ketsuzoku !
The Rotom Phone gives its usually sleepy beep to signify a new message.
It had been recieved over a somewhat late breakfast; more of a brunch if anything. Still waking up to become a semi-functioning human, Sordward hadnât fully registered that heâd recieved a message at all until his brother kept stealing cheeky glances at the screen, and he picks said phone up so he can keep it to himself. Little bugger.
And then, once he reads it, his eyebrows lift ever so slightly with surprise. Why me of all people? What about that spiky head?
âHey Shirl, do we have anything planned on Saturday?â
Shielbert tilts his head to the side to think it over, leaning on the kitchen counter with his hip and hands cradling a cup of coffee.
âNothing together, as far as I know.â He pauses to take a sip. âI have my usual therapy with Dr. Rung in the afternoon, but you donât normally join me for it. Why?â
Sordward smiles, and he begins typing out his reply.
âNo reason. I just wanted to make sure my scheduleâs clear.â
[txt]: sounds like a plan x do let me treat you though. itâs hardly any trouble for me :)
a soft gasp, the sudden outcry of rotomâs vibration ( lord sheâd be caught dead with the ring on ) having interrupted her mid-speech. practicing in the mirror, her gym antics sheâd hoped to pull with her punches. fingers hide her tiny smile, opposing thumb unlocking phone to view the screen. eyes reflect back before the light ignites, along with a flame inside her heartâs chambers - beating softly with the flicker of candlelight.
well, she took her leap .  .  .  time to turn it into a bound.
[txt]: baller xo
[txt]: jk lol but fr u dont have to
[txt]: ive enough for a pastry or two
[txt]: like i said, my treat : )
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hyper-voice !
Piers fights a grin as he watches the affront flash across his sisterâs face before itâs replaced with mischievous determination. Oh, sheâs a smart one, laying it on thick to fluster him. But he raised her. He knows better.Â
âDunno about all that. I guess itâs about the same as wondering how I got the worldâs best little sister. Think I used up all my luck right here on you.âÂ
He reaches again, going to flick her bangs.Â
âCouldnât think of anything better, though.â
dangerous, she likes it!
       fingernails of his skirt - flicker ghostly passing across her forehead, earns a twitch of thicker brow. so itâs mutually agreed then? fine, so be it. smile dampers, softens into a melting affectionate display that naturally waters visible eye, brings a teary gloss to it akin to one finding adoration in oneâs thoughts. her tick comes, raises wrist up out of habit to rest against her chest. a breath, easy &&. slow.
â yâ think? dunno, if karmaâs actinâ all sugar-coatinâ for ya, âow come it let me take over thâ gym? â  smile grows drier, wryly stringing along with her sentences.  â yâ sayinâ iâm better than you? buâ that canâ be, bro. ah mean, câmon. âm jusâ a wee tyke ya gonâ &&. raised from a sprout! mâ lyrics ainâ on par witâ yeâs, &&.  âm only jusâ startinâ out âere. surely yâer experience MUSâ mean sumân. â
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ninsixty !
ah yes, the dreaded âa piers repliedâ quirk of mine.
time to crack open a soda, pop my knuckles, and type out a college thesis in reply because the siblings are my hyperfixation.
throwback to two seconds ago when i hyped myself up too far - only to crash and burn with two meager paragraphs chock full of prose.
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@hyper-voice !
oh, the BALLS of this man. a simple dimple prodded on cheek, where skin festers with a tingling muck fire under epidermis. piers, sorry lonesome piers. . . this meant war. eyes narrow sweetly, lingering on her brotherâs adamant smirk that clearly states heâs got the advantage. oh, to play the innocent youngest. smile lifts, somber &&. barely there.
â lucky, aye? sânot about luck if it means impressinâ you. takes talent, donânit? â
       head cants into a tilt, the slightest glimmer of mischief in her eye.Â
                â makes me wonder, yâunno. âowâs it possible that someone like meâs got thâ worldâs greatest brother? â
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ah yes, the dreaded "a piers replied" quirk of mine.
time to crack open a soda, pop my knuckles, and type out a college thesis in reply because the siblings are my hyperfixation.
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potentscientia !
