Charmeleon

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:25:01 GMT

Aiden,

I swear, something up there hates me. As soon as I got pouring my heart out to you about being better for the sake of my team, everything goes to shit.

Look, it started off with Nyx. Something weird happened to her. I don't know what it was, but she went all crazy on me. She tried to kick my ass! So what do I do? Pussywhipped little chickenshit that I am, I don't tell nobody except for Bulba and Green. Oh, don't want her getting kicked out of school or nothing. We gotta stay together, even if she's lost her damn mind. Then when she's done being psycho, doesn't remember a lick of what happened, she asks if anything happened to me. So what do I do? Dump her ass? Get a restraining order? Nah. I'm all "oh, nothing happened, let me nurse you better, you poor thing." Just pretending the whole thing ever happened, because Arceus forbid she feel guilty about what happened. I get in enough fights that nobody's gonna bat an eyelash if I get a bit scratched up, so I think she bought it, but... what the hell am I doing?

She ain't even the only one. We had something freaky going on, and whatever it was got to Bulba. Seeing him like that, I... shit. If I had a single ounce of common sense, I would have hightailed it right the hell outta Dodge. Don't matter what they look like, a threat's a threat, right? I might be stupid, but I ain't suicidal. So why'd I just sit there like a dumbass and let him come straight at me? I didn't even give a shit what happened to me. Couldn't think of nothing but that stupid face of his. What if that had been for keeps? What if it didn't just go away on its own? I would have just walked facefirst into my own goddamn death.

And while this was going on, Green... he... goddammit. He ain't even been gone that long yet, and I... god, I'm already plannin' what I'm gonna do when he don't come back. Stupid, right? 'Course he's comin' back. It's just some retarded little family visit. No big deal. He's comin' back. He's definitely comin' back.

I wouldn't go back to Kanto. I couldn't face him or Ma or you. I'd go someplace where nobody knew me and tear it to bits. Just start wrecking until they damn well knew who I was. Then after that, I'd... hell, I dunno. This is kind of a shitty plan. Think I should take Bulba and Nyx with me?

The hell am I even saying? They hurt me, Aiden. I knew it was coming. I knew it. Those seven years weren't nothing but a time bomb, and I just sat there grinning like an idiot and waiting for it to blow up in my face. What am, I stupid? Fuck 'em both. Since when was I some kind of doormat? Since when would I ever put up with anybody messing with me? What the hell am I still doing here, if things are so bad that I'll just take somebody trying to hurt me lying down? I gotta take off, Aiden. I gotta get out of here. It's worse than it was last time. I can't just run off again while Green's away or he'll wreck me, but I don't know what the hell I'm supposed to do. I'm trying to wit until he gets back, but it's like somebody's got me by the throat and they're squeezing harder and harder.

I just invite trouble on myself, don't I? God, you think you're getting better, and it turns out that you've sunk lower than before. I mean... shit. At least when you hurt me, I was smart enough to hate you. Now I'm so desperate I'll just keep on saying "nah, I can trust these guys" even when I know I can't? What the hell am I supposed to do?

...That's a real stupid question, ain't it? You grab a wasp and it stings you, y'don't keep holding onto it.

- Kerosene

[Backdated to after Mike's departure -- a text message sent to Nyx's phone]

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:10:28 GMT

Holy shit you gotta get over here

I got Smeargle totally wasted

we could have SO MUCH FUN with this

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:50:02 GMT

Hey, Aiden.

Long time, no talk. Alkaline and Adrenaline doing okay? I keep forgetting your Blastoise's name, but I hope she's alright too. Listen, about what happened back at your place... sorry about that. I'm glad you were willing to respect whatever decision I made, but it was still pretty shitty of me to intrude on you then leave out of nowhere. Y'know... I'm still not sure why I went back to you. I don't hate you, but you're not family anymore. I don't know if I can call you my trainer or not after all this time, but... hell, I'm glad I can at least talk honestly with you. You hurt me bad, but you always did get me.

Man... after all that stuff went down, I swore to myself that it'd be the last time. That I wasn't gonna put Green through this kind of shit anymore. When he first caught me, I was a real pain in the ass. I kept thinking he wasn't worth listening to, that I was... I don't know. I was at war with him, and every order was a battle of willpower. Even after I started doing what he told me, I still kept making trouble for him. Seven years later, and I'm still pulling stupid shit like picking fights with him and running away. So I told myself I'd quit with the stupid games. Lord only knows it's time I started acting like a man.

But when I got back, it... I dunno. I ain't changed one bit, Aiden. I tried going to the counsellor, but... ah, shit, I just can't explain myself to people that good. He didn't get it at all. Stupid waste of time. That's why I hate talking about what happened. Everyone just snaps to the same conclusion. I know I wasn't abandoned. I know you ain't like that. It's just that nobody else does. And if they ain't got a clue, then how are they supposed to tell me how to fix what's wrong with me? I sure as hell don't know how to do it myself. All I've been doing is pulling the same stupid shit over and over.

...There's another trainer here. He's a thick-headed, sparkly-eyed newbie. Reminds me a lot of how you used to be. I don't know what it is with this kid. I just wanna break that stupid optimism of his right in half and shove it up his ass, but... shit, I dunno. He goes and says something that's just like the stuff you used to tell me, and then he calls me Kerosene, and... man, I just never learn. The only trainer I should be getting attached to is Green. This kind of stuff is traitorous. That Lucas kid? I remember him saying something about how even if we hurt him, Pokemon were a part of his life. I guess it's something like that, only backwards. Maybe I just ain't done being mad at you yet.

