Rather Cold (Nici/Open/Mod)

[Jay]

Nami looked at Hope for a moment and was about to say something back when Nicodemus's furry seemed to take the form of physical aggression, and all Nami could do was stare as her face slowly paled. Nami hadn't even known much about the other woman, yet in that moment, a life story almost seemed to splurge forwards. Nami felt her stomach twitch, and suddenly she was fighting tears. Nici had lost her father..... and then her mother.... and then... a sister... Nami was on the brink of crying, yet she couldn't even move at that moment in time. Damn sympathy. Damn parallel. Damn that it had to come out like that, and suddenly Nami could only slowly sink to her knees and stare at Hope and Nicodemus. It wasn't even the words that had stung her so bad as the emotional attachment Nami already had to them. She... she had disliked her mother... and never really knew her father... but losing a sister....that had hurt.... that was about to make Nami sick right then and there....

When Nici suddenly pulled away and seemed to be walking, Nami fought to force herself to stand, and in another moment, she was on her feet and rushing over towards Nicodemus, and in a fit of empathy and sympathy and pure pained understanding, Nami wrapped her arms around Nicodemus. "I'm so sorry..." she suddenly whimpered more or less not an apology for actually doing something so much as an apology for... for what even? Nami didn't even know when it came down to it. "That you had to go through something like that..." Nami finally murmured, though that wasn't really it either....

Ken quickly moved to carefully let the Sneasel touch the ground rather then allowing him to fall outright. Slowly lowering said ice and dark type, the fire chicken breathed outwards rather quietly to himself before looking over at the Zizagoon twins and then towards the Poochyena. Looking towards Hope a moment, Ken stared more or less trying to catch the man's eye before making a motion over for Hope to help out too. They'd talk situation later, and ... >_>; Oh jeeze... it looked like Nami was having a meltdown... no fire pun intended... but damn T>T; Sometimes his trainer was just an emotional basket case... Then again, Ken hadn't been paying attention to what had been said between Nicodemus and Hope and was more or less just assuming that Nami was cracking over some sort of drama or something. Meh, ah well. <We need to...> Ken started before he finally realized that the thorn was being taken out by Blaze. Ken nearly face/palmed. <Be careful> he finally stated. Ken... was far form an Audino or Chansey and far from any sort of nurse for that matter, but heck.. he knew when something hurt. <Hey do you have a potion or something?> Ken asked towards Hope in a mixture of 'combus' and 'ken's.

[MCstorms]

Hope saw the girl fill with rage as she punched him. It had hurt, But he brushed it off. She grabbed his shirt then proceeded to shout at him, he didn't really understand why though. Then he saw Nami began to cry and hug the other girl.

Hope stood up and said "Yes". Not mean no sympathetically but he said with a sad undertone. "How could you have helped? are you a doctor? no thats an adults job. Look I'm not saying its fair just that if you were an adult you could have taken care of your sister. Sorry I can't share all your pain however I know how it feels to leave your sister behind."

Hope spoke through his own personal issues in his life. Hopes voice became serious as he spoke"My dad is an asshole so I really don't care about him. In fact I almost knocked him out cold. My mother couldn't care less about me. And my SIS-" Hope stopped In the middle of his sentence. He fought with himself to hold back some tears.

"Bottom line is I know your life because I live it. However I usually don't go shouting it at random people. Also a battle to be won is a life to be saved. I protect any Pokemon from whoever and whatever. A child is defined by the actions they take not by the events that happened to them."

Hope walked over to the sneasel and examined him. Hope looked it in the eyes and asked it if he/she wanted to go to the Pokemon center.

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel grimaced when Blaze placed his teeth around the 'thorn' embedded in his foot and started to pull. It hurt like no other but the Sneasel refused to cry out, he didn't want to show weakness in front of the others even though they knew full well that he was at his limit and couldn't fight back even if he wished to. Digging his claws into the ground, he shuddered, in obvious pain from the object being removed from his foot. After the object was removed, the Sneasel visibly relaxed and closed his eyes, turns out the 'thorn' had been a Razor Claw that he'd stepped on in the confusion when the Zigzagoon twins had woken him up. Hearing another voice, the Sneasel opened his eyes and found himself looking up at Hope as he asked the Sneasel if he wanted to go to a Pokemon center. It had been a wonder that the Sneasel was able to walk this far at all really with that claw in his foot but then he had been driven mad with pain and the initial adrenaline rush probably had helped him to ignore the pain to begin with. Still...the Sneasel didn't want to admit that he needed help and looked away from Hope and towards Ken, Ken had protected him when he was down and the man's Riolu had tried to...probably might have killed him if Ken hadn't stopped him...no...the Sneasel wasn't about to trust Hope, not anytime soon. The Sneasel's foot was bleeding from the removed claw but not enough to be alarming to anyone. Looking at Ken and Blaze, the Sneasel nodded and thanked the two fire types.

