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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 7:40:08 GMT -8
Considering how busy and industrious as Faraday was, Kris couldn't help but appreciate the fact that it also had plenty of these small parks interspersed within it. It gave her an immediate place to go when the mansion wasn't where she wanted to be and when she and her Pokemon didn't have the energy to make it all the way out to the Faraday ruins. It was cool, shaded, and reasonable enough for the outdoors. Kris liked it.
Sitting up at a park table with several Espurr all sitting around her, Kris feigned reading a book of some sort while just… letting her mind wash over the various patrons and persons who came in and out of the place. The populace was not dense enough to be anything more than whispers here and there rather than the small rumble or roar that came with denser populations. She could even tease out the various stray thoughts as people came closer and closer only to hear them slowly fade away as they walked onwards.
It would be one of her Espurr, however, that reached down to tap her shoulder and get Kris's attention. Yellow eyes flickered up and around for a moment before finally seeing whatever it was pointing to. A… a person in a mask? Her lips quirked a little uncertainty, and she shifted, turning around on the bench and trying to focus in on the person's mind specifically. C'mon c'mon… just … please be a LARPer… She was skilled enough to keep herself from projecting that thought out to the person in particular just yet, at least.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 9:30:37 GMT -8
The last thing one would expect in a rather industrious place like Faraday would be parks, but here was one of many strewn about the city. It looked well maintained actually, there were little play areas for pokemon to have fun in, Psyche and the others would love to be able to play a little. He let them go have fun while he found a nearby tree to sit underneath. It was strange without Psyche or the others around him, he felt naked, like without his face covering. Without them to occupy his attention he sat there with his hands picking at the scabs on his knuckles thoughtlessly. He probably looked alarmingly unsettling to other people, oops? Unbeknownst to the masked young man, something or rather someone was probing into his thoughts. Now a days his thoughts were almost not all of his own sometimes. On the surface his thoughts were like radio static with fuzzy voices that were difficult to discern. Prying any further would be somewhat difficult with the whispers of the unknown were drowning everything else out. But something was teasing just below something heavy, dark, and suffocating. The young man suddenly wretches, snapping from his thoughts as he gets the familiar sensation. Something that just barely alerts him that something wasn't right, that someone wasn't like everyone else. He still wasn't sure what was it that these people had that gave him this sensation but it didn't always happen with just anyone, something had to be different. He slowly stood up and looked around, he didn't see anyone at his sides, but then the sensation was tingling from the back of his head so maybe …? He turned around and a ways away he saw a table with a bunch of figures in the distance. His vision from afar wasn't that great but it looked like a girl. From where he was standing the shade of the tree blocked the light from entering the eye holes of his mask and thus, the young man's eyes swallowed up by the darkness inside the mask. Was she the one causing the weird sensation? Perhaps he should go and ask. Kristina Vasiliev
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 9:47:16 GMT -8
What she was expecting was not what Kris got. The strange conglomerate of voices and static that she was hearing was… not odd in one sense but… weird in another? Such things would normally be what she heard from groups of people- not one she had been focusing in on? It was creepy, almost a little chilling, but not entirely off-putting just yet. Whether it was her natural disposition and propensity to be fine with things or her own curiosity as to what it was, who knew, certainly not Kris.
The person's sudden motion had Kris snapping to turn around again. Her Espurr blinked at her slowly, one of them frowning and tilting a head in question. Kris debated reaching to pat her head or pick up her book. And yet now, she was distinctly aware that she'd grabbed the person's attention. She could feel those surface thoughts, questioning and uncertain, and as much as she herself had questions, Kris wasn't sure if she wanted to give answers. Definitely not a LARPer though.. Kris thought to herself for a moment. Or… or maybe? Just… someone imagining something? A writer? A daydreamer? These thoughts came in punctuated forms, and she couldn't know for sure if she was just trying to justify the strange feelings or not.
