Diamond Dust

Hi there! It's Candice from Snowpoint City. I'm the 'Diamond Dust Girl', but 'Candice' will suffice! Habit: Speaking in third person. . . Golden League has closed, this blog won't be in use anymore. The blog will be left as it was before GLM closed. ❄ {Golden League} [RPer = GMT] [Active!] [Personal][Threads]

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So um, you should all know that GLM is closing and stuff so, might as well be frank and say goodbye. It's been great to get know people from GLM, and maybe we can still chat and stuff, if you'd like to like, contact me then my personal is souffleee. I don't think I have it in me to turn Candice-blog or Lucille-blog into an indie or use the blogs for anything else or to even carry on RPing, so they'll probably just be here. You can unfollow if you want, but I won't be posting much anyways, it was nice whilst it lasted! See you all around if we ever do,

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OOC: Inactivity, sadface

I'll try my best to get back to replies and write Opens and whatnot, but even my weekends are booked right up, so I don't get much time to hang around ;u; I'll most likely do replies on weekdays now (when practically no one bothers to check their RP blogs?) so keep your eyes peeled! Or I'll peel them for you uwu! Hehe, I hope everyone's doing well at school/college and life or whatever c:! Don't be afraid to start up a thread with me, though it might take me time to reply to you ;u; 

  -Replies owed, Candice: Roxanne, Thorton Lucille: Roxanne only, I think ovo;;-

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Pigtail Buddies [Roxanne&Candice]

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Roxanne struggled to remain friendly despite noticing that the other gym leader had considerably quietened down after the onslaught. It wasn’t that she minded, really — it has just been a long day and Candice was much to bubbly to be considered her age. 

She began giggling at the thought, hand raised to her lips to stifle the bubbling laughter from her core as she recalled a student she had a few years ago who was exactly like Candice. “Where do I teach?” she repeated between giggles.. “Why, I teach at the Rustboro Gym. It doubles up as a classroom when the gym is closed.”

Feeling the need to explain herself, Roxanne hushed herself before explaining her outburst. “Ahh, don’t mind me, Candice. You remind me of an extremely spirited student I’ve had several years ago. The first time she walked into the gym, she too asked me where I taught, unaware that she was already staring at the teacher and in the “classroom”. Of course, being the young and headed girl she was, she quickly retrieved a Pokeball from her holster and challenged me to a gym battle.. and that was how I taught my first ever lesson.”

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Cocking her head, Candice looked at the other Gym Leader a little oddly, she seemed to have started giggling... But for what reason, Candice did not know why. Though she had calmed down considerably more from her high-on-life-ness, she cracked a smile as the other girl laughed more and more and more. Though finding out that the gym doubled up as a classroom was pretty cool, she'd never really thought of teaching in a gym, maybe there was some funky set-up in Rustboro Gym...

Listening to the girl explain and tell her story, Candice was a little amused at how she may have come across. 'Headed and young', well Candice was certainly young. She wondered what being a teacher would be like... She did teach people stuff from time to time, sometimes being a tutor of sorts to some struggling trainers. "Hmm, being a teacher must be... Tough? Do you like being a teacher?" Candice asked, sure teaching was fun and an appealing life choice, but imagine all the children you'd have to handle... She laughed a little, "I take it you're good with children, and headstrong girls too." 

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○A Frozen Encounter○

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The smaller male was admittedly fading in and out of consciousness at this point. He really wasn’t adapted for the cold weather, he learned this years ago when he first came to Snowpoint but this time around was probably too much for him to handle. He really wasn’t to responsive, trying to keep his head up. With poor circulation, it really wasn’t a smart choice to be our in the cold for long, it didn’t take him long to loose feeling in his limbs.

Porygon-Z at his side beeped rather loudly, in a way of trying to wake his master. Though when the other didn’t answer the gym leaders questions, the beeping got a bit more erratic. Thorton coughed into his scarf, being it covered the majority of his face other than his eyes. It took him a lot of effort, but he managed to pull out his frontier badge, the tiny card that proved his rank and position at the factory. Being a part of the frontier was almost as good or in some instances better than being an elite four member. Though right now it was his only real way to communicate with the girl… What was her name? Thorton was positive he’d remember once he actually saw her face. If he could stay awake. This was a horrible idea, he chalked another tally on the mental chalkboard Thorton: 0 Nature: 1.

