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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 2, 2017 23:03:34 GMT -8
After breakfast, Jazz would in fact go back to his room and grab one of his fishnet undershirts to at least hide his scars and one of his black Jack Skellington zipper jackets just in case it got too cold. Other than that and grabbing his phone (thankfully mostly charged by that point), there wasn't much else he changed. The thought of being alone with Nik was still odd but Jazz guessed it was nice to get out of the apartment for a little while... maybe. Kovu would be returned to his pokeball for the time being but Marshmallow had insisted on staying behind and helping with Orion. To be honest, he felt better that Marshmallow was with Orion at least. Goodness knows that Wigglytuff had helped him out more times than he could count... maybe it would be the same for Orion. An eyebrow raised as Nik asked him what he wanted to do and well... he couldn't really think of much. If he had his way he'd just stay home. Dunno, I was jis gonna stick around 'n work on some pet projects. Maybe put on some of those trashy soaps. Didya have summin' in mind?"Jazz asked, already moving to head out of the apartment regardless. Apparently Nik wanted them to leave so... so. There had to be something they could do, right?
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 2, 2017 23:13:10 GMT -8
Very reluctantly, Jasna.. had also opted to stay with Orion. It worried her that Nik and Jazz could wind up doing anything, including leaving town, but in her current state she still wouldn't be much good protecting them, and he had Lucy and Song and others, plus Jazz's Pokemon. So perhaps she could offer Orion a bit of Nik's presence by proxy, or at least be good for snuggles and maybe watch some of the movies with him.
Meanwhile, Nik was locking the door behind them and admitting, "Ah... Not really, honestly. Just wanted to let Ri' have some peace and quiet to relax and recover. ..And ah..." He rubbed the back of his head, the motion pushing his hat a bit out of place and prompting him to tug it back down. "Sorta realized.. how hard I've been avoiding getting to really know you, so I thought.. especially if we're still gonna be living together, I should probably.. try to fix that, ya know?"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 2, 2017 23:23:46 GMT -8
Jazz nodded at Nik's words, yeah... he'd figured it was something along those lines. It would be better if they weren't as loud considering how tired Orion had seemed. The next words however had Jazz chuckling briefly. For some reason this had a weird 'meet the parents' feel to it. Ehh, it would be good to get to know Nik anyway. Though... there was something that he had been wanting to do. It just, didn't really feel like the right time for it, did it. "Yeah, makes sense. Nawt much to know though,"Jazz murmured, shrugging his shoulders. Yes, his self-esteem really was that low, so what. The past month or so had been hell, especially given what had just happened last night. "I guess... there was one thing I wanted to do with ya. But then ya went and stopped being a gym leader,"Jazz said after a moment, smirking a bit at the tease, "Aside from that... I'm... nawt sure I'm up for a battle. E'en if I'd love to kick yer ass."
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 2, 2017 23:32:44 GMT -8
The emphasis on one thing had Nik's brows raising, but as he soon followed it up with Gym Leader Nik snorted. "Sorry bout that," he'd half-heartedly apologize.
E'en if I'd love to kick yer ass. Haaa. "Fraid your kinks are gonna have to wait; Ri' just got his ass kicked hard enough for all three of us for a while." The retort came out without missing a single beat, to a point Nik wasn't sure if he was amused with himself or vaguely regretful once it was out.
