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Coulda swore ah was straight when ah woke up today... |
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PLAYED BY Felixx
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Post by LaCruex on Mar 8, 2018 13:14:46 GMT -8
LaCruex was standing, not five feet from his goal. He had been looking for an available gym leader, a harder task then initially thought. He thought gym leaders were supposed to be available near 24/7 for challenges and whatnot. Guess things in Veria are different. Nonetheless, he did find one and from what information he gathered, this might actually serve best for him. This was a newer one, exactly what he was looking for. They would be far more able to answer his questions. Well, more willing to answer his questions and not have nearly the amount of security more veteran gym leaders would have. Looking at his appearance in a nearby puddle of water, he knew he was not going to be well received but that was something he will have to deal with. Cupping his hands around his mouth, he shouted at the top of his lungs. "HEY GYM GUY! NOT LOOKING FOR A CHALLENGE. I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU!" Xavier Lockhart
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Pokémon League
Show me the fire that burns in your soul. |
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PLAYED BY TheGreatScoot
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Post by Xavier Lockhart on Mar 8, 2018 14:38:42 GMT -8
Xavier was at a Pokemon park, running some courses with his team until he could finish having his own facilities constructed, he was shirtless and wearing athletic pants currently ‘sparring’ with his charmeleon. He was smart enough to know if this was an actual fight it would be no contest, fire lizard would easily win, but it was still good exercise for both of them. He had his Arcanine out running an agility course, which it was doing almost effortlessly. Magmortar and Marowak were play fighting as well. His other pokemon were out lounging around (A torkoal and Camerupt). The park was far from unoccupied and Xavier was doing his best to give the other people and pokemon there their appropriate space. Not everyone appreciated a fire burst in their business. His training routine was interrupted by a strange man who started yelling at him from nearby. This was certainly a strange way to get someone of his standing’s attention. It was no big deal though. Let’s go see what he needs. Grabbing his towel to wipe the sweat off his face, he starts walking towards this strange man. “Good afternoon, sir. What can I help you with?”
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Well I didn't see that coming. |
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PLAYED BY Daxton
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Post by Hunter Griswold on Mar 8, 2018 17:07:07 GMT -8
[attr="class","reason"] [attr="class","reasonbg"] [attr="class","reasonbig"]Dragons are Beasts to fear [attr="class","reasonsmall"]But even these powerful creatures can have a heart of gold that no man can compare to [attr="class","reasonbod"]Draven had been heading back from a job when he decided to relax at a nearby park. And by relax, he means come across a new face for the fire gym, one so new that the same man who followed official battles in his free time, that he had yet to read of any battles with this face. He was training his own pokemon, respectable, and Draven had even decided to let out his own team to stretch their legs and wings. The dragons were mindful of everyone's space, and the ones that could take to the skies did, occasionally flying high and duking it out with each other, an occasional explosion resounding up high when two attacks would collide. Chilong and Tianlong stayed up there as well, keeping their fight away from the ground.
Draven, on the other hand, was relatively excited to see what this gym leader could do in his time here. He'd offer to help train his Pokemon up, but he had sworn off battling for the most part, ever since the accident. He was getting too old to risk that again. His dragons would gladly battle each other, but he would not pit anyone against his dragons without him there to command them. Too risky.
He thought on it for a moment and realized Hunter would eventually be challenging him if things went well. He'd be there to watch as well, to see where he'd come in life. But then there was yelling down the way. He still had his hearing, but he just watched with a confused expression.
