gales of november, remembered [c, m]

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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Memo
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Guillermo Marceliño
gales of november, remembered [c, m]
POSTED ON Jul 9, 2022 23:05:02 GMT
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Lilycove’s tagline may have been where the land ends and the sea begins, but it wasn’t necessarily such a smooth transition. There were miles of coastline, uneven sea depths, and even hidden islands clogging up the water before making it out to the ocean proper-- so there were equally as many lighthouses dotting up and down the waterfront.
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Some were massive, huge, hulking towers of metal that held weather stations, marine outposts, and military bases; these generally had a full crew of human beings but were also outfitted with high-quality Fresnel lenses and chock-full of technology that made them run unmanned.
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Others weren’t so lucky.
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Cut to Guillermo clambering over a long breakwater of slippery rocks as the ocean raged around him beneath a cloudy sky. Whitecaps slapped against the uneven boulders, reaching tendrils of pale froth towards his feet and ankles as he doggedly jumps from one massive stone to another, landing on his toes and balancing the slip of his shoes by gripping the uneven surfaces with his fingers.
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He’s doing it because Alex told him not to. Back on land, he’d clicked his tongue and flashed a wink, but out here, two hundred feet from shore, it was definitely more intimidating. Even with Alex flying over him, there would be little margin for error should he go overboard: he’d either be dashed against the rocks by the waves, or drug under by vicious, unpredictable currents.
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About 50 feet up the breakwater takes a sharp corner, making it a long L-shape, before ending at a man-made island, capped with a tall, spindly-looking lighthouse. It’s a faded red line in the growing fog, paint chipping away from the steel.
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Memo makes another jump-step and has to windmill his arms to stop from tipping over; but he flashes Alex a thumbs up. Doing great. Only a little bit further to go.
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The wind is a roar in his ears as the waves strengthen.


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Alexei Ivanov
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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2022 23:44:42 GMT
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He specifically told Memo not to be a knucklehead and hitch a ride with him on his Braviary as they made their way out towards a particular lighthouse the other wanted to visit.

“Don’t be stubborn, what if you crack your head?!” he remembered himself telling the other, wheedling him to just get on the Braviary’s back and fly out towards the lighthouse—it was faster, not to mention safer, but no

Memo decided to play the part of the daredevil and literally hop, skip and jumped his way across the breakwater towards their destination.

He couldn’t help but fly as low as he could manage (without touching the damned water), concern all over his features as he kept an eye on his boyfriend the person he was in more than deep like with, concern literally etched into his features.

“Memo, I fucking swear if you trip and fall and crack your head open,” he called out from his lofty position, the Braviary side-eyeing the other human with disapproval.

Here he was, a perfectly good aerial mount, but the other literally eschewed getting on his back to be a daredevil!

The other didn’t need to see how white his hands were, tightly holding onto the avian’s back as the Braviary soared just a little above him, in case the other did slip and either hit his head or fell under into the surf and get swept—

Okay let’s not go there, Alex!

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Guillermo Marceliño
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POSTED ON Jul 11, 2022 2:43:35 GMT
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Alex’s voice echoed down from above, tossed by the wind and almost smothered by the rush of the waves.
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Memo was too focused to speak, so he flashed another thumbs up, more insistent this time. Didn’t he see the first one?
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He reached the L-turn and was silently thankful to find it leveled out a little-- there had been a causeway here, once, made of actual cement and rebar. It made a more even path, which was good because Memo was sweating. He tried not to let it show, though, as he continued his way to the base of the lighthouse.
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It wasn’t so much he wanted to see the lighthouse as something had cause the lighthouse to need to be seen. Normally an Ampharos kept the beacon powered, but it’d gone dark some days before, and with summer hitting Hoenn hot and heavy-- despite all the doomsday stuff-- not having all the coastal lights up was more than just inconvenient-- it was dangerous.



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Alexei Ivanov
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 4:21:50 GMT
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Finally, finally they reached their destination—and with a gentle touch on the blue-plumed Braviary’s back, Alexei jumped down from a safe height before quickly recalling the avian.

He was sure that Kyouya wanted to rip Memo’s head off for ignoring him. Whoops!

“Okay, so what’s the deal with this particular lighthouse all the way out here?”

