[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Lord Windos]

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Reiner sighs and rubs his temples.  "...not surprising, given recent events...I'll just join them now.  Best get this over with..."

"As you wish, Mr. Arendse."

Mr. Mime then bowed his head to you, and turned to make his way to the door, and opened it for you.

Since the entrance opens up directly to the living room, you didn't have wait long to meet with the women.

You first caught sight of Kyubi in her human form, sitting in one of the recliners dressed in a cream white and blue kimono , legs crossed, hands steppled together on her lap, and a reminiscent expression, who was in the middle of speaking by the looks of it.

".....and that is how I meet up with Reiner. Does that satisfy your curiosi- hm?  Mr. Mime? I thought I said that I - oh! Ma-Reiner! You're back!"

"Huh? Wait......Reiner?"

The fiery vixen stand straight up once she see you, looking both shocked and happy to see you, but you hardly paid any mind once you heard that voice.

Her voice.

Taylor's.

Instantly, your head swivel towards her voice, and you saw her sitting on the coach.

She was swaddled in a thick, heavy looking cloak that obscured her entire form, save her head, which was uncovered. The color of the cloak.....well, it blended with that of the coach almost perfectly and seamlessly, were it not for the occasion ripple that shot through it. 

You didn't dwell on that for long, though, for soon your eyes meet hers, and you truly saw Taylor for the first time in four years.

Her hairstyle had changed from its former long and branded ponytail back in Blackthorn, and was now done up in a simple yet tasteful bob cut. Her complexion, by stark contrast, was almost milky white in color, as if she hadn't seen the sun in years. 

And her face itself.....it looked more worn and seasoned, and on her right cheek.....was a huge scar.

It was composed of two long, clean, and painful looking claw marks marred it, gouged deeply into the flesh, like knife through a tough steak. They curved and extended well past the ear, disappearing past her rough flaxen hair and down the back of her neck. Surgically grisly would be an apt way to describe how the scar looked, on a whole.

The only thing that remained unchanged about Taylor was her eyes, for they were the same pale blue color of the dusk sky.

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...For the longest time, nobody said anything as you and her stared at each other, until she let out the most awkward sounding chuckle and smiled one of the most nervous smiles you've ever seen.

"Hey there, Reiner! Been awhile, but.....I came back. Just.....not like I exactly promised. Sorry about that...."

She closes her eyes and rubs the back of her head, looking rather Mareepish at her admission.

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[Dragonstrike]

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"As you wish, Mr. Arendse."

Mr. Mime then bowed his head to you, and turned to make his way to the door, and opened it for you.

Since the entrance opens up directly to the living room, you didn't have wait long to meet with the women.

You first caught sight of Kyubi in her human form, sitting in one of the recliners dressed in a cream white and blue kimono , legs crossed, hands steppled together on her lap, and a reminiscent expression, who was in the middle of speaking by the looks of it.

".....and that is how I meet up with Reiner. Does that satisfy your curiosi- hm?  Mr. Mime? I thought I said that I - oh! Ma-Reiner! You're back!"

"Huh? Wait......Reiner?"

The fiery vixen stand straight up once she see you, looking both shocked and happy to see you, but you hardly paid any mind once you heard that voice.

Her voice.

Taylor's.

Instantly, your head swivel towards her voice, and you saw her sitting on the coach.

She was swaddled in a thick, heavy looking cloak that obscured her entire form, save her head, which was uncovered. The color of the cloak.....well, it blended with that of the coach almost perfectly and seamlessly, were it not for the occasion ripple that shot through it. 

You didn't dwell on that for long, though, for soon your eyes meet hers, and you truly saw Taylor for the first time in four years.

Her hairstyle had changed from its former long and branded ponytail back in Blackthorn, and was now done up in a simple yet tasteful bob cut. Her complexion, by stark contrast, was almost milky white in color, as if she hadn't seen the sun in years. 

And her face itself.....it looked more worn and seasoned, and on her right cheek.....was a huge scar.

It was composed of two long, clean, and painful looking claw marks marred it, gouged deeply into the flesh, like knife through a tough steak. They curved and extended well past the ear, disappearing past her rough flaxen hair and down the back of her neck. Surgically grisly would be an apt way to describe how the scar looked, on a whole.

