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Yumi contemplated the three options on her phone screen. She wasn't interested in purchasing the DLC — not yet, anyway. And she felt that Fernando had already described what it takes to be strong earlier in the conversation: overcoming limits.[break][break]

That left only one option. If it was the wrong option, so be it. Yumi was only playing a game.[break][break]

❤️ TEACH ME HOW YOU RULE.

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“rule?”

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“i would hardly call it that.”

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“what makes you think i rule over anything?”

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❤️ YOU'RE A COUNCILMAN.

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❤️ YOU'RE A CEO.

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❤️ YOU'RE AN AVATAR.

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Perhaps it wasn't rule in the conventional sense of the term, but Yumi's upbringing had taught her that running a family as successful as her own — with multiple restaurants, gambling parlors, and less-than-legal practices under their control — was rulership in its own right.[break][break]

However, she didn't consider the League Council an actual ruling body despite the regionwide changes they decided. No, as familiar as she was with corrupt officials, she understood the concept behind politicians as public servants. Choosing that dialogue option would reveal not just ignorance, but outright stupidity.[break][break]

As for Avatars… Yumi had to admit, she knew very little about them. But for all their mystery and power, she didn't consider rulership to be among their goals. Not in this universe.[break][break]

A CEO, on the other hand, was much closer to her idea of a modern ruler. So that is the option she selected, in the end.[break][break]

❤️ YOU'RE A CEO.

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“and?”

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he says nothing more.

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drinks are served. the first round is on him. only after he drinks his first shot does he reproach the topic.

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“silph co. is a company as old as time. the foundations for their success was stabilized well before my father’s conception. there isn’t much to rule.”

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he looks at your glass before downing his next shot.

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“just maintain.”

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he looks you in the eye.

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“adapting is much easier than creating something from nothing.”

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you see yourself in the reflection of his iris.

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“or saving something from disaster.”

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❤️ WHAT ABOUT DEVON?

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❤️ WHAT ABOUT GMH?

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❤️ WHAT ABOUT BENOIT ARMAMENTS?

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❤️ WHAT ABOUT ROSE INDUSTRIES?

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❤️ WHAT ABOUT NAUTICA?

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Yumi blinked at the options presented to her. What was going on? Devon? GMH? Rose Industries? These were unfamiliar to her. She had heard of Benoit Armaments and Nautica, of course — though from different contexts.[break][break]

Were… were these companies that Silph Co. was looking to incorporate? All of a sudden, Yumi felt like the fake conversation with fake Fernando was way over her head. She wrote down the names of all the companies so she could research them later.[break][break]

Chewing lightly on her lower lip, she made a selection at random.[break][break]

❤️ WHAT ABOUT DEVON?

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“ah. devon.”

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“well, that would certainly fall under being ‘saved from disaster’.”

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his nose wrinkles at the comment. you can see the fine lines of his distaste for the subject matter. they dig in with a crease that’s unbecoming of his age.

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“devon corp. was too fractured after stone’s death. unfortunately, his sister was not prepared nor suited to take his place. an unforeseen circumstance that allowed a household name to be devoured by ambitious newcomers.”

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he waves for another.

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“an easy clean up, then. acquire what’s left and refocus them to their strengths. strengthen them with the foundation of silph co. and combine best practices. we do not need to cover the same field exactly but we can be adjacent.”

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he spreads his hands as if to demonstrate.

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“an easy way to replicate the success of your kingdom onto a vassal.”

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❤️ YOU MAKE IT SOUND UNIMPRESSIVE.

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❤️ WHY DID DEVON KEEP THEIR NAME AFTER SILPH CO. ACQUIRED THEM?

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❤️ SO WHAT'S NEXT?

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Yumi jotted down the words as she read them. Before long, an entire page of her notebook had been filled with random scribblings under the label Fernando Silph.[break][break]

Then she considered her options. The first one seemed pointless; after all, the digital recreation of Fernando had indicated during the entire route how unimpressive he believed his actions were. He did what he had to do; nothing more, nothing less.[break][break]

She felt, too, that the answer to the second option was obvious. People, even vassals, need to believe they possess some kind of autonomy — some identity — even if they do not.[break][break]

Which left only the third option, which she tapped with her thumb.[break][break]

❤️ SO WHAT'S NEXT?

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“to be honest, i’m not sure.”

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his hands-on demonstration quiets down.

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“maintain, adapt, and protect.”

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“we now have the stability and wealth to become reactive rather than proactive. with all that has happened in hoenn, there will always be opportunity—a chance for ingenuity.”

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his drinks comes. you notice another is there for you.

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“but giving chances to others is what enables biodiversity. a diverse portfolio is essential to any region.”

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❤️ BUT THOSE ARE CHANCES SILPH CO. COULD CAPITALIZE ON.

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❤️ I THINK YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING.

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❤️ THANK YOU FOR THAT.

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More scribbled notes, though these were familiar. Her grandfather had stressed the very same lessons: maintain, adapt, and protect. And the diversification of opportunities had allowed Goldenrod City to thrive under Hasegawa rule for all those years.[break][break]

Yumi knew, then, that arguing with the first option was the wrong choice. The third was probably best if she wanted to end the conversation, but new drinks had appeared according to the text. She and digital Fernando clearly weren't finished speaking.[break][break]

She selected the second option.[break][break]

❤️ I THINK YOU'RE MISSING SOMETHING.

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“oh?”

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he looks to you, laden with expectation.

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“and what would that be?”

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❤️ <CUSTOM INPUT! ENTER YOUR RESPONSE IN THE DIALOGUE BOX.>

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Yumi paused, thumbs hovering over the keyboard of her phone. She should have expected the custom input option; the game seemed too nuanced to merely give her a few stock selections.[break][break]

She thought about what she could offer FERNANDO SILPH that he didn't already have. Immense wealth, rare Pokémon, resources for war, cunning and intellect — all these he already possessed in spades. What did he need? What was he missing?[break][break]

Her musings drifted to her own family. Immediately, the answer occurred to her.[break][break]

❤️ CUSTOM INPUT: "A SUCCESSION PLAN."

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he says nothing. shows nothing. all his focus is on you.

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"what about it?”

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