah, right." Izaak mumbled to himself. Suddenly he heard a recognizable voice behind him. "And who exactly are you talking to?" Izaak jolted up looking behind him. Standing behind him was the Town Hall desk girl, Katherine. She let out a small laugh and grinned at him. W-w-w-what is SHE doing here?!? He let out an awkward laugh quickly looking away. "O-o-oh... just talking to myself. Habit." He replied quickly. The girl walked up and took a seat next to him. He noticed she must have changed clothes as she was no longer wearing the cleaner buttoned dress she was before. She now wore a small coat over what looked to be a small strapped shirt and brown shorts that fell just above her knees. Her hair was also now pulled back into a pony tail. "You know, I see you quite often but we really have never spoken. You send enough letters anyways." She looked at Izaak and smiled. "I'm.." She began. "K-Katherine, right?" Izaak interrupted letting out an awkward grin back towards her. "I overheard your boss calling to you one day. Sorry if that came off as creepy." He laughed in attempt to make himself feel less awkward. "Well... Correct." She chuckled with him. "That doesn't tell me your name though." "I'm I-Izaak." He collected his breath trying to collect his speech. Come on, man. Keep it together. You already sound like a creep! "Nice to meet you!" He pushed out, holding his composure. "Nice to meet you, Izaak." She looked at him and let out a large smile. "So what are you doing out here by yourself?" "What am I doing out here? I should be asking you that." Izaak had finally collected himself to hold a conversation with the girl he had secretly admired the past few months. "I'm just out on a walk. It's nice to get out of the house every once in awhile when you're stuck with your know-it-all mother every day." She replied. "I guess you could say the same for me. I come here every so often to relax. It's nice to take a load off." He said back. "Granted, I'm sans one today." She looked at him as he stared forward towards the lake. "Mmm?" She sat puzzled for a second. "Oh. That's right, you have that small metal Pokemon with you a lot, don't you?" Izaak smiled. "Sure do. I'm not sure what I'd do without that little guy to be honest." He finished. The two of them were quiet for a few minutes. "You're awfully lucky, you know." Katherine started to speak again. "I could only dream of becoming friends with a Pokemon." "Maybe next time we bump into each other I'll have Iron with me. I'm sure he'd love to meet you." He said back trying not to blush before noticing Katherine begin to turn red. "I'd love that." She said. |
OOC: I'm going to be away for a little while, so I recommend that nobody attempts to engage Nieves at all until I get back.
Nieves Johnson Twinleaf Town "... But I am not in heart to describe beauty, for when I had seen the view I explored further; doors, doors, doors everywhere, and all locked and bolted. In no place save from the windows in the castle walls is there an available exit. The castle is a veritable prison, and I am a prisoner..." Nieves read aloud, laying down on a small bed stuffed into a tiny spare room at the back of the building. Huojin was curled up beside her, his head resting on her stomach, and brown eyes staring at her, as if he was hanging off every word. She raised an eyebrow, studying him for a moment. She had the oddest feeling that he couldn't understand a word of what she said, but apparently seemed to enjoy listening anyway. The Puppy Pokémon barked at her upon realising that she'd stopped, and the blonde haired girl rolled her eyes before continuing. The rest of the day had been rather uneventful for Nieves, as she'd simply gone back to the café to work for the rest of the day, telling Justin that Huojin had run off from her while in the market (which was somewhat true). It was late enough at night now she could really relax, without feeling any obligations to go speak to or pay any attention to anyone except Huojin. Through an open window, a gust of wind blew in, bringing with it the distinctive smell of smoke. Frowning, Nieves put the book aside, and ignored Huojin's protests as she went to the window, sticking her head out of it. She inhaled sharply, certain that there was a large amount of smoke in the air. In cold places, such a thing wouldn't be uncommon, but she did not consider the temperature to be that low tonight. An alleyway ran next to the building, and by turning her head to the right, Nieves could see the main street. There appeared to be some kind of fight going on, between a group wearing blue, and a pair of Bronze Guards, who were quite outnumbered. She pulled her head back in quickly, as she saw them turn to flee down the alleyway, only to be cut down by the group in blue. The windows were slammed shut, and she quickly stuffed her essential belongings into her bag, before running out into the house to find the rest of the people who lived within it, and warn them of what seemed to be happening. Upon reaching the kitchen, she stopped, as Justin was already awake, sitting on a stool pulling on his boots. A Houndoor stood by his