Play Me a Sweet Melody [Jean]

[Leo Lockward]

  

Leo Lockward [ profile ] [ pc ] [ plotter ] Jean Kaitos

It must have been a day like any other in Mossrock City. The general hustle and bustle of people flooding the streets, overshadowed by the tall skyscrapers overhead. Leo and Ember were traipsing their way through the city looking for somewhere that they could sit down and grab a drink. Weaving their way through the hordes of oncoming people, Leo finally spotted a place he recalled from a few years back where he had performed. He recalled it was a little cafe, fairly minimalistic given the area that it was situated, however there was a corner set up like a stage, where a beautiful piano stood for patrons to use. Leo entered the building and exchanged pleasantries with the owner, who seemingly remembered Leo although it had been a few years since he had been there, however it was a nice feeling. "It's lovely to be back!" he spoke softly to the owner. "Although, I'm just here to enjoy the refreshments today!" he chuckled as he found a table and took a seat. Shortly after, the owner brought over a cup of tea and a small bowl of treats for Ember who was sat calmly at Leo's feet. Leo thanked the gentleman and then pulled his notepad out from his bag. "Now Ember, what shall we try to write about today?" Leo quizzed his fox like partner, who at that point was completely uninterested as she scoffed the treats she had been given by the owner of the cafe. "Well I guess I will go and have a tinker on the keys then!" Leo sighed as he stood up and made his way over to the piano in the corner of the room. Now Leo was definitely not a pianist by any means but he knew how to play chords, which is really all he needed to be able to write a song. He began to play a few chord progressions, each time writing down what he felt sounded good, until he had a decent structure in mind and then began to hum a few melodies. He stopped for a moment, and looked around, hoping that he wasn't annoying any of the other customers.

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[Jean Kaitos]

It had been a while since Jean had last visited Mossrock city but then again she had been making efforts to do so more often than were typical for herself and the very fact that in some manner she had extra motivation in the fact that two of her sons were a part of the police force were reason enough for her to make the trip all the way out here and go see how they were doing. Even more so considering the fact that she knew one in particular had a habit of skipping meals else while the other needed reminding to jsut behave himself even if both were plenty old enough - relatively speaking - to not need to be fussed over by her anymore, it would not stop Jean from worrying all the same however.

However as it were to truly turn out on this particular occasion there genuinely had been little reason for Jean to have been so concerned about her boys - well, they were not exactly boys anymore - and as such this in itself had been all the reason for the older woman to leave them be and rather head out to wander the streets of Mossrock instead. After all considering she were out here already what harm would it do to take a good look around while she were here and whatever else would come to mind, which were what would keep her busy for a fair amount of time before it were deemed a good time to find somewhere to takea little break more so taking into consideration the little Squirtle Uri that were joining her today had come to convince her such was a good idea.

This would be what would have found the pair heading to the small cafe that had been pointed out to them by a few of the locals - and it were actually one that she had vague memories of being in this general area of the city too - so to have found it eventually and headed inside would it certainly be a welcome sight. So needless to say to head up to the counter to place their respective orders before being invited to gofind themselves somewhere to sit would Jean turn in place with a faint smile cast down towards her water type before allowing her gaze to wander around the snug cafe along with the few patrons that were within it's walls and successfully seek out a table for them to rest at, thus sending the pair over to make themselves comfortable.

It had been when Jean had lifted and settled Uri into a seat that the woman's attention would have come to turn towards and focus upon the chords that were ringing out through the mostly quiet cafe, this would get the older woman straightening up and allowing a faint look of puzzlement forming upon her features while looking around and coming to rest upon the young man that were seated at hte piano. Only when it would appear as if he were looking around before she would come to offer an apologetic look should he have felt uncomfortable with her staring.

[Leo Lockward]

  

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As Leo looked up from the piano, he noted a slightly older woman sitting across the cafe lookig over to him. Had she taken offence to his playing, or maybe it was the singing? Maybe she wasn't offended at all and was simply enjoying it. Leo began to overthink slightly before shaking his head and flashing the lady a warm smile. "Sorry Miss! I hope I'm not putting you off of your drink?" he asked as he stood up and made his way back over to the table next to hers where he his things were placed. Leo noted that the woman also had a partner with her, a squirtle to be precise. Leo had never seen one in person before. He actually thought the little turtle was quite cute. As Leo took his seat, his Vulpix swiftly leapt up on to his lap and began to get comfortable, nudging her head into his hand to demand some attention from her trainer. Leo huffed slightly at the neediness and gave her head a little ruffle before picking up his drink and taking a sip from the cup. He turned his gaze to the lady on the table next to his and her squirtle. "I hope I'm not being too forward, however your squirtle is incredibly cute!" he spoke softly to the lady. Hopefully she wouldn't think he was a strange person and commenting on her pokemon. It's not like he was intending to kidnap the pokemon but of course some people may be more wary than others. Leo however hadn't long been on his new journey so wanted to try and make conversation with people so that it didn't feel quite so lonely on the trip.

