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POSTED ON Jun 13, 2019 5:28:58 GMT

dahlia's head leans back in a brief flourish of laughter. her warm hands are still around kyle's as if to anchor her to him should her bubbly giggle lift her away. as she returns, her blonde curls fall lazily across her cheeks.

she releases him and her hands settle quietly on her lap.

"you've built quite the reputation!" dahlia says. "don't you realize? people speak highly of you! and your dogs too."

she casts a quick look toward wilfred, her stoutland, who rests lazily in the kitchen. against the island, his massive back rises slowly like a moving mountain.

a lively swing returns her gaze back to him. "i've heard that you'll be taking stone's place as rustboro's gym leader?"

a light breath escapes her lips. a moment's hesitance before exposure.

"i confess... that when i came back and noticed three silphs occupying stations of power, admittedly, i became quite worried. and i still am! even with alexander's departure." she rubs her hands with the softest care, as if nursing a pulsing wound stretched around them. "in case anything happens... i just want to know that there are people who will take my side."

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POSTED ON Jun 10, 2019 0:03:21 GMT

dahlia removes herself from her seat. slowly. a quiet glide to the corner of the coffee table, resting her rear there as she carefully moves to cradle kyle's hands.

should he choose to accept her gesture, kyle would find her soft hold to resonate gently with the pulse of nurturance. she leans forth, eyes balmy and natural in their glance.

"oh, don't feel bad! she laughs. "you see. i'm not quite sure if i do." dahlia quickly catches herself. "or if i have enough. and so, i suppose that i am trying to articulate that... i'm looking for an ally in you."

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fight like a dragon [ o ]

POSTED ON Jun 9, 2019 23:53:55 GMT

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dahlia laughs, thin fingers spread wide over her brightly parted lips. cute. his concern is sweet to the taste, almost innocent in the way that it sounds, like spritely trills over the region's symphonic drama. yet, there is truth to his words. why is she out here? she's putting herself in danger yet again-- at least, many would say.

however, it wouldn't happen again. she gambled last time. this time, her heels dig a little bit deeper into the lake's sands. ripples mark her confident stance and echo across the surface like a proclamation.

"i can take care of myself quite well." dahlia says. her hand cups the side of her face. "contrary to popular belief- but that doesn't mean i can't get help."

before pursuing mateo, she throws one pokeball, casting a dratini out. the small dragon takes a reverent look at mateo's dragonite before squealing into splashes.

"oo! this water is cold!" she wades towards him, arms spread apart to balance herself. "anyway! one or two things you could show me... i'd love to know! and in return i'll i could owe you a favour, perhaps? maybe a sponsorship... an endorsement like they do in galar?"

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POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 6:29:56 GMT

dahlia's gaze falls. like a damaged feather abandoned by its bird, it drifts in sad swings before resting on the cold floor. it's a brief moment. a second of contemplation. she's unafraid to expose herself within this echo of trauma. nightmares still haunt her. menacing shadows thrown by the cursed candle of memory, flickering in devilish designs that render her limbs weak with the phantoms of a relationship lost and broken.

"i am fine. becoming fine." dahlia corrects herself. "sometimes, it is... difficult, but i'm getting help."

her eyes match his, bright and big with concern like the flowers of her garden. with the lightest sigh, dahlia mirrors kyle's comfort, crossing her long legs at a lazy angle.

"but are you okay?" dahlia asks. "do you have anyone to talk to about your experiences? a close friend, perhaps?" she weaves her fingers together and arches them like a church roof.

"i have to admit... ever since my return, it has been difficult to find people i can trust."

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Judgment Day (Closed)

POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 6:12:42 GMT

"oh you shouldn't have." dahlia cradles the box, setting it carefully on her blanketed lap. "i'm going to have to hunt that little fletchling down. exposing my number one weakness? unforgivable."

continuing to baby her bottle of wine, she listens calmly. it's an apology she's heard before from others, or from others delivered from others. she bobs her head up and down. the words from thomas' concessions lifting her chin in intervals like rolling logs.

at the end of thomas' formalities, she shakes her head quietly in small invisible discs. however, she's smiling. her grin is inspired by thomas' sincerity. his earnest supplicance and she responds in turn.

"oh, let the past be the past." dahlia says, feet planted firmly on the floor. "we can't change what's happened... as horrible as it was. don't fret, thomas. we're dealing with it. paperwork, media... it will all pass."

she sets the wine to her immediate side.

"i hope it's kalosian."

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fight like a dragon [ o ]

POSTED ON Jun 8, 2019 5:45:49 GMT

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dahlia desires strength. and although she harbors the grit of resilience within her healing bones, her fragile form yearns for scabs and bruises. crests to toughen the skin. like the jewels of sweat securing mateo's strong body, she seeks to armor herself with the physicality of a survivor. nothing less. her mind is sharp. when unsheathed, her intuition strikes at others' hearts.

she tiptoes down a hill, careful not to skid clumsily down its unforgiving face. on her khaki shorts, smears of dirt and grass betray her amateur skills as a hiker. a pokeball bobs shakily on her waist.

waving widely, she announces her presence as her feet grace the lake's coast: "hello!! i never thought i'd meet a blackthorn gym leader here." she shouts to ensure she is heard over the raging waterfall.

with awe, the commissioner's eyes take in mateo's impressive physique and the fierce dedication of his pokemon underneath the beating sun. her eyes are full and colored with the bright shape of curiosity. an opportunity is here. she takes it, striding gracefully into the water's shallows.

"i have a favour to ask of you- as commissioner, or as a passing admirer. if you don't mind." dahlia says. "i couldn't help but notice... how strong you look. you could strangle someone with those arms!" she coos, drawing a golden curl behind her ear. "if you could teach me a thing or two about hand-to-hand, i'd sincerely appreciate it... mr. martinez."