    â HmmâŠwell you would be CORRECT on that. â
   News spreading already? Colress had an air to laugh again, but instead he simply accepted the dusk ball, lightly putting it a pocket of his coatâof which he had far too many pockets; luckily they were hard to see, blending in mostly. Galar had already showed promise in the signals and aura it was producing, but this was simple kindness. It was nice, he could say.
    â My name is ColressâŠI WAS looking to stay, actuallyâŠItâs so VERY nice to meet you, Marnie. Pardon my ASKING, Iâm not that knowledgeable about the Galarian variants, are there other steel typesâŠ? Variant or otherwise. â
oh, how nice! the way he accepts her offer with an enabling jubilance earns a flutter in her chest. itâs a warmth, the pride of recognition. . . that same feeling she often felt when stadium crowds cheered her name. fingers curl against her sleeveâs hem, a sign sheâs smitten with this positive attention to her attempt to congregate a new bond with a stranger.
       â our main function âa transport âre corviknight cabs, those are flying &&. steel types. then weâve got thâ copperajah line, thâ ferrothorn, galarian stunfisk. . . â
itâs a long list to go down, not that she has any of her own, but sheâs sure the ex-chairman would be a perfect sit-down for mister colress. speaking of, a hand comes to tuck back her bangs, gaze flitting back towards the same pocket he deposited her gift into.  â âm i allowed tae ask abouâ yâer team? i wouldnâ wanna overstep, but if it mean anythinâ, iâd be willinâ tâ show my own. â
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potentscientia !
   Really, how many Meowth variants were thereâcouldnât there be more purrloins variants--Didnât matter! Colress gladly leaned down to look at the purrserker, letting out a quiet chuckle. He definitely wasnât expecting someone to just give him a pokemon, especially not one like this. Did it evolve into this? It was definitely a meowth at some pointâŠ
    â Really?~ Giving this to ME? â
â theyâre steel types, righâ? words âas it yâve a favoritism fâer steels, so. thought iâd catch one fâer ya. consider it a spikemuthârs welcome tae galar, sir. â  dusk ball is politely offered towards the scientist, second to final gym leader letting the tiniest hint of a smile grace her lips.
â mâ nameâs marnie, case yâer keen on stayinâ. â
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mnstcrbnll !
ââŠ
âŠplease donât tell the cops to make me go sideways I would probably fitâŠâŠ..â
she mimics locking her lips with a key.Â
       â yâer secretâs safe witâ me, buddy. thaâs a promise. â
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â look, i know i made a gab at taxes an' all, but everyone's lookin' past the reality 'ere. no singular person's tae blame, not even rose. from as 'm aware, taxes 're a two way street; pay t' gain. sad part is, b'cus we can't afford t' pay taxes due t' the fact spikemuth ain' maintained well by government aid, we ain' makin' the MONEY t' be ABLE tae pay taxes. s'a vicious cycle that no ONE PERSON can be tacked on tae blame, y'feel me? m' brother gets angry with th' league 'n the chairm'n, but ultimately th' responsibility lies on us spikemuth'rs t' give them the monetary values they'd NEED 'n order tae help us. â
she flips her hair aside with her fingers. â started learnin' thin's since i b'came th' new gym leader. awful smart i am, ain' i? â
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yellwave !
   he could never intentionally hurt her. mistakes will always be made, itâs practically his middle name. but marnie means more to him than life itself. he could never do unto her what was done unto himself. heâs tried raising her right, steering her away from every vice heâs ever taken up, directing her down a safer road. but sheâs impressionable. he doesnât always realize how his actions affect her.
