A Bit of Work Maybe~? (Tere)

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]The air had been unusually pleasant given the hot season, and because of this, Feliciano had been spending more of his time outdoors while doing his work. However, for today at least, he was out for a different reason. Standing with his back to the castle and resting slightly on the front gates, the blond haired man kept his eyes open and waited for any signs that Ruka was coming. They'd met when Lance had come home for his birthday, and Ruka seemed nice enough, so when she had responded to his fliers looking for a maid, he had been pleasantly surprised. After flipping around his schedule a bit and getting an appropriate time for the both of them to go over an interview of sorts, Felis had set up the meeting and was now waiting rather easily. Hmmmm I wonder what big brother will think.... This mild thought actually caused Felis to freeze for a moment. However, after quickly reminding himself that Lance was staying in his castle, Felis managed to get a bit more control back. Yes, it was his castle, and he could bring whomever he wanted there.... [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Heading back to the castle... The woman wasn't sure if this was necessarily a good idea, but she did want to help! She'd heard (or rather, read) that spending too much time with people you cared about could ruin relationships, but this wasn't about spending time with anyone in particular. This was about work. And boy did she need to work... Hovering around her head was Daisy, the albino Cacumise. The hybrid seemed rather calm, holding her parasol over her head to block the sun from burning her fragile skin. More notably than that, however, was the shiny Torterra beneath her. The island-like Pokemon was large enough to carry not only Ruka, but her own two sons: an albino-shiny and a normal shiny Turtwig. They seemed to be having a discussion -- or rather, the albino arguing with his brother -- about something or another, but it was probably normal... seeing as the woman nor mother bothered to stop them. Lastly, being held by Ruka herself, was an Oddish. He seemed relaxed, almost napping as they ambled on. Once they were in sight, the woman smiled brightly and waved toward Felis. Quickly moving to hop off of Connie, she hurried the rest of the way with Reuben in her arms and Daisy hovering beside her. Said hybrid bowed softly toward the duke and her human giggled. "Thanks for inviting me. Hopefully we can work something out... I hope, even more than that, that I'm not intruding in any way." She did look genuinely worried about this, but then suddenly smiled again as she shook her head. "Never mind that, I'm just being worrisome. Oh! And I remembered that you really seemed to have a love of Grass-types, so... I brought most of mine. Daisy, you'll probably remember. This is Reuben, and those three are Connie, Holmes, and Pierce." Reuben waved with one of his leaves, Connie bowed her head, and even the two quarreling brothers shushed to greet him. Although, Holmes almost immediately continued the conversation, despite Pierce wishing to just stop... [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)] As Ruka came into sight riding a... o3o. A Torterra~! And shiny even.... Felis's eyes sparkled at the sight of the large earthy pokemon, and after a moment, he registered that Ruka had waved. Waving back with a large smile growing on his face, Felis chuckled to himself as he saw Ruka hurry the rest of the way with some other pokemon in tow. Ah wasn't she just adorable with them all~ As Ruka began to speak, Felis smiled back. "No no thank you for coming~ Of course you're not intruding, silly" he answered back lightly. As she went on, Felis chuckled a bit to himself. At being introduced to each of the pokemon, the blond haired man smiled. Beautiful pokemon~ "They're all simply gorgeous, I love grass types~ Such beautiful pokemon indeed" he grinned a bit before looking back towards Ruka and pulling a rose from his coat somewhere and holding it out to her. "And how are you by the way?" he chimed lightly. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Good, she'd guessed right. Ruka smiled at his statement of loving Grass-types. That would explain in part why, last time, he'd said to keep any Fire-types in their Pokeballs. She did wonder vaguely if there was more to it than that, but this wasn't the time to ask something like that. She was just glad that he was pleased with the group she had decided to bring. If he weren't so hard-assed, she would've brought Akiyo, too, but he just complained about how sunny it was and how he didn't like crowds and... well, anything he could find to complain about. When the rose was presented, she blushed softly as she took it and smiled as she took it from his hand. "Thank you... And I'm doing well, thank you for asking." For some reason, she found herself avoiding the topic of Lance. It was almost as if she didn't want to make Felis jealous, despite absolutely knowing that this wasn't a date of any kind. But with the flower, she'd grown even more hesitant. While to some, it didn't mean much, she'd never been given one as a greeting of sorts. The other brother, did, however, give her a kiss on the hand, which was also a first. "Oh! And, uh... how are you? Running a castle must be a lot of work... Do you get many visitors nowadays?" She hadn't been in the region to personally experience all the turmoil that had gone on with the shifting of powers, but she'd heard plenty about it, particularly from her grandfather. It seemed that Felis and Lance were actually quite lucky to be alive, much less still leave fairly peacefully in their castle... It was somewhat worrisome for her, knowing that both of them were actually in constant danger, given the circumstances. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis beamed lightly at Ruka spoke. "Good good~" he hummed lightly hearing that she was doing well. That was always good to hear. Bringing up a hand in an L shape on his chin, he looked at the pokemon again for a moment before Ruka asked how he was. "Ah it's been rather chaotic as of late," he sighed thinking of all that had occurred at the castle as of late. It all seemed like such a massive blur now that he thought about it... the castle being attacked...Lance coming home fully...dealing with other nobles and the like...and all of this after such a busy Spring Festival not too far ago. "But thankfully it's all calming down rather nicely now~" he grinned after a moment. "And oh yes, we've been getting a few visitors and such here and there.......And the general liveliness of the castle is always nice," he hummed a bit dreamily at this last part. It was so much more alive... so much more like it once was... Even with the extra stress, it was good to have the castle buzzing. "Oh right~" Felis said suddenly remembering what they were there fore. "Come in come in~" he chimed pushing the gate open and holding it open for Ruka before entering the gardens as well. The gardens were quite alive with grass pokemon. Not far off from just inside the gates, a Bellossom was directing a few pokemon in some sort of dance class. Amongst these was an Oddish/Petilil hybrid and a two Liligarade, one melanistic and one regular colored. Watching these dancers from behind a tree, a Breloom was watching the dancers very carefully. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]At first, she frowned slightly. Chaotic, huh? That didn't sound like much fun... but then Felis explained that things were calming down and that made her happier. He liked the company and activity, apparently, so that was good. As long as he wasn't simply stressed out. As he dazed out momentarily and then welcomed her into the gardens, she giggled faintly. Ruka moved to follow after him, nodding her head to thank him. Glancing back, she made sure her own Pokemon could follow them and then leaned down to set Reuben down as soon as they had entered the gardens. The Oddish glanced up at her for a moment before walking off to explore and greet some other Pokemon -- including the Breloom, curious as to why the Fighting-type was just watching. Similarly, once Connie was within the garden (and wandering off herself), her sons hopped from her back and began wandering off, their argument apparently forgotten. Daisy stayed near, however, preferring her trainer's company to meeting new people. "It's... certainly lively in your gardens. I was amazed last time by the sheer beauty, but the amount of Pokemon is equally impressive," she noted quietly as she continued to follow after the duke. After a moment, however, she decided that they really should focus on the reason for the visit. "Oh! I suppose I shouldn't lead our conversations too far from the main purpose of this visit. What would being a maid here entail? I mean... it is a castle, after all. How many rooms are there?" She was also curious about how many people he actually had living here. There were at least four or five that she knew of already and she wondered how she'd interact with all of them, too. That was a question for later, however. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]The Breloom's eye caught the Oddish that seemed to be approaching, and for a moment, he physically fidgeted before cooling himself. <Ah, hello> he hummed a bit. The rest of the gardens were similarly flooded with pokemon and plants. As Ruka spoke about the pokemon in his gardens, Felis grinned a little. "I've caught and raised up a lot of pokemon in my free time... some other pokemon belong to my knight, my two butlers, and my sister, so I can't take credit for all of them," he laughed after a moment looking off towards his dancing pokemon. As Ruka returned the conversation to the reason why they were both there, Felis couldn't help but half smile for a brief moment before finally coming to the front door and simply holding it open for Ruka before following her inside. "Ah yes, the basic day to day work would be cleaning the rooms, not all of them at once but mostly keeping up the main rooms, you understand~? And total... I'd have to say there are over one hundred rooms.. some of them I don't go in at all, hahahah." Felis's eyes shifted upwards as he looked into the first room, the entrance room. "The floors are the major focus, I'd have to say, but the walls need a good washing now and again." [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Ruka stepped inside and looked around. Last time, she'd been a little nervous and as a result hadn't really been fully aware of her surroundings. As she listened to Felis's explanation, she nodded and turned her attention back to him. "That all makes sense and shouldn't be a problem. I assume you don't mind if I have Pokemon help out a little, so long as they aren't Fire-types? Speaking of which... do you know of any place nearby that I can... rent a field or something from? I just... want to have all my Pokemon closer than Orion City and... since that's so far away, I figure I should move closer and just visit my grandparents regularly instead of coming from there every time I come to work." She was quickly feeling as though she was asking too much and as a result got quite nervous. Despite the fact that she wasn't actually