He'd seen a lot of interesting characters approach gym leaders, but not quite in any way that this man did. What kind of questions could he have and would this fresh off the block Gym Leader be able to answer them? He remained quiet, but kept his eyebrow raised. [attr="class","cred"]MADE BY VEL OF WW + GS[googlefont=Fjalla One] [newclass=.reason]width:390px;background-color:#3b3b3b;padding:35px;border:1px #clear solid;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbg]background-color:#3bce52;padding:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbig]margin:-16px 0px 0px 115px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;font-size:30px;font-family:Fjalla One;text-align:left;color:#000;text-transform:uppercase;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonsmall]font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:12px;color:#3b3b3b;text-align:left;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod]background-color:#f6f6f6;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:14px;text-align:justify;color:#555;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod b]color:#3bce52;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasontag]background-color:#3bce52;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:9px;line-height:12px;text-align:center;color:#3b3b3b;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred]text-align:center;font-size:6pt;color:rgb(132, 132, 132);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;margin-top:5px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred a]color:rgb(132, 132, 132);font-size:6pt;letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;[/newclass]
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Trainer
Coulda swore ah was straight when ah woke up today... |
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PLAYED BY Felixx
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Post by LaCruex on Mar 9, 2018 11:56:32 GMT -8
LaCruex was not expecting the calm way the man talked to him. He was honestly expecting him to send one of the fire Pokemon to chase him away or something. But he knew not to look a gift Rapidash in the mouth. WIth a hopeful smile on his face he approached the man. Taking off his hat, he tried to figure out how to best phrase his queries. He could see a man with dragons surrounding him nearby. Almost like he was keeping a close eye on him. That would be crazy though, right? Riiight. Red hued eyes focused on the fire gym leader in front of him, he did what he did. Stuck his foot right into his mouth and kept going. "How the hell did you become a gym leader? Like, I took the exam and passed that no sweat. But they rejected my application. Something about not being respectable enough, but that is such grimer shit. I mean, have you MET gym leaders? They do weird things all the time. One of them from home caused a city wide black out and all he got was a slap on the wrist!" LaCruex realized he had started to rant. And angrily. Pretty sure that is how you get fifth degree burns and mauled by an Arcanine. He cleared his throat, awkwardly, playing with the rim of his hat as he collected himself. Probably part of him getting rejected had to do with his "temper issues" as Walter(his Alakazam) called it. "Sorry about that. Just. I want to know how you did it. Like, advice for somebody who wants to become a gym leader? Like, what kind of steps you took?" Xavier Lockhart
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Pokémon League
Show me the fire that burns in your soul. |
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PLAYED BY TheGreatScoot
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Post by Xavier Lockhart on Mar 9, 2018 18:26:54 GMT -8
Xavier listened to the man’s rants, he supposed it made sense people would be envious of his position, especially since he’d gotten it seemingly without a hitch. He’d have to treat this as professionally as he could. “Yeah, sometimes more tenured leaders can be…. eccentric. I guess that comes with the territory.” “I’m really sorry to hear your application got rejected. I do know the league looks at many different parameters when making their final decision.” He looks up thinking for a moment, while doing so his arcanine wanders over and Xavier begins absentmindedly scratching its chin. “I know they do a background check, so unless you’ve shown major improvement you won’t get in if you have a record.” “As far as step by step it was pretty simple really. I filed the paperwork, I took the test, there was the background check and the personality assessment, then I did a combat evaluation after passing all of that. I can’t really give too many details about that though.” Giving LaCreux an appraising look while his arcanine gives the man a stare down. “Why did you want to be a gym leader in the first place? You must exemplify what it means to be a trainer and be called on to defend the region in times of crisis. It is so much more than taking challengers and cashing league pay checks. When you do feel like challenging me, perhaps I can show you.”
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Well I didn't see that coming. |
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PLAYED BY Daxton
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Post by Hunter Griswold on Mar 9, 2018 20:27:21 GMT -8
[attr="class","reason"] [attr="class","reasonbg"] [attr="class","reasonbig"]Dragons are Beasts to fear [attr="class","reasonsmall"]But even these powerful creatures can have a heart of gold that no man can compare to [attr="class","reasonbod"]Well that was a bold move that he honestly should've saw coming. He didn't outright say anything as the gym leader started talking, but he definitely did have some input. He'd seen enough as it was through his life time of this battling business, as well as having drug his own dragons through a gauntlet of battles, type advantaged against or not. "The league also looks for people who can take loss and rejection with grace. ranting like this doesn't make any argument look gracious. Actions speak louder than words, afterall." He spoke in a smooth voice, eyebrow still raised, his Druddigon mimicking the expression.