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Candice’s brows furrowed a little at his condition, his coughing and inability to keep his head up worried her a little, well, quite a lot. Glaceon settled next to her feet, warily looking Thorton, noticing his Porygon-Z’s constant beeping and nudging Candice’s leg slightly. The Gym Leader, too, caught onto the Pokemon’s beeping, it was erratic and sounded quite worried for semi-monotous beeps. She waited for a reply, but figured there’d be no use since he couldn’t even seem to stay awake, standing back up straight again, she looked around to see if there were any field medics or just anyone who could help. Alas, nobody. Not a single soul in sight, only the open, white route before her and this boy. 

She glanced down at Glaceon, wondering what to do, however some rustling beside her. In his pale fingers was a card, one she recognised to be official. She carefully took the card and looked it over, seeing the name, date of birth and occupation (plus other miscellaneous details), Candice understood that he was Thorton, the famous electronics/technology kid who wasn’t actually a kid but looked kind of like one. She’d heard of him before, but she didn’t think she’d ever meet him in real life, let alone in a small snowstorm. Her eyes flitted back up, glancing at Thorton.

Panic coursed through her, not sure what to do as she saw his eyes drooping a little. It was already serious enough that he couldn’t answer a question, a simple one at that, but now he also seemed to be losing consciousness. Candice had heard of people dying in these kind of incidents, generally those who never really came to Snowpoint or those who just weren’t well adjusted to the cold. ‘That’s a bit morbid’, she thought. Acting quickly, she tried to carry Thorton, he was light, maybe around the same weight as her, though she still struggled to carry him without feeling awkward herself. She let Glaceon lead the way, since Thorton’s head/hair was blocking her view, she could only rely on her trusted Pokemon, following his tail. Glad that the Frontier Brain was in a sort of dazed state, she carried him, hoping to get back to Snowpoint in under 20 minutes…

She figured that the walk (or trudge rather) from here to Snowpoint City would take about 10 minutes on a fine day, however, under these circumstances it seemed that it’d take even longer. Though if push comes to shove, Candice could risk sending out her Abomasnow or Staraptor to send Thorton to the Pokemon Centre… The end of the route came into view, a wide gap inbetween the trees leading to the Acuity Lakefront, she could feel Thorton’s breaths (as creepy as that sounded), they were deep and subtle, but still there… Snapping out of her thoughts as she heard the Factory Brain’s Pokemon beep beside her, she quickly made her way to the Lakefront, usually the weather there was a little clearer than out here. 

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Neziki didn’t have the mentality to really respond to the events around him, though that could mostly be in part the fact he really wasn’t all too there himself. 

How long had it been? Why did everything feel so… How did everything feel..?

Neziki opened his eyes weakly, he could already feel the weight of his headband pressing his forehead. He groaned deeply, shivering slightly. Once his eyes adjusted to the bright white of the pokemon center walls he had realized that he must have been moved. But how long ago? He felt so empty and cold, not to mention confused and alone. 

Porygon-Z beeped as its master startled it, buzzing over to his bedside. Porygon-z wanted nothing more than to go back at this point, back to the warmer climate of the frontier grounds. Porygon-Z knew that Nejiki wasn’t adjusted for the cold. Yet he couldn’t stop him from leaving. 

Turning onto his side, Neziki pulled the covers over his head. “F-Five more minutes…” he said in a tired, muffled cry. 

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Candice half-listened, idly nodding her head a little from time to time at the doctor. Their steps were in sync, as she had noted, not that she wasn't listening to the doctor... The Doc only went on about how good her timing was, scolded her a little for what she had done wrong, and told her about how the Factory Head was doing. "He should be fine," he began, "nothing too serious, close call however. Possible case of pneumonia, though very unlikely. However, the common cold is evident, make sure he's well and if anything happens then ring a nurse." He scribbled something on his clipboard, pushed his glasses up and shook Candice's hand. Shuffling back to another part of the Pokemon Centre / Hospital. The hallways were a little bleak, and the hospital was really only here for accidents like what happened to Thorton. 

Candice stood in front of his door, contemplating whether to enter or not... 'Maybe he's still sleeping or changing or eating or something.' She didn't really want to disrupt him or anything... Though she still had to check if he was okay. 'Candice really shouldn't do this but...' She thought, going back to her childish habit of using the third person. Quietly opening the plain, white door, she took a peek inside, only to see a resting Thorton and his Porygon-Z beeping quietly beside his bed. Her body relaxed at seeing and knowing he was fine, she walked up to him, making sure to not make any sound. Candice looked down at the small guy, giving him a poke also, when he didn't respond, she gave him another poke, followed by another and another...

Until he rolled over and mumbled something. She pulled a face, too much rest is a bad idea just as much as too little rest. In one swift motion she pulled the the cover up into the air, letting a lovely cold blast of air from the movement rush underneath the duvet. 

