Sisterhood of the Traveling Guns (Jay)

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]The sun was starting to go into it's setting stages, giving the sky a slightly orange tinge over the city. The day was coming to an end, but for Vanessa, that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. In fact, one could find her chasing one guy who was running like death was following him. He was pulling everything he could to try and slow her down, but Van kept vaulting and jumping over them like an expert. "Stop, please!" she pleaded. "I just want to ask you some questions!" "Like hell you want to just do that!" the man yelled back. Van shook her head. She was able to keep up with him, but she didn't know how long she could keep this up. He didn't seem to be getting tired, so it was likely she had the lesser endurance this time around. Maybe she could make a mad dash once a clearing came up, but whether that would happen or not wasn't clear to her. She wasn't that familiar with the area, and she wasn't going to pull her pokemon into this. Dang it, she'll just have to hope she can outrun him.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Meanwhile, not too far off but running in the opposite direction of the man and the young woman, Temera was in a hot pursuit of her own. "GET BACK HERE!" she roared out to a young man who didn't even bother to look back then and there. "I SAID GET BACK HERE!" was the shouting order that escaped from the air before the blond haired woman ripped a gun from her pocket and fired it straight at the man. Whether because the man was fast or whether because she found it a bit harder to shoot when in motion, Teme found her shot missed by inches the bullet instead lodging itself into a light pole and causing it to flicker briefly. A few shouts on the street rang out, but the man just kept running causing Teme to growl under her breath and continue chasing. She didn't give a damn what anyone on the outside thought she was doing. The man she was chasing was worth a bounty, and that was good enough for her. "RRRRR" was the irritated roar that escaped before Teme once more dodged a bullet. Suddenly the man eared left quickly going down a new street. Unwilling to lose her target, Teme simply chased after not losing speed as she narrowly whipped around a pole and continued after the man. However, upon turning down the street, Teme found that the man she was after was gone. Refusing to believe it, she simply just kept charging forwards... Right towards another running blond, actually... [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]Okay, Van was starting to feel a bit of a burn in her left leg by this point, but he was beginning to slow down as well. Maybe she'll have a chance after all. If she could just hold on for a bit longer, maybe his fatigue will catch up to him and he'll stumble... that is if it doesn't happen to Van first. The last thing she wanted to do is lose him. He tried pulling out a cart, but he missed the handle and tripped. Yes! Now she... No, not long after she closed at least half the distance, she tripped herself. 'Shoot! Why'd I have to be a klutz at a crucial moment?' she thought as she was getting back up, finding her personal target already up and running again, rounding a corner. "No, no, NO!" This was her best shot at making a quick bounty. If he lost her, this job will take WAY longer than she needed, which would be less money from her end, making her father wonder why her 'paycheck' hasn't come in yet, and then-- No, she HAD to find him! Van quickly got a running start, faster than what she was running before, and rounded that same corner... only to run headlong into someone else and hitting the ground hard soon after.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]The collision was unexpected, and suddenly Teme found herself falling backwards only to land straight on her butt. "Hey watch it!" she snarled out only to find that the person she was looking at was also female- not that it mattered who got in her way, really, but still. "Damn it..." another swore hit the air shortly after as Teme quickly shoved herself to her feet. No doubt now that she had lost the man for good having ended up forced to literally stop now. For a brief moment the somewhat violent woman thought to turn her gun on the other woman for some sort of retribution, but logic quickly kicked that back as she reminded herself she'd be put on the run for killing anyone but criminals. "You made me lose him!" she snapped thrusting her index finger at the other blonde in question. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]Vanessa's head was spinning from the impact, her long blond hair falling as her hat lost its grip on her head. Well, that did it. She lost her target for sure now. Why does she have to be such a klutz? She's never this sloppy with her guns, so why does it have to be her footwork? Still, once she got her head together, the first thing Van saw was an accusing finger in her face. "You made me lose him!" What? Was this woman chasing someone too? With a sigh, Van got up as she grabbed her hat, dusting herself off. "I'm sorry about that," she replied. "However, I could say the same thing. The person I was after seems to have disappeared too." Now, she got a better look at the person she was talking to. Blond hair, blue eyes, pale skin... What in Arceus' name? This woman... It was almost like looking in a mirror. Well, maybe if the eye color was different and if Van was a little taller. This was... strange, to say the least. "Uh..." Van snapped out of small trance. "But what does the man look like? I might have passed him while running."