When Others Make You Feel Small - Luminous Nocturne(Jenesis)

[Vaygen]

Abhorrence

    Abhorrence scuttled along on her six tiny legs, her long body inching as she slowly moved down the dirt road. Her head was hung low and the frills on the top of her head drooped down revealing her downtrodden emotions. Abhorrence felt underappreciated and there was a turmoil deep in her stomach. At first, when she had found her new trainer, Kit Willow, she had been beyond excited. All she had wanted from her new trainer was to hug and snuggle and feel the warm embrace of another soul. But Abhorrence had quickly found that her trainer had...hated her. Why, Abhorrence did not understand. She was nothing if not a loving creature. Sure, she was not the most adorable, like a Skitty, or the softest of pokemons like a Wooloo. But Abhorrence had a big heart and she wanted to give her all to her new trainer. 

     There was something wrong with Abhorrence though. When she looked into a pool of water and saw her reflection she saw only herself, who she was supposed to be, who she had been born to be. But Kit saw a monster looking back at her. Kit wouldn't hug her, wouldn't nuzzle her, would barely stand within five feet of her. At their last stop, Kit had even bought at least a dozen bottles of Bug Spray and had dowsed herself in the wretched stench of it. Abhorrence constantly coughed and sneezed from the Bug Spray, it irritated her throat and nose to the point where she could barely breath. Still, she followed her trainer, though at a distance. Abhorrence was a loyal Scatterbug, she would do anything for her trainer. But Kit never gave Abhorrence a chance. Instead Kit called upon her other partners to battle. She relied on them and not Abhorrence. Never Abhorrence.

     When Abhorrence had learned what her name really meant, she had died a little inside. Honestly, she didn't blame her trainer, she did not blame Kit one bit. Abhorrence could understand that people and pokemon had likes, dislikes and even fears. But why had Kit had to put such a horrid label on her? Tears pricked at the back of Abhorrence's eyes as she remembered when Feara had told her the truth. Abhorrence's trainer was scared of her, she literally feared the bug type. Abhorrence did not know how to fix the situation she was in. There was no clear path. Would there ever be hope to befriending her trainer and showing Kit that Abhorrence was more than her outside body.

     Almost three days ago now, Abhorrence had gotten separated from her trainer. It had been storming so hard, the rain had pelted down on their small group. They had all started to run, because the rain had actually hurt with the strength of the wind blowing. Abhorrence had tried to keep up, tried with all her might, but her legs were too small, her gate to awkward to keep up. Kit had been concerned with keeping Feara's tail lit. Charmanders could perish if their fire was ever truly put out. And so in the dark, stormy night, the group had been separated. Abhorrence had been looking for them, trying to remember where they had been going that day. That's why she was so sad, being separated from her trainer was not good for Abhorrence's heart. And it would seem as though she was now lost more than ever!

     Upbeat music suddenly sounded off to Abhorrence's right, the beat was playful and happy. Abhorrence realized that at some point, she had journeyed into what looked like some kind of carnival, or fairground. She hesitated just outside the gate entrance, not quite sure what to make of this new event. Should she crawl on? Should she enter? She could maybe ask another pokemon if they knew the way back to her trainer.

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Sorry if I made you cry.
If you would like to join this thread please message me. There may or may not be room!
Ideas for this thread include, a rude ring leader not appreciating Primarina or a roadie making Primarina feel as though she is not enough in the shows.
A strong character defining moment for Abhorrence would be her choose a new name for herself. As we talked about a little in the Cbox.

[Jenesis]

"Are we ready to ROCK?"

The lights were set, the camera was in place. Panzy hurried to make last-minute adjustments, popping Primarina's collar and adjusting the hem of her dress. She had worked hard to get a place in this show - attending fan meets, networking, and finally asking Primarina directly. This might well be her first big break, and she was determined to make it go well!

Primarina was decked out in a midnight-blue dress that shone with glitter like the stars, and the beads in her hair were painted to look like a rainbow of Minior as well. "Celestial Harmony" was the theme, and her trio of backup dancers were costumed in a similar color scheme, but with less sparkly adornments, all the better to make Primarina shine. As Panzy finished with her final adjustments, she took a step back and watched as the singers found their places. Primarina was positioned at the biggest microphone, and two Popplio were lined up behind her. Wait, two?

She heard a loud gasp as a straggling Popplio flung herself onto the stage, scrambling to get into the line. But in her haste, she didn't notice the wire strung across the floor, tripped over her own flippers, and went flying - dragging the line along with her, and sending the mic toppling onto the ground with a tremendous CRASH.

