cross the border - riley

[atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding:0; margin: 0; background-image:url(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc436/AmberLehcar/ShinIchiTable.jpg);background-repeat:repeat-y;width: 500px;height:650px;] NAME Status It was times like these when the first thing you wondered was what he was doing here, away from his gym. For some unexplained reason, trainers seeking to challenge his gym were more scarce than ever. Maybe it was just because everyone was more focused on the political war. Nowadays, becoming a pokemon master was no longer the most sought after dream a pokemon trainer had when he or she set out on his journey. Was he, a gym leader, whose job was to test a trainer's strength and abilities, supposed to feel disheartened at this, or just assume that it was a phase that would end eventually just as it had started? People were very independent and aggressively concerned with the political affairs of the region more so than things like pokemon abuse. He remembered when about ten years ago, there were more pokemon rangers because people were strongly advocating the ceasing of pokemon abuse and doing away with evil doers such as pokemon hunters. Then when world famous organizations like Team Rocket were defeated, it was as if the culture had moved toward a new era were nobody tried to be an illegal pokemon hunter anymore, and no dared to mistreat pokemon anymore. Pokemon rangers became fewer, and soon Officer Jenny was all the world needed to keep crime under control. Pokemon coordinating had always been a craze since it had begun, but the pokemon contest fan base was few and unpopular. Then within the past ten years, pokeathlons had become a popular thing, and to this day have been a growing craze. But what about simply defeating the pokemon gyms, training your pokemon to realize their full potential, challenging the pokemon league, and becoming the very best? Shin'ichi hadn't understood yet why the original job had lost so much popularity in the past decade. It was a mystery to him. Shin'ichi sighed and leaned tiredly against a lone tree in the Ormy Plains, taking shelter in its shade as he thought over these things. What was the gym leader's role in Lyeant now that everyone's worries centered around the two parties, Besser and Minder? If it were one evil organization like Team Imum, he would easily know where he was to stand and fight. He felt it was his duty to protect Veherna Citadel, and together with the other gym leaders and trainers, to protect all of Lyeant from those who sought to bring evil, corruption and pain to the innocent. His deep thinking lulled himself to sleep soon after he lied down under the shade of the tree. ooc|| sooo sorry for the wait!! ;w; words|| 432 tags|| Riley

Riley was in the plains again. The last time she was here, well, yeah. Things didn't go over as well as she had hoped. Her pokemon were itching for some action, and Riley just wanted to do something. Riley tried to do some beauty moves towards some trees, but it just wasn't clicking. She needed a partner, and she hadn't had one for a while. She walked with her pokemon, Lewis right next to her. Despite their differences, Riley and LEwis had grown pretty close.

When Riley noticed the man sleeping under the tree, she decided to go wake him up, because why not. She walked to him and noticed how peaceful he was. She kicked his leg, trying to see if he wasn't dead first. He shifted a bit, then eventually woke up after a few more kicks. "Oh, hi there. What are you doing here, cutie?"

[atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style,padding:0; margin: 0; background-image:url(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc436/AmberLehcar/ShinIchiTable.jpg);background-repeat:repeat-y;width: 500px;height:650px;] NAME Status In time, his peaceful state was rudely awakened by a sharp kick to his leg. Shin'ichi groaned in pain and was awake in moments. He rubbed his leg where it had been jabbed in the muscle, thinking that it might probably bruise later. "What a rude awakening. Couldn't you have simply tried talking a little in order to wake me? I was resting of course." He remarked in sophisticated tones without meeting the other's eyes yet while he sat up straight. Even after getting kicked, he planned on playing it cool as usual. Before getting up, he stared the other person in the eyes with his own violet, piercing gaze. "What can I, Shin'ichi Kurosaki, gym leader of Veherna Citadel, do for you, my fair lady?" He asked the female trainer, his eyes narrowing with a smile playing on his mouth that almost seemed to be half of a smirk as well. He always had fun talking like that and seeing others' reactions. He wondered what kind of person this girl was, this girl who had rudely kicked him in order to get his attention. ooc|| ^^ words|| 185 tags|| Riley~