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POSTED ON Apr 8, 2019 5:14:39 GMT
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kyle doesn't receive an answer from inside.

instead, a woman's voice rings out from the back, like a cool splash of water in the day's sweltering sun. something slithers through the lawn, accompanied by light footsteps.

"helloooo," pulling a garden hose—in the design of a cute snivy's markings—dahlia waves, her sun hat bending softly in places on the brim, catching sunlight and casting curtains of shadow, "oh! mr. lopez! is it that time already..."

she pulls out her phone. immediately, she squints, the visibility of the screen marred by the intense daylight. her head reels back, eyes wide.

"so sorry! let me change into something else, hah!" dahlia laughs, a flush to her cheeks—though one can imagine it is due to the hard garden work instead—as she fixes the strap to her distressed denim overalls. "do you want me to meet you inside? the backdoor's open."


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POSTED ON Apr 8, 2019 4:59:17 GMT
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at the request, dahlia slips into the kitchen like a seaside breeze. a refrigerator door opens. the persistent hum of the appliance now loud and apparent, dahlia reaches in and pulls out two cans, their tin bodies knocking into each other clumsily. behind her, the refrigerator closes and the hum is silenced.

she reappears. one hand precariously holding the two cans from their heads. their designs are colorful. like the eccentric patterns of a public bus seat in the 80s or 90s.

"i'm not sure if you enjoy sparkling water," dahlia says, setting one can down on the table. she sits across from him and opens hers, the tab pulled to release the fizzy sizzle, "but i really need to get rid of these." she laughs and takes a sip of tv static before setting the can on the table.

dahlia crosses her legs and pushes on the cushion of the couch with both hands.

"oh ever grande is nice to look at, but the property tax makes you question if it's even worth it." she provides her full attention to alexander. no inkling of distraction shrouds her face. instead, her concentration simultaneously straddles worlds of docility and intensity. "thank you, but i'll be fine. i'm getting counseling, receiving support... i know how to take care of myself."

she smiles a small one.

"you have to learn how to take care of yourself in this job." she centers her gaze on him further. "and yours."




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POSTED ON Mar 22, 2019 4:44:52 GMT
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a golden curl grazes her cheek as she shakes her head no. her smile stops short of its usual radiant breadth, sacrificing some strength to bear the entire world.

"oh, not me." dahlia's shoulder inclines as her fingers scratch against the stoutland's sturdy spine. "wilfred works every day— don't you, wilfy?" she coos and gestures to the vest hanging on the wall. on it, the insignia of the league is accompanied by the words 'therapy dog.' "he has a sense..."

dahlia discovers tragedy in the inability to separate grief and politics. despite her earnest presence at the funeral, the bending plastic of the political umbrella clouds her appearance to those on the outside.

"thank you." dahlia raises her hand, stopping alex. "call me dahlia. we're in my house. not the office."

she beckons him away from the vestibule and into a living room. the walls are grey-white. two couches flank a dark rug with a wooden coffee table. several magazines of "healthy hoenn living" are fanned out and unread.

"i've been good! resting! sleeping in." dahlia laughs. "don't tell anyone about that last one. would you like something to eat? drink?" the stoutland comes to a rest beside a couch. "or... is there another reason you're here like you've implied?"



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POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 6:49:31 GMT
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dahlia is less than graceful this day. over her feet are oversized piplup slippers, the round penguin head greeting alexander should he look down. she wears loose sweatpants below a thick sweater that tugs just below her waist. her more orderly fashions have been tucked away; after her kidnapping, she fusses less with impressing others.


"mr. stone!" she's surprised to see him, especially so soon after the funeral. "come in, come in. it's cold out."

the door swings back in full. immediately inside, a small rack for shoes is stationed to the side, the dusty shelving filled with forlorn heels. beside it, hanging from the wall, is a broad cape vest. one that is much too large for a typical human.

"wilfred?" from its worn rug, her stoutland lumbers over discreetly. no grand entrance. just the simple step-step-step of its heavy paws. the stoutland rests its paws on top of alexander's shoes and lays down. "he's usually tired after work..."



