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POSTED ON Apr 14, 2023 16:37:24 GMT

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Expecting that Kouji might do something stupid, Gavin clicks his tongue to command his Dhelmise. SHADOWS spring like tendrils from the ghastly anchor, twisting around the trainer next to Kouji and HOLDING him still.[break][break]

"Quit fucking around," Gavin growls, now that the ruse is up. "This is war, not a game."[break][break]

Released from the taunt, the Vikavolt nevertheless chooses to prioritize the safety of its trainer, DISCHARGING electricity in hopes to stun Pokemon and Kouji alike. Sandslash is quicker on account of the SHADOW MIASMA, a shimmering SAFEGUARD mitigating any chance of paralysis. The LIGHT SCREEN absorbs some of the energy before finally fading.[break][break]

Pulling out his gun, Gavin fires off two shots at the other trainers. One strikes an officer in the chest, the other narrowly missing as its target turns to run. The man who'd been hit is only stunned, saved by his vest, but it's clear he too is rethinking his resolve, glancing between his fleeing companion and the one held in place by Gavin's Dhelmise.

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POSTED ON Apr 15, 2023 1:38:18 GMT

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Kouji heard the words, but his body was too busy moving; his mind was a machine; it was to be expected for the young man raised on violence, and who had embraced it so fully, but it moved as naturally as always. His knife flicked out, and he stepped forward, one of the trainers was being grasped, his hand moved fluidly as he slid forward with his right leg into a smooth slash across the throat, it was a dirty sight but he didn’t need to pay attention to that directly.
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It was war.
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He stepped to the side, the officer who had been shot had stepped back, and Kouji hadn’t the time to do anything else but dash in, shoulder barge against the wound, and throw his all into the stab that went directly into the man’s stomach, it offered some protection, but bullet proof vests were infamously bad with knifes, not like Kouji paid much attention to details like that, his knife slipped into the gap between the ultra dense fibers, and slid into the flesh, before he twisted it. ”Night Slash!” He shouted to his Absol.
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The Cloyster had opted to shoot another ice shard, this time in Kouji’s direction, a fast move that got off the moment it had made that direction, but Absol had attacked mere moments after, a slash with its strongest move, a fast moving attack that struck a point of vulnerability and caused the pokemon to fade moments after.
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The ice shard shot towards him, scraped the back of his neck, and took a streak of hair that was replaced with red; just inches away from an instant death that was too fast for him to perceive. But that was fine.
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He moved back, his eyes towards Gavin, and the rest of the pokemon battle, it was finishing up soon enough.
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”I wasn’t messing around sir, but I can’t consider myself a winner unless it’s a total breakdown.” In that sense he had lost as that trainer had run away, but that was fine, he hoped down, a hand to the back of his neck, another wound to the pile, today had really been a high intensity day.

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-Cloyster used Ice Shard[break]
-Absol used night slash[break]
-Cloyster fainted

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POSTED ON Apr 15, 2023 15:58:23 GMT

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Gavin is utterly unsympathetic to Kouji Matsubara's explanation, his amber eyes narrow and cold as he watches the grunt hop down from the ledge.[break][break]

He's bleeding, red running down his neck. Gavin ignores that, too.[break][break]

"It is my job to decide what constitutes victory." He does not raise his voice. In anger, the underboss is quiet. Cold. "Your job is to follow orders."[break][break]

A BLIZZARD howls across the battlefield, taking down the weaker Nidorino with ease. Dhelmise finishes off the Vikavolt with an ANCHOR SHOT that pierces through the weak spot Sandslash had previously made in its shell.[break][break]

"Do not disappoint me again."[break][break]

Deciding to waste no more time, Gavin turns toward the Rift.[break][break]

"Go."

