AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE...[break]

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he suppresses a sigh, or a groan - perhaps both.
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"of course he is. the boy thrives off of attention - good, or bad."
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gabriel had a feeling uriah had a hand, or two, in this little 'documentary.' he could be irritating, that way. but, this could be spun into something positive, unfortunately.
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"what do you need from me?"

ANA STONE

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A PASSING OF KNOWLEDGE...[break]

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gabriel nudges his head in appreciation of her choice. his, is far less impressive, but it gets the waiter out of their hair for now.
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"vodka, sprite."
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he thumbs through a menu, while she speaks. nothing of particular interest leapt out to him. but, then again, he wasn't here for the food, but the company.
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"your experience. i intend on becoming a councilman in the near future, and wanted to touch bases with a former councilwoman. to... temper my expectations, freya."
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he hears the padding steps of the approaching staff.
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"besides, we both know the public's attention is as fleeting as the wind. who knows what they'll be interested in tomorrow?"

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"convenient."
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there's no accusation in his tone, simply a plain spoken truth. he'd had an issue or two, but luckily, a former employee assisted with that. his brow furrows slightly.
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"documentary?"

ANA STONE

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his brow furrows, barely noticeable.
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"i see. any issues with the local government?"
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gabe copies her move, hands wrapping around his glass.
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"a month ago, give or take a few days."

ANA STONE

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"i suppose i should thank you then, for noticing the error in my judgement."
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the car was, of course, locked when he left it. but the semantics didn't concern him, and neither did the two circling lions.
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"what's your name, kid?"

ONE MANS TREASURE...[break]

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the massive figure of a man walks side by side with another, more humbly sized, individual, as they make their way down the dock. they pay little attention to what is in front of them, hands moving along to a quiet, but animated discussion.
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they round a corner, unphased by the lingering grey haze of tobacco, and in the direction of his vehicle, when a form leans into him, the vibration of their body from the low-growl in their chest, he pulls his attention upwards.
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"let's continue this discussion later - i'll have my secretary get in touch with you."
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without allowing them to respond properly, he clicks his tongue, and the two pyroar begin to move as one. haunches low, neck and tail straight, they encircle the vehicle with a fluid grace.
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gabriel is far less so. he calls out a few feet from the the rummaging woman.
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"find what you're looking for?"

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gabriel had long ago gotten over the need to impress his wealth onto others. what he valued more than anything, was privacy - this assured it.
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grabbing her hand gently, in the gorilla like grip, he bows his head slightly at the mention of his name. releasing, he pulls the chair out for the woman, before returning to his own.
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an indiscreet gentleman approaches, looking at the giant expectantly. with a simple glance in his direction, he pulls his heavy gaze onto her.[break][break]

"what's your poison?"[break]

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dinner in upper district was difficult to arrange.
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that was, if you didn't know the correct people.
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he bought out one of the local asian-style BBQ places for the evening in preparation for this conversation. it was the type of place that cooked the food in front of you, and behind the veil of flames.
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it would do.
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standing as his guest approaches, he gave her a thin-lipped smile, half-smile.
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"ms. morningstar."[break]

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his thoughts turn to, of course, uriah. the boy took to work and business like he was covered in molasses and half brain-dead. gabriel would be stunned if he wasn't longingly looking out the window, embracing this 'fomo.'
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he was the dramatic type.
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"is that so?"
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likely she had thought the same as he - embrace the chaos of the region. or maybe she wasn't as cut throat as him. he was still working on his read of the young woman.
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"when do you break ground?"

ANA STONE

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SOMETHIME BEFORE THE FALL...[break]

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gabriel marks his son's ignorance to the follies of youth, and all the hubris that came with it. if he was lucky, he'd grow out of it.
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"by someone else."
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he says pointedly, eyes turning to the dragons above finally. his charizard had just a rough a hand as he, and the flames jutting out in an intimidating factor only proves it. good enough for government work.

URIAH BLACK

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A BUSINESS MEETING...[break]

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it was a difficult statement, to say he trusted theo. the man was an enigma, even among shady business men. gabriel suspected theo was literally just built this way, and was odd to everyone he came across.
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take that, and the fact he had a greater committment to rocket than any business dealings, and gabriel was hard-pressed to trust the man's statement. he nodded sagely, none the less, and took a sip of coffee.
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"if you say so."

THEO BECKETT

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AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE...[break]

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that forces a small chuckle from the giant.
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"to me, you're still one of those 'young people'. but, 'fomo'?"
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the term is widely unfamiliar too him. an acronym? a code-word?
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"did something change in sinnoh, then?"

ANA STONE

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he watches his son interact with the dragon-type, and hardens his stare at uriah's insistence that this technique was working.
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"there is no such thing as an 'alpha' - at least not that the pokemon recognizes. likely, it's expecting some sort of treat, or prize. children are like that."

URIAH BLACK

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