[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]The apology was actually a bit of a surprise, really. Temera hadn'tmet someone in a while that actually bothered to apologize for anything, but then again that just happened to be the type of people she was around, it seemed. As the girl finished, though, Teme blinked surprised by the reply. The -...And as Teme actually began to get a better look at the girl, she found herself stunted. Was she looking in a minor?! This girl was...but...what? She'd heard of random people looking alike but.... As the girl continued on and asked what the man looked like, Teme straightened up again quickly. "Long back hair, brown eyes, was wearing some kinda weird getup or something," she replied not being the most descriptive person ever to grace the earth but just enough or so Teme hoped anyways. Meanwhile, the thought that she had had a moment ago was being thrust back into the sock drawer that was her mind. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]Van thought for a minute, running through when she started chasing her target to when she bumped into this woman. She didn't remember seeing anyone with long black hair. Even before she started her chase, not even brown eyes. The idea of 'weird getup' would vary depending on the person, but not even Van saw anything unusual. Then again, maybe she was too focused to begin with. She shook her head. "No, sorry. I can't say that I have," she apologized. "But maybe you could help me. Did you see a guy run by this street? He was tall, had short brown hair, and looked to be in his late thirties. He was also wearing a dark green, long sleeve shirt and dark blue jeans. Plus, while I was chasing him, he tripped once, so he might have been limping a bit, but that part is mostly a guess." Vanessa gave a slight smile at the end there, trying to hide the fact that she botched her chance for a quick finish to her little marathon. However, she was also trying the hide the fact that she had other things on her mind. The similarities she and this woman shared... Could it be? Van wanted to ask so badly, but to just outright ask such a question would be very awkward... Wouldn't it?[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Temera deflated a little as the shorter girl explained that she hadn't seen the target she was after. Damn it... was all that came to mind. She would have gotten more on her angst box if not for the next question that drew her thoughts away. As the quick description was given, Teme blinked trying to recall if she had seen anyone in passing. Quickly redrawing an image of the street in her mind, she thought for a moment before shaking her head. "Nope, didn't see 'm," she replied frowning a little. It seemed that they had both lost whatever they were chasing after, damn it all. What idiot luck... She could only imagine what one of the guys she worked with would say in such a situation. Meanwhile, the fact that there was no immediate chase now was causing the question that had come into Teme's mind a few seconds earlier to reach towards the forefront again. For a few seconds, she was quiet before a huff hit the air. "Do I know you?" It was a much better question than 'why the hell do you look like a mirror', and obscurely Teme was proud of the fact that she had actually stopped to think over the question before asking it. If anything, the younger woman would dismiss it, and they could both go back to their respective chases- or loss of respective chases, it seemed, damn it all. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]'No trace... Seems I'll have to find another lead, then,' Vanessa thought. With no real trail to follow, it would be a waste of time to try and find him again now. It was hard enough just to find him in the first place. Still, Van felt rather saddened by the fact that she was apparently the reason why this woman lost her target as well. Seems like luck wasn't on anyone's side today... Then again, the question the taller blond asked made the shorter blond become alert again. That was similar to the question she wanted to ask, but for Van there was more to it. "No, I can't say that we have met," she answered. However, she didn't want it to stop there. The way this woman looked, she would leave with that answer. No, Van needed to know, so she went out on a limb. "Maybe I remind you of someone?" She let the question linger for a second before continuing, swallowing her nervousness. "Does the name 'Venus' sound familiar?"[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Van had been right. The second that she had said that she hadn't met her before, Temera had taken a step back and was about to leave up until the second statement cut her short and caused her to look back again. The question that followed after a second was enough to bleach Teme's face. A startled look came across her visage- something that rarely happened quite like this, and for a few seconds, she reflected on the woman that had both been the mother she had been searching for and had played her and left her. For a few seconds, Teme's lips tried to find a syllable to reply back with before starting short again. Her eyes quickly rounded over the shorter blonde's form trying to decipher if she had been someone in the group that Venus had been a part of. However, all that came to Teme's mind was that she looked like a younger versi-... And suddenly Teme's thoughts cut short, and she found herself staring for a few seconds. "She was my mother, why?" Teme wasn't sure why she was being so blunt. On any other day, she would have come off with a smart ass comment like 'what's it to ya?' or something of that nature. However, at the moment the fact that her mind was jumping to quick conclusions that she herself knew couldn't be true was distracting her... But... could it be? No. That was silly... right? Damn it. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]Her mother?! In that case, she had to be her! There was no mistaking it! "So it's true!" Van exclaimed, a bright and cheerful smile on her features. "Venus was my mother, too! Oh my gosh, I almost thought I'd never get to meet you!" The way Vanessa looked, one would consider her a child in an adult's body. It was as if she just had Christmas early this year, the biggest gift she could ask for just presented to her. It took more willpower than expected to keep herself from jumping around like a little kid, too. "I'm Vanessa! It's great to finally see you, Temera!" Seriously, could her face get any brighter? [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Teme nearly jumped out of her skin when the younger woman explained that something was apparently true. Blinking startled, Temera opened her mouth to ask only to hear the next few statements. Wait what? Her...mother too? What? What? Had she just heard her right? And...meet? What? The startled look that flashed across Teme's face was all too much in that moment. She had ...Venus had had... other children? ACK. And she knew her name already? And what? What? What? A faint blush of sorts escaped onto Teme's features though whether this was form the heat, the confused feeling, or something else that was beginning to crawl at the pit of her stomach Temera wasn't quite sure. For a few seconds, she just stared at that excited face, and a part of her wanted to laugh- to ask if it was some terrible joke or something. However, there was so much of an abrupt change in the girl's demeanor that Teme was finding it hard to believe that she had somehow planned this. "I...uh...What..." The words escaped from Teme's mouth before she could even really think of what to say. For all she was and for all she wasn't, Teme had never expected to run into someone... that... but... Teme really couldn't put it passed Venus to go and have more children, but ... Why had she just cropped up now and... And...that would explain why they looked alike but... just... what... For once in her life, Teme was at a loss for words. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]Looking at Temera's confused face made Van's own excited expression slowly melt into concern. Did she... lay it on a little thick there? Apparently she needed to think a little more before reacting. To think, all it took was five seconds to throw someone for a loop. "Uh... Maybe I should explain..." An awkward smile crossed Vanessa's lips as she spoke. Of course an explanation was in order, but the atmosphere between them suddenly took an uncomfortable turn in which Van couldn't help but feel like... it was her fault. "Um... Do you know a place where we could talk privately?" [/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Teme's hand reached for the back of her neck and set itself there, and as cooler skin met the warmth on the back of her neck, Teme felt the world relax a little. As Van spoke, Teme gave a brief nod at the first statement before frowning as she thought over the second one. "I...yeah... I have a hotel room," the blonde replied nodding her head briefly before making a brief gesture with her hand and starting to walk back down the way she had come. If Teme had stopped to realize just how awkward that had sounded just then and there, she would possibly have stopped to correct herself. However, at the moment, she was simply stunned into an inabilit to speak correctly. The hotel wasn't that far, and the silence of sorts only spurred Temera to walk a little faster than normal until finally coming to the building to which she marched up the stairs to the room and led the way down the hall to it. Upon closing the door behind herself and the younger woman, Teme finally took a breath in. "Ok...so..." Teme was again at a loss for words and deadpanned upon realizing it. Ugh... [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]A hotel room... Well, that would only be an obvious choice for privacy, wouldn't it? Still, Van didn't have a problem with it. She just dusted of her hat, pulled up her hair and almost literally stuff it in the hair accessory to give her her previous look before catching up to Temera. This was going to be a long story... Once they entered the room, Vanessa took a quick look around. A bed, couple of seats, a table, a small TV, and a bathroom off to the side as a separate room. Pretty much just the basics. One would think that one would find some rooms to be a little... bigger since they were in Lexicon City. Then again, Van didn't know when this specific hotel was built. However, her attention was pulled back to Temera once she spoke. Right, the explanation... "Right..." Van took a deep breath. She'll try to keep things basic, but add detail to the more important parts. The rest will have to be whatever Temera asks. "To start, I was born in the Under, but I don't know how long I was there. I only remember my time with Daddy in Agate Village. I didn't go out much... Actually, I never really went outside of the village. When I was 14, I figured out why." Van then reached into a pocket and pulled out a neatly folded envelope. "I found out there were a lot of letters coming in, and I secretly read a good portion of them. Reading them, I found out there was someone named Venus asking how I was doing, calling me her daughter. I asked Daddy about it and he said that it was true, and she was also the reason why I was being sheltered so much. "This letter is the one I keep with me. Ven-- uh... Mom was talking about how she said her 'first daughter' had suddenly 'gone crazy'. So, in a way, it's the letter that helped me find out about you." She unfolded the envelope, willingly handing it to Temera, if she wanted to read it for confirmation.