keep on fighting in the meantime.

{closed post-GSC Kris roleplay blog. Part of Wild Encounters.}

[elitekaito]

Old Faces // Will & Kris

@kristillizations

Will rested his head in his hand, supporting his upper body against Olivine Lighthouse’s railing. He had already begun to grow tired of staring out at the rapidly setting sun, as beautiful as this evening’s was. He turned back towards the Lighthouse’s peak to check if his Xatu shared his feelings, but her gaze remained as focused as ever.

She chirped out to him in anticipation of what her Trainer was about to say, still not breaking her concentration.

“Well, I don’t think you’ll be able to foretell anything by staring at the moon, too, Xatu,” Will teased as he gestured to the rapidly darkening sky. “Or, do you simply not want to give up your favorite perch?”

A loud ruffling of feathers was the only thing Will got for a response, prompting a knowing smile from Will. Content with allowing her to finish her relaxation, Will began to turn back to admire the stars that were already beginning to show up in the sky, but a face caught his eye. The blue hair stuck out in his memory, conjuring up images of a girl running past a defeated Will with excitement, only to stride by again a few hours later with her head hung low.

If it was the person he was thinking of, he wondered if he should even approach her. Before he could completely decide, though, his body had already made the choice for him, turning himself towards the girl’s direction.

“Pardon the intrusion but, if I’m not mistaken, we battled before, didn’t we?” Xatu was now peering down from her little perch at them, reaffirming Will’s suspicions. “…It was, Kris, yes?”

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Olivine City had such a soothing atmosphere to it. When Kris had the time to get away and she wanted a place to relax, Olivine was her first choice. A place of especial note was the lighthouse, placed up on the highest hill in the town. Every day, the light of the Ampharos resting in the top flashed through town, a bright yet calming effect. Trainers fought throughout the levels of the tower, the noise echoing down throughout the building.

Dusk was settling in when Kris arrived at the Olivine Lighthouse. The deck below the neck of the lighthouse was a beautiful place to sit and watch the day, especially around this time. She made her way up through the lighthouse to the deck. She did not notice the other individual in the area, focused on the scenery outside. But she was drawn out of this, being called out to by a man.

Kris recognized the voice pretty quickly, and if she hadn’t, then his words gave it away immediately. She turned to face the man, looking into the face of Will, a member of the Indigo League’s Elite Four. It had been years since her attempt at the Pokemon League, but she still remembered each of the Elite Four and subsequent Champion battles clearly. She had defeated all of the Elite Four members, though they proved just as challenging as everyone had warned. She had overcome, and reached Lance, only to be shot down by his renowned Dragon Pokemon.

She smiled at Will in greeting. “We have. A few years back. And yup, Kris indeed I am! Glad you remember. You’re Will, yeah? I remember our battle perfectly even now. It was intense, man. You really know your stuff— well, of course you do. Wouldn’t be here if you didn’t, eh?”

[kristillizations-blog]

@goldenrodboy submitted:

holiday celebrations always were scant around his house growing up, but christmas was known. it was known by the decorations and the smells and the bright, happy feeling. there was no absent father and no broken hearts with christmas. it was a happier time, when he felt alive. 

there were presents, but they were always small and never mattered much. tiny trinkets that reminded him of how much bigger the world was. 

he never had anyone to give any trinkets to: no one was that important to him other than his mother. then came along silver, kris, lyra. they were his strength and they pushed him along the path to greatness, just as he pushed them. thinking about that brought a smile to his face. 

he lifts the small shard up to the sunlight, watching it glisten. it is red and his father said it came from the deep waters of another region. a scale of an ancient pokemon or a remnant of a secret world. he had always believed that until now. the chain he had it attached to hangs there. both he and the chain are suspended in time for the moment. 

then he moves and the moment splinters, then shatters. he places the necklace back into the gift box that he’s purchased, then he poises his hand above kris’s door readying himself. 

he knocks, then places the gift box onto the ground. in a moment, he’s gone. but he does hope that she realizes who the gift is from. 

