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[attr="class","skullbody"]"I'll tell them exactly what I told you," Isaac said. "The base was too run down to hold up, and when we tried to investigate it collapsed on top of us. It's far easier to lie when you're mostly telling the truth."[break][break]

Perhaps, even without the little show he put on, Rocket would have deemed the base too unsound to pursue. However, Isaac didn't want to risk them taking a chance on it anyway. This was the same Rocket that would kill a hundred Pokemon and destroy another's brain just to infuse it with unlimited power. They were ruthless in how they seized every potential advantage. There was no risk too great in their eyes.[break][break]

That said, it was now his turn to be confused. "Wait. You didn't know? I figured we were on the same page on this one once you started helping me pack." He blinked a few times, pondering. "Didn't I tell you?"[break][break]

Echo let out a huffy sound. Isaac went over their conversation in his head, only to sigh in frustration. No matter how hard he retraced his steps, the footprints didn't line up.[break][break]

He reached up to take off his mask. Without the shadows and contours is traced along his face, his features were far softer and more innocent. They were a stark contrast to the jagged scar running down the side of his face, tucked beneath a patch-covered eye. This, too, was a stark contrast to the bashful blush dusted across his cheeks.[break][break]

"Sorry about that. Guess I was a little stuck in my head down there, huh?" His admission was light, casual, night and day from the strained voice and cryptic warnings he'd given down below. "It's like I was scared if I said what could happen, I'd give it power, y'know?"[break][break]

He looked at the ruins, then the backpacks full of memories, then the eggs. His bashful grimace eased into a soft smile.[break][break]

"Boy, am I glad to be wrong."

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