rangers rising

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anna
she/her
24
july 4
mauville city
bisexual
ranger
captain
matias silph
dating
5'4 height
5'4 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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annalise henderson
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[attr="class","omgentop"]RANGERS RISING



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RANGERS-ONLY
REWARDS
ENDS EARLY OCT



INTRO


AUGUST 3RD, a day after the AQUA ASSEMBLY, a new notification is pushed to the xtransceivers of every registered ranger. the contents read as follows:
it's head ranger anderson.
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we're having a meeting at lilycove hq on august 6th around 7pm.
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bring food, i'm making carbonara.
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 LILYCOVE HQ's meeting room is at the far end of the building, down a hallway lined with smaller office rooms. upon entering, you get the vibe that this is more of a get-together than a stiff-lipped meeting. can be found waving people in with a wide grin, whereas busies himself with setting up the projector and tucking papers into envelopes.[break][break]a serving table is set up against one of the walls, decorated with various potluck dishes that other rangers have already brought in. 's promised carbonara is a delicious-smelling centerpiece. the room hums with chatter and the scrape of tongs against plates as some rangers queue up to grab some food before the meeting. [break][break] [break][break]in the middle of the room, the extendable meeting table awaits. the chairs are unreserved, save for the one at the head of the table where lars's envelopes are stacked.


GUIDELINES



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  • all rangers are invited to participate in this event
  • you can post with more than one character
  • you can post multiple times per round, but you can only claim each round's rewards once per character
  • you can only redeem rewards for the rounds you participate in
  • this is a relaxed event! you can join at any point during the meeting, as well as participate in as many rounds as you want



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TIMELINE OF EVENTS
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  • cyberchase conundrum (mid july)
  • an aqua assembly pt. 3 (aug 2nd)
  • rangers rising (aug 6th)
  • slateport splashfest (mid august)


ROUND ONE PROMPTS


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  • bring a potluck item
  • grab a plate of food
  • speak/engage with two people


fulfilling one or more of the prompts listed above will net you this round's rewards:

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FURTHERMORE, characters who participate throughout the entirety of the event will also receive an additional reward(s).[break][break]

THIS ROUND WILL END ON SEPTEMBER 10TH AT 11:59PM EST.


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raikourider

Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
Single; Not Looking
6'1" height
6'1" height
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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The timing on 's Ranger meetup could not have possibly been worse. Between the flood of rescues he had completed earlier in the week and all the challengers he had to take back at his Racing Grounds north of Mauville, Josh was quite tired. He needed a good meal to get him going. Luckily for him, there was no shortage of food; everyone had been asked to bring something. There was only one problem.

Josh was no cook.

He did have a solution, though. It wouldn't be cheap, but he had a solution. He checked the RangerNet email thread to see what everyone had planned on bringing. Surprisingly, there were very few potato products listed! He would bring his love of steak fries to the Ranger meetup. After doing a search, he found a roadhouse-style Unovan restaurant that fit the requirements for both proximity and budget. Budget was, of course, less of an issue. Once all the arrangements had been made, Josh rigged the tub of food to his Boltund's back, and he rode his Pyroar alongside the electric-type the rest of the way to Ranger headquarters.

While Josh had to recall Aslan before going in the door, Crash was lean enough to be able to walk around inside the building. "Coming through!" he called out as he followed his Boltund moving at a pace between a walk and a trot, the two following the signs to the main meeting room where the festivities would take place. "Now hold still..." He undid the harness keeping his tub of steak fries in place, grunting as he lifted the awkward but not heavy container onto the table. He popped the lid off it, and the aroma of southern Unovan seasoning wafted into the room.

"Hey, Ollie!" the green-uniformed Minor League Gym Leader greeted the Captain he had worked under before. Unsurprisingly, the Pokémon racer was one of the first ones through the door. "Supposedly my red uniform is on the way. Thanks again for your help with all the Pyroar! Having one on my own team doesn't make them any less of a handful to deal with!" He turned to face the Head Ranger. "Evening, Head Ranger Anderson," he greeted with a much more format tone than he did the Captain. "Did you get the report I sent you about recommending for hire? He has a little trouble controlling that Arcanine of his, but his skills are solid. He'll definitely make it as a Ranger."

Josh took in the aroma of Lars' carbonara. "That smells heavenly," he complimented. "I love me some Unovan cuisine, and I love me some pasta. This is why I didn't have lunch today; knew I would be stuffing myself tonight! I'm going to wait for a few more people to get here before I dig in."


