Chaos and Noise [Jay // Open]

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The Glade was often a place of serenity, a quiet escape for travelers weary of the hustle and bustle that were cities and capitals. The thicket provided shade from an offending Sun, the scenery gave the eye a pleasant plethora of nature to ogle over, the Poke'mon were plenty and almost (almost) always friendly... it was truly a place to feel alive. One could wander through its heart for hours and become lost, but not care in the slightest; it was that peaceful.

Well, supposedly.

Xavier fumed as he entered the thicket, riding on the back of a Garchomp. The Garchomp, Aza as he was called, wove in and out of the trees carefully, being an experienced flier. Brown eyes kept flickering back and forth as he rode, intently searching amongst the scenery. Of all the places he had to run off to, why.... why Arceus... why the Runic Glade? Were the Gods above playing some cruel joke on the man? Had he committed a sin? Sure he had done his fair share of foul play in his life, but why account for it now? He was a good man! He didn't harm anyon- ehhh, it was probably for the best if he didn't go that far. Stupid Haii. Ruining his reputation and rrrr.

Huffing out a quick breath of annoyance, Xavier returned to the present, temporarily ignoring his thoughts on why the Gods had forsaken him. He was just here to recollect him, and move on. That was that. There would be no stops, no resting, definitely no socializing and for the love of all things holy, no poisoning. The man shuddered on his mount at the very thought, resisting the urge to flashback to that very unsavory day. No! He had to focus, dammit!

Ah! A flash of pink caught his eye and Xavier tugged on Aza, signaling the beast to halt. His gaze tilted up and his arms folded as he regarded the pink horn sticking up out of a treetop. "Z, get down here right now!" He hollered, the horn shuddering before the very familiar face of the Porygon-Z emerged from the treetop, exclamation points in his eyes. He shook his head vigilantly. <Noooooooooooooo~> He chimed in Poke'speech, causing Xav to sigh in exasperation. He tugged out the Poke'mon's ball and attempted to return the Porygon-Z, but Z twirled up and dodged the beam. This was ridiculous.

"C'mon now!" <Noooooo~> "Please?" <Nooooooooo~> "Don't make me come up there!" <Can't catch meeeee~> "For Arceus' sake Z!" <Whos thaaaaat~?

The banter continued back and forth, Aza sweat-dropping slightly at the entire situation. He was sure Xavier couldn't understand a word Z was saying, creating a rather awkward sight for anyone nearby; a man yelling up into a tree at a Porygon-Z, whom only replied with various Poke'mon noises. The Garchomp simply sighed and face/clawed, shaking his head. Geez...

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[Jay]

Not too far off from where the man was now bickering with his pokemon, a somewhat short blond haired woman walked in perfect line with a Sceptile whom matched the pace of her trainer and fellow knightress. Both were actually rather tired having traveled all the night previously and continuing to walk now, yet both being the overly proud women that they were, neither one was willing to admit to feeling fatigued.

As the sounds of argument finally hit her ears, Seles found her eyes narrowing quite a bit. What was going on and this early--- ok so maybe it wasn't early, but in such a peaceful and quiet place? Aloe, the Sceptile walking with her mistress, was used to the noises of the forest area around her and actually thought nothing of the sounds until Seles had stopped walking causing her to stop in turn. "What is that?" Seles sucked in air and raised an eyebrow not saying anything more.

"Scep," was the only answer that Seles received, and she could only assume it was something along the lines of 'something'. Though she had received the Sceptile in a sort of wayward Eastern Woods contest, Seles found herself believing that it was some sort of twist in fate that caused them to end up as partners. They shared the same determination and the same odd spirit of sorts (though Aloe might have been more calm; that argument could only be debated depending in situation).

Rubbing her temple slowly, Seles began to walk towards Xavier and his pokemon not quite calling out just yet.

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By this point, Z was spinning in circles with his eyes in happy-half circles as he dodged the array of Poke'ball beams that were being fired in his directions. <Weeeeeeeee~> he cheered, finding this extremely entertaining. His trainer, on the other hand, was less than amused; his cheeks had gone a tad pink, and a temple throbbed in irritation. Finally he gave up, relaxing his arm, before looking up at Z with a pleading look. "Z, what in the world has gotten into you?" He sighed, Z still spinning away.

