Tormented Souls (Open/Mod)

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Why did… he wear his hair long? Or was she asking why it was in a pony tail… no most defiantly the hair style or just having it in the ponytail. Though, honestly he hadn’t fully thought of that before, yet for some reason her asking angered him. He liked his hair. It made him feel pretty! Ok… well that made him sound fairly gay but he couldn’t help it. It was the truth. He liked feeling pretty just as much as he liked flowers. If he could get gawked over for his beauty over the girls he was standing next to, he was happier than a Quagesire on the beach. Problem was he could Not answer her question with that answer. He already knew she would belittle him more. What other reasons did he have for his style? He knew his father… Oh Hell No! He did not, and would never accept admitting that he wore his hair like That Man! It disgusted him to the bone. “Because it‘s pretty!” Lance finally snapped at her, now angry that he had even thought of his father. That’s when he realized what he had just answered with and quickly added, “That’s a stupid question!” Because you know… that made his first answer so much better. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[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 simply could not hold back a giggle at that, though she did manage to fight it down fairly easily after the fact. "Pretty fun to fuck with," she replied rather quickly, as dry as amused. The childish urge to poke him in the forehead or the like ate at her pretty badly, but she managed to resist this at least. "Surely you know most people are drawn to pretty things~" she half-teased. Grinning, she added, "If you don't want it messed with, you should either be less pretty or wear a sign or something." And the image of him with a 'Do Not Touch' sign hanging from his neck caused her to giggle a bit more.[/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;)] Lance just about chocked on his last breath when she claimed it was fun to fuck with his hair. It was extremely un-lady like to swear though Lance was quickly learning that she was far from lady like. Alright, humours sarcasm… that’s what she was using, right? Two could play at that game. Maybe… kind of. “And here I thought my natural ‘I’m an ass, don’t touch me’ look was a good enough sign.” He claimed, this being his attempt at humours sarcasm. He was attempting to tie his hair back up while he spoke but it was failing horribly. He needed a brush and a good five minutes in front of a mirror to fix it properly. Finally he just gave up, allowing a sly grin to cross over his lips as he is eyes narrowed on Kali, “Perhaps it’s just jealousy. I could beat you and just about any other female in a beauty contest, hands down.” Most likely not something most men would be proud of, but even Lance had to admit it. His family was filled with pretty women and even prettier men. Heck, look at Felis! [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,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;)]And the attempt worked well! A hand flew to Kali's mouth as she only just kept herself from laughing too harshly out loud, instead allowing just a few quiet giggles to escape. This was actually an incredible job, in her opinion, considering that ass comment had really more made her want to fall over and roll a bit. Annnnd then... Just when she was starting to think, This guy might be pretty awesome after all!, Lance had to go and spring that. Holy.... No. Just no. He did not even fucking-... All the mirth faded instantly from Kali's face as she debated between slapping him, verbally lashing at his arrogance, or just spinning on her heels and walking away. In the end, however, she managed to stay still and quiet long enough to calm down- only a few seconds, thankfully- before none of these won. Instead, a caustic smirk found its way back to her face, and she sniffed a small 'ha'-like scoff. "Judged by gay men, maybe." The sudden image of Sen hitting on Lance came to mind, widening the smirk quite a bit as she mentally chuckled. That should do~ [/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;)] Lances face went a few shades paler at Kali’s words. Out of all the comebacks she could have used… why did she have to… it was just so wrong… so… ugh… A shiver ran up Lance’s spine just thinking about it. He would never, in all his life, be caught dead in a competition full of gay guys. Just one gay man was enough to set him on edge. People who were gay were just… confused… yes… and he was far from confused. Though her comment implied that he was also… ugh… “T-take it back!” He suddenly half shouted, half squeaked, his cheeks turning a bright red. It was at least clear that he was greatly disturbed even by the idea of a gay a man checking him out. How someone could even think that was just…. No! [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[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;)]And his discomfort set Kali much more at ease, and she calmed down greatly. Much more comfortable now, she shrugged lightly. "Gay men or straight women, if yo prefer. Not many straight men who'd choose you is all~" Or lesbians. But... Yeah Kali didn't care about that part. Her point was made after all, and he should think twice before making such claims, neh~?<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;)] Lance crossed his arms over his chest as she claimed only the gay men and straight women would pick him. “So you’re saying this contest would only be judged by personal preferences than actual beauty, hum?” He asked, an eyebrow lifting as he spoke. Not like he would ever enter a beauty contest anyway. He certainly didn’t want to lower himself to such a level as to have strangers gape over him. It was one reason he never went to bars. Having some drunk chick drool over him was not something he fancied. He liked to think he could get their influences without having to intoxicate them. Then again… he was a thirty year old, single man. By his own choice of choice. He just hadn’t met the right person and was never chosen a wife to be by his parents. That he was grateful for and at the same time found a bit odd. His father had always been such a stick in the mud and so strict on the traditions. