On his way back from catching gible, clad in a face mask and protective glasses Satorius had to once again walk through route 113 to get back to the center of hoenn he usually frequented. Percy was still following him, yet to exhaust his power even after squashing the poor gible in few moves. Haxorus only had a scarf wrapped around his face that only gave clear vision on his eyes and head blades. The pokemon looked a little like a desert raider and with Satorius all dressed in grey and white, the pokemon would easily stand out with the shimmer of it's green scales. Even Sato's hair only turned from silvery to a slightly darker grey tone as ash collected. He hadn't ben keen on coming back here and would need to get a flying pokemon for this in the future, but for now he hoped not to run into too much trouble. Through his protective mask he turned sideways a little while walking and spoke to percy, "The last time we came through here I took pictures of a spot with a lot of trees crowded together, we could take a rest there and get a quick snack in, maybe we can also catch something here, there should be afew intersting guys about."

With that they made their way deeper into the route, largely able to disregard the ash and hazards that could be found here due to a goo memory on Satorius' side and having gone through here. One could say travel was almost too smooth this time around.

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Of course that thought had to curse him worse then he'd have imagined. Nothing should have happened here, maybe a Pokemon would jump at him and be fended of by his Haxorus but this? Well it wasn't as bad as that though. There would have been danger to his life indeed if it was just rocks falling down on him he would've been hurt for sure, but aside from the woman shouting from above, he had also heard the explosion on top of the ledge and immediately looked up and dodged backwards against a tree but that was enough to not be pelted by stones. He remained mostly calm but fixed his eyes on the person standing up atop the mountain's ledge. His face wasn't showing much emotion in itself but his eyes were extremly narrowed as he wasn't quite sure of the situation yet and was unable to fully see who he was dealing with. To his companion who had just smashed the rock falling for it he mumbled, "Percy stay alert, we might have to fight." Though saying that, he also noticed the knocked out Aron that had fallen to the ground aswell. With how heavy it was he couldn't just casually push it aside and so he stepped around it and tried to test the waters shouting, "Are you alright up there? Do you need help?" He was pretty much sure that they were fine, but a little paranoia lingered in him and he pulled his mask up ever so slightly so he wouldn't yet reveal his face.

He probably should've climbed up there if he was actually worried about the other person, but at this point he was more curious of what had caused this situation and seemingly knocked the Aron out. He didn't know if this Aron belonged to that other person but also didn't feel like he wanted to catch it so he just left it there. On second thought, this Aron was probably heavier and more dangerous then the rocks which had fallen down which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

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He nodded at the confirmation of the other's safety and and kept looking at them. At this point he was sure he'd run into a woman, but seeing her recklessly run down the slope, almost breaking her neck had him wondering what kind of person he'd encountered here. Was she just reckless? To him the answer was pretty much yes, but he didn't care to point that out and instead looked at the woman as she approached him like she wasn't travelling through a dangerous volcanic area. Her occupation almost told him everything he'd wanted to hear from this person aswell, but he didn't dislike it. She seemed to be a free spirit and that was always a bonus in his book. On top of that, if she was a ship captain, maybe he could get in her good books and use the opportunity and ask her for a ride in the future. Under his mask Satorius gave a slight smile and replied to the introduction of Skyler with, "Nice to meet you, My name is Satorius Ri, I am an information broker and trainer. Nothing as exciting as you do. Don't worry though, sometimes fights can get heated and you don't think about what's going on below you. Everything turned out fine afterall."

