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Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 26, 2015 21:50:26 GMT
FOR ALL THE AIR THAT'S IN YOUR LUNGS
FOR ALL THE JOY THAT IS TO COME
PARTY
[ SETH ] It was midafternoon and Seth had spent hours searching for, looking at, and trying to catch Pokemon. He just couldn't get enough of the things. It had, however, tired him out. All that running about, even just on Route 101, was bound to exhaust a new trainer like him eventually. Pokemon were so new to him and it made containing his excitement hard. Seth could probably spend an eternity in a field of Pokemon if he were allowed to. He probably shouldn't be allowed to.
After his earlier excursions, Seth needed a break. He was currently relaxing in the shade of a tree back in Littleroot. It was such a small place, but he bet he could spend plenty of time here. There was an entire region to explore and hundreds of different types of Pokemon to befriend, though. Settling down in a quiet little town could come later. Much later. Seth poked at his Shinx. He hadn't put her in her pokeball yet, too eager to befriend her. It seemed to be going well enough, though I'm sure the poor thing thought him a bit overzealous. It looked like they both could use a nap.
Post by emma kasperson on Jun 27, 2015 2:28:33 GMT
after fidel's battle emma found herself in the company of her duskull. the ghostly pokemon floats idly by her, its red eye swinging back and forth between its sockets. for such a creepy pokemon, it's actually kinda cool. kostya even sits - more like floats - on her shoulder as she walks.
"kostya, we're going to be the best team ever. i'm going to beat the elite four and become the champion and be the best champion ever!" emma chats excitedly with her duskull. she doesn't even know if it understands her, but with the occasional 'dusssskull...' she's encouraged on.
in fact, she's so into talking that she doesn't notice the person in front of her. "ah!" emma yelps as she trips over the person's legs. she falls flat on her face, the breath knocked out of her. emma rolls over and sits up as quickly as possible, trying to catch her breath.
Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 27, 2015 18:12:14 GMT
FOR ALL THE AIR THAT'S IN YOUR LUNGS
FOR ALL THE JOY THAT IS TO COME
PARTY
[ SETH ] Geez, everyone was falling for Seth, today weren't they? Literally falling, not like, getting crushes on him. At least, he hoped not. That could be awkward. The Shinx had seemed to fall asleep already, and Seth had decided to close his eyes for a bit. With his legs outstretched, he hadn't thought they'd be in anyone's way, but apparently he was wrong. A startled sound brought him out of his dozing, a similar sound coming from himself. Shinx gave a confused, tired noise and looked at the new individual curiously, as though wondering if she should do anything.
"O-oh! Sorry! Are you okay?" Seth got up and crouched beside the young girl, checking her over briefly to make sure she hadn't gotten harmed by the fall. She looked fine, just some bits of grass tossed up. "Sorry about that..." Seth seemed like he was hurt more by the fall than she was with the pained expression he gave. It was just such an awkward interaction, and he immediately felt the need to escape. He usually had that reaction in any even slightly negative situation. Avoidance. It was simply part of his nature, a bad habit he couldn't break. It always took people a while to get past that.
Post by emma kasperson on Jun 29, 2015 2:42:18 GMT
she catches her breath back quickly. the boy that she tripped over comes to check over her injuries, but she's fine. "i'm good!" she chirps. she smiles. this guy is totally cool, too? she catches sight of his shinx and jumps up.
"wow! a shinx!" she says, taking a couple steps forward to look at it. it's so cute! it's also known to be really strong at electric types, too. she suddenly has the need to get one. she looks up at the person. "where'd you get this one from?"
but wait! if this guy has a pokemon, then that means he's a trainer, too. he sure looks a lot older than her. emma looks at him in awe and admiration. "are you a trainer? what's yours? my name's emma! i want to be champion one day." she says in rapid fire phrases. she's oblivious to his panic. but even if he did, she'd probably follow him relentlessly, because there's nothing more exciting than playing a game of tag or something!
Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 29, 2015 3:22:00 GMT
FOR ALL THE AIR THAT'S IN YOUR LUNGS
FOR ALL THE JOY THAT IS TO COME
PARTY
[ SETH ] The situation only got more uncomfortable. As soon as he had confirmed that she was okay, Seth was ready to go somewhere else. He didn't need to run (not literally, at least), he just needed to be somewhere he wouldn't be disturbed by young girls tripping over him. A nap. All he wanted was a nap. why was that hard to obtain? He had been training and wearing out his Shinx, and he would be going out later, too, probably. He needed this break.
And--woe!--the rapid-fire questions! Why did she have to ask so many? Why did she have to ask them so fast? It was throwing Seth into a full-blown anxiety attack. His breaths grew shallow and his eyes wide. He had stood up while she spoke and now took a clumsy step backward. His body was screaming at him to run. He knew that wouldn't be polite, he knew this situation was not that dire. It was just a small girl with quick lips. What did he have to be scared of? Even with his mind breezing through thoughts, he had the worst trouble speaking, "S-S-S-Seth." He couldn't manage more than the one word, let alone answer all of her questions.
