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Post by Banette on Apr 29, 2007 22:20:09 GMT -5
Violet sat down in her office after relieving herself from her on-duty jobs. She had paperwork to go through, after all...and she needed to chat with Viola about how ineffective she was. Honestly - they could have lost Shasta to that annoying little trenchcoat-wearing dragon obsessor!
Sophie snoozed in a cat bed next to her, and Shannon sat prettily on the other side of the room, looking out the window. Both of them were sort of tired...
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Post by MorriganFearn on Apr 29, 2007 22:52:10 GMT -5
Viola knocked on the door, and shuffled in, repentant. Her eyes looked firmly at the floor boards, and she held her hands behind her back. "Er, you wanted to speak to me?" About my massive failure and loss of temper, which you just had to witness because I'm an idiot, and probably convinced you that I am psycho?
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Post by Banette on Apr 29, 2007 22:56:58 GMT -5
Viola sighed, standing up. She strode across the floor and made sure the door was closed - she was glad she had a soundproofed office.
Then she tore into Viola.
"How could you possibly be so stupid?" She snapped, whirling around to face Viola. "I told you to get Shasta, you said there'd be no problems. Well, I'd certainly think that little witch was a problem! Do you honestly think you'd have gotten that stupid little dratini if I hadn't come in? I had waaaay more faith that you wouldn't completely fail at this, or do something so stupid as almost let some random trainer interfere! If you want to succeed at all in this business, you can't fail like that." She narrowed her eyes. "I hate failure, and anyone who fails."
Sophie looked at the slightly startled Shannon, an amused expression on her face. She's in troooooouble, she thought-sang.
Scary...should I make her tone it down? Shannon thought back as Violet continued her rant about Viola's ineffectiveness and stupidity. It seems a little harsh.
Nah, Sophie thought as she yawned and stretched.
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Post by Persian on Apr 29, 2007 23:07:26 GMT -5
Viola tried not to cringe under the verbal abuse.
"Er, in my defense, I fully intended to take her out back and beat her with a stick," she piped up as the rant wore to a close. "I just -- her attitude really annoyed me." Okay, probably not the greatest defense in the world, Viola winced, as the happy little towers that she had built so carefully began to fall. Right now she propably rated one squashed spiderbot on Violet's radar right now.
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Post by Banette on Apr 29, 2007 23:14:26 GMT -5
Violet rolled her eyes. "I saw a general lack of stick. Besides, your job isn't violent - you're supposed to be stealthy, you idiot! I don't care if she's the most annoying person in the world - your main objective was to get Shasta. I don't want to have to chase after your sorry excuse for a body every time you mess up. I am beyond disappointed in you. Do you want to get fired?" She laughed bitterly. "Feel lucky Lien is the only one who can do that. If you worked for me - Briar, really - you'd be out of here."
Shannon twitched. "Sorry excuse for a body"? That was...unusually harsh. Violet must have been really mad. The persian got up, and stepped away from the two women. Once she was in a safer spot, she looked at Viola. She looked so sad...Shannon wanted to clean her and make her happy. But no, Violet was her baby, and Violet was mad...
But didn't Sophie say that Viola liked - liked liked - Violet? Boy, could Shannon ever relate to that. Yeah, that annoying little Pokemon who sweet-talked her when she was a young stray, then left once she had their kitten...left her for DEAD at the shelter while she watched a happy little trainer adopt her fuzzy kitten-son! She HATED that idiot...stupid, stupid, STUPID other persian with his stupid, stupid, STUPID words...
So she could related, just a bit, to Viola...watching somebody you love stomp all over you definitely fell in the not fun category. She didn't know if she wanted Violet to fall in love with Viola, too, but nobody deserved Violet's Angry Rants (as she knew well enough).
Then again, all Viola had to do to easily break up Violet's Angry Rant was to start crying...Shannon and Sophie learned a loooong time ago that if you acted all sob-like and pathetic, Violet almost forgot to be angry. Then she'd hug you, scratch you on your cheek, give cat-cookies, and let you sleep on her bed afterward, instead of on the floor or in a Pokeball. (Shannon assumed she'd let it go with just a friendly hug or something not-extremely-intimate for Viola.)
Sophie, however, just kinda spaced out in the corner...really, she could care less about Viola. Shannon was just too emphathetic for her own good.
((Edit: decided to flesh out Shannon a bit, since I'm bored.))