   his fingers curl around her hand, gently squeezing. no matter how tough it gets, he will always be there for her, until heâs not able to any longer. he doesnât doubt his day will come early, but he knows he still has time to prepare her. â yeah. these things jusâ happen. â but that doesnât mean heâd like to make a habit out of it. he has to remember itâs just marnie under this roof with him. Â
   he plucks his hand off marnie as she leans against him, moving his arm around her shoulders to pull her close, squeeze her to his side. he can work with this. any moment he gets to spend with her, he cherishes. he can practically hear the tug of her lips in her voice. he snorts softly, shaking his head. Â
   â donât be gettinâ any ideas, liâl girl. it ainât thâ funny kind aâ scarinâ. â pulls him back to a darker time, chains him to the untied sneakers of a little boy again. itâs over. itâll never happen again. â have fun figurinâ out how tâ really get me.  â
her smile comes naturally at how her brother wraps around her, cradles her like the wee bab he once knew. fingers flick manicured nails against the carpet, let them catch &&. fly as he muses just how in the dark she is. a laugh flutters out, lighthearted but mischievous.  â that a challenge, bruv? yâknow iâll gladly take yeh up on fingerinâ jusâ wot makes yâuh tick. â
morpeko scampers out from under her bed suddenly, weasels between their hips as it wriggles into marnieâs elbow crook, snuggles in under underarm for a bite at her forearm. not even a wince, just a raise of hand to start the idly itch sheâd been practicing upon face against its forehead crest. itâs nice to have a fidget, or a therapeutical partner like morpeko at least. her pigtail swims against piersâ shoulder as she lifts her head at an angle, chewing inside cheek as she sucks in a breath to elicit a faux noise at her pokemon.Â
â no worries abouâ loud noises now ;  since they make ya spook like a ponyta, might as well resort tae adult themes. â  hand raises from morpeko, wags its fingers at her brother with a false sense of scaring. her voice wavers in inflection, clearly ghosting him.  â taaaaaxeeeees. . . ~ â
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@morecaught :Â Â "Maaaaaarns, Maaaarniiiiiie!" Oh god, they have arrived.
there they are, waving her down from their high-horse of positivity &&. cheer. why was it that this cursed cryptid she called a friend followed her to the ends of the earth? they were like piersâ friends, except they were her friend. a hand braces to her cheek as she watches the trainer fumble their way down the stairs of the stadiumâs railing, chugging their taller frame towards her like they had been late to catch a train.
arms rush out, catch the stumbling oaf that billows into her front, steadies them in an embrace. her heart beats against theirs however brief, just enough to remind them theyâre never alone when theyâre in galar. as salem gathers back to their feet, marnie dusts off their front, fixes their jacket collar idly out of habit.  â hey there, hammerlockeâs ham-âead. yâ miss me that bad, âuh? â
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nx-encxres !
â OiâŠ.. c'mon, Marns. âm tryinâ âta make th'place a lilâ less like a disastaâ⊠â
Piers grumbles as he wipes up the new spot on his already very well-lived carpet.
itâs not one of her proudest moments, of versatile spontaneity self-combusting in on her impulses. eyes blink, register her mistake, &&. to her knees gravitates the young gym leader. hands reach to aid her sibling, nails biting into carpet with pinched precision scratching at it like a lottery ticket. sheâs trying her best to scrub, to lift up dust &&. dirt as though the action had genuine meaning behind it, as if to act like a carpet shampoo in the process.
     â nunno, i got this. ease up, piers. â
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spikemuthtoothfairy !
James knew he didnât really have a purrloinâs chance in hell of getting a position. He put his application in out of pure support - but he couldnât really have the same Pokemon as Marnieâs ace, and unfortunately Bogan was the only dark type he actually had.
So when Marnie invited him over (not entirely uncommon, but given the timing he was suspect) and sat him down like that he had to hide his smile - he wasnât trying to be condescending. In fact, he was nothing but proud of her.
He listens as he sips from his coffee, nodding along gently so she doesnât think heâs losing interest. Finally, when she stops speaking, he smiles brightly.
ââ I know, Marns. I love Dark types, but theyâre not my passion the same way it is for most here. For those you need as yâtrainers â He replies finally, nodding as he takes another sip. He doesnât sound remotely bitter. âIâve only got Bogan, and you have your Grimm as yâace. Wouldnât be proper anyway. I honestly didnât expect to get a spot! Truth is, I put the application in tâhelp, yâknow?â
That sounded a little odd. He fumbled for a moment, rolling his free hand to give his time to formulate words in his head.
ââ What I mean is, Iâve watched yâgrow up from being knee-high. You anâPiers both. Yâlike family, likeâ the little sister I didnât have?â He looks away for a moment. God that was awkward. He grumbled and looked back. âAnything you do, Iâll back you, even if I canât always help. I canât into words how proud I am of you, of seeing you making these sorts of decisions. Youâve become such an inspiration fâso many people in this town, me included.â
He smiles then, taking another sip.
