I PUT BIRB INSTEAD OF BIRD SO IT'S A KAWAII THREAD TITLE

THIS IS WHY WE FUCKING HATE YOU AERO

THE IDLE THOUGHT of ‘i hate you’ crosses his mind when he hears their champion. his sarcasm, while humorous when directed at others, reminds him too much of kim cole-essam when faced with it head-on. if not for being kyle’s best friend, he would’ve considered hanging up.

“you’re the champion,” he states with an implicative undertone, as if the title means something.

“i’m sure you can handle it.”

after all, how much trouble can one little pokemon be? surely no more difficult then blowing up a huge monument in a city during full combat. if entei couldn’t handle it, maybe one of the other dozen legendaries kyle has can put up a fight. especially if they all come out at once.

regardless, fernando appears when the gym glass door slides open. by coincidence, he happens to be in today. just a hunch, but this morning felt like a day for an encounter with a main character, hence being present.

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kyle lopez

I PUT BIRB INSTEAD OF BIRD SO IT'S A KAWAII THREAD TITLE

THIS IS WHY WE FUCKING HATE YOU AERO

“RANGERS?”

the pointed glare he gives his companion is both questioning and accusatory. what good will they do when they’re rarely around? name the last time a ranger was relevant in league duties? there’s a good few here and there but their numbers are too small to make any headway.

personally, he blames their heads. for how can the bottom succeed if the top has no direction? but that’s a discussion meant for internal affairs. politics and the likes.

“don’t be ridiculous.”

after all, they’re both paid well enough to cover for their less than stellar colleagues. well, one of them is. the other requires no payment, more than happy with influence and the power it comes with.

“we can handle this.”

and by we, he means kyle.

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kyle lopez

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“I FOLLOW YOUR LEAD.”

in other words, the tried and true. the famous ELITE FOUR and CHAMPION pulling out all the stops with a mere COUNCILMAN there to clean up the mess.

whereas fernando takes the initiative where others cannot, he also resorts to delegating less threatening tasks to those desperate for validation. a world ending threat cannot be trusted to those who steal shoes or blindly enter another world with a motley crew. however, cleaning up the beach from litter is more than suitable for their skills.

sounds like rangers all right.

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kyle lopez

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“…”

lazy. beyond lazy. impeccably so. if there is one thing fernando dislikes about kyle it’s his lack of work ethic. for someone to hold that much power but waste it in idleness is productivity down the drain. but, with who else the region has to offer, it’s not like they have good pickings outstanding.

“…”

fernando stands there will after the call is done. if that was the solution all along then what’s the point in calling him out. he doesn’t voice this, stomaching it with the patience that very few understand, but his judgement of the champion sours just a little bit.

“is that what you called me out for, lopez?”

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kyle lopez

I PUT BIRB INSTEAD OF BIRD SO IT'S A KAWAII THREAD TITLE

THIS IS WHY WE FUCKING HATE YOU AERO

“I SEE.”

in other words, he doesn’t. this has been both a waste of time and a transgression against his ever busy schedule. however, fernando is not petty enough to voice it. instead, he’ll do the mature thing, and take it out on kyle through various means that remain subtle and passive aggressive.

such as looking into kyle’s pay. in the same vein that the rangers earn pay equal to their worth, perhaps its time to reexamine the champion salary.

“it’s fine,” he lies through a low pitch laugh and exhale. “i’m sure the rangers will handle it just fine.”

and if not, they can rely on some external rich sponsor to make up for their steadily decreasing budget. maybe some random CEO or other rich person would happily throw money at them for no reason other than the goodness of their heart. the recent influx of trust fund babies seem more than happy to these days.

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