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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2022 8:35:36 GMT

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FOR A GOOD WHILE, fernando allows her deflection to hold. it’s a witty way of going about it, polite but firm lest he decide to brazenly embarrass himself.

“i would hope that not to be the case,” he finally replies. “after all, you still have the manifestation of my gratitude.”

left alone, his shaymin follows shortly after. it resides by his feet, staring up at the two trainers despite being unable to see their features.

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POSTED ON Jun 22, 2022 21:21:03 GMT

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And how much weight should such a peculiar action of his be given? Elisabeth couldn't rightly say.

Though there was a trust in giving such a rare blossom to little more than a passing acquaintance, one whose encounters were most often spent apart than in person. And more trust still in giving such a personal number to a woman he had met a single time, at an event that spanned a mere five minutes.

Although in those five minutes, Elisabeth had admittedly divulged more than she often did within several hours. The thorned rosette ring on her left hand sparkled dimly in the glow of the crystablooms, a reminder of previous topics aired in times long past.

"I hope you don't regret making me caretaker of your gratitude," she said finally, a faintly self-effacing smile on her lips. "For it has yet to bloom, you know."

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POSTED ON Jun 27, 2022 23:44:41 GMT

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“I DO NOT.”

his choice remains stalwart despite its brazen and whimsical nature. regret, is one of the feelings fernando refuses to embrace. for it is a confession that details one’s lack of preparation and thoughtfulness.

not that choosing elisabeth had been mindful in the first place.

“it will bloom in due time. i am sure of it.”

and he turns his stare to the pokemon on his feet, well before it can fester into something more.

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POSTED ON Jun 30, 2022 3:14:06 GMT

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What an endless well of confidence. Elisabeth chuckled softly despite herself, shaking her head. "I look forward to seeing the fruits of your gratitude, then," she said, her emerald eyes bright with merriment. "Perhaps yours is merely a timid flower, despite your own certainty. What a funny thing that would be."

The tired Sunkern in her arms cozied up against her chest, beginning to snore. Taking it as a cue to put the tiny Pokemon to rest, Elisabeth procured a Pokeball, and the seedling vanished inside the sphere in a drowsy burst of green light.

Her arms now carrying only her journal, she glanced up to meet FERNANDO SILPH's gaze, following it to where his attention had been captured by the crystablooms once more. His Shaymin hovered at his heels, curious in the light of the dewy petals.

"Is that why you're here in Petalburg Woods, and not somewhere else on your outing?" Her voice lowered somewhat with wondering, pensive and musing as she began to gather her abandoned satchel from the ground, placing her journal safely within it. "Not somewhere closer to Lilycove or Slateport?"

The question had lingered in her mind, unspoken, since their unplanned encounter began, only to become more insistent with his every word: "i hope you enjoy that privilege then, fiorelli. to hold such an important spot.”

Crystablooms flourished all over the region, Elisabeth well knew. Not just here in the woods of her little cottage.

"I imagine it's a bit out of your way, at this hour."

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 4:46:07 GMT

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“TIMID FLOWER FOR A TIMID PERSON, I SUPPOSE.”

his shaymin barks in response. whether its laughing at him or reaffirming his statement remains to be seen. regardless of the response, it’s enough to christen a small smile that deflects his attention back onto elisabeth.

“petalburg woods and the tree in sootopolis are the premiere place to investigate matters of plant life. unfortunately, the last time i stopped by sootopolis, team rocket was quick to assault the people i came with.”

he says so as with any other casual conversation. any undertaken of elisabeth’s alignment is nonexistence. her secret remains safe and tucked away behind the exterior of their initial meeting.

“and petalburg woods holds a close place to my heart.”

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 5:56:22 GMT

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"You? Timid?" Elisabeth's disbelief and amusement both manifested in the delicate raise of her eyebrows and the upward curve of her lips. "You've always seemed a forward enough man to me."

The little black card left in her possession alone proved that fact.

At the mention of Sootopolis, however, her eyebrows rose higher still. "You ventured close to the Tree of Life?" Elisabeth asked, though the answer seemed a foregone conclusion. Sootopolis itself was free to any who wished to visit, including the council of Hoenn and the League itself. The Tree, however...

Elisabeth herself had access to the Tree of Life as a member of Rocket, and even she had hesitated to make use of that privilege.

"I doubt you left such an experience unscathed." She searched FERNANDO SILPH's face in the dark for some hint as to what purpose brought him to such a place, but in the shroud of night, any trace of his motives was beyond both her sight and comprehension. In the absence of knowledge, she merely shook her head, bemused. "And still you call yourself timid? Be reasonable, Mr. Silph."

