"Why would I-" Her voice starts out in a angered yell, but it quickly softens itself into a quiet mutter, easily lost on ignorant ears. There's something defeated in her tone, something hurt. "Why would I lie about that?" Her hands clench into a fist.

'Don't,' her mind begs her emotions, but its impossible to stop them from overflowing.

Fists lightly tremble, teeth dig into her bottom lip. "Of course I was serious, Mateo."

Once she had started speaking though it became difficult for her to stop, as though the floodgates had been opened or a dam torn down. Similar to him, she was frustrated. Confused. Uncertain of the future. Her will had been worn away, stripped bare and left the woman with nothing but a mind full of emotions she couldn't understand.

"I was serious." She repeats yet again before her expression falls, "And I was...scared. So scared. But you...you just..." Her voice wavers once more, cracking and refusing to fix itself before its lost completely. It's anger that keeps her head raised and her sharp stare fixated onto him. However, its not enough to prevent eyes from becoming glassy in their failing attempt to hold back the sensations that piled within.

"You don't get it. You don't ever get it." Trembling hands lift to her face, either in a frustrated gesture or to conceal and wipe at her eyes. But all it successfully does is make her chest feel painfully tight as her breaths become hitched in her throat. It hurts. Why does it always hurt when he's around?

"I hate you." The words that spit from her lips lack any real hostility. They merely sound defeated and frail, perhaps even weak. She finds them much easier to say than trying to understand what it is she wants to say. She's tired of thinking, of trying to understand. This is so much...easier. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you."


mateo martinez , she's not kidding. leave.

"You think so?" Noelle beams slightly at the praise, a small red dusting her cheek. "I-It was pretty cool h- Ah, I mean this is...terrible!" She clutches her head with a groan, the dragonite merely huffing as it seemed to look over its work in pride. A faint smoke rose from the blatant hole in the roof - it was...incredibly noticeable.

She turned towards her friend, about to bare her 'prettiest' smile and plead for her help. Unfortunately though, it seemed she was too late.

"W-w-wait, you can't just leave me!" Noelle let out a shout of desperation, flailing her hands, "help me fix it! June! June, wait! June!"

Noelle winced, as though anticipating being skewered by the bird's flurry of beaks. However, it never came. Instead, a barrier prevented the attacks from hitting their mark, as the vile pokemon were swept back by a powerful surge of electricity. "Nice one!" Noelle praises. "We can't get outdone, Hime - follow it up!" With the birds stunned and rendered motionless from the discharge, the dragonite aimed to wrap up the job with a powerful HYPER BEAM.

It worked! Except, there was a sizable chunk of the roof missing thanks to the overly powerful attack. The dragonite, of course, looked proud of itself.

"June!" The both exasperated and concerned shout from Noelle was followed by an eep as she nearly avoided flurrying wings swatting her in the face as a fearow moved to dodge the thunder. Quite a few of the birds got fried, falling to the ground with a squawking cry. However, for those that didn't get hit, the sudden onslaught from the trainers proved to only piss them off.

It was only by releasing her dragonite to protect her that Noelle avoided a DRILL PECK to the face. The dragon grunted, pushing back the large bird with a snarl before its fist became cloaked in electricity. A THUNDER PUNCH sent the bird flying and crashing into the door none too gently. "Hime!" Noelle protested once more in a whine but the dragon only scoffed.

"Hey, what're they doing?" Noelle suddenly asked with a squint to the large group that still remained situated atop the roof. The birds glowered, loud screeches coming from parted beaks that'd began to glow. It looked like...they were all about to attack in a FURY ATTACK!

A smile of relief came to the pinkette's lips, looking as though a load had been taken from her shoulders. "Thanks, June! I owe you one." She placed chewtle down, shooing him off with a little motion of her hands. Although, the stubborn turtle seemed intent on staying around for the action, likely because he too had been victimized by the terrible flock.

"Just be careful not to damage the house, okay? I'm...pretty sure any damages we cause cost more than I could ever make in a year." There was almost a hint of bitterness in her voice. "A-also they're like really mean - like, seriously June. Be careful." She didn't want to include that she, too, had been victimized by the bully birds upon trying to get the morning newspaper.

