...Man, it's already the fourteenth? Time's gone by so quickly already. Not quick enough, but, like...still.[break][break]

Ah, whatever, though. It's still another day to pick another piece of loot up.[break][break]

WMIM_SPx

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acquisition logs:[break]

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• +1 ability capsule (7/23)
• +1 pokeball (7/24)
• +1 mega shard (7/25)
• +1 clamperl (7/26, selling in shop)
• +1 blue shard (7/27)
• +1 ability capsule (7/28)
• +1 pokeball (7/29)
• +1 pokeball (7/30)
• +1 devolution stone (7/31)
• +1 pokeball (8/1)
• +1 ability capsule (8/2)
• +1 pokeball (8/3)
• +1 mega shard (8/4)
• +1 pokeball (8/5)
• +1 egg tutor (8/6)
• +1 ability capsule (8/7)
• +1 pokeball (8/8)
• +1 form change (8/9)
• +1 devolution stone (8/10)
• +1 pokeball (8/11)
• +1 incense (8/12)
• +1 pokeball (8/13)
• +1 salac berry (8/14)
• +1 item

@tag[break]
+1 salac berry

☉

Another day, another fail to add to the tally.[break][break]

A failure in the form of a Magikarp Splash, of course. Let's see that L.[break][break]

DY4Cu_c1

@tag[break]
1600 pts + ?

☉

Apparently they were headed somewhere.[break]
Not like he cared about the shit happening in the main terminal, but fuck if he would’ve appreciated some input, first.[break][break]

Before they’d started moving, he’d only had enough time to cast a side eyed glare towards the woman by him amidst his own, newfound struggles. Beginnings of a, ”...Who the Hell is—” had been swift to find itself diminished within her haste, as well as the tug of her hand as she pulled him along. With a sudden spike of agitation (a feeling that had seemed all too foreign to him, yet the frustration had only been amplified by not being able to pinpoint why) pinging within the back of his mind, his brows creased into a tighter tent as he followed along, though opted to pull his wrist away before long.[break][break]

His eyes lifted towards the sign above them as they passed beneath it, eventually shifting upon the digitized path in front of them once more not too long after. A look of pensiveness remained within an ongoing glare as he walked along, briefly looming upon the capsules upon his belt before he tapped against one of them to reveal a wyvern.[break][break]

…A wyvern of whom he knew by name, but the lapses in recognition only seemed to further amplify the frustrations within his mind as he could remember name, and relation, and closeness— although the context behind it all had been all but lost upon him. The familiarity of a loved one pinged hard and pinged true within him, though he hadn’t known why.[break][break]

Upon noting the look of concern upon the drake’s face upon noting his own disdain that came as a result, he inhaled deeply as an attempted means to further ground himself, eventually managing to lull himself as his Pokemon flew alongside the two of them.[break][break]

”...Dragon Dance, Orion,” he murmured, eyes only straying just enough to loom idly upon his companion.[break][break]

He furrowed his brows further, playing the more recent occurrences within his mind as they left the chaos behind. His attention eventually drifted down to the reflection beneath where the woman walked, promptly drifting over towards the very same reflection beneath him, all the while.[break][break]

”...What’s up with you?” he asked lowly, words directed towards the person as he glared down at his own reflection with a mild degree of unease. ”It’s like you flipped a switch outta the blue.”[break][break]

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TL;DR

• leo's pre-hoenn memories, optimism, and sympathy + empathy have all been nixed. why limit to one thing tbh lessgo
• frustration is now beginning to gradually fester
• calls orion (noivern) back out. has him use dragon dance (atk. + spd. x2) while walking
• in the process of heading down terminal 04: past
• questioning marisol about the sudden switch in demeanor
• looking at his doppleganger, lowkey feelin' a bit sussy

MARISOL SIMONE , @cc[break]
notes

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He chuckled with a quip of a smile, sighing as his eyes drifted towards the skies.[break][break]

”Suit yourself, then,” he mused, eying the rapidly darkening and converging clouds above.[break][break]

It was an interesting sight to see, to say the least. By no means had he been a stranger to a Rain Dance or two—his very own Pisces had been more than familiar with it, after all—but the sheer process to follow the command had never ceased to instill a sense of awe within him. To commandeer nature so easily had always been interesting to him; so awesome.[break][break]

…Maybe even frightening to some degree, but the reservation would be one of few kept to himself.[break][break]

