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❝ no you startled me, that's all. ❞ it's soft, confused. certainty seems to vanish as soon as their eyes meet. marine feels the accentuated emptiness of their exchange and her chest aches. his inquiry, though unlike to need a response, rattles the foundations of her resolve; a ghost he says, and, perhaps, he is right. his figure has haunted her thoughts since the end of their short-lived relationship. she avoided unova afterward, afraid of what could occur had their paths crossed. ❝ i went back to alola. mom said she missed me. it had been a while since i've been home. ❞ a white lie, uttered with utmost naturality. would he think less of her had he known how many she told when they were together? would it matter if she said it was for his own good? she is not sure she wants to know the answer. she tries to smile before continuing, ❝ i'm glad to see you again. i didn't think i would. ❞ i didn't think i could / should. gaze averts south and arms cross atop torso, the hand that beckons her closer too tempting. ❝ have you been well? you look . . . good. ❞

     ❝     what’s the matter?     not happy to see me?     do you think i’m happy to see you?     ❞     why would she be?     why would he be?     why would either of them be?     the extension of hand is tentative     &͟.     though the grin ‘pon features never wavers the trembling of open palm is evident,     the beckoning of digits to approach ever closer following an unintentional murmur of disapproval:     a contradiction to the words he speaks oh so confidently.     (     he hopes she remains static,     in place,     not another step closer despite the gesticulation done in her direction.     )     ❝     i thought you’d left,     ❞     forever——     the concept had brought him some semblance of peace,     a promise that they would never cross paths ever again,     long as he stayed in unova      &͟.     she continued her research elsewhere     &͟.     yet,     here she is,     ‘fore him,     in the flesh     /     not the metaphorical ghost of her that she’d left with him when she’d bid him farewell for good.     (     agonized,     crestfallen     &͟.     seeking answers he would never attain.     )     ❝     and i am——     happy to see you that is.     ❞     liar.     ❝     so what’s with that expression?     would you rather i not be here?     ❞     a casual amount of earnestness to placate the bitter taste that lingers on tongue,     the beginnings of an expression in concern,     though it fails to completely reach his eyes,     even with that daunting smile.     ❝     you're acting as if you've just seen a ghost.     ❞

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sorry for the lack of activity here, i've been dealing with finals this month but i'll be free after next week. feel free to follow me on my main blog @efloresce because i'm around there most of the time

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the messaging system that is the pillar of all internal and external communication at my job is down so i guess i'll write????

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ok i will write today by popular demand (two ppl)

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and for my next trick i will writ-

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𝐑𝐄: 𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌

i want to preface this by making it clear that marine, despite her affiliation with team rocket and the work she does for them, loves pokemon. she first dreamt of becoming a researcher due to her love and curiosity for them, especially water type pokemon. she has never harmed any pokemon and always conducts her research respecting their well being. her own team is a reflection of that. this is not to shy away from her being a villanous character, but for my own comfort, as i draw a hard line at animal cruelty of any sorts in both real life and fiction.

all of the pokemon on marine's team have been with her since her teens, with the exception of spheal. she's seen them hatch from eggs and evolve while taking care of them throughout her journey to kanto and other regions. there's also some extra pokemon she has for research, but she does not use them in her main team for various reasons [ most of them are incredibly debilitated and cannot be released back in the wild or used in battles. ] here's the pokemon in her main team that accompany her at all times.

primarina: aqua, a female primarina, was the first pokemon marine has ever gotten as a child. it was a gift from her father and has been with her since it was a popplio. it is what sparked her curiosity about water type pokemon and her main companion on her studies. it has a docile yet tenacious temperament, being fairly protective of marine and the other pokemon in their team.

milotic: coral, a female milotic, was rescued by marine as a young feebas during one of her field trips to brooklet hill. its tail was caught between two rocks and, after marine helped it free, it'd show up at the lake whenever the girl stopped by, eventually being 'captured' by her. it's calm behavior always puts marine's mind at ease whenever she's feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

vaporeon: wave, a male vaporeon, was the first pokemon marine ever had seen hatch from an egg. she received it as a parting gift from her father, before she returned to alola from kanto during high school, and can be usually seen resting atop her shoulders or in her lap. it has almost a cat like behavior, being very affectionate towards marine but distrustful of other trainers.

