Tribal Feud (Pokemon Gijinka) [REBOOT]

[Jayus]

• Anaika
• Adeliht

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  Dammit she was certain she had found the perfect spot. Sinking lower into her knees clutched securely at her chest she gave out a loud huff. She was fully aware how her position looked given her title, but she had only contemplated crouching behind this particularly large hut and had never given any indication she would actually do it. So in false confidence she hoped he wouldn't find her. Icarus would've made a much better scout instead of having to guard over the fact she may end up killing herself one way or the other. With a heavy, overdramatic sigh she rested her cheek on her kneecap and glanced over at Icarus; listening to him talk with a glazed over stare. He gave her the usual chat. How she was indeed strong, how much the village depended on her or rather her heritage as she had come to think of it as of late. When he pulled the Suvinay card she turned away from him with a very irritable grunt. Hearing his offers of what to do with their time she, with a vigorous shake of her long blonde curls, declined both. She looked directly in front of her now, over at a few gijinkas playing and some of the older ones working. How the village remained so peaceful was beyond her comprehension. If anything it was Suvinay's work. She often wondered if she was fit running such a large group of gijinka and being an only child she was never quite certain how her parents felt on the matter. And the potential threat of Kiba now looming over their shoulders sent her thoughts running a mile a minute. Could she really be able to be a good leader under even more dire circumstances? Remembering the words of her many mentors she decided it was about time she got up, after all; 'she would damn well have to be.'
  
  
  "No it's alright. I should be done acting like a child and focus more on preventing this threat. And I can't do it going over to help May or take a walk. I think I should be heading back to Suvinay."
  
  
  
  
  
  What she really wanted was a few more minutes to breathe and try to overcome the stress she was currently facing, but she had a reputation to uphold and having a nervous breakdown did not qualify for her position. This time instead of walking off she waited for Icarus to lead the way, hopefully buying her a few more minutes to think quietly while lagging behind.
  
  
  
  
  
  @Kayzo @Kiroshiven @KiKi Kitsune
  
  
  
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  It took everything Adeliht had not to laugh in her face. Actually it didn't he couldn't care less. Letting out a sarcastic guffaw he declined her handshake by gently guiding it away with the tip of his index finger, as though flicking away a rather boring section in a book.
  
  
  
  
  
  "What is a Kiba? Oh please, more like 'Who is Kiba and why do they all want to kill me." He shook his head disgusted by the amount of effort they could throw into murdering someone they haven't even met. Placing two hands at his sides he glared down at the girl to her sylveon to straight back at her.
  
  
  "So let me get this straight. You're from that hippie Azoth or for what I'm assuming. You escaped because you really had nothing better to do with your miserable time and now you're heading to the one place that wants you and your kind on a silver platter and chopped into very fine pieces. Yes that makes perfect sense. Perfect sense that you're indeed dumber than I had originally thought you to be. And that still wasn't very smart to me."
  
  
  
  
  
  He should really just let her to go to Kiba and die, but thinking about it more and more he didn't like the idea one bit. The whole of Kiba would know humans were on the island and there would more than likely be a lockdown. A tearful community seeking each other for companionship and comfort during such an uncertain time and he would never be able to walk two feet without someone trying to hug him or that stupid masochist, Nadia, wanting to know 'why the water leaks from her stupid face'. No no. Not gonna happen.
  
  
  Easily sizing himself up over the girl he blocked her path.
  
  
  
  
  
  "Now if you are on a suicide track I'm going to have to ask you to die somewhere in the opposite direction."
  
  
  
  
  
  @KiKi Kitsune
  
  
  

 

[TerraBooma]

• Kit And Ro
• Harry

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  Kit stopped and stared in awe at all the adult Gijinka for a few moments as they collectively told the girls to go away. Kit went to protest, but stopped herself. If something was a big enough deal for Papa, Akane, and Luvien? something was very very wrong. Quietly, Kit nodded to Alik. "Y-Yah, will do Papa..." Fear and concern mixed in her eyes, and she began to back away quietly, trying not to attract too much attention to herself. She was still on guard however, and if someone attacked her or her sister...she'd fight as hard as she could.
  
  
  Ro however, didn't' see the immediate danger. She had come all this way to give her Papa a gift, and everyone was telling her to go away! "B-But...Papa I wanted to-" Ro's protests were cut off by her Father's glare, which made her quiet down in an instant. Ro wasn't used to such a tense environment, and the way everyone was acting was starting to scare the girl. Backing up, the beginning of tears coming down her face, she ran back to her sister's side, hiding behind the slightly bigger girl with a scared look on her face. She looked up to her sister, wondering what they should do.
  
  
  Kit and Ro slowly made their way back towards camp, away from the danger. Something was wrong...and they didn't want to be around for any danger.
  
  
  
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  Harry was enjoying himself, talking pokemon and seeing Lucy's own pokemon companions. They all seemed friendly enough, and Harry was quite happy to continue petting whoever came close, coming more and more comfortable with them as time went on. When Lucy suggested he think of what they do next, his deep blush seemed to have deepened, it was almost like a uh...well, a date of sorts. But she couldn't have met it like that right? Gulping somewhat Harry began to speak, and as always when a stiffed Harry spoke it resulted in a somewhat stuttered speech.
  
  
  "G-Go somewhere? You want me to...to uh decide?" Harry gulped, mind racing a million miles a minute as he tried to think of something to do. "I would...offer to battle." He said, coming up with a fun suggesiton, but quickly realized the flaw. "The only problem...there's no pokecenters here on the island, so i'm not sure if that'd work." Harry frowned, trying to come up with more ideas. "We could try and sneak out, but we don't want to be bad guests." Harry sighed, sorely lacking in the idea department. Somewhat desperate, he went for something simple.
  
  
  "Or I mean, we could go for a walk, the camp's a pretty place...who knows what we'll find." Harry smiled, then without realizing it, kept speaking. "Although...you are prettier."
  
  
  There was a short pause as Embarassed horror crept upon Harry's face.
  
  
  "Did...did I just say that out loud?"
  
  
  @Jayus
  
  
  

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[minismurf]

• Isaac
• Darren

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  Isaac nodded to Anaika's words "Yes mom, I'll keep the gate locked and tight for anyone and everyone unless you, dad or aunt May say that it's ok, I'll try to keep an eye out for any bad people as well" He then turned to Specks who seemed to have come to talk with him "Hi Specks" He said with a smile hidden behind his mask. Isaac like Specks, he enjoyed watching him soar through the skies as he scouted for bad people, Isaac wished that he'd become a flying gijinka in his next life. "What is it? Mom's already told me to keep the gate shut and not to let anyone in or out, but I guess I can't stop you now can I?" He said with a small giggle at the end. @Jayus @TerraBooma
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  Darren was going through a roller coaster of emotions, first there was the threat of him being cornered by the Poochyena and Umbreon. Then a pair of kids appeared, which made Darren force himself not beam a huge smile at them, then a Blastoise arrived who told him to leave, and this was an opportunity that he was not going to miss. "Very well then sir, if you say so" Was all he said before he swiftly leaped back into the darkness. "Good luck with the human hunting and all that" He called back as he swiftly ran away. "OooOooOoooh man! Those kids, a beautifully young Zorua and a Lilipup about a year older" Years of "research" had given him a good eye for that, "Oh man did they look beautiful, who knew that the Kiba tribe hid such youth? But remain calm now Darren, you must wait now, wait for the right moment to Snatch them, he who waits for something good waits never too long, and Oooooooo man is this something good!" He could feel the excitement flowing through his entire body as he flew through the woods and he couldn't resist from hurling out a cackle that echoed through the woods.
  
  
  @The J @Kiroshiven @KiKi Kitsune

 

[KiKi Kitsune]

• May
• Mala
• Lexi
• Alik
• Emrik and Fia

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  May nodded with a smile. “You’d be a real lady-killer if you tried. I’m sure you in a tux will cause more than a few turning heads.” She gave a small chuckle. “Maybe even a few snapped necks from the whiplash.” However, her semi-serious mood quickly changed as she burst into a mini fit of laughter at the buoyancy of Drystan’s hair.
  
  
  She was still trying to recover from her lack of breath while the general shouted out orders. She would have been clutching her sides if her arms weren’t occupied. Even so, she calmed down fairly quickly with a smile remaining on her face. “How about I do one better? I’ll find you a tux and I’ll help you with your hair. I doubt you could tame it by yourself, to be honest.” She shook her head. “You make a pyroar look like it’s balding.”
  
  
  Any words of protest were cut down by May’s logical arguments. If anything, it would help with the stress. Monotonous and meticulous things always helped calm her down, like collecting seashells. That thought caught her off guard. She froze in place, the smile wiped off her face in an instant. Instead, her expression was completely blank, as if her emotions had been stripped from her, leaving her as nothing but a body.
  
  
  As quickly as it came, it went. The meinshao was back to normal in a moment; smile and all, even if it was somewhat forced. If asked about it, she would simply wave it off and say it was nothing. She wouldn’t let that traitor affect her anymore. She had decided that long ago. May would do her utmost to stick to that decision.
  
  
  May shook herself out of it. She had work to do and there wasn’t much time to do it in. “Come on then, let’s get you in a tux.” She paused and looked at Drystan for a few moments, blinking owlishly. “I never thought I would say that to you of all people.” She chuckled, a hint of mischief showing through in it. “This is going to be fun.”
  
  
  @Jayus
  
  
  
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  Everything was going by too quickly for Mala to process properly. She was still groggy and the pain did little to help her mind focus on any singular thing. There were humans running in and out, all three healers were scurrying about. There was lots of different noises. People talking, water boiling, herbs being crushed. The swampert wasn’t too sure what happened when. It all seemed to merge into a cacophony of sound. She held back a groan. Now she had the mother of all migraines to add to her list of current ailments.
  
  
  When Specks entered, Mala was able to take in his news, but it took her longer than she would have liked to admit to process it. Kiba knew about the humans that Azoth had smuggled onto the island. Specks had come to inform them so that the healers would be ready, which meant that they expected more skirmishes to break out. Possibly even a full blown war. The alphas didn’t want the humans to learn about this. Mala recalled that the alphas had told everyone to refrain from even speaking about Kiba to the humans. Suddenly saying that some other group was going to try kill them would probably cause the humans some worry.
  
