Just Another Year ... (Jay/Open/Mod)

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance looked back at Skye as she spoke up and looked at the girl for a moment before shrugging,"Well not really ... I actually just wanted to get away ... ,"she replied before falling silent. What Vengeance had just admitted was true enough, she couldn't stay around the lab today without being reminded of her own failure ... that and working with her injured arm had left her more frustrated than anything else ... but Skye certainly didn't need to know those details.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]Skye smiled a little and broke into a fresh grin. Ah so they both just wanted to get away~ Well that was cool. "Me too!" she answered a bit too quick before falling silent and laughing nervously. "My dad is the whole 'over protective parent' thing, and he always wants me to stay at home and stuff. I keep telling him I'm old enough to go out and do stuff but it's always 'Skye you're not ready' or 'Skye you should be training' or studying or something or whatever..." she sighed a little before shaking her head. "But I love my dad. He's great." A nervous laugh broke out of Skye when she realized how much she had spoken, yet after a few seconds, she cooled and looked away. "And I have my bestie with me so I'm good." Flint practically purred when Skye spoke, knowing that it was him whom she was referring to. He adored his trainer when it came down to it. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance couldn't help but smile as Skye went on to say that she had wanted to get away as well ... granted for a different reason entirely, but the concept was pretty much the same she supposed. Still, at least Skye seemed to have a good relationship with her father even if Skye was a little frustrated with him. ... all this talk about fathers made Vengeance feel almost sick to her stomach as she remembered what her own- ........................... no ............... not today ........... . Turning her attention back to Skye, Vengeance forced the thoughts out of her mind and instead tried to focus on Skye's words but only managed to catch the last part about the Flygon being her best friend. Well, that was certainly something Vengeance could relate to ... if Lucifer hadn't been around ... to tell the honest truth, she might not be alive today. "I know how that is ... ,"Vengeance replied after a moment, looking at Lucifer with a soft smile on her face,"I don't know what I'd do without Lucifer ... ." Lucifer opened his eyes and lifted one head up to 'hug' Vengeance, bringing her closer to him before more or less resting said head in her lap. A soft growl could be heard as the Hydreigon did his best imitation of a purr making Vengeance laugh slightly despite herself.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]The white haired teen nodded her head a little at Vengeance's words and grinned a little looking towards Lucifer again. He was so pretty and shiny, heh, but Flint was too~ I wonder which is stronger... came to Skye's mind, but she didn't quite think to say this just yet. Instead, she looked back towards Vengeance again. "That's cool," she answered back nodding her head a little more than before. "Ya know, we should have a battle sometime! Lucifer versus Flint," she beamed a little. "I bet it would be really exciting, like totally," she laughed a little to herself. Flint opened one eye and stared at his trainer before chuckling to himself. He wouldn't mind a battle with another dragon, heh. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance looked back at Skye when she suggested they have a battle and smiled slightly. A battle didn't sound too bad ... ,"I wouldn't mind a battle ... how about you Lucifer?"Vengeance asked, looking up at the Hydreigon as she spoke. Lucifer looked at Vengeance and seemed to smile before nodding and looking at Flint and growling quietly as a challenge of sorts. Vengeance laughed quietly at the movements of her Hydreigon and looked back at Skye,"I'll take that as a yes ... ."[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Ball Rat]

Battle? Bah! Interruption!

Scuttling around nearby appeared a Galvantula. He was... blinding, though. Not because he was glowing, but because the sun shone off his entirely white body like a freakin' prism. Oh, wait... yeah, that's a good thing, though. A beautiful leucistic Galvantula~ On his back, however, was something else. A little Weedle, curdled up and clinging through the use of a bit of String Shot webbing to him.

Fluttering around nearby and looking all too curious was also a Mothim. He looked pretty normal, but he was anxiously staring at the two girls and their Pokemon. He really really really wanted to greet them and stuff, but... but... they were so BIG and scary...

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]Flint slowly forced himself back up and stretched a little looking towards Lucifer in a general challenging way. This would be interes- "OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!" Flint jumped and looked sideways getting ready to defend Skye if need be. However, rather than find a fearful girl, he found an overly interested one. Derp. Skye, meanwhile, had happened to look sideways and caught sight of the Galvantula. Skye knew the spider-pokemon and knew a friend who had one. However, she had never seen one of such a cool coloring! And ... what was on its back? A.. Weedle? Dropping the previous challenge for the moment, Skye quickly rushed over to the arachnid pokemon and bent down. "Woah you're so cool," she chattered with an easy smile on her face. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Lucifer was raring to battle when Skye suddenly shouted making both him and Vengeance wince simultaneously at how loud the girl was. Turning to see what had caught Skye's attention, Vengeance blinked when she saw the leucistic Galvantula ... well now, that was quite interesting ... but surely the girl wasn't going to- .... /_-; really now, didn't Skye know better than to walk up to strange Pokemon like that. Sighing, Vengeance shifted her legs so they were underneath her and used her good arm (and Lucifer's help) to stand up once again before heading in the direction that Skye had gone, hand on Aidith's pokeball ... just to be safe, after all, there was no telling what the Galvantula would do. Watching as Vengeance walked over towards the Galvantula, Lucifer sighed ... so much for a battle ... oh well, perhaps some other time. Lucifer had been just about to lay his head back down when he spotted the Mothim and nodded a greeting to it, making sure to still keep an eye on Vengeance even though the Hydreigon knew that the woman was fully capable of taking care of herself ... even still, old habits die hard.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Ball Rat]