Aza, however, had noticed Seles' approach, turning to look at her sharply, eyes narrowing slightly. A Sceptile too... were they a threat? That would not bode well if so. He grunted a quick 'Gar.' to Xavier, dark eyes blinking before turning their attention towards Seles. Whu... no! He strictly said he was not going to socialize in this damn Glade again! For all he knew that woman was another thief after his damn bag... and then a chase would ensue... and poison... fffffff.

Z had stopped spinning and had also noticed Seles, launching himself towards her and circling around the woman rapidly, his eyes now exclamation points. <Oh hello~ Who are you~ You look so FANCY~> He sang in Poke'speech, his head spinning rapidly while he encircled the pair. Xavier sighed, urging Aza forwards. "Catch that Porygon-Z!" He called, waving an arm towards Z.

Z's pupils blinked, and he used Magnet Rise, hovering upwards. <Noooooooooooo~> He sang, his head still spinning.

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[Jay]

As the Porygon-Z suddenly came rushing at her, Seles jumped a little tensing from her almost sleepy face to look sharply at the thing now buzzing around her. However, as it seemed Z wasn't causing any harm just yet, she relaxed again. However, Aloe wasn't quite pleased with the actions of the Porygon-Z and made a few arm motions to try and get him to stop spinning around them.

At Xav's words, Seles found it confirmed in her mind that this pokemon was the man's. "You shouldn't disrespect your trainer like that," she snapped ever so slightly looking at Z before shaking her head and crossing her arms in front of her. A cool half smirk came to Alone's visage. Seles had taken the words right out of her mouth.

<It's dishonorable to show such> the Sceptile explained just a bit more than her trainer had.

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Z's pupils morphed into question marks as he was accused of being dishonorable and disrespectful. <Dishonor~?> He chimed curiously, before suddenly his pupils flattened into lines as his body began to shake, humming somewhat like a PC registering a CD. <QUERY INPUT; DISHONOR... LACKING HONOR. REDIRECT TO HONOR.> Came his voice, much more robotic than normal. <SEARCHING... SEARCHING... FOUND! HONOR IS HONESTY, INTEGRITY IN ONE'S BELIEF OR ACTIONS.> There was a pause then, where Z's pupils morphed back to normal, the Poke'mon tilting his head ninety degrees to the left.

<What~ I love Xavykins~> He chimed, hovering down to deliver a quick affectionate peck to Xavier's forehead, swooping away quickly before he could be grabbed. Xavier flailed, having lunged for Z, and promptly fell off of Aza, landing on his face. He rose with a red flush and a scraped cheek, rubbing the sore spot tenderly. "I don't get what his problem is..." He mumbled, watching Z before remembering his manners.

Blinking, he mentally sighed. He would have to bite the bullet on this one. turning to Seles, he bowed politely. "Sorry, I'm Xavier, and this is Aza." He gestured to the Garchomp, whom nodded cooly. "And that... is Z." He pointed upwards at the Porygon-Z who was now bobbing up and down sporadically, his body still whirring. "He's never usually like this, I have no idea why he dragged me all the way out here..." He sighed. He was worried about Z, honestly... he as artificial, had he perhaps... broken?

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[Jay]

Seles had no idea what Z had been saying, yet Aloe sure did, and because of this, the Sceptile found herself slightly growing interested in why the pokemon acted so... oddly as best she could describe it. Meanwhile, Seles eyed the Porygon-Z for a few seconds before green eyes were directed back to Xavier as he spoke. "My name is Seles, and this is Lady Aloenia better knwon as Lady Aloe for shortness's sake," she explained rather easily as she put Xavier's name to mind. After a second,s he looked at Z again sighing just a tad tiredly. "My companion and I were simply heading through the glade," she stated. "Though... have you happened to see a rather tall man probably wearing read ... white hair and somewhat brown eyes?" she asked after a moment wondering if possibly he'd seen Ieri. However, Seles was not going to get her hopes up as she had done quite a bit before. She was... just tired at the moment.

