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 Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:52 pm
For the most part, this is a very generic team room.
Bedrooms for recruits, simple kitchen, small living room...
The only room that stands out is Harumi's. Posters adorn every wall, mostly of Solaris and Lucy Bongiovi, the star of her favorite movie, Resident Weavile 2.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:13 pm
Tolin
Tolin tapped the tip of his left scythe against the door exactly three times in perfect rhythm. Each one sent out a small pulse of psychic force that created something of an odd but much more usual "knocking" noise. It was the only way he could really knock, after all.
He wasn't really sure why he was there. In reality, there wasn't much of a reason at all. Tolin had no reason to visit the room of some random team filled with people of no importance that he didn't even know.
The thing that had carried him there in the first place was the fact that William had passed along the message. Supposedly there was a very much gentlemanly Scyther within the team who had requested him by name.
Maybe it was boredom? He didn't really have anything else to do. Teleportation made traveling and scheduling so very convenient, but he had somewhere to be in thirty minutes. The fact left him without time to do anything of real importance, so perhaps it was simply preferably to doing nothing.
Well... whatever the case, he was here now.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:27 pm
 Victor
A few moments after Tolin had knocked, the sound of metal sliding against metal began to softly sound. The doorknob was gently shifting. Anybody who knew of Scyther anatomy could tell that one was trying to open the door, but couldn't quite get a grip on the doorknob.
"My apologies, please allow me a moment..." A voice sounded on the other side. After a few more moments of fiddling, the door finally began to creep open. "I'm terribly sorry, the two Pokemon here actually capable of opening doors are both out a-..." Victor stopped as he noticed exactly who he was talking to. "O-Oh! Mister Tolin, you actually came to visit!" Victor looked genuinely surprised, he wasn't sure an important Pokemon like Tolin would actually take time out of his schedule for him.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:42 pm
Tolin
...When was the last time someone had greeted him with the kind of courtesy that one of his position would expect?
He wasn't sure it had ever happened. It was kind of nice, though not so nice as to go to his head.
Tolin looked past the Scyther in front of him and into the room behind him as he spoke. It was nice. Simple.
"I had a moment. A friend of mine mentioned that you wanted to talk to me. Victor, was it?"
He really wouldn't have come if the Togekiss hadn't mentioned that he was apparently partnered with the recently-appeared member of the Eclipse family. If it was just a random pokemon looking for him, he could get in line but the little Eevee known as Harumi had piqued his curiousity, if only slightly.
"Would it be alright if I were to come in, or will this be brief?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:53 pm
Victor
The younger Scyther gave a nod and placed the flat end of his scythe against the door, gently pushing it open and taking a few steps. "Oh, yes, of course, come right in," Victor replied, bowing his head in respect. "I only wish to discuss a few very simple matters, but while you're here I wish to make you feel comfortable. Tell me, is there anything I can get you?" Victor waved his scythe toward the small kitchen, indicating he was willing to cook if needed. He then pointed his scythe to a table with a couple chairs that was standing nearby. "You can have a seat if you wish. I'm the only one on the team who ever uses that table, so it would be nice..."
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:00 pm
Tolin
Tolin stepped inside of the room and took a quick look around to gather his surroundings, though the act didn't stop him from speaking.
"Thank you, and no, I'll be fine. Though I have time to spare it's not such a lengthy amount that I can afford to wait long."
A half hour was plenty of time to have a nice chat, but that time would be cut down considerably if they waited to boil water or spent time afterward.
Whatever the case, Victor had been taught well in terms of respect. He had good manner overall and the room showed signs of care.
Tolin nodded at the offer of a seat. A few well-paced steps were ended by him pulling out a chair for himself and sitting himself down at it before turning to face Victor.
"Now then, onto business. What is it you wish to discuss?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:17 pm
Victor
Victor gave a quick nod and turned away from the kitchen, facing Tolin and watching the other Scyther take a seat. Victor mimicked Tolin, walking up and taking his own seat, setting them up that they were both tilted toward each other.
