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"Sleep with him?" she balked, and then let out a laugh. "Wait, really? I didn't know he swung that way. Maybe he swung your way, though."

[break][break] She smirked, only to falter as the other asked for him.

[break][break] "I... I don't know. Not since I left."

[break][break] Her lips pursed.

[break][break] The prickling feeling didn't go away, not quite. An itch in the back of her mind that couldn't quite go away. For some reason, as this man peered at her, Mila couldn't erase the feeling of her stomach in knots.

[break][break] "Rocket, I mean."

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"That's a shame, I hope you find them."

[break][break] Mila pursed her lips, still trying to figure out if the unsettling feeling was from this man here, or from wandering the caves ceaselessly. The sparkling pattern from the crystals reflected in his eyes when she looked at him.

[break][break] "I'm a designer," the lie dripped from her lips easily. "I was ... "

[break][break] Suddenly, she was pulled back into an old memory. jackson barrett's sour, injured face. Somebody's front yard. A kimino.

[break][break] "I..."

[break][break] She paused, stunned.

[break][break] "You knew Jackson."

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"Ji-hoon, hm?"

[break][break] The name sounded familiar, but she wasn't sure exactly why. Was it a name she already knew?

[break][break] "I guess that's okay," she said with a careless shrug. "Why are your pokemon missing? Where'd they go?"

[break][break] Trying to ignore the prickling sensation she felt, Mila led the way deeper down the path. Moonlight streaked her hair as they walked, just as Dolce lit up the rest of the way with a glimmer of FIRE SPIN, scorching the air they walked.

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Mila turned, glancing at the other woman.

[break][break] From her expression, one would not be able to tell but she was thrilled. This lie of hers had spun out so rapidly into something it was actually spinning some truths —

[break][break] "That sounds great!"

[break][break] With a spark in her eye, Mila grinned and grabbed the other woman's hand.

[break][break] "Yeah! A designer. I'll tell you all about it, come on, if you show me what that is. Is that a Suicune?"

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"Ew. By who?"

[break][break] Mila couldn't imagine who would want to punch this guy in the face — he seemed small and weak and not at all like someone like aaron faust who was very much more punchable.

[break][break] She shook her head when they asked if she knew the way out. A blush of embarrassment dusted her cheeks.

[break][break] "Actually, no. Not really. I was trying to find my own way out when I saw you." She paused. "What did you say your name was again?"

[break][break] "Unless you want me to call you sweet cheeks, sweet-cheeks."

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Out of shadows, someone appeared.

[break][break] Mila tensed, expecting it to be a Ranger like June Fair or maybe even an annoying civilian like aaron faust. This was neither.

[break][break] Swollen, bruised and bloody, in addition to it being dark however, the designer could not piece the familiar figure together. At least not yet.

[break][break] She frowned, stepping forward.

[break][break] "What the hell?"

[break][break] Her own kindness got the better of her, despite herself, and Mila gestured for Dolce to act. A sparkle of light echoed in the moonlit cavern as a WISH was gently placed upon the gentleman's brow.

[break][break] "What the hell happened to you?"

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She was lost.

[break][break] Despite her best efforts, mila alexopoulos was unable to find her way out of the labyrinth of tunnels and tera crystals, one that seemed reminiscent of the HOUSE OF MIRRORS that she'd once traversed with CIAN MAHER. The reminder of the former Rocket made something uncomfortable twist in her gut, and she looked at both her pokemon that were out.

[break][break] Both Vincenzo and Dolce seemed just as lost as she was. She sighed.

[break][break] Mila turned on her heel, startled by the sound of something crunching underfoot. Moonlight streamed through an opening in the sky, casting a radiant glow upon her surroundings and shrouding the lurking figure in the shadows, hiding their identity.

[break][break] "Who are you? Show yourselves."

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He was so easy.

[break][break] "God," she sighs, rolling her eyes. "You're so dramatic."

[break][break] Mila reaches into her bag, pulling out her wallet. However, instead of pulling out the supposed fifty bucks that he says, she pulls out a business card.

[break][break] "I don't have any cash, but come by my store. I'll give you cash then or if you want, I can - " Her eyes flit down, looking at his outfit. "I can give you a new outfit."

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Mila isn't normally one to ask for help, but given the precarious situation that they're in, she can't help but be tempted.

[break][break] But she's still wary.

[break][break] "Who?"

[break][break] Because she doesn't know anything about this girl. It could easily be a trap. It could be Rocket for all she knows. Then, suddenly as a HIDDEN POWER blasts against the side of their protective barrier, she squeaks and tightens her grip on the other.

[break][break] "Nevermind. You're right. That sounds like a plan - let's go!"

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'Not a trainer.' Despite the fact that she ought to feel otherwise, Mila could only feel relief. It meant that this girl wasn't someone important, and likely couldn't report her. It also probably meant that she wasn't with anyone dangerous either — and should it come to it, Mila could probably get the upper hand.

[break][break] Or at least, she thought.

[break][break] "I..." She hesitated, unsure how much to change. "Mine is more luck." Briefly, she glanced behind the icy wall to see that the Unown were already beginning to float past them, allowing a relief to balloon in her chest.

[break][break] She glanced back at the other woman, finally the fear dissappating to something calmer.

[break][break] "Lucky to meet you, I suppose."

[break][break] She offered out a hand.

[break][break] "I'm Mila."

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"No!"

[break][break] She can't help it, the way her cheeks redden with embarassment and defiance, the way that she knows this other girl is right even if she doesn't want it to be.

[break][break] The minute the SPIKY SHIELD falls, it's buoyed by Vincenzo's BLIZZARD. An icy wall erects between them and the Unown soldiers, only to be shattered the minute a HIDDEN POWER strikes.

[break][break] Heart in her throat, Mila grasps the other girl's wrists and leaps behind a group of tera crystals.

[break][break] "I'm not," she inhales sharply. "I'm not a trainer." She isn't. She isn't. She isn't.

[break][break] So why is she here?

[break][break] "Who are you? Are you a trainer?"

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