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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 16, 2017 19:08:25 GMT -8
The first few days of the family stay were nothing short of a mess, and Orion honestly wanted to tear his hair out a lot of the time. The only saving grace was at least Auntie was around, and well… Azz and Jazz could have their emotional moments to themselves (or with the baby depending on who got stuck with him at any given moment). During all of this, however, a breaking moment confession of sorts would cause both son and mother to have a brief moment of clarity, and now… well at least they were talking kind of on equal footing now and again.
Orion rubbed his temples as he started up the steps to the roof of Sinclair. He hadn’t gotten a chance to really warn Michi about Mom being there but wasn’t going to pass up this opportunity given how she was and… what she was, exactly. He just hoped she wasn’t working too much or anything to the point this would be a problem. Well, oh well. Oriana, meanwhile, was still questionable on the entire “Michi is a person” thing but well… hopefully that would blow over when all of this was sorted out.
“Here we are…” Orion mused after a moment.
Oriana looked upwards at the sky and then down to the green areas. “I see.”
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Oct 16, 2017 20:18:54 GMT -8
Ever since Michi had first met Orion, she had been trying to sort through the emotions and memories that had resulted from it. Haiiro had helped a lot certainly, but there were days when Michi wished that she knew where Orion was. There were just so many questions she had now but well, he had just said they would meet in the garden again. When that would be, Michi had no way of knowing but considering she kinda lived in the garden it wasn't that big of a deal. Michi had been working in the garden that day, making sure the plants were repotted and had just finished with the newest ones when she heard footsteps. Brushing off her pants, the pinkette hurried to put the tools away in case it was Orion after all. With that done, Michi cleaned herself up as best she could but well... these were her work clothes and were certainly a bit worse for the wear. Dressed in jeans and a blue sparkly t-shirt on underneath a warmer jacket. Her jeans were caked in dirt and the jacket had some spots on it too but for the most part the apron she'd been wearing saved the t-shirt. As for shoes? Those had been long since abandoned, especially since the grass felt so much better without shoes on. Once Michi found the place the footsteps had come from, she couldn't help but smile when she saw exactly who it was. "Orion!"Michi called out, already running toward him only to stop short when she saw who else had come with him. Oriana. Even without having been introduced, Michi knew who it was. She was stunned to see Oriana there of all people, that much was evident. For a moment Michi just stood there, staring at Oriana who for al intents and purposes had been her own mother. Heh, it seemed it was something else she had in common with Orion. No wonder he'd referred to her as his sister earlier. "O-...ori?"Michi managed to squeak out, her voice hardly more than a whisper. Already she could feel tears coming and very quickly brushed them away. But... she couldn't help it... Oriana was standing right here. After Michi thought she wouldn't see her again...at least not in this world.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 17, 2017 12:50:01 GMT -8
Orion and Oriana wouldn’t have to wait long. Mich was the one to see them first and call out. Yellow and purple eyes flicked in her direction in unison drawing in the girl. Orion zeroed in on her appearance of the moment. Oriana… zeroed in on her aura. This girl…. Oriana’s lips parted slightly, but no words came out. Her aura signature was so familiar yet not, and she understood then what Orion meant when he said Michi was ‘human’— A Faller, similar to Indiana and Luana. She could believe these words when this sort of evidence was staring her in the face, and yet? Yet? How was this possible?
As her name was spoken, however, Oriana stepped forward, drawing up right to Michi. She didn’t exactly know what she was going to do up until her arms wrapped around the girl, drawing her into a deep hug. Yes, yes she could practically feel the aura radiating off of her. It was… so nostalgic and then some. It felt … amazing and strange, and entirely too many other things were running through her mind now that she had a hold of her. “This is…. I can see the resemblance…” she mumbled to herself.
