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 Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:43 pm
 ZoriZori followed Raven into the room, looking around for something else for the Riolu to wear.
While he was fixing her necklace, the least she could do was find him a dry change of clothes. After all, he'd get sick walking around in soggy fabrics.
She pulled a thin, golden orange blanket out of the closet, and brought it over to Raven, silently ushering him in close to the warm fireplace. She draped the blanket around his shoulders. "I'll be right back, okay? I'm going to go and find something for you to wear other than your wet clothes. You'll catch a cold walking around with them on."
With that, she slipped out into the hall, and trotted down to the linen closet at the very end. Digging through, she found what she was looking for; a simple pair of black pants.
They'd do for now.
After all, they only needed to dry out Raven's before he could wear them again.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 3:59 pm
 ~Raven
Raven stared in confusion for a moment as he was directed over to the fireplace. This whole caring thing was still a bit of a boggling concept to him. "Thank you." He muttered, never-the-less still feeling gracious as he awkwardly accepted the blanket that was given to him; most definitely not used to gifts at all. After his clothing problem was mentioned he felt the need to turn down the offer of better garments, but it seemed Zori was already hard at work finding him something to wear and he didn't want to be rude to his master. Taking her concerned actions as more of an order than anything, while her back was turned he proceeded to disrobe from his sopping wet trousers and set them close to the nearby fireplace to dry. From there he hastily wrapped himself with the orange blanket that was presented to him; at least fortunately showing some type of modesty. Without word or explanation of his actions he simply laid himself down near the fire contently and went back to work on the project at hand; the nearby light source helping aid the process greatly.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:08 pm
ZoriZori stepped lightly and swiftly back into the room, carrying a pair of simple black pants. Plain but soft. She figured that Raven wouldn't like something terribly fancy.
"Here you are; these should do until your regular clothes are dry again."
Her voice was soft and warm, and she blinked happily as she peered over his shoulder.
"You're really good at fixing things, aren't you?" She wagged her tail.
Soon she could wear her precious necklace again!
She didn't notice the pants by the fireplace, nor Raven's lack of clothing, as he was covered by a blanket.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:53 pm
---> ~Raven
Raven accepted the bottoms graciously, the slightest bit of a smile even appearing across his maw as his work was praised. It seemed though he would have to put down his project for a moment to take care of the other problem at hand... "Uhm, can you turn away for a moment?.." He requested nervously. Feeling terrible for requesting anything out of his master but he figured she would hopefully understand that fully disrobing in front of the opposite gender wasn't acceptable. Assuming his plea was fulfilled he also about faced before dropping his blanket and sliding his new pants on. A perfect fit~; a little tight for his comfort but compared to the poofy trousers he was used to everything was probably going to be."Thank you." He announced his gratitude as a sign that he was clothed before retreating back to the floor.
"If you think so..." He wasn't sure how else to respond to the next question presented to him as he continued with the finishing touches on the necklace. His hands lithely speeding across the last few torn links and squeezing them taught again. Unfortunately it wasn't as well of a hold as it originally was, but at least now it could be worn again without too much worry over it breaking unless yanked at again."Uhmm, it's done I think." He announced nervously, hoping his work was appreciated as he held up the finished piece of jewelry for the Eevee.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:07 pm
ZoriZori nodded in understanding, and placed her paws over her eyes. Although she didn't manage it quickly enough. She bit back a squeak, squeezing her eyes shut. She didn't move until he announced himself to be clothed again, and she pulled her paw away. A few drops of blood leaked out of her nose, splattering on the floor, and she hurriedly swiped her other paw over it to stem the floor before Raven noticed. She nodded approvingly. "Those fit you pretty well~" She noted as calmly as she could. She gasped in surprise and delight as he held up the necklace. "You fixed it!" She squealed happily removing her paw to reach out and take back the jewelry, slipping it around her neck where it belonged... and releasing a small stream of blood down her face.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:35 pm
~Raven
Oblivious to what all just happened while his own back was turned, Raven hung his blushing face downward out of timidness; not used to being complimented like he just was. By that point he would have said something out of gratitude but fortunately, to avoid further awkwardness, it seemed Zori already changed the subject out of excitement over his accomplishment.
