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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 23, 2017 9:41:29 GMT -8
Orion’s eyes flickered around slowly as they came up into the garden area. Huh, kinda fancy, yeah? Fishy took extra measures to fly up and over the gate because why the heck not. Orion’s attention refocused, however, as Shaun spoke. Don’t laugh— Don’t laugh, don’t laugh. Ok, he was snickering a little softly but gave a small nod. “Think if I had a rack quite like that I’d have to agree with you,” he answered with a dry grin.
Yellow eyes flickered up as the sound caught his ears, a curious look coming to Orion’s features as Shaun reacted. Friends, or so it seemed like, heh. Sitting down at the bar, Orion immediately found Fishy flopping in his lap. Uhmph, two hundred pounds of eel was almost a little too much for him and this stool specifically, but he wasn’t about to push them off now. Instead, a hand raised and he’d roll his fingers over the Eelektross earning a ticklish hiss back.
The question, however, pulled Orion back to Shaun again. “Ah yeah, something like that,” he answered. “I keep fucking up and still using boyfriend but …” He shrugged his shoulders and smiled a little weaker. “Easier to remember when they’re right in front of me, ya know?” Mr. Fish, in all their wisdom, decided to nip at Orion’s side, earning a small hiss of pain and a swatting motion. The Eelektross hiss-laughed back.
As the bartender came around and seemed to recognize a regular, he was quick to head over and ask what they wanted. Orion went with something simple enough: rum and coke for now and a bottle of carbonated water and some Poke-treats if they had them. Mr. Fish would certainly appreciate the chance to chow down after all.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 23, 2017 10:01:45 GMT -8
Shaun did well to take a grasp of the situation. He did see the appeal of a gender cookie, but he felt wrong to assume too much of why Orion's boyfriend, now girlfriend, had used one. It could be experimentation, it could be to do with identity. Whatever the case he'd keep his mouth shut on any assumptions he could make. Dipping his eyes towards the bartender as they arrived, but at least being polite enough to respond to Orion first. "Ah, I guess it would be. Habit can be a hard thing to change. My ma', bless her, is kind enough to...'recognize me', but she can still slip up now and then. Still, least she tries." Eyes dipping back to the bartender, he'd give a bright smile and think for a moment before ordering. "Just a pint, bowl of nuts, and Ruck's usual if ya don't mind."
With the orders taken they'd get their drinks and Shaun would get his nuts soon enough, and Rucks's usual seemed to take some time to prepare. After a light sip of his drink, Shaun let out a satisfied sigh and turned back to Orion, snickering a little at the eel in his lap. "So, this girlfriend, they got a name? I'd like to know what to call this amaaaaaaazing lover of yours.~"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 23, 2017 10:45:29 GMT -8
It was... more heartwarming than expected to hear that Shaun’s mom at least tried to recognize him as the correct gender? Orion had heard plenty of horror stories from Dad from time to time, and his own cynicism towards humanity left a lot of hopes by the wayside but that was nice and good to hear? Heh. “Nice,” would be the brief, soft answer.
As his drink was made and slid over to him, Orion took a slow gulp. Ah, man. For something as basic as rum and coke, it was crazy how good it could be depending on the one who made it. Mr. Fish would receive a bottle of soda and a small bag of Poketreats. Undoing the bottle with their maw like hands, they’d then proceed to drown the treats and then drink the soda cause apparently that was how an apex predator eats. Orion snorted shifting around so they’d be more comfortable.
