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Post by Bronte on Nov 14, 2015 17:46:41 GMT -5
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Breakfast was always a wonderful time. It meant food and boy did he love food. He didn't care if it was good or bad, he ate it anyway! Nothing was safe from disappearing down his ravenous gullet. Perhaps that was the deino in him, swallowing up anything that came in front of his mouth during mealtime. Now, he lay near the job board in the guild waiting on his brother. Joey had gone down to their shared room to go do... something. He couldn't remember. He just knew that Joey was fine and that he was simply going to take care of his own business. Bronte could wait just as he was told and would do so no matter what happened. Around him he could hear the murmurs and whispers of other guild members. There were some that accepted he and his brother but most... They weren't open about it but he knew they still weren't as accepting as they could be. He didn't care. He was just here to do his job not please anyone else. Let them talk. So long as they didn't do anything he couldn't care less.
The shinx mutant lay up against a far wall with his back against it while he gave the pretense of staring around. He knew his non-gaze startled other pokemon especially when they thought he was "looking" at them. Truly, he looked at no one and didn't particularly care about intimidating anything since he was alone but if they wanted to see him that way then that was fine and dandy. Forelegs were crossed over each other while his little bob tail wiggled slowly back and forth. Waiting... This was easy business.
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Post by Grace on Nov 14, 2015 18:10:48 GMT -5
Grace decided it was time that she started meeting the fellow members of her guild. She went into the main lobby and looked around, wondering who to meet first, when her eyes caught a strange sight. She tilted her head for a moment, and a small smile came upon her face as she looked to Bronte. He was no ordinary pokemon, he was different. A mutant perhaps? She found that fascinating.
While most people hated mutants, she found them beautiful, she found them fascinating and unique. She nodded to herself and walked up to him. Once she was in front of him she gave a small smile and spoke up loudly. She was a lot smaller than him, although, she was still bigger than normal shaymin.
"Hello there, I am Guildmaster Grace. Who may you be sir?"
She continued to smile at him as she waited for his response. For now, she was more or less awake, luckily. So she wasn't constantly yawning, yet. She sat herself down and continued to wait for his response.
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Post by Bronte on Nov 14, 2015 18:24:10 GMT -5
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The shinx sat still, the only indication that he hadn't fallen asleep was his still wiggling tail. Then, all at once his head lifted sharply and his ears began to twitch. He heard something. The sound of light pawsteps across the floor of the guild. Not only could he hear them but he could feel them in the floor, very faintly... Too faint. His ears stopped twitching and he fell still again. This was no Joey. The rattata had light steps but not this light. No. This was some smaller pokemon walking... walking towards him? One ear turned towards the pawsteps to confirm that yes they were coming in his direction. Even the scent, the grassy and flowery scent, was becoming stronger and stronger indicating her approach.
Then, the steps stopped but the scent was still powerful. That meant she --for that smell was undeniably female-- was right in front of him. Then, she spoke in a very loud voice which caused him to flick his ears backwards in displeasure at the noise. Guildmaster? Guildmasters were shaymins, right? That's what he'd heard. That must be why she smelt so flowery and grassy. He committed the scent to memory in case he happened upon her or any other shaymin again. It was always nice to lock in specific scents. Now, she'd asked him a question... His name? Well, if she was the guildmaster and this was her guild then he'd better play nice. Wouldn't want to get kicked out and leave Joey unprotected.
The shinx's ears flicked forward after the shaymin finished speaking then his voice, rather low for his age rumbled from betwixt his fangs. "Bronte." He answered Grace. However, that was all he gave by way of words. Now that he had spoken he flicked his ears back again as he anticipated more words --because she sounded like the talkative type-- to be thrown loudly at his sensitive ears.
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Post by Grace on Nov 14, 2015 18:38:45 GMT -5
Grace flickered her ears as she heard his name, she tilted her head for a moment, the way he spoke, his voice was rather low, quiet. She wondered why that was, she smiled at him and then hopped onto his back, then, she walked up his back until she reached his head. Once she was on his head, she leaned down and looked him in his eyes......or where his eyes were, since the hair was covering them.
"Hey! Why are you so quiet? No need to worry. You're a mutant, aren't you? Well in my opinion, mutants are unique. I find them fascinating, and you're different."
She smiled and looked around. It was actually nice and comfy on his head. She laid herself down neatly as she relaxed. She liked being atop his head. She let out a soft giggle and continued to speak.