NAME          SPECIES        STATUS
Saber         Manectric      Good
Crash         Boltund        Good
Blitz         Luxray         Good
Twilight      Absol          Good
Aslan         Pyroar         Good
Resheph       Dragonair      Good


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{PC: 1}

tl;dr:
- Josh arrives at the potluck with a big Boltund carrying a BIG FRIGGIN TUB OF STEAK FRIES
- Josh greets and reminisces about routing a pride of Pyroar from Route 111.
- Josh greets and asks whether he has processed his recommendation to hire , then compliments him on the carbonara. He will fill a plate when more people walk in.
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Werewolf
He/Him
20
November 10
Fortree
Gay
Gym Challenger
Rocket Elite
Nicodemus Unken
Taken
107 height
107 height
Homie better put your pride aside I’m a Benz and you’re more like a Volvo
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Why did he come here. Why was he here? He was nervous. He didn't have Nico with him as his buffer. But.. here he was. Hoenstly, he only knew really two people who would be here. and . That was only the real reason he came. Plus, you can't get into the rangers without you know, meeting them?

He felt stupid standing outside the door with a pan of chili. It was what made so good that he just had to share. It was super spicy, too! Matt was never one for nerves, why was he so nervous about going in here? Shaking his head, he snapped out of it. Going to walk straight inside, he hoped no one stared at him. Instantly he went to set his pan down, and keep to himself in the corner. Honestly he just needed to find Josh or Annalise... hopefully they showed up.

So for now he was opening his phone, going to text the two to see if they were here.



[IC Notes: Brought Chili!, Open to interaction!]



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Azul

Tam
He/Him
25
February 14th
Icirrus City, Unova
Does it matter?
Slateport Ranger Capt.
Ranger Captain
empty
indifferent
166 height
166 height
Don't know, don't care.
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Tam is no extrovert. When all of Slateport Ranger HQ had drawn lots to see who would stay behind to cover the patrols in case of anything, he had wished he could be the one chosen. He had even volunteered. But, alas, even when he had, he had known that as captain, it’s his duty to be here.
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If it were an official meeting he’d understand, but whatever reason people may have to gather to eat like this completely escapes him. Still, he’s here! He even brought food! And ! And , because surely Orion must be better than him at this sort of thing! Like, he was a councilman once, wasn’t he? It’s almost like Tam has forgotten that he himself was the one who demoted the once elite ranger to cadet because of his attitude…
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”Hey, we brought pecha berry cobbler. Noah here made them.” Setting the mouth-watering dish down on the table, Tam greets with a nod, the same courtesy being extended in general to all of those present, including those he has never been introduced to like and .
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Sky blue eyes scan the room, searching for familiar faces like those of his own Slateport rangers. People like , , @arashi, , @jericho, and even . , who Tam knows will likely also have to be here given that he's a captain too. Even people he’s vaguely acquainted with like . For now, he approaches no one else.
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”Is Hailee coming?” He asks Noah then, assuming he'll know the answer. By his side, his Yamper watches everyone, large ears perked up and tail wagging.


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WE BROUGHT PEACH PECHA COBBLER 🌟[break]
[break]- Tam is here with Noah and Orion
[break]- Greets those present, looking around in search for other familiar faces
[break]- Brought Clover because lbr she's emotional support. She a good gurl and we love her


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NoNo
He/Him
23
September 23rd
Castelia City
Heterosexual
Sous-Chef
Cadet
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They may have drawn for a surprisingly amount of time to see who would go to the summit and unlike his Captain he was one of the many Rangers who wanted to go and take a break for work, he wouldn't say though. To his own surprise though, he would be voluntold to go to the summit, and that reason being because they were to take food with them and that just happened to be one of the things Noah was good at, cooking.[break][break]

Noah had thought this whole summoning would have been a much more serious thing than what looked like a summer camp, not that he minded that, in fact he thoroughly loved it. It was going to be an interesting sight to behold, seeing deal with such a group of people. Perhaps he would even hear more about his Captain's past deeds! Maybe Noah could hear awesome stories about his Captain, like stopping a flock of Wingulls, not like that would ever happen. Perhaps even he could learn a bit more about the other ranger they had traveled with, . [break][break]