Orion stood stunned. He’d never known his mother to be the affectionate type. Sure, she’d hold around him when he was younger but …. To be so open about it now, he just … couldn’t even process. It was so disconcerting and uncomfortable, and he just stood there staring for a moment into space.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Oct 17, 2017 20:12:16 GMT -8
Even as the question left her lips, Michi didn't know what to do or what to say. Had Orion told Oriana about her? What if she wanted to know how she knew her name? And yet... this was Oriana, Michi knew it...she wanted to run to her but no matter what she tried, her feet stayed rooted to the spot. It was Oriana that made the first move and the next thing Michi knew she was being wrapped around in a warm hug. A choked back sob left Michi's lips as she all but clung to Oriana, burying her face in her. There was no doubt in her mind, this was Oriana. Maybe not her Oriana, but the hug was more than welcome right then and there. The mumbled words didn't really make sense to Michi, but then not much about her current situation did. It would take a while before Michi was able to pull away a little, brushing away tears yet again. "S-sorry. I-... My name's Michi. Uhm, I mean, Michaela Atalanta. You can call me Michi though. D-did Orion tell you about me?"Michi explained briefly, smiling a bit as she glanced over at Orion. Why did it seem that she always seemed to cry when they met? It...was starting to become a pattern, really. Then again, Michi hadn't really expected to actually know anyone here again. The fact that she had regained her memories probably had more to do with that then anything.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 17, 2017 20:23:02 GMT -8
Oriana took in a slow breath and simply held Michi to her. As she felt Orion’s eyes on her, she glanced sideways at him. Orion looked away, scratching one arm with the other. Perhaps some color tinged his features though whether it was from awkwardness, frustration, or embarrassment not even he knew. It… it was weird. This was weird, and why was she doing this? Showing this much familiarity was just….
As Michi finally pulled away, however, Oriana released her again and stepped back a step. “He did,” she explained looking back in his direction. Orion’s lips pressed together but he gave a small wave. “I didn’t want to believe it at first but …. Aura doesn’t lie…Yours is nearly identical to hers— the Michi I had years ago.” She smirked a little setting hands on her hips. “Hard to believe but weirder stuff has happened.” The Indigos, for instance, were from some other world and remembered it as such. “My favorite Rapidash.”
Favorite… Orion exhaled softly feeling suddenly drained. Well at least something or someone is her favorite aside from Dad…
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Oct 17, 2017 21:02:28 GMT -8
As Oriana answered her question, Michi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled more. Good, that was good. It meant she didn't have to explain more which was hard at best considering being from another world sounded crazy. Though hearing about aura had her blinking in momentary confusion before grinning again. "Aura? You're an aura reader too? That's cool! My best friend here is an aura reader, he's helped me a lot," Michi replied, smiling a bit more as Oriana continued. Hearing about the Rapidash had Michi's eyes growing wide and all too quickly she was pulling out a pokeball and releasing Sunchaser. The Rapidash whinnied and reared in front of Oriana which elicited a giggle from Michi. "Sunchaser, you show off,"Michi laughed, stroking the Rapidash briefly before looking back at Oriana. "This is my Rapidash. Is that what you thought I was, Orion? A Rapidash? I thought you said I was your younger sister?" she asked briefly before looking back at Orion. O-oh no? Why was Orion? No? This was not ok? Michi could feel something was...wrong and looked upset that one of her favorite people wasn't happy. For a moment she stood there, looking from Orion to Oriana and back again as if conflicted. There were so many questions she still had but... why was Orion so upset or...something? A few quick steps would be taken as Michi closed the distance between her and Orion and quickly hugged him tightly. "Please... don't be sad... or something. Please,"Michi pleaded with him, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked up at him, "You're my favorite person too! So please... smile?"she continued, trying her best to cheer Orion up from...whatever had just happened.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 18, 2017 6:27:34 GMT -8
Surprise flickered in Oriana’s features as Michi proclaimed that she had a friend who was also an ‘aura reader’. There’s a kid here with it? Could she maybe… convince Michi to talk to him a bit or? Maybe at least see if he had a master or something already teaching him. These thoughts were cut short, however, as Michi pulled away and releasing a Rapidash. Immediately, Oriana took a step back only to step forward again leaning up to stare at the horse. The question, however, had her shaking her head a little. “I had a Rapidash named Michi—“ she started only to find Michi had been addressing Orion.
Still caught between emotions, Orion fidgeted slightly at the rerecognition. “Ah—“ That wasn’t.. quite why he’d said it when they’d first ‘met’ so to speak but …. He fumbled with something to up until Michi closed the distance between the two of them and hugged him. Yellow eyes blinked a couple of times and dropped down to the girl as she weakly begged him not to be sad. You’re my favorite person too! So please smile… Orion blinked a little harder than necessary and ended up pulling Michi a little closer into that hug. “Sorry, I’ll smile I promise…” he mumbled a little pulling back only a moment to show the sort of sillier expression that he’d forced right then. My favorite person too… He… wondered if she could read minds.
Oriana shifted from one foot to the other watching Orion and Michi. Lips pressed together for a moment before a smaller smile pulled at the corners of her mouth. Yes, this looked about right, didn’t it?
