Fashionista's in training (Ximena)

[Akira "Raine" Kaitos]

'I want you to hold on because you are the reason I keep living
To be apart from you would be more painful than death
So stay with me as you know I'd come for you wherever you will go even if to the ends of the earth
For you are more precious to me than life itself'

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Akira 'Raine' Kaitos
Music: N/A | |Location: Mossrock City || Outfit: N/A

OOC Info:
notes: N/A || "Akira Speech" || Ximena Auberjunois

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Mossrock city; now this were not exactly the place in which Akira really wanted to be right now - well, more accurately he both did and did not want to be here and it were for the same reason - but despite his reasons for the conflicting emotions about being here and not being able to do what he really wanted to do when he were here that much did hurt. However Akira knew very well that he could not really be allowing himself to drop into such dark thoughts even if it were hard to avoid doing such a thing more so given that he had - yet again - been on the receiving end of some of his pokemon's temper.

A sigh escaped Akira as he found himself subconciously prodding at then wincing at the fresh injuries upon his side before forcing himselfto tug his mind off such thoughts and rather focus upon the current reason that he were actually within Mossrock City itself, dual coloured eyes vaguely wandering over the portion of one of the few parks that were within this city that he were currently sitting upon a bench within. After the most recent clutch of eggs that would be a result of a couple of his pokemon wanting more offspring and having put out an advert for prospective trainers for such young one such individual - a new trainer at that - had gotten into contact and shown interest in taking on one of the young.

Nedless to say Mossrock had been the very place that the individual in question had asked that they meet up in order to collect the egg in question, sure the day as a whole were certainly a chilly one but there were also just enough sunlight to offer a certain amount of heat for the human man as he waited alongside a nearby pond where in turn the large form of his Milotic Leola and the smaller form of the Dratini that was Hector were gaining a fair amount of attention from passersby moreso given the large water type were tending to the very egg that they were here to hand over and were nestled safely in the shallows.

Now all that Akira would need to do was wait, for after having agreed to meet here he had ensured to let the prospective trainer know that they would need to look out for the large water type to know that they were in the right place - well it were time to get comfortable for who knew how long he would be waiting for.

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[Ximena Auberjunois]

Ximena was lost. She was supposed to be meeting another trainer about adopting a Feebas egg, and she had decided that Mossrock City would be the best place to meet. However, Ximena hadn't taken into consideration just how large Mossrock was! It reminded her of a mixture of Mesagoza and Levincia, with the size of Mesagoza but the skyscrapers and modern buildings of Levincia. Zorra was standing on her shoulder, watching the people race by. Ximena shivered as she felt a slight chill in the air, and realized she would have to be changing outfits soon. While she loved her Team Star outfit, it was certainly not conducive to the colder climate of Shula. As she rounded another corner, however, Ximena spotted the head of a Milotic peaking above the throng of people, and Ximena ran forward. The trainer had told her he would be bringing his Milotic, both so she could judge Ximena as a suitable trainer for the egg, and as a landmark of sorts.

Running up, Ximena saw a man waiting by the Milotic, as well as a Dratini. Walking up to the man, Ximena smiled, "Excuse me sir, are you Akira? I'm Ximena Auberjunois, and I'm here about the Feebas egg!"

Zorra hopped off, and wandered over to the pond, noticing the Milotic was curled up around the egg, <Hello, I'm Zorra. I take it this is your egg? Trust me, I have been with Ximena since we were both young, and she is a wonderful girl. If you have any questions about her, I would be happy to answer, but first do you mind if I take a drink? We have been running every which way in this city, and I for one am exhausted.>

[Akira "Raine" Kaitos]

'I want you to hold on because you are the reason I keep living
To be apart from you would be more painful than death
So stay with me as you know I'd come for you wherever you will go even if to the ends of the earth
For you are more precious to me than life itself'

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Akira 'Raine' Kaitos
Music: N/A | |Location: Mossrock City || Outfit: N/A

OOC Info:
notes: N/A || "Akira Speech" / < Leola Speech > || Ximena Auberjunois

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Now of course Akira had naturally anticipated having to wait a fair amount of time for the arrival of the one he were indeed waiting for, after all from what he had gathered from exchanging messages with her that she were indeed new enough to Shula that she were indeed still somewhat adjusting to the layout of the various towns ans cities. For that reason in itself Akira did not mind any additional waiting that he would have to endure, he would simply just tug the jacket that he wore further around himself while tugging his gaze from his pair of pokemon along with the few people who had been allowed to approach the large water and smaller dragon types just long enough to take a look around to see if he would be able to spot who he were waiting for.

