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Post by Luke Indigo on Jan 25, 2018 11:53:41 GMT -8
Luke chewed the inside of his mouth but gave a small nod at Michi's words. He wasn't entirely sure what she meant by 'easier to explain', but maybe just… like having Spidey out, he guessed. Partner Pokemon made everything easier. As Michi stood, however, Luke became aware of just how much she was … limping? Ah yikes, she'd really hurt herself, huh? Grimacing a little, he set his hand at his pocket, touching the Pokeball that was there but not releasing its contents.
Mwah? Where did he want to go? Luke… wasn't even entirely sure. He'd suggested walking just… to get out of the lab, but he had no real idea of where or anything. A hand reached up and ruffled through his hair for a second. "I guess anywhere's fine if you have a preference." They could probably even go off the train if necessary. Don't ask him where they were that day, though. He couldn't really keep up now a days. It all just flowed together.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Jan 25, 2018 14:15:51 GMT -8
The offer to actually choose where they could go had Michi brightening a bit. If anywhere was fine, a trip to Alto would be wonderful! Being outside in the open air would make it so much easier instead of in this lab. It was cool and all and Luke was probably used to it but for Michi, it was a little bit suffocating. "U-um, if you don't mind... Alto would be great. It... feels more like home." Her voice was quiet but hopeful and well, if Luke liked berries and herbs, she could show him a lot more. "O-or we could go to the Sinclair gardens at least. If you don't want to go that far." It wasn't Alto certainly, but as long as they were outside, it would be easier to talk. Maybe. Hopefully. Well, Michi was hopeful at the very least. And if Sunchaser was out, then she would be able to relax a bit. That would be good, wouldn't it. Yeah, it had to be.
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Professor of Botany
Any trainer that can't afford medicine can come to me. |
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Post by Luke Indigo on Jan 26, 2018 12:39:27 GMT -8
Alto? Uhm?? Yeah, he had no idea where they were in terms of the train route at the moment, so they might as well teleport in fast anyways. Luke gave a small shoulder shrug and a nod. "Alright." Reaching up a hand, he mushed a bit of his hair before wandering back to his desk and feeling through the numerous papers that were there. Eventually he'd grab a small Pokeball, enlarge it, and release a Ralts. "Zoom, can you take us to Alto? Anywhere is fine," he asked. The Ralts looked a little uncomfortable but gave a small nod. He could do it. He was just… probably going to be very tried afterwards. Luke nodded right after.
The teleportation trip would only be about a minute or two in total, and when Luke came to his senses again, he, Zoom, and Michi were all on the main street of Alto. The Ralts rubbed his skull hat a little, and Luke fished him up patting him a couple of times as he looked around. He had been in Alto now and again to pick up different plants and plant products. Luke had… also been out in its wilds scanning for signs of Ultra Aura that were ultimately unfruitful in the long scheme of things (ugh). If he'd had some foresight he might have considered bringing the reader with him…. But….of course he didn't. Ugh whatever.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 2, 2018 21:20:03 GMT -8
As soon as Luke agreed to go to Alto, Michi smiled, more than a little relieved. Maybe it would be better if she was outside in a place that was more comfortable to her. Yes, this would be good... even if the reason they were going still had her a little scared. She watched silently as he sifted through a few papers and found a pokeball that held a Ralts. It was cute and she knew how sweet Ralts could be because of her own. Oh... the poor dear, maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to ask it of him after all. Well, at least the Ralts was ok with it. Teleporting to Alto was harder on Michi than Luke it seemed. Umph, she felt nauseous and dizzy.... why was this a good idea again? The first unsteady steps had Michi thinking she was going to fall but managed to catch herself at least. A hand wrapped around her stomach as she tried to push past the sick feeling and pulled out a pokeball. Sunchaser. Yes, he would help her. Thumbing over the button, the Rapidash was released, whinnying cheerfully in greeting at least until he saw how pale his trainer was. Nickering in concern, Sunchaser approached and nuzzled Michi, eliciting a soft laugh from the latter as arms wrapped around his head. Yes... this was a lot better and she was already steadier and more at ease about this than before. "Luke, this is Sunchaser. And..." Michi began before digging out another pokeball and releasing the Deerling who promptly hid behind her, "This is Azalea. They were the ones that found me here, in Alto." A soft smile appeared on Michi's features as she pet the shy Deerling, leaning against Sunchaser a bit more. She was right, being out here in the open air felt so much better than in the lab. This was as close to home as it got and Michi was a lot more relaxed than earlier. "Do you... wanna walk a little?" It would be easier to now that she could lean against Sunchaser. The Rapidash was taller than average, or so she was told so riding him would be a little difficult but this would be fine too.
