it is still morning and admittedly, arthur had slept in. he knows that gym duty still starts later in the afternoon, but he knows that it is rather irresponsible of him to wake up at...ah, it's already ten in the morning. shit. it's not his alarm that wakes him up, though, but growlithe's insistent barking, which means that there is someone at the door. rubbing his eyes, he grabs a simple shirt and some pants to wear so that he's presentable, though his hair looks even wilder than usual. he stifles a yawn as he takes a slightly quickened pace to the door.

who in the hell wants to talk to him at this time? he steals a glance at the little hole on his door and furrows his brows when he vaguely recognizes him. didn't this guy appear on tv or something? he opens the door and rubs one of his cheeks. immediately growlithe jumps out the door and starts to sniff the newcomer; his tail wagging like crazy. arthur blinks; the cogs in his brain turning. "...gym leader, right? fortree? sorry, i just..." he rubs his face with both of his hands this time, but just once. "can't remember your name at the moment, but--" he notices the cast on him. he shakes the thought off first, "--can i help you?"

if alex decides to glance behind arthur, he might be able to see not one but two swoobats perched on a fake tree. there would also be an espeon sleeping on the couch, seemingly not bothered by the sudden guest.

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tags: Alexei Ivanov
notes: screm

cool, at least he got that right, but he still can't for the life of him remember this guy's name. does it start with...err, an m? nope, he has no clue. arthur's swoobat tilt their heads a little to see who's at the door, noticing that the stranger seems interested in them. they talk amongst themselves in small chirps and cries, but of course to the two humans they have no idea what they're muttering about.

arthur takes a bit to process that question though--it feels a bit out of the blue until he remembers that swoobat 1 and 2 are just at the perch behind him. "no no, it's fine. it is i who overslept." he says reassuringly while trying to pat down his messy hair. "and uh, my swoobat? i haven't traveled to unova recently, but i've been there before with my father." he calls swoobat 1 to the door, but both of them fly to him, with the larger one on his shoulder and 2, the smaller one with a red ribbon tied around her neck, on his head. he yelps at the sudden weight. "one here i got as a woobat from my relative. two i caught not long ago. they're a couple." they both greet the newcomer with a smile and a chirp, one more confident than two. he then mumbles under his breath that they can get off now, to which two complies immediately, looking a little sorry, while one chitters before they both fly back to the perch.

the gym leader raises his brow at the mention of a familiar name. francie, huh? maybe the young woman had visited this guy as well. it's only then he notes the books. "here, let me help." he takes the reading materials and then invites the other man inside. "i have some cereal and juice if you want? sorry i wasn't able to prepare anything more substantial. i don't trust my pokemon with the cooking unless i'm there with them." he places the items down on the coffee table, and it's only then espeon yawns and stretches before curling up on the couch again.

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tags: Alexei Ivanov
notes: ended up cleaning the house so this is a bit overdue haha

"hm? ah, yeah." he kind of knew that the moment he caught swoobat 2 in the forest. he had thought they would have some kind of sisterly relationship, but..."i guess they're gay or something." like pokemon like owner, he supposes. he doesn't really bother them so long as they still follow his commands and don't cause too much trouble. they're both cuddling a little on the perch now when arthur steals a glance to the side. he sighs at that and elects to ignore it.

anyway, he's talking about who? oh, espeon. "caught this one while i was searching for more psychic types. i still need to bolster my gym leader team since not all of my pokemon could participate, so here he is." said eeveevolution perks his head up and stares at the stranger with big eyes. he squints a little and lets out a little grumble as he lowers his head again, but this time keeps his eyes open as his tail swishes and his ear twitching every once in a while. on the other hand, arthur raises a brow at the gym leader's rambling. what type is his gym, again? why does he mention having a dragon type? but then he introduces himself quickly. alexei, huh? he supposes that he might as well introduce himself formally too, even if this guy probably already knows him.

"you probably already know me but might as well. arthur, leader of mossdeep, and now that i think about it, i'm not from this region either." funny how things have turned out like this with hoenn in chaos and whatnot. "i guess this place is shorthanded with the factions fighting and all."

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tags: Alexei Ivanov
notes: y e e t