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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 18, 2017 20:41:36 GMT -8
It had been a couple weeks since Lucien had begun the tedious training that was required for Aura Reinforcement. While Viola assured him that he was a natural in many ways and could just as easily train on his own now, he found himself coming back every week or so to get in some training via helping her with yard work and whatever else she wanted of him. Hey! He got in some training and she got free manual labor. It was a win-win right? Kinda yeah. Heh.
As he was cleaning up her yard, that day, however, he would be surprised to know another student was apparently showing up sometime that day? She’d never mentioned anything like it before, but then he had always sort of thought she was a kind of unwilling teacher: more a practitioner and harbinger maybe heh. Still, it was kinda neat and he found himself hanging around the front yard as he did the work asked of him. His powerful Aura Sight extended outwards hoping to catch the person whenever they came in range.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 18, 2017 21:25:56 GMT -8
Ugh, why did he have to do this again? Jazz had been telling Oriana what he'd been doing and some of his struggles on his own. Instead of giving him suggestions, Auntie had badgered him into working with a master. Sigh, like he really wanted to do that. He was doing just fine on his own, thank you very much. Still, after the situation with Luke it was... nice to have something else to focus on when insomnia kicked in. He had kept his promise to Luke, Jazz hadn't slipped back into his old coping mechanism. It meant he was miserable, certainly, and he'd drunk more than his fair share over the past few days, but even he knew when to admit that he needed help. That was the only reason Jazz had trecked all the way to Viola's house in Carrefor. Oriana had apparently told her to expect him to show up. He didn't know what good it would do, but it was at least something to focus on. What he hadn't expected to see was someone else in the yard working on... was that some kind of plant? Eh, whatever. Jazz was here to learn, not to play errand boy. Kovu was walking beside him, or rather, running ahead then circling back, running around Jazz, and running ahead again. It was cute, honestly, and despite himself Jazz found himself smirking at how cute it was. As he got closer to the house, Jazz was able to focus on the guy a little more. Somehow it was harder to see than Oriana's or even Orion's. Perhaps it was because he wasn't used to it? Looking over at Kovu's blue aura, Jazz smirked again before looking over at the guy. Huh, was that purple? It sure seemed like it. Heh, it didn't seem to be near as bright as Orion's had been that one time. It was nice, actually. Bright colors hurt his eyes if he looked at them too long. Might as well say hi though. Maybe he knew where this 'Viola' was that he was supposed to meet. "Yo,"Jazz called out, waving at the young man, " 'sup?"
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 18, 2017 21:42:02 GMT -8
As soon as Jazz stepped into his line of Aura Sight, Lucien was aware of him. Stopping in mid-pick of some of these nastier berries all covered in thorns, he found his interests redirected. A hand dropped the berry into the collection tub, and Lucien shifted back some to a seated position on his heels. Deep red and dark green… The aura was practically pouring off the person in waves. The aura surrounding the Luxray was tiny by comparison. Looks stressed… Stressed, anxious, sad, all those negative feelings tended to run together when he was reading the aura of a stranger but even then Lucien could see something… not quite right.
Lucien stood up fully as the young man and his Luxray came closer. A hand raised, and a simple salute was given. “Nothing much, are you the new guy?” His words were in Kalosian, and it took him a second after to realize the man had spoken in Common. “Oi, ya speak Kalozian ‘r jus’ Common?” he asked in Common, setting a hand on his hip. “Namez Lucien, ya need s’mthin’?” If it wasn’t the guy who was supposed to be coming around today, Lucien wasn’t gonna make a fool of himself by asking right out.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 18, 2017 22:05:58 GMT -8
The first words out of the young man's mouth earned a rather blank stare as Jazz tried to decipher what the hell he'd just heard. He caught a few words, sure? But... what the hell? Thankfully the question was in a language he could actually understand. "Umm, does Italian count?"Jazz answered back in his native tongue before switching back to Common, smirking a bit, "Common's jis fine,"he continued, setting his hands behind his head. Well, this was interesting, but ehh, maybe Lucien knew where Viola was? Nodding at Lucien's introduction, Jazz gave a two-fingered salute before placing the hand back behind his head. "Name's Jazz. Meh Aunt said that Viola lived 'ere? She kept badgering me ta train under a master. Thought I wuz doin' fine on meh own but..." A shrug would be the only answer giving after that. It was frustrating honestly, he'd been trying to figure out what the next step was but it wasn't that easy. Especially not lately. Jazz could hardly turn his aura sight off anymore which gave him more headaches than not but ehh, he'd learned to live with it for the most part.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 18, 2017 22:24:10 GMT -8
Lucien’s brow quirked, and a shake of head was given. He didn’t exactly know what Jazz had said but could give a guess given what he’d already asked in Common. A laugh escaped form him when he was assured Common was fine. Jazz eh? He’d commit that name to memory for later. Ah neat so this was the one Miss Violad had mentioned. As Jazz explained more of why he was there, Lucien gave a small nod. “Ah yeh, s’e’z inside ‘f ya wanna talk ta ‘er..” he said thumbing back towards the house. “Er—“
Viola was actually coming straight out the door carrying one of her many Espurrs in tow. “Lucien, I’ve got an emergency. Keep an eye on the Espurr especially Barry! I’ll be back in an hour!” Before Lucien could say much of anything, however, the woman had already walked passed him and was almost to Jazz. “You, new kid, make yourself useful and help out Lucien. I will be back.”