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]As Van began to speak and explained her side of things, Temera found herself at a loss for words. There had been another girl? Someone who had grown up away from the Under... in a different place... and 'gone crazy'? A flash of memories burned in the back of Teme's mind, and the only event that could possibly mean something of that nature was almost too evident somehow. This...but... But how? And why now? And... On such a ...random day. Teme wasn't even sure what she had been expecting, and if she had delved into the thought more, she would have realized that any day that a mysterious sister would appear would probably be 'random'. However, at the moment she was too stunned to come up with any of this. Instead, more and more questions filled her mind, and though her lips tried to work up words, she found nothing projecting out. As the letter was handed forwards, Temera ended up taking it and looking down at it trying to find something familiar- as if it would be there and somehow answer all of her questions. Nothing did, though, and Teme found herself reading over the paper several times before looking back up at her younger clone of sorts. "....Do... did... you ever meet her?" Teme asked. It was one of the questions farthest away from what she had been about to ask, but Teme still wanted it answered. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]That question caused Vanessa to look away. It's not like it wasn't expected, but... "No," she answered, her voice quieter than before. "I never got the chance." Her eyes started to get a little glassy, and not out of joy either. There was a question of her own building up inside, and it wasn't one she really wanted to ask. However, in the back of her mind, Van felt she needed to know. "Um... Was our mom... like... mean in any way?" There had to be a reason why her father would keep Van from seeing her mother, and it had to be a good one. She wanted... No. She needed answers.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)]Temera physically relaxed when Van explained that she hadn't met their mother. For whatever reason, that fact alone had settled her, and now Teme was left wondering just why she had been holding her breath for such an answer. Maybe it was jealousy that her mother had been hiding a daughter and spending more time with her than with anyone else, or maybe it was the questioning of whether this girl was more like their mother than Teme had first thought. Teme didn't know herself well enough to decide which it was. The question that came from Van thereafter caused Teme's breath to shorten, and for a few seconds, she flet her body tense. What should have been an easy question was somehow not. A breath escaped from the older woman, and slowly her eyes slid away focusing more on the things in her room than the girl. "I a way...yeah..." she replied despite the fact that her heart wished to be more brutal than that. She wanted to say just how much that woman had ruined her life, just how much stress and heartache she had caused, but at the same time... Venus was...their mother. Damn it all for all the times she had never thought to defend that woman, Teme was finding herself cushioning her own words. "She tended to use people...make them do what she wanted because ...ya thought there was something more...." For a brief moment, Teme wasn't even sure what she was saying, but a shake of the head managed to bring her thoughts back into clarity again. [/scrolly]

[Chaotix010]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/van-1.png);][atrb=width, 495][atrb=height, 295][atrb=style,border:0 red none,b,Table][scrolly:h(222),w(232),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:58px;margin-left:24px;color:#11578e;)]"Oh... I see..." That bit of hope Van had in the base of her heart felt to have been snuffed out. So, her mother was as bad as her father said. In fact, looking at Temera, her face seemed to hold some deeper feelings. What they were, though, Van couldn't read. She just knew they were there. She shook her head after a moment, forcing a smile as she walked over and sat on the bed. "How about we change the subject?" she suggested, getting rather tired of this negative mood. "We could talk about ourselves. Get to know each other?" Talking about something that was only depressing both of them is not exactly a way she wanted to start out. Van found her sister! This was something to be excited about, not frown over![/scrolly]

[Jay]

[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv181/SojiRem/temeposttable.png);][atrb=width, 497][atrb=height, 297][atrb=style,border:0 purple none,b,Table][scrolly:h(236),w(261),sy,as(padding:4px 0px 5px;margin-top:40px;margin-left:234px;color:#b05959;)] Somewhere in the back of Teme's mind, she was wondering a thing she had done so long before- whether he mother really had cared about anyone or anything. She couldn't quite imagine the woman completely heartless, but damn she got so close. As Van made a mention to change the subject, Teme was all for it, in all honesty. Even if it was ...odd to be talking to this girl. As Van had moved over to the bed, Temera hesitated before finding herself following suit. Sitting down precariously on the bed, the older blond shifted a little as the younger talked. Get to know each other...right... Blue eyes stared at green ones briefly before glancing sideway.. An awkward feeling was once more encompassing Teme's thoughts, and fighting it back was becoming increasingly more difficult. "So.... erhm... where did you grow up?" Teme managed to speak finding that her vocal chords weren't near as controlled as they normally were. Was... this what it was like to feel nervous? WHy was she nervous damn it. [/scrolly]