  
  By the time Mala had managed to go through all that, Specks had already left and Mallory was speaking to Tidus. Now they were both speaking to the disorientated swampert. She blinked owlishly for a few moments while her ears relayed to her brain what they had heard. As soon as the information sunk in, her face flushed as if it was challenging Drystan’s hair to see which was brighter.
  
  
  She had to concentrate on her breathing for a bit as she forced the colour out of her cheeks. She wanted to crack a joke, but nothing came to her frazzled mind. All she managed was a stuttered “I don’t mind.” Once the healer had left and Tidus had asked his next request, Mala almost fell off the bed which she was seated on. She couldn’t help but laugh. She felt so awkward, that it was the only thing her mind could come up with. Strangely enough, this time her brain came up with several responses after seeing his reaction to his own question.
  
  
  “Oh come on, Tidus. You’ve seen me in less clothing before.” She laughed, but on the inside she was screaming at herself. “I mean, there was that time you walked in on me and some of the other girls when we were it the waterfall.” The internal screaming only got louder. 'Why did I need to remind him of that?!' It was a day she would rather forget, but it was ingrained in her memory to embarrass her for all eternity.
  
  
  @Kiroshiven @Jayus
  
  
  
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  Lexi frowned slightly at the boy’s declining of her handshake. Was it not an accepted form of greeting for gijinka? She had shook hands with some of the other gijinka she had met today, so she assumed it was fine. Perhaps it depended on what type of pokemon they were based off. Or maybe it was due to what family they were from. Like nobles wouldn’t touch commoners. Was this sylveon a noble of gijinka? He sure acted like he was.
  
  
  Despite her mind running rampart with possible scenarios, she was paying close attention to what the gijinka said. Once he seemed to be finished talking, she held up a finger, indicating for him to wait. She dug around in the pouch she had tied to her belt and withdrew a worn journal. On a blank page, she wrote “KIBA” as a title, and then what the sylveon had told her about it. “Why they all want to kill me?” She chewed the end of her pen. “You say it’s a place, and they want to kill my kind.” She pointed the damaged pen at the man. “So it’s a place - like a village - full of people who don’t like humans.” She deduced. The pen was then pointed just past him. “And it’s in that direction.” A huge smile split her face from ear to ear.
  
  
  A hand went to where her pokeballs hung on her belt. “I want to go that way, but you’re going to stop me. I’ll have to ask you to allow me to continue my suicide route where I please.” She gave a shrug and tried to look nonchalant, but a grin kept tugging at her lips. “After all, why would I listen to someone I don’t even know the name of? My mother always said to be weary of strangers.” While she wasn’t lying about wanting to see what this Kiba was all about, she didn’t exactly want to die. If what this man said was true, she would be far safer to return to Azoth and ask around there. However, the sylveon gijinka was fascinating in his own way. Lexi decided that she would at least learn the basics about him. He was pretty curt, but Lexi had dealt with that in the past. People who didn’t like talking often had the most interesting stories to tell.
  
  
  “Tell me your name, and I might consider it.” Her plan was simple and probably really easy to see through, but it was how she was going to squeeze information out of the sylveon. She couldn’t exactly use force, after all.
  
  
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  It upset Alik to see the girls so worried. He had noticed how hurt Ro looked. It sent a pang of guilt through him, but he reminded himself that it was for their safety. He decided that he would make to them for it later. Right now, he had other things to focus on. The tribeless seemed to realise that he wasn’t going to win if they fought, and thus turned tail and ran.
  
  
  Alik straightened up, relaxing slightly with a sigh. He opened his mouth to say something, but froze. Human hunting? What was the tribeless talking about? Akane relayed her message and it made sense. Everything made sense. Azoth had been too quiet recently because they were preparing for the arrival of humans.
  
  
  The poochyena had turned around and was running towards the alpha’s hut in the blink of an eye. “Akane, find Kit and Ro. Check on them. It might be a while until I can see them.” He looked to the umbreon with a small, rare smile. “Apologise to them for me.” With that, he skidded around a corner and through the door of the alphas’ hut which had been conveniently knocked down. He would have to ask about that afterwards.
  
  
  Once his business in with the alphas was finished, he rushed to find his children. He first looked in the home where they stayed. If they weren’t there, he checked all their usual hang out spots and asked around for them. Once he had found them, he offered an apologetic smile. “Are you two okay?”
  
  
  @minismurf @Kiroshiven @TerraBooma
  
  
  
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  Emrik was pacing the floor. It was taking far too long for his brother to arrive. Alik always hurried when he was called on, no matter what. “I’m going to go look for him.” The alpha male stated. Fia looked over her shoulder at him, eyebrow raised. “It’s been too long.” Emrik tried to argue. Fia simply blinked, a seemingly bored expression on her face. The mightyena’s ears drooped and he looked at the floor. “I can’t help worrying. Especially with humans on the island.” The way he said humans made it sound like he was spitting out venom. As if the very word would poison and hurt them.
  
  
  Before either of the alphas could say anything more, an out-of-breath Alik appeared in the doorway. “Alik, what happened?” Emrik instantly asked his brother, scanning the younger one for any sign of injury. He was prone to worrying a bit too much.
  
  
  “Tribeless sighting at the cave entrance. He ran off. I don’t trust him though. Something seemed off.” Alik continued to regain a normal breathing pattern. “Reminded me a bit of Dominik.” Emrik tensed at the mention of the name. That gijinka had been allowed to stay for far too long. It was a mistake that Emrik would never forgive himself for.
  
  
  “Humans?” Alik asked, quickly snapping his older brother back to the matter at hand. Emrik nodded before relaying the story with all the details he had been given. Alik sat cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed. Emrik and Fia remained quiet for the several minutes that Alik remained like that. After a while, the younger sibling opened his crimson eyes and stood slowly. “We are going to war with Azoth?” Emrik gave a nod in response. There was no way he was going to let Azoth get away with letting those monsters into their home.
  
  
  Alik took a deep breath. “They will be expecting war. They will already be readying their defences.” Fia raised her hand. “Defence.” Alik nodded, understanding her question. “It’s unlikely that humans know about Kiba. It would scare them if they knew there was a tribe of gijinka who hated them. Attacking us would be too obvious. A sudden decline in tribe members would be noticed. Defence keeps all their people nearby. Their walls are easier to guard than try decipher out tunnels anyway.” Alik spoke completely logically, not letting any of his emotions influence his conclusions.
  
  
  “So they’ll be prepared for us if we attack? We should have already acted.” Emrik cursed and started pacing again. Fia walked up to her mate and rested a hand on his shoulder, calming him down. Alik looked at his hands in thought for a few more moments. “No. We wait.” The alphas looked at Alik, both visibly confused by his statement.
  
  
  “Surely it would be better to attack as soon as possible, before their defences are fully set.”
  
  
  “They knew that we were likely to find out sooner or later. They would be ready far faster than we would. We wait for them to set their defences. We wait for them to be on high alert until their forces tire. Once they tire, they will relax slightly, thinking we aren’t attacking, or we don’t know. Once they drop their guard, then we can attack. Out forces will have plenty of time to prepare and theirs will be exhausted before the battle even begins.”
  
  
  Emrik and Fia looked at each other then back to Alik. Emrik wasn’t too fond of waiting, but he trusted his brother. The younger sibling had made a good point as well. Akane had said to the Azoth scout that she was there to sniff out a mole. If enough time passed, perhaps Azoth would begin to believe that. “We will have scouts keep an eye on them. However, have them prioritize stealth over speed. Whatever happens, they must not be seen, otherwise this plan will fail. Have Luvien informed of this. He can sort the scouts out and up the training regime for the soldiers. Have an evacuation drill for the villagers.” Emrik listed off what would needed to be done. “Am I missing something?” Fia nodded. “Those outside the caves.”
  
  
  Emrik nodded. “Inform the grass types about potential danger. Have them come in when we finally attack. They’ll be safer and hopefully be able to leave in a few days, maximum. There are a few who live on the outskirts as well. Send messengers to them. Even if they are not living within the caves, they are part of Kiba and will be protected as such.” Emrik took a deep breath. There was a lot of work to do and he was only thinking of more things as time passed. “We also need to inform Natasha and have her keep a close eye on the entrances. The healers need to be notified and ready to go to the field. I want to have as few casualties as possible.”
  
  
  Once they had each been assigned roles, they split up. Emrik had agreed that Alik to see to his children first. The adoptive father was clearly worried about the two little girls. In the meantime, Fia went to the healer’s den (assuming that Luvien had followed her commands and was there as well) while Emrik commenced a search for the gate keeper who was quite possibly under his feet, knowing her. The alpha male walked around, shouting out her name until he found her.
  
  
  @Kiroshiven @The J @PlaguedWithInsanity

 

[Runesage]

Riel was lounging in what used to be his bedroom in the Kiba caves. It still was his, but he just couldn't bring himself to stay overnight anymore. The agony of listening, knowing that there would be nights when soldiers would come back from skirmishes, bloody, mangled, and dying, was just too much to bear. Knowing that there was little you could do to help and that it might be you one day led to many sleepless nights.


And then Soren was murdered, and it all became too much for him to bear.


His mind involuntarily flashed back to that day. He had been training in a group with Luvien watching over them, and Soren excused himself early, to go get a previous wound checked out. No one had thought there would be much danger. They finished up their trianing, and Riel ran ahead in order to find Soren. He was the first one in the training group to see the body, mangled and bloody. He stood there for a long time, not noticing anything around him until another member of the group placed a hand on his shoulder. That snapped him out of it for a while, and he watched Dominik's banishment with a slight feeling of justice. His calm lasted about a week. Then the next group training session was supposed to happen. Riel walked into the room, and began to warm up. When Luvien came in and told them to pair up and start training, he looked around for Soren so they could start. That was when it really hit him.


He shook himself out of the past, and got up. Too many bad memories here, might as well leave. He was going to get depressed again if he kept thinking about that day. He stretched and walked out and was almost run over by Ro and Kit. "Whoa! Where are you two running off to in such a hurry?" He noticed the tense expression on Kit's face, and the sad one on Ro's. "Hey, what's going on?" Riel asked kindly. "You two all right? Did something happen?"





