Paving their way.
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				Title: <strong>Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>09-04-2009, 23:34:05</strong>
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				Daren wrung his hands into a handkerchief, after setting up a camp for himself. Well, not just himself anymore. He had the opportunity to catch his first pokemon being out here. a Luxray no less, and a very lovely one. Since he had caught her, he had let her be. He wanted to look her over, and make sure she was unhurt, and healthy. Perhaps his father's streak kicking into him. He had set up a fire, and his tent for the evening, since the sun was already on its way down for the night. He shifted himself to sit on a large rock beside his tent, and he warmed his body by the fire.<br><br>He hadnt cooped her into a pokeball or anything. He didnt like doing that in fact. He really didnt see a reason for keeping them crammed inside of something barely as big as a softball. He rubbed his eyes a bit, tired from the day's exertion, and he looked over to her. "Are you hungry?" He asked lightly. Reaching down into his pack, he pulled out a bottle of water, and cracked the seal open, taking a drink, and setting it down.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>10-04-2009, 06:54:15</strong>
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				"No. I'm not hungry. I was eating when you attacked me." Lexia growled her response, electric flares passing over her irises as she glared at her captor. She glared also at the Quick Ball attached to the man's belt, the tool of her capture. She hadn't even seen it coming until it bounced off her ribcage, only able to yelp angrily until she was transformed into red energy and sucked inside it. Even though he had let her out almost immediately, she was still captured... owned. No longer her own person. Not truly an individual. She cursed herself this moment for being born one of these creatures and not the always-superior humans with their technology...<br><br>"I don't want any of your nasty human food anyway." With a scowl, she looked away from him into the forest, where she could make out a few of her clan peering out from the tree line fearfully at her. She hated them for running away and leaving her behind. She'd probably never forgive them for their abandonment... but that life was behind her now. She was caught, and there was nothing she could do about it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>10-04-2009, 07:24:41</strong>
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				Smiling wryly, he stood, and dusted himself off. "I wouldn't feed you anything i Eat. I know Pokemon don't like human food. Only in very few cases do they." He added, walking over to her, and setting a pack down beside an area he made for her to sleep. "My father Owns a clinic that treats sick and injured Pokemon. I worked there for years, so i know a bit about Pokemon. Especially electric types, such as yourself. They happen to be my favorite."<br><br>He stepped aside, and knelt down, shuffling through his pack. You don't have to be so angry. Its not like ive put you into slavery or anything... I don't do things like that, believe it pr not. The reason i went for you specifically, is because out of all of the other Luxray here, you looked to be the stronger one out of them all." Dusting his hands off like he spent time digging, he turned to her, taking in his first good look since he had caught her. "Do you have a name? Mine is Daren."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>11-04-2009, 04:16:24</strong>
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				"What, you're not just going to call me 'Luxray?'" The absolute defiance and scorn in Lexia's voice could have been discerned by anyone in range. "I've seen you trainers. Disrespectful assholes with no regard for your 'pets.' I'll have none of it." Her tone and poise was strong and uncompromising, indicative of the leader within her, of the life that was forever taken from her in that fateful moment. <br><br>"Do you even have other Pokemon, or have I been disgraced absolutely by being caught by someone without any?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>11-04-2009, 05:16:53</strong>
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				Daren stood again, and cracked his neck. "No, I've caught quite a few that needed medical attention. And you have seen 'some' trainers. Not all of us are like that." He spoke lightly, looking out into the woods. He could see shadows darting about, and small sparks every now and again. "I have no intention of disgracing you, in fact its quite the opposite." Walking over to the campfire, he sat down on the large rock, and looked up at her.<br><br>"You should sit and rest. And before it springs to mind, Im not ordering, Im offering."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>12-04-2009, 23:45:11</strong>
