Post by spectre on Jun 6, 2018 3:59:31 GMT
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kick it out
EVERYBODY WANT THE KEY AND THE SECRET TO RAP IMMORTALITY LIKE I HAVE GOT WELL, TO BE TRUTHFUL THE BLUEPRINT'S SIMPLY RAGE AND YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE EVERYBODY LOVES TO ROOT FOR A NUISANCE HIT THE EARTH LIKE AN ASTEROID, DID NOTHING BUT SHOOT FOR THE MOON SINCE
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{Remind me when you're taking me back again?}
"Never. You're stuck with me now." Kaleo hummed, wiping at his brow with the back of his hand as he'd glanced up towards the trees. It was more humid than he'd anticipated being today - not that he was any stranger to that, but any day that required him to wrap his jacket around his waist and STILL had him feeling sweaty was a little... gross. It did nothing to dampen his spirits, however - if anything, the sun put him in a good mood. "'Less you wanna go back?"
{I didn't say that.} The Meditite sniffed from where he was trotting along beside him, more accustomed to walking for training than floating along using his abilities. The macho fighter had pushed for a physical training regiment over mental, and at this point, it'd kind of stuck. Kaleo grinned, opening his mouth to say something about that, but someone else in that moment beat him to the punch.
{Who goes?!}
At the sudden demand from the brush, Kaleo let out what could only be described as a squawk of surprise, shimmying away from the wall of fauna he'd heard it from. As the less startled party between them, Hibi looked towards the bush, somewhat bored by this development. {...Who are you?}
{Sing your praises and turn away thine eyes, for this one's luminosity may blind you.} A small, fluffy bug type that looked vaguely familiar to Kaleo wandered out of the brush on her delicate little legs, tossing the curtain-like fluff of white hair out of its eyes as she revealed herself fully. {Weep your tears of joy, for you look upon the divine goddess of the sun this day.}
It took a moment to process this introduction, but the moment he did, Kaleo hooted in astonishment.
"WOAH! Like, forreal? You're a goddess? Like, a legendary Pokemon? And you're just, like, hanging out here?" His hands flew to his cheeks, hitting against them with a small slapping noise as he gawped. "DUDE! Can you believe it?!"
Hibi, however, was less impressed. {I know you said you were dumb, but... really?} He scoffed, shaking his head. {That's just a bug.}
The moment the comment had left his mouth, the Larvesta had bristled, bringing Kaleo to step back and Meditite to step in front of him instinctively in defense. Uh-oh.
{Just a-- you impudent ape! How dare you?!}
She inhaled sharply, a ball of... something... moving upwards through her little throat (did bugs have throats?).
{Be bound by mine string of light and unbreakable volition!}
And behold they did, when a stream of white, sticky... substance flew from her open maw, binding much of the Meditite's upper body in... string? He hoped it was string. Apparently so did the Meditite, who apparently thought he missed the inappropriate comment murmured about not wanting to receive a load like this. For a moment, Kaleo stood dazed, just sort of... shocked that she'd managed to produce all of that in such a short period of time.
{Hey! Earth to trainer! It's go time!} Hibi snapped, returning him to reality.
"Right!" He mentally scrolled through the moves that he'd read on the Pokedex's screen earlier. Meditation didn't seem like it'd help, and trying to seduce a wrathful god didn't seem like it'd go particularly well... which left one option. "Uh... Bide!"
...Well, that worked well enough for Hibi, given his situation. Not in a state to do much else very quickly nor feeling like making the effort to do so, he'd closed his eyes and steeled himself to take the next attack aimed at him. Kaleo, in the meantime, frowned a little. What did he just ask him to do?
Their opponent wasn't about to wait around to find out. {Taste mine sacred flame, churl!}
The tips of the Larvesta's horns ignited with 5 tiny flames; once present, she shook her body, allowing them to rain down towards her target--
"Woah, woah! Time out! Take it easy!"
Except his trainer had gotten there first. The moment he'd seen fire, Kaleo had moved at an impressive clip to grab his Pokemon, sweeping him out of the way with one hand just as the embers began to fall. It took a moment for the Meditite to reconcile how he felt about all of this, but he eventually settled for indignant anger as he squirmed a bit against his stringy bindings in Kaleo's hand.
{A-Are you nuts?!} He spat. {You could have gotten hurt, idiot!}
"Hey! I just saved you from some sacred-ass god fire!" Kaleo huffed, wetting two of his fingers on his free hand in his mouth and using them to pinch out a small spark that had settled on the brim of his hat. "Be kind, dude!"