The Zigzagoon twins watched as Blaze pulled out the claw and shuddered in unison at the thought of something that big in the Sneasel's foot...that had been in the whole time he was fighting too...hadn't it .__.?

The Poochyena seemed unsure of what to do and looked from Nami and Nicki to the Sneasel and the Zigzagoon twins back to Nami and Nicki again. Well...it seemed like the fighting had calmed down...among the Pokemon at least .__.; but now the humans were fighting...not sure whether to join the Zigzagoon twins or see what the humans were doing, the Poochyena decided to remain where she was and wait to see what the outcome would be.

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(185),w(360),sy,as(padding:4px 20px 20px 20px;margin-center:55px;margin-center:225px;margin-center:55px)] Nicodemus drove her feet into the ground, keeping her weak body from falling on impact from Nami's hug. A kind gesture, yes, but Nicki was far too shaken up. All she wanted to do was fight, get rid of the adrenaline rush pounding in her veins, get rid of the headache throbbing in her temples. Shaking, full of distress, sorrow, pain, and furious anger, Nicodemus shook off Nami. "Please don't, Nami." She started weakly, her throat not working quite right. "I don't want your sympathy." She'd lost her whole family and kept herself going, getting some Pokemon to occupy her. She could get past this. This situation was nothing. "Don't feel sorry for me,okay? I survived, didn't I?" It was more of cruel hell than a blessing in Nicki's point of view. A terrible fate that destiny had placed upon her shoulders, threatening to crush her under the tremendous weight of all those responsibilities. How many times had she nursed her dying father, trying to cure him of his mysterious illness as her mother had worked and worked and worked, trying to pay the hospital bills, to tempt them for a better medication? How many times had she fed her mother tissue after tissue, and finally taken full care of the whithering woman. No appetite, no happiness, no feeling at all. An emptiness had overtaken her and she had become nothing more than a living corpse. A walking skeleton, with a gaunt, pointed face, and hips sticking out of her body like cruel handles on the once motherly woman. And her sister. Nicodemus wrapped her hand around her necklace, the deep blue topaz gem enclosed in her grasp. Oh her poor sister. She could never forget that face of disbelief, of fear and hate. Of abandonment. A single tear slipped from her eye, and Nicodemus turned away so no one could see her blubbering. All of it stopped once she heard Hope. A blazing fury lit in the pit of her stomach, crude acids churning like fire. She whipped around, glaring at him with eyes of blue steel. "You fucking asshole." She started out slowly, her voice low and quiet. "You had a family. Have a family. You know nothing of what I've been through! Don't try to put yourself in my shoes! I can already tell by your warm coat, and your nice little backpack you know nothing of my world. You're more of a child than any one of us could ever be." The teenage girl couldn't tell if she was yelling or not anymore, it all sounded the same, carried the same pain stabbing her heart like a needle, favoring torture rather than a clean kill. The Quilava ducked his head, done with his job. He didn't want the claw, didn't need it. Turnign tail, he returned to his trainer to find her practically in tears. He tensed up, immediately put on edge. "What happened?" She wouldn't understand him, of course, but maybe one of the other Pokemon could tell him. Fill him in. She was screaming at the man across from her, the one with the Riolu. He blazed up, his back igniting with a violent rush of flames. Growling, he stood before her, not quite to the point of attacking. First off, he had no idea what was going on, he'd wait for someone to reply. Second off, he didn't do anything to humans unless Nicodemus knew they were up to nothing good. Although it was rare, she usually fought them herself. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

Ken looked at the Razor Claw and grimaced a little more or less trying to imagine what it was like to have something like that in his foot and wishing at least in part that he hadn't. At the man's words, Ken seemed to have a thought on that. However, the Sneasel's looks seemed to make him realize that there was still some human-pokemon tension. Ken breathed inwards and then out again. <We'll carry you to a pokemon center... or I will anyways> Ken stated carefully lifting the Sneasel almost bridal style so that the Sneasel wouldn't have to stand or walk on his injured foot at least. Looking towards Nami and then the girl and the man, the Combusken breathed inwards before looking around. Off in the distance, he caught sight of a few buildings... If one of them was a pokemon center.... <Nami!> Ken called which somehow came out to 'Combuskeni' to the humans at least.