As they arrived and Tam announced their arrival by telling everyone that was there that they had brought dessert and that Noah had been the one to make it. "Hoy!" Noah would pop out from behind his captain giving everyone a wave and a smile to emphasize that he was the one Tam was talking about. The young Ranger would also nod towards , and , very much the same way his captain would. Was he just mimicking someone he respected? Not exactly, he just didn't know anyone else there and he would rather wait for an opening to a conversation to start.[break][break]

"Oh yes! She should be arriving soon. Probably got caught up trying to find the perfect outfit." He would answers his Captain. It was just like to be a bit late, Noah himself was rarely bothered by that since it was always worthy to see his partner Ranger looking extra nice for any situation. Noah would try to stay by their group, notably staying next to Clover the Yamper, expecting that the pokemon would know who to trust.[break][break]


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  • Food brought: Pecha Cobbler.
  • Arrived with Tam and Orion.
  • Greets everyone that Tam greets.
  • Stays around Clover because they're both there for emotional support.



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Senpai

Eli
She/Her
24
May 10
Rustboro City
Bisexual
Ranger
Verdanturf Ranger Captain
Single and Ready to Mingle
Available
170 CM height
170 CM height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Elinor Anderson
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Her schedule was hectic. Meetings to attend, places to visit. Unfortunately for , it meant the message he sent to all Rangers became yet another message amongst the hundreds she received, but such was the life of the person in charge of dispatching information.

Were it not for her trusty Porygon-Z reminding her of the Ranger gathering upon the day, she would've forgotten this little gathering.

Luckily getting there in time would not be a problem for her.

The food she was required to bring would be another matter entirely. But ever wise or perhaps willing to take shortcuts, she looked up the highest rated Alto Maren Pizza Place and ordered her food, knowing well how well loved a Pizza party was among the common folk.

She tried doing her best to give clear directions with her spotty attempt at speaking the Alto Maren (Italian) language, for she quickly realized the person on the other end barely spoke Hoennian (English).

A small sense of dread washed over her as she ended the call.

When she later appeared at the restaurant clad in her Ranger Uniform, her fears were confirmed. She had tried to order three family sized pizzas for sharing, and yet he had made nine.

She would sigh and pay for them. And then head to the meeting place arms filled with boxes of piping hot pizza.

"Hi everyone! I hope you all are hungry, because I might have made a small mistake." She would proclaim as she walked in finding a safe place to put her offering.



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orion
he/him
thirty
august 9th
lilycove
homosexual
ranger
elite
i'll wreck this if i have to; tell me, what good would that do?
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Why had he let talk him into this?

Ah, right. Because he owed his Captain after Tam had given him his job back. He hadn't put up a fight as a result, responding only with an alarmed 'oh, okay' when told that he and were the Captain's plus two.

Clover's presence is soothing, at least, as well as that of Orion's Absol, Altair. The Disaster Pokémon sports his red service vest and curls up next to Orion's left side, seemingly indifferent to all the action.

"It's been a while since I've been to one of these," Orion confesses quietly, in the hopes that only Tam and Noah might know his vulnerability. "Before... well." His tight smile does nothing to disguise his discomfort as he wiggles the fingers of his metal hand in an explanation that's likely not needed. "It's nice, though," he adds quickly, not wanting to drag the mood down. "To see everyone again."

Unfortunately, aside from his fellow Slateport Rangers, Orion doesn't recognize anyone else beyond their reputation. Councilwoman draws his attention if only for their similar Ranger-to-Council pipeline, and he silently hopes she fares better than he had.

"What kind of pizza?"



- He's with the PECHA COBBLER boys (Tam, Noah)
- OPEN TO INTERACTION; Orion's just awkward
- Has his ABSOL with him
- Asks what kind of pizza she brought
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callie
she/her
29
february ninth
celadon, kanto
lesbian
former kanto champion
civillian
6'00" height
6'00" height
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Calliope did not care for such events. To her, a gathering of this scale was stupid. Didn't they have things they needed to do?
Patrols to go on?

Yet, she was a weak woman. Weak to the promise of free food.

(Calliope was a shit cook.)

They would need something to drink. She she had brought a gallon of sweet tea and a gallon of unsweet tea. Plus some cups. These, of course, were all things she had bought from the corner store before coming inside.

Brushing past , , and , she made her way to the food. No introductions. No 'Hello!' given. Just a woman on a mission.
And that mission was filling up a plate.

Only after getting a little of literally everything offered (the fries were very good, ) did she make her way back over to her small cluster of co-workers.

