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ahhh..

she didn't want to do this. she really didn't want to do this. she was accustomed to office work, being a lawyer, and being swamped with papers and documents to sift through. though there were the occasional times where she would have to leave and try to attend to some.. things, with the company, the most physical activity she would get is walking her way down to the devon headquarters to chat in person. what couldn't be said through starly mail or the phone, at least.

mt. pyre was every bit intimidating as she remembers it to be; overbearing with the craggy surface and the slopes that left her winded and out of breath at just a glance. at least cinnabar, her garchomp, stood by her long enough to use one of his fins to shade the trainer.

they hike just a little bit, until she spots the figure of a man walking along and up the mountain. usually, she would have left someone be and kept on walking. usually, she would have walked right on past without a word (solely because she did poorly with talking to strangers, coming off as cold). but.. she wasn't going to get more sociable by hiding in her shell, was she?

yeah, she wasn't.

"excuse me?" daphne raises her voice, enough for the man to hopefully hear her. "erm.. i know this is sudden but may i accompany you?" she starts, trying to push down whatever initial butterflies may have threatened to stretch their wings "there's been word of thieves, and the path isn't completely safe, so.."

she trails off, tenting her fingers against her stomach. her eyes are directed downwards, the slightest bit, only peeking up to see the man's reaction.

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Daphne walks in on him doing some sort of yoga exercises. He stands up straighter, a look of bewilderment on his face as a voice crops up from behind. He had been alone for a while - no one really hiked in this heat. Or at least, not at this time of day.[break][break]

Which was the entire reason he had come all the way out here to train in quiet. The ranger headquarters was fine but there were always other men showing off or picking fights - harmless or not. Out here there was nothing but open skies and the occasional bird Pokemon to try and poop on his stuff. [break][break]

Literal heaven.[break][break]

And now there was a young woman involved, awkwardly asking if she could.. accompany him? Accompany him where? He wasn't going anywhere -- oh, but she was. That was the problem. [break][break]

Wait, thieves?[break][break]

"Thieves? All the way up here?"[break][break]

He scratches the back of his head before realizing that he's without a shirt. Hurriedly, the man throws something over his head and smooths it over his chest awkwardly, giving the woman a glance.[break][break]

"Where are you headed, little lady?"

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ah, hopefully she wasn't disturbing anything.

it didn't help that the man she came to was, very clearly, shirtless. the sight itself was enough to put a hue of red across the woman's cheeks, then prompts her to quickly turn her gaze away to give him the privacy. "i-i apologize for barging over, out of the blue--" she stammers over her words, a hand over her eyes as quickly as she tried to turn.

"y-yes," she starts, almost choked up as still recovering from what she'd seen "there have been reports of thieves and.. i was a bit concerned." something about them taking advantage of tired individuals that travelled up the mountain, unable to fight back to their full extent due to fatigue.

deep breaths, daphne. it wasn't easy talking to people, even less so when they weren't.. fully clothed. given a few moments after his words, she slowly lowers her hand back to her side, paired with a soft sigh, hoping that it can help with regaining her composure.

"i was hoping to reach somewhere close to the top, to pay my respects. i-.. erm.. i hope you don't mind."

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She wasn't disturbing anything, merely steering it off-course. But everyone liked an adventure.[break][break]

He catches onto her blush however and he instinctively looks away from her, clearing his throat awkwardly. He did that a lot, a nervous tick. For whatever reason, women got under his skin and he never knew how to respond to them without making a fool of himself.[break][break]

And, clearly, he had done just that simply by being shirtless. But, in his defence, she had approached him first! [break][break]

"No need to apologize ma'am, please."[break][break]

He pleads and tries to de-escalate the situation, defuse whatever disaster this might turn into.[break][break]

She's covering her eyes oh God. Who knew he had that sort of effect on women? He opens and closes his mouth and is honestly thankful she can't see him doing that because he looks ridiculous.[break][break]

"Well.. ah.... you're asking the right person. I'm a ranger for the region, so you're in good hands."[break][break]

He's trying to force away the blush that lingers on his cheeks at her flustered mannerisms and stuttering words. He hadn't meant to offend or embarrass her in any way. Shit.[break][break]

But he's with a shirt now, so she can hopefully relax a bit. It almost made him self-conscious. Did he look that bad?[break][break]

"Of course not, ma'am. It would be a pleasure."

