Lessons Learned (SG)

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Tragic Wurmple accident? Well that was clearly a joke and Sen did laugh a little at the response though deep down he knew it meant, ‘I wont tell you’. It was fine though. It wasn’t like he needed to know. After all, the guy meant nothing to him and he had only asked out of curiosity. He wouldn’t push the subject any further. When she suddenly asked him if he wanted some screen he grinned. Oddly enough, it had been what he was looking for before he got a surprise hug form her. “I would,” He grinned, reaching out to take the bottle. “Maybe it will save me from getting redder.” He knew he was probably already a bit burnt again from sitting and talking in the open sun for so long. He wasn’t great with the heat. It was bearable at the moment but he would defiantly need to get out of the desert before the summer hit. He had a feeling he wouldn’t be able to handle it. “Why do you guys collect pokemon?” He asked suddenly as he began to plaster the lotion all over himself. By ‘you guys’ he was referring to her, Leon and the lab. She had told him her excuse to be out here was to search for pokemon which to Sen meant they were for her lab. Plus the first time he had met her she and Leon had been searching for a Porygon. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali simply shrugged. "Just in case," she answered easily, giving her rehearsed response. "Most species have some interesting tidbit about them. Some more than others- like Porygon are originally man-made but reproduce on their own too. Never know who might be curious about something more obscure though." Here she implied their research was both random upon request and to no particular patron, both of which were false but neither actually stated (though their loyalty did lie with the highest bidder, and Adrian just happened to have kept any competition away so far). Smiling a bit as she took the bottle back to get another handful before giving it back, she went on, "I hunt for my personal collection too, though." She pulled up one leg and began applying the sun screen. "I told you I collect Shinies, and ever since I saw your Bronzong, I've been looking out for other interestingly colored Pokemon. Though I also collect anything rare or powerful- if not for my own use to at least breed or sell- and any more random species I just happen to like and not have yet." She gave a half laugh as she started on the other leg. "And of course anything that just proves to have an interesting personality is hard to pass up. ...Although when we explored the castle on my birthday, I found the most adorable little Pawniard. He could talk and had this romantic-type Spanish accent and seemed to think he was some sort of knight, and-" She giggled at the thought of him again, but then sighed. "I didn't really want to fight him though and wasn't in the mood to try to convince him to just come with us. Looking back I kind of wish I had, but I'm su--ahhh and I'm rambling. Sorry." She cringed sheepishly, forcing a grin as she sweatdropped. ...the hell was that? She didn't normally rant that hard.. Eh. Ah well.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] “Kind of sounds boring” Sen commented, laughing a bit after she explained why the lab collected the pokemon. He really wasn’t much for science and all that stuff. Mostly because he did find it boring and wouldn’t ever be able to sit or stand around long enough to actually discover anything. When it came to the different types of pokemon she claimed she collected he just nodded. He really never cared what colour they were. As far as he was aware the pokemon he had with different colours really weren’t any stronger than any other pokemon of their type. Then again, he could just be a crappie trainer. He could accept that. Then she began going on about different pokemon and their personalities and Sen just smiled. It was true. So many of the pokemon really did have such amazing personalities. They were just like humans in that respect. In fact, Sen really didn’t see them any different from humans aside from the fact that they weren’t. “It’s ok” Sen laughed a bit as she claimed that she was rambling, “If I wanted you to shut up I’d just toss something at you.” He teased before returning to the subject that she had brought up, “But pokemon really are amazing creatures. I’m pretty sure most of them are more human than me.” When it came to personalities at least. Some of them could be cold hearted buggers if they wanted to be. But then, so could a lot of humans. Personally Sen was just grateful for Ada and the few pokemon he had been able to bond with a bit. He was already pretty close to his Deerling and Houndour. At the moment he seemed to be getting rather attached to his Raichu as well. The tiny mouse pokemon really did enjoy going to the bars with him. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali laughed at the threat, certain it must have been a reference to her shoe threat when he'd played his lute for everyone. When he went on, though, her expression fell a minute. .... Human...? ".. Heh. Yeah, I guess some of them," she answered, forcing a smile. Her thoughts instantly jumped to Amina. She was the exception, though, not the rule.. Other Pokemon weren't like that.. Like Coco! Coco definitely wasn't human.. All right.. Yes, calmer now. Still, the case she did agree with might make it less obvious how awkward the topic made her. Smiling more easily, she went on, "You know, I know a Gardevoir so human her trainer is actually her husband. Heh~" That was still a bit awkward actually, but she did love Ami, and Nathan seemed cool enough. Mm.. oh hey! Good extra distraction she needed anyway. Turning around, she pulled her hair in front of her and asked, "Hey, would you get my back?" The sun screen, she meant.