Oh damn heh, Orion was chuckling all over again as Shaun spoke. “Nik~ or Nikki,” he answered warmly flashing too bright a grin at that. “Long stupid story but we dated years and years ago and broke up~ but then it came fuuuulll circle again when I found them again now…” That was… a very glossed over story but the gist of it none the less. There was a pause before he elbows Shaun a little. “Guess I can’t ask you about having one with that last Christmas comment, eh?” he asked with a dry gin.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 23, 2017 12:27:48 GMT -8
Shaun flashed the eel pokemon a light smirk as it ate, Ruck flying down from the perch he'd found as if he smelled something, Shaun stroking the top of their beak and whispering "It'll be a few minutes yet mate...~" The bird ruffled it's feathers, diving for an empty bowl that had stored the nuts of a previous customer, and settling into it like a nest as it waited for it's 'usual'. Shaun popped a nut of his own in with a light crunch as he turned back to Orion.
"Guess Nikki's more appropriate for now eh? I heard those things are expensive. No chance this was an early christmas present for them eh?~" Smiling as he teased the idea a little, he wondered if that may actually be the case, Orion did sound like they really wanted to please them afterall. Unable to resist however, he leaned over, bringing his voice down to a cautious whisper as they asked. "You er...sampled the goods yet?~ I mean you make it sound like it was fairly recent...dunno if I'd be able to shift my head about that stuff all that quickly.~" Not really needing an answer, but curious all the same, if he managed to make Orion blush that was all he needed out of it, shaking his head at the question in turn.
"Nah...when ya live on a crappy boat a long term partner ain't so easy...half the girl's sober up and start to realize the 'guy' they slept with had tits, the other half realize I live on a boat and...well. To them i imagine its like I'm practically homeless, and given I tend to go for the tidier chicks, thats a little below their standards."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 23, 2017 12:55:46 GMT -8
Oh huh— They were expensive, but… Orion tended to forget that considering he didn’t spend a dime of actual cash. Luke had made him work for it instead which helped them both out in the long run but heh. He guessed that was the Christmas present to end all Christmas presents— aside from maybe the house ‘nd all, yeah?
…Orion almost spit his drink as Shaun spoke low and quiet, though. Warmth touched his features, and he set down the drink to keep from trying to sip it again until after that point was said and done heh. Had he? Yeah, Nik was still Nik, and even if it was… a lil weird, it wasn’t all that bad yeah? Yeah. And yet saying this aloud was almost impassable right then for whatever reason. Damn it. Don’t fluster him like this, Shaun.
His interest did shift a little as Shaun explained his predicament— kinda sorta. Practically homeless rolled around in his head for a little longer than he intended to allow it to, but .. heh been there done that, right? And Shaun wasn’t really. He had a boat, and it was basically a house so… (Why was he defending him so quick now, c’mon Rion you’re supposed to be an analyst person). Heh.
A small half-laugh escaped from Orion as he fished up his drink again. “Sounds like you get around though,” he snorted and flashed a grin right after. “Not a bad life.” He remembered that life, hah. On instinct, Mr. Fish let out a soft hiss in reply. Orion shifted his glass to his other hand and pet them gently. “Fishy and I traveled around for quite up until…. Not quite a year ago now heh.” The Eelektross hissed in agreement. “And we kept an eye on Jazz- my cousin- for a bit there too. Cute kid. His birthday’s coming up soon.” Ah damn, as soon as he said that, Orion realized how true it was. Heh.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 23, 2017 13:32:59 GMT -8
He held a proud smirk at the fact he could make Orion so flustered, taking a victory sip of his drink before setting it down again. He did still kinda want an answer, but the level of blush made him feel as though Orion had DEFINITELY sampled the goods there~ Atta boy, can't leave that stuff for too long or the nerves build up. At least thats how he imagined it, having very little experience in that area.
He let out a faint chuckle at the comment of him getting around, shaking his head and rolling his eyes. "Yeah you could say that...best form of stress release there is, makin' a cute girl scream like she's on the world's best rollercoaster!~" Speaking just a little too loud and proud about that, Ruck gave Shaun a peck on his arm. "Oi ya bugger..." He flicked him back on the beak, the two sharing a brief glare before the bartender returned, two fish fillets in a bowl with two forks. Not the usual way to serve them but. "Look you're foods here now."