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POSTED ON Apr 15, 2023 23:56:15 GMT

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Kouji ran a hand through his hair, the blood that coated the back of it, and Gavin’s words, his eyes narrowed for a moment. He looked at the man who was his boss, one of his bosses. The delinquent grunt had a number of thoughts on those he had worked with, soft, flighty, fearful, pathetic? There were all manner of people he had met, and he had worried that Jayden was the only one worth anything, but it seemed that Gavin was worth a lot too.
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Kouji could see it, he had seen it, not losing a moment in backing him up even after he had disobeyed, even as he took the most roundabout moments of victory, and then finally tearing him down after that win, which perhaps neither considered one.
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This man was worth acknowledging, and that made him want to break him, he wanted to…
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He couldn’t wipe the violent tendencies from his head, no, the intrusive thoughts wouldn’t stop, and so he hoped down, climbing down towards the box. ”Aye, aye sir.” The smile didn’t stop, but the bloodlust was a fever pitch, he wanted to hurt this man, to show him just how much he liked him.
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And so he took the box that he had hidden, taking a large circle around him to not do something he might well regret. ”I’ll deliver this, godspeed out there, don’t get hurt by some spineless leaguer.” He wanted to see this man again, and he couldn’t put a finger on why.
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But he did stop before stepping in. Almost as if seeking another admonishment. "So Gavin, what would you best path have been in that moment? What mode of operation would have been best? What would have been the victory that counted?" He looked over his shoulder, but not directly at the man, he stared over his shoulder.
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"Can a war be won by running away?"

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-Cloyster fainted

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POSTED ON Apr 16, 2023 0:40:01 GMT

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Like understands like. Gavin sees the flash of bloodlust and defiance in the gaze of the grunt and is reminded of himself, of Kanto. Of how Theo might've handled this very situation differently.[break][break]

Challenge flares in the underbosses gaze, a warning against further action.[break][break]

Fortunately for Kouji, he backs down. Mostly.[break][break]

The question is met with lips pressed thin. It was defiance on two counts, hesitating once more on an order and questioning it besides. But Gavin has never been one to loathe the questioning of his decisions; only the refusal to follow them.[break][break]

"A war can be won in many ways," he counters, "not least of which by saving your strength for the fights that really matter. These officers were weak." Not worth my time the cold tone suggests. "Every action we took against them could be better used against someone stronger. Every wound your Pokemon takes now is one less they can handle when it counts."[break][break]

Gavin had witnessed first-hand how attrition took its toll.[break][break]

"Your goal was to deliver the cargo. Not to risk losing it in a pointless skirmish."

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POSTED ON Apr 16, 2023 0:49:42 GMT

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Kouji nodded slowly. He could hear the tone, how little the man across from him wanted to have this conversation. Would he swing his fists if he pushed it some more, the idea of it was worthwhile, he wanted to understand, but a part of him wanted to see just how this could come to bare.
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”I like fighting strong people as much as the next guy, but…” He thought about leaving it hanging for a moment. ”I’ve worked with people who aren’t good at battling, they’re just as weak if not weaker. The strong beating the weak so the weaker on their side doesn’t lose…”
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Like understood like, Kouji had a strong feeling that his lie wouldn’t be bought, at least not fully, but he wanted to at least move it out.
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”Well, I’ve got Cargo to deliver. I’ll see ya around Gavin, bit busy today, as you can see.” His nonchalant tone, the smile on his face, the fact he was slow to move. Kouji was more than happy to leave it there, he’d enjoy talking to the man like this another time, in another way.
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There were enough people to blood his claws on.

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-Cloyster used Ice Shard[break]
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-Cloyster fainted

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POSTED ON Apr 16, 2023 15:51:33 GMT

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Kouji's suspicions are correct; Gavin doesn't buy it, not entirely.[break][break]

"I would hazard I'm a great deal stronger than you."[break][break]

Arrogant, perhaps, but there's no sneer behind the words. Gavin states it as fact and without fanfare.[break][break]

"Had they been an issue, I'd have taken care of them with or without your reckless intrusion."[break][break]

But there was no use arguing in circles; Gavin had more important things to be overseeing. Shadows swirl into a PHANTOM FORCE as his Dhelmise appears at his side. Gavin steps into the ghastly portal, which closes behind the Dhelmise as it follows him.[break][break]

He offers no farewell, leaving only wisps of MIASMA in his wake.

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