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I know I don’t get on Jacob as much but I’m updating my rules cause Jakey is an adult OC and I just sort of copied over the first version of the rules from Nate’s rules and made some minor changes.

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  Didn’t feel warm and cold with it, huh …? Tsubaki was blushing as she felt his left hand, the one still covered with flesh, move over to rub along her leg. In reaction, her body instinctively wanting to move closer to that soothing motion, Tsu turned on the couch. Sitting almost sideways on it now. One leg folding up so she was able to, while the leg his hand touched went over his own. Sticking out her leg almost to show off, the crook of her knee resting over his own, letting him get that full length of her bare leggy.

    If he wanted to really feel how smooth, and warm it was- he totally could now.                           Since he just seemed soo intrigued by it.      Plus it was just… comfortable. And part of her was on top of him- goals.

   “ So… you definitely like my leg. I thiiiink the rest of my body’s just as warm ‘n soft- but could be up to debate, upon examination. Who knows. ” Tsu grinned, taking a sip of her drink again. Sure, she was known as quite the flirt before… but this wasn’t just her jokingly acting sexual. Whether it be the alcohol or not, she was actually,genuinely trying now.

Jacob let out a small chuckle at her flirtatious suggestion. “Upon examination? Maybe I could check...” With a smile, Jacob first moved his left hand down her leg, slowly enjoying the softness of her skin until he reached her sock, where he began to slowly drift his hand underneath, just enough for him to begin to push the sock down. His other hand somehow began drifting upwards towards her waist, the cooler metal touching against the soft skin of her back and side.

It wasn’t long until Jacob reached her ankle with his left hand, the sock now loose and scrunched up to that location. With no hesitation, Jacob began rolling the sock off her foot with one hand, glancing over towards Tsubaki for a moment before turning his attention to her foot. The agent allowed the sock to drop to the floor, and with his warm hand, Jacob began to trace the top of her foot with his thumb, the other fingers gently pushing and massaging the curve of her foot. For how much fighting she got into, she still had soft and smooth skin down there. She was someone who definitely could take care of her body, which he was really... really appreciating right now. 

Maybe it was the alcohol that was doing this, but he was enjoying it nonetheless. In fact... the g-man took his metal arm and reached over towards his glass again, taking another delicious gulp from it before setting it down again, his hand returning to where it once was.

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     Ah… Ah -!! He was touching her -!  Thank god she was drunk, because if she wasn’t, the simple act of her daily Man Cruch Monday would have definitely sent her into a drooling mess of highschool giggles. Though, the alcohol almost made her playfully sophisticated about it, instead of giddy as usual. Though still reacting to the touch of his hand with a pounding heart and redenning cheeks, and the sudden chill of the steel against her bare skin having an initial shiver shoot through her, Tsubaki did adjust, and quickly learned to enjoy the feeling of that hand on her. It was different… heavy, and even while rubbing her thigh- RUBBBBING IT- it felt strangely soothing. She was still tingling, but she enjoyed it.

 Be still, her beating heart !

 “ ‘Course I did. The amount of leg I show off on a daily basis ?  I gotta keep them lookin’ smooth, and feelin’ even nicer. So you can tell it’s soft just by some tingles, eeeh ?”

Tsubaki quirked a brow, one hand leaving her glass to move to this metal limb, and gently traced one of her fingers around the top of the hand. Wanting to see just what he could feel with these vibrations of his. It was… fascinating, and oddly arousing. Her leg found itself drawn closer to him like a magnet, her lower end shifting sideways on the sofa just to face him more almost. Knee falling against his, leaning into his touch- now she really could feel his body heat against hers, and it was nice.

   – Shoot, what did Channin Tatum just say ?  She couldn’t even hear anymore, nothing but him at least.

In all honesty, the movie was right now just background noise for Jacob. He was honestly just happy to be around Tsubaki right now, especially in a manner that felt more genuine to him. Maybe it was the alcohol, but he felt a little bit more open to her as well. His eyes were more or less focused on the hand that was tracing over his, enjoying watching how delicate those weapons could be.