Maybe I'm never gonna be done being mad.

Remember when we were just starting out? I was already a Charizard in your eyes, the way you talked about me. It was always about the heights we could reach, about spreading our wings, about how you and me would carry each other. Well... after we split up, I got to thinking. I decided that I didn't need to fly to reach those heights of yours. I wanted to show you I could go past them all by myself. So... I figured I'd climb. I'd make the whole world my enemy, so everyone and everything threw themselves in my way and tried to drag me down, then I'd just step over them all until I hit the top. If nobody believed I was good enough, then I'd take the whole damn world and carve my way through it, until everyone could see what I was capable of. Make myself worth remembering, or something like that.

Is that stupid of me, Aiden? So long as I keep thinking like that, I have a reason to keep burning. It kept me going in the wild. I tore through trainers like nobody's business. Now... now, I'm thinking I've got a whole other reason to burn staring me right in the face, and I'm too damn thick to know what to do with it. I gotta fix myself somehow, Aiden. I gotta. I can keep tearing down other people all I want, but I can't let myself do that to him anymore. Hell, I can't do that to any of them.

I gotta be a man for Bulba. He's gotta grow up right. I might be a lost cause, but there ain't no way in hell I'm gonna drag him down with me. It's amazing how quick he's growing up. He's already better than somebody like me could be. I know I ain't the one who trained him, but it makes your chest just wanna burst with pride, seeing the way he is. He's gonna do great things, I know it.

Blastoise. That dumbass turtle. I can't be better than him if I keep on screwing up.

Casper deserves better than this. She waited forever just for an "I love you." Even then, I had to write it down. Shit... what am I, twelve? I ~~She's~~ ~~I think I wanna ask~~ I got all the reason in the world to be somebody better just in her alone. I wanna be the kind of man she can be proud of.

Green... I can't understand why he refuses to give up on me. Everyone else with a lick of common sense knows to go "oh, he's no good, just ignore him." I don't think I'll ever get what it is he sees in me. Maybe he's just too stubborn to admit it ain't worth it. Sometimes I almost wish he'd just get fed up with it. Ditch me, smack me around, tell me I'm worthless... anything. I think it'd be easier to take than knowing I'm hurting him. I don't know what to do with somebody that won't quit believing in me. It's... shit, it's scary. Knowing I'm gonna mess up again, knowing how bad it's gonna let him down... I hate it, Aiden. I want so bad to do right that it's almost suffocating. Hell, maybe that's the whole reason I ran away.

Whatever it is, something's gotta give. I'm the one who's going on about showing the world what I can do on my own, so it's about time I shut up and did something. That counsellor bullshit... I don't know what I was trying to do. If I'm gonna fix myself, then I gotta do it myself. I been on the edge of a cliff for years, and ever since I came home, it feels like I've finally started falling. So it's either hit rock bottom, grow some wings, or start climbing.

I'll let you know how it goes.

- Kerosene

--

Hey, Parakarry. Got somethin' for you to bring to Kanto. Ever been to Fuchsia City?

...You guys ever heard of kerosene? Used to be that people used it for lanterns, way back before lightbulbs were around. Turns out the same stuff that makes those dinky little lantern flames can be used as fuel for jets and rockets and shit. Guess it means that even somethin' that burns that dim can do big stuff if it's used right, or some gay shit like that.

OOC - Relationship meme

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:22:00 GMT

● = Friendship
◊ = Animosity
♥ = Attraction

● = Think I spoke to you once or somethin'.
●● = Eh, I guess you're alright.
●●● = Yeah, you're pretty cool.
●●●● = Definintely worth hangin' out with.
●●●●● = BFFL or some shit.

◊ = I couldn't care less about you.
◊◊ = Kinda annoyin'.
◊◊◊ = Now you're startin' to get on my nerves.
◊◊◊◊ = Oh my god SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY.
◊◊◊◊◊ = Kidneypunched on sight.

♥ = Oh hell no.
♥♥ = If I was real wasted.
♥♥♥ = Have a one-night stand, don't return their calls.
♥♥♥♥ = I'd hit it!
♥♥♥♥♥ = I'd hump you into the mattress at the first opportunity.