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				Lexia yelped as she found herself on the ground, feet folded under her in a typical sitting position before she even had the chance to respond. The yelp instantly turned to a small cry as she realized she had just been raped... of a fashion. There was a period in history where Pokemon and humans had coexisted, cooperated even. Before that time, there hadn't even been humans. And now... humans had the capacity - and the desire - to completely control Pokemon. They did. It was a wonder that the myriad willful races hadn't started an uprising... and really, there wasn't even much call for one. It seemed that in most places of the world, humans were pleasant with their Pokemon, and the Pokemon enjoyed being pampered and fighting each other.<br>It was an easy life for caught Pokemon... and one Lexia had always loathed. She saw those pampered cretins being led about by worthless humans who offered nothing to the world but consumption... it was unbearable. And now... she was part of that cycle...<br>All she could do was obey.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>13-04-2009, 04:26:07</strong>
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				Daren sighed and shook his head. He didn't know what it was about this one, but he knew she had one hell of a personality. Looking up at her He slid a bottle of water over to her, and something she could eat. "Look, Just relax. Its obvious you don't like me much right now, and I'm afraid there isn't much I can do about that for now. Not until you can learn to trust me." He stood up again, and moved over to her, kneeling beside her and holding his hand out. "Let me see your arm. I want to give you a small checkup so I can see if your in good Health." He looked into her face, and offered a faint smile. "You have my word, I'm not going to do anything more than that. I don't know exactly what my word means to you, but you have it I guess." He was nearly at a loss on how to even handle her. But 'handling' wasnt his idea of being a good trainer. He had to work for trust.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>15-04-2009, 07:36:44</strong>
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				"Do as you please. I can't stop you," Lexia growled defiantly, but somewhat apathetically. The realization that she literally could not disobey him had struck her deep, and it would take her a very long time to get over that. Initial appearances made it seem that he was an accommodating, pleasant sort... but appearances meant nothing. Time would have to tell, both for her 'trainer' and for this new life she had been thrust into. Would she fight many battles? Would she forever chafe against this life? Could she possibly get used to it... enjoy it, as she saw so many others doing? Would it be possible for one as relatively old as she? Most Pokemon were caught at a much younger age and thus grew up in a trained life, but Lexia was a full adult. This would be... interesting, at least.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>15-04-2009, 22:17:30</strong>
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				Daren shook his head, and took her arm gently, lifting it outstretched. "Well, weather I can do as I please or not, I'm not just going to up and start touching someone without saying anything. That's kind of rude don't you think?" He asked, pressing his thumb into her arm just a bit, more than slightly amazed at her muscle structure. She was a strong one, both in will and in body. He liked her, and had no real doubts that she would come to feel better about him in the future. He was hoping on it. When he was finished giving her arm a small examination, checking her heart rate and such, he would have liked to test her electrical output... but that at the moment might end up to be a lesson in stupidity for him. "Alright. Well you look more than healthy. strong, and very tough." He leaned back a bit, and rested his elbow on his knees. "You still haven't told me your name. Id like to learn more about you."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>18-04-2009, 07:28:38</strong>
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				Life for wild Pokemon was tough. There was a reason so many of them were eager to be picked up by humans to be coddled - wild Pokemon weren't nice. Humans didn't often venture far off their roads, and the higher intelligence of Pokemon relative to regular animals had resulted in a vicious culture, a highly extreme version of survival of the fittest. Compared to other worlds, this one hadn't really been explored very much; There were population centers, and then there were untamed wilds. Humanity was clustered together, not scattered, perhaps because in prehistory&nbsp; they had learned better. Lexia and her family had slowly made their way out from those violent pastures, for her parents thought that humanity might give them a haven. Lexia grated against this idea, but had no desire to leave her family. Eventually, her parents had died, and she had been left with her siblings... and was quickly caught by this human. <br><br>She hoped they were old enough to survive now, and would stay near the edge of the forests until they were fully grown, before venturing back into those dark places...&nbsp; She could no longer protect them.<br><br>"Lexia."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>18-04-2009, 08:09:06</strong>