Besides, claiming you won the exam 'no sweat' seemed a lot like bragging, and is an incredibly broad statement to just make out of the blue. The exams weren't easy. He'd seen and heard enough of the results of some friends coming out of the exams themselves, most of them not making Gym leader anyhow.
But he didn't say anything else, rather shrugged lightly and turned to face his Druddigon, placing a hand on the rough, scarred nose to grab his attention as a distraction for the time being. [attr="class","cred"]MADE BY VEL OF WW + GS[googlefont=Fjalla One] [newclass=.reason]width:390px;background-color:#3b3b3b;padding:35px;border:1px #clear solid;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbg]background-color:#3bce52;padding:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbig]margin:-16px 0px 0px 115px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;font-size:30px;font-family:Fjalla One;text-align:left;color:#000;text-transform:uppercase;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonsmall]font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:12px;color:#3b3b3b;text-align:left;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod]background-color:#f6f6f6;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:14px;text-align:justify;color:#555;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod b]color:#3bce52;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasontag]background-color:#3bce52;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:9px;line-height:12px;text-align:center;color:#3b3b3b;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred]text-align:center;font-size:6pt;color:rgb(132, 132, 132);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;margin-top:5px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred a]color:rgb(132, 132, 132);font-size:6pt;letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;[/newclass]
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Coulda swore ah was straight when ah woke up today... |
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Post by LaCruex on Mar 10, 2018 1:05:14 GMT -8
A muscle clearly twitched in LaCruex's forehead as he clenched tight onto his hat, controlling his temper but barely. He wisely ignored the obvious dig at him from the man that had interrupted(from his perspective) his questions for the gym leader. Whatever the guy with the dragon was doing, he clearly wasn't shy about telling him what he already knew. He turned and quirked his mouth into a thoughtful expression as he looked down at the ground. It was kind of a hard to explain answer WHY he wanted to be a gym leader. Even to somebody who is a gym leader and would probably most likely not judge him, it was difficult to talk about it. How he wanted to make up for what he did and that being a gym leader was the best thing he could think of. Last time he was in a position of power, he did some. Pretty bad things. What better way to make up for those then to be in a position of power and do some good things? With whatever time he had left, he wanted, no, NEEDED to make up for the things he did. Not to lighten some guilty conscience or whatever. But for something more important then that. He clicked his tongue and realized he was the only one without a Pokemon out. It didn't usually bother him, but something about the situation made him realize that. He actually wasn't sure what it made him realize but it put him on edge. That sense saved his skin more times then he cared to count. But bringing out any of his Pokemon might be seen as a threat. Especially to the dragon that was eying him like he was trash. Which while not wrong was still unappreciated nonetheless. With his free hand, LaCruex did the only thing he felt he could. Sticking two fingers in his mouth, he whistled. The high-pitched sound caught the attention of LaCruex's trusted Alakazam that was mediating in a nearby tree. Safety protocols and all that. The Pokemon came to his side and gave him a good natured but withering look. The Pokemon stayed close to him, keeping an eye on both the Arcanine and Druddigon. Along with their trainers and the entire surrounding area, no doubt. Having the familiar Alakazam nearby was a comfort and LaCruex simply said what came to mind. He didn't reveal too much about his past, not wanting their pity or whatever they had to offer him. He knew he didn't have much time left and what time he had he best use to it's fullest potential. Wasting it on pity wasn't part of that plan. He had better things to do then be pitied. "I want to change the world for the better. Well. Maybe not the whole thing, but the section ah happen to reside in. And what better way then to be a pillah of the community and all that whathaveyoo that comes with being a gym leader, eh?" Xavier Lockhart[Apologies to Daxton for the terrible accent that would not unstick itself from LaCruex]
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Pokémon League
Show me the fire that burns in your soul. |
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PLAYED BY TheGreatScoot
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Post by Xavier Lockhart on Mar 11, 2018 13:22:32 GMT -8
Hmm, that was certainly one way to word that. The man with the druddigon was certainly direct with his sentiments. But he was correct, general personality was a huge aspect of being a leader, and the ability to lose gracefully was of utmost importance for the position. Considering the man before him again, “If you truly wish to do something to change the world I wouldn’t not suggest taking up this mantle. I know that is probably not the answer you want to hear but being a gym leader does limit some of the things you can do. The league demands a huge portion of your time. If you want the freedom to change the world as you see fit, you need to be out of the lime light and not have such responsibilities tying you down” The man before him clearly had some sort of chip on his shoulder he felt he must correct, although Xavier was unsure what exactly that was. “Perhaps if you tell me what has driven you to such an idealistic goal I can help lead you to a more fitting path that will help you to realizing this dream.”
