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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 9:49:51 GMT

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Though it had not been his field of study, Cillian loved archaeology all the same. Just as he found joy in digging up ancient fossils and piecing together how the Pokémon might've lived, so too did he enjoy a good jaunt into an old ruin.
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He loved to share his passions with his husband, too. Unfortunately, Temp wasn't a big fan of being underground or in caves, and a vast majority of Hoenn's archaeological marvels fit the bill for free trauma rather than a cute date night.
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On the flip side, it was rare for Gavin to be caught in the ocean for reasons other than Rocket reconnaissance. He avoided it unless he had to.
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But an old underwater ruin seemed the perfect combination of their two passions. It would reassure him to have someone that knew of his fears along for the trip, someone that could keep an eye on him and ensure he didn't panic.
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There was Lugia, of course, but she had little appreciation for the relics of man.
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"It's a good excuse to test out the Suit, too."
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His SYGNA SUIT wouldn't be at its full capacity, lacking a Dhelmise to sync with and with Lugia's looming presence rendering it inert, but it would at least be a good way to stress-test its waterproofing.[break][break]

"You ready?"

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POSTED ON May 4, 2023 13:53:09 GMT

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The ocean was a loving mother who embraced Temp wholly. Where Cillian Quinn felt apprehension Temp felt a safety in the lapping waves.[break][break]

He was ready. Born ready! His Relicanth was already suited up and rebreather clamped between his teeth. His Lanturn was beside him in the surf, her bright light soon to be their only halo of light in the water.[break][break]

There were no words. Just a sharp nod before Temp dipped under the waves.[break][break]

His excitement to share the water with his husband making him get ahead of himself.

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Temp's evident excitement is a welcome distraction from the nerves that claw in Gavin's belly, the dark abyss of the ocean yawning before him. Even beautiful as Hoenn's waters looked with the sun shining on their azure surface, he felt only dread for the depths.[break][break]

His husband dips eagerly into the water without another word.[break][break]

Cillian follows more carefully, slipping off the side of the boat in a gentle motion and curling an arm around the ancient anchor of his Shadow Dhelmise. At his signal, it drops like a stone into the ocean blue.[break][break]

Lugia's shadow looms above, blocking out the sun even before they'd leave it behind.[break][break]

Ruins covered in algae and barnacles create strange shapes in the Lanturn's dim light, each innocuous corner becoming a sharp and daunting edge.[break][break]

Equipped with an underwater camera, Cillian naturally takes the first opportunity to film his husband rather than the ruin before them. Though his expression is unclear behind his rebreather, Temp would know the crinkle around his eyes to indicate a cheeky smirk.

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The ruins are odd. Temp is so focused he doesn't notice Cillian Quinn being silly for a few moments. Cillian would get some prime footage of Temp flipping over rocks and stirring up small clouds of dust. Tiny fist dart around him, glittering in the low light that the Lanturn provides.[break][break]

When Temp finally notices, his own eyes are shining with glee. Cill captures the childlike moment of happiness before Temp realizes what the other is doing and smirks around the rebreather. An exaggerated roll of eye before he swims a bit closer.[break][break]

Bubbles surge upward as he breathes.[break][break]

Temp motions to a small slab of flat stone. He has no idea what it is but Cill might. It looks important so he moves for the other to look.

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It warms him to see his husband so happy. They needed as much, after the stress of the war. Victory or no, it had been taxing on the both of them. Cillian couldn't swim as gracefully as usual, forced to rely on his Dhelmise as a guide.[break][break]

Lugia settles on the ocean floor as they explore the ruin, seeming content with her Avatar's choice to brave the deep.[break][break]

It was her favourite place, after all.[break][break]

After capturing his silly video of Temp and the fish swimming around them, Cillian's attention is directed to an old slab he hadn't noticed in his silliness. His demeanour shifts, eyes wide with interest.[break][break]

Silt and sand is carefully brushed from a surface, Braille engravings so weathered by tide and time as to be unreadable. Yet it's fascinating all the same, and Cillian turns the camera on their find. The flippers of his Sygna Suit fan behind him as he adjusts for a better shot, the seaweed accents giving him an otherworldly appearance beneath the water as they sway and dance with the current.