And yet, something pulled her eyes back in that general direction anyways, a feeling of uncertain curiosity once again. A monster? The thought hit her belatedly, and she fidgeted a little in her seat. Like a Phantom but with no Opera… Ok, maybe that was a little silly, and maybe she was giggling to herself for even considering it, but yeah.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 10:14:51 GMT -8
Just before he went off to talk to this girl his pokemon suddenly returned to him, guess the majority of them got bored quickly since there were no pokemon in the play area to harass. All of them were placed back into their balls except for his Meowstic, she exclusively travelled outside of her ball since she continuously popped out of hers all the time. The white and blue cat like creature climbed up the boys wiry frame and onto his shoulders, she looked over at the group of espurr that sat at the table. Instead of feeling threatened, Psyche was curious. It had been a while since she'd seen other Espurr she actually wanted to meet them. She chirped at her master and without even answering her, he started to walk. He treaded silently across the short trimmed grass, hands were stuffed into his hoodie pockets. The humming in his mind was getting louder as he got closer. He was now certain that she was the odd one out. And now he had questions, but how to interact with people? Especially normal and attractive people, it was one thing to talk to someone weird like him. But she looked nice, and not someone who wouldn't give him the time of day. But he had to know, what's with the damn buzzing? After five solid minutes of debating with himself and probably standing silently over her, his meowstic made curious noises. They snapped him back to reality once again. “...my Meowstic wanted to see your Espurrs…” Oh yeah, that was such a quality conversation starter there Tenebrose, why don't you just tell her about your dead parents and run into oncoming traffic while you're at it. Kristina Vasiliev
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 10:31:39 GMT -8
Kris was… very much trying to focus on her book, or so she kept telling herself. As the boy drew up with his Pokemon, however, the buzzing in her own inner 'ears' was only growing more and more distracting. He's got a Meowstic she recognized almost immediately as they got in. No wonder her various Espurr had been interested in the first place. She was aware of his eyes, could practically feel them without her unnatural powers, but each time her gaze flickered over, she became more and more aware of that mask on his face.
She jolted slightly at the boy's words realizing she'd withdrawn somewhat into her mental world not quite realizing how close he had gotten. A couple of quick blinks, and a smallish smile did pull on the corners of her mouth. "Oh?" Her gaze flickered back to the various Espurr: Daisy, Rose, Rue, and Bluebell all vaguely interested in this new person for their own reasons. "Uhm… nice to meet you!" she blurted out smiling a bit too much. "Of course they can play or just hang out or-" She was stammering and realizing that she needed to ease up. A slow breath in and out had her calm again. "My name's Kris, what's yours?" This was… about as awkward as it could get, but Kris was trying.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 11:23:39 GMT -8
Upon closer inspection, Skye realized how much smaller she was. The girl looked about at least 5 feet tall but she didn't look sickly thin like he was. His sharp blue eyes then fixed themselves to the Espurr at the table. Their wide soulless stares reminded him of when Psyche was an Espurr and he looked to them fondly. Well as fondly as someone with a mask on could look. He held an arm out to the Espurrs so that Psyche could use to get closer to them. Said meowstic wasted no time getting down to interact with the others. When they pokemon were wonderfully distracted Skye returned his attention to the young woman. “Nice to meet you, my name is Skye.”His voice was very low and slightly gravelly, he held out a hand to do that handshaking thing most people do when they first meet. But then he realized that might've been a bad idea when he remembers his hands were still bruised from his last encounter with an entity. It had been very angry and violent, he began recalling the large object that it threw at him. He used his hands to protect himself and thus taking the brunt of the object. It was too late to take his hand back, otherwise he'd look rude. Curse the social pressure! His eyes glanced over to the book he thought she was reading. “That looks interesting, what are you reading?”Of course he really should really tell her why he was here, but he didn't have the courage to admit that he could sense something off about her. If she was haunted like he was he would certainly tell her for her own safety. But this was different, if she was haunted then he could sense that entity and focus on it to at least see it. He couldn't do that to her, the energy she gave off was of her own. But what did that mean? “Actually...never mind that. I came over here because I wanted to ask you something,”
He paused briefly, trying to think of the best way to phrase his question. What's the worst that could happen other than her screaming in terror and calling for police. Then he'd have to run off and never show his face here again. No pressure or anything. “Well…” he started off but found himself losing his confidence again. “ to simply put...I know there's something...strange about you. You're not the first I noticed with this strangeness but the buzzing….” He mumbles become unintelligible and he stops. “I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything. I'll go now.”He gets up quickly, his thoughts were screaming at him now so loudly and he internally was panicking himself. WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE.Kristina Vasiliev
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 11:43:45 GMT -8
The Espurr clan were very intrigued to see an evolved brethren. None among them had evolved just yet, so it was a sight to be seen as they slowly shifted over to see her more clearly. A couple of meows and other noises in greeting resounded with more internal less vocalized words of greeting an interest. Who was this new person? Where had they come from? Fascinating, really.
