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 Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:46 pm
On the outskirts of a small town, there exists a large farmstead owned by the Johnson clan, which they proudly proclaim to have lived on for about a century now. Even if that's just a big bluff, this farm is pretty impressive. They grow some of the finest berries and crops you've ever had the pleasure of tasting.
Though that's not the greatest spectacle. They also have herds of Tauros and Miltank roaming through their open pastures. There are silohs, farm houses, anything you can name that's on a farm. But don't think that the Johnsons are mean people because of all the land they own. They're more than happy to let a passing trainer stay the night if they need to. After all, hospitality is just another thing these people are known for.
Feel free to roam around and check out all the different sights and smells the farm has to offer, just try and stay away from the Tauros pin. Those feisty critters get mighty angry!
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:06 pm
"Cyan! Look it how big this place is! I can see the whole world from here!"
The young trainer chuckled and patted the pikachu that was currently perched on her head. " I think you're a little over-exsisted."
The pokemon jumped onto the ground, afterword fiddling with his hat before running off. " I wanna see it all! Explore it all!"
This left the trainer, apparently named Cyan, to run after the little creature. " Aw, No fair! You're faster than I am!"
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:14 pm
Another figure approached from the opposite direction onto the peaceful farmstead. Only, this one didn't seem as cheerful..
Riyo tiredly walked on the dirt road with weak and painful steps. It had been awhile since she slept... Since she ate.. Since she really did.. Anything but walk. She figured that if she kept going, maybe she could leave all the problems of the world in the dust. Her eyes seemed dull. Like she was nothing more than a walking corpse. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going.. Or even where she was at this particular moment. All she wanted to do was walk. Walk, walk, walk...
There was a skitty perched on her shoulder, who also looked tired. They hadn't stopped anywhere.. They just.. Kept going. She was exausted. And, like her trainer, hadn't really done much of anything except walk.. Or at least watch her walk.
"Gotta keep.. Moving." She mumbled to herself. "Gotta-" That was her last word before she fell on the ground limp. The skitty jumped at this and tried to nudge her. "Nyu. Nyuuu..." Wake up, Riyo. Wake up... She cried out tiredly.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:36 pm
((I hope you don't mind me jumping in...))
"Ugh..."
Letting out a sigh, Blade trudged onwards towards the open area. That man many miles back had given him some horrible directions on how to get to the next city, and now he was lost in the middle of nowhere with nothing but farmland all around him. And since his trip really wasn't supposed to take him too long in general, he hadn't brought along too many supplies.
At least there was some people in this area he could possibly borrow a few things from.
Though before he could really get to thinking of what he should do in the case he ran into someone or finding an actual home, he spotted an odd lump on the ground with a skitty nearby. Frowning at this, the thief moved on ahead to see what it was exactly only to see that the odd lump was actually another person.
Despite what he was, he just couldn't steal all her things and leave her unconscious like that so he glanced over at the Skitty and began to approach.
"Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt her..." he said reassuringly before inching closer so that he could check on the girl.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:27 pm
(( Not at all! :3 ))
Ri-chan eyed this man as he got closer. "Nyu." Hm. She supposed as long as he didn't take off her tophat or trenchcoat, the help couldn't hurt. Right? Riyo hadn't been so good lately.. And she needed all the help she could get, right?
Riyo didn't think so. She quickly lifted up her head to stare at him with bloodshot red eyes. "D-don't touch me." She said and used her arms to push herself off the ground. Her eyes.. Even behind those circular sunglasses, someone could see the shadows around her eyes. And how bloodshot they were. Shaking from exaustion, she pushed herself to her feet and gasped for air. She was so tired. But she couldn't sleep. She couldn't stop. She had to keep moving. Had to run away from her problems. Keep them out of her mind.