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Professor of Botany
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Post by Luke Indigo on Feb 4, 2018 8:35:34 GMT -8
Luke's yellow eye flickered up from his Ralts to Michi as she released her Rapidash followed by her Deerling. The name Azalea would ring a bell but would not connect Luke in the way it had Orion. It was just… a pretty name. "I see," Luke answered quietly, his gaze flickering from one horse-like Pokemon to the other.
Did he want to walk? Not particularly. Luke could just as well stand or sit down somewhere under one of the massive trees, perhaps, but he guessed they were already doing this so… "Yeah, that's fine," he allowed his gaze to filter outwards towards the rest of Alto. They weren't exactly in the middle of town. Zoom didn't have the skill that some of his evolved counterparts might have. However, it was clearly Alto, and he guessed that was enough. Picking a direction, Luke just sort of started walking.
As many questions as he had, Luke resolved not to ask them immediately. Michi could start on her own at any point, and they'd go from there. It was both easier that way and… probably less stressful for her, hopefully. Light…. Nilly whined a little weirdly causing Luke to bite the inside of his cheek. Yeah, he knew, Nill, he understood.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 6, 2018 17:18:23 GMT -8
At Luke's initial reply, Michi gave him a small smile and nodded. Right, walking would be fine, she could do this... maybe. Except walking was a lot harder than she thought it would be. If she could make it to a tree perhaps they could just sit and talk instead. Yeah, that would be good. For now, leaning against Sunchaser seemed to be helping but it was taking more concentration to walk than anything else. Aside from that, she was still trying to figure out how to explain where she was from. It was a little too far to walk to the place Azalea had found her at but... a little ways out of town wouldn't be too bad either. After a few moments of walking, Michi stopped at the base of a large tree. Yeah... walking hadn't been a very good idea at all. "Let's... stop here," Michi murmured, sitting underneath the tree while Azalea curled up against her. Sunchaser laid down as well, nickering softly before nuzzling his trainer. He could tell she was scared for one reason or another and was trying to reassure her. Michi smiled and nickered back a soft response which seemed to settle the Rapidash before she turned back to Luke. "I... don't think I was actually human," Michi began, stroking Sunchaser's head as she spoke, "It sounds crazy, I know, but it make sense. When I first fell into Veria, I felt... lost. I didn't know what Pokemon were so I know it wasn't a Pokemon universe. Technology was foreign too so... I think it might have been in the past? I didn't have any of my memories until Orion visited me in the gardens. He... said that I was like his mom's Rapidash, like Sunchaser but... not. Many of the memories I have aren't happy ones, but being here, in Alto, or even in the gardens of Sinclair, it feels more like home to me." Her words were quiet, and Michi wasn't entirely sure she was doing a good job explaining but well, it was a start. After that, the pinkette would go on to explain her world as best as she could. It was hard, given that there were still significant gaps but she tried. "Do you have any questions? I can try my best to answer them."
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Post by Luke Indigo on Feb 7, 2018 14:38:19 GMT -8
As Michi stopped walking, Luke stopped walking, and as she moved to sit under the tree, he followed suit, drawing his knees up against himself and leaning over them slowly. As she began, however, he listened intently enough. Orion?? Surely not his Orion? But didn't Miss Oriana used to have a Rapidash? Yes, but many people had the fire horse Pokemon. Luke bit his lip and simply nodded.