Only afterward though would he actually stop to question why Jazz would love that or if he was just teasing. "Ah.. in all seriousness, though, were you hoping for the badge or was there more that or..?"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 2, 2017 23:47:19 GMT -8
Jazz just shrugged at the apology and smirked a bit only to snort at the retort Nik gave. He couldn't think of a reply to that right away, especially when he was still a little worried about the state Orion was in right now. There was no way he would know or even ask about how bad Orion's injuries really were. He... was almost afraid to know just what Orion had done to get in that state. Even back in Era it... hadn't been that bad... had it? Maybe? Hell, who even knew anymore. The follow up question was a heck of a lot easier to respond to, especially since it'd been something he'd been planning for a while. Thing just hadn't gone according to plan. "Kind both, really. As awesome as it would be to take down the fairy king... 's a bit personal too,"Jazz explained, smirking a bit before rubbing the back of his neck, " 'rion's been through a lot... 'n... fer the longest time he was the only person that could understand the hell 've been through... aside from Luke. 'm protective of him. Mostly I wanted to battle ya cuz 's the easiest way to get to know each other, yunno?" he continued, smirking briefly. Damn. Even mentioning Luke in passing hurt. He... really didn't want to talk about this. It was a silly notion anyway. "Yeah, I know. 's kinda dumb,"Jazz murmured, waving a hand in dismissal.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 3, 2017 0:01:30 GMT -8
"Ah." Protective made sense, though he... couldn't help but be vaguely endeared by Jazz immediately downplaying himself, not because that kind of behavior was 'cute' but just because it was relatable, heh. "Never bought too much into that, honestly. The getting to know each other through battles thing I mean." He shrugged, stopping as he got to the bottom of the apartment stairs.
"I mean, I'm pretty much just a dick in battles. Mischievous fae theme and all that, heh." He smirked briefly. "Not that I don't have that otherwise, but that wouldn't really tell you anything about.. say, my taste in art and music, or my social awkwardness, or the small clan of mental disorders in a trenchcoat masquerading as a lot of my personality, or how devoted I am to the people I care about, or whatever." He was.. about half talking himself up and half poking at himself here and this actually felt very right, heh.
"Like, I guess your standards could be different but I don't think the fact that I use a Belly Drum Slurpuff says nearly as much about me as, say, the fact that my girlfriend and I maintain a giant graph of Ryan Reynolds movies with one axis for how good the overall movie is and the other for how much screen time he had in it~" Judging by that proud grin, he was entirely serious about this.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 0:22:07 GMT -8
Jazz shrugged at Nik's initial response. It wasn't the greatest idea, he knew but it had sounded fun but somehow it didn't sound as appealing as before. Nik's rebuttal however had Jazz quirking an eyebrow at him. Huh. He had been about to ask why when it seemed Nik was going to go on anyway. At the description of how he battled in the gym, Jazz couldn't help but snicker a bit. Yeah, that did sound about right. The more Nik explained, the more it made sense in the long run though the description of the small clan of mental disorders in a trenchcoat earned a snicker. "Yeah, that makes sense. Never thought of it like that. Meh aunt battled me before teaching me aura, guess I got it from her,"Jazz explained briefly, shrugging a bit. But then Nik went on to explain about a graph about Ryan Reynolds movies. At first Jazz thought he was joking but that grin said otherwise. Well then. "Point taken. Battling wouldn't tell ya that my entire wardrobe is from Hot Topic ' that I can't deal with emotions worth shit," Jazz murmured, smirking a bit more now, " 've fought with trees before 'n lost. Long story. But... I guess we 'ave more common than we thought huh. Social awkwardness... 'n pretty sure a good dose 'f insomnia in there. Never mind the fact pretty sure Era messed us both up."
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 3, 2017 0:32:10 GMT -8
No, but knowing you for more than five seconds would, Nik didn't say regarding Jazz's wardrobe and emotions. C'mon brain maybe cut some of the spice this morning? We're supposed to make him like us. Ha.
