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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 22:29:21 GMT

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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 20:49:47 GMT

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'Hoo '

A cry broke the silence from somewhere above John. A gentle, searching sound. Pushing off the wall he turned his eyes skyward and did some searching himself. The world blurred, a dark blue swatch run through with streaks of starlight.

'Hoo '

The cry came again as everything steadied around John. The stars found their place, the edges of rooftops emerged from the smudged sky. Telephone wires went from invisible to only just. Mostly thanks to a fat bird weighing them down.

'Hoo '

One more time the Noctowl called, its big eyes fixed on John.

"John Nelson," he shouted back up and the pokemon ruffled. A ripple of motion ran through its feathers and John figured that would be the end of it, and the spooked bird would fly off. It alighted instead.

To John's surprise it practically threw itself at him, and landed on his shoulder. The sudden weight almost toppled him and startled the Noctowl again. It began to beat its wings.

"You're not helping you fucking thing," he said, trying to steady his feet and push one large wing out of his face. The Noctowl replied by leaning down and nipping at his ear.

"Hey! None of that!"

He pushed the bird's face away so it switched target from his ear to his finger. The squeal John let out surely woke at least one person in the sleepy neighborhood.

"Agh! Ow ow ow, let go!"

It didn't. John could see a trickle of blood begin to run down his hand. Desperate he searched for some quick way to free himself without hurting the pokemon. A stick to spook it with or maybe if he could get his phone -- but when he reached in his pocket the first thing he found was a pokeball. Empty.

He'd grabbed a few mostly on a whim before starting his bar crawl. In the moment he was grateful as he pulled the pokeball out and practically smacked the Noctowl with it. The pain stopped abruptly as the capture light practically blinded him.

In his hand the ball shook. Once. Twice. Thrice. Click.

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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 16:46:55 GMT

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Most of what John's . . . companions? Most of what his companions say is lost to him as he soaks in exactly where he is and what he's doing. No, he's not even doing that. He looks at his surroundings -- this alien landscape full of odd plants and fetid steam -- but doesn't really see them. He's too busy wondering how he got here.

Of course he knows how he got here. There was some rigmarole with a portal. But how he got here, in a place where the portal was part of his life. That's a bit less clear. He wanted to help the league and just kind of took the first offer there was. How was he supposed to know when they said there were going to be expeditions that they'd be to other universes?

To Ultra Space. Orion -- and holy shit that is Orion Lykos what the fuck has his life become -- nods in the direction of a thing he's only seen in news reports. Reports with casualties and estimated damages attached to them. His blood runs cold and it's hard to keep from shivering.

The only thing that frees him from the spiral of fear, confusion, and raw bafflement is the surprisingly grounded introduction from Tam Fawley. Of course he knows Ranger Fawley. Slateport Captain, dependable. It's almost embarrassing how much comfort he finds in seeing him. In accepting the almost hilariously banal handshake.

"John Nelson," he replies in an attempt at his usual convivial tone that rings hollow, echoes in his head a little, "I didn't know there was a crater until about ten minutes ago."

He does his best not to look panicked as he looks at the more experienced men around him and offers a shaky smile. He even throws a wave to Jacob in between the younger man's frantic picture taking.

"So uh, what's the uh . . . what's the goal here? What can I do to help you guys?"

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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 16:29:25 GMT

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Locke's answer sure makes more sense than John's offer. He's not sure he likes it better, though. Pokenger. What a divisive guy. Part of John wants to celebrate him like the boy beside him (like much of Hoenn, he's a war hero after all) but there's a part of him that chafes thinking about the vigilante. Any vigilante, really.

Maybe it's uncharitable, but he can't help but draw comparisons between his sort and Rocket. Their shared philosophy that so long as they think what they're doing is for the 'greater good' it's alright to break the law. The fact that neither have anyone to ensure that they really are working for that good instead of in the name of their egos.

That's almost as much of a bummer to bring up as the region's child soldiers, though. So instead he sips his sazerac and smiles.

"Don't get too worked up over there, Locke," he laughs, "you'll get drool in your drink."

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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 16:23:44 GMT

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Or this year . . . how nice would that be? If he calls the boss on his way home maybe he can schedule a meeting for this week to discuss things, then he could call Cian after Christmas and -- John's snatched out of this train of thought by the bright words of his soon-to-be-mentor.

