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@crueliste has appeared // greetings (replies not necessary)

Ah... The weird one... what was his name again? Well, they were distant business partners through their respective bosses so he should probably be polite and at least say hello.

Even if the guy kind of made him feel like he was statically charged.

"Good evening. I don't think we've met properly before. I'm Amethio, of the Explorers. I'll be the contact between our two organizations for the time being."

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"... Hm."

Now that was a thought.

Tempting actually. But unfortunately, that would be disappointing Lord Gibeon, and a moment of giddiness wasn't worth that. But for a second, it did look like he was considering it.

"I think it would." He blinks, staring back. "For one thing you'd get a chance to punch Spinel."

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"..."

Was this guy trying to get him to join them? Was this some sort of ploy? A joke? ... No, he was definitely overthinking it.

"I don't think that would work out for any of us."

"I am begging you to be a force of sanity on this airship."

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"A pleasure to meet you."

Well, that was certainly easy for someone with Lance's abilities to say. If he were capable of it, he would have... no, there was no point in even trying to talk to it. It had been angry, angry enough that it lashed out at everyone indiscriminately. There would have been no reasoning with it even if he could speak to Pokemon.

And even then... catching a Pokemon with conversation didn't exactly sound like a good test of ones strength and worthiness.

His brow furrowed, a flicker of irritation crossing his face.

"I'll keep that in mind to ask should I encounter it, though I imagine," he knew. "that it only cares about how strong the trainer is." Otherwise, it would have heeded Liko's pleas every time it encountered her. "I doubt a conversation would have much of an effect on it."

"Lance." A story there, he suspected. To be that insistent that he needed to catch a legendary of all things? "Have you tried asking? Legends are typically hard to catch; in my experience they don't stay caught unless they want to be caught."

Lance glanced back into the grass around them, contemplating. "You're more likely to get its agreement to accompany you if you offer it something worth it's time and interest, or if your goals align."

That was how he'd done it personally; Quiznos had wanted to be stronger and to see the best the battling world had to offer and Lance had wanted the dragon. Simple enough.

"Though I suppose being able to talk to it makes the process easier. Most of them don't care much for things outside their scope."

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"I see."

Well. He probably should have expected that.

A sigh left him in a quiet breath, and he took a moment to consider his choices. While he didn't doubt his capabilities to take the Champion on should it come to a fight, he didn't particularly want to fight. He wasn't Coral; he far preferred an attempt at civility before resorting to violence.

"I was granted temporary permission." not entirely untrue, though he had certainly gone a bit further than his "researcher" documents had gotten him. It was easy enough to feign ignorance on that part though.

"I'm studying the Z-Crystals and the strain they cause on Pokemon and Trainer alike."

if Ree knew their reputation, they would laugh. It’s not like they go out there looking for trouble — it finds them, and Ree’s heart is always obligated to act in the name of justice.

It’s not intentional. They just don’t think.

“I mean, I might be champion, but Alola is pretty relaxed about that stuff, usually. Our last champion was somebody who had a traveling bug, so it ain’t like it’s unpret — unprecedented”

In fact, Ree is here way more than satoshi ever was.

“… this place is usually off limits to tourists.” Ah, there it is— that penchant for trouble. “So what’s got you here?”

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No gym? That didn't seem right, not with the emphasis that Galar seemed to put into Gym Season; it was practically a national sport rather than anything, so it left Amethio feeling rather complicated about the Gym situation. Maybe it wasn't all that surprising; the town didn't seem all that friendly to outsiders if him nearly getting mugged within five minutes of stepping off the train had been any indication.

But, Gyms were also safe havens for trainers that came through.

Whatever.

It wasn't his city, and despite the fact that he was born in Galar, he hadn't lived there since he was a toddler and couldn't even recall one thing about it. So he didn't really have a stake in the race to think so hard about something so unimportant.

Still, a faint frown crossed his face.

"... I see. That's unfortunate." His Ceruledge shifted, watching Piers with curiosity rather than hostility, and Amethio glanced at it. "And I just wanted to watch, so I'll take you up on your offer. Thank you."

His Pokemon had seemed slightly downtrodden about the fact that it couldn't battle, and Amethio soothed it by adding, "Perhaps next time we're in the area we'll take part in a battle though." That seemed to perk Ceruledge up, who straightened up and looked as pleased with itself as it could.

Piers himself had been heading back towards the lot when he was approached. It was pretty obvious that this guy was a tourist just based off his pokemon companion. For a moment he did show a bit of surprise at the sight of the Ceruledge but he covers it pretty quickly with his usual expression of indifference.

"The Gym eh? Can't say I blame ya for askin' but... Yer Rotom's been showing you the right place, sad to say. Spikemuth doesn't have much in the way of a gym. That's the designated spot we all decided on."

