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"hello there, sidus and stella."[break][break]

snapping a pair of gloves on, he nods his head at her question, eager to put into practice something he's spent hours studying. well, that's not entirely true as he has done sample collection before. just never on her pokemon.[break][break]

approaching sidus, he makes sure to be extra gentle when swabbing at their cheeks and gum. it doesn't take him long to finish that one, and not long before he finishes collecting stella's as well.[break][break]

"okay, all good."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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the question wasn't asked to incriminate but rather to learn more. sometimes, in the pursuit of knowledge, difficult questions must be asked and answered, this is something both of them know as scientists and as scholars.[break][break]

even so, he's glad that she doesn't snap his head off.[break][break]

"i see. and what changed in your life that made tapu lele decide to leave?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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even with his fancy new job at silph co, james finds himself slipping back into the same old routine, perhaps finding comfort even in something as physically taxing as food delivery. food delivery at one in the morning as well after working a full day in the lab.[break][break]

working over the holidays isn't that strange, right?[break][break]

in any case, he's glad to be running the same route and coincidentally the same order to one of the usuals. it doesn't take long before he's knocking on their door.[break][break]

"hey, grubbinhub here! i got your gyoza!"

[attr="class","ooc"]emerson whitlock[break]

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"i suppose that makes sense. articuno, for example, had one prior to head ranger Laurence Anderson, if i remember correctly."[break][break]

and, of course, the same can be said about tapu lele. and though he almost decided not to bring it up, he figures it appropriate to considering the fact that they're both searching for answers and for more knowledge.[break][break]

he does his best to ask it gently.[break][break]

"would you say tapu lele made the wrong decision? either with you or with its current."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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"hello, puppers!"[break][break]

he waves at the two rockruffs, finding them adorable.[break][break]

"let's start with the normal specimen."[break][break]

a smile forms and grows the longer he looks at them.[break][break]

"what are their names?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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"could you?"[break][break]

the excitement behind his question is almost palpable. perhaps one of the reasons why he never decided to venture into the realm of battling is because of self-doubt. but now, with the prospect of being taught, he finds it easier to accept.[break][break]

"i mean, i'd love that! but you don't have to if you're too busy."

[attr="class","ooc"]iseult babineaux[break]

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james blinks, caught off guard by the information.[break][break]

"meteno was aimed at us?"[break][break]

he looks at the digital depiction of the cloud and maldacena.[break][break]

"i know its path was quickened, but..."

[attr="class","ooc"]FERNANDO SILPH[break]

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"uhm..."[break][break]

he thinks for a moment, then makes his choice.[break][break]

"could we do one of yours? i think it'll be a bit easier since it's bonded with you. maybe it'll be calmer than one of the labs'."

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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"if that's true and legendaries do select their avatars based on the political side they are on, then why have the legendaries in league custody not selected new ones yet?"[break][break]

he asks a question not with the intention to argue but with the desire to learn more.[break][break]

"to my knowledge, the league has tapu koko, tapu bulu, diancie, heatran, and mew. i don't mean to sound abrupt, but what are they waiting for? with the possibility of the world ending in the very near future, should they not bestow their powers now?"[break][break]

an observation follows.[break][break]

"i believe legendaries may select based on their own agendas which i believe may not always align with our politics. tapu lele, for example, is proof of this."[break][break]

he would have to prod FERNANDO SILPH for his thoughts on this later as well.

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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unfortunately, james isn't part of the league, so it still seems as though no one there cares enough to follow-up on it.[break][break]

"sorry, but you know i have to ask this."[break][break]

he chuckles, then continues.[break][break]

"what do you mean by gone? like, you woke up one day and it was just gone? or did it disappear in front of you?"

[attr="class","ooc"]Katherine Fairburne[break]

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"then i have to admit i have a few anomalies myself that shifted in the distortions. i'll continue to monitor and study them."[break][break]

his attention lingers on the display, taking in the new scene as his eyes dart from point to point until inevitably they become too populated to follow.[break][break]

a thought rises.[break][break]

"is the meteor an anomaly? if not...when our plan succeeds, would that event then be considered one?"

[attr="class","ooc"]FERNANDO SILPH[break]

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"interesting."[break][break]

a few thoughts come to mind. he does his best to string them together.[break][break]

"why do you think it did that? i mean, it sounds like anything tapu lele does has a purpose. it was at the field of flowers to choose someone. do you know why it decided to choose someone in the first place? why any of the tapus did?"

[attr="class","ooc"]illeana reyes[break]

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"that might explain why they seem to appear only in specific places."[break][break]

he does not have the files on him to check and correlate them but he has a feeling his suspicion is correct.[break][break]

"then i suppose anything deriving from the distortions would also be considered anomalies. the pokemon, for example, even should they have been native to our world."

[attr="class","ooc"]FERNANDO SILPH[break]

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