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Post by Ethereal on Jul 21, 2010 13:45:38 GMT -5
The woman looked at the happiny fondly. She patted Happy's head lightly and said, "My how adorable. Would your pokemon like a snack?" She pointed toward a jar of small cookies labeled pokemon treats. She listened to Yue speak then looked a bit nervous. "Oval stones..." She murmured. She started pacing around the store looking at different cabinets and shelves. At last she stopped at one and grabbed a small smooth rock that could be mistaken for an egg. She returned to her customer and handed it to him, "There you go. That'll be a hundred."
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 21, 2010 12:31:33 GMT -5
A woman who had been organizing products in the back area of the shop reentered when she heard a voice. She was a hefty middle aged woman who was red in the face from moving heavy boxes in the heat. She wiped the sweat from her brow then smiled tiredly at Yue, "Hello, how can I help you?" It was the usual line delivered to customers everywhere. It could easily be translated to "Hello, what are you going to buy?" She seemed friendly enough, fatigued certainly, but genuinely wanting to help.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 21, 2010 10:17:12 GMT -5
PARTY POKEMON Name: Storm Species: Shinx Gender: Male Ability: Intimidate Personality: Storm likes to act tough around others. He pretends to be macho, but he is actually easily startled. He protects Alice by always walking in front of her and watching out for danger. However, should there be any danger Storm would probably end up hiding behind Alice's legs. As much as he likes to act fierce he also likes to be babied by Alice. He often sits on her lap and has her stroke him for as long as she will put up with it. He is generally mistrustful of humans that aren't his trainer and will do everything to keep them from Alice. He gets jealous easily if Alice gives anyone else attention instead of him. Name: Dante Species: Shiny Ponyta Gender: Male Ability: Flash Fire Personality: Dante is a ball of fiery energy waiting to explode. He needs an outlet for his pent up steam and usually that outlet is running. Dante takes pride in his speed and he trains daily. He is a very competitive pokemon and will race anything that moves. He loves winning and will rub it in the loser's face for hours after the competition ended. He loves to battle and charges forth from his pokeball fearlessly. Name: Venus Species: Milotic Gender: Female Ability: Marvel Scale Personality: Venus is a calm, serene pokemon. She likes being admired for her beauty and appreciates compliments. She is an advocate for world peace and hates to see others fight. She never attacks first in battle because it is against her code of ethics. She will only fight in retaliation. However, her retaliation is fierce to end the battle quickly. Name: Ruse Species: Abra Gender: Male Ability: Inner Focus Personality: Laid back and quiet for the most part, the Abra doesn't tend to like to fight unless absolutely necessary. Instead, he prefers to use teleport to leave the fight completely. Name: Lunar Species: Umbreon Gender: Male Ability: Synchronize Personality: Extremely protective of everyone and everything and prideful of his power, this Umbreon will take some warming up to. However, he is exceptionally loyal and will believe in someone when he feels they are worthy. Name: Artemis Species: Ninetales Type: Fire Gender: Female Ability: flash fire Personality: Artemis is a very proud female, and a proud fire type as well. She's strong willed, and won't back down to any male pokemon. She strives to be strong, and to be the best fire pokemon. Because of this, she often gets into fights with others.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 21, 2010 7:38:49 GMT -5
Approved and moved~
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 19:56:57 GMT -5
Adrian appreciated his respect and nodded graciously in reply. "Yes, as much as I enjoy your company, Alias I think it best that we part ways for now." She liked that his actions depended on her whims. To be a duchess means not worrying about what anyone else wants. Before exiting the bar Adrian threw some money toward the man that had served them. She turned back to her ally, "I'm glad I met you. See you again soon." With that farewell she turned and pointed herself in the direction hopefully of a restaurant that serves breakfast. The idea of bacon and pancakes made her mouth water.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 12:55:39 GMT -5
"Well," She answered slowly while getting up, "Unless you want to have breakfast with me I suggest you meet me at the laboratory in an hour or two." She retrieved a pokeball from her bag then pressed the button. In a line of red light Xerxes returned to his home within the pokeball. Adrian stuffed the shadow pokemon's pokeball back into her pack then looked back at Alias, expecting an answer.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 12:35:01 GMT -5
"Good." Was all she said to his agreeableness. She was hungry and the heat was already beginning to make her sweat. She noticed that her long hair was sticking to the back of her neck so she searched through her bag for a hair tie. Finally finding one she threw her hair up quickly, leaving a few stray strands loose in front. Feeling the air hit her heated skin immediately made her feel better.