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POSTED ON May 6, 2023 15:40:46 GMT

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Where before Cillian Quinn had admired Temp, now it is Temp's turn to focus on Cillian.[break][break]

His husband looks like an ocean spirit. The way the light from his pokemon dances off the Sygna Suit, the seaweed and ocean water twined in a longing dance. Temp's eyes crinkle upwards in a smile, expression dopey and soft as he watched the other.[break][break]

Temp loved Cillian so, so much.[break][break]

Watching Cill in his element like this, with the ruins, was rapturous.[break][break]

A glint on the ground next to where Lugia had settled catches Temp's eye. With reluctance he turns from his husband and wades over to the dark legend. Temp gives her a small wave in warning, pointing to her side, below one of her folded wings. Then he goes down, sinking hands into sand.[break][break]

A glittering coin, weathered and gold, sits in his palm. Temp turns it over in his hand a few times, not recognizing the make; it's not Hoyeon. Giving Lugia a nod of thanks (for not eating him), Temp swims back over to show Cillian his find.

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POSTED ON May 6, 2023 16:45:08 GMT

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Lugia's penetrating ruby gaze never leaves Temp. Even under the water, the PRESSURE of the legend's presence could be felt.[break][break]

He gestures, and she regards him in silence before shifting her stance and adjusting her wings so that he might get close to inspect whatever it was that had taken his interest. She appears entirely indifferent.[break][break]

Cillian, in contrast, would've grinned if not for the rebreather.[break][break]

He gives a thumbs-up, instead, eyes shining.[break][break]

The camera is adjusted so that he can take a few shots of the coin Temp has found, too. Later, in his laboratory, they'll be able to pore over books and resources to try and trace the identity of the piece.[break][break]

For now, Cillian eagerly gestures for his husband to follow him to a different part of the ruin.[break][break]

It appears to have been some sort of temple or shrine. Cracked and ancient murals depict underwater scenes, suggesting it has always been a part of the ocean's deep. Cil's fingers trace the weathered scales of a stylized Gyarados.

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POSTED ON May 8, 2023 12:36:22 GMT

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Temp wondered if Lugia, or Cillian Quinn for that matter, know how the Pressure was a comfort for him now. While many feared it, had right to fear it, it had become such a constant background for Temp to feel it that it didn't bother him anymore. Even when he knew what that power was like leveled against him, how terrifying that could be, Temp found the feeling more like an embrace than anything. This is what Temp muses over while Cill inspects the coin.[break][break]

These ruins are faded and weathered. The Gyarados carving, as worn as it is, sparks a little familiarity in Temp. Reaching out to tap it gently, he turns in the water and pulls up his sleeve lightly; Temp rarely wore a full suit unless on deep dives.[break][break]

While the patterning is different, there are certain stylistic choices that resemble the Milotic on his arm. His family lineage on display. While Temp didn't know what this shrine meant, what it had been for, he did recognize that same Gyarados painted into skin back in Pacifidlog.

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POSTED ON May 8, 2023 13:19:39 GMT

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For Cillian, too, the PRESSURE brings comfort. His patron's presence made tangible, her protection felt even with his eyes on the ruin that unfolds before him. Temp's presence is similarly reassuring. His husband was an experienced diver, and Cillian felt at ease in knowing that neither would let the ocean claim him.[break][break]

His attention shifts to Temp when his husband taps the carving, eyes widening as the connection is drawn between the styles of the Milotic and Gyarados.[break][break]

So this was a place special to the Hoyeon, then?[break][break]

Of course they'd put it here. The thought is equal parts exasperated and fond as Cillian recalls braving the ocean's deep for their wedding ritual.[break][break]

He wonders if there are similar shrines near Lavaridge or Fortree. Or had they been destroyed, as so much of their culture, and it was only the remote nature of this place that preserved it through time?[break][break]

Fingers trace the blocky Milotic on Temp's arm, fond.

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