The holidays were a lowkey time for Kris and her family; as much as she loved to be on the go, always in a hurry, there was undoubtedly something pleasant that came with the calm happiness that Christmas brought. For one day she would not be in a rush.

She wasn’t expecting many presents. She was older now, obviously harder to shop for and that was just fine. She got a couple of things here and there, some nice things from her parents. She sat in the living room when there was a knock on the door. Her mom answers, only to find a box and no one around to claim ownership of it.

“I think it’s for you.”

Kris tilted her head, confused. There wasn’t anything explaining whom it was from on the box. Of course, the obvious choice was one of her friends. She spent some time investigating the outside, wondering and theorizing who it could have been from. She opened it, revealing a necklace inside.

It was a red shard on a chain. It was clearly handmade, something someone had made specifically for her. Her mom commented on it— “Oh, it’s cute!” Kris agrees. She stood in front of the bathroom mirror, putting it on herself. She considered the look in front of her for a few moments.

It seems very clear as to who gave this to her.

Lyra was direct in her approach. She would not be so covert in giving a gift. Silver? Well, she hadn’t seen Silver in quite a while. This had Gold written all over it, even if it never said so. The feeling makes her happy, honored that he had gone out of his way to give her something like this.

A card was left at his home as soon as she found the chance to go.

Gold,

Thank you so much for your gift. It’s really wonderful. I’ll wear it anytime I can.

You’re a good friend.

-Kris

[kristillizations-blog]

Legends and Lessons || Kris & Zinnia

[kristillizations-blog]

lxrekeepers:

              Zinnia folds her arms as she gauges this particular stranger, whom by her supposed intellect and jovial remarks… seems nice enough. Indeed, it would be difficult to miss the aim of this woman’s research as the term “Legendary” was plastered on almost every spine of her books. And when Kris laughs at her own joke, so too does Zinnia. Keep reading

Kris feels disappointment as the stranger admits the fruitlessness of her research and the books. She’d take the time to gather so many... but hey, at least she didn’t waste her time reading them. She normally would have looked anyway, hoping to scrounge up as much information as she could regardless of their uses, but the stranger admitted herself to be a “bonafide Dragon-type expert”. This was the coincidence of a lifetime, but it was perfect. Anything would help her in this quest, if she were to be honest. Especially since there seemed to be little factual discussion upon the Legendaries.

It was relieving, in a way, to know that Kris had not wasted her time in coming here. Despite that her stack of books proved useless, she had something better. The information could be easier condensed through conversation. She had known many Dragon-type experts in her day, those who revered and respected the creatures, mainly through her time with the Dragon Clan in Johto. The Draconids were a similar group, although one she had much less experience with, and apparently this stranger was a member of these people. What an opportunity!

Further, the Draconid stranger spoke, offering something even better than research; the opportunity to see Latios and Latias with her own eyes. Imagine, meeting these elusive Legendaries! A chance unlike any other, to see such creatures and to perhaps study them if she could. She could fill in her Pokedex on them, and show it off to Professor Elm when she got back to Johto. He’d undoubtedly be impressed with what she had seen while in Hoenn. Kris can barely hold her excitement as she hears the proposition, not believing her luck. She grins back to her acquaintance, nodding fervently.

“If you’re serious, then man... I’d love that. All I wanted was to learn about ‘em, they’ve got such interesting stories... but nothing beats the real deal. I’ve only seen glimpses of Legendaries, so this is like... this is everything. Thank you.” Kris’s hand shoots out in front of her, offering it to the Draconid stranger. “Kris Nakamura, pleasure to meet you. Figure we should know each other’s names if we’re gonna do this.”

[whitenspark]

The bug stops here || Aarune & Kris

@kristillizations

Throughout his decade of being a vagabond, Aarune had managed to travel through quite a number of regions. Each place had their own uniqueness that made him feel blessed of the freedom that he had. There had been a point in his life where such travels were but a daydream so he would always take his time to properly explore an area before moving on to the next. Out of the regions that he visited, Johto was a definite favorite. Though not quite Hoenn level, he still loved everything that the region had to offer.