Xerxes stood still but watched as the marshmallow waved tauntingly in front of his face. He couldn't make up his mind on whether or not he wanted the candy. Even if he did, he would need explicit permission from his mistress to take it from the happiny. His red eyes traveled up the bar stool to where Adrian sat and he looked up at her almost pleadingly.
Adrian glanced down at her pokemon to see why he was looking at her. She quickly made the connection between Xerxes and the desert waving in front of his nose. She nodded her head toward the shadow pokemon, "Eat it." She commanded with a wave of her hand.
As if freed from invisible binds Xerxes sprung at the food and greedily swiped it away from the pink pokemon. He held it close to him as if fearing it being taken away. He then set to enjoy his snack and gobbled down the morsel in one bite. The marshmallow stuck to the roof of his mouth, making it difficult to chew. It was a comical sight and embarrassed, the riolu turned away from the group.
Adrian was growing impatient and wanted to get down to business. First thing was first though, she needed some breakfast. "Are we finished here?" She asked her accomplice.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 12:03:58 GMT -5
Adrian wasn't intimidated at all by Alias biting the heads off gummy teddiursas. On the contrary she found it hilarious and held back several giggles. Her anger had subsided with the return of her good humor. It was like Yue was her royal jester and now she was in a better mood. "If you're willing to do anything then I might require some assistance." She grabbed another piece of candy from the stash then continued talking, "You see, my adversaries are just as determined to obtain that place as we are." She thought of the other nobles located to the north, east, and west. Their names escaped her, but she felt that she remembered their faces clearly enough.
She leaned back in her bar stool but still remained balanced. "I think our first step should be to survey the area of our desires to see if we can find a way in." Adrian had passed by the old laboratory on her way to Scorch. It looked empty, desolate, and kind of pathetic. It would surely take a lot of work to get back in functioning condition.
"Then," She went on, looking out the window at the people walking by. "We will need some recruits to work in the lab, you know, clean it up and such. I'm sure we can find someone that fits the bill."
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 11:37:32 GMT -5
Adrian watched amusedly as the bartender rushed back and forth, trying to find things that Alias kept calling for. She shook her head slightly, "You have the makings of royalty." She said with a bit of sarcasm. Adrian didn't see what gave him the right to behave rudely to common folk. Sure he could make shadow pokemon, but did he have any? She was of noble blood therefore she was born with the right to be superior, Alias had nothing besides his name and the happiny on his lap.
Surprisingly, his demands were met with the plate of candy that was set on the bar. Adrian dug through the pile slowly, looking for something that caught her fancy. She found a peppermint hard candy and popped it in her mouth. She let it sit on her tongue while she enjoyed the flavor. She hadn't eaten anything that morning since she had set out before the sun rose. The sugar tasted sweet but it also made her stomach grumble in complaint. She would ignore it for the moment while she focused on more pressing matters.
The duchess really didn't care about Yue's backstory but listened politely while sucking on her candy. Good, he was ready to work for her.
The candy cracked in her mouth as she bit down, hard. What was it he said? Didn't he think she had tried to get it back already? It was in her lands, in her dominion, so what did he think she was doing with it? She obviously wasn't going to give it to her competitors. It infuriated the duchess that this nobody from off the streets dared assume that getting that lab was an easy job. She wasn't going to do everything, if he wanted the lab he had to pitch in.
"Very well." She spat, her words like acid. "But don't expect it to happen anytime soon. If I could have gotten it back by now I would have."
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 10:51:52 GMT -5
Adrian was almost going to ask who Faya was, but then decided against it. If this Faya character was important she would find out eventually and if not, then she didn't care. She chuckled darkly at the man's sudden eagerness to get started. She felt similar, especially since her position depended so much on the shadow pokemon project being a success. However, she had not expected him to express so much interest. He had been smiling through out their entire conversation and seemed quite disinterested.
The woman turned back to the bar. The sun was coming in through the windows and hitting her back. The temperatures were rising rapidly and Adrian remembered her long trek through the sands. She was feeling thirsty and it was about time for the bartender to end his nap. She glanced down at her riolu, "Xerxes," She commanded abrupty, "Use screech."
The small blue pokemon opened his mouth and emitted an ear-splitting cry. Adrian blinked, ignoring the expected noise. The sleeping man however, was unprepared for a rude awakening and stood up from his chair, inadvertently hitting his head on a shelf. "What's the big idea-" He began then stopped short when he saw the duchess sitting at his bar. The man coughed uncomfortably then asked how he could serve her. "I'm thirsty." She replied expectantly, "Some water, please." To make up for his previous lack of service the bartender rushed into the back of the pub to fetch clean glasses.
