Meek Hearted Rider

AU Calem affiliated with the closed role play group harvestmon. Mun is over 21 so NSFW can and probably eventually will happen. All triggers will be tagged. Single ship. Relatioship Status: Single M!A Status: None [Accepting]

[sasteavoir]

Evening Sun || Riley & Calem

[sasteavoir]

Riley shook his head in response, although the impact had left him a bit dazed.

"No… I-I’m alright, thank you." He had to raise his head a bit to look up at the other. "Are you alright?"

His first instinct, as a tailor, was to analyse the other up and down, as if he were seeing what he was dealing with. Tall, dark hair. And was it just Riley, or was this boy nearly all legs? He stopped himself from circling the other like a Mandibuzz. Raising his hand and giving it a soft wave, the scars on his hands visible, rolling his shoulders to fix his scarf whilst doing so.

"Ah, right.. I never introduced myself." Riley excused himself. "I’m Riley, pleasure to meet you."

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"Y-yes i'm fine." The boy responded, a bit confused as the other examined him. He couldn't be that interesting was he? What was there about him that was so special. Steel eyes glanced over the other as well, taking note of little features here and there as well as the scars on his hands. 'Must work with his hands a lot.'

"Hmm?" Calem was shocked from his thoughts as Riley spoke back up, giving him a smile and a nod. "It's alright. I should have said something too. Calem, it's a pleasure to meet you as well, even though the meeting was a bit bumpy." He chuckled at the attempt to crack a joke. 

"I don't believe i've seen you around town before." Granted he hadn't been there for very long. "Did you just move here or have I really been that much of a recluse?"

[sasteavoir]

Evening Sun || Riley & Calem

Riley had closed up shop early, the rarest thing he’d probably do. It wasn’t like he had anything on, it was just that, incredibly, he couldn’t be bothered doing his work.

Standing outside the small cottage, he began to fumble with his keys to it as he locked up the building, stepping away from it once he’d finished locking up. He placed the keys in his pocket, before walking off.

It was pretty close to evening, the sun wavering over the rooftops, as if it was taunting anyone else wanting to do work outside, threatening to lower. Riley walked through the streets of the town, footsteps soft and barely audible.

He’d always had to wonder if it snowed on the island. Being from Sinnoh, he was extremely adapted to it being cold and snowy all year round, and it took him, out of the three years he’d been living here, quite some time to adapt to it being hotter than it was in Sinnoh.

Beside the fact he was constantly wondering if it snowed, Riley had to get groceries. Was anything open at this time? Honestly, he doubted there was. Pulling on the checkered scarf he’d chosen to wear over his usual suit, one that he’d gotten back in his home city of Canalave, so it was rather precious to him, he’d began to stare around town, taking in what every spot looked like as much as he could.

That was what he was doing until he felt something smack into him while walking. "Mm..? I’m sorry." He moved away from the stranger. "That was my fault."

[douxequus]

Calem was just on his way home from his most recent trip into town for a grocery run that slowly turned into a let's-explore-the-town-a-bit-more-run. He had become much more outgoing ever since he got a proper tour of the quaint little town. It was rather nice, being able to traverse the island like it was his home, like he'd been here forever when he'd really only been here a few months.

The boy hummed, swaying back and fourth to the small melody playing in his head. Eyes closed and there wasn't a care in his mind of who or what saw him. At least not until he bonked into another person. He stumbled backwards a bit, trying to regain balance as he peered over at the person he hit.

"No no, I shouldn't have been walking around with my eyes closed." The boy admitted a bit embarrassed. "I didn't hurt you did I?"

[douxequus]

A trip into town. [Calem and Mei]

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❀ — Mei was rather taken aback by the compliment, and a slight flush crept onto her cheeks. She didn’t expect Calem to be forward like that, especially when he had claimed to be so awkward. Maybe it had been unintentional? That was the most likely scenario, she thought. Her suspicion was confirmed as Calem began mumbling out of embarrassment, and though she had been right, she was actually a bit disappointed that he’d only misspoke.

His reaction was rather funny, and she giggled despite herself. “Don’t worry about it! And y’know, thanks,” she added with a cheeky grin. 

She hadn’t recognized the language he’d slipped back into, but when he mentioned he was from Kalos she managed to put those pieces together. Mira sat and preened as Calem spoke; she had lost interest rather quickly. But Mei was exactly the opposite, and was silent for once as she listened. 

"I’ve always wanted to visit Kalos," she told him. "Never been, and I’ve never really heard much about it, to be honest. I read a little about it back when I lived in Unova, but I’ve actually never met someone from Kalos before!" She hummed and rocked back on her feet again. "But you know, I think you’re being a bit too hard on yourself. We’re having a perfectly nice conversation, and you don’t seem awkward at all! I talk a lot too, if you hadn’t noticed."

"Yeah, I’ve never been out there. Makes sense that I haven’t seen you around then, huh?" She was about to say she’d stop by to look at saddles for Theo, but it was a promise she wouldn’t be able to keep, as there was no way something like that would fit into her small budget. "I actually own a little café just outside town. There’s a little message board inside; people put up fliers there all the time. If you have one, I could tack it up. Free advertising, you know?"

