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even with the tight clench of her teeth and the tight grip on her titanium cane, each step absinthe takes sends a jolt of red-hot pain from her knee through the rest of her nervous system. cold sweat rolls down her back, and she has to pause to lean against a wall every few feet to keep herself from collapsing.[break][break]

for a moment, she lingers in the shadow of the pharmacy she's spent the past few hours casing, hidden from view by the enormity of the brick behemoth. she presses her back into the wall and focuses on steadying her breathing. when the pain has receded from her knee, if only for a moment, she prepares herself to begin the long, agonizing trek back to her station in the barren remains of petalburg.[break][break]

she's only made it a few blocks when she hears the crackle of a radio behind her, followed by the clipped, authoritative bark of an officer. "stop. turn around."[break][break]

absinthe stiffens, then slowly turns, careful to keep her weight off her injured knee. the officer is tall and broad-shouldered, his face obscured by a dark-visored helmet, but there's something about his stance that makes the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. "...and you are?" she asks, trying to keep her voice calm and level.[break][break]

"officer marcus weld," he says, and even through the helmet's distortion, absinthe can hear the sneer in his voice. "and you're absinthe blackwood, widow of that piece of shit, cole. i never thought i'd see you slumming it down here in slateport."[break][break]

absinthe's blood runs cold. she knew her husband had enemies—god knows she was one of them—but she never expected one of them to find her here, limping and alone on the empty streets of a sleeping city. she takes a shaky breath, mind racing as she tries to come up with a plan.[break][break]

"what do you want?" she asks at last, tightening her grip on her cane. she's injured, yes, but she's not defenseless. she'll go down fighting if she has to.[break][break]

weld takes a step closer, looming over her. "i want you to know that your husband was a worthless piece of shit, and i'm glad he's dead," he hisses. "and i want you to know that you're not welcome here, or anywhere. you're a disgrace."[break][break]

absinthe sneers, prepared to bark back something sarcastic and witty, when the man moves too fast for her to react to and slams his fist into the side of her face. she is sent reeling to the ground in a heap of black clothing and blood.[break][break]

"he ruined my life and never paid the price. now, i get to ruin yours."



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June only saw the aftermath of whatever the fuck that was. A woman was sent reeling, her cane little more than a light catcher that followed its owner down. And none other than a pig was the one dishing out the blow. It was enough to get her to take an earphone out, which blared EDM as she stared in disgust.

She bit her lower lip and pressed her small package closer to her side. Her argument with rang clearly in her mind. Do something? Oh, she’d do something alright. Damn the package. They could get delivery free.

Without much more than murder on the mind, June spared a quick glance down both sides of the road before she darted across the grey pavement. Her other earphone followed, and she shoved them into her pocket before she rushed to–

Oh, fuck. Damn it. But… she wasn’t going to back down now, was she? Right after she’d rushed to Absinthe’s side.

Hey yo, buddy, don’t think you killed her with that one, might need a curb stomp,” she spit out. “Cause that’s the saying, right? Abuse and kill?

Wait, no, it’s serve and protect,” she stood up once she realized that the girl was, in fact, not dying. Not that she’d know of, but it was out of her hands at that point either way. “My bad. Mixed you up with the terrorists.

Maybe it was the avatarship, maybe it was the burning hatred of what she witnessed, maybe it was the second June she saw getting into a fist fight on the spot, or maybe it was the tenure at Rocket. Many different factors made her get into the face of the cop and almost shove a finger into his chest.

Why don’t you call an ambulance, and I’ll consider pretending I didn’t just see you abusing a cripple. Unless she’s packing.

... You aren’t packing, right?” June turned to Absinthe with a genuine look of worry in her face. She wasn’t about to risk her own beating just for the girl to reveal several bombs in her jacket.