"Anyway, I am going around and meeting all the members in Lapras Seas Guild, and you're the first I've spoken to. So Bronte, do you have a partner yet?"
She didn't let that bright smile fade from her face. Her ears were pointing upwards, alert and waiting for a response as she rested upon his warm head.
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Post by Bronte on Nov 14, 2015 18:57:47 GMT -5
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He'd expected her to speak again or even to walk away when she realized he wasn't going to say much by way of conversation. What he didn't expect was what happened next. He heard her tiny steps as she walked around from his front to his side. Then, she stopped and all at once he felt the tiny weight on his back. He hissed at the sudden contact and gave a violent twitch but that didn't dislodge her as she made her way up his back and finally to his head. Bronte could feel the irritation and shock that someone would dare touch a mutant like him. Usually they tried to shy away or act as if he didn't exist. What was her problem? Did she not get the status quo? It felt strange to have some other pokemon crawling all over him but he stoically endured the the feeling after he grew to get used to it. After all, it wasn't as if she was hurting him.
Her voice echoed in his ears, much closer now that she was on his head. Confused at her words he tilted his head slightly to the side, not enough to throw her off but just enough to show his confusion. Fascinating? He'd met no one who found mutants fascinating. Tolerated them, yes. But not... fascinating. The only pokemon who ever came close to these sorts of thoughts was his adoptive parent. His head straightened as he mulled over her words and finally he said, "Bronte finds you different." Small. Strange opinions. Strange mannerisms. It was all strange and yet... It was a good thing. He hated being around those that vocally voiced how much they hated mutants but here was one that vocally voiced how much she liked them. She seemed to be a good person. Not a threat to him. Not a thread to Joey.
Speaking of Joey...
He had only one partner and he didn't know if that would ever change. Would anyone else want to be their partners? Perhaps, if they had thoughts like this strange shaymin. "Joey is Bronte's partner." His head turned towards the sound of the stares as he heard the sound of footsteps however, the new scent in the air was that of a houndour and not his rattata. His head turned back around.
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Post by Grace on Nov 14, 2015 19:13:27 GMT -5
Grace giggled cutely as he spoke, her, different? Not by much, but it was something. Although, everyone was unique and she liked that. Even if it was something as small as being a little bigger than the average species. She looked up for a moment, noticing the houndour walk in, before looking back down to her new friend.
"I am not much different. I am a little bigger than the average shaymin. Other than that, I am just any ordinary shaymin. Although, as I say, no matter what it is, everyone's unique in one way or another. Your uniqueness is that your a mutant. Now, my next question, what are you a mutant of? Looking at you, are you some sort of.....Deino, or something?"
She smiled once more. She was curious, she wanted to know as much as possible. She closed her eyes as she rested upon his head. He was so warm and comfy. It was hard not to fall asleep, even if she was more or less awake. She shook her head and opened her eyes again.
"Your head is really comfy. We should do this more often."
She giggled cutely once more and let out a soft sigh. She was happy to be making new friends, even more so that one of the members of her guild was a mutant. She wanted a safe haven for everyone, a place where everyone could come and feel at home. There was a lot to do, but one day that dream would come true.
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Post by Bronte on Nov 14, 2015 20:30:42 GMT -5
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Soft laughter hit his ears as the shaymin giggled. Why was she laughing? The shinx was completely and utterly confused by her strange mannerisms. He'd never seen anything like it before. Were normal pokemon just like this when they tried to be nice? It was weird thinking about this. So long as she wasn't insulting him she could be as weird as she wanted.
He heard her say that she was larger than the average shaymin and since he didn't know how large a normal shaymin was he was quite astounded by that news. How tiny were these pokemon normally? Could he even hear them walking if they were that tiny? In any case her words rang true. Everyone was different in their own way and if the normals would just realize that instead of convicting every single mutant they saw then the world would be a better place. He nodded his assent to her words, very conscious on how softly he needed to do it to not dislodge her.
"Shinx." He answered her question simply. To be truthful he didn't even really feel like a deino or a shinx. He just felt like himself. He didn't even know what he or other deino or shinx looked like. Bronte had only ever picked up scents but a scent could only say so much about someone. He had to ponder whether or not she was really a true-blue cross or just an added type. Would he grow up to become a fierce dragon or stay a little lion cub? Truthfully he didn't know much about himself. There was a lot he needed to learn. Another thing he did not know... Was that his head was comfy. He supposed that meant the shaymin wouldn't get off anytime soon. Ah well. It wasn't as if she hurt him or anything. Again, it was just weird. To this new revelation he had nothing he wanted to say and simply lay there and waiting on the inevitable next question. For once, he didn't find this question and answer question tedious. Perhaps with her bubbly personality and her kindness she was worming her way onto his good side... Despite his pervading silence.