Calem dashed off, and she decided to stay where she was and wait for him to come back. Mira was done cleaning herself off, and she scampered up Mei’s leg, perching on her shoulder so she wouldn’t dirty her paws. She wrapped one of her tail’s around Mei’s shoulder to keep her balance, and it looked as if the brunette was wearing a large furry scarf.

Mei grinned at Calem once he’d returned, and took a moment to think about where she should start. “Well, follow me!” Without thinking she offered her arm, but dropped it a moment later. It would probably come across as too forward, and she didn’t want to make him feel awkward or anything.

[douxequus]

Calem shrugged at the thought of being too hard on himself. Maybe he was, he didn't really know for sure. "Ohh Kalos it lovely. Aside from the crowds there's a lot of very pretty areas. And the architecture there is one of a kind. The best time to visit would be spring, when all the flowers are in bloom." He managed to catching himself about to ramble again and left it at that. "From what i've seen of Unova it looks very different. A good different but different." The horse rider didn't even notice the outstretched arm, or at least didn't think anything of it. He just followed along either way.

"A cafe huh?"He murmured, "I guess i'll have to stop in one day and see different the sweets are from all the cafes in Lumiose." The free advertising offer was also nice, he'd have to make up a flyer of some kind. The brunette smiled happily as they walked along the streets of town, examining each and every shop with the most curious of expressions. All this information was going to be vital for him. Maybe now he could finally come into town with a bit more confidence. 

"Your a very good tour guide. I don't think I could have figured out half of this stuff on my own." Calem lightly chuckled as they weaved through town, Rapidash trotting right behind them. She lightly snorted, intently staring at the grey ball of fluff on Mei's shoulder. The curious horse leaned forward booping its nose against the pokemons back in an attempt to get her attention. She had never seen a pokemon like this one before. The only stopped once her owner questioned what she was doing. 

[douxequus]

Little blog update thing:

So I ended up making a completely different page Calem's pokemon. You can find it and the mun page at the bottom of the about page. The only thing left to do is his backstory -yuck- but i'll be doing that soon. If you think it's missing anything please let me know!

[douxequus]

A trip into town. [Calem and Mei]

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❀ — Mei rocked back on her heels as Calem spoke, and she nodded along with him. So he was new in town! Well, two months wasn’t exactly new, but since he hadn’t been around much, it still counted, right? Mei was excited-it had been a while since the island had had a new resident. The island life would take some getting used to, of course. It had taken her a while to adjust, after all.

And here she was, one of the first people to make his acquaintance! She was determined to make his impression of the town square a good one, especially since he seemed like the more reserved type. Maybe he was shy? She pursed her lips at the thought; if that was the case, then perhaps all her questions and attention was making him nervous. Still, he seemed to be responding alright, so she decided not to worry about it. 

"It’s really nice to meet you," she told him, flashing yet another smile. "So where are you from, then? Do you like it here so far? If you don’t live in town, where do you live?" She realized she was bombarding him with questions, and her expression turned sheepish. "Sorry, I get a little too excited sometimes. Just tell me to shut up if I start asking too many questions."

Mira was reflecting her owner’s enthusiasm, chirruping happily in response to Calem’s compliment. She fluffed her fur and started preening for him; she always took whatever opportunity she had to show off. Her paw she pressed daintily on his hand after a moment, and finally fell silent.

"Mmhmm. Her name’s Mira, and she’s an attention hog, so she already likes you," she said with a laugh. Taking her eyes off her Cinccino, she focused on Calem again. 

"So, have you been to any of the shops yet? I mean, I’m assuming you’re here to take a look…I could show you around, if you’d like!"

[douxequus]

Calem couldn't help chuckling a bit as the female realized she was firing off questions again. "It's alright." The boy amusedly watched as Mira continued to show off. He gave the pokemon a gentle handshake before straightening back up, focusing his attention back on the pokemons owner. "I can see where she gets her attention to her looks from..." Wait...that came out horribly wrong.

"Ahh! I mean..." He trailed off into a grumble. "Dieu merde..." He smacked his hand to his forehead, mumbling something about why he hardly opened his big mouth, as well as reverting back to his native tongue. He needed to switch the topic pronto. 

"Umm, well, i'm originally from Kalos." Her previous questions, those were a good topic change. "I actually like it here a lot so far. I'm really not a fan of the big city life. It just feels a bit claustrophobic. Plus [if you couldn't already tell] i'm pretty bad in social settings and well. My parents were pretty rich and likes to throw lots of parties so I constantly had people around, and because i'm so socially awkward I tended to ramble kinda like what i'm doing right now." Wow this was harder than he thought it was going to be.

"I live a ways out of town. I own a shop and a ranch out that way," he pointed in a north-western direction, "I raise equine pokemon. Pretty much any pokemon you can ride on. I also sell some things, like saddles, reigns, all that kinda stuff." Way to turn this into an advertisement Calem. "I uhh, don't really get many people by though. I don't think anyone even knows I love out that way. Which I guess is alright." He shrugged. 

