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jupiter
Where I go, will you still follow?
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last online May 19, 2020 15:16:12 GMT -6
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Apr 22, 2020 18:48:56 GMT -6
Post by jupiter on Apr 22, 2020 18:48:56 GMT -6
 Jupiter was sure that he was passable. Sure, he was still a little damp - but really, who hadn't shown up to a party that way? The most important thing is that he's clean!
Jupiter's poor ribbon had seen better days. Not for a few years but still. It looked like Jupiter had scrubbed it to the metaphorical bone - it drooped sadly around his neck. He occasionally stopped to brush his muzzle against the soft inside of one of the wide loops.
Why was he even here...? He hated crowds. He hated rich people. There was a lot of both here.
Oh. Right. Because they wouldn't want him here. He was always one to disappoint. Plus, free food!
The fox skulked around the edge of a tight-knit group of bird pokemon and hopped onto a low table of refreshments. The fox ducked his head into a bowl of sweet-smelling drink. He lapped noisily at the beverage, watching the offended pokemon who milled around him from the corner of his eye.
The poor bird pokemon he was situated near had begun fretting loudly about his presence - they didn't know if it was appropriate for them to kick this messy little tramp out or not. Surely someone from the guild would show up soon?
notes: the punch is ruined, just let him have it
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played by Karma
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last online Nov 8, 2021 14:50:25 GMT -6
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Apr 22, 2020 20:31:45 GMT -6
Post by Riley on Apr 22, 2020 20:31:45 GMT -6
[nospaces] [newclass=".vncontainer"]width:500px;padding:5px;margin:0 auto;[/newclass][newclass=".vncontainer a"]color:#e2c7eb;text-decoration:none;[/newclass][newclass=".vnspeech"]border:5px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.85);border-radius:5px;background-color:RGBA(0,0,0,0.75);padding:2px;font-family:open sans;color:white;font-size:12px;text-align:justify;[/newclass][newclass=".vnspeech b"]font-family:nova mono;color:#d5d28c;letter-spacing:1px;[/newclass][newclass=".vnspeech i"]font-family:nova mono;color:#cbeaf2;[/newclass][newclass=".vnname"]font-family:Forum;font-size:20px;margin-left:-7px;margin-top:-20px;background-color:#cbeaf2;padding:2px;border-radius:5px;border:4px solid #5497a8;width:250px;color:#5497a8;font-weight:bold;[/newclass][newclass=".vnnotes"]opacity:0.9;text-align:right;font-size:10px;[/newclass][newclass=".vncredticks a"]font-size:17px;line-height:12px;text-decoration:none;color:#e2c7eb;[/newclass] [newclass=".vncredticks"]animation-name:VNcredits;animation-iteration-count:infinite;animation-duration:1.25s; } @keyframes VNcredits { 0% {opacity:1;} 50% {opacity:0;} 100% {opacity:1;}[/newclass] [googlefont=Nova Mono|Open Sans|Forum] [newclass=".vntalksprite1"]margin: 0 auto;background-size:cover;width:400px;height:400px;background-image:url(https://i.imgur.com/Txh9Bxw.png);[/newclass] [newclass=".vntalksprite2"]margin: 0 auto;background-size:cover;width:400px;height:400px;background-image:url(https://i.imgur.com/QXhAnoT.png);[/newclass] [newclass=".vntalksprite3"]margin: 0 auto;background-size:cover;width:400px;height:400px;background-image:url(https://i.imgur.com/51dffLB.png);[/newclass] [newclass=".vntalksprite4"]margin: 0 auto;background-size:cover;width:400px;height:400px;background-image:url(https://i.imgur.com/l9NnJRe.png);[/newclass] [attr="class","vncontainer"] [attr="class","vntalksprite3"] [attr="class","vnspeech"] [attr="class","vnname"]Riley G. [break]Was that a...WET DOG on the table? Are there wet dogs in this world? Are there dogs?[break][break] There were four legged creatures aplenty, but as far as Riley could tell they acted like they were rather civilized people. That thing standing on the banquet table drinking face-first out of the punch bowl was not of a civilized nature. Riley hesitated at first, hoping someone else would intercept the Nickit, but when he saw just how much of a commotion he was causing he felt this invisible pressure on his shoulders. A bird attendant made eye contact with him, pointed at him, singled him out. Now he was practically forced to intervene.[break][break] Well, he wanted a mission. Maybe this was part of the tutorial. Riley would have broken out into a cold sweat, if ghosts could sweat. He knew this was coming but he wasn't ready to fight anybody just yet. He was just a freshman! He couldn't get past his third class in taekwondo! And fighting a dog? He nearly threw up when he accidentally kicked his dog coming down the stairs once![break][break] Riley was perhaps a little too timid in his approach, giving Jupiter plenty of time to notice a tiny and apprehensive Sableye encroach with intention to intervene. "Uh...excuse me," he said, not quite raising his voice well enough to bypass the frantic chirps and caws of nearby flying-type attendants. Wow, this was a wet dog. Oh god...what if he shakes? Wet dog water EVERYWHERE.[break][break] "I can...get a cup for you," he spoke a bit louder. "If like...thumbs are a problem..." There was a non-zero chance he was attempting to communicate with an actual animal, but he was going to give Jupiter the benefit of a doubt. [attr="class","vncredticks"] »[attr="class","vnnotes"]...boy has never seen a fox before. |
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jupiter
Where I go, will you still follow?
