Toxic Olives

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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Ian, Dicker
Male
Thirty
June 9th
Goldenrod City
Hetrosexual
P.I.
Ex-Underboss
My Queen
I want you for a lifetime
5 Foot 11 height
5 Foot 11 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2021 14:20:49 GMT
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The hour was almost at hand. Or some eerie bullshit like that. Frankly, Killian had more pressing matters on his mind than Sootopolis's pending invasion.

He knocks on Gavin's front door with more force than he realizes. Inside Killian's lips, a freshly lit cigarette hangs. He'd been avoiding smokes for a while now, but the stress was too much lately.

There are words to be had. Whether this ends good or bad, Killian's not sure.


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the Harbinger
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37
october 28th
circhester, galar
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the harbinger
I want corruption, I think I'm the devil in disguise.
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2021 16:02:14 GMT
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Killian's powerful knock upon the door rings of police raid; a calm glance at his phone to view his doorbell camera assures Gavin that's not the case, though he does arch a brow upon recognizing his unexpected visitor.

This ought to be interesting.

He gently bookmarks his place before setting the novel down on an end table and going to the door. He opens it, nudging aside the Riolu at his feet to permit entry into the foyer.

"Killian, come in."

It's not until the door is closed, locked, bolted, that Gavin's calm demeanor shifts more intense.

"Is everything all right?"

His basement held a safehouse for emergencies; that's how Decker knew the address.
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Ian, Dicker
Male
Thirty
June 9th
Goldenrod City
Hetrosexual
P.I.
Ex-Underboss
My Queen
I want you for a lifetime
5 Foot 11 height
5 Foot 11 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 3, 2021 16:27:29 GMT
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Killian's expecting a dark and depressing interior, like Gavin's office, but the house is surprisingly pleasant. Gavin had layers color him impressed.

"No." he'd been coy during their last meeting. A stupid choice on Killian's part, one he wouldn't make again.

"We need to talk."

The cherry at the end of his cigarette burns bright and shrinks to ash. Smoke-filled lungs take in the sweet rush of nicotine that pacifies his anger.

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the Harbinger
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october 28th
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the harbinger
I want corruption, I think I'm the devil in disguise.
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 7, 2021 10:54:00 GMT
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"Ah."

It was an ominous introduction but Gavin's not afraid — wary, perhaps, to have the other in his home, but secure enough in his strength and that of his Pokemon to feel safe.

"Well, make yourself comfortable."

He leads the way into the living space with its bright, well-lit interior and the bookshelves that line its upper half. A dusk Lycanroc on one of the couches lifts her head to inspect the guest before dropping it back to her paws and returning to slumber.

Gavin sits down.

"What did you want to discuss?"
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Ian, Dicker
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June 9th
Goldenrod City
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Ex-Underboss
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5 Foot 11 height
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 7, 2021 20:36:57 GMT
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He notes the bookshelves on the upper level. The titles are too far away to read, but they've captured his attention. "I didn't know you had such a large collection." Killian says as he sits, taking whatever open seat is across from Gavin.

The cigarette between his lips is extinguished, pressed into the palm of his hand, and stuffed into his pocket. Tension leaves Killian's shoulder with a breath.

He meets the blonde's eye with a calm and focused expression.

"The consequences of your actions."


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the Harbinger
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2021 22:18:06 GMT
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"There's a lot you don't know about me."

That was kind of the point, after all.

Where extinguishes his cigarette, Gavin lights one of his own and takes a long drag. His brows arch at the implication.

"Consequences?"

This time, he doesn't ask if it's a threat; he only waits for an explanation.
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Ian, Dicker
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June 9th
Goldenrod City
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Ex-Underboss
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Killian Decker
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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2021 22:40:47 GMT
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"There shouldn't be." he states plainly. Less to Gavin and more to himself.

"Yes, consequences." a heavy sigh, more of frustration than of anger.

"Lex threw a man out the window of a ship yesterday. Needlessly. Stepped glass into his chest." and he knew only two reasons for why. One sat in front of him, the other, , likely somewhere being rigid.

"If I hadn't stopped her, I believe she'd have killed to get what we were after." he thought not knew and that knotted his stomach. Killian knew better than anyone, better than himself sometimes. Or he used to anyway, these days he wasn't so sure.

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the Harbinger
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 17, 2021 3:16:03 GMT
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"Your position doesn't grant you the right to my private life."

It's more a statement than a warning. wasn't the only member of Rocket's upper echelon to remain ignorant of Gavin's personal life. Hell, even had much to learn when it came to who the underboss was as a person rather than a scared subordinate.

He listens to Killian without interruption, puffing on his cigarette. When the admin finishes, Gavin drags the cigarette across the ashtray and leans it against the side.

"Needlessly." It's the word he'd latched onto. Almost subconsciously he parrots the words of Declan Walsh. "We can't be bloodthirsty without reason. That's not the goal. Have you spoken to her?"
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Ian, Dicker
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June 9th
Goldenrod City
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Ex-Underboss
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Jul 17, 2021 3:51:35 GMT
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"My position has nothing to do with it."

Fingers pinch at the bridge of his nose. Another sigh of frustration laced with uncertainty parts his lips.

"I agree." violence was a last resort, an option taken when better ones weren't available. "No, not since it happened." he frowns. Why? Why had he gone to Gavin before her?

"But I will. I wanted to talk with you first." Killian crossed his arms over his chest, leaning back in his seat.

"Tell you that you've dragged something dark out of her, and I don't appreciate it."

Emotions rule him despite how hard he's trying not to let them. Anger tightens his shoulders. Fear, dark and heavy, makes his heart race. Love turns rational thought into irrational action.

"I'm tired of being fucked with Merlino."


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the Harbinger
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october 28th
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 14:02:36 GMT
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He's glad, he thinks, that had come to him first.

"All right," he acknowledges.

He can see the anger that turns muscles rigid and eyes hard... but now that he's paying attention, he can see the fear beyond it. The same fear he felt for Emma, for Theo, when they found themselves in danger.

He shelves his heartache.

"I don't intend to fuck with you. Either of you."

His eyes are tired, dark from lack of sleep.

"What's done is done, but I spoke to her after we talked." Killian had suggested against it but Gavin hadn't been deterred. "Told her I intend to be more communicative in the future, and less..."

How did he put the traumas of Kanto into words? It's simple: he can't.

He picks his cigarette back up and pulls on it in lieu of elaboration.
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Ian, Dicker
Male
Thirty
June 9th
Goldenrod City
Hetrosexual
P.I.
Ex-Underboss
My Queen
I want you for a lifetime
5 Foot 11 height
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 14:38:38 GMT
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"What?" a Deerling in headlights, Killian pulled his gaze from the floor to meet Gavin's exhausted ambers. "She didn't mention the two of you spoke again." they were supposed to be beyond keeping things from each other.

This constant circle he kept walking in tried his patience.

"I find it hard to be appreciative."

Cigarette smoke wafted in his direction and burned a craving at the back of Killian's throat. Fighting it put another ton of pressure onto his shoulders.

"Especially when I'm waiting for the catch."

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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 14:42:44 GMT
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Gavin's brows vanish beneath a blond fringe.

"I didn't ask her not to, this time."

He'd figured she told him everything and that such suggestions were pointless. Trouble in paradise?

Fuck, Gavin can relate to that.

He tilts his head to blow the smoke away from 's face, tapping ash against the tray.

"What catch?"
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Ian, Dicker
Male
Thirty
June 9th
Goldenrod City
Hetrosexual
P.I.
Ex-Underboss
My Queen
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5 Foot 11 height
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 14:54:14 GMT
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Killian moved past the drama with Lex. Gavin didn't need to be involved in their relationship any more than he already was.

"You tell me." he stated bluntly. "From what I've experienced, every time Rocket does something nice, there's a catch."

You gave an inch, and Rocket took a mile. Killian's used to the tactic. Normally, he's the one doing the taking. Felt strange to have the positions shifted around.

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the Harbinger
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Cillian Quinn
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 14:58:31 GMT
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He doesn't laugh or scoff. He nods, somber.

He understood the feeling. Always waiting for the other shoe to drop — it's why when Walsh had threatened him, Gavin had almost felt relieved. Fear was a language in which they'd made him fluent.

"What have we done that you expect has a catch?"

He cants his head.
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Ian, Dicker
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June 9th
Goldenrod City
Hetrosexual
P.I.
Ex-Underboss
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Killian Decker
Toxic Olives
POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 15:09:23 GMT
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Killian scoffed, flashing Gavin a look that amounted to 'you can't seriously be asking that question' before sighing.

"You mean aside from the obvious?"

He'd come here for a reason, remember?

"I honestly don't have the energy to list the bullshit Rocket's put me through. You know, Gavin. Don't act like you don't."

The growing urge to smoke gnawed at his mind, chewing away at his resolve like his Rattata did the wires in the sub. Killian pulled the box of Camerupt Crushes from his pocket. He didn't open them but sat the box against his leg.

"Frankly, I don't even know why I bother with this organization anymore."


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