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POSTED ON Dec 6, 2023 23:41:41 GMT
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 Her amber eyes fluttered open, immediately squinting against the intrusion of the late evening sun through the torn shades over her window, “Fuck,” she whispered to no one in particular, rolling over with a grown. Sobriety hit her hard; a pounding headache, aching joints, and a sour taste cemented to her tongue. The sun beaming through her window told her enough about the time. Soon, it would be dark which meant she was on the verge of being late.

Lex ran wet hands through her long hair to make it somewhat presentable, threw on whatever clothes were closest by, and slipped into her leather jacket. Autopilot brought her down the stairs of her rundown apartment building and to the liquor store on the corner. The manager slipped her usual pint of whiskey into a paper bag and slid it across the counter.

“You ever think about trying something else?”

Larry’s goofy grin was met with a cold, annoyed glare.

“Mind your own fucking business, Larry.”

Her wallet was emptier than she expected. She thumbed through the remaining bills with a scowl. There was enough for this, but maybe not dinner. She needed some fast cash.

The burn of the cheap whiskey scared away the headache but not the other ghosts that haunted her: the rage, the loneliness, and deep hatred. Give it enough time, and enough whiskey, and they would disappear as well.




”Who’s it gonna be tonight?” the bored woman asked, tapping her pen against the ledger of match ups for the evening. The underground battle arena was already buzzing in anticipation.

“Whatever the highest paying one is.”

“Two on one,” she bit her lip before continuing, “ . . . They want it bloody.”

A presence that followed in her shadow pressed heavy against her mind. She was hungry, oh so hungry. Not tonight.

“I’ll take it . . . With Butcher.”

“They’ll be most pleased.”




She bellied up to the bar, a dark corner. The fights began and all Lex had to do was bide her time and get drunk enough to not care. Lex thumbed the Luxuryball on her hip. It stood out from the rest, the only polished and shiny sphere. It was heavier too. It was a gift from Killian, a little Pawniard that had grown into quite the savage Bisharp. That’s not what he wanted, but it’s what happened. Even though he was gone, his disappointment was palpable, C’mon, Little Dove, it doesn’t have to be like this.

”Shut up.”

She finished the shot, motioning for another. It was time to scare the ghosts away.








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Yumi Hasegawa
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Underground fighting arenas were common institutions in the criminal underworld. Though Yumi had not spent much time visiting them when she was still heiress to her family's fortune and legacy, she was not ignorant to the sort of unruly individuals that flocked to their rings.[break][break]

As she walked through the sweaty mob, a rare gem in their midst, she kept an eye out for any aggressors. At her side slithered her Seviper, a sufficient warning for those who might try to approach her.[break][break]

The man at the door had identified Lex easily enough when Yumi described her to him, while discreetly passing him a 100 PD bill. She followed his direction to the bar, where a certain redhead was downing shots as if her sanity depended on it.[break][break]

"It's been a long time, Lex," Yumi said, her voice calm and level. "I was wondering if you were even still alive."



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POSTED ON Dec 8, 2023 6:00:46 GMT
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 It really was a disgusting place. Blood, sweat, and stale liquor bled into the dungeon’s grimy atmosphere which was a bit too humid for comfort. For how little Lex cared, she really did hate it here. She’d been coming long enough to become recognizable - her first mistake. Easy cash was hard to pass up, though.

Yumi stood out like a sore thumb in the riff raff that infected this establishment. It wasn’t her polished, well put together attire that drew the crowd’s gaze, but the fact that she was the only one in here sporting any sort of self respect and dignity.

Naturally, Lex’s gaze filtered over with the others’. Through her narrowed glare she carved out a sense of familiarity, “Yumi,” she was about the last person she expected to see down here. The fact she seemed to take an interest in her well-being, feigned or not, made her dark lips twitch in a half drunk smirk, “You were thinking about me? That’s sweet,” her eyes trailed over the woman’s shoulders, scanning the crowd for anyone she didn’t recognize - anyone that could be from Rocket.

