arlesian sunflowers [gym]

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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angelo vestri
arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Apr 9, 2022 20:39:57 GMT
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Despite having taken up cartography as greedily as a Teddiursa to honey, art still wasn't Angelo's 'thing'.

Although he's certainly gained more respect for the craft, can see the skill and technique, now that his own hand also wields a pencil. Albeit in a more practical medium.

Angelo was far from artistically creative.

However, as he strides through the hallway with intent, hands casually stuffed in his pockets and not taking pause to appreciate his surroundings, Angelo eventually comes across one that at least gets his pace to slow.

Blue gaze catch on a painting of dusty hues and dim sunshine, straining to pierce beyond a Volcarona's sail-large wingspan.

'PRAISE T--' is all he makes out of the title, mounted on a slip beside the piece, before a pair of gallery visitors block it.  

Angelo can't make out the name of the artist.

Can't make heads of tails out of the overheard, wildly conceptual theories they have about the piece, either.

Good thing he wasn't here for artistic enlightenment.

Angelo makes to carry on...


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Xan
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Neos City
Pansexual
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Ex-Gym Leader
Lately I get the feeling nothing works cause we're cursed.
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Xander Belmont
arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Apr 29, 2022 16:04:37 GMT
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MORE HUMAN[break]THAN HUMAN
MORE HUMAN[break]THAN HUMAN

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i am the astro-creep, a demolition-style hell american freak. i am the crawling dead, a phantom in a box shadow in your head.

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Before Angelo could walk away, Xander came from down the hall. One hand in his pocket, the other waved to get the man's attention. [break][break]

"Angelo, wait. You're about to walk away from the challenge." This wasn't the first time a challenger almost sauntered off from their chosen painting. Maybe he should post a sign at the entrance, make it clear the arenas were behind the paintings. [break][break]

"The nameplate has a button on the bottom. Press it, and the painting will swing open." He stopped a few feet across from the brunette.[break][break]

"Give it a try."

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angel, rogue bastard
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angelo vestri
arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Apr 30, 2022 19:27:40 GMT
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Sometimes getting lost was part of the adventure.

I don't get any points docked for getting a hint, do I?” Angelo regards the gym leader - and partner of the tiered tea rooms - with a smile, punctuating his jest with a raise of his brow.

Competitiveness runs electric within his blood but with the casual, friendly response to 's appearance, it has yet to reveal itself.

In due time...

'scuse me, ladies.

Without waiting for the observers to part at his breezy request, Angelo slips an arm in front of them to press the aforementioned button.

They move on, clearly void of desire to play spectator to the challenge that awaits the pilot.

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Ditz

Xan
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Xander Belmont
arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Jun 16, 2022 11:01:07 GMT
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MORE HUMAN[break]THAN HUMAN
MORE HUMAN[break]THAN HUMAN

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i am the astro-creep, a demolition-style hell american freak. i am the crawling dead, a phantom in a box shadow in your head.

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"Nah, you're good." Not many would pass his gym challenge if Xander started deducting points for struggling with the paintings. [break][break]

He tries and fails to match the pilot's smile. An awkward, half-grin spreads across his face instead. Though it's not there long, the lines at the edge of Xander's mouth practically drag his lips into a frown. [break][break]

Damn. [break][break]

He really needed to get better at this.[break][break]

The churning of gears echoes from behind the portrait. A second later, there's a click, and the wall holding the artwork swings ajar to reveal a stairwell. Xander stepped forward, paying little attention to the scattering women. "Up we go." he takes the lead.[break][break]

Rays of splintered light pour down the stairwell in a mixture of gold and orange. Barely visible at the bottom, their brilliance grows in intensity the further up the pair travels. Eventually, the various beams coalesce into a golden archway of warmth.[break][break]

Smooth stone and jagged pillars greet the pair beyond the arch. The source of light hovers above in a skybox painted the colors of dawn. [break][break]

A flaming sphere too close to be the sun yet burning like it all the same. Xander's Volcarona floats before the orb, basking in its warmth and power.[break][break]

The gym leader moves aside, behind one of the rugged columns near the stairs. He then looks to Angelo and nods, ordering the pilot to stand before Volcarona.

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angel, rogue bastard
he / him
twenty-six
july 21st
alto mare, johto
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angelo vestri
arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Jun 18, 2022 18:16:04 GMT
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In a chorus of grinding gears and clicking switches of the hidden mechanisms, the painting swings open to reveal a concealed staircase. Angelo's lips split into a grin, hungry with curiosity and full with adventurous wonder. 

Y'should give yourself a badge for aesthetics, Suit.

Because damn, this was like he'd been transported into the entranceway of an undiscovered world, its secrets awaiting him once the climb to the top had been won.

And that was something Angelo could get behind.  

As it turned out the ascent was not brief. Thankfully, the illuminating rays of gold, sparkling like stardust from above, was enough to stave off the effects of a cramped stairwell.

When Angelo follows Xander into the chamber that awaits them at the top, a soft whistle of appreciation is released. He takes a moment to soak up the tall, golden stonework and the warmth, radiating from the false sun.  

Flashing the Gym Leader an 'okay' gesture with thumb and forefinger, Angelo steps forward, pokeball in his palm.

That's a big girl.

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arlesian sunflowers [gym]
POSTED ON Aug 16, 2022 0:03:11 GMT
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[attr="class","omacceptedtop"]GYM BATTLE COMPLETE!

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