Not that this particular detail would serve the raven haired man all too well taking into consideration that while he had made efforts to ensure that the young trainer he were waiting for would have an easy time of locating him did not mean that the same could be said for him, but that did not matter he would simply wait for as long as he were needed to. Though as it would indeed come to turn out it would appear as if as Akira would not need to have to worry about such nor wait too much longer before a young teen female would come running up to in before introducing herself, this would be more than enough to get the older raven haired man turning to look upon her before responding.

"Just Akira is fine, don't need to add the 'sir' bit in. It's a pleasure to meet you though Ximena especially after having only talked to you - but yes. I remember you saying you were interested which is good to hear. Leola there is looking after it currently if you want to go see?" Akira would find himself responding in turn before attempting to offer the young seemingly teen girl a small polite nod of his head along with a smile as he would finally rising to his feet after a while to greet her.

Meanwhile upon taking note of the small fire type that would come to approach the pond area would the considerably larger Milotic take note of the small fire type and after having ensured that the egg she were tending to were safe within the shallows and even before mention were made of her maybe moving a little to allow the Fennekin access to the water would the water type have moved her body back far enough that her body would be mostly hidden beneath the water with her head remaining above the water to listen to the fire types words.

< And you would be correct about this being my egg yes, but forgive me for being cautious about trusting you too soon. More so when this is our first meeting, but then you both appear polite so that is something. > Would the Milotic come to eventually respond.

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[Ximena Auberjunois]

Zorra listened intently as she bent down to take a drink of water. She nodded as she spoke to the Milotic, <One can never be too careful nowadays, especially with those Team Rocket idiotas around. I mean, seriously, red on black? Its like they all should be wearing a sign that says 'I'm evil' around their necks. At the very least, they could add some color to their logo...maybe a rainbow? Nah, that would be stupid...>

Ximena shook her head at Zorra as she walked up closer to the pond, looking down at her new Feebas egg. She looked up at the Milotic, smiling, "I promise to take care of her. In fact, I have the perfect name for her. Belle. It means beauty in Kalosian, and this way, no matter what, she'll know that she's beautiful."

Walking back to Akira, Ximena was glancing around at the various shops, taking not of what each had for sale. A thought came to Ximena as she glanced at Akira, "Um...I hate to ask, but do you know of any really good clothes stores around here? Preferably ones that cater to both humans and Pokemon? With winter coming, and with just how much colder it is here than back home in Paldea, I definitely need a new wardrobe and I will never hear the end of it if I don't buy Zorra something that matches mine."

[Akira "Raine" Kaitos]

'I want you to hold on because you are the reason I keep living
To be apart from you would be more painful than death
So stay with me as you know I'd come for you wherever you will go even if to the ends of the earth
For you are more precious to me than life itself'

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Akira 'Raine' Kaitos
Music: N/A | |Location: Mossrock City || Outfit: N/A

OOC Info:
notes: N/A || "Akira Speech" / < Leola Speech > || Ximena Auberjunois

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And of course for a variety of reasons Leola would in some manner find herself agreeing with what the smaller Fennakin would have to say even if it were indeed only for the most part and there were also a part of her that would have a certain amount of disagreement with the smaller fire type, but at the same time the smaller female were not entirely wrong. < Evil comes in different form, not all are as obvious and wear such uniforms nor do they linger and work within such organisations. Some look just like anyone else and can manage to hide their ill intents quite well even when commiting such cruel and evil acts. > The large Milotic would come to find herself countering in a gently disagreeing manner yet also it were clear she were agreeing in some manner too.