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He let out a chuckle when she had given such a funny reaction, though it felt strange to do that. The days here passed by the same as always, unless he escaped a few times. Less often these days, mostly since he has been having strange troubles with breathing. Not as bad as before, but it just felt so strange.. Perhaps having no one at all? Wally did not have any friends, well, did Ruby count as a friend..? The trainer wanted to know so bad, but had no idea of the location of Ruby.. Ruby is a greater trainer and could be off doing something great for all he’d know! 

Smiling a little to Candice, the reaction to the Wingull was interesting.. It showed what she was used to or how much she was paying attention. Now, how would he react to everything else where from here.. “Hm.. The pleasure is all mine.” Wally did his best to sound respectful, especially since Candice was older and new to this town. Actually, Wally wasn’t the best to talk to, but Candice had confronted him.. “Rather quiet, peaceful and holds a great mystery.” The sick boy really didn’t like Pacifidlog, but what could he do? “Really?” For sure he knew she was from a different region, very different from Hoenn. Half land, half water and mostly sunny! 

Candice seemed so at ease, enjoying the water around.. A kind look on her face, different from other faces he had seen. Gentle about what she was doing.. The way she laughed, there was no way that she was much older.. Was this how it looked like when someone visited another region? Wally said nothing since he was so mesmerized with Candice. The way she went on to do as she wished, looking at ease.. Nothing seemed to disturb him as he stared at Candice, envying her for a very stupid reason. 

When she asked about where he had came from, he felt shocked and quickly pushed it aside. Gulping, he thought about what he should say.. Had it been obvious he wasn’t form this region? His skin tone did differ from others in the Hoenn region and perhaps that had been why? Should he even tell her that he was from the Unova region? “W-Well..” Wally just couldn’t lie to her, but he didn’t have to say the whole truth right? “I’m from Verdanturf Town.. Uh, I moved around a lot and that was the last place I was at before coming here. Now, this place is my home.” Feeling a bit proud that he said it rather calmly, he gave her a big smile. 

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From the corner of her eye, Candice saw Wally watching her. Maybe it was something she did that made his attention be on her, her eyes focused back on the water again, deciding that not questioning it would be for the best. She listened to Wally, not saying a single peep, it was a nice way to spend a day like this; sat outside and listening to someone talk. She didn’t feel like talking much, just lazing around really, especially after a long journey here, but as she heard him stutter a little and a few quiet words in reply to her question, she knew he was making an effort. Maybe she should too…

“Verdanturf huh…” Candice recognized the town to be the place for Normal Contests, that was really all she knew about the place since her knowledge of Hoenn was pretty… Limited. “Um, sounds like a nice place!” She flashed a smile in his direction, “But I guess Pacifidlog doesn’t really feel like home to you…” She said, her grin turning into a calm one, much like Wally’s. The boy seemed so calm, at peace, Candice had never met anyone like him. He seemed a little… Feeble, but she could see that he was nice and probably wanted to do things to the best of his ability, maybe. From what she could gather, he didn’t seem like he led an extremely exciting lifestyle, but he seemed content with it to some extent… “Really.” She repeated a little slowly to Wally, “I come from a place called Snowpoint City…” ‘The land of ice and snow’ she sarcastically quipped. That was a little out of character for her, but each and every time she ventured out of her hometown, she always felt the need to compare it to other towns and cities. It wasn’t very fair to be honest, but Candice just felt that a place like Snowpoint City, where no flowers grew and a place of hardly any life asides from ice-types and humans, could be much better. ‘But... It’s good enough!’

She smiled fondly at Wally, “How old are you? You don’t look a day over… um, 16? 15? 14?” There really was no point to even trying to sound cool, though Wally acted very quiet for someone, whom Candice guessed, wasn’t even 17. She glanced around at the quiet town, only the sound of the waves and maybe some Wingulls. The logs floated in its own rhythm, the Gym Leader craned her neck a little, looking at all the little wooden houses and buildings in the distance which bobbed up and down ever so slightly. “Do you just stay here all day? Everyday?” She asked, putting a hand up to her brow in an attempt to block the sun from her eyes. “Shouldn’t you be out with friends or… Something?” She smiled at him in case she may have sounded a little harsh, but it seemed that most children and teens and whatnot were out and about... 

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Pigtail Buddies [Roxanne&Candice]

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Roxanne smiled. The fellow Leader’s enthusiasm was really something to be commended — it kind of reminded her of her own students when they learned a new concept; the same gleam in their eyes and the excitability pouring out from each of them. 

