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

[Lord Windos]

"Well...that was...not what I expected to happen..."

Reiner backs off just a little, and removes the ring.  It's not his to wear, after all...

Then he sighs again.  "That man was Archie Sterling.  Your former master...and husband.  That is what I meant when I said he cared deeply enough for you to sacrifice himself for the sole purpose of bringing you back to life.  When you lost your life, he was crushed.  Broken.  A shell of the person he was.  He couldn't bear the thought of living without you.  Those genuine feelings for you are why I agreed to letting Mew ressurect you.  And they're also why I'll do my best to ensure you can get the most out of your second chance at life."

He looks down, looking just a little shameful.  "I'm sorry about intruding on your memories, by the way.  I'm still not entirely certain I'm in control of my recently acquired psychic abilities, and I still don't know the full extent of what I can do.  I only hoped to illustrate a point by showing you the ring, not, well...cause you to relive the point I was only trying to illustrate..."

Kyubi tilts her head confusedly at your initial responses, not quite understanding what was intended by revealing Archie's Wedding Band to her. The fire fox knew that the...her memories (As bizarre and detached as those fragments of her past life seemed to be for her) together with her Master was an unplanned shock to both their systems, but what else were they trying to do with the ring, besides jog their...memory on her past relationship? Regardless, she assimilated a couple of hallmark experiences of her past life, learning a little more about her old self and about the man gave their life for her own: Archie Sterling, her former master and...husband. Her trip down memory lain had answered some pertitnant questions about her resurrection itself, namely to why he committed such a sacrifice in the first place, and just how much both her old self and him meant to one another. Despite these gains in Insight, the kitsune were still left with a great many deal of uncertainties about her old existence itself, and raised several intriguing question about just what type of life did her past self live, and the friend they had....

More and more, though, she couldn't but feel....disconnected from who she once was after re-living those memories. Enough that she was actively and consciously distancing herself from 'them' by labeling the Ninetales she was before her first death in impersonal and third person terms, rather than fully accepting 'them' as a part of herself. Like it or not, the vast majority of her memory/experience had either vanished or near obliterated in the time she was In Between, and with it went her past self's personality, along with their desires, wishes, preferences....and connection with others. She didn't know that if who she WAS were just the scattered bits and pieces of her past life that managed to endure death, or if Archie's sacrifice affected her more than she though, and those thoughts honestly made her worried for a moment. Would she be who she is now if they had more access to their past at the start of this almost Shakespearian day (Hard to believe that it has only half a day since you two met, isn't it?), or some different being? Would she be so close to her Master Reiner, and love him as much as she does now? Kyubi ponders on these thoughts....before shaking her head in dismissal. In the end, she was Kyubi, faithful and loving Pokémon of her Master Reiner, and she was not going to be caught up in ‘what ifs’ and doubt herself at this point. The fox lady had her Master to help guide her along the path of this odd life of hers, and he in turn will have her along the way.

When you start to apologize/blame yourself for easedropping on her almost forgotten memories, your Kitsune frowned to herself, and decided she would have none of it. She immediately stepped forward and snuggled you in an instant, doing her absolute best to make you feel comforted and that what they saw together was not his fault. Or, at the very least, she doesn't consider it a negative thing at all! "Master, their is no need to feel bad about that, as we both had no that Archie's Ring's would reveal a couple of Old Kyubi's memories. I still don't remember much about my past, much less when I was a little Vulpix, but I know that it takes a long time for a Pokémon to master their powers and gain control over their Element. If I'm still able to have a chance to learn about the world and life I live in, then why do you deny yourself the same chance as well? What I saw....what we saw showed be enough to know my old master Archie and I shared a strong bond of love, and I can see why you are hesitant on getting in the way of that or going against his wishes in some way."

"But...even then, I still love you, Reiner. Old Kyubi had that powerful relationship with him, but she's...she's gone now. She stopped existing when my...her memories were lost or broken up in Limbo, and I'm...I'm my own woman now. I will always be grateful for what Archie Sterling did for me, and I'll never forgot how much we meant to each other as well, but he's dead and gone, and I have found someone else to love. You, Reiner. Even if we only known each other for such a short time, you've done so much for me and gave me unconditional kindness, care, and happiness. I want to love you, and I don't want anything in my old life making you feel bad about receiving it. ...You...you don't have to be my boyfriend if you don't want to be, I won't force or pressure you into such a uncomfortable relationship. I just want you to know that if you ever wish to return it some time in the future, or need my support in anyway....I'll be there for you. As I always have, Master, and always will be."