Taking the two forks, Shaun tore up the two fillets, ripping it apart with the forks rather than cutting with a knife, till the bowl was filled with ripped up fish bits, sliding the bowl across to Ruck who quickly dipped his beak in, nipping away at the stringy fish flesh. "Atta' boy. Eat it all up.~" Shaun'd lightly brush his fingers along the bird's feathers before shifting his attention back to Orion again. "Sorry what was that mate? Jazz?" He felt like he'd met someone by that name a few days ago, but couldn't be too sure. "I...might know 'em?" The thread hadn't moved beyond the first three posts so Shaun's author didn't feel confident making any commitments to the fact they'd met yet. "Sounds familiar but I can't quite place it...you look after 'im yeah? What he like, 10? 12?" The low guesses came from the cute kid comment.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 23, 2017 18:39:32 GMT -8
Orion’s lips quirked a little weirdly at Shaun’s assertions but would quickly melt into something more genuine as the Wingull pecked its owner. “Looks like you’ve got a keeper,” he snickered softly before shaking his head gently. As the food was brought and Orion saw how much care was taken to ensure the Wingull could eat effectively, however, he softened quite a bit. Good, that was good.
A hand feeling over Fishy absently scratched at a scale. The Eelektross flicked their gaze upwards, and Orion grinned down. “Amore mio, vuoi del pesce?” Mr. Fish leaned up eyeing the bird’s food before shaking their head. Nah they were fine with treats and carbonation and maybe a little electricity of their own making here and there. Orion snorted and pat them a bit more.
As Shaun spoke up again, Orion blinked. Had he met Jazz? Well, depending on when and where he was, he guessed that wasn’t probably as rare occurrence as he was making it out to be. “Bout twenty actually,” he snorted softly. “Gonna be twenty one this new year…” He grinned. “Guess I can’t really call ‘m a kid kid now a days but...” He shrugged his shoulders and offered a more playful smile. “He kinda grew up while I was away and I still can’t wrap my head around it sometimes… Guess that just means I'm old, eh?”
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 23, 2017 18:57:46 GMT -8
Shaun flicked an affectionate look towards Ruck as the bird was called his keeper. "Ai, I s'pose he's somethin' like that. Looks after me whatever the case, even if he can be a bit of a twat sometimes." He gave the bird a light flick just above the eyes, enough to daze it a little and stagger away from the bowl full of fish it was having, but quickly flapping it's wings hard enough to shake a bottle left on the counter, Shaun and Ruck both giving the bartender a nervous look as he glared at them, each mouthing their own version of 'sorry'.
Making sure the bottle stopped wobbling first, Shaun managed to catch the...well, 'non-common'. You tend to hear a lot of languages down by the docks, dosn't mean he knew any of them. "What was that? Spanish? French?" He'd tilt his head as he awaited the answer, idly stroking Ruck as he enjoyed his fish again. A hearty chuckle escaped him as Orion explained the Jazz fellow was in no way a kid. "Ah tell me about it. Kids grow up so fast when you're not lookin' ya know? My little sis for instance." He shifted in such a way that it was clear that he loved talking about her from the get go, his hand motions getting a little sharper and a softer, yet still faintly sharp grin on his face. "We were always pretty close, but I left home when she was 8. She's 12 now and she fucking shot up when I wasn't lookin'! I mean first she was 'ere." He leaned back off the stool, gesturing just a few feet, small enough to be the tyrion from game of thrones. "Now she's all the way up fuckin' 'ere!" She rested her hand just level with the underside of her breasts, beaming proudly at how much her sister had grown. "Feel like i wouldn't have noticed if i still lived at 'ome but...geeze...I need to make sure to take her somewhere good boxin' day...feels like there are no good christmas films this year."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 23, 2017 19:57:21 GMT -8
“Think most people would call it Italian,” Orion chuckled softly. “Very similar to the Caravellian here but they have their differences phonetically speaking. Mom’s always just called it our native tongue.” She hadn’t really ever gone into too many details concerning their heritage or how they’d ended up in Era, but then again Orion hadn’t really asked that he could remember, heh.