“Makes alot of sense.” Jacob replied, his words only slightly slurring. He took another sip with his glass, then put it down, turning to face her so he could now feel that same leg again, although now with his left hand as well. Stroking it a bit, Jacob took a moment to appreciate the softness of her leg, how smooth it actually was. His right arm was a marvel of technology, of course, yet it still couldn’t match up to his left in terms of senses. Especially when it came to heat. 

“It still not as good as my left hand, though. It feels smoother... and warmer too. I can’t really sense warm n cold n my other hand.”

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  “ Aahhh, cheers -!”

Tsubaki giggled, amused in how he reached over to clink glasses with her when he got a refill himself. Though, whens he brought the glass up to her lips, her peripheral vision caught the sizeable swig he took for himself- so in return, she took a full gulp of that bitter-sweet liquor. Her mind a happy melody as it kicked in, though she was still so aware of her surroundings. It was simply fun, just hanging out with him and sharing a drink- or ten. Who knows ! She was enjoying herself already, and the night had only just gotten started.

 Reaching over herself again, Tsu also found herself topping up her glass a bit more than he had to, before settling back into the sofa. This time, having caught his eyes looking her over before they made their cheers, which just had her feeling proud if anything. Straightening her back to protrude her bust more- if it even needed any help- crossing one sleender leg over the other while reclining, glass still held in her gloved hand while he used his own robotic one… Something Tsu always found interest in. Shouldn’t get her too drunk- she may start proddin’ at it over curiously. The two having fallen so close into eachother out of near chance she could feel the presence of his shoulder against hers, and that cold radiating from the metal limb against her elbow.

  Tsubaki was a happy kind of intoxicated, which made her curiosity get the best of her with this metal arm. Gently poking it with her elbow, and raising her brow in his direction.  “ How’s it feeeeel ?” She nearly slurred, though kept composed enough. “ I can’t keep from askin’ any longer. I mean, I got a looooooooot of scars myself I can show off, but none like a whole aarm. ”

Jacob was barely paying attention to the movie, rather sort of watching her act like herself, albeit also drunk, while sipping his own drink, not giving in to a competition of seeing who could down more of the glass the quickest. Unflinching, Jacob just watched as Tsubaki curiously elbow-poking at his arm. He was buzzed, but honestly still could feel the hit as it reverberated through to his shoulder. 

“Feels like you’re pookin my arm.” Jacob replied, now returning the favor for a little bit. “It’s not like my other arm, though. There’s a tingling thing at my shoulder which tells me what’s happening.” The man swapped his glass to his other hand, before putting the metallic one on her bare thigh nonchalantly. “There’s fancy sensors in my hand though, so I can sort of feel your skin based on the tingles.”  Rubbing it for a moment, Jacob tried to get a good sense of her leg. “Did ya shave? I don’ feel any bumps.”

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  The movie was a great fit for them. Recently, either by the director just joking with them or not, they’d been working together on a lot of missions. Their styles melded well together, and though they once had some conflict, it was all set aside now, and the two actually made a really good team. So, to see a buddy-cop-movie ? How could she not pick it ! Especially when Tsubaki always enjoyed a good laugh.

 A comedy would keep the mood light.

" Mhm. ~ Not cringe, but I’m gonna try and hear that laugh of yours. “

She winked, taking another sip of her drink before nuzzling back into the couch. Maybe scooching a bit more into the middle of it- to see the screen in the middle, and to be a bit closer to him- while all relaxing still. Munching on a few crackers inbetween sips of her drink. It maybe only took a few minutes into the movie until she was finished it though, so the girl swung herself forward to reach for the bottle on the table. Struggling at first, the reach seeming to just be too much effort as she groaned and whinned at it, finger tips barely grazing the edge, before one final huff forward had her hands around the neck of the bottle. A satisfied sigh and she refilled her glass. Setting the bottle back down and then flopping right back into the couch- slouched a bit now, and a bit more closer to Jacob. On accident, but who could complain? He was sitting closer to the bottle. She’d be finishing these drinks pretty fast, so Arceus knows she needs to be close to the bottle.

   This girl could definitely handle her liquor.

