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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 8:12:32 GMT

questions should have been directed opposite to where they settled now. his words left her in the stillness of a hesitant response. something she had to consider before opening up the truth of it all. there was no truth— min warned herself inwardly. steady motion of drink after drink severed the slightest need to feel appeased.

"many things," brows furrowed, "things that do not matter. at least not now." she wanted to forget. let the images slip past her fingers and vanish like sand. the prominence was like a scar however. stains that were prominent to remain forever simply were only able to be covered. once bare— it was just another reminder.

regarding the dozy aftermath of her company, she decided a hasty change. "doesn't it get lonely?" seemingly random min pursued her case, "representing— all the while cursing the very people here." she continued to watch him, "does the drinking ease those sour feelings?" from all that she had heard. indulging in the haze was a nice pace of change. at the same time it could have been humiliating.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 8:25:31 GMT

the flow of the conversation takes a turn for the worse. control is given to the one who asks the questions and fernando is no longer the one interrogating. "wouldn't you like to know." he blinks, turning his cheek against the palm of his hand, to stare at the bar. "i drink for the same reason you do. whatever that is." he pushes the glass forward, away from him. he's done drinking for the night. probably.

"what do you know about loneliness?"

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:10:32 GMT

"loneliness is boredom." min starts after awhile, "when the nothingness becomes to much it swallows you whole. you're drowning but you don't even realize it." she finishes the drink. lips part into a prominent exhale. "its knowing your different from the rest. sometimes its willingly... other times— the rest of us aren't so lucky." the scoff is gentle. the other might've slipped up on the sound.

"loneliness is..." rambling in the leverage of the sour taste, she knelt a bit further into the bar. arms enfolded with the crown resting just on top. "what it feels like to never be loved." min seemed about willing to enact on slumber.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:17:38 GMT

he's fumbling in his pocket, fishing for his wallet. now he's certain, that's enough drinking for now. it takes effort but he's competent enough to pass his card off to the bartender. "she's with me. close it out." it allows them a moment to be alone. it's his chance to shoot his shot.

"is that what you're looking for? love?"

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:31:56 GMT

the still resting golden bed shifts. from her sideways view she catches a glimpse. features paint the still bound persistence of a hidden motive. her feelings and actions remain unpredictable. as harmless as it all is.

"what about you?" min counters the query, "what are you looking for, silph?" not that the man had ever spoken forth. the intent for search in whatever it may have been was simply a guess. she had been delaying the answers that were not yet ready to be said.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:39:46 GMT

his eyes narrow again. she's avoiding the question. fernando doesn't like that.

"only the night will tell." keep it ambiguous. keep her reaching. that's the only way to dictate the flow, to get her to succumb to his inquisitions. "any plans after this?" it's an invite for something more, compounded by the statement right before. yet, somehow, there's a dangerous proposition laid between those words. they're inviting, scheming.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:52:13 GMT

min is canny enough to comprehend the avoidance. this is a figure that has enlightened himself in the game. from those that may have watched— it all could have been ignorance. the pair were far more distrusting than the velvety and dull choice of words which slipped from their lips.

she never turned away from a challenge.

"unfortunate that the night is so young." she said with a smile. feigning a dense display for the potential harm. it wasn't as if the girl wasn't aware. her duty was to observe and report. if the upper-lings called for it— min would take a step further. "not really, why do you ask?" was that an invitation perhaps? still it remained a mystery.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 9:56:24 GMT

"company is the best ward for loneliness, no?" the invitation is set in stone. there's no retracting it now, not this early. it's in her hands to get the ball rolling. he can only proceed with her consent. otherwise, fernando returns home alone. nothing too unusual for a man fixated on progress.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 10:56:16 GMT

traces were easily read. gathered like missing pieces to the puzzle. the crimson apple was a figure of temptation. he'd just taken the first bite, at least in her mind the influence was beneath her hold. she had controlled the strings. even on the dare of making an approach there was nothing going wrong.

not that determination for remaining secretive was frustrating. min would get what she wanted eventually. by then the other probably wouldn't even realize it. then again she had always been subject to surprises.

"truly," the slender frame shifts. poising her head upward as to sever a distance between the enfolded arms. instead they stretch out for just a moment. "i'm glad you also think so." quirked lips, feeble as per usual in the essence of this riddle, did not refuse the probable invitation. rather she seemed well aware.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 11:24:10 GMT

"and i could use some company. tonight."

she never accepts it explicitly but fernando knows he has her by the nose. when he gets up to leave, she follows. like juvenile lovers, they sneak out in to the night. unseen. unheard. by now, the alcohol is beginning to taper off. the flush still plagues his cheeks but his judgement gets less cloudy by the minute. he's still too impaired to drive but he doesn't need to. he's rich.

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an automated ai is the one who commandeers the vehicle. navigating the empty sheets of tonight proves effortless for the porgygon that inhabits the vehicle's inner console. they're at his place long long before the interest dwindles. at least now he can walk straight. making it past the front-yard is a breeze. what comes after is what truly proves a hassle.

