Struggling for Manners

[fallingfeather]

((OOC: Reserve a Cubone, please? :3))

Casella paused outside the lab's door, her hand hovering above the door knob. She would have to restrain herself for this- she had heard about how the professor would try not to give a Pokemon to anyone rude, and while she didn't consider herself rude, the professor might think otherwise. As the bus she had arrived here on trundled away, she opened the door, and stepped into the cool, air conditioned house, pushing away thoughts of whether or not she should have knocked first.

The door swung shut behind her with a soft click as she stood, awestruck, at the inside of the lab. "Wow..." she said softly, examining her surroundings. From the outside, it had looked like an ordinary house, like a summer home she used to stay in. But the inside was a whole different matter. The air was cool and smelled sterile, like a hospital. There were books and equipment everywhere, that she was very tempted to touch. She reached for a fancy looking instrument, but quickly drew back her hand. Must show restraint... She thought to herself.

[TSAVO]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; padding: 6 6 6 6px; background-image: url(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spazzy-lil-fishie/Lolsites/salempurple.gif); -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; border: 1px #F2EFEB dashed;] welcome to nexivus laboratories professor maria hawthorne CHARACTER; daffodil MODERATOR; tsavo WORDS; -- NOTES; merp. XD Daffodil, the Raichu had just finished making some tea when she heard the door click shut. "Rai?" She said curiously, turning and walking toward the front door to see if someone was there. Most of the humans knocked before just entering, it was proper manners, but she was not too bothered by it. Stepping toward the human as it looked around the room, she tilted her head in curiousity. This human appeared strange, staring in wonder at all the Professor's stuff before reaching toward something. Raichu was not sure what everything was used for, but knew it was all rather expensive and should not be played with, mostly thanks to Rose breaking things and Lavender always being so careful about touching it all while she cleaned it. "Chu," She said, looking the girl over curiously, hoping to keep her from touching anything she should not while the Professor was not around. Normally, she was not one to greet visitors, but right now Professor Hawthorne was trying to work with Rose, or something like that. Probably just letting him run around and burn off energy. Lavender was surely chasing them around, cleaning the ground as they passed over it and freaking out about anything becoming dirty, since she spent all day every day keeping it as tidy as she could manage. Lilac generally greeted trainers in cases like these, but she too was busy helping them out. Which was generally Daffodil's job, but when it came to rose, Lilac was a better choice with her psychic abilities and such. Using her tail to beckon the trainer to the couch, she quickly rushed into the kitchen and returned with the tea she had just made up. She knew that first of all, Professor Hawthorne always offered the new trainers and visitors tea before asking if they had come for a pokemon. By the looks of this girl, she assumed that was what she had come for. Returning and pouring a cup of tea, she offered it to the girl before picking up the catalog with the pokemon in it and holding it out. It was her way of asking if that was what she had come for. If anything, it would waste some time, allowing the girl to flip through it and pick out which pokemon she would like to see while Daffodil ran back and retrieved either Lilac or Hawthorne to come and tend this human. "Raichu," She smiled happily, as she clumsily hit the table with her tail and then backed up a few feet, looking around to try and decide if any of the others might be heading that way before she ran off to look for the woman herself. "would you like some tea?" art & template by kitty for pkmn nexivus

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[fallingfeather]

Upon hearing a noise, Casella stuffed her hand in her pocket. She wasn't going to touch anything! What a foolish notion! No, she was certainly too polite to touch something that didn't belong to her. She relaxed quite a bit when she turned, and saw that the noise was coming from a Raichu. She loved Raichu's, and certainly felt a bit comfortable about being welcomed by a Pokemon (she was always nice to Pokemon anyways), than trying to impress the Professor right off the bat.

She took the tea cup, vaguely remembering the taste of tea from her childhood, and she hesitantly took a sip, then smiled. Just like mother used to make. "Thank you..." the girl said quietly. She looked up, and saw the catalog being brandished at her. She smiled again, and happily took it, flipping through the pages, filled with colorful pictures of the various Pokemon available. She glanced up for a moment, to see Daffodil hit the table and run off, then looked back down at the page the catalog had fallen on. Cubone...

