Change of Pace [Jay/Elayne/Open?]

[Jay]

[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;)]Blue eyes widened, and Haii froze for a moment not from the punch but from the question on getting a real job. A rather odd 'pft' sound echoed out of him, and he shook his head after a moment, raised his fist, and socked Xav somewhat hard in the arm. "I'd never trade my way of life for anything," he answered back with a good deal of indignation. "Even if I live it 'poor' money wise." Walking towards the door now, he sighed a bit. He truly couldn't even begin to imagine a job outside of what he was doing. It wasn't as though he had finished school, and he doubted he could actually hold up a steady job for too long before just saying 'to hell with it all' and moving on. He could always go home, back to Agate, and possibly get a job there doing something... They had a day care - breeding center down there... But nah even that he wouldn't do unless he was what he considered to be 'old'. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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;)]Hearing the two walk out, Carly waited a good two minutes before paying for her hot chocolate and heading outside as well. It didn't take long before she spotted the two of them again, though of course how to get in ear shot range would be a little more tricky. Well, she could always pretend like she's playing a game, and Rina loved to play~, yes that would work perfectly. Releasing Rina, her red Castform, Carly giggled and ran past Xavier and Haiiro, chasing Rina who had just decided to play a game of tag. "I'm going to get you Rina~,"Carly chimed as she chased after the Castform, careful to keep an eye on Xavier as she did so.[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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Xavier flinched at the punch, rubbing the spot tenderly and glaring at Haii briefly before returning the favor with a shove. "Just a question, asshole." He spat, grinning in spite of himself. What would seem like hostile behavior was actually rather normal for the pair... chat, shove, maim, make-up with coffee or some other thing... before its back to square one. "I hear ya though. I love the freedom of it all but... eh. My mind wanders a lot." He replied, raising his arms up behind his head.

As the Castform and girl ran by, he paused briefly, inspecting the Poke'mon. "A... red Castform? Thats interesting." He mused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. An odd idea struck him then; Castform was in the... Fairy breeding group, if he remembered. Just like his leucistic Azumarill. They were both odd colored too... "I wonder if she wouldn't mind breeding it with my Azumarill? Would be interesting, to say the least." He said to Haii, before looking back towards the girl. "Oii! You there!" He called, approaching Carly and her Poke'mon.

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[Jay]

[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;)]At the shove, Haii stepped a bit to one side but kept his stance well enough. A somewhat cynical smirk had placed itself on his features in the course of that moment, yet it shifted to something a bit softer as Xav talked about being free... only to depart into something of a frown. Closing his eyes a moment even as he walked, Haii sighed. "That only means you're an air head," he answered back shrugging his shoulders slowly at this notion before half punching Xav in the arm again. As the girl ran past, Haii let out something of a snort. Pft, kids. He hated kids unless they battled, and that seemed obscurely rare in Era in contrast to down in the Orre where any snot nosed brat with a pokemon would be willing to take up a challenge. However, his sight didn't miss the red Castform. However Haii had a different thought in mind other than the breeding thought Xavier had put up. He wanted to battle it. Castform was a rather interesting pokemon. Known was the weather and form pokemon, it could change rather well to fit a situation, and even if his team was still recuperating from some harsh training, he was sure that none of them would protest a battle against something that at least looked like a mild challenge. His hand reached into his pocket and was already fingering a pokeball containing his rather odd but spunky Eevee whom seemed to fight him whenever he tried to use an instant stone to evolve her and apparently wished to prove herself strong as an Eeevee. Hell that was fine with Haii, though. He'd just keep working her harder and harder till she either snapped and gave into evolution quickly or took a different form in the location they happened to be in whenever he battled strongly enough. The latter had somewhat of a lesser control factor, and it was rather annoying especially considering Haii was trying to get all the eeveeloutions, yet whatever. It was a challenge, and Haii never backed down from a challenge. But Xavier got to the girl first and was flagging the girl down, Haii sighed moving his hand from his pocket and the pokeball and raised two fingers to his temple and rubbed it for a few seconds closing one eye in the process and partially leering with the other. On second thought, the Castform didn't look that strong.... -_- Not worth it. He'd just stay silent for now and see what the heck this kid would do rather than add his own comment in just yet. If she proved to have some sort of spunk, he might jump on a battle, yet for now, he'd hold of and wait. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 chase Rina, laughing all the while when she heard Xavier call out to her. Resisting the urge to swear, Carly managed to catch Rina and hold her in her arms before turning to Xavier with a smile on her face. It was all right ... just remain calm, perhaps he just wanted to ask her something or ... something like that ... of course she could always tell a big sob story if they were suspicious about her but Carly would wait until later to resort to theatrics. "Oh, hi Mister!" Carly said in an upbeat voice, waving at Xavier with one hand while holding Rina with the other,"You want something Mister?"[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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Completely oblivious to Haii's mental musings and urge to battle, Xavier grinned easily at Carly as she halted, stopping a couple feet away from her. He gave her a quick look-over, noticing how short she was, and how thin... how old was this girl? She looked like a kid, and Xavier was always good with kids... he wasn't sure why exactly, he hadn't grown up around any himself. Eh. They were just too darn cute to dislike, really... unless they were spoiled brats. Like Haii. Then they deserved a good boot to the rump.

