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as the sun dips low over the horizon, nick finds himself kneeling in the still-warm sand, gloved hands carefully cradling the fragile shell of a newly hatched tirtouga. its small, round shape is dwarfed by his fingers, and nick feels a strange sense of responsibility towards the tiny creature resting quietly in his palm.[break][break]

it's been a long day, longer than most, and nick's body aches from the constant motion of scooping the little ones into the water. every time he closes his eyes, he sees them - hundreds of tiny tirtouga, their small, fumbling bodies making their way bravely towards the sea. they are so small, and the ocean is so vast.[break][break]

nick looks over his shoulder to where the sand meets the grass, then to where grass turns to pavement. he searches, there, for the sight of someone seeking him. if he is remembering correctly, another cadet has been dispatched here. he hopes they arrive soon.[break][break]

he turns back to the tirtouga, lifting it carefully to the water's edge. he gently lowers his hand, the tips of his fingers brushing the surface of the water. the tirtouga's shell touches the liquid, and suddenly its body jerks to life. nick watches in awe as the small turtle-like creature paddles fiercely out to sea.[break][break]

he had thought the thing dead, it was so limp in his hands. the scent of its true home revived it, drew the blood back into its body.[break][break]

nick is jealous. he wishes that whenever he encounters his true place in life, the blood would pump fiercely through his veins, that his heart would tell him in that soft, cloying voice—this is your spot. you belong here.[break][break]

but he is not a tirtouga, and the world is not his ocean.[break][break]

"go on," he murmurs softly. "you're free."



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The gentle lull of ocean waves are a soothing lullaby to Alina’s ears as she makes her way to Slateport beach. The sea-salt tinged air grows stronger on the edge of her tongue as she moves closer to shore, and it was a dearly missed sensation. The ranger takes in a deep breath, a soft smile blooming across her features. It smells like home.[break][break]

Where sea meets land has always been her comfort zone, but since arriving at Hoenn, she hasn’t had a chance to seek out a similar haven. Ranger life hasn’t been easy to adjust to, often pushing her to the extreme with the long training hours, and sometimes she just wished that she had the luxury to spend an entire evening watching the sun tenderly kiss the sky goodnight.[break][break]

Needless to say, it felt like the universe was finally aligning with her when she was asked to escort the recent clutch of baby tirtougas home safely. Not only was she killing two wingulls with one stone, but maybe for the first time in a while, she’d feel less like a failure. After all, this was what she did best - guiding others back to where they belonged. Not scaling cliffs that threatened to collapse from erosion, or riding pokemon that could break her neck if they so pleased.[break][break]

At least, she assumed it would be smooth-sailing. Just as she recognized the hints of home, the youngest member of her team recognized them as well. The young totodile had abruptly bolted towards the shore, leaving a flustered Alina behind. Despite getting acquainted with the pokemon over the last couple of months, he was still one of the many wild cards lately that Alina couldn’t quite grasp. She hoped this trip to the ocean would relieve some of his overabundant energy, but considering that everything was either food or foe to the adolescent, this was starting to seem like a poor idea.[break][break]

“Ronan!” She called out, picking up her pace to chase after him. So much for relaxing! A million scenarios buzzed in her head as she frantically searched for the blue reptile. When her feet finally reaches sand, she makes out two blurry figures, only one of them the one she was hunting for.[break][break]

Alina makes out an older man as she reaches the pair, and her heart drops as she swiftly puts two and two together. “Oh my goodness. I’m so sorry,” Alina said, clearly flustered. Although she hasn’t previously crossed paths with her assigned partner, she was given his basic description before she left. And of course, she (or her totodile) hit jackpot.[break][break]

“I hope he didn’t bother you - or the Tirtougas, for that matter.” She says as the Totodile started dive bombing into the sand, snout eagerly sniffing out his next meal as he sprays thick sand in his vicinity. Alina lightly nudges him away with her foot, scrambling to appear more collected in front of the older ranger. “I’m Alina - you must be Nicholas? I’m, um, the other ranger that was assigned to escort the Tirtougas back to sea.” [break][break]