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there is a singular moment when everything spins out of control. for absinthe, it starts when the officer's fist connects with her cheekbone. pain blossoms across her face, bright and hot, and her vision goes blurry at the edges. she loses her grip on her cane and it clatters to the ground beside her, useless and forgotten.[break][break]

she's struggling to push herself up, her injured knee screaming in protest, when she hears a voice that makes her blood run cold. june sleigh, the woman who had helped her only weeks ago, is suddenly here, shouting at the officer, and—oh, fuck, she's going to get herself killed.[break][break]

absinthe tries to speak, to warn her off, but her jaw is throbbing and her tongue feels thick and heavy in her mouth. she manages a strangled groan, but it's not enough to stop june's tirade.[break][break]

as june turns to her, eyes wide with worry, absinthe finally manages to croak out a few words. "i'm not packing," she says, her voice rough and slurred. "just get out of here. leave me."[break][break]

she doesn't want june to see her like this, broken and bleeding on the ground. it's not absinthe. it's not what absinthe wants to look like.[break][break]

the officer looms over them, his expression obscured by his helmet, but absinthe can feel the menace rolling off of him in waves. "she's right, you know," he says to june, deceptively quiet. "not worth it. if you value yourself, you'll leave and forget you ever saw this."



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Unfortunately for the chemist, June had been there one too many times to simply stand by and let this injustice occur any further. There’d been enough anger at those who passed herself over and didn’t glance twice. Passer byes unwilling to help out. Her fists clenched.

Not happening,” she swiveled her head backwards, then back to the cop, “and wrong answer. But good to know you two know each other.

What had she said back then? Corrupt cop husband? Sounded like this was one of the fellow pigs, and this was some sort of revenge scenario, or personal vendetta. Regardless of the circumstances, all it served to was make her hair bristle.

I’m telling you right now, you do not want to fuck with me,” she whispered back darkly. “You do not scare me, and I’m not gonna let you pull whatever you want just cause of whatever she or her husband did.

Out of line, but true nonetheless. “So either get some help down here, or get the fuck out of my sight.

Then and only then did she turn her back to the bastard, and once more return to Absinthe. Consciously. “Keep pressure off, I can help you up. Give me your arm.



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is there salvation for a woman on the brink? or merely stretches of time between an inciting action and the consequences?[break][break]

though it takes time, she finally recognizes officer weld's face. the gaunt lines in his face conjure up hazy memories of police banquets, of missed promotions, of wrongful deeds that had yet to bear fruit in the form of punishment. four years have now passed between cole being alive and cole being dead. in that time, officer weld has earned more medals on his chest than cole ever did. before cole's death, this particular police officer was a joke. nothing more than a stone to step upon when the siren song of a promotion sounded.[break][break]

cole is dead. his actions have gone unpunished. absinthe is the last thing that remains of him in this wretched world, and officer weld knows she is the only way to reset the equilibrium of karma.[break][break]

absinthe has accepted this fact. if she is to be reviled and feared for the rest of her remaining days, she will bear the marks proudly. she will not hide her scarlet letter.[break][break]

but june has not accepted the fate of her life. absinthe does not know why. the girl, only a week ago having traded verbal barbs with one another, stands up for absinthe when the chemist is ready to take the beating she has been owed. 'tis the nature of punishment—to take it with as much dignity as one can. june only staves off the inevitable.[break][break]

that's why absinthe is confused when she lifts her arm to hold onto june, and pulls herself back up from the heap she had been reduced to. her eyes narrow, her gaze hardens, but she does it regardless. "fine," she grits out as she takes to leaning onto the delivery girl for support.[break][break]

weld scoffs. it is a rotten sound. "well, since you want to do it like this," he begins, the preamble to cruelty. "i'll give you what you want."[break][break]

the cop pulls his radio to his lips. into the receiver, he bellows, "calling all available units to lurian pharmacy. i need backup—two suspects, armed and dangerous. i repeat, armed and dangerous."[break][break]

the receiver clicks. there is a garbled response, and weld drops his radio back into its holster, and stares. an act of defiance, certainly, and of jackassery. the place will be swarmed with pigs in seconds. absinthe uses her free hand to rub desperately at her temples as a deluge of pain shoots through her injured leg. "fuck. we need to get out of here."



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Great. Piggie had just as fucked friends. June hefted Absinthe further over her shoulder and reached down to her side. Arceus, it’d be so easy and convenient to use Violet here. Race off and have no chance of being caught. But then she’d have bigger problems. Thus, she instead reached for the well-worn ball.

And out came a massive Talonflame. June practically pushed the chemist onto the bird’s back, “I hope you aren’t afraid of heights.

And you, fucker,” June pointed a finger straight at the face of the cop, “hope you like , ‘cause you’re not the only one who knows people in high places.