âYouâre one hell of a gym leader and weâre all gonna follow you thâsame as we did Piers. I can, though, promise Iâm not gonna carry around a banner with yâface on.â He broke into a grin, laughing. ââ Even for me, that level of support was a bit much.â
He exhales then.
âYou never have to be worried about telling me anything, however blunt it is.â
thatâs the kind of spirit she loves to see, someone with dedication to their craft. bede would be lucky to have this kind of trainer under his wing ;Â Â itâs a shame heâs already casted most of his gymâs peons. arms fold triumphantly, clearly comfortable now that the scrafty was out of the bag. shoulders relax, unnerved vocals relieved of their previous tension. it was reassuring to know james had her back, regardless of whether his inclusion in the dark gym would be paramount. nails bite at jacketâs arm out of habit.
â yeh, i getcha. i âpreciate thâ support nonethâless. . . wouldnâ be spikemuth wifâout half âa ya. â  eyes close, a fond memory splashing the crowning lights behind shut eyelids. in the dance of pressure flitting along squeezed eyes, marnie watches her brother in screaming lightshow, makeup bold &&. lyrics even bolder. itâs a feeling of belonging in his words that lifts her up, that reminds her that itâs okay to be upset with yourself. thatâs being honest, true to yourself in ways others could only dream of.
when she opens her eyes again, thereâs a gloss to them, the faintest sign she wouldâve cried had she no one around. ( less cried, more-so let a single tear slip. ) marnie reaches for her own mug of coffee, blows the steam from its lip, letting her own dip in for a taste swigged back. itâs a warmth most would find awful, bittersweet medium roast barely graced with a flavored creamer. . . call her clichĂ©.Â
â i know i can trust ye, james. always âave, always will. â
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@spikemuthtoothfairy !
times like these were. . . complicated. becoming the new gym leader meant bringing in type specialists, those apparently close in bond &&. trusted. a hand ghosts up to brush through her bangs, obviously upset that the upcoming news had to be brought to jamesâ attention. nobody liked telling people that they hadnât made the cut, especially not spikemuthâs princess ;  sheâd have to let him down easy, even if he could see the right hook coming a mile away.
the kitchen light didnât make anything any better, what having inviting him over for morning coffee under the flickering light fixture. it almost made it seem like piersâ kitchen was an interrogation room. arms fold, unfold, refold - only to fall apart into her usual gimmick, where hand comes to rest just shy of her choker.  â james. . . â
           â we need to talk. â
ugh, that sentence came off her tongue with an iron bitterness, tasting like she had bitten her tongue. she hated this, loathed the responsibility of having to tell someone their type wasnât a good fit for gym trainer status quo. still, responsibilities were responsibilities ;Â Â she always made sure to drill that into piers when she wasnât up to base herself.
â yâunno, beinâ a fairy type expert ainâ bad fâer spikemuth. even if their types ainâ really âround here. . .  sâgood tae have a rounded wherewithal. â  a breath steadies her next leg of her practiced speech.  â but itâs. . . jusâ not what spikemuthâs gymâs lookinâ for. â
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@hopskipnjump !
it was always that fuzzy feeling, wasnât it? that warmth of when their hands skirted, when pinkie finger traced the outside of her palm in a curious dive to explore her handâs hold. marnie felt her stomach do flips at the sensation of hopâs heated pad sliding along the outer rim of her hand midway through the crowdâs bustle, like a heat-seeking missile led by his heart. her palm opens willingly, welcoming his grasp into her own as fingers thread together.Â
laced like openings in each otherâs heart, they combine &&. string along as they walk, cautious not to let strangers hustle between their conjoined arms. wyndon was always known for its bustle during tournament weekends, marnie having brought hop along for the ride in her next leg of the match. sheâd be going up against milo, grass versus the new dark gymâs leader, something marnie had been chewing herself up over. not that there was much of a type-advantage. she had been more concerned over how clear her head would be on the day of her tournament match.
â i dunno, â  starts shapely, boot scuffing the sidewalk as they step up from the street, rounding the corner where pokecenter stood before towering billboard.  â i jusâ get meâself done up in knots whenever i think too much onânit. â  grass knots, if one will.