ninetales: lumi, a female alolan ninetales, was found by marine as a young vulpix badly injured in mount lanakila. she bandaged its wound before leaving the mountain but would return regularly to check on it. after it made a full recovery, it started to follow marine out of the mountain, deciding to stay with her instead of its pack. because it was its own decision, the usually hostile ninetales pack didn't attack marine. it has a calm and sweet personality, prefering to stay out of its pokeball and keep marine company while she pulls all nighters doing her research.

kingdra: rain, a male kingdra, was rescued by marine from one of team rocket's illegal pokemon smugling sites in johto. it was one of the first moments she experienced first hand the extent of team rocket's work and she could barely sleep that night. during a walk to clear her mind, she saw it in a storage room, contained in a small tank that had barely any room for it to swim around. it was the first time she decided to retaliate against the organization, intending on setting it free in the wild, but having to hide it in a pokeball after she was caught by one of the guards. though initially hostile towards her, it slowly grew to trust marine and is now very protective of her.

spheal: frost, a female spheal, is the youngest and latest addition to marine's team. she found it while exploring a cave in hoenn, seemingly lost and unwilling to let go of her despite her efforts to push it away. she had no intention of catching it, but it's insistence won her over at the end, plus it's cute appearance was hard to resist. it became marine's stress ball of sorts, basking in her attention whenever she feels frustrated with her work or the progress of her personal quest to take her father back to alola.

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i hate when people ask me to open up. like i met you 3 years ago give me time

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤwords have never been her forte. even now, as she squirms under the weight of his emotions, words fail to convey her thoughts, and all marine can muster in response is: ❝ oh . . . ❞ it comes out in a drawl, meek and anxious, much like the step she takes back, as if the physical distance between them would be enough to avoid the ever-growing tension that seeps into her bones. she gives him a tentative glance; he looks the same, yet different somehow, less lively than she remembers. his smile feels out of place, his words feel pointed. at what, she isn't sure perhaps at the past, perhaps at her [ aren't they one and the same? ] there is a lot she cannot comprehend, so she sticks with what she does. ❝ i thought i was alone too. ❞

     intense,     with a fervor that promises to burn through her like a forest fire——     he knows he’s staring,     emerald hues lifeless,     dull     &͟.     without shine     /     unsettling     &͟.     yet they cannot find it deep within theirself to care for the coldness that they regard her with.     (     unintentional even,     the sincerity of his emotions.     )     ❝     no,     ❞     the first word to break the silence,     sharp as a knife     &͟.     the appearance of grin that grows ever wider,     though insincere.     ❝     i don’t want you to leave.     ❞     he does     …    but he doesn’t     …     but he does.      (     make up your mind.     )     ❝     i didn’t expect to see you here is all,     ❞     it’s been a minute,     an eternity too long:     her face alone brings back the rush of emotions they’d thought they put to rest ages ago——     she cuts him up again,     like an aching wound,     like a ghost haunting him from the past.     ❝     you scared me,     i thought i was alone.     ❞

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Moon Jellies l Alaska

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𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐃  &  𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄    (a  series  of  nonverbal  prompts .   mature  themes  present ,   ‘ my ’  muse  belongs  to  the  one who  posted  the  meme  -  send   “ + REVERSE ”   to  reverse  the  prompts .)

→     𝐈 .    GENERAL

❛   hush .   raise  a  finger  in  a  gesture  to  silence  my  muse . ❛   sit .   gesture  for  my  muse  to  sit  down . ❛   door .   hold  a  door  open  for  my  muse . ❛   tap .   tap  my  muse  on  the  shoulder  to  garner  their  attention . ❛   hunger .   give  my  muse  something  to  eat  /  drink . ❛   cook .   present  my  muse  with  home - cooked  food . ❛   brush .   work  a  brush  /  comb  through  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   read .   silently  read  a  book  alongside  my  muse . ❛   hand .   hold  out  a  hand  for  my  muse  to  take . ❛   dressed .   help  my  muse  put  on  an  article  of  clothing . ❛   note .   give  my  muse  a  note  saying :   [ content ] . ❛   amplify .   turn  up  the  music  in  the  car .