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Some of them? Hum, well Sen had never thought that some of them couldn’t be human like but then there were Magikarps out there. They didn’t seem at all intelligent. Not even the one that had chased poor Ada down the street. A fish trying to catch a spider on land… honestly it had been humiliating. At least that’s what Sen gathered from the complaining Ada had done after. He hadn’t really understood everything Ada said but he got most of it. She was mad and females were evil. “Really?” Sen asked as Kali brought up the marriage of a man and pokemon. He had never heard of anyone even dating a pokemon before let along marring one. He wasn’t one to judge but… wow. “Oh yah, sure.” He poured some of the sun tan lotion on his hand before scooting over to Kali to rub it onto her back. “I didn’t even know that was possible. Can they even have… errr never mind.” He really didn’t want to think about that. Human and pokemon kissing just seemed odd but then, Gardevoir’s were human like shaped, right? Other then there missing legs, lack of human fingers, hair… well entire body in general. They actually reminded him of ghosts somehow. Defiantly not something he would date, but all to their own, right? “There we go.” He stated as he finished putting the lotion on her back. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali's face went nearly blank. What did show was something mixing or close to shock, confusion, intrigue, and/or horror, and not even she could have said which or how much. "I... didn't think so... but..." Of course, Sen probably actually meant 'have sex', but in her mind, the next word in that sentence considering the questionable marriage was somehow 'kids'. Realizing he'd finished her back, she turned around with an "Oh, thanks." That had only brought her somewhat out of the daze, however, and she continued thinking about it... Little red-haired Ralts-things...? That was... almost as cute as terrifying. Almost. "I was going to try to spend a day out with her soon... I.. might have to ask now." Because that wouldn't be awkward or make her look like an idiot if she was right. ... "Then again-" she suddenly remembered, that '.__. wut' expression returning. "I... think I read something once...? I couldn't even tell you if it was in school or the lab or even official or some fantasy or conspiracy, but... I think I read something once about... some people creating a Pokemon-human hybrid once?" She shook her head rather violently. "It was kind of disturbing, so I pushed it right out of my mind, but..." Funny how you only really forgot things you didn't want to. "Arceus I have to wonder now." Kali drew in a deep breath then and huffed out, forcing herself to brighten up and forget about that for now. That was a discussion for her day with Ami, not this day with Sen. Smiling to him, she asked, "Did you want me to do you~?" She meant the sun screen, of course, and any other way that could sound didn't cross her mind.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] She… didn’t think they could be intimate? Well, Sen could see it going either way but from the sounds of it, Sen got the idea Kali just didn’t want to think about it. He could respect that. It most likely be a touchier subject than a man sleeping with another man. He knew all too well people had issues with that too. “Pokemon-human hybrid?” Sen repeated, exploding into laughter. He laughed for a good minute or so before finally settling down enough to explain why he thought that was too funny, “I highly doubt people and pokemon can have children. It would be like a Charizard trying to mate with an Oddish. It’s just not possible.” Besides the fact that pokemon didn’t even give birth the same way humans did. They laid eggs. Sure, creatures like a horse and zebra could mate but even that caused issues with the offspring. A human defiantly couldn’t mate with one. They couldn’t even mate with monkeys. “Besides, if it were possible I’m certain we’d have these hybrid’s already running about. I doubt your friend would be the first to sex with a pokemon.” He was probably one of the more reserved people by at least marring the creature. “Ah, sorry, I completely forgot.” He turned and lifted his hair up much like she had done moments ago. His laughter over the hybrid had caused him to forget that she had asked him if he’d like some sun tan lotion on his back. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali cringed and blushed rather furiously both at realizing she'd misunderstood him (and looked rather stupid as a result) and at the sudden mental images of Nathan and Amina that she did not need. After a moment, she shuddered at the latter and tried to concentrate on something else, just grateful he'd turned around so he didn't see most of her spasm. ... ._. Mm.. <//< His bare back was.. oddly kind of attractive.. Ugh, focus Kali! She tried not to stare as she started applying the block. "And yet a Wailord can breed with Skitty and Diglett," she reminded- or perhaps informed- him. "And a Flygon with a Caterpie, and a Steelix with a Snorunt." Apparently, Kali took quite a good deal of amusement in these oddities, though honestly it had come more from studying egg groups for the sake of actually using them and she just happened to notice and remember some fun ones. "Anyway, I said made, not had. Like test-tube shit. And like I said, I can't remember if it was anything reputable or just someone's idea, but in the odd chance it was real, I never heard anything else. Probably died or something like most weird abominations people try to splice." She audibly shuddered at this. "I'm just glad we don't do anything like that," she slipped dryly. However, she quickly caught it and after a half second of panic calmly if distastefully added, "Or no one's asked yet anyway.. Ulf! I doubt Leon would go for something like that either, though.." Aside from the fact it would detract from his real work, even.