Callie opened her mouth to speak, but her attention caught on something else.

Instead she would give exactly what he didn't want. Which was unfamiliar company.

"Who're you?" Which was Callie for 'Nice to meet you!'.

Oh, this would be a disaster.




- arrives and beelines for the food. doesn't even talk to anyone
- goes to talk with her #crew, but she notices awkwardly in the corner
- goes to speak with him
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Ollie
He/Him
26
June 29
Blackthorne City
Homosexual
Ranger
Cadet
Pain makes you stronger, heartbreak makes you wiser, and fear makes you braver
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Well now...this was interesting. Sighing heavily, Ollie hadn't really made much progress on getting to know a lot of his fellow rangers. A lot of no names knew that he was a hard worker, and he had done several missions. But no one that he's seen a lot of or anything. Could be a good opportunity to make some friends. The bad boy ranger had brought a very cheesy, very fatty cheesy potato casserole in a hot dish. Nodding at the over enthusiastic lad that he saw was on the nametag. Well, that was hilarious. Granted, his own nametag said his full name as Oliver Shrakes, but he did go by Ollie too. Maybe someone to talk to just because their names were similar/same.

Going to the designated area, he found several people...none of which were familiar faces, though he's heard of a few. Going over the pot luck, he placed his dish with the rest, and a large spoon for it on top of the glass lid. When ready, should be easy enough to take it off and slide the lid under the actual dish. There was the councilwoman too. It did kind of looked like people were already sampling a few things, so he went ahead and took his dish's lid off and slid it under the actual dish and put the spoon in for people to try. Now to try to find someone to maybe talk to? The cyan eyed man scanned the room. Oh, a gym leader in , with a former councilman? Well, still better than . He almost wondered if he would be asked to take that guy's nontraditional challenge.

Well, whatever. Grabbing a plate, he piled on some steak fries and piling on some chili on top of them, he looked to interact with . He's heard the guy was just made a new gym leader, and was something of a racing fanatic. While Ollie wasn't much of a racing fan, he did have some high speed Pokemon that he certainly wouldn't mind pitting against someone. He waited for the guy to finish speaking to the Head Ranger...someone that he himself didn't have much interaction if any with since his transfer from Johto to here. That pasta dish did smell great though. "Most pasta dishes are easy to do, but hard to make truly stand out. Not much of a connisiuer, but one of my siblings are. You're Josh Devlin, right? Nice to meet you, I'm Oliver Shrakes." Ollie's hair was two toned, mostly red with some black in there, had ear piercings, and gave the new gym leader a charming smile.

~brought a cheesy, fatty, cheesy potato casserole.
~nodded at Ollie, started talking to Josh.
~has a plate with steak fries and chili on top of the fries.



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Supernova Shredder
He/Him
30
march 21
mauville city
heterosexual
music artist
Trainer
an anxious object
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6’3” height
6’3” height
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Contrary to belief, Callan took his ranger duties seriously. His life would not have been the same without picking him up, right now, he was just repaying the favor. Despite all the stardom, accolades and international fame, he cancelled his meetings for the rest of the day in order to attend this. Arriving right after , he nods to his fellow ranger as he smells the cheese gratin from the casserole. "Arceus, that smells good." and briefly waves towards the Head Ranger and everyone around him.

"Hello everyone." He greets, with a smile. Unlike his other interviews, this one he hoped he did not need a guard up. "First time I'll have a chance to try out infamous Alto Mare Carbonara."

As for his own contributions, he places by the food tray a set of Moo Moo Mac and Cheese, having balled out with the different types of milk to get this particular tray right. The breadcrumbs crisped the top layer.

As much as he wanted this to just be a get together however, he knew they needed to discuss more important events. That didn't stop him from moving to peck on the cheek and stand next to her, however, as he also greets , who happened to be inquiring about the pizza. "Pepperoni?"

