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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Dec 20, 2017 2:09:57 GMT -8
Michi beamed up at Orion and nodded when he confirmed where they were going. The Kadabra was new and she would have said something had the world not suddenly disappeared and reappeared before her eyes. Urrrggghhhhh and now she felt sick. Why was the world spinning? Stumbling a little, Michi barely heard Orion apologize about... something before she placed her hand on her knees. To Orion and Oriana, Michi's face would look pale and perhaps a little green. Teleporting was something she still wasn't used to apparently. It would be a few more moments before Michi recovered enough to stand up fully. She was still a little dizzy but at least the world didn't move anymore. Ok, this was ok. They were in Alto after all, it was supposed to be a fun day! Right, Orion had said something before. Grinning at Orion, Michi shook her head, "It's ok~ I think we're close to Azalea's old herd anyway! Let me bring her out, I know she'll love to meet you guys." A couple pokeballs would be brought out before a Rapidash and Deerling would be released. Normally Azalea would hide behind Michi. This time however, the Deerling recognized that they were near her home and made a happy sound, rearing up excitedly. Michi giggled at seeing how happy Azalea was and pet her head, "We're close to where you found me, aren't we girl~," Michi murmured, giggling more when the Deerling nodded enthusiastically. Sunchaser nickered affectionately, nuzzling Azalea. Turning to Orion and Oriana, Michi smiled brightly, "Did you want to see where Azalea found me first or go straight to the pokecenter?" Either one would be good, but Michi wanted to see what Oriana and Orion thought first.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 20, 2017 5:55:41 GMT -8
Setting a hand on Michi’s shoulder, Orion quickly moved to steady her. In the meantime, he returned the Kadabra for later. Oriana was… a bit too distracted at the moment to notice so much. Her eyes kept bounding around and her Aura Sight kept flickering from one thing to the next. While it was nothing in comparison to some expanses of green she had seen, it was denser than she’d seen in a while especially within a town.
Both would stop as Michi released Sunchaser and Azalea. Orion had already seen both and raised a hand to pet Sunchaser briefly in greeting. Oriana, meanwhile, found her brows furrowing slightly. So this is her Azalea— She had caught the name before but hadn’t had time to ask about it. Now seeing that Michi had named one of her Pokemon after… her niece basically, Oriana didn’t… even quite know what to say. Even if she believed her. Even if she could understand where the similarity came in intrinsically, even if she could know all of these things… it still….was strange to her, heh.
The question had Orion shrugging. “Either or is fine,” was his immediate response.
Oriana, meanwhile, would make the decision. “Let’s head to the spot you were found first, there might be some evidence still there if we know what to look for.” With that, she’d wait for Michi to lead the way again, following along behind her and looking around with her aura senses again open and careful.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Dec 20, 2017 13:17:00 GMT -8
Feeling a hand on her shoulder, Michi was really grateful for the extra support. As soon as she was feeling better, she released her Pokemon and smile as Orion pet Sunchaser. The Rapidash nickered, nuzzling Orion in turn while Oriana... well, her reaction wasn't exactly what she was hoping for but oh well? The offer to choose was extended after that but well, it seemed that Orion didn't care but Oriana wanted to see where she'd been found. Ah-... evidence? Well, Michi wasn't sure about that but Azalea was clearly happy about it. As soon as the Deerling heard that Oriana wanted to see the spot Michi was found, she bounded off without hesitation, waiting impatiently for the others to follow. Michi giggled and gestured for the others to come. "I don't think it's too far away! Azalea knows where it is, it might even be close to her old home!"Michi mused, running after the Deerling before too long. She stumbled a little but a quick stop to take off her shoes solved that and she was off again. Sunchaser thankfully hung back a little to make sure Oriana and Orion didn't get lost. It didn't take too long before Michi had found the place she was looking for while Azalea bounded off a ways. She was fine, Michi trusted her to come back and well, who didn't want to say hi to their family when they were so close. "Well, here we are~,"Michi mused, spinning around in a circle, "Azalea was the one that found me but I think she wants to see her family right now. She'll come back later~."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 22, 2017 15:29:15 GMT -8
Yellow and violet eyes flickered in unison following the Deerling as she bounded off. Michi’s giggle, however, Oriana and Orion looking back to her. Her explanation had Orion nodding and Oriana smirking a bit. Before either could react, however, Michi was bounding off, and they were left following after her quickly. At least her pink Rapidash moved at a bit more normal of a pace, and they would get there a little after she did.
