Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
Herbert: ...So he's the one working for you? Or is it like a partnership or something? Ugh, trying to figure this out is giving me a headache...
-He groans, then shakes his head.-
Herbert: Why should I tell you what you want to know, anyway? You're the one that this Alexia girl works for, you should already know that she's a sadistic creep.
???, Cipher R&D Department
-The Luxray also growls and takes a step towards Crewe, only to be interrupted by Aelia yelling.-
Aelia: Back off, the both of you! The last thing I want is you two tearing up my lab when I'm trying to get work done!
-The Luxray gives a small hiss, but backs off. Aelia gives an exasperated sigh and recalls Crewe.-
Aelia: I'll run some tests on you later. For now, I think I need some aspirin...
edited 26th Sep '13 10:23:21 AM by Herbert40k
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"You have such a way with words. It's no wonder you're going to ruin most of your friendships yourself someday." said Alexiel.
Gateon Port
-Straw is just sitting on a bench, his mood not having improved-
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert rolls his eyes.-
Herbert: Oh, do forgive me for not being particularly civil with the bastard who kidnapped my former mentor and sent a pair of psychopaths to grind me into the sidewalk. You still haven't told me why you're contacting me like this.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Oh, I was feeling lonely, so I decided to chat, I'm sure you must be lonely as well."
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-There is a moment of incredulous silence before Herbert responds.-
Herbert: ...Not particularly. Unlike you, I have people other than a mute hitman - hitgirl? hitwoman? - and an ex-Galactic admin who wouldn't emote if his fingers were caught in a vice to talk to.
edited 26th Sep '13 10:34:59 AM by Herbert40k
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"But for how long? You have such a way with words that you likely already ruined your friendship with that one crybaby, Lyuri Riese, how's she doing anyway? I'd send her another letter, but I don't feel like writing anything these days."
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-After a slightly doubtful pause, Herbert shrugs.-
Herbert: I don't know how Lyuri's doing and I don't care. I can't be bothered to keep tabs on her whining. Besides, we were hardly friends to begin with. Are you really just going to sit here and call me an antisocial loser? I've heard better insults from my Bibarel.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Oh? So you don't care about that girl?"
Herbert would then see Lyuri suddenly materialize right in front of his bed with a very calm expression and smile, waving at him.
"Don't start trying to act tough, it's not going to help you anyway, certainly didn't help her."
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert blinks, taken off-guard by the sudden appearance of Lyuri by his bedside, but attempts to compose himself. He tries reading her Aura, only to get nothing.-
Herbert: What on... look, I don't know what kind of trick this is, but it's not going to work. I'm in this to rescue Duke. And kick the crap out of you, Alexia, and my dad as well if at all possible.
edited 26th Sep '13 10:51:13 AM by Herbert40k
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Then why do you care about that Lucario so much? Are you expecting some kind of reward for your troubles?"
An image of Human!Duke then appears at Lyuri's right and puts his hand or her left shoulder, also looking calm and smiling
"The instant that thing recovers, he's probably not even going to think twice before going after that girl without so much as giving you anything for all the suffering you'll have to go through to save him and then they're going back to being the couple that you find oh-so disgusting, why bother?"
Realgam Tower - Battle Sim room
- DS is now playing the Metronome Cup battle disc -
Hmm... Flash... Headbutt... Splash... Come on, Cleffa, get something fun!
Meanwhile, at one of the Pokéspots
- Darien's Zangoose knocks out a wild Pokémon -
Susanna: Yay! I knew you could do it!
Darien: Uh, thanks, Susanna.
Sanna: (covering her ears) <Ugh, doesn't that girl have anything better to do than follow us around all day?>
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert is silent for several moments, staring at the images in front of him before shaking his head and looking a way. When he speaks, his defiance is mixed with an almost equal amount of uncertainty.-
Herbert: No, he wouldn't... Duke's my mentor. A friend. There's no way he would... besides, I'm not doing this for a reward. I'm doing this because... well... who else is going to do it?
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Oh? So you think you're the only capable of doing anything, you're the hero, savior of the J-Team, right? There's nobody else who wants to save that Lucario is there, not even someone like her."
Sakura then appears as an image as well, staying next to Lyuri and Duke and looking very excited.
"Isn't her your friend as well? Then why don't you let her do her job and save your mentor? She's more likely to get something out of it than you are and more likely to succeed as well, after all, she's far more competent than you."
