11-03-2015, 01:53 AM
The main town of Cinnabar was a fairly active community, with creatures of all sorts interacting with many others. AndrAIa was trying to take it all in, and had been wandering the town for some time now as she got her bearings. The "people" were nice, and she had plenty of interesting conversations with beings that she never imagined communicating with. It was easy to tell that this was a tight knit culture. The best part was that the council had welcomed them in, and the inhabitants of the island seemed perfectly fine with it. In her first hours in town, she already didn't feel like an outsider, just another part of the community. That was more than she could say about the countless systems she'd been to, sometimes including Mainframe.
Still, she was exhausted. She'd been all over the place meeting as many of her new neighbors as she could, and she was just plain tired. So she stopped in a small park and took a seat on a bench to rest her legs a bit before heading back into their new piece of property to check on Matrix's progress. She hoped everything would be ready, because it would be nice to sleep in a real bed for a change. The boat had been nice, but a little too cramped. Isla Nublar, while surrounded by hungry dinosaurs...well, that had been worse.
She closed her eyes and smiled as she thought of their adventures, so far. To her, the place didn't matter. She had left her home and it was impossible to return to it, should she even desire to. Instead, she had followed her eventual boyfriend to his home, and taken it as her own. But deep down, it was her love of Enzo, not of Mainframe, that kept her around. That's why she followed him into the Games, and that's why she handled being lost in them so well. As her lover grew jaded and weary by the search for his home, she was comforted in that she was simply living her life alongside him. That's what prevented her from going crazy in the midst of their adventures. To him each new system they entered was another failure; to her it was another adventure. It was obvious to her that the Omniverse would be a very similar experience, except this time they were even farther removed and there was no guarantee of a way back to Mainframe. As she watched the citizens of their new community mill about, she had to wonder if that was necessarily a bad thing.
"Miss?"
AndrAIa looked over to see a tall, orange dragon with wings and a flaming tail standing near her seat. She recognized it immediately as a Charizard, a creature she had learned fell under the larger classification of "Pokemon." She recognized it because it looked so similar to Coal, the Charmander they had rescued earlier.
"Hi," AndrAIa simply said with a warm smile, in response. She assumed it was another resident welcoming her to the island. She wouldn't get tired of that at all, because she just loved making new friends.
"I wanted to thank you for saving my son," the Charizard said, with a gruff voice and a small exhale of fire that contrasted it's genuinely appreciative tone and words.
"Oh, of course!" AndrAIa quickly said, standing up and shaking it's hand. Or claw, really. No wonder it looked familiar, he was the father of the Charmander she'd rescued. "We were so happy to help out. Believe me, more than you know, Matrix and I were once kids that got in over our heads just the same."
The Charizard let out a laugh. AndrAIa thought she saw it smile, but it was hard to tell with it's strange anatomy. She was going to get good at reading body language, here.
"I suppose we all were young and dumb, but your help is appreciated more than I can ever express, nonetheless," the Charizard replied. "My name is Vulcan, and anything I can do to help you or the man you came here with, I will gladly do."
"Thank you so much," AndrAIa replied. "I'm AndrAIa, and Matrix is my boyfriend. We're just trying to settle down and get a feeling for this strange place we've ended up in."
"I understand, it's a bit overwhelming," Vulcan replied with a heavy nod. "We'll do whatever we can to help. Cinnabar looks after it's own, and you are one of ours now."
"That's so great to hear, really," AndrAIa smiled. "I'm blown away by the hospitality we've received. Is the whole island like this?"
"For the most part," Vulcan replied, pausing for a second to think. "There was something of a schism, and some of our more radical members left to form the Pokemon Liberation Front. They are a danger, but typically not here on Cinnabar."
AndrAIa smiled, and listened intently. For better or worse, the politics of this place were now hers to be concerned with. Matrix would tune it out as irrelevant, but she wanted to be a genuine member of the community.
"Seems like that will happen anywhere," AndrAIa reasoned. "The nature of large groups."
"Our leader, Mewtwo, beats himself up over it, I'm afraid," Vulcan shrugged. "But I believe we're better off without that radical mindset infecting our children. I admit, I was worried Coal and the others ran off to join them."
"They're good kids. A little overzealous, but as long as their heart stays where it is, they'll do great things in life," AndrAIa laughed.
"Thank you," Vulcan replied, with what AndrAIa assumed was another smile. "And I feel you will fit in here just fine."
"Thanks, Vulcan," AndrAIa replied. "It's just nice to find somewhere I feel like we belong."
"Well," the dragon paused, for a moment, in thought. "You've made some good friends through your actions. If you ever find yourself in a scenario that you believe a flying, fire breathing dragon can fix, be sure to let me know."
"You'd be surprised how often that ends up being the case," AndrAIa jokingly winked, and the Charizard let out a loud laugh. AndrAIa laughed too, but then considered Matrix and all of his work. "Vulcan, this has been fun, but I need to go check on Matrix."
"I understand. Visit us any time," Vulcan replied.
"Thank you, and the same goes to you," AndrAIa responded, warmly.
"We just might," Vulcan said. "Coal has a bit of hero worship towards your boyfriend," the Charizard paused for a moment. "Of course, he's grounded for quite a bit, but we'll make the trip eventually."
AndrAIa laughed, and shook hands with the Charizard again.
"Thanks again, for everything," Vulcan said sincerely.
"Anything for family, right?" AndrAIa replied with a smile and a wink.