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] “I guess it all depends on the egg group” Sen grinned, “I don’t know enough about breeding to really say though.” He laughed a bit again before adding, “Maybe there is a pokemon out there who gives birth like humans.” That would be interesting to see at the very lest. Maybe… Birth was always a cool thing to watch so long as it was from a distance. Mothers; they were dangerous creatures during birth. At least he was pretty sure he’d never have kids. At least… wow he’d have bad luck if he did. That or his boyfriend had a lot of explaining to do. His back tickled a bit from the cold of the lotion but he soon relaxed as she began to rub it in. “I couldn’t ever imagine playing god.” Sen claimed as Kali brought up test tube creations, “But I guess if someone created a Porygon its likely they have tried to create a human-pokemon hybrid too. But… well to be honest I find all that stuff kind of boring. No offence to your job or anything but I wouldn’t want to be trapped in a lab all day.” he laughed again. He hadn’t even noticed her slip up which just showed how little he knew or cared about science. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Not that Kali took offense, rather shrugging and laughing it off a bit, and not even forcing it. "Well, you see what I'm out doing~" she almost teased. "I'm Leon's apprentice, so I've been learning a lot about our various machines and procedures and stuff but.." She finished his back, shrugging again before taking a little more block for her face (or what parts of it weren't already covered other ways) and handing him the bottle again in case he needed any more. "Even in school I was just never too deep into any subject. I tend to calculator cheat and ask Leon for help the rare times I need a lot of math. I like reading and history and obviously science well enough, though I hate writing on any of it. I love cultural stuff, but what's always really interested me were just people and Pokemon. Just here and now." Really that was more accurate about the people than the Pokemon, with the latter being more about the thrill and strategical involvement, but still. She moved to stand then, but before she got halway up stopped and moved to her bag instead. "Guess I should probably tie my hair back.. You wanna hair tie?" she asked over her shoulder before going back to digging. This thing really was at least somewhat organized usually, but something about pulling her blanket from the bottom always scattered the rest.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Sen chuckled a bit. It was true, she had slipped out of the office, hadn’t she? “Heh… mechanics, I can’t even use a cell phone properly.” He had touched one once. Was actually shocking it hadn’t malfunctioned. He didn’t say much else on it though and instead listed to her as she explained a bit about herself in school. He had to admit, the subjects she listed didn’t make him want to attend school. History, reading, math… it all sounded so boring. Maybe culture would have been interesting but… no, he was pretty sure the only subjects he would have liked was gym and drama. “I heard school was a lot of sitting and writing notes. I don’t think I’d have been able to withstand it.” He grinned before looking up at her, the hair tie offered to him. “Alright” He agreed, holding out his hand to take one, “Thanks” From the sounds of it he was going to be going back into the water. Not that he minded at all he just hoped… she didn’t expect him to go in too deep. “I say, live life to the fullest while you can. I couldn’t have wasted my time in a school.” He liked being on the move all the time. He loved doing what ever he wanted when ever he wanted. His freedom had been limited a bit by those damn posters but even the chances were a thrill. Sure, he could get caught someday but how bad could jail be? [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali shrugged. "Eh. Knowledge can be fun for its own sake. And we had classes on Pokemon too." She'd pulled her own hair back now in a small loop where it would be as out of the way as possible. She actually hadn't done more than barely trim it since she ran away from home over a year ago, and it was getting pretty long.. around her waist now from between her shoulder blades. She really needed to cut it soon. "Most people didn't really care much about the learning though. More the social factor." She shrugged again as she stood up. "That and just toughing it out to get a degree- help their odds and a good job and such." She smirked down at him then, placing a fist on each hip and looking rather confident. "Not everyone can be as talented and lucky as us, you know~" Her proud stance was broken as she laughed a bit, then offered him a hand up. "C'mon, the water looks great. :3"[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] People