Adrian turned to her companion, "Yes. So where should we begin?"
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 10:10:51 GMT -5
Adrian had to admit that she was surprised at how involved Yue was in cipher's business. One would not except such a character to be wandering around Scorch. Who knows how many other ex-cipher members lived in the desert with no one the wiser. At first she wondered how Yue knew her pokemon's name then she recalled that he came with the dubbing Xerxes. She could gain some valuable insight on her pokemon through this man. Although, Xerxes wasn't a very complex individual from what Adrian had seen. He did everything on command and didn't have an ounce of free will in him. Sure it was useful, but also a bit annoying to have a pokemon so dependent upon you. Adrian recognized a few of the names Alias was throwing around. She might have met some of the cipher members years ago, but she didn't care much about them back then. "Ah, Ein. I believe I met him once upon a time. Did you know my uncle Nascour? He's the one that gave me Xerxes. From what I recall he's in prison now, it's a pity."
Of course Ein would be proud. Who wouldn't be pleased that their creation was in such promising conditions? Adrian believed that her pokemon were quite lucky to have a mistress such as herself. Yes she was strict, but not without mercy - for her pokemon, at least. For people that piss her off, well that's another story altogether.
She listened to the man's explanation of how Xerxes had came to be. Adrian looked down at her pokemon, straining to imagine what he was like before having his heart closed.
With a boastful smile on her face Adrian picked her head up to address Alias once more. "That's interesting." She began in a contradictory tone, suggesting that he was wrong, "Especially since I use Xerxes to detect shadow pokemon. He's quite adept at aura for one so young."
The shadow pokemon which they were talking about remained motionless. Yes - he knew that face, that white hair, those mad eyes. Several unpleasant memories came back to Xerxes and he blinked quickly. His life before the change was less than a blur now, he couldn't remember any of it. However, his period of transformation was a fresh memory and the thoughts of his abuse angered him slightly.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 20, 2010 5:38:36 GMT -5
If one were watching Adrian's eyes while Yue spoke, they would notice the sparks of thought flickering just beneath the surface. It seemed she has chosen the right person to seek out today. How fortunate she thought that I have a man here that knows how to create shadow pokemon. In her mind's eye Adrian pictured an army of shadow pokemon at her disposal, ready to destroy her enemies. With an army of such overwhelming proportions, Era would be hers at long last.
"Impressive," She cooed, "And how did you learn such a skill?" Adrian wondered where this Alias came from, and if his claims held any legitimacy. If they didn't and she discovered that he was lying, well she would dispose of him quickly and painfully. However, if what he told her was true then he would serve an important purpose in her plan for complete supremacy.
The woman reached slowly into the bag that rested on her hip. When she felt her fingers wrap around a certain pokeball she revealed it to Yue. "If shadow pokemon interest you, then surely you will appreciate this." One finger pressed the center button on the pokeball and it increased in size. Then in a flash of white light a riolu appeared between Adrian and Alias. It wasn't just any riolu, it was a shadow riolu.
Xerxes stood rigid like a soldier at attention. His blazing red eyes surveyed the situation quickly. He doubted his target was the sleeping man behind the bar, it was more likely to be the white haired man and his happiny. Until he heard an order from Adrian, the shadow pokemon would remain still.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 21:54:13 GMT -5
One thing Adrian found discomforting about this individual was that he could read her very well. She liked to keep an air of mystery about her, and he was making that almost impossible. It was usually her prerogative to take the lead in situations, but with Alias filling the role she was forced to fall in behind him.
"Alias," She pondered his name for a moment, letting it rest on the tip of her tongue. "Such an intriguing name for an equally intriguing man." She chuckled darkly, "With a name like that, people are bound to think you're hiding something." Her comment was a bit leading, almost inviting Yue to share his darkest secrets with her.
Her hand went to her hair to move a few strands behind her ear. Once the dark follicles were moved she was in better standing to overhear comments from her subjects. She was slightly amused by their presumptions that whomever she associated with was royalty, she had better pick and choose more carefully from now on. After all, only a select few should have the privilege of being in the presence of nobility.
Adrian followed him into the pub, trying to keep step with him so they were side by side like equals. She would not have herself looking like a follower in public. The woman took a seat at the bar beside him, smirking at the snoozing bar tender. She was almost insulted by him not awakening at her presence, but as it was she was in the mood to let it slide.
