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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:46 am
"Well that's good then."
Stretching out a bit more, he stood up to remove his coat as well as to set his weapon down against the nightstand. When that was all done, Blade went out of the room and towards the bathroom to use it real quick. On the way out, he glanced over at Riyo momentarily and noticed she had a tail as well. Though if she had cat ears and claws then he supposed he shouldn't be too surprised on the tail.
Gouku pushed his pillow out from under the bed and stopped when he was just at the foot of it. Patting it a few times, he soon crawled onto it and made himself comfortable.
"This pillow is so soft..." he said to no one in particular.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:17 pm
Riyo moved the skitty from the pillow and sat Ri-chan on her stomach as she layed back. Sure, she'd rather sleep out under the stars.. But she had to admit that this bed was pretty damn comfortable, unlike the cold hard ground. With a small sigh, she reached over and grabbed her tophat, then stuck her hand inside of it and seemed to search a little. Within a few seconds, she pulled out a small notebook which looked to be a journal. There was a pen attached. After flipping to a blank page, she began to write.
Ri-chan seemed unhappy as she was being moved but quickly adjusted to her new place. Nice, warm, and peaceful. Something she wasn't used to while travling with Riyo. "It's so warm in here..." She said happily and purred, as a semi-response to the Chimchar's comment. It seemed that all the rest of Riyo's pokemon, excluding Fate, were now in slumberland. And even she was inching closer to that point.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:52 am
Once he was all finished up, Blade returned to the bedroom where he plopped back onto the bed he had chosen. He laid there for several moments, staring up at the ceiling, then glanced at Riyo who was apparently writing something in a little notebook. Out of random curiosity that really had nothing to do with this fact, he just asked a small question.
"Just curious... but did you literally mean centuries earlier when you said that..?"
Nodding at what the Skitty said, Gouku yawned and curled up on his pillow and closed his eyes. He had seen a lot of interesting, scary, and exciting things today, and he was glad to get some rest now. And before long, the Chimchar had joined the others in dreamland.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:29 pm
Riyo quietly peered up from her small notebook to Blade as she heard the question asked. A simple yes or no for that question wouldn't have worked.. It was most definitely one that deserved an explanation. And it's not like they had anything better to do, besides fall asleep. She gave him a small shrug before she started. "If you believe in immortality, then yes. I did mean centuries.." She paused and looked around at her pokemon, who were all asleep now. "I've tried my best to end my life. But all my attempts have failed. Trust me, if there is a hell, it cannot compete with being here for the rest of eternity... Watching your friends die.. Humanity grow.. It gets very old after awhile."
"But, interestingly, Pokemon had never been around here a lot until a little while ago. Therefore, I'd never been a trainer. New experiences are wonderful." She said with a small smile and scratched behind the little Skitty's ear. "Even through the bad times.. I can't help but be facinated."
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:13 pm
For the most part, Blade had always been fairly neutral in the concept of immortality. He didn't think humans can pull it off themselves, but it was already fairly apparent that Riyo wasn't exactly a human even though she appeared to look like one with a few exceptions.
"I see.. Well... at least there are still some new things around to surprise you then. But... was it always like that? I mean, did something happen that made you like that, or has it always been that way for you? You don't have to answer if you don't feel comfortable about it; I'm just kinda curious that's all."
If she was like any other human from the start and somehow became who she was now, he wasn't about to go out and try to be immortal himself. He just couldn't think of how things could have happened since he figured there would be more immortals around in any case.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:23 pm
Riyo had continued writing as she listened to Blade speak, but stopped as he asked if she was always this way. Her face seemed to grow.. Slightly sad. "I was born from demonic decent. Life has always been this way for me. No part of me is, or ever will be human." She paused and sighed.
"You could consider me a monster, to be honest." The comment did come out of nowhere.. But it was true. She felt like a monster. And she wasn't exactly sure if it was a good or bad thing. "The only reason I've lasted so long is the fact that, I have no problems with murder."
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:44 am
Thinking for a moment or two, Blade shook his head at the comment about considering her a monster.
"Just because you aren't a human, that doesn't exactly make you a monster. Even if it did, who said that monsters have to be big and bad? I mean... some people would consider Pokemon to be monsters to some extent... and I'm sure when they first arrived they were called that... I mean.. they're different than normal animals, and they are able to do some incredible things..."
Pausing there, he went on and addressed her other comment.