The only thing that remained unchanged about Taylor was her eyes, for they were the same pale blue color of the dusk sky.

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...For the longest time, nobody said anything as you and her stared at each other, until she let out the most awkward sounding chuckle and smiled one of the most nervous smiles you've ever seen.

"Hey there, Reiner. Been awhile, but.....I came back. Just.....not like I exactly promised. Sorry about that...."

She closes her eyes and rubs the back of her head, looking rather Mareepish at her admission.

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"...well, I see you two have introduced yourselves to each other already.  Can't say I was expecting you so soon after I finally managed to get your number, Taylor.  When did you get a phone, anyways?  I thought you preferred to not use the damn things.  Your words, not mine.  And you look like you've been through hell and back, too.  Bet that's got a real good story behind it."

Reiner's got his arms crossed and is simply standing by the door for the time being, looking expectant.  He's waiting to see how Taylor reacts, waiting to see if any explanations might be forthcoming.

[Lord Windos]

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Arial smile and chuckle a bit with Gaspar reaction. "I know what you mean brother. But Riza its not exatcly a bad person when you know her better. She is just like us, someone who lost the past and just try to survive in this world. Also, you and I we not in position to judge someone in killing right? We already have our body counting no?"

Arial was indeed happy to see Riza again. But he couldnt show his affection towards her with his air getting out of him. "I also happy to see you too...But could please release a bit me Riza?!" Arial faces changes colors from the squeezing. "I may have survive the Nuclear onslaugh, but you know I cant survive a hug from my cute bug girlfriend. Who in this case is you!"

You say all that to Gasper/their Pokeball.....and get absolutely no reaction from them. Not biting at your logic at all.

It took a few seconds for your message to penetrate past her joy induced haze, but when it did it left her gasping/chittering in shock, followed by her releasing you from her grasp by dropping you like a hot rock in a sauna. She crouched over you, her body language screaming concern and apologies, which was mirrored by her vocally declaring such sentiments too.

{Sorry! Sorry! Did Not Mean To Hurt! Was So Happy.....Forget Strength! Sorry!}

[Lord Windos]

"...well, I see you two have introduced yourselves to each other already.  Can't say I was expecting you so soon after I finally managed to get your number, Taylor.  When did you get a phone, anyways?  I thought you preferred to not use the damn things.  Your words, not mine.  And you look like you've been through hell and back, too.  Bet that's got a real good story behind it."

Reiner's got his arms crossed and is simply standing by the door for the time being, looking expectant.  He's waiting to see how Taylor reacts, waiting to see if any explanations might be forthcoming.

The foxy woman perked up at her mention, but she deflated a bit and started looking a bit nervous herself when you brought up the conversation.

"Yes, we have! We were just talking about.....stuff to pass the time, until you arrived. Isn't that right, Taylor?"

"Uh.....yeah, that's about right. Nothing much to add about that, really."

Hmm.....suspicious.

Your former? partner continued to smile Mareepishly initially, until you started questioning her, at which point she starting cringing.

"Yeouch. Frosty reception. Cold, piercing, and straight to the point, like Pyrce himself too. You're....not gonna cut me any slack, aren't you?"

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[Spiritmon]

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Arial smile and chuckle a bit with Gaspar reaction. "I know what you mean brother. But Riza its not exatcly a bad person when you know her better. She is just like us, someone who lost the past and just try to survive in this world. Also, you and I we not in position to judge someone in killing right? We already have our body counting no?"

Arial was indeed happy to see Riza again. But he couldnt show his affection towards her with his air getting out of him. "I also happy to see you too...But could please release a bit me Riza?!" Arial faces changes colors from the squeezing. "I may have survive the Nuclear onslaugh, but you know I cant survive a hug from my cute bug girlfriend. Who in this case is you!"

You say all that to Gasper/their Pokeball.....and get absolutely no reaction from them. Not biting at your logic at all.

It took a few seconds for your message to penetrate past her joy induced haze, but when it did it left her gasping/chittering in shock, followed by her releasing you from her grasp by dropping you like a hot rock in a sauna. She crouched over you, her body language screaming concern and apologies, which was mirrored by her vocally declaring such sentiments too.