And… with that… she was gone. Lucien was vaguely aware of her aura rather quickly exiting stage left but… A slow, awkward laugh escaped from him as he looked back to Jazz. “Sorreh ‘ut ‘f ya wanna talk ta ‘er yer gonna hafta wait…” he explained reaching up and scratching his cheek. “Ah’m one ‘f er students tho’.”
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 18, 2017 22:50:12 GMT -8
Jazz was about to head inside once Lucien pointed out that Viola was in the house after all when the lady in question came out. He had just opened his mouth to say something or even introduce himself when it seemed Viola was already addressing Lucien. When Jazz was addressed though, he wasn't even referred to by his name just 'new kid'. Green eyes narrowed as he watched Viola walk away. I'm a student to a crazy cat lady... great. Thank you, soooo much Auntie. 'Study under a master'. Pfft, he'd be better off studying on his own. Crossing his arms over his chest, Jazz was very close to just turning around and leaving when Lucien spoke up. "Yeah, I kin see that much,"Jazz murmured, letting out a derisive laugh as he looked up at the sky, "Dunno what the hell auntie was thinking. Greeeaaat first impression,"he continued, taking a step backwards to head back the way he came. Kovu seemed to like the Espurr though and had pounce-tackled the nearest one, rolling with them and purring like a kitten. Right, he should at least stay and help. Fuck. Since when did babysitting have anything to do with aura training? Lucien's explanation that he was one of Viola's students had Jazz relaxing somewhat. Huh, maybe this wasn't a wasted trip after all. "Nice to meetya, 's she always like that?"Jazz asked, hoping that the answer was no. If it was... well, whatever. He'd find some other master that wasn't crazy or whatever the hell Viola was.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 19, 2017 6:34:54 GMT -8
A small, weak laugh escaped from Lucien as Jazz spoke. At least Jazz seemed to perk up again as he stated his position of sorts. The question thereafter had him flashing a grin. “Well ah, nawt realleh… see s’e works ta take care ‘f the aura ‘n tha whole area,” he explained. “Usin’ techniques ta calm spirits ‘n Pokemon ‘n people down…” He had yet to even try Aura Channeling, and some part of him did not want to do so until he had a better grasp of Reinforcement but.. heh that might be on his to-do list eventually anyways. “S’e believes ‘n kinda trial by fire too…” he half laughed remembering that.