At the spot, however, Oriana immediately turned on her aura vision and started to scna the area slowly, carefully. She wasn’t exactly sure what she was looking for, but she had faith that if it was there, she would find it.
Orion, meanwhile, slowly looked around in a different way. “It’s… kind of a pretty place,” he mused looking at Michi softly. “I’m glad the Pokemon found you first.” Heh, yeah cause… what would humans even say to that, he had to wonder. Then again, Luke’s parents had had a similar experience and… they got along ok… had even managed to get into contact with Mom and go from there.
“Hmmmmmm,” was the only noise out of Oriana.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 2, 2018 17:09:05 GMT -8
Michi grinned when Orion said the place was pretty and then said he was glad the Pokemon found her. Yeah, she loved Azalea dearly and didn't know what she would've done without them. "Yeah, me too! It was just... easier to find them first, I guess. I mean, if I am similar to a Rapidash like you think I am, Deerling and Sawsbuck have herds. So do Ponyta to some extent. I saw something I was familiar with and I think that made all the difference in the world, yunno?" Sunchaser nuzzled her in response, earning a giggle from the pinkette. Yeah, she was really glad they'd found her first too. "What do you think, Oriana? It's super pretty and I love it here. It feels more like 'home' to me for some reason. I could stay out here just like this and be fine~." She'd done it before too, sleeping under the stars was something special and nothing could quite replace that feeling. If she had her away, Michi would stay in the forest but... that would mean being away from Haiiro and the garden and all the other friends she'd made. Ah well~. She was happy where she was right now.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 3, 2018 12:46:28 GMT -8
Orion’s lips quirked a little as Michi spoke. He knew she was basically rehashing what they had already discussed but also knew this was more for Oriana’s benefit at this point.
The latter seemed to look thoughtful, setting a hand on her chin and nodding slowly. Had she been learning this all first hand, Oriana might have had more questions, but with the numerous filters and answers that had come about in the time since Orion had first met Michi onward, it all ‘made sense’ right then. Yes.
As she was acknowledged, Oriana blinked a couple of times before slowly looking back to Michi. “The aura in the area seems very calm, natural,” she finally answered reaching up to string a few fingers through her hair. “I don’t see any difference from the normal fauna and flora…” Too bad, really. Maybe if the wormhole had just recently opened up, she could hope to see a difference.
“I think she means do you like the terrain and the area,” Orion snarked a bit lowly.
Oriana’s eyes flashed back to him, and she frowned a little softly. “That isn’t what she asked.”
“Seriously?” Orion glared a little.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 4, 2018 21:25:51 GMT -8
At Oriana's response, Michi blinked in confusion. That was... huh? What did that have to do with the area? Or had Oriana misunderstood? She hadn't asked about any strange things in the area. It was just-... Oh, Orion seemed to understand but... What? W-wait? This wasn't what she wanted. Fighting wasn't good. Taking a breath, Michi stepped forward and took Orion and Oriana's hands, smiling up at them. She was calm, confused, but calm and was trying to help them feel calm too. "It's ok, 'rion. I guess it wasn't how I worded the question, huh? But, this place is kind of like my second home I guess. I hope you like it as much as I do, Oriana~," Michi stated, smiling a bit more. "It's calm here, peaceful even. Do you like it here?" That hopefully shouldn't be a confusing question, right? She didn't want either of them to fight again, that wouldn't be good.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 5, 2018 21:53:15 GMT -8
Yellow eyes held violet ones with such an intensity that for a couple of seconds both parties were pretty sure they were about to go cross-eyed. Even as Michi took their hands, neither one looked away. As she started speaking, however, they did glance sideways to her. Orion frowned. Oriana frowned more. As much as she was trying to calm them, neither one was very well influenced by the outside emotion.
Oriana huffed first. “Yeah… it’s alright,” she answered adjusting her glasses and looking around slowly. “These forests are somewhat similar to those found in certain parts of Era.” Not really comparable to anything in the Alola region aside from maybe certain jungle-ish areas but…
“You could try and be more positive,” Orion grumbled. Oriana growled a little low in her throat. Could he not see she was trying?
