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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 7, 2011 17:57:45 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
It wasn't all that often Xavier lingered around the Capital, other than to occasionally buy Poke'balls, Poke'mon, supplies or stay in an inn for a night, yet this was truly an uncommon occurrence; coffee. He wasn't going to lie; the man loved coffee, it tasted good and kept him up and running for a while longer... despite the inevitable crash after the rush but... ahh, details.
He had been wandering about the Commercial District to browse, yet not Poke'mon products... no, this time around Xavier was looking at possibly getting tattoos. It was an idea that resurfaced in his mind after a bit of reflection and recollection with his life... as well as the conversations he held with his parents. The two, although having split up, still seemed to influence him, despite his mother's words...
"If you keep living YOUR life for OUR sakes, whats that going to do for YOU? Nothing! We'll be fine dear, just go out and... well... live a little, haha!"
That had been his mother. always optimistic and to the point. Despite Xavier's protest that he didn't mind helping them out, she would have none of it, worrying for his sake more than he worried for theirs. It was a humorous cycle, in any case. His father, however...
"Just... do what you know is best. Your best interests and... maybe cut your hair?" Xavier had protested at this point. There was no way in Hell he was cutting his cherished locks shorter! "Alright, alright... I shouldn't be the one to tell you that, eh?" He had barked a laugh. "Well... think about it then. Maybe add a bit of masculinity onto that frame somewhere. Lord knows if people mistake you for a woman."
That's his father... the guy with the sharp tongue. Not that Xavier minded really, it was just... did he really look girly? He didn't think so, really. But... hmm. This was the mindset that led him on this path today. Tattoos were manly, right? Right! ...Right?
The red-head sighed, taking another sip from his cup... four cream, four sugar exactly. He liked his coffee sweet, like most things really. "Mmmm..." A soft sigh escaped him as he looked out the nearby window, absent-mindedly staring off into space. What would he even get tattooed...?
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Post by Jay on Sept 7, 2011 18:10:35 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]Haiiro Navi had just come from a busy day at the EEC. He'd spent most of the early morning and part of the afternoon battling in order to make his pokemon stronger. For whatever reason, it seemed that some of his pokemon had come to their limits, and this only made him somewhat irritated. Now that his team had been sufficiently trained for the day, he had headed over to the commercial district to pick up a few items here and there.
Yawning as he walked, Haii just happened to look over a moment and noticed Xavier on the other side of the window. Stopping in mid step, Haii raised his eyebrow debating whether to just ignore him or actually --- coffee. Haii sucked in hair, walked to the door of the coffee shop, and kicked said door in causing it to crash inwards. The waitress who happened to be only a few feet from the door jumped and let out a quiet 'eep' of sorts, yet Haii didn't even seem to notice and instead walked over towards Xavier. "You," he snapped a bit towards Xav. "Buy me a cup of coffee." Well.... that was .... open? [/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 7, 2011 18:22:20 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Having been zoned out, dark eyes startled at the slam of the door, shifting over to locate its cause. He had just looked over when a figure loomed over him, causing his eye to draw upwards instead. Xavier blinked slowly up at Haii before following the path behind him towards the door, which the waitress was now trying to unjam from its position in the wall; Haii had buggered that up very nicely, now hadn't he? Xav wondered what he'd do if he ignored him...
Xavier slowly lowered his mug, now noticing the amount of stares that Haii had drawn with him, causing the red-head to sigh. He gestured down to the chair across from him, offering a small leer into those blue eyes of his. "Nice to see you too." He jived sarcastically, a smirk crossing his face. He couldn't help it really, this guy brought out the smart-ass in him. I mean... wasn't it obvious why, with the poor condition of the door and all?
"Get him a black coffee." He called to a waitress, whom had been whispering to another. She squeaked and nodded quickly, darting off behind the counter, before returning with the mug. "Any...anything else?" She asked nervously. Xav grinned over at Haii. "How bout a hug for our grumpy panda here?" He teased. Ah, what fun, and why not? He was paying the bill...
