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[attr="class","rosepost"]Keiko had been at the shoreline dispensing medical equipment when she noticed the fire breaking out in the tree line. She dashed in without second thought and didn't realize she was without Pelipper until she was facing down a rogue Blaziken setting the forest ablaze.[break][break]
"Uh, nice Blaziken," she cooed with placating hands. Blaziken responded with a jet of fire that she had to dive out the way of, landing on hot dirt. She pulled her radio immediately: "Please send support to the Northwest forest area. A loose Blaziken is setting it on fire! There's no -" but the radio shut off in her hands, perhaps overheating from the growing inferno around her.[break][break]
She released Togekiss onto the field as she scrambled back to her feet.[break][break]Althus Rex [break]15. Coordinate with other teams or local authorities.

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 21:00:29 GMT

It was a good matchup, Togekiss versus Blaziken. It wasn't the perfect type advantage, but at least Keiko held some marginal advantage, save for the burning forest around them. With clever direction, she'd likely be able to win.

As long as nobody infringed and made this fight even more complicated than it wa-

"Not to worry, pretty lady! I'll save youuuuuuuuuu!" Through the burning brush, a young man erupted with the hem of his coat ablaze. He stumbled, fell, pivoted into a deft roll, snuffing out the fires as he did so, before standing upward in front of Keiko. "I've got this!"

The fringes of his coat continued smolder as he stood in front of the Blaziken, alongside Keiko's Togekiss.

'toge toge!'

A Togepi waddled forward and spread its arms forward, as if protecting the Togekiss from harm.

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She perked up at the sound of help, but her face fell immediately.[break][break]
This was her assistance? The guy and his Togepi were underwhelming to say the least. Without Pelipper, she was out of moves for putting out the raging fires except...[break][break]
"Metronome!" She cried out. Togekiss used metronome, generating a rock tomb over the Blaziken. Which was fan and dandy, except for the conflagration. "We need to get the fire out." She looked at the newcomer, his Togepi, and back at him, feeling a little despair. She turned her head towards the shore and whistled, hoping Pelipper would return.[break][break]Althus Rex [break]31. Use a pokemon to suppress fires.

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 21:47:41 GMT

Oh, she wanted to put the fire out? Damn. He hadn't brought any Water-type Pokémon. He had a Trapinch, but what the hell was he gonna do? Throw sand at the fire and pray? Could Trapinch pray? All Rex's tended to do was burrow and hide.

Still, defeating this Blaziken would likely work. The boulders thrown by the Rock Tomb had already shifted due to the Blaziken's immense strength, and it looked mighty pissed. Combined with the blaze, this was looking like remarkably dire straits. Still, that wouldn't stop him.

He'd need to find a way if he was gonna impress this chick.

"Not to worry! Check this out!" Rex grinned as he pointed at Togepi as it begun to waggle its fingers. "Togepi will save us!"

'toge toge!'

They were fucked. Still, Togepi continued to waggle, eventually producing a Metronome at its fingertips. As the Blaziken ran forward, all Rex could do was pray for a Water-type attack to stifle the wildfire.

'pi!'

The Metronome resolved as Togepi clapped its small arms together. With a flash of light, a Hyper Beam sent the Blaziken flying into the stratosphere.

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 21:56:44 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She had feared the worst because the rock tomb had only extinguished the fire at Blaziken's feet, but the newcomer's Togepi blasted it all... away...[break][break]
Her eyes were saucers as she took in the scene. "Um. Well, that's one problem solved." She blinked at him owlishly until a raindrop fell on her face. She looked up to see that there was a drizzle. Oh, that could only mean one thing.[break][break]
"Thank you, Almighty Sinnoh," she breathed out. Pelipper flew above, its presence summoning a gentle rain. "Make it rain!" The bird used hydro pump over all of the visible fires. Keiko turned to guy and his Togepi, curious. "Are you a Ranger?" This wasn't her usual scene as a mail investigator, but she knew she was supposed to let the Rangers lead the effort based on jursidiction.[break][break]Althus Rex [break]03. Address environmental hazards.

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 22:06:44 GMT

Keiko, her Pelipper, and Rex's Togepi had saved the day today, yet she was thanking the Amighty Sinnoh? What even was that? Some sort of baseball team?

Rex couldn't help but feel a little bit miffed.

"Ranger?" The young trainer laughed and poked his thumb towards his chest, beaming as he did so. As the fire smoldered around them, he struck a brave figure, full of light and power. "No, no. I'm..."

His eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled. In the background, the Togepi danced alongside the Togekiss in some abhorrent waltz.

"Unemployed."

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 22:11:07 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]Keiko had not properly steeled herself for his response, which left her emitting a bark-laugh in his face before she remembered herself. She cleared her throat, collected herself.[break][break]
"And, um, what brings you out here, Mister...?"[break][break]
Pelipper continued to finish up soaking the forest. Meanwhile, Togekiss had floated forward to bump the Togepi warmly. Keiko wanted to get out of here before people saw the scorched, wet area and assumed she was incompetent in an emergency. "Do you normally see a natural disaster and run straight into it, like, for fun?" It was a Ranger's responsibility to do that. She wasn't quite sure what to make of this guy.[break][break]Althus Rex [break]

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 22:20:23 GMT

She had laughed. He had won.

Even if it had been a pity laugh, he still had it. Even if the whole unemployment thing wasn't a joke, it had been delivered as one. He was a master of humor, knowledgeable in a thousand different ways. Everyone from Littleroot to Lilycove swooned when Althus Rex passed them by.

"Why wouldn't I? You guys were in trouble, right? What kind of loser doesn't help when a cute chick calls for aid?" He put his hands on his hips. Behind him, the Togepi was now atop the Togekiss, having somehow used Metronome to Teleport onto its back. "I'm unemployed, not a scoundrel."

His face darkened for a moment, before his scowl lifted.

"Call me Althus, and I'm gonna be Hoenn's next champion!" He pointed at himself again, beaming. "I also do autographs. Want one? It'll be worth a lot when I'm famous."

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POSTED ON Aug 2, 2024 22:37:48 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]There was a lot to unpack here.[break][break]
Instead, she only offered, "well, thanks. I'm Keiko Mori." She extended a hand, considering his offer for an autograph. The unemployed and economically challenged were frequent committers of mail fraud, so more information about him wouldn't be so bad. "I'll take that autograph. And if you're looking for work, we're always hiring more mail couriers." On her shirt was a Pelipper pin with a satchel across it, denoting her as a courier herself.[break][break]Althus Rex [break]

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