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is what she would say to the damn target, if it would hit. she was drenched last time, but now there'a little bit of a desire to sit on top of that thing again. please, for the love of god, the weather's gotten so hot and the cool water was mighty appealing right about now.

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.. why did she invite him, again? [break][break]

no, she knows why, but why? this was a job she could do on her own, or with her own pokemon. she doesn't need another person's help, especially since she can imagine that he can't tell the difference between two kinds of herbs. maybe it's because she's been spending more time with him, lately. maybe she's finally giving herself the chance to get used to it. who can say? [break][break]

it was hard asking. a part of her felt like she was going to implode when she did. [break][break]

but she didn't. what improvement. [break][break]

ever since the dome was erected over hoenn, supply chains have gone to shit. a shame because there's medicine that could only be imported from other regions, but they've been cut off. though hoenn had plenty of flora, it's.. difficult when your options are limited. [break][break]

marisol lowers herself by a patch of grass, a few ways ahead, fingers moving through the shrubbery carefully as she carefully inspects leaves. she doesn't turn her head when he speaks. "the more, the better." she squints, then pulling out a small hand shovel to unroot the herb properly. "supply has been getting worse. between supplies being cut off, and the sudden reports of distortion, and the injured that seem to be coming in more often.." her eyes narrow, and her lips quirk into a grimace. [break][break]

"it's troublesome." it's worrisome.

Leonidas Stone

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"she knows." and the trainer sighs. carci was always a sensitive one, since she's picked her up and off the coasts. corsola like that should have been seen in the shoes of galar, so she wonders how this one turned up here. they should be extinct. "she's just a crybaby." [break][break]

a smile forms on her lips, watching as her own little cub wrestles more. her eyes then gaze towards the.. suspicious bat, and she doesn't know what his problem is? she'll skeptically eye the bat.. but she won't say anything. [break][break]

"still." the woman hums, the smile still on her lips. "... carci isn't as much a crybaby as a few other of my pokemon." for example "my riolu is a bit of a scaredy cat." a chuckle escapes her lips, followed by her pulling a pokeball out to toss. a small, bipedal blue pokemon appears, then immediately hops onto the bench to hide behind his trainer, intently eyeing a man. [break][break]

mari sighs, raising a hand to pat the top of the riolu's head. "... i hope he'll grow out of his shyness when he evolves."

Leonidas Stone

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they found something, but she can't say it's valuable.[break][break]

still, it's something, and it's surprising to find anything down here. maybe it wasn't just some sort of scam. maybe she could find more things down here, and get her money's worth. so nudging the greninja, she urges him to swim deeper in the water.

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the mantine pulled it off, and that was a mistake. [break][break]

a horrible, horrible mistake. [break][break]

because now the mantine was getting cocky, and they felt like they were on top of the world. marisol can recognize that gleam in its eyes anywhere, and she's already on the verge of screaming as the mantine lifts itself off. she knows how to do it through the flips and spins, but it's a matter of practice! [break][break]

practice that she didn't have, and the mantine was getting a little too cocky, attempting a magikarp splash.

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1000 pts

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so she missed the first time. [break][break]

she wasn't pouting, and she most certainly was not unsatisfied over it. especially not after watching so many people after her be successful. this was for her own sake, so she came back in line with a pokeball in hand. this time she'll hit, with the new target on the stand. he looks familiar, like someone she's nearly run into in the past. [break][break]

though whoever wendy meets is whoever mari's forgotten.

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"yes, between him, and--" she points to the two cubs wrestling each other. it's good that they never run out of energy "him. that time he bit carci thinking that she was food." [break][break]

it was a spectacle. "her trainer being friends with the trainer of two of her assailants?" she tilts her head, slightly, this time wearing a smile on her lips as she takes another sip from her cup. only a little bit left. "she'll never let me hear the end of it. something about the betrayal." she hums. [break][break]

she chuckles, for once. it's a genuine one that reaches her eyes as she watches his pokemon run around and about. though, she does catch the.. slight caution from the noibat. huh.

Leonidas Stone

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does she have to answer? [break][break]

"fairly far." it's a lie being spoken through peach lips. a frown is on them as she throws the collected debris into a black plastic bag. "i'd say i've grown plenty," the sun is beating down on her, she doesn't need her thoughts to start doing the same. [break][break]

"and grown into the ideals and morality i've been raised with" into the conflicting views that she's been brought up with. "even so," her lips curl into a smile "isn't self-actualization the final step to everything?" her head tilts. the beam doesn't reach her eyes. "i've plenty of time in this life."

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no hard feelings at all. [break] [break]

but isn't this good for her pent up frustration? throwing a pokeball at a target to dunk someone into the water can only be something good, especially when it's such a hot day. so she winds up, throwing the pokeball at the target. sorry Greyson Connors

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she can't swim. [break][break]

good thing she has a water pokemon for that. her greninja is out and ready, and marisol's not struggling with her wetsuit, for once. even if there was a little bit of difficulty getting it on in the first place. [break][break]

she's ready with her goggles, mask over her lips and nose, then the two dive down. she keeps a firm hold on her greninja's shoulder, lest she be carried away by the currents. [break][break]

the anxiety rises, but she'll push through. it's for the supposed treasures they'll find.

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lord she's never done this before. [break][break]

and didn't think she would, and has to wonder what she's done in her life to lead up to her riding on a god damn mantine. she's practiced earlier, so she isn't trembling and has proper footing, unlike before. but still. [break][break]

"alright, easiest trick, you got this, maris--" she starts, only to glance down at the mantine, who has a little gleam in their eyes. ".. wait, what's that look foOOOR NO--" [break][break]

her tone rises, and it looks like the mantine is more ambitious than she is. by attempting a primarina twist.

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1000 pts

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is he a friend?[break][break]

she's thinking about this more than she should. she's thinking a bit too deeply; friends are hard to come by. there are people she once knew, and people she's known, but there's never anyone who she could call a friend. not now. [break][break]

her eyes narrow as she lowers her cup, turning her gaze back to the pair of cubs who now seemed to be rolling around the stone ground. ".. i'll think about it." a smile creeps onto her lips, how ever slight it may have been. it's warm, though. maybe she's just amused. [break][break]

"carci would have words to say, though." the dulled violet gaze turns back "her assailant's trainer is friends with her trainer. she'll have a strong opinion."

Leonidas Stone

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"yes." [break][break]

and if there was a way to fix that, she would. though alone, she wouldn't be able to complete it, and with her limited knowledge with machinery and technology, even less so. she's only relying on her knowledge of chemistry and pokemon (two things that were shoved into her mind from young; it pays to have wealthy parents). [break][break]

"i have a--" she pauses, furrows her brows as the ball point pen presses a bit harder than it should against the paper ".. an acquaintance" she continues "who might be able to help otherwise, but.." but he's busy, and she couldn't bother him. as she glances back at the papers, a frown tugs at her lips. "he's busy."[break][break]

a soft voice whispers "... it's interesting." under her breath, "it's too bad i can't do more."

Ryan Arcken

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