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cosmos [gym]

POSTED ON Aug 9, 2021 17:12:20 GMT

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Hair fell around his face. Gel just didn't cut it, these days. He seemed more full of life than usual, throwing little punches every so often. The neon tunnel was a straightforward walk. The tunnel itself was perfectly square shaped, with lights hanging overhead. In fact, Jayden's voice echoed, traveling all the way down to reach him.

Eventually, Jayden would reach a square shaped arena, struck by fluorescent lights with indigo filters over them. The room was tiled all over, with not so much a door for him to push through as a square shaped mouth that left him in the arena.

"Oh. It's you again." He said, looking to the taller man with a smile. Giona's hand was against an opened wall panel: the breaker switches for the lights. He stopped just short of shutting them all off, just to give the two of them a chance to talk again.

The lights cut out in tunnel sections, slowly making the arena darker and hazier. It fell to one row of bulbs between the two, but he kept it on, for now. The dim, bluish lights made his pale face with shaved eyebrows look that much more like a skull. Giona wore a white button-up and black tie, over black slacks. He had on a suitjacket in brown and pink, with a comically large collar.

"How have you been, lately?"

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POSTED ON Aug 9, 2021 5:52:03 GMT

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Type 3 Evo, turning Dartrix into Decidueye.
Type 3 Evo, turning Ivysaur into Venusaur.
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POSTED ON Aug 9, 2021 0:27:40 GMT

His hand found hers, but upon a non-reaction to it, he slowly pulled his hand away, sheepishly. Slightly embarrassed. Furthermore, she indulged him with a weary smile. One that reflected patience. His face went beet-red. "..."

However she felt about her own ability to communicate, he had a similar emotional blockage. It was like he just had a subconscious thing getting in the way. When he hit on his male co-workers, he did so in a way that was either incredibly passive or easy to brush off as a joke. Either way, he found himself incapable of relating his emotional needs to others. “...Yeah. They're all more outgoing, and sometimes have to drag me away from work.”
An understatement, but he couldn't fully cop to being where he was in Rocket because he was a gifted ass-kisser and teacher's pet.

"Right. Well, given the circumstances, I don't blame you for needing to be alone. I'm sure that in time, you'll be able to... find out who your friends are, in that community." He said, turning to face her with his body a little more. The collar of his pajamas parted just enough to show his collarbone and neck. What he'd said in his conversation with King rung true; the average person was an animal, were it not for having a person's social graces. He wanted to be her dog.

He then nodded, and paused to regain his composure. Still red, he looked to her, but had to distance himself from it. "I don't know. I guess... everyone else I know is consumed by work right now too."

"Either way, thanks. When we first, you were concerned about scaring me away, but I think I needed you here.”

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POSTED ON Aug 8, 2021 23:55:14 GMT

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no question [m]

POSTED ON Aug 8, 2021 23:29:38 GMT

Giona met him with a knowing nod. He then walked over, and sized up the hole. Sure, they didn't deserve to be buried by rocks, but... the two of them were called here to deal with pokemon stealing food. What was probably more likely was someone being nosy about uneaten food scraps disappearing.

"Either way, this situation benefits me. They'll turn into ghost types if I wait long enough."

He said, with a dismissive wave of a hand. It sounded callous. Maybe it was. Maybe it even made him a bad person. Nonetheless, he had to look cool and collected infront of someone who would be right to think of him as a tryhard. With a little smile to christen his joke, the skin around his eyes pulled. It was unclear if that mark was a scar or a face tattoo.

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oh, i didn't see you there [social]

POSTED ON Aug 7, 2021 2:55:09 GMT

He smiled, as Mint explained that he wasn't good at battling. That he spent his time goofing around in a field, so it didn't matter. "I was like that too. I found my Trapinch while working for a landscaping company. It was getting in the way, and they were gonna call the Rangers. Now, I can call moves for it without a word."

The clatter of the rolled up mat hitting the cart startled Espurr, and the cat immediately put a paw on Giona's tiddy as he talked to Mint for a minute. He paused, and looked in the distance for a minute.

Giona had pretty much everything he needed, just blackout curtains for the summer heat, and pillow cases. He was okay with the wood-colored and wood-textured furniture of his new home, with its brick exterior. Anything beat a floor-mattress on the submarine. “I actually moved before getting my first paycheck. I ended up burning through my savings, and I'm slowly putting money back in there.”

He smiled, thinking about showing his friend around town. Around the mining town that seemed to love this weird city slicker. "Oh! There's a cave to the east. There's also Meteor Falls to the north. To the south is Petalburg Woods. It's pretty quiet sometimes... and I love it." He said, before pausing and letting Mint continue. It was funny... despite looking older, he was younger than Mint by about six months.