The arachnid froze at the yell. After a moment, he shifted to look toward the trainer now coming at him. Instinctively, he spit some String Shot at her, only to sweatdrop a bit. Oops... She'd startled him! The Weedle was actually quite calm, staring at Skye for a moment before peering past her at Vengeance. After considering his error for a moment, the Galvantula awkwardly lifted one of his legs to lightly scratch away the webbing unless she tried to pull away or something...

The Mothim panicked at just the small gesture from the big scary dragon. His little arms flailed about and he flew around in an awkward sort-of-circle before falling out of the sky altogether. Landing unharmed, he just laid on his back uncertainly. Oh no... oh no, no, no! He'd been so rude! Now what? He couldn't go back and try to greet the Hydreigon again! That would just be ten times as strange. What to do...?

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]The String Shot caused Skye to blink as her face was now coated in white goo. Rather than react negatively, she sweat dropped, grinned, and began to laugh a little. Feeling the scratching only caused Skye to laugh. "Hahaha, that tickles..." the young cross-dresser laughed as she reached her own hand up and made to try and pull off a bit of the webbing. "Didn't mean to startle ya or nothin'... You just look super cool, and I wanted to see ya up close," Skye grinned a little with a light cheesy expression on her face. Flint, who had tensed again when Skye had gotten a String Shot, forced himself to relax again as it seemed that was all the pokemon was going t do. Ah, Skye please be careful.... the Flygon mentally sighed. She was so reckless at times...and he couldn't protect her from all things as much as he tried to. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance had almost released her Krokorok when the string shot hit the girl but upon seeing that Skye wasn't harmed and in fact seemed to be enjoying it relaxed. This kid was certainly something else entirely that was for sure ... still, didn't Skye know better than to surprise Pokemon like that. If the Galvantula hadn't been so friendly than ... well, Vengeance didn't know what would have happened. Seeing the Weedle looking at her, Vengeance nodded in greeting but didn't see the need to say much else. Lucifer sweat-dropped greatly at the Mothim's behavior and blinked. ....... OK ...... what had all that been about ... . Curious as to what had happened to the Mothim that seemed to be just lying there, the Hydreigon slowly got up and lumbered over to near where the Mothim was laying,"Are you all right little one ... ?"he asked in as quiet a voice as he could muster, not wanting to frighten the Mothim.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Ball Rat]

The Galvantula looked a bit bewildered with the girl's words. Cool? Well... damn straight he was cool. And handsome. And just plain awesome, yeah? Well... except for having a kid. That might not be exactly "cool" with the party-people. Thankfully, his little girl was pretty quiet and hardly complained about a thing<3 <Well, I thank you. Look all you want. We were just out for a walk, thinking of scrounging up some food was all,> he offered and struck a pose. The Weedle just continued to hang on silently.

Ah! The dragon had come to eat-- oh... no, he was making sure he was okay. At least this time the Mothim didn't freak out on sight. He had, of course, tensed up and even fluttered his wings a bit in preparation to take off... which only served to bounce him strangely on the ground. <Oh! Ah, I... um... ye-yes, I'm fine! This... is normal. Er, well, not NORMAL but... I mean... I'm okay! Really, I am!> Abruptly bringing himself to his feet, he flapped his wings to rid them of dirt and gave an awkward, but attempted-reassuring smile.

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]Flint looked sideways at Vengeance and made a head motion from her to Skye before looking back again. After a moment, the Flygon flew a bit closer to his trainer though he did give her space at least. Meanwhile the easy going trainer grinned at the Galvantula's pose and clapped her hands rather easily. Though she didn't quite understand what he had said prior to this, she assumed from the tone that it was something either good or at least laid back, so that was cool~ "Too cool," she beamed a little before looking back towards Vengeance. "Hey Miss Vengeance come check 'm out!" she grinned making a hand motion over to Vengeance before looking back again. "Ya look kinda soft..." came a sudden rather blunt statement as Skye looked over the electric spider. Mostly the 'hair' was causing it to look in such a way, and before she realized, Skye'd reached out to touch. Though she wore gloves out of habit, these were finger-less at least. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance sweat dropped slightly when she was told to come closer to the Galvantula but did as she was asked. Approaching the large arachnid Pokemon, Vengeance nodded her head in greeting,"You certainly do look 'cool',"she said after a moment after watching Skye reach out to touch the Galvantula. Well, at least he seemed harmless enough,"I haven't seen another Galvantula with your coloring before." Lucifer blinked when the Mothim attempted to explain that he was all right and sweat dropped slightly. ... this Mothim was certainly interesting to say the least ... was he always this nervous around other Pokemon ... . At the Mothim's attempt of a smile, Lucifer nodded,"I see ... . I'm glad that you're all right little one, that was quite a fall earlier. Is that /normal/ for you as well ...?"he said in a calm, quiet voice lest he scare the Mothim any more than it appeared he already was.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Ball Rat]