She shook the extended hand firmly, returning the goofy grin with a polite one. “It’s alright, Candice. Most of the people here know me as a Teacher before the Gym Leader title. Suppose it’s because the gym activity has been slowing down with the whole buzz over at Unova.”

Roxanne flinched at the onsalught of questions, pausing for a moment before speaking again. This girl was decidedly hyperactive, though it did interest her quite a bit.

“Yes, this is Rustboro City, and I am the Leader. I specialize in Rock-types and I love my team equally.. though Steelix has been my longest companion.” The brunette paused, a laughter filling the momentary silence that ensued.  ”And yourself, Candice? Other that your ice-type Pokemon, do you have any other interests? “

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'Oh? A teacher...' Candice figured she was probably really smart, which was sort of expected for a Gym Leader, but looking at Roxanne like this, she seemed like a really nice girl, well dressed etc. She seemed more like a Lady or Aroma Lady to Candice, but maybe it was the difference between Sinnoh and Hoenn fashions... Noticing Roxanne being a little uncomfortable with the outburst of questions, the Sinnoh girl quietened down. 

"Rock Types..." She parroted, it reminded her of Roark, only, Roxanne wasn't dressed in mining clothes and covered in dust... Candice giggled, 'Steelix has been my longest companion', resisting the urge to make a cheesy joke out of that, the ice-type specialist answered Roxanne's question. "I... Quite like to go out for a walk, maybe a little excursion too!" Her eyes lit up at the thought of a trip to anywhere in the Pokemon World, however she didn't think about that too much since she was on a trip to Rustboro anyways. "Do you have any interests? Asides from rock-types and teaching?" Candice asked, "Oh! Where do you teach?" She figured that this would be a good question to ask, just to ease any awkwardness. Maybe. 

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OOC: Hey!

Just wanted to say that I'm back at school now! This may be irrelevant but oh well, I wanted you guys to know that if my replies are really slow or something then it's probably because I've got lots of homework ;u; 3-4 hours of homework a night is really harsh but whatever... I'll try to get Roxanne's reply done tonight! I've got Wally's drafted, that should be all, right? ovoa (And I'm waiting on all my threads on Lucille.) 

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○A Frozen Encounter○

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The smaller male was admittedly fading in and out of consciousness at this point. He really wasn't adapted for the cold weather, he learned this years ago when he first came to Snowpoint but this time around was probably too much for him to handle. He really wasn't to responsive, trying to keep his head up. With poor circulation, it really wasn't a smart choice to be our in the cold for long, it didn't take him long to loose feeling in his limbs.

Porygon-Z at his side beeped rather loudly, in a way of trying to wake his master. Though when the other didn't answer the gym leaders questions, the beeping got a bit more erratic. Thorton coughed into his scarf, being it covered the majority of his face other than his eyes. It took him a lot of effort, but he managed to pull out his frontier badge, the tiny card that proved his rank and position at the factory. Being a part of the frontier was almost as good or in some instances better than being an elite four member. Though right now it was his only real way to communicate with the girl... What was her name? Thorton was positive he'd remember once he actually saw her face. If he could stay awake. This was a horrible idea, he chalked another tally on the mental chalkboard Thorton: 0 Nature: 1.

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Candice's brows furrowed a little at his condition, his coughing and inability to keep his head up worried her a little, well, quite a lot. Glaceon settled next to her feet, warily looking Thorton, noticing his Porygon-Z's constant beeping and nudging Candice's leg slightly. The Gym Leader, too, caught onto the Pokemon's beeping, it was erratic and sounded quite worried for semi-monotous beeps. She waited for a reply, but figured there'd be no use since he couldn't even seem to stay awake, standing back up straight again, she looked around to see if there were any field medics or just anyone who could help. Alas, nobody. Not a single soul in sight, only the open, white route before her and this boy. 

She glanced down at Glaceon, wondering what to do, however some rustling beside her. In his pale fingers was a card, one she recognised to be official. She carefully took the card and looked it over, seeing the name, date of birth and occupation (plus other miscellaneous details), Candice understood that he was Thorton, the famous electronics/technology kid who wasn't actually a kid but looked kind of like one. She'd heard of him before, but she didn't think she'd ever meet him in real life, let alone in a small snowstorm. Her eyes flitted back up, glancing at Thorton.