Nami, who had been shaken off, had been left standing with her arms in mid cling before they slowly returned to their side. At the words from Nicki, Nami just breathed outwards not really answering back. After a few moments she murmured a few quiet words. "It's just.... I know how it feels to lose...." her voice was all but a whisper. She just... it wasn't so much feeling sorry as just....... Even as Nicodemus began to start yelling at Hope again, Nami just stood there fighting the urge to cry.

[MCstorms]

Hope saw the combusken pick up the Sneasel and begin to walk away. Hope stood up and quickly said "You will get there faster if we you fly. My Pokemon will be more then willing to help you out." Hope had a gentle tone to is voice this being an honest gesture he felt bad at the pain he caused the Pokemon.

after this Hope heard Nicki The man let out a sigh and looked at her. "I've been wherein this for two years now. Not like I go and buy designer jackets every 5 minutes. I'm not a child however I will not call myself a man either I have much to learn before that." Hope was always honest when it came to talking about his own self of at least what he thought was honest about himself.

"I don't know what you want pity, grief? I'm sorry you had to go through all that, But if you think your the only one with a hard life your wrong!." Hope was red in his face voice filled with anger.

Hope let out a deep breath and the red faded as if a bright cherry had been frosted. Hope turned turned to the fire Pokemon and offered his pokeball which contained his salamence. "If you wan't I will fly you there". Hope said finally.

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel was surprised when Ken picked him up but didn't say anything, deciding to trust the Pokemon instead. After all, if it weren't for the Combusken he might not have survived the battle earlier.

The Zigzagoon twins followed Ken, shadowing him as he started to walk away. They wanted to make sure the Sneasel was all right, after all...they felt guilty they had woken him up and felt like it was their fault he got the claw stuck in his foot anyway. As more of an after thought than anything one of the Zigzagoon twins picked up the Razor Claw, thinking maybe the nurse or someone would want to know what happened.

The Poochyena looked at Blaze and explained what was going on....or rather what she had guessed about what was happening. It was odd that the humans were fighting over something like families but....maybe there was a reason?

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(185),w(360),sy,as(padding:4px 20px 20px 20px;margin-center:55px;margin-center:225px;margin-center:55px)] Blaze simply growled in annoyance. Really? This is what you're fighting about? Sometimes I wonder who's more pathetic, you or that stupid Eevee, Dream. . . The Quilava felt his back flare with anger than simmer down to nothing more than a simple lighter's worth of fire. He tugged at Nicodemus's pant leg, attempting to pull her away before something more than a simple argument happened. That's how it usually happened, a few heated words, than someone ended up jumping the other and a fight broke out. The girl somewhat absorbed what Nami had whispered, and she made a mental note to confide with her later, but her attention was too focused on the man to give a damn. Her nose wrinkled in disgust as her face turned to a snarl. "Pity is the last thing I want from you." Feeling the tug on her ankle, she knew Blaze was urging her to cut it out, but Nicki just wanted to fight. Before she broke out in tears, the thing she needed now was a fierce adrenaline rush. But how long would it last before the others jumped on her? It wouldn't last more than a few seconds, if that. It was pointless to start something she couldn't finish. She crouched down and picked up her Pokemon, who complied easily enough with nothing more than relief, and settled him down on her shoulders. He arched his back and settled down with his hind paws sitting down on either side of her neck and his front paws rested upon her head, keeping a gentle grip there. "I'll be walking from here," She said strongly, stubborn enough to freeze her arse off, if it came down to it, rather than take a ride from Hope. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/namiumekotable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 brown none,b,Table][scrolly:h(230),w(235),sy,as(padding:4px 10px 0px;margin-top:42px;margin-left:233px;)]Ken had stopped a moment and turned to look at the pokeball that held something he assumed could fly in it. Whether it was from pride, fear, or something else that only Ken would know, the Combusken shook his head after a moment and instead made a motion towards where he was heading more or less stating something along the lines of 'scout it out'. He wanted to make sure that there was, in fact, a pokemon center around. He wasn't about to let anyone aside form maybe the Zigzagoon twins and Nami within twenty feet of the Sneasel at that moment in time, but he'd already come to terms with the fact that he'd have to ask a pink haired human... He knew what they looked like.... right? Right. Nami breathed outwards when it seemed that Nicki had cooled at least for the moment. Breathing out quietly, she looked twoards Hope and then towards Nicki again. "Let's... all just walk and focus on getting there...." she finally breathed outwards before looking towards Hope and mouthing a 'thank you though' sort of wording. After that, she began to follow after Ken. [/scrolly]