"If you find anything wrong with it I could always just-..." He was obviously not proud with his own work as he began to admit there may even be faults but was cut off mid sentence by a shock of his own."Nyah!" He squealed out at the sight of blood trickling from his master's face, panicking for a moment as he searched the immediate area for something to quench the flow but being unfamiliar with the household didn't help."That Furret didn't hurt you? Did she?!" He snarled, grabbing the nearest material nearby which happened to be his now dry shorts and proceeded to hold it out for Zori to take. Awkward choice of an all purpose towel but considering the situation he was too flustered to think before he acted."I'll kill her!" He swore, his voice still enraged at the thought. It was quite obvious he had absolutely no clue to the reasons why the Eevee before him was having a slight nosebleed...
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:46 pm
ZoriZori flattened her ears in embarrassment.
How was she to tell him that she'd just accidentally seen him naked? Not exactly a nice way to say that...
She accepted the fabric, not really realizing what it was, and holding it up to her face. She took deep, calming breaths, trying to focus on slowing the flow of blood.
"I... uh... Not exactly..." She muttered, looking incredibly guilty. She removed the fabric for a moment, realizing exactly what it was that she had pressed against her face, but quickly brought it back up, having squirted blood all over the floor again.
She flicked her ears nervously. "I d-didn't know you were n-naked... I'm s-sorry..." She stammered, feeling a little bit dazed.
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:44 pm
~Raven
After Zori's confession all the pieces fell together for Raven. Oh dear this was embarrassing. His already blushed face now a deep purple having mixed with his natural coloring. First things first he lead hastily lead the obviously light-headed Eevee to the nearest piece of furniture and motioned for her to sit down."Nyeh...It's not a problem." He finally managed to speak his viewpoint on the whole scenario. Though it wasn't exactly the truth; he figured passing this whole thing off as nothing would be best for his master's sake even though he didn't share the same idea he just spoke of. This was just terribly awkward, it was one thing if this was a simple accident and could be passed over jokingly, but with the nosebleed incident thrown in lead him to think into this far more. ..
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:22 am
ZoriZori curled her tail protectively around her as she sat down, clutching it like a child would a security blanket.
"Raven...?" She stared hard at her paws. "I d-didn't see anythng... y'know....." She squeezed her eyes shut with embarrassment, her skin flushing bright red underneath her charcoal fur.
After a moment, she couldn't hold back the thoughts running through her head, and she ended up letting them all spill out, her paws over her eyes, and blood dropping slowly onto the floor.
"WHY DO I HAVE TO BE SUCH AN IDIOT?! I'm the only one in the entire, stupid Guild who can't even handle a kiss on the cheek, or-or...." She burst into tears. "E-even L-Lumon c-can...." Her voice broke down, and the little Eevee curled tight into a ball, trying to hide her face in shame. "I'm s-sorry..." That last word echoed over and over again in the little hallway. "S-so s-sorry, Aisu..."
Her voice cracked with grief and shame. "Th-this is all m-my fault... All m-my f-fault..." The crying, bleeding Eevee didn't even try to calm herself down. She needed to let this out, and somewhere inside her mind... she recognized that.
It was her fault that Aisu was dead. Everything was her fault. This latest mess-up had only brought everything crashing down on her head.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:17 am
~Raven
"It's really no big deal; stuff happens..." Raven repeated as he tried to keep up his reassuring tone. His last words obviously not doing the job. By that point he was truly fretting a bit himself over this whole ordeal but tried his best to not let it show. Zori's sudden outburst doing a fine job of drawing attention away from him completely but on the same note bringing up another problem. Crying and girls; two things he had no experience what-so-ever handling... In a flustered panic he chased after the now on the run Eevee, at a lack of anything to say in response to her wails since half of them he had no idea what she was even talking about.
Finally catching up to her in a dimly lit hall he reached out from his position behind her and brought her into an embrace instinctively. Though he had no idea what to say to her at this point, the logical thing to do seemed like to at least be there for her and comfort her as he was attempting now.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:18 pm
 Zori & LumonZori curled up against the Riolu's chest, her ears flat against her skull as she cried. She buried her face in his neck, tearing spilling down her face. She'd stopped bleeding, which was good, but her distress was clearly still there.