Maybe not friends. But she could finagle something with the councilwoman, surely. Give her a hand for a week and perhaps this fucker would be behind bars for a while. But first, she had to get away. Thus, she scrambled onto Matchstick and pulled up on the saddle.

C’mon girl, guess we’ve gotta run,” she called out. Matchstick screeched and flapped her wings furiously. Soon enough, they were going slowly, then swiftly down the street.

Unfortunately, she also heard distant sirens. “Well, not what I had in mind when I said I’d deliver anything you needed. You know the name of that bastard? Might need to write a letter to someone after this.

Even more unfortunately, she asked this right before they took a hard left, nearly braining themselves on the corner of one building while avoiding a head-on collision with another. Perhaps worst of all, this was her only chance of getting away. June wished she put herself in front of Absinthe right about now.

She wasn’t a fan of vomit in her face.










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absinthe grips the talonflame's saddle with a grip bordering on the edge of terror, her knuckles white from the strength she's using to hold on. the wind whips her hair away from her face, making her burn scar pull with tight, uncomfortable pain. the sensation, however, hardly matters in comparison to her knee throbbing relentlessly. a scream of pain is buried deep within her chest, a wild caged beast clawing for release.[break][break]

they soar, turn a corner, and then another, a dizzying ride through narrow city streets. they are followed by the wail of sirens, the symphony of the hunt that sends shivers down her spine. though they gain in distance, it is a small victory, no matter how fast they fly. she's never been on a bird before, never been in the air in a means that is not under her own power. the feeling is not freeing, nor liberating, nor anything but yet another thing she has lost control of.[break][break]

and through the pain, the terror, the fear, she can hear june's question.[break][break]

"officer marcus weld," she replies, jaw clenched, "and i'm not writing a letter. nothing will change."[break][break]

but then, realization floods her like ice water, and she almost chokes on her next words. "and don't tell the councilwoman."[break][break]

after all, had been the one to shatter her kneecap on route 102. absinthe does not want to have that confrontation right now.



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For better or worse, June was oblivious to most of the chemist’s problems. She did not bear the physical problems of her forced companion, a constant pain that refused to leave her be. Nor the feeling of losing all power, one that she was awfully familiar with in her own way.

But when her options were to soar above the streets of Slateport with a woman that had harassed her horribly the last time they met or contend with a corrupt pig who had horrible intentions. Deserved or not, one seemed better than the other. Not that June knew; she put all of her attention towards the ‘road’ ahead.

Don’t worry, I wasn’t gonna drop your name,” June called above the wind. Once more, they banked hard and disappeared into a narrow alleyway. Faster than they should, but they didn’t slam into one of the many blood-red brick walls. “But nothing will change if you don’t do anything. That’s usually how stuff goes.

No action meant no change. And no change was only desirable if the situation was beneficial for the one being subjected to it. Odds were that Absinthe was not benefiting from being harassed and stalked by police. But the fear of the council woman was an understandable one.

Being on the radar of a high-ranked league member as a Team Rocket member was terrifying, theoretically. And in practice

If anything, I can just lie to her. Make some shit up about harassing me. Or we can paint him as a chronic liar. But letting him be on the streets is dangerous for people,” she insisted. They left the safety (and danger) of the alleyways. Sirens were still present, but further and further.

Cause it sounds like this problem goes beyond you. You just happen to have the personal connection.



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absinthe wishes she could believe that june truly knows what she's talking about. it would be a nice reprieve from the all-consuming suspicion that nothing june does will ever make a difference, and absinthe will forever be chased by the demons of her past.[break][break]

and the demons of her present, apparently, as they still fly through the air, sirens wailing behind them like the screams of angry banshees. absinthe's knee throbs with every beat of the talonflame's wings, a sharp, deep pain that threatens to make her vomit.[break][break]

"it's not that simple," she replies, her voice just barely carrying over the wind. "so he gets reported. an internal investigation is launched, he's forced to talk about this situation, and i have more cops on my damn doorstep, snooping around in my bar and finding shit that could put me behind bars for decades."[break][break]

the pain in her leg is joined by a headache, a deep pounding that matches the beat of her heart. "believe me, i wish i could do something. but he knows my hands are tied—it's why he's as bold as he is."[break][break]

she doesn't add the other part, the part where she knows that she deserves every bit of this and more. where she wonders if cole would be proud of her for becoming exactly what he had always been. a cruel person. a criminal. a person who should be in jail.[break][break]

"just don't say shit," she says, and even though her voice is weak, there's a pleading tone to it that is hard to ignore. "let somebody who's actually innocent take him down."



