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POSTED ON Dec 27, 2020 19:21:26 GMT

There’s a delivery in his backpack but it’s not exactly what Angelo would consider… his usual cargo.

Walking down a woodland path, feet crunching against the dry soil as he pushed his bicycle, Angelo makes soothing shushing noises as a series of quiet chirps emerge from the confines of his bag. He’s wearing it backwards, pack over his chest and partially unzipped so that a pair of bright eyes could peer out of its cosy, makeshift nest towards the path ahead – a Taillow chick peeping curiously.

“I don’t think it’s that much further, buddy. Then we’ll get that wing of yours looked at,” he tells the little bird as a shadow drifts overhead, Ankaa’s mother hen qualities shining through as she floats occasionally by her trainers’ side to make cooing noises at the other flying pokemon, fussing and comforting.

Not too long ago he'd almost cycled over the little thing as he made his way into Fortree, swerving out of the way just in time as the Taillow hopped weakly over the path, nursing its wing and making lonely cheeps. Unable to just leave it there, Angelo had scooped it up and carefully wrapped it up in a spare t-shirt to keep it from thrashing its wing around, then secured it in his bag.

He’d heard about Fortree’s flying gym functioning partly as a sanctuary and so, here he was, leaning his bicycle against the fence bordering the perimeter. This was definitely the place – if all of the winged creatures (and some not so feathered) around the grounds was anything to go by. There’s also a figure out on the field, too.

“Hey!” Angelo calls out, one arm unconsciously raising in an attention-grabbing wave while the other loosely hugs around the bulk of his backpack. His Togekiss flutters down to land on the fence nearby, leaning close to make cooing noises at the Taillow that peeks out of the bag. “This is the Rescue Sanctuary, right? I’ve got a special delivery here for you.”

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POSTED ON Dec 27, 2020 20:41:58 GMT

Meanwhile, outside in the main arena of the Fortree gym…

A flock of Delibird were preparing to hand out Presents to the residents of Fortree. Most of the gifts that they had gathered and were now hauling into sacks were for the kids, however there were also some for the elderly residents as well as those who were homeless and didn’t have enough clothing.

One of the Delibird, a particularly large one, spotted the human who had parked their bike on the outside perimeter of the arena and made a beeline towards the person who had something similar to what it was dragging, before reaching inside and digging out a simply-wrapped gift adorned with a green ribbon.

A few moments later, five other Delibird in various stages of excitement made a beeline for the human, attempting to hand their own Presents to the young man through the fence.

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POSTED ON Dec 27, 2020 21:09:29 GMT

His call does catch someone’s attention or, rather, six of them. Instead of the figure on the property, Angelo is greeted by the sight of a flock of red shapes wobbling towards the fence, enthusiastically led by a large Delibird with what he could only assume was fiery determination in its eyes.

Within his backpack the Taillow chick sinks a little lower, squeak muffled, as Angelo crouches down to address the six enthusiastic Delibird that are suddenly crowding around him on the opposite side of the fence. “Hey, what you got there? Oh wow... Did you wrap these yourselves?” One arm still cradles his bag, as if to comfort the baby pokemon inside, while the other has to reach out to grab hold of a gift that’s being shoved through the wooden perimeter – forced to take hold of the PRESENT lest it be dropped.

“You know, when I said special delivery, I meant it was for you guys,” Angelo smiles fondly, amused as suddenly a multitude of parcels are being posted through the fence, leaving him struggling to balance them all in one arm and on his lap. “Woah, okay, okay…” A laugh bubbles from his throat. He hadn’t come here expecting to have presents thrown at him, that was for sure and he couldn’t help feeling just the slightest bit bad for it. It wasn’t like he could accept these gifts… Could he?

Inside his backpack the Taillow chirps and, almost instinctively, Angelo rubs a hand in circles over the material to comfort the shrinking creature within.

