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 Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:02 pm
 VitoVito brought his own bloodstained handkerchief to his mouth and coughed into it as Pluto began coughing as well.
Two old shits who were both seemingly dying from respiratory troubles.
They ought to start a support group.
"I'll send you a note when we've located the second page..." The Weavile wheezed as he left the room.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:01 pm
 SerrinThe single vine extended upwards, grabbed the door knocker, and tapped it several times against the door. The routine scan came up immediately and identified himself to the muffled voices from within as an associate of Tolin's, and thus someone to actually be paid attention to. The Roserade answered the door in good time, although a suspicious look was already on her face. Tolin and his comrades never brought good news. " Yes?" " Pardon me. I need to speak with Pluto; is he in?" The Roserade gave a curt nod and some quiet warnings that Pluto was not to be stressed before letting the Ivysaur in, closing the door neatly behind him and quickly heading off to do other things. Pluto himself was sitting within the main room, working tirelessly on... well, just about everything, considering his position. " Ah, please wait, Nova. You're involved in this as well." The Roserade turned around to hear his end of... whatever it was. " I trust you're aware of the Elixir we attained recently, Pluto, as well as the fact that Lucinda fed it to Alfred? Well, it's had something of a bad reaction with his system... at the moment, he's steady, but he needs constant medical supervision. Tolin wants to move him out of the hospital, and your medical team is the only one sufficiently trained." He had to be under medical care at all times, but it wasn't like they could shove him into some nameless clinic in the middle of nowhere. " All he needs is someone to watch him and his IV bags need to be changed periodically. His condition is bad, but, mostly it's simply coughing up blood. Solaris has already given his permission to move any necessary medical equipment here so that he can be cared for. Would you be able to spare a room and a staff member to keep an eye on him?"
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Cherry_chain Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:37 pm
  Pluto && Nova Pluto looked up from his work -which at the moment was mostly reading up on that new Guild of Seasons- when Adme mentioned that the visitor was from Team Southern Cross. Pluto wasn't exactly unfamiliar with the team and he could guess who this was related to. He turned to face the door as Serrin came in, and calmly listening to the request. Nova winced at the "mostly simply coughing up blood" part. Coughing up blood means he's bleeding internally in the lungs. That means pretty bad. Unless if it's only a very small amount coming up with the phlegm, it's likely to be life-threatening. Pluto looked over to Nova and she nodded. Honestly she had little faith in the medical system at the Hospital, and she believes that the leader of the Guild of Rebirth would do much better under the careful eyes of her and her colleagues. "Of course." Was Pluto's reply. "Nova, how fast can you get another team here from the mansion?""Three days at most. Who we have here already is more than capable of taking care of Alfred until then.""When is the transfer going to take place? We'll be ready to take him here as soon as the proper equipment arrives." Pluto turned back to the Ivysaur and asked.
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:38 pm
Serrin " I'll inform the hospital staff immediately. We'll transfer him as soon as the equipment is moved, which shouldn't take too long." Solaris had been "surprisingly absolute" according to Desmond. It wouldn't take too long to get whatever was needed shipped over to Pluto's residence, and it would definitely be a much better place for the Gardevoir to be. It would keep him well out of the path of both the public eye and Lloyd, giving him the peace that he needs. Much more importantly, perhaps, it would help put Tolin at ease and allow him to lead the guilds properly. And, really, that was all Serrin cared about. Alfred seemed like a good enough guy, but... whatever. " You may also want to increase security around your residence. I don't foresee an attack in our immediate future mind you, but with the two heads of the Guild of the Sun and Alfred within the same area, the possibility exists. Try to be careful." Well, that wasn't quite the real reason, but that could be dealt with after it was too late for Pluto to refuse. " Now, I'll be going. I'll get the paperwork in order for the transfer. You'll be informed before we send him."
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:49 pm
Pluto && Nova "I'll be here for the rest of the day. We'll move Alfred to my room here. We have an extra bed and most of our own equipment is already here, and there's plenty of space for more." Pluto responded, looking around the room quickly. One of the corners against the temporary wall wasn't being used for anything other than storage of books and Nova's supply of medicinal herbs. They could easily move that elsewhere, push one of the beds in its place, and set everything up around that. "Dew can take you back to the Hospital right now if you'd like." Nova offered, and a crack! later the mint-coloured Chimecho appeared before the Ivysaur. "I'm going to go organize a temporary team from the staff we have here. Dew will go with you to the hospital regardless if you want to teleport or walk back. Dew, give me a full report on his condition.""Yes'm" The Chimecho then turn expectantly to Serrin, the slight motion of his body creating a soft tinkling sound. He waited for a response.