side, and growled at her as she entered the room. Justin's head snapped up, and he visibly relaxed upon seeing her. Finished with the boot, he stood up and smiled at her. Nieves felt her blood run cold - he was wearing the same uniform as the group outside in the blue. Now that she was a lot closer to the uniform, she could see the details of it far better, such as an insignia on the back, which Justin was also wearing on a necklace. Beside him on the floor was what appeared to be armour, which obviously went over the top of this uniform, and a large sword. "Ah, Nieves!" He greeted her, seeming to be in very good spirits. "I was going to go wake you up, but you did that for me." "What's going on?" She demanded, eyes hard. He gave a barking laugh, and his green eyes seemed to be glowing with some kind of burning flame from within. "Why, the rebellion has begun! That's what's going on!" She froze. A rebellion? Suddenly, everything made a lot of sense. The large number of soldiers that she'd seen around town today had been there because either they were anticipating this, or had had a tip off about it going to happen. The smell of smoke was because something was on fire, and the people in the blue... they had to be the rebels, and it was clear that Justin was one of them. Her stomach clenched, and beside her, Huojin growled, low and deep. "King Tasmus doesn't deserve his station!" Justin was ranting, laughing as he did. "He doesn't have a clue what's going on, or what really needs to be done - he'll drag us all down to hell with him! And so, we, The Shadow, will rise up to protect our livelihoods from the Mad King!" Nieves thought that name was incredibly ironic, coming from a man who sounded slightly insane. But, just as quickly as the laughter had started, it stopped, and he looked almost like normal. "Well, are you ready?" He asked. Nieves blinked, confused. "Errr, for what?" "Well, to join The Shadow of course! You obviously will, I mean, isn't that always how the story goes? The unlikely lovers join forces, and take down the enemy together!" At this point in time, Nieves was quickly re-evaluating Justin's intellect as a lot lower than she'd originally thought. "Because, people arguing and insulting each other, but being capable of being super nice to each other as well, generally means they like each other, right?" "Look, Justin." Nieves sighed, fighting the mental desire to facepalm. "I don't know whether you've been taking your dating advice off a 12 year old or something, but I honestly do not care about you in the slightest. The whole "nice" thing is just a façade for me. I don't care about you, or the boss, or the randoms down the street. So get that whole stupid idea out of your head, now." Justin's smile quickly vanished, and his eyes disappeared behind his brown fringe for a moment, seeming slightly shaken. However, he recovered quite quickly and gave her a wry smile. "Why, Nieves, I didn't think you were quite that selfish." Her anger flared within her - he was calling her selfish? "Selfish I may be, but at least I'm not self centred enough to endanger an entire town because I don't like how the country is being run." He snarled at that, and clenched his fists. "I see how it is. You oppose The Shadow. All opposition must be eliminated. Houndoor, bite." The dark type snarled and sprang forwards, only to yelp as Huojin clamped his jaws around its leg, before spitting embers at the Growlithe. As he was also a fire type, this didn't make him let go, however, having the Houndoor's foot slam into his face did. The two snarled at each other, and Huojin opened his mouth, roaring at his opponent so it was sent away from the two humans, and then bounded after it. Justin watched them go, then shrugged. "I guess if you want something done, you have to do it yourself." He strode forwards towards Nieves, who backed up until she bumped into the counter behind her. Glancing at it, she noticed that the knives often used for carving up meat were sitting within her reach. Moving quickly, the grabbed one, and pointed it directly at her co-worker. "Don't come near me." She demanded, hands trembling slightly around the handle. He laughed, ignoring her request. "What are you going to do with that? You're not even holding it correctly - you'll just hurt yourself." A punch came flying, aimed at her face, and Nieves ducked underneath it, using her legs to push her forwards. The knife sank into his flesh, just under his shoulder, and he howled, throwing another punch. This one caught her in the side of her head, and the force threw her backwards, causing her to lose her grip on the knife, which was ripped out and fell with a clatter onto the floor somewhere to the left. Justin started to curse her, but she didn't give him time to finish, leaping forwards and slamming a kick between his legs. As he sunk to the floor, Nieves swung her leg up again, and stomped on his face, then followed that up with a few more kicks to ensure that he wasn't going to get up anytime soon. Justin was still on the floor, but she could see his chest rising and falling - he was alive to some degree. Over in the corner, the Houndoor was cowering as Huojin advanced, flames dancing around his mouth. She called out to him, and he paused, then roared again, and his opponent fled. Moving quickly, she grabbed the now bloodstained knife, and another one, and tucked them both safely into her belt. The cupboard was raided as well, and she stuffed her bag with as much as she could. Then, without a backwards glance, she and Huojin bolted out the back door, into the night. |