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Lin
She/Her
22
March 5th
Castelia City
Bisexual
Model / Art + Design Student
Ranger
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Contrary to popular opinion, Hailee wasn't late because she was trying to pick out her outfit. She actually had something in mind as soon as she got the message for this. No, after the Slateport rangers drew lots for this Hailee immediately started panicking. Not because she was unlucky or anything, she usually was in these sort of situations. But because it was a potluck. [break][break]

If anyone knew anything about Hailee it was that Hailee could not cook. Like at all. She often made the joke that she could burn water. Yeah. You read that right. Burn water. And now she was expected to bring something to this professional gathering? Normally she would've relied on Noah's cooking abilities but she had errands to run for school and Noah would be leaving first. [break][break]

Plus he was already making something she didn't want to be a burden and ask him to do something for her too. So, she did the next best thing. Since she didn't want to be responsible for poisoning the ranger's at this lovely get together she went to the store and bought something instead. [break][break]

And if she was gonna bring something it had to be aesthetically pleasing as well. Before stepping into the room Hailee adjusted her crop top and cardigan once more before shifting the bangs in her hand and walking in. Entering into the room she could see several were already gathered but it still didn't seem like she was too late, that was good. [break][break]

Another thing she noticed was that it smelled amazing in here. From pasta brought by to pizza brought by , even the cheesy casserole from , the aroma in the room left her mouth watering. It was paradise for a foodie like Hailee. She'd get to chowing down later. Instead she headed towards the table and began to set up her display of Rainbow Alcremie Cupcakes. [break][break]

Once they were set up in a way that made them look pretty beside the rest of the food available she tossed the bags away and turned to look for the people in the room that she knew. Making her way over towards where Noah, Tam, and Orion where she waved as she approached. "I didn't miss much right." she said with a smile as she looked around. [break][break]

Hanging by Noah's side she glanced over at the assortment of food again before turning her attention back to her fellow Slateport (power)rangers. "So what are you guys gonna try first? There's a lot of good looking stuff." She said as she twirled a piece of her blonde and pink hair around her finger.
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🌟 Hailee can't cook so she brought store-bought Rainbow Alcremie Cupcakes[break]
🌟 After setting up a cute display on the table she makes her way to interact with her friends.[break]
🌟 Hailee's open for interaction![break]
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orion
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august 9th
lilycove
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Orion feels a little more at ease upon spotting among the crowd, even if she slips past them to greet someone else. It was just comforting to know he wouldn't be the only one attracting looks.

He nose wrinkles at the mention of pepperoni.

"Damn, I'll pass."

He should probably explain why, so as not to be rude, but Orion's not very good at social cues. Besides, there was nothing to ruin the mood like explaining you went vegetarian after watching your own Pokémon consume your flesh. Yeah. Maybe it's best he doesn't say anything.

He does, however, opt for some of the Mac and Cheese that brought.

Holding up a small glass bowl of it in silent answer to 's question, he finishes chewing before answering, "You're barely even late. Come sit."



- He's with SLATEPORT SQUAD (Tam, Noah, Hailee, Calli)
- OPEN TO INTERACTION; Orion's just awkward
- Has his ABSOL with him
- Passes on the pizza (he's vegetarian), but does try 's mac'n'cheese

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Memo
He/him
28
August 26
Spikemuth, Galar Region
Homosexual
Ranger Captain
Elite Ranger
it gets lonely in this gangster's paradise
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Guillermo Marceliño
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Par for the course of the state of things, Memo was working when he got the text.

He smiled at the idea of Lars’ carbonara, wondering if it was anything like the gooey, cheesy, starchy mess that Alex made. Really putting the carb in carbonara.

So the next three days were filled with anxiety, but it was almost a welcome respite from the guilt, shame, and dread that cultivated in his gut as a result of their jaunt through cyberspace hell. He agonized over his dish to pass like a suburban white housemom glaring down the deadline of the annual church charity potluck.

His mother, though decidedly not white, usually just brought tacos.

But Guillermo had discovered, in his recent brush with happiness, that being in the kitchen was a big stress reliever for him. And so it went that he managed to turn one of his biggest hobbies into a stomach-grinding, self-doubt wondermess.

Alex made macarons, partially because the man was a baking fiend, and partially to free Memo from the dietary noose rapidly tightening around his neck.

He settled on empanadas. Cheese and pulled pork, separately, to accommodate any vegetarians in the crowd (sorry vegans). It was a nice mix of cultures and he’d decided he’d spent enough time stressing out about this. We’re not even going to get in to how much time he agonized about what to wear.

So, two tupperwares in hand, he slips in behind , fashionably late (read: as on time as his anxiety would allow), and beaming like the sun. He greets and heads off to the Table of Offerings, putting one container down near the desserts (vanilla and chocolate macarons painted ranger gold with edible gold dust) and his duo-plate of empanadas, divided in the middle and marked with little toothpick flags near where the savory options were.

