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of all the libraries in hoenn, annalise thinks the one in lilycove is a good place to start. close to his apartment, multiple floors of books — surely they'll be able to find something related to what he's looking for.
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"i bet we'll make a big breakthrough today!" she tells him, glowing with optimism as they enter the main entryway. she stops in the middle of the room, glancing between the stairway and the rooms at either end of the hall.
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"where should we start?"
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[attr="class","greyson2"]greyson smiles at annalise's optimism, but it lacks the confidence he normally wears.
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naturally he'd informed annalise henderson of the strange encounter in dahlia goode's otome. he typically didn't 'play' those type of games, but PENELOPE LIVY had all but forced him too. not that he regretted, per say, but it... complicated things.
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it's this thought he's lost in, when her words ground him once more.
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"i hope so. though, what are the odds this place has what the internet does not?" he chuckles, playing off that unease with a bad joke. he doesn't want to dampen the mood, though, so he pushes past it quickly.
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"where should we start?"

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annalise frowns thoughtfully at Greyson Connors 's question. [break][break]
"true — but! doesn't it feel more productive and, like, authentic to read about it in a book instead of some wiki page?"
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they could've just sat at home and scrolled online for inspiration, but the grand architecture towering over them is just a more motivating setting.
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"hmmm."
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she looks around at the signage.
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"we're looking for nonfiction, right? and we should probably start with galarian history and work from there ... "
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eventually she finds what she's looking for.
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"oh! it says there's a nonfiction wing upstairs!"
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she reaches out for his hand.
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"let's go find a lead!"
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[attr="class","greyson2"]"it.. does feel more authentic, he concedes, the ghost of a smile playing at his lips.
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"do we need a library card?" a dumb question, but the only one that fills his mind as his fingers interlace with hers.
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they take the stairs slowly, in a hurry but not-so much that they couldn't enjoy the present.
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"hm. if you could meet a legendary, which would you want too first?"

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"oh yeah. we can probably get one if and when we check out. maybe?"
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annalise has only really been to her university's library in recent memory. it shouldn't be too hard for Greyson Connors to get a library card here if its a residents-only type of thing, though.
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his question comes in on a tide of nostalgia. it reminds her of visiting his gym over the summer and telling him suicune is her favorite legendary, of the mystique of meeting an illusionary version of it. now that she's experienced real legendary pokemon for herself, the answer feels different on her tongue.
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"i don't know if i really want to meet any of them, to be honest."
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most of her encounters have been tied to horrible situations. even her impression of the pokemon he's looking for is tainted by memories of them hunting mint frost . still, she can see the value in having them allied to the league. that's why she's here, helping him look.
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"i guess ... maybe one of the small ones? i saw a couple of them and they were cute." she says after a beat, deciding to reach for a more optimistic-sounding answer.
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POSTED ON Mar 30, 2023 1:08:04 GMT

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[attr="class","greyson2"]a few years ago her answer would've summoned both confusion, and dismay. now? he understood completley.
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"i've seen a few up close - trained against some, battled for my life against others - and their majesty is awe-inspiring, and, yeah, terrifying. really though, you should see moltres up close, it's..." he whistles, squeezing her hand in his own.
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"small and cute, huh?" greyson's lips lift in a devious smile, and with one hand, he reaches shuffles through his pocket. after a moment, he expands the ball, summoning a small shrub looking pokemon on the stair in-front of them.
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"have i shown you claire?"

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moltres.
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the name sparks unwanted memories. she tries not to let the train of thought unravel too far out of her control.
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"i think i did see it."
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the squeeze of his hand is both comforting and grounding.
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"at the portal that opened at mt. pyre."
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she had been near the peak, had seen its spectral, winged shape flee. the image in her mind is washed away in a flash of warm light, replaced by the sight of a little hedgehog now sharing the staircase with them.
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"i don't think you have," she tells him distractedly, smiling down at the shaymin. [break][break]
"hellooo, claire! would you like to help us find some books?"
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[attr="class","greyson2"]"oh." it comes out smaller, a tinge of concern coloring his voice. "if you ever want to talk..." the implication remains.
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as if sensing something too, shaymin pads to the edge of the step and uses her two front legs to clamber halfway up annalise's shin, mewing her excitement.
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greyson, familiar with this action, squeezes annas hand one more time before letting go.
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"she loves to be held." he adds with a chuckle, smiling fondly at the mythical. "she's not exactly one of a kind, but... close to it."
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claire sends a confused glance greyson's way and he quickly amends his statement. "one of a kind to me, though!"
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this seems to placate her, judging by her smile.
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the presence of steps behind him remind him that they're in the middle of the stairs.[break][break]
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"that's our cue." giving her a look to ensure she's going to follow, he ascends.