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POSTED ON Dec 31, 2020 19:33:14 GMT

Of course, Alexei himself hadn’t noticed that the flock of Delibirds had made a beeline towards the fence when they’d spotted another human (his back was turned at the moment) and therefore had absolutely no idea that someone was actually looking for him!

The six Delibird were still clamoring around the stranger, chirping and talking among one another when Alexei actually thought to look up and saw that his little flock was… pretty much harassing the living daylights out of the poor guy who had dropped by the Sanctuary!

Huh, that’s strange… wait, wait, wasn’t there like some kind of event going on in the city or something? That… speed dating… thing? Could they be lost or something? he thought mildly, before panicking and quickly scurrying over to the side of the fence.

“Oy, OI!” he called to the pack of Delibird that had surrounded the overwhelmed… rather nice-looking young man. “Moroz, tell the pack to back down!” he called to the biggest Delibird of the lot, who was apparently behind all this.

“Sorry about that!” he exclaimed as he approached the fence.

“Is there something I can help you with?”

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POSTED ON Dec 31, 2020 21:55:33 GMT

“Guys, you’re going to make me embarrassed if you don't stop,” Angelo laughs, as the Delibird give him enough attention to rival the dates at the Mistletoe Matchup. Presents are now cradled in his arm and at his feet in the grass, the bird’s generosity practically swamping him. Up above Ankaa chirps down at the crowd, wiggling a wing like a scolding mother, no doubt attempting to get them to calm down for the sake of the cowering Taillow chick.

In the end, it was the appearance of a man that made the Delibird step back from their onslaught of gift giving but not before Angelo gets a present in the face; one of the birds making a frantic, last ditch effort to get their gift through the fence.

“Ow, shi-” a hand comes up to his eye that had been caught by a stray corner but Angelo lets out a laugh, thankfully seeing the funny side as he drops the presents to the grass and stands back up to regard the man. “Ah, don’t worry about it, I'm used to it! They’re fine, who wouldn’t be excited about the holidays?” Removing his hand, Angelo blinks away the slight watering, although whether his eye had welled up from laughter or the innocent assault was debatable. He’s much more concerned about the little shape nestled in the bottom of his backpack, returning his fingers to pat at the chirping Taillow.

“But yeah, you can. I heard that you take in flying pokemon?” He answers with a smile, stepping towards the fence and opening his bag a little more so that the man can see a pair of beady eyes peering from the safe gloom. “Think you can help this little guy out?”

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POSTED ON Jan 8, 2021 20:25:15 GMT

“I am so sorry if they just started pelting you with presents!” he apologized, eventually shushing the overeager Delibird flock to back down and let him through.

“They’re a little antsy to start giving their presents to the kids—oh shit, is your eye going to be alright?” he exclaimed a few moments later, noticing that one of the little shitters didn’t look remorseful, after beaning the rather cute stranger in the eye with a last-second present.

Once he’d managed to shoo the Delibird back (he would have a word with them later, especially with Moroz) he looked over at the bag the young man was holding up for him to look into.

“Flying-types are definitely welcome here. What’s wrong with your little companion?” he inquired, taking a closer look and recognizing the pair of eyes that was staring up at him. Oh, wait…

“Wait, give me a moment, let me go around there so I can take a better look,” he continued as he walked around the perimeter before eventually arriving on the same side of the fence. During the time he’d crossed around, the Delibird had gathered around again to watch what was going on.

“What happened to this little one?” he asked once he was beside the other man.

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POSTED ON Jan 9, 2021 0:38:33 GMT

Angelo quickly raises a hand, waving the pale haired man off with a chuckle as he blinks to unblur his vision from the scratch. “It’s nothing, really. Barely even touched me,” he reassured with the hint of a white lie. It really would be fine after a minute; at least, he’d make sure that it was. skyler dross would kill him if he lost his eye in a freak, present wielding Delibird accident. Although he offhandedly wonders whether she’d might actually prefer him with an eyepatch.