@TerraBooma @KiKi Kitsune

 

[Jayus]

• Adeliht
• Drystan
• Lucia

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  He had to admit she caught on pretty fast. From having no prior knowledge to what Kiba was to being able to discover exactly what it was in the span of five minutes... he had to hand it to her it seemed pretty impressive. But Adeliht would have his teeth ripped from his jaw one by one before he ever admitted that.
  
  
  His uncharacteristic respect for her wit was stamped upon and lost almost immediately afterwards. She just said so herself it was a suicide route and she still wanted to go? Was she stupid or just that ignorant.
  
  
  "'My mother always told me to be weary of strangers'. Did your mother ever tell you to listen to people? Because clearly you don't and that's exactly why you're in this situation arguing with yet another person who knows this island better than you."
  
  
  
  
  
  He could see right through her little game. She wasn't as slick or as convincing as she may have believed herself to be. Folding his arms over his chest he looked down at the girl. Raising a single eyebrow as if to ask her if she was being serious.
  
  
  "Perhaps I'll consider telling you my name if you can answer me a very simple question." He bent down slightly, stopping once he had just made eye-level with the girl and a small smirk on his face. His gaze flicked a moment to the Sylveon still held tight in her grasp and back to her bright green eyes.
  
  
  "Which direction is Azoth? If you can tell me that much so that I know you're stuffing off into the right direction I may consider telling it to you. That seems fair right? Or will I have to spell it out for a suicidal simpleton such as yourself."
  
  
  
  
  
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  There was a fine line between genuinely complimenting and teasing and Drystan was especially unaware of where the two lines blurred. It was hard to sense if what she was saying was her genuine opinion or if she was trying to rile him up and the thought that she could be the slightest bit serious or even the slightest bit mean in his current situation was sending his face into a red so vicious it was hard to differentiate his skin from his hairline. The blush slowly turned into his blood vessels repressing a contained scream. Balding? He made a pyroar look like it was balding? He angrily spouted words that made no sense and May's calm, logical arguments were proven to be too difficult a match for the Scizor. He could also sense the growing attention from the workers and shooting them another sinister look they got right back to what they were meant to be doing.
  
  
  Taking a deep breath in he let out a long groan, clearly accepting defeat. A snicker escaped his lips at how worked up he had gotten over such a simple banter, but he had always struggled with his emotions and it was no secret to anybody who knew him. He shook his head and attempted one last time to flatten his hair with no such luck. Now having finally exhausted all his options he gestured for May to take the lead. Allowing himself to be dragged wherever it was that May had suggested they go off to.
  
  
  "Lead the way, Miss May." It was the one phrase that he had always assumed stirred some kind of a reaction out of her. Whether she found it annoying or funny was a bit on the unclear side for him.
  
  
  Hearing her statement he snorted despite his better intentions.
  
  
  "I'll take your word for it if you think it'll be fun, but I really have no idea what you're honestly planning."
  
  
  
  
  
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  The suggestions all made enough sense to her. Exploring such a secluded area would possibly mean a very scarce amount of pokemon or wildlife to explore and she definitely had no idea what else to do around here. A battle did seem the most likely, but she was unsure if it was against Gijinka customs. If it was alright though and despite no pokemoncenters she had no doubt that the gijinkas at the Healer's hut would be anything, but helpful. They were part pokemon themselves and if they played a rather safer battle then the damage wouldn't be as severe. Still she would like another Gijinka's opinion...
  
  
  Hearing his last statement. Her heart beat slightly faster. Was he talking to her? But wait he wasn't looking at her. Oh of course. Her heart rate slowed and she laughed internally at her own stupidity. She smiled and went up to Harry, reacing out her hand she began petting her Munna and Ash responded with an eager playfulness.
  
  
  "She is indeed very pretty. A battle sounds fine, but permission seems best." Looking around for a gijinka she remembered walking passed a particular hut that housed the girl that had escorted them. May she believed was her name. Gesturing for Harry to follow her she walked at a brisk enough pace. Nephele taking to the sky just next to her. Kelile, on the other hand, looked over to the boy and gave him a sympathetic shake of the head. He nudged the boy with his head and the pokemon followed the two trainers to May, who seemed to be about to escort the General somewhere. Unsure of what to do Lucia quickly bowed to both of them and looked to Harry to explain their situation. General Drystan's gaze shifted to the boy and his stare was far from pleasant. But Lucia had accepted that now as just his face. Seeing Harry's face she went up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder to try to soothe him. She could always explain the situation if he didn't want to.
  
  
  He looked between the two of them and their pokemon to see if they all had consent. The whole situation was clearly new for the gijinka to process.
  
  
  "So it's what like gijinka sparring for pokemon?"
  
  
  
  
  
  Lucia gave a curt nod. General Drystan's eyes narrowed into slits clearly in deep thought. What felt like ages of waiting, he finally shrugged off the worries for their question with an easy motion.
  
  
  
  
  
  "If it's like sparring and everyone is okay with it then I don't see the problem. Just keep the fight contained and just don't go overboard. May are you alright with this?"
  
  
  
  
  
  Lucia and her pokemon were now gazing pleadingly at the Mienshao, hoping that she was alright with the whole thing. Lucia looked to Harry and gave him an encouraging smile, hoping he would catch on and follow her lead.
  
  
  
  
  
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[Kiroshiven]

• Akane
• Tidus

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  Akane clicked her tongue as Alik gave her an order. It wasn't unusual for the brother to tell her to do something, but at the same time she swore her fealty to Emrik, not Alik. The poochyena would need to be reminded of his place later. For now though, speaking with Kit and Ro wasn't too bad of a request. They were like daughters to her, though nobody other than the two would EVER hear her say that, and that was only on rare occasions. Akane had an image and she needed to keep it, lest someone use the two to get her to betray Emrik in some way.
  
  
  It didn't take Akane long to find the two being met by Ciel. Good, they found someone friendly to cheer them up. Akane slowly walked over to the three of them and subtly waved to Ciel. "Hey girls. I have to relay a message for you form Alik. He wants to apologize for the way he spoke to you two at the entrance, but there were really important things for him to discuss at the time. Mostly grown up things." She knelt down to eye level with the two girls. "So, don't be too upset. Alik still thinks the world of you two and I'm always around for my....." The words nearly left her mouth, but she quickly remembered Ciel's presence. "My wonderfully close friends." Akane put on an awkward smile to the two girls. Another very rare sentiment to Akane's character.
  
  
  "Sadly, I have to go as well now. I have a feeling Lord Emrik will have orders for me. So Ciel," Akane finally turned to the flygon. "Keep them company and don't let anyone hurt them." She leaned in closer to the male and whispered in his ear. "There was a tribeless at the entrance to the caves and he had a very discerning look on his face when he saw Kit and Ro. Keep an eye on them for me okay?" She leaned back, nodded to the male and zipped off toward the alpha's hut once again for that day.
  
  
  When she arrived, she slipped in through a window and realized none were there. Her eyes lit up with worry, but she heard her lord crying out for the gate keeper. Eventually catching up, she knelt before him "Akane, reporting for orders Lord Emrik. Where shall you send me?" It was all business as usual, but in the back of her mind Akane couldn't help but worry about the two young girls.
  
  
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  "R-right." Tidus managed to respond to Mallory as she mentioned her having a fever. He shook himself and started lifting off Mala's shirt only to have her bring up the waterfall incident. "Why'd you bring that up now of all times?" Tidus when complete crimson as he laid her clothes to the side. He moved himself in front of her, slipping an arm around her to keep her steady as he scooped up some of the ointment into his free hand. He and Mala were close, but this was tense. He could feel her against him, leaning on him, relying on him for support. This was different than any other time and it made the atmosphere thick.
  
  
  "I never did apologize for that incident." Tidus said as he lowered his head and began to apply the ointment to the burns he'd left on her stomach. He'd have to soak his bandages in a bit to get the ointment off them as they were counterproductive for his burns. He looked at his arm and felt himself growing frustrated and want to throw something across the room. But at this moment, he was a nurse. He had to look after Mala. "Okay." Tidus said with a smile while making sure he covered up the entirety of the burn. The next step was to cover it so that it wouldn't get exposed to anything. He laid her back down as he grabbed some more bandages form a shelf.
  
  
  "Do you think you can stand up Mala? I need to wrap these around your waist. And then when we're done, I want to check if you have a fever. Mallory seemed a bit worried." Mentioning Mallory helped calm him down a bit. He needed to keep his cool around her if he was ever to try and get her to open up to him. Managing to find a way for her to stand Tidus steadily wrapped the bandages around her with the skill of a professional. Having to wrap his own arm everyday made this an easy thing to do. With that task finished he looked at Mala and felt himself getting a bit nervous. "Now for that fever." Tidus put lightly put his forehead against Mala's the way Sona had always checked his temperature since he was young. He could feel himself getting red but, luckily it didn't seem that she had a fever.
  
  
  With that done, he'd normally have told her to lie back down and rest, but when he looked at her he froze up. They were alone, and extremely close. Mala was blushing worse than himself but it was kind of cute. It was odd. He found himself drawing a bit closer and finding peace in that moment.
  
  
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A watering hole? Huh...That actually seemed nice. Sure, the wild pokemon had put nate off a little, but he had tanner and they're pokemon, as well as annie. "Sounds like a plan to me!" He heard tanner exclaim as he began to follow annie. Nate, taking one last look at the village, quickly ran after them. He stuck close to the two, looking around cautiously in case anything decided to show up. Nate liked the village, and he was warming up to annie, but something deep in his gut told him that something seemed odd about this whole thing. ...Maybe he was just a bit tense from meeting a new species. He needed to relax a little.


And as they arrived, nate found the perfect place. The boy's awed as they view the lake in front of them, jaw agape as the girl had presented it to them. This looked better than the lakes at home! And the wild pokemon were just wide open in view, not hiding in tall grass or shrubs! "Well, there's only one thing to do now!" Nate watched as tanner began to sit and lay down, but nate quickly ran up to the boy and yanked him up. Tanner gave nate a look. "Hey! What's the big deal!"


"Tanner, whenever you lay down, you go to sleep. And whenever you sleep, you're practically a rock!" Nate commented, causing tanner to roll his eyes.