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 15, 2018 13:59:55 GMT -8
O-oh no? No? This wasn't what she wanted at all. Why were they so unhappy? This... this was supposed to be fun and... they weren't having as much fun together as she thought they should. Oriana saying that the forest was alright and comparing it to Era even had Michi relaxing a bit. That... still wasn't exactly what she had been looking for but brought a brighter smile to Michi's features regardless. She had been about to ask what the forests in Era were like when Orion spoke up and... n-no, don't be angry again... Wasn't this supposed to be a fun day? Considering she was holding both their hands still, it was debatable whether Orion and Oriana could feel how panicky Michi was at that moment. Shaking her head, Michi pushed those thoughts aside and took a deep breath. No... she just had to try harder, right? Maybe if she was calm, they would be too? Red eyes closed for a moment as she listened to the sounds of the forest she loved so much. Even if Orion and Oriana didn't care for the forest, Michi loved it here. It brought a sense of peace that she couldn't find on the train and that was what she focused on. Michi hummed a bit, focusing on the feeling and trying to help Oriana and Orion feel it too. She'd only tried this a few times before and it seemed to help calm nervous Pokemon and people to a certain extent. It wasn't an overwhelming sensation by any means, but more like the waves of the ocean just barely touching the shore. The more Michi concentrated on it, the easier it was for those waves to grow bigger. Hopefully this would help. Maybe. "I'm glad~. Are the forests in Era as beautiful as this one? This is my favorite place in all of Veria, so I'm glad I get to share it with both of you~," Michi chimed happily, her voice holding an almost sing song quality to it, "What are your favorite places to go?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 16, 2018 7:13:05 GMT -8
Orion was much more receptive to the sense of anxiety that Michi was feeling, and sort of maybe fidgeted slightly from it. Oriana was vaguely aware of it but wouldn’t register it fully. Orion was the first to wring his hand out of Michi’s grasp and even took a step back before she could try any other feelings on him. A hard frown pulled onto his features, and some part of him wanted to run. He wouldn’t, though, and just sort of stood ready to instead.
Oriana fidgeted slightly at Orion’s motions and stopped talking to stare at him. Michi’s words would go unanswered as they just sort of stared again, each vaguely aware that her presence was doing things. Orion would register it as her Empathy, but Oriana would take a little longer to grasp what that feeling was. A slow breath would draw into the latter before she wriggled her fingers from Mich’s grasp and folded her arms. “What are you so antsy about?” she ask-demanded.
Orion frowned. “What do you think?” he finally ask-demanded back. “I don’t like to be touched.” This was… actually very much news to Oriana who stopped for a moment and stared a little confused. Orion huffed a little softer. She’d know if she made any effort to know him. “I don’t like my feelings messed with either.” His gaze flashed at Michi daring her to say anything about it. Yellow eyes flashed up again and met lavender ones. “You’d know that if—“
“What do you want me to say? Oriana cut in again, snapping hard. “I’m sorry? For what? For what this time? What do you want?”
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 16, 2018 23:32:48 GMT -8
As soon as Orion pried his hand from her grasp, Michi knew that something was wrong. It was wrong before then but it was worse now. Even her attempts to calm both of them didn't do anything. Or at least it seemed that way. Then Oriana pulled her hand away too and then started talking to Orion. Michi didn't know what to do, didn't know what to say. She'd been trying to make things better but it seemed that nothing she did was going to help. Then Orion was saying something again and Michi flinched back a bit. She didn't know he didn't like that, and apparently Oriana didn't either? That... huh? The next thing Orion said however had a small whimper escaping from Michi as she took a step back, hands on her head as Oriana snapped at him. No... no, no, no, no, NO, this wasn't supposed to happen. All these feelings, the things she felt from them hurt more than she thought they would. I don't want this. Another whimper escaped Michi as she struggled to shut out the emotions assailing her. She was panicking, and that didn't help matters at all. At least until Sunchaser came up to her and put his head on her shoulder, nuzzling her. Turning to hide her head against the Rapidash, Michi took a couple deep breaths, focusing on Sunchaser until she could turn off her empathy. There. That was better. It felt odd, but at least she wasn't getting the feedback from Orion and Oriana. Whatever was going on, Michi knew she couldn't help... at least not this time. After a few moments, Michi let go of Sunchaser and stepped forward. "Hey... Orion? I'm sorry. I didn't know and... I was just trying to help. I'm really sorry. Today was supposed to be fun and it... isn't." Looking down at the ground, she kicked at the ground a bit, hands clasped in front of her. At the end of the day, Michi was still just a child and didn't know what else to do. Her gifts had done little and had only made things worse for Orion. Maybe it was a mistake coming here after all...
