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 Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:14 pm
After the meeting with Steven and the rest of the trainers, Izumi had many thoughts buzzing around her head, but one of the most prominent was asking her best friend to come to Hoenn with the rest of the group. He'd love Hoenn, she knew he would, and since it was her homeland, she could show him all sorts of cool things--at least in her home town. Besides, it only made sense that Jerome would want to train to get stronger... She still wasn't sure about fighting Team Rocket, but they were bad people and had stolen Rosie's pokemon; Izumi knew how that felt.
Later in the day Jerome would get a message on his 'Dex:
': Hey do you think you can come over this week?'
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:33 pm
: Yeah, sure. I'll be over around the evening.
It was the only time he could really spare, once he got all of his work done... though today he made sure to get it done pretty quickly, it took him a while to get to Camphoron from the the desert he was living in.
It was as he had said, the sun was getting lower int he sky, though things were not getting dark just yet.
Jerome, while being horrible with faces and names, was really really good at places and addresses.
He knew this city better then anyone, more-so from the tops of roofs, but whatever.
He arrived at the apartment that Izumi was staying at with her bodyguard.
Bro had been staying with them for a while, to make sure things were cool, and since then Jerome had been rather pleased with this guy. Bro seemed chill with him to.
So, when Jerome reached the room to the right apartment, he didn't have to think twice about using the spare key that Shizou had given him to unlock the door, and let himself in.
"Yo, Ink, Tux." He said as he stepped in and closed the door behind him.
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:54 pm
Shizuo sat at the bar typing away at his laptop. He did look over his shoulder when the front door was opened but as soon as he saw it was just Jerome he nodded and went back to the computer. "Hello." He said as he picked up the e-mail where he left off. Aiden was sitting off to the side by the pinball machine with a happy look on it's face as the pokemon was munching on some metal rods.
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:59 pm
There were two other metal pokemon hanging out in Shizuo's apartment besides his own. Izumi's Beldum was seated foot first on the coffee table, watching the screen as Izumi played some video game with a round pink thing made of yarn who ran around and ate other yarn people. The Metang, Glados, was resting on the floor in front of the table; The Zorua was probably hiding under something in the apartment.
Izumi paused her game and turned her head to look over her shoulder at whoever came through the front door. "Oh! Jerome, you're here!" She smiled.
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:47 pm
He saw Shizou first, pulling his hands out of his pockets as he walked over, looking at the other man, before Izumi's voice spoke up.
Jerome headed further into the apartment over to where she was playing some video game.
"yeah, got away little early. how are things?"
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:40 pm
Izumi put down her controller, since she wouldn't be playing while she was talking to Jerome; That would have been rude. "U-um... good. Shizuo made lunch earlier." Jerome wasn't here to hear about lunch, though, or at least that wasn't why she asked him over.
"I-um, met up with the others earlier. T-they were at the contest when Team Rocket showed up... A-and we met with Steven Stone..." Izumi gave Jerome a tiny smile and rubbed her arm absently, "W-we're going to Hoenn, a-and I was hoping... that you'd come too."
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:26 am
He got an amused look when Izumi brought up Shizou making lunch, seemed a bit random.
But then she continued, about meeting... other? This surprised him, though while she continued, and he learned that it was other people that were at the contests Team Rocket had raided... she must have met them there.
"Who?" he asked, when she brought up the name Steven Stone, someone Jerome had never heard before, but she made it out to be someone important.
When she finished with asking about Hoenn, Jerome's eyebrows arched, and he stood there for a few seconds, unsure of what to say.
"Hoenn? why you goin' to Hoenn?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:32 pm
"S-Steven Stone is the league champion in Hoenn... um..." It wasn't any surprise he didn't know who that was, considering until recently, Izumi hadn't any idea either.
"U-um... we're going to train... a-and I guess, um, do the league... challenge... Y-you'll come too... won't you?" Izumi looked hopefully at Jerome. "I-I'm from Hoenn... a-and..."
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:50 am
He had already known the answer he would have to give her even before she asked who this Seven Stone guys was.
What with being in Team Rocket now... there was really no way for him to be able to go with her. Even if the others wanted him to go... But... she going? that... drew some mixed feelings about it.
He didn't know how long she would be gone, but at the same time, she would be away from Camphoreon.
Jerome glanced over to Shizou, who was sitting at the computer.
"You goin'? to this trainin' thing?" He asked, putting off having to answer her question for just a second longer.
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:17 am
When Izumi and Jerome had been talking, Shizuo had been pretending to be absorbed in what he was doing on his laptop to be polite. He was however listening to their conversation. He was curious as to what Jerome would say about going, but he had a suspicion that he would say no just from the way he put off the question. It paid sometimes to listen to Izaya. Not most of the time but sometimes.
When he was asked the question he paused in his typing then turned around on the stool he was sitting on. "Yes I will be going." He said shortly, not one to give long answers often.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:56 pm
Well, that was one less thing to worry about, even though it didn't make what he knew he had to answer any easier.
He nodded at Shizou, then looked back over at Izumi.
"... Sorry Ink... the job I've got goin' for me now don't really give me much time for pokemon trainin' and travlin' that ain't something I can really get away for."
He did sound hesitant, dreading the sad look she might give him.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:05 pm
Izumi's shoulders fell and she lowered her eyes, "O-oh..." She looked almost heartbroken; Most likely she'd made plans in her head for how things were going to go, and gotten very excited. Besides all that, it was sad that her best friend wouldn't be going with her.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:14 pm
Oh man, and there it was... Jerome felt horrible.
Reaching up to run his hand over the shaved side of his head awkwardly, watching Izumi for a few seconds before he gestured to her lightly
"C'mon, lets go for a walk or somethin'"
Maybe that will cheer her up a little.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:28 pm
"O-okay..." Izumi turned off the television and stood, rubbing her arm awkwardly. "I-I'll be back a little later Shizuo..." It didn't occur to her to maybe invite Shizuo on the walk too; He more than likely had work to do.
Izumi followed Jerome outside quietly, watching her feet as she walked.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:32 pm
Jerome would have probably asked Shizou to give them a moment anyway. Nothing against him.
He nodded, waiting for her to finish up before he went over to her the door for her, letting her step out first before he followed.
"I didn't know you were really into Pokemon trainin'" He said as they stepped down into the main street, heading toward a close by park for the apartments.
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