Panic coursed through her, not sure what to do as she saw his eyes drooping a little. It was already serious enough that he couldn't answer a question, a simple one at that, but now he also seemed to be losing consciousness. Candice had heard of people dying in these kind of incidents, generally those who never really came to Snowpoint or those who just weren't well adjusted to the cold. 'That's a bit morbid', she thought. Acting quickly, she tried to carry Thorton, he was light, maybe around the same weight as her, though she still struggled to carry him without feeling awkward herself. She let Glaceon lead the way, since Thorton's head/hair was blocking her view, she could only rely on her trusted Pokemon, following his tail. Glad that the Frontier Brain was in a sort of dazed state, she carried him, hoping to get back to Snowpoint in under 20 minutes...

She figured that the walk (or trudge rather) from here to Snowpoint City would take about 10 minutes on a fine day, however, under these circumstances it seemed that it'd take even longer. Though if push comes to shove, Candice could risk sending out her Abomasnow or Staraptor to send Thorton to the Pokemon Centre... The end of the route came into view, a wide gap inbetween the trees leading to the Acuity Lakefront, she could feel Thorton's breaths (as creepy as that sounded), they were deep and subtle, but still there... Snapping out of her thoughts as she heard the Factory Brain's Pokemon beep beside her, she quickly made her way to the Lakefront, usually the weather there was a little clearer than out here. 

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Pigtail Buddies [Roxanne&Candice]

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Roxanne eyed the girl that bounced up in front of her, nearly suffocating a heart attack in the process. Come and watch? Roxanne parroted in her mind, clearly recalling that Gym Leaders were asked to take part — not just watch. 

“Ahh, you’re participating. A gym leader like myself then? I see.” Roxanne mused quietly, understanding the girl’s purpose a little more. “My name is Roxanne, Leader of the Rustoboro City Gym. It’s my pleasure to meet you…” Well, whoever she was — the other party sure seemed like a happy enough person. Perhaps they would get along. 

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Candice's eyes opened wide a little more as realisation finally hit her. 

"A gym leader like myself then? I see."

So this girl, standing in front of her, was a Gym Leader. At first, Candice couldn't really tell, she just seemed like any other person she'd seen so far in Hoenn. However she now realised the details she'd looked over, like how she seemed to come off as a girl with power in the way she stood and dressed herself. Happily extending a hand to the Gym Leader, "Sorry Roxanne! I didn't know you were a Gym Leader, whoops." the ice-type specialist said, a sort of lopsided-ish smile on her face.

 "Oh hey, isn't this town called 'Rustboro City'? Does that mean you're the Gym Leader here?" Candice asked, "What type do you specialise in? What's your favourite Pokemon?" Her eyes seemed to gleam as she kept asking these questions, it was safe to say that the Snowpoint girl was in a very good mood today. She seemed to be overflowing with enthusiasm and cheer, the reason behind it was pretty simple: She was on a trip to Hoenn. Excursions and Trips beyond Snowpoint City always put a big smile on Candice's face, and coming to a region so far away was no exception. 

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○A Frozen Encounter○

Nejiki had been overworking himself, or so he had decided. With no trainers expected to visit the factory over the weekend due to the holiday, he had decided to close his facility in order to take a trip of his own. To where, one may ask? Well no other than the frozen top of Sinnoh itself, Snowpoint City. Nejiki was one who did not do well in the cold. He had fair, thin skin and got sick easily. So why go to Snowpoint? Well, beneath the layers of snow and dropping temperatures, Snowpoint city had a lot to offer a person who had a thirst for knowledge such as himself.

He had braved the journey up the snowy peaks, bundled up in his long green coat, home made hat and scarf he had since his childhood pulled over him in weak attempt at keeping his face warm. Though even with the heavy winter coat and crocheted scarf and hat he could feel the cold chilling him to the bone. He pulled out a pokeball, the only one he had bothered to carry with him on his journey, and called upon his closest companion to be by his side as he traveled. The Porygon-z buzzed and jumped around its master, a way of it trying to comfort the freezing trainer.

He found some rocks, sitting himself down for a break. His legs were numb and he couldn’t tell be it from walking or the snow that had been pressing against his pants the entire trek up so far. Exhausted, he sighed, leaning against his Porygon-z as if it were a pillow. He wished to have the luxury to sleep, but he knew to do so in such an area would be suicide. If the cold weather and abundant snow hadn’t frozen him to an untimely death surly something else would be his down bringing. No map to go off, of as he had lost service on his Analyzer to determine a GPS signal, he felt hopeless in the frozen wasteland. 