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Post by Jay on Sept 7, 2011 18:33:57 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]A slow half smirk came to Haii's face but drained off again as he sat down across from Xavier. He didn't say anything to Xavier's first statement but instead set his bag down next to him and focused on that for the moment giving Xav time to tell the waitress what Haii apparently wanted. Looking back with a slight frown on his face at Xav's word to the waitress, he then shifted his gaze to the waitress herself and simply leered as though saying 'not on your life'. The waitress hesitated a little and seemed to finally back up and head over to get the order. As she disappeared, Haii slowly turned his head back to Xavier and leaned back in his hair. "Long time," he stated. Was this a greeting? Did Haii even do regular formal greetings? Well sometimes, it seemed.
The waitress quickly came back with the coffee and set it in front of Haii rather quickly before quickly asking if there was anything else she could get for either of them. Haii just stared silently and finally shook his head before taking up the entire box of sugar packets and starting to empty each of the package's contents into his coffee not even bothering to stir it at the moment. Whether the waitress stayed or went, Haii continued his conversation as if she wasn't there. "You been battling?" he asked. [/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 7, 2011 18:49:04 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Xavier watched the proceedings with a bemused grin settled on his face, leaning back in his chair comfortably, a leg crossed over the other and his arms folded. He nodded at the 'greeting' of sorts, muttering a quick "Yea." back before settling into a comfortable silence. When Haii began adding the sugar, Xavier rose a brow. "Always the sweet-tooth." He commented, eyes falling to his own mug. Heh... he wasn't one to state such things, was he?
At the second question Xav nodded once more, uncrossing his arms and legs before leaning forward on the table, pressing his elbows onto it. He laced his fingers together and rested his chin upon them, fixing Haii with a curious look. "Fer sure. Especially lately... I've had an influx of new Poke'mon. Although I do have a solid core team for the time being. Its just catching the others up at this point." He spoke easily, a smile evident on the man's face. "What about you, eh? You're a bit... touchy today." He added bemusedly.
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Post by Jay on Sept 7, 2011 18:57:39 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]A half smirk crossed Haii's face as Xavier explained that he had been catching his other pokemon up. After a moment, he finished adding his intoxicating level of sugar and began to stir said drink slowly as he continued to listen. However, at the last statement, he looked up again and finally sipped his coffee before setting it down again. At least he wasn't gulping the entire thing down in one motion again. "Just finished a training session at the EEC," he answered back as though that explained both about his training as well as his apparent 'touchy'ness.
After a moment, he brought his elbow up, set it on the table, and set half his chin on his fist before sipping his coffee with his free hand again. "Steel seems to be at his peak, and it's pissing me off,' he muttered a bit to himself. He wanted the Skarmory to go beyond that damn limit that it seemed was constraining the metal bird.
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Post by Maid Melody on Sept 7, 2011 19:59:32 GMT -5
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 7, 2011 20:12:42 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Ah, the EEC. That explained the 'touchiness' to a point... Xavier knew Haii to be a competitive battler... he chuckled briefly, shaking his head. "He'll get there someday. All you can do is train everyday, which I know you do." He stated light-heartedly, unwinding his fingers to take another swig from his mug, emptying its contents in a final gulp. With a satisfied hum, he plunked the cup back onto the table, eying Haii curiously. "We ought to have another rematch sometime. I've been having problems with Z lately... little did I know his final form can be rather buggy." He sighed then, thinking on the Porygon-Z. Intuition told him it was something that could be ironed out, but it was still bothersome.
A moment of silence passed then, Xavier finding this situation rather humorous. How did Haii even see him...? He had arrived with a bang and immediately came over to his table, so it was unlikely he arrived in such a fashion and just happened to see Xavier. A sly smirk spread over his face then, as he leaned both elbows on the table, leaning towards the man. "How'd you know I was here anyway? Miss me that badly that ya had to stalk me?" He snorted... although it wouldn't be the first time he'd been stalked... hmmmph.
