Ocean Blues [M]

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Oct 29, 2024 8:00:21 GMT

When Kyogre threatened to drown the world, it didn't do so quietly. In certain places, the water level still bulged in spite of the waxing and the waning of the moon and the shifting of the tides. The oceans did not so easily abate from their ceaseless swelling, even if Kyogre had entered a troubled slumber.

Team Rocket and the Pokémon League had made the bed with Kyogre. Now, it was on them to lie on it and fix what needed to be fixed. Given that the former had sentenced him to rebuilding Petalburg and the latter had spiked his rent due to another 'wartime tax increase', Howard was beginning to realize that if the world was to be righted, people needed to do it themselves.

Admittedly, 'beginning to realize' was a droll term. Howard had always known it. He just expected other people to do the work while he sipped pina coladas from a Sootopolan beach resort.

Alas.

"Ferries are down, y'know." He tells the young woman as she passed him by. He's leaning against a propped up log, and the pathways that connect this small town of logs and Corsola colonies. A suit that had clearly started the day well-pressed and pristine is now slightly rumpled with the jacket hoisted over the man's shoulder. "They'll be down until the end of the week."

His Aerodactyl eyed the Johtoian curiously, her sole functioning eye making a perfect combination with her trainer's eyepatch. He grinned wryly.

"You picked a bad time to travel."

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Oct 30, 2024 7:26:38 GMT

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Alina wonders if this is the universe’s sign for her to turn around and get the hell out of Hoenn before she was in too deep. [break]
It’s been an exhausting week, and it was just her luck to encounter ferry closures when her final destination was right at her fingertips. Honestly, she didn’t even feel like she had the right to feel frustrated - not exactly smart of her to uproot her life right after it was nearly swallowed up by a legendary. [break]
The thing is, she is usually a woman with a plan. And then a back-up plan, and another plan, and - you guessed it - a backup-plan for all of those back-up plans. Alina is nothing short of prepared, and without these meticulously crafted plans, she was basically a boat without a captain, a lighthouse without a keeper [break]
Needless to say, this spontaneous decision to sail off to the unknown was completely unlike her. If Alina had it her way, she would’ve spent another month doing her due research, musing over logistics and planning her next couple hundred steps. But cutting off one’s anchors was no easy task, and more often than not it required a sudden burst of impulse that she was a stranger to. She feared that if she ruminated on this for any longer, this rare flicker of bravery would dim away before she could even attempt to nurture it. [break]
So that’s how she found herself - stranded in the middle of no where, with nothing but big dreams in her back pocket. [break]
Alina fiddles with her phone as she heads further into town, the faintest frown creasing across her eyebrows as she frantically tries to figure out her next step. The ferry seemed to be the only mode of public transportation to Slateport, leaving her with the mere option of finding accommodations for the rest of the week. She bites her lip, glancing up as she crunches the numbers in her head. Thank Arceus she was never the spendthrift type. At least she some cushioning to fall back on. [break]
The young woman turns to her Ampharos, ready to share her thoughts when a second voice cuts into the air. Alina glances at him, taking him and his Pokemon slowly. Huh. Well, this pair wasn’t something you saw everyday. She wasn’t sure why he was speaking to her at all, but he didn’t seem to be a threat so far. And if she were to be honest, they’ve piqued her curiosity with their matching singular eyes. She supposed she could humor him with a little small talk. [break]
She drops her phone. “I heard,” she responds softly, raising her hands again to smoothen her shirt. “Although I’m hoping that luck would be on my side. Maybe the water levels would take mercy on us and the ferry could reopen earlier than expected.” Luck. Ha, that’s funny of her, casually bringing up luck as if it was something she believed in and relied on. [break]
“Yeah, not the smartest timing on my part.” She said, shuffling her feet as she glanced back at her Pokemon. The yellow mammal seemed to be intrigued by the Aerodactyl, although it had no intentions on making the first move to approach it. What was that saying - like trainer, like Pokemon? Alina glances back up. “I assume you’re a resident of this town, then?” [break]

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Oct 30, 2024 20:14:52 GMT

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Howard let her conversation float in the air for a moment.

Rather than speak, he waited as a man in a flowery shirt cut between them, holding a Corsola. Then, a woman in sandals and a tank top passed them by. Each passerby was more casual and dressed for the temperate Pacifidlog than the last, especially when compared to the archaeologist's suit and tie.

In a tropical paradise, people who wore formalities were a rarity, unless they were there on business. Pacifidlog's rich culture went back thousands of years, when people first began to build on top of the Corsola reefs in the area. It held an exotic air that the average suit and tie could not hope to imitate.

"No." He chuckled as a man in a swimsuit passed them by, and jumped into the sea. "I'm not. Rustboro, actually. I'm here for a funeral, actually."

He put his finger to his chin, thoughtful for a moment as he regarded the woman. His eye flicked to the Ampharos, eye softening slightly. Shirley coiled off of Howard, and sniffed after the Electric-type lightkeeper. It was better to focus on Alina and her Pokémon rather than focus on the fact that Tempest Quinn had died.