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At the question poised to him, Xavier blinked, bringing a hand up to rub his chin in thought. He had traveled all around Era, but... "I'm afraid I can't help ya." He shrugged somewhat. "I've seen so many faces over the past few years that they've all become rather blurry in my mind's eye." Well, that wasn't completely true; he still recalled those he dubbed as friends or family, yet that was common sense, no?

At this point, the humming became louder as Z's frame shook rapidly, causing Xavier to look up at him in concern. "He did that earlier... right before he shocked me with a Thunderbolt and took off-" His words were stolen from him as Z loosed an electric attack towards the three below, yet Aza acted quick, intercepting it and cancelling it out due to his typing. Xavier looked up sternly. "Oi, what was that for?" He barked.

Z's pupils morphed into exclamation points before turning into spirals. <Nooooo~ Don't be angryyy~> He whined, hovering up a tad more. <I love Xavykins~> He repeated, portraying this love by turning his pupils into hearts, Xavier blinked rapidly, sighing in exasperation. "I don't even..."

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[Jay]

Seles sighed rather quietly at Xavier's answer until her face became suddenly determined again. She wasn't about to give up after she'd already spent so much time doing so. No way! She would finish this and find Ieri if it was the last damn thing she did. "Thank you any---" Seles had started, yet when the Porygon-Z had started to attack, Sles had tensed and backed up just a bit not wanting to get electrocuted especially with the loose under armor she was wearing that could easily amplify such an attack. Aloe quickly tensed as well and let out something of a 'scep' warning Z. However, when it seemed that things had calmed quickly enough, Aloe relaxed again, and Seles in turn stepped forwards once more. "Have you tried to take him to a pokemon center?" the blond haired woman asked. She was no doctor and wasn't even going to try and fake being one. Even if there were fewer pokemon centers around now a days, she was sure thta there had to be at least a few if not in this exact area.

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Xav sighed, his eyes trained on Z, ready to dart in case he flew off somewhere. At the mention of a Poke'mon Center, he glanced over at Seles with a quick nod before re-fixating on the hovering pink and blue Poke'mon. "Honestly, that's where I've been trying to take him, but..." He trailed off, folding his arms in irritation. "I know hes not afraid of them, I've taken him to plenty before... he's just acting so bizarre lately." He hopped off of Aza, the Garchomp looking over at him curiously.

"Do... do you think you can help me catch him? As fast as Aza is, Z just... moves so sporadically, its hard to judge where hes going to go." He turned to Seles, bowing somewhat. "A second pair of eyes would really be helpful in rounding him up... and do you have any rope by chance?" Rope seemed extreme, but Xav knew Z well enough; he could pop out of his ball unless they were careful.

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[Jay]

Seles was quiet at the request to help catch the pokemon. Part of her simply wanted to continue searching for the queen and the captain, yet it was her duty to help people was it not? After a few seconds, she nodded her head a bit. "Yes I will assist you... but I do not carry rope or anything of that nature...though you could probably reduce his speed by paralyzing him," she stated before looking sideways at Aloe who was actually mentally sizing up Aza.

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A sigh escaped Xavier as he watched Z, fishing on his belt for a Poke'ball. "Paralyzing would work but I don't think I have anyone that can... besides him... but!" He paused, having chosen a Poke'ball. He pressed its trigger to reveal Lady, his shiny Arbok. The snake blinked and glanced around upon entry, leering at Xavier, Aza and Z, before turning to spy Seles and Aloe. What was this... it certainly wasn't a royal gathering. Yet... she leaned towards Seles, inspecting her. A knight? Oh, perhaps Lady was to be escorted somewhere! Oh what a wonderful surprise-

"Lady, use Attract on Z. That oughta put him out of commission." Interrupted Xavier, Lady spinning round to gawk at the man. Why... why she never! With a hiss, she turned her back on Xavier, shaking her head high in the air. Xavier sighed in exasperation. "Oh not you too, Lady... please? Z is sick and he needs-" He didn't get far, Lady having turned to glare at the man. <I am not a toy for a man'ssss disscretion! I am a Lady, and asss such will be treated properly!> She spat with a firm nod.