"That's ridiculous!"


"Tanner, why do you think I'm always the first one to wake you up whenever we set up camp?"


"I just thought you were a morning person!"


Nate sighed and rolled his eyes. "Tanner, just...whatever you do, Don't. Go. To. Sleep." Nate said, causing tanner to sigh.


"Fine." Tanner grumbled. They both looked down at the lake before looking at each other. "So, now what?" Tanner asked, causing nate to shrug and sit down.


"We can just sit here and talk." Nate said and had sat down, causing tanner to do the same. Twiddling his thumbs, he looked at annie. "S-So, what's it like living at the village?" Nate asked, looking around. "Things seem pretty peaceful so far. And everyone seems so nice." His eye twitched as a pidgey landed on his head.


"Yeah, I'm kinda wondering that too." Tanner said, scratching his head. His eyes were about to close, but a glare from nate caused him to open them quickly.


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[KiKi Kitsune]

• May
• Mala
• Lexi
• Taima

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  May greeted the two humans as they approached with a smile and a nod. She listened carefully to their explanation of what they intended to do. May tilted her head slightly as she pondered, but eventually nodded. "As long as it remains contained as doesn't do too much damage." She gave a beaming smile to the humans. "I'm sure there are plenty of gijinka who would love to see how you battle." She waved farewell to the two teens before carrying on her own path.
  
  
  She was about to greet Sona with her usual cheerfulness, but the woman's demands put her in a less pleasant mood quite quickly. "Actually, we are incredibly short on staff on all fronts. No one wants to be working when they could speak to the humans instead. If you want somewhere, try the dressing room around the corner. We were just heading there anyway." She gestured with her chin, her arms still full with various items. "I'll go put these down and then see how the kitchen is doing. You'll be done by then, I assume? I'll come through when I'm done then." She shifted the box's weight. "The clothes should be in there so you can change in the meantime." She explained to the red-haired general. She gave a nod to Sona before walking towards her intended destination.
  
  
  Once she was done with her tasks, she went over to where she had sent the healer and general. A firm, quick rapping on the door announced her presence. "Hey, Drystan, you done yet?"
  
  
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  Mala was as rigid as a plank as soon as Tidus wrapped his arm around her. She wanted to ask what he needed to do that for, but her brain couldn't form a coherent sentence. Instead, it was just a jumble of words that made her mouth move without any sound. All she could do was stay sitting upright. The salve was cold on her burnt skin, eliciting a hiss from between clenched teeth. She quickly bit it back, not wanting to show any signs of pain.
  
  
  Mala nodded at Tidus's question, and - with some difficulty - stood herself up. She raised her arms enough to stay out of the male's way as he worked quickly and efficiently. Mala watched him work with intrigue. It was a fairly impressive sight. Her eyes and thought wandered to his bandaged arm. She had noticed that the bandages there were always clean and looked to be new. She had never seen the wound they covered, and she would be lying if she denied that she was curious.
  
  
  At the mention of her having a fever, her face flushed again. She knew what the cause of Mallory mentioning it might have been, which only made it worse. Her face somehow got even redder as Tidus touched his forehead to hers. She scrunched her eyes closed to try prevent it getting any worse. She had to crack one open when the pressure from his touch hadn't left for longer than normal.
  
  
  Both eyes shot open wider than saucers as the male drew ever so slightly nearer. Her face all the way up to the tips of her ears were practically on fire. Her mind was in complete chaos. "T-T-T-Tidus. W-w-what are you-" She couldn't even finish her own sentence. All her mind thought was a brilliant idea was to try shove the male away. However, attempting to do so unbalanced her, sending her backwards onto the floor in a less than graceful manner. Instead of trying to stand, she just let out a small whimper and hid her face behind her hands.
  
  
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  Lexi looked around, a little helplessly. She wasn't exactly sure of which direction she had come in. She wouldn't be lost if she did. "I would already be back at Azoth if I knew which direction it was in." She looked at the boy through slightly narrowed eyes. "And you call me the dim one." She had realised that the fact she was lost was very clear. Obviously, if she knew the way back, she wouldn't be in the forest, wandering around randomly.
  
  
  The trainer breathed out a sigh. "You know, if you told me your name when I first asked, it would have cut out a good ten minutes of conversation." A small smirk tugged at her lips. "Or maybe that was your plan all along. To look like a mystery man to get the damsel's attention." A hand was over dramatically placed on her forehead before she snorted a laugh. "Anyway, I'm completely and utterly lost." She stated with a large grin. "So I can only move forward, to a place I have not heard of before now that apparently wants me dead."
  
  
  The more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Something wasn't quite adding up. "I didn't see you in Azoth. Since you're pretty conspicuous, I would remember if I did. That means that you are from this Kiba place, which want humans dead." She furrowed her brows, a look of confusion clear on her features. Lola looked between her trainer and the gijinka, hearing the girl's change in tone. "Wouldn't that mean you also want me dead because I'm human? Why are you trying to get me to go away from the place where I will be easy pickings?"
  
  
  As a few more pieces of information swirled around her head, Lexi lowered her hand to her pokeballs again. "Unless you are lying to me and Azoth is actually in that direction." Lola's ribbons started swaying and she shifted into a battle ready stance. It was clear that trainer and pokemon shared a strong bond and understood each other without the use of words.
  
  
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  Taima had completed her duties for the day until evening. She took this moment of free time to visit the graves she had set up in memory of her deceased parents. As was her daily routine, she knelt by the two small dirt mounds which had flowers meticulously placed on them. The togekiss removed the flowers and replaced them with new ones which she had picked only moments before. Each was placed with precision and care. She placed her hands together and closed her eyes.
  
  
  Her usual mumbled prayer for the deceased was the same as usual. However, her daily report was a bit different. She seemed far more excited than usual as she told them about the arrival of humans. "Mama, I know you hated humans for killing Papa, but they were some nice humans too. I haven't spoken to these humans, but none of them seem to have bad intentions. Maybe this could actually work. Wouldn't it be nice to integrate with human society?" She gave a small, sad smile. "I wish you could see it for yourself."
  
  
  With that, she stood and went about cleaning the grave site as usual. As she did, she pondered what would happen in the evening. There was a banquet to be held, and she was expected to be there. However, banquets meant lots of people and lots of noise. She didn't know if she would be able to handle it. This would be the subject of debate for the remainder of the day for her.
  
  
  

 

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  Looking up from the two humans he glanced over and saw a familiar healer walk through the room.
  
  
  "Afternoon Sona, your looking twenty five today." The words hadn't even left his mouth when she began pressing questions onto May over why Drystan had to get dressed in a tux. She almost seemed to be accusing May of forcing him into work. May herself seemed shocked by the whole thing and to say she looked appalled would be an understatement. Eventually May answered her questions reasonably enough and the two were lead into another room. Drystan was fully aware Sona was not in the best of moods and decided he best not test her on it until she was prepared to speak. Sitting down, he was a bit sceptical as to why on Henshu she would need tweezers to deal with only the scar on his face. Taking in a quick breath of air he prepared himself for the worst. If it was anywhere else he'd be fine, but it was his eye after all. He needed that thing.
  
  
  Keeping stock still he allowed her to tend to his scar. There was no doubt she was the expert in healing by how little he felt from her medical instruments if at all. There was something eating at him though, but he decided to start off with a normal enough conversation.
  
  
  "Yeah, yeah no worries. Oh, but hey. I could never understand how someone who loves healing people so much could hate for them to find happiness. What's up with that anyway, Sona?" I mean yes there was a point where he was bitter about couples. He was bitter about them for a while. But eventually he had learnt to accept them as a normal thing. He didn't like Sona being so irritated at the mere sight of gijinka couples, even gijinkas that weren't even a couple yet.
  
  
  After a few more moments passed he spoke again. Keeping as still as he could to not interrupt her work.
  
  
  "And I know I've never been a waiter before, but if you think I decided to play 'dress up' for no good reason when we're on the brink of war you're mistaken. I need to keep as close to the humans and gijinkas as possible and not look like of the soldiers patrolling around. If the humans were catching on we were tense about something it could send them into a panic. A disguise is good enough to keep me close and allow me to seem casual while doing so. Oh and Sona just one more thing-"
  
  
  
  
  
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  "I know some time ago I wanted to get rid of the scar, but I've grown pretty attached to it. Is it alright if you could disinfect it, but make sure it stays? It hasn't affected my vision and besides... It reminds me what I must do to be the General of Azoth."
  
  
  
  
  
  With that being said he gave her a quick smile and waited, patiently enough for the very easily bored gijinka that he was, for Sona to finish. Once he was sure she was done he thanked her and asked her to leave the room for a while so he could be able to change.
  
  
  Looking over he slowly deduced which uniform was his and found it quite a mission in its entirety to put on. It was like assembling a giant jigsaw puzzle on his person. By the time May had arrived all five of his fingers on his right hand were knotted in the tie around his neck by some off turn of fate and he had finally given up. Not wanting May to see his predicament he quickly ripped it off his neck. It was embarrassing enough as it was. Going to the door he held the loose strand of fabric hopelessly in front of her face.
  
  
  
  
  
  "What is the purpose of ties. The outfit is fine on its own why do I need one?" He spoke irritably. Waiting for May to come inside he waited once more for her to help with either his hair or wrinkled tie that he had been fidgeting with for the best part of ten minutes. Looking at May his mind was still on couples and relationships that he and Sona had been on about. He hadn't actually checked on her for a while.
  
  
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[TerraBooma]

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  Specks gave Isaac a smile, knowing there was more truth to his statement then anyone realized. Specks knew there weren't many people at all that could stop him from taking to the skies, it was somewhat reassuring at times. Still, he was on a mission for now...and he had some answers he needed to get. The rogue mole the Kiban had talked about must have met her outside the camp before everything went down, and if he or she was caught spreading false information to her contact...well, subtlety would have been shaken off for a much preferred speed. The Kiban scout was fast...if still slower than Specks in a dive. Whoever was running, if they existed at all, would probably have drawn attention.
  