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[kristillizations-blog]

The National Park was one of Kris’ favorite places in Johto. It was such a beautiful place, full of lovely scenery. Although she most often only visited it to reach the nearby Pokeathlon Dome, she always took her time to look around and enjoy herself before heading to her destination. But aside from all that, the National Park also had one very important feature: the Bug Catching Contest.

Kris had been going to these competitions for years. Even before she had officially become a Trainer, her parents would bring her out to the competition and let her help them catch a few Pokemon. Even if they didn’t win, it was still always fun. And visiting it didn’t become any less fun once she did become a Trainer. In fact, perhaps it was more fun now than it was before, now that she was on her own, catching the Pokemon for herself. She was getting quite good at hunting up the best Bug Pokemon she could find. She’d placed at least Third quite a few times by now, but it never seemed to get old.

It was the day of another Bug Catching Contest at the Park. Kris had picked Long as her partner for this particular competition. Choosing a Pokemon that had super effective moves towards Bugs didn’t seem like the best course of action, and Long did have Thunder Wave. That would undoubtedly come in handy during the contest. Anything to make it easier to catch these things was welcomed.

Kris stood in line, waiting to step up and receive her set of twenty Sports Balls from the contest officials. The line was a bit slow. There had been a decent turn out that day for the competition; apparently many people wanted to test out this contest for themselves. Kris welcomed the competition, but hated the wait. As she and a few others waited, the man in front of her turned around and began to address her.

His manner of speaking was charming. It brought a bit of a smile to her face as she responded. “Sure am. I wouldn’t miss the competitions if I didn’t have to. I’ve been going to these things since I was little, actually. I love this contest a lot. Have you ever tried it before? What kind of Pokemon did you pick to go out with you?”

[moraibi]

Long Time, No See // Gold & Kris

[moraibi]

He really, really does. Fully aware of how nerdy she is, it’s a wonder he still gives her these opportunities to bore the life from him for a few minutes at a time.

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[kristillizations-blog]

Gold did have a point about Clair. Her battle was undoubtedly the roughest of all the Johto leaders. Kris could imagine that most challengers turned away at that point. She barely made it through Clair’s team herself. A stubbornness in her doesn’t want to give him that, but she concedes, “Yeah, that’s true. Her battle is intense. I bet most people bailed before even battling her. And then you got Green making things tough on the Kanto side of things. People can’t even find him most of the time.”

Kris rolls her eyes at the Burn Heal comment. “How kind of you, but I can buy my own heals. I prefer Full Heals anyways. Probably need these for Mount Silver, actually. That place is probably pretty tough even with the status ailments.” She had really been itching for that sort of intensive training for a while now. She loved her work but she would always love training as well. Besides, she still had good ol’ unevolved Dratini on her team. A Dragonair (or perhaps even Dragonite) would probably help in eventually kicking Gold’s ass, so getting on that was important too.

“Gee, I’ll try to remember to bring my camera just for your sake,” Kris replies with a sarcastic sweetness. She hesitates, though, for a second on Gold’s inquiry. Does she think she can beat him? Maybe. Probably. Errr, hopefully. He was the Champion, not someone to underestimate. But Kris had a good team, too. She could win if she put her mind to it. “And of course I do. You think just because you’re the Champ that I can’t still come up there and whoop your ass?”

Kris pauses.

“And yeah, I know. Rocks are usually pretty cool.”

[kristillizations-blog]

Legends and Lessons || Kris & Zinnia

[theidealofstrength]

              Libraries are one of the only places that Zinnia will lower her voice in; libraries are sacred, temples of knowledge, she believed. Knowledge is strength – a philosophy both she and the human Aster believed in whole heartedly.

              While Zinnia could recite most of the dragon based myths around the region by heart, she found that it was always smart to revisit what she already knew. Nose deep in a tome about Hoenn’s Weather Titans, she walks around the library.

