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Lavender tea sits between them. Her greatest privilege is the occasional indulgence in Montgomery as their schedules allow. These lazy days where there's no great task nor any conflict performance are the ones she looks forward to the most. Previously, she only had successful laboratory days to look forward to, but he's a powerful incentive for her to wake up each day. [break][break]

"Restraining myself to the laboratory less has only improved my relationship with Musharna." Moira floated in the corner of the bedroom, asleep herself. Even without intending to, Montgomery's indirectly contributed to better advancements in her research.

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery's lips couldn't help but turn up into a cocky smirk, glancing at Moira's sleeping form before dragging his gaze back to Ameena. His hands pressed against the sheets of the bed as he sat up, leaning closer to her in interest.

"So, are ya sayin' that I'm to thank for that?" he asked, his voice low and drawled.

"I'm more than willin' to keep ya occupied. But, she does deserve breaks from time to time as well." He tucked a bit of hair back from her face. "And so do you."

Outside, in a protective manner, Pipsqueak sat guard, huddled in a nest she made of her own. In the low light, the blue light she emitted was more faint, pulsating with every sleeping breath she took.

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She sighed softly and leaned into his touch. "Of course you are." She owed him for a lot. "And you are right, of course. I feel like there is never enough time." And despite that feeling, she felt some comfort at the idea that she could always earn more time by hopping into another reality through the dream realm. Accomplishing that feat to begin with was the hurdle that forced her to rush through things and live in her laboratory. [break][break]

Her house needed more company. She had tried to get in the habit of letting her psychic pokemon roam it when she wasn't in need of their services. It doubled as security. "I think I have earned Moira's trust more than ever before. It seems like something that comes easily, like you and your Skarmory. I was raised to treat pokemon as tools, so it does not come naturally to me to trust them like companions." Pipsqueak's faith in Montgomery was clear as day. Ameena doubted she could pull the illumina status out of any pokemon. The illumina Aegislash she owned as a lucky find, not a cultivated success.

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[attr="class","monty"]In a way, though, she was right. Time was against them. Time was always ticking, the seconds on a clock reminding them that things came to an end at some point. Even as a construct, it was very real.

And that scared him.

However, he didn't mention it, instead turning his attention back to Moira and Pipsqueak. "Did I ever tell ya that Pipsqueak wasn't mine?" he asked, propping his head on his hand.

"She was gifted to me. By Navy. Her brother was also blue like her, born from the rubble. He found 'em and brought 'em to Dewford. She bonded to my old skarmory. And since then, she became mine."

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A gift from Navy, how interesting. She had taken his partner from him, and Navy had given him a replacement. Ameena, for her part, had only interacted with the Elite Four member by trying to take his life - though she had failed. She admired Montgomery's mentor for his own part in strengthening him. [break][break]

"Cute," she said simply. "Funny how you and that Sheriff tend to find loyal partners." Navy's Zacian had worked alongside him in such a powerful, natural partnership. She didn't have that relationship with any of her own pokemon. "Moira and I got along because we have the same goals. She likes to employ her mist, though it's mostly for Dream Eating. We are more like... a mutually beneficial partnership." She didn't bond with pokemon like other trainers tended to. [break][break]

But that was slowly training. "I worry that I will let Moira down, the closer we get. I worry about bringing her out in battle and getting her hurt." That concern was a weakness.

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery thought briefly to zacian, how amazed he was that such a beast of legend had chosen to protect Navy, to protect dewford. But now, there was some concern in his gut at the thought of it.

What if Ameena found herself at the end of the beast's sacred sword?

"I think that yer concern for her is proof enough of how close you've bonded." His tired eyes drifted over to her sleeping figure, curled into something akin of a ball. "Don't ya believe that she'd stand by you no matter what?"

He rested his hand against her side, tracing small circles against her skin.

"I don't think she'd do that for just anyone. The dream eating. Maybe I'm wrong. But I think she sees the potential in ya."