The Petalburg Woods remained an enchanting backdrop behind them both, misty with crystablooms set aglow. Her skirts swirled amidst the luminous flora, catching the light with each step towards the man across from her. Then, without warning, she knelt down to approach the Shaymin at his feet.

Patiently the florist extended a hand, offering to pet the tiny hedgehog behind the ears if it so pleased the Pokémon.

"I have always been fond of these woods," she said softly, though whether she was speaking in reply to him or to his Pokémon wasn't immediately evident. "I can't imagine living anywhere else, in all the world. There's something so... freeing, about being here."

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 6:39:00 GMT

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“IT’S EASY TO BE CONFIDENT WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.”

which doesn’t discount her assessment. instead, he answers her in typical fernando fashion. in a roundabout way that implies something but does not necessarily confirm it.

a safe play.

“attempted to,” he corrects when she shows interest in the subject.

“i will say, this new version of team rocket is almost as merciless as the one that first came to hoenn. even at the guidance of tapu fini, they refuse to let answer the tree’s call.”

when she calls him out, he chuckles awkwardly.

“believe it or not, i was terrified. the pokemon around me may be powerful but i’m not much of a trainer. but, even so, i couldn’t let tapu fini go by itself.”

fernando merely watches as the shaymin runs its head into her hand. like a feline, after the first scritch, the pokemon lightly throws itself at her feet, rolling onto its back, hind legs wiggling beneath an exposed belly.

her comment about petalburg words ticks something off in his head. something not quite right, but he can’t put his finger on it. so he remains quiet, observant.

wondering.

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 6:53:58 GMT

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Her hand idly scratched behind the Shaymin's ears, then to its exposed belly. "Then how fortunate for you, Mr. Silph, that you know such a great deal many things."

At the councilman's admission of fear, Elisabeth briefly fell silent. It was unexpected, to hear someone like FERNANDO SILPH declare vulnerability in a place like this.

Rocket was merciless, certainly, although Elisabeth herself was merely one of its many members, and far from its most vicious. That sense of harmlessness was what allowed her to so effortlessly embody her florist civilian persona.

In contrast, the power that the man next to her wielded always seemed to loom like an unspoken specter between them: his sway over the sphere of politics, the influence he held as Chairman of Silph Co., and yes, even in the way that Elisabeth knew Tapu Fini silently befogged his every step.

Her little conversations with him had always felt like playing with fire, in that way. Better to linger near less dangerous distractions, less risky diversions.

And yet.

"It is a terrifying thing, to witness the might of something you cannot overpower. But there is an undeniable magnetism to such a phenomena, as well. It is difficult to walk away from, even with fear."

Her eyes clouded over, dimming with the distance of thought. She could have been speaking of the man across from her, or even of his attraction to the Tree of Life. Something else, though, came with the words. Something older, something tired, something pained.

"It is good that you can recognize what frightens you. There are those who believe nothing can shake them. And they would be quite wrong."

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 7:38:24 GMT

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“I HAVE TO DISAGREE,” his focus changes back to her. uncertainty sits in a gaze that answers her change in tone.

“i find no attraction to terrifying bouts of power. i only confront them because i have to.”

he pauses.

“because what i have to protect means so much to me that it steels my heart and makes me brave. without them, i’d have to rely on ignorance to have the fearlessness to carry on.”

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POSTED ON Jul 4, 2022 23:05:06 GMT

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If it was meant as a reprimand, the rebuke did nothing to shame Elisabeth for the words she herself had spoken aloud. Instead she examined his answer as if it were a shard of glass, reflecting something unexpected and fascinating in its facets.

"But why you?" the blonde asked, curious, as she glanced up at him. From her place beside the Shaymin, the man's height was a dizzying and towering thing. Even so, her voice remained thoughtful, firm in its wondering.

"You say you are not noble, but here you are, professing that you must protect that which you love in the face of fear. You call that selfish, but I fail to see how."

Did Elisabeth love anything or anyone enough to put her own wellbeing at risk? No. Not in her mind, at least. Although her actions conflicted with her own convictions; her friendships betrayed a softness in her that Elisabeth denied existed, no matter how often she was confronted with it.

So what made Elisabeth brave, exactly? Her own lack of self-regard? Or ignorance, perhaps, as he stated as the alternative? Heh. Her hand withdrew from the Shaymin, quiet with inner contemplation.

"No one must do anything for another, not unless they wish to. You act as if it is a foregone conclusion, but it is not. Most men say such things, but do not mean them."

One had only to be discarded by someone who made such promises to know such falsehood intimately.

"No, you are not timid, Mr. Silph," Elisabeth repeated again calmly, rising to her feet. Her emerald eyes met his, mere inches apart from one another as she regained her full height. "Nor do I think you ignorant."

