Lunchtime!

[Seria Floria]

The guy who spoke seemed to hail from the Mana Dorm. Seria got a bit of bad vibes from him, to be honest. "Uh... Yeah, I'm from there... I guess you're one of the Mana folks. Well, you don't seem like a very chatty person, huh? Hehe, sorry." Seria tried to force out a weak smile as she realized that yeah, this guy was really rubbing her the wrong way. It seemed like something had bothered him in the past to make him seem rather distant from others, but Seria didn't want to pry, she wasn't really like that. Besides, she barely knew the guy. "So um... I'm Seria. What's your name?"

So Seria supposed she should at least try to be nice to him instead of stay away from him for finding him kind of offputting, like how she actually kinda expected some people to behave in the face of such a character.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

Oleg furrowed his brow once more. Yeah, the guy was definitely shady. He did not even really look at him or Seria. And all the previous notes he had made about the boy's character just hinted at shadyness. He slowly poked his glasses upwards as they were about to fall from his nose. Following Serias lead, he simply grunted his name out in one word. "Oleg." He then returned to his eating. He cared little for this "shady, cool" kid. He finished his last sausage as he then begun to quickly ravage trough the potato mash, enjoying the taste as he dipped all of it into the sauce.

[Chris Thyodor]

Although internally Chris was debating turning silent once again, in the end that just would be rude, not exactly a good first impression, and those can be pretty useful at times, so instead he merely spoke back in a somewhat calm tone after turning so he was clearly facing her instead of the boy. "Yes, I am from Mana, and yes I'm not exactly the most talkative of people, also, you don't have to apologize merely for trying to start conversation" Chris responded to the girls original words, which, apart from the apology, made sense, especially how she was able to figure out I was from manna so easily, considering black is one of the associated colours.

"Anyway, since it'd be impolite not to introduce myself after you did, I'm Chris, Chris Thyodor... nice to meet the two of you"  Chris responded to the two... Chris figured that he might as well get used to some of the people here, although he knew to be careful of what he says, since he didn't exactly want it to turn out the same way things had been back in Lilycove.

[Seria Floria]

The boy introduced himself as Chris Thyodor; though from his initial impressions Seria got the feeling that he wasn't really the most chipper kid on the block. Kirrlov definitely didn't seem to like his attitude either, and it showed. Seria sighed, knowing that the two boys definitely wouldn't get along. It seemed their personalities clashed right off the bat, given how willing Kirrlov was to talk to Seria, it seemed to the girl that perhaps Chris seemed a bit too much of a downer. "Well, it's nice to meet you too, Chris. Hope that we can all get along, eh?" Seria forced herself to chuckle a little, trying to ease the tensions, as she didn't really like the direction that things where headed from how tense Kirrlov seemed. She really wanted to get to know his story, but she figured it was not such a good idea to bring it up in front of other people.

Well, call it a morbid curiosity.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

Good, good, the boy did not seem to pay much attention to Oleg. He enjoyed it. Let the downer keep his attention somewhere else than him. He finished eating his potato mash, pushing his plate away from himself as he placed his hand infront of his face, seemingly coughing. Or burping. Who knows. He then looked to the two, leaning back on the chair, showing no signs of leaving. He lazily looked around the cafeteria for anything really interesting, but he encountered nothing out of the ordinary. Just some jocks trying to flirt with some of the more popular girls, most people already forming cliques. He then moved his attention to the two around him.

[Chris Thyodor]

Chris, getting the feeling he was causing problems of some kind, found himself sighing... I guess it makes sense my presence could be somewhat off putting, which honestly he's somewhat used to at this point... Guess he's should appologize. "Sorry if my presence is somewhat off putting... It's not my intention... And yeah... I'd hope so, it would be a welcome change of pace" Chris found himself saying in a surprisingly sincere tone towards the girl primarily, which in a way could be somewhat surprising given the sudden change in tone.


(short post since I'm somewhat pressed for time and limited internet connection... I'll try to do a longer one later once i get back home)

[Seria Floria]

Chris sighed, and Seria could tell that his presence was weighing heavily on Kirrlov. Oh boy. Seria didn't really want to have to mediate any sort of argument or scene that came from this, it wasn't her expertise, as nice as she seemed. "Nah... Don't worry about it, I guess..." Seria simply said as she shot a glance back towards Oleg, who seemed more content with ravenously eating his food than talking. Now, Seria figured that the guy just really didn't like the type of person that Chris was, and she wouldn't hold it against Kirrlov. Such quiet, generally 'sad' types may seem to be offputting to certain kinds of people. Then again, Seria wasn't entirely sure what he was like.

"What's it like in the Mana dorm part of the academy?" Seria decided to ask completely out of the blue.

[Chris Thyodor]

Don't worry about it... well, that's a better response than Chris used to get, that much he'd admit, although in a way he could still tell his presence may cause problems, but... better to deal with that problem once it truly becomes one. "Well... have you seen the old manor on the island? It's pretty similar to a restored recreation of it, although it's enlarged to allow a section for each individual gender. One of the interesting things there is, there is a lot of historical documents there at the library, so if one does get curious about say the history of the island and other locations, that's the place to go as long as you don't mind reading, and as far as I've heard, it's the only dorm to actually have a library there" Chris responded, however before he had the chance to say anything else, Dusk burst forth from her Poke ball without Chris having even gone to send her out.