He smiled as the cat just put its mouth around his hand, without drawing blood. As it let go, he raised his hand to pat the top of Cacio's head. He then drew his hand away, and started to slowly lead the two of them towards the counters. “I'd love to help you unpack and put the new furniture around your home... and I wouldn't mind going to lunch with you.”

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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2021 5:59:07 GMT

He'd found himself relating to her more and more. He hadn’t any deaths in his community that he could remember, but his world was incredibly dense, and pulled everything into it. It was all for Rocket. Bill Anderson got a council seat for Rocket. The man who mentored him became a pariah for Rocket. He’d even pulled others into his orbit, too. He couldn’t express all of this to her. With a gentle smile and a hand slowly curling over hers, he offered what of it mattered. "I’ve been... consumed by my work, and my life around it too. Thank you for letting me escape."

Even then, that felt selfish. Needy, too. She went out of her way to visit him, and he didn’t do much, save for make dinner. The least he could do was get a word in to reassure her. “That’s frustrating. I don’t think your friend was any less important to them. They must’ve... wanted there to be closure after the war ended.”

"As hard as that is... they could reach out to you whenever they have time to. I’m sure that other people in your line of work have lost people before. My friends at work are... weird like me, but you’re welcome to join us, the next time we get together." He said, before going oddly quiet. He tried and failed to steer the conversation back to what they did for eachother. Nonetheless, it was this passion of hers and the fact that they weren’t just talking past eachother that felt so refreshing. That put a smile on his face.

He then nodded, as she brought them full circle. Having been reserved before, he tried to sit a little closer, as if he was peering into her eyes. "There’s a difference between people who make time for you, and people who don’t, even when they’re able to. You’ve noticed it by now. I’m sure that... they have lives outside of work too."

"And again, it means a lot that you... went out of your way to be here with me.”

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RAID: DESOLATE LAND

POSTED ON Aug 5, 2021 23:29:54 GMT

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The volcano was sealed shut, for the time being. Blades still shot out, venting pressure. The steam made enough humidity to cook a brisket, but he'd choose this over any explosion from the mounting pressure under the earth, gladly.

"I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL. WE HAD SOME BIG NAMES HERE, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT NONE OF US COULD'VE DONE IT BY OURSELVES."

He said, hands cupped around his mouth. The power vested in him to tame Groudon faded, slowly. He still felt more alive than alive, however. Just a residing contact high from the whole affair. His entire body glistened due to a thin layer of sweat all over. Giona took this moment to cup the sweat on his face and pull it up into his hair. He slicked it back all in one motion to keep it out of his eyes. His eyes that were still so full of life.

"And to Zac Ramsay ... I await your challenge to my gym. I got your email about the matter already, but take as much time as you need. Stay safe on your travels, Brother."

The holes venting the energy in the volcano like the valve on a pressure cooker continued to pop open. Regidrago awoke from its slumber. Though four of them in a cave were able to fight it again and again, he could feel Groudon under the earth venting all the pressure to prevent the explosion of the mountain. He could feel that no matter what they did, Groudon was trying to get them out of there, so it could settle the score with Regidrago in peace.

Giona had to honor that wish. He called out his personal ride. His Unfezant, caught on the bridge under the overpass in Mauville. The normally skittish and cowardly bird knew that there was no way out, and stared him down. Giona held his hands to the sky like a baby being asked to be picked up by a parent, and was carried away in the talons of the bird.

"..."

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lights out [gym]

POSTED ON Aug 5, 2021 23:12:08 GMT

The memory of that party wasn't lost on him. Nonetheless, he remembered the party mostly for trying to make a pass at his dejected gay friend, and being intimidated by that Silph family. Neither of which was relevant at the time. Nobody remembered Fortree well enough to arrest him, and he'd hit it off well enough with someone knew.

Giona lacked that embarrassment. That moment of silence that was felt more than heard. He had his fair share of shameful moments, and decided to reassure the other man. To break the moment of silence. The sandstorm kicked up, leading Giona to blindfold himself with the towel, so none of the sand particles hit his eyes.

"Well, whatever happened, it doesn't bother me that much. I've quit drinking since then. Today marks... a month?" He said, thinking for a moment. The flash of light told him explicitly that Rotom couldn't win. That he was at a disadvantage. He then switched it out for Sableye, with a flash of light from the pokeball signalling this to Lars. This meant giving up a turn, letting Lars go first.

"You can go first."

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POSTED ON Aug 5, 2021 18:39:24 GMT

He'd spoken like that to push her buttons. It was a long-lasting trend. Early on, he'd assumed that Lulu Flint was drunk, and decided he'd rather deal with someone who was mad at him than someone who was checked out altogether. Wasn't a wise call to make, but in his own weird, combative way... he had principles. "Well, okay. I'm sure it's different out in the field."

He feigned interest in the documentary for another minute, while trying to pull the hair out of his face. To try and regain a sense of control at nobody's expense in particular. He then looked back to Alice, putting on a gentle smile as she continued.