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[Jean Kaitos]

Now once Jean had allowed her curious and generally intrigued attention upon the young man for a while longer and just maybe a little too long since it would come to seem as if the young man would come to note her own observations, this would be more than enough for the older woman to offer an apologetic look when he in turn looked her way before smiling and offering an apology in turn. It would be from here that the older woman would find herself coming to offer her own apology in turn; especially when it were her that were the one to initiate this whole thing. "Oh please don't apologise! It's me who should be sorry for having stared at you for so long while, but was so interesting listening to you while you were working there." Would the older woman come to offer apologetically and kindly in time.

Meanwhile it would be when the older woman would turn her attention away from the younger man and back to focus upon her own water type starter - after having allowed her kindly gaze drift to the small Vulpix and manage a small smile to grace her lips for a short time - and carefully move the small cup nearer to the Squirtle so he could in turn enjoy the cooling liquid within while Jean prepared the snacks. It were from here and after a few moments longer before taking note of the soft and kind words that would be directed towards the small Squirtle, this would be more than enough to get Jean turning her attention back to the young man once more before offering a small smile.

"Oh your so kind, you hear that Uri? This nice young man thinks your cute - now you can't not believe. But my dear; your little Vulpix is such a cute little sweetheart too." Would the older woman speak, the glance towards the water type along with her words would be more than enough to cause the Squirtle to squirm in an embarressed manner.

[Leo Lockward]

  

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As Leo began to make his way across to his seat at the table with Ember, the lady that was spectating appeared to have an apologetic look in her eye as she pleaded with him not to apologise as it should in fact be her apologising for staring. Leo laughed slightly and shook his head. "Please, there's no need for apologies on your part. I get so in the zone sometimes when trying to write that I forget that there are other people around!" he stated with a slightly nervous chuckle. A short while after he made the comment relating to the lady's Squirtle which he would soon come to know as Uri, the lady flashed a small smile to Leo and in turn gave Ember a similar compliment. Ember's ears immediately rose at the sound of the woman's kind words as she jumped onto Leo's shoulder and gave a small yip of gratitude to the lady. Leo laughed and patted the fox on the head. "Well, I think she appreciates the kinds words!". Uri on the other hand seemed embarrassed by the compliment, but Leo took no notice of it. "I'm Leo" he spoke to the woman sat at the table next to him, offering an introduction so as not to appear rude. "And this here is Ember." he finished, giving the Vulpix another pat on the head. In turn, Ember gave another yip herself in a way to greet the lady.

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[Jean Kaitos]

Well, in each of their respective ways they each were indeed sorry for what had happened even if in some manner there were little reason for them both to be sorry even if they both felt the need to offer such apologies for any perceived wrongs that they had done to the other, well ultimately it would all balanace itself out just enough for them both to relax in some manner right? But it didn't matter now, it were of little consequence now and all that the older woman would come to find herself doing would be to watch the younger man in a kindly and as sympathetic a manner as were possible but also could not help herself comparing the young man's mannerisms - in some manner - to her own children even if she did not make a point of saying such. "Maybe it would be good to consider that for yourself, you shouldn't have to apologise for doing something that you clearly enjoy and have talent in such things." Jean would come to respond gently and kindly as she would almost give the young man a stern look but offer a smile to show that she didn't mean anything by it.

It would be after having offered her own compliment and come to observe the Vulpix's apparent happiness at having received such would cause the older woman to gently laugh for a short time as she leant forward and rested her arms upon the table while watching the young pair for a fair amount of time longer before politely nodding. "Well I must admit I have a soft spot for cuties such as your little girl since one of my children has one that I love seeing, well; that one along with another three that belong to his partner." She would come to admit.