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px;,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;)]His response made Kali chuckle a bit as a rather simple and amusingly obvious reply instantly jumped to mind. Cocking an eyebrow slightly and smirking, she asked, "Don't they say that 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'~?" Take Leon, for instance. She highly doubted Lance- or even a lot of women- would be particularly attracted to him, especially if the view in question was of his full, unobscured face with its lack of left eye and chronic signs of exhaustion and all. Kali, however, found little more breathtaking. It wasn't necessarily her 'preferences'; any collection of similar traits on another person would be interesting, but not nearly so compelling. She simply found him beautiful (or handsome, or whatever). Because... in her eyes he just was. It was as simple as 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;)] Lance nodded slowly to her when she used the familiar phrase but knew that also only had it limits, “Yes, but one can still pick out which beauty is truly a stronger gift bestowed upon someone.” He claimed before deciding to explain what he meant, “A man can be completely love stricken by a woman but still agree another woman has pure beauty without falling in love with them as well. Same as woman can find another woman gorgeous without having any lustful feelings towards them, or man towards another man.” He had almost thought of using her as an example but held that idea back. She was pretty but she was far from his type and he doubted even if she wasn’t getting married and he didn’t find her as annoying as a thorn in the foot, he still would not think of dating her. Her beauty was nothing what he saw as actual beauty in a woman. In fact, to him she was merely pretty and nothing more.[/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,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;)]It was a rather good thing for Lance he'd decided to hold that particular thought. Aside from the likely far lesser to him consequence of quite possibly leaving Kali in tears of insecurity all night as soon as she'd left both line of sight and earshot, he was trying to remain on her good side and keep her from changing her mind on that whole helping him get involved with her master/lover thing. Mercilessly tearing at one of her strongest self-delusions generally wasn't great for staying in a girl's good graces. As it was, Kali remained quite amused as before, not really missing a beat. "I see," she mused falsely. A little too sweetly, but still with a slightly mischievous look, she asked, "So tell me Lance. How many men do you find breathtakingly beautiful, and how many other men would you admit that in front of, let alone tell them to their face~?" [/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;)] Though he wished desperately he could stop it or hide his face, his cheeks had gone instantly red with her question. Though he knew how she had managed to get that question in her mind, and in a way it was defiantly a good way to make a point but… Ugh! Did she really have to ask such a thing? He was a business man not a run way judge. Yet now he found his mind actually flipping through images of men he had met in the past few months, which oddly wasn’t much, and actually trying to decide if any of them could be considered ’breathtakingly beautiful’. There was that dark haired man, he wasn’t breathtaking but… it was just foolish to be thinking of such things. Even if he had no interest. That blond haired man was… Oh for the love of… “I… ah… It’s unnatural for a man to tell another man beautiful whether they be attracted to them or not!” He claimed, his voice sounding a tad irritated the more he spoke, “And men certainly don’t gosip like women do.” Ok so he hadn’t answered the question at all but instead was avoiding it. There was no he was going to start judging other men! Not even that other black haired man with… Damn it, he needed to clear his mind. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,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 again could have fallen over, but settled for holding her sides a bit with a very slight giggle, desperately fighting back the much stronger joy this brought. Even without that priceless face, and even without the blatant avoiding that only served to make it worse, and even without his whole general awkward demeanor on the issue, there was one specific little thing that she found absolutely amazing. "You know Lance. I never used the word 'attracted'." Dear Arceus he was so deep in the closet it was amazing, and Kali was never going to let up until he just came out. [/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;)] Lance could have just about dropped dead right there and then. The feeling of complete and utter embarrassment washed over him, causing his cheeks to glow that much redder. Of course that feeling only caused him to grow angry and disgusted that she would even point out such a thing. What was she trying to get at anyway? That he might actually… that was just wrong! “This conversation is foolish!” He growled suddenly, “I’m going back to my hotel.” With that he, his beat red face and his clenched fists, turned around stubbornly as he attempted to stomp off. Though after only a couple steps he found his foot caught on a root and half tripped himself in his fluster. Once he caught his balance again, he once more attempted to make his way back in the direction of the hotel. What did that foolish woman know anyway? She was absolutely infuriating. Men being with other men was just wrong. Women with other women, no matter how attractive that was, was wrong as well. Men and women were meant to mate with one another and that’s how it was suppose to stay! [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,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 fell back a bit with the strength of her laughter as he stormed off, though she managed to keep most of it silent if wracking. When he tripped, her attention was caught again and she rushed his direction to see if he was okay (she may normally not have been quite so concerned, but he was hopefully going to be useful to her, and this forest was a nightmare), only to realize halfway there he had caught his balance before falling completely. Ah, well, that was fine then. Still, she was already following now, so she went ahead and kept moving. "I should be going anyway," she informed him. With a somewhat sly tone, she added, "My strong, beautiful man is probably getting worried~" You know. Assuming he had any clue what time it was or what time she'd left. Silly workaholic. Stopping then, she chuckled lightly as she dug in her bag and leashed her Flygon, who appeared in a flash of blinding light, then reflecting the subtle glows of the flowers and mushrooms and whatever else was glowing in this place. "I'll call you~" she called sweetly as she climbed up on the dragon-fly. [/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;)] ‘Why is she following me?… Lance mind complained as he watched her pass him. Then, thanks to what ever power created them, she had claimed she needed to go as well. Of course his nightmare didn’t end without at least one more stab at him. Another comment she made had caused him to stop walking as a hand raised to his face causing both his irritation and embarrassment to raise again. Though as the dragon was released he found himself dropping his hand to his side as his eyes drifted to it. He could help but admire the dragon type. He truly did have a fascination for them. This Flygon was no exception even if it did belong to her. “I look forward to it,” He half lied. He did look forward to the partnership but he didn’t look forward to talking to her again. She by far one of the most irritating people he had met in a long time. It certainly hadn’t relaxed him or claimed his mind which had been the original reason he had even came to glade in the first place. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Admiral Striker General]