went to school for the social factor… perhaps that was why he had never gone. If treated people the way he treated them now he would have had switched schools every day. There wasn’t that many schools in Era, was there? Well, surely not enough for every day of the year. That, and he also had an issue with large groups of people. It was why he was rarely seen at social events, The key word being ‘seen’. He did show up to them every now and then. So many pockets to pick during most of them. “Not everyone can be as stunningly good looking either.” Sen laughed as he snapped out of his trail of thought. Quickly he tied his hair up, not nearly as neat as Kali had tied hers before reaching out to take her hand as he stood up. He was, well, sort of afraid to head into the water without warning her that, “I can’t swim.” He blurted out, looking at the water for a moment before grinning. His cheeks went a bit red at admitting this, “I kind of just stand or sit.” Ok he knew that sounded funny but it was true. He didn’t know how to swim and he had never been willing to try. Mostly because he somehow tied not knowing how to swim with not having to ever go out to the sea. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali deadpanned. ....wut? She stared at him for several moments half-blank and half-leering wondering if this was some odd joke. He was a grown man! Or.. well. A young man anyway. He had some growing still to do, but not too much. When she was finally sure he was being honest, the girl sighed heavily, but then forced a small if slightly skeptic smile. "Well then. We'll just have to teach you, won't we?" The look broadened to a smirk as she stepped backward into the water herself, resisting the urge to jump and scream at the mild cold, as well as the sudden urge to look at just what she was getting herself into considering the sandstorm that had recently subsided. The Pokemon in the lake (or whatever it was considered) did a fairly good job keeping their home clean, right? Right.. It would be fine, if not now soon.. "Don't worry. I'm part fish~" ....A fish-raccoon? Well that was just odd.. ... x3 Hurr. Maybe a Mercoon. Yes that sounded much more fun. ...Though crabs ate fish.. Eh coons would eat both right? Yeah she'd go with that.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Sen had just made it to the waters edge when she claimed that she or rather, they would have to teach him to swim. For some reason the sound of that made him want to turn around and sit back into the sand. He didn’t like the idea of going anywhere in the water where his feet couldn’t touch the ground. “What it something grabs you and pulls you under?” He asked, his voice squeaking a bit. It was a dead serious question even if Sen didn’t sound all that serious. “Or you get trapped in seaweed or… something…” Maybe it wasn’t the water he didn’t like. Perhaps it was just the unknown or the idea of being trapped. He knew he wasn’t fast in the water and the only way to escape anything in the water would be to run. For some reason he preferred the land where he knew he could use his own skills to get away from what ever it was he always felt he needed to get away from. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali just cocked an eyebrow and smirked at him. "Exactly!" She laughed a bit. "You think Pokemon don't come in the shallow end? If one pulled you under or you were at sea and got caught in a current or something, your only chance would be to swim back to the surface, silly." She took an index finger, held it up before him, then tapped his nose lightly. "And you're a big boy now, right~?" she teased too-sweetly, more than aware of the irony of age jokes. "I'm sure you can reach down and pull any big mean seaweed away." So maybe it wasn't always quite as easy as she made it sound, but playing down dangers and playing up the benefits should certainly make him more willing to try to learn, right? She turned around then, trying not to visibly flinch as she noticed the water was indeed a bit murky today... It's probably just the surface... It'll settle, she told herself. Taking a deep breath then, she moved out until the water was between waist and chest deep and dived under, squinting to try to see. It certainly wasn't much of a view, but all she really cared about for the moment was not swimming face-first into any Pokemon. Of course, if any came up she'd just--... Uh.... Oh shit how did she forget? Kali surfaced a few yards farther than she'd gone under and called back to Sen. "Oh hey! Could you look in the side pouch of my bag and bring me a PokeBall?" She thought on it a moment, wondering whether she should get Stormy or... Well, being in the water herself wouldn't go well with that would it. "Preferably the one with the tiny blue star."[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Sen shuddered at Kali’s words. Being out to the sea was somewhere he would never want to be. “No Im not!

[/b]” He claimed stubbornly to not being a big boy, “I will never ever, EVER go out to see. And in shallow water I can see the pokemon coming at me.” Ok, he knew that was a lame excuses and probably wouldn’t make a difference but at least he knew he would see a Gyarados coming at him in the shallow waters long before he saw it in the deeper waters. He didn’t get to explain much further though as she dived under water. He defiantly had never dived in the water like that unless it was a pool and he could still reach the bottom. He found himself standing there, fidgeting a little as he waited for her to resurface.

