Baki
She/Her
18
December 21
Saffron City
Bi
Gym Leader
Officer
oceans of angels, oceans of stars, down by the sea is where you drown your scars
SNOWBLIND [M]
POSTED ON Aug 3, 2024 2:48:31 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","petalbasetsu4"] [attr="class","star1tsu4"] [attr="class","circleoutline1tsu4"] [attr="class","starimgtsu4"] [attr="class","star2tsu4"] "N-no..."[break][break] She fusses, trying to stop him, but the effort has her doubled over all over again trying to get the words out. Finally, she does.[break][break] "H-hot! Somethin' hot, Hattori! Get me... tea..."[break][break] She's had enough of the cold today.[break][break] Tsubaki dabs at the corner of her mouth again, looking in her father's eyes. They're so different now. Everything he's gone through shows. While they were never innocent, the way they cut into her now is unlike that man she met in Slateport only a year and a half ago. He's sharper now, like a whetted blade, but his words are soft as ever. [break][break] She takes the tea from Hattori, and the warmth cleanses the taste of ichor at the back of her throat. Finally, she speaks. Measured, more calm than before. It's like she's back home again, with Navy and his pokemon here. [break][break] "Zacian... that her name?"[break][break] It sounds odd, but good. [break][break] It's the name of a protector, someone who can wield a sword against those who threaten her home. She takes solace in that.[break][break] "Tell her I said thanks, when you get a chance." [break][break] All the lives she's mourning aren't forgotten, but it's thanks to her and the others that the number wasn't higher. She owes so much to that mysterious wolf.[break][break] "You dreaming now, too?"[break][break] She looks him over once more. Even with all the changes, he feels faint of presence. Like he's both here, and somewhere else. Something in the way his image flickers in the light, but only if you look at it in just the right way. Like the way Tormund's eyes seem to glow, when he's hiding just out of sight in the dark, about to pounce on you. [break][break] "Bet that's her."[break][break] She takes another sip of tea to disguise her smile. [break][break] It's the best cup of tea she's had for as long as she can remember. Hattori must've grabbed the good tea, the kind she'd been saving. The taste reminds her of the matcha she'd brought with her when she had moved to Hoenn. It reminds her of that chance meeting in her room on a voyage from Kanto. She had opened it there, was drinking it when they met. Now it was nearly gone. [break][break] She giggles uncharacteristically as she looks down at her reflection in it. That makes her feel weird. She suddenly remembers the circumstance of their meeting, and she frowns.[break][break] "Navy. I've seen things today I'd like to forget. Reminds me of Kanto, the day I... the day Rocket took over. That stuff, it sticks with you. Can't help but think this is my fault, too. I should've known he'd do it."[break][break] She should have killed him the moment she found out his true allegiances. [break][break] Had she mistrusted howard slayte a little more. Had she not aided his experiment, or had she spoken of its results to freya morningstar when she returned... the fact he'd use it on Dewford, of all places, though... it was unconscionable, even if it was as she hoped, and it had been an accident.[break][break] She hopes he's dead now, burnt to cinders in the core of his golem. [break][break] It would be what he deserves. [break][break] "... 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