“Hope you didn’t bring any friends.”








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"Just Gesshoku. You remember him, right?" Yumi said, gesturing to her Seviper, who coiled up between the crowd and the two women at the bar.[break][break]

She slipped into the seat next to Lex. The bartender approached to offer her a drink, but she waved him off with a manicured hand without even bothering to glance over. Instead, she gave her childhood friend a critical once-over, noting the unwashed hair and stained clothes.[break][break]

"Do you really think this place is the best use of your time and skills?" she asked with a frown. Her tone carried an undeniable undercurrent of judgment, but Lex should know that was how Yumi normally spoke. "What happened, Lex?"



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POSTED ON Dec 10, 2023 5:58:31 GMT
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 “Gessh…” the name trailed into a whisper just like the memories in the back of her mind. She’d made it a habit to lock away anything and everything that reminded her of better times. Those were dangerous. Revenge couldn’t thrive where hope smothered hatred.

Lex’s gaze followed Yumi into the seat beside her, amber eyes flashing with more annoyance than welcome. She wanted to be left alone. Yumi’s familiar, yet judgemental, tone didn’t mix well with her short fuse. Tension gripped her jaw and she drew back, unintentionally creating space.

There was a better question to ask: What didn’t happen?

Lex didn’t marry Killian. She didn’t find him. She didn’t find closure in his disappearance, only grief. She didn’t play it smart. She let ghosts haunt her and rage poison her. She didn’t ask for help, instead she secluded herself, content in drowning in her own misery.

Despite it all, she rewards Yumi with a vague response, drawing her gaze from her old friend down to the fractured rocks glass occupying her fingers, “The unimaginable,” though really it was expected. Their line of work didn’t promise long lifespans. That didn’t change how severely it fractured her will to live, “He’s dead,” and with him, half of her. Her survival instinct now clung to something else, something far more toxic.








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There was only one man he could be: . Yumi knew—more from secondhand sources than from Lex herself—that the woman loved him. She didn't know the exact extent, but seeing Lex in her current state suggested her affection had run deep.[break][break]

That it still did.[break][break]

But whether Killian was actually dead was not known. Team Rocket's records officially labeled him as 'missing', which could have meant anything. No one had any idea if he would return, either.[break][break]

Lex's lover was as good as dead, and there was no reason to reassure her otherwise.[break][break]

"I'm sorry," Yumi said at last, meaning it. Though her heart was closed off to romance, that didn't mean she'd never been in love.[break][break]

Still, that didn't mean she was a font of compassion and empathy.[break][break]

"Is this how you think he'd want to see you? Drinking and fighting yourself to death? When was the last time you ate something, Lex?"



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POSTED ON Dec 10, 2023 20:41:35 GMT
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 Sorry doesn’t bring him back, neither does killing his murderer, but it sure as hell would make her feel better knowing that alien was no longer infected their world. She simply shrugged as a manner of saying ‘thank you’ for the condolences.

Her lips pulled down into a frown, a certain seriousness emphasizing her beliefs on the subject, “The dead don’t want, Yumi. They’re dead. It doesn't matter what they want,” she pointed towards her empty glass, signaling for a refill from the bartender, “Work is hard to come by when you’re not with Rocket. I do what I need to do,” there was a little more to it than that. Places like this were cathartic, smothering a little bit of the pent of rage so she didn’t do anything truly stupid.

“This morning,” she huffed, answering as if it was a stupid question. A dollar hotdog from the gas station counted, right? “And I’ll eat after this,” the bartender brought back her glass full and with fresh ice, “What, I don’t look good?” it was a bit of a sarcastic question. Lex knew well what sort of state she was in. The bottom line was, she didn’t care. Depression had extinguished any sort of self-respect and desire for progress.