A small shake of head was given. “Ut she’s gotta good heart,” he went on. “ ‘Er Aura ‘n emotions ‘n everythin’ say so…” That and he’d come to understand as much from the training he had received. “So ya new ta tha country ‘r?” New to the area, new to aura, new to any number of things that could be the source of him coming here.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 19, 2017 15:02:31 GMT -8
Lucien's grin at the question was curious. Jazz had just criticized Viola and he was smiling about it? That didn't really make a lot of sense but the explanation that followed cleared a few things up. Ah, so that's what Viola had meant by emergency. There must've been someone that needed her help but... spirits too? Maybe that's why she lived so close to a graveyard, come to think about it. The thought was just a little bit unnerving but oh well? Hearing the part about trial by fire had Jazz raising an eyebrow. Huh. It sounded a lot like what Oriana had done initially by forcing him to look at battle a different way before actually teaching him anything. Still, as he listened to what Lucien had to say Jazz nodded and shrugged. He hadn't really gotten a good look at Viola's aura as she ran past but that wasn't a huge surprise. It took him longer to read a stranger's aura since he needed to focus more. A passing glance really only looked like a blur of color. The question that was asked of him however had Jazz looking up at Lucien again and shaking his head. "Nah, lived 'ere a few months at least. I actually work on Sinclair's engines. 's pretty neat," Jazz explained, smirking a bit before continuing, "My best friend, Luke, came up with the Chroma Cookie. Yunno, the human gender cookie? I ate it and started seeing wisps of color after that. Thought I was goin' crazy til my aunt helped me figure out it was aura. 't hurts meh eyes if I leave it on fer too long but I haven't been able to turn it off lately," he continued, waving a hand in dismissal and shrugging. Jazz knew exactly why he couldn't turn it off but Lucien didn't really need to know the specifics. What he wouldn't realize was how his aura twisted and lashed about at the thought of what happened. "Auntie had been badgering me to get a master anyway so I figured what could it hurt,"Jazz explained, giving another noncommittal shrug as he set his hands in his front hoodie pocket, falling silent thereafter. Kovu seemed to be having fun with the Espurr... heh, it looked like all of them were climbing on the Luxray now. Maybe I should get some. Right, wasn't there a swarm around here? Might be a good distraction at least.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 19, 2017 16:34:26 GMT -8
Hm? Well that was kinda cool, kinda random but still kinda cool. Interesting story of aura he guessed was a better way to describe it. As Jazz explained his issue, however, a weird laugh escaped from Lucien. “Yeh?” he grinned a bit. Before he could say more, however, Jazz’s aura started moving and cut him off. The way it twisted and thrashed when it had been pretty relaxed before was.. a pretty good indication of something…Oh… guess something’s made of suck…
For a few seconds, Lucien was quiet before he seemed to pull back into reality and shook his head. “Well, fer a while, ah couldn’t even turn mine awf,” he started in a bit slower. “Spent years jus’ … seein’ et ‘n thinkin’ it was normally heh.” He shrugged a bit and flashed a grin. “Guess ah shoudda known ‘t wuzn’t ‘ut now ah c’n work wit’ et jus’ fine…”
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 21, 2017 3:09:02 GMT -8
Jazz smirked a bit at the initial response and nodded. He still couldn't really explain why he had started seeing aura since eating the cookie. Maybe it was because it felt like he could stop pretending to be something he wasn't. Like he didn't have to prove himself anymore, somehow. Ehh, there were any number of reason why Jazz started seeing aura after that but it seemed like too much of a coincidence to him. Lucien's behavior after the initial response was a little odd though. He seemed like he was staring off into space or something? Oh well, he seemed to recover quickly enough and explained that he couldn't turn his off for a while. Jazz quirked an eyebrow at that, he got headaches if he saw aura colors for too long. Seeing them all the time was... yikes. "Shit, really?"Jazz murmured, shaking his head a little in disbelief, "Aura's cool to see but 's so bright at times it's hard to concentrate. I couldn't imagine thinking it was normal to see that way," he continued before he saw the Espurr seemed to be tormenting his Luxray. Shit. He could tell that Kovu was trying to be a good sport but it looked like his aura was a little stressed. " 'ey, Kovu! Magnet Rise!"Jazz called out, already walking over to pry any of other Espurr off him. The Luxray blinked at the order and wondered why he hadn't thought of that sooner. Managing to get his feet under him he shook his mane and used Magnet Rise to levitate, forcing some of the Espurr to let go in the process. "A'ight, c'mon get off 'im silly kittehs,"Jazz murmured, taking one of the Espurr still clinging to Kovu's mane in his arms. The Luxray wasn't helping by rubbing against him like that and purring heh, but it did bring a smile to Jazz's face. " 'ow much longer doya think she's gonna be?"Jazz asked, looking back over at Lucien as he set an Espurr down only to watch it try and jump back on Kovu. Squinting at the Espurr, Jazz gestured to Kovu who simply levitated higher out of the Espurr's reach. That would solve that for now but ugh. Maybe they weren't that cute after all.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 21, 2017 16:42:10 GMT -8
“Snawt bright when ya’ve nevah known any different,” Lucien grinned a bit and shrugged his shoulders. From his earliest memories, he’d seen aura. Actually having control over it now actually…made things weirdly bland. Before he could say much more, however, it seemed the Espurr bunch had taken an unnecessary amount of interest in Jazz’s Luxray that he was now dealing with.