"Well, Mister Tolin, since you don't have a whole lot of time, forgive me for cutting straight to the important thing I wanted to ask you," The Scyther spoke, bowing his head. "You are more than likely the wisest of my kind in the region. I wish to ask your guidance regarding Miss Eclipse, who is in charge of this team." The Scyther began to nervously tap his scythe on the table. "... I do not believe her parents sent her here. I believe she ran away from home in order to join this guild. I'm stuck with two choices... Bringing her back to her family and causing her upset, or telling her family that she is here and allowing her to stay. Mister Tolin, what would you do?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:31 pm
Tolin
Tolin blinked a few times as he stared blankly at Victor.
"...That was surprisingly mundane. Usually when people ask me for help they're idealistic children who want training or it's a life-or-death situation."
He had expected something more in line with the current issues surrounding the guild.
All the same, it was a question he had been asked and he would answer it as best he could.
"That being said, I can't answer that so easily. I do not know her, nor do I know her parents."
They had actually fled the guilds before he had attained any significant status, so he had never met them.
That didn't mean he was without advice, though.
"However, there is a conclusion you can reach on your own. You merely have to consider what you know. If her parents left, why? Obviously it was because there was something dangerous, or else they wouldn't have made such a hurried escape. So, you must merely determine whether or not there is more safety in keeping her as she is or returning her to her parents. As her partner, you may try to guide her but it is not your responsibility to carry her back to her parents against her will. Of course, if you believe yourself incapable of keeping her safe here then she is a member of the royal family. You could easily enough appeal to them and attempt to have her taken in for her own safety."
The Scyther had tilted slightly towards the table and had slowly leaned on his left arm as he spoke.
"That is what I would do. I would consider her safety. If she ran from her parents, then it is their duty to discipline her when they return."
"And no one elses", primarily.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:50 pm
Victor
Victor set his elbow on the table, tiling his arm and resting his chin atop the flat edge of his scythe. The younger Scyther closed his eyes as he listened to the elder speak, not making any sort of interjections or complaints. He wanted to hear exactly what Tolin had to say on the matter. He opened his eyes as the other Scyther finished.
"I see..." He muttered at first, running things over in his head. "... I will arrange for her to stay, but I will notify her parents that she is here..." He concluded with a soft nod. "She is happy, and I know that I at least have the capability to keep her safe until she can flee if such danger ever arises. This is where she wishes to be, I will honor that." The Scyther gave another deep nod to Tolin. "Thank you. I try to seek proper guidance before making these decisions. In recent months your name has traveled to many a Scyther. Asking you for advice is an honor and a privilege. Which brings me to my next question..." He shifted his feet a bit, lying his scythe down on the table. "I ask permission to come to you for advice whenever I may need it. I wish for you to be my... adviser, of sorts. Nothing too serious, just small questions every now and then. Even if it's just to ask how to make Onigiri." That was a bit of a joke sentence, he didn't think Tolin knew how to make Onigiri.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:14 pm
Tolin
Tolin nodded in return when Victor reached his decision.
It was the correct choice to make. Any other course of action was without merit or with significant risk.
When Victor raised his final request, however, it was Tolin's turn to close his eyes and think if only for a few moments.
It only took him a few seconds to reach an answer as his eyes opened back up. Rather than deep thought, it looked as if he had simply blinked extremely slowly.
"No. I can't in any reasonable measure promise my assistance to your in the future. I am an extremely busy person and I don't have the time to be an adviser to someone else, let alone someone I barely know. There are, to be frank, much more important things that I can and will spend my time dealing with."
You know, the world ending, stopping wars, finding various things and people... lots of things.
Well, Victor didn't know. Very few people did, and he liked it that way. It made it easier to move.
Tolin's scythe tapped the table idly a few times before he continued.
"However, you are free to ask for advice in the future. I cannot guarantee I will have the time or the mind to consider your request, but if I do then I do not mind."
Tolin wasn't willing to commit to something like that simply because he lacked the time, but that didn't mean he was against helping the younger members of his kind. If Victor came to him with a question, he would answer it if he had the time and willingness to do so.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:32 am
Victor
Victor once again bowed his head in respect to Tolin after the other Scyther's reply. He honestly didn't expect Tolin to agree to become his own personal adviser, but it was good to hear the answer he did receive.