→     𝐈𝐈 .    ANGST

❛   patch .   help  my  muse  patch  up  a  wound . ❛   night terrors .   hold  my  muse  after  they  wake  up  from  a  nightmare . ❛   company .   silently  sit  with  my  muse  to  comfort  them. ❛   hospital .   my  muse  is  told  that  yours  is  in  the  hospital . ❛   revelation .   show  my  muse  evidence  of  a  lie  they  told . ❛   indulge .   find  my  muse  drinking  to  cope . ❛   downfall .   find  my  muse  collapsed  on  the  ground . ❛   console .   comfort  my  muse  as  they  cry . ❛   nurse .   give  my  muse  company  in  the  hospital .

→     𝐈𝐈𝐈 .    AFFECTIONATE

❛   wink .   wink  at  my  muse .  ❛   wrap .   wrap  an  arm  around  my  muse’s  [ shoulders  /  waist ] . ❛   caress .   gently  caress  my  muse’s  face . ❛   tousle .   mess  playfully  with  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   chest .   place  your  head  on  my  muse’s  chest .    ❛   comb .   comb  fingers  through  my  muse’s  hair . ❛   grasp .   run  to  my  muse  &  jump  into  their  arms . ❛   lean .   lean  on  my  muse’s  shoulder . ❛   tender .   kiss  my  muse  on  the  [ forehead  /  cheek  /  nose ] . ❛   abrupt .   kiss  my  muse  out  of  the  blue . ❛   chaste .   chastely  kiss  my  muse . ❛   good morning .   kiss  my  muse  the  morning  after . ❛   volumes .   gaze  at  my  muse  in  a  way  that  silently  says  ‘i love you’ .

→     𝐈𝐕  .    VIOLENT

❛   strike .   [ slap / punch ]  my muse in the face . ❛   gun .   wield  a  gun  at  my  muse . ❛   twist .   twist  my  muse’s  arm  behind  their  back . ❛   throttle .   aggressively  wrap  your  hands  around  my  muse’s  throat . ❛   parch .   burn  my  muse  with  a  hot  object . ❛   take down .   forcefully  bring  my  muse  to  the  ground . ❛   gouge .   wield  a  sharp  object  at  my  muse . ❛  shunt .   shove  my  muse  backwards . ❛  stickup .   yell  at  my  muse  to  put  their  hands  in  the  air. ❛  shoot .   [ fatally  /  non-fatally ]   shoot  my  muse . ❛  stab .   stab  my  muse with a  [ knife / other object ].

→     𝐕 .    NSFW

❛   surprise .   send  an  unexpected  nsfw  image  to  my  muse . ❛   pin .   push  my  muse  against  a  [ wall,  table,  other ] . ❛   go down .   go  down  on  my  muse . ❛   choke .   intimately  wrap  your  hands  around  my  muse’s  throat . ❛   belt loops .   pull  my  muse  closer  by  their  belt loops . ❛   skinny dipping .   go  skinny  dipping  with  my  muse . ❛   rip .   tear  a  piece  of  clothing  from  my  muse’s  body . ❛   mark .   leave  a  mark  on  my  muse’s  body  [ specify where ] .

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𝐑𝐄: 𝐏𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌

i want to preface this by making it clear that marine, despite her affiliation with team rocket and the work she does for them, loves pokemon. she first dreamt of becoming a researcher due to her love and curiosity for them, especially water type pokemon. she has never harmed any pokemon and always conducts her research respecting their well being. her own team is a reflection of that. this is not to shy away from her being a villanous character, but for my own comfort, as i draw a hard line at animal cruelty of any sorts in both real life and fiction.

all of the pokemon on marine's team have been with her since her teens, with the exception of spheal. she's seen them hatch from eggs and evolve while taking care of them throughout her journey to kanto and other regions. there's also some extra pokemon she has for research, but she does not use them in her main team for various reasons [ most of them are incredibly debilitated and cannot be released back in the wild or used in battles. ] here's the pokemon in her main team that accompany her at all times.