” We caaan change it if you reeaally want to- but I think it’s nice for a laugh. “

Jacob found himself quickly moving through the glass himself, probably because he wanted to enjoy the movie with her and it was better if he was slightly buzzed, but also because he was really enjoying it. Jacob soon found himself reaching for the bottle, only for it not to be there and in Tsubaki’s hands. She was definitely... closer than before, though he didn’t mind that fact. Waiting his turn, Jacob immediately snatched the bottle as soon as it hit the table, and began pouring his own glass. 

“It’s fine. Nothin that a little liquor can’t make funny,” he chuckled again, putting down the bottle as he turned towards Tsubaki. Raising his glass towards her, his metal arm partially reflecting the television light, Jacob leaned in just slightly and tapped her glass with his, his buzzed mind deciding to take another look at her body before going back up to her face. “Cheers!” With that, the tall cyborg took a sizeable swig from his glass, before reaching for the bottle again to top himself off. Somehow afterwards, he found himself a little bit closer to her, maybe to get a better angle of the movie. 

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    All while Jacob diligently searched out snacks for them both to engulf, Tsubaki was frantically flipping through the channel guide. Scrolling quickly as her eyes glanced over each title in less than a second. Going, going, going… and then there -!

            This was the perfect film for them.

 Eagerly waiting for him to come back, Tsu took a few sips of the drink for herself, and savoured every little drop that soaked her tongue. She loved this stuff- grew up on it, but it never got old. The first hit always had a special tang, and that dry aftertaste that left you wanting even more of it. It was the perfect kind'a combination. Though when he came back with those crackers, Tsubaki waited until they were open, and then reached in to grab a few already.

  The drink was already gettin’ her hungry !

“ I suuuure did. ~” She cooed out, pushing play onto the movie title then leaning back into the couch to get comfortable. Her jacket off, which left her just in that usual bikini top of hers, just for his eyes to take in. Holding the glass on her lap with both hands. When he did look to her face, all he’d see would be her smirking like an idiot, as the beginning scene of 21 Jump street started playing out on the TV.

Jacob heard the beginning of The Real Slim Shady play from his TV as he watched Tsubaki produce a silly grin, only for him to turn to see a young Jonah Hill (or look-alike) dressed up like Eminem. Of course, he recognized the scene, mostly because he’s seen most of the cop and spy movies out there. A buddy-cop movie was oddly appropriate for the two of them, given how often they worked together. They were practically partners, after all.

“A buddy-cop comedy?” Jacob chuckled, glancing back at Tsubaki. “You’re trying to make me cringe?” Jacob half-joked, taking a sip of his drink, knowing that although the movie was funny the fact that the two cops in question were a couple of bumbling idiots that didn’t follow protocol well, and Jacob was more-or-less took the profession seriously. Still, it was funny enough that he wasn’t gonna force her to change it, and if she was enjoying it, then he’d be fine too. Especially if he was a little buzzed.

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Jacob paused for a moment as he tried to think of a time they had last interacted. It wasn’t often, for sure; Jacob had hung with Rex at least a few times, shared a few drinks with the man, even fought alongside him, yet somehow he hadn’t interacted much with the woman who seemed to have much chemistry with Rex. “You’re right. We haven’t talked much.” 

Glancing towards the duffel bag, which was stuffed with his scarf, cloak, and goggles, as well as some basic survival stuff and a few bottles of water. “You mean that? That’s what I wear when I go to the desert. Helps out when a sandstorm comes.” 

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“You know, I don’t recall actually having a conversation with you compared to the others.” Sol pointed out with a raised brow. “…Besides the phone incident of course. Anyway, do you use specific gear for terrain purposes, Jacob?” She had peered into the duffel bag he had brought in. 

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  With Jacob runnin’ off to the liquor cabinet, mind-set on getting those drinks for them, Tsubaki did make herself comfortable by plopping own onto the couch to get comfy. Stealing his remote while she went back, and sitting on one end, to lean on the arm of the chair and leave plenty of room for himself! Her legs up, sideways beside her, and leaning full onto that couch’s arm to be comfy while she turned the televison on, and began to browse the selections available.