Oh huh-uh “Ey- hang on,” he jerked a little helping the Espurr down from the Luxray. They were always so weirdly fascinated by foreign things or so he’d come to find out. They were raised here and only knew certain things from here, so it made sense but…. Mwah? “Ah s’e comes back whenever…” he shrugged. “Nawt sure ta be hones’… tho ‘f yer lookin’ fer like pointers ‘r somethin’ ah might be able ta help.” Snuggling one of the Espurr, he immediately attracted all of them each coming around and attaching to his legs and snuggling against him as well.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Nov 28, 2017 23:24:06 GMT -8
Jazz would have replied to Lucien's reply if the Espurr hadn't started to torment Kovu. Thankfully the Espurr were easy enough to pry off but hopefully Viola would come back sooner rather than later. At least Lucien was able to help out, the Espurr seemed quite taken with him actually. The answer he received about Viola's return wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear. Fighting the urge to groan, Jazz rubbed his face with one hand. Great, just wonderful. Lucien's offer to help had Jazz looking back over at him, raising an eyebrow. Well, that wasn't what he'd been expecting. "Yeah? Sure, 'm game,"Jazz replied, smirking a bit as the Espurr seemed to flock over to him, "Heh, what're ya, sum kinda Espurr charmer?" he teased, chuckling a bit before combing his hands through Kovu's mane. He already seemed calmer which was good but Magnet Rise was more of a repellant for the time being. The Espurr couldn't climb all over Kovu if he was floating with the move. "So, where do we start?"Jazz asked after a moment. He'd come over here to try and get some help with aura after all. There was no sense in wasting time.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Nov 29, 2017 7:15:18 GMT -8
A small laugh escaped from Lucien as Jazz spoke. “Ah’m good wit’ Pokemon, usually,” he answered. “Always ‘ave been…” Feeling through the fur of the Psychic cat Pokemon, he gave a gentler smile. “Mah, Mom thinks ‘s cuz ‘f mah aura.” He shrugged briefly before setting the Espurr down and making a small ‘shoo’ hand gesture to those who had flocked to them. The kittens seemed less than pleased but would disperse of their own accord shortly after.
The question, however, had Lucien grinning a bit. “That’s nawt tha question ya need ta be askin’,” he answered playfully letting that sink in for a moment before going on. “Yer supposed ta be askin’ whatevah ya wanna know… whatever you wanna do wit’ aura,” he emphasized. “T’s personal like dat.” He knew that better than anyone considering his own training.
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Post by Jazz Johnson on Dec 2, 2017 20:39:47 GMT -8
Jazz smirked a little at Lucien's explanation over why he was good with Pokemon. Huh, that... made sense actually, especially with how calm and soothing Lucien's aura was at first glance. "I kin see dat,"Jazz replied, green eyes scanning over Lucien's aura again, "Yer aura's nice 'n calm... soft purples and... yeah,"he continued, finding it difficult to find the right words to describe what he was seeing. Actually, it was a little hard to even see Lucien's aura sometimes so maybe that could be why. The response to his question however had Jazz blinking in confusion. Oriana had only been able to give him a sort of crash course on aura. He had no clue what else aura could do, much less what he wanted from it. Aura was something that Jazz had never thought he'd be able to learn and now that he had it... What do I want to do. "Umm, I dun know?"Jazz murmured, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly, "Meh aunt pointed me towards Viola fer a reason though. I jis dunno wut I wanna do. Never thought I'd have aura so never considered it before," he continued, shrugging his shoulders a bit. That was the long and the short of it at any rate.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Dec 2, 2017 20:46:58 GMT -8
Warmth briefly came to Lucien’s features as Jazz described his aura. A small chuckle resounded from him, and he shrugged his shoulders. He might have said something about how weak it was on any given day and how much he was working to strengthen it, but nah. Not right now, not the best thing to be telling a new student of Aura and all heh.
The look of alarmed confusion that jumped to Jazz’s eyes had Lucien fidgeting slightly. Really? Well…. Huh. That was….. huh… “Do ya like…” he paused setting a couple fingers on his lips and chin thinking that over before actually replying. “Weeeelll like… ya c’n see aura fr’m the sounds of et, but c’n ya read et? Know whut et means? C’n ya project et at all?” That was probably too many questions, and if Jazz didn’t know his meaning, then it’d be utterly useless but he was trying. That was something, right?
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