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The pokemon sat in a circle, looking at Akira with tilted heads once they had won their battle. Bruises formed on their skin, cuts were bleeding, but at the end of it all; they had come out victorious, a win over those they had beaten, but at the same time, it was a tiring endeavor. Absol who had fought many times already, and began to rest, laying on his forelegs.

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Kouji stepped back as he caught an uppercut to his chin, a powerful strike that hit him and caused him to almost fall back but he slid forward. He caught himself, threw a punch, retracted it and then jumped up to land a kick. He jumped in the air, adjusted himself, twisted his core, and landed his foot to the man’s temple, it was a perfect strike. A powerful attack, he felt himself striking at his core.

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But that was fine, he followed it up as he straddled his opponent the moment he dropped; punching down again, and again, and again; a red haze that took over him until he felt the pain that his fists were in, bloodied, not sure which was his own and which was that of the man before he shook off the feeling and stood up. They wouldn’t get bothered, wouldn’t be bothered, and that was fine, he got up, and began to walk back to where the rest should have been. A lonely walk down a narrow pathway.

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"Wha- Why are you all looking at me like that?" It was the first thing that came out of her mouth upon reappearing in the previously active combat arena. Cracks along the earth, a literal safety hazard to walk over... And all she could see was Umbreon making friends with Kouji's Absol and Scraggy. "Y-you all didn't hear that did you? About the bags?"[break][break]

She wasn't sure, but what she was certain of was the figure of a familiar man walking back. Finally, a distraction- even though she was going to have to tell him the bad news. "Kouji! What the hell, where have you been?!-"[break][break]

Despite the harsh tone, her voice died away he approached. She saw his hands, how they were discolored. Did.. did he...[break][break]

No. Nono. It's Berry Jam. It was a ridiculous though, but one that made her evade the reality of the situation. As he got closer and closer, she walked towards him- slowly removing a towel from her bag and handing it to him. "I assume it's been done... here, keep it. Uh-"[break][break]

Once again, she trailed of... how was she going to word this to him? "So- I got some bad news. We won the fight but, the cave kind of... ate the bags."

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 2:51:57 GMT

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Kouji got back, a towel for his hands, to cover the blood, or was it so she didn’t see it? He didn’t know, but the scent of weakness made him curl his nose in disgust as he decided to throw it back in her face. ”Thanks but no, blood is a good sign of hard work.” He said trying to sound tougher than he was as he looked back at his boys. ”Don’t you think so too?” He said as he looked at two of his pokemon, a smile on his face as he stroked Absol’s head, and patted Scraggy’s.

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Yet, he froze the moment she had told him the news.

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”What the are you saying? You lost the bags? Just lost them? Let them drop?” He said as he turned around, a snarl on his face as he finally processed what she told him.

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”So I understand now.” He said with a happy tone, a smile on his face. ”It’s not that you don’t want to move up, it’s that you can’t.” He said with a grin, until it was washed away, the tone dripping with sarcasm was overshadowed, surpassed and hidden away by a shout.

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”Because you’re just a big fuck up.”

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 3:17:19 GMT

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"What?" Did Kouji not hear what she'd said? "No, I literally saw it. The cave wall just- opened up and glowed and ate the bags."[break][break]

She tried to explain, using her hands a reference- but it looked like she was more confused then anything. The Dugtrio came up and threw me and the bags up, Scraggy caught me. I saw the bags and before I grabbed them, the bags were gone! Like-" her explanation was halted as Kouji begun to speak. And- as the words fell out of his mouth-[break][break]

”It’s not that you don’t want to move up, it’s that you can’t. Because you’re just a big fuck-.”[break][break]

She didn't let him finish. Instinctually, she felt her dainty hand raise and threw the knarliest punch she'd ever thrown in her life. The unexpected kind that came for a sidehook. Due to horrible techinque, she felt her knuckles pop furiously, her hand acking with pain. But her anger and paranoia became too much to ignore- she couldn't allow herself to look weak.[break][break]

Not infront of a monster like him.[break][break]

"Do NOT put that on me, you meathead sack of shit!" She found herself yelling, her hands balling into fists. Her left hand felt sprained... but she had to do what she had to do. She couldn't let this guy think she was some pitiful pushover.[break][break]

"While you were too busy dicking around trying to play hide and seek with the fucking League Trainers, I was dealing with a fucking pokemon that wanted to throw me around like a bean bag and a cave thats trying to fucking kill us! None of this would have happened if you hadn't ran off and helped with the payload- a task we both were put incharge of!"[break][break]

Akira's teeth were gritting like fangs, unadulterated anger dripping from her every word. This wasn't someone who wanted to prove they weren't a fuck up. This was someone proving they not going to tolerate being talked down to. "So go on- say as much prideful shit as you want. But save your lecturing for the fucking bosses. You knew the assignment and you strayed from it. And now we're both going to have to deal with the consequences."[break][break]

Silence. She stared into his soul- until she turned away with a sharp tsk. "Lets get out of here. Theres no point in taking our time anymore."