He’d come along for the ride, but holy shit he was not expecting to meet so much water along the way! Yikes.

“Also, why didn’t you tell me it was b-by the ocean?” he added a few moments later. Oof.


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Guillermo Marceliño
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 18:14:02 GMT
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Memo turned to his partner with a smile, hands in pockets, trying to hide the evidence of how difficult the trek out here had been. Above them, dark gray thunderheads were rolling in, the thunder itself a distant suggestion along the horizon.
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“These little Lilycove lighthouses-- there are a bunch-- come in one of two versions: fully kitted military-slash-weather stations, or ancient, lonely deathtraps at the verge of humanity.” He stifled a wince as they came to the foot of the tall light tower, creaking only slightly in the wind-- curse his flair for the dramatic. “This one is supposed to run on Ampharos power, but it went dark a week or so ago. That makes it a danger to any shipping or passenger boat traffic coming through here-- or, at least, it would, if there wasn’t a huge doomsday dome currently cutting us off from the rest of the world.”
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He hoped this explanation would be suitable enough and that he wouldn’t have to go into the hows and whys of himself in particular picking up this job-- which were, A, because no one else wanted it, and B, he was currently a huge, self-contained disaster of anxiety that needed an outlet for all the fearful energy threatening to boil over, like a pot of antsy pasta. That outlet was work.
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At Alex’s next, partly stammered statement, Memo fixed the taller man with an incredulous grin.
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“Honey, Hoenn is a tropical island,” he said, voice a mixture of endearment and gentle explanation, “you are near the ocean at all times, whether you like it or not.”
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With that, he stomped up the four or so metal steps to the door at the base of the lighthouse and tried the handle. It was locked, so he fished for the keys he’d received when he took the job to open the ponderous seal. The lighthouse was much taller up close, with a small, square outbuilding attached on the opposite side, which was probably where the lighthouse keepers-- Pokemon and People-- lived, or, at least, where they stayed when needed.
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The lock thunked and the handle came loose with a groan. Guillermo tossed the heavy, metal door open with a heave-- it roared ominously as it opened, slowly at first, then, catching the wind, very quickly, slamming back against the railing of the stair landing with a loud clang.
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Guillermo winced, shook it off, then turned sideface and spread his arms wide in the threshold.
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“Age before beauty,” he said, winking.


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Alexei Ivanov
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 19:10:36 GMT
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There were, to be fair, a lot of these little beacons that stood tall amidst the surf—it just so happened the one they were at right now was…

Pretty much on the dilapidated-looking side. Definitely not one of the high-tech ones that came with a patrol boat and everything.

“Kind of reminds me of that lighthouse… in Johto, I think it was,” he hummed. “The one near… the one near a coastline, too.”

The exact name of the city eluded him at that moment, before he let the other fiddle around with the keys and open the way into—

The strong, sharp, musty smell of mold, mildew and rust hit his nostrils and he cringed. Not to mention the loud, banging noise as well.

“Damn… did they forget to send someone out here to check up on the poor thing?” he replied as he waved his hands around, the better to dissipate the weird, watery aroma of old rickety building and musty mildew.

At least he wasn’t sneezing yet.

“Hey, are you implying I’m old?” he continued, but there was a grin on his face anyway as he scaled the steps of the lighthouse, following the other into what he hoped wasn’t a haunted lighthouse…

Oh boy.


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Guillermo Marceliño
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 19:37:20 GMT
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The wet, heated air that rolled out of the Lighthouse smelled like must and dust and rust. No rot, no death. At least, not yet.
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“I’m sure the Ampharos was better cared for than the lighthouse itself,” Memo said, as they came into the base of the structure-- which was larger than it looked. It was wide and cylindrical, with a spiral of stairs leading up into further floors, eventually coming to the light. The ceiling was high above, and the center of the lighthouse was a solid tube, around which a flat, curved piece of wood had been installed, turning what wasn’t a staircase into a desk or table. There were a few chairs scattered here and there.
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Memo peeked up the staircase, seeing nothing but darkness.
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“Not old. Seasoned. Like a fine wine.” He pulled his hands away from the railings and they came up dusty.
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Outside, thunder boomed.
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He continued along the outer wall of the circular chamber, which led to a big archway, and out into the square outbuilding beyond-- which actually looked rather comfortable. The far panels were all reinforced glass with an outside metal covering that could be drawn up or down, which meant that when there was light to be had, the room was full of natural sunlight. The far section was a bay-style bed, with blankets and pillows still askew, as though someone had slept there recently-- but when Memo touched the sheets, they were cold, and had collected a thin film of dust that seemed to penetrate everywhere.
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“Not much to see here,” he said, as the lighthouse creaked around them. More thunder echoed his statement. “Guess we go up.”



