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 Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:10 pm
╬ Tαkumotσ ╬ ¤My blood is cold as ice Or so I have been told show no emotion and it can destroy your soul¤  Apparel: Picture Gear: Guitar, open guitar case Just what is it that makes the man? Is it his honor? His morals? His actions? The way he reacts, be it verbally or physically? What is it? The unfortunate truth is, it's many different things, mostly depending on who it is you're asking. You see, some people are more forgiving than others, while another group of others would hate and some of them holding a grudge for what may be a lifetime. Now ask yourself: What if you were the person that they hated and they had good reason to hate you? And Another question after that is: How would you really know whether or not they hated you if you haven't even met them or heard what they thought? Are you just to assume that they hate you, even if they've never seen your face? Or would you have the pride (or arrogance) to assume they don't mind and forgive you? This was the current dilemma of one Takumoto Yamamoto, the first-born son to the Yamamoto Family residing on Shamouti Island. These past couple of years have been rough on him, but not nearly as rough as the last ten months alone. Taku had infiltrated cities to gather information, plant powerful explosives in strategic positions, preemptive strikes, capturing gym leaders like Drayden, and even murder! Not self defensive deaths to ensure his own survival from those willing to kill him, even if he was an invader. No, using skills he was taught since he could walk to kill a man, though the skills were meant for the defense of people rather than taking their lives. The memories of the people he's killed, the buildings and homes he's destroyed for the aid of two twisted and demented siblings trying too hard to control an empire like they found their daddy's gun and tried playing vigilante with it. Taku sat in the courtyard, thinking everything over. All of his actions in Team Rocket up until the day Team Rocket was defeated here. And all Taku could think about was what he could have done differently but was too foolish to think about it. He could have had Shikaku disappear instead of killing the old man, if to at least spare him his life. He could have just told Tony where Annie was instead of taking him to her and branding himself a "traitor" to Team Rocket in the first place. Granted he never had any true allegiance to Team Rocket, nor did he have any allegiance with the Academy or even the people of the regions he invaded. He followed their orders as an agreement for giving him and his pokemon shelter, food, training; basically the means to survive. That's the only reason he did it was for his own survival. And now families in every region would be missing mothers, father and even beloved children and close friends. And he only helped it all. Taku sat up in a high place, his guitar case open beside him and his guitar in his arms as he silently played a song to himself, quietly singing the words he had familiarized himself with. The song was, to him, something of turmoil and conflict for his actions, believing he had done right by himself but paying dearly for his actions. He had no right to go into heaven at this point, despite his attempts at repenting for his mistakes. And he felt even hell wouldn't take him, being stuck in limbo if he moved on. But he was allowed to stay with the Academy as an agreement. He would stay and protect the school if the need came and teach the students of the dangers of working with such entities as Team Rocket or Team Shadow. In return, they would give him a place to stay and a job once he is old enough. But he had this year to prove himself to be honorable again. Taku had already gone back home to Shamouti Island. His meeting with his family was... Eventful. Once Taku's leg had finally healed over all the way, he went home to face his family. Upon entering the doors to his family home, he was greeted by his parents, sister and brother, all waiting for him at that door. Seeing they were there, smiling, he broke down to his knees and even cried. Evidently, they knew what he had done through contact with the headmistress and one of her staff. They knew he was already broken as he was before he came home. While he stayed during the summer, he trained again, studied like he did before he went on his journey. He attended the Festival of the Legend held every year on Shamouti Island celebrating the Prophecy in which Ash saved the world with Lugia from the destruction brought on by the titans of fire, ice and lightning. After visiting the very spot where he and his father had apprehended Lawrence III, he spent much of his time training with his brother and keeping his two twin sisters happy. They seemed most excited to see him again. Kazu was just relieved to see Taku hadn't completely been influenced by Team Rocket. By the time he left, Taku was feeling better about himself, though his family knew he was still in a war with himself over his past. This was all about a month ago when he finally left the family home again. He was back and ready to do his duty, though he still raged in a mental war with himself over what he did. As he thought on all of this, he continued to play on the guitar, finding it to be of some help to him. It kept him from going insane and helped him find some degree of peace. Fliskile and Altair sat nearby, listening to the well tuned guitar and Taku's voice, Altair still sensing his pain and turmoil. Fliskile, looking at his aura, saw it was out of balance. Not the way it was before Team Rocket. The only hoped Taku would be able to find peace soon and come to terms with his mistakes. They were afraid the weight of his mistakes would become too much for him and they vowed to do everything they could to stop that from happening. Taku strummed away, listening to the words not only as he sang it, but to the meaning behind it all, letting it run through him to try and find some level of peace for the moment.  Altaïr xxx  Fliskile xxx  Torch ¤Another sacrifice To a tormentor your world wouldn't understand Turn away again.¤ ╬ Υαmamotσ ╬
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:12 pm
   Hana
At first, Hana was surprised at Vern's taking to togepi, but smiled quickly after. Perhaps not all the people she would meet here would be terrible. "Thahnk yu," She said graciously. "I say to Haruno, it gim me by mahdehr in law," She repeated for Vern, proud of her pokemon, even if she knew little about it. She'd never been given a pet before, and was now responsible for a pokemon. Then he introduced himself. Caught up in everything, Hana had bypassed manners! "Himeko no Hana," She bows politely as she introduced herself. She smiled, looking over at Lel to hear his name again and try her best to memorize it. But he'd already started walking away. Without so much as a word. For a moment, Hana felt alone.