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Well I didn't see that coming. |
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Post by Hunter Griswold on Mar 12, 2018 15:10:13 GMT -8
[attr="class","reason"] [attr="class","reasonbg"] [attr="class","reasonbig"]Dragons are Beasts to fear [attr="class","reasonsmall"]But even these powerful creatures can have a heart of gold that no man can compare to [attr="class","reasonbod"]Well this gym leader did seem to have his head screwed on pretty well, so he decided he'd occupy his Druddigon with the two dragons that had finally landed their battle but were still growling at each other. With a firm pat and a shove to the large, rough skinned Pokemon's shoulder and back, he redirected the Pokemon attention to his fighting brothers.
The dragon made his way over and Draven gave him a bright grin before turning back to observe the Pokemon that had entered the area. Good thing he had sent his Druddigon off, he probably felt intimidated. But to be fair, he had been the one who had decided to announce his presence like a tornado. The tall man kept his face shut for now and simply watched how the fresh off the block Gym leader handled this situation.
The sheer body language of the man obviously unhappy with no making gym leader gave Draven more than enough reason to give a reasonable assumption as to why he didn't make it.
He also really appeared to not handle his blunt statement all too well. So instead of potentially angering someone who was probably laughable to him, he just turned his head back to his dragons, hands in his coverall pockets. Work may have resolved itself too soon. [attr="class","reasontag"] LaCruex Xavier Lockhart - Draven. Not Hunter. Just gonna try to be clear on this again. Gonna keep being as clear as possible on this. Blind Guy's Uncle. Not the actual blind guy. [attr="class","cred"]MADE BY VEL OF WW + GS[googlefont=Fjalla One] [newclass=.reason]width:390px;background-color:#3b3b3b;padding:35px;border:1px #clear solid;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbg]background-color:#3bce52;padding:10px;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbig]margin:-16px 0px 0px 115px;padding:0px 0px 0px 15px;font-size:30px;font-family:Fjalla One;text-align:left;color:#000;text-transform:uppercase;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonsmall]font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:12px;color:#3b3b3b;text-align:left;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod]background-color:#f6f6f6;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;line-height:14px;text-align:justify;color:#555;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasonbod b]color:#3bce52;[/newclass] [newclass=.reasontag]background-color:#3bce52;padding:20px;font-family:verdana;font-size:9px;line-height:12px;text-align:center;color:#3b3b3b;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred]text-align:center;font-size:6pt;color:rgb(132, 132, 132);letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;margin-top:5px;[/newclass] [newclass=.cred a]color:rgb(132, 132, 132);font-size:6pt;letter-spacing:1px;font-family:verdana;[/newclass]
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Coulda swore ah was straight when ah woke up today... |
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Post by LaCruex on Mar 15, 2018 21:43:18 GMT -8
LaCruex looked over at the man playing with the dragons. His silence unnerved him. And not just because the gym leader shot down his idea. He rubbed the back of his neck and shifted his weight from one leg to the other. "Well. It would be a start. And honestly, it probably would do me a world of good too. Being held accountable and having actual responsibilities." LaCruex was obviously trying to avoid ansering that question. Talking about his past was heavy with risks. If shared with the wrong people it could have dire consequences. He looked to Walter for guidance and the Alakazam shrugged. Helpful. "Why don't you tell me why you became a gym leader?" LaCruex was clearly not comfortable around the man with the dragons. Maybe he was friends or something with this Xavier guy. It was a fair assumption, from his angle. Walter seemed to agree with his assumption, not correcting him. He gestured his thumb towards the man. "Who's the dragon dude over there, anyway?" Xavier Lockhart
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