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[kristillizations-blog]

The stranger snaps at Kris at first, but cuts herself off. She’s almost prepared to snap back if this continued, although she’s a bit relieved when the topic isn’t pursued. She was sorry, anyhow. She collects the scattered books in a couple of stacks. It was probably better that she didn’t put them all in one big-ass stack this time. It wouldn’t be long before she ran into somebody else in the same way.

“So-o-o-o… any Legendary that you have your eye on in particular?”

Ah, so she noticed the theme in all of Kris’ books. Not like that was hard to figure out, considering how many times the word “Legendary” was strung across the front of these books. It would be hard to miss. Kris laughs at this realization.

“Wow, how did you know I was researching Legendaries?” she asks in an upbeat sarcastic tone, chuckling at her own joke. She amused herself more than anyone else could. “Seriously, though. I’m researching Latios and Latias, those Dragon type Legendaries, if you know’m. I got interested ‘cause they’ve allegedly been spotted around Kanto. I live in Johto, but I’ve spent a looooot of time in Kanto.”

Kris taps the covers of the books absentmindedly. She leans in a bit before adding, “And I think I saw one one time. I think. I think. Could have sworn. But those things are so damn elusive, I didn’t really get a chance to see what it was, so maybe it wasn’t... but still, it seriously inspired me. I wanna find out more, so visiting Hoenn seemed like the right choice. I mean, damn, look at all these books on Hoenn Legendaries. There’s got to be good info in one of these about ‘em.”

[leafdesu]

&i dare not preach what i don’t understand; Kris&Leaf

[leafdesu]

How it went from small talk to this was beyond her.

         This place was weird felt like a complete understatement.

  – Bizarre? Unsettling? Eerie? Creepy? The list truly went on, expanding moreso from what they had just witnessed.

The girls were rooted to their spot, eyes wide at what had just occurred.

Her gaze glued to the area where the unnatural light and creature vanished, Leaf was attempting to find the courage within herself to say something.

Anything.

[kristillizations-blog]

Leaf appears to have no more of an idea as to what the hell that was than Kris does. There’s something reassuring about that, but it hardly relieves the feeling in the pit of her stomach. Her hairs are standing on end and she stands tensely as the two peer uncomfortably into the ruined building. At least Leaf seems to have a bit of good humor about it.

“Yeah, it is like a... like a thriller or something. Except real.” That’s Kris’ pathetic attempt at a joke, and she laughs briefly at it if only to relieve some of the discomfort. “And I never thought this place could get any goddamn weirder. But it has to go and just...” Kris vaguely waves in front of her. “This.”

There’s another brief flash of a creature, something neither Trainers’ eyes could clearly see. Leaf suddenly poses a question to her. Pokemon, perhaps? Yes, that’d be the most logical solution, yet it was one Kris hadn’t considered yet. Her mind tended to jump to conclusions. Something scary and strange? completely unexplainable. Who even knows. Truthfully, she had heard a few rumors about the strange Pokemon that inhabited the ruins. Maybe it was their doing.

“Um, that could be it,” Kris offers. “Yeah, Unown are known to... congregate around this place. But they’re harmless.” She pauses. “Pretttty sure they were supposed to be, at least. But I don’t know. I honestly don’t know much about this place, if I have to be honest. I never got a chance to really take a look...”

Leaf flashes Kris a reassuring smile before suggesting that they investigate (carefully, of course). Kris only considers the suggestion for a second before replying. “I’m beyond curious. I think I’d die if we— or I— didn’t investigate this.” She bursts into a grin, still uncomfortable but far too interested to turn down the opportunity. “What kind of Pokemon-professor-in-training would I be if I didn’t? But... yeah. Careful. Verrrry careful. Don’t want to get... messed up with some bad magic or spiritual nonsense.”

Kris considers the ruin entrance one more time. “So shall we go?”