{Sorry! Sorry! Did Not Mean To Hurt! Was So Happy.....Forget Strength! Sorry!}

Arial stand up, and it took a few minutes to recover from Riza love "hug". He snap his spines, trying to make the blood again. "Ouch. Sometimes, I wish I could be like you or Kyubi and be some kind of metahuman resistance. At least I could be able to survive those hugs. Ayi ayi ayi." Arial then makes some exercises. "Remind me to when we go to Tandor, I go gonna go to a academy. There a few things I must to discuss with you."

Arial then stand in the front of Riza. "First of all, you can take out the hood if you want Riza. You know I dont mind your appearance. To me, you still looks like the same cute bug woman I meet. Second, I must apologize you for changing orders quite a number of times. Things get crazy in the NRF. First we get attacked by a bunch of Nuclear Ratata and Raticate who almost take a piece of meat of me. Then I meet and befriend a ghost Gengar who would torture me if get free (long story)."

"We also face and capture a very angry and dangerous Nuclear Gyarados who I was planing to purify later. We also faced a army of Zubat, Gobat and Crobat. Aaand Reiner find another Metahuman like you, but a more Minotaur like style. Half woman, half bull. Sometimes I think he have some sort of weird fetish. Anyway...."

Arial then pull something out of his bag and give a nuclear ball to Riza. "Here a little gift to you Riza. The Pokemon inside its a Geingeroach. A Nuclear/Bug type pokemon. She know a lot of defensive abilities and gonna be your sixth member of your team since I have interrupt your mission to get a Steel/Bug pokemon. You gonna need to extra care with her around fire, flying and rock but your gonna be okay."

Arial also clap his hands. "And I have gonna news: After today, my time as Reiner bodyguard finally over! Just gonna need grab Carracosta and talk to my boss Giovanni. Then I gonna be able to fufill my promise."

[Dragonstrike]

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The foxy woman perked up at her mention, but she deflated a bit and started looking a bit nervous herself when you brought up the conversation.

"Yes, we have! We were just talking about.....stuff to pass the time, until you arrived. Isn't that right, Taylor?"

"Uh.....yeah, that's about right. Nothing much to add about that, really."

Hmm.....suspicious.

Your former? partner continued to smile Mareepishly initially, until you started questioning her, at which point she starting cringing.

"Yeouch. Frosty reception. Cold, piercing, and straight to the point, like Pyrce himself too. You're....not gonna cut me any slack, aren't you?"

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"Not really going to let you off easy, no.  I've had a really, really interesting week you could say.  And right now in particular, I'm not exactly in the mood for playing around.  Can't say I blame Ms. Sterling here for wanting to get to know you and how I know you a bit more after a careless slip of my tongue, though, of course. Again, wasn't expecting you to show up so quickly, to be brief."

Just a quick stab of a guess/implication at the general topic of what they were potentially talking about or where that conversation was potentially headed.  Just a hunch. Though it could only be one of the topics they potentially were/were going to be discussing, of course.

[Lord Windos]

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Arial stand up, and it took a few minutes to recover from Riza love "hug". He snap his spines, trying to make the blood again. "Ouch. Sometimes, I wish I could be like you or Kyubi and be some kind of metahuman resistance. At least I could be able to survive those hugs. Ayi ayi ayi." Arial then makes some exercises. "Remind me to when we go to Tandor, I go gonna go to a academy. There a few things I must to discuss with you."

(...)

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Riza was fretting over you the entire time as you got back up and recovered from the her herculean hug, quietly chittering out more sorries and standing a respectable distance away as you righted yourself. However, the moment you brought up the fact that you wished to be more like her, she froze mid-apology and stared at you, before in a blink of an eye she was right back in front of you, gripping your shoulders and wildly shaking her head.

{No! No No No NO!!! Do NOT Be Like ME!! EVER!!! Am.....A MONSTER. Horrible Horrible MONSTER. Strong And Powerful.....But Terrible. So So Terrible.... Done Many....Many Bad Things. To Survive......Hunt Many. Many Many Many. Took....Away.....So......Many.....}

Her chitterings tapper off , and her head now faced toward the ground, her body radiating severe melancholy for her previous transgressions. Heavy are the shoulders and hearts of the ones that take lives, and she has taken many indeed.....

