Dreameater

Call me Lady Caitlin or Lady Cattleya. I am of Unova's Elite Four; formerly of Sinnoh's Battle Castle.

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

|One Temporary Escape|

[championsteven]

He seemed to have startled her, and was about to apologize. However, he held his tongue, instead listening to her speech after she seemed to have regained herself, which didn’t take very long at all. Stepping back slightly as she stood herself and greeted him with a curtsy, he returned the favor with a small bow, his left hand at his side and the right at his right arm across his abdomen.

“Ah, I’m glad. It sometimes seems that I have the worst of timing.” He tried to lighten the atmosphere by relaxing himself, his tone milder than the formal one he had taken earlier. Still, they had only just met, so he couldn’t let go of formalities that simply. Ah, he hoped he wasn’t being rude.

“I’m merely… interested in speaking with someone I have never met before. It seems to be so invigorating.” After he spoke, he quickly realized something… Both were standing, this was no way to speak to a lady, unless she wanted to remain doing as such. “Would you prefer if we sat?”

He tried to recap what he saw of the lady as he had approached. She seemed lost in her own thoughts, perhaps troubled or reminiscing, if not daydreaming. He didn’t understand the human mind as much as he wished he did, regardless of how many trainers he had spoken to. Ah well, if she wished to speak with him of what she was thinking of, she would in her own time.

Oh, wait…

They had yet to formally introduce themselves…

“I’m terribly sorry, it seemed my manners slipped.” It was common courtesy to give out each other’s names upon meeting. “Steven Stone.” He was sure she knew. At this, he reached over for a shake of a hand, smiling slightly. “I hope I’m not confusing you for anyone else, but are you by any chance Lady Caitlin?”

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Caitlin shook her head as to argue with Steven's statement about having bad timing. In fact, his timing was impeccably coincidental as the lady feared thinking even more about returning to Sinnoh. She wasn't going to openly let him know about that, however. They were just meeting. She did appreciate his bow, though. It seemed that Steven Stone was living up to his reputation as a gentleman.

Caitlin smiled kindly at him, admittedly a bit impressed and intrigued about his desire to speak with someone new. It wasn't often she came across people who were genuinely interested in getting to know others for selfless reasons. Steven interested her and she wasn't going to ignore his request to speak with her.

"Steven Stone," Caitlin repeated with a small nod. "I had a feeling it was you. You are not hard to recognize, Mister Stone."

She held out a small, delicate hand in return and gave Steven's a gentle yet firm handshake. It wasn't the usual way for her to introduce herself, but she certainly wasn't going to be rude. Caitlin only hoped her handshake was acceptable and blushed lightly at the thought of not doing it correctly.

"You are also not wrong," she added, sitting herself down gracefully onto the grace again. "I am Lady Caitlin of Unova's Elite Four. It is truly a pleasure to make your acquaintance, sir."

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

☽ as your shadow crosses mine ☾ archer&caitlin

[royal-storm-blog]

Archer was many things, and it seemed efficient was one of those things. Even now, while having a relaxing shower he was efficient in how much time he spent in it. That was not to say he didn’t do a good job cleaning himself up or anything, and truly his entire frame was clean within a matter of minutes. Certainly in harsh contrast to the lengthy bath the princess had just taken before him. Admittedly though, he did not enjoy the heavy perfume associate with the shampoo, conditioner and body wash Caitlin had but he had no other choice it seemed. He stepped from the shower, a towel wrapped loosely around his waist.  Wouldn’t it be counter productive to put back on his dirty clothes? After a quick scan of the bathroom he didn’t see any robes that would fit him. Hm. After drying himself off so that he wasn’t dripping, Archer opened the door back into the room. Opposite of him was Caitlin seated at her vanity, the large mirror exposing her bare chest. Archer smirked towards his distant reflection. “My my princess… How dirty of you. Being topless when you have a guest over?” He chuckled- the noise was as hollow and humorless as ever. “I was going to ask if you had any robes large enough for me to fit into but it seems what I am looking at now is much more enjoyable..” The last words were quiet, and Archer let his eyes travel the length of her exposed skin through the mirror. 

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Caitlin didn't recall hearing the water shut off. She was too consumed in her usual nightly activities; hair brushing, moisturizing, face cleansing, and other things of that nature. For a little while, during those things, she managed to forget that there was even a guest in her bathroom. She let her guard slip, not sensing any movements other than her own.

“My my princess… How dirty of you. Being topless when you have a guest over?”

Caitlin froze, her eyes moving from the objects on her vanity to the large mirror in front of her. Feeling her breath catch in her throat, she saw Archer's reflection behind her own. A deep flush overtook her skin, the vibrant eyes widening noticeably.