Kris, meanwhile, was focused in on the other human here. Skye. She hadn't even grasped the name of the person from their thoughts, but now that she had a name to this face, it felt right? As the hand was extended, she shifted a little to take it- only to freeze not from registering his hands but from registering his thoughts. Angry, violent, large things throwing things? Kris bit the inside of her mouth and took the hand briefly anyways. A small pump, and she found herself letting go again. If the proximity had not been enough for this boy's mind to be loud in her own, the physical contact amplified it.
The question, at least, pulled her from receding thoughts.
It was too late to take his hand back, otherwise he'd look rude. Curse the social pressure! His eyes glanced over to the book he thought she was reading. She opened her mouth to say something but immediately got bombarded by Skye's thoughts again instead. W-w-what? And on that note, he was speaking his thoughts, kind of sort of. Kris fidgeted again, not entirely sure of what to say or do. Run away in scream and terror or- Oh wait he was speaking aloud uhmph???
He knew??? Something strange- not that she was a Psychic though, not that she had used her powers, not that his very thoughts were bombarding her now. Sorry I shouldn't have said anything-
As Skye got up again, however, Kris's hand shot forward, seizing the sleeve of his arm. "Wait-" Her voice squeaked, almost in as much confused panic as Skye was in. She didn't even have psychic empathy, but his thoughts were enough. "Please?? Er?? Sorry???" She was squeak-wheezing now, color warming her features. "I don't- you're… it's fine??" What was fine? Who knew, certainly not Kristina. She took a moment and gulped before smiling again. "You're… you …." That was an amazing statement. Good job, Kris. "I mean- I …."
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 12:19:50 GMT -8
That's it, he's leaving this place and never showing his face again. He had to get out of here and- he suddenly felt a weight on the sleeve of his hoodie. All of his thoughts momentarily ceased, he looked to the girl named Kris. It looked like she was trying to say that everything was fine but stammered her words. She looked very red in the face, while Skye had the covering on his face the tips of his ears were turning red. This was really bad, he shouldn't have asked. But it was already too late to take any of it back, instead he nods and takes a seat back down. The pokemon looked on curiously, Skye could feel their beady eyes upon him. But that was the least if his worries, he took a moment to reshuffles his thoughts and gather himself. He sighs, and looks back to the girl again. “Sorry...I owe you an explanation.”He pulled his hoodie back so his long blue hair that was usually tied up fanned out and plastered against the now visible mask. “I can see things, sense things, things that other people normally can see. I don't know what they are but they're very real. I can sense the energy of these things that collect and congregate in our reality and interact with our world however they please.”
He pauses, gesturing to his bruised hands that laid on top of one another. He really shouldn't be saying anything but the fact she didn't wretch away from him or screamed in terror made him hopeful. “But in some cases I can sense something in other people. It's like, a tingling buzzing sensation. It's not something that just happens with anyone, there's something strange or special about them. But I don't know what….I know I said too much but I was hoping if….you could...maybe explain?”He quietly waited for her response, his head was pounding and his heart was racing. But on the outside he appeared to be relatively calm, almost thoughtful really. Kristina Vasiliev
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 12:38:03 GMT -8
Kris was nothing short of a bundle of nerves. Her heart thudded in her ears, and she honestly wouldn't know what to do if Skye had just pulled away and kept moving. At least right then that wasn't the case. As Skye shifted and sat down again, Kris slowly let go of his hoddie, her hands clasping together and feeling over themselves slowly before setting in her lap instead.