((Edit by Nyaa-Neko: and ya made a splelng error, so I fixed that. XD))
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Post by Persian on May 3, 2007 16:06:40 GMT -5
Viola bit the inside of her lip stubbornly as the verbal abuse washed over her. She scrunched her nose, against the full feeling in her eyelids, and the thickening in her throat. "I hate those people, Violet!" she burst out. "I hate idiots who think that they're better than every body! I hate idiots who are cold and compassion-less as FISH! I hate how they use people! I hate how they treat others as things! I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! You win some and you loose some. What kind of attitude is that? Real people's lives are on the line and "you win some, you loose some." What did that psychotic, disguise-wearing freak think she was doing anyway? Playing a game?!" Viola bit down harder as something dribbled down her cheek. "Cold, heartless witch. I hate people like that. Playing games with other people's lives. I know, Ma'am. I shouldn't have lost my temper -- she didn't care one bit about Shasta. Not one. It was all about winning."
Viola looked down at the floor, another wet tear rolling down her face. She just hated it. Hated it. And now Violet hated her too. It was so stupid. So stupid. The world was up the yin-yang as far as she was concerned. Anger and sorrow left no room for regret. She always said what she meant. Always. Even when it got her in trouble. And lost her all of the respect of the woman that she worshiped.
Life was unfair. It really was.
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Post by Banette on May 3, 2007 17:38:14 GMT -5
((Yay for Persian! And haha...we both picked up on the little quote...hehehe. And I liked the FISH...mmmmmmm...fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish...))
Awkwaaaaaaaaaaard, Sophie thought-sang as she looked up in a sleepy daze from across the room.
Shannon hung back. Well, Viola did just inadvertently take the easy way out...
Violet blinked, suddenly feeling a completely different emotion than anger. She was still angry, yes, but something else was overpowering it. Something more like embarassment or annoyance. She couldn't stand it when people cried, and here was Viola, trying so hard not to bawl in front of her.
"Umm..." she trailed off, bending her neck down so she could peer up at Viola's face. "Are you...crying?"
Unfortunately, she was. Violet frowned, unfolding her lab-coat-covered arms from their crossed position. Curse that Viola, why couldn't she just stop crying?
The older woman groaned, and stood back up to her full height. "Well, uh," she began, looking away from her subordinate. "That girl was pretty...nasty." Will small talk make her shut up? Violet wondered, trying to think of a way to get. Viola. To. Stop. CRYING. "I...well, I..." She glanced around the room, trying to think of something to do. I'm just no good in these situations!
Finally, her eyes fell on a pack of tissues, so, for lack of anything better to do, she crossed the room to grab it. She removed one, putting the rest in a pocket, and went back over to Viola's left side.
"Hey, now," she began, an awkward smile on her face. The nurse put her right arm around Viola's shoulders, holding the tissue up to her cheek with her left. "No need to cry about this. We did, after all, obtain Shasta. Kind of...well, I don't know. Heh, amazingly enough, she's probably going to a better place than with that idiot." She doesn't actually care for the dratini, does she? she mused mentally, giving Viola's shoulders a squeeze. "You don't actually...well, that bit Sophie made up. About you having a mother complex...is it true?" Violet gave a wry smile.
Sophie simply flicked an ear in response.
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Post by Persian on May 8, 2007 20:38:29 GMT -5
"No," Viola mumbled.
Even though she didn't want to be seen crying, and felt about as low as the average mollusk, Violet had her arm around her shoulder, and Violet was wiping away her tears. It was like something out of a really crappy romance novel, but it was just so good. Violet protecting Viola. It was like every dream in the universe coming true in a sparkly blast of light.
"I just -- well, she's so darn sweet," Viola hiccuped. "And there are some people you don't wish on a vicious fearow, much less a defenseless dratini."
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Post by Banette on May 8, 2007 20:58:13 GMT -5
Violet smiled. Good, she shouldn't get attached to the test subjects. But still...aww, that's so cute! She revelled in her subordinate's cuteness for a few seconds, then took a mental double-take. Nononono, did I just think this little slimy girl was cute? Ugh, Shannon's right. I get weak around crying things, pulling herself together, she took her arm off of Viola, and stood in front of her, her hands resting on Viola's shoulders. The older woman looked the younger one in the eyes.
"Now then, Viola...I-" Violet stopped as there was a rapping on the door. She glared at the door, snatched her hands away from Viola, and strode towards the door (leaving Viola a bit disappointed). Whipping it open, she glared at the young man standing on the other side. "What do you want?"
Celyn gave her a surprised look. "You're angry," he noted casually, a wry smile beginning to form on his face. "What happened? Somebody-we-all-know refuse to-"
"Shut up, Celyn!" Violet spat, flustered a bit. She didn't flush or lash out angrily (though she wanted to...well, for the latter), but she had to bite her lip to keep a calm-ish face. She crossed her labcoat-covered arms, and sent another glare Celyn's way. The glare helped keep Viola's spirits up...just a little. "What did you come here for, anyway?"
