THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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Leaning upon some railing that divided the path towards the lighthouse with a bit of well maintained grass, drinking from a bottle of water that had been way too hard to acquire, he only had to argue for what felt like an eternity with the owner of s small stand nearby about the results of of pokemon battles and elite four challenges. The important thing is that he had finally gotten water though. What a day it had been already and it had pretty much just started.

Standing upright as soon as someone spoke out to him, was him in trouble? Was he not meant to be leaning there? Was he not meant to be there at all? All the worries would soon fade away as the person in front of him fully presented himself. "Officer Concordas" Noah would quickly repeat inside his own mind making sure he wouldn't forget it. Clearing the sweat from his brow with a sigh of relief he would regain a bit of composure. "Sir yes, Sir. I'm Noah and I've been sent to assist...... Wait hol'up! Putting down the Ampharos?" Noah would stop for a brief moment and take a breath. "Why?"

He didn't want to go against a very likely superior officer or even against a command that came from someone above the two but there must have been a reason for this choice. "We don't go around putting down older people who don't do their job well, do we?" Noah would say frowning towards the guy who made buying a bottle of water troublesome. He was legitimately curious on what was going to happen here and why was this going to happen. Were they just going to replace the Ampharos and keep going on this crazy cycle of death? Maybe that question was a little too deep for the young ranger to answer right now. "But for real, why?"

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]NOTES GO HERE.

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MADE BY MIZO

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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Noah's smile slowly faded as Tam stared into his soul, the real stare of a superior officer right there. Maybe Noah should ask Tam to stare the snorlax awake, legend does say that whenever someone wake sup in the middle of the night it is because they feel like they are being watched, creepy but true. Noah would slowly turn around from the window after receiving the permission to mess around with the food and thankfully to grab himself a drink, that being the first thing he would do. Grabbing a water bottle and chugging it like it was the last day of his life.

"What to do? What to doooooo!?" Noah would stare at the open fridge trying to think of something to make, it had to be something with good enough smell to wake up a pokemon, he didn't actually know what Snorlaxes preferred eating so it had to just be general good. The easy choices were to use enough spices to spruce up the food and that was exactly what Noah would have to do, especially after finding some curry. "Perfect!" Thankfully they had all the normal stuff available which made sense since some Rangers probably had no time to cook for themselves at home.

A splash of oil in a pan, the sound of chopping, the sizzling of something in a pan. Noah had chopped up some Figy Berry and thrown in the hot pan with oil in it to bring out the spicy flavor out and to soften the fruit up. As the fruit started acquiring a bit of caramel texture Noah would pour the gravy into the pan to heat it up along of the Figy. The idea of using the Figy was due to it being one of te spicy Berries so it would give the curry which was already heavily seasoned a spicy kick. In a bowl Noah would put some leftover heated rice and then pour the freshly warmed up curry next to it and take it out outside to see the results.

There was more in the kitchen if anyone else would want to try it but this specific bowl was for the slumbering Snorlax. "Wait! HE MOVED!" Noah would scream internally as he realized that the Snorlax had moved in it's sleep. Shaking his head trying to not think too much on the wasted opportunity. "Here goes nothing!" The boy would say waving the bowl of curry in front of Snorlax's face hoping for a positive outcome. All in all if that didn't work him and Tam had food ready for the day.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]NOTES GO HERE.

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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The sounds of frying, water simmering, staff calling out what had been done and what they needed doing filled the kitchen as things were being taken care of. Salads were being sent out, starters being made, pasta being boiled. A orchestra of food and sounds. Noah prepared what needed to be prepared from Hailee's latest orders. The pizza was already in the oven and his father was taking care of burger, with that said Noah would quickly tidy up his station getting ready for any more orders that would come his way.

"How's the pizza going?" Noah's father would loudly speak making sure Noah could fully hear it. "Popping it... Ooooooout... Right... Nooooow." He would stretch his words trying to match the timer in the oven so the 'DING' would go off as he finished speaking. Pulling it out the oven Noah would quickly dab the pizza up with the final pieces, a small splash of garlic olive oil to break some of the fatty taste from the cheese and put fresh basil leafs on top for the extra fancy color.

Carrying the now plated pizza towards the pass-through where the Sneasel Burger and the Scorbunny Sandwich were waiting for the last member of the Trio, the kids Rowlet Pizza. Ringing the bell to announce that the dishes needed to be carried Noah would wait once again to see who would come pick up the plates for table one, making sure to announce where they would go and hoping he'd get to see a glimpse of Hailee just one more time. He did also want to ask how busy they still were at the front to know if he could start with their own dinner, he wanted to make something nice and tasty for the whole team, they all deserved it. "One Sneasel Burger medium well. One Scorbunny Sandwich, and One kids Cheesy Rowlet Pizza. For table one! I repeat, for table one!" He would smile towards anyone who would look towards the pass-through normally being the tables closest to it.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]NOTES GO HERE.

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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Just an ice cream? Such small goals there! They had a whole city to go around exploring and all she wanted was some ice cream. Naaaaaaaaah! Noah was about to take her to the best restaurants too! It was for him and for her, he wasn't about to lose the opportunity of a life time like this. Even though they were both being small minded there since there was much more to do in a city than just eat, alas the two Rangers were known to think with their stomachs more than with their brains.

Resurfacing back from the water, hair all over his face, quickly sleeking the hair back he would finally answer Hailee and now her adorable little Politoed, Lili. It was very true that he couldn't already say no to Hailee herself and now with Lili out it made things even harder now, damn Noah needed to learn some extra self control when it came to Hailee. "Just ice cream? Oh come on! We can get a whole dinner plan going by the time we're done here!" From an outside view it would have sounded like a date invitation but for Noah and Hailee it was just a very common occurrence, the only difference this time being that the dinner plan wasn't at his parent's restaurant for once.

Noah would then splash water towards the two in a playful manner. "Join me!" The water was great and plus it was better for her to get wet before the Corsola arrived and they had to actually take things seriously. "So we have a deal with getting more than ice cream... I promise to still get you ice cream for dessert." Noah would say offering her a hand so she could walk forward into the water with him, a happy smile on his face.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]NOTES GO HERE.

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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It was understandable that she was there on a job too but what on earth was that. Causing mayhem and noise for no reason? What could someone possibly want at the bath houses, damn soap thieves everywhere these days. Bubbling up trouble where they weren't needed especially when Noah was on watch, couldn't they have done this in a different night? He just wanted to rescue pokemon and live a happy life, the Steve Irwin of the pokemon world.

Quickly unwrapping his arms from his Swoobat, Noah would quickly put it back into it's pokeball and turn around to witness what was happening in front of him. His Tyranitar had been able to get a clean hit on the Houndor which was an unfortunate sight to behold. Noah was really not a fan of hurting his own or other's pokemons, he was there to protect them and not injure them like this but it wasn't the time for that now. "Stop it at once. Think of the ones you're hurting not only my pokemon but yours too!" Noah would shout towards Ruby. It wasn't about the place they were in anymore or about the old people, it was about the creatures they cared about, or should care about at least.

"Please..." Would be the last thing Noah would say before the Araquanid lunged towards his Tyranitar. His pokemon would reflectively defend itself but against a move like that it wouldn't be enough. Tyranitar would growl loudly in pain and anger. Noah knew that wasn't a good idea. Tyranitars known as the type of pokemon to lose control during fights or even outside those. Without even Noah giving it a command, it would rush towards the Araquanid. Thunder cracking in it's fangs, looking for the perfect opportunity to land a perfect Thunder Fang on it's bug enemy. Noah knew this could end up ugly even for him right now. If only the other trainer would listen for just a second, at this point Noah would even let her go as long as it stops Tyranitar from going on one of it's famous rampages.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]It was 100% my fault so don't worry much please.

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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Cleaning the sweat from his brow as he moved about trying to reach his destination, still drinking from the bottle he brought with, sadly almost running on empty. Had someone opened up galaxy sized oven and put them in there? On Arceus it felt like everything was getting hotter and heavier with each step he took, this were some ungodly conditions he had found himself in. He was very thankful that he was not wearing the Ranger Uniform for once in his life, sure it would be hazardous but god damn would it have been much hotter. Noah had become known in other jobs as the one Ranger who rarely used the full uniform but always tried to wear something to signal that he was a Ranger, this time was a simple armband.

While his mind was busy trying not to melt away into a puddle he would be approached by someone, a female who was adorning the Ranger uniform in her own way and was also carrying a cooler with her. Noah would acknowledge her smile with one of his own and nod at her short introduction. "I would love to help!" Before he would do anything he would quickly reach to one of his backpack pockets and retrieve a pokemon snack and reach it towards the Comfey to show that he also acknowledged it's adorable existence in Amelia's head.