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Oct 18, 2017 21:34:51 GMT -8
Whatever Oriana had begun to say would have to wait until later. Right then and there, Michi was more concerned about why Orion was upset. The way he looked at her only made her that much more concerned but then he hugged her back. Good, this was good. The hug felt warm, and Michi liked how it seemed to make Orion feel better. This was very good. Orion's reply made her smile more as he pulled away. Her chest didn't feel as tight anymore so that was good, though the silly expression on Orion's face made her giggle. "Silly, Orion,"Michi replied warmly, leaning forward to kiss his cheek, "I'm an empath, remember~?"she continued in a sing song voice, reaching up to tap his nose with a finger. "You deserve to be happy, so smile more, k~?"Michi said sincerely, her smile dropping to something a little more serious before looking back at Oriana with a bright smile, "You had a Rapidash with my name? Is that why you think I'm like her?" she asked, looking between Orion and Oriana. In some ways, it made sense, especially considering how easily she could communicate with Sunchaser, even if they hadn't known each other for very long. "I don't have all my memories back yet, you know. And...not all of them are good. But, it could be possible? I mean, I can talk with Sunchaser pretty easily. Maybe I could've been something similar, I just know it wasn't a Rapidash. I didn't know what Pokemon was until I came here," Michi explained, nickering to Sunchaser as if to demonstrate. The Rapidash whinnied in return and walked over to Michi, nuzzling her in turn which earned a giggle from the pinkette.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 19, 2017 16:26:25 GMT -8
As Michi giggled, Orion let his features relax some. As she somehow managed to lean up just tall enough to kiss his cheek, he blinked a couple times and rubbed the side of his neck. “I remember…” Now…. Right. Right of course. Everyone around him was so… so very, very special somehow. Heh… At least he could afford to chuckle at this. Her next set of words, however, had him smiling a little weaker. Oh… if you only knew…
The shift in conversation was very much welcome, however. “Yes, Mom had one for quite a while with the same name, as I’ve said before…” he reminded her. Oriana gave a nod as well. She could see the near identical resemblance of her aura, and that was more than enough to be convincing for her— at least socially.
As Michi went on to explain what she could grasp of herself, however, Oriana reached up and set her forefinger and thumb in an L on her chin. “Well… anything is possible if we consider parallel world theory…” she stated before shrugging slowly. “Hard to assess if we can’t analyze it directly.”
Orion exhaled a little loudly and rolled his eyes some. Oriana elbowed him. “But we’re not here about that so much as… just coming by to see you,” Orion emphasized. “Mom is in town for a bit, so I figured you should see her.” He smiled a little at that.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Nov 10, 2017 2:58:19 GMT -8
When Orion chuckled, Michi was satisfied that he was better and moved on. There were some things she remembered better than others, but being compared to a Rapidash must've slipped her mind after Orion had called her his sister in front of Haiiro. Huh, maybe some kind of horse then? Those still existed in Veria, Michi had seen them! "Oh! Right!"Michi chimed, nodding as if this had made perfect sense from the beginning. It didn't, she was still confused about it but... what part of being a faller made sense anyway? "Umm, maybe I was like a horse? Or something close?" Michi suggested, not quite sure what else to suggest at this point. And then Oriana talked about...something weird, eliciting a rather blank stare from Michi. Wha??? Umm... ok?? Orion seemed to think it was weird to though? Umm, was it important? Whatever it was? Confusion apparent on her features, Michi looked back and forth between Orion and Oriana, not sure what to do or say at this point. Thankfully the weird world thing wasn't talked about after that and Michi brightened when she heard that they'd come to see her specifically. Giggling happily, Michi took both their hands and started to lead them through the garden. "Well, come on then~! I can show you the gardens or where I stay or the new plants... The greenhouse is neat too! So many cool plants and... well, is there anything you want to do?"Michi chimed excitedly, only stopping to look up at both Orion and Oriana. As much as she wanted to show them everything, this had to be a fun day for them as well.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 10, 2017 7:40:02 GMT -8
As his hand was taken, Orion smiled a little more and followed after Michi. Oriana, meanwhile, gave a small nod at her words and did the same. Michi’s excited words were endearing on multiple levels though Oriana seemed to pause at the question.
What did she want to do? Assess, understand, relate first and foremost, but that came with time and care. Those weren’t actually activities either. “I’d like to see some of the gardens,” she answered her gaze flickering around a bit as she took it in. “As well as any other places you find important here.” There was a pause before she glanced at Orion who had gazed ahead knowing all this already. “How big are these gardens?” she finally asked.
