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POSTED ON Jul 31, 2019 5:56:03 GMT
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"i suppose that's true."

dahlia says wistfully- but the feigned naivety is whisked away as quickly as it came.

"however! he'll serve not only as an admirable account of triumph, but as a tempting target to strike down." she balls her hand into a fist. "sometimes you just get the urge to punch a pretty face!"

she grins. the stoutland accomplishes his work with apt timing and nuzzles deep against kyle's hands.

"good! we'll be in touch with you. we, being the league."

dahlia laughs as she pulls out a pink poryphone.

"sounds slightly ominous, doesn't it? 'we'! anyways, let's exchange numbers. i'll give you a personal line..."

the commissioner taps her screen with sprightly swings as if ringing in a new era. an era that kyle will help usher in.


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POSTED ON Jul 18, 2019 23:05:35 GMT
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how sad is it to say that the days of celebration are over. no parties. no parade to usher the fresh energies of starting anew. truth be told, becoming commissioner is no ascension. it is a gradual descent by rickety rope. she hopes to land well.

however, the winds of wormholes and rockets threaten her inversed climb. she frowns small, seeing one of the casualties of the recent storm.

"and thank you for taking me out as well." dahlia says, quickly replacing the sad tilt of her lips with a smile. "i'm lucky to meet a hero of hoenn in person like this."

she nods, allowing bailey to stretch time within the clinical stillness of the hospital.

"of course! formalities in a place and time like this?" dahlia slices the air dismissively. "i'm not an old fogey, sergeant- or bailey, if you so choose."

as they leave into the hospital hallways, dahlia notes the colorful panels and paintings of swablu and roselia fixtured into the walls. however, they're not match for the obscenities on bailey's hardened cast. she doesn't mind them. yet, she holds her tongue from inching into laughter.

"one thing though. bad news... i was planning on taking you on this lovely stroll up lilycove's hill... but a snorlax decided to take the longest nap on the path." she sighs. "we can chat along the beach, maybe?"


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Judgment Day (Closed)
POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 8:23:39 GMT
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"we'll have to spend some time easing out the wrinkles, but it's nothing a little maneuvering here and there can't handle."

dahlia sighs, as if her breath were the last petal curling off from its bud.

"people forget, thomas. it'll only take a little bit of time. after all... you and your troop didn't truly mean to do what they did, yes?"

she gathers every flower of interest. places it like bouquet atop her precious nose. bobbing her head up and down, she indulges in thomas' passion for defense and martial art.

"good! good! then it's settled. verdanturf. dark-type. a revival of self-defense education." dahlia claps. applause meant for the future. "sooner or later, the public perception will turn around. an accident is an accident, but this reversal of image will be no mistake."


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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 7:34:55 GMT
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the loudest of birds built their nests big, dahlia tells herself. they adorn them with trinkets from faraway lands, arresting the rays of a hoenn sun in their overwhelming exorbitance.

dahlia does not dress up. she dresses down. although a short distance away in evergrande, she finds traveling tiring- even more so, after her kidnapping. clad in the thinnest of armors, she wears a simple professional get-up of white and black.

she arrives by dragonite, two bodyguards tailing her as the winds of her dragon spiral upon landing. safe within the crater, the commissioner comfortably detaches from her men as she waves to olivia, eyes catching the diamonds of light scattered by the gym leader's embroidery.

"ms. abbiati, you look positively gorgeous! you didn't need to dress up for me." dahlia laughs, her black sneakers crossing squares of white sootopolian rock. she leans forth, kissing the other's cheeks in greeting as her dragonite looks upon sternly.


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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 6:54:38 GMT
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lars' reputation precedes him. although this is by no means the duty of the commissioner, dahlia keeps tabs on the rising stars of the region. their presence ascends from the script of papers. words are scavenged for any meat, but they remain plain. official. objective. reports barely betray the dramatics of a region riddled with strife and excitement while she sits alone in her office with a stale cup of coffee.

but here, in the ren-faire, which she gladly obliged to offer her time and passion to, she enjoys a break from the sweaty, bombastic action of melting cheese. she spots him in line. carefully, she leans out of the stall. dressed as a morgan le fay type of some imagination, her dress dangles above the squashed grass.