The man grinned, and held up a Pokeball. "I got the vaporeon, like you said. I'm going to give our suprivisor-man a call so I can get the donors for her first litter all squared away. Oh, and do you know where I can get some Twin's Brew? I can't find any..."
Violet paused. Twin's Brew? What the...oh, right. Breeder lingo. Duh, she thought, rolling her eyes. Darn breeders and their secret codes and whatnot. It was no wonder all the little trainers wanted to be breeders...they thought it was all about raising Pokemon and bringing out their best...
Seriously. They thought breeders were coordinators or something. Silly kids.
She tapped her lips. "Oh, they don't manufacture it here. I think you may be able to find some of the more organic equivalents in the Bazaar. I mean, you can find anything there if you really look," she mused aloud. The nurse then smiled at Celyn. "Is there anything else, sweetie?"
Viola face suddenly drained of its color. No...she had to be...
The man smirked. "Of course, honey," he returned, crossing his arms to imitate the woman. "I got these two..."
Viola felt her heavy eyes sting a bit more. Curse those stupid tears and - no...please, no...
Celyn pulled out two Pokeballs. "My oddish and remoraid. I'd like them...to, you know. Go into the PC. I can't seem to find a Pokemon Center, can you do it for me?" He gave her a wink. "I'll love you forever...my dearest."
The ignored nurse felt like crying again (or stabbing Celyn, if she hadn't been crying before). It was worse this time - Violet was in love with a young man! YOUNG! REALLY YOUNG!
...And a man. Not a bad looking one, either, Viola supposed. If you liked men, and liked the dark "I'm more attractive than you can dream of being" look. It wasn't Viola's cup of tea -- but it might be Violet's. The idea that Violet might like this type of person sat on Viola's stomach like a bowling ball...
Violet took the Pokeballs, blowing him a small kiss with her free hand. "Of course, my love. See you later, sweetie," she trilled mockingly as she closed the door. Glancing at the Pokeballs, she rolled her eyes. "I can see why he wanted these gone...anyway," she muttered before looking up at Viola, pocketing the Pokeballs for later. "What were we doing?"
Viola sniffled, and put on a shaky smile. It would have been perfect, white, and perky, but her damp sniffles kind of shattered her actress' facade. "O-oh! I was just, well, I th-think I was just leav-ving," she stuttered, trying hard not to hiccup or let her voice jump an octave.
Sophie rolled her eyes mentally, seeing as it took a lot of work to do it physically...plus, she'd have to wake up. But she may as well mutter something telepathically to Violet. Violet, save yourself the trouble. The little nursey-girl most likely thinks you're with Celyn, now. She sounds stupid...as if you'd be seen as that annoying breeder's girlfriend, fiance, or whatever...
Violet blinked. Oh duh...the woman thought for a moment as she glanced at Viola's hurt face (then again, the recent sobbing probably overrode any new grief). She smiled sympathetically, and walked back over to her fellow nurse. "Oh, silly little Viola. Please don't tell me you think Celyn and I are together - what is it with you and pairing me up with the most absurd romantic interests?" The older woman winked at the other, causing Viola's heart to jump. "Celyn...I don't think anybody could deal with him right now. I just got to know him (unfortunately) since we had to deal with the same things for a little while. People always thought we were madly in love...so we just got to joking around with it. Ugh, sometimes I can't stand him! He's so young - somewhere around twenty. He's over ten years younger than me! I know that 'love knows no age' or whatever, but really...I honestly can't see myself with anybody younger than, oh, I don't know, twenty-four?"
The nurse paused, then chuckled a bit at Viola's dazed expression (I'm twenty-four! the other thought excitedly). "Heh, you're acting like my mother. 'Violet, who was that boy?' and 'Violet, how dare you see that person without telling me!' What, are you going to give me a curfew next, Mother-Viola?"
Viola blushed a bit. She didn't want Violet to see that she was jealous - she'd embarassed herself in front of her idol enough that day - but would it kill the perfect woman to see that her subordinate...liked her?
The woman then stared at Viola's face for awhile, focusing on her eyes. Frowning, she brought her own face much closer, to get a better look. Viola began to say something, but all that came out was a shaky exhale. Violet rolled her eyes. "You're one of those girls who can't keep clear eyes for one second...make sure to go splash some cold water on your face before you leave, 'kay? You have such pretty eyes, and it would be such a shame to see them succumb to being red and puffy."