He continued to gaze afar as the heavens closed before them, and before long, the familiar sounds of trickling raindrops met his ears as they began to fall. His head tilted down towards the lush greens beneath and around them as they began to patter against their leaves, and for a moment, he eyed them in thought.[break][break]

Before long, he simply lowered the umbrella and closed it before getting back to work.[break][break]

”...If you don’t mind mud, then I’m sure rain’s the least of your worries, too~,” he hummed, resting her belonging aside before beginning to dig once more. ”I’m a fan of it myself, honestly~.”[break][break]

It wasn’t like he’d been digging in one of his more glamorous suits, either, after all.

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: stockpile

☉

Although a smile had been quick to rest itself upon his lips in the quickening developments—and although it only seemed to broaden wider amidst the attacks and counters—a noise that could only be described to be equal parts disdained and guttural escaped him. He held both hands up in an attempt to block as much of the blast the moment he’d seen her own Pokemon come out, as well as when she’d spoken the command she did.[break][break]

As for him, his own eyes quickly scanned the nearby waters before locking upon a speck of brighter blue along the shoreline. He turned his head away from the geyser assaulting him, giving a sharp, piercing whistle through the air to garner attention as a turtle poked its head from the water.[break][break]

”God— WEI! PROTECT” he called out, quickly lowering a hand to gesture the creature over before immediately picking him up once the barrier was formed. He held the water type in front of him, pushing its barrier against the blast and beginning to walk forward as he held the little Pokemon in front of him. ”Hold it. Hold it— Berenice, again!”[break][break]

And despite how the first blast had failed against him, another Hydro Pump blasted towards the woman and her own Pokemon, though as the remnants of the first barrage hit the Protect the main simply continued walking forward with Squirtle in hand, closing the distance.[break][break]

So basically, the goal was to direct the blast into the barrier.[break]
…A steadily approaching barrier that recoiled the water.[break][break]

Welcome to the splash zone.

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: to sink one's teeth

☉

…In some way, it was a bit relieving to know that she, as distant and generally calm as she always seemed to be, hadn’t been immune to bouts and displays of shock and discomfort. Although his eyes remained upon her in tandem to an unchanging expression, he couldn’t help but note the shift within her eyes almost instantaneously.[break][break]

It was rather uncharacteristic for her, after all.[break][break]

Nevertheless, however, his chest raised and held itself for a couple of moments as a breath found its way in, only expelling itself with a subtle degree of pensiveness as a sigh soon left him. ”Well, aside from the stuff on the island?” he hummed, quirking his lip. ”’Cause, like… I’d honestly been suspicious for a ‘lil while, but that’s what, like locked it in...”[break][break]

He clicked his tongue in thought several times, another hum leaving him as he rubbed his neck.[break][break]

”...There’s a few things, but from what glimpses I could steal, it always seemed to be their specific articles, honestly,” he began once more, eventually, as his hand fell back into his lap. ”It’s one thing to take inspiration from specific people, but even then, it always seemed like some other sort of—... Fixation? I don’t think that’s the right word, but it’s the first one that came to mind…”

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: hot summer nights

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He’d listened along to her words with a faint smirk of amusement, all while hues of amber remained upon the crowds before them as they chanted along and did as they did. As he lifted his glass to his lips once more, his gaze strayed for just a moment with the intent of looking towards any nearby concert goers in display of their energies, but before his eyes could stray far, he instead found himself looking towards a particular group further down the bar as they seemed to—...[break][break]

…Well, as they seemed to be getting absolutely plastered.[break]
He blinked, leaning forward in an attempt to briefly glance past the woman by him for nothing more than the intent to gain a better look.[break][break]

...Damn, I wish that was me, he thought to himself, wearing an amused, yet concerned grin upon his lips as he leaned back into his spot once more. One of them looks like they’re about to keel over, though. …Either living their best life, or they just have their fair share of bad coping mechanisms.[break][break]

It wasn’t his business, though.[break]
Just his entertainment.[break][break]

Entertainment that proved to be short lived, however, as he noted the next words to be spoken to him. He’d barely finished another drink before he turned his head towards the person by him once more, blinking as a raise of the brows became evident.[break][break]

”...You entered the swimsuit contest?” he asked, none short of dumbfounded.