(Well....this interrupts everything else that Arial wanted to say. Better come up with a way to calm the cuddle bug down and make her feel better, mate...)

[Spiritmon]

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Arial stand up, and it took a few minutes to recover from Riza love "hug". He snap his spines, trying to make the blood again. "Ouch. Sometimes, I wish I could be like you or Kyubi and be some kind of metahuman resistance. At least I could be able to survive those hugs. Ayi ayi ayi." Arial then makes some exercises. "Remind me to when we go to Tandor, I go gonna go to a academy. There a few things I must to discuss with you."

(...)

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Riza was fretting over you the entire time as you got back up and recovered from the her herculean hug, quietly chittering out more sorries and standing a respectable distance away as you righted yourself. However, the moment you brought up the fact that you wished to be more like her, she froze mid-apology and stared at you, before in a blink of an eye she was right back in front of you, gripping your shoulders and wildly shaking her head.

{No! No No No NO!!! Do NOT Be Like ME!! EVER!!! Am.....A MONSTER. Horrible Horrible MONSTER. Strong And Powerful.....But Terrible. So So Terrible.... Done Many....Many Bad Things. To Survive......Hunt Many. Many Many Many. Took....Away.....So......Many.....}

Her chitterings tapper off , and her head now faced toward the ground, her body radiating severe melancholy for her previous transgressions. Heavy are the shoulders and hearts of the ones that take lives, and she has taken many indeed.....

(Well....this interrupts everything else that Arial wanted to say. Better come up with a way to calm the cuddle bug down and make her feel better, mate...)

Arial was left with nothing to say towards his girfriend. He understand the situation she is suffering right now. He also have done so many bad things in the past, and have took lifes too with the think of survive. Some he feel guilty, and other not so much. But the situation of Riza was very much different from his...to be forced to hunt, kill and drink blood just to survive another day...he feel stupid to bring such topic towars her.

He aproach Riza and give her confort hug, since its all he can do. "...I sorry. I shouldnt have say that to you...I indeed a terrible boyfriend." He grab both Riza hands and make she look to him. "Listen Riz: You are not a monster. A monster would not feel guilty or bad to do the things you did. Even with you appearance, deep inside you, you have a human soul. As much you cant change the past, you can choose another path now in the present." Arial then look with eyes of someone who also done bad things.

"...I have also done bad things too Riza. Like you I also have killed to survive. Alone with a cold city where only the strong survive. Like you, I have lived and fight to survive and sure the lifes of my "hive": My cat Gaspar, my Wise Meteor Baltazar and my Saber Cat Metalynx. I not better than anyone, and I could never judge you." Arial then aproach Riza and hold her face. "Because, despite everything I have done and suffer, I could still learn to like the world. I may hate humanity, but I learn to love this world...And I also learn to love you too..."

Arial then smile to her. With honest words. "...yeah. Its true what I mean. I felt this...conection between us. In the begining I feel sympatethic towards you, but...when time go have foward, with the more interactions we have having, I could feel myself more and more fall in love with you. I dont care about the appearance of your body, but the beauty of your soul."

Arial then kneel and grab her hand. "Thats why I have a important question to you." Arial then hold the Nuclear Ball of Geingeroach, like some sort of ring of wedding and look deep in Riza eyes. "Riza Bete, would you accept me, Arial CopyCat Swhrodinger as your boyfriend? And you would accept be my girlfriend?"

[Lord Windos]

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"Not really going to let you off easy, no.  I've had a really, really interesting week you could say.  And right now in particular, I'm not exactly in the mood for playing around.  Can't say I blame Ms. Sterling here for wanting to get to know you and how I know you a bit more after a careless slip of my tongue, though, of course.  Again, wasn't expecting you to show up so quickly, to be brief."

Just a quick stab of a guess/implication at the general topic of what they were potentially talking about or where that conversation was potentially headed.  Just a hunch.  Though it could only be one of the topics they potentially were/were going to be discussing, of course.

Taylor let out a long suffering *Sigh.....* as you bluntly answered her, shaking her head and slumping more into the couch.