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Yea, like all the people that were biting at your heels to step in against a fucking bully?” June scoffed into the wind. They both knew that if she hadn’t, then no one would’ve. That’s how it worked, whether by bystander effect or plain disinterest or wanting to keep safe. “No one will, until it’s too late.

If it did happen, it’d be when they bit off more than they could chew. They’d choke on their prey and finally take their last look at life at the ripe age of seventy. People like that were only stupid when they were old. When it didn’t matter as much anymore. What’s five years of life behind bars when you only got seven more to go?

I’d protect you from him any day of the week anyway,” she said. Promised. “Or I’d get Freya to protect you– no questions asked. It’d be a week or two of lying low, maybe a month if you’re unlucky, and then you’re free of that fuck face.

She was different from herself and in their grief. The ranger would let the world crush her beneath its tread if it meant she got to feel the warmth from it. June wouldn’t let the world touch her with a ten-foot pole, as it’d mean the struggle was worthless, and it was all for nothing.

But something told June that Absinthe was the type to let the wound fester, simmer, and boil beneath the surface until the world suffered for her pain. She’d gone to Rocket after all. And she fucked with dangerous chemicals. They probably didn’t heal the sick Yamper, that was for certain.

Because if he ever starts going down, even if you’re not involved– he’s coming for your ass whether you like it or not,” she spit out. Another left and the edge of Slateport came into view. “I don’t need to be book smart like you to guess that. Might as well get a head start on it, so you don't get blindsided.


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abby, lady taipan
she/her
32 years old
November 4th
slateport
bisexual
bar owner, drug manufacturer
scientist
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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Absinthe Blackwood
set a watchman | c
POSTED ON Nov 2, 2024 5:18:31 GMT
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absinthe grits her teeth as she contemplates june's words. she knows that the girl is right. even if weld never bothers her again, he will be there, a shadow over everything she does, always waiting to swoop in and remind her of her place in the world—beneath his boot.[break][break]

her options are limited, that much is clear. she can't fight him herself—not like this, with only one good leg and a gas mask to her name. if she did, she'd surely lose. the thought is unbearable. she's lost too much already. she will not lose her dignity as well.[break][break]

she could take june up on her offer, try to get the councilwoman involved and hope that she's feeling merciful today. but that would mean involving freya, who already has too much dirt on absinthe. who knows how many ways that could backfire?[break][break]

or maybe the girl is right, and it would be smarter to get ahead of this problem and bury it beneath the dirt before it can fester any further. absinthe likes her chances better with june than with the police department.[break][break]

but why would june go out of her way to help her at all? absinthe has been nothing but a bitch since she met the girl. she doesn't deserve her help. the thought leaves a bitter taste in her mouth.[break][break]

"why are you helping me?" she asks at last, her voice low and rough. "i've been nothing but a bitch to you. what do you get out of this?"[break][break]

she braces herself for the response, unsure if she's prepared to hear it.



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June Bug
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If it helps, I’m not exactly doing this for you,” June said. She could be just as blunt as the chemist, given the opportunity. “Yea, you’ll reap the rewards, but I’d be offering the same thing to just about anyone– except maybe Rocket’s top brass.

They could rot in hell for all she cared: they didn’t want to give the little guys any help. And while it took a certain level of apathy to even stomach Rocket’s clear abuse, it wasn’t like she was planning to stick around for long. She was but one person. Even avatars couldn’t carry the weight of the world.

It wasn’t like the world cared anyway.

Like I said last time, I’d like to stick to delivering whatever to wherever you need it and not blood pacts,” she tugged the reins a little to the left, towards the distance foliage and trees. No way in hell they got chased there. Cars sucked and no one could navigate near death like she could.

But also like last time, I said the cops and investigators told me to go fuck myself. I’m not about to let any of them walk free, even if it costs me everything.