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:21 pm
Serrin " That would be appreciated. We'll have to track down Lloyd, since he understands the damage best. After that we'll need to get the equipment transfers signed off, either by yourself..." He gave a brief look at Pluto. " Or Solaris, as he offered. It doesn't particularly matter." Both paths got them access to the equipment theyn eeded, so it was all good in the long run. It didn't really matter who signed off, as long as one of them did... keeping the Gardevoir alive was important, for one reason or another.
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Cherry_chain Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:00 pm
  Pluto && Morana && IncultyrMorana nosed the door open nervously. This was her second time to step foot into the room, and she didn't feel very comfortable. It smelled strongly of medicine and sickness. "Pluto sir? You asked for us?" A note had slipped under Team Polaris's door that morning, requesting a meeting with the team leaders. The Leafeon was sitting at a desk, one ink-covered paw signing some paper. he turned at her voice and beckoned Morana in with his other paw. "Yes, please come in." The Houndour did so, her co-captain Incultyr following closely behind her. The Larvitar closed the door behind him. "What did you need us for?" He asked, straight to the point. his eyes drifted across the room, and rested on a bed in the corner. There was someone sleeping there it seems, and the black-and-white Gardevoir looked familiar. Pluto wiped his paws off on a wet towel and turned to face the two leaders of Team Polaris. He noted that the both of them were still first-staged. It was rare for Pokemon who have had access to the magic of the Crystal Chamber for more than a year to not use it. In a way though, it was admirable for them to wait for their natural evolutions. "The previous Leader of the Guild of Rebirth has been moved under my care. I also have one of the Pendants in my protection." He began. "I have been advised, and I agree so, that I should increase the security around my chambers. Such tasks fall to the Champion Teams of the Guild. If Team Polaris accepts the role, you will not be required to take missions for the duration of your post."Morana and Incultyr looked at each other, surprised that Pluto would ask them. The Leafeon waited patiently for their response. "We would be honoured to sir. What do you need from us?" Incultyr replied as Morana gave him a nod. "I simply require at least one fighting member of your team to be stationed at the door at all times. If the guild comes under attack, you are to hold the door long enough for us to teleport everyone in this room to safety." The priority of which was Pendant first, then Pluto and Minerva, then Alfred (The non-comatose leaders are, afterall, more important), then the medical crew and Team Polaris. It wasn't too unreasonable. "Alright then. We'll start right away."
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:16 pm
 
Aire---Alfred
There was rarely a place Aire found that she couldn't teleport into with the proper psychic push.
The Gardevoir admitted that this particular room had been a bit difficult, no doubt a Psychic type had laced over barriers to ward off such tricks and while brute force may be locked out a simple unwinding of the telekinetic locks would suffice to break it and Aire was patient enough to be able to do such when she wanted.
Most the time he didn't bother, but this was a special case.
Her eyes swept the room in a calm manner, noting the various bookshelves and the large desk that remained devoid of papers. The Leafeon that stayed here had died, so she heard.
Guild affairs were kept in the back of her mind, utterly uninteresting to her.
Her gaze lingered on a bed in the corner, the curtains drawn around it to shield it's occupant from view.
A sudden Psychic fixed that, the fabric nearly ripping from the force it was tossed aside with.
Aire stepped forward, eyeing the sleeping, smaller Gardevoir with a mix of expressions.
She couldn't seem to settle on one, easily switching from disgust to sadness with flashes of anger between the two.
"I never wanted you."
At the sound of her voice Alfred's ears gave the most marginal of movements, but he remained dead asleep for the most part. Aire glanced around for a moment, as though paranoid someone would walk in, but sensing nothing she continued regardless of the fact her audience wasn't listening.
"...I wanted you dead." She stated, although surprised at the comment herself. It was a selfish thought, she both believed it and pushed it away at the same time.
She'd never wanted to be a mother at all. She never wanted the life she'd been stuck with because of that clan and that damned Mewtwo.
She had turned on the guilds in an instant to try and save the son she didn't want. Why? Was it guilt?
She had felt guilty for some time, letting him die, but now that she realized he was alive there was anger.
"Why didn't you just stay dead?" Her voice was a hiss, the guilt was quickly tossed aside and she layed the blame on the sleeping Gardevoir for all her conflicted feelings.
Why did she care? She didn't. No, she wanted him gone. She wanted the memories to go away.
There was a pillow on the floor at her feet, Alfred had knocked it from the bed when he shifted positions and Aire picked it up without thought.