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Post by Jay on Sept 7, 2011 23:21:50 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]Haii sighed dryly at Xavier as he talked about more training. Well duh. However, at the second statement, a half smirk slowly overtook his features. "Because you were so sore about losing last time?" he sneered. However, at the statement about Z, Haii blinked. "I have a Porygon-Z he stated thinking over Rem for a moment. "But I haven't noticed any sort of personality difference upon evolution." He shrugged his shoulders after that and sipped his coffee once more.
And as the last question was asked, Haii quite literally spit his coffee, and quite a bit rushed out his nose as well. A sound akin to a dying monkey could be heard for a moment before Haii recuperated himself and frowned. "I was headed to the Era Emporium, and you happened to be in a window I saw -x- and I wanted coffee," he answered back wiping his mouth a little. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Sept 7, 2011 23:37:26 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly was enjoying her hot chocolate and half-listening to the talk about Pokemon and training when she heard the dark-haired man make a rather odd noise and looked over at him ... . Well now ... that was interesting~ ... so it seemed that this Xavier guy could possibly be ... gay? Best to not make assumptions though, she wasn't about to report that little tidbit to Lance until she knew more about the man. Whatever the case it seemed the other man didn't appreciate the stalking comment as he explained exactly what he had been doing there in the first place. By this time, Carly had finished her hot chocolate and motioned for the waitress to bring her some more. So what if she left the cafe with a little bit of a sugar high, it couldn't be nearly as bad as what the black-haired man put in his coffee. Honestly, how could adults drink the stuff ... it was just disgusting >P.[/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 7, 2011 23:41:48 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Brown eyes rolled at Haii's first statement, his tongue tutting as if disappointed. "You seemed to have forgotten that we tied last time, moron." He chided with a smirk, shrugging a shoulder. His smirk fell at the mention of his own Porygon-Z, a frown settling there instead. "Well, that's not good, hmm..." A moment of worry crossed his face, but he sighed, mentally shrugging it off; he'd figure that out later.
For now, he was far too distracted by Haii's sputtering. At the cry and the coffee dribbling out of his nose, Xavier snorted, covering his mouth quickly in a feeble attempt to stifle the laugh that threatened to leave him. Needless to say, it failed miserably, and the place filled with his laughter. "Right, right, ha!" He teased, settling down. He laid a hand over his chest, as if regaining breath. "Whoo, man." He commented, shaking his head and offering another napkin across the table, a smile fit for an angel on his lips.
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Post by Jay on Sept 7, 2011 23:50:49 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]Haii sucked in some air, and rather than take the napkin ended up leaning over to smack Xav on the forehead. Nothing dangerous, lethal, or even really painful in the motion but more of a 'stop that' sort of thing. After a moment, he sucked in some air and put a finger to his temple massaging it a little. "...You.... owe me another cup of coffee," he finally stated leaning back and sighing as he leered at his cup. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Sept 8, 2011 0:00:25 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly had to keep herself from giggling at what the dark-haired man did next and at the fit of laughter Xavier had. Of course then that smile ... Arceus she loved her job. Hired to stalk a hot long-haired red man who had the most brilliant smile she had ever seen, aside from Lance of course but that was different. When the other man claimed that Xavier owed him another cup of coffee, Carly nearly choked on her drink trying to keep back the fit of giggles once again. She managed to regain control rather quickly though and swallowed without much problem but even still, what was it with the guy and coffee?[/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 8, 2011 0:10:54 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
The small, albeit small, pushed a small pout to Xavier's face. He balled up the napkin and threw it across the table, where it impacted (ever so gently) into Haii's lap. "You see that napkin? That's your sense of humor." His grin returned with the cheesy comeback, drumming his fingers along the table, looking pleased. Yet the drumming halted at the mention of another cup of coffee... Xavier peered into his cup, blinking slowly. Was it... all gone already? Sheesh.
"Well toots, yer taking that coffee to go." He jived, flagging down another waitress to relay the order. "Or at least, I'd better head out. Gotta find a job somewhere around this damn country." He rolled his eyes again, placing his head on the table, suddenly looking very tired. "That and... hm. Know any good tattoo parlors round here? I was toying with the idea of nabbing some." He mused, raising his head ever-so-slightly to rest his chin upon the table.