The talk of kids, however, had Orion becoming aware again of … well… the fact he’d turned twenty-six that year somehow, heh. Seemed Shaun was under the same spell of time, however, and he was almost tempted to ask how old he was. Instead, he’d listen and snicker a bit at the exaggerated height changes. “Seems like she’s scheduled to be taller than you then,” he grinned a bit cheekily.
Looking forward, Orion finally allowed himself to take a drink a gain. “You know rather than see a movie you could always get drunk enough to make your own,” he hummed dramatically flicking his gaze sideways and leaning his head over. “Those are the best kinds of videos.” He should know considering his drunken fighting of the woods was still going around now and again if not completely viral like it once was. “And then you can have it for years to come.”
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 24, 2017 3:26:40 GMT -8
Italian huh? At the mention of them speaking it up in Caravella he let out a light snort. "No wonder I didn't recognize it...try to avoid the snobs up there." He sipped at his beer before adding. "I mean don't get me wrong, they got a great idea with those cannals, can ride sharpedo right through 'em, but...eh. You walk past one of the upper class lads in that city and you get one of the dirtiest looks you can imagine. Ya think that psycho twat would have taken 'em down a peg what with stealin from two o' the families but..." He shrugged it off, not one to keep up with issues like that, so he knew full well he wouldn't manage to add much if Orion latched onto the topic.
As for his little sis, he suppose he may have exagerated a bit, but she really had been shooting up now that he wasn't seeing her everyday and...well, he just loved bragging about her even for something so silly and simple. "Ah maybe one day. I kinda hope not though, feel a bit of a prick for saying it but I think I'd be a bit emasculated if my little sis ended up taller than me."
Finishing off his first pint, he gave Orion an odd look, swallowing back the last gulp as he simply asked. "...Mate the fuck are you on about?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 24, 2017 8:05:30 GMT -8
Orion snorted a bit at Shaun’s assessment of Caravella. He wouldn’t agree or disagree with that assessment but had sort of surmised it for himself during his constant comings and goings from the city. Heh. “Well~ I actually work for a breeder in that town who’ll cater to just about anyone~ She’s very nice and very fair.” Orion chuckled a bit. “A good number of Pokemon I have come from extra eggs from her ranches~ They’re all good strong babies.”
Right then, Fishy pipped up to let everyone know that they were actually from Oriana and had been with Orion for forever now. Of course, no one knew what they were actually saying given all of it was hissing but…they were at least emphatic sounding? Orion smirked a bit and pet them.
Orion’s lips quirked a bit too hard at Shaun’s next words. “You’re still taller than my bestie,” he snickered. “He was tall for a bit there and then stopped growing at like…5’4’’ or 5’5’’…” He flashed a grin and left that as it was.
At the last question, however, he snorted and shook his head. “Just imagining if you can’t see a good Christmas movie might as well make your own,” he shrugged and took a sip of alcohol and oh hey when did he hit the bottom of the glass. Setting it down, he asked the bartender for another and was quick to find a refill.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 24, 2017 8:31:02 GMT -8
"You work for a breeder eh? Wouldn't 'ave taken you for a ranch hand...or a fancy lass' aid at that." Shaun shared a quizical look, not really able to place what someone like Orion would do working in Caravella. It did feel a bit off, but...he didn't exactly find he had much right judging anyone by their cover, taking a light sip of his own refill as it came. As Mr.Fish peeked up, Shaun let out a faint chuckle at their sudden odd grab for attention. "I'm sure thats his way of wanting to sound important eh?~"
At the mention of his height, Shaun smirked and tried to fix himself a bit there. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm pretty average for a gal, and I like my body, but I think even a 'real' guy would be emasculated if their younger sibling got taller than them, boy or girl...just to be clear I AM a real guy, don't go mincing my words there." He'd hold a faint glare just to make sure Orion didn't have any sharp quips at his choice of words there, sipping his drink again before his eyes narrowed in confusion.