Now when the young human female would come to approach the pond area and seem to be focused upon herself would Leola in turn turn her attention and head towards the female teen and come to carefully rise out of the water in order to more fully be able to study the young human in a careful way while she spoke, of course it would indeed be more than good to hear that this young human would indeed be more than willing to care for the as yet unhatched young of hers though it would fill the large water type with a sense of peace even if there were indeed still a faint flicker of caution involved too. Needless to say it would be for this reason that the smaller Dratini would find himself - after having observed this interaction between the two - curling his body around the egg for the moment, after all though the dragon type were small he would still look after the egg until such a time where he would be instructed to hand it over to the human girl.

While Akira would watch this little interaction there would be a mild hint of amusement at observing such things going on between Ximena and his own pair of pokemon, to the point where he would allow a small smile to form and generally fix itself upon his features for the longest of times before focusing back upon the girl as she headed back over to where he were seated and began making her queries. This in itself would be more than enough to get Akira frowning faintly in a thoughtful way as he would slowly come to stand up as he allowed himself to think through what had been asked of him.

"I can think of one place that does have outfits for both people and pokemon, though I can't promise that it has matching outfits for all the cloths that they stock. But there is another shop that also stocks various fabrics and the like if you are good at making your own outfits too, for the odd occasions where can't find a suitable outfit for matching purposes. I must admit it has a good supply of things which is useful since one of my own pokemon loves making her own cloths and the like." Akira would eventually answer in a thorough manner.

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[Ximena Auberjunois]

Upon hearing Akira talk about one of his Pokemon creating clothes, Ximena's eyes lit up. She wondered if he was like her father, working alongside his own Pokemon to create the high fashion he was known for. A memory stirred, of her as a little girl sitting in her father's workshop, watching his Leavanny work on a new outfit for Delphox. She smiled, hugging her new Feebas egg to her stomach tightly.

"That would be amazing! I love making clothes, but I am nowhere near the same league as my father. You may know his name, Alexandre Auberjunois. He's had multiple designs on the runway at both Lumiose and Castelia Fashion Week. He is also the owner of the Delphox Den line of clothing stores, if you've ever been outside Shula. In fact, that's kinda why we moved here. One of his old associates got in contact with him and offered to help him set up the first ever Delphox Den here in Shula."

Meanwhile, Zorra was thinking on what the Milotic had said, especially about evil not always being obvious. She remembered how the other girls at Ximena's school would smile sweetly even as they spat venom behind her back. The shoves in the hallway.

<You don't have to tell us about evil hiding in plain sight.> The small fire type growled <Back home, Ximena was bullied by this clique of mean girls. The things they did to her...> She trailed off.

[Akira "Raine" Kaitos]

'I want you to hold on because you are the reason I keep living
To be apart from you would be more painful than death
So stay with me as you know I'd come for you wherever you will go even if to the ends of the earth
For you are more precious to me than life itself'

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Akira 'Raine' Kaitos
Music: N/A | |Location: Mossrock City || Outfit: N/A

OOC Info:
notes: N/A || "Akira Speech" / < Leola Speech > || Ximena Auberjunois

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Now it would not be all too hard to see that the particular topic in which Akira would move onto in regards to the making of cloths and the like would come to interest the teen girl, after all she did indeed give offthe impression of one who were relatively interested in fashion and the like - but then the same could be said about a great deal of teenage girls / people anyway right? - so her reaction was about as expected.

Though it would be as Ximena would begin talking once more and going into some depth regarding her love of making cloths and the reasoning for such would result in a sense of understanding flowing through the older man would get him realising the full scope of it all - even if in truth he were not quite as involved in the high scale fashion events that occur more so in the cities in which the teen mentioned. "Oh I have indeed visited other regions or at the very least am aware that certain places within certain regions are well known for various things. But I have to admit I have never been to a fashion week in either Lumiose or Castelia, so I can't say I know who your father is. But I have heard rumours of a new clothing store opening up somewhere around - though that certainly explains your love of making cloths then." Akira would find himself responding in time in a surprisingly interested manner while periodically nodding to show he were listening and the like.

Now while the large Milotic female listened to what the small Fennekin would come to say regarding her own young human and the bullying that she had experienced at the hands of a group of girls would result in the sympathetic look in which would form upon the larger water type's features before a sigh would come to escape her in time. < Children most of all are the cruelest quite often - though their brand of 'evil' often have petty and shallow origins, hopefully your human does better here in Shula. > Would the larger water type female offer in a kind and polite manner.

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