“Ahh…sure” Was he reply when she asked him to get a poke ball out for her and turned to find the bag. It took him a moment but he did find the pokeball and headed back over to the waters edge where he stopped again. “This is going to be you in the deeper water,” He showed her the small pokeball, indicating it as her “And this is the pokemon under the water,” He make his hand look like it was a giant mouth under Kali (the pokeball) and began to bring it up until the ‘monster’ ate her. With that the pokeball was gone and he showed her his two empty hands, “And then you’ll be gone.” With his explanation finished he took a few more steps into the water and brushed his hand over his pocket, retrieving the pokeball again before stretching out as much as he could to hand it to her.
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[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/kalitable2.png,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali watched his prediction with mixed feelings, both mildly unnerved by how utterly morbid he was being, being able to predict easily enough where this was headed, yet finding herself pretty amused by it at the same time. "You're so dramatic.." she'd teased. When the PokeBall suddenly seemed to disappear, however, her entire demeanor changed completely. In that instant, her face had become nothing short of an awe-struck child, sort of a mix of the joy of Christmas and the awe of seeing something like a mountain or the ocean up close for the first time. Slowly as he moved toward her, the expression shifted to more delight than shock, and finally she let out a small but very bright laugh. Respecting his fear of the deeper water even if she thought it silly and was determined to break him of it, she swam a bit closer to take the ball, but only a small fraction of her concentration was placed on the task at hand. The rest of it was still giggling over OMGMAGIC<3 It... really shouldn't surprise her that a skilled thief could perform very basic sleight of hand but... Somehow she couldn't help but be reduced to a giggly five-year-old by it. Without even thinking much on whether or not she should just let the Pokemon out to play, Kali tucked the still-contracted PokeBall safely into what cleavage she had and promptly forgot about it. She was too busy wondering if she could ask or prompt Sen to show her more tricks, when suddenly a more serious thought occurred to her, snapping her out of her minor delirium in favor of a more blank realization-shock this time. "Oh hey... Have you ever considered using those skills of yours to make a living with magic rather than thieving..?"[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Sen laughed at her comment about him being dramatic. “I’ve been told I would have passed drama class with flying colours.” he claimed before settling his laughter. Now that he thought about it, that probably would have been one of the few classes he would have enjoyed. That and gym. The rest, well, it made school sound boring. However, Sen didn’t have long to think abut that when Kali posed an idea. A career with magic? It was an interesting idea but he wasn’t so sure about it. He had seen street performers before and he really didn’t think they could make enough money to eat and find a good hotel to sleep in. Not to mention that he would still need to make his quota for his group. He couldn’t leave them. Kel expected him to take over and lead the group someday. Though in all honesty, Sen expected the man to out live him. Some reason he didn’t want to be around for the day the older man would pass on without him. “I dunno. I kind of…” He let out a small chuckle, “I like the trill of it all I guess. Besides, I kind of do a bit of both. One minute a bounty hunter is chasing me down the street and the next minute poof, I’m gone. Or at the bar with a straight man. Poof, suddenly he isn‘t anymore.” He let out another chuckle with this. He did like magic tricks but he only knew a few, small and simple tricks. He hardly believed he could go big time. Besides, for most magicians it was their life. He couldn’t possibly stay focused on one thing for that long. [/scrolly] [bg=4f2a66]

[Admiral Striker General]

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[atrb=style,width:215;border:0 black none;]	[atrb=style,height:265;width:221;border:0 black none;color:b7b7b7;][scrolly:h(265),w(221),sy,as(padding:4px;)]Kali snorted as she tried to suppress a laugh, but ended up failing miserably and giggling madly at his end statement anyway. He was terrible, and she absolutely loved it somehow. After a few moments to calm down, though, she managed to settle into just a grin, though she couldn't seem to push get rid of that. "Well, I suppose I get that," she replied. "The thrill thing, not the other, of course." A sudden correlation made her chuckle a bit and her grin widen a bit. "Although... I suppose I did manage to win over a guy who was essentially asexual~" As another thought crossed her mind, she swam a bit closer, her expression easily perceivable as either flirty or teasing if not both. "And I had you willing to think about it at least." Another deep chuckle, and she stuck her tongue out at him a moment.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
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