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"i'm okay," she promises. it's a topic that's been discussed to death with her therapist already. she's able to let go of it easier these days, evident in the way she happily scoops up the shaymin to dote on her. [break][break]
"so, did you get gracidea seeds from speed dating?" she asks, eyes narrowing with amusement at the thought. "DEREK HOFFMAN told me that's where he got his from. i heard that's how you find these guys — by growing the seeds somewhere."[break][break]
annalise looks over her shoulder at the queue forming behind them. she nods agreeably as Greyson Connors heads up the stairs, following at his heels until they reach the nonfiction wing.
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"it should be here somewhere ... " she says it mostly to herself in the fleeting moments before she and claire disappear down an aisle.
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[attr="class","greyson2"]"i don't remember, truthfully." he had particpated in that speed-dating thing a year or so ago, but his participation didn't really strike him as all too memorable.
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"but it was alot of work. multiple visits, weeks of time, and even a little jack and the beanstalk action." did that last part sound weird?
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they come to a large amount of shelves, each separated and organized in accordance with the dewey-decimal system. while annalise henderson goes one way, greyson heads down another.[break][break]
his fingers trace the binding of the books, looking for, well, anything. his brow furrows, and his voice rises ever so slightly to pierce the veil of wood, and paper.
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"is there like a specific author we're looking for?"

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Greyson Connors saying he doesn't remember is admission enough for annalise. what guy doesn't know if he went on a bunch of dates or not?
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"right." she smiles wryly.
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she wanders down an aisle once they reach the nonfiction wing, feeling a little overwhelmed as she gleans titles off the worn spines staring back at her. shifting claire into the crook of her elbow, she slides an galarian anthology out of place.
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"this might be good," she tells the shaymin, tucking the book under her arm.
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annalise is at the end of the aisle when she hears greyson's question.
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"uh, no — just look for stuff on galarian history and, like, pokemon, i guess?"
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greyson fingers the edge of a spin, sliding the book out at an angle. he's listening to anna, but the smile that shows clearly has a different point of origin.
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"so, just to clarify, the 'prince and the primeape, a love story featuring Remiel Calcifet ' is not what we're looking for?" he rolls his lips in thought, then tosses it into the crook of his own arm.
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he makes his way down the remainder of this shelving.
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"nothing here, though. did you find anything?"

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annalise wrinkles her nose as Greyson Connors reads the book's title to her. her disbelief floats between the slats in the shelving: "that's in the nonfiction section?"[break][break]
she shakes her head and continues skimming her side of the shelf. by the time she meets him at the end of the aisle, she's holding a few books tucked under her arm. with pleading eyes, she wordlessly motions for him to either take the books or the shaymin.
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"yep! found a few things, actually! though ... i'm not one hundred percent sure if they're related to those dogs. wolves? whatever they are."
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she tips her head in the direction of the study area. a nice, quiet space for them to parse all this information.
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"let's sit over there and crack these open!"
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"i think someone was reading smut here, since-" he looks around before he speaks, confirming his next words "no one really comes to this section."
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seeing her struggle, he takes the books from her hands without so much as a grunt. they were probably heavier than the shaymin anyways. he sets them down on one of the tables overlooking the city's skyline.
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"you found more than i expected to even exist." he cracks one open, shuffling through the tomb. he stops on a page with an old black & white photo of a rusted shield, and sword statue.
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"these kind of look like one of the shrines i've taken PENELOPE LIVY too. hm."

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i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

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