Vulcan nodded enthusiastically. He was older and a bit more world weary, but he genuinely felt good about this girl. That was no easy task, but she allowed herself to be transparent and her goals were simple. She merely wanted to help everyone out and make her surroundings a little better. Vulcan and his family would benefit from it, so he promised himself that she would be rewarded in return. He watched as she turned and departed from the park with a wave, then turned and went back towards his own home.
He was done with civility. That child of his was in trouble tonight.
Still, she was exhausted. She'd been all over the place meeting as many of her new neighbors as she could, and she was just plain tired. So she stopped in a small park and took a seat on a bench to rest her legs a bit before heading back into their new piece of property to check on Matrix's progress. She hoped everything would be ready, because it would be nice to sleep in a real bed for a change. The boat had been nice, but a little too cramped. Isla Nublar, while surrounded by hungry dinosaurs...well, that had been worse.
She closed her eyes and smiled as she thought of their adventures, so far. To her, the place didn't matter. She had left her home and it was impossible to return to it, should she even desire to. Instead, she had followed her eventual boyfriend to his home, and taken it as her own. But deep down, it was her love of Enzo, not of Mainframe, that kept her around. That's why she followed him into the Games, and that's why she handled being lost in them so well. As her lover grew jaded and weary by the search for his home, she was comforted in that she was simply living her life alongside him. That's what prevented her from going crazy in the midst of their adventures. To him each new system they entered was another failure; to her it was another adventure. It was obvious to her that the Omniverse would be a very similar experience, except this time they were even farther removed and there was no guarantee of a way back to Mainframe. As she watched the citizens of their new community mill about, she had to wonder if that was necessarily a bad thing.
"Miss?"
AndrAIa looked over to see a tall, orange dragon with wings and a flaming tail standing near her seat. She recognized it immediately as a Charizard, a creature she had learned fell under the larger classification of "Pokemon." She recognized it because it looked so similar to Coal, the Charmander they had rescued earlier.
"Hi," AndrAIa simply said with a warm smile, in response. She assumed it was another resident welcoming her to the island. She wouldn't get tired of that at all, because she just loved making new friends.
"I wanted to thank you for saving my son," the Charizard said, with a gruff voice and a small exhale of fire that contrasted it's genuinely appreciative tone and words.
"Oh, of course!" AndrAIa quickly said, standing up and shaking it's hand. Or claw, really. No wonder it looked familiar, he was the father of the Charmander she'd rescued. "We were so happy to help out. Believe me, more than you know, Matrix and I were once kids that got in over our heads just the same."
The Charizard let out a laugh. AndrAIa thought she saw it smile, but it was hard to tell with it's strange anatomy. She was going to get good at reading body language, here.
"I suppose we all were young and dumb, but your help is appreciated more than I can ever express, nonetheless," the Charizard replied. "My name is Vulcan, and anything I can do to help you or the man you came here with, I will gladly do."
"Thank you so much," AndrAIa replied. "I'm AndrAIa, and Matrix is my boyfriend. We're just trying to settle down and get a feeling for this strange place we've ended up in."
"I understand, it's a bit overwhelming," Vulcan replied with a heavy nod. "We'll do whatever we can to help. Cinnabar looks after it's own, and you are one of ours now."
"That's so great to hear, really," AndrAIa smiled. "I'm blown away by the hospitality we've received. Is the whole island like this?"
"For the most part," Vulcan replied, pausing for a second to think. "There was something of a schism, and some of our more radical members left to form the Pokemon Liberation Front. They are a danger, but typically not here on Cinnabar."
AndrAIa smiled, and listened intently. For better or worse, the politics of this place were now hers to be concerned with. Matrix would tune it out as irrelevant, but she wanted to be a genuine member of the community.
"Seems like that will happen anywhere," AndrAIa reasoned. "The nature of large groups."
"Our leader, Mewtwo, beats himself up over it, I'm afraid," Vulcan shrugged. "But I believe we're better off without that radical mindset infecting our children. I admit, I was worried Coal and the others ran off to join them."
"They're good kids. A little overzealous, but as long as their heart stays where it is, they'll do great things in life," AndrAIa laughed.
"Thank you," Vulcan replied, with what AndrAIa assumed was another smile. "And I feel you will fit in here just fine."
"Thanks, Vulcan," AndrAIa replied. "It's just nice to find somewhere I feel like we belong."
"Well," the dragon paused, for a moment, in thought. "You've made some good friends through your actions. If you ever find yourself in a scenario that you believe a flying, fire breathing dragon can fix, be sure to let me know."
"You'd be surprised how often that ends up being the case," AndrAIa jokingly winked, and the Charizard let out a loud laugh. AndrAIa laughed too, but then considered Matrix and all of his work. "Vulcan, this has been fun, but I need to go check on Matrix."
"I understand. Visit us any time," Vulcan replied.
"Thank you, and the same goes to you," AndrAIa responded, warmly.
"We just might," Vulcan said. "Coal has a bit of hero worship towards your boyfriend," the Charizard paused for a moment. "Of course, he's grounded for quite a bit, but we'll make the trip eventually."
AndrAIa laughed, and shook hands with the Charizard again.
"Thanks again, for everything," Vulcan said sincerely.
"Anything for family, right?" AndrAIa replied with a smile and a wink.
Vulcan nodded enthusiastically. He was older and a bit more world weary, but he genuinely felt good about this girl. That was no easy task, but she allowed herself to be transparent and her goals were simple. She merely wanted to help everyone out and make her surroundings a little better. Vulcan and his family would benefit from it, so he promised himself that she would be rewarded in return. He watched as she turned and departed from the park with a wave, then turned and went back towards his own home.
He was done with civility. That child of his was in trouble tonight.