She cocked her head slightly while looking at his small pokemon. A happiny. Well that was unexpected. He looked like the type that would have more impressive pokemon on him. However, she was a bit jealous of the affection the pink pokemon gave him. None of her pokemon adored her quite like that. Sometimes they exchanged praises, but most of the time her relationship with her pokemon was all business.
"How cute." She said drily before changing to subject to more important matters. "So tell me, Alias." She began while resting her elbow on the bar, "What do you know about shadow pokemon?"
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 21:37:26 GMT -5
No problem :]
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 21:26:03 GMT -5
The duchess was satisfied with her noticeable fame. The people around her took notice of her presence, and this odd stranger had knowledge of her family's status. To some it would be a bit unsettling to have someone you have never met before know all about you, but Adrian assumed that it must be common knowledge. Maybe lessons on the royal lineage were taught in schools, for all she knew. If that were the case she would be pleased. Her name should be known throughout her domain. She ruled over this place and should be held in high regard.
With all the diplomacy skills she had learned in military school, Adrian casually waved to her subjects. This was a greeting but also a motion that meant to move along. She didn't mind the attention, but if she were to speak with this man about business matters she didn't want others listening in. What he had said intrigued her and she planned to have an enlightening conversation with him regarding it.
She looked around slowly at the market place they were in. At first she couldn't locate anywhere private where they could talk, but then she spotted a small pub in an alleyway. Adrian took her sunglasses off, folded them, and put them into the pocket of her denim shorts. Her focus returned to Yue. "Very good." She conceded with a nod, "And your name is..?" She asked, waiting for him to reply with what she should call him.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 21:19:55 GMT -5
No. Any evolved pokemon counts as an evolved pokemon. You could have meganium, pidgey, and teddiursa or bayleef, pidgey, and teddiursa. Or you could have a party of pokemon that don't evolve if you so wished like stantler, smeargle, or lapras. Pokemon that evolve from baby pokemon count as evolved pokemon also.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 16:33:35 GMT -5
The motor cycle engine roared as it propelled itself through the dunes. Adrian made it a habit to drive right through the mountains of sand instead of going over them. The glass sand shield would go up over her head at the push of a button and she machine would power through the orange hills. The grains leaped desperately away from the motor and formed golden waves. Adrian left a long wake of sand behind her as she pushed at the throttle. She was in control here: this was her realm. With the kingdom leaderless, this whole desert belonged solely to her.
City walls rose out of the desert as if it were just waking up from its sand bed. It was racing with the sun that was to its left. It was obvious who would win the race, for Adrian grew nearer to the city as every second passed. The colossal walls of the fortress did not intimidate the duchess. This was her home, her city. These were her people.
She was actually curious as to who actually knew her name. Some might recognize the name Adrian Bane as her father's and not her's. It still bothered her to share an identity with her sire and she wished that she had changed her name before becoming duchess. Now she just had to live with it as she always had. The purpose behind this outing to Scorch was to find out where she stood in public opinion. Did the locals know her face, her name, or what she was capable of? If not, then they would soon.
Adrian parked her cycle outside of the city. She leaned it against a wall haphazardly. "If anyone steals this, they will pay with their life." Her voice was carried away by the morning wind that tousled her flowing hair. She was confident that no one would thieve her mode of transportation. It might be interesting if they did, though. She would certainly have fun with the thief once she caught him or her.
As she strolled passed the archway Adrian was greeted with an odd sight. A man had jumped from the wall onto a vendor's tarp. That's not something you see everyday. That kind of foolishness was something you would find in a child. But No responsible mother would let her offspring get into that much mischief. This was an adult doing such odd things. This strange man was the center of her attention and she strode toward him.
"You there." She called out directly to the white haired man. "Do you know who I am?"
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 19, 2010 16:05:40 GMT -5
STARTER POKEMON
[th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] LEGACY | | Salamence | Intimidate
Legacy is a wise dragon with a quick temper. She has seen it all and is not impressed. Most of the time Legacy is aloof and couldn't care less about what's going on around her. However, if her territory or trainer is in danger she will react violently in defense.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] VALENCIA | | Tauros | Anger Point
Bred from the finest spanish champions, Valencia is a proud fighter. He is very experienced in the realm of battle and will not hold back against any foe. He is cocky and will not hesitate to brag in any situation. Valencia likes to do things with finesse, but should an opponent inflict a critical wound on him he will go all out to defeat them. He often tries to speak spanish, but in actuality he knows very little of the language.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] XERXES | | Shadow Riolu | Inner Focus
Xerxes was created as a secret weapon by cipher. In his early life he was put through abuse to close his heart and make him a terrible fighting force. Xerxes rarely reacts to anything and behaves much like a statue. He doesn't have much of a personality, but will follow his trainer's orders without a word.