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POSTED ON Mar 11, 2019 3:31:10 GMT
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POSTED ON Mar 6, 2019 4:22:27 GMT
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"oh, don't sully our baking with that nonsense." dahlia beckons lucas in, passing over his belated entrance and the solemnity of her healing. her clothing is casual, loose, and white. like the curtains billowing nearby. "i've made sure to purchase some cookie cutters that should be to your liking."

her voice is peppy and light. it possesses a gentle incandescence, like a scented candle refusing to blow out due to its withering wick. from the drawers, she pulls out the metal stencils, flashing several of them toward the scientist: an omanyte, kabuto, a lileep. eventually, an entire set of fossil-mon cutters is spread across the counter as a calculated spectrum of possibility.

nearby, her stoutland snores on a woven rug.

"have you ever baked before, lucas?" dahlia places the flour, salt and baking powder into a deep metal bowl. "making pastries is a science. perhaps you have the knack for it." she sets the bowl closer to him.

"mix these, please! chop! chop!"

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POSTED ON Feb 19, 2019 7:04:07 GMT
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dahlia keeps to herself. in ever grande city, her gated property remains forcibly quiet. bodyguards prevent paparazzi and reporters from trespassing her line of comfort; after all, she was still recovering. her bruised body is nothing compared to the restless mind that gnaws at her sleep like a steadily corroding poison.

yet, she stays strong. she has to. and she does not do this out of obligation or for a penciled in agenda. instead, conversely, dahlia is inspired. the toxin of her suffering empowers her. a modern day mithridates, minus the paranoia. but she has good reason to be paranoid now.

and it is for this reason she invites lucas lane to her abode. the kitchen is prepared, the ingredients all neatly organized atop a quartz tabletop. sunlight filters in through the delicate white curtains of her kitchen's french windows and a slight breeze carries the day further inside.

the bodyguards would let the scientist in without much of a fuss.

"come in!" she calls for him from inside. "i've been waiting!"

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POSTED ON Jan 14, 2019 7:57:10 GMT
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her stoutland is the best therapy. in tune with the tide of her thoughts, the large billowing dog dots the beach with its paw pad prints before settling behind her. she leans back. spine to warm fur, dahlia nestles in like a child.

the stoutland quietly slips into a shallow slumber in their shared space. dahlia sheds her troubled thoughts- much like the raw-skinned dratini traveling through the sands. its skin is soft and unmarred. the previous scales lay discarded by the surf before the ocean claims them, perhaps for some creature to gobble up like gristle.

dahlia extends her hand, shifts to the side. the dratini wants warmth. something soft. a different sensation than one offered by the wide sea. exhausted by its molt, the dratini falls to a slumber, wrapped in the thick plumage of a stoutland and in the company of a future human friend.

sw / attempting friendly capture
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POSTED ON Jan 14, 2019 5:39:11 GMT
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dahlia watches a crustle heave its burden across the beach. it leaves trails in the sand: no footprints. the weight of its layered home is an ancient one, revealing in its strata the wrinkles of stress and work that render it slow. as she witnesses the crustle's plight, her smile begins to falter. her pleasant countenance shifts into one of solemn contemplation. self-reflection on the seashore.

she stops to scratch her own back. her fingers scrape against her delicate spine, and she wonders for a moment whether she drags her feet.

sw / 2/3 / skipping - but i know noodles loves crustles that bich!!

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POSTED ON Jan 10, 2019 7:33:43 GMT
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she enjoys how the sand tickled her toes. no grit, no sharp shell shard was a nuisance.

here, at the edge of the continent is liberation. liberation from the office. liberation from the paperwork and papercuts that slip underneath her nails.

even in a world of fantastic beasts, the doldrums of work life never ceased to beat their one-note drum. instead, she enjoys the subtle melodies present within every retreat of the surf.

dahlia's lungs swell with the sea— but her breath cuts short as a pokémon disturbs the calm.


sw / 1/3 / thank you!!

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POSTED ON Dec 17, 2018 3:11:00 GMT
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the revelation of the werewolf in the council's circle unfolds rapidly in her mental space, yet she refuses to let the gravitas orbit outward. dahlia remains steadfast. and like a celestial body, she dances outside of silas' atmosphere. away from his taunts.

"the problem is," dahlia sings, "the more your gang spreads out, the weaker your control becomes." she lifts her chin up, steadying herself.

his threat comes like a dire wolf's howl.

but she remains strong.

"they'll come because they want to. not because they're forced to." the commissioner sighs, her breath pulled like a tuft of cloud from her soul. "i'll forgive myself— only if it happens."

and as silas unravels the dark swathe of his pity, dahlia basks in the shadow of his gaze like an old friend.

"i guess... i can say the same to you." she wants to cry. she wants to mourn him. but she can't when he's still here. still here in front of her.
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