[MCstorms]

Hope more or less understood the combusken. He clicked the ball and in an instant and a flash that took the shape of a dragon appeared. It was a salamence the blue and red Pokemon shook itself as awakening from a long nap. Hope petted his Pokemon between the eyes where he liked it. "I need you to go look up ahead at that town, go see if there is a Pokemon center. Can you do that for me."

The giant dragon nodded his head and readied himself for take off. A few flaps of it's wings and it was off. He was flying a tad slower then usual, but he was probably tired. Hope looked to Nami and nodded at her request. Then shook his head as if saying don't mention it.

Hope looked at Nicki seeing her upset made him feel guilt. He remembered a little girl at his school crying in the play ground. when he asked her what was wrong she had said her dog died. Back then he had said he was sorry back then he felt it was the right thing to do. Saying sorry for something he didn't do,made no sense however he caused Nicki to cry so maybe he should apologize.

Hope turned his back to Nicki and faced the village. "I'm sorry Nicki." Hope finally spoke. "Perhaps I was out of line." Hope then began to to walk the snow crunching under his feet. Hope had always thought he was a gentlemen a "Nice guy". Now he was begging to question this.

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel watched as the big dragon soared above them, looking for a pokecenter according to what the man said. Not that the Sneasel trusted the man but now...now he was confused. Why was the man trying to help him when he'd very nearly killed him earlier, probably would have had not the Combusken stepped in. Shuddering slightly at the thought, the Sneasel put the thought from his mind and looked ahead of where they were going, hoping that there was indeed a pokecenter close by. The pain in his foot had gone numb by this time, but the Sneasel wasn't sure if that was a good or bad sign.

The Zigzagoon twins followed Ken, looking up at the Sneasel with anxious eyes every now and again.

The Poochyena watched as Ken left and looked at the others, wondering if she should follow and make sure the Zigzagoon twins were all right or just leave...

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(185),w(360),sy,as(padding:4px 20px 20px 20px;margin-center:55px;margin-center:225px;margin-center:55px)] Blaze looked ahead at Ken, feeling a need to help him out, but at the same time, his loyalty of Nicodemus keeping him put. He let out a soft growl in frustration and called out to the Fire Pokemon, "Need help?" His voice was a mix between a bark, a roar, and a growl to the humans, but the Combusken would understand him fine. A large dragon-ish creature flew over them, and the Quilava wished he were upon it's wings, speeding to a warm and cozy place to rest for the night. He was drained and tired and his stomach wouldn't leave him alone until he'd gotten something to eat. He knew he'd have to wait for all three symptoms to ease. Instead, he clung to his trainer, keeping her warm as he increased his temperature by a few degrees, a fire rolling in the pit of his stomach. He found his paws rubbing her head, calming her down more and more every second. Nicodemus simply sighed. "Whatever." A simple reply to the man who had caused so much aggrivation, and she turned to Nami. She gave her a curt nod in reply, feeling tired and drained as her Pokemon rubbed in wave after wave of dizzying drowsiness. The woman was easily five years older than she, but she seemed like a cool person to hang out with. Nicki bothered neither of them, just walked toward where the Salamence had flew. She probably should say sorry as well, and the more she thought about it, the more she figured she should, but her pride kept her from saying anything of the such. The solitude she was in was making her more and more easily aggitated and it wasn't good for making friends, at the very least. She could feel her behavior becoming more and more wary, her mind becoming more paranoid. Something had to give. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/namiumekotable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 brown none,b,Table][scrolly:h(230),w(235),sy,as(padding:4px 10px 0px;margin-top:42px;margin-left:233px;)]Ken looked back towards the Quilava even as he walked and shook his head a moment before continuing forwards. He'd get there... surely if a bit slow. Nami looked back at the Poochyena and then off towards Ken a moment. "Do you want to come and make sure he's alright or do you need to head back?" she asked in a calm dry voice. It wasn't like she was tired like Nicki was, but she was becoming cold (temperature wise) and finding it a tad hard to focus for some reason. After a few seconds, she looked off as Nicki and Hope walked and found herself smiling a little. Hopefully it'd all come out for the best. Ken continued to walk until his eyes caught sight of the buildings and things. His first instinct was to look upwards towards the flying dragon before looking forawrds again. <I'm gonna run but I promise I won't drop you> he stated aloud before suddenly picking up the pace. It was becoming colder, and he wasn't going to waste any more time if he could help it. Finally braeking into a full out jog, he came into the town fully and looked in nearly every direction at once for the pokemon center. [/scrolly]