Xavier was at his wit's end. He ran a hand anxiously through his red hair. "Either I've lost my touch or these two need therapy..." He grumbled.

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[Jay]

Seles blinked as the shiny Abrok was released and couldn't help but find a half smile coming to her face. She did love shiny pokemon... Aloe couldn't help but chuckle a little hearing the interactions between Lady and her trainer. Shaking her head a bit, she sighed. <Men these days just don't understand do they?> she asked after a moment. Seles, whom couldn't understand what was being said but who would probably have agreed with what was said, put a hand to her chin. A quiet 'hm' sound escaped her as she thought and before fishing out a pokeball and releasing a Dratini. "Lady Helena please use Thunder Wave," she stated after a moment directing a hand towards Z. Upon being released, Helena blinked a moment and frowned at Z. =3= The heck was... Oh alright :'3 for her beautiful lady she would. Using a Thunder Wave, she shot it towards Z.

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Lady practically spun on her tail as Aloe spoke. Oh thank Arceus above, another female Poke'mon that could understand her agony! She sighed and nodded gingerly, leaning forwards to inspect the Sceptile in an entirely new light. <I'm SSSSO glad theress another that understandss my suffering.> She bowed her head in relief. For a while there, Lady was sure that Era was full of incompetent men and ditzy women but... ahh, someone to prove her wrong. A very good feeling indeed.

The Thunder Wave met its mark on the floating polyhedral, and Z twitched, falling to the ground. Aza wasted no time in pouncing upon the small Poke'mon, snagging him up within his claws. Z's eyes were spirals and he spoke no words, just static; his paralyzed condition doing much more than just slow him down. Xavier sighed, relieved, and finally returned the Porygon-Z. "Finally... well thank you." Xavier bowed, taking a step backwards. He hadn't quite forgotten the taboo of this place, and was intent to leave. Yet Lady... wasn't so keen, it seemed, leering back at Xavier before huffing up, smirking down at Seles. Such a refined young woman! Lady loved it.

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[Jay]

Aloe smiled lightly at Lady's words. <Indeed, my ladyship would understand as well if she spoke our language... She became a knight to prove that she was better than all men, and I would have too if I had been with her at the time> she explained with a giant smile on her features. Yes, she spoke highly of Seles! Helena who had overheard this seemed to beam a bit. <Our ladyship> she corrected Aloe for a brief moment. <She is always standing up for the rights to be both a knight and a lady!> she beamed with stars shimmering in her eyes. Ah yes... she loved Seles much like Aloe did... though possibly in a different fashion than Aloe did. If only she had arms and hands.. sigh.

Meanwhile, Seles watched as the attack did in fact slow Z down as well as make other problems of sorts. "You're welcome," she answered back giving a light bow and turning only to blink a moment at Lady and her own pokemon. "Something wrong, m'ladies?" she asked the three. Aloe shook her head.

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Lady had simply nodded at the other two Poke'mons' words, her eyes aglow with such longing and desire... why couldn't... why couldn't Xavier have been a woman? She sighed, glancing back at the red-head, whom was watching her with a rather uncertain look. Ugh, he... he was pretty like a woman sometimes, especially when forces unknown forced him into dresses and other feminine attire. Yet he acted like a complete and utter man; sure he was sensitive and soft when he needed to be, but he lacked any sort of grace, or royalty, or... elegance Lady shook her head. Xavier was definitely not a lady... most of the time.

"Lady...?" Xavier finally asked, coming alongside the large serpent. Lady simply hmph'd and turned away from Xavier, bowing her head to Seles respectfully. <A knight and a lady?> She repeated, wondering for a moment. So she was elegant, and could fight... <Am I... am I like that too? I'm a refined woman naturally, yet can pack a nasssty bite if I must.> She nodded bemusedly, chuckling quietly. Xavier blinked at this before inspecting Seles. She looked like... "Are you a knight or something?" He inquired curiously, earning a withering glare from Lady. How rude to ask a lady in such a blunt manner!