"Nyah!" Riyo! The skitty screamed behind her and followed. She didn't have to run.. Since Riyo was having trouble even takng steps. Riyo stopped and stood there for a moment. She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around herself. "Nn..." She mumbled.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:49 pm
((Alright. =D))
Before he could actually start to check on her, he saw the girl begin to stir and slowly start to get up. Blade stared back at her, trying to just examine her state of being through visual means only. And while he was no doctor, he could tell that she really wasn't in good condition at all. One thing he noticed about her as he looked her over was that her eyes almost appeared to be as red as his own, and he couldn't tell if they were naturally like that or if something was wrong with them.
Frowning, he watched her begin to walk off before sighing and moving over beside her when she went down again.
"You know, it's really not good to push yourself like that..."
Moving aside some of his loose hairs from his face, Blade shook his head slowly while letting down his pack to start sifting through his things. He couldn't spare much, but he figured he could offer her a little water in the least. So after digging out a half full water bottle, he just held it out for her.
"Here, take it. If you don't want it, at least let your Skitty have some..." he said while glancing around. From the looks of things, there really wasn't anywhere where any of them could stop to rest a little more comfortably.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:28 pm
"D-don't care... Gotta get.. Away.." She mumbled. Now she was just delusional. She looked at the bottle of water and frowned. She was thirsty. Dehydrated even... But it didn't matter. She sat the bottle in front of Ri-chan gently and coughed. Now she was sick? It figured.
Ri-chan looked at the bottle with the same frown and shook her head. "M'Nyaaaaaa.." Take it.. Please.. She begged her trainer. She didn't like seeing her like this. And if Riyo didn't drink, neither would she.
Riyo looked back at Ri-chan and sighed. "Fine. I'll split it with you.." She said and took a large drink from the bottle. It... Was like heaven. But she stopped at half etiher way. Even if she wanted to keep it to herself, she didn't deserve that. She sat it back down in front of Ri-chan, who promptly drank the rest.
She sighed and stared at the ground for a moment. ".... Thank you." She said softly, but didn't look at him.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:04 am
Gotta get away?
Blade blinked at what she had said, but didn't think much about, nor did he ask about what that was all about. If she was on the run, it was really none of his business to know why that was the case. He had been in some similar situations before, and he never really liked it when people asked what he was trying to get away from.
Once he saw that the two had drained what was left in the water bottle, he nodded slightly.
"You're welcome.. but you should take a break... It's easier to escape when you're not about to collapse you know..."
Sighing a bit, he stood up straight and looked around more to see if he could spot the land owner's home somewhere close by. The exhausted young lady beside him could really use some rest, and he, himself, wanted to get rid of some of his own weariness.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:07 pm
Riyo sorta leaned over to the left side. She wasn't unconcious, just not doing too well at controlling her own body.
Ri-chan hopped into her lap and frowned. She still had energy to spare. She hadn't been walking all this time..
About fifty feet away from the main road, there was an old looking light blue house that, while it had some age, still looked well-maintaned. It was a two-story house with a little chimney that had smoke leeking out at the time. Kinda like the little houses from the books adults read to their children.
Riyo, at the smell of something cooking, slowly turned her head to view the little house. She stared at it longingly, as if it were the only thing she wanted in the world. How remarkably peaceful these peoples lives must be. Only ever concerned about how the next harvest might turn out. Lack of concerns.. Peaceful living.. Probably even love. Those were only things she could imagine.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:38 pm
Spotting the light, as well as the house, not too far away, Blade stared at it for some time, wondering if its residents were friendly towards strangers at all. There was really only one way to find out this small but relatively important fact. And hopefully, the people that lived there would be welcoming, since the food he smelled coming from it was really starting to make him hungry.
But if they didn't welcome strangers, then he figured he'd just have to help himself to a few of their things without them knowing about it.
Then, glancing down at the young lady, he noticed that her gaze was on the farmhouse as well.
She must have the same thing in mind... he thought before holding a hand out to her to offer to help her up.