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Post by Valor on Nov 14, 2015 20:59:44 GMT -5
So this was the place, huh? Funny. It seemed...homely. A lot like the rooms he just grew too big for. Only Valor knew that this one would be packed with pokemon of all ages and sizes. He had caught glimpses of the guild when he would sneak off to explore the rest of the building. It was so inspiring back then. He was so dumb back then. Valor wasn't sure if he wanted to get out of this hell hole or not. He figured that this was the best place a garbage baby could end up, and the rest of the world wasn't looking any better than this. But if the orphanage was any indication of how much the Guild was looking forward to him, he would give it a week before he was dumped on his tail anyway. He would just have to make the best of what time he had here.
The thought that he would theoretically be among pokemon from dunsparce to salamance should be intimidating, but he wasn't scared. Not too scared, anyway. A salamance wouldn't hang around just to form a rescue team. It was common knowledge that the guild was stalling out an inevitable demise, but Vaor wasn't too much of a sore loser to not fight with the underdog team just because he could.
Valor looked back over his shoulder down the hall. He knew he wouldn't be able to see the orphanage from here, they were around the corner and all the way back in a little isolated area, but if it wasn't thematic as hell, he didn't know what was. They were probably rejoicing his leave. It didn't matter to him; he would love those squawking old hens anyway. Even if he would die before he would ever tell them.
'Alright, enough of this sappy trash.' Valor thought to himself, growling a little as he stepped forward and prepared his entrance. He figured just in case there was a salamance or something in there, he needed to make a...memorable entrance. 'Time to light it up like a fire.' echoed in his mind as he bounded into the cafeteria like a miniature tauros.
"Yo," echoed through the large room quite astonishingly. He had quite the voice for a little guy. "What does a dog have to do to get some grub around here?" he continued, sniffing out where the food was being served. The line had diminished to nothing, seeing how late he was. He would just eat fast. Or maybe on the go. He needed to find other things to do. He got his food, taking a deep breath of it and wagging his tail happily. "So much better than the scraps they serve down at the dump-me center, though thats not saying much." He commented rather nonchalantly.
He scanned the area for somewhere to sit. Of course, Valor couldn't chose a reasonable place to sit. He saw the table with the absol and the persian and the furfrou and thought 'Seems just about right', stolling right up to the table and clearing his throat. "Room for four?" He asked, ignoring the giggling that it had brought from the persian.
"No," the absol started, not bothering to even look at him. "This table is for my team. Run along to be with the other novices, little guy." She stated calmly.
"Well we are kinda living in the same place, and eating in the same place, and answering to the same boss. The way I see it, we are all just one big team. That being said-" Valor answered, hopping up and wedging himself between the persian and absol. The persian swept his hind paw to swat Valor back before he could even land on the bench, sending the food and him barreling back to the floor.
"She said beat it, chewtoy." The cat pokemon sneered. The furfrou gave him a bit of a warning growl.
How could they...embarrass him in front of the whole crew like that? They were supposed to have his back! He didn't miss a beat when he bounded back onto his feet, the dark furs of his back pricking into spikes as he snarled back at the dog pokemon. Static energy was beginning to crackle between his teeth.
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Post by Grace on Nov 14, 2015 21:28:41 GMT -5
Grace smiled, nodding her head slightly as Bronte spoke. Then something caught her eye, she turned her head to see a lilypup being pushed swatted away. She stared at the abol and persian. She gave a friendly smile for a moment, looking back down to Bronte.
"Please excuse me for a moment. I have something to take care off."
With that, she climbed down to his back and then hopped off gently. She walked past Valor, giving him a friendly smile as she did and walked up to the table. Once she got there, she hopped onto the absol and hopped again to get onto the table. With that, she spoke loudly, looking at the absol, then to the persian.
"Excuse me, but, I am Guildmaster Grace and... I couldn't help but notice the scene unfold with the lilypup there. This may be a table for your team, but this is my guild and I won't have such behaviour here. We are all family here, whether we are in the same team or not. We look after and care for each other, no matter what."
She then turned her head towards the lilypup, smiling as she did. She was as friendly as always. Even when she was telling somebody off. She did it in a polite, friendly manner.
"Now, what is your name, sir?"