It's embarrassing how thoroughly he forgot why they're here, at the same time, in the first place.

"R-right! Right, the berries!" he scrambles to turn back to his basket and pull the gloves he left in it back on. It wouldn't do to make himself look flighty. There'll be time for planning once he's done with the work he promised to do. Planning, and then more work.

He can't help smiling as he goes to pull another tamato berry free.

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POSTED ON Dec 30, 2022 16:17:56 GMT

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A flashy distraction is good instincts from the Meowth. Against another feral pokemon it would be more than enough to cover an escape, or serve to hide a repositioning. Unfortunately for the Meowth neither John nor MC are feral. They may not have been able to conquer the pokemon league but that didn't mean they were completely incompetent.

MC blocks the falling coins with an arm, only wincing a little at the bruising force with which they've been thrown, and keeps her sightline clear. It's clear where she gets her posture from if one looks at John who is doing much the same. When the Meowth darts out of the vent two sets of eyes follow it.

"Stay on it, MC! CRUSH CLAW!"

The Zangoose doesn't need to be told twice. When the Meowth jukes to the right it's followed step for step by MC. When it darts forward there's already a massive paw barring the way. CRUSH CLAW nails it to the floor with enough force to knock the air out of the mascot, and while it's spared the pain of the claws' sharpened tips the material of that floor isn't so lucky. The hard material cracks as it's pierced in three places.

"Good girl," John praises with a smile, finding the same place between MC's ears again with his left hand. She presses up into the contact, but doesn't break eye contact with the snarling catch she's made.

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POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 20:29:26 GMT

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The manufactured reluctance is met with a dismissive wave of John's hand. The man doesn't really want John to take the money back any more than John wants to. That's okay. It's selfish, unfair hours now.

"From a distortion?" he slurs instead, grinning up at the Braviary and gently petting his feathers where the pokemon will allow, "that must have been very scary, huh boy?"

He coos at the bird, smiling wide when the Braviary fluffs up happily.

"Looks like that bite was worth it, what a stunner!" whether he's replying to Angelo or reassuring the bird is unclear, even to John. He takes a few stumbling steps back to get a full look at the Braviary again at about the same time his cabbie walks up. Angelo, at about the same time that Angelo walks up.

"M' names, John Elson -- Nelson, my name is John Nelson," he replies pleasantly, extending a hand more out of reflex than anything.

"'nd I'll crack my head open if I try to, try to climb this guy myself."

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POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 17:57:32 GMT

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John wasn't someone who found a lot of chances to celebrate. No family for the holidays, no real interest in his birthday, and certainly no accomplishments meant quiet years that usually flowed one into the other. But this year he had plenty of reason! A new friend. An invite to the biggest event of the year. An offer, a genuine offer from a gym leader to . . .

His drunken body stumbled into what had to be the tenth wall of the night. The rough stone of the wall scraped at his shoulder, but he smiled privately to himself. Let his head bump heavy against it without wincing.

Tonight he'd celebrated. Too much, probably. To be left in the state he was it was certainly too much, but he couldn't bring himself to regret it. Because this year he would be battling again. It was January 1st, 2023, and John Nelson would be training pokemon again.

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POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 17:41:03 GMT

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The boy in John's grasp grows heavier with every step. Wheezes, stumbles, clutches tighter at his sleeve. John doesn't begrudge him. He only pulls harder and tugs him closer. The grip on his arm is joined by one around his shoulders, and then he has the boy practically under his right side as he all but carries him onto shore.

"Come on, bud!" he shouts over the whistles of Minior and Dess's screaming, over the huffing and puffing of them both. As the boy flags John rallies. Time in Hoenn has turned his adrenal system into a system of spirited first responders -- quick to rush through the whole of him in a moment of peril. Knowing that if he isn't pumped full of fearful chemicals Rocket or Ultra Beasts or now apparently fucking space will take him.

The shout of 'there ' is enough to kick them into overdrive. This fear and need to run exists to find safety and the prospect of relief a roof would give right now is enough to propel him forward. He goes from practically carrying the young stranger to doing so in earnest. He hauls the boy further up until his dragging feet no longer hinder either of them and begins a bull rush towards the shuttered shop.