[cs=3][atrb=style,height:87px;width:469px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:0 black none;border-radius:40px;-moz-border-radius:40px,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;)]Could this night get any more amusing in the thirty seconds before she went home? ... Yes<3 Yes, apparently it could. "To meeting my man?" Kali feigned surprise from the back of her dragon. It really was a slight stretch from the actual wording, but it worked well enough, and she really couldn't resist. Shrugging lightly then, she mused, "Well, I don't mind if you look; just don't touch, mmkay~" Giggling a bit more, she gave him a wink before lightly kicking Kjaerlighet's sides and spiraling skyward. She'd have the dragon land around the edge of this forest to tend to her slightly lacking health before the rest of the long flight home. [/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;)] Lance just about slapped his hand back into his face when she came out with another stab towards his sexuality. More then ever he wanted to find some woman to lay in bed with just make himself feel better, yet he bet somehow she would find out and twist it around somehow. He wasn’t sure how, but it would happen. He knew it. The comment that followed did make him slap his hand back into his face as he stood there, watching the dragon take off through a crack of his fingers. He hadn’t even bothered to make another comment to her in fear that he would somehow make things even worse than it already was. Once she had taken to the air and was gone, Lance found himself turning towards the tree he was next to and kicking it as hard as he could. It had, of course, hurt his foot as he kicked it, causing him to mutter out a “Fu…” Followed by a scowl as he turned again and began to walk, muttering more to himself about women and their foolish girly fantasies. Men could look pretty if they wanted to. And they could think other men looked pretty too! It didn’t mean they were gay. Yah! And besides, most men who were gay were just confused or broken in the head anyway. He certainly wasn’t either. He knew exactly what he wanted in life. Pffff… stupid woman. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

As Lance walked, something appeared to be watching him and sweat dropping a tad as the man moved. A Sawsbuck was looking out from just behind a tree with a rather confused expression on her face. What in the world was he so angry about? Did she even want to know? The Sawsbuck was unsure of her own answer. Not far away from the Sawsbuck, a Chikorita was watching as well though he was concealed far into the foliage that was around him. A Audino appeared to be even farther away and was working on something with sticks and trees. If Lance looked carefully enough at the Audino, he would see that it was an off color... ah hello Shiny.

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lance continued to walk, well, more or less stomp, his way through the forest when his leg got stuck on the branches of smaller bush. Perhaps if he was paying attention to his surroundings he wouldn’t be having such a hard time walking about. But as it was, his temper was at it’s peek and everything around him was only making it worse. There was absolutely no way he was going to get sleep that night. When he finally got his foot unattached from the bush, he turned again only to find himself looking at the face of a Sawsbuck peering back at him from behind a tree. Without even thinking, he reached for his belt and pulled out a poke ball. “You!” He yelled out towards the Sawsbuck as the pokeball was tossed into the air, “Are going to battle me.” With a flash of red light, the two headed dragon was released and all four sets of eyes landed on the grass type pokemon. Hopefully a battle would help clear his mind. After all, at that very moment his mind was so lost in his anger he hadn’t even noticed the Chikorita and he probably would have missed seeing the oddly coloured Audino as well. It had been pure luck that he had noticed the large dear. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

o~~~O; Lord Arceus wut. As the man came extremely close to her and then suddenly shouted, the Sawsbuck backed up a good few feet wondering if maybe this human just needed to kick down a few trees to calm down. However, when the battle was initiated with the formation of the two headed dragon from the ball, the Sawsbuck seemed to frown but understood. Fine, forming a Mega Horn right off the bat, the Sawsbuck lowered said horns and charged at the Deino.