“Great. At least we came to the right place,” tipping his chin down to look at the Taillow in his backpack, his lips curl in slight amusement; he knows it’s fairly obvious that this was the flying type sancturary, given all the bird pokemon hopping around the enclosure. Perhaps it was said more to lightly reassure the timid little bird he’d brought, even if it couldn’t quite understand his human language.

“Sure.” While he waits for the owner – at least he presumes he works here – to make his way around the fence, Angelo watches as the Delibird begin to creep back towards the enclosure wall in their intrigue. “What're you up to, troublemakers?” Ankaa hops down from off the fence to chirp at them, probably reminding them to be on good behaviour.

It’s not long before the other man returns and Angelo begins to slip the bag straps off his shoulders, instead holding the backpack underneath his arms securely. His eye no longer feels irritated, vision clearer. “Not sure, I found the little guy on the path leading up to Fortree – seemed to be struggling getting into the air.” He pulls up his memory from when he had come across the Taillow, how he’d watched it attempt to fly away only to fall back against the ground multiple times before he stepped in.

“Honestly, I haven’t had much experience with wing injuries. Especially with fledglings.” All of his flying pokemon were fully grown and so, during the few occasions they had sustained a problem, all of which had thankfully been pretty minor, it had been easy to deal with. This Taillow was young and Angelo didn’t fancy trying something that would only make things worse on its developing feathers. “So, since you guys were nearby, made sense to bring him here. Think he deserves some quality care.”

Angelo gives the man a small smile and, balancing the backpack under one arm, reaches out a hand. “I’m Angelo, by the way. I'm guessing you work here?” There’s a light-hearted edge to his words as he introduced himself, intrigued by the place that this fair haired man occupied.

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POSTED ON Feb 26, 2021 17:56:13 GMT

“The younger they are in the wild, the more prone they are to injuries. You didn’t see a Swellow near this little one, have you?” he inquired, gently hoisting up the Tailow so he could get a closer look.

“Parents abandoning their babies—normally this behavior is only associated with sea turtles, but this is—something else.”

As he held the Tailow closer, some of the other denizens of the Sanctuary came sweeping overhead, their shadows passing them by. The Delibird flocked then began to chase after them—all but one, the lead troublemaker, who hovered near Alexei’s feet.

Squawking in Angelo’s direction, he continued, “He wants you to open the present,” without even looking up to confirm that it was indeed Moroz who had stayed behind. Ringleader of Delibird troublemakers.

Not realizing he was sinking deep into his observations for the Tailow, it took a sudden screeching noise to shake him out of his reverie—another shadow was streaking overhead, which made him look up—

“Oh, shit. Uhh, Angelo, right? If you value your life I suggest you get out of the—” he was about to finish when a derpy-looking Aerodactyl came crashing down from the skies, scoring a less than elegant belly flop of a landing near Angelo before picking itself up and literally hopping over to where the other man stood.

“…yeah.”

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POSTED ON Mar 13, 2021 15:09:27 GMT

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It was turning out to be an… eventful first visit to the Fortree Sanctuary.[break][break]

As Angelo passes over his backpack with the Taillow chick inside to Alex, pulled between attentions as the last remaining Delibird insists on a present being opened even before Christmas, a dark shadow looms overhead. A screech pulls him from his task of fumbling with the wrapping paper and with fingers still clenched around the present that had bashed him in the eye not five minutes prior, his blue gaze trails skyward – curious.[break][break]

He’s too young – hasn’t even lived enough – to die... [break][break]

“Is that a… Shit!” Angelo manages to scramble backwards, spine hitting the fence just as a great winged pokemon collides into the dirt where he had stood.[break][break]

Alto Mare holds some tales about Aerodactyl attacking the city with sharp fangs and ripping talons in ancient times, laying waste to their island before the Guardian Heroes banished them to the depths of the sea. Stories weaved into culture and bones laying as evidence within the museum. [break][break]

This one however, looks nothing like the creatures of devastation he’d describe to his younger siblings as they’re tucked – hiding – under their bedsheets. But Angelo was well aware those tales were just that… Exaggerations and twisted words passed down through the generations. Stories. There would be no terrified screeching from his lips. [break][break]