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
open to interaction? :eyes:[break]
+1 👑, reference to coping after looking at the plastered people at the bar

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Another day, another daily— but would this be another flunk?[break][break]

Let's see.[break][break]

ovPOuSzy

splooshy Locke Jamison[break]
notes

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If you listen closely, you might be able to hear the sound of me crying into my pillow amidst all the splashing and diving.[break][break]

RNGesus have mercy.[break][break]

IMVoHDTh

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acquisition logs:[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• +1 ability capsule (7/23)
• +1 pokeball (7/24)
• +1 mega shard (7/25)
• +1 clamperl (7/26, selling in shop)
• +1 blue shard (7/27)
• +1 ability capsule (7/28)
• +1 pokeball (7/29)
• +1 pokeball (7/30)
• +1 devolution stone (7/31)
• +1 pokeball (8/1)
• +1 ability capsule (8/2)
• +1 pokeball (8/3)
• +1 mega shard (8/4)
• +1 pokeball (8/5)
• +1 egg tutor (8/6)
• +1 ability capsule (8/7)
• +1 pokeball (8/8)
• +1 form change (8/9)
• +1 devolution stone (8/10)
• +1 pokeball (8/11)
• +1 incense (8/12)
• +1 pokeball (8/13)
• +1 item

@tag[break]
+1 pokeball

☉

With each day, we stray further and further away from the grace of the almighty Magikarp Splash.[break][break]

BEF1|nwa

@tag[break]
1600 pts + ?

☉

…Another person she knew?[break]
He hadn’t had the chance to meet this man himself, but even then, ‘small world’ started to become a bit of an understatement with how many people they both seemed to know…[break][break]

With a soft chuckle, he’d been about to lean down to brush a hand through the tides and sands beneath him, only to shift his eyes towards the side just in time to get a near mouthful of water. His hand snapped up instead as a feeble means of shielding himself, and with a small wheeze, he pursed his lips while eying her.[break][break]

”I dunno, it still sounds like you’re friendly enough if she— ugh—!” he began, only to cut himself off as another splash surged towards him.[break][break]

Although he kept his hand up, the second time seemed to be the charm as he immediately stood back up, shaking the water that quickly soaked into his sleeves off to the best of his ability.[break][break]

He stared at her after letting the splash sink in long enough, squinting with an exaggerated intensity before tapping the Pokeball of a particular Primarina before pointing at the woman.[break][break]

”...Hydro Pump~.”

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: to sink one's teeth

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”So I’ve heard, yes~.”[break][break]

He’d heard the mass amounts of rumors from chance conversations between both family and acquaintances, alike, but to witness and experience the sheer degree of chaos that so commonly occurred within Hoenn firsthand had been somewhat of a culture shock, to say the least. By no means had he remembered it being so when he was younger, but perhaps that had been the rose tinted glass speaking on his behalf.[break][break]

Youth was often so romanticized and viewed differently, after all.[break][break]

And yet, it was something that he found fleeing his mind as he continued to struggle against the foliage before him. Although the roots hadn’t been too difficult to pry and extract beforehand, his brows furrowed faintly as he began to tap the shovel against what seemed to be some softer sort of rock, if not just very tightly packed soil. He clicked his tongue before long, about to begin digging with a tad more vigor before hearing the woman’s next words.[break][break]

He blinked, staring at the umbrella for a few moments longer before picking it up. Narrowing his eyes for just a moment as he examined it, he soon found the button that popped it from its lock, tapping against it.[break][break]

”...It’s probably a smart idea, but if I get mud on you, it’s not my fault~,” he mused, extending the fabric out before raising his arm up, holding the umbrella above the both of them as he remained crouched.

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: stockpile

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”No, yeah, that definitely sounds on brand for sister…” he sighed, his face scrunching faintly and softly upon recalling whatever sort of abomination she may have conjured to send someone to the waiting rooms. ”Although, that does make me wonder who the guy could be, though,” he added on, quirking his lip. ”Surely, she hasn’t fed coworkers, so—...”[break][break]

He paused, mentally rewinding to the statements he’d just heard.[break]
A low hum of realization left his lips as he scrunched his face further, his tongue poking through his teeth as he gave a soft, hissing sigh in sympathy.[break][break]

”...Ahhh. I see.” He clicked his tongue a few times while preparing another skewer. ”You mean her significant other, then~? You know him, too?”

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: sunny day, bonus met

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