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Post by Jay on Sept 8, 2011 0:19:19 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/haiinaviposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 323][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(250),w(272),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:65px;margin-left:228px;)]Haii's face akin to T_T; moved to =_=;; in a matter of moments at the notion of his sense of humor. As if that wasn't obvious enough. "....Why not just battle?" Haii asked as Xavier talked about a job. However, the second part caught him off guard, and for a few seconds, he just blinked. "...not off hand," he finally answered back shrugging slowly. "But there's probably one around here if there is one in Era." Since when had Haii become an expert on locations? Never. He'd just been wandering this damn country for over a year now and knew that if anything was in existence, it could probably be bought here. "Planning to write the words 'idiot' on your forehead?" he asked. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on Sept 8, 2011 0:57:20 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly sipped some more of her hot chocolate as she listened to the conversation some more and smiled at Xavier's comment to the man. Yep ... she was fairly certain about it now, he was definitely gay so that meant the other guy was either oblivious or just ignoring Xavier's attempts. Either way, this was proving to be most amusing ... wait, Xavier wanted to get a tattoo? He certainly didn't seem the type that would want one, not that that meant he didn't have several underneath his shirt already. Of course if that were the case he would know where a tattoo parlor was, but even still, Xavier was either really brave or really stupid. Carly could still remember when she got her tattoo, it had hurt to lean back in a chair for weeks and she had gotten in trouble over it as well, but it was well worth it~. Yeah it had hurt like crazy when she had first gotten it (goodness knows the tattoo artist probably heard a few more colorful words than he was used to) but Carly loved it. But yes, back to observing, it seemed the black-haired man was asking what type of tattoo Xavier wanted, and then making a comment about Xavier's intelligence. Once again Carly found herself fighting to hold back laughter, who said this black-haired guy didn't have a sense of humor, that was hilarious, even if it was at Xavier's expense.[/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 8, 2011 16:21:15 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Xavier leered over at Haii for his retort, shaking his head. "Hardy-har-har. I'm actually just... thinking about it. Its been brought to my attention recently that I'm too... uhm..." He struggled to find the proper word here, eventually sighing in defeat. Meh, there was no need to add ammo to Haii's rifle, so to speak. "...I was just thinking about it." He stated finally, with a firm nod.
That was all he would say about the subject, it seemed, as he stood up, forking money out from his pocket and pressing it onto the table. "That should cover it. I really ought to get going... we should meet up somewhere, yea?" He looked to Haii. "Whatcha up to later on?" He folded his arms comfortably as he waited for a reply.
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Post by Jay on Sept 8, 2011 17:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by Maid Melody on Sept 8, 2011 17:59:27 GMT -5
[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly continued to listen to the two men speak, absent-mindedly sipping her hot chocolate as she did so. Hmm, he was heading out ... well, she would just have to keep tabs on Xavier then heh. Of course she couldn't leave the cafe too soon after Xavier ... that would be too suspicious and even though she was dressed up as a little girl complete with her hair tied up in twin ponytails, that didn't mean that some people would wonder what was going on. At any rate, it was best to listen and see what exactly was going on, perhaps Carly could find out where exactly Xavier would be going after this.[/scrolly] |
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Post by DJ Boomkitty on Sept 8, 2011 18:13:36 GMT -5
X A V I E R---
Xav sighed, lightly punching Haii in the shoulder, grinning over at him. "You never know, do ya? I suppose I'm the same way." He commented on his own traveling. His plans really were up in the air everyday, without a set schedule to follow or job to attend. It was... "Gets boring after a while, doesn't it?" He sighed, recollecting his bag from next to the chair and slinging it over a shoulder.
"Ever think of getting a job Haii? Other than battling. With how poor people are lately, they hardly pay out anymore..." He shook his head, reflecting on a recent battle he had won, but his opponent had... no money. The training was nice, but that tidbit would have been nice to know at the start. And tournies didn't seem to run too often in Era... "Think I'll take a gander round the shops here, see if they need any help..." His voice trailed off as he began towards the door.
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