After all, without a power spot for Dynamaxing it wasn't like the Pokemon League saw a reason to give the sad little town a proper one. It was something that still pissed him off to this day but kept that well out of his expression and body language. "Were ya lookin' to challenge it or watch? If yer here to watch then we can head back together if ya want."

It was unfortunate, for him that is, that at the moment his sister was currently down with a bad cold that he was refusing to let her out of the house with. Not after what happened with their parents. It was only because of her asking, her written permission, and the League's blessing that he would be filling in for her while she was sick. That and her Grimsnarl was well and capable of seeing to her care in the meantime. It'd been the whole reason for him going to the gym in the first place. At least he'd been able to find all the pieces to his own uniform.

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@galarianvampire has appeared // greetings (replies not necessary)

"Excuse me, miss." It was a miracle that Amethio was able to keep his irritation out of his voice and off his face. "Could you spare me a moment of your time?"

"Could you possibly direct me to the Spikemuth library?"

Like hell he was going to even breathe the reason he was asking because he felt stupid just thinking about it.

Lord Gibeon had to be messing with him. Vampires? Really? Ridiculous. It was probably some sort of punishment or test honestly; was he just mad that Amethio hadn't gotten the pendant yet? He certainly wasn't going to get any closer to it by chasing myths in Galar, and he already knew Spinel and the others were probably laughing at him.

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Amethio doesn't spare AC more than a glance, fairly used to getting that sort of reaction from overprotective Pokemon. Though he wasn't there for work - not for Ree anyway. Frankly, he was more concerned about the Champion being the one that got between him and what he was in Alola for.

They did have a bit of a reputation for sticking their nose into trouble that didn't concern them.

"No, I don't." He explained, keeping his distance from them and their Pokemon. "It's just a bit unexpected to see the Champion out and about in a place like this. I would have expected you to be attending to League duties or being pestered by tourists."

“—!!”

They hadn’t expected a tourist to be all the way out here in poni canyon. Ree’s sitting in their wheelchair in the dirt, their eevee and Zorua training against the wild Pokémon here. They both look very proud of themselves, though AC glances at the stranger and growls, ears lowering as a threat.

“Uhm… yeah. I am.”

They're still not used to being referred to that way. Ree’s been working hard, sure, but they try to avoid the spotlight.

“… you don’ want an autograph, do you?”

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🌻 random in-character questions

an ask game where, instead of replying from your perspective, you answer as if it's your original character/muse/self-insert/etc. answering the question ✨

🌧️ "When outside during the rain, do you use a raincoat, an umbrella, or something else? Do you enjoy rain?"

🍳 "Are you a good cook? Do you enjoy cooking? What's your favorite thing to cook?"

🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"

❌ "Would you do something that someone told you not to do? Why? Is there someone you'd actually listen to more than everyone else?"

🏳️ "What will make you give up?"

📖 "What kinds of books do you read? Do you have a lot of time to read?"

⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"

😷 "How often do you get sick? Do you stay at home when sick or do you end up going outside to, say, get some groceries? If you go outside, would you wear a mask?"

🥼 "Do you have to wear a uniform somewhere? If yes, how do you feel about it? If no, what kind of uniform would you love to wear?"

🥂 "How do you celebrate you accomplishments?"

🛴 "What's your preferred way of getting somewhere - own car, public transport, a bicycle, or something else? How well do you follow the traffic rules?"

🕰️ "What do you use to check what time it is?"

🥰 "What would make you feel happy and loved?"

🐇 "Do you believe in other dimensions?"

🎺 "What kind of music do you mostly listen to? Do you know how to play an instrument, and if not, which one would you want to learn to play?"

💽 "Do you collect anything? Why?"

🧋 "What's your go-to thing to drink? Do you prefer cold or hot drinks?"

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@exnusquam has appeared // greetings (replies not necessary)

Who was this person and why did they make him feel like he was in over his head? Weird. Uncomfortable. A little nauseating actually. Maybe if he didn't look at them too long they'd gloss right over him.

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@skullkxd has appeared // greetings (replies not necessary)

"Ah... you're the Alola Champion, right?"

It was a little surprising seeing the Champion roaming around without a care in the world. Maybe he had just spent too much time in Galar recently and got too used to how their Champions tended to be treated more like celebrities than people.

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@godconsume has appeared // greetings (replies not necessary)

Ah. So this was Sakaki - Giovanni, whichever, he knew him by both via reputation. Though, he'd never seen him in person before. It made him nervous; wasn't a visit from the head of an organization a sign that you were on their bad side? It made his stomach hurt a little actually.

What did you do this time, Sango...

"If I'd known to expect you, I would have prepared a warmer welcome. Please accept my sincerest apologies."