The only distraction from that cold feeling of being left behind was a warm rub against her legs. "Ahhh~!" She swooned with a smile, knelling politely. "I liek this one behtahr," She petted and snuggled with it. "Naila!" She tried to get the name right, though it still ended up being wrong. She smiled up at the porygon, watching it as though it were a toy in the distance. "Tem--Eh... Yu know w-where girl room are?" She came back quickly, being reminded that she was still very much lost. "I not find it. Look all moor-ning-g." She tried to explain.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:41 pm
I... just wander ‘round with ๓ץ єץєร ฬเ๔є รђยt, because of you.  νєяη кєℓιιкσα νєяη кєℓιιкσα ωє ѕρєηт συт ℓινєѕ, яυηηιηg тняσυgн тнє ωαѕтєℓαη∂. And if we die, I’ll meet you up in ђєคשєภ Vern blinked a little. "Mother-in-law?" The girl was married...? Then it clicked in Vern's brain, and he had a pretty good idea what was up with the girl, Hana. "It is a pleasure to meet you, my dear, Hana-chan~" He bowed politely in return, genuinely meaning it. How could anybody be mean to such a sweet young lady? She was quick to swoon over Nala, who was more than willing to snuggle back and purr some. Carefully, he set the Togepi down. Given her thick accent though, Vern couldn't help but ask the question. "So, Hana-chan, from where in Japan are you from? Shinto? Kanto? Tokyo? Hokkaido? Miyazaki?" Enjoying her new friend, Nala jumped onto Hana's shoulder and nuzzled her cheek, mewling and purring even more now! "Oh! You need to find the girls dorm? Would you like me to show you where that is~?"XXYou’re everything I’ve been waiting for
XXXXXXXXFor all of these years and I thousand more, you make me wanna...ℓινє ƒσяєνєя Pokemon  Nala  Tova  Ryuichi Attire:School uniform, cute short hair , rainbow gauntlets, blue and black sneakers, eyeliner, , hickey-ring around the left side of his neck, messenger bag, and guitar case.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:02 pm
Hana
It was hard to keep track of what Vern was saying, with such a wriggly and loving pokemon rubbing all over her face and neck. But her ears keyed into key words: "Hana chan" "Japan" Hokkaido" "Hai! Hokai--" She stopped, remembering her promise to practice her English until it was mastered completely. "Yeus. Hokkaido," She smiled, having to stop Nala for a moment to answer and listen better. Togepi reached up for her next, and it was one of strangest feeling having to make herself set down the vulpix to pick up her togepi. It was... sad in one way. She promised herself then to try and get a vulpix just like Vern's.
When he offered to show her, again, she forgot her English, "Hai--ehm... Plees," She said happily, letting him lead her. Finally! She might be able to find her way around. But after some steps, she could help her own curiosity. Why had both Iris and Vern been so shocked about how she introduced her togepi. "Eh...mm... Vehrn?" She tried so hard to get his name right. "Whehn yu ahsk ah-bout mahdehr in law... It bad thing? Ohr I say wrong?" her face was sincere. If she had somehow offended him--or anyone--she would like to make sure she could avoid it from happening again.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:28 pm
I... just wander ‘round with ๓ץ єץєร ฬเ๔є รђยt, because of you. νєяη кєℓιιкσα νєяη кєℓιιкσα ωє ѕρєηт συт ℓινєѕ, яυηηιηg тняσυgн тнє ωαѕтєℓαη∂. And if we die, I’ll meet you up in ђєคשєภ He grinned even wider at her, hearing that she was from Hokkaido. "Really!? I have an cousin who lives in Hokkaido!" It was funny seeing the girl's face as his Vulpix kept loving up against her. He giggled at the sight, his smiles never ceasing. "I think she likes you~" Unfortunately, she did have to eventually set her down in exchange for her little Togepi. She agreed to Vern helping her find the dorms, and they were soon on their way! Well, sort of, a few steps into the walk, Hana asked Vern why he and Iris seemed so shocked by "mother-in-law". "Oh no no no! You said it just fine, it's just... Most of us here at Phoenix Academy, aren't married or even engaged. So, for you to say "mother-in-law" at your age is really strange to most of us." His sweat dropped a little, realizing pretty quickly that this girl was sheltered. He was going to have to fix that! XXYou’re everything I’ve been waiting for
XXXXXXXXFor all of these years and I thousand more, you make me wanna...ℓινє ƒσяєνєя Pokemon Nala Tova Ryuichi Attire:School uniform, cute short hair , rainbow gauntlets, blue and black sneakers, eyeliner, , hickey-ring around the left side of his neck, messenger bag, and guitar case.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:48 pm
 H o l l y xi H o l a h a n Pain is temporary; quitting is forever.