[TSAVO]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width: 400px; padding: 6 6 6 6px; background-image: url(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g163/spazzy-lil-fishie/Lolsites/salempurple.gif); -moz-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px 0px 40px 0px; border: 1px #F2EFEB dashed;] welcome to nexivus laboratories professor maria hawthorne CHARACTER; professor hawthorne MODERATOR; tsavo WORDS; 330 NOTES; -- Raichu ran toward the Professor, hopping about merrily as she spotted the bubbly woman. "Rai Rai!" She called out, tugging at her clothes as she moved back toward the entrance and into the room where the girl now stood looking through a catalog drinking her tea. Smiling at the girl again, Raichu tilted her head curiously, wondering if she did a good job at all with offering tea and then giving her a catalog to flip through. Perhaps this girl even had a pokemon in mind and she could run and grab the pokeballs! Oh how she loved to help! "Hi, hi!" The Professor beamed coming into the room, "I see my lovely Daffodil has already welcomed you and given you some of our wonderful tea. She is such a wonderful pokemon." She pat the Raichu on the head before moving into the room and pouring herself a cup of tea as well. Oh how she loved tea! Sipping it happily, she mouthed a 'thank you' to her Raichu before noticing the trainer held the catalog and had a specific page set to look at. "Oh! A new trainer?" She tilted her head curiously, "any of those pokemon spark your interest?" Raichu waited by the door, excited to run and grab the pokeballs the trainer would want to see. "Oh! How rude of me! I am Professor Hawthorne, nice to meet you, darling," She smiled again. Her warm voice and high spirits seemed to light up any room. Bright eyes watched the girl curiously to see what she would say and ask for, hoping that they would have a pokemon she was looking for and more than that, one that suited her for the journey that she would be starting off on after this meeting. Professor Hawthorne always seemed to worry that none of her pokemon would be good matches for the trainers who came through her doors, but she tried to keep her hopes up and the worry smothered under them. "would you like some tea?" art & template by kitty for pkmn nexivus

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[fallingfeather]

The more Casella looked at the brown Pokemon, the more she wanted one. But... what was this? Limited amount? She hoped that there were still some left... her head snapped up as the professor entered the room.

Hi, hi! I see my lovely Daffodil has already welcomed you and given you some of our wonderful tea. She is such a wonderful pokemon.

Well she was... bubbly. She cleared her throat, trying to raise her volume (her voice was usually so quiet that is was barely audible.) "Uhh... yes. Daffodil really is quite sweet. And this tea is delicious. My mother used to make this type." "Oh! A new trainer? Any of those pokemon spark your interest?"

That question brought a small smile to Casella's face. "Ah, yes. I noticed that you had a limited amount of Cubone. Would there happen to be any left?" "Oh! How rude of me! I am Professor Hawthorne, nice to meet you, darling!" Casella actually felt herself... relaxing around this bubbly woman, which was odd, because usually she didn't like anyone. "I'm ah... Casella. Casella Du Marre. Nice to meet you too."

[| odysseus]

PROF. HAWTHORNE

Right off the bat Professor Hawthorne understood the girl had a fairly soft speaking voice. Maria was a boisterous woman herself, so she struggled to catch every word the girl told her. From the mumbling she could only make out ‘Cubone’ and ‘Casella Du Marre’. Which wasn’t that bad being as that was the gist of what the professor had asked of her. Attempting to appear oblivious to her meek voice, Professor Hawthorne giggled, “It’s a pleasure to meet you as well, Casella Du Marre.” Oh how she loved the way the name rolled from her tongue. It sounded French, but the professor wasn’t going to try and make the leap. She had a horrible reputation of ruining tings when she jumped to conclusions. Instead she simply commented, “My, what a pretty name for such a pretty girl.” Her smile was genuine as she looked Casella up and down, confirming her judgment. “Cubone? Of course! We have a few left in the back I believe. Enjoy your tea while I go fetch one!”

Hawthorne beamed at her visitor before hopping up and skipping out of the room toward the back of her home. Unfortunately it was still a chaotic mess back there due to the influx of new Pokémon, but it wasn’t as bad! It was much easier locating a Cubone this time around. It probably took half the time than it did to find her last Zorua Poké Ball! With a feeling of accomplishment she reentered her office and presented Casella the Poké Ball. “Here is your new Cubone.” She scratched her hair in embarrassment and sighed, “I don’t know much about him or her, because I haven’t had them for very long, but from what I’ve learned Cubone are generally clingy Pokémon that hate being left alone and are quick to cry. So treat its emotions as if they were glass and be careful. Good luck on your journey! I’m sure your new Cubone will shine in battling!”

You've received a Cubone!

Male/Female.
Level: Five.
Growl | Tail Whip | (Egg Move)