primarina: aqua, a female primarina, was the first pokemon marine has ever gotten as a child. it was a gift from her father and has been with her since it was a popplio. it is what sparked her curiosity about water type pokemon and her main companion on her studies. it has a docile yet tenacious temperament, being fairly protective of marine and the other pokemon in their team.

milotic: coral, a female milotic, was rescued by marine as a young feebas during one of her field trips to brooklet hill. its tail was caught between two rocks and, after marine helped it free, it'd show up at the lake whenever the girl stopped by, eventually being 'captured' by her. it's calm behavior always puts marine's mind at ease whenever she's feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

vaporeon: wave, a male vaporeon, was the first pokemon marine ever had seen hatch from an egg. she received it as a parting gift from her father, before she returned to alola from kanto during high school, and can be usually seen resting atop her shoulders or in her lap. it has almost a cat like behavior, being very affectionate towards marine but distrustful of other trainers.

ninetales: lumi, a female alolan ninetales, was found by marine as a young vulpix badly injured in mount lanakila. she bandaged its wound before leaving the mountain but would return regularly to check on it. after it made a full recovery, it started to follow marine out of the mountain, deciding to stay with her instead of its pack. because it was its own decision, the usually hostile ninetales pack didn't attack marine. it has a calm and sweet personality, prefering to stay out of its pokeball and keep marine company while she pulls all nighters doing her research.

kingdra: rain, a male kingdra, was rescued by marine from one of team rocket's illegal pokemon smugling sites in johto. it was one of the first moments she experienced first hand the extent of team rocket's work and she could barely sleep that night. during a walk to clear her mind, she saw it in a storage room, contained in a small tank that had barely any room for it to swim around. it was the first time she decided to retaliate against the organization, intending on setting it free in the wild, but having to hide it in a pokeball after she was caught by one of the guards. though initially hostile towards her, it slowly grew to trust marine and is now very protective of her.

spheal: frost, a female spheal, is the youngest and latest addition to marine's team. she found it while exploring a cave in hoenn, seemingly lost and unwilling to let go of her despite her efforts to push it away. she had no intention of catching it, but it's insistence won her over at the end, plus it's cute appearance was hard to resist. it became marine's stress ball of sorts, basking in her attention whenever she feels frustrated with her work or the progress of her personal quest to take her father back to alola.

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❝ you want to get into their quarters, right @m-11o? ❞ she presents a box in his direction; inside, a few items stand out [ a folded team rocket uniform, a map of the facility, a low rank clearance card, and a timesheet for the guards. ] ❝ there's a scheduled change of night guards, you can sneak in then. ❞

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❝ mister @nyt1ba, excuse me, i brought you the latest report. ❞ his office is spacious and far too bright, and she recoils at the luminosity, used to the artifitial white lights of the laboratories. for a moment she admires the decoration, equal parts impressed by the size of it and intrigued by the story behind every object and its placement within the room. ❝ should i await here for feedback or do i return to the lab? ❞

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❝ you've been staring for a while, @midokai. ❞ there's a continued beat of silence, and for some reason, despite usually liking the quietness, marine feels restless under his gaze. attention fixates on their features, on the soft contour of their face, but it never reaches their eyes. she can't bear to look at them. ❝ i can leave if it's making you uncomfortable. ❞

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before i write any ic content, i want to make perfectly clear that i will portray team rocket to be a true villainous organization. i will not soften the blow or smooth over their acts they commit horrible crimes against others and pokemon, at least that's my interpretation of them, based on game content and my personal view. everything related to their 'work' and, consequently, marine and her father's involvement with them will be portrayed to reflect how evil team rocket truly is. i also want to point out that, while a morally dubious character, marine does not condone team rocket's actions against pokemon.

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private and selective original character from the pokemon franchise. game based and unaffiliated with the fandom. permanent semi hiatus. please read rules before interacting. caught by caeli +25 she / her. carrd.