He'd listen still as she went on to explain all of what she knew to the best of her abilities (and wow that was his Orion wasn't it? They'd have to talk about this some time, apparently). It was… hard to imagine, but he remembered his own parents' stories of their world were hard to imagine for other people as well. As she finally asked him for any questions, Luke paused. "I guess…." Words rose up upon his lips, and Luke found them parting slowly. "Do you miss it?" Nilly's words, not Luke's. "Do you miss being home- with your associates. How have you dealt with it?" Michi would no doubt feel the shit in emotion, in personhood. It might as well have been another person asking her right then, and in fact it was.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 15, 2018 17:25:01 GMT -8
The explanation about the other world, about her home, took more out of Michi than she thought it would. She was tired and felt like she could easily fall asleep if she closed her eyes right now. Maybe it was because she still felt that pang of loneliness, of knowing that she might never get back home. It was easier now that she knew there was family of sorts here but it wasn't the same. It would never be the same. After offering to answer questions about her world, Michi didn't know what she expected to hear. What happened next however had her doing a double take. Ummm... what had just happened? This... didn't feel like Luke anymore? Was that even possible? Was it part of Luke's power that he mentioned before? But... that really didn't make sense, did it? Two sets of different emotions? It almost felt like someone else entirely??? Right... she should answer the questions first. "Sometimes. When I first remembered, it was awful... I couldn't remember a time I ever felt so alone. I miss my family there more than anything but I have friends here too. I have a 'family' of sorts, Pokemon that care for me, depend on me, a life I didn't have before. In so many ways, it's better and I'm glad I met the people I have in my life now. I know I'll probably always miss home but I don't mind being in Veria. But you know, home is where the heart is and my heart is here now so... I'll be alright even if I never get back home," Michi explained softly, looking into Luke's eyes as she spoke. Throughout her explanation, Michi still couldn't shake the feeling that this was someone else she was talking to. She'd never met anyone that was as unique as Luke before and well... "...are you Luke? You feel... different..." Michi asked quietly before she could stop herself. Red eyes grew a little when she realized what she'd just asked while a rosy blush appeared on her features. "S-sorry... I didn't mean- ... I just, I've never met anyone like you before. You don't have to answer that if you don't want to."
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Post by Luke Indigo on Feb 17, 2018 12:56:41 GMT -8
Nilly internally swayed as Michi talked. It too missed home, so much, so very much. Why did home, why did the light, have to be so close but so far away? So out of reach but just- right there sometimes. It missed its friends, its 'family' as it had come to learn and use those words. It missed so much of its home, yet it had come to like Luke, come to like the sights of this world. It had come to feel almost at home here yet never at home. All at once, its eye and Luke's eye watered.
Luke couldn't blame it for asking, couldn't blame it for 'taking over'. In less obvious ways, Nilly was closer to Michi than even he was. It had fallen recently, had been stranded her, had been dazed and confused and blinded. He'd done everything he could to make it feel at home, but he couldn't reject the fact that those feelings of otherness were still there. They resonated in him almost like his own feelings, after all. Sorry…. Nilly…
The question startled them both again, and Nilly sat upright in Luke's body. Can I tell? It was a request of options, not whether it should or not. Luke knew it wanted to, could feel it. As much as he wanted to say no, as much as he wanted to keep this a secret, Luke also felt the kinship that the creature did for the one before them both. He could not deny it, not when things were like this. Ok…
A slow breath drew in and out of 'them'. Nilly shifted, drawing Luke's knees up closer and wrapping both his arms around them. Both hair-appendages raised and swayed in the air. "I am Nihilego," Luke's voice was monotone now, almost mechanical. "Or 'Nilly'… so humans have named me." The hair dropped again to either side. "I am not human, but Luke lets me stay with him…. So I am not blind in this world. I am otherness… but not like your otherness."
