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skirmish: kasper vs silverio

in the not-so-distant past, kasper was sure they wouldn't have done anything like this. if anyone had asked them six months ago, they probably would have said it was too much at the time. hell- if someone had asked them three months ago, they probably would have said the same.
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honestly, they probably would have the other day. but they didn't want to actually say that to anyone's face, so here they were. at least they had carnation with them- the tyranitar, despite being a newer addition to their team, had already become a comfort in a short amount of time.
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it's said pokemon that notices they're not alone first, and his low rumble of warning is what causes kasper to glance up, already preparing for....something not very fun, honestly.

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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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skirmish: kasper vs silverio

is it bad, that kasper feels bad as soon as the stranger calls out? maybe it's the fact that he seems genuinely concerned, but something about it brings up a bit of guilt, and suddenly they wish they weren't alone in this. they think Tempest Quinn or ameena abadi would be able to handle this better, probably- kasper doesn't know why the two of them are in rocket, but they do know that both of them seem prepared for anything in a way kasper isn't.
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but they're not here.
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"i know." they don't want to sound apologetic, but they do anyway. a glance is sent to carnation, making sure the wildcard of a pokemon doesn't lunge forward just yet. they're finding they don't want to fight- not unless they have to. not when they'd have to look at someone who had seemed concerned and aim apokemon towards him.
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"i was- actually sent to take over for you?" it's a bold-faced lie, and they know it isn't even a good one, but they can't help but hope that he'll believe them, above all odds.

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• tag another character that is not in your thread 50 mp[break]
• wow someone is vaguely nice to kasper and they immediately feel bad. get UP

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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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skirmish: kasper vs silverio

fuck.
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kasper knows enough to know when they've been caught, and the way the man narrows his eyes is more than enough proof of that. they freeze like a deer pokemon in the headlights, and some part of them knows that there's no way they can talk their way out of this. not reasonably. still, they swallow, and their explanation comes out just as unsure as before. probably because of the fact that they're still blatantly lying.
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"i mean- just because you haven't seen me around doesn't mean-"
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their attention flicks toward the pokemon, briefly, and their frown deepens. the tyranitar by their side catches the tension in the air, and starts to step forward. abandoning all pretense of being on the same side- partially to spare themself the disappointment- kasper nods. permission. a signal.
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and all at once, the tyranitar lunges forward with a smack down aimed at either pokemon or trainer- whichever would be unable to get out of the way fast enough.

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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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POSTED ON Oct 27, 2024 18:59:51 GMT

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skirmish: kasper vs silverio

there's a moment where the frog-type pokemon moves, alongside its trainer, and it seems like everything's going to be okay. it seems like, for that moment, that kasper can just get away with sending a warning. they've never hurt anyone- they've never even tried to hurt anyone.
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and then the blow lands true, and kasper winces. they're not sure if their opponent sees the almost apologetic look, or if it even matters, but it's there, fleetingly, and then gone the next second. a part of them wants to leave it at that; they deflate like they're the defeated one, caught between a world where they didn't have to do this and this one, where they do.
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a little nagging voice at the back of their mind asks them why they're even doing this. they could find a new job, some other shop that would hire a barista, and they could live a normal life, away from-
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the frog type pokemon leaps forward with an ice punch, and anything kasper thinks, any of their potential plans, are put on hold. carnation is the bigger opponent, too large and clumsy to duck out of the way in time, and the blow lands square against its chest.
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there's a telltale second of weakness, of the tyranitar having to recover from the force of the blow, before his head snaps forward to try to catch the frog pokemon in a bite.

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• ic post x4 40 mp[break]
• tag another character that is not in your thread 50 mp[break]
• have your character self-doubt confidence/allegiances/beliefs, etc 50 mp[break]
• total mp this thread: 140 mp
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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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50 mp for pacing narrative accordingly by featuring a "back and forth" in terms of advantage and raising the stakes until the climax

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had they been anyone else, the fron on their facecould have been taken as dislike of the league member in front of them. if they had been anyone else, the twitch of their hand, just slightly, would have been anything other than a desire to help him up. "i think you already know why." it's just as much a confirmation as it is an admission of guilt.
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behind them, the tyranitar grumbles a low warning growl, teeth baring down on the struggling form of the greninja. kasper doesn't have to look back to know the violence the poor aquatic type is recieving, and only partially because of the man's reaction. it looks like it pains him just as much, and just for a second the question of if it would kill him if the greninja dies crosses kasper's mind in a horrible worry.
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they don't want to kill anyone, especially. they're about to speak, to tell the tyranitar to release the greninja, but the man in front of them recovers enough that they don't have to. they reach for a second pokeball of their own- just as plain and normal as the pokeball their tyranitar would have been in, save for a shallow chip from a fall- and toss it just as simply.
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the arcanine is already on guard as soon as he's released, ears perked and eyes focused on the golum, but he doesn't move. not yet. not even when the tyranitar barely lumbers out of the way of an attack, blood beading up from the scrape delivered by the golum, prey still trapped firmly between its jaws.
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"get out of here." it's not the answer he wants, but kasper won't give him that, and, if anything, it's more a request than it is a demand. a promise to let him go if he promises to leave. a childish, tiny glimmer of hope that he will.

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• having rocket and league characters and faction-based conflict in the thread 150 mp[break]
• "winning" or having a "positive" outcome for your character and their skirmish thread 50 mp[break]
• total mp this thread: 400 mp

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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]