 “ Already on it !” She called back with a grin, humming while she flipped through- though the popping of a cork did catch her attention. Obviously, that wasn’t no Whiskey or bourbon… probably not even tequila, her usual, just by the sounds of it. Though, she had to trust him. This guy, with his collection and physique, seemed to handle alcohol pretty good. So, he must have good tastes ! So, when he brought that tray over with the drinks and the bottle, Tsubaki grinned, leaning over to pick up her glass to give it a sniff. Bitter- like alcohol, of course- but also fruity. She may enjoy it.

 “ Hmmm- kind'a same ! Brandi, ya said ? This’ll be knew anyway for sure, so I wanna try it. You wanna grab some snacks too just in case liquor gets us hungry ?” Said the girl just moments before complaining about how full she was, now requesting snacks with an innocent smile. Though, she did take a sip of that drink- and hummed to the taste.

 “ Yeah.. Yeah not too bad.~ ”

Jacob gave Tsubaki a side eye as she mentioned snacks, when she had stuffed herself full not too long ago, but only shrugged it off, grabbed his glass, and walked over to the pantry. Taking a small sip, the man immediately noticed an interesting sweet flavor, followed by a rather spicy kick, as if he was enjoying a sweet-and-spicy combo of the leichi berry itself. Interestingly enough, there was also a bit of a dry aftertaste to it. Jacob paused for a moment to enjoy the flavor, before finally opening the pantry door and grabbing a box of crackers, and quickly returning back to his seat.

“So, have you found anything yet?” Jacob asked, placing the box down and opening the top, before taking another sip -- he was actually enjoying this flavor more than he expected -- while glancing toward’s Tsubaki, his eyes discreetly sweeping up from her chest to her face. 

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    “ Shush shush shush - I can still question why you’d wanna fly there, even if I know where ya live !”

 Tsubaki retorted, giving a little huff. She did know where he lived, that was true- and she may or may not have broken in before… but besides the point ! They were going there now, and this time, she was a consentual guest, so all would work out ! Climbing up onto Flygon’s back gently, Tsubaki made sure she did get a good grip on his neck to make sure she wouldn’t fly off- having Flygon back in Orre as well the kids used to race around on in local nests- the two of them were quick to take off following after Jacob ! Flygon going on his own once she was ready, following after Garchomp in that steady flying pace to make it to Jacob’s house- and she saw his reasoning. Why take the elevator- or dreaded stairs- when you could just go to the roof and drop down. Brilliant, really. Her lazy seal approved.

  Following him to his suit, though she could probably lead the way herelf, Tsu blinked when she saw him open the door for her. That… was a first ! They really were developing. She gave a playfuly bow of her head with a smile, before making her way into his lovely home, and waiting for him just inside the doors. Sliding her boots off so she stood just in her pink stockings, and then also taking her jacket off to hang up, so it was just the shorts and bikini she wore.

Just as he mentally thought before. Revealing- but by her home region, practical.

" Okaayyy, we’re in ! Mission complete.  Now- what did you want us to try ooouut ?“

Jacob quickly kicked off his shoes and sauntered inside, heading straight to the liquor cabinet to grab the bottle he wanted to try. It was a rather wide glass bottle, a completely cylindrical base with a neck that was practically as long as the bottle. At the end it flared out just enough to allow for neck to not slip through the hand, and it was topped off with a cork cap. The labeling was rather interesting, slanting off to one side as it wrapped around, adorned with images of Liechi berries and a Waynaut on the cover, saluting. “Liechi Brandy,” Jacob replied, reading off the label. “It’s called The Mirage.” Thankfully, they didn’t need to chill the brandy or serve on ice, since the flavors were best at warmer temperatures.

“You can go ahead and look for a movie. I’m fine with whatever you want to watch.” The G-man reached for a pair of wine glasses and set them on the counter, then quickly grabbed a corkscrew and opened up the the bottle, letting the aroma waft up to his nose. It had a unique smell to it, similar to the berry it was made from but also had hints of other tastes in it, and all of them just made Jacob want to try it out even more. Quickly, Jacob poured both the glasses before setting the glasses and the bottle on a tray, then carried them over to the couch where they would be watching movies.

