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Post by Core on Apr 9, 2008 14:18:52 GMT 10
Too early for this! Marley's angry voice resounded clearly in her mind as her mouth opened to let out a large yawn. She was slowly trudging down a well-worn road, on her way to Mahogany's place. The sun wasn't too high in the sky, which meant that it was around one o'clock in the afternoon, yet Marley had just recently woken up. She knew that sleeping so late was such a waste of the day, especially one as nice as this, but she had no real schedule to be following, so why bother with waking at the crack of dawn? Besides, sleeping late was so nice!
Sighing deeply, the young woman quickly pulled her hair up into a lop-sided bun, strands of her hair still falling freely here and there. I wonder what I'll get, she pondered, her stride as casual as ever. Indeed, she was in no hurry to reach that laboratory, though the large building was slowly coming into view. And by the looks of it, large almost seemed like the wrong word. The size itself caught her off guard; she hadn't expected it to be near that size. But, she figured it had to be huge in order to house so many pokemon and do whatever else scientists did.
Finally Marley approached the large steel door, but stopped before she knocked. She wondered if she should really be doing this, so late in her life and all. She was nearly twenty years of age and she had only had one pokemon. A debate was playing out through her mind, making her wonder if she should simply leave and continue on with her traveling, just as she had been doing the past two years.
"Who am I kidding? This is what I need."
She had to laugh at herself then. How could she be so indecisive? Before she had any more time to debate with herself, she closed her hand into a light fist and gently knocked on the door. As she waited, surprisingly patiently, she wondered what Con would think of a new partner. Perhaps the Groundstam would enjoy the company? Or perhaps he'd completely hate the idea of a new addition and go crazy, stomping around in a noisy huff.
Maybe I should just grab a pokedex and scram. That idea sounded good to her as well. But, no, she had already made the commitment, and she had to stick with it. If she backed down now, she'd curse at herself later on for being such an idiot.
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Post by Feather on Apr 9, 2008 15:39:30 GMT 10
At the sound of the gentle knock two pairs of eyes flickered up. One was coal black; and seemed to be emptied of anything resembling compassion. The others was a deep honey brown, and oddly innocent and youthful looking for the old weathered face they were set in. A smile graced the second pairs owner's face as he stood up and began to walk towards the door. Just as he reached out towards the doorknob, it turned itself , and the door was pulled gently inward; even though the action was gentle it unbalanced the Professor and sent him to the floor. "Bill--If i didn't know you I would have thought you had done that on purpose." Of course the Alakzam didn't have that much of a sense of humor. Judging by the way he had his nose shoved in the paper he had just been a tad slow on opening the door.
Of course James didn't bother to notice that it was rather early for Bill to receive the paper, and that the date on it was from over a week ago. Not to mention that on his long snout was a smirk. Most likely brought about by the Professor's comment. As the girl came into view his eyes flickered up for the briefest of moments, then they were back to reading the old paper, which had nothing interesting in it. Bill had suspected the Professor to be angered, or embarassed, but instead he just laughed, and shook his head. The alakazam reached for a cool cup of coffee on the edge of his desk. Which he quickly threw down his throat, it helped prepare him for the cheeriess from his friend.
"WELCOME LASS! I am professor James Mahoghany--" The Professor began with a wink. Pushing himself back to his feet as he did so, his cane screeching across the floor. "james if you do not mind." Most did not seeig as calling him Professor, or Professor Mahoghany was so much more of a mouthful, and most new trainers figured that if they used his nickname they would get him out quicker. He had to agree. Both of his eyes flickered down to her belt, Bill had just tlepatheically told him that a pokeball hung from it. Realizing he was staring he shook his head in embarassment: 'Excuse my rudeness. Come in! Come in!" Beckoning he held the door open; alotting her plenty of room to enter. At a gurnt from the Alakzam ihe introduced him as well: "That is Bill--he may act rabid but I swear he doesn't bite." It was obviously not the intro he was hoping for; if the silence he lapsed into was anything to go by.
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Core
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Post by Core on Apr 11, 2008 9:49:41 GMT 10
Before she could even steal a glance at the small list of 'starter pokemon' hung outside on the wall, the large metallic door was already gently swinging open. What she saw, though, caught her off guard. The man that ran this place, Professor Mahogany, was right in front of her... on the ground, for some inexplicable reason. She would have helped him, but he had answered the door in that position so maybe he had a reason for it? Though, what kind of reason that was, was beyond her.
The large welcoming startled Marley- she wasn't quite prepared for such an invitation. Too enthusiastic, she thought, a smirk forming on her lips. She watched as he slowly pushed himself up from the ground, introducing himself in the process. James? she repeated the informal name to herself, nodding slightly at the thought that she wouldn't have to be so formal around here.
"Alright, James," Marley said simply, enjoying that she wouldn't have to keep referring to him as Professor. "I'm Marley."
She watched the manclosely, noting that his eyes had flashed to her belt. Was it such a big deal that she already had a pokemon? Against the rules or something? Maybe then she wouldn't be able to get another member for her 'team'. It would seem a bit strange having some other pokemon suddenly accompanying them on their travels... But, this was one of the main reasons she came here, and like she told herself earlier, she had to stick with it or she'd hate herself later.