  
  Specks held up a finger to Isaac, and waited for either the group to disperse or a point where they'd be able to sneak away for a moment. He knew isaac probably didn't want to be away from the gate for long, so he gave him a reassuring look that this would be a quick conversation. If Isaac protested, he'd speak quietly. "It's super secret alright?" Once they were alone, or at least out of earshot, Specks would begin to speak.
  
  
  "Listen, I know this is going to sound kinda weird, but I need you to tell me, have there been any weird people coming in today? Pretty much everyone's been cooped up in here with preparations right? I need to know if there's been any sort of people running inside, pr panicked. I'm on a grown up investigation, it's super top secret...if really boring. you got any info for me?"
  
  
  After Isaac's response, whatever it was, Specks would pat him on the shoulder and look towards the gate itself. "That's really helpful, thanks...I might have an idea now." He fired off a grin to Isaac and motioned to the door. "Anyway, the Alpha's want me to go on a scouting mission, care to let me out?" Specks knew that he didn't need to go out through the gate, but he knew it made Isaac feel better in a way.
  
  
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  Kit had taken Ro a fair ways back into the camp, a worried look on her face. In truth, she wasn't' sure what was going on...the tribe-less had scared her, a creepy man that gave her a chill. Kit shook her head, trying not to think about it. Papa was there! And Aunt Akane and even Luvien...Kit nodded to herself, trying to reassure herself. Things would be okay. There's nothing Luvien and her Papa couldn't handle! She was just realizing this as Riel showed up, and she nodded her head, a bit uncertainly. "Papa and some others are deal with a scary man out by the gate...Everyone told us to go away, so we're trying to head home, I wanna go practicing some more..." Kit's voice trailed off and Akane entered the scene. Kit nodded in repsonse to her. "It was just scary...but we'll be okay! Riel is here, and he can help us!" When Alik came around, Kit gave him a quick hug. "It's okay Papa! We understand. We were just scared is all. Can we go training today? I want to try and improve...I think I finally got the hang of things!"
  
  
  Ro meanwhile, hadn't paid much attention to the scary man for long after she and Kit had fled the area, rather she was pouty that her Papa was too busy to talk to her, she understood he was busy-after all, he was papa, and Ro thought he was the most important man in the village- but the girl had really wanted to give him her gift. She'd stayed up the whole night (And by extension, made Kit stay up all night) before trying to make lots of gifts for people in the village, after all everyone was always so dreary at times, Ro wanted to make things for people to make them happier. She'd managed to give Uncle Addie his...but that was only the start! Ro shook her head, more determined than ever to make things for people. It was only then she had realized the others were even there, she hadn't noticed Riel at all until now and Akane was just leaving, meaning she couldn't giver her her present. Ro's pout returned for a moment, until she realized Papa was beside her. "Papa!" She exclaimed, giving him a hug at about the same time as Kit, seemingly having forgotten about his previous transgressions. She fished in her pouch for a long silver chain of flowers, a headband of some of the rarest flowers in the kiban territory, and one that Ro had been working on for weeks now. "Here you are Papa! I found these for you!" Ro had snuck out of the camp-with the help of kit- and managed to acquire them, even if it had been a bit tricky. There were thorns invovled and everything, she got pricked more than a few times, but In Ro's eyes the whole process was worth it.
  
  
  "This is for you! Kit helped me make it...but I found the flowers all by myself!" Ro beamed proudly of her creation, before turning to Riel, studying him closely. "I don't have one for you yet...I wasn't supposed to run into you until later." Ro gave Riel the closest thing to a twn year old evil-eye-pout-combo for a second before grinning again. "It's simple! You'll just have to help me make it! C'mon, let's go! There are some cool cave flowers. They'll be good for you!" Despite whatever protest's Riel might offer, Ro's mind was already made up, and Riel was going to be helping her find some flowers weather he wanted to or not.
  
  
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[Kiroshiven]

• Annie
• Sona
• Tidus
• Icarus
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  Annie was looking about for the creep of a ghost gijinka when the boys started talking about falling asleep. "I wouldn't pass out here if I were you. There's a certain gijinka that lives near here and he likes pranking and scaring kids." Annie put her arms behind her head as a pidove came swooping down. She lowered her arms across her stomach and the little bird nestled into the crook. It wasn't uncommon for the pokemonn here to approach any of the gijinka, but seeing the pidgey sitting on Nate's head made it impossible to hold back her wild giggle. Annie hated her laugh because it was kind of obnoxious. It could easily get started and then it wouldn't stop for almost anything.
  
  
  That almost anything quickly came about when the boys asked about life in the village. "I figured it'd eventually come to this." Annie sighed as she sat down and began petting the pidove in her arms. "I'm considered the troublemaker of the village. I don't like just staying within our borders as a lot of the cooler places to hang out in, like here," Annie gestured to the watering hole with one arm, "are outside of our territory." Annie wasn't going to hold back information from the two boys at this point. They were outside the ear shot of any of the Azoth adults.
  
  
  "By the way, Azoth isn't the only tribe on the island." Annie looked over to the two. "And currently we're on the other tribe's land. So sleeping would be a really bad idea. If any of the Kiba find us.....let's just say it's a good thing I know fire spin and you two can actually keep up with me at a run." Annie forced out a chuckle as she sighed. "I don't get why the tribes are so fussy over humans. You two are nice and if we can introduce ourselves to newer trainers, I'm pretty sure that we'd all be able to be friends." Annie looked off deeper into Kiba territory. There was the holy grounds of the Kiba out there. She'd heard it was beautiful to look at, but she'd never get to see it so long as the two tribes hated each other.
  
  
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  Sona made a mental note to apologize to May when she saw her next and decided that it might not be a bad idea to help out the same way Drystan did. If things got violent she could put most of the humans to sleep with yawn or hypnosis. It would also distract her from everything. She could also try out a waitress uniform rather than her usual dress. As she applied he first concoction she watched as the scar didn't react other than adjusting some of it's color closer to his own skin tone. That was when Drystan spoke.
  
  
  "I like healing people because I'm good at it Drystan." Sona said as she took the tweezers and only took off some of the flaking skin from the scar. She examined it quietly under the magnifying glass and realized that her latest creation was actually the closest one to permanently healing the scar. "This is good progress." Returning to Drystan's question, Sona looked at him. "You know of my parents right? They've never once been proud of me for not being the perfect wife." Sona sighed as she looked down at her feet. "They want me to get married and have children and give up what I'm good at, just so that they can say they raised the perfect daughter." Sona felt angry again, if she knew any kind of damage move she'd probably have used it on the wall. "So whenever I see all those couples, I'm reminded of my parents and how much I hate them. That's why I can't be happy for others as they find love. And that's why I'll probably won't have a mate, ever."
  
  
  Sona put away the first compound and listened to Drystan talk about how he wanted to stay close to the humans and gijinka to help them if Kiba should try anything. "Then allow me to help as well. You may be able to look the part, but that's only half the battle of a waiter. You have to put aside that pride of yours, put on a smile and serve them." Sona stood up and with a playful wink. "I'm sorry, Mr. Waiter, would you mind bringing me some more water? I know you only did it a minute ago, but I'm really thirsty." Sona giggled for the first time in years as she thought of Drystan punching the guy in the face for being annoying. "I'm definitely going to help May with this. Somebody has to keep an eye on you." Reaching out to apply her second compound, she was surprised to hear Drystan talk about the scar as a medal or plaque. It was good to see him maturing like that.
  
  
  "As you wish. But if I'm not treating it for anything more than infection it means I have to check on it more frequently. I know it's old, but weekly check-ups are a mandatory part of this deal. Got me?" Sona put her foot down and gave him the look that left no room for arguments. It was her "in my professional opinion" look that she only showed to people: Drystan and Tidus. They were her's to look out for and probably the closest things to kids she'd ever have. However, seeing as she was no longer needed. Sona nodded to Drystan. "I'll be outside if you need anything." Sona walked out just in time to run into May.
  
  
  "May, allow me to apologize for earlier. I was a bit........irritable. It's like it's spring in the village and all the kids are pairing up." Sona had never told anyone about why she hated couples til just a minute ago. And she didn't feel like sharing it again, lest she go on a rampage talking to the couples about inappropriate behavior in public. "I would like to help with serving tonight if you don't mind. It'll help keep my mind off of things. Plus, should anything happen, Arceus forbid, I could easily use hypnosis or yawn to make the humans think it was a dream." Sona smiled at her friend as she listened to Drystan complain.
  
  
  "Ties make you look more clean cut." Turning to face him, Sona put on a rather warm smile. "You should wear a suit more often. You clean up well." Sona said as she grabbed the tie from him, and with deft movements tied it for him, completing the ensemble. However, after looking at it, Sona quickly undid the tie. "He looks better without it. Don't you agree May?" Sona smiled and was acting like herself again among her two friends.
  
  
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  He felt the strength of Mala pushing him away and lost his balance along with her. Fortunately she only would up on the floor. Tidus, however, started falling backwards and rolled over one of the desks and hit the back of his head on a chair. "Ow." He grumbled as his embarrassment took hold. What was that Tidus? You just freaked her out. Add into the fact that she may take that the wrong way. His thoughts got all jumbled up. He liked Mallory, but the way that Mala just looked....Tidus felt his cheeks burning and shook himself. Currently, you're her nurse. Focus on taking care of her you idiot.
  
  
  "Yeah, we're fine Mallory. Just lost my balance is all." He called out to the assistant healers. Tidus jumped to his feet and walked over to Mala who was hiding behind her hands. "Are you okay Mala?" Tidus knelt down beside her and gently rubbed her back, trying his best to clam her down. The first thing that he needed to do though was get her back on the bed. "Pardon me Mala, but I need to get you to lie down on the bed." He slid one arm under neath her knees and the other around her shoulder and held her. Although he had just carried her earlier, she really was light in his arms. But she was also warm. It was like he'd used morning sun again if he could use it on another person. Tidus shook his head as he remembered what he needed to do. He settled Mala into the bed and smiled down at her as he pet her head. "Don't worry about it Mala, I'm fine and you're not hurt that's all that matters."
  
  
  Tidus was red, but he gently kissed the top of Mala's head before he walked out the door and bumped into Mallory. "Do you mind looking after her......I need to clear my head for a minute." Without chance for an argument, Tidus left the hut and was sprinting off towards the gate. He needed to make his way to.....anywhere. If he stuck around Mala too long he might try and do something they'd both regret.
  