"Sorry to bother ya, I couldn't resist the color on that Castform. Quite a rare sight, isn't it?" He offered, blinking quickly at his bluntness. Gah, he needed to act less like his father... "Pardon me. The names Xavier... this guy is Haii. Don't let the look fool ya, hes a cool fella." He introduced with a sideways jab of his thumb towards Haii. "More bark than his..." He stopped himself, feeling a very ominous feeling settle into his stomach. Yeah that was enough about Haii, before Xav got decked in public, and they... yeah.

"Anyway, ever consider breeding that lil guy? I have a Leucistic Azumarill that's compatible-" Wait a moment... "What... gender is it, anyway?"

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[Jay]

[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 blinked as his name was stated and realized he had been staring off into space for a moment. Shaking his head and leering down at Carly, he said nothing but allowed two blue irritated spheres to slide sideways and leer at Xav as he was about to finish his statement. However, as Xav fell silent and changed topics, Haii settled again. "Way to go captain blunt ass," he growled a little before eying the Castform. Do you battle?" he asked looking suddenly very sharply at Carly. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 relaxed when it was clear Xavier didn't have a clue she had been trailing them in the first place, well now~ so much the better. Perhaps she could get more information from him just by talking, it certainly seemed like this Xavier guy was rather clueless at any rate. When Xavier asked about Rina, Carly smiled and listened as he explained that's why he had come over and introduced himself. Ah, so this was Haii, well at least now she had a name, of course since it appeared that Xav and Haii knew each other it was really no wonder why they hadn't said their names. "Nah, it's fine~, I was just playing with Rina here, and as for the color yes it's rather rare. I was playing in the woods one day and I saw her~, well I just had to get her because red happens to be my favorite color. It's a pleasure to meet you Xavier, Haii, my name's Carly but I prefer CJ,"she chimed, shrugging her shoulders before continuing,"Whichever you choose is fine with me though~." Falling silent, she listened as Xavier continued to talk about Haii and found herself giggling, well now this was quite amusing, it seemed they must be rather good friends if Haii allowed someone to talk about him like that, as was made clear by Hai's next comment. Hearing Xavier's question, Carly thought for a moment and then shook her head,"No ... can't say I have thought of breeding Rina ... wait, you have a leucistic Azumarill! That's so cool!"she said before hearing Xavier's question and giggling slightly,"Rina's a girl~, she loves to play too! I bet if I let her go right now she'd just fly around all of our heads~, but then I'd never be able to catch her." Hearing Haii ask if she battled, Carly looked up at him with bright eyes. Well, of course she battled ... she loved to battle honestly, with or without Pokemon it didn't really matter but then Haii didn't know that. "Yeah I battle~. Did ya want to battle with or without Pokemon?" Carly asked before giggling,"Just kidding~! But really, I do like battling~, I do it with my older brother a lot. Why'd ya ask?"[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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Feeling the cold stare, Xav glanced backwards and grinned sheepishly at Haii and shrugged his shoulders. Yet when the insult was leased, his grin flat lined into a pout of sorts, sucking in a small breath of air. "Ehh suck it." Was all he retorted before giving his attention back to Carly, tilting his head somewhat at her words. Agh, a female... "Ahh, my dear Liebe is a female, so I guess it wasn't meant to be." He sighed, smiling lazily. Ah well.

He was about ready to wander off when Haii poised his challenge, causing Xavier to literally face/palm. He should have known... yet Carly's answer threw him off, and he let his hand slide, considering the girl in a new light. She liked to battle, eh? Not many people in Era did, this was true... hmm. Yet... he turned to Haii, an eyebrow raised. "Did ya switch Poke'mon out already from yer EEC trip? Aren't they exhausted?" It wasn't a jeer or anything, but who knows how Haii would take it, the bastard.

