Walkabout [SG]

[Inkythulhu]

I don't wanna change the world
I just wanna leave it colder

Walking down the market district on Evergreen wasn't something Maverick was keen on. But, he did need a few things, so, here he was. It was more just an extended leg stretch and window shopping trip than anything else; not like he had the money to buy frivolous things! He stopped by a vendor, arms behind his head, one brow quirked. Just as the person behind the counter was about to seize the moment, the tan skinned man shook his head with a smirk and kept walking, leaving the person disappointed. For once, he didn't have Pokemon walking with him or crawling all over him, so he didn't have shop owners barking at him for attention. He'd just stop now and then to browse, then move on.

It wasn't until he stopped at a clothing vendor did he actually consider anything the man offered. Hmm...The cotton tank top he was currently wearing, while clean, had seen better days, what with holes around the hems and a small tear near the neckline. Eh, he was rough on his clothes, what could he say? The man behind the counter hopped out and all but dragged Maverick in. "H-hey! Easy, stop tugging, dammit!!" he growled out, about to hit the guy he could have SWORN was gay. "Nein! You simply MUST try this one shirt on~!" "LET. ME. GO!! ARRG!!--GET OFF, DON'T YOU DARE TAKE THAT OFF, YAARG, WATCH THEM DAMN HANDS!!" A few loud crashes, one black eye on the vendor, and some skilled clothes swapping later, Maverick was shoved out in front of a mirror. His dark green eyes were large, his nostrils flared in anger, an embarrassed blush tinting his cheeks.

Still...The guy had at least a little taste, he had to admit. A tight, leather, sleeveless shirt now covered his torso, the high collar zipped up fully. Fortunately, the leather was soft and matte, not a shine to be seen on it. Else Maverick would have punched the vendor again for putting him in something gay looking. But, no...This looked nice...He turned to make sure there was nothing stupid on the back, pleased to find that instead of some logo or just a blank area, the imprint of a howling Mightyena was on the back. The vendor just clapped his hands together and smiled, pleased with his work. "Fine, whatever, you win..." Maverick grumbled out, paying the man. "Now go! Go out and impress all your lady friends with your lovely physique!!" Maverick snorted and coughed, stepping out of the vendor's shop and back into the street. What a start to the day! At least he'd gotten a shirt out this, right? He stretched, gave a wolfish yawn, and began to stroll down the street again with only one eye open and his arms back behind his head.

Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Delilah ]

Wow. The sky sure was blue today. So pretty, though some clouds would be nice. Might give a little relief from this heat. Man.. Sometimes fur really was a pain. Not that he was nearly about to shave it off for just a little summer heat or anything. In a few months it would cool down, and they lived far enough north it wasn't too bad~ Yeah.. It was still a pretty nice day all in a- .3. Hm?

Liam's ears perked up as he looked around. Now.. where did everyone get off to? He was sure he'd been doing a good enough job following despite his daydreaming, but... Mm... He sighed. Ah well.. They couldn't be too far, right? If he just backtracked a little and checked all the turns they could have made he should be fine. Spinning on a paw, the Lopunny continued at his pace in the opposite direction as if nothing had changed at all. At the first store he came to he glanced in the door for signs of his trainer's distinctive hair, but saw nothing and kept on. Another store proved to be a bust as well. Coming to a street corner, he glanced first one way thoroughly, then the other-- and was inadvertantly kicked by a walking man (who he may have sort of walked into on accident), causing him to drop the bag he'd been carrying for his trainer as he fell flat on his furry ass. Putting a paw to his shaking head, long ears flailing a bit with every movement, he made a little sound of apology and moved to stand as he looked up to his--

HOLY MOTHER OF-- That FACE and those EYES and that HOLY SHIT. Liam's face contorted into such shock and fear it bordered on humorous and a loud squeak rang out as he went flying a good six feet in the air and several feet back to cling to a nearby lamp post, clearly terrified of the rough, dark man. Of course, friction was not on his side, and he began to slide down slowly, scrambling back up as best he could every few seconds as he cowered and shivered, his bag completely forgotten.

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[Inkythulhu]

I don't wanna change the world
I just wanna leave it colder

Of course, when Maverick had bumped into someone, his mind snapped to either apologize in the case of a woman or make some form of gruff comment in the case of a man. So, when the creature he'd bumped into turned out to be a Pokemon, he hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do with his readied responses for more human things. He coughed awkwardly, brow furrowing as the Lopunny seemed to be utterly terrified of him. What did I do? He looked down for a moment, to the bag the bunny had been carrying, then back to the bunn--Hey, wait, where did it go? Maverick blinked a few times, confused, until he saw the same Lopunny clinging for dear life to a lamp post, scrambling back up it when ever it slid down. He couldn't help the amused snort that left him. He bent over and picked up the bag the Lopunny had been carrying, looking it over for a moment in sheer nosiness. "Hey, uh..." he looked back to the Lopunny, walking closer. He coughed again, feeling like people were watching him and the spectacle that was the bunny Pokemon.