Fought trees and lost. Did Jazz know? Judging by the 'more in common' follow-up he assumed so, so Nik wouldn't go into that, but he was fighting now not to laugh again at Orion's Vines. ...oh, Era, heh. "Just... a bit..." Don't say it. Don't say it Nik don't-- "Sorry about that." Dammit. "If I'd done a better job or left the North to someone who could, it might not've gotten so messed up for you... ... Sorry..." Yes this was the perfect way to build a positive relationship good job genius.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 0:45:13 GMT -8
Nik's sudden apology had Jazz looking at him as if he'd grown a second head. For a second he just... didn't know what to say but... sigh. What the hell even? "Why in Arceus' name 'r ya apologizing? The rebels ruined my life. Nawt you. My dad was a knight that defended the royals 'n... they killed him. My life went to shit after that," Jazz shook his head, waving a hand in dismissal. He... didn't want to talk about that. Not in the slightest. "Enough 'bout that, how 'bout we jis.. play a game 'r summin? 'r jis, talk I guess if ya don't wanna do anything," Jazz suggested, hoping that Nik would take the hint and change the subject. If he had to talk more about Era or what had happened specifically... Yeah, this wouldn't be a very fun outing at all.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 3, 2017 0:59:51 GMT -8
"But if--" he got out before Jazz dismissed the topic. Right, right.. Neither of them needed to dwell on that. But if I'd been a stronger ruler I could've suppressed them. It was perfectly likely he'd died before Nik took over for Akira, or possibly even before Akira took over for Uncle Cross, but... If I'd been stronger I could've avenged him then. Uuuugh, wasn't his recent trip supposed to stop him from thinking so much about this? No? It made that part worse? Okay, good to know.
"Prince Wrynn's formed a pretty powerful stronghold now, just so you know," he'd say more for his benefit than Jazz's just now despite the request. "Not sure if Orion told you. Just... praying they can take it back now..." Praying and, well, he did give Storm his necklace for luck and protection, heh... So that was.. kind of a prayer itself, huh. Yeah...
"But yeah, sorry. ..Ah... We could just walk around town, or go shopping or to the garden.." He thought over more options, but he wasn't aware of too much that Jazz liked actually. "...If it's looking like you'll be moving with us, maybe we could walk around Pahala and talk? Did Ri' show you the house yet?"
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 1:11:49 GMT -8
The news about Prince Wrynn had Jazz smiling faintly. Yeah... that was good, it would be good if they could take it back. More than that though, Jazz just hoped the war would stop. Hadn't there been enough fighting going on? Enough blood spilled? Eh... right. Moving on. Still, it was nice to know. "Thanks,"Jazz murmured before Nik changed the subject, suggesting what they could do. The topic change of moving in with Nik and Orion had a brief hurt expression passing over Jazz's features before he shoved the stupid feelings as far away as possible. Stupid emotions could just go die in a hole. He didn't want to deal with them today. "He hasn't really told me much since he first brought it up," Jazz explained briefly before smirking some, "Seeing the house would be cool anyway. I mean, I love Sinclair but I guess I could jis teleport..."Teleporting everywhere really didn't sound appealing in the slightest but... if he was expected to live in Pahala and keep his job in Sinclair. Well, he could make it work somehow. Maybe.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 3, 2017 1:31:38 GMT -8
Nik nodded almost enthusiastically. "I know I threw up the first few times I teleported and that feeling can put a lot of folks off of it, but you get used to it. If you don't have a porter already I could have Lucy take you to work for a bit, or..." He smirked. "I have a feeling I could convince him to breed for you." To be honest he just almost wanted the excuse to nudge him at Mr. Fish as cute as they were together but he digressed.
Sending out the Gardevoir, he'd fight a smile as Lucy blinked and looked around, getting the vague feeling people were talking about him. O-oh, that was.. Jazz? Cool! He smiled and waved in greeting.
