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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 11:39:55 GMT -5
Lyle hummed in light agreement. "For the first 3 ribbons, so did I. But competitions's insanely tough and...I need any leverage I can get. My pokemon deserve to feel like stars." He suddenly sent out his Eevee, who yawned and hopped on his shoulders.
"Pory, pull up images of all the Eeveelutions." The screen flicked to the eight options. He looked at his Eevee. "Any you're interested in particularly?" He asked Benyay, who yipped and nudged a paw at the Espeon, Jolteon or Leafeon.
"I like those too. You make up your mind when you're ready, and I'll get anything you need to make it happen." He promised.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 11:41:26 GMT -5
Quinn listened to him talk. "The element of surprise got me this far so I'm going with it."
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 11:45:12 GMT -5
Lyle suddenly smirked at Quinn. "Poryyyy. Is there any information in the database about our champion here? Her pokemon, their moves?" He teased, and the Porygon made the computer twitch as a locked symbol appeared. It was locked data. Hah, nothing Porygon-Z couldn't unlock.
"I wouldn't do it though. Porygon-Z respects you, so I will too." Lyle spoke, the screen going back to the Eeveelutions. He smiled. "Porygon-Z's gotten me this far. And my other Pokemon. Who needs surprise when you got them?"
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 11:47:46 GMT -5
"The information is suppose to be locked until you event the right to face the champions league." Quinn spoke, watching him. She shook her head. "I suppose it's nice your pokemon respects me.."
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 11:48:20 GMT -5
Vinny bit his lip looking at him, letting him pull his hands away "I... I like you too."
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 11:51:15 GMT -5
"Porygon-Z...it's strange, it does not let itself trust humans other than me. You just must be special." He hummed, his Porygon-Z exiting the computer to click and glitch near its trainer. He wasn't going to say more, but Porygon-Z buzzed something that had him a bit weary. Only for him to nod and speak.
"Porygon-Z says it'll be fine if you'd like to hear how I found it. It's a bit of a sad yet...happy story." He offered.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 12:04:16 GMT -5
Shard smiled at him. "Good. It would have been awkward if you didn't." He chuckled.
Quinn shrugged. "If you really want to tell me.."
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 12:08:44 GMT -5
"Y-ya." VInny nodded smiling slightly.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 12:16:01 GMT -5
"Porygon-Z wants me to...you can't hear it but, it can speak to me. The tones were adjusted over the years to fit my hearing. So it speaks through me." Lyle explained, flopping down on the bed on his back.
"I'll make it simple for now. See, I was raised in orphanages around Kanto. I was told I was left at one in Saffron...but when I was 10, I was at one in Celadon. See, the city was famous for its stores and their game corner. All the drunk and rich and stupid kids went to test their luck at those slot machines for those two prizes. That Dratini or that Scyther. You had to be damn rich or damn lucky to get enough to get those two pokemon..." He paused.
"It was a rainy day like this one, and I ran away from the orphanage again, after the bigger kids roughed me up a bit. Pah, I was a shrimp, still am. It was raining but I cared more about my anger and my brusied arms. I was loitering near the back of that Game Corner, they always tossed out old prizes that I snatched up. I even got TM's once in a while that I could sell. But...this day, the game corner workers looked pissed. Shouting about how the advertising and wasting money for their most expensive prize was a waste. Nobody wanted this impossible to get prize that was hardly known. There was no poster for it anyway..." Lyle looked at his Porygon-Z.
"I saw them toss something into the dumpster, cursing a storm. So, like the smart kid I was, I dug around in the trash and was confused to find this colorful blocky looking thing. Pah, I had no idea what it was, and I assumed it was some toy or something...but boy, I was wrong..." He grinned a bit.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 12:19:16 GMT -5
Shard just laughed, looking up as their food came.
Quinn listened quietly.
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 12:30:12 GMT -5
VInny smiled thanking the waiter for the food, he looked back at Shard.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 12:33:32 GMT -5
Lyle continued. "So I pulled the blocky object from the trash. To anyone it would have looked crazy, terroristic even." Lyle snickered, before continuing. "Suddenly it started making noises, like a broken computer, or a buzzing Vs.Seeker. It opened these eyes, I may have activated it from a sleep mode but...It began to float. It looked at me and made these noises. I was confused, but strangely...I wasn't scared. It wasn't comin' at me, wasn't hurtin' nothin'. So I asked it, I asked it what it was. I think that was when it began adjusting its voice so I could understand it. All it said was
"Inquiry: What is subject? Subject data: Pokemon. Species: Porygon." It was the craziest tech stuff ever but..." Lyle scowled.