The florist brushed stray strands of blonde hair out of her eyes as she smiled. "Brave, I think I will accept."

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POSTED ON Jul 11, 2022 20:49:17 GMT

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“BECAUSE I DO IT FOR MYSELF.”

which, for him, is enough to wear the mantle of greed.

“intentions, not actions, dictate selfishness.”

when she rises to meet him, she takes his breath away. reading the room becomes suffocating. where her turn ends and his begins gets lost within the green of her eyes.

he takes the safe play.

“then brave i will accept.”

he always takes the safe play.

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Men were often playthings to Elisabeth. Something to while away the hours, never to latch onto. One more diversion from the onslaught of misery and disappointment that was life. This was not her innate nature, but it had become her habit.

The safe play, so to speak.

Her birthright -- and the tender sweetness that came with it -- spoke of someone gentler, more trusting, and naïve. In another life, Elisabeth had thrown herself to men blindly, clinging to them like rafts on an ocean of uncertainty. One by one, they had each led her astray, sucked into whirlpools and lost to churning rapids to drown.

Who would trust such unstable ground a second time? Or dare a third?

The day that Elisabeth had met FERNANDO SILPH, she had seen his enigmatic persona in the contest hall. As anticipated, he was the handsome, unattainable bachelor, paraded before all and sundry to entice engagement with the League. Frankly, the florist had been content to enjoy the spectacle from afar. He was a flame for other moths to burn themselves upon, and her wings had long been singed by worse fires.

So when had her own light begun to burn so brightly? And when had she begun to be lured away from the safety of her own dim-lit isolation, to warm herself in another's glow?

"Fernando?"

The softness of her voice belied its quiet resolve. The way Elisabeth looked at him now, his tall silhouette steeped in shadow, was no longer that of a wary spider carefully watching another predator wander in her domain.

It was how a woman looked upon a man.

"You can be brave," she repeated, a hand gently tracing his forearm. An invitation, spoken into the night air rather than whispered through a phone.

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NEVER MAKE THE FRIST MOVE. that’s the safe play. the way to curb rejection and avoid the fear of being unwanted. it’s not a law that fernando always heeds but the rare exception is saved for games with a predetermined outcome. ‘sure things’ seldom require a reliance on chance.

which is why he hesitates.

what they have is little more than mutual intrigue. a vested interest in knowing someone else who shares the same faults. betrayed by the tension that separates words from lips.

it’s this innocence that should make up a typical romance. like tinder, embers burn brightly under the sparks of hard work and constant pursual.

“thank you,” is his last warning. the only chance she’ll have to escape the inevitable.

and when he reads that she won’t, he thanks her in a way his little black card never could.

he kisses her with a tenderness that would make even the most timid GRACIDEA FLOWER bloom.

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POSTED ON Jul 12, 2022 13:27:08 GMT

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No such fear of rejection held sway over Elisabeth. To be unwanted was a relief, in some ways. To be undesired was to be safe from the thrall of undesirable men. To be invisible and unseen was to remain free to act as you chose, while to be transparent... well.

Cruel mouths could speak sweet nothings into existence easier than most. Although if Elisabeth were to be honest with herself, she had lost any right to call herself innocent a long, long time ago.

You know better than this. A quiet warning from a part of her that was older and wiser, and that, like his expression of gratitude, went entirely unheeded.

Her face tilted upwards towards his as a flower might turn towards the sun, no trace of villainy to be found in the graceful arch of her body as Elisabeth responded to his kiss in kind. Pale fingers found purchase on dark tresses, drawing him close so that there was no space left to breathe between them.

In this single gesture of affection, as he had many times before, FERNANDO SILPH surprised her.

How strange, for a man who she had been so hesitant to show affection to for so long -- one who insisted on his own selfishness, no less -- to possess such disarming gentleness. Her mind attempted to make sense of his motives only to surrender to its own self-serving desire for comfort.

Why was this always her expectation, that men would be rough and coarse with her? It was a bitter question, one with a bitter answer. For this reason such sweet tenderness took her aback, wrongfooting her slightly, and she fully leaned into his embrace to steady herself.

This vulnerability presented as simple unfamiliarity, the kind that might naturally find itself between two individuals that had danced around this moment for so many nights, speaking through soft static at a safe distance.

So why had she bridged it at last, exactly? Was her own curiosity so great? Or was it the irresistible pull of some fateful thread, gleefully dragging her -- as always -- towards her own inevitable downfall?

Perhaps it was because he didn't know her for what she truly was, in the end. And because Elisabeth didn't know him, not really, in any way that truly mattered.

In the darkness, only the crystablooms glimmering in the night could be seen for what they truly were.

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