"Oh, dear!" Primarina gasped.

An enraged Raichu would storm onto the stage, sparing a few cursory words of comfort for Primarina, before turning on the hapless Popplio. "What the Helix was that?" she demanded.

"Raichu, it was an accident..." Primarina said, trying to defuse the situation. "On behalf of my apprentice, I'm so sorry--"

"Your apprentice? She's more like a clown." Raichu put her hands on her hips and glared down her nose at Popplio. "You're always out of sync on the spins, you can't hit the high notes on key, and now you go and do something like this?" The trainee singer tried to stammer out an apology, but the enraged roadie refused to hear it.

"Get out and go think about what you've done!" The Raichu pointed a paw at the entrance to the tent, and electricity sparked at her cheeks. Popplio, dejected, slunk out into the rain. Panzy hurried to follow her. She could see Popplio breathing hard, as tears welled in her eyes.

"It'll be all right..." the skunk said, trying to comfort the sad seal. "These things happen. Is it your first big show? Why, I remember the first time I tried to use a sewing machine, I almost tangled myself in--"

She stopped short as she saw there was someone already waiting at the gate. As she squinted, it looked to be a bug Pokemon of some sort. "What are you doing standing out in the rain?" she asked, trotting over and wishing she had an umbrella at that moment. "Did you come to watch the show? We're still setting up rehearsal, we won't be ready to go live until tomorrow. Or are you lost...?"

Vaygen the tears start coming and they don't stop coming T_T
I changed your idea a little bit to have the rude roadie (Raichu) be mean to Popplio, not Primarina, since it is the Popplio who our trainers will eventually be able to recruit on their journey. I also made her a female but it can be changed if you want!
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[Vaygen]

Abhorrence

    O, now it was raining, Abhorrence glanced up at the cloud filled sky. Big, fat drops were falling slowly to the ground. The Scatterbug was drenched almost instantly, the dust that naturally grew from her body sloughed off, mixing with the dirt packed ground. She felt naked now, it was just her worm-like body out for all the world to see. She could see why her trainer found her disgusting. Her skin was slimy looking with the gleam from the rain. And her tiny legs, with their little spikes on the end looked more grotesque, more insect like. Abhorrence felt her eyes heat, tears prickled the back of her beady balls, threatening to fall and mix with the rain, the dirt and the dust.

     She was so caught up in her own though, dark, dark thoughts that Abhorrence did not notice the two pokemon who had wandered up to the gate. One of the two ran up to the edge of the gate. The Stunky was shockingly dashing. Not only did they have beautiful, lush purple fur but they also wore an interesting outfit that did more for their appearance than take away. Abhorrence wanted to feel jealous, for being so under dressed in the presence of such an ethereal creature but there was not a bad bone in her body. Well she didn’t really have bones but that was besides the point. The Stunky spoke and even her voice was lyrical, tones of care and charm floating from her throat. At first Abhorrence did not know how to respond, she was not used to someone talking to her so kindly. Just yells of disgust.

     “III…” Abhorrence stumbled over her words, finding her throat dry even in this weather. Clearing her throat she continued. “I am not here for a show. My name is Abhorrence and I have lost my trainer, we got caught in very bad weather.” Weather very similar to what this rain was quickly turning into. “And now I’m lost, so very very lost.” She replied miserably. For the first time, Abhorrence laid eyes on the pokemon just behind the friendly Stunky. The deep blue Popplio, with their light blue frill and big red nose was sniffling behind the Stunky. Even in the rain, it was clear to Abhorrence that she was crying. Something had upset the seal and Abhorrence’s heart leapt out to her. “Hey, don’t cry now.” She called out lightly. “Only one of us can cry tonight, and I was already thinking about it.” Would this meeting turn into a pity party? Did the Stunkhorn have any deep seated issues they wanted to air too?

     Abhorrence shook her head, she would not let anymore tears fall this day! "Let's make a deal! No more tears, no more letting others make us feel small!" As Abhorrence spoke the words she felt them deep on her belly. No, she would not wallow about her problems any longer. There was a solution to what Kit and her were going through and Abhorrence intended to fix it as soon as they found their way back together. "I've given you my name, what are your names?" Abhorrence figured that distracting the Popplio from her dark thoughts was the best course of action. She just wished that there was not a locked gate between them so that she could maybe offer a warm hug, she loved hugs.


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I really like your twists and ideas! This is why Escapades are great! Because you get to work together!

I wanted to bring out the mean Raichu but didn't want to get too far ahead before you could reply!

I look forward to your reply!