The Galvantula just froze out of surprise when he was touched. The Weedle, though, rather quickly reached out her butt and tapped the flat of her spiked tail on the girl's hand. This was her daddy! This crazy human could look, but no TOUCHIE! Still silent as ever, she just peered at Skye -- not even glaring, but more just watching. Her father coughed and shifted so the Weedle was a bit farther away from the human and her Pokemon before bowing his head in apology. <She's just a little possessive, y'know? Her momma left her with me, so she hates it when others get too close,> he tried to explain.

Blinking up at the Hydreigon, the little Mothim just gulped. <I, uh... yeah, you could say that. Sometimes when I startle myself... I forget I'm flying.> He wasn't outright blaming Lucifer, at least. After all, it wasn't his fault at all. The Bug-type was just easily surprised and very sensitive.

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/skyeposttable2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(245),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:55px;margin-left:252px;color:#2b160a;)]That curious confusion came to Skye's face again as the Weedle made to push her hand away. Still, rather than get angry, she just peered at the small pokemon and then offered a bit of a smile. "Hah...kinda funny..." she murmured more to herself than not. After a few seconds, Skye stood up fully again and rubbed the back of her neck. "Anyways... sorry for taking up your time~ Just thought I'd tell ya how super cool you are," she grinned with a cheesy smile. Flint sighed but smiled a little. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance tensed slightly when the Weedle reacted to Skye touching the Galvantula. It appeared that Skye didn't seem to mind and perhaps the Galvantula was apologizing on the Weedle's behalf ... Vengeance certainly couldn't tell for sure. As Skye spoke again Vengeance nodded at the Galvantula before an idea came to mind,"Do you perhaps want to battle ... ?"she asked after a moment. Lucifer sweat dropped when the Mothim explained that he sometimes forgot he was flying. "I see ... that is quite the dilemma then. Do you get startled often ... ?"they Hydreigon asked calmly.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]

[Ball Rat]

<Oh, well, thanks~> The spider-like Pokemon was quite happy to have been given such a compliment. However, at the offer of a battle, he looked rather bewildered. Well... why? <I... don't know. I have to protect my daughter. Getting myself and possibly her hurt in a pointless tussle just for fun isn't very smart...> He shifted slightly to give an interested look at the woman who had offered. Slowly, he started to walk away, but kept his gaze on the two humans to make sure he could stop if they said anything.

<I... I, actually, yeah... Yeah, I do,> the Mothim admitted bashfully, hanging his head in shame. He was not manly, that was for sure. <I'm just a bug, though! It's understandable to get frightened by bigger Pokemon, right? Trainers are sometimes scary too, both because they often do have big scary Pokemon and because I've heard a lot of them attack wild Pokemon with no warning.> He shuddered at the thought, his wings rustling a bit as he did so.

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s395/malicewright/skyviper1.png);][atrb=width, 507][atrb=height, 313][atrb=style,border:0 black none,b,Table][scrolly:h(240),w(244),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:61px;margin-left:256px;color:#e4d2da;)]Skye looked just about as bewildered as the Gavantula at the woman's words, yet after a moment or two, she shook her head and laughed a little finding that the arachnid pokemon had decided a general 'no' as well. "Take care," was all she replied back with before straightening up and looking back at Vengeance. "Oh uh... we.....were doing something before that huh?" she asked, the matter having slipped her mind almost entirely. [/scrolly]

[Maid Melody]

[cs=2][atrb=background,http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/ventable2.png,bTable][atrb=style,width:425px;height:115px;border:0 black none;][atrb=style,border:5 maroon ridge,bTable]
[atrb=style,width:20;border:0 black none]	[atrb=style,height:255;width:200;border:0 black none;color:#333333;][scrolly:h(255),w(196),sy,as(padding-right:6px;)]Vengeance shrugged at the obvious lack of interest and nodded,"I see..."she replied quietly before waving and turning to walk towards Lucifer. Hearing Skye's words, Vengeance stopped for a moment before nodding,"I believe you had suggested a battle between our dragons,"she said before looking over towards Lucifer,"It seems as if Lucifer's preoccupied at the moment though..."Vengeance continued before resuming walking towards her Hydreigon. Lucifer nodded and let out a 'hmph' that sounded more like a chuckle, <"Not everything bigger than you is going to attack little one... My own trainer is over there, yet I haven't even touched you,">he replied in an obviously amused voice.[/scrolly]	[atrb=style,border:0 black none;]
[cs=3][atrb=style,height:25;border:0 black none;]