  
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  Icarus quietly listened to Anaika talk. She berated him for his code and the idea of dying for the village. To him, it didn't seem stupid. It was worth while to protect those that you cared about and make sure that they had a home to call their own. However, he still felt like there was more to life than that, despite not really knowing what else he could do. His whole life he'd trained to be a guard and nothing else. Icarus' tail swept about in more irritation at his own mediocrity than anything else. However, Anaika answered his question and gave him a distraction form his own woes. Her answer was truly like Anaika. The woman kept in a gilded cage. If he knew a ditto gijinka he would gladly try and have them impersonate her to get a day out to do what she wanted.
  
  
  "That's definitely like you Anaika. I'm surprised that you're not part bird in your family." He chuckled at the stupidity of his own comment. This was the first time he and Anaika ever actually spoke as equals and not as bodyguard and alpha. It was a nice change of pace and one that Suvinay might not like seeing. Suvinay was protective of Anaika, maybe he was the jealous type too? Her next words caught him completely unaware. What did he want to do if he wasn't the bodyguard?
  
  
  Icarus thought about it. She wanted a real answer from him and he wasn't going to push that aside. He looked down and saw several of the children playing and thought about his own childhood. He wanted to give kids a chance to really be kids and there was only a couple ways to do that. "I think I wouldn't mind being a teacher or a father." Icarus looked out towards the sun's eventual setting position. Though that was still a ways away. "I didn't get much of a childhood because of my parents. I wouldn't mind making sure that no child ends up like that." Icarus' stern face softened with a smile. "Besides, I wouldn't mind having my own child and mate. A family to really give me a reason to fight and survive. Unlike now where I just fight to die eventually." His words were hollow as he spoke. He'd come up here to try and lift Anaika's mood and here he was getting depressed himself.
  
  
  @Jayus
  
  
  
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  Nadia managed to find the "bodyguard/advisor" to Luvien sitting on a part of the cave wall looking out over the entirety of Kiba village. She would've normally called out to him, but the psychic type noticed her right away and came down. He looked tired, stressed and irritable. It was as if he'd been mulling something over in his mind that was eating away at him. "Flora sent me to find you. She wants you to come to her hut." Nadia's monotone was the same as usual, but she reached out and put her hand on his shoulder. "You'll be okay. You will figure out what to do." Naida then began to exit the caves toward the cave she once lived in, well the forest before that anyway. She needed to stay away from Adeliht and that was the only way she was going to do it.
  
  
  Xander, confused by the sudden display of kindness from Nadia, shook himself and began the trek back across Kiba until he made his way into the healers den. It was just as it always was; messy, unorganized, reeking of "disinfectants" as Flora called them. It was rather difficult to stay there for long periods of time, but she had summoned him, so he would stay. "You requested me?"
  
  
  "Yes." Flora seemed a bit stressed as she contemplated her next action. Xander continued to watch quietly and patiently as the healer put together her next thoughts. "Nadia brought me this plant" Flora pulled out one of the plants that only grew around the Azoth village's wall from her pocket. "Do you recognize it?"
  
  
  "Yes. It's a plant that only grows in Azoth territory." Xander didn't need to hide information like that from anyone. It was generally considered common knowledge. "Don't you already know that?"
  
  
  "I just wanted to confirm. I was hoping you'd say that it grew somewhere around here too." Flora bit her lip as she seemed to fight with herself.
  
  
  "Why do you say that?"
  
  
  "Nadia found this on you. It's proof that you're not staying on the Kiba side and is enough evidence for Emrik to brand you a spy." Flora's words hit Xander like a brick. That's why she was so conflicted. She didn't want to believe he was a traitor or a spy.
  
  
  "Flora, you haven't told anyone about this yet have you?"
  
  
  "Only Nadia knows." Flora got ready to use Frenzy Plant should Xander try to do something rash.
  
  
  "Good." Xander said as he started taking off his necklace. "Then use this as an opportunity." Xander put the necklace in Flora's hands. "Tell Emrik that you found out I was visiting the Azoth. Say that I attacked you and you killed me. This way, you don't have to feel guilty for bringing about my death and I can still survive another day. I know it will be tough, but bringing back my necklace with that amulet will be enough proof, especially if we coat it in some of my blood." Xander picked up one of the scalpels from Floras desk and cut his hand, dribbling the blood onto it. "There, everyone knows how protective I am of this amulet. So that should be enough proof." Xander paused in his thoughts, "Say that Nadia helped you as well. It'll be more believable." Flora seemed to relax as Xander mentioned the magneton gijinka.
  
  
  "What about your locket?"
  
  
  "Leave it at the entrance to emergency tunnel C. I'll collect it later tonight when everyone's asleep." Xander put on a smile for Flora as she seemed to put together what was happening.
  
  
  "You're going to become tribeless?"
  
  
  "I will do what it takes to make sure that those who've been kind to me aren't going to suffer." He pet Flora's head with his uninjured hand before bandaging up the one and starting to head out. "Remember, leave it at the entrance to tunnel C. If it's not there, I will come back in and tear this village apart looking for it." We winked playfully to Flora before he started his escape out one of the other emergency tunnels near the healer's den. He was going to be an exile, but that meant he could still look out for May and he wouldn't have to leave her completely alone.
  
  
  

 

[Sugary_Paragraphs]

Tanner, hearing about the gijinka annie mentioned, opened his eyes, trying hard not to fall asleep now. Noticing nate's smug smirk, tanner quickly glared at him. Tanner was really set on taking a nap here, too. But if there really was some kid-hating gijinka out there, he didn't want his eyes closed now. As annie began to tell the boys her life in the village, they slowly began to frown. After she finished, tanner looked at nate. "Way to go, dude." After glaring at the blond, nate scooted over to her.


"Ya know, me and tanner were the same way back at home. Tanner would always get us into trouble somehow and I was always the one who made it worse too." Nate shrugged. "But we didn't care because we were still friends and that's all that matters...and maybe you need a friend." Nate said with a smile. Tanner scooted close to the both of them.


"Or two." Tanner said, causing the both of them to smile at each other. The conversation began to get deeper though, causing their eyes to slowly widen. After she finished, nate was shaking while tanner was blinking. "Wanna go over there and check it out?" Nate would've done a spit-take had he been drinking anything. "Wh-What?! D-Dude!"


Tanner rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on! We HAVE to go now!" Tanner shrugged. "Besides, its not like we're gonna just straight up walk over there. We can take a little peek, ya know, sneak around a bit."





"Tanner, that's dangerous! We could get killed or worse!"


"What do YOU think, annie?" Tanner asked, now ignoring nate.


@Kiroshiven

 

[The J]

Finally, the scummy gijinka had buggered off. Good riddance, he thought, though he suspected that this wouldn't be the last of it. He was brazen enough to walk on in like it was nothing, then cocky enough to act like it was all a misunderstanding. Luvien bloody well knew that was a lie. No tribeless gijinka was smart enough to survive alone while being such an idiot as to walk straight into Kiba's main entrance. Not to mention, he was a ghost type. The ones that were still compos mentis always were tricky bastards.


That done, he let all the others disperse on his own. He knew Flora would bother him to no end if he didn't go to her hut to treat the scars beneath his bandages. They still bothered him from time to time, but her treatments helped. Luvien made his way to her hut.


When he arrived, he could swear that he heard hushed voices inside. He knocked on the door.


"Flora? It's Luvien."

 

[Runesage]

Riel nodded respectfully to Akane as she greeted him. If there was a Tribeless at the front entrance who had his eye on Kit and Ro, he should definitely stay with them. "Will do." He responded readily to Akane's request. He turned to Alik as he approached and casually half-saluted him. "Sir," he said, a slight smile on his face. "Akane asked me to keep an eye on them. There was something about a tribeless at the front entrance. Do you know which one it was?" Riel waited for the answer, and then stored the information away for later.


Kit mentioned something about training, and Riel grinned. The girl had drive, he had to give her that. "If you want I can help you practice." He enjoyed spending time with the two girls; they were practically the little sisters of everyone in the village. He was pretty sure that she would take him up on his offer. Despite his refusal to fight in battles, he was a fairly respected fighter by most of the village, and he knew a great deal about controlling powerful attacks. "I'm assuming that that's all right with you, Alik. I'm sure you have some business to attend to, based on the way that Akane was hurrying around."


It was at this point that he caught the expression that Ro had plastered over her face. She had just as much determination as her sister, and he knew that she would eventually get him to come with her to collect flowers. He did want to spend some time training Kit, so he had to accept the inevitable while still getting his own in. "Why don't we do that on the way? It'll help calm you two down from all the excitement earlier today."


@TerraBooma @KiKi Kitsune

 

[explosiveKitten]

Nikki


Honestly, she didn't know why the hell she kept going with life.


While she knew now that her relationship with Dominik hadn't been healthy, she couldn't have stopped the hole in her heart. Nevermind the fact that her breaking it off with Dom had caused him to go on a murderous rampage and ... kill someone. She still felt a crushing responsibility for that. If she hadn't dumped Dom, if she had dealt with his craziness for maybe a day longer... It wouldn't have happened. Maybe...


Now, she could be seen wandering the caves of Kiba aimlessly, with no real goals in life. She used to have her life planned out. Live life as a soldier for Kiba till Dominik grew the balls to propose to her and then she'd probably become a stay at home mom while Dominik was off doing whatever crazy shit for the Kiba cause. She'd keep him calm because nobody else could, so he wouldn't go on some rampage and end up... killing someone.


Why does my mind always loop back to this? She shook her head and as she continued walking, she bumped into someone.


@AnyoneIcanbumpinto???


Aldwyn


Jules is out of the house again. Mother insisted that he go and find her to bring her back.


He cared immensely for his frail little sister, so why would he ever refuse?


The young man in the pristine tailored suit made his way through the Azoth village with his hands tucked behind his back as he walked about casually. His eyes scanned the terrain for any signs of his tiny sister, only to see her small footprints in the dirt. With a small smile he followed the footprints to a flowerbush where the footprints ended.


"Hmmmm...." He said, looking around the flowerbush, "I wonder where my sister went?"