From here would the older woman look between the two as the young man - Leo - would come to introduce them both before she would quietly scold herself for having failed to do such a thing in regards to herself thankfully at least it wouldn't be too late to change that. "A pleasure to meet you both, I'm Jean. So - I am guessing you must have some interest and talent in playing musical instruments and the like?" Jean would come to dare curiously and gently prob after a few moments while tilting her head a little.

[Leo Lockward]

  

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The apologies between the two soon fizzled out as in reality, there was no need for either to apologise to the other. It seemed that the lady was similar to him, or at least that's what Leo thought, they were both apologising, so she was clearly a kind and thoughtful person. The older lady confirmed to Leo that he should not apologise for something that he enjoyed and even went as far as to mention that he was talented, something which brought a warm, grateful smile to Leo's face. "That is very kind of you to say. I'm not sure I'm quite as talented compared to some, however i certainly do enjoy it!" Leo responded with a slight chuckle. The lady appeared to observe Leo and Ember for a short while before complimenting Ember on her cuteness. The fox's ears twitched slightly as she shifted her gaze excitedly towards the lady, as if to show gratitude for the comment that was just made. The lady also spoke about her son owning a Vulpix, as well as his partner having three! "I couldn't agree with you more." Leo began with a slight chuckle as he ruffled the fur on top of Ember's head. Ember let out a soft yip of appreciation in return. "That's amazing, I honestly love Vulpix, they are so incredibly cute! Although I suppose I am biased!" He laughed as he began to scratch the back of his head. The lady soon returned Leo's introduction with one of her own. He would soon come to know the lady as Jean. "The pleasure is all mine!" Leo claimed proudly, with a smile to match. Jean would soon hazard a guess that Leo had an interest or talent in music, which the teen could only nod in return. "You could say that. I am more of a singer than an instrument player, however I dabble, more so to assist with my writing if I'm honest!" He explained. He noticed that his drink was nearing empty and let out a soft sigh. "I'm going to grab myself another drink, would you like a refill?"

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[Jean Kaitos]

Apologies offered to each other regardless of whether such were required to be given to the other, there would be the faintest and briefest moment of amusement to form upon the woman's features at coming to also realise that it seemed they had something in common of sorts regarding not only their desrire's to apologise but also needing not to dosuch. But now Jean were overthinking such and needless to say she would need to push these thoughts from her mind and come to focus upon the young man and return the offered smile with one of her own while tilting her head to one side while listening to what the young man would say, of course naturally it would be good to hear such a thing from one so young. "Well you are still young! There's plenty of time for anything to happen and so good that it is something that you enjoy doing, better that than the alternative." Jean would come to find herself saying in a reassuring manner.

In time and after having offered her compliments and both the young Vulpix girl and her equally young trainer and in turn the responses would get Jean smiling and chuckling a little herself in a faintly amused manner before she would come to speak in turn on the matter. "To be biased is not a bad thing - at least not all the time - just, be careful because so many will have different views. But I am sorry I am sure I do not need to tell you that do I? You seem like a more than capable and sensible young man. Hope you both get to meet so many more like Ember." Jean would find herself saying in a combination of trying to offer some insight but also not quite wanting to insult the young man in ay way through saying anything that he may already be aware of.

In time and to hear from Leo himself - in a manner of speaking - that the older woman's assumptions in a manner had been right in one aspect of the particular interests of the younger man that were Leo, now it were to make a great deal more sense overall more so regarding the particular scenario that she had observed him within upon arriving here. "Oh really? Now that is certainly an interesting choice but I hope it turns out well for you along with whatever else you come to end up doing." jean would find herself commenting in an impressed and intrigued manner, it would be about here that the older woman would glance down to her own half filed glass as the young man were kind enough to offer getting her a refill that she would smile and shake her head in a kindly polite manner. "Thank you but I am alright for now."