◊◊◊◊ ♥♥♥♥	Kerosene. Char. He's not even sure. blazinglizard Despite his egotistical talk, Char sees himself as pretty worthless. Physically, he's been smaller, scrawnier, and weaker than other members of his species for all his life. Emotionally, Aiden forgetting about him all but crushed his self-worth and left him terrified of abandonment, making him both desparately attached to the people who matter to him and terrified of showing even a small hint of that affection. Mentally, he constantly feels like he needs to prove himself to everyone else, yet he also needs to prove that he has nothing to prove.
●●●●●● ♥♥♥♥♥	Green Oak hasmorepokemon Charmeleon's trainer. Char's loyal to a fault to Green -- just calling it trust or loyalty isn't a strong enough word. He's tried his best to mold himself into the kind of Pokemon he thinks Green would like best. That's where his stand-offish nature comes from. While he does occasionally stir up trouble for Green, his feelings have never changed one bit: he would do absolutely anything for his trainer.
●●●●●	Bulbasaur beststarter Char probably has lots of younger siblings out there; his was not the first egg his mama laid, and it probably wasn't the last. Even so, in his mind, he only has one little brother: Bulba. He dearly wants to be a good role model and a dependable protector for Bulba, but he recognizes that he's... a pretty huge screw-up. Even if his influence probably does more harm than good, he can't keep himself from getting involved in Bulba's life. The idea that somebody out there needs him is probably the one thing keeping him from getting into some really serious trouble.
●●●●● ♥♥♥♥♥	Nyx ghostly_nyx Char would be the last person on earth to ever use the word love, but it's the only word that fits here. Nyx is simultaneously someone he can be completely open and comfortable with, and someone who leaves him hopelessly tripped up and twitterpated. You wouldn't know it by his prickly attitude, but when Char falls for someone, he falls hard, and he's head over heels for his Casper. He knows he's damn lucky to have landed a prize like her -- hot, great sense of humour, endless patience for all his stupidity -- and part of the reason for his awkwardness when it comes to his feelings is the terrifying thought that he might not be good enough for someone like her.
~~●●●●~~ ◊◊◊◊ ♥♥~~♥♥♥~~	General Guy toyboxarmy He really, really loves to pick fights with Genny. When they first roomed together, he just pushed him around because he didn't like having to share territory with someone who wasn't Green, Blastoise, or Bulba. Plus, he kinda got a kick out of pushing Genny around and watching him just take it like a bitch. Once Genny started fighting back, it just got even better. Nowadays, if you offered to trade rooms with him, he'd turn you down. For the most part, he's willing to treat Genny civilly. Or quasi-sorta-kinda-civilly, at least. But that still doesn't stop him from trying to spark up another fight every so often, just for the thrill of it.
●●●●● ♥♥	Max tank_rockarms It's hard to say why Char took such a liking to Max -- whether it was just his innate Pokemon Whisperer magic, the fact that he took in Slowpoke, or just because he was very gullible and very buff. Whatever his initial reason, Max is a dear friend of the Pokemon of Team Green, and Char's no exception. Max is often too pure and by-the-book for Char's tastes, but he's the kind of guy who's always there for ya, and won't make fun of the fact he's twice your size.
●●●●● ♥	Ganondorf Dragmire sexy_harem Dude, they are bros. Char would not be able to function in an environment where all his friends were as rule-abiding and honorable as Max and Bulba. Ganondorf and his tremendous resources are always there whenever Char's looking to raise a little hell, rough a few people up, or just out-and-out get wasted. Surprisingly enough, Eyebrows graduating and becoming a member of the faculty hasn't had any awkward effects on their friendship. Really, it just means Char gets an easy A in Sex Ed.
●● ♥♥♥♥♥	~~Samus Aran~~ Biomech sore_dake_ka It's no secret that Char would bang her sideways. Their relationship is about as superficial as it gets. Char makes juvenile attempts to rile her up, and she facepalms and shoots him down. Maybe if she weren't so mindful of the professional gap between teacher and student -- hell, if she weren't so guarded in general -- they would get along. Char has the sneaking suspicion that Biomech is a hell of a lot more fun on the weekends than she is in the classroom.
◊◊ ♥	Goose badasscopters Pain in the ass teacher. He shuts up real nice if you set him on fire, though.
●●	Hojita bulbmin_glutton Char doesn't think much of the piklolis (or plant-derps, as he calls them). Their sparkly shiny naive attitudes and the way everyone tries to shelter and coddle them pisses him off. Hojita's the only pikloli that he can stand -- if Bulba likes her, then she can't be that bad, right?
◊ ♥	Nester snarksterpilot A fellow player on the football team, as well as a member of the Firecrotch Brigade, as Char oh-so-affectionately calls it. If it weren't for those two links leading them to hang out, then Char would have dismissed him as a huge nerdlinger ages ago. Instead, he views Nester as a harmless source of amusement. Not somebody he'd call his best friend, but that attitude of his is a real load of laughs.
●●●● ♥♥♥	Lucas hasmoreberets God, this kid infuriates him. Char doesn't have a lot of patience for the shiny, happy trainers who go on and on about how their Pokemon are precious treasures and they'd never ever do anything to hurt them -- after all, Aiden was the same way, and look how that turned out. The fact that Lucas is one of the precious few who knows his name just makes him remind Char of his first trainer all the more; as reluctant as he is to admit it, there is a part of him that is genuinely happy to have someone smiling at him and calling him Kerosene again. In that same vein, however, Lucas tends to be an outlet for Char's lingering bitterness about his abandonment. Not only that, but becoming attached to another trainer feels like a betrayal to Green.
◊ ♥♥	Smeargle doodle_beagle It's hard to tell where Char stands as far as she's concerned. He'll be acting like a friend one moment -- or at least, the closest thing to a friend that someone like him could ever be -- then turn around and act like a total jerk the next. His intentions are far from wholesome; part of it is just wanting to string her along then sting her when she least expects it, and part of it is that he just wants to see how much fun he can have messing with a goody two-shoes.