"D... Dusk?" Chris said, somewhat surprised, although he smiled upon seeing what dusk was doing. Dusk simply went after his food, specifically the sausages while leaving the mash untouched... I don't know if that's good for her... Chris immediately stopped her from actually eating it since he wasn't sure if it would be good for her. "Oh, you were hungry... you know shouldn't be outside your Poke ball, and I'm not entirely sure if human food is good for you, i'll get you something to eat after I'm done here, is that okay Dusk? Chris spoke in a surprisingly kind tone... as if his entire personality just shifted at that moment when he was speaking to his Pokémon, which would seem even more obvious given the smile on his face, which there wasn't one before. Dusk let off a cry of approval, lowering her head slightly because she realized she may have just gotten Chris in trouble, although using his hand, Chris raised her head up so she was looking at him. "It's okay Dusk, i'll get you something to eat after this, I promise... but please, come on back and get some rest for now, you could use it after that battle earlier" Chris spoke once again in the surprisingly kind tone as he recalled her to her Poke ball.

[Seria Floria]

Chris explained what it was like at the Mana dorms - an old manor, yes, Seria had seen it alright. She hadn't been to that part yet but it seemed interesting, so she'd definitely go that part and check things out. Historical documents? A library? Yes, that certainly seemed very lovely. A good excuse for Seria to go to that part of the campus. Eventually, a little black Pokemon with claws popped out of one of Chris' Academy Balls - a Sneasel, it was undeniably one. The Pokemon seemed to be very hungry, but Chris treated her very gently. From the way Chris was talking to his Sneasel, it gave Seria the impression that he really did care a lot about Pokemon, and perhaps was not such a bad person after all. The sight of him acting so kind to the Pokemon made her smile.

"I see... You seem to be treating your Pokemon very kindly," Seria nodded in approval. "By the way, are there any ancient ruins or some other sights over there? Such a part of the academy looked like it could have that kind of place."

[Chris Thyodor]

Carefully putting Dusk's Poke ball away with Skorupi's and Midnight's Poke balls, Chris turned back in order to face Seria. "Yeah, my Pokémon feel more like family to me than anything else... although some people think I'm strange because I'm better socially with Pokémon than people, although there is a good reason for that being the case... sorry about Dusk's sudden arrival there" Chris responded, chuckling somewhat awkwardly with a somewhat smaller smile now on his face, still, it's certainly better than him being cold as it appeared he was before Dusk's appearance.

Ancient ruins eh? Chris did recall something similar, that there were some kind of ruins in Mana's area... the Zodiac ruins right? although those were the only ruin's he'd seen at this point. "Well... now that you mention it, yeah, there are some old ruins in the area, if I recall correctly their called the Zodiac ruins, or something similar to that, I will admit I haven't been in there yet. There is also an old graveyard somewhere in the area, quite a few Ghost, Dark and Poison type Pokémon can be found there as long as you be careful not to defile any graves" Chris said as a response to her question, his tone being kind like how it was when he was speaking with Dusk, as if her appearance had caused his attitude to shift and his façade of being the typical sad person to disappear for the moment.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

Oleg rolled his eyes slightly. Oh boy, he's one of those types now? Those types that just are so... Hurt, but when they see pokemon they just melt into their true golden heart and open up to everyone and treat them as true friends even when not knowing them? He rolled his eyes once more, tapping the table with his fingers as he waited for the others to finish their food. Might as well be a gentleman and show them he is at least willing to wait for them to finish instead of just leaving rudely without no explanation. He wiped his mouth once more with some paper.

[Seria Floria]

Seria listened intently to Chris as he talked about there being the Zodiac Ruins, and also an old graveyard where Ghost Pokemon were said to lurk. He also cautioned her not to defile any graves. The way he talked almost seemed like an utter contrast to how he was earlier, and Seria could only surmise that it was the Pokemon. Just what happened? Anyway, Seria also caught Kirrlov slightly rolling his eyes, and seemed awfully impatient. At this time, Seria was just about to finish her own lunch, scooping up the last remaining bits of mashed potatos before washing it all down with some milk. She turned her face to see Oleg, and tilted her head. "Are you alright?"

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Oh, I'm just impatient. And wondering why our friend here just flipped his personality just from seeing a pokemon. Sure, pokemon have that effect, and they are good friends to us, yet it just seems so awfully shady how you just seemed so sad and distant when you came here, yet when you take one look at a pokemon you just suddenly become this kind, golden hearted figure that just melts down from the sight of a pokemon. Sounds so... Awfully shady and cliche for me." He shrugged slightly. Might as well get to the point instead of circling it like some vulture.

[Chris Thyodor]

"have you ever heard of the term... façade... that is what I use primarily when speaking with people... I know from personal experience showing kindness to a person immediately can have nasty repercussions... better safe than sorry..." Chris sighed as a response to Oleg, now seeming to return to how he was before, cold, and not kind in the slightest. "I will admit, your logic does make good sense, I'm just weird like that though... always have been... and primarily, it's because half the time only the Pokémon really seem to care... what's so wrong about returning the kindness they show?" Chris added to his response to Oleg, showing that he did understand why he thinks that, but that's just how Chris is.

[Oleg Kirrlov]

"Yes, I have heard of facade. For Arceus's sake, it's the name of a pokemon move, ofcourse I researched what the term means." He rolled his eyes once more. He continued drumming his fingers against the table. Only pokemon really seem to care? Oh Arceus, this kid was just so Arceu's damn special, wasn't he. "There's nothing wrong with it, per say. I'd just not prefer some emotionally charged tension when I'm trying to eat. Or in general. At all, anywhere." He grunted, rubbing his chin with his hand. Had he gone too far? Eh, maybe, but might as well be honest and just speak his mind.