CYBERCHASE CONUNDRUM

THE ANSWERS AWAIT

“YOU ARE PROTECTING A MULTIVERSAL THREAT,” fernando states when Andrea Vaneau’s aggron falls before his zygarde. he cares little for the inadvertent victim.

the sudden surge of Katherine Fairburne’s SLUDGE WAVE washes the zygarde back, drenching it in purple ooze. an alien toxin seeps past the pokemon’s scale like cells, BADLY POISONING it.

while the others scatter in fear, fernando shows no cowardice. he is one of the only people of staring her down without batting an eye. for his whole realization is for man to face god and win.

“stay out of my way, fairburne,” is his only attempt at de-escalation.

an unexpected JUNGLE HEALING from Violet Fairbanks’s zarude staves off immediate decay from the potent POISON. but her assistance stops there. her appeal for them to stop is met with the same disregard.

fuck off and go then, he thinks to himself as everyone else caves.

“GRASS KNO—”

an attempt to prevent Lulu Flint from fleeing is interrupted by Elaine Highland’s successive ROAR. this time, fernando has adjusted to the starling sound but his zygarde has not. it’s returned against its will.

“tch. fucking idiots.”

he readies another pokeball but by now his target is gone.

“don’t be so simple, matias,” is both a chide and a lesson. “we can do both. opportunities are not to be wasted.”

note(s):
- zygarde is hit by SLUDGE WAVE.
- zygarde is BADLY POISONED.
- tell Katherine Fairburne to back off.
- is JUNGLE HEALED by Violet Fairbanks since no one else was hit.
- zygarde is still BADLY POISONED.
- zygarde is returned due to ROAR.
- tries to lean matias away from the current groupthink.

- will go to TERMINAL 6.

- loss of RESTRAINT, RESERVATION, TACT.
- memory loss of pre-magma involvement with Lulu Flint.
- memory loss of Katherine Fairburne’s involvement with rocket.
- memory loss of collaborations with Thomas Benoit prior to his neutrality.
- memory loss of encounters with Razz Kingsman prior to poaching.
- memory loss of illeana reyes prior to her first run as head scientist.
- memory loss of silph fallout.

The worlds were going to end...and that meant...what? The concept was as if saying all life on a planet was going to end, how far did it go? How did one even know when all life ended in entirety. In the end Kaida...scoffed, disbelieving in her own simple way. So disasters were going to continue happening, what exactly else was new in her life? She did wonder how she was supposed to be one of the people destroying the world, was it her death? A creeping feeling clenched in her chest at the memory, the tree she failed to protect, no, destroyed.

With the scan underfoot, she suddenly could breath again. Some kind of film she had never been aware of was torn away from her body and her emotions flowed freely, and surfaced on her body. Her traditional awkward smile stretched across her face, and she felt no need to squash it back down, even aware how different it looked from others. She felt...good, not duty bound, not stupid.

So Guillermo Marceliño 's sudden change in demeanor, and the sudden violence awakening in everybody shook her core. "What're you-Memo!? Come here, come back!" What was this!? When did the man become the second Fernando in the room!? Her commands didn't seem to work, and she hunched over at his retreating back, mouth bared as some guttural noise left her. "Rrrr!" Atop her back, her Yamega gleefully mimicked her revulsion.

As Alexei discovered nothing in his sights, Kaida turned to him, taking a few moments to realize one thing. His eyes were not there anymore. He was blind. Memo's Pokemon was trying to help, but had no means of commanding him. With the churning violence nearby, they had no time to waste. She had to get him away from these stupid humans "It's fine. Do not panic." She isn't sure whether she is speaking to man or Pokemon but strides forward nontherless. Something she would have called self-restraint, or politeness, no longer has strings on her.

She grabs Alexei's arm.

"We're going to lead you." She nods at the equine Pokemon, hoping it would understand her. Touch was not something she could give, her family was the only one she would dare extend herself to. It wasn't proper to touch, nor was it proper to ask to touch, unless one knew a person well. She was fairly certain she knew nobody well enough. Somehow, it didn't matter anymore.

"Step where we lead you...the ground is flat, we're safe." They were certainly not safe, but she needed cooperation. She left fiery thoughts unsaid as she lead Alexei towards the Future, something she could never be certain would be granted to her. We're going to beat down your friend for abandoning you.


TLDR: Kaida more or less doesn't believe in the "death of the universes" and loses her Shame in the scan. Frightened by the tensions, worried over Alexei Ivanov and angry at Guillermo Marceliño , she grabs Alexei's arm and helps lead him to the Future Terminal.

Pokemon: Ekans: Male, Shed Skin. Bite, Glare, Acid Spray, Stockpile, Giga Drain, Swallow. Has Z-move Rattlesnake!
Yamega: Female, Speed Boost. Ancientpower, Uproar, Detect, Bug Buzz, Air Slash, Double Team. Can use Z-move Overspeed!
Araquanid: Male, Water Bubble. Soak, Wide Guard, Mirror Coat, Bubble Beam, Leech Life, Aqua Ring.

CYBERCHASE CONUNDRUM

You're either perfect, or you're not me.

... What was he doing again...?

Oh yeah.

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Being awesome.

As people around him screamed and attacked one another with murderous intent, the Fresh Duke of Galar casually produced a pair of sunglasses from within his ruined suit's breast pocket, placing them over his face and popping up his collar. What remained of it anyway.

He didn't know what he had been thinking until now. No self-respecting, top tier secret agent could possibly be out in the field without their tactical sunglasses.

... Oh gods why.

He thought he might've heard someone mutter something in despair nearby. Looking down into the floor, he found his own, familiar reflection.

... Ahem. You—

"Shh-Shh-Shhhhhhhh..." He had knelt down and held his finger to the floor, vaguely covering the space were he could see his reflection's mouth. "...hhhhhut the fuck up. I'm doing my hair."

He swept back his hair, checking himself in the mirror before nodding confidently. Yes, that was what a proper Secret Agent's hair looked like.

Standing back to his full height, the secret agent began to walk, ignoring everything around him as he sauntered into Terminal 04: Past.

---

-Gwyar forgets every failure he's ever endured and events attached to said failures. Yes, romantic endeavors included.

• Dead wife? forgotten. Consequently, children? forgotten too.
• Eva Morales ? forgotten.
• His whole ass backstory? More or less forgotten.
• What does he actually know? He's a super cool and successful secret agent who's never once failed at anything in his life, ever.

-Gwyar's arrogance and vanity has been pumped up to 11.

-Gwyar saunters into TERMINAL 04.