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 Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:33 am
The Scarentine party was the best she had ever been to - granted, it was the only one she had ever been to, but she felt that the student council had pulled it off well. The decorations were classy but not tacky, the games fun but not too embarrassing, the dance being pretty much a 'free and easy' affair made things fairly interesting as well. While opening the Scareoke to the public caused her ears to bleed (when Israfel took the stage), it had been an enjoyable night.
So much so that even as the student council ushered their "guests" to leave, she was still very much wide awake and not ready for bed. Besides, Jericho and her had a trade to complete. She was not leaving until it was done; she never liked leaving things half completed anyway, and her DS was still pretty much in standby mode!
After seeing Charlie (poor boil had a bloody wound on his head from hitting something) and Amrita off, Lizzy had turned to Jericho with a determined expression and pulled out her DS. Flipping it open, she then declared in a voice that showed how energetic and not-quite-right in the head she was feeling due to all the excitement, "The night is still young, my friend!"
She would probably regret ever saying that if he mentions it to her in the future.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:45 am
The party wasn't really as bad as Jericho had anticipated to be honest. Sure, he had to sing and dance, but it didn't end up being a complete disaster in either case. Besides, with the latter, he likely saved his treasure from being melted down. In any case, it wasn't quite as regrettable as he would have originally thought.
Once he and Lizzy bad farewell to some of the others, he grinned as she whipped out the DS once more. Taking his out as well, he soon raised an eyebrow at her declaration. It was a bit of an odd thing to say in this case, and he wondered just what it was she had in mind, but he dismissed it for the time being.
"Alright, let's get down to business.. to trade Pokeman," he agreed, "I'm waiting in the union room, so I'm ready when you are!"
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:03 am
"What? Aw, when did you get there? Ahh, hold on..." She fumbled around with the controls - it was difficult to concentrate when walking took up some of her concentration as well, after all! However, as she was close to a Pokeman centre, she managed to get to the union room relatively quickly. Once there, she grinned, looking up at the boil, "Ready on my side too!"
A pause then quickly followed as she looked back down to her screen before looking up again, "So... What's next?" It was her first time trading Pokeman! At least, that was the excuse she was giving herself mentally. Out loud, she added, "Should be a relatively painless process, yes?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:12 am
Seeing how Riley had practically gotten onto him for not escorting her to the party, Jericho felt he may as well walk Lizzy back. Though, he wanted to finish up this trade anyway. The events of the party kept distracting them from this little deed.
"Alright I'll start the trade, just hit accept when it asks if you want to. Then we both pick the pokeman we're trading and confirm. It'll then do the transfer for us," he explained as he walked alongside her. He seemed to be somewhat used to playing and walking at the same time, though his pace was a little slower than usual.
The dragon waited a few moments for Lizzy to take in his explanation, then went on to start the trade.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:24 am
"Sounds painless to me," She murmured after the explanation, although it was spoken more to herself than to Jericho. As he had explained, she was prompted to confirm the trade by the game, and without hesitation, confirmed it. She was then brought to another screen - probably the one where she would have to pick a Pokeman for trade. It was easy to locate her Youngster Joey, although she couldn't help chuckling softly at the name that particular Pokeman had been given.
"I apologize in advance for the name this Youngster Joey is get stuck with," She spoke in a rather sing-song voice as she selected him and place him up for trade, clearly amused. Jericho would then be able to see that she had named the Pokeman 'Mister Boil' - yes, Mister Boil the Youngster Joey, for he was a youngster (a boil). Lizzy had never been good at naming things... Not Minipets, not Pokeman.
After she was done, Lizzy looked up expectantly at Jericho, waiting for him to finish up his end of the trade... Waiting for a reaction while attempting to keep a straight face. This action would also be one she would regret if he ever mentions it to her in the future.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:34 am
As he set up his Club Member Ken for Lizzy, Jericho paused as his attention was brought to the Youngster Joey he was about to receive.
