Thread 5: Two birds with one stone (quietblack)

[stalkerwithacap]

[The two birds being: 1) relieving frustration, and 2) getting back in shape after recent events made him laze around too much.
So he's training. Again. Thankfully it's not as violent as the last time you might've found him at it, but he's used the fact that the girls were occupied with Beryl and Sapphire is sleeping to go out and get a good workout, and now he's gone to practicing hits and dodges. The dummy's back, in a better state than last time.
He's not caught up in it as much as last time so he'll probably feel anyone approaching]

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[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[And approach this one does. He wanted to check up on Beryl (not really a lie, but not the main reason he was around) so he kinda watches Gold for a moment. He's not hiding that he's there, but he doesn't say anything.]

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

[He finished the chain of actions he was working on before stopping, stretching once before turning to you with a small smile]
Hey Touya.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[Touya gives a small smile of his own]

Hey. How's everyone been doing?

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Okay, mostly. Thanks for the other day by the way.
You?

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

No problem... We're alright. They're just upset they couldn't help more.

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

[chuckle] Your mons are a bunch of nice guys.
[headtilt] What about you? Didn't look too good back then.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

...Me? I'm... okay.

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

"okay" isn't good. What's up?

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

Just... upset that Beryl's dad... disappeared. [small shrug]

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

[shoulders slump]
Yeah, I'm worried about those two too. Sorry for dragging you into that.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

I wanted to help. No one should be left alone like that... Especially someone so young...

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Yeah, leaving kids alone never ends well. [sigh] She's barely a month old.
[and then the fact that he was out in a tshirt because training makes you sweat hits, at about the time when he starts getting goosebumps]
... damn where did I drop my jacket-

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

Yeah... [So young...

Touya spies the jacket on the ground outside the area and goes to retrieve it and brings it back to Gold.]

Here.

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

[smile] Thanks.
[he starts putting it on]
It's always the same, you're hot as hell when you train, and as soon as you stop, BAM. I should just train inside or something.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[He nods and stuffs his hands into his pockets. He didn't really train himself, so he didn't really understand.]

What're you training for?

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Hmm? Oh, just staying sharp, I guess. That stuff's routine, I've just been lazy these days.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[He glances around the area in confusion.]

You fight on your own?

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Don't really have a training partner. Most people aren't at my level, and I don's want to bother them with it anyway. The only one was Ears, and... well, he's gone now. And Sparkle'd kill me if I came back with that kind of bruises again.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

"Ears"? That Beryl's dad? What were you doing fighting a Zoroark?

1/2

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Yeah, him.
And, well. Training. Most people here have pokemon, I can't exactly sit back and hope the girls will protect me.
... actually it's more the opposite.
That and I can't stand being weak anyway. So I asked him to help me train. Use pokemon moves, and so on.

2/2

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

[chuckle] I got so bruised up after that one, Sparkle was mad at me. And the worst is, he was going easy on me.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[small chuckle] I can imagine. Doubt I'd be able to hold my own against even my guys, young as they are. You're pretty strong, huh.

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Well, I can defend myself at least. It's saved my life a couple of times. But Silver and Blue are still stronger than me, training or no training. It's kinda frustrating.

[quietblack.livejournal.com]

[That's kinda hard to believe, from what he's seen so far.]

Who're Silver and Blue? Some of your frineds?

[stalkerwithacap.livejournal.com]

Kinda-boyfriend and his sis. She's the one who trains with me normally.
Read: I end on the ground a lot.