"Thank you, Mister Tolin. It is very good to know that I will at least be heard," The younger Scyther replied, bowing his head over and over again to show his undying respect. "Your name has become famous to the younger of our species in the kingdom. Simply the fact that you'd be somewhat willing to listen to my questions at times is enough for me to be content." Hell, if Victor was like most other fanatics, he'd be squeeing due to the fact that Tolin had brought himself to even step foot in his room.
"Although I doubt the time will ever arise, if you should ever need my assistance Mister Tolin, please ask it." He tapped his scythes gently on the table. "I may not be able to do much, but my scythes are sharp and my skills honed. They are yours to use whenever you should need them."
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:56 pm
Tolin
Tolin shook his scythe back and forth in a motion that matched his words.
"It isn't a problem. The number of people who have asked me for help is longer than I could possibly remember."
Both before and after he came to the guilds. Life seemed to be like that.
"If I have the time, then I will answer. If I don't, then I won't... it's as simple as that."
It was something that in truth he would do for anyone since when he wasn't trying to keep the universe in tact he was a rather amicable person.
Though... it was unusual to tell someone of that fact, so there was that.
The Scyther smiled softly at the simple offer. It was nice, but...
"Hope I never have to ask for your help, Victor. Life around me isn't easy... but I'll keep the offer in mind."
Tolin put both of his arms carefully on the rests and pushed against them to lift himself up. A faint pair of thin marks were left in the wood where he scythes had cut into the wood, but it was an unavoidable part of his body.
"Then, if there's nothing else I have business to attend to."
He didn't have to be there just yet, but showing up a little bit early was never a bad thing.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:23 pm
Victor
The younger Scyther couldn't help but glance at the little cuts in the wood as Tolin stood up to leave. If it were any other Pokemon he'd make a fuss about being rude, but this was Tolin. This Pokemon could run in and trash the entire place, and Victor would just bow in respect and clean it all up without a word. Backbone? What backbone? He had an exoskeleton, dammit. Victor stood up behind Tolin, walking past him so he could get the door for the other Scyther.
"Yes, of course. Thank you very much for visiting me," the monochromatic bug Pokemon said with another one of those respectful nods. He began to fiddle with the doorknob until he eventually managed to turn it and open the door for Tolin. "I understand you have a busy schedule. Maybe sometime if it's free, I could treat you to tea or something. The least I could do."
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:43 pm
Tolin
"It's no problem. Focusing my attention elsewhere at times brings things into perspective."
There was... too much to do. Fix Alfred, keep Orion leashed, figure out Eridanus's plans, find Andromeda, plan an assault, try to lure out Creaus, try to prepare Solaris, organize the guilds for the assault, deal with... everything else.
Having something simple and mundane to deal with was almost pleasant.
He followed the Scyther to the door and waited patiently as Victor fiddled with it.
He had been there, he could feel that pain. He really could.
As soon as the door opened, he stepped out only to turn and nod.
"I'll be sure to take you up on that when I have a chance. In the mean time, have a good afternoon."
With his last words spoken, Tolin disappeared in the crack of a teleport.
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:17 pm
 GaryThere was a soft thud at the door, at first too quiet to be audible.As the sound repeated, however, it quickly heightened in volume. The door shook slightly with the force of which the door was being knocked on. One would never have guessed that someone was merely banging his head against it.
On the other side of the door sat a familiar face, with large, unblinking eyes. Tiny pupils and a blank expression gave him the appearance of someone quite unintelligent, however the truth was that Gary was very clearly a genius. For his species, anyway. To the rest of the world, he remained a brick. A cute brick, but a brick nevertheless.
There was no sound from his mouth, only the continuous head-banging. It abruptly stopped when he heard movement on the other side of the door, and the Slowpoke slouched down onto his haunches, waiting.
Sitting like a clumsy kitten, his tail swished back and forth, the movement ever so slow and clumsy. "..."
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