asking him to take her in, she felt that that was how it was coming across. Daisy fluttered closer to her and patted her gently on the head to try and console the girl. Felis didn't look like the type to judge, so the hybrid didn't really see why Ruka was getting so worked up. But she also supposed she'd react similarly in the given situation... [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis beamed quite a bit at Ruka as she asked about her pokemon helping her. "Yes, that should work out nicely," he answered back with a grin on his features. As Ruka asked about the field, Felis blinked a moment before slowly understanding. Well, that was something indeed. It would work out well if she moved over or simply into--- ah yes that would probably work well. "Well if you wanted to, you can take one of the rooms in the castle... but if you need some space, there are a few places around here that belong directly to me that could work as well," he offered lightly back at her. "It's up to you though~ which would you prefer?" Felis asked lightly. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Ruka smiled, seeming a bit less flustered after his offer. "Ah, well... I wouldn't mind staying here at all. I just have some Fire-types and I wouldn't want to restrict them to their Pokeballs all the time so... if there's somewhere nearby that I can let them roam, that would be amazing," she explained. His worry about them was understandable with the beautiful garden and such. Besides that, while she wanted her Pokemon to be comfortable, she didn't want to upset her employer and... well, friend. She did have quite a few Pokemon, regardless of type, which she hoped wouldn't bother him, either. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Ah, fire types. Felis mentally sighed, yet his face remained at least somewhat light. Elayne had them, and even if most if not all were sweet, they still somehow unnerved him. Thankfully, she often took those pokemon outside the castle walls to allow them out... "Well if you wouldn't mind taking them just outside the castle walls when you let them out, and if you could assure me they wouldn't harm anything if they happened to get out into the gardens, I think that would work, m?" he smiled. "Elayne does much the same thing for her own fire pokemon." [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Ruka hummed thoughtfully at his suggestion and nodded. "As long as they aren't inside or endangering your gardens. Got it. I was just thinking it would be less stressful to have them somewhere else, but I'm glad you're lenient. I would normally just... let all my Pokemon wander about all day, so maybe we can build a fence around a particular part of open field for them at a later date," she suggested with a smile. It was like a gift from heaven that she'd been able to work for him, really. Random odd-jobs just weren't enough to make her feel like she was doing enough. This way, while she would be a bit busy, she was also earning her keep in more than one way. Even with living here, she'd have to check in with her grandparents once in a while. "By the way... I'm not sure how you feel about this, but I'm a certified masseuse so... if you're ever stressed, I'd be happy to help you relax." It was the least she could do, she figured. He'd been so nice to her and he said not that long ago that it had been rather chaotic. She doubted her DJ skills would be very helpful around the castle, though. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Hmm a gated area outside the castle was an interesting thought. He had a gate around the castle, of course, and making an extension of that of some sort really wouldn't be that hard to do if he hired the right people~ Yes, that was splendid. A quiet laugh escaped from Felis for a brief moment. "My cousin has been pretty well forced me to be a bit more lenient than I was... though... I guess it is for the better...." he sighed a little but kept his smile. Oh? Ruka's next statements were... just plain adorable, to be honest. He wouldn't have guessed her to be a certified masseuse, but with all the stress in Era at the moment, he was sure people - and probably himself, really - could use it. His features smiled softly, and a easy grin rested on them. "You're sweet, and I'll take you up on that offer sometime," he beamed lightly. "Have you ever been out to Paradise Island by chance?" he asked not really changing the subject fully but not staying on the business portion so much anymore even as they continued to walk. "They have pokemon massages... very interesting, really, and a few pokemon are known to evolve from them!" [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]A quiet giggle escaped her at his comment about more being forced to be lenient than anything. "I still wouldn't want to make you nervous, so that's why I'm trying to think of some way to have them here, but not near the gardens," she explained with a smile. Ruka, of course, had no reason to believe he feared fire for any other reason, so figured the gardens were the main reason. At his reaction to her offer for a massage, she blushed softly. It was mostly due to the compliment, of course. "Ah... thank you and that sounds like a plan. Um... no, I don't think I have," she answered. When he explained the reason behind it, her eyes lit up. Pokemon massages? That sounded... perfect. Now she really wanted to go there, but more to see if she couldn't learn the art of relaxing Pokemon rather than humans. Of course, she very much doubted she could cause evolution -- surely there was something special about the island or the things they used on the island -- but the concept of massing Pokemon seemed to be an amazing concept to her. "That sounds... amazing. I'll have to make a point to visit there someday, then." She made no comment of learning, but she very much intended to look it up later. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]At Ruka's reaction to the note on massages, Felis grinned a little and chuckled to himself. "Indeed, it's quite remarkable," he answered back assuming she meant the evolution more than the actual massaging seeing as she had made no comment directing either two thoughts leaving him to make a decision on what she meant. Oh right~ They needed to get back on track didn't they? "Anyways," he hummed a little before making a gesture towards the main room. "I believe you saw this when you came the first time, yes?" he asked lightly. "This is the main entrance, and just beyond that is the main lounge room, and beyond that is the main hallway that can divide off into all the different rooms and a staircases," he explained as he started to walk down it. "My room is just up the stair case and down the next hall," he explained. "And my office is," he reached out an arm and pointed down the hallway. The farthest door down that way," he smiled. "It's a bit confusing at first, but once you get the basic layout, it's not too hard to navigate," he reassured. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Ruka nodded and looked around the main room when he gestured to it. As he continued by pointing out other areas, she chewed on her lip. This was going to be difficult. Such a big place! How would she ever keep all the rooms straight? When he finished with the reassuring statement, her attention returned to him and she smiled meekly. "Ah, I sure hope you're right. I might need to ask for a map... or make one myself!" She chuckled at herself before Daisy fluttered closer again. "Of course, my Pokemon can certainly help me in that regard, too," she added, seeing the worried look on the hybrid's face. This made the Pokemon's eyes light up, however, and she nodded eagerly. The woman merely smiled. "So, um... How many other people live here with you?" She wasn't really sure if all the people who had been at Lance's birthday also lived here or not. [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Feliciano laughed a little when Ruka spoke about a map. "I should probably make one shouldn't I?" he laughed thinking that it would also be very helpful to visitors and the like. Watching Daisy flutter, Felis couldn't help but smile. Ah so cute~ he thought to himself before refocusing on what Ruka was saying again. At the question, Felis blinked a moment and slowly drew up a hand looking at his fingers as though he were trying to count them all. After a moment, he shook his head a little. "Let's see... Me, of course, Rosa, big brother, little brother, my cousin Elayne, our chef Joel, my knight Miguel,... the butlers have their own rooms but they come and go on their off days and on the weekends...ah...." Felis's face drew somber for a moment. "I also have a few persons in my basement that I have to deal with soon," he sighed a little before waving his hand a little as if to say 'disregard that'. "But yes, quite a few," Feliciano laughed rubbing the back of his head after a moment. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]Ruka just stared at him in disbelief as he named so many people. The mention and then waving off of the basement drew a small droplet of sweat down her cheek, but she nodded. "Oh... Oh, my. That's a lot of people. It must take a lot to uphold this place. I guess it makes sense you'd need a maid or five..." She faintly giggled at this before glancing around. This would prove to be a difficult job, it seemed, in order to keep up with all those people, but she was sure she could do it. "Well... I can start as soon as you'd like me to. I should, of course, go back to Orion City to get my clothes and other items." If she'd really considered, she probably should have brought a suitcase so she could start today, but she blamed that lack of preparation on being so nervous... [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis laughed a little and rubbed the back of his head "Indeed," he replied back with a rather weak smile. "It's nice to actually have people in the castle though... what felt like just a bit ago, it was only me and Rosa left," he sighed frowning a little even as he said this. Shaking his head, Feliciano forced a smile and brought a finger to his chin. "Well that seems fine, how about this? As soon as you get back from your trip to Orion, you can start~?" he asked rather lightly. [/scrolly]

[Ball Rat]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/rukaposttable2-2.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 navy none,b,Table][scrolly:h(215),w(234),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:52px;margin-left:15px;)]"Oh? Wow, that's pretty surprising. To suddenly have so many people living here... It must be kind of stressful for you," she observed. Ruka lightly rubbed her cheek, uncertain if that was something she should have said. As a result, she quickly adds, "But I'm sure it's wonderful to have people close to you again!" However, when he continued on, she smiled and nodded her head. "That sounds great! Thank you, Feliciano. I'll be back in a couple days at most. I hope to be as much help as possible for you. Is it alright if I leave Reuben, Connie, and her sons here during that time? I'll take Daisy, but the others seemed to fit right into your gardens." It was, most definitely, a request and she waited for him to answer before she'd start to leave. [/scrolly]