"I feel so protected!" He snapped back in what had to be the most dramatic deadpan imaginable. Still, it was... different, having someone look out for him like this. Completely moronic, but in a way that brought a fuzzy warmth to his chest for a brief moment. The Larvesta considered their interaction briefly as she watched her flames steadily burn out in the grass.
{...Your guardian. He is... unaccustomed to our sacred practices of conflict, is he not?}
The Meditite groaned. {If you're trying to ask if he's new, you're right.} Which... meant he'd probably have to be a little patient with him, didn't it? He DID say he was dumb from the getgo, after all. Hibi inhaled slowly. {...Anyway, fire's out. I'll be okay now. Could you put me down?}
"Uh. Would if I could, Heebs." Kaleo scowled a little as he attempted to pry his gluey starter off his hand (why was this stuff so sticky??? gross!) with his other hand, holding him as far away from his body as possible. It was a bit like they were reenacting a scene from the Lion King, almost. "...But you're kiiiiinda stuck to me."
Aaaand there went the warm fuzzies. {Are you fucking kidding me.} Hibi wriggled, attempting to join his trainer in freeing the both of them, but in spite of their combined efforts, they'd both succeeded only in making themselves more stuck. Rather than continuing her attack, the Larvesta settled herself in the grass to watch.
{To utilize one of thine mortal terms... this is sad. Mine heart grieves, watching this scene.}
{Please, just set me on fire already.} Hibi replied dully.
She fluffed herself up once again, as though offended by the mere insinuation. {I shall do no such thing! it would evidently upset your companion for you to taste my wrath.} She tsked a bit, turning her attention to the befuddled human attempting to pry his Pokemon free from his arm and steadily succeeding only in getting that one stuck as well. {What is your name, large one?}
"Oh! Am I large one?" He'd pointed to himself with his slightly less sticky arm, blinking. "...Uh, Avarice. Avarice Black, Ma'am Fire Goddess."
He... somehow had a feeling someone like her would like his pseudonym better. He tried not to pay much mind to Hibi burrowing a hole in the side of his skull with his gaze alone as the Larvesta hummed thoughtfully.
{An intriguing name... very well. To you alone, I shall offer you my guidance.} She reared up onto her back legs rather dramatically, then, thrusting her tiny black forelegs upwards as though reaching out to embrace the sky.
{Offer unto me your orb and walk in mine light, child of sin! I shall teach you mastery of my world.}
Her proclamation hung in the air for a moment in silence until Avarice drew his sticky arms a respectfully close distance to his head to whisper to his starter; "(...Uh, dude, what does that mean?)"
Hibi shrugged as much as he was able. {(I don't know? Give her a Pokeball?)}
"Oh!" Drawing Hibi back away from his head again, he knelt down, shrugging his backpack as low down his arms as he could at the present time without covering his stuff in goop. "Uh, here, front pouch. You might have to get it out yourself-- Uh, I mean, pick one worthy of your, um... vessel... and hold down the raised round part."
The Larvesta nodded a bit before scuttling towards him, gripping the fabric of his pants and climbing up his side like he was some sort of tree. Kaleo grit his teeth. The feeling kind of tickled - it took a lot of willpower not to squirm (bad) or swat her off (worse), but she'd thankfully made it up to his backpack, where the pocket had been unzipped in case he needed to grab a ball in a hurry. He couldn't see what was happening after that, but after a moment of rustling, there was the familiar sound of a Pokeball opening and closing and the weightlessness that came with having her no longer digging around in his bag. For a moment, he stood there, alone save for the sounds of nature and Hibi stuck to both of his arms.
"I just caught my first Pokemon." He said to nobody in particular.
{Great. Super. Congrats.} He heard a clapping noise as Hibi applauded him with his feet, which were... about the only part of him free at the moment. {...So what now?}
...Right. they probably had to do something about the whole nasty string shot thing. Kaleo frowned.
"...Uh... dunno." He shrugged. "I think there's a lake not far from here..."
The Meditite frowned, wriggling against his bounds again. {Then what are you waiting for? Let's hurry up and go wash this shit off.}
Kaleo nodded, and, still holding his Pokemon with arms outstretched, he began the hike towards where he'd thought he'd last seen the sign directing people to Cygnus Lake. Hopefully they didn't pass too many people on the way - this... wasn't really the way he wanted to be remembered by anyone.
[ Larvesta took pity and joined the team! ]
F | LV. 3 | flame body
ember | string shot
1655 Words ● --- ● does that suffice / Hibi gained 827 FP!
PHARAOH LEAP.
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