Seth's discomfort couldn't be clearer; even his Shinx noticed. She looked up at him, worried by the tenseness. How was she to tell what was wrong? She at least knew who was causing this, and it was the small girl. Seeming nervous herself, the Shinx turned away from Seth and positioned herself in front of him protectively, and yipped as threateningly as she could up at the girl. It would probably be mistaken for a want to battle--the Shinx did want to battle, but not in a good-natured way. Seth visibly started at the barking, his attention going down the Pokemon. It only worried him more.
[ SUMMARY ] - Seth flinched! - Seth's Shinx would like to battle!
Post by emma kasperson on Jun 29, 2015 3:44:11 GMT
emma awaits patiently for the answer, but it doesn't look like he's very okay...he's breathing really fast and his eyes are really wide. seth takes a shaky step backwards. even though emma wants to take one forward, it feels like he's about to turn and run. she doesn't want to that to happen.
"are you okay?" emma hesitantly asks. even his shinx notices. it starts to turn on her, growling and yipping aggressively. emma backs up in fear. she doesn't want the shinx to bite her, either! suddenly she was rethinking of getting another one, if it looks this scary.
she digs a pokeball out of her pocket, clicking it's button to release her swablu. obviously she needs to make it better somehow. it's her fault for it, even though emma isn't quite sure about what she did -- maybe having alice would help.
the pokemon lands on her head haughtily, looking down at everyone in disdain. "hey alice, i know you sing really well, can you give us a something?" emma asks softly. the songs she sings always comforted when she's nervous, so why couldn't it comfort seth?
but before the bird can start emma straightens with a sudden realization. "just don't put us to sleep!" she interjects quickly. alice can see that the boy's uncomfortable, so she nods soberly and starts twittering. her song is light and lofty. maybe a milder version of sing can calm him?
Post by Seth Kavanaugh on Jun 29, 2015 4:05:03 GMT
FOR ALL THE AIR THAT'S IN YOUR LUNGS
FOR ALL THE JOY THAT IS TO COME
PARTY
[ SETH ] Shinx was operating completely out of Seth's control right now. He couldn't speak up to stop her, and she appeared to be doing what she could to protect him. How could Seth expect a Pokemon to understand a situation like this? It didn't help that his Shinx was just a baby. When the Swablu was sent out, Shinx clearly saw it as a challenge to a battle.
While the little bird dragon was receiving its instructions from the little girl, Shinx was growling and giving rude looks. Who knew such a little Pokemon could look so Intimidating? To be fair, the Shinx rarely looked like this. It hadn't even seemed so angry when it had battled other Pokemon earlier today. Seth was energetic about those battles, I suppose, in deep contrast to his stance now. Before the Swablu would really even have a chance to start singing, Shinx would pounce, her teeth coating with ice and biting down on the poor thing.
As event unfolded, Seth's anxiety worsened. Every time he tried to speak, only a strangled sound come out, probably going unnoticed by everyone. He still had that overwhelming urge to run, but he couldn't leave his Pokemon. Despite her actions, she was still his, and he refused to abandon her. He could only stand there in disbelief at the situation taking place. He didn't mean for this to happen; Seth would never attack another trainer like this.
the shinx is starting to scare her. with its lips drawn back and hackles raised, it's surprisingly vicious looking for something so small. but emma's also small, too. emma spots the frost on it's teeth, but before she can yell at alice to dodge it the shinx's already gotten to her. alice shrieks in pain as the ice takes over her body. the type effectiveness ends up fainting her instantly.
emma screams, shooting out a hand with alice's pokeball and returning her in a flash of red light. she clutches the pokeball fearfully close to her chest. tha-that horrible shinx fainted alice! and she was even trying to help them out!
seth still isn't doing much better. emma's overwhelmed. she doesn't know what to do in this sitatuation. her throat closes. she gulps, but it doesn't remove the horrible, constricting feeling in her chest.
"s-sorry!" she yells before turning tail and running, fervently rubbing her eyes in frustration.
[ SETH ] Oh no. Oh dear. How could it have gotten this bad? The Swablu fell to the ground, defeated instantly. Seth's anxiety attack had him taking the shallowest of breaths, his mind unable to analyze anything properly. What was he supposed to do? His Shinx had just defeated Emma's Pokemon in one hit, unprovoked! And he had just stood there! Idiot! "N-N-No, don't g-go!" Ugh, how he hated that stutter. It just made everything worse anytime it came up. He couldn't even get out the few short words before the poor girl was gone.
Seth crumpled to the ground in the shade of the tree. His Shinx came over, mewling in a concerned tone. She saw the issue and the only way she could figure to resolve it was to remove whatever apparent antagonist. Well, she had succeeded: the source of his discomfort was gone. She had only wanted to help him, too. No doubt she would wonder how the situation had taken such a sour turn, just like Seth. She would probably hate him for it, too. Hell, it had even looked like she was starting to cry. With a pained groan, Seth fell backward to lay on the ground. He had just wanted to nap.