◊◊◊◊ ♥	Orange Kid cheap_oranges God, running that kid up the flagpole was being too easy on him. Normally, the little runts with big attitudes get on his good side -- after all, he's one too. Orange Kid, however, just annoys the hell out of him.
●●● ♥♥♥♥	Catherine Birdo nurse_birdo Considering Char's love for picking fights, he spends an awful lot of time in the nurse's office. He's grown to be quite comfortable with dropping in unannounced and helping himself to bandaids, ice packs, and antisceptic. He'd hate to trouble such a pretty lady, after all... though he certainly doesn't mind having Nurse Birdo doting on him. It must get awful lonely while all the good students are busy in class, after all.
●● ♥♥♥♥	Midna impish_shadow Back when Char first came to Smash Academy, it seemed like the two hit it off very well. Unfortunately, she rubbed Green the wrong way. Loyal henchman that he is, Char believes that his boss' enemies are his enemies -- no matter how cool he thinks they are. Since then, he's avoided getting to know her better. A shame... he really does think she's a fun girl.
◊ ♥♥	Pit pitticus Who the hell is Pit?
◊◊◊◊◊ ♥	Jeff Andonuts blondprodigy Some homo. Deserves to have his spectacles shoved up his pretentious British ass.
◊◊◊◊◊ ♥	Lighter 4x4_of_manly Char hates a lot of things. People who hit their children are one of these things. Char wouldn't know his kid from a hole in the ground, but even so, there is nothing Lighter can do to redeem himself in Char's eyes. He's just a low-down, cowardly child beater.
●● ♥♥♥	Blacky umbreon_blacky Char skips so many classes that he's not even entirely sure whether he's enrolled in Psychology or not. Blacky hasn't hunted his ass down, so he's betting that's a no. Either way, she seems like a cool teacher. He can definitely sympathize with her on being born the frail one of the litter, though he didn't have it nearly as bad as she did. Flareons are more his type, but if he had to be stuck in an elevator with a teacher for hours on end, she'd probably be his second choice after Biomech.
● ♥♥	Princess Peach peach_parasol That one student council chick. Char's cunning plans to turn student council into a travesty have yet to succeed, given his habit of not getting elected, but he still knows Peach in passing. She's hot, but she radiates virgin vibes. Besides, she'd probably be one of those clingy chicks who think that sleeping with you means that you're soulmates forever and ever.
●● ♥♥♥♥	EVA temptedbysnake The library is about the last place on earth that you'd ever see Char, so he doesn't run into EVA all that often. He met her when they, along with a few others, banded together against a band of irksome Aparoids. She was a total fox and she had a wicked awesome motorcycle and Char got to ride it. It was so totally sweet, bro, you have no idea. The whole librarian thing sounds boring as hell -- if they were to hang out again, then it'd have to be with that bitchin' ride of hers.
◊◊ ♥	Gold go_4_the_gold He's a trainer. He's not Green. He doesn't call Char Kerosene. These are all reasons why Gold is automatically deserving of scorn and maybe a punch in the gut. With just one brief conversation, Char wrote him off as another stupid newbie trainer who just prattles on about doing his best and believing in the heart of the cards.
◊◊ ♥	Prince Poo swordofkings Once upon a time, Poo kicked Char's ass. It happened long enough ago that he's put it behind him, more or less... but he's still keeping an eye open for a chance to settle the score. For all his cockiness, Char's no different from any other Pokemon; when he recognizes an adversary that's greater than he is, he wants to learn from it and keep testing himself until he triumphs.
◊ ♥	Raiden whitedeviljack When Char was punching Aparoids in the mouth with EVA, he was also doing so with Raiden. Unfortunately, the dude completely fails to catch Char's attention. If Raiden went up to him right here and now, he'd just get a "who are you again?" or maybe a "hey, you're a pretty hot chick". Raiden probably also hates him for all the scorchmarks on the floors and walls that Char's tail has made.
●● ♥	Lash things_go_boom This chick is totally down with parties, bullying, deviant behaviour, and destruction for destruction's sake. Char's really starting to take a liking to her. Running helpless nerds up a flagpole for fun and profit is an excellent way to cement bonds, as it turns out.
● ♥♥♥	Arceus rockinthrutime God helped him run away from home. That's pretty cool of her, in his books. He probably should be concerned with asking her for sage advice on how to better himself or whether he's gonna find true happiness or not, but he mostly just wants to compare tastes in music and ask her what the hell she was on when she decided to make Magmortars.
● ♥	Samurai Goroh fist_of_win Once upon a time, Char showed his magnificent breaking and entry skills by setting a car on fire. It was a very wonderful Driver's Ed class and the promising beginning of a new relationship. Unfortunately, Char likes skipping classes. Really really likes skipping classes. And as fun as bumper cars in monster trucks may be, he doesn't view driving as the kind of skill a three foot lizard animal will ever need.
●●	Fang the Sniper gotthenack Char was pretty pissed about Fang trying to jack his stuff along with everyone else's way back in the day, but mischief makers and rabble-rousers are a rare breed at Smash Academy, and he's gotta party with someone. He wouldn't go so far as to call Fang his friend, but he wouldn't beat him up the second he laid eyes on him, either.
●● ♥	Captain Falcon pedaltothemedal Coach has never steered the football team wrong -- he's got Char's respect for that much, at least. Char knows he's awful scrawny as far as football players go; the fact that Falcon was not only willing to give him a chance, but stick him on the team for two years running... that does mean something to Char. Off the football field, though, Falcon's fair game for mockery. He still can't believe this guy bagged Biomech.
●●	Lip paneldekickass Leader of the Firecrotch Brigade. Normally the chirpy, energetic types would just get a roll of the eyes and a backhand to the face, but eh. Char kind of likes the idea of having a squadron of ~~gullible saps~~ fellow redheads on his side. Never know when they might come in handy, right>
◊◊◊ ♥	Tubba Blubba theblubbening Whiny little chode. Nyx totally got him good. It was the most hilarious shit, man. You totally shoulda been there. The guy's probably still crying and writing on his blog about it to this very day.
◊◊◊◊	Colin powerofmoney Genny's little boytoy, AKA an insufferable little snot. Every time he tries to be Genny's white knight, Char just wants to take him and beat the smug right out of him.