@PlaguedWithInsanity

 

[Jayus]

• Mallory
• Anaika

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  The door swung open and suddenly she was met with the Arcanine Gijinka who seemed to be hastily leaving the room. Mallory was extremely perplexed now at this point. She tried asking Tidus what on Henshu he was doing, but he left without answering a single word. She looked between his back and Ellie. Today was turning into a very strange day.
  
  
  Remembering what he asked her to do she rapped lightly on the door.
  
  
  "Mala... It's Mallory. May I come in?" Waiting a few moments she looked around the room content to see none of the important vials were broken. When she met eyes with Mala, however, her concern came forth immediately. A light frown brushed her face as she approached the girl. An audible patter in her walk.
  
  
  "Oh, Mala are you alright? I leave for a minute and you look positively redder than before." She tut-tutted to herself and placed a bouquet of a hand under her chin in thought of the current situation at hand.
  
  
  "That's the last time I let Tidus be a nurse. If Sona were here she would be very disappointed in my judgement."
  
  
  
  
  
  Leaving to dampen a cloth, she arrived back and placed it on the girls forehead to reduce the redness on her face. Satisfied with her work she gave Mala a small smile to calm the girl down. She seemed to oddly be in shock over something.
  
  
  
  
  
  "How about some ice water? One of us can fetch it for you. And you can be honest now, Mala. Did Tidus do a decent job looking after you or would you like Ellie or I to check it for you?"
  
  
  
  
  
  @Kayzo
  
  
  
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  A teacher huh? She could see it. It would probably be the hardest time for him to find a classroom for him to fit in, but the idea did suit him more so in her own opinion. And his views on a family was definitely something she could agree with. After not only her childhood, but Suvinay's as well she vowed from a young age no child in her presence was not going to feel like what they should be. A child. It was nice hearing this side of Icarus. She never really spoke to her guards much and had agreed she wasn't going to change that anytime soon, but the change of pace was better. It felt more like hanging out than being escorted which was something she hated with every fibre of her being and hair on her head.
  
  
  Then he just had to mention the dying thing again.
  
  
  Giving him a right slap on his upper arm she glared at him.
  
  
  
  
  
  "I know I said I wasn't going to slap you and I did like your answer, but stop that." She held a pointed finger to his face, even though her stature made it seem far less intimidating her stare made up for it tenfold.
  
  
  "If you're not willing to fight and survive now a family won't change that. So let me tell you something, Mister and listen to me or not, but if you want us to get along you better listen." She lowered her hand to her side and placed it steadily on her hip.
  
  
  "Say, for instance, you do die protecting me. Woo hoo." She twirled her finger around in a sarcastic celebratory motion. Clearly unenthusiastic of the idea at all. "What does that do? You might die and a week later some giant Gijinka or a whole other tribe might attack the village and you won't be there when we need you. Not to mention nobody would be in the right mental state with a comrade dead so fighting back will be futile. Then I'll be dead, although I won't lie I can handle myself, but this is all hypothetical so let's assume I die. You dying to protect me will only increase my chances of survival for a week. Doesn't that seem like a waste? So... "
  
  
  Standing on her tip toes she pushed him back by the nose with a slender finger. Her nail just scraping.
  
  
  
  
  
  "Fight to stay alive to make sure to protect everyone another day. And fight to stay alive so you can see everyone else alive to thank you." She was satisfied with her argument. Giving a small nod of approval for herself. Although if the big lug even listened to her at all was another story. He was the only person she knew more driven than her and that was saying something.
  
  
  With all that being said and done she turned on her heels to make her way to her mate... and paperwork. A groan emitted from the very depths of her boredom for such tasks. Luckily, it was only a little bit longer for the Banquet.
  
  
  @Kiroshiven
  
  
  

 

[minismurf]

• Isaac

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  Isaac was a little sceptical about leaving the gate, if only for a moment, however when he said that it was something super secret his curiousity got the better of him. "Hmmmmm, alright, but only for a moment though" After he'd listened to Specks he though a little to recall todays events. "Well, I opened for aunt May when she came with the humans, but I think that's the only time I've opened for today, however I did go away for a short moment to see why you landed directly in the village so I might have missed something back then. I'd like it a lot if you at least land by me anyway when you come home, or at least send someone to tell me what's happened if you've got something very important to tell my parents or May. I-I mean it's not like I get lonely or anything but I just think it'd be nice" After he was finished with his report he shone up as Specks asked for him to open the gate. "Sure thing Specks" He said with a jolly smile, he then proceeded to focus his mind and use his Fairy Lock to open the locks and retract the chains, letting the gates open to let out Specks. "Good luck with your mission Specks!" He called after the Fearow as he flew away. And before Specks had even reached the treetops Tidus came walking in a very grumpy mood. "Sure Tidus" He responded with the chirpy voice that had remained from Specks's act of kindness. "B-but could I just ask, why are you so angry? It's not very often you're angry enough to feel like burning down the entire village" @SpicyLickiTounge

 

[Kiroshiven]

• Annie
• Flora
• Icarus
• Tidus
• Nadia

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  The two boys had closed the distance and were talking about being friends. Then they immediately got the idea of going to Kiba. Why on Henshu did these two boys seem like little carbon copies of her? Annie was about to answer when she was tapped on the shoulder. "About time you showed up Da-" Annie turned to be faced with a night shade. "Ugh." She took a deep breath and surrounded the three of them in fire spin. "Going to show yourself Darren?" Annie called out as she waited for the tribeless' appearance. It wasn't abnormal for the ghost to try and scare her, but still, it was a little tiresome. With Darren now present Annie lowered the flames and was surrounded by people, mostly boys. It was a little uncomfortable, but she shrugged it off. That's just how her personality was.
  
  
  "So, what do I think about venturing over to Kiba? I mean, we could do it, but it'd also be really dangerous. I have no problem taking a quick peek into their cave system, but other than that, I say we leave them be." Annie was adventurous and loved to do risky things. But an encounter with Kiba wasn't a risk, that was a death sentence. "What about you Darren? I'm sure you'd like to take a look inside Kiba territory, for some reason or other." Annie looked at the boy. She wasn't exactly going to be surprised if he gave either answer. Darren was Darren after all.
  
  
  @SpicyLickiTounge
  
  
  
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  Flora shooed Xander out the back of the hut just as she heard Luvien come to the door. She instantly lost her panic and got into nurse mode as she hid away Xander's amulet. She'd have to tell the alpha's later. She'd also have to wait an hour or two before going to the alphas so there was time for her and Nadia to have killed Xander. Why am I going along with this plan? I could just admit that he was a traitor and that he fled. That would make things easier. But then they'd send Excaurve after him. I couldn't live with that. Almost forgetting Luvien was at the door, Flora shook herself. "Alright."
  
  
  "About bloody time you got her shell head!" Flora only called Luvien shell head when she was really pissed at him. Seeing Luvien even a little bit passive would help relax her. She opened her door and looked up at the male. He seemed to have a couple of things on his mind. "Come on in. I can tell you have questions for me." Flora motioned for Luvien to take a seat on the bed. She quickly sorted some supplies and papers before turning to Luvien and starting to take off his old bandages. It was a simple task to keep them clean and make sure they weren't going to reopen. However, the reopening depended heavily on Luvien not going completely ballistic in battle. "It seems you've been taking care of yourself." Flora smiled as she brought out her box that held the supplies she used to tend to Luvien.
  
  
  "I'm impressed that you've managed to hold back for a whole week." Flora wiped down the scars with a cloth before applying her brew that would help strengthen the skin and give it flexibility despite being scar tissue. "I'm surprised Emrik hasn't figured out that your scars would normally hinder you in combat." Flora then used heal pulse as usual to help any wounds she couldn't find, just in case Luvien tried to hide anything from her. "Alright. It was quick this time." Flora smiled as she pulled out the bandages and swiftly wrapped Luvien back up. "You're all set Luvien." Flora adjusted her glasses and looked down at the ground. "And thanks for putting up with my selfishness." She always mumbled that after treating him. To be honest, she didn't HAVE to treat his wounds as they showed no imminent signs of becoming worse. She just wanted to have company, signs that SOMEBODY in Kiba trusted her and that they weren't just people that used each other, so she thought it was rather selfish.
  
  
  @The J
  
  
  
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  Icarus felt Anaika's slap and turned to face her. She started giving him an earful about living to die. She said a family wouldn't change that mentality, but he felt somewhere that if he loved somebody he'd always want to see their face and that would stop him from willingly putting himself in the greatest of dangers. He'd still protect the village, but if it wasn't absoultely necessary, he wouldn't block the poison needles flying at someone, like he did when he first became a soldier. Or eat a hyper beam to the face like his second mission. As Icarus thought about it, he really did seem reckless or that he had a death wish. Every mission he'd come back and have some new wound or nearly fatal injury, but that's what made the people like him. He was a hero that always came back.
  
  
  "Maybe Arceus just likes me." Icarus laughed as he realized how many times he'd gotten lucky in his career. He didn't laugh very often, but this time he was laughing as if there was never going to be anything to live for. He found it actually funny how lucky he'd been. "Sorry Anaika, I know-" She stood on her toes and pushed him back a little. He couldn't help but look at Anaika and smile. He really could see why Suvinay loved this woman. She was beautiful both outside and in. "Suvinay is a lucky man." He mumbled under his breath before shaking himself. Anaika was Suvinay's mate. That was it and he would need to keep his distance from her for that sole reason.
  
  
  "If you want Anaika, I can go back and help with some of your paperwork. I've been standing guard around the both of you so long, I think I could handle some of it." Icarus put on a smile as he stood beside Anaika. He found a renewed vigor in seeing the alpha smile. If anything, he would protect that smile and make sure to see it again. That much he cold do.
  
  
  @Jayus
  
  
  
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  Tidus looked down at Isaac who was happy to open the gate, but at the same time was curious. "Isaac, you'll understand when you get older. But for now, let's call it heartache. Okay?" Tidus couldn't get mad at the kid. He was just that. And no matter how responsible or intelligent he was, Isaac would be a kid for quite some time. Tidus ruffled Isaac's hair with a smile and felt a little more calm, but he still needed to just tucker himself out. He needed to burn off all the extra steam he had. He was worked up and that was all there was.
  