"I-" she gasped, her hands quickly moving to cover her bare chest. "I- I didn't... hear..." Caitlin trailed off, widened eyes traveling the length of his freshly cleaned body.

Finding herself becoming distracted by Archer's own loosely covered appearance, the princess had to clear her throat. Objects began shaking ever so slightly on the vanity in front of her, a sign of her fluster and nervousness. How could she let herself be caught this way? It wasn't like her to be outwardly vulnerable.

Caitlin couldn't find it within herself to shoo him, however. Instead, she looked back over her shoulder, trying to relax her mind.

"I did not hear you approaching," she finally spat, her voice more leveled.

The blush remained on her face, though, and she was unable to shake the fact that Archer referred to his view as enjoyable. His mission for a robe was what Caitlin should have been focusing on and she knew that. The princess also knew that his quest for such a thing would be futile, less he decided to pay Marshal or Grimsley a visit -- which would be a terrible idea.

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A Lady's Time Out

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Shauntal could be found jogging down those tall steps heading right to the lobby. Bookworm as she was, her parents made sure she had some athleticism in her life. Running seems sweet and simple. Though… Maybe she wasn’t as in shape as she liked. Her parents would shake their head.

“Cailitiiin!” Shauntal called, signalling she was coming. Reaching the princess in a timely manner, she caught her breath. Ah, that was not very lady-like.

“I placed a sign on my door; they’ll have to get through the boys first.” She laughed light heartedly. “I doubt any will pass.”

She inspected Caitlin’s outfit. A habit, she looked every bit as elegant as she usually appeared. Shauntal adjusted the purse over her shoulder. It was small, purple and practical. “You look cute.” She complimented. “I hope it’s not too hot.” She didn’t do so well in super heat.

“What are you in the mood for?” Breakfast was sounding extremely good right now. Truthfully she wanted some pancakes… With blueberries! Ah whipped cream…

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Upon hearing her named, Caitlin turned around to face a slightly out-of-breath Shauntal. She blinked at the sight, perplexed as to why she was in such a rush. Was she late? The princess glanced at the clock in the lobby. It didn't seem so.

"Ah. Good. I doubt any will pass as well. Challengers I've seen this summer have been quite... lazy," she responded, stifling a yawn.

“You look cute.”

Caitlin found her cheeks flush lightly at the compliment her colleague offered. How Shauntal of her. She supposed she might as well return the sentiment. It wasn't as if she'd be lying, anyway. The author always knew how to dress, Caitlin thought.

"Thank you, Shauntal. You as well. I am certain that if it's warm, it will not be unbearable. The climate shift Unova has experienced has made this summer a bit cooler, wouldn't you agree?"

Giving a quick thought to what she wanted for breakfast, Caitlin found herself craving fresh fruit and a waffle with powdered sugar, butter, and loads of sweet syrup. It was a breakfast she had often back in Sinnoh, and her favorite. No restaurant in the world could compare, but some would do.

"Something sweet," Caitlin answered. "Shall we take the car to a shopping center? Surely there will be quaint restaurants we could choose from."

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A Lady's Time Out

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An hour and a half was plenty. She nodded, even if the other couldn’t see. “Great! Sleep… Is good but even too much will throw off a mood, we’ll have fun today I promise.” Shauntal’s voice and mood became quite cheerful. “I’ll meet you in the outdoor lobby.” The lobby was the space that connected all the elite’s arenas. “See you.” She acknowledged in a goodbye, before waiting Caitlin’s goodbye so she could hang up, as it was polite.

Oh the things she needed to do. Shauntal puffed a sigh at what she should wear, walking over to her closet. She didn’t want to wear the usual. After all if one was to try all sorts of outfits, the elite would need to change, re-change, undress, change. Several times!

Pulling out a purple skirt, no tights, red flats. That was one half done. Sifting through her selection of shirts, she pulled out a white blouse, sleeveless, maybe a bit low cut. However, it came with a built-in undershirt as to not be too see-through.  Simple, simple and light was good.

There were other things she needed to do to get ready, despite having her outfit now. She kept a mental note at the time as it passed.

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Caitlin smiled slightly, stepping out of bed and into slippers.

"Yes, I'm sure we will," she responded. "I'll see you there, Shauntal. Take care."

After hanging up, the princess sat at her vanity and began to brush out her hair. Even with the help of her telekinesis it took a good half hour to get tame. Caitlin always grew frustrated when it came time to do her hair, whether it be at night after her baths or showers, or in the morning after waking up. Getting it to look nice was the hardest part.