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 3:26:53 GMT

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He was hit hard by her, it was a strong strike, a good punch, a solid haymaker, but he took it, because that was fine. But her lecture after that point was frustrating to listen to; because while she was right in some aspects, it was also something he needed to budge, handle, and kick down in a moment.

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”Running around? Having an adventure? Strayed from the assignment. I don’t know if you know, but we’re in a battle. People are dying left, right and center. Pokemon are being used like weapons and being discarded like broken tools. Those pokemon woulda turn us apart, if he ran away and got back-up, we’d be dead. I’m happy to explain that to the bosses, because you lack guts.” He said with a shrug as he walked on, taking out his pokeballs and drawing the guys back into it.

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”Feel free to finish off the next person who comes out, since apparently I’m supposed to be the brains now.” His voice dripped with sarcasm, it was strange; he felt himself getting worked up over silly stuff but he shrugged it off again. ”Yeah, we’ll explain it all once we arrive.” He said as he walked on.

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 3:46:38 GMT

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If her hand wasn't hurting so bad right now, she would have hit him again. Over, and over, and over again. He deserved every god damn bit of it. All he cared about was violence, drawing blood even when it could be avoided. Oh, how utterly spiteful she was of him...[break][break]

But like she'd said before, she had brains and wit- not brawn. At the end of the day, they had different ideals and outlooks on handling situations. Ways of working that happened to clash like water and oil.[break][break]

A tsk would escape her as she bent down to pick up Umbreon, before taking charge and beginning to walk. She wasn't sure where the exit was, but... the wind's movement acted like a guide of sorts. Not to mention that the sensation felt nice. A lot more calming then Kouji's bitching.[break][break]

-Damnit, she couldn't hold it in. "Throwing a temper tantrum isn't a good look. We can disagree all we want. But at the end of the day, we're not going to change each others' minds. Neither will we change whats already happened."[break][break]

Climbing the hill and seeing light on the top, she quietly turned to look down at Kouji. "Besides: I don't spend my time overthinking things I can't change."[break][break]

She remained silent for a moment, before turning to walk towards the light... It seemed like an exit to the Cavern. "Come on, theres an exit this way."

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 4:11:23 GMT

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Kouji clicked his teeth. ”Yeah sure, whatever you say.” He said as he put his hands into his pockets. He was in a strop, even he could tell that much, a failure; just how frustrating was this? He didn’t want to fail because of some stupid thing like the cave not managing to open, or something silly like that. It was a strange thing to consider, but at the end of the day…

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He wanted to break through, at least understand but that was the tough part; understanding someone else came with making yourself vulnerable. He was someone who was never capable of doing that. He was someone who saw himself as beyond it, or rather his entire life was lived in order to not deal with such a weakness.

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”Sorry, it’s whatever. We’ll just roll into the next mission. No point being hung down.” He said as he looked ahead, towards the mouth of the cave, and where he could see it, the ceiling lowering, the walls closing in, and then expanding wider in a moment. There was the proof he needed.

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POSTED ON Apr 10, 2023 4:36:52 GMT

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She didn't know of the mental struggles Kouji was going through, or his inabilities to understand. And unfortunately, he chose the worst person to try and "break through" to. Despite how has she was, she wasn't a liar. And- in some ways- failing to mission could help her out.[break][break]

As long as she didn't climb, as long as she didn't gain renown. Hell, as long as she could keep her head down... she could live her life in peace. Or, live in peace until she found the answers she seeked. Then she would be gone and return homw.[break][break]

But for now, she was content with getting yelled at and going home to start the next day. A sign of relief would escape her as the sun greeted her skin. Akira would look at the fading sky, glad to see the sky alive. In response, Umbreon would let out a small ruff of excitement. It seemed they were glad they were out to. "I think the meeting point is a the bottom of the hill. But before that-"[break][break]

She didn't respond at first, as she waiting for Kouji to leave the cave. She would then look over her shoulder and give him a distant look. "...If you truly want to try and climb the ranks..." She paused, trying to think of how to word her warning. "...Its probably best you're not involved with me."[break][break]

And just like that, she was gone: walking down the hill from the cavern mouth silently, and leaving Kouji alone to digest her final goodbye.

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