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POSTED ON May 29, 2021 10:48:18 GMT
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THIS TIME HE CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL HER DANGLE BAIT IN RETURN. It's probably nothing more than his paranoia but Fernando can't chance it. Not this far into the game and with this much on the line. Lulu Flint, rebuilt, is both a pet project and his envisioning of the future in where people foster their talent, not squander it.

"How much does your time go for these days?"


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POSTED ON May 29, 2021 10:59:11 GMT
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She took another deep sip, face contorting in a way which was too sure of itself. Maybe.

“I don’t know. Depends on the project.” There was something vague in her tone which danced a line. Everything was shrugged off at each breath with some willful fade of attention. Eventually, she met his eyes again. Despite his draw, there was another force which kept her from turning to wet clay. She was on the other side of the trap, and the steel door remained locked tight. There was a key in her hand. She didn’t use it.

“But… these days I’m taking a break, like I said.”

“Still, honestly,” honestly, “greatest accomplishment thus far.” For once, she raised her glass to herself.


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POSTED ON May 31, 2021 7:54:36 GMT
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HER ANSWER LACKS COMMITMENT. Without resolve, he can neither corner her nor push her into a different corner. So, for now, he reclines into the safety of small talk. Another chance will come. No matter how much he twists the shape of her psyche, deep down, Lulu Flint is the same woman from before the MISTY TERRAIN.

She will always eat out of his hand.

Congratulations,” he chimes in with a diminishing smile. It shapes into something more devious when he goes for another sip.

That mean you have enough free time for the Hoenn Star Tournament?


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Lulu kept too much loyalty in her life, she was realizing. She was slowly learning to be loyal to herself, and thus, every business opportunity would not be immediately jumped upon. Money gave her options. Power gave her security. These were simple enough concepts to grasp without a teaching in business.

She noted the fade of his smile, having been too focused on his reaction. It was crucial. It fell short, but she didn’t move away from him, simply for the fact that he smelled nice, perhaps.

Really nice.

The Hoenn Star Tournament was something Oscar was sponsoring. She would be entering. Lulu didn’t recall the time Fernando had knowingly battled her (maybe), if it could be called such a thing. She’d trained in many ways since then; since her avatarship, and the organization’s subsequent attention which had been paid to her training outside of the laboratories; in a variety of approaches. These days, she knew when to strike, and she’d do it without hesitation.

Maybe she had him, in part, to thank for her capacity to do so. The Vindictive had cleared her vision.

She smiled, raising a chin at him almost challengingly. “I do, actually.” The tequila came to her lips, and a grin reflected through crystal-faceted glass. “Maybe I’ll see you there?”


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UNDOUBTEDLY. There is not an event in Hoenn that Fernando doesn’t attend. The only exceptions are those that run concurrent. For all his talents, he is still one man.

For now.

Maybe.

He teeters on the idea of battling her. Of facing Lulu Flint in public and what that means for them. He snuffs it like any other fantasy.

The plague of reality sets in way too quickly.

I expect you to win if you do.


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She brought the glass back down, the high of her news remaining in her eyes while the rest of her face fell to grey. Twist of her smile was vague, still craving at the wake of his unsatisfactory response.

One day, perhaps, she would impress this man.

A swell of tequila was held lightly between all fingertips at her lap, and she leaned around an angle at him waggishly. “Oh? Will you place your bets on me?”


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WILL HE? Without question. Because Fernando does not compete for baseless prizes. Defeats creates humility and he embraces it in spades. His reputation is overexaggerated. At least that’s the look he goes for.

Of course. Your win is my win,” he smirks with a hint of condescending pride, “And if you lose, you’ll never hear the end of it. So, I still win.


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It was taken as support. She laughed in the end, because it was a good way too look at it. She, too, enjoyed fucking with people.

She leaned back into leather, drink still in hand. “You know, I have two gym badges.”


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HER REMARK LEAVE HIM SPEECHLESS. Fernando looks genuinely surprised—her accomplishments leave him in awe. He dons the expression perfectly, a well crafted actor born from stomaching countless social events. There’s no sarcasm behind his body language, he dotes on her by being impressed.

Wow. Two whole badges!

Because he reserves his wits for words and their delivery.

And here I thought I was capable. Tch. I only have twelve.


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Lulu sipped her drink, smiling into it, knowing her foolishness. Asshole. The softened word was nearly lost in liquor.

When she retracted and the joke of her circuit career subsided, she propped her cheek on a hand over towards him. “What got you into battling?”


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WHY DOES BATTLING INTEREST HIM? The answer is simple but it’s not one he can voice aloud. No one can understand that Fernando is more than just a man hellbent on progress. Behind the curvature of his destiny is a born hunter looking to sate his thirst for conquest.

When the Rocket invasion of Slateport settled and they took over, he engorged on their incompetence. The intensity of the situation, of always having to be ready and prone, to lash out at a moment’s notice—it’s an intoxication neither the alcohol they drink nor Lulu’s body can ever match.

But such an environment is unsustainable. So Fernando settles for the few vices that keep his blood flowing.

Same as every other kid,” he scoffs. “Our world is built around it.

He looks to her, worshipping her jawline behind a satisfied smile.

And I like being at good at simple things that people are terrible at.


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At his vague answer, her gaze hung on his eyes a moment. She recalled things from his mind perhaps even he was not consciously aware it had conjured. Chaos. Responsibilities. The weight of the world.

Again, she wondered: where had it all started?

Her foot tapped the side of his lightly.

“You are good at lots of things.” She was flirtatious, deciding against pursuing the topic further—not that evening, at least.


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“OH?”

Fernando teases back with a leading question. His feet remain still but his mood wavers. Things transition from bold mockery and into giving into another round of pushing boundaries.

I’ve been told I’m good at showering,” he passes off casually. It’s an inside joke that Slate won’t understand. He does so on purpose.


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As Slate returned to replenish drinks, as predicted, he did not get the joke.

Meanwhile, Lulu recalled the prior shower, during which Fernando had indeed done a good job at showering. “You’re certainly thorough.”

She smiled at him, and then her gaze returned to her drink, because it was a bit silly to continue. These were highs short-lived. She sought more.

Especially since seeing more.

“I enjoy you.”


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HER GAZE NEVER LASTS AS LONG AS HIS. What he wants he tunnels onto. That’s why his eyes bear holes through her. Because underneath the surface of Lulu’s physical appearance, something he appreciates but also undermines, is something much greater.

He sees a flawed personality fixed into something more manageable. She is the perfect toy refurbished for his consumption.

I’m glad,” he sneers, “all those weeks of being on my best behavior around you really paid off.


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