“What brings you down here, Yumi?” she finally asked, her patience wearing thin. She wanted to get to the point, get it over with. She drew the glass towards her to sip from, “This place isn’t very . . . you ya know?”








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The more Lex spoke, the more Yumi wanted to grab her by the shoulders and shake her until she knew sense again. Instead, she kept her hands to herself and made a noise of disapproval at Lex's sarcasm.[break][break]

Finally, when it seemed that her friend's patience had worn thin, Yumi answered, "I'm here for you. And not because someone told me to. I'm here because I hadn't heard from you in months and I grew worried."[break][break]

She glanced at the unknown drink in Lex's glass but suppressed a frown. Her resting bitch face was enough.[break][break]

"Come with me," Yumi said, sliding off the barstool. Gesshoku stirred, ready to follow his mistress. "We're getting something decent for dinner, not whatever McDonald's you've had for three days in a row."[break][break]

Though she'd guessed with that last remark, she wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly what Lex had been eating.



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POSTED ON Dec 24, 2023 8:48:48 GMT
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 For her? Lex’s cold and distant boundaries made it impossible for her to truly believe it. No one cared that much, not for someone like her. It was even more unbelievable in her current state. Lex was sorely aware of her disparaged existence in this wide world. Why would Yumi have any interest in her.

The doubt was etched clearly in the hard lines of the former Beast’s sharp features. She remained silent for a moment, watching Yumi usher her up and out of her seat, demanding they get some real food.

Lex didn’t move. She remained firmly planted in her seat at the bar, one hand toying with the rim of her glass. The other tapped the metal sphere that housed her pokemon for tonight, “You’re jumping the gun there, Yumi,“ she finally rose from her seat but didn't follow her old friend, “You’re going to have to wait. I have a job to do,” she tossed the Luxuryball up in the air, catching it with the same hand, “Sit back, enjoy the show . . . it’ll be over quick.”








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Yumi frowned, but more out of confusion than anger. She did not understand why Lex didn't wish to remove herself from such a dreadful situation immediately. But if Yumi was going to speak with her friend for any length of time, she knew she'd have to wait. [break][break]

Patience was not her strong suit. [break][break]

"Fine," she said anyway, sitting back down on the stool and crossing her arms over her chest. Gesshoku slithered into place in front of her, protective as always. "But as soon as you're done, we're out of here." [break][break]

Her dark gaze followed Lex's figure to the ring where the fights took place.



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Alexandra Briarwood
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POSTED ON Jan 4, 2024 20:56:11 GMT
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 Beneath the damaged exterior Lex is, at her core, a woman of her word . . . to an extent. She has certainly betrayed those that deserved it and abandoned her duties when it suited her best. So maybe she isn’t as noble as she believed. But this was something she wanted to do. It was a useful outlet that expelled some of the pent up rage inside. Without it, her actions would be far more destructive.

It stains the battle arena’s floor with dark blood and entrails. The Bisharp cuts through the trio of Mightyena without mercy. The opposing pokemon were destined for this, caught for this. Their demise was always meant to be bloody and unceremonious. There are times where it seemed the Bisharp was holding back, prolonging the degree of suffering for the sake of the crowd and by the command of his mistress.

Both the spectators and Lex seemed satisfied with the results. Still slick with blood, the Bisharp was returned and the woman disappeared back into the crowd. Lex would appear lighter, less tense when she finally returned to Yumi’s side. The bartender slid her a closed envelope that she tucked into the inside of her leather jacket. She didn’t ask for another drink.

“Lead the way, Yumi,” she smiled at her old friend, as if this was just another day and she didn’t just encourage her Bisharp to brutally mutilate three Mightyena for sport and entertainment.








