smog: lars & little josh [rt]

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POSTED ON Nov 5, 2023 8:07:10 GMT
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The TAILWIND grew more intense, reminding Josh of the kinds of winds the Great Suicune could conjure. Without Amir's help, the two would never have had the speed to escape the vindictive spirit. Even the racer's legs were somewhat stiff and sore after pushing Oberon to his limits. "I... really need to teach Oberon how to use Agility when this damn war's over," Josh huffed when things at last seemed safe.

With things calming down upon reaching the edge of the mist, Josh withdrew Oberon for a much more comfortable and natural steed: his Shiny Gogoat, Nitro. It also helped that Amir and Nitro were roughly the same height, letting the two see to eye without tilting their heads. "Just...who was he?" the Master of Faster asked.







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Nitro           Gogoat**          Good
Oberon          Sceptile          Good
Yosei           Salamence         Good
Suzaku          Talonflame        Good
Rambi           Rhyhorn           Good
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POSTED ON Nov 5, 2023 8:30:22 GMT
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Thankfully the other was able to catch up with him; and in due time they’d put enough space between the blasted, accursed mist did they finally slow down to a considerable ‘trot’, as it may.

“See…” he finally said once he’d found his voice.

“That was… that was the last person I ever cared about who isn’t family. He left three years ago, but… no word since then. Every night, every single fucking night… he haunts me in my waking dreams… as well as my nightmares,” he explained quietly.

“The only other person who gave a fucking damn about me who didn’t want to get in my pants just for the high…”

At that, he fell silent, while the Silvally plodded along.

“…he also had a Type:Null, but I don’t know where his is.”



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POSTED ON Nov 5, 2023 18:35:07 GMT
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Josh frowned as he listened to Lars' sad story about one of the few true friends he had. It was a side of himself the Elite Ranger rarely showed, as was indicated by his nearly silent tone. When he was finished with the story, Josh took his hands off Nitro's reins and spread his arms wide as though he were going to embrace someone. "Air hug, Lars. Air hug. He wasn't the only one who cared about you. I care about you. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am now. I'm second in command at Mauville Ranger HQ, and I'm the Gym Leader there, too. I may as well run Mauville City now with how invested I am in it. And I have you to thank for a big part of it. If you don't consider me a friend, it makes me sad, but I understand. Trust is a hard and fickle thing. But I want to know that to me, you are a friend. I don't know why you were ousted as Head Ranger. I think you did a phenomenal job. But I'm here for you. If you need to vent, I'm here to listen."

Nightmares? What a coincidence: Josh had nightmares of his own. "You're not the only one who's been sleeping restlessly of late. My past with my family has been haunting me at night, too. The day Rocket took my family away from me and held them at gunpoint, I never thought I would see them again."







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Oberon          Sceptile          Good
Yosei           Salamence         Good
Suzaku          Talonflame        Good
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POSTED ON Nov 16, 2023 9:32:11 GMT
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Maybe it was the heat of the moment, maybe it was something else, however it wasn’t until he belatedly registered what the other had said did he realize—

“You know, give it another year or two,” he told the younger man quietly. “It literally took almost half a decade before I changed his mind about him, you know,” he added.

It… it really was that hard to scale the wall and get to the other side to get to the ‘real’ Lars, because there were layers to him, see. So many layers upon layers that he presented to the world—precious few would see what the true Lars was like underneath all those.

(If not earned by length of time, hard-earned and won.)

The moment the younger man mentioned ‘family’, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up for no reason at all.

“Must be nice to still have your family alive and whole, wouldn’t you say?” he went on quietly.

Oh, there was much loss abound these days.



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POSTED ON Nov 17, 2023 4:09:54 GMT
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Another year or two? They had already known each other for so long and helped each other out of deadly situations before. Meteno, Hurricane Yellen, and to a lesser extent the illicit Gym Challenge. When Josh thought about it, though, it was to be expected. Lars was cold on the outside, both literally and figuratively.

"It's why I've been so happy that they stayed in Johto when I came here last summer," Josh replied after an awkward moment of silence. "If only I could convince them to stay there. They're moving to Mauville City the weekend of my birthday. I'm glad I'll get to see them regularly, but I'm not thrilled about them being in Hoenn. They're in their sixties. They couldn't protect themselves from Rocket when I was younger. What makes them think they'll be safe just because they'll be living with a Gym Leader?"

Josh shook his head. "As heartwarming as this conversation is, can we have the rest of it back at a tent at the League base instead?" he suggested, worried that something else would ambush them if they lingered in the mist any longer.







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Nitro           Gogoat**          Good
Oberon          Sceptile          Good
Yosei           Salamence         Good
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POSTED ON Nov 19, 2023 15:50:04 GMT
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“Look, this is my two cents, okay? Take it with a gigantic gran of Nacli salt if you have to,” he began as the other explained what their parents were up to.

“Even if Johto is safe, it’s right next door to Kanto,” he shuddered. “And the threat of being invaded is always there. Nobody can shake that threat off easily.”

At the offer of continuing their conversation somewhere else, he nodded.

“Alright, then. Out here isn’t exactly the best to talk about shit like this.”



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POSTED ON Nov 20, 2023 23:28:13 GMT
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