Everyone was greeting everyone else and Memo had a little sinking feeling that he didn’t actually know that many other rangers… , obviously, and , but a large majority of the organization was going to be strangers to him. Then his normal Guillermo Positivity Programming kicked in (oh, it was a joy to have that back after so long) and he figured there was no time like the present to rectify that!

He was, at present, the only Fortree Ranger in attendance. And he took comfort in seeing that a great majority of his comrades in arms looked just as anxious as he currently felt.

He grabs a plate and takes a little offering of most everything, though he’s too nervous to really eat; he figures he’ll take a birdie bag home for Alex. Heading straight for Lars to check in with him (since he has firsthand experience with dealing with people who Care Too Much for Their Own good) he sets the untouched plate of food at an empty chair.

“Hey, boss,” he says, voice light and warm, “need any help with that?” He gives a smile to , not wanting to interrupt his eating, and turns back to scan the crowd for once more.

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> 300 words of bullshit. memo brought cheese empanadas, pulled pork empanadas, and alex's macarons
> goes to talk to lars & see if he needs help
> just vibin. open 4 interactions. the boy is an anxiety monster
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Tam
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25
February 14th
Icirrus City, Unova
Does it matter?
Slateport Ranger Capt.
Ranger Captain
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166 height
166 height
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”Yeah, I haven’t been to one of these in a while either.” Tam responds to , when the truth is actually that he tends to avoid this sort of gathering. Too many people. Too many whose names he’s probably expected to know but doesn’t actually know at all. That’s just how Tam is: too antisocial for his own damn good.
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Does he know this, though? Is he aware of it?
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To a degree, yes, but he would never label it as much. All of his discomfort lies deeply hidden behind a perfectly impassive mask, and for all its worth, at least having a few people he knows sitting near him makes all this somewhat easier for him. Even if he doesn’t talk much. When has Tam ever talked much? Even when noticing , he just gives her a look in acknowledgement.
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”Hmm… I don’t know.” It’s when hearing ’s question that Tam finally does give a look at the dishes that had begun to accumulate on the table, his gaze soon being drawn to the boxes brought by .
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Unlike Orion, Tam is more than pleased when tells them what kind of pizza it is.
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Which, of course, by Tam standards, is merely displayed with a simple action:
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”Pepperoni? Great choice. I’ll take some of that.”
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Tam Fawley is no vegetarian. In fact, he barely even eats vegetables.
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And thus he ends up with one delicious slice of pizza in hand.


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WE BROUGHT PEACH PECHA COBBLER 🌟[break]
OPEN TO INTERACTION[break]
[break]- Taking some Pepperoni pizza bc we like MEAT
[break]- With the Slateport Rangers but feel free to approach (He's just antisocial as hell, I'm sorry)

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Eli
She/Her
24
May 10
Rustboro City
Bisexual
Ranger
Verdanturf Ranger Captain
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170 CM height
170 CM height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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She stood tall by her tower of delicious Pizza. Her eyes darted around, trying to gain an overview of who was here and who hadn’t yet arrived. Since her attention was elsewhere ’s question came as a surprise, almost as if he had snuck up on her.

“Oh, not sure.” She had tried to tell the guy to make her his three different but finest Pizzas. Well, looking upon her tower she was not sure if he got the message.

But that didn’t answer Orion’s question. And so she began to open the boxes, revealing first a Pepperoni Pizza, then a Salad Pizza, and then a Pizza with slices of Pinap berry upon, she quickly closed the lid on that one, knowing how contentious opinions were on that sort of Pizza. As she went through all the boxes, it seemed he had somewhat understood her message, so there were only those three types to pick from.

And that was about the time when appeared in her peripheral vision, just in time for her to recognize his intent to peck her on the cheek. She blushed and gave him a peck right back. This seemed unofficial enough that she didn’t need to keep the façade of professionalism up.

“Yeah, I’ve got a pepperoni one.” She gestured towards the half-opened lid on one of the boxes. Her focus had left Orion for a brief moment, but it seemed to have been long enough for him to pick Callan’s food. Her pride definitely did not take a hit right there. But oh well, more Pizza for her.

She grabbed a slice of the Salad Pizza, doing her best not to spill any piece of it, as she took a bite of it.

TLDR:
- Does talking
- Receives and gets tiny Cheek peck from Callan (What could it possibly mean hint hint nudge nudge.)
- Eats Pizza, what more do you want?


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