He took his glasses off himself, revealing the sharp gaze in his almost golden, amber eyes. His mask stayed on for personal safety. He had clearly risen an eyebrow as he was scanning her and said, "I understand girls wanna look good and present well, but you should take care of your health above all else." He spoke with a teasing tone in his voice and looked through his pockets, "I'm sure I have atleast a spare mask for you here somewhere, though I'm afraid I can't help your salamence." He said but was interrupted by the noise of heavy foot steps and both wood breaking and leaves rustling. Not looking up from the inside of his jacket he said to Percy, "Take care of them if they're wild pokemon." And with that said Percy started a strange pattern of foot movements while seemingly whetting his claws against the blades of his head. Out of the woodworks popped two pokemon that were fighting with each other. The reason wasn't apparent but to most the image of a frog and an elephant fighting would seem funny at best. Right as Percy finished his SWORD DANCE he charged for the two pokemon, seemingly all fired up and gave them each a DRAGON CLAW. At the same moment Satorius pulled out a folded face mask and handed it to Skyler, "Here you should use it. Don't worry I haven't worn it, it's all clean." He'd ignored the rumbling behind him and when he turned around, Percy the Haxorus was yet again standing over the two defeated Pokemon with his foot on the Cufant's body, ascerting dominance. He meanwhile gave the Salamance Atalanta a proud look. Satorius rolled his eyes and said, "Alright alright, you did good, I'm proud of you, but you gotta work new poses." He then pulled out a pokeball and pressed it against croagunk in an attempt to capture it, muttering, "One of these might come in handy."

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Satorius picked pokeball between his feet up and and looked at it while talking to Skyler again, still squatting over where the ball laid just before. "Maybe there'll be an opportunity to take me aboard your ship some day, travelling is more fun with people you know atleast to some extent." He got up and turned around, his speech making it seem like he was acting of good will, "But don't worry about that, trainers should help each other out when they can. As for what I'm doing here... I previously travelled close to meteor falls in hopes of finding rare pokemon, but it seems I'm not being disappointed here either." And as he said that, another contender to the heated Haxxorus appeared and made its presence known. A Pangoro had stepped up to the challenge, probably attracted by the previous fighting noises. There was also a Bewear nearby, poking it's head out from the side of a tree but it didn't seem hostile at all. With his back to the soon escalating fighting scene Satorius gave the Salamence a curious glance. A quick glint of desire flashed across his eyes but he didn't speak up about the pokemon and instead focussed back on Skyler. He pulled a black business card out of his pocket. All letters and numbers were written on blood red and looked glossy against the light. It seemed a little like it was written in actual blood and mentioned his name and contacts. The latter leading to a business mail and number for his second phone. He extended it to her and explained, "Here, I want you to have one, if you need to know something I might be able to help for a small donation of coin or infos. On the other hand, you said you were a treasure hunter? If you find out some exclusive information and want to make money off it, you may wanna send it to me. If it's good I'll pay you a nice sum." He said and pulled his mask off. What immediately was better visible were the piercing in his ears and the one on his throat. He immediately looked less trustworthy with a sort of impish smile on his lips. "Don't worry, I'm way more professional then I might look to you, but I find it proper to show myself."

As he casually chatted away like he'd planned to make her a business partner from the start, behind him an earth shattering fight was taking place with Percy and the bear trading blows between fists and claws. The Haxorus aggresive nature towards other males and increased power from his sword dance made him win out and he eventually plastered the panda to the ground with a giant GIGA IMPACT that caused the ground to shake. Silence hit for a moment in which only the panting of Haxorus was heard who looked down on Pangoro. Still looking at Skyler with his piercing gaze Satorius said, "I think you have earned yourself a treat today as soon as we're in Mauville you I'll let you choose something nice." Satorius said and only then turned to Percy, who gave an approving growl. Satorius gave the Bewear a glance, but the pokemon seemd to prefer a retreat and so his choice of catching this Pangoro was made even easier. He was low on pokeballs but wouldn't miss the opportunity on catching this one, he liked pokemon that looked intimidating, kind of like having a personal bodyguard that you could teach a bit of bloodthirst on top. Dropping a pokeball on the panda Sattorius explained himself a little on his actions to Skyler. "So you see, I am also constantly looking for potential business partners, which is my actual main goal for travelling. And I'm glad to add a few cute girls to that list recently."

Was he attempting flirting?

No. but as Skyler might learn sooner or later, was that he was direct and didn't lie on such things, even if they were meant as a tease.

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