where the expectation of his reflection was meant to be, instead, a whole new scene was playing out. kyle lopez's trick room forgotten, he narrows his eyes, consuming the experience. recognition floods him, and there's a flash of something behind his eyes that forces him to steel his jaw. the other members of their expedition stood judgement before a false king, surrounded by faces familiar to him in that they were also here.
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a man of decisive action, he wastes no time. in a practiced motion, he recalls the dinosaur with one hand, and brings out another creature with another - charizard. he doesn't miss the stirring "Katherine Fairburne", and his accompanying whistle is shrill, and sharp.
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"put it down," his voice echoes in the shaking chamber, and his charizard moves in closer, body posturing in preparation for a combat. "i don't know what the hell is going on here," he'd read about the sootopolis raid, but hadn't experienced himself, "but these two are not who they say they are." his gaze flicks to Raziel Beckett and FERNANDO SILPH, cognizant of what he saw through the mirror, but suppressing suspicions as of now. the one he saw on the other side were aggressive towards their expedition, and while a thin line, it was all he had to go on. he would harbor suspicion, but not act. not yet.
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the situation with "John Sullivan" was another thing entirely, but he couldn't match the creature he'd summoned and wasn't stupid enough to try. there were enough heralds here to channel whatever divine authority given to them. he kept his cold gaze on the two fake women, never leaving them.
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"i won't tell you again."

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‣ watches the interaction from the RIGHT TEAM through the mirror.[break]
‣ turns around summons a CHARIZARD to posture threateningly towards the fake KATHERINE and EVA, warning them to lay down whatever it was they had in their hands, and informing the WHOLE GROUP they were FAKE.[break]

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whatever thoughts come from visions of the missing left group will have to wait. the shackle of water that loops around his legs takes precedence.

a quick swap calls out his quagsire whose blank expression is exactly what's needed. that, and its WATER ABSORB. it reaches out for the shackle of water around matias, looking to suck it up.

but something else catches matias' eye.

from the chaos of the attacks comes the perfect distraction.

matias points to his empty hand, then to fake!kazimir's. in a blur of wet blue, quagsire disappears, looking to snatch the TURQUOISE BEADED BRACELET from fake!kazimir like a THIEF.

NOTES

- quagsire using WATER ABSORB to try and free matias from the shackle of water
- quagsire using THIEF to try and steal fake!kazimir's TURQUOISE BEADED BRACELET
- two SALACS used

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Just what the fuck is going on?

Since when did Doug have a Tapu Koko?

Just as Stormy opens her mouth to object and to shoot eyeball daggers at both Kazimir for his stupidity, Kim for his rude name-calling descriptive speech giving, and this 'fake Doug' that she hasn't quite believed to be fake-- it hits her.

Or rather, Fernando's interjection with absolute garbage nonsense spilling from his mouth stops her. Gabriel mentions something about them not being who they say they are, gesturing to Katherine and Eva both. It only furthers her confused state. Nearby, Razz tosses a fireball at Katherine's hands, and only then does she notice the woman is holding a watery pokeball. That definitely didn't seem right.

"I think we should all take a deep breath and not blow this way out of proportion."

Ironic, given she is the queen of overdramatizing situations and running bull-headed into dangerous scenarios. This time, however, especially in completely foreign territory and dealing with the unknown, she's far more hesitant. Even still, she reaches out a hand for her Aegislash to come settle down in front of her. Although she didn't particularly want a fight, she'd rather be behind her Pokemon should one break out.

"Kaz, you okay?"

She glances down at the vomit he's spat up, nose crinkling in disgust and an empathetic grimace.

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notes:
- sort of slowly figuring out the situation
- concerned with the arguing and posturing everyone is doing
- standing behind her aegislash
- asking kazimir if he's okay given he just threw up
- being the voice of reason or trying to be

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The visions cloud her mind, offering much needed knowledge at the cost of disturbing what little peace and tranquility Katherine had left. Fake replicas of herself and Eva accompanying the other group? She’s not concerned as much as she is annoyed… Or better yet, insulted.
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The others could handle this, surely, but she’ll be damned if the thieves go unpunished.
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However, before this development can be shared with the others, the glass panes begin to glow. It is both faint and subtle at first, the warm light deceiving them into a brief lull of hesitation.
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And it condemns some of them, too, as they’re imprisoned by water-made shackles.
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“Another one,” Katherine declares when her eyes lock with the false Kazimir. ”I saw the other group— they encountered fake copies of us too.” The declaration of the king goes wholly ignored, for it only earns a brief roll of her eyes. Maybe whoever this was should’ve chosen a more convincing person to be their king.
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“Frankly, I couldn’t care less about the people of water or that woman. But let me tell you something, your majesty-” A deep breath is taken as her eyes dart towards the false Fernando and Razz. Their pokemon are examined briefly before her eyes flit back to the supposed ‘leader’.
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“you’ve picked the right person to put you in the wrong fucking place.”
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With a snap of her fingers, Togekiss launches its SERENE GRACE boosted AIR SLASHES just as gravity intensifies in the immediate area, slowing their targets down. Coupled with Laurence Anderson’ Hail, their combined assault proves to be severe, threatening to either cause the fakes to flinch or freeze them solid.
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She directs her hand towards one of the nearby mirrors, harnessing antimatter as she tries to shatter the mirror with distorted gravity.
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“I have half a mind to tear down your kingdom until I find a way to reach the others. Is that what you want? To be the king of nothing?”
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notes:[break]
- katherine sees the vision of the others (and fake her) and gets mad[break]
- the king arrives and naturally, she's already violent. togekiss launches air slashes against both the summoned pokemon, the king and fake fern/raz. doesn't target anyone specifically, so it'll probably hit whoever is closest.[break]
- talks to the king and threatens to destroy the place (his kingdom?) to find a way to reach the others. hopefully, she's loud enough to distract him as others free themselves from the watery shackles (?)[break]
- 1 salac used

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