It took several minutes for the Eevee's sobbing to come to a gentle stop, and she just sat curled up in Raven's protective arms. Her golden eyes were dark with a whirlwind of emotions, and she made no sound. A final, silent tear slid down her face, and she smiled shakily. "Th-thank you, Raven... You r-really are a g-good friend." She told him quietly, completely sincere.
It was in this state that Lumon found them, floating joyfully up the hall as he came. He was practically dancing, if that was possible for a Chinchou to do.
He stopped and frowned in concern, spotting the mingled tones of black fur in the hallway. Had something happened to Zori and Raven?!
"Ar-are you ok-kay?!" He stammered, looking extremely worried.
Zori nodded slowly, still pressed against Raven's fur.
He was warm. Comforting. Like the embrace of a brother. He made her feel safe.
She felt guilty for pushing all of that on the young Riolu, but she didn't want to apologize again; it would only make things worse. Instead, she pressed her nose gently to his arm in a silent gesture that she was okay now.
Her heart felt lighter than it had in weeks.
She'd been burying everything that had happened. All of the deaths, all of the mistakes she'd made. It had built up, and now they were gone. She felt free.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:43 pm
~Raven
As Zori continued to weep, Raven sent the newly arrived Chinchou in the room a pitiful glare that just screamed 'Help me!'. If there were any time where he felt completely useless in the process of aiding his master, it would have to be now. Cringing once again under the pressure of the word 'friend' before he spoke. "S-s-sorry, didn't mean to upset you..." The Riolu did what he did best and began to apologize, assuming that since it seemed she broke down after their little incident, some of this had to be his fault. He squeezed the Eevee tightly one last time before letting go; she appearing to be a bit better emotionally now. The fact that he was tearing up himself now a bit just out of sheer worry may not help be helping this situation pass all too well though.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:01 pm
Zori & LumonZori smiled at both of the rather quiet males.
She sat down and wiping the blood and tears off of her face, curling her tail at the tip. "It's not your fault, Raven. I just... I had a lot of emotions bottled up. I guess I needed to just let it all out." She told him quietly, perfectly aware that Lumon was also listening. "Emotions are no one's fault. I just want to thank you again."
She smiled, and then paused, tasting the blood on her lips. "However, I will see you in a bit, because I seriously need a shower." She started giggling, sitting up straight on her hindquarters, and holding up her paws to reveal her blood-matted fur. She was still laughing at how silly she looked as she disappeared back into the room.
A faint click was heard as she closed and locked the bathroom door.
Lumon glanced over at Raven, floating closer.
He held out a fin to help the Riolu back to his feet, looking both concerned and curious. "G-girls are v-very emotional... It t-takes s-some getting used t-to, b-but it's worth it..." The little Chinchou informed the his new teammates as he helping the Fighting-type to his feet. "I gr-grew up with th-three s-sisters, s-so I'm used t-to th-their m-mood swings."
The Electric fish gave as close to a grin as one would ever see on the timid Pokemon's face.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:26 pm
~Raven
Despite Zori's reassuring words, Raven couldn't help but still feel guilty over all that just happened. After all it seemed that without this downhill series of events that he helped set into motion she may have not even broken down like she did. But at least from the sounds of it she may have needed to get that all out at some point...
At a lack of a response to the Eevee he simply got to his feet with Lumon's aid and flashed her an understanding smile before she walked off. At this point he finally noticed the bloody mess that was his trousers on the floor and let out a sigh. From the looks of it they won't be usable any time soon unless he liked dark red stains. Picking them up he walked to the nearest trashcan and properly disposed of them; his new pants were just going to have to suffice for the time being.
"I just wish I could have helped her through it somehow..." The Riolu admitted in response to Lumon's statements, his own eyes still watering up a bit. Being a Riolu also came with the problem of slight empathy powers since he could read aura and feel firsthand through that what others are going through.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:33 pm
Lumon"You d-did far better th-than I ever c-could." He replied, floating over to the Riolu's side. "B-besides, I think you d-did help. S-sometimes you just n-need someone t-to hold you and k-keep you safe while you cr-cry.... And y-yes, I st-stole that line fr-from my s-sisters..." Lumon let out a soft laugh.
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