The explanation thereafter was almost a summary of the aberrant and confused thoughts she'd been picking up from him put into better, easier to understand words. So it's like a sixth sense about the world? That was… that was weird, but the girl who could hear thoughts, move objects with her mind, and fall into pits of depression by what she could only assume was future sight wasn't really capable of judging. Instead, at the question, she bit her lip briefly. "Uhmph… well…" She shifted, folding back forward to the table. "Yeah… I'm .. I am different…" she admitted a little slower looking at Skye from the corner of her eye. "I can't really see weird energies or anything but…" How much did she want to spill? How much could she afford to?
"I guess… " She shifted the book in front of her and set it closed. Raising a hand, she slowly drew up that psychic power. The book slowly opened of its own accord, and the bookmark briefly raised, standing on top of the page before falling back down and closing again. "I …ah… can do stuff like that?" she asked with a small, awkward smile.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 13:33:31 GMT -8
The silence wasn't as bad as he thought, she needed a moment to process what he had just said. He wasn't quite sure if she understood any of it. It was a lot to take in, she didn't come to the park to be questioned by some weirdo in a mask. It seemed like to him that she wanted to understand? Eventually she spoke, she slowly admitted that she was different. She couldn't do anything that Skye could do however. He wondered now, the way she worded it just now. Did she have something like his abilities? Well he couldn't have been the only one right? Obviously not, but it implied that his abilities weren't the only kind. There were tons of people with different abilities. That was astonishing! To say the least it made him understand his own powers better. He could sense people who may have abilities? He wondered if these powers were related to the entities? To confirm his suspicions like icing on three tiered cake, Kris did the unimaginable. The book that laid innocently on the table was closed, only to open again with a wave of the girl's hand. The bookmark resting in between some pages sprang to life, standing on the pages it was once nestled in before returning as it once was and the book closing. Skye’s face didn't need to show how amazed he was at that, his blue eyes sparkled with wonder. He kind of of felt like a kid seeing a magic trick for the first time. He stood in awe a few moments more before clearing his throat. “That was...that's pretty sick if I do say so myself.”He had a hundred and one questions now but he decided to chill and just let her talk, if she wanted to of course. “How did you...get them? Were you born with them or did they just, show up?”
If Skye recalled he pretty much always had his powers but they didn't really become apparent until...well when it was time for them to manifest. He ought to look into this more, now things were getting interesting. Kristina Vasiliev
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 14:19:12 GMT -8
Of course, it was impossible for Kris to see the subtle expressions of Skye's face behind the mask, but she could understand those surface thoughts that rose up now and again well enough. As Skye spoke, however, Kris smiled a bit softly, reaching up to twist a few locks of hair before folding it behind her ear. "I think … the first time I became aware of them was… two years ago? Three?" Somewhere in there now. "I didn't really have the best experience with it." But then, from the sound of Skye's words and his thoughts, neither had he. A weird feeling settled into her, and she wished it'd go away.