She clutched it in both her hands, the fabric beneath her fingers tearing slightly.
If only that Ivysaur hadn't come calling, she wouldn't even be here.
"If only you weren't alive..."
Her voice was becoming louder as she became more frustrated, Alfred frowned in his sleep. Subconcsiously aware of the angry sound, but still locked in a restless dream.
Aire hadn't planned on coming in here and doing what she was about to do, but that didn't stop her from doing it and without truly realizing what she was attempting she held the pillow over her son's face and pressed it down...
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Waifu Trashu Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:42 pm
 Javs
"I'm honestly not clear on how family reunions work, but I'm sure this isn't quite right.”
His voice rang with an all too familiar calmness as he entered the room's boundaries he so tried to avoid. He remained in the doorway as he stared the female before him down. The meeting with Era was indeed a godsend. Travelling the halls was just so natural and simple.
The Gardevoir closed his eyes with a slight sigh. He'd grown used to keeping his presence as hidden as possible living with Aire, though it was never an easy task hiding what clearly exists.
Aire should have known better. It was clear where he himself was going to be and her aura of all else popping up in this crowd of strangers would grab his attention instantly. He approached after a moment, though slowly as his arms retreated behind his back. He almost seemed cautious. His psychic tore at the pillow Aire held to rip it in half as his attention traveled about the empty room. Why was it so unguarded at such times? That force was one thing but…
His attention fell back on Aire then as he made his way to her side, though with some distance, feeling overall uneasy. He wasn’t used to it. This was awkward and rather unexpecting, but he didn’t treat it as such. “Aire, what are you doing here?” For once, it actually sounded like a question. Concern rang quietly in his voice and his ears lowered to a neutral level. He was mentally unsettled. It was… quite different.
His posture straightened and his eyes locked on hers above. It was a weaker look than his eyes normally gave off. Little time at all passed, but it all seemed so different. He missed her but it was too late. It was disgusting and he hated it but it was what it was and this is what they’d have to adjust to.
He really didn’t want to come about meeting Alfred this way. He’d be surprised if the older male remained asleep, but killing him was out of the question. She was going to wasn’t she? He never recalled Aire being this way in the time he’s been with her. Maybe he just never picked up on it. People could be sad for so many reasons but once the guilds came into the picture, bits and pieces clicked together. He still struggled to give her the benefit of the doubt. That wasn't the Aire he knew for the past 10 years. 10 out of 60 years of history... He shook his head.
His attention fell down on Alfred and the uneasiness he felt began to show in his expression. The white Gardevoir's eyes were quick to reel back to look up at Aire, silently questioning her. ‘Why’ was all too clear. His rationality beat into his denial every time he tried searching for remotely suitable answers to his liking around all these things he so poorly understood, if at all.
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:42 pm
Aire---Alfred
Aire whirled around, the remnants of the pillow fell from her hands and Alfred raised a hand to wave them away with an incoherent protest. He didn't seem to realize how close to death he'd been, then again he was a rather heavy sleeper lately.
The female Gardevoir narrowed her eyes at Javs, tears of frustration threatening to spill over at any second but sheer stubborn pride kept them at bay. Her fists clenched and unclenched as though toying with the idea of turning her rage against him, but a flash of annoyance crossed her mind when she recalled he could just as easily teleport out of her path before she could even lay a hand on him.
Eventually she settled on glowering at him, lips pursed into a thin line.
"I'm..." What was she doing here? Everything was so mixed up. "...fixing my mistakes."
Arceus knows she had so many regrets, so many things she wished she could just take back. Archer. Mostly Archer. Just the thought of the Mewtwo's name had her mind reeling with pure rage, it made her sick to her stomach; borderline ill.
Recalling that she was Aire and she didn't need to answer to anyone she barred her teeth and let loose a stream of obsceneties, "It's none of your business! None! Stay out of my affairs!" Alfred's ears twitched again, as her rage grew the female Psychic was beginning to shout more loudly.
Groggily, he opened a single eye to seek out the source of the noise. His gaze flickered over to Aire first and then Javs with a strangely calm indifference until he recalled he recognized neither of them and the panic kicked in.
Aire blinked, turning in confusion at the sound of sheets folding to see Alfred wide awake and starring at them both in obvious confusion, as well as some fear. He had backed himself up into the corner, the bed pushed against two opposite walls, and held his arms folded over his chest in a defensive manner.
Aire huffed, annoyed now. Why was he cowering? He didn't really think she'd hurt hi-...oh wait.