The innocent would have to distance themselves enough not to get caught in the hell-storm that was . And if they couldn’t, then tough shit. She wasn’t gonna lose sleep because someone wanted to be friends with a dick.

‘Sides. I can be a real bitch too.



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abby, lady taipan
she/her
32 years old
November 4th
slateport
bisexual
bar owner, drug manufacturer
scientist
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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absinthe stares at june for a moment, eyes narrowed as she tries to decipher if the girl is just saying that or if she really means it. she takes into consideration the way the girl stares defiantly back at the police, how she never once backs down or compromises her stance, even in the face of someone she considers an enemy. the fire in june's eyes, the deep-seated hatred she harbors against cole's old friends and colleagues, shines bright and hot enough for absinthe to believe that what she's saying might be true.[break][break]

and given what the girl said about her father, absinthe has no further doubts.[break][break]

she knows firsthand the powerlessness that can come with loving someone who everyone else thinks is a piece of shit. it's a bitter pill to swallow, one she chokes down every day. it's a feeling she doesn't wish on anyone else. she is not surprised that june is the one who has volunteered to step up and do something about it.[break][break]

but at the end of the day, absinthe just doesn't matter all that much to june. she's a means to an end, a step on the path towards justice. absinthe finds that she doesn't blame her. god knows she doesn't matter all that much to most people either. she's just another bad guy, another corrupt soul trying to claw her way out of a hole she dug herself.[break][break]

"fair enough," she replies at last, looking away to gaze out at the approaching treeline. they'll be safe enough soon. "you can tell freya. but don't mention me or i'll kill you."[break][break]

absinthe pauses, inhales deeply, then continues in the smallest, most genuine voice she has ever mustered.[break][break]

"and thank you for helping me."



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June Bug
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Appreciate the thought, but no need to thank me,” June said. “Just doing what a person should be doing. Make sure you won’t get caught in the crossfire, and you should come out alive.

Probably not unscathed. Never unscathed. Regardless of what happens, she’ll likely get some amount of flak or scrutiny. People like her or June would always get one final kick whenever possible. But if she lived, then that was good enough for June. Easy enough to put someone else's life at risk than her own.

Not that she wouldn’t, if the need arose. There were worse things than death– they both knew that well enough.

I’ll just say some corrupt fuck threatened me with a bad time, and I have reason to believe they’re in some bad shit,” she offered. “Unless you got a better idea. Or wanna do it yourself.

The call of sirens had all but disappeared at this point. She might not even need to escape into the trees. “You think they’ll put a warrant on our heads?


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abby, lady taipan
she/her
32 years old
November 4th
slateport
bisexual
bar owner, drug manufacturer
scientist
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
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351 posts
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Absinthe Blackwood
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"i wouldn't have done the same for you."[break][break]

the words come out before absinthe can kill them. she means it, too. had the roles been reversed, had june been in the position that absinthe was in, she would have walked along without a second glance. she wouldn't have stopped. she wouldn't have put herself at risk. that's why she's always been alone. she's selfish.[break][break]

that's why she will let june go through the trouble of solving absinthe's own problems. it's easier to put someone else through the dirt to avoid sticking out her own neck.[break][break]

"go ahead," she says. "i'm not touching the situation anymore."[break][break]

in fact, all she'd like to do is go back home and get drunk enough to forget her own name.[break][break]

as for the question of whether they'll end up with a warrant? that's a gamble. she weighs all of the variables: the arrogance of officer weld, the chance that he or one of his buddies could have gotten a glimpse of june's face or her pokemon, the likelihood that the police are already convinced the two of them are dangerous criminals. then she shakes her head.[break][break]

"probably. he won't know what else to do with himself."[break][break]

it'll pass in a week or so, she thinks. all they have to do is lay low. they've been lucky once today. they won't be that lucky again. the knowledge sits heavy in her chest, a cold weight that drags at her heart.[break][break]

when will life get easier? when will she be able to carry it?[break][break]

"i think both of our lives would be better if we stopped acting like people."



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The Shula Region
Hogwarts AU
RPG Unlimited
MR
The Enroi Region
N:FB
Vyrehaven
Celestial Guardians, AU Sailor Moon RP
EO GENESIS
Code and Crown: An advanced literate warriors cats RP, set in medieval times
Swords Clashing