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[Jay]

[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;)]An eyebrow raised as Carly explained that she liked pokemon battling... Well... damn. A rather cool smirk of sorts set itself on Haii's features. So this kid had spunk and enough guts to actually battle. So much better than the spineless people that he ran into-.... Well.. -x- There was one exception to that rule... She wasn't so much spineless as took kind for her own good..Even when she did agree to his battle it was just.... Damn it Elayne- Anyways... Haii blinked as he found Xavier asking him about his pokemon. His hand set themselves in his pockets, and he simply frowned at Xav for a few seconds before sucking in some air and looking sideways at Carly again before looking back at Xav. "Yeah.... most if not all of them are exhausted," he sighed dryly putting his pokemon before his own ambitions. Looking back at Carly again, "I was going to ask for a battle, but this idiot made me remember something," he sighed raising a hand and smacking the back of Xav's head lightly. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 shrugged her shoulders when Xavier said that his Azumarill was female,"Oh well~, it was a thought at least, perhaps if you have other Pokemon we can try with them. Though I'm not sure Rina will stop joking around long enough to do that~,"she giggled before listening to Haii and Xavier. When Haii said that his Pokemon were exhausted, Carly shrugged her shoulders and smiled,"Oh well~, I think Saito has been wanting to fight lately but some other time will work~. This just means I'll have to spar with him later,"she replied in an upbeat voice before looking up at the two men,"So what are you guys doing here anyway? I mean, besides hanging out and training."[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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The smack was unprecedented, yet an unsurprised scowl crossed Xavier's features as he received it, bringing up a hand to rub the offending spot tenderly. He retaliated with a quick slap to Haii's hand, an odd but familiar gleam in his eye; ah yes, a challenge. He was about ready to pick a fight with his darker haired friend, yet... his eye was drawn back to the bubbly Carly, and he sighed... he couldn't in front of the girl. She looked too innocent... and he didn't want to scare her. Huffing a sigh, he leered over at Haii, mouthing the word 'later' on his lips before turning back to Carly.

"We're just killing time really... just had some coffee and..." He blinked, peering at the girl closer. "Weren't you in there too? I could have sworn I saw a girl that looked like ya nearby." He grinned then, chuckling. "Aren't ya too young to be having coffee?" He jived, winking down at her.

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[Jay]

[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;)]Did that kid just say she was going to spar a ppkemon? Wait hadn't she said... meh, she just had a backbone which, though it mildly irritated, Haii had to give Carly props for though of course he'd never say this out loud. However, as he found his hand slapped, Haii's blue eyes shifted over towards Xav, and for a few seconds, and a half smirk hit his face again. Pft, a fight? Bring it. However, when Xavier mouthed 'later', eyes rolled and ended up staring off down the street, and a steady growl escaped from Haii's throat. "Coffee stunts your growth," he huffed more as an after thought rather than anything else. It wasn't directed at Carly's particular height, but Haii was simply stating facts... ok, that was a lie. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 giggled when she saw Xavier's reaction to Haii and tilted her head when she heard the other man growl,"What's up with him?" she asked before Xavier asked if she had been in the cafe. For a moment Carly found herself mentally swearing ... so this Xavier guy wasn't as dumb as she thought he was, oh well, he still didn't know that she had followed him here. For all Xavier knew she was just playing with her Pokemon before he came along. "Yeah, I was tired from playing with Rina earlier so I thought I'd take a break in there~,"Carly replied cheerfully before hearing both Xavier's and Haii's comments on coffee. Giggling, she shook her head,"I was drinking hot chocolate, I can't stand coffee actually. I tried it before because my big brother was teasing me about it but it was disgusting," she replied cheerfully before continuing,"So watcha gonna do now, or are you just gonna hang out some more~?"[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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An odd smirk came to Xavier at Haii's growl... in a sense, he had won... well... he won fewer bruises for the time being, anyway. A dull throb pulsed on his arm from the earlier punch and he rose a hand to tend to it, just feeling the skin sigh in relief. As Carly mentioned his attitude, Xavier snorted, shaking his head at the girl and leaning in close proximity to her face. "Like I was sayin earlier... his bark, or in this case, growl..." He grinned at his emphasis. "...is far worse than his bite. Just look at that scowl, eh? Like a surly Lillipup!" He winked once more. He then leaned, back, clearing his throat; he had been whispering that entire time, and for good reason!

He nodded slowly at her answer, smiling. "Oi, hot chocolate will give ya a sugar high." He mused. Well, that would explain her play with the Castform... At her inquiry, Xavier hummed, shrugging a shoulder. What was he doing now? Besides beating Haii's ass at some point during the day, he honestly had no plans. "Eh, maybe find someone to battle... explore a bit... perhaps pay a visit to a friend on the East." He paused then, brown eyes drifting past the girl for a moment. Yes, that seemed like a good idea... he hadn't seen Felis in a bit. "I rather like that last idea." He returned her focus to her, a small tint of red coating his cheeks.