  
  With the gate open, Tidus began running. He ran down the quickest path to the beach. He didn't care if he was spotted by any Kiba, or tribeless or even an aggressive wild pokemon. His focus was getting to the beach and burning through his anger. The minute he arrived, Tidus let out a scream and unleashed a flare blitz into the ground. His arm stung from bothering his burn after just healing it...but there was nothing he wanted more than to let go of his frustration. Looking down the way, Tidus saw a rock line that basically formed another pier down the way. That was where he'd let loos with his rage. A couple uses of extreme speed later and he was there. His body ached and he already wanted to rest, but his anger and irritation with himself was still boiling. He felt the warmth of morning sun wash over him before letting out with an outrage. He kept up this pattern until he fell onto his back on the rocks. His arms was in pain from the countless times he used flare blitz. His muscles felt torn from over use. He had nothing left to do, but lie there and think.
  
  
  @minismurf
  
  
  
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  Nadia had been standing at the entrance to the cave that led to the forest outside of the room where she woke up. It was quite the journey there and something continued to remind her NOT to go there. It was that dark foreboding that came from when she saw Fia now.....fear. Nadia feared that place. She didn't get why though. What happened in that room before she woke up? "Do you two know?" She spoke to her packs as if they would talk back to her. It didn't really make sense why she needed them, but having them was in its own way a comfort. Then she felt someone collide into her, likely someone lost in thought as well.
  
  
  Turning to see who it was, she caught sight of Nikki a ninetails that had been having trouble coping with the banishment of Dominik. "You okay Nikki?" Nadia was unsure why on earth she asked that question. Normally the magneton would've ignored it or the person would've runaway in fear. The fact was that nobody understood Nadia, not even herself. It was definitely something freaky to be afraid of.
  
  
  @explosiveKitten
  
  
  

 

[The J]

"...Thank you Flora. It's... it's fine, you aren't being selfish. I'll be..." It was then that Luvien looked over at one of the tables of mess in the healer's den, and placed delicately on top was a particular flower. One which he had never seen before... not outside of Azoth territory.


Luvien prided himself on knowing everything he could about the terrain in both territories. This flower was rare, and he was certain that he had only ever seen it in Azoth lands for the few times he'd been there before.


But how could Flora have gotten her hands on it? Only the scouts had his or the alphas' permission to even get near their borders, let alone cross it and search for an uncommon plant. How could she have managed it without detection, especially by one of the scouts? Maybe she had help? But from whom?


"Flora? Where did this flower come from?" he said, picking it up and holding it in front of himself, between the two of them.

 

[Kiroshiven]

Flora was relaxed that Luvien wasn't actually pressing any issues. That made it easier for her to deal with everything that was going on. However, when Luvien asked about the flower that incriminated Xander she felt the stress building again. "It's from my private collection from before I got here. I have been preserving it." It was true that the flower was excellent for use in antidotes and such. And it wasn't uncommon for Flora to store plants away for use later. "With the whole Humans being on the island thing, I figured I might use it to make a strong antidote." Flora put on her best smile for her friend. She didn't WANT to lie to him. She just didn't really have a choice if everything was going to play out the way that Xander had said.


Flora took the flower from Luvien and set it down. She then dug through a few of her drawers until she found a specifically heavy book that when she opened it, showed quite a large collection of different plants. Including a couple of that very flower. "I brought a lot of things with me from Azoth. They have quite the ample selection of flora over there." Flora put the flower in the book and closed it. She would create the antidote at another time. For now she was talking with her oldest friend and that was relaxing.


@The J

 

[Jayus]

Anaika

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She scoured his gaze to see if he was joking. When she could see no hint of anything, but sincerity behind his offer she burst out laughing. A bubbly laughter that saw no sign of stopping, but was eventually halted by an imaginary tear she had to flick out of her eye for good effect. She shook her head lightly.





"Icarus, even if you know what you're doing you can't help me. I'm the Alpha so I have to oversee everything and give my stamp of approval. If I let you do that and the public found out I let someone besides Suvinay approve, well... I'd be more than likely stripped of any honour and faith I've built up over the years. So thank you, but no way in hell."





She was still chuckling a little over the fact he thought he could help, after all it was plain ridiculous yet something kind enough only Icarus would offer, but something ate at her that made her laughter fizz out to the last drop. She stared at the ground for a moment collecting her thoughts. Clearly she hadn't gotten her message through to him. 'Arceus likes him' what was he on about? Did he really feel that close to death so many times. Looking up at him a defiant spark in her scarlet eyes she made certain to stand her ground and fold her arms tightly in front of her.





"I don't think I made it clear so I'm not going to move until you agree with me. And if you even try to pick me up I'll scream. That's a guarantee. You shouldn't be so focused on death. If you have enough time in your life to think up some noble way to die then you should instead plan out a noble way to live. Focus on staying alive to see everyone another day, to see everyone alive another day. So that everyone can see you another day. Now say it with me; "I'm going to fight to stay alive and I'm going to make sure to come back no matter what." Go on, say it. I'm not moving until you do and I really need to get started on that paperwork."





To make full well her point, she shuffled her feet in the dirt to show she was getting comfortable standing and looked up to him, her head tilted to the side expectantly. If there was one thing about the Persian Alpha it was that she was a stubborn to a fault. And everyone knew that.





@Kiroshiven

 

[KiKi Kitsune]

• Lexi

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  Lexi looked between the gijinka and Lola a few time. After a moment, she decided to trust the male for now. Both trainer and pokemon relaxed somewhat. Lexi kept her hand near her pokeballs just in case. Despite her caution, she listened carefully to what the gijinka had to say. She almost commented on a few things he had to say, but he kept talking, making interrupting difficult. His statement about pokemon against gijinka piqued her curiosity. Lexi doubted that this particular gijinka would allow her to see how her pokemon would fare first hand, but perhaps someone back at Azoth would be willing to have a duel with her.
  
  
  The brunette jumped slightly when the male called her by name. She had assumed that he had forgotten it after what he said about telling people his name. "Aren't I the lucky one?" She replied with a small laugh that hid the slight sarcasm she spoke with. She moved to follow after him, but was forced to freeze when he turned. She couldn't help the smile that split her face from ear to ear. It felt like she had won something.
  
  
  "Adeliht, huh?" She repeated the name a few times to get used to it. "I won't forget it, Adelhit. It's a really interesting name. Does it mean something? What does it mean? Why did your parents choose it? Oh, do parents choose names for gijinka? I'm not sure if it's different from humans. Do they-" Lexi stopped mid-sentence, mouth still open. She had let her curiosity get the better of her again and run off her mouth with far too many questions for anyone to keep up with. She had scared off many people that way as well. The trainer sheepishly rubbed the back of her head with a nervous laugh. "Uh... Sorry about that."
  
  
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[KiKi Kitsune]

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  Alik carefully hugged the two children, concerned that if he wasn’t he might hurt them. To him, his children were as delicate as the flowers Ro carried. Alik’s nose twitched at the overpowering scent of them. There was quite a variety of flora smells radiating from Ro’s bag. The poochyena held back a sneeze. He accepted the flower band with a smile. He ruffled the zoroa’s hair.
  
  
  “It’s very pretty, Ro. These are rare flowers too. It must have been difficult to find so many. Well done.” He knew how ridiculous he would look, but knew that Ro had spent a lot of effort on the headband. He carefully donned the flowers, making his black and grey hair have a splash of colour. Thanks to his usual look of variations of grey, the flowers stuck out like a sore thumb.
  
  
  The poochyena stood again and faced Riel. “Thank you for watching them. The tribeless was a ghost type, a banette, I believe. I do not know his name.” Alik furrowed his brow. “I need to speak to the grass types. I also need to speak with you, Riel, but…” His eyes darted to his children, hoping the flygon would understand the intention. The last thing he wanted to do was scare his children. If they remained blissfully ignorant about the war that was going to break out, Alik would feel like he did his job well. They didn’t need to be worrying about those things.
  
  
  “Kit, Ro, I am sorry. I have work to do for Emrik and Fia. Riel will keep you company while I’m busy. If something happens, he can call for me. In the meantime, make sure to behave, alright?” He spoke to the children while sitting on his haunches, keeping eye level with them.
  
  
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[Jayus]

Adeliht



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Question after question she fired at him one after the other. Before he could even deny the first one she would start on the next one and his discomfort level was rising sharply. He could feel himself trying to slip away, slowly taking a step back, but he willed himself not to move any further. Despite his better instince to leave.


A second passed where she wasn't speaking, and then another and another. Eventually he concluded she was indeed done talking.





"You done? Are you sure? Because I have all day now anyway." He spat out aggravated. Pinching the bridge of his nose and resting his hand under his elbow he muttered his own profanities at himself for being such an idiot.


"You're one of those." he groaned out loud finally amongst the incoherrent muttering and fell silent. He had had enough of questions. He got enough daily thanks to Nadia and the one day he was away from her he ran into another one of those types. Still he had to acknowledge this was his own mess. He had gotten himself stuck with her the minute he jumped down from that tree. He remained quiet for quite some time, debating internally what to do. If she was the talkative type she wasn't about to stop anytime soon and his usual method of 'get away from them' wouldn't cut it out in this situation. Going over his idea he eventually nodded to himself, unpinched his nose and glared up at her. Quickly he got to his point.


"If we travel together we are going to have some rules. First rule if we travel together; stay at least five feet away from me at all times. If I can stick my arm out at any angle and touch you you're too close. If you must insist on asking questions at least do it once every five minutes. Or ask yourself how necessary it is that you need to know it. And lastly-"


His voice faltered for a second. The words caught at the tip of his mouth and refusing to let go of their grasp. He clucked his tongue and darted his gaze to the side, angry at himself that it still affected him. He stayed like that for a while, his eyes following a few nesting caterpie swarming around an old tree. Finding the right words this time around he looked back at her, a different look in his eyes. Harder, but less threatening.


"Any conversation about my pa... my family is off limits. Try and push your luck if your confident enough. Alright? Understood? Fantastic." He moved to the side and swung his hand lamely in a gesture for her to start walking. He wanted this over and done with as quickly as possible.


@KiKi Kitsune

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