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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:25:25 GMT

Another year on the football team. Not that it's that big a surprise to anyone. I practically carry that team singlehandedly. With Casper and Bulba backin' me up, we got this thing in the bag. Max... hell, I guess I might try that weight room bullshit out too. Just 'cause I like you.

Pity our coach had to up and skip town like that. If it weren't for the fact Biomech's still around, I'd suspect a little hanky-panky. Just how long has that shit been goin' on, anyway? I'da been a bit more gentlemanly if I'd known I was hittin' on a taken woman.

...Almost typed that with a straight face, too. Hey, Biomech! If those nights get a little too lonely, you know which dorm is mine. Once you go Char, you never go far. Or... somethin' like that, anyway. I could use a little excitement. Things have been kinda slow around here. I'm bored shitless as we speak.

Y'know what? Smash Academy. Screw, kill, marry. Let's do it.

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:06:31 GMT

"Wait here."

Two words. A simple order. It wouldn't be hard. This was a nice place. An endless plain with a clear blue sky, and a nice rock for him to soak up the sun and keep his tail out of the grass. So he watched the back of Green's head as it got smaller and smaller, then vanished completely. It tugged at his heartstrings to see his trainer go like that -- Can't I come with you? Can Nyx stay with me, at least? It won't be for long, right? -- but he had to be good. He gave Green enough trouble as it was.

But Green... he always forgave Char, no matter how many times he ignored orders or backsassed. Even when Char had hit him, even when he'd run away... he was still willing to give Char a second chance. You sure are lucky, Kerosene. Compared to all that, being alone for a little while wasn't such a big sacrifice. He'd be back as soon as Char was strong enough.

So Char waited.

And waited.

Sunrises and sunsets came and went. He bowed his small body around the flame on his tail through wind, snow, and rain. He never hungered, he never slept. Only waited.

But the horizon never changed. Nobody ever came. The wind, snow, and rain continued to come, but somehow... they weren't as cold anymore. The sun stopped being warm. The swaying of the grass in the breeze was... strangely soothing. Everything was calm and still. Slowly, Charmander curled up, bringing the feeble flame of his tail up to his nose. They'd be here soon. He just needed to rest a bit.

A final, faint sigh escaped his lips and snuffed out that dying light.

shotamanders do not get scared ever okay 8(

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:08:14 GMT

~~Ras~~ ~~My own spider~~ ~~I raised him from a little egg and he didn't even recognize me!~~ Rasputin tried to eat me. ~~He's six feet big I had no idea but he's kind of scary when~~ ~~I thought for sure he was~~ ~~Why didn't he know it was me??~~

~~Nyx~~ ~~Green~~ ~~Bulba~~ ~~Blastoise~~ ~~Genny is there room in your tank for~~

Guess I gotta explain that it's just me! He just probably didn't realize that something so bite-size was his dad.

I'll go do it later. Right now I'm busy ~~hid~~ exploring behind this plant in the common room.

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:03:33 GMT

[[Of course, Char and Nyx have just had regular, unrespeonsive dolls all along. But that isn't gonna stop Char from seeing all these "oh no our baby isn't responding" posts and making something fun out of it.]]

Genny! YOU KILLED SNOOP DOGG AND BATMAN JR.

Ever since we gave 'em to you to watch, they ain't been respondin' to nothin'. What the hell did you do, you baby-killer?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:11:45 GMT

Charitard.

Hey Charitard.

Remember the time I kicked your ass up and down the block? Remember how a bunch of people were watching? And it was totally the sorriest beatdown you'd ever had?

Yeah. Good times.

So Eyebrows went and gave me and Nyx some robot babies to teach us about the joys of parenthood. It's everythin' I ever dreamed it could be. Snoop Dogg and Batman Jr. are our precious little treasures, ain't they?

I think Rasputin might be gettin' jealous of the twins, so I'm gonna put aside a day just to give him a little attention. Try not to miss me too much, teachers. 'Specially you, Biomech. Hey, Genny. I hope you don't got no plans for tomorrow, because your ass is gonna be watchin' our robot babies. Casper's nocturnal so we need somebody to keep an eye on 'em in the day, and it ain't like you have anything better to do with your life.

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:50:57 GMT

*Genny, you may have noticed a few changes to the room today. First of all, the bedding has been swiped from your tank and put on Rasputin's bed. That lantern you bought while Char was away? It's hanging off one of the bedposts. Wouldn't want poor Genny-boo going without his ickle nightlight, would we? Any and all stuff that you have been keeping in the closet is now in a sloppy pile on said bed. The closet itself has been converted to a crude nest made of all the pillows and blankets Char could steal out of the empty dorms. Sorry Maxwell, Char just loves making your job harder.*

Hey, Genny. There's a spray bottle of water on my desk. If Rasputin tries crawlin' up on his old bed, give him a spritz and tell him no. He was gettin' to be way too spoiled, so I'm gettin' tougher on him.