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She assessed Moira's sleeping form. She imagined a few scenarios. "Yes," she finally conceded, "I think she would prefer to stay by my side even in the face of danger." Loyalty she didn't think she'd earned, but maybe she had. She had undersold herself before in her ability to be valuable. She was tired of having to rely on her skills to hold valuable relationships, though. She wanted someone in her corner for her and not her research. This was the motivation for grooming Gwendolyn Conway to be a future lab assistant. It was her initial motivation for engaging Montgomery in a... recreational sense. [break][break]

His words warmed her more than she could share. [break][break]

"That kind of devotion is new to me." She looked to him with more vulnerability than she preferred to offer. "You have really changed a lot for me." She reached out to squeeze his hand. Her life could be neatly organized in a before-Montgomery and after-Montgomery dichotomy.

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery held her hand, running his thumb across her knuckles. He lifted it, pressing a kiss against her fingers.

"I don't think I'm that special," he teased her.

But, he adored her. He'd give her anything in the world if he had the power to do so. Slumping against the pillow, he reached forward to pull her down gently, to hold her in his arms.

"I can say the same for you."

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"You are special." He always pulled the most stupid, sappy sentiments from her. But forget it. She could afford to indulge him, and she would tell him whatever he needed to hear to believe it. She would shower him in gifts until the Lilycove Mall was bought out if that's what it took. [break][break]

She readily fell into his arms, resting her head on him and feeling his pulse. Yes, the trust and devotion was new to her. Yes, she didn't feel it was earned, not yet. But she would savor everything in this reality up until the point she left it. Tracing symbols into his skin, she relaxed fully. "I could get used to this." And as Moira slept on without concern, Ameena found herself drifting to the same fate.

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery's eyes closed, content and warm as she settled against his chest. He let a low hum in response, though he was unable to respond as he fell into the dream world.

When he woke, he was in that field of flowers that he'd dreamt of before. It was the same place as the dream he'd witnessed the first time he was hospitalized.

And Ameena was ever present. She was always in his dreams now.

"Ameena."

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The scent of Galarian pansies filled the air. She resigned herself to the fate of watching her mum die again, the most recurring dream of hers, but she only found herself surrounded by flowers and Montgomery. [break][break]

It was a good change of pace. These were the dreams she couldn't stop hoping to have. [break][break]

"Montgomery," she greets with humor, "long time, no see."

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[attr="class","monty"]Montgomery laughed. It was deep, from his belly, and boisterously loud. But he felt nothing but joy seeing her appear in his dream.

Together... was this...?

"Is this Moira's doing?" he asked, shifting on the blanket that covered the grass. "I could get used to it."

Though he didn't readily confess that his dreams were filled with images of her almost nightly. Instead, he reached for his guitar, looking down at his fingers as he began to strum gently.

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Her eyes softened as he asked of Moira. "It could be," she said thoughtfully, "but she is not in the habit of impacting my dreams. I dream every night, so there is nothing to induce." But perhaps she had made an exception. Perhaps she had opted to use her mist to ensure their dream was connected tonight. The thought warmed her. [break][break]

She stifled a surprised laugh. "Do you really play, or is this a part of the dream fantasy?" She lacked musical talent, though she had a soft spot for string instruments and would have loved to pick up the violin.

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[attr="class","monty"]"Every night?"

Before he met Ameena, Montgomery didn't dream at all. But, now, he had many dreams, and often she was in them. Good dreams. Bad dreams. Utter nightmares...

But, mostly, his dreams with Ameena were sweet. The type of dream you never wanted to wake up from.

What did that mean?

"I do. I'm prolly a bit rusty at it now, but," he trailed off, guiding his fingers across the strings. "Seems like I'm damn perfect here."

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An almost remorseful expression falls on her face at his incredulity. Her case is a rare one, but it's been blessing and curse. She needs the constant access to the dream realm for her studies. It's a shame that so much of it warrants revisiting nightmarish scenarios and the event of grief that's kept her from living a normal, satisfying life all this time. [break][break]

Instead, she focuses on his skill. "I better hear you play outside of this dream. I want to know how rusty you really are." Another thing to tease him about. Maybe he could retire from his League work and play music instead, though she knew that kind of simple life wouldn't be enough for him, not when so many people needed help. She couldn't help herself from picturing scenarios where he could be her kept man, reality be damned. [break][break]

The magic of a dream, really.

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