"It was a Pokemon. A weird, robotic or digital looking one. But a Pokemon. And that was another day I realized how awful people could be. They threw this Pokemon in the freakin' trash." He hissed, his Porygon-Z buzzing quietly to calm him.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 12:35:41 GMT -5
Shard started to eat.
Quinn shook her head. "That's awful."
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 12:43:26 GMT -5
"Yeah. Something looks different and doesn't do what people expect it to and they just...give up on it..." Lyle grumbled, looking downcast, only to hide it with sharp glee and smugness.
"But no matter. I found it. And if those jerks didn't want it, I did. I sat in the rain the whole night, under an alley overhang. I asked Porygon questions...but it was only programmed to do and say certain things. It served as a surplus of knowledge...but it couldn't feel emotion. Could not love, could not cry. Porygon was a creation, a tool. But, I knew better. I knew it was something that could keep me safe...and that I would keep safe too." His eyes grew dark.
"Nobody'd ever throw it away like that ever again. So...I threw away all attachments, all loyalties. I built one for Porygon and Porygon only. I vowed I would give it everything, even if it couldn't understand why or what I was doing that for. I stole that night." Lyle admitted fearlessly.
"Not Porygon. But this." He grinned, pulling out the old and scuffed yet sturdy Pokeball from his bag. "I couldn't afford even one, so I stole it. I couldn't let anybody even think they could take Porygon from me. So I made sure I could catch it." Lyle sighed.
"When I win that Grand Festival, I'll get money and get a Luxury ball for it. Release it and catch it again so it can have a nice Luxury ball." He smiled, as Porygon-Z chirped with laughter.
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 12:43:38 GMT -5
Vinny started eating enjoying being with Shard.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 12:53:47 GMT -5
Shard are his food quickly and quietly.
Quinn nodded her head, watching him. "Porygon is lucky it found you. You're a good guy Lyle, not many people are loyal to their pokemon like that. I'm sure Porygon is very loyal to you as well."
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 12:58:19 GMT -5
"I'd steal, I'd fight...I'd do anything for Porygon-Z, or any of my Pokemon. Pokemon are good. Pokemon love. People...people'll never love me like my pokemon will." Lyle shrugged, holding his Eevee as she slept.
"Ah...what about you, Quinn? Got any cool stories bout the champion team?" He asked.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 12:59:38 GMT -5
"Don't say that. Someday you'll find someone who loves you like your pokemon do." Quinn spoke. She then shrugged. "Oh I suppose I have some stories, none as good as yours."
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 13:02:16 GMT -5
Vinny ate quietly and not quickly.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 13:02:30 GMT -5
"Hah. Impossible, but if that's what ya think." Lyle scoffed with humor, but looked at Quinn. "Tell me anyway. I like happy stories if you got any. What about that Garchomp?"
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 13:02:47 GMT -5
Shard finished up and sat back. He watched Vinny with a smile. He was so cute.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 13:03:59 GMT -5
"I caught Garchomp as a Gible. My third pokemon. Lucario was my first." Quinn shrugged.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 13:06:04 GMT -5
"Hm." Lyle nodded. "Okay. How'd you find Lucario? I hear they're awfully hard to find, like my Porygon-Z." Lyle chuckled.
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 13:08:48 GMT -5
Vinny ate not realizing he was being watched by Shard. He glanced up after a bit "... what?" Vinny asked.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 13:11:57 GMT -5
"Now that is a long story..." Quinn spoke, laying back. "I'm from a small town in the mountains." She spoke. "There we have a tradition where at 10 we are given an egg. The egg can be any pokemon and we are suppose to take care of it. When the egg hatches the pokemon we are suppose to bond with. We have to train with them, run and fight. If the pokemon trusts us, they become our partner. My egg hatched Lucario, a Riolu then." Quinn spoke.
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 13:12:28 GMT -5
"You're cute." He blurted out.
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Post by Moonblazer on Sept 10, 2016 13:14:48 GMT -5
"Oh coool! I got my Kingdra from an egg!" His Porygon-Z buzzed knowingly. "So Riolu evolves with max friendship. How long did that take?" He asked.
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 13:18:26 GMT -5
Vinny blushed looking down at the table "I'm cute?".
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Post by Foxstar26 on Sept 10, 2016 13:32:38 GMT -5
"Of course." Shard smiled at him.
"A while. Lucario evolved sooner then most but it still took a long time. Rookie aren't very trusting." Quinn spoke.
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Post by 21 Guns on Sept 10, 2016 13:51:57 GMT -5
"oh.. well.. Um.. your handsome." VInny mumbled smiling shyly.
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