The taller Gardevoir snarled then, the sound causing her son to flinch and try to shrink back even further into the corner.
How dare he be afraid of her! It wasn't like any of it had been her fault!
"You knew the rules as well as I did!" She snapped impatiently, further confusing the smaller Psychic who gave a muffled sob from behind his hands which he raised to his mouth.
Arceus, who were these people and why was she yelling at him?!
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Waifu Trashu Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:07 pm
JavsHe listened to her in silence. So far, this was going as expected. Aire would get sad, wait and a bit and-- then she exploded. As expected. Javs' eyes narrowed at her. He was sick of leaving on command all the time, but to this moment, he found retaliation meaningless. It was Aire. She wouldn't listen. She never would-- she never had to until recently, and she wouldn't anyway. Something in the younger Gardevoir twisted in mild anger though nothing had shown outside his clear glare at her.
He would have snapped at her if Alfred didn't catch her attention, making him look over in turn. His glare instantly turned to worry, in fear he would scream out. He didn't look settle at all. "Aire, calm down." Any anger he'd once held seemed to fade entirely.
He had no idea what to do.
"Good morning, Alfred. It's been quite a while, hasn't it?" Javs tried keeping his tone at least somewhat peppy, at least until he'd turn to Aire again.
This wouldn't work.
His attention reeled back to Aire then. "If you don't leave, I will get someone in here." He almost struggled to see eye to eye with the female, trying to stand his ground against her. This couldn't carry on. "Can we leave, please?" And then his ears fell, his expression saddened.
This was tiring and he hated the game. She was a pain to keep up with and he honestly felt bad for Alfred.
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:32 pm
Aire---Alfred---Sasha
"Do I know you?", the smaller Gardevoir's question would go unanswered. Aire growled at him and he fell once more into an awkward silence, instinct had him pull the covers up over his head in a defense mechanism. Not that the blankets would stop the tall Psychic's rage should it come down to that, but it helped with peace of mind for the moment. Out of sight out of mind, right?
Aire's emotions shifted again, the anger flared up like a fire only to shrink away as a small, candle flame. She eyed Javs with a frown, her voice trembling with the effort to keep from shouting; "I hate it. I feel I'm obligated to fix things, but I don't want to. I just want to be free of it all."It was a mildly selfish thought, but she'd accepted everything so long ago only to have her mistakes and her guilt brought back up.
It hurt to think about it all, if she could wipe her mind she would. To forget would be a blessing, but after a moment she seemed to realize something and quickly took it back.
She turned, a hand snatching the covers right off of Alfred who gave a startled blink with his hands still held over his head as though holding the blanket still.
"Do you know who I am?"A moments pause followed as he tried to sort through the jumbled mess of what was left of his mind. After a few seconds he shook his head.
Aire closed her eyes, unsure how to react to that when a soft tapping sounded at the door.
Thinking it one of the owners of the room, possibly annoyed at her presence, she spun around with a scowl only to find a pair of cold, blue eyes narrowed at her.
Realizing what was about to happen, even before Sasha herself did, Aire threw out a protect shield behind her; successfully locking Javs and Alfred both in it.
Alfred took it with obvious confusion, glancing around in bewilderment. Who were all these Pokemon and what was going on?
The Lucario snapped her teeth, how she'd gotten into the guild undetected was beyond Aire, but she was about to leave in a very noticeable box.
"What are you doing...?"
"Deals off. Eri still needs him."
"And you think I'm just going to step aside-"
"I wasn't asking!" The fighting type, ignoring any possible type advantages lunged with a fist extended. Aire tossed out another Protect shield, this one before herself, but realizing what she was doing the Lucario engaged in a brick break.
The result was the shield cracking, shattering into pieces and Aire slammed back into the shield beyond her from the resulting shockwave.
The impact hit too hard, she was usually much more durable, but her Psychic was strained in this room and the attack knocked her out almost immediately and with her the first shield fell...
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Waifu Trashu Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:07 pm
JavsJavs’ ears twitched upward as Aire loosened, calming to an extent, it seemed. He remained silent as she spoke, giving off a neutral, though understanding look though he honestly didn’t understand anything at all. What did Aire do wrong? Speaking of past issues wasn’t much of either of their thing.
His eyes followed her as she turned back toward Alfred before interchanging between the two. When Alfred shook his head, his eyes half shut. He couldn’t blame the smaller Gardevoir for acting as he did. He himself wouldn’t know what to think of all this either.
Then there was tapping. Javs’ attention reeled toward the door as Aire’s did, but as to whom it was, he didn’t know. He glared her down, getting an overall bad vibe. With a swift blink, his expression turned to confusion and his hands promptly rested on the shield before him.
