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Another Mt. Chimney? Elisabeth Fiorelli wasted no time in moving on to her next affair, it seemed. Where did she find room in her schedule between selling him out and getting beaten to paste?[break][break]

...or, perhaps, this honeypot was more deeply-rooted. A sucker nurtured over time.[break][break]

How hypocritical she continued to be. Would this next man be even more of a liability than MATIAS SILPH?[break][break]

BARNABY FINCH held her gaze with a cold indifference she would recall from their last meeting — until it moved on to declan walsh.[break][break]

The admin gave a reverent nod of the head to signal his continued obedience. After all, he'd fraternized with his fair share of the LEAGUE for just the possibility of information or advantage, but his loyalty had never been in question. [break][break]

"Why would they trust you?" A question asked of Naomi Sato in reference to her earlier remark about the LEAGUE's Avatars. "What siren song have you spun for them?"[break][break]

On the topic of Avatars, Barnaby met Tempest Quinn's eye as the Beast made his points. As he listened, he was reminded of his conversation with marcus kotov, who'd asked him how it felt to be a god now.[break][break]

"Avatarships are a means to an end, not divine blessing. They're omens of an uncertain future." It was an anomalous relationship, found only in Hoenn. "If the Drk Triad is to be believed, of course."[break][break]

Was that uncertain future the Ruination that jayden cross and Elisabeth Fiorelli spoke of? Or was this foretold Ruination simply another byproduct of universal collapse?[break][break]

To THEO BECKETT and howard slayte and their talk of SOLGALEO, BARNABY FINCH added, "That might be feasible if our fight was only with the League. But what of the Drk Triad?" [break][break]

His eyes flicked to Naomi Sato before returning to the other two men. "They have abilities and technologies beyond the mortal scope." [break][break]

He thinks of the DRK TRIAD members in Area Zero, fighting against their push into the crystal-infested caverns beneath Hoenn. Father Winter's portals. The white-haired woman. Maldacena. Always, Maldacena.[break][break]

BARNABY FINCH's musings were suddenly cut short by a burst of rock and rubble behind him. Shadows immediately materialized at his back, shielding him from the debris and priming him for a fight that did not come.[break][break]

Ah. Shred's gaudy dragon. [break][break]

The darkness around him abated as Barnaby rolled his eyes, crossed a leg over one knee, and rubbed at his left temple.

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• outfit check[break]
• judging elisa and mr. mt. chimney 2.0 [break]
• nods at walsh to show his continued allegiance[break]
• asks nomi why league avatars would trust her[break]
• replies to temp's statement on avatars[break]
• says theo's solgaleo idea could work if the drk triad wasn't also an enemy to consider[break]
• is annoyed at shred's gaudy dragon

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