Twinleaf Town Izaak Sharpe The two had seemingly talked for hours before the sun had begun to set. "It's getting late, I really ought to get home. Mother worries if I'm out late." Katherine spoke up. "I understand, I'm sure Iron is wondering where I'm at." Izaak replied chuckling. Katherine stood up. "I really enjoyed talking with you today, Izaak. See you soon." She spoke starting to walk away, turning around to face him with a large smile on her face. "See you soon, Katherine." He replied, blushing instantly. Wow, I don't even know what to say. Izaak stood up and began his walk home. It had turned dark quickly as he approached his little shack. As it came within vision he couldn't help but notice the door had been kicked in. What the hell?!? Sprinting forward, he ran inside to find the inside trashed. One of the soldiers wearing bronze armor was wrestling Iron in attempts to tie him down. "Don't touch him!" Izaak shouted. The guard turned around giving him a evil smirk. "We have suspicion of you being apart of The Shadow Rebellion. I am fully authorized by the King himself to search your house." He started to say in a deep tone. "If you show any resistance whatsoever, I could kill you and not hear a word about it" The guard started to laugh. "So shut up if you know what's good for you." He finished going back to dealing with the short tempered metal Pokemon. Izaak stood in silence unsure of what to do. The Shadow Rebellion? Me? Apart of it? I've never even heard of that name before. Dammit! "I don't care who you are. You don't touch my friend like that." Izaak shouted staring down at the ground in disgust. "If anyone's involved it would be me, not him!" "Unfortunately for you, any resistance is supposed to be dealt with by force." The guard had started to speak again. "That includes Pokemon." He unsheathed his blade from his belt. Izaak had no choice. He charged the guard whom had his back turned towards the Pokemon with his arm raised high. Tackling him into the wall, the guard threw Izaak back onto the ground in response. "You little bastard." He spoke as he approached Izaak on the floor. He lifted his arm and swung his sword. Izaak rolled as the blade came down, narrowly being able to evade the attack he clenched his fist slamming it into the side of the soldiers head. Sending him plummeting to the floor. Taking the opportunity, he continued, kicking the guard in the ribs and then giving him a swift kick in the temple rendering him unconscious. "****." he said feeling down his arm. The blade had managed to cut through his jacket and make a decent sized wound on his right arm. He looked at Iron "You okay buddy?" "Aron!" The Pokemon roared in reply. "We gotta get out of here, who knows what's going on." He ran to the bathroom, grabbing a cloth and tying it around his wound. Wincing as he poured alcohol over it. Afterwards grabbing a brown sack filling it with supplies and food. "Let's go, Iron." He spoke starting to walk out of the shack before pausing. "One second." He said walking over to the soldier, still knocked out on the floor. He picked up the blade he was using and pulled the sheath off the guards belt. It was a small cruddy katana, however, still sharp enough to do some serious damage if needed. "This could come in handy. Especially if I'm branded as a traitor now." Izaak tied the blade around his side, making sure it was covered by his jacket. He walked out of the shack with his Pokemon looking towards town. Izaak made his way towards town as the sound of fighting and shouting filled his ears. He began to notice smoke lining from the top of the buildings. He started to run. As he made his way to the main part of town, he was immediately engulfed in the mass amounts of people in panic. He squeezed his way through wary of his surroundings. Before long he noticed a group of men wearing a patch with small, black, dog-like Pokemon at their side hurling fireballs into the shops and at the bronze soldiers. Houndour? Who are these people?Izaak kept running, making his way through alley ways to avoid the combat. They must be The Shadow rebellion that soldier was talking about! Skimming through the alleyways, he eventually emerged back into the market-place he had run into Avant and Nieves in earlier. I need to get somewhere safe, or find someone familiar... anything... |
Avant Ayers |
(OOC): * denotes thoughts expressed, this is part one of my 2 part post... Clara's post is next. 2-1 Unexpected Trouble Location: Twinleaf town, Town square Time: Night Grant Hawkins Gear: Spoiler:
People met: Spoiler:
Friends: Spoiler:
“Mis mis mis!” Sam frantically called out to him. |
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