"after you ghosted me?"[break][break]

it's fair to say that matias does not beat around the bush. he is blunt when he means to be, and this is definitely one of those times where it's easier to get it out in the open so they can both get over it.[break][break]

well, he already has, anyways. it's why he decided to show up in the first place.[break][break]

"good job at pyre. heard you all handled it well despite it being a real mess."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]a laugh escapes and she finally turns toward him, lips quirking upward into a smile.

"yeah... sorry about that."

a slight flush of embarrassment rises with the compliment. it's, surprisingly, not often she's told good job. not on field work, anyway. she's used to the disappointed sneer of FERNANDO SILPH, not this.

"it was definitely a mess. i -- there was some interesting turns."

her tone is genuine when it cuts through silence once more.

"i'm glad you made it out of littleroot in one piece."

MATIAS SILPH

"littleroot has seen better days but at least it's still there."[break][break]

it seems to be a cursed town, really, considering the number of incidents that has happened to it within the span of a few years, but he digresses.[break][break]

waves pull and crash, providing relaxing ambiance for their conversation.[break][break]

"what turns are you referring to?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]”better than blown off the map.”

she can’t quite imagine that scenario, no matter how many times she tries.

the sound of waves might be relaxing to matias but for her… it’s foreboding. a sign of the conflict ahead, perhaps.

”a pink slash appeared in front of me at mt pyre before we evacuated.”

she doesn’t utter the same name she did before, when she had lost her temper and struck his cheek with a scorned hand.

”it showed me another dimension.”

MATIAS SILPH

"was it a good one?"[break][break]

one could only hope but so far, from experience, the other dimensions have proven to be nothing but trouble. little does he know about the trouble brewing in sea hoenn.[break][break]

"i cannot wait to jump dimensions again."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]she’s quiet for a moment.

”no.”

it wasn’t a good one at all.

”the pink slash seemed to be warning me.”

while she would like nothing more than to travel dimensionally, there’s a bigger obstacle that requires prompt attention.

”it showed me a look into sea hoenn… where they were mining meteonite from the meteor.”

she expects, then, that he’ll make his signature tch sound and say something like i told you so.

MATIAS SILPH

"..."[break][break]

something akin to exasperation washes across his features along with disbelief.[break][break]

"tch."[break][break]

if only they had listened to him. if only their diplomacy had ended way sooner.[break][break]

"did i not warn all of you?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]in hindsight, they should have listened to him. unfortunately, he was not rudolph and his nose did not shine bright enough to guide them through the murkiness.

"you did."

it wasn't enough.

"we have to find a way to stop them before another war destroys hoenn."

a war she kind of, sort of... started.

MATIAS SILPH

"why is it any different now?"[break][break]

while he's not sure what the material from the meteor does, hoenn now has access to terastal crystals which is what the meteor was harboring in the first place, right?[break][break]

"surely they'll just get stuck at the portals again like they did in rustboro."[break][break]

he would know as he had spent hours and days holding the line.

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]what’s different?

well, for starters…

”the meteonite fragments had primal markings while in their hands.”

her eyes narrow with just the thought.

”if sea queen skyler uses them on her kyogre, are you prepared to stop her with groudon?”

can he even stop her if it comes to that? something tells her they wouldn’t be on an even playing field unless he, too, underwent the primal process.

MATIAS SILPH

primal markings.[break][break]

"those fuckers."[break][break]

that puts them one step ahead of him which levels out the playing field by just a bit. he still comes out on top, naturally, so it doesn't worry him too much.[break][break]

"i'm always prepared."[break][break]

he pauses.[break][break]

"but it would make it a lot easier if i had access to groudon's primal form."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]

[attr="class","illeana"]

[attr="class","illeana b"]

[attr="class","illeana i"]a soft hum of understanding escapes.

”what do you need to gain access to groudon’s primal form?”

the look in her eyes is focused, determined. it is bred from a place of assistance, of a genuine urge to ensure he has what he needs.

”i’ll help however i can.”

it’s the least she can do. besides… well…

”i’ll be continuing to look into ways to buy us time to prepare as well as palkia’s location following the events of mt pyre.”

MATIAS SILPH

"primal energy, maybe. but also the red shards. i have a sample of it i can send you in case it helps."[break][break]

he'd done the same with Yui Fujin Silph as well. the more eyes and ears he has out there searching for it, the better.[break][break]

"palkia?"[break][break]

reminded of his conversation with PENELOPE LIVY a few days prior, he wonders if illeana's goal is similar.[break][break]

"any reason you're trying to find it and not any of the other legendaries that appeared?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-groudon"]