Yup. There goes her first impression. [break][break]

Ronan, stumbling from his spot and landing on his bottom, glares at his trainer, venom burning in his gaze. What did she think she was doing?! He wouldn’t stop her from indulging in a seafood buffet![break]



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nick looks up from where he kneels in the sand to see the stranger - alina - jogging towards him, a worried expression painted across her features. beside her is a wild-eyed totodile, energetic and more than a little fierce. the baby tirtouga in nick's hand flinches at the sight of the predator, instinctive fear filling its tiny heart.[break][break]

"no, no, he didn't bother me or them. not really," nick says quietly, as reassuringly as he can manage. he's aware of how his voice tends to convey less warmth than he means it to, but he tries anyway.[break][break]

it's difficult, sometimes, to remember that he was once more like her. young, eager, and less certain than he wanted to be. now, when he looks at her, he doesn't see his own youth. he only feels the heavy weight of the years that separate them.[break][break]

nick stands, brushing sand from his knees. he watches her for a moment, noting the anxiety written in the tight lines of her shoulders, the uncertain set of her mouth. it's not an expression he recognizes from his own face, but he knows it well enough from others. he's seen it often enough on the faces of young doctors, fresh from university and thrust headfirst into a world they weren't prepared for. nick remembers, dimly, what it felt like to be so wholly out of his depth.[break][break]

"i'm nick," he says, after a beat.[break][break]

"if you want to help the baby tirtouga into the sea," he tells her, voice low, "they're there, by the dunes. it's hard to say why, but they seem to prefer climbing over sand."[break][break]

he begins to move, slow and careful, to keep his balance on the shifting sand.[break][break]

"i hope the sea is good to them," he says softly, wistfully. "they deserve it."



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although alina was probably more well-versed in ocean than she was human, she liked to think she was still relatively perceptive with the latter. thus, even with the man's flatter intonation, she feels a wave of relief wash over her and subtly relaxes in stance. she releases the breath she didn't realize she was holding. drops her shoulders. loosens her jaw. [break][break]

"nick." she echos softly, blue and gold orbs following him as he shows her where the baby tirtougas roamed in the sand. he was a steady presence amidst the unexpected chaos, and it was an energy she missed dearly in her own life. it seemed so long ago when she was also the cool and collected one, with two feet planted firmly on the ground. lately, she felt lucky if she even had a toe skimming the surface. [break][break]

alina immediately gets to work upon his guidance, slowly shifting her weight across the uneven ground. "ronan, you can play over there." she tells the totodile as she leans down, pointing towards an area a few feet away. the reptile scowls at his trainer in response before wandering into the waves begrudgingly, but alina knows him well enough by now. it won't be long before he attempts to hunt for his next meal again. [break][break]

her fingers dip into the sand to collect one of the many newborns, some of the egg shell fragments slipping away from her touch. the tirtouga seemed so frail even within the palm of her hands - how could it possibly survive out in the ocean, relying on pure instinct alone? alina could not imagine what it is like to navigate the world with such effortless, naive confidence, but it brings her a sense of peace knowing that this creature has the capability to do so. it is proof of its possibility. maybe one day, alina would get a taste of it too. [break][break]

cautiously, the woman approaches the shore, keeping her hands level as she lowers the baby tirtouga to the water, gifting it a final moment of steadiness. "i hope so, too. it is not always so kind." she says, her eyes following the creature as it fights resolutely against the waves. she knows first-hand how brutal the ocean it can be, watching it take just as many lives as the ones it gave over the years. she would like to believe that for this clutch of tirtougas, it was more tender than it was cruel. [break][break]

"it's admirable how brave they are, really. the way they launch forward without a second thought, despite not knowing what's waiting ahead of them." alina remarks quietly as she turns around to help another turtle. she's normally not so sentimental upon first meeting, but perhaps setting lives free amidst a hazy orange glow did that to people sometimes. [break][break]


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