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POSTED ON Jan 5, 2024 14:45:42 GMT
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Having as a bodyguard necessarily required Yumi to develop an iron stomach. She did not look away as Lex's Bisharp cut through the three Mightyena, though she did not like it, either. In Yumi's mind, the torture and abuse of Pokémon was so unnecessary. [break][break]

Yet underground battles were part and parcel of the criminal world. She'd grown up knowing this. Still, she decided, then and there, it would not be part of her criminal world. [break][break]

As soon as Lex returned to the bar, Yumi hopped off her seat. "Thanks for making that quick," the black-haired woman said. "I'm dying to get out of here." [break][break]

Outside, Yumi took a deep breath of fresh air. Its crispness filled her lungs, purifying her. [break][break]

"I know a great little restaurant in the lower district you might like. Traditional Johtonian food. It's a bit of a hole in the wall, but the flavors are authentic." [break][break]

She led the way, Gesshoku slithering at her side. The dilapidated outskirts gave way to the bustling nightlife of the lower district. More people were out on the streets, more businesses were open; the savory aroma of different cooked cuisine filled the air. [break][break]

Yumi approached the door of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant and ushered Lex inside.



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Lex
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Alexandra Briarwood
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POSTED ON Feb 7, 2024 17:34:18 GMT
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 Yumi’s misplaced gratitude was met with a half smile, bordering sarcastic if studied closely enough in the shadows of the underground fight ring. Her amber gaze shot down to the patrolling pokemon as its master swiftly moved towards the exit. Lex allowed, in silence, keeping her head down and attention from meeting the wandering eyes that followed them out.

When they met the chill of the night air, the ex-beast threw her hood up to stave off the cold. She shoved her hands in her jacket pocket and a few longer steps brought her to Yumi’s side, “Hrmph,” was all she offered as a way to show her indifference for the chosen restaurant. Though deep down, authentic tastes of home would be greatly appreciated.

They walked in silence, though Lex’s eyes wandered attentively. The bustle of more people brought more opportunity for deceit. She felt like a girl on the run again, hiding from both demons that haunted her and the organization that once gave her shelter when she first came to Hoenn.

The hood remained up, even as they slid into the seat of the table the host led them to. It really was a hole-in-the-wall, a small unassuming place with a humble number of tables cramped into the small dining room.

“How’d you find this place?” a little small talk said a lot about her mood. Perhaps the result of finding some comfort in the familiar as she scanned the menu and breathed in the rich aromas of their native region.








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"Hitoshi found it," Yumi explained, picking up the laminated menu. A single sheet of long paper, it boasted dishes on one side and drinks on the other. A photograph accompanied each dish so diners had no doubt about what they were selecting. [break][break]

Glancing up at her friend seated across from her, Yumi asked, "You remember him, right?" [break][break]

had entered her family's employ when she was sixteen. He almost never left her side in those early years. [break][break]

Regardless of Lex's response, Yumi turned the menu around to consider drinks, then hailed a passing server. "A glass of plum wine and a pork katsu," she said, indicating her order. "Lex, choose whatever you want. Dinner's on me."



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Alexandra Briarwood
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POSTED ON Feb 9, 2024 21:20:36 GMT
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 Recalling the past wasn’t her favorite thing to do. Even the pleasant memories were laced with darker hauntings. Her gaze briefly rose to glance over the menu at Yumi when she mentioned . The extent of Lex’s relationship with him was seeing him in passing when she saw Yumi.

“That little guy, right? He’s still hanging around?” Surprising, but at the same time it wasn’t. Yumi had that effect on people, a gravitational pull, “Kinda,” was what she settled on. A blurry face in her memories, if anything.

“Hmph,” was her way of saying thank you, for now. A brief scroll over the menu items was more for show, “I’ll have the same,” she answered swiftly after Yumi ordered. She flipped the menu over to the wait staff to take. Another quickly returned with their plum wine which she was quick to take a sip of, “I haven’t had authentic plum wine in . . . well, I can’t remember,” of course she could. It was with Killian when they visited Johto after their engagement, “Hats off to Hitoshi for finding this place.”








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