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

[Lord Windos]

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Ridia putting a halt to her purring gets a good laugh outta Reiner.  "Nothing wrong with Dragons enjoying a good pampering, ya know.  Ya didn't hear it from me, but Arbok loves it when I rub the back of his hood.  Only do that when we're in private, though, of course.  Gotta keep up his tough guy appearance and all that, hehe.  Oh, and don't worry, your secret's safe with me.  My mom's Eevee reacts the exact same way when scratched behind the ears, hehe.  Little guy hates it when she does it to him in public."

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"...yeah, we're close, Weavile.  Maybe a little too close.  You and Kingdra know better than anyone that I just want to prove them wrong.  Change Blackthorn for the better.  And now that they've sent my own kin after me and it ended...terribly for her...I'm not even sure if that's possible anymore..."

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"...Weavile, be honest with me.  Do you think we can do this without...becoming exactly what they fear we are?  Because the closer we get, the crazier the circumstances become, and the more I'm afraid that they're right despite everything I do to prove them wrong...*grumble*...even though they're the cause of all this in the first place...Kingdra wouldn't have...if they hadn't...*grumble*..."

Weavile knows that Reiner's referring to when the Elders took the Dragon Scales, followed by Lucy when they went to retrieve the items.  [Fun fact: if they hadn't taken the purple Dragon Scale that Jeff shed along with the normal one from Reiner's own Seadra, none of Reiner's tragic story in this campaign would have ever happened.]

[Oh dear, if that's your idea of fun, I hate to see what you get up to in parties, puppeteer! .....Ah, who am I kidding, I'd be more than amused by the 'fun' you come up with, Hehehehehe.....!]

Big Sis turns gives you a half grumpy, half questioning look, as she wasn't quite certain how to take your light teasing and the detail you gave her (Hard to believe that Arbok had a cuddly side in her opinion!). Eventually, she settled on letting out a *Hurmpt* in response and settled back down in your lap, aloofly waiting for you to resume the pleasant grooming - so long as you avoid the ears, that is. You could tell that her aggrevation towards you has diminished, though, so you were able to get through to her a bit! Ridia penalties are reverted due to the quality time spent with her!

Weavile yet again rolled his eyes and let out a sigh, this one a bit more exaggerated and put upon to make it more theatrical, slinging an arm across your back and making a dismissive gesture with the other, all while still giving you that confident smirk. Who gives the damn whether or not the Elders were 'right' about you?

They're the ones responsible for ruining you life and shunting you down the path of chaotic/dangerous (though very  profitable and self serving, admitidly) criminal hood.

They're the ones that nursed and manipulated Clair vengeful/redemptive feelings for you and sent her and the rest of the Tohjo Dragon Tamers on the war path, all because they were too carven and paranoid to leave well enough alone!

As far as the black feline was concerned, you were FAR from entitled to prove anything but hell frozen over to them with all the shit they've put your through with their senile and fearful machinmations! So bollucks to that idea! Quit worry about proving yourself to a bunch of old people that will never accept or think of you kindly or worthy, and instead just do what you really want. Even though they'll have their disagreements on what is the 'best' path forward, he's behind you 100% of the way! Partners stick together through thick and thin, and he's not planning on changing that dynamic!