"Dess! Switch focus! Get the door!" he shouts and the Exploud races ahead of them on heavy feet. She HOWLS as one of her fists freezes over and blows the door off its hinges with an ICE PUNCH. John throws both himself and his passenger into the dark interior of the building now open to them.

"Well shit," he murmurs from his new place on the ground. Already his hand reaches for the wallet in his back pocket as he rolls over onto his side. His eyes search out the boy who'd saved his life (and whose life he likes to think he's now saved in turn).

"How much do you think that'll cost?"

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POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 17:30:02 GMT

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Opportunity.

It was something that John was sure had long left him. Something he assumed was meant for the time in which it came and went. A door, opened to the youthful and energetic. That flapped on its hinges in the winds of adolescence and then slammed shut when the brisk gales of adulthood found it. He was certain it was lost to him and John had resigned himself to that.

Yet here he was, sitting next a good friend waiting on another to be realized in front of him. First he'd met CIAN MAHER on some nothing day like any other and now he'd be meeting Gideon's brother -- both willing to give him their time and instruction in the name of . . . what? Entertaining an old nobody? It was kindness enough to make him want to cry. It was a source of nerves strong enough to make him want to be sick.

But he did neither as he listened to Gideon chit-chat and gossip: about work, the masquerade, new years. And it was mostly that -- listening. Gideon was too charitable (like his brother, like Cian) when his brother arrived in describing their back and forth. John had offered stories but mostly he'd stewed, and sweat, and bounced his leg with enough ferocity to make any rabbit pokemon blush.

"John Nelson," he introduced himself in the same second that he shot to his feet. His boots crunched in the frosted grass and his jacket crinkled as his arm extended, "Thank you so much for making time for me."

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POSTED ON Dec 26, 2022 17:18:49 GMT

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'No rush '

It's the kind of friendly placation that John gives all the time: 'You've got all week, no rush! ', 'Don't rush! Just have it on my desk by the end of the day. ', 'I don't want to rush anyone, but the holiday party is . . . '

Has it been as annoying to his coworkers then as it is coming from Cian, now? Because John wants to shout: 'Of course there's a rush! Neither of us are going to wait forever! ' He wants to shake Cian by the shoulders. Remind him that he's offering personal instruction to some washed up old-head, that if John doesn't jump on it now the gym leader will surely come to his senses and rescind it.

But of course he doesn't. Instead John bites his tongue and nods as Cian puts the finishing touches on the new contact.

"Next year . . ." John murmurs to himself rather than properly responding. The phone sits in his hand with all the weight it's ever had but somehow -- in this moment -- feeling like it must be a thousand pounds. His hand shakes under its pressure the entire time he escorts the device back to his pocket.

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POSTED ON Dec 24, 2022 1:21:15 GMT

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"Yeah, sure," John goes to reach into his pockets, only to find the thicker gloves on loan from Cian have made that task a little more difficult, "Uh, one sec."

After a little fumbling to remove the gloves quickly (which of course means too quickly in such a way that patience likely would have yielded better time) he reaches into his pocket with a now naked (and sweaty) hand to retrieve his phone. A little out of date but still smart and touch-based. He presents it to Cian with both hands.

"I'm excited to get started. I'll try and have everything sorted by new years, and I'll send you a message as soon as I know my availability."

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POSTED ON Dec 24, 2022 1:13:25 GMT

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John's smile went wide and sly at Gideon's question.

"You don't know the, the first thing about what kinda men know my address," he replied with a shameless dip to his voice before devolving into a short fit of laughter. As it subsided Gideon slipped into the space next to him and John was more than happy to throw an arm around his buddy and let him lift him up straight. Oh, but maybe not so quick.

"Gentle with me, Giddy. Gentle," he groaned as the man got him upright and the whole room tried to flip around him, "Fuck, why'd I let you buy me that last drink. Pushed me right over the edge."

He looked up at Gideon through squinted, accusing eyes. Then smiled again before laughing at his shoes.

"Usually I'd like a walk home. Night air 's good on a warm, warm face. But I think I'd get arrested more likely tonight. Feelin' awfully . . . disorderly."

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