He probably ain't gonna be around much, anyway. He's been helpin' me get ready for Wednesday. Charitard finally grew a pair and agreed to a fight, so I'm makin' sure I'm good and ready to pound her bloated ass to the ground. Hell, tell your friends. The more people who witness her gettin' totally humiliated, the better. She's gonna regret ever underestimatin' the likes of me!

(Charmeleon has been putting off posting this forever, given how he flounced way back when.)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:23:58 GMT

...So.

I'm back.

...Don't expect this to change nothin'.

--

I ain't gonna screw up anymore.

M'sorry.

--

I think I gotta talk to someone. I can't go pullin' shit like this on my team again. It ain't easy to say this, but... I think I need help.

Tell anybody and I'll fuck you up real good.

--

...You been sleepin' in my bed while I was gone?

Preparations.

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:43:53 GMT

I'm comin' to Kanto. Pass the news on to Addie and Alkaline for me. I ain't lookin' forward to havin' to cross an ocean. Boats make me nervous. Guess it's like that for most Charmeleons, though.

I ever told you I can turn into a human? They teach you how to do that here. We'll be able to talk face-to-face. Maybe I'll see if I can pass it on to Adrenaline and Alkaline, too. I bet Alkaline misses having fingers, huh? Lookin' forward to seein' everyone again.

See you in Fuschia City.

- Kerosene

---

Bulba.

Remember how you promised you'd take care of Rasputin for me? He's real low-maintenance. Let him hunt for himself or he'll go soft, but it's okay if you spoil him a bit sometimes. He's used to havin' a comfy place to sleep, and he hates bein' cold, so make sure he has someplace warm.

You don't need me no more. You're already a man, and that means you can stand on your own two feet. Blastoise and Nyx'll take care of you if you need a little help, though. I'm real proud of you, kid.

- Char

---

Blastoise.

Don't think you've won just because I'm goin'. I'm still gonna kick your ass one of these days.

- Char

---

Casper.

I'm sorry. It ain't your fault.

I wasn't bullshittin' when I said I loved you.

- Char

---

Green.

~~You practically raised me, but~~
~~Almost seven years, and~~
I ain't never gonna forget how it felt when we were league champions.
I ain't doin' this 'cause I hate you.
Thank you

I'm leavin'. This trainwreck of a team's holdin' me back, and so are you. Don't bother comin' after me. We ain't nothin' but strangers from now on.

- Char

---

There ain't nothin' here for me. I'm blowin' this joint.

Goodbye and good riddance, assholes.

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:57:27 GMT

So. I'm droppin' out, leavin' this city, and never lookin' back.

Later.

((OOC: Joining the crit-meme pimping bandwagon whoo. Be merciless this time around, guys. I'm a manly man. I can take it.))

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:25:43 GMT

Charmeleon was back in his own body.

That body-switching crap must have only lasted for a... how long had it been? Char's calendar told him it was roughly a week, but his memory told him it couldn't have been more than a day or so. There were some fuzzy hints of somethings -- promising Genny he wouldn't do anything to Colin, then inviting Colin out for... shit. Out for what? He didn't have any sort of plan in mind. He just had some bullshit need to fuck things up, and this time he had to drag somebody down with him. Genny was going to rip him in half. He was right; the stupid kid couldn't have been more than Bulba's age, and here Char had masqueraded as somebody he respected and spat right on that respect.

There was something symbolic in that, but Char didn't want to think about that. Remorse wasn't his style, and it wasn't like any of the higher-ups could expel him for it -- if anything, they'd boot Genny out on his ass. It'd serve the annoying little prick right. Better him than Char getting expelled. It wasn't like he was looking for a way out. He didn't wanna be the one getting caught for that shit. Char... oh, fuck it. Wiping a week out of his memory hadn't cured his panicked urge to get out -- run away -- bow out gracefully while he still could. Things were gonna come crashing down around him eventually, so it was better to tear them down with his own hands. None of that bullshit could hurt him that way -- couldn't everyone see it was exactly what he wanted?

Charmeleon still hadn't checked his email. He'd migrated to Rasputin's bed that night -- Bulba had stopped coming by sometime last week, apparently. Good for him. The nightmares must have stopped. So Char nestled himself against his spider instead, eyes on his laptop and fingers hovering above the touchpad.

He couldn't ignore the reply forever. He took a deep breath and clicked.

Char didn't know what he'd expected. "Who are you" or "screw off" or something, maybe. What he got instead hit a lot harder.

I'm so sorry, Kerosene. I shouldn't have made you wait so long. As soon as the daycare man said you'd run away, I knew it was my fault. We looked all over for you. We never gave up, even when we found your dog tag by the riverbank.
I told Adrenaline and Alkaline. They miss you. I miss you. You can never forget your first Pokemon. No matter how long it's been, you're still my Kerosene.

I don't know where you are or how you got at a computer, Kerosene, but if you can find it in you to forgive me... come home. Please.

It wasn't "who are you" or "screw off." It was a way out.

--
I dunno if I need to talk to somebody or find somebody to punch out.

...Think I'm gonna do somethin' desperate.

Meanwhile, Char is flipping his shit.

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:33:21 GMT

THIS SUCKS SO BAD.

I'm FREAKIN' GENNY. I'm even shorter'n usual. I can't afford to lose any height! And I'm friggin' cold. What the hell's that? Winter's over. I've got Genny's stupid gloves and hat and all that shit. I shouldn't be cold. Charmeleons don't get cold. I tried to let Rasputin out. He tried to eat me. My own spider don't even know me anymore. I ain't even got a tail. That thing was a real pain in the ass when I had it, but it's creepy as hell not bein' able to see your own life shinin' and my balance is all outta whack without it. I've only been Genny for less than a day ad I hate it already. He'd better not make me sleep in his gay little tank. It reeks like him and it's cramped as hell. How does he even stand that stupid thing?