"Mister Boil...?" he said with a raised brow. Well, that was ... an interesting name for sure. He didn't have any other comments on the matter, but his facial expression did a fair amount of explanation on his thoughts there. Shaking his head to himself, he went on to finish the trade, idly watching the little transfer animation that the game liked to do and all.
"Alright, and... it's done. You can go ahead and get out of the menu and leave the union room now if you want," he grinned. Strange name or not, it was one more completed entry for his PokeDex.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:45 am
"Yesss!" It was a drawn out, excited and amused sort of 'yes', followed by a light chuckle. It wasn't the exact reaction she had been waiting for, but considering how she hadn't really seen the boil express a lot of facial expressions aside from that little Arachne incident and when he was singing, it wasn't bad. As the trade was completed, she finally felt satisfied about completing their agenda for the night - she didn't want to bring out the DS for nothing!
"That's that then! Thanks~" Saving the game again after exiting the union room just to be on the safe side, she went on to turn off the power of the DS; walking and looking at a tiny screen was not working out very well for her. She placed the DS into her handbag before eying Jericho thoughtfully.
"This had been on my mind the whole night," She slowed down a little so that she would be able to stand behind him for a bit, looking at his huge wings before holding up the skirt of her dress and skipping to catch up to him again, "But how do you get into your clothes with those wings of yours?" It applied to Demons as well, of course, but it was convenient to ask Jericho since he's just here!
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:04 pm
Amused with Lizzy's reaction, Jericho grinned somewhat and nodded once the trade was all completed. Giving a rather content sigh, he finally powered down his DS and placed it back into his pocket. He'll have to check out the exact details of his new Pokeman a little later.
Glancing behind at her as she slowed down, the dragon blinked at her question. It was a pretty valid inquiry, but it wasn't really something he had been asked before.
"Oh. Carefully for one. There's slits in the back of the shirts and stuff for them.. Just gotta tuck them in good when not putting on a jacket or something," he explained.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:18 pm
He answered her question for the most part, but it all sounded terribly troublesome to her. Then again, winged creatures must be rather used to having to go through all that just to wear a shirt or a jacket... Ugh, now she's curious about how students with tails cope if they're not wearing a skirt. A hole in the pants?
"Mmm, if I had wings, I would probably tear a ton of clothes as a scareling then," She mused out loud, remembering how even her horns gave her trouble when she was younger. Frowning slightly at the memory for a split second, she then chuckled softly, "Probably wouldn't enjoy clothing as much either... I think I just gained a new respect for students with wings!" She gave a firm nod, as if to confirm what she had just said.
"I'm surprised that not more winged students travel around like Petro," It was a random thought, but hopefully relevant to the topic at hand. She inclined her head up towards the dragon, wondering if they had ever met, "Ah, he's this horse student I met during the Christmas raid. He has this mohawk and he wears only a loincloth. Not that I asked or that I saw anything, but... Uh, I think that's seriously all he wears." Her face was a healthy shade of red by the time she finished.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:04 pm
Jericho had ripped a fair shair of shirts himself, but now he was rather used to putting on clothes without damaging things. At the mention of running around like Petro, he couldn't help but shiver. He remembered seeing someone like that in Christmas Town and he was baffled as to how they could do that.
"It's too cold to be wearing that little," he frowned, "This body seems to be affected by the temperature more easily than my true form too.."
"I saw the student you mentioned... and I still don't get how he could bare running around that snow filled place like that! I was freezing there as I was," he added, not particularly fond of these memories of Christmas town. That place was far too chilly for his tastes.
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:11 pm
"Yeah... I figured Petro was just used to it," She chuckled softly at the mention of feeling cold from wearing that little clothing. His next comment caused her to look up; she had figured that Jericho was some kind of fire dragon, but if he's easily affected by the cold...