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@meistoshiâ !
it wasnât often marnie found herself saving up to spoil herself at a cafe, her funds were usually spent on household groceries or snacks when piersâ music couldnât always uphold their home. sometimes pokemon battles &&. tournaments came first, where her own earnings would be bunted towards shared living &&. their family. fingers slowly unwrap the pastry from its mold, morpeko eagerly perched on her shoulder to sneak a bite or two once marnie brings it up for a taste.
           but that never comes.
itâs gaze leers at her, she whoâs consumed by an unfamiliar red hat in a crowd populated by roseâs usual entourage of consumers. the chairman seemed awfully gravitated towards this fellow from another region; maybe thatâs what all this popularity fuss had been about in recent rumors. morpeko headbutts her cheek, marnie unconsciously bringing sweet treat up to its mouth to nibble on as she observes satoshi get bombarded by paparazzi.Â
she has a habit of staring, not always getting involved right away. a bystander to the abuse of social media &&. its outlets, marnie stands aside as they flock to the trainer like buzzards pecking a recently departed. it isnât until a few of them catch sight of another hammerlocke gym leader that they flee, leaving marnie to once-over the scraps of youth. designer boots carry her towards satoshi, creampuff left with morpeko as her hands fold into jacket pockets.
                      wait a tick --
â oi, â  starts softly.  â satoshi, right? from thâ hyper class competition? â
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   he remembers her first cries, the squeaky, high-pitched signs of life. she was born into an unforgiving world, where heâd been praying she wouldnât have to shoulder the pain he did. so small and frail in their motherâs arms, an ant in the dirty recesses of the anthill known as spikemuth. they crawl out at night and hide during the day, shielding themselves from the sun like blind pagans.
   piers remembers marnieâs first cries, and every subsequent sob after. his privilege is taking pride in the fact that he is the only person to hear her, to soothe her. not their mother, not their father, no relatives to speak of, hardly a friend in sight. itâs always been the two of them. but that doesnât mean piers has everything under control. he trips, falls, fumbles as any other person. he adores her more than anyone, however. he tries to live up to the pedestal sheâs put him on regardless, for her sake.
   every breath, every blink, every meal, every wink, itâs all been for her. if only their father were here for piers to laugh and spit in the face of, to rub it in that heâs more than he ever thought heâd be. piers takes her doorknob in hand and twists, gently nudging himself inside as he opens the door. he shuts it gently before slinking over to her, lowering himself to sit beside her. he gives her a good few inches of breathing room, not wanting to take up her personal space. he canât take his eyes off her nails.
   â itâs okay tâ be upset. â he rasps softly. it will always be okay to be upset. sheâs being true to herself  â better than heâs ever been. she will always be so much more than him.  â âm sorry fer yellinâ at you. i thought you were hurt, but i know you didnât mean tâ scare me. yer a good kid, marns. i shouldnât aâ taken it out on ya.  â
breathing comes &&. goes, frail as it is for her to feather simple psalms of her brotherâs scent. HOME, itâs what she recognizes in her fog of blurring colors &&. hazy thoughts. her hand strays from her face, other finding refuge against her mouth to hide shivering breaths as the main snakes towards piersâ own. fingers thread over top knuckles &&. palm clasps on like a latch.
sheâs safe when heâs by her side.
       marnie lets out a shuddering sigh, a soft pronounced â hm â humming forth.  â i know yeâ are, yâ always are. yâuh never mean tae yell âr holler, these thinâs jusâ happen, righâ? â  theyâve both had time to process, even in her moments of self-deigned terror. nails anchor in against the back of his hand, let her sink into his bone-chilling warmth for a momentâs bliss.  â if itâs okay fâer me tae be upset, so âre you bro. â
head slumps to the side, cocks her whole figure onto a slant until sheâs resting against his side with a sniffle. itâs sibling time, officially deemed by the princess of spikemuth herself. hips shuffle her closer so she can depend on her elder brotherâs presence for comfort, especially so she can smudge her tired eyes against his shoulder. ( hopefully thereâs some fabric there to soak up the tears. )
â so, â  a pause, the slightest hint of a smile.  â i scared ya, did i? â
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