This shit couldn't have come at a worse time, too. Fuck. If Bulba's still all rattled from that Aparoid thing then me actin' all weird won't help him none. And Nyx is on our team now. Shit, Nyx is on our team. After Green graduates, I don't gotta worry about what's gonna happen. She's gonna be with us until the end. She's part of the family now.

...It's freakin' the hell outta me.

That's like... movin' in together. She's one of us. Wherever we go, she goes too. Whatever we do, she's part of it. We're practically married. Why the hell didn't Green say nothin'? We ain't even been goin' out for a year. Took me ages just to say the word "love," the hell am I s'posed to... what happens if things don't work out between us? I... shit, why is this happenin' just as soon as I'm thinkin' I'm gettin' too tame?

Fuckin' hell. Why am I freakin' out? I oughta be the happiest jackass on the planet, and I... fuck this.

I just want out.

--

You know... I'm feeling better already.

The night's still young, Colin.
~~You ever had booze before?~~ ~~Wanna bust open a fire hydrant for kicks?~~ ~~You're never too young to vandalize shit and pick fights~~ ~~I ain't happy unless I'm fuckin' my life up, so let's do all three~~ How would you like to go take a walk? I'm in something of an adventurous mood, and I'm sure we could find something interesting in the wreckage of the city.

What had any of that accomplished, anyway?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:02:48 GMT

Attachment was a devious son-of-a-bitch. Good for nothing but bullshit. As much as Char liked to strut around thinking he could leave it all behind tomorrow and never look back, this war had shown him otherwise. Even after it was over, that fact kept chafing away.

The way he'd grinned like a moron when he'd come to take Rasputin out of the bunkers and back into the sun. That idiot spider had all but bulled him over, headbutting him and making that rustly-clicky-happy noise like some kind of idiot dog, and Char hadn't minded in the slightest. When Bulba had shown up at his door with a pillow, a blanket, and an expression that tugged at him like a wound... shit. That look in his eyes was somehow more intolerable than all his injuries stacked together. Holding Nyx's hand in the dark and not being able to stop shaking.

Even now, when Bulba had finally drifted off and Rasputin was still, all those stupid bullshit urges wouldn't leave him alone. He wanted to bulldoze his way into Green's lap and demand belly rubs like a spoiled housecat. He wanted to search out Ivy and... what? See she was there, then leave? He didn't even know what. He wanted to hold onto Nyx's hand now that the shaking had stopped. In fact, forget the hand, he just wanted to hold her. He... hell, he remembered the days on the road, when night had settled in and there wasn't a Pokemon Center in sight. Charmeleon was a convenient source of heat and light for the team, and he gladly provided both. He wanted that again. A stupid pile of stupid Bulbasaur and stupid fatass turtle and stupid Green and this was all just damn stupid.

There was no getting away from it. His laptop did nothing to distract him. The school's blog network was full of it. (Getting married? Bullshit.) And his email inbox... Char hadn't forgotten the email he'd sent to his old trainer before this whole mess had began. And there it was. Sitting at the top of his inbox.

A reply.

He didn't read it. He closed the damn laptop and curled up next to Bulba. Reconsidered. Got up, moved away, settled down with his back to Bulba. Then immediately got back up and returned to his side. What had any of that accomplished, anyway?

"...This is bullshit," Char muttered under his breath.

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:38:01 GMT

Charmeleon spent most of yesterday with a camera that he probably boosted from an evacuated shop somewhere. Green Team, Nyx, Rasputin, Sexkick, Genny, Biomech, Max/Slowpoke, and possibly Ivy too -- his mission would have been to hunt you down and insist on a photo or two. Everyone else in Sumabura, you have an exceptionally tsuntsun douchemeleon to deal with -- stay the hell away, bra.

Char had sent Rasputin away to hide with the evacuees, and now the room felt strangely empty without him. He was out of chocolate almonds. Worst of all, he was itching to fight, but the enemy still hadn't shown up yet. He needed something to keep his mind preoccupied, or he'd go stir-crazy.

With that in mind, he'd settled himself down to write two emails.

The first was to Professor Oak:

Hey Gramps,
Y'raised a real fine grandson. Nobody I'd rather call my boss than Green.
Do me a favour and don't ask why. We're goin' to war. Tell your Charizard, and let 'er know I'm gonna make somethin' outta myself. I ain't much for heroics, just figured I'd crack some heads for fun.

- Char

The second, addressed to his old trainer, was even briefer:

I never needed you anyway, asshole.

- Kerosene

Not exactly how he'd figured his first words to his ex-trainer would go. He'd always planned something aloing the lines of "what you did sucks, but I'm happy with the life I got," but... whatever. The photos he'd taken were added on as an attachment -- let them do the talking.

--
Boss. Heads up. I'm swappin' Dragon Rage out for Sunny Day. Bulba, I think you know what that means.

So where the hell are these things we're s'posed to go stomp? I ain't scared of 'em, and I'm ready as I'll ever be. It's the waitin' I can't stand. When I'm lookin' to kick ass, I ain't lookin' to kick ass three weeks from next Tuesday. I'm lookin' to kick it now!

