Breeding Center Open Log

[dressofheaven]

Who: Everyone living at or visiting the Breeding Centre in Goldenrod.
Where: The Breeding Centre in Goldenrod.
When: July 10th through the 18th.
Summary: Several people planning to participate in the bug catching conventions have been invited to stay at the Breeding Centre. Between them and the current staff, what sort of shenanigans will they get up to?

(Note: All visitors/residents are encouraged to make their own threads. More than one of them, if you want!)
Rating: PG... Maybe up to PG-13 (watching you, Lancer).
Log:

The Breeding Centre was not a small building. In the past, it had housed several residents quite comfortably, but time and disappearances had whittled those numbers down to the point where there were now several vacant rooms.

This made it the perfect place to gather if you had business around Goldenrod.

Besides, with the amount of Pokemon that had been left behind and taken into the Foster Care, it seemed only natural to open up the doors to those who might be interested in seeing them.

And so the doors had been thrown open for several visitors for the duration of their stay. Now the only question was, would this turn out to be just what the Centre needed... Or a complete disaster?

Comments

[memoryborn]

Shopping for supplies?

[ Because why else would Illya be so excited for shopping... ]

[dressofheaven]

[You are getting the most unimpressed face in the history of ever, Xion.]

You. Are coming with me. Now.

[And she reaches out to grab Xion's hand.]

[memoryborn]

[ She blinks even more when Illya grabs a hold of her black gloved hand yup, still wearing that coat in this weather, fight me. ]

To what? Do you need me to carry your stuff, Illya?

[dressofheaven]

[It's hard to tell if the noise she makes in response to that is a sigh or a groan. And the fact that she's still wearing that coat makes it even worse.]

No, you silly girl. I'm not the only one we're shopping for.

[memoryborn]

For Saber?

[ You need to be direct, Illya. Direct! ]

[dressofheaven]

If it were for Saber I'd be bringing her along! Who's the girl who only seems to have one outfit in this place?

[She's now gone straight into exasperated disbelief, and is very much wondering if Xion's doing this on purpose.]

You know what, don't answer that. I'm getting you something and I'm not taking no for an answer, understand?

[memoryborn]

[ She looks at her own outfit for a moment before Illya drags her along. ]

What's wrong with my coat? It's not the only clothing I have, but I am more used to it.

[dressofheaven]

But isn't it hot in this weather? Besides, it's not a matter of whether something's wrong with it or not. It's...

[She frowns, trying to puzzle out the best words for what she wants to say.]

A little change is healthy sometimes. I mean, you look good in black, but I wanted to see you try something else.

[memoryborn]

Oh.

[ She scratches the side of her head in a little embarrassment. ]

Sure, I think? I'll pay for the clothes with my own money, though.

[dressofheaven]

[She chuckles at that, suddenly back to chipper now that Xion's agreed.]

We'll worry about that later, okay? Just have fun with me for now.

[memoryborn]

[ At that, she tries a smile in her direction. ]

Alright. I can do that.

[dressofheaven]

That's a good girl.

[Ilya, don't talk to her like a dog.]

It's a bit of a walk to get to the Department Store though, so what should we talk about on the way...

[She raises a finger to her chin on the hand that's not holding Xion's and taps it repeatedly, trying to think of something.]

[memoryborn]

Hmm.

[ She tries to think long and hard about subjects that could possibly entertain Illya. ]

Well, last time we talked... You wanted to talk about where I came from in return for having talked about what goes on in your world?

[dressofheaven]

[Her eyes practically sparkle at that suggestion.]

Ahhhh, you remembered! So, what can you tell me? Anything is fine!

[memoryborn]

Back in my home, there were whole multitude of worlds that I could visit. Each had its own laws, atmosphere, people, and culture... The only thing that surprised me about first arriving here in Johto was that I--

[ She abruptly pauses. The thing that surprised her the most about coming here was the fact that she was alive in the first place. Quickly, she tries to say it another way. ]

--I didn't come here voluntarily. Like I did with the others.

[dressofheaven]

More than one world? That's... that's amazing, Xion! How did you do it? Travel between worlds isn't even possible where I come from. Though you can access alternate dimensions with certain magical items.

[memoryborn]

I had access to 'backdoors.'

[ Pause, trying to think of how to make this clear to Illya. ]

I mean, worlds are huge, after all. Though I could only visit portions of them, these backdoors allowed me get in, out, or around other worlds. As for how I could do it... Hmm, I wouldn't be able to properly explain. I could just do it.

[ And just to make it not seem like she's the only one-- ]

Other people could do it, too. There are a few other means, but mine was the quickest. [ And more dangerous being the trade off, but that doesn't need to be said right now. ]

[dressofheaven]

[She frowns a bit at Xion's admission that she can't explain it, but she can't really get too upset. It's not her fault, after all. Besides, there are a few interesting little tidbits in there.]

So you could just sort of... walk through a door from one world to another? Like a portal? Did you make them or were they set up for you?

[memoryborn]

[ She nods at the first two questions. ]

I think those paths were always there to begin with, and it's more that we 'summon' the portals so that we could go in and out of them.

[dressofheaven]

That makes sense. It's a lot easier to call up something that's already there than to create it yourself, after all. And it takes less knowledge about how it works.

[Which would explain why Xion doesn't really know the details.]

So do you have a "home" world then, or do you just travel between worlds like a nomad?

[memoryborn]

[ At that, Xion tries to quirk up an easy smile, but it looks a tad awkward. ]

I had a world to go back to, but it wasn't my true home. More... a base of operations, really.

[dressofheaven]

No home, huh? That's a bit sad, isn't it?

[She looks a bit wistful as a thought occurs to her.]

Though, I guess you could sort of say I had the opposite problem. My family never let me outside my home until they were starting to prepare for the war.

[memoryborn]

You were cooped up for most of your life?

[ Illya looked about as young as her... well, physically, at least. ]

[dressofheaven]

Pretty much all of it, really. I had to stay in the castle until it was time for the summoning for the War to begin. Then I got let out for a couple months for that so I could bond with Berserker.

[Of course, as she's already told Xion, that was agonizingly painful. Though she still has no intention of telling her exactly what it entailed.]

Then once the bond was cemented and the War was about to start, they sent me to a Manor near Fuyuki City where the War was going to take place. I lived there with my two maids and Berserker until the War started.

[memoryborn]

Was the War brutal? I've never been part of any wars, or what wars are made up of, but... It just sounds like a series of battles.

[ Was that okay with her? ]