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert throws up his hands to cover his eyes, ignoring the surge of pain that shoots up his right arm.-
Herbert: Because... because... why are you so obsessed with the whys? Why do you even care? Why... why are you doing this to me...?
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Gateon Center, a Private Room
-A man it a suit is registering Ren's retinal scans and voice scans and tying them to the access requirements for Ren's access to the Clavis family account.-Ren: Thank you for coming on such short notice.
Generic Security Guy: No problem Mr. Clavis.
-after a few more keystrokes the GCG turns to Ren-
GCG: Alright Mr. Clavis, you've been registered.
-Ren takes care of all the remaining red tape-
GCG: That seems to be everything. Call us if there are any problems.
Ren: -Standing- Of course.
-Ren leaves the private room and is desperate need to caught up with current events-
At one of the Poké Spots where Darien and Susanna are not
-Crow and his team have gathered here-
Crow: "Alright, so we ready?"
Gogie: <As ready for this as I think I'll ever be.>
Ghostus: <I still don't think this plan will work.>
Crow: "Noted, but I still think you should try."
Ghostus: <Yeah, fine.>
Crow: "Great. Then let's get acquainted with the new team member."
-He releases the Nidorina from her ball-
-She stands there, glaring at the team-
Venomous: <She seems... kinda hostile...>
Raser: <I suppose I'll try introducing myself.>
-to the Nidorina- <Hello.>
-The Nidorina continues glaring-
Raser: <Erm, welcome to the team?>
Nidorina: <Stop pretending like you care about me.>
Raser: <Er...>
Crow: "We... can get to know each other better that way later."
"For now, let's work on training and getting ready for the plan."
Nidorina: <Plan? Pfft. That'll never work.>
Crow: "...What do you mean? You haven't even heard what it is yet."
Nidorina: <Like you'd care.>
Crow: "Let's... just get started then. And maybe you can hear what it is first..."
Nidorina: <Whatever.>
"Don't worry, murder is a sign of affection." - An amalgamation of Dunsparce
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Hahahaha. See? You only act tough, as soon as doubt begins to take over, your act fails you. Are you really any better than Lyuri?"
Sakura then gets in between Duke and Lyuri, holding hands with them and with a wide smile
"Unlike you, who failed at beating the Unova League, that girl got all the way to the top of the World Leaders tournament in the PWT, even beating two champions of the Unova League in a row all the while keeping a nice and gentle personality. You make yourself think that she needs your help to save him, but it's you who needs her isn't it? Perhaps you should stop trying to act tough and just be yourself, who knows? Maybe this way you can begin improving for once, Sakura would surely love helping you, but you should do that before you end up breaking your friendship with her, after all, you have such a way with words."
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert closes his eyes and clenches the bedsheets tightly with both hands, silent for at least a minute. His voice is quiet and wavering, but tinted with a steely tone.-
Herbert: ...You want to know what the difference between me and Lyuri is? Unlike her, I'm going to keep trying. Keep fighting. I'm not just going to sit back and let you win. No matter how many times I'm beaten, no matter what you do to me, I won't stop until either I'm dead or everything you and Cipher have done is in ruins. And you know why? Because you went and made this personal, you son of a bitch.
edited 26th Sep '13 11:28:06 AM by Herbert40k
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
feeling blue
Gateon Hospital
"Oh, that's great, come after me then, savior of the J-Team that got hospitalized in less than a week after arriving at Orre, you'll probably do just as well against all of us as you did against just one member."
Alexiel pauses, Lyuri's image then fades and Duke and Sakura's then look at it as if surprised with what just happened.
"You sure don't care about those you call friends do you? You're not acting out of a desire of helping others, but out of a selfish desire of proving yourself to be as capable as everyone else, aren't you?"
edited 26th Sep '13 12:00:35 PM by FullMoon
Gateon Port
-Rawst is currently trying to figure out how to get back to the mainland from the rotating bridges-
Rawst:This shouldn't be so confusing.
-Ren sees Rawst and calls out-
Need some help?
Not A Lawyer
Gateon Port, Hospital
-Herbert gives a quiet moan, but continues to screw his eyes tightly shut and clench his bedsheets tightly.-
Herbert: Shut up. Quit trying to mess with my head.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Gateon Port
Rawst:Help would be appriciated.
Blythe:<You seem to get stuck in these situations often.>
Gateon Hospital
"Hahahah. Not in the least, he's my commander, he just dropped by my office and asked me to get your locket, I sent Alexia because it was her first day here, so, how did she do? It helps to know my subordinate's performance hahahah."