[Trip watched Polnareff closely, studying every move: the slow exhale, the hand at his mouth.
There's something between them and whatever it is, it's not pleasant. Bad blood.
He knew Dio was dangerous. He knew he could've been killed that night, it's a miracle he made it out alive. And he wasn't one to believe in miracles, much less count on them.
His racing heartbeat is almost deafening when Polnareff continued to speak. When he gestures for him to come near, instead, he bolts.
It's a reaction that even takes Seperior and Lampent by surprise, because it's so disgracefully unlike him, but he's terrified and maybe he could deal with Dio that night because it was all happening at once and felt unreal and dreamlike, but after it all sunk in, he realized just how close a call that was, he wasn't about to take another chance like that, not so soon, not with someone with every reason to hold a death grudge against that man.
Lampent remains in its place, only staring, but Serperior follows his trainer, who doesn't run very far because he keeps stumbling in his panic. It's rather pitiful, but at least he doesn't scream (or make any sound at all)?]
aaaand he thinks Polnareff'll use him as a scapegoat :D;;;;
There's something between them and whatever it is, it's not pleasant. Bad blood.
He knew Dio was dangerous. He knew he could've been killed that night, it's a miracle he made it out alive. And he wasn't one to believe in miracles, much less count on them.
His racing heartbeat is almost deafening when Polnareff continued to speak. When he gestures for him to come near, instead, he bolts.
It's a reaction that even takes Seperior and Lampent by surprise, because it's so disgracefully unlike him, but he's terrified and maybe he could deal with Dio that night because it was all happening at once and felt unreal and dreamlike, but after it all sunk in, he realized just how close a call that was, he wasn't about to take another chance like that, not so soon, not with someone with every reason to hold a death grudge against that man.
Lampent remains in its place, only staring, but Serperior follows his trainer, who doesn't run very far because he keeps stumbling in his panic. It's rather pitiful, but at least he doesn't scream (or make any sound at all)?]