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				Daren studied her for the longest time. She was an odd one... but he was sure there was more to her than met the eye. He took a deep breath, letting it out slowly as he tilted his head off to the side, looking out into the woods. He couldn't help but wonder if things would get as well as he had hoped they would. But one could only hope after all. Casting his gaze back to her, he noticed she seemed to be in her own thoughts. Honestly he had expected she would be a little miffed at him for a while, at least until he could show her he was on the level, and could earn her trust. "Well then, Lexia. I look forward to working with you." He muttered simply, standing from where he was knelt, and stretching his arms over his head, hearing several audible cracks in his neck and back. Today had been trying, but it was still early. Turning back to her, he placed his hand on his hip. "Just looking at you I can tell your a strong one. You have one hell of an attitude, but I cant say that I blame you for not exactly taking to this new situation. However Id like you to look passed that." He started, leaning back against a nearby tree.<br><br>He looked into the air, and then smiled a bit. "I'm not like most of the Trainers you may have seen or heard about. I don't pamper, im not cruel, and I most certainly do not expect any more of my Pokemon than i do of myself. In this relationship, I do just as much work as you. You aren't slaves by any means. I respect humans, and I respect Pokemon. The only thing I would ever ask of you, is that if I show you respect, I want the same treatment in return. Even if you could never like who I am or what I do, I will always ask for at the very least, your cooperation and the same respect I give you." He had worked over this little speech in his head time and time again, though he never really imagined it sounding quite like it did. He coughed, and then looked up at her. "Can you handle me as your Trainer, Lexia? Can you handle a lifestyle tied to a human that you don't know, to earn more than just my respect by showing others just how strong you really are?" The thought made his mind wander to the possibilities... Maybe one day, both of them could enjoy some much deserved notice by the world that only seems to notice what it wants to.<br><br>"I'm in this for the long haul, Lexia. I don't intend to stop training Pokemon at you. Eventually there will be others. But in you I see something different, I'm not quite sure just how to explain it... Just the fire in your eyes, it says something about your spirit. Your the first Pokemon I ever caught. That alone makes you more special to me than any other Pokemon I could catch. I just hope that soon you would grow to feel slightly better about me."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Karma</strong> on <strong>29-04-2009, 21:59:11</strong>
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				Lexia reeled at this trainer's assumptions. She bared her teeth and growled at him, an action that immediately called punishing psychic shockwaves from her controlling Pokeball, but she powered through them. "What makes you think that I have any interest in your respect, human? Do you think I'm interested in proving myself to others and to you? My life may have been troubled before today, but I was free. You have taken that freedom from me, and don't think I'll ever forgive you!" Each word was agony as her metaphysical collar tried to restore order in her mind, and she could actually see the thing starting to vibrate a bit, ramping up its power. Gritting her teeth, veins began to bulge around her neck and eyes as she glared violently at her new master. <br><br>"You may be able to force me to obey you, but you will <em>never</em> break me."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Paving their way.</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Alexander</strong> on <strong>29-04-2009, 22:27:52</strong>
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				"I don't know just what kind of life you think your going to have now. I have no intention of making you a slave to anything. I don't plan on stuffing you in this ball, or anything of the sort." He frowned a bit, and walked over to her, standing right in front of her and looking down into her eyes. "I never wanted to break you. Change the way you think about me, maybe. But there is nothing useful or right, about breaking someone's mind. I'm not like that in the least. Your making me sound like something I'm not." He spoke lightly to her, his eyes falling downward to the collar in her neck. He could understand her feelings a bit, but there was nothing he could do. "I'm not asking you to forgive me. What I am asking you for is to cooperate." He nudged his head over to a log that had fallen. He had been using it to sit on. "Take a seat so I can give you a medical Examination. Judging by your temper Id guess you were in perfect health, but since there isnt a clinic for miles, Ill do it myself."
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