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[Jay]

Aloe chuckled a bit to herself at Lady but nodded her head. <Indeed> she smiled nodding her head slowly. Helena grinned and nodded as well. Seles continued to blink at the moment, yet when Xavier asked if she was a sort of knight, she stopped a moment and looked towards the red haired man and nodded her head slowly. "A former one," she answered back standing up a bit taller than she had as a considerable amount of pride for herself and her country welled up inside of Seles. "....And what do you do?" she asked after a moment wondering only after the fact that she had confirmed what she was. Somewhere in her mind, Seles mentally kicked herself for speaking so openly and so quickly. Though he didn't look like a rebel right off (as though rebels could actually be classed in any way), she was still growing more unsure of herself now.

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Lady brightened considerably as the Sceptile agreed, her tongue flickering from her mouth in excitement. <Thank you darlingsss... pardon my abruptnesss. Rather rude on my part.> She spoke elegantly, as if her lady-hood had all but returned to her, stooping in an Arbok-curtsey (bow?). Xavier blinked at her actions but didn't question them, looking to Aza instead with a raised brow. The Garchomp met his trainer's eye and shook his head; it was nothing important. Just... women.

As Seles spoke, Xav found his attention on her and nodded slowly. Former...? "Ah, I'm nothing but a traveler really. Part time fisherman, I suppose. Nothing fancy in the slightest." He sighed, waving a hand as if to dismiss his words. "Why former? The rebellion? And... who for?" Curiosity burned fiercely in his eyes.

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[Jay]

<Oh it's alright, I blame men for it ... they drive us to be unladylike at times> Aloe sighed shaking her head a bit at the facts she had placed before herself. Helena half smirked a bit. <I say we just get rid of all the men in the world~> she laughed before falling somber.

Seles blinked a moment realizing she had said too much and slowly rubbed the back of her neck. It probably wasn't the best thing to be talking to someone, yet how long had it been since she'd really had such communications... and who knew? Maybe she'd learn some other information or something? "I served the queen, whom all the knights should have served," she almost spat. Lyall had come to mind, and she found herself angry at ever having joined that 'knight' gang.

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Rid the entire world... of men? Lady blinked quickly, whipping her tail around to snag the Dratini's in a friendly gesture. <Darling, I love how your brain worksss~> She crooned, shaking the tail gently before releasing it. Xavier blinked over at her actions with a slight grin, Lady leering over at him briefly before considering the ladies again. Yet before she could speak, Aza huffed, shaking his head somewhat. <You wouldn't even be here without the help from men.> He stated bluntly, Lady hissing over at him. The Garchomp rolled his eye and turned away, resettling himself by Xavier's side. <Just saying.>

Xavier hummed, intrigued by Seles' response. She seemed rather edgy about the subject... "Were there knights that... didn't serve her?" He asked, baffled. That seemed fairly Farfetch'd, to him anyway; who else would they serve? Yet another question surfaced in his mind. "So what are you doing nowadays with the Queen... well." He blushed somewhat, falling silent.

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[Jay]

Aloe looked rather sharply towards Aza at his comment and made a quiet 'hmph' sound of contempt. <There are some organisms that can self replicate> she answered back bluntly before looking back towards Lady and smiling rather easily. Helena just rolled her eyes and resisted the urge to attack. She may not be fully evolved, but she knew she could kick some male butt if she wanted to!

Seles sighed quietly. "Some think themselves better in this day and age,." she frowned a bi calming again and trying to remember more of her manners. As Xavier had continued on, Seles blinked before suddenly smiling rather determined. "I'm searching for my captain and my queen." she answered back nodding her head feeling that odd rush of pride run through her veins. "I won't stop until everything in the world is right again." Though it might have been unwise to spill so much information about her purpose out to a stranger, Seles couldn't help but feel the pride that she would someday succeed burning in her heart.