She looked backed to the absol and persian, before looking back to the lilypup. She sat herself down on the edge of the table as she waited for him to come forth once more.
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Post by Valor on Nov 14, 2015 22:10:42 GMT -5
Valor hadn't really planned on getting into a fight on his first day. He thought of it as a possibility, but like any other reason to take caution, he disregarded the notion as he started getting into character. The furfrou didn't back off, nor did it growl any more intensely. Valor could look into his eyes and see why. He thought so little of him because he was tiny and dingy little mutt. Maybe if he chewed his face off then he would know better.
The dog-thing with the flower bush on its back smiling at him kind of distracted him though. He cocked an ear to the side and licked his jowls, disbanding the streams of shock. She hopped onto the head of the team leader and began to lecture them. Which would be good in all if he didn't hear chuckles coming from the other members. Ah... getting help from the guildmaster probably didn't look so good if he was trying to come off as tough, right? He was lucky he was covered so densely with fur so that it could hide the blush he must be blooming.
"...S'names Valor." He muttered, only because apparently she was said boss. His eyes shifted around to the room at the smiles that was starting to form on the various faces. This was bad, all bad. How could it have backfired so quickly?
"You didn't have to step in. I wasn't gunna hurt them or anything."
"You what?" the persian responded, but the absol quickly interrupted.
"You are right, Ms.Grace. I have no authority to keep you from sitting here." The absol responded rather mechanically. Her face didn't reflect anything, even in her eyes. There was something about her that was so...empty. It was frightening really. "If you would like to sit here, then go right on ahead. I, and the rest of my crew, apologize."
No. Nonono. This isn't what he wanted at all. Why did it always end up like this? No one would ever just stop and let him stop and try things on his own. Everyone was always scared that he was made of glass or something and he was sick of it. Turning his nose up and crinkling it. "I can see when I'm not wanted. You are gunna regret it, though." Valor growled, turning on his heels and promptly marching away. He wasn't going to give up yet. He just needed to...get away. Try a different approach. He was worse off than where he started now, but if anyone could turn it around, it would be Valor.
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Post by Bronte on Nov 15, 2015 13:07:39 GMT -5
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He heard him before he smelled the new scent hit the room. The sound of a loud pup trying to be noticed or funny it seemed like to him. Unfortunately, Bronte had a very reserved sense of humor... Almost none, really, and the words fell on deaf ears. However, when the pup seemed to begin talking to some others about where he wanted to sit the shinx mutant heard the commotion and the strife. The sound of the pup as he fell back down to the floor and the hisses words of irritation from the older pokemon. If it was Joey he would have been up in a flash but with this situation he had nothing to do. If he showed up he would probably only make it worse. So, he kept his mouth shut and his rump rooted to the spot. Grace would deal with it far better than he could, most likely.
Sure enough she went over and began to reprimand --albeit nicely-- the team and attempted to smooth things over. He didn't know how well that went though. The pup didn't seem to want to sit anymore and the words of one of the pokemon seemed... empty, for some reason. Bronte's head tilted to the side as he examined everything from the sidelines. Perhaps this pup was an outcast like he and perhaps he wouldn't mind sitting with the mutants. Still, he wasn't going to go over there and open himself up to the insults and glares --not that he could see glares-- that would surely be strewn his way. If the pup wanted to come sit with him then he would let him, otherwise he would keep still and keep waiting for Joey.
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Post by Grace on Nov 15, 2015 13:22:29 GMT -5
Grace watched the team, then turned to the lilypup as he walked away. She let out a disappointed sigh. Sometimes pokemon weren't the nicest around, but all she could do was try and push them on the right path. She looked to the Absol, staring at him as she did.
"Next time, you let the newbies sit with you. Otherwise, you will have to deal with me, and you wouldn't like that now."
She turned around and hopped off the table. She then walked and followed the lilypup. Once she had caught up she stood in front of him and gave him a small smile.
"Hello Valor, my name is Grace. Are you aright?"
She tilted her head and sat herself down as she awaited his answer hoping it would be a good one.
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Post by Valor on Nov 15, 2015 17:55:07 GMT -5
Valor almost winced when he heard the Guildmaster's comments fading in the distance. It took all of his power not to keep his head low and shrink as much as he could until he disappeared. All eyes were definitely on him, but not in the way that he had hoped it would be.