Aerodactyl seemed to shrug off her collision with ease and hopped right over to him, her big eyes blinking dewy at him. “Woah, uh, hey there beautiful!” A laugh is pulled from his lips as a grey snout is pushed towards his face, hot air fanning in his hair. He doesn’t notice his gift has been a little squished from the scramble as he cradles it in one hand, his other rising to push at Aerodactyl’s nose, trying to get some breathing room. [break][break]

“Is this an everyday Fortree Sanctuary greeting - or am I getting the five star treatment?” His fingertips linger on her scales.

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POSTED ON Mar 20, 2021 1:06:53 GMT

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Alexei could only chuckle softly at the less-than-stellar landing that the Aerodactyl had scored, coming to a crash before wobbling and hopping over to the courier.

“You basically got the VIP treatment,” he said with a soft chuckle, while very gently touching the Taillow’s wing. A protesting chirp and a beak nip almost got his finger clawed at, he was fast enough to move his fingers away from getting punctured and poked at.

“Ah. There it is,” he said before looking up in time to see that the Taillow had shuffled around before settling down and making itself more comfortable in his hand.

“She’s not like Terra—my Aerodactyl,” he gestured as he pointed randomly at the skies above the Sanctuary. “He’s the textbook fierce Aerodactyl that can bite anyone’s head off and roars indiscriminately at anything that catches his ire. This one, on the other hand—nobody’s wanted her.”

Yes, this Aerodactyl was a female.

“Kind of sad, too, she’s really affectionate. Sneezes at pollen clouds when she’s around flowers for too long. A bit of a klutz—maybe that’s the reason why nobody wants to take her in. She’s one of the more, ah, ‘permanent’ residents, kind of like Moroz’s Delibird harem flock.”

At that mention, the Delibird hovering near Angelo’s feet gave an indignant squawk, before reaching into the sack he was lugging around and attempting to bean Alexei with a wrapped present.

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POSTED ON Mar 21, 2021 20:57:11 GMT

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Aerodactyl has not been acquainted with personal space, apparently. Despite Angelo giving her an encouraging nudge, she presses back into his palm immediately after, sharp teeth glinting dangerously. Deceptively. There’s no aggression to be found within the ancient pokemon as, from between a parted maw, a pointy tongue is swiped out to leave a trail of slobber over Angelo’s calloused fingers. He cringes, smiles and then wipes the drool off on his jeans. [break][break]

“Wanted? I didn’t know the pokemon here were up for adoption,” blue eyes shift from Alexei, having listened attentively to the owner explain the Aerodactyl’s circumstances, and back to the looming grey figure nuzzling herself against his palm. “I suppose after everything that’s happened in the region lately, people are more interested in protection than companionship. It makes sense, I guess, but…” His lips purse, contemplative as he thinks about all the devastation that Hoenn had been under within the last year alone; about how the common trainer would be more inclined to lean towards the more aggressive specimen of the species, flying overhead.[break][break]

“They don’t know what they’re missing. Huh, beautiful?” Angelo’s hand drifts to scratch underneath the affectionate Aerodactyl’s chin, earning himself a purr that sounds like gravel being churned in a machine. [break][break]

At the mention of the Delibird standing at his feet, Angelo lets out an amused scoff, raising a brow at the aggressive pokemon as he pegs a present towards its caretaker. “Can’t split the harem up.” He chuckled, amused by the notion of the proud little delivery bird having a legion of fawning admirers. Which reminded him… The present. [break][break]

“Ah, shit. Sorry Moroz. Better late than never, right?” [break][break]

Angelo begins to tear into the wrapping paper, pulling off sticky tape as the Aerodactyl watches and bumps her snout against his hand – obviously attempting to help.

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“Some of the permanent residents are fine living here, but there are others, like her, who deserve better. Living with another human, seeing the world at their side—however very few, if at all, ask about the adoption because most of the permanent citizens here refuse to leave,” he explained with a minute sigh.