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POSTED ON Jun 4, 2019 2:55:15 GMT

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POSTED ON Jun 4, 2019 1:57:01 GMT

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POSTED ON Jun 2, 2019 23:27:50 GMT

conversely, dahlia has refused to doll up. still recovering from her capture, she relinquishes the accessory of presentability and adorns a blanket-robe draped around her shoulders. the fabric falls limply around her body. it obscures her figure. hides her. softens her presence and blends her into the patterns of her quilt.

she shuffles down the stairs and sings from her soft armor,
"sorry to keep you waiting, mr. benoit! i get cold so easily, and i need this blanket to even function today."

her guest is dressed sharply while she wades into the room softly. like a dome of dandelion seeds, she lacks edges. falls apart so quickly but comfortably as she sinks into her seat across from him.

"well aren't you dressed nicely. sorry for this," she gestures to her lazy garb, "this is no offense to you. i'm just a sucker for comfy." she clasps her hands together, the blanket faintly showing the shapes of her thin arms.
"is... the box for me?"

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elpyminen [ closed ]

POSTED ON Jun 1, 2019 22:47:37 GMT

the commissioner listens. listens well. her practiced poise is an otherworldly porcelain, free from the underbelly of a dirty trade- or so she believes. believes blindly. the transferal of power is to be trusted. the process is perfect. porcelain, even.

but she doesn't realize the dramatics of her uneven set-up.

her lithe form, wrapped in the warmth of her comfortable sweats, leans forth at a motherly angle. she grasps one of alexander's hands in hers, cradling his suffering like a madonna and her child. a small huff from the stoutland brightens her already radiant smile.

"no, thank you." her voice, barely a whisper, is carried by a gratitude pulled from deep inside. "it's good to have people you can trust."

dahlia gives him a squeeze. her signature of approval before releasing him, pulling away like a white cloth drifting back on a ghostly tide.

"there is fine print though." a hand remains on her stoutland, fingers combing through thick quilted fur. "you need to promise me to be careful... since the nature of this appointment is most certainly going to place a target on your head."

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POSTED ON May 30, 2019 4:44:19 GMT

"if you think that's patronizing," dahlia waves a finger as she glides in, "then we need to help each other learn how to take compliments!"

seeing her stoutland mope away, dahlia is pleased at the privacy. she remains oblivious to kyle's disappointment, blinded by the sunshine of an afternoon's work in the garden-- and the handsome man in her home.

"his name's wilfred." dahlia says before pulling the ribbon of a white lie from her tongue. "he needs to eat his lunch!"

clasping her thin fingers on kyle's shoulders, she ferries the man to a nearby sofa seat as if he were on wheels.

"make yourself comfortable!" dahlia chimes before settling into her own seat across from him. "oh, well! aside from the obvious, you risked your life for slateport- and is that not something to be praised?"

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POSTED ON May 22, 2019 2:19:46 GMT

ambition. that accursed word haunts the inks of her paperwork, the black gossip slithering between old, hairy ears. it rests within the momentary shadows cast underneath her heels as they tap through hallways so hallowed by the sculpted veneer of past political dynasties.

dahlia just wanted to do what was best for the region.

and so, her ambition was selfless to her eyes. the transferal of power: benign. however, the more and more she settles in to her seat, the more the upholstery grows cold with a chilling scene of complacency.

"champion?"dahlia asks. "and how are you going to straddle between your duties as gym leader and champion, if you were to become it? i'm always wary of mixing blatant politics with that position," she utters quietly, "like i am wary about mixing corporations with government seats."

her next remark leaps.

"perhaps, if it's only temporary. until a suitable replacement can be found. i'll have to light a fire under some of the other GLs to complete more officiated battles."

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POSTED ON May 1, 2019 4:54:03 GMT

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POSTED ON Apr 23, 2019 1:43:24 GMT

"oh, but i have returned." dahlia accepts a tiny sip of bubbles before setting the can down. "i've basically been resurrected." her body still pangs with ghostly sores, and despite silas' haunting hold, she revels in the pain.

she feels alive. unlike a newly birthed phoenix, dahlia still burns with a quiet intensity. and some of that fire flares in the way she presses forward in her seat.

"so i've heard!" dahlia's eyes glint with that burning gold. "interesting how quickly people moved into those seats. i'm glad we have such ambitious allies, don't you?" she knits her fingers together, setting her hands daintily on her lap.

dahlia abandons the cool beverage on the table. her stoutland does not stir.

"tell me, alexander." dahlia says. "what can i do for you? any concerns? any needs not being met?"

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POSTED ON Apr 23, 2019 1:27:21 GMT

dahlia laughs, each fluttery note of her voice like a dismissive hand. "oh no... don't trouble yourself with helping me." she claps her gloved hands, the fertile dirt that she dabbled in scattering in soft clouds.

as soon as kyle enters the home, dahlia strips out of her overalls. she wears a simple pair of shorts underneath, and her white shirt, smudged in patches with garden dirt, breathes freely. she folds the overalls neatly—no doubt in the KonMari method of a neat rectangle—and places them in the garden shed.

with a hum, she slips inside into the room kyle is in. it's a wider living room compared to the one towards the front of the house; a grand piano rests unplayed in the corner and a dormant fireplace faces a lavish leather couch, its legs curled up in fanciful designs.

"sorry for the wait!" dahlia says, still in charming disarray. she dabs herself down with a handkerchief. "i've heard so many great things about you, mr. lopez. i just needed to meet you for myself."

her stoutland lazily peers in from a nearby hallway, the doorframe looking impossibly narrow compared to its fluffy overcoat. with a slight expression of surprise, dahlia ushers the dog away.