[MCstorms]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/hopesposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(228),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:15px;color:#11171c;)] Hope could see the buildings off in the distance. It had been awhile since he was in a any kind of town. Looking as the combusken took of and admiring it's speed. he saw his salamence begin to descend and land in the middle of town. Hopefully it had found a Pokemon center. Hope's mind was not at ease, he looked to the right and then the left. He had an ominous feeling that he was trying to shake. He was telling himself that he was just being paranoid for nothing. a short sleeve jacket did not help in this weather. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel simply nodded when Ken said he was going to run and simply closed his eyes, waiting to see what would happen next.

The Zigzagoon twins saw Ken take off and did their best to keep up with him though they were quickly falling behind.

The Poochyena looked at Nami when she was spoken to and looked over to where Ken had taken off with the Sneasel, the Zigzagoon twins trailing behind him and stood up. It seemed she had decided to make sure the twins and the Sneasel were all right after all.

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(185),w(360),sy,as(padding:4px 20px 20px 20px;margin-center:55px;margin-center:225px;margin-center:55px)] She could feel the shivers running through her skin, coming from the fiery creature upon her shoulders. She looked behind her, her head swiveling a near a hundred and eighty degrees, but not quite. He was in fact far colder than he should be. Poor Blaze was freezing in the icy tundra she had chosen to walk through. I'll put him back. She took out a Pokeball, aimed it at him, and when she decided to click the button on the center of the device, her Quilava swatted it out of her hands with a vicious growl. She growled back, aggrivated, hating the feeling that she had no control over anything anymore. She paused and picked the red orb back up, placing it back with the other five, only two radiating any sort of warmth. She rolled her shoulders, the beast moving along with her, shifting appropriately as she slipped off her slim coat. It wasn't much use to her since it was so thin, but it might do more for her Pokemon if he was lucky. She fixed it upon him, wrapping it at best she could around him as he stood on her shoulders. He growled, but let her. Sighing, Nicki continued forward, eyes fixed on the small city she walked toward. Dim lights radiated around it's outline, making it look like heavenly bliss. "Almost there, Bud." She smiled at nothing and looked back at everyone else. Hope was looking at the same thing she was, the PokeCenter, their shelter for the moment. Nami was staring at the Pokemon, specifically the Poochyena, probably feeling obligated to help them in anyway she could. The Pokemon were struggling forward at an achingly slow pace, but managing. The Combusken led them to paradise of warmth, carrying the Sneasel to it's sanctuary. Nicodemus shrugged her shoulders, letting her gaze fall onto the snow she passed with each step, leaving the unique crystals behind. Once again, the girl thought back to her home and her family. The fight that had almost happened had broken an old stitch, a seal to the wound she had though she'd healed from. What a lie. Now she didn't know whether to want to strangle the man to death or curl into a useless mound within the icy snow and give in forever. "Focus on it later," she growled at herself under her breath, focusing blue eyes on the city again. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/namiumekotable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 brown none,b,Table][scrolly:h(230),w(235),sy,as(padding:4px 10px 0px;margin-top:42px;margin-left:233px;)]Ken continued to run. Being what his species was, the Combusken was fast by nature and built for long endurance runs as well as short bursts of speed. Upon finally coming into the city, his eyes caught sight of the goal at the moment: the pokemon center. He stopped only for a good second before looking back and then rushing inwards again. Looking around sharply for a nurse Joy or something of that nature, Ken murmured to himself before calling out his species name sharply as though trying to attract the attention of whoever was working there. Nami nodded at the Poochyena before brushing her hair out of her face and starting to run to catch up with Nicki and Hope. She continued to walk in silence until they all made it to the pokemon center. Upon coming up to it, Nami found a calmer smile coming to her face. Oh man, this meant warmth and a bed and just... just what she needed, really. Looking sideways at Hope and Nicki for a moment, she stepped inwards. [/scrolly]