“The other flying-type Pokémon were either left here, or abandoned. They’re scared of those who have wronged them. And so… we here at the Sanctuary take care of all of them instead.”

Maybe it was a good thing he’d started the Sanctuary first, before establishing one part of it as the Gym around the area. If nobody was going to take care of the abandoned Pokémon, then who would? It was literally a dog eat dog world out there.

Looking over at Moroz, who was squawking at Angelo to open the present, Alexei couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Oh, nice, you got the first-aid kit,” he remarked as the present was revealed under the shredded paper.

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As he rips into the present, Angelo listens over the sound of tearing paper as Alexei explains the process behind the pokemon that have come to find the Fortree Sanctuary their home. Permanently and temporarily. “They’re lucky to have this place, then.” Blue eyes peer towards the Aerodactyl out of the corner, watching as she turns her attention towards Ankaa, his Togekiss having hopped off the fence to greet the revived fossil. [break][break]

There’s a small smile on the corner of his lips when he looks down at the unveiled present, both in genuine appreciation for the handy gift and the remnants of pride for how Ankaa warmly greeted the Aerodactyl; ever the source of motherliness as she touches a wingtip to a bowed titan’s head. [break][break]

“Hey. How’d you know I needed one of these?” He shakes the first-aid kit at the Delibird, grin a little wider now and brow raised. “Thanks. Seriously. Can never have enough of this stuff.” [break][break]

Presents and Taillow exchanged, Angelo having dipped into his backpack to pull the little chick out and free it from his nest made of clothes, he now stands with his surprise gift in his bag and the newest sanctuary patient in Alex’s capable hands. [break][break]

“Mind letting me know how the little guy does? I'll give you my number. 'm sure you're covered but give me a shout if there's anything I can do for it.” It had only been a short time shared but Angelo had grown fond of the little fluffball of feathers. It’s cheeping would be missed, even if only briefly. [break][break]

Speaking of… There’s a set of teeth pinching gently into the fabric of his backpack, his centre of gravity threatening to be pulled into the air as the Aerodactyl on the other end lifts her head, very nearly making his feet leave the ground. Angelo turns to coax her off with a pat to the muzzle. One that was meant to be a goodbye but lingers heavily on the end of his tongue, much like how calloused fingertips continue to smooth along a grey jaw. Hesitating. [break][break]

“So about that adoption thing. Is there a fee or…?”

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He chuckled.

“If I knew how the Delibird know what exact kind of gift to give away, then trust me I’d want to know how they know and which gift goes where. It may be intuition, but you never know, right?” he said with a chuckle and a shoulder shrug.

Now that Moroz was satisfied, he let out a squawk before finally running off to join the scattered harem. Yes, they were still there somewhere, and yes they were still going to be distributing gifts—once Alexei was done over here, at least!

No, no, don’t look, don’t look too much! He chastised himself, mentally smacking himself up the side because holy shit why did his unexpected human visitor have to be such a good-looking, fine example of—?!

“Oh! Here,” he continued as he dug out something from his jacket pocket. “In case you want to contact us in the near future.”

Well, to be fair he was cheating a little bit. All the Sanctuary volunteers had their own calling cards; general Sanctuary information on front, personal information (name, number and position they worked for) on the back. This one was a little more special, considering it was his own calling card.

“I have a feeling we’ll be seeing each other again,” he added with a mischievous twinkle as the Taillow in his hand curled up and promptly went to sleep. Now that one of his hands was not so awkwardly occupied, he looked over at the Aerodactyl that was trying to pull Angelo into the air, before crouching down and looking at her eye to eye.

“You really like him, don’t you?” he said quietly, patting her on the head with his other hand before standing up once more.

“The only fees I would ask is that she can drop by and visit us here again. Check in with everyone. That’s it, really,” he ended while giving her one more pat.

“You take care of him now, okay? Don’t let Terra get you down!”