"pssst. mr. anderson. come here." dahlia's damp face peeks out of the stall and she beckons him with a finger. "get out of line. i have you covered. hurry!!"




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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 5:06:04 GMT
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dahlia allows mateo to rage. to expel draconic breath and flames, forged from the blazing depths of his thorned den. his hoard must house diamonds. blackened if not charred. even the tarnished gem retains value should it be unique.

"oh, be careful of what you wish for!"

dahlia casts the mention of the year away, the gossamer of her traumas falling like bricks of paperwork in the forsaken distance.

"listen, mateo. i want to place my eggs in a select few baskets." dahlia says, quickly pulling a report from the paper stacks in her mental office. "hoenn plans on instating an official league. it's about time."

dahlia snaps her fingers, "and a man of your calibre, coming all the way from blackthorn... i've done my research, and i'd think you'd be a good fit for what we have planned." she keeps it relatively cryptic, despite the obvious context behind her words. "i'd love to endorse you. have your back. quite literally. we can stitch an insignia of the league on the back of your coat!"

her dratini accompanies her thrill with a immature chirp.



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POSTED ON Jul 17, 2019 1:08:44 GMT
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"a temporary promotion!"

dahlia says, fluttering the increments of garden from her fingers. although invisible, she still feels the tiniest crumb against her lily-white skin. "we're placing him in the champion's seat for now- and i know, i know. people would say, 'dahlia? he's part of devon corp... isn't that suspect?'"

she plays the fool, voice beating against the painted wall like a swan's wings taking flight. her head cranes forth. a pleasant smile.

"but! it's a good underdog story. he's gone through so much- and to see someone as respectable as him represent the region regardless of the mud and dirt he's slogged through is truly inspiring."

dahlia quilts her fingers together, sparing her two indexes which lead toward kyle. she points with them, bound quietly in that graceful ligature. as if on cue, her stoutland comes and snuggles his furry head on kyle's lap.

"and i believe we can do the same for you. make you a further inspiration. a poster boy for hoenn like . erm, maybe not exactly like him." dahlia says. "and maybe not as a gym leader. in some other capacity, but we'll have to see... unless i'm asking too much of you?"

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POSTED ON Jul 3, 2019 8:04:29 GMT
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dahlia's ears ring from the extensive detail. nevertheless, she keeps her head, plucks the period from thomas' conclusion and tacks on the ribbon of her reply, "aaand we are so grateful for that famous benoit generosity."

thinking, she taps the bow of her small smile. she catches a thought. plucks it with finger as it slides off her bottom lip with a pop.

"actually, the training programs are a wonderful idea," dahlia says, "and what the gyms are supposed to be. in fact... we do have some openings in the forseeable future depending on the municipality..."

she grabs her knees, leaning forth as if to make room for the spreading of wings. the commissioner is no angel, no perfect porcelain production⁠—but with the innate intuition and practice of care, fortune has allowed her to easily draw others into the warmth of her flock. she wonders if she can draw thomas too. she thinks she already has.

"...do the programs go any further than classic battling techniques?"


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POSTED ON Jul 1, 2019 8:47:46 GMT
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POSTED ON Jul 1, 2019 8:46:21 GMT
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luckily for mateo, dahlia is a practiced listener. unlike the dratini that playfully circles the dragonite's thick legs, she remains calm. she lets mateo's story flow to her like the calmest breeze.

this is nice. it feels genuine. far from the pretense of politics, mateo's rambling is an earnest unraveling. and here, dahlia feels like a lone child. not lost, but enamoured with the carousel horse before her, which galloped free from its bolted pole.

she laughs. "oh, throw more! believe me when i say you're more interesting than some of the keynote speakers i've had to listen to." dahlia rolls her eyes dramatically, her blond curl following the swing of her head.

the mention of a dragon king piques her interest; however, the familiarity of such a myth fades from her memory, if it were even there. but mateo's fire kindles a new belief in her.

