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ft. Navy, illeana reyes, Noel Parker, Andrea Vaneau, FERNANDO SILPH

Fernando kept doing everything except answering his goddamn questions, and had now added 'nonsense' to the list of unintelligible answers on his repertoire.

He nursed his temples as Andrea Vaneau immediately fell for the councilman's words.

"No. Ms. Vaneau—" He began to say, halfway between a groan and an eyeroll as his fingers drilled into his head's sides. "Neither Elite 4 members nor Head Professors have any actual authority where law making is concerned."

Think, Sullivan. Fernando didn't speak nonsense— usually, anyway; maybe he really didn't know the man at all— so what the hell did his words mean?

Were the measures the ideological brainchildren produced in response to their words and calls to action during league meetings, perhaps...?

"Mr. Silph, I don't mind if you put me down there with Ms. Livy, but I could really use it if ya just gave it to us straight. Ya know darn well I've never professed to being particularly smart."

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“I CANNOT BELIEVE THE LEAGUE IS DOING THIS,” he mocks, muffling an almost snarl behind a higher pitch. an easy way to differentiate his voice, his mimicry of theirs, and the rich contrast that flavors his bitter distaste for them.

“the league wants to take away our pokemon,” he continues, fingers tight around increasingly crumpled leather.

“the league this, the league that–”

he turns, throwing his headband at illeana’s face. the same way her presence here spat on his.

“YOU ARE THE LEAGUE,” he announces to the whole building. for there is more than war at hand. there is an entire organization that does not believe in them. and by extension, him.

while rocket sits, barks, and roll over at declan’s slightest whim, the league second guesses their onw. quick to besmirch the sacrifices of those they do not know personally. for every paxton concordas that tells them to trust in the very institution they represent, there are hundreds who clutch their pearls at mere words, storming offices and breaking down doors.

“if you cannot believe in yourselves, much less everything we have done to protect hoenn these last few years, resign.”

he turns his back to them.

“and piss off. i have a rocket invasion to mitigate.”

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Navy John Sullivan illeana reyes Andrea Vaneau Noel Parker

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ft. Navy, illeana reyes, Noel Parker, Andrea Vaneau, FERNANDO SILPH

Somehow, Doug ends up alone in the room, the rest of their entourage (sans Navy) stomping off.

He takes a brief moment to scratch at his cheek, grasping at his hip with one hand whilst dragging the other through his hair.

Then he raised his gaze back to Fernando's.

Aug 30, 2021 11:18:02 GMT FERNANDO SILPH said:

“PEOPLE ARE EMOTIONAL CREATURES.”

“Pride, heart, ego. No matter how much we try to shut them out they bleed into our subconscious.”

“You’ll find more success with your colleagues if every other comment you make didn’t come off as disparaging someone else. You don’t need to put someone down in order to bring someone up.”

He parroted casually, before sighing.

"Ain't got a clue as to what yer plan is, but I sure hope it's going well, Mr. Silph." He said, before saluting. "Pardon the interruption, Sir. Don't work too late, it's bad for your health."

Finally, he turned to leave.

And I sure hope he means well.

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SORRY I DOUBTED YOU.

an earnest apology that means the world but falls upon deaf ears. for how can he hope for them to see clearly when they are blinder than him? this moment in time is such a small exchange but the back and forth between andrea, navy, and himself highlights what he already knows.

these people doesn’t deserve him.

“advice curated for someone punching above their weight class, sullivan,” he warns once they’re alone. “and advice that’s rarely heeded these days.”

he draws a firm line around SLATEPORT and the numbers in SOOTOPOLIS decrease at an alarming rate.

“i should not have to explain to the league why they should not drink cleaning product. my word on that matter alone should be sufficient.”

and a league that requires it is not a league i want to exist. it’s the biggest differentiator between him and ALEXANDER STONE. for as charismatic of a leader as he was, before his untimely disposal, his patience was the most admirable of all. alexander was willing to extend an olive branch and coddle them when needed.

fernando refuses to stoop to their level.

and when the room finally clears, and he’s left to his own devices, fernando slinks into his chair. he thumbs through a few reports of freya morningstar’s preliminary deployment plans before looking back at the projection of hoenn at large.

“tch.”

a red R appears above, spinning in place.

i should call her, he thinks, before the room goes dark for good.

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