“Fucking huge,” Orion answered with a small snort. Oriana frowned, and Orion smiled a bit harder than before. “You know we could also go out into Liggs as well since it’s relatively close now.” Liggs above ground had some decent restaurants and whatever else they could go to among other things.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Nov 21, 2017 1:46:46 GMT -8
When Oriana stated that she wanted to see the gardens, Michi couldn't help the delighted laugh that escaped her. The next statement had her blinking a bit more as the pinkette thought about what places were important to her. Hmmm. Michi had just opened her mouth to answer Oriana's next question when Orion beat her to it which elicited another giggle fit. "Silly, Orion~," Michi said softly, endearingly before humming thoughtfully at the suggestion of Liggs. "Maybe? I was at Liggs during the Star Festival. I think I fell around that time actually. But, my friend has a ranch by the beach! Maybe we could go there? Or, the forest area. Alto? I fell there and I have a friend at the Pokecenter, Jayme, there that helped me. Alto feels the most like home, like the gardens here!" Michi rambled on excitedly, leading the way into the gardens to give them both a tour of her favorite places in the garden. She would show them the greenhouse, some of the newer trees, and what flowers were blooming right then. It would take a bit but eventually they came full circle back to where they first started. "So that's the gardens~! They're my favorite place in Sinclair! I like to watch the stars at night here, 's easier to fall asleep that way!"Michi chimed happily, smiling at both Oriana and Orion, "Where would you like to go next? I think I can ask Haiiro if I can leave now if you want,"she continued, bouncing on her heels excitedly.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Nov 21, 2017 17:16:14 GMT -8
As Michi jabbered on about the places that had a special interest to her, Oriana did her best to keep up with them. She knew where Alto was at least in terms of maps and general locations, but so far it was just a name and nothing more. Liggs too was like that, but at least Orion had described it some before this, so she had a general idea. With these options out in the air for a while, however, Oriana surveyed the gardens, listening as Michi described them and explained what she liked most.
Orion, meanwhile, followed on allowing his gaze to flicker from one thing to the next. It had felt like so long ago that he’d come to understand what Michi was and what she was in his life, but it was still so weirdly foreign at times. Almost uncomfortably so. The fact Mom accepted it so quickly was… strange but not unlike her in some ways. He set a hand on the back of his neck and just tried to pay attention. As Michi wrapped up, Orion set a hand on his chin. “How about we go out to Alto for a bit. I have a teleporter with me,” he answered.
Oriana glanced sideways at Orion, her brow quirking a bit as he mentioned teleportation. In that regard they were of the same mind in how it affected them. Still, if Orion was willing to do that, then fine then she would not bow from it. Haiiro, meanwhile, would be fine with Michi leaving so long as she made sure to carry her cell phone and text if need be. She may have been independent, but he didn’t want her straying too far without access to help.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Dec 10, 2017 21:36:20 GMT -8
At the suggestion to go to Alto, Michi's eyes lit up and she couldn't help the giddy squeal that escaped her. "Really? You wanna go to Alto?" Michi asked, making sure that she had actually heard that correctly. The look Oriana gave to Orion completely escaped Michi's notice as she went off to find Haiiro. Whatever answer was given after that would have to wait while she told him exactly what was going on between happy, excited squeals. Eventually, when Michi calmed down enough to actually explain where she was going, it seemed Haiiro was alright with her going granted she brought her cell phone. The next few minutes included a mad scramble to find said cell phone before Michi came bounding back to where Orion and Oriana were. "Haiiro said I could go!" Michi practically squealed, giggling happily before coming to a stop in front of her friends. She only just remembered to return Sunchaser before grinning up at Orion and Oriana. "So, the Alto Pokecenter would be a good place to start I think! I can show you where Azalea found me that way! And you might be able to meet Jayme if he's working today~." Michi would have no doubt continued to ramble on excitedly but well... maybe it would be better to wait until they were actually in Alto. Right? Right.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 11, 2017 16:11:41 GMT -8
As Michi came bounding back again, Orion had shifted to reach for a Pokeball again. Her immediate squeals had him smirking a bit. Oriana was left to wonder if there was even a chance she would have been unable to go but put that in the back of her mind for now. Whatever, for now.
“Alto Pokemon center it is then,” Orion gave a nod releasing the Kadabra and explaining to her where they were going. Once that was settled, however, she was quick to teleport all three of them off to Alto— overshooting its main Pokemon center by a good couple of blocks but getting into the vicinity at least. “Hmmm sorry about that, we can walk though, right?” he mused.
“So this is Alto…” Oriana commented slowly looking around at the buildings and forests that surrounded them. Orion gave a small nod and returned the Kadabra thereafter. He had been there a handful of times for different measures of work, but most of his time was spent in other areas.
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