"Haven't really explored much of the town so no I don't really have any experience with the shops." If there was anyone to give him a tour though Mei'd probably be a good bet. She appeared as though she had been here a long time. "I'd enjoy a proper tour." A grin was slowly pushed back onto his face. "Just a sec, I don't think I really want to leave Dash all tied up." And with that he zoomed back to the Rapidash who was still tied up. 

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A trip into town. [Calem and Mei]

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❀ — Thursday was one of her days off, and that meant that Mei would either be at the beach or in town. But it was a rather overcast day, so she’d decided against swimming. Therefore, she was headed into town after spending the morning taking care of her small farm and making sure all her Pokemon were taken care of. Everyone was out in the field behind her house, with Henry keeping an eye on things. Eowyn was still tending to her flowers, so Mei decided to take Mira into town with her. 

Her Cinccino happily toddled beside her as she strolled into town, no real destination in mind. She could go visit one of the shops, she supposed, but there wasn’t much of a point when she had no spending money, and she didn’t want to distract anyone from their work with idle chitchat. 

So instead her eyes wandered, searching the rather sparse crowd for a familiar face, someone she could talk to. But instead, she found one she didn’t know at all, and that was rather unusual. She’d lived on the island for a little over ten years now, and she knew all the residents, so she thought. Just about everyone had stopped into her shop at least once, and even though she didn’t know everyone by name, there wasn’t a single face that she’d never seen. 

Her interested was piqued, of course. Visitors were rare, but not unheard of, and she liked meeting them. Sometimes she’d get a customer out of it as well, and that was always a bonus. So with Mira hurrying to catch up, she headed over to the stranger with a wide, welcoming smile on her face.

"Hello!" she greeted him, waving her arm so he’d know she was talking to him. As soon as she was closer she dropped her arm, and lowered the volume of her voice as well. 

"I’ve never seen you around before," she declared. "Are you visiting?" Mira trilled a few questions as well, all in the same vein. 

"Ah! My name’s Mei, by the way. Probably should’ve introduced myself first, huh?" She grinned and shrugged, the etiquette accompanying greeting strangers having been lost to her over the years. 

[douxequus]

It happened faster than he could blink. One moment he was just aimlessly wondering around and the next the brown haired female was scurrying up to him with the biggest smile he'd seen in a while. To be honest he didn't expect someone to notice him so quick, usually he blended into the crowd pretty well, or at least what little crowd there was. What was five or six people to most was a crowd to him.

"Uhaaa..." He started as the girl happily introduced herself, questions ringing in his ears as he glanced over to the Cinccino that had appeared by her side, drilling him with similar questions in her own pokemon language. Was everyone here this cheery? "Ahh, N-no, I live here. I've been here for a few months now." He had to take a moment to remember his manners as well. Living so far away from town turned you into a bit of a recluse.

"It's alright." the rancher slightly chuckled as the female introduced herself, once tense muscles now relaxed. "My name is Calem. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mei." He gave a slight tip of his head and let his eyes wonder again. "I don't really come into town much, that's probably why you haven't seen me. I guess you could say i'm a bit awkward in social settings." His eyes finally rested on the Cinccino once more. 

"I guess I should say hello to you as well!" Calem smiled at the pokemon brightly, holding out a hand for her. "Your Cinccino's coat is very pretty," by now he was just mindlessly babbling. "You must take very good care of her, err, I presume she's female?"

[douxequus]

A trip into town. [Open!]

Was it bad to say Calem had been living there a whole two months and hardly ever went into the town square? Maybe. Did he care? Not really, not up till this point. Normally Calem could care less about crowded places like those. Town squares were usually hustling and bustling, and he wasn't really into those kinds of scenes. However today the boy felt a bit adventurous. It had been a few months and he didn't even really have any friends in the town. Sure he lived a bit out of the way but that was no excuse for not at least having one acquaintance. One person he could talk to and share stories with, or call when he needed help.

So he saddled up his Rapidash and trotted off towards town square. His eyes curiously searched around as he examined all the quaint little businesses around town, half of them he didn't even know existed [shows how much he got out]. Finally he reached his destination, hopping off the blazing horse and tied her to a nearby post.

"Good girl." He mumbled, giving her a gentle pat on the side before whirling around, wondering around the somewhat empty square.

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OutofCharacter:

I'm super hype to get started role playing in the group. I know it's a bit late and i'll be going to bed here in a few but if anyone would like to role play i'd be more than willing to plot or whip up a starter you you. Just pop into my ask and tell me to write one. I look forward to role playing with you guys :)

[douxequus]

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?

"Well going for a ride on Rapadash of course! I can just let the wind carry away all my problems. If i’m unable to do that playing with Fennikin or Bulbasuar usually helps. Their both pretty rambunctious and keep me preoccupied most of the time. If all else fails reading a book works just as fine."

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