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Candice gasped as an extra strong gust of wind blew from the North, it felt like a Razor Leaf attack hitting her straight on. The snow blurred her vision a little, but she kept trudging along, hoping to get home in one piece after a vigorous training session with her Pokemon. She decided to actually put her jumper on for once, deciding that catching a cold wasn't worth it, slipping her head through the neck hole and her pigtails popping up also, she kept on walking back through the thick snow, her Glaceon following with some ease. She glanced around, the Ace Trainers and Skiers also deciding to take some shelter, though some hardcore ones decided to train still despite the weather.  She smiled as she neared the halfway point of the route, she'd come to Route 217 enough times to know where most things were as well as how much farther she had to walk.

Ivory walked in front of her all of a sudden, his ears perking up upon noticing something in the distance. Candice squinted, trying to see what it was he was noticing, though all she saw were the big pines which surrounded the route... And also an odd green lump. It camouflaged with the trees a bit but, then there was a pink dot by it too. The Gym Leader made her way over there, following her Pokemon. As they neared blob, she discovered that it was in fact, a young man (who looked a bit like a boy), sitting on a rock with a rather... Odd Pokemon behind his head. Candice had seen that kind of Pokemon before but, she couldn't put a name to it's face. She stopped looking at the Pokemon as she got closer to the person, he seemed a little cold, obviously not from around here...

"Hey!" She bent down, now eye-level with him, "Um, are you okay out here? I don't think it's a good idea to stay out and sleep here..."  She looked at him, wondering if he was suffering from pneumonia yet. Glaceon looked at the boy/man, walking around the rock he was perched on, giving a sceptical look at his... hair. "Do you want to go to Snowpoint City? That's the closest town from here by far, I'd be more than happy to take you there!" She said enthusiastically, helping people was something Candice had to do seeing as she was a Gym Leader, it was one of her unwritten duties. She handed out her hand to him, "My name's Candice. And you?" 

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☼ A Familiar Face [Ash&Candice]

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Ash blinked at her in confusion, and very slowly. What did she mean by that? “Famous?” He asked in a bewildered tone, his expression reminisce of a Deerling in the headlights as he looked straight into Candice eyes. “What do you mean by famous? And well, yeah I’d be able to see everyone again and that’s all I really want in all honesty. And ummm….” His face turned a beat red as Ash gave her a tiny grin. “Thanks for the compliment Candice. That really means a lot to me.” His eyes glanced towards her and back at himself. A thought struck him as how much longer it would be before he’d end up towering over. It nearly made him laugh really, as nearly over a year and some ago, she over towered him and now they were the same. Time sure flew by fast. Ash paused at the question and tried to figure out a way to explain. “It’s just… you girls are confusing,” He began. “One moment your happy, then sad and angry and then you’re happy again. I just don’t get it. My friend Iris acts like that. Do you know why?” His grin grew. “Oh? And here I thought complimenting a pretty girl got you everywhere,” Ash threw her a playful wink as he titled his head thoughtfully. “How about I show you around? I stayed here a bit when I challenged Elesa for her badge.”

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"Famous? Well y'know... Famous!" Candice said happily, little bouts of laughter following too, "There're so many cool trainers out there Ash! You've probably met loads of them already...! People like the Champions, they're famous, very famous!" She said enthusiastically, Candice had only met Cynthia out of all the Champions in the Pokemon World so far, she was getting hyped at the possibility of meeting more at the Tournament.

"Then there's also the Gym Leaders who're famous for things other than being a Gym Leader... Like Fantina! And that Green Oak guy from Kanto, Clair from Blackthorn in Jhoto..." She explained, she could think of a few more Gym Leaders but decided not to ramble. "They're very well known throughout the World, you may not think that, but in a non-trainer perspective, they are." She said, "Heh... Obviously, I'm not up there with those guys." she laughed a little, being a Gym Leader did mean having the duty of protecting their respective city or town, a Gym Leader like her would still be pretty well known... In Snowpoint City that is.

She paused, thinking that she probably rambled on far too much. "Sorry, rambled a little there... I don't blame you if you didn't get any of that!" She laughed, Candice supposed she just went off tangent there. However, she listened to Ash's opinion. "We girls are confusing...?" 'I'm confusing?' "Well, I can think of a few reasons why your friend Iris is so temperamental, as you described." Candice did know how boys tended to see girls as weird, with their moodswings and secrets and what have you, but the Gym Leader always tried to stray away from things like that. "It's just a... Thing. She'll be back to normal soon!" Candice reassured. Laughing inwardly at how sweet Ash was with this topic, naive too. 

Candice giggled at Ash's antics, "Charming as always. And I'd love that! Gosh, I don't even know how I managed to get here..." Truth be told, Candice just landed anywhere in Unova, not really caring where. 