“I’ll be honest. I’m a little excited to try this out.”

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   Tsubaki couldn’t help but giggle a bit goofily when he mentioned how he was surprised she was walking- let along if she had enough room for beer. Patting her very oddly still flat stomach- esecially after going through two full, large boats of Sushi- she gave him a thumbs up.

  “ ‘Course ! Well- maybe not beer… I grew up with Bourbon and Whiskey- so maybe some of that. Or tequila, depending on what you got layin’ around. ~” Tsu cooed out, havin’ grown up in Orre gave her a bit of a thing for harder liquors, since it was the equivelant to water to most other regions. Though, when she heard a Pokeball click open, Tsubaki blinked in confusion. Looking the Pokemon over curiously, and giving the Flygon a few gently strokes along it’s head after making a careful approach, just to familiarize herself with the Pokemon.

     “ Flying …? Golly- where do you live, a mountain top ?”

“You know where I live. You’ve broken in to my place before,” Jacob deadpanned. “I’m pretty sure you’ve seen my liquor cabinet too.” He lived at the top of an apartment, which meant that it was much easier to land on the roof and head down one floor instead of taking the elevator all the way up. Not to mention that Jacob grew up in a village where pokemon were highly regarded, and often worked alongside the people of his tribe.

“I suggest you hold on tight to Flygon’s neck. Don’t worry, he has a strong neck.” Jacob said, hopping onto the back of his Garchomp and it’s surprisingly smooth skin. Although the Rough Skinned variants were sought after for their general competitive ability, it was very rare, given that their scales were adapted for high speed movement in both the air and underground.

“Now come on, let’s go. I’ve got something in mind for us to try out.” With a small pat from Jacob, the Garchomp quickly took off. The two knew that Tsubaki would follow in their wake, or maybe even catch up if she felt like it.

It didn’t take for them to get to Jacob’s place, as the fly over there was relatively uneventful. Not to mention that Jacob was excited to get back home and relax with a friend, and try a new flavor of Gin made from Leichi berries. Maybe Gin wasn’t the right word; he honestly didn’t remember what type it was. Still, it cost a pretty penny, so Jacob was expecting it would be good. Given that the berries had a mix of flavors (Spicy, Sweet, and Dry), Jacob was expecting it the fermented berry to have similar flavors, although it could be that the fermentation process could bring out other flavors as well.

Taking his key, Jacob unlocked and opened the door, holding it for Tsubaki to enter, motioning to her as if saying “after you.”

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  When Tsubaki heard Jacob’s voice speak to her, she instantly turned around; a whole new kind of bright smile painting her features while she waved. Quickly moving to walk up to him. This was already a good start, she thought. The sun was just about to peak to start setting, and the day was growing calmly to an end. Her stomach was growling.. and her heart was racing with excitement- even HE was smiling ! Tsubaki was finally getting the chance to hang out with Jacob, of all people, so she would be lying if she weren’t struggling internally to keep it all together. To keep calm…

   But she knew this was gonna be fun. They were going to bond, and nothing more than that. Parnters on defeating crime, and friends- what was better than that ?

 “ I love sushi !” Tsu boasted with a smile, beginning to walk then, to get the dinner part of the night overwith.

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Once they were finished eating, Tsu’d be lying if she said she wasn’t full. Rubbing her exposed belly as they walked out of the restaurant, Jacob leading them now to his place to hang out for the rest of the night, and catch a movie or two in the meantime.

“ Waahhhh… who knew sushi could be so fiiilling…  Do you got any drinks are your place -? I think I need a few to wash that all down -”

Jacob knew that Tsubaki was a big eater, but he didn’t expect her to eat so much. Of course, he ate his fill, but even though he was significantly taller and heavier than her, she wound up eating twice as much as him. He was honestly a little surprised, seeing her eat so much, yet still thin enough to be able to walk around in skimpy clothes without worry.

“I’m surprised you can still walk. You sure you have enough room for beer?” Jacob teased, reaching to his belt to grab a few pokeballs. Although a beer sounded nice right now, Jacob was more a hard liquor kind of guy, and he was really feeling whiskey, or maybe that Leichi Gin he had just got about a month back. Whatever they chose, he would be sure to enjoy it.