Of course, this moment could only get worse. Being the good guild master she is, Grace just had to get a followup on the lillipup he had just rescued. Good. Perfect. When she had asked if he was okay, Valor could only think of doing two things; answer and most likely prompt her to show him the door, or chew his tongue off and possibly stay for a few more days. He did a bit of both, licking his jowls in agitation while trying to direct his glare forward and not at the person who was probably just genuinely trying to help. And also his boss, but that detail wasn't quite as important to him at this moment.
"Am I okay? Oh I'm fine. I've only been made out to look like I can't handle my own like a little baby pokemon in front of the whole guild, thats all." Valor grumbled. He would occasionally avert his eyes from the exit to catch a glimpse of the various pokemon that were watching this unfold. "I mean, it wasn't like we were gunna have a blood bath or anything. I don't care if I was going to lose..." All he wanted was a chance to show what hes got. It wasn't a lot; he was still young, and basic stage, and just a normal type, but he was proud of what little things he had and wanted to be respected for them.
Suddenly, the wave of anger and heat was beginning to melt off of him and he stopped his march to the exit. Valor's stomach growled loudly and suddenly he remembered he was also here to eat.
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Post by Grace on Nov 15, 2015 20:45:03 GMT -5
Grace listened to him as he grumbled and spoke. She wasn't surprised at his answer, in fact she was expecting it. She nodded her head and gave a little laugh. She looked back towards everyone else, before looking back to the lilypup.
"Valor, do I need to remind you that everyone was like you one day? Everyone here, including I have probably experienced more embarrassing moments in life. If people want to laugh, let them. Show them that you don't care, that is doesn't effect you. That is true strength. You want to look after yourself, then go ahead, do so. Be the bigger dog. Walk away from trouble when you can. It doesn't mean you are weak if you turn the other cheek. I hope you are old enough to understand, that you don't need to fight to be a dog."
She walked forward for a moment and let out a cute giggle. She took a deep breath and then turned towards him once more, still keeping her bright smile upon her face. It wasn't often Grace lied but this was a good time to do so for a good reason.
"In fact you are stronger than all of them. Maybe not in strength, no but one day you will overcome them in the feat too. After all, those that pick on the weak shall become the weak. When I was a child, I was constantly mistaken for grass. I was stood on several times. Back then I was so weak, a caterpi could defeat me. Now how embarrassing is that? What I am trying to say is, everyone has embarrassing moments. Ignore them, don't let them get to you. Enjoy what you have now. You will make plenty of friends. For example, have you met Bronte yet? I think you will get along together well. Just one more thing before I go, don't turn down people who are trying to help you. Thank them and one day, help them in return. Now, if you choose to stay or leave, that is up to you although, if you do stay, why not follow me and make a new friend."
She smiled, and with that speech done, she turned around and returned to Bronte. She once again climbed atop his back and returned onto his head. As she laid on his head she watched Valor, wondering what he will do now.
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Post by Valor on Nov 18, 2015 6:55:55 GMT -5
'Yeah, go on and laugh too,' Valor thought bitterly. 'At least she has the nerve to do it in my face.' Though, it was probably because she was the guildmaster. Regardless, Valor did not think anything was funny.
He listened to her words, but he didn't have an inkling of sentiment from them. He did care about being laughed at and it did affect him. It didn't matter when you get embarrassed if you are a guildmaster or a psychic type or a fire because you will still be those things afterwards, and those are cool things by default. When you are a normal, orphaned lillipup, its one of the only times you aren't invisible, and by far the worst time. Accepting that people think little of you might be the only impression they get from you, and the longer they have it, the harder it is to change their mind.
Though, listening to Grace talk about how she would sometimes get stepped on and could be beat by a caterpie did sound pretty bad...He couldn't imagine being that weak. He supposed in that scenario, you wouldn't have a choice but to just ignore it and work on getting better. But to Valor, ignoring them sounded way too close to giving up, and he was never going to do that. Because he couldn't ignore it and stand for it even the slightest, he could push himself to get stronger faster. He wasn't a slow and steady kind of dog; if there was a chance to make the day he becomes stronger than everyone sooner, then he would take it.
"I don't agree with you," he said flatly, folding his ears to the side and twitching his nose. "But I'm hungry, so I'm not gunna argue with it either." Valor drug his feet back into the food line and took his meal back to the table with Grace and...an unusual friend. He hadn't ever seen a pokemon that looked quite like him. Granted, Valor hadn't seen many kinds of pokemon. His little nose began twitching furiously to identify. Electric, yes, and...dragon? Interesting...Valor was so absorbed in sniffing that he forgot to use his words and actually introduce himself.
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