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little does he know, she was looking away for a different reason.

well, two reasons. one was because he was shirtless. second, because arceus smite her were she not a holy woman and tried to keep her eyes off a snack right there and then- not that she'd admit it, of course.

she'd even go as far as to vehemently deny it if the question were ever brought up. god forbid the day where alex decided to ask her about her love life, what with him already having a girlfriend and, probably, being eager to learn about hers.

god forbid.

and bless that he'd put a shirt back on, too. at least now, she could look at him properly without things getting too awkward, and recover from that.. accidental walk-in. her own nervous tick leaked through the seems, in the form of her fingers gently twirling a lock of blue hair between her fingers. she needs a moment to compose herself.

"that's.. good to hear." at least her words came out as.. less shaken, now. it was rude to keep her anxiety on her sleeve, especially seeing that he was more than willing to escort her up the mountain.

the pinkish hue doesn't leave her face, but she powers through it by offering a small, but warm smile, in addition to extending her hand out to shake his.

"my name is daphne. it's a pleasure."

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Matthew continues to awkwardly and silently scratch the back of his neck as awkward silence ensues - or maybe he's just lost in his own tumultuous thoughts that he thinks the silence is long. Regardless, he clears his throat when the woman finally speaks. She seems less shaken up thanks to his chest no longer being bare.[break][break]

It was for the best anyway, he would have probably gotten a nasty sunburn and he'd gripe about it for days until it healed. God forbid he use sunscreen.[break][break]

"The pleasure is all mine, Daphne. My name's Matthew."[break][break]

He offers her a relaxed smile, dropping his hand to his side and then reaching out to accept her handshake. It's firm and brief and then he's reaching for his backpack, popping the lid of his traveling water bottle. He takes a sip before chuckling.[break][break]

"Shall we get going then, ma'am?"

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the mood has lifted, and thank arceus for that.

lest she feel suffocated and choked up by her own awkwardness. her response was a smile after pulling her hand back, eyes gleaming between the mix of blue and yellow. "mmn. lets~" she chimes, and starts by taking a few steps forwards, ahead of him and up the path that only sloped that much more with each trudge up the mountain.

it doesn't take too long for her climbing, before she instinctively glances over her shoulder to glance at the man accompanying her. on one hand, she was very much grateful that he was willing to help her out. on the other hand..

her cheeks flush the tiniest bit red. she couldn't help but to recall the prior events, but she hadn't the heart to bring it up, or make it obvious. it was already hellish enough trying to deal with people, - nevermind men apart from her brother - so she was at.. a bit of a crossroads.

daphne catches herself eyeing him, for just a bit longer than usual. "a-ah.." the words stutter from her lips, as she raises her hands to gently fumble with a lock of her hair in the midst of her anxiety. "s-so.." she starts, twirling a lock "what brings you out here? it's not often i run into someone on my way up.."

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Matthew offers her a polite dip of his head, pulling his attention away from her and leading them ahead. He's mindful not to walk ahead of her, perhaps only a pace or two ahead but directly to her right, the more precarious position. That way if anything happened, he would take the dangerous path and not her.[break][break]

At some point, however, Daphne takes the lead and he allows her, concentrating on taking each step with caution. Some portions of the hike were riddled with gravel and debris. He's practically scowling at the beer bottles and random bits of garbage left behind. It seemed like teenagers had made it up here to drink and party and hadn't bothered to clean up afterward.[break][break]

They continue on in silence a while longer, and Matthew's own awkwardness prevents him from walking in silence. But, the moment he opens his mouth to speak, he interrupts her with the exact same question she was trying to ask. He stops short of his sentence to let her go on ahead with her own.[break][break]

"Just keeping busy. I work for the rangers, and climbing up here is both relaxing and a good habit."[break][break]

He scratches the back of his neck as he glances at her. It's unclear if he'd caught her watching him earlier. His limited eyesight with only one eye and his attention to the path made him oblivious to other people - usually.[break][break]

"You? What's a young woman like you doing all the way out here?"