[[Backdated to Sunday, Snap is a derp.]]

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:32:30 GMT

So the shit's gonna hit the fan, huh.

Hell, no better time to get wasted! Live it up while you still can, I say. Party's still on, kids, so eat, drink, and be merry.

I'll see you lucky bastards tonight.

Writer's Block: Half a Glass

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:38:08 GMT

Do you consider yourself an optimist, a pessimist, or a realist?

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Pessimism and realism are the same thing, and optimism's just another word for bein' a moron.
Gee, ain't these writer's block things fun?

'Ey, Casper. I ain't the type for candlelit dinners and long walks on rocky beaches. What do you say we stay in for Valentine's? We can rent some movies, play some games, somethin' like that. I doubt Genny'll have any plans for Valentine's besides sobbin' into his pillow, but I can kick him out for the evenin'.

--

I know you guys are already lookin' forward to this weekend because Saturday is Valentine's, but the weekend's gonna get even sweeter.
Sunday. Party. BYOB. I got a fake ID, so if you're underage and need booze, gimmie money and I'll pull for you. I'm bein' extra-nice in light of our victory against Capcom High. If you ain't drinkin', come anyways. It'll still be a real barrel of monkeys.
We'll call Monday a skip day, because there ain't no way I plan on goin' to classes hungover.

Anyone breathes a word of this to the teachers, I'll kick your ass. We ain't gonna get busted a second time.

So who's in?

Writer's Block: Seven

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:42:10 GMT

Which of the seven deadly sins—sloth, greed, lust, gluttony, anger, envy, and pride—are you most likely to commit?

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Sins? Pffft. That ain't nothin' but instinct. All livin' things are the same. They wanna live, and they wanna screw.
That's all those things are. Tryin' to make your life as comfortable as possible so you have a better chance of survivin', and smearin' your genes all over the place.
I don't see why everyone's all ashamed of 'em.

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:35:59 GMT

There's a Jigglypuff here now, I guess. If yesterday is any indication.

Protip, buddy: if you're gonna sing, then make sure none of the people you're singin' to have flames stuck to their ass.

Incidentally, repair-dudes? That big charred spot in the hall in the boy dorms has absolutely nothin' to do with me and you can't prove otherwise.

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:19:12 GMT

Who gives a shit if people are leavin'? The less people are around to mess with me, the closer I am to ownin' these halls. Now if only Genny would get the hint and jump on the dropout wagon. I ain't had a room to myself in ages.

You doin' alright, Eyebrows? I know Rawk was ~~your waifu~~ a good buddy of yours. We can go out and get smashed sometime.

--

...Wonder how Ivy's doin'. I know she's strong enough to make it to the top of the league, but she's got that pile of derps holdin' her back. I could care less if the kid wins or not, since we did it first and we did it better, but... winnin' the leagues about the greatest thing a Pokemon can do in their lifetime. The rest of the team can get bent, but she at least deserves that. Maybe she'll actually try lookin' happy for once. Lord knows she's got enough to smile about as it is. That twerp dotes over her like they were family or somethin'.

...Whatever happens, I'm glad Green's back.

A CUNNING PLAN

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:51:33 GMT

*Charmeleon? Genderbent? Not bloody likely. His strategy: spend half the time in pokeform, because Charmeleons don't have sexual dimorphism. When pokeform's not practical? His shirts still fit, even if they're a bit baggy. Some bandages from his first aid kit take care of his two most prominent problems. It's not exactly comfy, but he'll suck it up. And... okay, he may have needed to ask Nyx for some pants to borrow, because his are too narrow in the hips. Either way, THIS DISGUISE IS FLAWLESS. If anyone says otherwise, THEY WILL GET PUNCHED. And Char has no reservations about hitting below the belt now.*

[IM chat with Nyx, Fang, Ganondorf, and Dimentio. Unhackable]

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:08:55 GMT

((I'm going with IMs because Char's probably not good enough with computers to make his entries airtight, and he's being careful with this one. Parcel, if you don't want Fang involved then I can remove him. Also I can edit this so his cheesy AIM username is whatever you want it to be XD))

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kerosenedream: Alright, guys. The plan? Give Her Royal Spaziness somethin' to really whine about.
kerosenedream: Step one: Dimentio, here's where we need you. Do your fancy magic shit and warp yourself into Daisy's room. Unlock it and let us in. You got gloves, so if Daisy's batshit enough to dust for prints or somethin', she won't find none.
kerosenedream: Step two: Once we're in, we take the flowerpots the scrubs are nappin' in. Swap 'em out with empty flowerpots, spill 'em, scatter some dirt around.
kerosenedream: We dump the shredded lettuce, maybe leave behind a few splatters of Thousand Island and a bacon bit or two.
kerosenedream: Step three, we cart the shrubs off someplace for safekeepin' for a couple days. Enough to make her sweat.
kerosenedream: We've all got each other covered for an alibi. We'll just say we were someplace in the city or in my room or somethin'.
kerosenedream: All we need is to pick a time to do it and find somewhere to store the scrubs. Rasputin and Darkfyre'd probably eat 'em, and I dunno about Fearow.
kerosenedream: So what do you guys think?

Because Char is a merciless beast.

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:33:19 GMT

'Ey, ~~Giant Rattata~~ Fang.

After Princess Daisy went all apeshit on your ass, she said somethin' about takin' advantage of her?
Care to shed a little light on that? I have a hard time believin' anybody would exploit that.