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❅Snowgoers [Red&Candice]

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The silence was, like always, something he didn’t mind; it merely gave him a chance to admire the serenity of the place. It seemed as if Candice was thinking, too, and so he did not disturb her, only watching the snow as it spiraled slowly downwards. The chill and strangely ethereal beauty of the cold was something he could definitely admire, and for what seemed like an eternity and yet not, crimson eyes only gazed upwards. However, the gym leader who had ever-so-kindly escorted him here began to speak, and he redirected his attention to her.

A battle? Red blinked. The brunette knew that he was a former champion, and yet she still challenged him to a battle? And one for a badge, no less…! He had to admit, it certainly was a good offer. It wasn’t often that he was challenged anymore, anyways- no one even recognized him. He wouldn’t complain about that- after all, the whole reason he’d disappeared in the first place was to be forgotten- but he missed being challenged, missed the thrill of battling, and while he technically could still train in Viridian… There was no challenge. Mount Silver had the strongest (non-legendary) wild pokemon he’d ever seen, and even they posed little to no challenge. So now, he was merely training with his own team and with the surrounding environment, and this challenge he’d just received from a gym leader was most definitely a welcome one.

With the same perpetual pokerface and a kindling fire in his eyes, the former champion nodded, an air of determination already beginning to cling around him. Nothing had changed in his outward appearance- not muscle-wise, at least. His expression was the same, no muscle had moved a single inch, and he only stared evenly at the ice type gym leader before nodding shortly. It wasn’t an expression in the muscles, wasn’t one you could see, but rather, one you just felt- and this one was one of determination. 

Give me a good battle.

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The question had come out quite suddenly. Candice regretted it some, though acting on impulse may have been a good thing. The Winter time didn't bring many trainers, and after seeing the Hall of Fame entry date, Candice got a little excited at the notion of challenging someone who was probably much stronger than her. She subconsciously ran her hand across the Pokeballs along the band of her skirt, her eyes trained on the young man next to her; trying to figure out if it was a yes or no. Safe to say, Candice was very eager to have this battle, her eyes lit up a little when the other trainer nodded in his (what Candice had guessed) usual manner. She flashed him a thumbs up, turning around to walk a little ways away from him, creating a makeshift battle area. 

The snow was a little calmer now, no longer coming down as strong flurries like the morning and the gentle breezes would carry them slowly to the ground. She didn't know what to do or say now, the excitement of a battle made her a little overwhelmed. Not knowing what to say, she seemed to have forgotten all the rules of a normal Pokemon battle in that split second. "So, uh..." She began, "Um, does four Pokemon sound okay?" 'Was it three or four...?' "And... Single battle right?" whilst waiting for a signal from him, she thought of which four Pokemon she'd use... She didn't know what kind of Pokemon he had, she figured that it'd be most likely to be a variety sort of team than a specialist team like hers. 

She smiled at him, though he probably couldn't see since they were a ways apart. Taking a deep breath, she waved her hand around and shout-asked so he could hear, "Are the rules okay? Do you want to begin now?" 'Here goes nothing...'

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Pigtail Buddies [Roxanne&Candice]

“Well, it seems like I’ve been away for quite some time.. Does anybody mind telling me what has been happening? I hear there is a League Announcement about a Gym Leader’s World Tournament in Unova?”

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Energetically bouncing from place to place, Candice noticed a rather confused looking girl with some really gravity-defying pigtails, but she was one to talk. The young Ice type specialist was in a good mood today, smiles all around and pretty hyped up for just anything that came her way. "Hey! Hello," She smiled, "Yeah, there's a really cool Gym Leader's Tournament in Unova soon! Are you going to come and watch?" Candice had been invited herself, and it seemed news really did go around fast. "I'm Candice by the way, I'll be participating myself!" She introduced herself, "And you are...?" 

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Candice & Cynthia

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She laughed.

Oh such an adorable idea that was, getting into an actual relationship with a man she didn’t even know. Sure she had a lot to choose from, a hundred fans who would go for her, secret admirers and all that. But she wasn’t that desperate. True enough, she did have her eye on someone, but Cynthia didn’t trust the little sparkle in this kids eyes do maybe naming names wasn’t a good idea just yet.

“Oh sweet heart, the day he’d become not invisible would be a very good day for the Sinnoh gossip scene. So I’m sure you’d find out when then day comes, trust me.” she said, taking a sip and cringing slightly.