Holly had a great summer. Yes, it had been spent helping her family rebuild. She'd also volunteered in the reconstruction Azalea Town. She was still content, though. Her family was safe, after all. Team Rocket was gone. Even the school was safe, for now. She was alive too, and after last year's hell, that certainly was an accomplishment! Seeing the school rebuilt, and updates only further lifted her spirits, and the fact that she and her classmates had been knighted was unbelievably awesome! She had wanted to bring her plaque with her this year, but her mother remained adamant that it be remain hung over the fireplace at home. Oh well! If the school was torn apart again, that would still be safe, right?
Holly's final year was looking up, but she wasn't in the best of spirits. Rather, the girl looked rather drained. Her pace was slow, and it looked like she'd just ran a mile. She had good reasons, too! Only moments earlier had she taken a shortcut through the school grounds, by the dumpsters, to get the the courtyard. Unfortunately, after last years drama, Holly had forgotten that this place was home to a Trubbish which wasn't too keen on her passing through so idly.
Well, that Trubbish had evolved into a Garbodor, and came after her with a vengeance. If anything good came of last year, it seemed as though Holly had picked up a knack for sprinting. She'd gotten by without a scratch, but wasn't too keen on starting her year off like this!
As she finally made her way into the courtyard, Holly caught sight of some familiar faces.“Iris! Vern!” She called to them, waving happily. In a matter of moment, she'd all but forgotten her run-in with Garbodor. She jogged towards them, and embraced both quickly. She hadn't kept contact with anyone from the academy over the summer – she'd been too busy! It seemed like Phoenix Academy had it's fair share of new students, too. A petite, pretty Asian girl was clearly enjoying Vern's Vulpix. A man, easily a foot taller than her was also with them – he looked a little older for his age. Hadn't he been wearing the school uniform, she might have mistaken him for staff. She smiled both their ways, and nodded. "Hi there! I'm Holly. It's nice to meet you!" xxi xx xx xxxxi100%xxxxi100%xxxxi100%
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:48 pm
Hana
Hana blinked a moment, her face changing slowly as she thought hard about it. "It bad? Mahreed?" She asked along the way. Since she was young, she had always known that she would be married shortly after turning sixteen. But even so... was it so odd? Even... bad? "I ohn-lee meet hiim once. Not say aneething. Chichi... ow-er fahdehrs say lohts. I mahreed when I home. When I...S...six-teen. Thaht bad?" She tried her best to explain. She'd met the handsome and young lord. He wasn't at all hideous like his brothers who'd been married for some years. But she hadn't known if he was kind or even liked her. When they met, words were few and never to each other, and he only ever stared at her. Still, without much else to say, she continued to follow Vern.