"No problem," she said in response, though she wasn't sure what he did that was so rude. "But I saw you looking at my belt." She said it, so she might as well finish. "I happen to have a Groundstam with me, but I came here to get a second pokemon..." She trailed off, her tone a hint of questioning.
Of course, she also needed the starting items. That pokedex could also be pretty useful, not to mention that five-grand. She grinned at that thought and heeded Mahogany's words by stepping past him and into the lab.
"I'll have to watch out for him, then," Marley said a bit dryly, though the grin was still present on her face. How could she not be happy about money? She looked over to the Alakazam as she finished speaking, noticing that he had his nose shoved in some paper. Business? Eh, she didn't know; didn't really care, either.
"This place is pretty nice," she commented and turned back to James, unsure of what else to say. She hoped this wouldn't be too awkward.
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Post by Feather on Apr 11, 2008 12:27:43 GMT 10
"Pleasure to meet you Marley." The Professor said with a grin. It was nice to learn a name rather then just give them free stuff, and then watch them leacve. Turning away from the door he walked inside. Realizing his cane was hanging un used on his right arm he smiked, and hung it on a nearby coat rack. It was not as if he needed it anyway. It was there for show. Brushing the dust offf his light brown pants he sat down on the edge of his desk, and drunk from the cup of cold coffee that was sitting there.
Bill opened his mouth to speak: "Therefore you cannot have a sec..." Turning his head slightly he saw the Professor shaking his head furiously, crossing both his arms in a 'x' gesture as he did so. "No, it's fine--after all we have done it before." The Professor stated, before a very perplexed Bill had a chance to finish his previous statement. Of course that didn't stop him from directing it telepathically at James. We are breaking rules. The Professor replied back in the same manner: All the professors break the rules--we did MAKE them after all. Knowing he had lost the Alakazam dropped the case, it was Jame's job; not his.
The Professor nodded, pushing himself to the floor as he did so. Landing with bended knees he gestured at the Pokeballs. "Due to you having one I have to give you something common--so take your pick from the list you saw outside." Then he would give her some money, a Pokedex, and a map. It was rather hard to comprehend hlow some many trainers found their way around without a map. Hell few used their Pokedexes, but the maps were very helpful! If he didn't always have one with him he would get lost going out the backdoor. Yes you would. The monotonic voice of Bill scythed into his thoughts. Bill leave my head please. With a chuckle the Alakazam left both humans have their skulls to themselves again. "Bill is not the one you have to watch out for--I can be very dangerous." Of course thwe Alakazma snorted, ruining any fear he had sown in the girl; Marley.
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Core
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Post by Core on Apr 13, 2008 7:51:24 GMT 10
Marley nodded at the Professor's words, but stood, almost frozen, when Bill began to speak. She was a bit taken back by what he was saying; she was sure she could have gotten another pokemon here... Or had she just been completely out of it when she heard that? A bit disappointed, she bit her lip, wondering if she should just leave. Of course, she still needed that starter pack, involving that money... Well, I guess it was worth a try. But maybe I could-
The young woman's thoughts were abruptly cut off by Mahogany's words, saying that it was indeed alright if she received a second pokemon. Her stomach fluttered slightly; she wasn't sure if she should be ecstatic about this, or be a little upset. Similar to how she was thinking earlier, she felt that it could possibly be a bit awkward, or even dangerous, for a new addition to the team.
"Ah, common makes no difference to me," Marley finally said with a small smile. Rare or not, it didn't matter for her. A pokemon was a pokemon, after all.
A chuckle coming from the Alakazam drew her from immediately making some sort of decision, and her head turned in his direction. Did she do something strange, allotting for some reason for him to laugh? She hoped not. Though, it was possible the pokemon and the Professor were having some sort of conversation. Bill was a psychic-pokemon after all. Therefore, she should have nothing to worry about.
"I'm sure you can," Marley said, though it was a bit sarcastic. Though, perhaps James had missed it. She was sure back when he was younger, Mahogany could stand his own, but now? She figured a lot more could stop him these days.
"As for a starter," she began, her mind flashing back to the list beside the door outside. "I don't want anything just yet that'll clash with Con's ground-side, so water and grass are practically out of the question." She paused, and glanced back to the Professor. "Sorry if I'm making this longer than it has to be..." She sighed lightly, but finally nodded. "If it's alright, I choose Grista."
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Post by Feather on Apr 14, 2008 9:54:18 GMT 10
(Since I wager you want to be on the Route--here's the pack--Really sorry about the lack of RP. Today I am rather constrainted on time) Nickname: -You Choose- Species: Grista Personality: -You Choose- Level: 5 Attacks:[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v36/icy_snowfaerie/shana/Remoor%20Pokedex/grista2.gif[/IMG] [b]Nickname:[/b] -You Choose- [b]Species:[/b] Grista [b]Personality:[/b] -You Choose- [b]Level:[/b] 5 [b]Attacks:[/b][ul] [li]Roar [/li][li]Peck [/li][/ul]
You also recieve an item pack. Remoor Map Remoor Pokedex 5 x Pokeballs 3 x Potions 1 x Antidote 1 x Awakening 1 x Paralyze heal 1 x Burn Heal 10 x Berry
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