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Jan 23, 2018 14:48:24 GMT -8
Orion’s teeth grit. He didn’t know what he wanted Mom of all people to say, but sorry didn’t cut it anyways. It didn’t make up for years of not being enough for her. It didn’t make up for feeling like a failure because of her. It didn’t make up for anything she’d ever done and said and— He realized he was overreacting. Ugh, of fucking course.
Yellow eyes flickered sideways matching red ones as Michi spoke. Ugh, Michi. Orion frowned a little looking back hard at Oriana before making a head gesture. The latter frowned a bit but was vaguely more concerned with Michi than she was letting on. After a moment, a decompressed sigh escaped from Orion. “Mich—“ Ugt. “Whatever….” A hand reached up and ruffled through his own hair. “I just wanted to show you Michi since you had such a ….. unique situation.” His voice was strained down, irritated still. His eyes kept flicking to Oriana but would never exactly stay. “But I think you and her can just catch up or something. I’m out for now.”
“Orion,” Oriana snapped, but he’d already turned and hand waved off whatever else was said. Oriana groaned deep in her throat. Why was this so hard to even….Ugh she was so frustrated. What was she even supposed to even…uh. A lavender eye glanced sideways at Michi. Oriana’s features fell hard.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 2, 2018 20:44:37 GMT -8
Even without her empathy on, Michi could tell that something was wrong, very wrong. She wished that there was something she could do to help Orion but her efforts so far had only made things worse. Even her apology didn't help matters and the tears the filled her eyes just... wouldn't go away. Another quiet apology would escape her as she heard that sigh and the beginning of her name. The explanation had Michi looking over at Oriana briefly but she didn't exactly know what to do or say in this moment. Then Orion said he was leaving and for a moment, Michi was reaching out, trying to grab him, to stop him. She was too late however and her fingers only just barely brushed him. Even Oriana couldn't stop him and Michi just didn't know what to do. This had gone horribly wrong... why had it gone so wrong? Tears blurred her vision as she watched him walk away. Today was supposed to be happy? Why? Why couldn't she do anything to help? A soft, almost choking sound was all that would be heard before Michi's hands went to her head, clenching fistfuls of hair. This was all wrong... everything was wrong. It wasn't supposed to be this way... not like this...
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Feb 5, 2018 13:02:07 GMT -8
Oriana bit her lip. A shaky breath drew in and out of her. She felt… so strung out so very quickly. How had one measly argument ruptured into this? Ugh, she didn't even know. Michi was crying, however, and slowly Oriana's attention drew over to her. Oh right. Oh, suck.
A weird sensation came and went from Oriana before she slowly shifted, pulling Michi into a hug, and resting her chin on top of her head. Had it not been explained to her who she was and why she was the way she was, Oriana would have been more than a little weirded out by being so close and personal with someone like this. But this, for a moment at least, felt almost comfortable. "Shhhhh it'll be fine…" she muttered not entirely believing her own words. It was hard to gauge with Orion. He was about as hard to read and as stubborn as she could be.
Orion, meanwhile, was walking fast through the forest, muttering under his breath. Why did she have to push every little button of his to such a far reaching extreme? Why did she just not move on or some shit? Why did he even try and have a decent day with Mom? Ugh, he was irritated. At least town wasn't too far away. Maybe he could start a fight in the street with a local or something. Hah.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 15, 2018 17:02:56 GMT -8
Looking down at the ground, Michi shook her head. This was all wrong. It wasn't supposed to happen like this, everyone was supposed to be happy and have fun and- ...and... She didn't know what had happened or why Orion had stormed off like that but some part of Michi blamed herself. Was it because she had used her abilities? Was it because he didn't like the woods? There was no way she could know the real reason he had left them and Michi hated feeling so helpless. Michi was vaguely aware of how pulling at her hair was hurting but didn't care. More sobs shook her frame before she felt Oriana's arms pull her into a hug. The embrace and the words that followed helped to calm her slightly. She wasn't entirely sure if it really would be 'fine' but it did help in ways that Michi couldn't really express. There was something so right about being like this, something almost familiar even. Slowly, her arms would relax and hug Oriana back, burying her head against her chest for now. It would take a little while before Michi had calmed enough to speak. Instead of trying to explain why she was upset however, her first words were an apology. She didn't know exactly what she was sorry for but it needed to be said. "This was supposed to be fun and-... I'm sorry..." Michi murmured, still holding Oriana loosely. If Oriana wanted to, she could pull away but right then the contact was comforting to Michi. In some ways, she was almost afraid that Oriana would leave too. If that happened, she would be alone and for some reason that was scarier than Michi thought it should be.
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