"if you didn't already know, mateo-- is it okay if i call you mateo?" she continues. "our current champion stepped down. but we do have a temporary replacement... alexander stone."

dahlia returns the thumbs up, biting her tongue so that the tip extends past her lips.

"but maybe you can topple him." dahlia clasps her hands together with a crisp clap. a conniving look flashes across her face, as if she had been struck with a chess player's epiphany. "after all, i think you're quite deserving of an endorsement."




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POSTED ON Jun 20, 2019 2:17:16 GMT
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she doesn't drink much nowadays. the bottle lays forlornly- but only to her. still coddled within its fanciful wrappings, the kalosian wine is laid to rest. she'll open the wine for a celebration. one that is uncertain. unknown. and unscheduled.

"oh! i actually thought you wanted to see me." dahlia blinks, lashes bouncing from the slight surprise. laughter marks her recovery. "perhaps... there was a miscommunication. in any case, we can make the most of our good company."

she looks to him.

"that is, if i have reassured you enough for what has happened in the past."


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POSTED ON Jun 19, 2019 5:46:10 GMT
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"gym leaders can be appointed by the league- but more often, it is the municipality's duty." dahlia's hands knit together in stillness. "however, leaders can appoint their successors and stone suggested that you'd be a suitable replacement."

a spark of movement announces her shifting glance. her demure shade hardens with an assertive, knowing confidence. this is charisma, perhaps. or a seamy shift in costume.

"oh, i have." dahlia says about her correspondence with stone. "i'm one step ahead of you!" the tongue is restrained. she keeps it carefully posed behind her smile.

kyle asks a dangerous question. it's here, that her platform stands on the precarious political pillar. and yet, her heart compels her to commit the paranoid fault.

"i didn't say that." dahlia snakes. "from my experience... political dynasties harbor alarming consequences. they consolidate power. create a culture of selfish preservation." she is the one to beg now. not with her voice, but with her eyes. "and these dynasties make it oh so difficult for new talent⁠—new talent like you⁠—to shine through."

a beat.

"and that's why, i've told alexander to reconsider." dahlia teases.


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POSTED ON Jun 19, 2019 5:16:56 GMT
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"oh don't mention it." dahlia waves the gratitude away, fingers curling to grab secret wisps of it as he departs. "sadly, i won't be able to rest now... because of all the paperwork this will bring me. thank you, stone. thank you."

a theatric sigh parachutes from her mouth as she falls lazily on to her side. her face nestles softly into the warm nook of her elbow. 

"oh, it is about time, isn't it?"

from her collapsed heap on the couch, the tired commissioner flutters her fingers goodbye.




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POSTED ON Jun 19, 2019 5:08:01 GMT
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her dratini finds a fondness in mateo's touch. an immediate attunement. as expected from a blackthorn draconid, she thinks. the commissioner wonders too, if she can tame the dragons around her.

as the cold water sinks into her shoes, dahlia shudders with an excitement. an excitement spawned from the smashing of elegance. of posture and poise. what worth was there living a life of absolute grace in a pokemon world? and yet, she takes mateo's gesture and walks ashore.

"oh, graham and i are close like this!" dahlia crosses her fingers to which the dratini affirms loudly.

with a hop onto shore, dahlia crosses mateo's path to shuffle over to a proper spot on the gravelly shore. brightly, she thanks him before mirroring the smacking of his cheeks. at a lower intensity of course, a gentler power. she pats her cheeks as if she were dabbing sunscreen.

"okay, okay!" dahlia raises her thin arms and grounds herself, her shoes squelching with lake water. her form isn't as loose. more crafted. stiff. like origami edges. "before we go on any further... i've wanted to ask you... mr. martinez, why do you train so hard when you have your dragons to fight for you?"

her immature dratini coils up in the shallows as the water cups its pale blue body.
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