[Leo Lockward]

  

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Leo couldn't help but offer Jean a warm smile as she spoke, in a very motherly way advising the teen that he still had plenty of time ahead of him to hone his craft. It was indeed a positive that at least he enjoyed what he did. He nodded to the older lady in acknowledgement "You're not wrong there! Although, I suppose I won't have as much time now that I am on this journey!" the teen began to explain. "But that makes each moment even more special!" Leo couldn't help but return Jean's chuckle with a chuckle of his own before he began to listen intently to the older woman's words of wisdom. Causing a soft smile to creep on the teen's face. "Hey, you're apologising again!" he teased with a soft laugh, hoping he wouldn't offend the older lady. "You're right though, people certainly do have different views in respect of everything. That's the beauty of life in a way, although in some cases people can of course take their views to the extreme!" he spoke, attempting to show that he himself had some wisdom, despite his age. It was nice that Leo had managed to spark up a conversation with the lady. She had a very motherly aura to her which was somewhat comforting. He offered Jean another smile as she wished him well in his future endeavours with the music. "Thank you so much!" he would come to speak as he looked to the counter. He nodded to Jean as he stepped away from his table and ordered another drink for himself before returning back to the table. "So, are you local or just here visiting?" the teen asked the older woman. He felt bad that all of the focus appeared to be on him, and didn't want to seem uninterested in her.

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[Jean Kaitos]

Now as mildly awkward and embarressed as the older woman that was Jean may have been feeling in regards to offering potentially unneeded encouragement for the young man given that they had only just met today. But at the same time it would at the very least appear as if the younger man that was Leo didn't seem to mind all too much which were more than enough to get her relaxing and smiling slightly and coming to relax completely as she listened to what the young man would come to offer. "BUt that just gives you more oppotunities to enjoy new things yes? ANd enjoy the times that you do have the time to do what you enjoy, but hopefully doing both will help you in ways may not realise." Jean spopke in a cautiously thoughtful manner.

Now from here Jean would find herself quietly and surprisingly happily listening to all that the younger man would come to be telling her, for she were actually quite happy to do such a thing for she always enjoyed doing such things and generally hearing about differing views. And the fact that she had been lucky thus far in regards to having met kind individuals made it all the better.

When she would hear the thanks offered to her would Jean smile more broadly before offering a small kindly bow of her head in a kindly way before she would come to register the query that would be directed upon her would catch the woman off guard to begin with before she would bring herself back to the present and come to answer.

"i suppose a bit of both really, i am a local to SHula itself but I am just visiting Mossrock since I was visiting someone else while i was here. What about your?" Jean would answer then query herself in a curious manner.

[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD Leo began to relax slightly as the older woman offered him her words of encouragement, and it was nice to see that following his response that she in turn would also relax and continue offering what could only be described as motherly advice. She wasn't wrong in that going on this new journey would open new opportunities up to the teen. He gave a small hum of acknowledgement before smiling once more. "You're definitely a wise one!" the dark haired boy would speak through the chuckles. The conversations between the two would continue until the older woman explained her reasoning for being in Mossrock City and quizzing the teen as to why he was there. "Well, I'm from Seabreeze... So I figured that Mossrock would probably be the best place to stop at first!" he explained softly as he looked to the Vulpix, then the squirtle and back to Jean. "But then I came here and saw the piano and maybe, kinda, sidetracked" the teen chuckled nervously. It was silly really, just starting out on a pokemon journey and already getting side tracked. "I guess I need to focus more!" the teen sighed. WORDS 189 || TAGS Jean Kaitos APP || PC || PLOTTER

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[Jean Kaitos]

Now it would indeed be Jean's turn to look a little embarressed yet also slightly flattered look for the longest of times as she continued to observe the younger man before allowing a faint smile to come to form upon her face in turn. Though this would only last a short time before the older woman that was Jean would seem to wave a hand around in an almost dismissive manner almost in way of trying to dismiss his words in as kind a manner as were possible.

Now when the younger man would come to answer her own queries regarding the young boy - well, of course anyone of his age would look young to the older woman right? - now to hear he were from Seabreeze himself originally and this bigger city being the natural first stop would of course make a fair amount of sense. After all regardless whether you were from another region and coming here to travel or being a natural born resident of Shula itself - or any other region for that matter - it made sense to progreess to the first major city in order to get a lay of the land so to speak. So this in itself were more than enough to get Jean nodding a little in order to indicate her understanding of such things.

however before the older woman would respond would she take note of the next admission of the younger man would cause a faint hint of amusement and a small polite chuckle to escape her after the longest of times before offering Leo an apologetic look towards the younger man. "To get sidetracked on occasion is never a bad thing more so when such can lead to interesting interactions with other people too." The older woman offered in as kind a way as possible.

"But let yourself become unfocused sometimes too, otherwise you may very well miss out on meeting new people or experiancing new things and may regret it later." Well, Jean couldn't very well let the young man miss out on various different and new thigns because he would not allow himself to do such right?