"Ey Luce, could you take us to the new house?" Lucy smiled and nodded, and in a flash they appeared inside the empty living room / dining room stretch.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 12:18:59 GMT -8
As Nik replied and even said he could relate to how badly the effects of teleporting could be, Jazz couldn't help but smile a bit. Yeah... he hadn't done a lot of teleporting because of that. If he had to travel a ways, flying was certainly the easier method and quite a bit more fun. He'd managed so far without a teleporter but ehhh... there were some things that would be much easier with a teleporter assuming he could stomach it. The comment about breeding however had Jazz raising an eyebrow. Hmm, that actually might be... pretty cool? Maybe he'd take Nik up on that offer, assuming Lucy would be fine with it. "Yeah? Might be cool,"Jazz murmured before a Gardevoir was sent out. He would only have time to smile and wave back before Nik asked Lucy to teleport them and Jazz was finding it hard to see straight. Wasn't the world supposed to stop moving now? Please? Swaying briefly, Jazz walked over to the nearest wall and leaned against it, willing the spinning to stop. Fuck. And now those pancakes were threatening to come back up. Great, just wonderful. Maybe he should've at least asked Nik to warn him before. Setting his head back against the wall, Jazz closed his eyes and just tried to breathe. It was already getting easier but he wasn't ready to open his eyes until he was sure that the world wasn't going to start moving again. "Sorry..."Jazz murmured after a moment, "Nawt used ta teleporting. I usually prefer flying,"he explained briefly. It would be a few more moments before Jazz chanced looking at Nik and Lucy again and smiled a bit to reassure them he was alright. Well, sorta. Now that he didn't feel like he was gonna lose his breakfast, Jazz looked around the room, taking in the pretty expansive area. "Huh, 's pretty impressive actually. Gonna gimme a tour 'r should I jis explore on my own?"
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Dec 3, 2017 13:20:20 GMT -8
Nik briefly apologized before assuring Jazz the stomach lurching feeling would go away after a while. He may have omitted it might not entirely, but the worst it really did to him anymore was make him lose his appetite for a while, or maybe a little queasy if he'd just eaten a particularly lot of food. He took to giving Jazz that tour, starting with opening the front door to show off the covered front porch, then back through the kitchen to point out Orion's island (unsure if Jazz got that inside joke but oh well) and then out the back door, explaining the plans they'd discussed to enclose that as an extention of the kitchen eventually. He explained how he wanted to take the downstairs bedroom to have as sort of His Space and that Orion would take another room similarly, even if they might go back and forth or favor one for where they actually slept. Upstairs, he'd show the open living space and the upstairs covered deck, then the bedroom that connected to it with explanation that would be Orion's and how they'd put in a skylight someday. Finally, he made his way back toward the other three bedrooms and noted, "You can pick whichever of these three you want. I think two are pretty much the same except one's slightly bigger with one window while the slightly smaller has two. Then the third one's got a walk-in closet instead of the foldy doors the others have." He guessed Jazz might prefer that as many clothes as he had? That'd be cool too in that neither his nor Orion's room would be directly above Nik's. He wasn't sure how insulated or soundproof things were but still. Floor Plan
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 3, 2017 14:00:39 GMT -8
Nik's reassurance that it would go away after a while helped some. He was still a little queasy but ehh, it would pass eventually hopefully. As they walked through the house, Jazz was honestly very impressed with the house they'd chosen. Seeing the front porch was amazing really, it was so nice? The quip about Orion's island did earn a brief snort before they moved on and started talking about something else. Eh? Something about a skylight? Yeah, that could be pretty cool. "Hmm, I might be able to help with that actually," Jazz mused, staring at the ceiling as he mentally mapped out a plan for it. Heh, that was getting a little ahead of himself wasn't it. The rooms and the explanation about what rooms Orion and Nik would be taking was easy enough. Though actually deciding which one he wanted. Hhhhh, the bigger bedroom was tempting but then there was a walk in closet. That would clear up a lot of the space he needed for a desk and maybe an actual area for the tools and other things he needed for his job and other interests. Jazz would spend quite a bit of time staring at the different bedrooms and... well, ok. He could deal with a bit of a smaller room if it meant having the closet. "I like the walk in closet, yeah,"Jazz finally decided, grinning a bit more. "This is a really nice house though. Hey, I know you guys want to buy it for yourselves and such... but if you need help, I kin stop buying as many tools and pitch in some? I mean, ya kin talk to 'rion about it but, might make things easier, yunno?"Jazz explained, smirking a bit while placing his hands in his pockets. Man, he could already imagine what it might look like with everything. The additions Nik described too sounded amazing and it would be nice to have something outside of the train, now that he thought about it. Get away from his job and unwind. Yeah... this would be good.
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