[kashmimo]

[inflationaryuniverse]

[kristillizations-blog]

Poison Places || Kris & Janine

[adrew-fauth]

Janine grinned at Kris’s offended tone. The two really were quite similar and played off each other very well. It wasn’t always easy to find friends like that, especially in the shitshow that was the Indigo League circuit. Most trainers didn’t want anything to do with the leaders once they got their badges and that meant making friends wasn’t always the easiest task. And she wouldn’t be the first to verbally use the “f-word” (friend) but their interactions spoke volumes.

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[kristillizations-blog]

Kris feels a sense of pride when Janine agrees with her idea. Hey, she was good at her job! That was always good to know. “Pretty much,” Kris replies as she sweeps the room with her eyes again. She wonders how long all those vials and boxes have been here. It was a damn impressive collection, at the very least. This boded well for Kris.

Kris chuckles a bit as Janine bring up her super-ultra-amazing-professionalism with her list. Man, if only Janine could see her awful handwriting. Then she’d reaaaally think that Kris was a professional. “You shush.” Janine shakes her head, and begins scouring the shelves for the Pokemon that Kris had listed off. She took vials and jars as she went along, placing them in a box. 

Janine, luckily, finds three of her needed Pokemon. That was a terrific start... but, at the same time, she hadn’t considered pre-evolved Pokemon having different poisons than their evolved forms. Goddamn it, Elm. Goddamn it, herself. Kris lets out of a soft “oh” as Janine continues on. Another subject’s poison, good. Having to ask Erika for poison of a Vileplume, not as good. Kris laughs at Janine’s impression.

“Trust me, I’m happy with whatever I get with these poisons. Doesn’t bother me if I don’t get a lot of Arbok. I only need a little to test this anyways. And yeah, I’ll make note to ask Erika later. I think she’ll appreciate the concept of a good science experiment, yeah?” Maybe, maybe not. She wasn’t actually sure. Erika was one of the Gym Leaders that Kris didn’t know very much about, as she hadn’t talked to her much outside of their original battle. Still, Janine’s stuffy impression of her didn’t exactly give her the best confidence in it. “Um, hopefully? Maybe?”

Kris accepts the box of poisons from Janine. She takes a good look at each item, glancing at the writings. Venomoth, good, Golbat, good, Weezing, good, little bit of Arbok, good... Kris was very happy with this. She had been a complete loss of what to do before then. Now, she actually had a start on this damned experiment. All thanks to Janine. It paid off to be friends with a Poison-type expert sometimes.

“I don’t know if you can really find Vileplumes in the wild? But I think instead of asking Erika, I could probably just go find a Gloom and then buy a Leaf Stone. Pretty sure they sell those at the Celadon Department Store, right?” Kris pauses to think about it. She’d only been to that store a handful of times, but that did ring a bell to her. “Yeah, preeetty sure there is. So that might be easier, actually. I’ll look up Gloom locations later, see if there’s some easy place to catch’m. I would definitely appreciate you helping me extract the poisons, though, at least from the Tentacruel. Probably wouldn’t hurt for me to step back and let, like, an expert do it first before I try any shit like that.”

Knowing herself, Kris would have probably ended up with some major Tentacruel stings or poison injuries had she tried it herself first. Best to stand back and watch, maybe learn. Then, eventually, she could try it herself without relying on Janine. But until then, she’d accept all of the help she could possibly get from the Gym Leader.

[poke-problems]

[fightersuggestion]

I WILL NOT ADMIT DEFEAT TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU

[harmarkie]

You are challenged by Gym Leader Kris!

Third in the Gym Leaders Series!

Water Type Specialist Kris and her Mega Gyarados!

I wanted to upload this one at the same time as Lyra, since they’re technically from the same games, but work got in the way XD

EDIT: btw, Gyarados is meant to be WAAAAAY bigger than that…but I had to be able to fit him onto the page! He can be a special type of mini Gyarados XD

Other works in the series:

Leaf

Lyra

May

Dawn

Hilda

Rosa

Serena

[silverlinedrival]

A Road to Somewhere | Kris & Silver

[silverlinedrival]

Silver didn’t expect there to be any people around here, let alone someone who knew him. He spun around, ready to face whoever it was and… it was Kris.

