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”Is it really? You have good taste in pokémon!” He beams in response to her statement. Sure, catching another Dragalge would have been nice, but meeting someone who appreciated the species was cool too, especially with the reputation usually earned by Poison Types. Then again, Vic would have probably said that about most pokémon she may have had...
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”What’s their name?” The question was asked, but there was no time to hear the reply, the commotion in the water causing his own Dragalge to swim closer to shore, startling a little Axew that had innocently been trying to have a drink while all this went on.
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So cute.
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Well… Why not?
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”Licorice.” The pokémon answered the call before a proper command could even be given, shooting a HYDRO PUMP directly at the Tusk Pokémon.
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Eh… A bit of an overkill under most circumstances, but luckily, dragons were usually resistant to water attacks. Still, the man sighed at the Dragalge’s lack of restraint, swiftly throwing a pokéball while he did as much.




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+ katja weiss - Vic tries to catch Axew!

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Great minds think alike or fools seldom differ?
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Meteor Falls happens to be one of the few places in Hoenn that Vic had looked forward to visiting since long before moving to the region. So, in true tourist fashion, he steps into the cave in yellow sunglasses, shorts, and an Alolan-style shirt, today not here as a ranger but solely for the sake of sightseeing… and maybe to catch one or two dragons.
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Just like our other dear dragon enthusiast over here, he thinks it a good idea to allow a couple of his pokémon to go for a swim while he walks by the water’s edge, calling his Kingdra and Dragalge out of their pokéballs and watching them dive down in the crystalline pool. It is then when he spots something familiar when passing by the bridge…
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”Oh! Look, Licorice, you have a twin!”



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+ katja weiss

Hydreigon
Rotom (Milky)
Trapinch
pls and ty ♡

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What was Vic sorry for? Good question! It wasn’t the fact that he had intervened when the Skarmory was harassing that one poor guy, that’s for sure, but he did feel a little bit guilty that Sam had worried and ended up having to get involved. He also felt guilty that the Skarmory had gone through more distress than what was absolutely necessary because he had been reckless. Yet, did he feel sorry that he needlessly put himself in harm’s way? Eh… Not really, that was a part he barely even considered.
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Even if he had had the time to consider it, he wouldn’t have, because truthfully, all of it began to quickly lose relevance in his mind as he talked to the other man. Oh. He had actually said yes to coffee?! ”Hell yeah! I bet there must be a good place nearby. Let’s go!” Enthusiastic as always, Vic grinned, beginning to walk as if he just expected Sam to go along with him… because he kinda sorta did.
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And, just like that, the whole Skarmory affair was left behind, to be remembered by Vic solely as an anecdote on how he met his new pal.



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+ samuel carter (PALS!!!)

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”You might not always have somebody, or your pokémon, there to catch you from falling off a ridiculously high pole.”
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In a way, Vic knew that the other man was right. He had had a lifetime of reckless actions to teach him to be more careful, but had he actually learned his lesson? The answer should be obvious given everything that happened just now. Take the one time he ended up in the hospital unexpectedly as a kid, for example: it happened because he fractured his arm when falling off a tree. With most kids, that would have probably taught them to be more careful and kept them away from any hazardously tall foliage, heck, they may have even developed a fear of heights, but not Vic… Here he was, having just climbed an electric pole when he technically hadn’t even needed to do such a thing.
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But, even though his recklessness was something that seemed almost innate and that he couldn’t just switch off with a thought, he still smiled at Sam’s advice, even if he kind of sounded like a concerned parent. It was the kind of thing Vic’s mum would have said, so he responded like he would have replied to her: ”Hah… I’ll try, yeah, sorry...”
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”Hey, you wanna go grab a coffee or something? As a thank you for your help!” What was the reasoning for this part? Well, other than actually wanting to somehow repay Sam for all his efforts… The guy seemed cool, so why not become friends?!


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+ samuel carter

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”Ha! Man, you’re funny!” There was another – unrequested and probably also quite unwelcome – hearty pat on the back, the pinkette grinning wide.
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If we’re being honest here, Vic was well aware that his actions had been reckless and that things could have easily gone horribly wrong if Mr Caretaker of Mount Pyre over here hadn’t stepped in to help. But, now that things were said and done, there wasn’t really a point in feeling all down that he hadn’t been more cautious or whatever, right? It had turned out just fine! He hadn’t been hurt, Sam hadn’t been hurt, nor had any of their pokémon, or the Skarmory and their eggs! It was what the ranger would call a success!
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”For real though, you helped me a lot back there! I’m Vic, nice to meet you.” Well, technically, his name was Victor, but Vic had never introduced himself as that in all of the twenty-seven years of his life, and he sure as heck wasn’t going to start now.
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Still smiling, he turned to look at his pokémon, giving them an enthusiastic ”Good job, you two!” that came accompanied by a thumbs up before returning them both to their respective pokéballs.


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+ samuel carter

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Oh.
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It all happened really quickly. Way too quickly, in fact. So quickly that, had the man not been used to keeping track of the fast-paced action of pokémon battles, he would have been both confused and stunned. The pokémon shrieked, the stranger on the ground yelled, and the moment Vic thought he would have to order his Dragapult to attack in order to distract the Skarmory, the latter was already being dealt with by an Absol.
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”Ah, shit…” he swore under his breath, this time properly holding onto the pole so he could let go with one hand and reached for one of the pokéballs at his belt. A Dragonite was summoned, its wings immediately flapping in order to remain airborne. ”Listen, Pez… Paralyze the Skarmory, but don’t do anything else.” Out of all Vic’s pokémon, the Dragonite was by far the least agreeable and obedient, this being evident by the way it huffed in return – almost as if with contempt. But, it did make a swift turn, fixing its gaze on the metal bird and swooping down without a second spared to hesitate.
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A flash of lightning came in the form of a powerful THUNDER PUNCH, followed immediately by a right hook that delivered a FIRE PUNCH, for good measure. So much for not doing anything else, huh?
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The man could have sighed, but he was all too preoccupied with the delicate task at hand; taking advantage of these distractions in order to have his Dragapult help him down along with the nest.
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It was given to a couple of other rangers who had stood by, watching the scene unfold in case they needed to intervene, and once this was done, Vic turned to look at the tattooed stranger who had helped him so much.
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”Thanks again! By the way, I don’t think I caught your name,” he said, nonchalant, as if this were a casual conversation and not one happening beneath a pair of giant metal birds’ piercing cries.


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+ samuel carter