June Fair

using 1 level tutor from inventory to teach skorupi cross poison

"So...yeah, that's my problem." Noelle finishes explaining the story to her friend with an uneasy frown. In her arms, she holds her chewtle, that glowers up at the cluster of spearow and fearow like a tiny guard dog. Long story short, even though Lucas told her not to, she'd been feeding a spearow for a few days and it brought along its not-so-nice friends. They now clustered along the roof of the house, looming over it like menacing gargoyles. They'd even attacked the poor anorith's when Noelle had let them out to play earlier.

"Can you help me out? Please?"

mission
June Fair

There's a small crease of her brow, but Noelle doesn't question it. Kyle's always just...done his own thing, or something like that, she guessed. She should consider it a blessing in disguise. She waves to a league passerby that walks passed them - his name was like Koga or something? Nice guy.

His jest is met with a small snicker that pulls her from her thoughts. "They should call you a saint." She praises, taking the bottle and seeing him off with a little nod. "Thanks, Kyle!"

kyle lopez , thanks for the thread gamer!

The war had ended a few days ago but the damage it brought remained. Likely, it'd be a while before Hoenn went completely back to 'normal' - its inhabitants included. Noelle was no exception to feeling a bit 'out of it' after the fighting. It was hard for her to describe what went through her mind or what she felt.

This uncertainty made itself known in the form of sleepless nights or the inability to focus or think straight. She felt helplessly lost, and it frustrated her that she couldn't pinpoint exactly why. Despite this, there was something on her mind that she needed to take care of, something that'd been bothering her.

There was a knock on the door. "Uhm....Noah?"

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noah faber

"An avatar?" Noelle echoes, shaking her head. "No." The idea of being able to command such power is something beyond her. "At least I don't think so." Confusion dots her face for a moment before there's another shake of her head. Perhaps she'd talk to Lucas Lane about it? Not only was the head scientist one of the smartest people shew knew, but she was positive she could trust him with something like this too. "Hopefully I'm not...y'know, dying internally or something." It was meant to be a joke, but it comes off as nearly bitter, if not paranoid.

"Oh, uhm...don't tell anyone about this though, okay? Or...are you obligated to, as elite four?" She preferred not to wake up being whisked off to some underground testing facility nor have others worry over her.

kyle lopez

The garbodor flailed about as though having a gigantic tantrum. Still, contained within the steelix's unyielding bind, it fell victim to the relentless attacks by the lucario and corviknight. It wailed about before, finally, slumped over in defeat. With its jaw snapping shut, no more toxins seemed to leave its body. It'd take a moment, but the heavy smog would eventually disperse with the threat dealt with.

Returning her steelix, Noelle let out a sigh of relief. "We...we did it. Thanks for the help, Adam-" A wince paused her words as she held her injured arm. "A-ah, this...actually hurts more than I thought. M-my fault for running off, huh?" Her sheepish yet pained grin was hidden by the gas mask, but it could be heard within her voice.

Adam Shepard

She'd fallen silent, seeming to simply listen to him as green hues finally trace upwards to stare at him. There's no denying that she still feels a certain bitterness towards her longtime friend, perhaps even anger. And its easily seen in the displeasured frown on her face.

Yet, there's no denying that she did miss him. She missed goofing off with him, goading him into stupid situations or ideas, chasing him off with proclamations of love - but, that all seemed so distant now, a past that was lost. Things were...different now, right?

I wish...
She wished things could go back to the way they once were.

His demand was met with a noticeable wince. The last 'talk' they had went incredibly poorly. For a moment, Noelle merely stared at him, trying to decide what it was she wanted to do. "Mateo..." There was another moment of silence before the pink-haired girl let out another sigh. Nothing would change if she just kept on ignoring and running away from the problem. "Don't break anything."

The door opens further as she moves back, inviting him inside the grandiose house and heading towards the living room.

mateo martinez , don't touch shit in this house :huh: