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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 11:10:07 GMT
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Okay, so this trip to the Lavaridge Hot Springs was definitely clandestine and sneakily planned.

Well, it was at the suggestion of his PT to just go there, sit in the hot springs water, and do absolutely nothing. Just—sitting there and letting the warm water do its work.

Well, technically he’d been here a couple of times before however instead of relaxing, things had gotten more than a little heated with a certain blockhead bluenette (cough @mattis cough) and the two idiots had ended up doing exceptionally spicy things that were… well, yeah.

Leaving at that, this time he’d been helped towards one of the quieter hot springs while on the wheelchair (where the fuck was the jet pack he’d ordered, what was taking so long for it to arrive) before he’d managed to hobble off and shower down.

This time though, he wasn’t alone.

He’d snuck along a little troublemaker as a companion.

The Phione, completely alien to the notion of hot water, was giggling like an idiot as she spotted the set-up and immediately dived in without further ado.

“Geez, Zelle, you could’ve waited for me,” he grumbled as he hobbled out and sat himself down on the edge of the hot springs, letting his legs stretch out in the water.

Okay, the sitting part was done.

Now what?

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:06:14 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]just sitting there and letting the warm water do its work sounds like a fantastic plan. matias is there to do the same, and so it should be expected that he walks into the hot springs with a towel wrapped around his waist.

what is unexpected, however, besides the virizion who trails after him, is that he's not alone.

"oh. alexei, right?"

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:10:23 GMT
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The sound of another human voice makes the madly-giggling Phione suddenly stick her head up from the warm water, and without so much as a warning or a preamble, literally floats over to the stranger, flailing her thumbless limbs and attempting to attach herself to this human’s face in greeting.

On his part, he only saw the blur as it literally zoomed by and he turned around to follow, already saying, “No, Zelle, that’s not Ma—stop!” his voice going up in pitch as the Phione made a friendly kind of noise, the Water-type’s forehead pressed to the stranger’s.

And then he recognizes his companion.

“Oh, hello Matias,” he said as he wiggled his toes underwater, however his face was still frozen in a look of horror at his misbehaving culprit of a Pokémon.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:25:55 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]matias stands frozen as the phione bumps its forehead against his. he looks at it, not entirely sure what to do. virizion seems to find it adorable, though, as she quickly approaches to nudge her forehead against phione's as well.

using it as an opportunity to slip away, matias approaches the water.

"mind if we join you?"

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:30:40 GMT
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Okay, so the Phione had absolutely no regard for personal space whatsoever—

However it’s the accompanying Pokémon that’s with Matias that draws his attention. The look of horror frozen on his face is replaced with one of absolute shock—

What the fuck?

Over where the Phione was, she giggled and floated (more like flew, but that’s not the point here) towards the green Pokémon and made the same happy noise and pressed her own forehead in greeting.

“That—is—wha—” he managed to gurgle out, staring open-mouthed at one of the three (four?) Swords. Another fable from home, in the fucking flesh.

Right here, so close.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:34:21 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]when virizion's forehead presses against phione's, a quick swirl of MAGICAL LEAVES surround the two, illuminating the space around them with bright colors that shine and glimmer.

matias notices alexei staring, so he turns to look back at the legends behind him.

"oh. that's virizion."

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:37:48 GMT
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“I—I know,” were the first words he managed to stammer, watching the Magical Leaf display.

He knew of their fable as three who roamed the wilds of Unova, defenders of Pokémon in a time long ago. How they met the fourth were details that eluded him, however.

There were more tales that spoke of a fourth, a younger one—

“How did h—s—they end up here. They’re so far away from home.”

The Phione was having the time of her life, though, and in return the little squidgy thing poking out from the top of her head lit up in a soft, gentle Tail Glow.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:40:53 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]"they were watching the tournament and approached us after."

where from exactly? he's not too sure. some mythical plane of existence, perhaps.

"kyle and melody were chosen as well."

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 12:49:05 GMT
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At the mention of Kyle, though, his eyebrows met.

“Wa—wait a second,” he remarked, suddenly remembering something. “I know he’s got weird-ass… I know he’s an avatar already, but of what exactly I can’t be too sure. How—how can a second legendary be following him around?”

Now he had to try and meet with because holy shit, she was very possibly pandering around with one of the other three!

“Do you—know their story? Of the Swords, I mean.”

Mad giggling erupted from the corner where the Phione was now floating around the Virizion, the squishy appendage alight and slowly attracting—the world’s equivalent of fireflies.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 13:48:32 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]"i guess as long as they don't mind sharing, legendaries can claim the same person."

it's the only explanation that matters.

at alexei's question, matias shakes his head, finally stepping into the water.

"a little, but you could give me a refresher, if you want."

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 14:12:24 GMT
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Sharing?

Okay that was a bit out of the realm of his understanding, he’d have to get back to that later.

“Well then,” he began as he looked over where the two Pokémon were entertaining themselves.

“There are variants of the mythos, but the one most of everyone knows back home in Unova is that the three—well, technically they said there are four of them, but the Three Swords came together to repel human forces due to the expansion of modernity and the destruction of the land.”

Shit, he hoped he got this right!

“One of the reasons why they came out to defend all the helpless Pokémon was because of a war, way back then, somewhere around Icirrus. There was, supposedly, a huge fire in the forest around the area.”

He wondered if the Virizion was going to headbutt him for getting the details wrong. Ah well.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 14:25:02 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]the three swords.

cobalion, virizion, terrakion.

matias listens intently, nodding at every interval.

virizion, however, busies herself with the phione. she sends a MAGICAL LEAF up in the air that swirls around the water-type.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 14:32:46 GMT
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With the Phione giggling madly at the little swarm of dots that were now gathering around where they were, the Tail Glow emanating from the squishy appendage sticking out of her head only served to intensify as she chased after the leaves the other Pokémon was producing for their entertainment.

Back to where the two humans were…

“Okay, so, the fire. Both sides that were in the middle of the battle blame each other because nobody really knows who started it, but—here’s where it gets interesting. Terrakion, the one with Kyle right now, can earth bend—supposedly. Made high walls of dirt and stone to keep the thick smoke away. Yours, them over there,” he dropped off, looking at the Virizion with something close to reverence, “...is known as the fastest of the three. Ran tirelessly through the burning forest to help the trapped Pokémon out to safety.”

No headbutting or negative reactions so far? Well, at least the variant he knew was right so far.

“The one with Melody, Cobalion, is their leader, and guided as many Pokémon trapped in the burning forest to safety. Thing is, the entire thing still burned to the ground, and left all of the Pokémon they saved homeless.”

He had to stop for a while to gather his wits.

“It’s a miracle they haven’t headbutted you or done anything against you yet—the Three are known for their distrust of people. Especially those who harm nature.”

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 15:09:32 GMT
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[attr="class","matias"]matias listens intently, and by the end of it, he chuckles.

"well, i suppose it's a good thing i haven't harmed nature, then."

he is by no means a ranger but he has a deep appreciation for the wilderness and all it has to offer. it's to be expected from someone who spent years living in it.

"i don't think any of us three have been chosen yet. they're still watching us, judging, and only when we prove ourselves will they fully accept us."

or at least that's the plan.

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POSTED ON Sept 28, 2021 16:13:51 GMT
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“Oh, so you haven’t been chosen yet?”

There’s a tiny hint of envy in his voice.

“Speaking of which, the Swords also have—like, a Kalosian classic written under the guise of their characters turned human. If I remember right, Virizion was represented by…” he trailed off, pondering. Why did he get those mixed up?!

“I think it was Aramis. So I’m kind of surprised you got the vain one.”

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