"As hard as that is... I'm sure it must've been beautiful to see all the stars. To see the dark blues of the sky, without the big city air pollution." He said, before going oddly quiet. He bit his tongue behind his lips. This was just like when Jayden questioned him skipping stones across the sea. When he had to appeal to nature, because his own aesthetic preferences weren't even worth talking about.

He then nodded, as she brought up what it was like to lose him. He swallowed a lump in his throat, thinking about something similar. "Oh... That's... yeah. When I had to move out, I lived with my older brothers for a while. I can't imagine the kind of pain you're going through, losing someone that close."

"It means a lot that you'd trust me like that. It just makes me wonder... Do you get along with that community of Rangers?”

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William of Whispers [Gym]

POSTED ON Aug 4, 2021 17:43:31 GMT

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The room was cool and dry. Still reeling from the summer heat, Giona stood before him under the indigo light with a towel around his neck and black joggers on. The arena took the form of a white tiled room, perfectly square. The finish on the tiles was just reflective enough to catch the blue hues of the tunnel behind them.

He smiled, and looked off into the distance for a second. He reserved his canned speech for younger trainers, and even children on school fieldtrips. Now, how to best relate to someone he trusted in the heat of the moment...

"Thanks, man. I used to live in Mauville, and I just brought the big city with me when I left, I guess." He said, looking to the taller man. The light hadn't dimmed yet, giving his face with its thinned eyebrows and undercut a deathly pallor.

The lights cut out in tunnel sections, slowly making the arena darker and hazier. After the last click of the breaker switch on the panel behind him, the arena was pitch-black. Giona closed the panel, and fastened a hardened tile over it.

"I'm sure you won't disappoint either. If I'm not mistaken... you're a gym leader too."

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RAID: DESOLATE LAND

POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 2:23:21 GMT

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The opportunity struck. The cave group rose to the surface, just in time to see Groudon thrashing around. To see the people scattered by it. To see Greyson Connors this close to eating shit because he got the orb. Being pulled up into the heat again left him glistening because of a layer of sweat all over, hair falling around his face and defying the gel. He glanced at the others in the cave team, zenji jabami and Zac Ramsay . Felt more alive than alive.

"--Uh... Can you guys feel this too?"

There was something odd... He flexed a muscle, and seemingly involuntarily warped a small rock nearby. Avatarship of Groudon seemed to grant him a measure of control over the mountain. He cackled, finally feeling juiced up.

"I had an idea... What if we used the power together and covered Groudon and capped the volcano in one fell swoop? It'd smother it and stop the mountain from erupting."

The group was all juiced up. All ready to go. Giona in particular felt a kind of joy and power he never had before. He cackled, getting a lot of joy just out of flexing his muscles and crushing small rocks. He then looked to the other two, before trying to pull the rim of the volcano over and cover Groudon with it like a blanket.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Nobody can tell me nothin!! Suck my dick!!"

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giona vs chu-e [ H☆T ]

POSTED ON Aug 1, 2021 1:44:35 GMT

They really were distracted from the battle. Furthermore, a chance to complain about something arose. He smirked, and followed up.

"--Even then, it’s like something you’d put in a game to pad the features list in advertisements."

Giona said, thinking about his next comment. He then whistled, and Gengar surely enough, sneezed as it flew out, grimacing. Nonetheless, it’d keep barreling towards Shiinotic.

"...This sucks. I’m tired. How about you, man?" Giona said, raising a brow. His entire body glistens with a thin layer of sweat. His eyes glazed over, like a dog’s. The way the skin over his eye moved made it unclear if it was a scar or just a face tattoo.

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POSTED ON Jul 31, 2021 23:36:58 GMT

It almost felt like a lie. Almost. Truth be told, the League could simply be paid for the position. That, and he submitted a cover letter noting how close the Rustboro gym could be to the trainer school. "Thanks. It takes a while to get anything done, but my last job as a line cook was way too fast."

The ranger being terse wasn't a surprise, but he didn't turn his nose up at it. Kaida seemed like someone who knew when to mind their own business, for one. He smiled, and nodded as she spoke of them.

"Yeah... It would've been different if they didn't have their priorities in order." He said, before seemingly spacing out for a second. Thinking all the near-misses he had, the carelessness to not just cycle out his old Rocket pokeballs. The League officials, ranger or otherwise, who probably knew and looked the other way. He'd play along even if it was a sting operation, just for the chance to talk to her. The documentary narrator mentions Unova's White Forest, a habitat of wildly fluctuating size and visitor volume per capita.

He then exchanged a glance with her, just quickly enough to watch her turn pink briefly. A corner of his mouth went up, but he suppressed a smirk. "Oh. I'm glad that worked out."

"For once? Oh, you poor thing. Just know that if you're ever in the area, you can rest here.”

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