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his response brought a hum to her lips, as she continued to instinctively twirl at a lock of her hair. a nervous tick of hers, that she liked to do to calm nerves. unfortunately she was so indulged in that, that she was off guard when he returned the question. she raises her eyes, only for their gazes to meet and for daphne to maintain eye contact, just for a moment. then she turns the slightest bit pink a second time, while turning her head back to her hands fiddling.

"both to take a hike, and visit an old friend." she says, eyes growing softer as her fingers slow and relax. "i've actually been gone from hoenn for a short amount of time, so i thought she would enjoy my company." unfortunately, the way there had a sight that was less than.. welcoming.

it was a shame.

especially seeing that this was the path towards something of a memorial. she could see the scowl on her garchomp's expression as they continued to walk, with the claws on his feet digging and breaking whatever debris was underneath the dragon's weight. it was disrespectful to have a party and litter on the path towards a graveyard, especially when she can imagine the amount of elders taking their time to travel up to visit their beloved, passed pokemon.

even more dangerous is that there was word of bandits, and she.. well, frankly, part of her hoped that she could capture them and interrogate them. to get them to stop trying to rob the people coming through, and to get them to face their rightful charges. with the general demographic that walked up, though? the targets were more than easy to deal with.

"i do hope that other people making their ways up are safe. if not from bandits, then from the.. debris."

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The woman makes him positively anxious just by watching her. He avoids meeting her gaze for that reason, unsure how to gauge the response he gets. She turns pink so easily he worries he's the cause - and he has no idea why that might be. Was he intimidating?[break][break]

It was the eyepatch, wasn't it. Women were terrified of it, usually. Or disgusted.[break][break]

"That's kind of you, I'm sure she would appreciate that."[break][break]

Though he has no idea to whom she is referring, he remains polite. Mt. Pyre was a popular burial ground for the deceased - it was more than likely she was visiting to pay respects. He could admire that. It was likely the same reason he had, after all. Other than to exercise.[break][break]

He also couldn't blame her for having left the region altogether. In fact, he's almost more surprised she'd come back. Normally when people left they were gone for good. Hoenn was not exactly the most hospitable these days, what with giant aliens coming out of the sky.[break][break]

Matthew cannot help but notice the woman's Garchomp, however, and is both bemused and confused.[break][break]

"Surely you'd be able to handle yourself, though? You seem capable enough if you've trained a Garchomp so well."[break][break]

The Pokemon's skin is immaculate and clean.[break][break]

Matthew scratches the back of his head awkwardly, realizing she had just answered his question.[break][break]

"Ahh.. yes, the debris. I could see that being a problem."

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she was certain that she was CAUGHT STARING earlier, but she didn't want to risk the potential embarrassment that came with being found out. still, he was an attractive man. it was hard for her not to look, though reluctant she was to admit. ah..! she couldn't let him know that! it was too embarrassing, and she didn't want that to slip out of her lips. she'd sooner dig herself a hole under the devon building and never crawl out!

still, she gives a smile to matthew at his words. she was glad that there was someone who shared the same sentiment. it was a nice change, as opposed to the.. otherwise unpleasant memories she's made a couple of months ago. she was present on the day of the new years fiasco, and that was just the kick she needed to leave hoenn for a little while.

this was a breath of fresh air.

now when it came to her garchomp..

the dragon pokemon glared down at the man, with a judging glare whilst keeping a fin to shade his trainer. there was a moment of silence as matt opened his mouth, to which daphne paused and sheepishly began to tent her fingers together. "a-actually.." she starts, lowering her gaze to the path in front of her. the dragon pokemon had no problem in clearing it up if it were an issue, but..

"truth be told, i just.. wanted someone to talk to." the pink runs across her face yet again. she's lost count of how many times she's found herself like this, but it was still embarrassing to admit. she tries to put a meek smile on her lips, hoping to hide the flush that tinges her ears a hue of pink.

"i apologize for asking of something so petty. b-but, i do feel safer with another person..!"

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