"As for murder... there are a number of humans who are the same way really. Some even worse probably."
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:57 pm
Riyo didn't say anything for a moment. Hell, she wasn't exactly sure of what to say. She simply stared down at Ri-chan and continued to scratch behind her ear, watching the sleeping Pokemon's face turn to joy.
Then, she smiled a little. As if something had popped into her mind. "It's not often that I get someone trying to convince me I'm NOT a monster." She said and went silent again for a few minutes. She still couldn't figure out the reasoning behind all of it. She hadn't really DONE anything for him. In fact, you could've probably called her the burden of the day. Strange... "Thanks."
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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:36 pm
Blade shrugged a bit at what she had said and stared up at the ceiling a little longer as he went on with his response.
"Well at least it's better than it not happening at all. Besides, I know it's not the greatest feeling to be alone and to be shunned by others to some extent. But.. you're welcome.."
Yawning lightly, he stretched out on the bed before scratching his head and looking back towards Riyo and Ri-Chan. It was a bit odd to think of her as have been around for centuries when she appeared to be somewhere around his age.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:10 am
Riyo let out a sigh and tossed the book back into her tophat, then carefully rolled onto her side, placing the sleeping skitty next to her on the bed. She then glanced back at Blade and let out a sigh. "I can imagine.. Those red eyes.. Were you born with them?" She asked, carefully choosing her words and hoping not to offend. She knew the feeling, but that didn't mean she could discard his as nothing.
While waiting for his response, she sat up for a moment and untucked the covers from under her, crawling into them and snuggling up to the soft pillow. A bed... What a great feeling.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:58 pm
"Actually.. yes, which is kinda weird since it's really not a normal eye color... I don't know if I inherited some gene or if it's something more along the lines of a mutation..."
Blinking a bit, he tried to remember if any of his relatives had red eyes but he didn't come up with any results. Shrugging off the feeling a bit, Blade turned his attention back towards Riyo and let out a small sigh as he added a little more to what he wanted to say.
"But whatever it was, all it means is that I was born a little differently than most people.. Some of those people accept that, others... not so much."
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:13 pm
"It happens sometimes. Might be a hybrid chromosome, or perhaps it's from a gene one of your ancestors had that wasn't worked out of the family tree." She yawned and paused. "Or it could be something else. Science isn't the only thing in this world, you know."
She let out a small sigh. "Either way... It doesn't matter how it happened. You're still different. And a lot of people will never accept it... No matter how good a person you are." Her voice seemed to trail off as she closed her eyes.
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 6:11 am
"That's very true..." he replied in response to both of the things she had said. At times he had gotten away with his eye color by saying that he wore colored contacts or something like that, but it didn't always work out for him when that excuse was used.
Glancing over towards Riyo, he saw that her eyes were closed, and he could only guess that she had just fallen asleep, or was about to fall asleep soon. Either way, it wouldn't be a bad idea to do the same himself. So Blade crawled under his covers and nestled into the bed before yawning and closing his eyes as well.
"G'night."
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:29 pm
About 5 hours after everyone had fallen asleep, Riyo woke up with a start. She looked outside to see the darkness was still blanketing the landscape. Now was as good a time as ever to leave, she supposed. She had enough sleep. And she wanted to get going before everyone else woke up. With her catlike stealthiness, she re-dressed herself and recalled her pokemon back into their balls as quietly as possible. Calamity was looking much better, and none of the pokemon seemed to notice. Except Ri-chan, who was now sitting on the bed watching her. The skitty said nothing, because she realized what was going on.
With an emotionless face, Riyo quietly took out the journal she had previously written in the night before and tore out a page, then walked over to Blade's bed and gently layed it on his chest. Afterwards, she threw on her tophat, picked up Ri-chan, and snuck herself out of the room. She proceeded down the stairs and out the door, then went to the barn, Retrieved Schizo, who was less than happy to be woken up at such an early hour, hopped on his back, and rode off into the night.
The note read:
Dear Blade,
Forgive me for not sticking around until morning, but I'm never one for long goodbyes. I thank you for the words of kindness you offered to me, but I implore you to keep your distance should you ever see me again. You're a nice boy. I would rather not have your blood on my hands too. Either way, I wish you a good life, and hope that you soon forget this phantom.
Sincerely,
Riyo~
(( Really sorry for the last post o' mine takin' so long. Dx ))
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