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 10, 2018 23:02:39 GMT -8
The feelings she was getting from Luke almost made Michi stop and apologize. She could sense that somehow he understood and knew what she was talking about. Veria might never be her real home but it was as close as she could get and Michi chose to make the best of it, whatever that meant. Her repeated question about the weird double emotions startled Luke, she could tell but... was that ok? She even backtracked and told Luke he didn't have to answer her, it was his super power apparently after all. As weird as that sounded to her. All at once, Luke's demeanor changed into that of the 'other' personality she had been feeling. This didn't make sense? How was this possible? Michi might have squeaked a little in surprise when she saw Luke's hair sway in the air like that. Uwah? Nihilego? That was something she was unfamiliar with again and her blank stare said as much. Umm, Nilly was its name? Whatever this was? Not human? Pokemon maybe? Otherness... so this Nihilego fell too? Just from a different world? "Ummm so you're a Pokemon? I'm not sure what a 'Nihilego' is... sorry. Though, it's nice to meet you, Nilly. Ah, you fell just like me? I'm glad Luke found you, just like Azalea found me! It's nice to have friends, isn't it?" Michi explained quietly, smiling a bit at Nilly, "If you want, I could be your friend too."
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Professor of Botany
Any trainer that can't afford medicine can come to me. |
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Post by Luke Indigo on Mar 11, 2018 8:08:11 GMT -8
So you're a Pokemon? Nilly didn't know, couldn't be sure. Luke seemed to believe as much, and from what it had seen these humans theorize, Nilly guessed it was the closest they could come to. Luke's hand raised, folding into a fist before Nilly rested 'his' lips on 'his' thumb. "I am not sure if I am a Pokemon," it answered softly, monotone with the most minute hint of thoughtfulness. "But you may call me that if that is your wish." The strands of Luke's hair shifted pulling off the eyepatch to reveal that dark foreign eye underneath.
The question and assertion that came after that had Luke's features shifting some. "I would like to be your friend-" came that mechanical voice again. Raising that hand and flattening it, Nilly looked over it carefully for a moment before holding it forward. "This is what your species does as friends, or so Luke's told me." A simple handshake was so foreign to an alien such as itself.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Apr 20, 2018 0:10:03 GMT -8
Michi waited to see what Nilly would say. If they were a Pokemon it would be easier to understand why she could pick up on their emotions. She'd been able to pick up on her own Pokemon's emotions easily enough so why not Nilly's as well. Seeing the eye and well, part of that 'otherness' as Nilly called it was a little unnerving. Ok... more like a lot unnerving. Still, if this was part of Nilly, Michi wanted to accept him and after staring at the eye for a bit longer, she smiled brightly. The answer thereafter elicited a soft giggle, as Nilly said they could be friends. The hand that presented itself had Michi a bit confused at first. Oh, he meant a handshake right? Well, that was all well and good but she had a better idea. Taking the hand offered to her, Michi didn't shake Nilly's hand immediately but instead pulled him closer, drawing him into a hug. "Friends can hug too, silly~" Michi giggled, squeezing him a little tighter before letting him go, "Buuut, I guess you could say we're kinda the same! If you're like a Pokemon, then I guess... I was too, sorta. Orion seems to think I remind him of a Rapidash? Guess that makes me an 'otherness' too~," she chimed, leaning back against the tree again.
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Post by Luke Indigo on Apr 23, 2018 5:57:01 GMT -8
Nilly tensed as it was pulled into a hug. It was rather aware of what this was as well considering Luke’s memories on the subject, but it didn’t lessen the impact of how strange the entire motion as well. Luke’s internal flailing really didn’t help anything either. He was not a touchy-feely type of person, and the sensation was almost foreign to him too after so long. Yet for however startling it was, it wasn’t inherently offputting either. It was… rather nice, in fact, yeah. Two tentacle locks reached up and wrapped around Michi briefly returning the ‘hug’ for a moment.
As Michi eased up again, a strange breath drew in and out of Luke and Nilly in tandem. Ah, yeah, right…. What came after, however, had a curious look coming to Nilly’s features. So, this one too was a Pokemon, or as close to a Pokemon as could be described by the parameters of this world. Nilly nodded simply at that. “I see,” came the soft answer. “I have never known anything but my own kind….” Their eyes dropped and examined that hand again. “But I am learning what experiences this world has to offer …” The hand dropped, and the latter looked up again. “It is rather fascinating.” Yes, indeed, it was.
There was a pause. Luke’s features were shifting in various ways as if Nilly were debating something. “Do…..” It left off for a moment, its gaze held downwards. “Do you miss home?” It certainly did.
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