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last online May 19, 2020 15:16:12 GMT -6
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Apr 22, 2020 20:57:51 GMT -6
Post by jupiter on Apr 22, 2020 20:57:51 GMT -6
Jupiter lifted his head from the bowl - his muzzle was now stained a particularly attractive shade of purple - and stared at Riley. He licked a bit of juice from the corner of his mouth.
"Oh, did you want some?" Jupiter took a step back from the bowl. There was a little fur floating in the purple juice. "It's really good! It's not too sweet." He sat on the table and began to groom his face in a distinctly cat-like manner.
"A cup?" Jupiter thought over this carefully. "Well, I wouldn't be able to use it!" He stretched out a paw towards Riley and flexed his toes. "Anyway, last time I tried to use a cup I got it stuck on my muzzle!"
Jupiter wasn't sure he really wanted to talk to this pokemon. But they had approached him first and it would be really rude to just ask them to go away - he glanced around the ballroom to see if anyone was looking at them. Oh, there were a lot of pokemon staring.
A painful lump was starting to form in Jupiter's throat. Now that he was aware of the stares, it felt like they were crawling over his fur like so many invisible ants. "Uh, is there something you wanted?"
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played by Karma
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last online Nov 8, 2021 14:50:25 GMT -6
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Apr 23, 2020 7:56:50 GMT -6
Post by Riley on Apr 23, 2020 7:56:50 GMT -6
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jupiter
Where I go, will you still follow?
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last online May 19, 2020 15:16:12 GMT -6
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Apr 24, 2020 16:15:11 GMT -6
Post by jupiter on Apr 24, 2020 16:15:11 GMT -6
This was the weirdest person Jupiter had ever met. Not because of how nervous he was, of course, but because he was acting nice. Jupiter really didn't know how to handle it.
"You're very strange." The words flew out before Jupiter could stop them. His ears pinned back against his skull and he looked away bashfully. "I don't... I don't think they'd like having their nice dishes ruined."
But Jupiter liked him.
"I've never used a saucer before." His voice rose in curiosity and he glanced back to Riley. It was a little easier to look at his face then it would be with another pokemon - those gem-like eyes didn't make Jupiter quite as anxious. "I always just eat off the floor!"
Also, most of the time he drank from a puddle or river.
Jupiter's ears twitched. "Damp?" He lifted a paw and peered at the sodden fur of his belly. "Oh! Yes, I took a bath in the river!" He's so cheerful about it, too. "I was told that you have to take a bath to get in, so!"
He hopped down off of the table and balked when he realized Riley was in fact a little shorter then him. He chose not to comment on it. It was never fun having your height pointed out!
"Would you really?" A pause. "What's a pizza?"
notes: pizzas exist here jupiter is just stupid
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played by Karma
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last online Nov 8, 2021 14:50:25 GMT -6
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Apr 24, 2020 20:35:56 GMT -6
Post by Riley on Apr 24, 2020 20:35:56 GMT -6
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