"Let me help you get there..."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:49 pm
Riyo slowly looked at his hand, then back at the house. Did she really want to trouble these people with her misfortune? Disturb that peacefulness? That's what she was after all.. A burden carrying a burden. Though, if she was as ugly on the inside as she thought, attempting to bum off these people would be the least of her worries.. Right? She sighed.
Ri-chan looked toward the house then back at Riyo and gave her a nudge. Like the man said, if not for herself, for her pokemon! It was one way to convince her to do something.
Riyo finally looked back at the mans hand and took it. "Fine.." She mumbled and looked away. She didn't like accepting help from anyone. But it didn't look like she had much of a choice right now.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:10 pm
Blade took note of the reluctance she had with accepting his help, and kept in mind to not press things more than he has to. Nodding, he just let out a small sigh before pulling her up to her feet. Once that was done, he let go of her hand and hesitantly placed his own onto her opposite shoulder to try and give some support for when they started to walk. Considering what she had said when he first found her on the ground, he just assumed she didn't like contact a whole lot and refrained from fully giving her support by wrapping an arm around her or anything like that.
"Alright, ready when you are."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:44 pm
Riyo did her best to keep her balance when he lifted her up. Seemed this one was smart. A rare thing in the world of humanity these days. With a large sigh, she started to take small steps toward the house with Ri-chan following closely behind.
It may have taken them longer... Much longer... To travel such a simple distance. But they got there nonetheless. Riyo took the final few steps onto the porch, her boots making a loud thudding noise as she sat her feet down on the creeky wooden floor. There was a running sound that could be heard from inside. The door flung open.
"WELL SHUKS PETE! WE GOT OURSELVES A COUPLE 'O TRAVLERS COME TO VISIT!" A woman yelled as she looked both of them over with one of the biggest smiles a person could ever muster. Looks like they didn't get too much company. The woman was middle aged, probably in her late fourties. Her hair was brown with little hints of grey around some areas. She had a few wrinkles, and her build was medium. But her looks werent what would catch most peoples eyes. It was that big smile of hers. She looked like one of those big teddy bears in the toystores waiting for a hug.
"Y'all look plum tuckered out! C'mon in and have yerselves a good rest! I'm almost finished fixin' dinner and made enugh just in case company showed!"
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:04 pm
The man practically froze in place, cringing when he heard the woman shout out with that accent. Then, staring at her while resisting the urge to just slowly back away from her and her extreme energetic hospitality, he just let out a small sigh before hesitantly stepping into the house while still supporting the girl.
I guess this would be better than having them chase us off with a shotgun...
All in all, he wasn't too sure why he was having such an issue with the countryside right now. Normally he wouldn't mind it so much since it was nice to get away from the insanities the cities can bring at times. Then again, the fact that he had gone way off course and ended up here as a result of bad directions may have something to do with his bitterness.
"Erm... I hope we aren't intruding.." he mumbled despite what the woman had said to them.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:26 pm
"Of course nawt! Don't you chitlin's be silly. Come an' sit!" She said and gestured them inside.
Riyo was... At the most, utterly disgutsed by the yelling. But she hid it. If all happy people were like this, they could keep those positive feelings to themselves. Though... The hospitality was something she respected. How... Nice these people must've been... To make extra every night. That thought was a little frightening.
Ri-chan quietly followed them in as they entered the humble little home. It was... Very cozy to say the least. The whole house had a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The furniture was a little darker blue than the house itself was. Hard wood floor with a big rug in the middle.. And of course a little fireplace that had a big pot of something cooking over it.
The woman promptly scooted them over to the sofa and motioned for them to sit. "Relax you two. Take yer shoes off, stay awhile!" She said with a warm smile and walked into the kitchen, then promptly walked back out with a bowl of milk and sat it in front of the little skitty. "There ya go!"
Ri-chan almost died. A bowl of milk.. Right in front of her? She lapped it up like it was the only meal she'd had in centuries.
Riyo almost fell on the couch and took in a large gasp of air as she sat down on something... Soft. Keeping her eyes open, was becoming more of a chore by the second.
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