"And you must be Amelia right? Here let me carry that for you?!" Noah would offer his arms if she wanted to give him the cooler to carry. "Pleasure to meet you. Just very... Bad situation to say the least." His assumptions is that they were to help pokemon live through this crazy heat wave. He was very up to the task and would carry 20 of those coolers if he had to as long as he could grab a bottle or two for himself of course. He did not remember ever putting up a Noah or Amelia sun dried jerky in the menu at all.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]Sun kissed Rangers! <3

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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Just Snorlax huh. Noah would think that was interesting, there were several reasons someone wouldn't name their pokemon but he'd try not to judge someone on any of those reasons, he wasn't here to offend, he was here to impress! But that did ruin one of his initial ideas. He thought that maybe calling out the pokemon's name might trigger it's brain from waking up... Along with other loud noises of course since it was a Snorlax. So that was a small bust even though he could still call out to Snorlax but it was much more likely to fail now, unfortunate circumstances but very understandable.

As Tam would confirm that Noah could use anything in the station he would step in to look for items that could perhaps help him accomplish his goal. Heading straight into the kitchen. His first idea would be just banging pans and pots together but what if this was a big brain play from Tam, what if the superior ranked Ranger already knew that Noah worked at a restaurant and wanted the young Ranger to play to his strengths. Tam also had his own drink with him, could that have been a hint too? Likely not due to the overwhelming heat that was out today. Before touching any of the food noah wanted permission since that was a way more personal thing than just items.

Peeking out from the window Noah would wave towards Tam trying to get his attention. "Does anything also count towards any leftover food and pokemon snacks if I find anything?" Way more likely for him to find pokemon snacks since they took longer to go bad compared to normal food but knowing how people worked he also knew that he might find good leftovers, very common thing in a shared workplace that had a good amount of people working in for long hours, even if the kitchen was just a cafeteria he would be able to whip something up, perhaps even for him and Tam.

"And may I also grab a drink!?" Noah would ask with the biggest smile on his face. It was way to warm even inside a building.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]Assuming a Ranger Station would almost be like a Police Station uwu

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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The kitchen getting exceedingly louder and louder as orders came in. Laughter and conversation could be heard from back there if you had sat close enough to the pass-through. Whatever was going on inside there it seemed like the staff were okay with it. A full day of starters and very few main dishes sounded like a dream come through for the kitchen staff in particular just not for anyone else, Noah was sure his parents would feel at the end of the day when they would close the cash register but that was a problem for future Noah.

Along with some more orders came a waiter who would also receive his special order. Someone had asked Noah himself to go out there. Surprisingly that had been the first person to ask for Noah to come today. Thankfully he was not that busy as of right now because he wasn't the one that worked on starters and the few main s that had come out his dad was prepping. Noah would nod towards the waiter as he took off his apron and followed her towards the table that had requested his attention.

"Hi... Hello?" Noah wasn't really that used to being the face out there, always in the safety of the kitchen the boy was out of his comfort zone all together. At the least he knew it wasn't something wrong with the food since his food was likely being peppered right now or should be one of the next ones. Perhaps it had been a problem with the waiters but he wouldn't have called someone from the kitchen. "Is there anything I could help with, sir?" Noah would calmly ask, hoping nothing bad had happened because of all the people around looking at then because of Noah's presence.

[attr="class","leprosearlo"]NOTES GO HERE.

THIS COULD BE DAY, I DIE FOR YOU

What do you see before it's over? - Blinding flashes getting closer

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"INFILTRATE THE DEALER AND FIND THE SUPPLIER!" Is what Noah wanted to hear today but the briefing that had come earlier was very different than what he had hoped for. They were indeed meant to infiltrate but there was no supplier to find. Rustboro city had fallen victim to a fast rush of illegal street racing incidents. Of course it was way more than just the racing, the was gang violence, likely drugs and bigger things but the racing was at the center of it all.

Noah's particular assignment was to join up with his partner and try to infiltrate the illegal races and learn as much as possible, becoming an undercover Ranger for a unknown amount of time was pretty dangerous so having someone more experienced than him was both reassuring but also scary in a way. As someone who never had done this kind of work and had stayed in the more natural side of the Rangers mostly dealing with pokemon problems.

Waiting for his partner at a shady looking part of town, tapping his foot and looking at his watch. Trying to not look too suspicious or out of place. He could ruin their first day this fast. He understood that the reason he was picked to join this undercover ops was due to him being new as a Ranger and because he was from out of town so nobody would recognize him at all. He did hope he would't be the one doing the racing, he just didn't know how so he kind of just expected to be the outside man doing the technical stuff.

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