"Figured as much. You've never been one to take things easy.....or lightly. Just......give me a couple of minutes, alright?"

Your other comments, however, managed to provoke a brief bit of shock from Kyubi, while your partner? cracked a smile and chuckled again, this time much more smoothly and amiably.

"Err.....yes, we did get to know one another, Reiner. I was curious about her, and she was about me, so we just....started talking to each other about ourselves. Well, not at first. She was not very.....chatty when we first meet, but she warmed up quickly!"

"Ha! Not letting anything get past ya tonight, eh? You've hardly changed at all.... Anyway, yeah, its like she said. Was kinda surprised some random chick already knew about me, so that left me a bit cagey around her at first. But once I got to know her a bit, we started getting along real well. Real ice cream of a woman you have there Reiner, and absolutely adorable whenever you came up in the conversation."

"T-Taylor!"

"Ha, don't say it ain't true, Kyubi!"

"Hmpt!"

Reiner's Empathy Roll
(6)(5)(4)(3)(5)(1) (4)(4)(6)(6)(1)(1) (6)(1)(4)(5) 9 Successes

The what the women told you sounded true enough on the surface, but their subtle phrasing and body language told you there was more to their prior discussion than just getting to know one another. Plus, though it was faint, you could pick up a sense of awkwardness and guilt from Taylor whenever she was talking to you/about you, while you felt a bit of resentment yet begrudging understanding direct towards Taylor from Kyubi, past all her Love for you in her unguarded moment.

Plot thickens....

[Dragonstrike]

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Taylor let out a long suffering *Sigh.....* as you bluntly answered her, shaking her head and slumping more into the couch.

"Figured as much. You've never been one to take things easy.....or lightly. Just......give me a couple of minutes, alright?"

Your other comments, however, managed to provoke a brief bit of shock from Kyubi, while your partner? cracked a smile and chuckled again, this time much more smoothly and amiably.

"Err.....yes, we did get to know one another, Reiner. I was curious about her, and she was about me, so we just....started talking to each other about ourselves. Well, not at first. She was not very.....chatty when we first meet, but she warmed up quickly!"

"Ha! Not letting anything get past ya tonight, eh? You've hardly changed at all.... Anyway, yeah, its like she said. Was kinda surprised some random chick already knew about me, so that left me a bit cagey around her at first. But once I got to know her a bit, we started getting along real well. Real ice cream of a woman you have there Reiner, and absolutely adorable whenever you came up in the conversation."

"T-Taylor!"

"Ha, don't say it ain't true, Kyubi!"

"Hmpt!"

Reiner's Empathy Roll
(6)(5)(4)(3)(5)(1) (4)(4)(6)(6)(1)(1) (6)(1)(4)(5) 9 Successes

The what the women told you sounded true enough on the surface, but their subtle phrasing and body language told you there was more to their prior discussion than just getting to know one another. Plus, though it was faint, you could pick up a sense of awkwardness and guilt from Taylor whenever she was talking to you/about you, while you felt a bit of resentment yet begrudging understanding direct towards Taylor from Kyubi, past all her Love for you in her unguarded moment.

Plot thickens....

Music time!  This is certainly quite awkward...

Oh yeah, Taylor and Kyubi got less past Reiner than they probably think (though in Taylor's defense, I 100% expect she was not expecting Reiner to have suddenly developed highly tuned Empathy)...not that he's going to directly say that he's picked up that they were definitely talking about him...

"...*sigh*...well, let me just be blunt about this, too: you two are getting along a lot better than I thought you might if you ever met by some seemingly random chance.  And you haven't changed much either in the last four years, Taylor.  Still as socially awkward as ever..."

Reiner uncrosses his arms and sits on a couch opposite the one Taylor is in, though his attitude is still somewhat stern.  "Kyubi, could I please talk with Taylor in private now?  She and I have some personal matters to discuss now that she's here."  He's fairly certain that Kyubi isn't going to be entirely happy about that, but the fact of the matter is that he and Taylor have their own secrets that they would rather discuss in private, just like Kyubi has her own that she doesn't want to reveal to strangers...

Oh yes, and as for Lindworm, he's probably cooling off somewhere else in the penthouse already, right?  Can't forget about him, either!