"I dunno what you get up to in your spare time but making movies isn't exactly a 'common hobby' in my circles...you got some weird movie director dreams or something?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 24, 2017 15:31:45 GMT -8
Orion grinned a bit. “I have a way with Pokemon~ Can train even the most unruly ones to be trainer ready,” he boasted before chuckling and shrugging his shoulders. Really he just… knew how to handle a lot of species and could feel their moods and natures in an almost animalistic way. Knowing what that look in a Pokemon’s eye meant was half the battle, after all. And of course he only did this now and again, heh. His real job under this breeder was much, much more interesting.
Mr. Fish, meanwhile, grinned a bit as they were recognized. Orion’s eyes dropped and a hand raised to stroke over the huge eel. “Think they just wanna be the center of attention sometimes~” he jeered prodding them. The eele writhed and laughed as several tickle spots were hit back to back.
I AM a real guy, don’t go mincing my words there— Yellow eyes flicked sideways, and Orion smiled simply. Anything he said right then could be flipped on its head, so he just wouldn’t say any more on that. Instead, he’d switch gears and chuckle softly at the spare time comment.
“I … enjoy making memories,” he answered a bit dryly. “Which includes writing them down or in this case video taping them… I have a Vine page actually too.” He glanced sideways, grinned, and winked. “Though there are only about ten videos on there right now, heh, plan to add in a couple more whenever I feel like it.” Which translated to: whenever I am drunk enough next.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 26, 2017 8:18:48 GMT -8
"Heh, I'll take your word for it on that one...only know how to handle birds and fish myself...or water types is more accurate I guess given Wartortle and Buizel and that..." He gave a light shrug and rested on his folded arms. "Really, so long as i let the ones that swim swim, and the ones that fly fly, I tend to get by fine. Plenty of space for both out on the open sea.~" Sure maybe there was a lot more to being a trainer, but then again Shaun wasn't really, he just liked all the extra company and extra hands while he was out working, and those kinda pokemon tended to be perfect for his work.
As the Eelektross got a light jab, Shaun let off a light snicker as Ruck peered down to the odd hissing pokemon, grabbing a nice chunk of fish in his beak and dipping his head off the edge of the bar, offering the fish down to the...fish...was this okay? Ruck was a bit too oblivious to realize but Shaun was giving the two a cautious look hoping this wasn't some massive offense.
At the final explanation to the movie thing, it started to click with Shaun. "Oooh you meant like some dumb silly video or something, I thought you were saying like, make an actual film or some shit, it was weirdin me out." Though as he continued, he only held a smirk of his own. "Dude like...you know Vine shut down ages ago right? I mean amazing site but it died hard. You not check in for a while?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 27, 2017 13:55:10 GMT -8
Orion grinned a bit and gave a nod. For Shaun, those Pokemon just fit right, yeah? Yeah, heh. Man, man he wanted a boat so bad, heh. Maybe once the house was paid off.
Mr. Fish’s eyes did grow as the fish was offered to them. OOOOOHHHH 8V They were careful to take the fish without biting the bird but then ate with a vicious fervor. Though eels were fish, fish ate fish, and they were a Pokemon anyways yesssssssss…. Orion snorted at that. “You want some for yourself, Fishy?” he mused before they repeatedly nodded. Snorting a little, he nodded back and when the bartender came around again, he’d order the same thing. Mr. Fish was very very pleased and swayed-writhed on Orion and partially on the counter.
Orion though was ….snorting softly. “Didn’t you hear it’s coming back as Vine 2?” he answered with true blue seriousness. “Videos on the internet rise like a Moltres: when you least expect it and in the most horrible form possible.”
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