"Oi, get down from there, Bunbun. Not like I'm gonna skin ya or anything, jeez..." he said once close enough, lifting the bag a bit higher. "Dunno what your problem is, but you might wanna find your trainer before they find us. I don't need some brat thinking I'm hassling their Pokemon and stealing their shit." He held the bag out to the bag to the Lopunny, huffing a bit and rolling his eyes.

Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Delilah ]

...S-s-s-skin?? ;-; OH DEAR he hadn't even THOUGHT about that yet! Oh no no no, no big scary man with-- "What the hell are you doing to my Lopunny!" a voice accused as if on cue, though likely rather deeper than Maverick had predicted. The assumption of 'some brat' was really rather justified, considering the amount of pink and flowery things in the bag he'd snooped in, and may or may not have been closer to the truth than most would believe at a glance. However, rather than a little girl, the owner of the voice and the Lopunny, who now came storming up to Maverick was a rather imposing woman. While on the low-average end on height, she looked very much willing to squash the tall man if he was giving her dear rabbit too much hell. ... Or.. one of her rabbits, anyway.

If Mav looked down, he'd spy a Shiny Buneary hiding shyly at her ankles and a fair-sized red/pink-ish and white Buneary hybrid (maybe a Zangoose, from those claws?) growling at him beside her. The latter held two more bags, but looked ready to toss them aside to take on the dark-haired man if provoked further- as if Mav had done anything to provoke him in the first place. Spying his trainer, the Lopunny leapt surprisingly from the lamp post into the woman's arms; Delilah, in turn, caught him just as easily- apparently rather used to this behavior- and held him bridal style, allowing him to place his hand-paws on her shoulders and rest his head on her (more than a little generous) chest. "It's okay, baby," she cooed to him softly before shooting a sour look back at the man. .. Not to say that 'Nice hair' didn't flash through her mind upon seeing him, nor that those eyes didn't catch hers once she saw them, but Liam came first.

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[Inkythulhu]

I don't wanna change the world
I just wanna leave it colder

Maverick winced at the voice and slowly turned around. What the hell is--HOJEEZ, NOT A LITTLE GIRL!! He looked shocked for a moment that an adult woman would...Well...Be so...PINK. Against his darker and more muted colors, naturally and clothing wise, she was freaking BRIGHT. And, of course, the veritable plethora of rabbits around this woman made his twitch a little. First the Lopunny, now a shiny Buneary, and that savage looking Buneary hybrid...Was that Zangoose mixed in? I feel sorry for the Zangoose used to make that... With all this pink and cuteness, Mav was suddenly reminded of the one Pokemon on his team he wasn't proud of owning. A rather possessive, rather ungodly cheerful Cherrim. Hm...This might be my chance to get ride of Mika... It took Mav a few moments to register that...Hey, look, woman! Not little girl, like he was expecting, but woman! Pink clad, but...Holy hell, Batman, TITS.

Just as Maverick seemed to recovered from the shock of PINK TO THE EYE, he instinctively ducked away from the leaping Lopunny, twitching a bit. He coughed awkwardly for a moment, rolling his eyes as the Lopunny began to all but nuzzle the woman's chest. Lucky little bastard... "Hey, I'm not doing a damn thing to your Lopunny. We bumped into each other, he dropped this--" he held up the bag, "--and then he flipped out. Climbing all over that light pole and causing a scene and acting like a friggin' spazz. Acting like he'd seen Death himself!" The dark haired man snorted, rolling his eyes again. He seemed a bit annoyed, or embarrassed, or both, by the situation. Most likely cause the pair of humans and the triple threat of rabbits was catching a lot of eyes. "Y'know, we're getting stared at..." He shifted his weight some, looking a bit like a wolf that was getting antsy from being stared at too much. Without much thought, Mav brought out his cigs and placed one to his mouth, lighting up and taking a puff before putting the lighter and packet away. He blew the smoke from his nose, as was habit.

Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Delilah ]

Delilah wrinkled her nose as that cigarette lit up; she'd certainly dealt with smokers enough before, some for much longer than others, but that didn't mean she had to like it or anything. Not to say she'd missed to flash in his gaze when he'd apparently belatedly noticed her.. figure, either (though granted, he could have been looking at Liam, but that first momentary change in expression had come just before she was leapt at by the Layabout). She'd heard the staring comment as well, but... Meh. She was quite used to it, between shopping with her Pokemon fairly regularly and promoting people staring at her whenever possible. All the same- "Is that right?" she cooed, half-reprimanding and half-babying, down at Liam, who gave her a slightly appalled look before dipping his head remorsefully but clinging tighter. Her voice thickened considerably for a moment for a "Dohw. Iss all right ba-by."