Once that was over with, Caitlin got herself dressed in some of her signature clothes. A simple pink sundress and a white shawl would do for today. The weather was supposed to be promising, after all.

As Caitlin made her way out toward the lobby to meet Shauntal, she wondered what she'd gotten herself into. It wasn't as if she didn't enjoy shopping. She did. She just didn't often go with anyone. The writer was always pleasant company, however, so Caitlin wasn't too worried.

She stood in the lobby awaiting the arrival of her colleague, looking around as she did so. Hopefully there would be no challengers today, or at least very few. Caitlin was sure, if there were, they wouldn't get passed Marshal and Grimsley anyway.

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

|One Temporary Escape|

[championsteven]

The Victory Road in Unova didn’t dissapoint, it was just a hard a trip as any other. Perhaps this was why he had decided, on his small trip to Unova, to climb it a day before his departure. If it was the last thing he did on a Region he did not often visit, it had to be something good.

As such, it is where he found himself. After some technical blabber with the officials standing in the way to the ‘path to glory’, he was allowed entry (he had also assured the officials that he was merely there for the climb, not the challenge that lied on the top).

However, his climb soon found itself to a stop as he reached what seemed to be the stop, or was it? It was merely… quite the large place.

Perhaps where the Elite Four housed themselves.

He gave the place a long look and smiled to himself, about to turn and leave when he spotted someone. A female under the shade of a tree, quite the healthy one.

… He was just passing through, but perhaps speaking to her might prove to be fruitful. From where he stood, he could tell who she was. After all, Cynthia and her were friends, correct?

Caitlin, was it? Granted, he had only heard her name in passing…

Shrugging to himself, and shaking his head, Steven Stone quickly swapped his current destination with another. A chat here, then maybe climb down and return to the hotel. It would cut the trip short, but he hadn’t really… He had not accomplished much during this one, having put off his thoughts for another day, yet again.

Walking up to the female and her floating Pokémon, a psyquic type from the looks of things (it’s name started with Mu, but he had yet to really memorize Pokémon species of Unova), he paused once he was two steps away, then finally spoke up.

“My apologies if I am interrupting.” He started after some thought. What could he say to someone to start a conversation? Ah, well, it’d be best to apologize. She seemed to be deep in thought, perhaps he shouldn’t have spoken.

“Do you mind if we exchange a few words, miss?”

Well, he knew her name, but it was rude to utter it so without at least knowing if she was comfortable with it! For all he knew, she preferred some sort of nickname or perhaps would rather strangers call her by her last name.

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Caitlin had let her guard down while her mind was so preoccupied. Usually she could easily sense someone approaching and quickly figure out who it was and why they were there. This time, however, she had no idea that a visitor was passing through, nearing her by the second. Musharna had been napping, not picking up on any potential danger toward her trainer.

It wasn't until she heard a voice that Caitlin was brought from her stupor. She let out a small startled gasp and jerked her head toward the source.

Her eyes were met with a tall, impeccably handsome, young man with silvery hair and matching eyes. He was dressed to the nines and had such a kind look upon his face. The princess automatically knew she was in no danger of an unpleasant interaction. 

It didn't take more than a millisecond later for Caitlin to fully recognize her visitor as Steven Stone, Hoenn's former champion and the heir to the Devon Corporation. She wondered what he could possibly want with her, with Unova's Elite Four in general, deciding not to prod through his mind for answers. Her own mind was a bit tired from all that dreadful thinking she'd been doing.

The blonde stood up, brushing her dress off. She cleared her throat and offered Steven a polite smile, giving a graceful curtsy.

"You aren't interrupting a thing," she responded. "What is it that I can do for you?"

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

do you have feelings for darach?

"I have feelings for a lot of people. I do think you should be a bit more specific when asking questions. If you mean romantic feelings, I suppose I should be honest. I did when I was younger."

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

|One Temporary Escape|

It was often days such as these that Caitlin became tempted to return to Sinnoh. Days when Unova had a fresher, more familiar scent to the air, days when Unova didn't quite feel like the home the blonde once knew. But was that even a home to begin with? Did she have a true home?

Caitlin stood on the grounds leading to the Elite Four's home. There was a crispness in the air that resembled the coming of autumn. Soon another freezing winter would follow. It was always funny to her how seasons changed, how weather could go from one extreme to the other so quickly.

The small princess always found the cold to be intolerable. Her petite figure made her chilly very easily in the first place and, to her, it was the most depressing of seasons. Caitlin disliked looking out of her window for her eyes to be met with bare trees and grey skies. She felt enough hollowness in her heart already. Having nature reflect that was only a reminder of the life she dropped and left behind.