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[Jay]

[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;)]Though he hadn't heard the exact details of whatever Xavier had said, Haiiro assumed they were about him, and as Xav had leaned back again clearing his throat, Haii made to elbow him hard in the ribs. Pft, idiot. As Carly -er CJ? whatever- explained why she had been there and why she had then run past them, more or less, Haii rolled his eyes a bit not saying anything. This kid... was starting to annoy him. At the question Carly posed, Haii shrugged his shoulders. "I may head up north to the summer festival for a bit more. They're supposedly extending it because of the west or something." Cue second eye roll. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 giggled when Xavier whispered in her ear and nodded, covering her mouth with her free hand to try and cover the fact that she was laughing in the first place. Of course Haii had to have caught her giggle at first but hey, oh well~ that was her problem. Well ... Haii did look a little like a surly Lillipup with that scowl on his face ... of course this revelation only made Carly laugh harder which most definitely wasn't helping her case at the moment. After a little while, Carly managed to control herself in time to hear Xavier say that hot chocolate would give her a sugar high ... which only made her giggle more, though not nearly as hard as before. When she heard Xavier say what he might do that night, Carly had to bite her lip to keep from saying Felis' name ... that would look all too suspicious if she did. After all, she certainly didn't want to blow her cover, far from it in fact, if she could convince Xavier to let him go with her Carly could possibly learn a lot more than just stalking him considering how well that turned out the first time. "Well, I could battle you if you'd like~,"Carly said in a cheerful voice. Not only would battling him be fun, but Carly could learn a lot about Xavier just by battling him, who said that investigating had to be all boring anyway. "Though exploring does sound like a lot of fun too~, what's your friend's name?"Carly asked in a curious voice, looking up at Xavier with bright eyes, the picture of innocence. When Haii explained what he was going to do next Carly nodded and smiled,"I was at the festival a little while ago but I had to leave early. Oh well~, maybe I'll get to go a little later."[/scrolly]

[DJ Boomkitty]

X A V I E R



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The elbow made contact with his ribs, causing a small 'Oof' sound from Xavier and a wince. He said nothing to the man, glaring over at him with a look that said everything; 'I'm so gunna kill you just wait rrrr!'. He made to shove Haii away somewhat before folding his arms, listening to his next words. "Ah, they're extending it?" Well, that was good, he supposed. Yet the reasoning kind-of sucked; Xavier rather liked the Western Waters... then again, that was probably the fisherman speaking in him. "I may poke around up north again, I suppose... I already claimed the prize I wanted, so unless they restocked with any other interesting Poke'mon, I'm not so sure I should go." He sighed then. "I have so many already..."

He brightened up at the proposal of a battle, humming somewhat as he considered the girl. Would it... even be fair? Carly was so young (as he assumed, anyway), and... well, she did say she liked to battle... brown eyes glanced towards Haii briefly, wondering what he'd think. Xav imagined he'd be a tad surly that he'd miss out on the action but he did just come out of a training session... and Xavier's Poke'mon could use it... He grinned down at the girl. "I wouldn't mind a battle. Are you gunna train up younger Poke'mon or use your main team, hmm?" It was a good question really... he didn't want to bring his best team against a kid that brought youngins; Wish against a Cleffa, per say. Xav played fair and square.

As for his friend... "Ah, his name is Felis. You may have heard of him. eh?" He chuckled with a shake of his head, clearing loose bangs from his view. "He... is very nice." As if he couldn't sound more awkward... =3=

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[Jay]

[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 nodded his head as Xav talked about them extending it. It made enough sense, and hopefully there would be something more interesting as things went on. As Xavier talked about a battle with Carly, Haii physically fidgeted. He wanted to battle. It was in his blood, damn it. However, he had to think of his pokemon first. They were exhausted...The name that Xavier specified rang something of a bell in Haii's mind, yet he wasn't quite sure why. Shrugging it off, he mentally sighed and remained quiet. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[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 listened as Xavier talked about possibly going to the festival again and made a mental note of it, perhaps she would be able to find him at the festival later should they part ways now. Though it wasn't like Carly couldn't find him if he didn't tell her where he was going, she could always talk to Lyall about helping her out ... of course then she'd have to explain about Lance and ... best to stick to her own devices for the time being. When Xavier posed the question, Carly thought about the Pokemon that she had,"Well, the only really young Pokemon I have is a Togepi and ... I guess you could call Mikey, my Tyrogue young but don't let him catch you saying that. Minny was my mom's originally and Saito I've had for a while now ... the only young ones would be Isaac and Mikey ... oh and Nyx! Mikey and Nyx can hold their own just fine though so don't worry about them~,"she replied in a thoughtful voice before hearing what Xavier said about Felis. "Felis ... isn't that the name of the duke? That's cool, when'd you two meet?" Carly asked, the battle offer momentarily forgotten. She had been paying so much attention to Xavier, that Carly hadn't even noticed Haii's visible fidget, right now she was interested how Xavier met Felis.[/scrolly]