Besides, one-eyed wonders had to stick together.

"They're not gonna open early, I'm sorry to say. Kyogre messed up the nearby routes well and good. Realistically, there's nothing stopping ships from sailing to Slateport, but a lot of traffic has been suspended due to the war."

He pursed his lips, thinking as the admin adjusted his hat.

"You picked a bad time to visit, tourist." Howard put a hand on his hip, suddenly grinning. "Where you from? Johto? Sinnoh? Paldea?"

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Nov 1, 2024 5:16:46 GMT

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by the time he speaks again, alina had a good idea what his response was going to be. once she shifted her attention from her phone to her surroundings, the casual and free-flowing attire did not escape her. she assumes they were tourists dressing their part at first - she's seen a handful of them herself every summer. the longer she waits for the scattered crowd to pass, however, the more she realizes that they were not the outliers here. [break][break]

despite this, his next words still manage to catch her off-guard. "oh. i'm so sorry for your loss." alina says, her posture visibly softening. the last funeral she had been to was over a decade ago, yet the grief that engulfed her then still quietly haunts her to this day. she could only imagine how the stranger was feeling after such a fresh loss, and wished she had something more meaningful to say even though they've only talked for a few minutes. [break][break]

upon being called a tourist, she says nothing. the young woman was actually moving permanently to hoenn, and while there was a stronger sense of camaraderie after the stranger revealed his own purposes here, she wasn't going to start spilling unnecessary details about herself. not yet, at least.[break][break]

"good guess - i'm from johto. olivine city, to be exact." alina says instead as she watches the two pokemon. nova was sniffing the prehistoric pokemon back in reciprocation and her tail began to wag slowly, red orb blurring against the azure blue backdrop. the ampharos was lonely, alina knew, and she hoped that there would be more opportunities in this new region to meet other pokemon. "we're mostly known for our port and lighthouse. have you heard of it?"

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Nov 1, 2024 8:01:44 GMT

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When Alina apologized, Howard put up a hand, waving off her concerns.

"Not your fault. It was a moment of misfortune, and he wasn't the nicest person anyways. He was the Gym Leader here, way back when. One of the strongest trainers I've ever known." Temp's smile could brighten up a whole room, and Howard knew from experience that it was one of the reasons that Cillian kept moving forward. "Big fan of Corsola."

He left out the fact that he had been too cowardly to actually enter Temp's procession. He had simply watched from the sidelines as his people had mourned for one of the strongest trainers their town had ever known. He had even seen clover matamata in the distance, but had not made contact.

Seeing children cry was rough, especially when Temp had died because Howard had turned away and left him to die.

"I have, actually. There's this Krabby special at the Olivine Café that tastes delicious, and they coat it in butter and Salac berries and-" He cut himself off and coughed into his fist, lest this woman realize he had a tendency to ramble. "Your Ampharos gave it away. Sunnyshore has a similar lighthouse, as well."

He inclined his head with a weary smile. Every second that passed, he regretted wearing this suit.

"Howard." He pointed at himself, then jerked his head towards his Aerodactyl, who continued to sniff after Nova. "Shirley."

After a moment of deliberation, he turned to look off in the direction that held Slateport.

"I can get you to Slateport, if you'd be willing to do me a favor. No name needed."

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Ocean Blues [M]

POSTED ON Nov 1, 2024 19:34:43 GMT

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alina studies him as he spoke about the deceased, noting that behind the light-heartedness in his words, there was a layer of something else peeking through. respect, or fondness, maybe? she wasn't sure what it was exactly, but had an itching feeling that howard was more affected by the death than he was letting on. grief is messy, however,, especially when tangled with complicated relationships, so she says simply, "he seems like someone that was deeply respected." [break][break]

a small, amused smile trickles across alina's features as howard began to ramble about the delicacies of olivine cafe, and she is suddenly reminded of her own aching stomach. since this morning, she has not had a single bite of food, too stressed about the newfound knowledge of the ferry's closure. she is almost relieved when he cuts himself off. if he had spoken about his experience for any longer, she was going to have to prioritize finding a restaurant before a hotel. [break][break]

introductions were given. she parts her lips to reciprocate, when the man abruptly proposes giving her a lift to slateport in exchange for a favor. [break][break]

an eyebrow is quirked. he had a way to get inland, even when public transit failed to do so? what was he, an ex-pirate, or something? the eye situation would certainly explain itself, if a little cliche. that seemed ridiculous, however, and while she was inclined to be skeptical of such an odd offer, she was tired. and desperate. and she already had money invested in a week's worth of accommodations at slateport. strange one-eyed man seemed to be her only viable option. [break][break]

"it's alina, and that's nova." the woman says at last, hand waving lightly towards the mammal. the least she could do is to give him their names before entertaining his offer. "and what would that favor be?" [break][break]

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