[MCstorms]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/hopesposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 teal none,b,Table][scrolly:h(228),w(251),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:15px;color:#11171c;)] Hope walked up to where his Salamence had landed and petted it once more. He then returned his Pokemon to it's ball then put it in his pocket. He looked at the Pokemon center they were rare in era after all. Hope was against the idea of one Pokemon healed over time after all. If that sneasel just took a nap he would be fine. He decided it would be best if he waited outside. So he leaned against a wall and slid down. His arm's were resting upon his knees which were bent upwards. He looked at his poketch to check the time. It was the only piece of technology he had. It was getting late he would have to find a cave somewhere. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

At the sound of someone entering the Pokecenter, a Chansey appeared and saw Ken holding the Sneasel and instantly a look of worry came across her features, nodding towards Ken, she hurried to go find help. Moments later Nurse Joy hurried out and saw the injured Sneasel in the Combusken's arms.

"Oh dear ... what happened?"she asked just as Nami came in, taking the injured Sneasel from Ken and setting him on the cart that the Chansey had wheeled out at that moment,"I can find out the details later, for now I must attend the Sneasel ... do you have any other Pokemon that need help?"

The Chansey wheeled the Sneasel out of the room the moment he was placed in the cart and into the back area where he would get the medical assistance he needed. Through it all, the Sneasel didn't complain, though he was beginning to feel his injuries all the more now that he was inside the warm Pokecenter ... right now all he wanted to do was rest ... .

The Zigzagoon twins followed in directly after Nami just in time to see the Sneasel get carried away to the back room. The twin that had been carrying the Razor Claw this whole time walked over to Nurse Joy and set her front paws on the nurse's leg, uttering a muffled cry to get her attention. When the Nurse bent down, the Zigzagoon dropped the Razor Claw in the nurse's hand, one of the ends still caked with the Sneasel's dried blood on it. Dropping to all four paws, the Zigzagoon walked back over to her twin as the nurse stood up with the Razor Claw in her hand now with a slightly confused expression on her face.

The Poochyena saw Hope sit outside the Pokecenter and stopped, wondering why he was out here when the others were inside. Walking over to him, the Poochyena barked at Hope and proceeded to pull at his arm/sleeve in an attempt to make him go inside, determination showing in her eyes. Clearly she wasn't going to let him just sit outside in the cold despite the fact that she was getting rather cold herself.

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(185),w(360),sy,as(padding:4px 20px 20px 20px;margin-center:55px;margin-center:225px;margin-center:55px)] Nicodemus strolled in, skin burning as the heat began to thaw out her chilled arms. She shivered once, wincing at the burning sensation going through her veins. She blinked, watching the Nurse let a Chancey roll the Sneasel into the back for emergency care. A thought of getting Blaze checked out crossed her mind, but with the Pokemon getting treated in the back, Blaze didn't exactly need anything right now. He could wait. She sat on a couch a short distance from the door, sinking into the pale yellow seats, letting comfort sweep her mind away. The Quilava moved from her shoulders and into her lap, fires extinguished as he lay in her comfort. Nicki smiled warmly at him, a slight grin growing on her face. She laid her hand on his head, rubbing behind his ears. He stretched himself out, a low growl rolling through his lungs in pleasure. The young girl let her head fall back against the cushion, her thoughts swirling as her brain finally thawed out. She should be looking for somewhere to sleep, somewhere to get some food. She could probably crash here for the night, and she had no need for food yet, but Blaze would have to eat. He'd given out too much energy for a few days more of no food. Did she have anything left in her bag? Leaning forward, she held the Quilava with one hand lightly, taking off her homemade bag from her back. Digging through it's shallow layer of contents, she managed to find an apple she'd slipped into her pocket the last market she'd gone through. She took a small bite, relishing it's sweet juices, it's crisp taste. Finally, she lowered it onto her lap as she leaned back again, letting her fiery companion crunch through it in a matter of moments. She looked around, wondering what the rest of the crew was going to do. Would they all leave, or spend the night somewhere safe? Where were they heading? Each person was different, each thrown together with the other in a matter of chance, and now curiosity pricked at her mind. They'd probably split up again, but at least she had the opportunity to talk to them for while. [/scrolly]