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for a man of wealth, fernando's abode is nothing too impressive. he doesn't believe in luxurious living spaces, not when he has so many. instead, he like to spend responsibly, with an emphasis of substance over form. the plain one story house in the suburbs fits that to a tee, until they make it to the door.

"two detected. please provide adequate trainer identification."

cila's automated voice serves as an astonishing shock to the unfamiliar. the smart house is impenetrable, laced with only the best that silph co. has to offer. and, even then, fernando pull out all the stops. what his company cannot provide, he'll surrender to another. devon corp. technologies also play a part in his mighty fortress.

again, fernando fishes for his wallet, trying to slip his card out from the tight leather folds. "fuck it," he grumbles, frustrated. "cila, override guest one, bio-metrics." the console on the door displays a holographic image that designates where he needs to stand. a good long stare at the console allows for it to scan his eye, matching it to a small subset of acceptable patterns stored on the house's internal database.

"welcome, fernando eliard silph."

it says welcome but the door won't bulge. there's two of them, remember? it'll require both before it allows them inside. another deterrent for fernando's late night debaucheries.

"scan your id," should provide a good enough explanation. what he doesn't tell her is that it runs against a league provided database, sure to spit out whether or not it matches with a league approved profile. should be fine for the average trainer, so long as their id wasn't a fake. should it accept, and let her in, fernando will have her trainer profile saved on the cloud. he'll look at it later, dissecting her background and her intentions. it's sober fernando's way of keeping drunk fernando in check.

whether it's paranoia or just being noisy, he doesn't know. and, frankly, he doesn't care. all that matters is that it works.

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POSTED ON Oct 15, 2018 22:37:19 GMT

time passes by in the slow build of apprehension for what will come. min isn't expecting anything incredibly bizarre. from this point— the majority that had dare pry their way into the life of silph was quickly met with karma. an overly doubtful individual, and for good reason. she had not been the first to approach with quietly gathering information. genuine as it was in conversation, the girl reminded herself there shouldn't be a single ounce of bother for the target.

forming bonds was troublesome for people like her.

everything is usual in the setting of this area. from the outside of the vehicle she can feel the slight chill of the evening. with every step that followed the man to her front, min had hardly gathered the nerve to hear another voice. the bizarre system meant to keep all in check— was her first surprise. she stood there with a clearness of charm to the capabilities it could have held. then again, it was also something worth a twinge of worry.

min shuffles through the pocket of her coat. she holds the sliver of a card outwards with no hesitation. there is no fear in the gesture, no anxiety that causes her to tremble. "like this?" she questions, still a bit inquisitive of the obscured voice. the identification would prove sufficient. there was nothing out of the ordinary. it held everything a card should have in the usual piece of information. if the silph was truly bothered however—

he would have found a missing background.

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POSTED ON Oct 16, 2018 0:55:31 GMT

exactly like that. the click of the doors lock coming lose ushers them in. fernando closes it behind him, leaving the cold and allowing her a chance to gander at his living space. unlike the exterior, which seemed completely ordinary, the inside reflects the high end living space of someone of fernando's status. the furniture and decor are assembled by a third party, construed in a way that makes it seem like it's a display room in a catalog.

"cila, the lights?"

on command, the house comes alive, dim lights showering them with just enough to keep the mood calm and sultry. the time of night calls for just enough to allow them to see each other. for fernando, it's no different than the luminescence of his work computer. he thrives in the darkness. it makes him feel at home.

cila make no attempt to analyze min's background. that's for another time, one that requires fernando to manually seep through piles of data. tonight, is one of leisure, to safeguard against solitude.

"care for another drink?"

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the worst of the thoughts vanished upon the door opening. min had been carrying this doubt of an intelligence that surpassed everything. thankfully— the voice was only capable of what it could unravel. not the unlikely out-performance of reading minds. she imagined such a thing could only be told in stories.

legends were simply a myth after all.

cila— that was its name. jade flickered against the dim glow, wandering around the lavished space. she figured it might've done her some good in evoking everything. memorizing particular objects, anything that was of value to her group. from the view of her company, it had all been a harmless glimpse. a wonder for the leisure this man was able to live. some features must have been nice.

"yes," she responds, looking back over. now that the figure is no longer settled against the bar, she can tell of the impending difference in height. if min had not been wearing heels, the tilt in her crown might've been even greater. "anything is fine, thank you." the ponder begins. what will come? things of value or the complete opposite. now that the pair are alone she feels just a bit more shy.

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POSTED ON Oct 16, 2018 23:37:24 GMT

min is a guest and fernando is her host. it's only natural for him provide for her, tending to the kitchen to pair the two of them a drink. "cila, the telly." as he starts to walk away, the television comes alive, switching to a random channel that's already knee deep into a televised movie. for now, min can examine his livelihood, nice furniture, several electronic devices plastered onto the wall, yet no pictures. his living space is devoid of any pictures, neither him nor loved ones. only a stack of papers lay on a desk on the far side of the studio. they're contents are face down.

"wine okay? nacrene makes some of the most exquisite wines."

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