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Alexei Ivanov
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 19:50:04 GMT
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“Do you… do you have a light, or something?”

It was—obviously, it was a question of safety, because even with what minimal light pouring in from outside he could see the layer of dust coating absolutely everything inside.

The place clearly looked like it had been left alone for some time now.

He was hoping they didn’t find a corpse at the top of the tower…

He squinted into the pervading gloom.

“No other way but ‘up’, then,” he conceded.

At least the fine hairs on the back of his neck didn’t prickle up in alarm, at least not yet, anyway.

Just to be sure they weren’t going to be followed or anything, a flash of red light from his direction revealed Vincent, the exasperated-looking Lucario who scored a three-point landing on the dusty floor.

“We’re going to need your help.”


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Memo
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Guillermo Marceliño
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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 20:19:30 GMT
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He frowned, fishing out his phone and turning on the flashlight from the back of the device.
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“I… have this.”
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He started up the staircase, taking one step at a time and really bearing down on them to make sure they were sturdy. Alex was a lot bigger than him, and Memo wanted to make sure his larger companion was safe.
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He turned to peer down over Alex’s head at Vincent, who just had to do his cool guy landing. Show off. “Hey, Vince.”
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Up the stairs he went, to the second floor, which was much the same as the first-- circular, with a desk-slash-table, and a few chairs. Abandoned and dusty, which was becoming the theme for the day.
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Memo frowned. “The problem is I don’t know how much disarray is normal for this lighthouse, so I can’t tell if there’s been a sign of a struggle or not.”
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There was a loud crack of thunder and the heavy, insistent noise of rain pelting against the metal exterior of the column.




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Alex / Lexy
he / him / his
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Alexei Ivanov
gales of november, remembered [c, m]
POSTED ON Jul 17, 2022 20:36:15 GMT
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The Lucario gave Alexei a very pointed eyeroll before holding his paws up in mock celebration.

It was like the jackal Pokémon had an idea of whatever the hell was coming, but decided to keep quiet about it. Yeesh. These two humans, in forever denial.

He then followed the other, the stairs bending only slightly under his weight while the Lucario took up the rear, placing his paws on the circular stone wall to try and suss out any auras.

So far, there weren’t any.

“Maybe the thickness of the dust can help?” he offered. It was… maybe slightly helpful?

At least the dust down here wasn’t as thick as he guessed it would be as compared to entering a house that had been full-out abandoned, years of neglect causing the dust bunnies to lay down a mighty thick colony upon every surface available.


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Memo
He/him
28
August 26
Spikemuth, Galar Region
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Guillermo Marceliño
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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2022 0:58:29 GMT
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Memo didn’t get to see Vince’s display of frustration. It was a good thing. He wouldn’t have taken it as an insult, but instead, he’d have goaded the shit out of the poor Lucario.
[break][break]
Alex’s Pokemon were in a very different mind about their relationship than his own, it seemed. May have had something to do with the average maturity factor on Alex’s team being much higher. Like a fine wine.
[break][break]
“Maaaaaybeeeee,” Memo hummed, but he was lost in thought. Too confused for comfort, he clanged to the third floor, steps echoing loudly down the stairwell. This circular chamber was much like the others-- except.
[break][break]
Except, there was a day bed recessed into the far corner behind a window that faced out to sea. It was covered in retractable metal, like those on the bottom floor outbuilding. They wouldn’t have seen it coming in.
[break][break]
There was a scattered set of lilac damask pillows and a comforter with little rips in it scattering fluff across the floor. And underneath that comforter was an Ampharos, lying still upon the bed.
[break][break]
Memo startled, at first, to see it. The rain pelting the outside of the lighthouse echoed the thunder of his pulse in his ears. Or maybe that was real thunder.
[break][break]
His heart sunk into his stomach as he ran across the floor so fast his shoes squeaked, stomping imprints of the treads of his boots in the dust. But as he got closer, and the panic welled to a bursting point, he saw the steady rise and fall of the Light Pokemon’s white chest.
[break][break]
Not dead.
[break][break]
“Just asleep,” Memo sighed, the relief palpable in his tone. Then, he blinked, and loudly exclaimed, “Asleep? For a week?”
[break][break]
The Ampharos did not stir.