"Are dragons cold blooded, then? From what I experienced, my body temperature depends on the surroundings, but I'm cold blooded and its more comfortable to be warm than cold..." She tilted her head slightly; if not for the fact that they had to be constantly moving during the Christmas raid, she might had felt even colder. She paused momentarily as another question came to mind, "So... Can you breathe fire on yourself to make yourself feel warmer?"
Lots of dragon questions tonight!
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:00 pm
It was hard for Jericho to really see how someone could be used to walking around like that in frigid temperatures if they didn't have some sort of affinity to ice or cold in general. Then again, for all he knew, Petro may have had just that. He hardly knew the guy, after all.
"No, we're warm blooded. Perhaps not all are, but all the types I'm familiar with are," he answered, "I generate quite a bit of heat actually, but I think that just makes it easier for me to feel cold."
Icy temperatures didn't really hurt him any more than most other creatures, but it certainly made him uncomfortable. Blinking at her next question, he shook his head again.
"I technically could, but that's just kinda a temporary fix. I'd have to really keep it up a lot, which would just end up wasting my energy."
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:31 pm
"Oh! That's interesting... I've always assumed that all dragons are cold blooded. Like reptiles... That makes sense though," She nodded slowly; she supposed its like when you leave a cup of hot water out... It feels hot when you touch it but it's rapidly losing temperature to the cooler surroundings; the process is just slower if the surrounding temperature is warm.
"How did you keep warm during the raid then?" She can't help but imagine Jericho as a giant block of ice in all that snow. A sheepish grin crossed her face a second later as she started to twirl the end of her pony tail around her fingers, "A-ah, and sorry for all the questions... I've never really met a dragon before." She then sighed, letting go of her hair, "Or rather, I haven't met a lot of non-Demons before I came to school... Its quite interesting how they view us though..."
She was starting to feel a little sleepy, the energy from the party was starting to wear off, but it wasn't showing on her face. It did, however, clear her mind up. Adopting a rather serious tone, she turned to look the dragon in the eye, "Do you have any goal you wish to accomplish upon graduating?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:41 pm
"Nah, we might look reptilian, but I don't think we're actually related to them," Jericho nodded. The warm-bloodedness of his kind just went along with that thought. Tilting his head at her, it didn't take a whole lot of thought to answer the next question.
"I tried to keep moving as much as possible. Riley was always with me too, so she helped keep me warm as well. It wasn't much but... it was still something," he replied. He was still rather grateful that she stuck by him, though she had benefited there too as she was able to ride him that entire time.
Blinking again, it seemed that Lizzy was being rather curious tonight, though she quickly explained the reasoning behind that. It made sense to him. The next question she had caught him off guard, however, as it didn't relate to him being a dragon. It was actually a fairly serious and personal question.
"Hm... nothing really specific as far as a job goes... but in general I want to be stronger. To be a big and bad dragon that's to be feared and whatnot," he said after a bit of thought.
"What about you?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:58 pm
"Ohh, was that where the two of you met?" She smiled; it was rather obvious (at least to her) that the two were really close. If they went through the Christmas raid together though, she could see why, "I've met Amrita before the raid, but if not for it, we wouldn't be so familiar with each other. I'm actually thankful to the school for that experience... And for giving us the chance to fight something that is not a gnome... I'm sure I won't call it a 'terrible' experience a few years down the road!"
Well, except for when she exploded a reindeer (accidentally). That would haunt her for life, probably.
"I'm sure many of us wish to be stronger... After the Christmas raid, I think I wish to be too. You should check out Professor Red's gym class when its open for sign-ups again!" She grinned, nodding before going silent at the question. However, it wasn't a forced silence - more like she was thinking.
"Well, at first I just wanted to get through this 3 years and graduate with enough knowledge to take over the family boutique," It still applies, of course, as evident from the determined expression on her face, "But it seems like that's not enough... During the raid, it took me longer to finish off this pink elephant plushie thing than to finish off a gnome." Better not to ask what she meant by 'finish off'.
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