[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD Leo could help but chuckle at Jeans response to his observation that she was indeed wise. She was waving off his compliment as if it was something silly. "Hey, don't be so modest!" the teen chuckled before raising his hand to scratch the back of his head. Jean seemed to nod in understanding of Leo's explanation as to his journey so far. Although the teen became slightly puzzled at the older woman's look of amusement and the chuckle that would follow soon after, although his questions would soon be answered as the woman began to explain how getting side tracked wasn't always a bad thing. To a degree, she was not wrong and in this case, he had met an interesting person in Jean. She also explained that failure to get side tracked and taking time out from things could end up in the teen regretting it later. He sat in thought for a moment before giving a soft hum in agreement. "All very true once again! And I've certainly met an interesting person in you!" he chuckled softly before taking a sip of his drink. Ember by this point had softly trotted across to approach the squirtle, offering one of the treats she had. Seeing this out of the corner of his eye, Leo sighed softly. "Now now Ember, you can't just assume he wants to play!" he chuckled looking to the older woman again. "Sorry about her, she can be a little over friendly!" he spoke apologetically, not wanting to offend the lady. WORDS 251 || TAGS Jean Kaitos APP || PC || PLOTTER

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[Jean Kaitos]

Now it would be from here and the young man that was Leo seemingly insisting upon the older woman not being so modest would come to cause Jean to smile and generally begin to chuckle in amusement for the longest of times as she would both roll her eyes in amusement before shaking her head in a politely dismissive manner. "At this point in my life I think I can be allowed to be modest or anything else, but I will keep that in mind." Jean responded politely and kindly after a while. It would be from here that Jean would go quiet for a while as she would lift her glass to her lips while cradling it in both her hands and taking a sip from her drink and observe the young man for an age, from here would she observe the young man seem to consider her own comments about getting side-tracked before listening to the young man's response to such a thing before the older woman would smile and look faintly embarrassed in turn.

"I could say the same about you too, for you certainly are an interesting person in your own way Leo and it is actually quite refreshing to have met you too." Jean would come to find herself responding genuinely and honestly as she offered the young man a soft smile. Meanwhile in the case of the small Squirtle the water type would quietly observe the two humans interacting with each other and in turn quietly enjoying the time here, however it were upon noticing the Vulpix female coming towards him would Uri curiously turn his attention to the fiery fox and beginning to offer her a curious and polite smile for the longest of times while trying to figure out what she were after before realisation would seem to hit upon hearing Leo speak.

"Oh don't apologise, if Uri wants to play then don't see any harm in it. Is that alright Uri? Would you like to have some fun for a while?" Jean would make efforts to reassure the younger man in a comforting manner before her gaze looked first to Ember then to Uri in an equally curious manner as said Squirtle would look up at the woman before smiling and nodding willingly.

[Leo Lockward]

LEO XANDER LOCKWARD Leo chuckled once more as Jean politely waved off his comments about her being modest and the comments that followed, "Okay, well I guess I can't argue!" he spoke softly in reply as he observed the older woman begin to take a sip of her drink whilst he continued his speech. It was nice to hear that the teen was not causing a nuisance by sitting with the woman, but a sheepish laugh escaped the teen as she called him interesting. "Well, I'm not sure about interesting. But all the same, I'm glad that I'm not causing a nuisane." he spoke before chuckling slightly. "Do feel free to tell me to get lost if I am!" he laughed, turning for a moment to take a sip of his own drink. Jean's squirtle, Uri, had come to offer Ember a polite smile as she ventured over to the water type pokemon which she responded to with one of her own before giving an excitable yip toward the squirtle. She stopped in her tracks when Leo had attempted to scold her for assuming that the squirtle would want to play with her. It was the older woman's response that would settle the young fire type as she turned back to Uri who offered a smile and a nod in acceptance of the offer to have some fun. An excitable smile decorated Ember's face as she began to jump on the spot for a few moments before slowly walking up to Uri and "tagging" him before running away to the other side of the small cafe. Leo sighed and raised his hand to his forehead before turning back to Uri's trainer. "She is always so eager to play, which is lovely, she has such a sweet personality, but I think she may need to realise that not everyone is a friend" the teen spoke aloud, although mainly to himself, the older woman would have also heard his musings. He flashed Jean a kind smile as he took one more sip of his drink before placing the cup down. "So, what are your plans while you're in town?" WORDS 349 || TAGS Jean Kaitos APP || PC || PLOTTER

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