Yellow eyes flickered back to Skye, holding the gaze from behind the mask for a moment, before flicking away to one of the Espurr instead. "Is that why you wear a mask? Or? Just cause?" she asked half-heartedly smiling a little. Some part of her doubted it, but she'd read plenty online about people trying to control or mitigate their psychic powers with various items. She'd tried half a dozen things herself, actually, but it didn't really work that way from what it seemed.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 16:13:26 GMT -8
Two to three years ago seems to be such a short time to know powers, however she looked about sixteen to eighteen years old so it matches up to a time where she would be...going through puberty? He did NOT want to traverse that thought any futher. He supposed that powers would come in as they see fit but she did mention that she didn't have a nice experience with them. He was with her on that, in fact he was havin a bad time with them even now. His abilities was the main source of his insomnia, its hard to sleep when the looming fear of being possessed is hung over his head. Not to mention for some reason he was prone to nightmares, they were usually consistent and happened back to back. "Hmm, maybe that's how it's supposed to be? I'm not sure I've never met anyone else with powers like yours."Suddenly the mood shifted, not for her but for him as she asked about his masked. She wanted to know if his powers were the reason why he was wearing it. Or was it just cause? He was quiet for a moment, he wasn't sure how to answer her without being defensive about it. He was very self conscious whenever the mask was brought up but how could it not? It was obvious and he stuck out like a sore thumb, when people weren't staring at him, they would ask about the mask. If he got paid for anytime anyone would ask him it, well he wouldn't need to be homeless. His hands that were neatly folded ontop one another were now clutched tightly. "..no.." He leaned forward and turned away, a hand reached up to touch the mask like one would do to pick at their face. Long unmanicured nails scratching at the material but not damaging it. He looked back at her, contemplating his next few words. "I wish I was wearing this just because."
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 16:30:05 GMT -8
Warmth did touch Kris's features as she caught a few surface thoughts off of Skye, yet his mental 'responses' back to her words still proved to be more insightful than not. As he spoke aloud, however, she shook her head a bit. She hadn't met anyone else with powers either- at least those that weren't faking said powers, anyways. Perhaps immersing herself in celebrities and shows wasn't the best way to deep meaning people, though, hah.
And then right after, what was supposed to be a one-off comment turned out not to be. His thoughts, his burdens, had her biting the inside of her mouth. "Oh…" she answered back a bit quieter than before. The assertion, however, had her frowning a little more. Oh… It was… some kind of medical mask or something? Or maybe he was a wanted criminal and had to protect his identity! Ok, yeah that was really silly. It… was maybe the prior then. She couldn't think of much of a reason otherwise. "Least it's pretty," she answered a bit quieter.
Yellow eyes flicked away, drawing over the Espurr on the table. Daisy took notice and turned to wave. Kris gave a small nod, and the psychic creature came wandering back over to hop in her lap. Kris folded both arms around her, simply feeling through short grey fur.
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Post by Skylar Tenebrose on Mar 7, 2018 16:51:01 GMT -8
He snorted at her comment, a lot of things have been said about his face covering but pretty was not one of them. Skye appreciated how nice she was being despite not having to, he did roll up on her and just said 'hey, I know you have something weird going on'. He must've scared her pretty badly, now he feels a bit guilty for doing that. He watches the Espurr walk across the table and sit thoughtfully in its master's lap. He was curious now, Kris had a bunch of Espurr, more than Skye has seen and he lived in the Kalos region for most of his life. He wondered if she really liked them or something. "You have a lot of Espurr Kris,"He began as a nice little segue away from any more questions about his mask before it made him more uncomfortable than he would like. "do you just like them or is there a specific reason why you have them?"
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Post by Kristina Vasiliev on Mar 7, 2018 17:02:01 GMT -8
Feeling through the fur of the Espurr, Kris started to calm again. She wasn't… really sure of what to say, but at least she didn't feel frantic or necessarily afraid. The mention of her Espurr had Kris's lips twitching, however, and the question thereafter had a small smile curling on them. "I love them," she answered pretty simply. An eye flashed sideways to the boy in the mask.
"When my aunt was traveling, she used to send me all sorts of Pokemon, and Espurr was one of them." Daisy specifically, actually, had been one of the first. A small giggle came and went from her. "I also just… really like kitties, even if their movesets are pretty limited at this stage…" The Espurr looked up at her, and Kris smiled briefly shrugging her shoulders. It was fine. Someday they would evolve, yeah? And if not, she had other battlers as well. "I mean… you have a Meowstic," she mentioned looking up to his Pokemon. "You gotta know how cute they are." She giggled again pretty lightly.
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