Re: Herbert40k's Wrap-Up Thread
Nimbasa City -- August 20th
-On his way out the door, Lucius may bump into a girl jogging past. Notably, this girl has gray eyes -- incredibly bright gray eyes somewhat reminiscent of diamonds.-
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-On his way out the door, Lucius may bump into a girl jogging past. Notably, this girl has gray eyes -- incredibly bright gray eyes somewhat reminiscent of diamonds.-
-Lucius is indeed bumped into by the girl and his bottle of tablets is knocked out of his hands.-
Lucius: Oof! Hey, watch it!
-He stoops to pick up the bottle and attempts to stow it in his bag discreetly, an act which likely has limited success.-
Girl: Oh, sorry! I was just rushing to get something for my sister's birthday and I wasn't...
-She trails off, recognizing the boy she just ran into-
Alli: ...Herbert?
-Lucius blinks at the girl as he straightens himself up and brushes himself off.-
Lucius: ...Alli? Fancy meeting you here... man, a lot's happened since we last saw each other. Nobody calls me "Herbert" anymore, for a start. Except your aforementioned sister, but I make an exception for her.
-Lucius may notice that Alli seems a lot more mature than the last time he saw her. She's also a lot more in-shape.-
Alli: Oh? Then what should I call you now?
Lucius: Lucius. Lucius Cain. You know, my real name.
-He raises an eyebrow slightly.-
Lucius: ...You been working out, or is that just my imagination at play?
Alli: Yeah, I have! I've been training with my dad, both our Pokemon and ourselves.
-A Tepig scampers over next to her.-
-Lucius' expression darkens almost imperceptibly.-
Lucius: ...And how is that going?
Alli: It's going great! I used to think he'd be kind of a jerk but he feels really bad for leaving us so long ago.
-She picks up the Tepig, cuddling it and showing a trace of the old, silly part of her.-
-Lucius folds his arms and gives an angry huff.-
Lucius: He bloody well should. He's overcompensating, that's what he's doing. Showering you with affection now as if that somehow makes up for leaving you and your sister to fend for yourselves and indirectly putting her through some of the worst experiences of her life as a result.
Maul: ~Ignore him. He's projecting.~
Alli: ...You're just as stubborn as you were before, then... I'm happy, he's happy, and things are fine now. What happened in the past is past. This isn't your grudge to hold, Lucius.
Lucius: You can say that. You didn't end up scarred as a result of that negligence.
-A dark look crosses her expression-
Alli: I was there too, you know. I don't have the same physical scars as my sister, but i have the same emotional one that she started with. I acted cheerful because it was my only way of keeping myself from breaking down. I pretended to not remember, but nobody forgets that. Nobody.
Lucius: But now it's all okay, is it? Now that he's back everything he did in the past can just be brushed under the rug like it never happened at all?
-One gets the feeling that he's not talking about Dylan any more - or at least, not entirely.-
Alli: ...For your case, maybe not. But your case is different from mine. From ours. It's not worth us holding a grudge over.
-She turns to walk away-
Alli: I'm going to go get something for Sarah's birthday. It's tomorrow, and I'm late enough already.
-Lucius blinks.-
Lucius: ...Oh. Right. That. Yeah. I... thankfully, I already have a present ready. Totally. Preprepared and everything. So I'll just... go and fetch it now. Bye.
-He dashes off.-
-a certain Sneasel girl is laying in a hospital bed, staring at the ceiling-
-The Sneasel girl's attention may be caught by the raven-haired trainer currently perched on the windowsill.-
Lucius: Looks like you're finally awake.
-Crewe blinks at his choice of entrance, but grins-
Crewe: Hey, fruitcake.
-Lucius doesn't return the smile. Instead, he simply shuts the window behind him and takes a seat next to Crewe's bed, folding his arms.-
Lucius: Care to explain why I had to stop you from killing yourself two days ago?
-Crewe turns her head to face him, her smile fading-
Crewe: Norton was gonna kill Straw... and my siblings. I had to stop him.
-Lucius rolls his eyes.-
Lucius: I figured that much out on my own, thanks. Whoever this Norton guy is, I'm going to make sure he never sees daylight again. Not that he was getting any in the first place, by the looks of things. What I meant was "how did you end up in that situation to begin with?"
Crewe: He was... Cipher. I beat him up when I was... y'know. He wanted revenge. So he kidnapped my family... threatened them... made me do stuff. I tried to... hide. In my ball. So he kidnapped Straw. 'N' I had t'do something' 'bout it.
-Lucius' expression darkens.-
Lucius: And you never told anybody about the fact that this Cipher creep was blackmailing you because...?
-Crewe is visibly upset by this-
Crewe: He had his Abra watching me, if I told anyone he'd kill them... I would've if he made me really hurt anyone, but I couldn't risk it... I told Basket over Hasslemon, but she couldn't help...
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