Caitlin pushed some stray hair behind her ear as a cool breeze blew through the grass. With Musharna at her side, she made her way over to sit under a nearby tree. Lately she'd been wondering what would happen if she decided to pay her prior residence in Sinnoh a visit. What would her parents say? Her old coworkers? Darach?

Darach.

As Caitlin sat in the grass under the shade of the leaves, she balled a small fist in the fabric of the skirt of her dress. With a swallow, she allowed her eyes to meet the sky through the natural canopy of the tree.

He would surely loathe her for leaving, even if her reasons were important to her. How could she do something so selfish? Yet, at the same time, Caitlin felt as if she was being selfish for staying at his side. She felt like a burden, like she was holding Darach back from accomplishing so many other amazing things. There were so many reasons for her departure. Would he even listen to them if they were to meet again?

He assisted her through so many trying moments in her life. He was always there to keep her calm and happy -- but those were things Darach was paid to do. Caitlin couldn't think of one person who would willingly want to stand by her as she struggled to control her powers, fought with her parents, and fought with herself. Maybe he was relieved she'd left. The blonde knew that, if she were him, she'd be glad to be rid of someone like herself.

Going back to Sinnoh would be a horrible idea. That was the conclusion she always came to in the end of thoughts such as these.

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A Lady's Time Out

“In the future, maybe. W-Well, I wouldn’t want to be caught on an occasion and not have something to wear!” She flushed slightly at that. Maybe it was a silly reason.

“You’re perceptive as always. I would like to go shopping today. I’m happy you answered the phone so early. How about I come over in a few hours? Gives us some time to really wake up. Though… Have you had breakfast yet? It’s quite slow in the season for battling I thought… We could take a day off~~” She tried to insist in a sweet voice. It wasn’t like they were shrugging responsibility. But Shauntal wanted a break and even if their arenas were close, when battling, it wasn’t like they were really together all that often.

Shauntal tapped the pokénav gently as she waited for Caitlin’s answer.

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"Mmm, I see," Caitlin responded, sitting up in bed.

She rubbed an eye sleepily, suppressing a yawn. As she glanced over into her vanity's mirror, she agreed with Shauntal. She definitely needed a little while to tame her thick mess of hair.

"I have not eaten yet, no. I think that sounds like a delightful idea, though, Shauntal. I am getting to the point where I am quite tired of sleeping my spare time away."

Caitlin quickly checked the time on her PokeNav before speaking again.

"I shall see you in about an hour and a half, then?"

[thekristalstar]

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Actually I'm curious at where I might get a... light sort of party dress. It's been so long since I've gone out... We can do a girl's night too!

"A party dress? Are you attending something?"

Caitlin nodded, though, admitting to herself that time with Shauntal did sound very nice -- and much needed.

"That sounds delightful," she agreed. "Would you like to go shopping today, then?"

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Caitlin dear, I was wondering if you'd like to go shopping sometime. I was thinking you'd know best.

"Ah! Shauntal!"

"I'm quite glad you suggested such a thing. I'm so bored these days that I am not sure what to do with myself other than sleep. Getting together sounds delightful. Did you have any place in mind that you'd like to shop at?"

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Would you mingle limbs with Executive Archer?

"Mingle limbs, you say? That sounds a bit uncomfortable to me."

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

ARCHER

"I... I'm not quite sure what it is about him, but I find myself very drawn to him. I worry about his well-being and I wish for his safety above many other things."

Caitlin paused, looking down at her feet.

"Considering how he and I relate to one another, I care about him quite a bit. I have faith in him and I am an ally -- a safe haven, above all else."

"And I suppose you could categorize my feelings for him as romantic, if you wish to."

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

Kris!1

"Kris? Is that the young woman who is Archer's associate? I'm afraid I don't know much about her, other than that. It would be wrong of me to make an opinion on someone that I've hardly spoken with, don't you agree?"

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(Marshal)

"Marshal is one of the dearest people to me," Caitlin began, a fond smile appearing on her lips. "When I first arrived at the Elite Four I was a bit intimidated by him, but as the saying goes -- you cannot judge a book by its cover."

"To me, Marshal is a kind, sweet gentleman who possesses a great amount of strength. I feel very safe around him and I do enjoy spending time with him, even if he finds a bit of humor in poking fun at me in the ways that he does."

[ladycattleyaa-blog]

WOUDL YOU HAVE SEX SWITH TEAM ROCKTE

"Are you an imbecile?"