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in the minds of those driven by peace that is seamingly out of reach, some battles are better to be won off the fields. today, however, this was not to be the case, or so it appears. livelihoods lost, and may others are put at risk in the midst of a time that silverio wishes he may have never lived to see -- war. the events of recent memories far outweigh the impact of anything he had ever experienced during his studies and esteemed 'treasure hunt' in paldea. his conscience is rendered uncertain of what the future of hoenn may hold for him. but one thing he was sure of is this...[break][break]

saving that future will be a tall order.[break][break]

alas, this is the reason why he stands here, along the routes connecting to the crippled city of petalburg -- a ship whose crew is currently rendered immobile without its captain, Shalin Nariya, to command them. a mission to evacuate any and all that may be potentially caught in the crosshairs of an ongoing scuffle. the paldea-born ranger embarks through the routes, with his trusted frog ninja scouting the fields ahead of him, and a draconic entity said to be an abomination in this realm's reality serving as his eyes in the sky. the greninja alerts his trainer almost immediately of a presence sensed in the vicinity.[break][break]

"who's out there...?!" silverio calls out to the unknown, which is revealed to be another human and what appears to be an armored dinosaur. "it's not safe here; i would strongly advise that you get as far away from here as possible."[break][break]

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✦ total mp gained in this thread: 160

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something immediately feels off about this chance encounter. why would anyone dispatch a fellow operative to take the reins of an endeavor without prior knowledge or information? and the impression that this stranger is responding in the form of a question leaves silverio with less answers than what he began this mission with. suffice to say that one of only a few logical explanations would be that...[break][break]

surely, they can't be...[break][break]

if they claim to know that this area is not fit for a mere pedestrian to be traversing at this time, then why were they here anyway? silverio's eyes narrow, his visage now exuding waves of doubt. "if that were the case, then i would've been notified well ahead of your arrival. come to think of it, i don't believe we've met before..."[break][break]

suspicions rising in his mind as he dares to tread forward, his amphibian ninja warrior firmly beside him. "...who are you, exactly?" in all of his ventures, one could say that one of silverio's greatest qualities is being put on display here: reading a person -- like an entry in a pokédex.[break][break]

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✦ total mp gained in this thread: 220

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thought so...[break][break]

caught in the spotlight, and with no means of an explantion of their motive, at that. surely, silverio would've known the person who'd be sent out here to aid him and his pokémon crew in these difficult times. but as this stranger may have just proven, it's saddening to say that a partnership would not be in the cards. suppose it'd be suffice to say that the paldean may have just been dealt an erractically unfavorable hand in this game of life right now.[break][break]

their gargantuan beast looks to strike without warning, and it would. his amphibian warrior swiftly sidesteps the tyranitar's smack down, but silverio wouldn't be as fortunate; he fails to match his greninja's quickness, and gets clipped on his side as moves. before he can come to think of how this sudden development has manifested, he finds himself flat on the ground, favoring his oblique, wincing.[break][break]

much to this dismay of his froggy friend...[break][break]

enraged by the sight of his trainer and friend downed, the frog warrior rushes forward then leaps ahead towards the towering opposition with a clenched fist of frost, launching a stern, cold-hard, ice punch.[break][break]

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✦ total mp gained in this thread: 280

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"what...what are you really doing here...!?" he dares to ask, as he struggles to assume an upright position whilst plastered on the ground. and again, a question brews without a sign directing him to an answer. needless, this stranger is no by means obligated to respond. but should they choose to do so, the ranger can only hope to learn something, anything, from them. what's the motif here? their objective? their endgame? if there's even a hint, then it'd be something to go on as far as what drives them to endanger this environment and all those who inhabit it.[break][break]

"you're...not what you claimed to be...that much...is obvious now, so i'll ask again..." meanwhile, his froggy friend is able to land a clean hit on the massive monstrosity, but that only appears to have infuriated the beast even moreso than before. it retaliates by baring its fangs, and before he can get maneuver away, the greninja is caught in the monster's oral grasp. as if he could synchronize with the amphibian, silverio's own pain in his side feels to be amplified. through that, however, he insists...[break][break]

"who are you...!?" with momentum shifting between the opposing pokémon like a see-saw, silverio unveils a ball, one dressed in black with yellowish stripes -- an ultra ball. he flings it in a swift sidearmed motion, and from it, a ball of solid emerges, one bearing a head, stubby arms and stocky legs. a golem. the megaton pokémon moves to his trainer's aid, stomping along in front of him to serve as a rocky shield.[break][break]

meanwhile, the greninja looks for an answer of his own, but struggles to separate himself. the golem sees this as a cue to offer backup, and it does so with claws as sharp as stone. the rocky entity seeks to deliver a stone edge to the tyranitar, although it's not nearly as swift as his aqautic ally.[break][break]

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✦ mp gained in this post: 160[break]
✦ total mp gained in this thread: 440

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no, he didn't know the answer...[break][break]

and theirs was not one that he seeks. silverio now finds himself not only with more questions, but also at the mercy of other menacing goliaths. suffice that the 'david' in this story would not be anywhere close to a victory over the giant today. in hindsight, with the ranger and his pokémon's suffering comes the realization that not everyone in this world are as willing to let one live to see another day. under normal circumstances, it'd be imperative to exercise some form of gratitude. but here...[break][break]

"n-...no..."[break][break]

defiance is silverio's first instinct, for he has a job to do here. but after having sustained what may be analyzed as a considerably hazardous injury -- perhaps to his ribs -- standing or sitting in the face of death itself is a daring case of finding fool's gold. in which case, it may be clear to see that he's come up empty against one who faked an identity as a colleague. in spite of his own risks, the aforementioned instinct propels the man upward with a hand favoring his obliques.[break][break]

he offers some parting words...[break][break]

"i...i hope you think about what you're doing here...a-...and someday...you'll think better of it..."[break][break]

kasper thaler

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✦ skirmish (3rd of 3)[break]
✦ mp gained in this post: 335[break]
✦ total mp gained in this thread: 775