Between his three rivals, Kris was the one Silver was most worried about facing again. Sure Gold was a Champion, but Kris… She held such a stronger competitive air about her every time she defeated him so soundly. Silver could deal with Gold’s outright disdain for him, but there was something about those moments when Kris looked like she was silently judging him that hit him a little too close to home.

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[kristillizations-blog]

Silver greets her with politeness; certainly a step up from how he used to act. To be fair, it has been a few years. Even still, Kris still feels a bit odd about him. There’s no reason to be rude or aggressive to him despite all of their disagreements, but she's still guarded. She wonders how much has changed since they last faced each other. The last time Kris had seen him, Silver had shown potential for change. She had wondered where Silver was going to go with his life. Maybe now she’d find that out.

Despite all her misgivings, Silver seems calmer than before. No demand for a fight, no aggression. That almost strikes her as a trick, but Silver never seemed the type for it. She gives him a careful look over, slightly squinting with her hands on her hips. She finally speaks then, bringing her eyes up to his face again.

“Yeah, no kidding,” she replies. “Wasn’t expecting to run into anyone here, actually. This seemed like a real remote spot, so... yeah.” Kris pauses and shifts on her feet. Their conversations weren’t the longest in the past. It was usually a quick “let’s battle” and a bitter goodbye from Silver. What the hell was she supposed to say now? “What, uh, brings you to Unova of all places? You like to travel?”

[fightersuggestion]

heroic? im just tryna have a fun time, dude

[digitalsnail]

my draws are progressively getting more boring

[leafdesu]

&i dare not preach what i don’t understand; Kris&Leaf

[leafdesu]

Twin tails and crystal blue eyes – a familiar voice bringing her out of her reverie.

Kris.

The eerie aura that had shrouded her evaporates then, giving her time to breathe.

[kristillizations-blog]

Leaf seems to snap out of her alarm quickly, which relieves Kris. Good. Now she doesn’t have to feel so bad about startling her. Kris matches Leaf’s bright smile, although there’s a part of her that feels a bit odd about the whole situation. Her gut is telling her that something is seriously off, but maybe it was just the ruins giving her those bad vibes. She wouldn’t put it past it; this place was weird. She ignores it, though, focusing on the conversation.

“Ohh, I’ve been good,” Kris replies. “You’re damn right about being busy though. Goddamn. No one told me being an adult was gonna be this hard.” She laughs at her own comment. “You know? Like maaan. Science is so much work. But I mean, I love it. Wouldn’t go without it.” She shrugs, rocking on her heels, listening to Leaf talk. She asks how Lyra and Gold are doing. Damn, now that she thought about it, she hasn’t spent much time with them lately either. “They’ve been good, I think. Busy too— you know, we all got jobs ‘nd we’re all busy. But last time I saw, they were doing fine. What about you?”

Leaf glances over her shoulder, looking back into the ruins entrance she was standing in. Kris pauses, looking past Leaf for whatever she was trying to see. Apparently nothing, as her friend turns back to face her. That odd vibe is still lingering, and the feeling only seems to grow within her. Kris ignores it again, but feels an uncomfortable knot in her stomach. “Uh, honestly, I never got a good look at this place. You think I would, but I never got around to —”

Kris doesn’t have time to finish her sentence before... errr, something appears before her and Leaf’s eyes. She doesn’t know what the hell it is, but she knows it isn’t right. She should have trusted her gut. Her gut was rarely wrong. It disappears in an instant, and Leaf and Kris are left in absolute quiet to think of what they hell they just say. She’s frozen in her spot, eyes focused on the space where the light had been. Leaf mutters under her breath, confused.

It’s almost relieving know that she saw that too. Kris takes a couple of steps forward, standing right behind Leaf as she peered over the girl’s shoulder. All Kris can think of to say is, “Um... what the hell was that?” She almost wants to just bail, head back into Violet City instead of deal with this. At the same time, though, Kris knew herself and knew herself damn well. Despite how bad of a feeling she had from the ruins, Kris knew she’d end up investigating one way or another.