Longer than a Long Island indeed…

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"Oh? I guess..." Candice laughed a little, her brows furrowing a little also... She quietened down, sipping her milk. Candice watched as the champion cringed a little, maybe the alcohol was 'longer than a Long Island', but Candice didn't know much about that stuff. She started wondering about things as a silence fell upon them, they were trivial things, stuff like the weather and what she'd like to have for dinner tonight. The sounds of clinking glasses and cheering from a ways away brought her attention back onto track. Candice looked at Cynthia, wondering if she was drunk yet, Candice didn't know much about alcohol but, stuff like that knocked you out pretty quick.

But thinking back to what the champion said earlier, 'People gossiping about your relationships huh...', Candice had never been gossiped on, she wasn't popular enough to have some kind of celebrity gossip about her, 'unless I'm not looking in the right places... Hmm...' But back to Cynthia, "People actually gossip about stuff like that?" a hint of incredulousness in her voice, she'd rarely heard of any relationship gossip about Cynthia floating around. But then again... 'If she has no boyfriend then there would be no gossip...'

"Don't people ever think about personal space or privacy or whatever...?" Candice said, looking down at her glass.

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OOC:

Candice - Owed replies:

Red 

Ash 

Cynthia

Waiting on:

Wally

 Lucille-

Owed Replies:

N 

Waiting on:

Austin 

Bianca

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» Fresh Air «

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Tilting his head, the woman seemed a bit tripped up and it was kinda of cute in a way. “No need to apologize, I understand.” Wally smiled at the older one, not sure of what else to say. Hm, the woman’s clothes were interesting for a place like this or just Hoenn. It was very clear to him that she was not from here, since people had different types of clothes. Which region she was from was hard to tell since Wally did not have much information on other regions. 

Raising his hand, he shook her’s. “My name is Wally.” The green haired boy pondered on what to say to her. Though, she had said something else, but it was somewhat hard to hear. If he did hear right then.. “No, it isn’t a problem. Speaking to others is always pleasure.” Leaning back a bit, Wally continued to look up at Candice. 

He was about to question as to why she was here, but his words were a bit stuck on it. Ahh, how confusing words could be when taking to a stranger. How could he do this right and not mess up at all? How conflicting this was for him. At least he could try to say something. 

“How are you liking Pacifidlog? Must have taken a while to get here.” Wally closed the book and clung to it, focusing on Candice. That was the right thing to do, right? He was afraid to come off as a rude child if she thought he was a child. Well, he was aware his figure made him look young, which he is. Still, everyone had their own views on how mature everyone was and what considered someone to be a child.. 

Though, being considered a child was always upsetting to him.. Never really having playmates or doing child-like things.. How could Wally ever just be some kid to someone? They did not know who he was or what he did.. Ah, well, that’s just life for you sometimes. What a pain it could be..

Ack! Pay attention, Wally!

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"Oh, oh!" Candice sort of spaced out, thinking about her weird impression but upon hearing the young boy say it was okay... It relieved Candice. Usually she wouldn't greet strangers in such an odd way. She glanced at the boy, he had green hair -which wasn't exactly odd, but not everyday... He looked just a little pale, and with the way he sat alone and how he was so into that book, Candice guessed that he was a sort of 'bookworm!' She smiled proudly at her hypothesis, 'does seem likely'.  They shook hands, some Wingulls calling overhead made Candice a little surprised. She wasn't so used to being by the sea, the closest thing to being by the sea had been her visits to Volkner. "It's nice to meet you, Wally." She nodded, after a little look around at the calm town, she sat down. This way Wally wouldn't have to crane his neck so much to talk to her... "Oh, Pacifidlog is quite nice." She said, looking down at the water with a sincere smile, "I'm not so used to sunny and seaside-y places but, it's nice..." She trailed off, dipping her shoes into the water and moving them around.  "It did take a while to get here!" She laughed, "I didn't think Hoenn would be so far away...!" She'd wanted to check out some Hoenn contests seeing as she was quite the co-ordinator, however, somehow she had managed to land in Pacifidlog. Though the weather and townspeople were so nice, she wouldn't mind being here forever.

Slowly drifting off in a daydream, swishing her feet around in the clear blue water, the odd Wingull squawking and the sounds of the waves surrounded them. Candice sat quietly beside the boy, wondering what to say. She wanted to ask him what he liked, what he does, where he's from, she basically wanted to befriend him -though that sounded a little creepy to Candice. 'Maybe if I ask him where he's from...', "Hey, Wally?" She started, "where're you from?" Pacifidlog was such a nice place, it felt more like a resort than anything, but living here must feel a bit like paradise.