Viola blinked her stinging, swollen-feeling eyes a couple times. It took her a little while to realize that Violet just complimented her "pretty eyes" (although the previous comment made her feel a bit self-conscious...even though she was so close to the other's face). She rubbed the corners of her eyes a bit, looking away from Violet.
"Th-thanks...I'll make sure to do that. You give good advice for, um, eyes..." Inside, Viola bashed her head against the wall for making such an inane comment.
She smiled, running her fingers through Viola's long purple hair. "You're so cute, don't let something like that ruin it. Anyway, was there anything else?"
Viola's puffy eyes widened. Violet had called her cute! It was almost too good to be true.
((Edit by NN: continuity error that really made it look weird...sorry I keep editing your stuff! I hope I got Violet in-character when I had ^_^;;
Edit by NN: I'm going to try editing in Viola reactions to even it out...so Persian, you can yell at me as well if I get stuff wrong, cuz I have even less of an idea of how to write Viola correctly. ^_^;;;;;;;;
Edit by Purr-chan: I corrected a few things, just 'cause I wanna get Viola in Florak -- thus making her accessible. You got her wonderfully. Just she's not a crying type of girl. When she does get all sorrowful she tries to bottle it up and put a confident face on it.))
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Post by Persian on May 11, 2007 16:04:38 GMT -5
"Well, I think I should be getting to Florak," Viola shifted uncomfortably. Oh, how she wanted to stay here while Violet continued to pet and comfort her. "I transfered my pokemon over there already. It will look odd if I don't show up sometime this afternoon.
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Post by Banette on May 13, 2007 18:58:50 GMT -5
Violet's face fell a bit. "Oh." She was having fun toying with the younger woman...it was a nice way to get out all her frustrations from her day.
Smiling, she grabbed one of her Pokeballs. "If you want, I can have Shannon take you to Florak. She's a very experienced teleporter, so there shouldn't be any problems." She looked at her persian, who look at her with a tired expression.
"<Again? Violet...>" Shannon whined, sighing in exhaustion. "<Can't I get a day off? I've been so busy...you know I'm not good with endurance, not like Sophie.>"
Sophie grinned, licking her paw. "<Naw, I'm just waaaay better than you at battling and such, Shannon. You're good for, well, transportation and stuff.>" This ellicited a glare from both her teammates.
Violet thought for a moment, then looked at Viola. "My days off are later this week, so I can't really have Shannon hanging around here. Plus, the hospital's not that great of a place for a vacation, you know? So would it be okay if she stays with you in Florak for a day or two? I don't want her to get teleportation exhaustion," she coughed, "again."
Shannon looked down, ashamed. "<I just needed to train a bit, that was all,>" she mumbled. Fainting during teleporting was so embarassing - it was like she was a failure! Sophie never fainted from exhaustion...she couldn't disappoint her little Violet again! She was the mother, for cryin' out loud...
Violet looked at Viola. "Is that okay with you? Shannon's a good girl, I can assure you that, though she's a bit shy if I'm not around. I'm sure she'll get used to you, though." Shannon mumbled a bit of how she wasn't that shy, but failed to look Viola in the eye. Violet chuckled, then took out her cell phone. "Could we exchange cell phone numbers? I don't want to entrust anybody with Shannon or Sophie without some way to reach them...and calling you at the Pokemon Center is just so impersonal."
((Blergh. Icky. Anyway, just give Violet your cell phone number, then I'll have Shannon take Viola to Florak. Once we're there, we can have Shannon/Viola character building of the omgz.))
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Post by Persian on May 15, 2007 19:54:19 GMT -5
Viola breathed out, feeling warmth rush to her face. She was floating. Or the butterflies that lived in her stomach were really active at the moment. It was paradice. Violet was trusting her with one of the famous kitty duo.
And she was being asked for a cell phone number. And Violet had all but said that she would be calling very frequently. Oh, this was too good to be true. Viola smiled happily. "Don't worry. Shannon and I will get to Florak safely, I'm sure. My cell phone number is 230-847. Should I write that down for you?"
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Post by Banette on May 19, 2007 16:14:42 GMT -5
Violet smiled, taking out her cell phone. "No, just a sec..." she punched a few numbers in, then held out her hand. "Give me your cell phone, I'll put my number in. I entered yours into mine just now," she explained as Viola relinquished her cellular telephone. Violet entered her own number, then handed it back. "All done!"
Shannon stepped over to Viola, sniffing her cautiously. "<Okay...um, so, Viola, are you ready to go? Just touch my head, and I'll take you to Florak.>"
((Yar, sorry. Just auto Shannon taking Viola awaaaaay. You can write her if you wish...she's shy, but very loving and motherly. She thinks Violet is her baby.))
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