Quickly, though, she was distracted by a sweetened voice coming up to her. Another new person. A friend to her companion. "H-Himeko no Hana," She bowed again as she introduced herself.Lel grunted as a puffed white girl bumped against him. Had it been a man or deliberate, he might not have let it pass. Still, he couldn't help noticing his former shadow and her new acquaintance coming up either. He let out a breath of smoke, unpleasant in smell and probably more so in taste. He blinked a moment, but soon shrugged it off and made his way to shade under one of the trees scattered around.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:14 pm
(That picture... It's so colorful and cute and pretty and uplifting... It makes me wanna emotion_puke it creeps me out... ) I... just wander ‘round with ๓ץ єץєร ฬเ๔є รђยt, because of you. νєяη кєℓιιкσα νєяη кєℓιιкσα ωє ѕρєηт συт ℓινєѕ, яυηηιηg тняσυgн тнє ωαѕтєℓαη∂. And if we die, I’ll meet you up in ђєคשєภ Was it bad, to be married? "No, Hana-chan, it's not at all bad to be married! But most of us don't get married when we're sixteen, nor do our parents arrange marriages for us either. I'm not trying to be mean or pick on you, but if somebody else starts to be mean to you because of it, that's why. It's not apart of our culture, to get married at such a young age." He rubbed the top of her Togepi's head, and let Nala jump back onto his own. They'd barely made it to the end of the courtyard, when a cottonball appeared out of nowhere and ambushed them! Though she probably hadn't meant to, in his off-guard state of mind she managed to knock poor Vern to the ground with her hugs! "GAAAAAAWW!!! Hana-chan, help!" Wait, did Holly just say "Iris" as well as his own name? "Hey Holly. It's good to see you too. I hope you know Iris isn't here anymore, she just left to go bug Marco somewhere." XXYou’re everything I’ve been waiting for
XXXXXXXXFor all of these years and I thousand more, you make me wanna...ℓινє ƒσяєνєя Pokemon Nala Tova Ryuichi Attire:School uniform, cute short hair , rainbow gauntlets, blue and black sneakers, eyeliner, , hickey-ring around the left side of his neck, messenger bag, and guitar case.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:42 pm
H o l l y xi H o l a h a n Pain is temporary; quitting is forever.
"Oh? I could have sworn I heard her voice." Holly thought out loud. Perhaps the fumes of that Garbodor were making her delusional? She'd have to bring the Pokemon up to the office – she couldn't be the only one having problems with it!
Himeko's bowing caught Holly off guard. Trying to be courteous, she did her best to imitate the elegant girl, but almost wound up hitting her head against theirs. She held a regal air around her, but it was obvious she was sheltered – even more than Holly! She was kind though, and it was sad for Holly to hear that she was arranged to marry. She kept her mouth shut though, both wanting to avoid sounding silly again, all while realizing it wasn't really her place. Besides! It looked like she'd offended the new student – she'd accidentally bumped into him while hugging Vern.
Pursing her lips, she approached him warily. As she got closer, she only further realized how tall he was. Hopefully, he wasn't too mad! "I'm sorry if I offended you earlier. Holly chucked, twiddling her thumbs. "I haven't seen my friends all summer, and I got carried away. She explained. Her voice was quieter than usual as she explained herself to the boy.
She paused a moment, then looked up at him, forcing a smile. "I didn't get your name earlier, though. I'm Holly, and you are...?
[[OOC: Worry not Dog, for this is only one of many formats I plan for Holly this year! emotion_kirakira ]]
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:06 pm
 Lél
Lél didn't do much about Holly when she came back up to him. He just leaned against the tree and looked at her, letting out a breath of smoke. She seemed... nice. Clumsy to be certain! And, strangely enough she had a bit of a weird smell to her. He let her explain, just watching her fret. What was with these girls? Maybe it was just a foreigner thing... Then it struck him! That smell! "Trruhbish." His accent carried over, thick as heavy cream was on a dessert. "You halve trubbish problemz?" He flicked the last end of his cigarette before dropping it to step and put it out. "Big problem in Hungarian citiez." He made sure to make a point of his saying so, motioning at her better before finally giving his name, "Lél. Jou should bemore careful in future. Maybe take long way 'round." More than anything, he just watched her. She probably wasn't the sort to be a strong battler. She had a cute face, but so did just about every other girl around. There wasn't much that was fascinating about anyone he'd met thus far. Then again, he really only cared about proving honor and strength.
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:34 pm
H o l l y xi H o l a h a n Pain is temporary; quitting is forever.
Holly remained silent with a dazed smile for several moments.
... He smelled of it!? Had it gotten her after all!? No! It couldn't have! She bit her lip, and found herself playing with her hair. Here she was, trying to make a good impression, and she reeked of garbage! Better yet, the boy who'd just been smoking pointed it out! Her face began to go red as thoughts raced through her head. Her brother – he smoked! He could hardly smell a thing! She must have really reeked if this guy could point it out. How embarrassing!
“Not this time!” Holly's face went redder. Last time, she'd been coated in slime. This time however, she made a clean getaway! She hadn't even been hit – she was sure of it! She'd dodged several Sludge Bomb attacks trying to stay clean. “A... And, it was a Garbodor, too!” She tried desperately to validate herself - she was going to cling to whatever pride she had left! If she was going to stink, it definitely wasn't going to be some Trubbish that got her dirty. “Besides, my Altaria's with me – if it came to a battle, I could've handled it...” Holly moped. She wouldn't admit it, but she hadn't even thought about battling the Poison-type. With that thing on her heels, the only thing she'd thought of at the time was running away! [[OOC: Maybe I'm too tired, but your post - I died a little. xd ]]
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:01 am
(Oh Holly... xD ) I... just wander ‘round with ๓ץ єץєร ฬเ๔є รђยt, because of you. νєяη кєℓιιкσα νєяη кєℓιιкσα ωє ѕρєηт συт ℓινєѕ, яυηηιηg тняσυgн тнє ωαѕтєℓαη∂. And if we die, I’ll meet you up in ђєคשєภ As Vern was getting up from off of the ground, the cottanball was already apologizing profusely to the really scary looking -but strangely really hot- foreigner... What was his name? Lél? Though judging by her body language, Vern certainly wasn't the only one who thought that the newcomer was attractive. For Vern though, fear easily replaced any attraction that he felt towards the brute-ish looking man.
Then, as the young man was about to take Hana up to the dorms, where she'd hopefully get settled in and all of that, Lél pointed out something that Vern'd missed... Trubbish stench. "You know... now that he mentions it... You do smell pretty bad." His eyes widened, suddenly realizing what that probably meant too. "Ugh! That means you got it on me too! Thanks a lot!" Eeeewwww... Trubbish smelled terrible, and when Holly defended herself to say it'd been a Garbordor well... Let's just say that that didn't really help her case out any. "Ewwww, Garbordor stench is even worse!" He complained; now it was on him! Before anything else bad could happen, he waved goodbye to Holly. "Alright Hana, come on. Let's get you to the dorms; then I'm going to find mine and change!" XXYou’re everything I’ve been waiting for
XXXXXXXXFor all of these years and I thousand more, you make me wanna...ℓινє ƒσяєνєя Pokemon Nala Tova Ryuichi Attire:School uniform, cute short hair , rainbow gauntlets, blue and black sneakers, eyeliner, , hickey-ring around the left side of his neck, messenger bag, and guitar case. (Exit Vern... with Hana?)
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:21 am
Lél
Lél blinked at her, the girl with white hair. He let her go on, making things no more better or worse for herself to him. Rather than stop her, he tried to piece her together. Her, her friend, and her friend's new friend. Then he raised a lazy hand half way up, letting his finger point down at her shoes. Some grime was on there. But if a pokemon was giving her that much of a hard time... "Vhich vay?" He said in a relaxed tone. "I take care of it. No more problem. I get somevon to catch it, no more problems." Having wondered around, Lel hadn't exactly noticed a welcoming basket with pokeballs waiting in his room. He wasn't much for indoors anyway. He watched as the small boy and even smaller girl walked by, still assessing both of them to piece them together. He wasn't looking for friends or enemies. Rivals... well that was something different. It didn't matter if rivals liked you or not. What mattered was that they pushed you to get stronger. So far, he hadn't picked out one yet since coming to the school. "Vhich vay?"
[Hana exits with Vern]
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:46 pm
H o l l y xi H o l a h a n Pain is temporary; quitting is forever.
”... Oh.” Holly pouted. Rather than having had hit her, she probably stepped into the remnants of one of it's Sludge Bombs. Ick! Thankfully, her Trubbish was far kinder than that nasty Garbodor – she wouldn't know what to do if her Pokemon started hurdling Sludge at her!
“Eh...?” Holly raised a brow. This boy – he wanted to help her now? Even after she's bumped into him, and made such a bad impression? She paused for a moment, thinking quickly before she responded. “It's right behind the gym – it usually hangs out behind the dumpsters.” She explained. If he had intentions of catching it, who was she to stop him? It'd finally be out of her hair! Besides, it seemed strong, and if this Lél guy was looking for strong Pokemon, it'd be a good addition to his party. That was, saying he could stand the smell!
Holly smiled, turning to the new student. “I'll lead the way! Phoenix Academy seems pretty big when you first start, but it's easy enough to figure out.” She chuckled, trying to lighten the mood. This guy seemed so serious! Besides, he was new! She should try her best to welcome him to the school, right? [[OOC: So, where to? "Behind the Dumpsters" isn't exactly a thread here... Maybe the Gymnasium? We'd probably have to point out we were outside the building, though... sweatdrop ]]
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:08 pm
Briana Rossman & Sophie Miller Team: Eevee  , Shine  Ninja  , "Now Sophie remember to be very careful with Zelda now." Briana was explaining to Sophie, her younger cousin as they entered the courtyard, Sophie riding on the Ponyta's back. "Bri your being so silly, I know how to be careful with Zelda. You can trust me." Briana smiled, her cousin was right, it was just, Briana knew Sophie could be reckless and Briana did not want anything to happen to her young cousin. Briana led Zelda into the courtyard and looked around.  Team:  Quacker,  Zelda ,
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