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Alex / Lexy
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POSTED ON Jul 27, 2022 18:54:31 GMT
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“You sound like you doubt me,” he remarked quietly as the rumbling thunder from outside shook the structure. The higher they went through the lighthouse, the louder the downpour seemed to get…

The Lucario who’d taken up the rear let out a very belated bark of surprise as he finally managed to pick up another aura, different from the two humans that he was currently accompanying. While it was faint, the good thing was that—

“Asleep for a week? That… that sounds suspicious…” Alexei remarked. Because the only Pokémon he was aware of, that could literally sleep through the end of the fucking world—was a Snorlax.

And even then it took so much to wake the big-ass mf’er up, Pokéflutes aside.

“Does… does the Ampharos look poisoned, or anything?” he ventured tentatively.

Shit. At least he was sure that Vincent had Life Dew, but then again that was just a first-aid solution…


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Memo
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POSTED ON Jul 27, 2022 22:20:06 GMT
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"I never doubt you, love. Only my own judgement."
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Memo squinted, trying to look for any signs of poisoning or toxicity: apparent veins, odd-color tinge to the mouth, anything that he’d recognize (from something on TV, probably) and came up empty handed. He leaned further over the Ampharos, looking for any wounds, and it was only as he neared it that he realized:
[break][break]
There was a thin, almost transparent mist, the lightest of rosy hues, trailing from the red gem on the Ampharos’ forehead, rising in undulating clouds into the air; like a puffy chain, it lead upwards, disappearing into the ceiling and, likely, going beyond into the floor above. By accident, Memo brushed his forehead through it, and his eyes fluttered shut with overwhelming sleepiness. He stumbled backwards, drowsy.
[break][break]
At the last second, his eyes snapped open, like the feeling of hitting the ground from a high distance in a dream, and he windmilled his arms to stop from falling over.

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Alex / Lexy
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POSTED ON Aug 1, 2022 19:25:25 GMT
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“What? What is it?”

He remained where he was, although the Lucario had noticed something was off—quickly letting out a bark of warning and nudging Alexei to catch the other—

Because what was happening now, the other man looked ready to fall over from just examining the Ampharos? What was going on?

“Wh—whoa!” he yelped, dashing over as fast as his legs would allow him to and barely reaching the other in time, throwing his hands out to catch Memo before he ass-planted onto the floor.

“What did you see?”

The Lucario was on high alert, now. One set of eyes was looking around warily, as the Jackal Pokémon then placed another paw on the wall and tried to sniff out the presence of another aura asides from the Ampharos’s own, and the two silly humans with him.

“What happened? You were alright a few moments ago, and—”


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Memo
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Spikemuth, Galar Region
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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2022 22:23:11 GMT
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“‘M fine, ‘m fine,” Memo insisted, clamping a hand over his mouth to smother a yawn. The fact that Alex had caught him registered at that second and his eyes flashed open, any lingering sleepiness flushed out of his system. He wanted to lay there for a second and make a cheeky quip about gee, isn’t this familiar, but he remembered they had a job to do; he placed a hand gently on Alex’s forearm and used it to lift himself back to his feet.
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“There’s, like, a mist,” he said, pointing along the thin trail of pink fog that lifted from the Ampharos’ forehead gem and up through the ceiling onto the next floor, “and when I moved through it, I think I… passed out? But not really. I've passed out before. This felt more like... falling asleep.” He tilted his head, confused, and began to stride back towards the stairs to clamber to the next floor. “I think something’s keeping the Ampharos asleep.”
[break][break]
Without waiting for Alex to follow he took the stairs two at a time to the next floor-- the final floor, the one with the Fresnel lens and the one where the Ampharos should be perched within and producing a beacon. At the landing, the door was cracked open, and Memo went to push through it before he realized there was a hefty cloud of pink mist-- quite visible, now-- swirling under the door, and curling over the threshold like pink fingers.


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