She brought a hand up to scratch behind one floppy ear as she kissed the top of his head, then fell back to her normal light, sultry coo as she looked up to the man. "I'm sorry. He doesn't usually get like this." ...Well. Quite this badly anyway. "You must have just really startled him." Liam nodded vigorously a few short times before clinging tighter. He couldn't place what it was, but even now something about this particular man was terrifying.

Delilah sighed. It really was a horrible foot to get off on, though. He was-... Mm. 'Cute' wasn't the word, but... He had a certain appeal. She kind of liked guys wh-- Oh gods, why, came the thought as she suddenly realized exactly who he reminded her of. Fffff. For just a moment or two, a hint of both horror and disgust showed through despite her attempt at keeping a calm face, but she quickly squashed it down with reassuring logic. A few physical traits- the height, lean (if more muscular~) build, long hair, and especially the terrible nose.. also green eyes and a beard in general, she guessed; for some reason she didn't see a lot of bearded young men anymore- didn't mean anything, and she could still hate the blond bastard even if she still found him good-looking. She'd always known that. She just had to remind herself really quickly, and now smiled softly at the man. "I didn't mean to bounce off the handle." Bunnies bounced by nature, after all~ This private joke added a bit of smirk in her amusement, but she didn't share it. Taking back the bag with the hand that wasn't wrapped around Liam, she went on, "Let's try this again, shall we? I'm Delilah~" She purred the name.

Before he could reply, however, they were approached by a man who made Maverick look like a lightweight. They too shared a lot of basic traits; this man's long black hair was pulled back to a slick ponytail, and a black if more refined goatee adorned his chin. Their builds were pretty similar- save for the fact the newcomer stood what must have been close to seven feet- with lean but powerful musculature. The newcomer even had a dark scowl as a norm, though out from under his peered two eyes so icy blue they almost seemed to glow. ...Of course, that was impossible, right? Must have been a trick of the light. Like something out of Lord of the Rings or a local LARP group, he wore an ominous, ornate robe complete with fucking pauldrons, but looked like he would probably dismember anyone who commented negatively on such. More notably at the moment, though, he carried several bags similar to those carried by the rabbits. This man said nothing, but simply gazed down at his pink mistress before glancing darkly over to Maverick and back.

Delilah hardly seemed to notice him, somehow, brushing him off with an "I'm fine, go on." She'd meant to signal as much, but a certain Lopunny had kept her rather preoccupied. Ah well. The man didn't actually move, however; his gaze just fell, if a bit lighter, back on Mav.

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[Inkythulhu]

I don't wanna change the world
I just wanna leave it colder

Maverick muscled down a snerk as the woman continued to baby her Lopunny. Dear Lord, I feel sorry for him and I envy him both! He continued to roll his eyes and even gave a huff of a sigh as the two layered on the sugary sweet cuteness and babying. He rubbed his neck, itching at the tag of his shirt. Gah, he'd need to clip that off later; damn thing's annoying as hell! Mav's attention was brought back to Delilah when she finally addressed him again. "Oh, yeah, I'm scary alright. Big bad wolf, gobble up bad kids and Pokemon a like, don'tcha know." Of course, the lame and mostly sarcastic joke was the norm for Maverick. And if it scared the jumpy Lopunny...Bonus then!

The woman's falter in demeanor was small, but Maverick didn't stay alive by being oblivious. He quirked a brow in an almost Vulcan way, which was ironically funny considering his gently pointed ears. Had he known this, he would have stopped the habit straight away, lest some asshole point it out. He wasn't ashamed of his birth defect, as is was funny to fuck around with the drunks thinking he was an elf or alien, but it still stung when someone shamelessly pointed it out. Back to the point, when the woman went back to being almost sultry or seductive with her speech, Maverick smirked a bit. "Eh, it's fine, don't worry about it. I'm Mav--ohshit."

Maverick was cut off by the appearance for the...Well...LARGE man. SHIT! He's almost as tall as Gwain! Mav looked every bit startled for a moment, ducking away from this guy, getting just out of arms reach. Sweet mother of Arceus, I thought I could be imposing! This bastard makes me feel fuckin' short! The gangster straighten himself, scowling a bit himself now. He was a bit embarrassed at being made to almost skitter away like a startled pup. Mav glanced between Delilah and the new guy, snorting out another puff of smoke, rubbing at his neck again. "I'm Maverick," he said to Delilah, finishing his introduction. "Please tell me that's your body guard and not your brother, lover, or cousin." Okay, he didn't need to say it like that, but, again, that was Maverick for ya.

Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Delilah ]

Delilah had raised a fist to her smiling lips and giggled a bit at his dickish remark before, and his reaction to Cyn was similarly amused. With a too-sweet tone and almost pouty look, she asked, "And why is that?" A light smirk threatened to break the expression. "You think a man paid to protect me would react any better to some naughty boy making a move?" she teased.

Slash deadpanned, knowing full well where this was headed. It was annoying enough the man had essentially ignored his threatening gaze, but... yeah this just wasn't worth his time anymore. Liam was meanwhile calming down as well, though he made no effort to get out of his trainers arms. Rather, he just physically relaxed more and yawned a bit, enjoying the cuddles and being off his feet. |3 Mmmm~ Yes.. this was nice...

Cyn's leered with irritation, but said nothing. He was sure she wouldn't have that teasing tone if she were serious, and sure enough after awaiting an intitial reaction from Mav, she chuckled. "But no, he's just a friend who lives nearby. Big guy insists on helping me out." She shrugged lightly, turning to look up to him. Setting her bag down (obscuring and pissing off Slash in the process, though the hybrid just smacked the bag lightly and moved a few feet away with back turned to sulk), she raised a hand to Cyn's cheek to pat it gently. The eye unseen by Maverick twitched in response, then shifting in color to display the image of him smacking Lilah on the back of the head and punching Mav before sulking, changing back to a normal blue eye just after. The woman only smirked in response, fighting the urge to laugh. "Such a sweetheart~ But you don't have to worry about him.." Her unusual eyes flashed back to Mav. "Unless you give yourself reason, of course~"

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[Inkythulhu]

I don't wanna change the world
I just wanna leave it colder

Maverick settled a gaze somewhere between a glare and gleeful, which was a rather odd combination. Glare to cover for being startled, glee for the simple fact the guy wasn't related to this chick. "Nah, if a gir-- He was cut off by her laugh, and that was prolly a very good thing. Now that he was able to think before speaking (a very rare occurrence!), Maverick knew what he was about to say was wrong, even for him. He muscled a shudder down, not letting his thinks reach his expression. Of course, while he was oh so distracted by this pretty woman and by the ominous looking man, something flashed out from his belt a moment. Mav twitched, praying to whatever god would listen that it wasn't Mika. Maybe just Loki again, right? If only he were so lucky.

Yes, it was Loki that came out, who proceeded to cling to Mav's leg a moment before wondering closer to the shiny Buneary and the Buneary hybrid. He gave a small noise of curiosity, his head tilting. The other Pokemon that had popped out wasn't so nice. Mika clung to Mav's leg tightly, glaring heartily at Delilah. <That...That ~human~ is too close, Maverick....> Of course, Mav couldn't understand the Cherrim, but he got the jist of her tone and simply hoped no one really noticed her.

Mav stood there a moment, staring at the woman getting so close to the wall of a guy. Well, while her back was turned, he did take the chance to check her out. He did like being in the company of all women, and especially those whom...Well...Had assets, to be frank. Full figured girls, so very nice~ And, much better than the skinny things with zero meat on their frames. Glad that drive to be a walkin' bag of bones didn't claim another victim today~ Mav shook his head a bit, smirking when Lilah turned to his again. "Aww, would I really give reason to be beat to a pulp?" His voice was ungodly sweet for a moment, but that would be gone again the next time he spoke. Yes, yes I would, but that's not the point.

Light the fuse and burn it up
Take the path that leads to nowhere

[Admiral Striker General]

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[ Delilah ]

Delilah gave a light shrug and a suspiciously innocent look in turn. "How should I know?" Settling into a smirk after this, however, she moved a little closer. "Though admittedly... I'd love to find out..." she purred, which got Liam's attention. ;-; Aww.. If she kept up like that he'd have to get down. D: Mmm... Well, he should enjoy his cuddles as much as he could until then. Yeah.

Slash didn't notice the other Pokemon arriving, yet, fortunately. Flopsy, meanwhile, had been being very well-behaved for her, really, but jumped a bit at the newcomers. She found herself very curious at the sight of the Riolu, but then-- 8U PRETTY FLOWER! Or... Oh hot damn what did she say? Scratch that, SCARY flower! Even Liam twitched a little, hearing a hostile tone, but he hadn't really caught the words so much and brushed it off. When Delilah had started to move closer, Flopsy reached out for her, but then shrunk back instead to shudder a bit. <Ermumeh...> She gulped. <Hello Mrs. Flower ma'am?>

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