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[th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] SAMEDI | | Shadow Alakazam | Synchronize
A machine without any sort of emotion towards anything. Even in hyper mode, this pokemon does not really have any sort of extra emotions that come out. He is simply a tool that takes in orders when asked.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] RAPIER | | Zorua | Illusion
Rapier is cunning and enjoys outsmarting his enemies. He is very quick on his feet and adept at battling. However, this pokemon is very pessimistic. If he thinks he will lose a battle, Rapier will become lazy and apathetic.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] SABRE | | Electrike | Static
Somewhat stubborn, this creature can be described as lazy sometimes. He is prone to peeing on random creatures, though none of them are ever female, interestingly. He especially likes to play embarrassing pranks on people. He has issues with taunting things much bigger then he is.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] ADELINA | | Shiny Houndoom | Flash Fire
Adelina usually keeps a calm attitude, never making a big scene about something small. She hardly ever battles, and when she does she prefers to be defensive rather than offensive. Adelina will dodge almost every attack her enemy throws at her until they tire out. Adelina may keep a calm attitude but she can also be very stern at times. She does not like it when others act weak and frail. She would never be described a helpful, she isn't adverse to kicking someone while they're down. She deos not tolerate any horse-play or funny buisness in her presence and will glare angrily at anyone who messes around when she's in charge. She only respects pokemon that are shiny, believing normal colored pokemon to be inferior, and she believes males are also inferior.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] TEMPEST | | Aerodactyl | Rock Head
Tempest is smart and level-headed. She loves to fly and grab unsuspecting victims with her claws. This pokemon bores easily and will become mischievous as a result. She is proud of her ancient species and feels most comfortable with other dragons or fossil pokemon.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] NYX | | Purotoga | Swift Swim
Extremely egotistical and vane, this Purotoga is unaware that she is not a shiny like the rest of her family but doesn't seem to care. She considers herself extremely special and wishes to be treated as a princess at all times.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] SHAY | | Shiny Persian | Technician
Cynical, dark, yet sly, this Persian does what he wants no matter the situation. He despises the Manectric he battled prior to his capture, and in truth he hates all electrical pokemon and considers them below him. He doesn't mind (and actually really likes though he will never admit it in full) a good ear scratch every once in a while, and he is actually rather appeased by it. He also seems to have a habit of lying on his mistress's feet whenever he gets the chance.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] [th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] SURGE | | Shiny Manectric | Lightning Rod
Power seems to be this Manectric's strive in life, and because of this, he is a tad short sighted in most instances. He lives for battles and won't back back down despite the number of enemies. He utterly despises the Persian that was caught a few moments prior to his capture, and he won't hesitate to instigate a fight between himself and the Persian whenever he feels like it.
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[/td] [/tr] [/table] Name: Dusk Species: Mienshao Gender: Male Ability: Regenerator Personality: This Mienshao is a very strict pokemon, living his life by rules. You will not see him smile, or having fun at all. Battling is his life, and he lives for the fight. Though he doesn't have much respect for his trainer he will listen. Name: Nana Species: Miltank Gender: Female Ability: Thick Fat Personality: Rather docile until she is worked up, this Miltank is a rather motherly creature when it is all said and done. She likes to see small pokemon grow and likes to see larger ones succeed. She doesn't normally approve of violence but doesn't seem to have a problem with extracting revenge of sorts. She can be somewhat of a day dreamer and a closet romantic sometimes wondering if Adrian would ever get married and settle down or not. BRED POKEMON
[th][atrb=width,450px,bTable] HELLBOUND | | Sneasel | Wicked Thief
This Sneasel appears to have a very deep lust for power in all forms of the word. He trains as much as possible to become stronger and will often torment other pokemon in order to assert his authority. However, he has an undying love for Adrian for she was the first one he saw upon hatching, and because of this, he will do anything and everything for her.
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 16, 2010 22:54:53 GMT -5
Better. There are a couple spelling/grammar issues there but they don't matter too much. Approved and moved~
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Post by Ethereal on Jul 16, 2010 22:34:26 GMT -5
Maybe why she never trusts anyone? Did something in her past cause that?
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