What was…
He looked at Alfred at the mention of ‘him’ and his attention drew forward again immediately after. When the strange Lucario finally lunged at Aire, the young Psychic’s ears stood, responding accordingly despite the shield as channels within his mind opened and closed rapidly, allowing his psychic to further advance itself.
A sharp pain welled up in his chest, having not exerted his psychic in so long. He never felt the need to—but Aire was also never in harm’s way. On the outside, nothing was seen. He simply stood there, staring. Javs quickly set up a barrier over Alfred as Aire stuck the barrier and the moment it collapsed, he straightened himself, glaring Sasha down.
“I would advise you retreat.” He stated, stepping forward but two steps as he did. He ignored the pressure against him in this room entirely. He didn’t care for it. His psychic merely continued to rise, creating a low screech in intensity and his heart began to race in turn. His right hand gave a solid twitch at his side and he promptly made a fist, acknowledging it. It was a warning. He’d have to end this quickly. “I’ll give you the option now.”
There was a static-like sound lowly rising from the ground before him, dare the Lucario approach him.The barrier around Alfred was overall aggressive and would respond to touch accordingly.
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:26 pm
Aire---Alfred---Sasha
Alfred was sitting up now, eyes wide with alarm and a small warning bell going off in his head.
He knew this Lucario from somewhere and she was far from friendly.
He maintained his expression of confusion, even as he pushed at the barrier Aire had erected before giving a jump of surprise when it shattered and fell to the floor along with the older Gardevoir.
Wasn't-wasn't she just threatening him a moment ago? Why would she put a shield around him then? This was far too much for him to take in...
Even so, he winced in sympathy, she wasn't dead but that would hurt. His gaze lifted from the fallen Psychic to the other. Alfred hadn't given him much attention, too preoccupied with trying not to further enrage Aire, but he had seemed somewhat calm.
Not so much now. Alfred's ears flattened, he cringed away from the second barrier as it began to spark though from the outside.
Sasha regarded her new oppenent with interest. He'd seen how easily she'd dispatched Aire. This room was protected, how those two managed to teleport in was a mystery the Lucario did not care to solve.
Rather, she'd like to close the case.
Her fist was cut, the Protect shield had been far more powerful than she'd thought. She raised it to her mouth to clean with a quick swipe of her tongue as she stalled for time, weighing her options.
She swept her gaze over Alfred, who flinched in response, before dropping it down to Aire.
Clarity reached her gaze and she lunged forward at Javs, only to pivot around and perform a swift teleport that landed her directly above the downed psychic.
Her claws extended, silver blades unsheathed and poised above Aire's neck as Sasha dropped into a crouch.
"An exchange." She purred in amusement, clearly believing she'd won already. "Him for her. No frills, no catch. We both go our seperate ways."
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Waifu Trashu Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:07 pm
JavsJavs watched her in patient silence, trying to figure out whatever it was that kept the Lucario stalling. He honestly thought she would have run at him by now. He stood waiting, his eyes watching her carefully. His hand gave another, more solidified twitch and he cursed under his breath, only to have Sasha come bounding at him.
He stepped back in response, turning in place before she even had time to pivot. He held his arm out as a force of psychic shot outward in a long spear-like blade. As Sasha blindsided herself by pivoting, she would soon find herself beside it, the blade at her throat and Javs merely standing there staring her down.
“You’re pathetic.” He stated coldly, his head tilting off slightly with a smile. “What’s faster, you or I? If you cared to examine the ground, you would see I had made a focus point for my psychic to leech off of.” He promptly stomped the ground beneath his feet, causing the static to reawaken violently before quickly cooling down. “I would allow you to live, but you’ve crossed me. I overall thank you for getting baited. What do you take me for?” His expression darkened as another blade promptly shot from the side of the one at the Lucario’s throat, puncturing it. It was overall instant thanks to the focus point.
Javs closed his eyes. His hand gave another strong twitch, though he felt it throughout his arm this time. He dropped the spear in response and it vanished upon leaving his grip. Opening his eyes, he looked over at Alfred, the barrier falling as his attention drew toward Aire again.
His psychic slowly lowered, his body’s temperature slowly returned to normal with it and the pain in his chest remained strong.
“I’m sorry about that, Alfred.” His voice was quiet, almost exhausted as he walked over to Aire and picked the female up. He felt bad for using her that way, but what’d she know. He honestly had no idea what to do now. Naturally, he wanted to leave but...With the Lucario's body here...
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