Two flashes of blue light emitted from the pokeballs chosen, revealing a Garchomp and a Flygon, which greeted Jacob and Tsubaki with a small roar. “Here, you can take Flygon. It’ll be easier to get to my place by flying.”

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“Oh, there you are.” Jacob had just walked out of the building himself, an unusually genuine smile on his face. That definitely turned heads while he was clocking out -- people weren’t used to him wearing a grin like that -- but he had good reason to. He had just reconciled with his partner, and now he was even going to hang out with her. He could consider her among his friends now, like Rex, Sol, Ava, and the others. No more being annoyed, no more being subjected to overly-forward flirting, no more being teased during the downtime on a mission.

Just the two of them being friends.

The g-man walked up to Tsubaki and put a hand on her shoulder, then swung his other arm up and pointed it to the side. “So, are you ready to go? I already picked out the place, and it shouldn’t be too far of a walk from here. Unless you’re not a fan of sushi...”

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     The rest of the work shift had been dreadful for her, after having that small confrontation with Jacob. Talking about her past, getting really emotional and deep - and then to end it with a ‘starting over’ line, where he said they would go get dinner, then go to his place to hang out and watch a movie. That, alone, had made working the rest of the day painful. All she wanted to do was for the clock to go out so she could leave and meet him !

    It was… an honor in her mind, really, to finally be invited to hang out with him. Not only that, as well, but to go to his house -! He invited her over to hang out, according to him, even after nearly groaning everytime she went near him just a day before. This would… really be quite a shift in their relationship between one another. How they now saw themselves, and each other. Definitely, it was scewered- but mainly for all the right reasons.

   As soon as that clock his 5:00pm, Tsubaki jumped from her office chair, and made a made dash for the front door of the building. Swining her brown leather jacket on over herself, to try and cover up a bit more for 'dinner’, and Emolga gliding through the air to keep up with his running training. Once she finally slammed herself into the glass doors of the inconscpiuous G-Men office, Tsu burst outdoors, and skidded to a halt just outside the entrance. Emolga going to land on her head, waiting along with the redhead. Waiting for Jacob to meet them whenever he packed up… for she figured, he was probably less excited, and adrenaline high than she was at the moment. Nearly bouncing on the spot just thinking about it -!

   “ Aw, 'Molga -! We finally did it ! We made friends !”

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Ava wasn’t she how long she was there before Jacob’s Garchomp found her. She probably was only there for a few minutes, but the passing of time was the least of her concerns when her focus was only on breathing safely. She didn’t dare uncover her face either and risk exposing her eyes. Ava only had what she could hear and what she could feel of their presences to guess at what was going on.

After Tyranitar’s roar she felt the pummeling of the sand lessen and someone grab onto her to help her up. She clung to Jacob’s arm, a silent signal that she did not want to be left behind and would follow him.

“Thank you… Thank you so much…” She said through her coverings, her voice muffled and probably barely audible. She was grateful, so very grateful that someone had found her.

Now that Jacob had a closer look, it seemed that the person stuck was a young woman, although her facial features were obscured through her coverings. Her muffled voice only confirmed these suspicions as well. He wasn’t really sure how long she was in the storm, but it wasn’t long enough for her to be partially buried, so it must have not been too long, thankfully.

“You’re welcome, ma’am, but we should get going. Find some shelter.” Jacob took another look over the stranger, trying to figure out the best way to ensure her survival. What minimal covering she had was definitely not good enough in this weather. Maybe enough to barely survive, but definitely not enough to navigate. Thankfully, this was why you carried an extra pair of goggles. “Here, take these,” said Jacob, handing her a pair of hefty goggles. “They should protect your eyes until we find shelter.”

Jacob didn’t take much time to let her put the goggles on, however, since his number one priority was to find shelter. Jacob and Tyranitar quickly started moving again, now with someone else in tow, while Garchomp vanished into the storm once again, searching for something for them to hide from the desert’s wrath.

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  “ Aahhhh- really !? You wanna go have dinner and hang out at your place -?”

  Tsubaki was in shock ! Never ever, would she have expected those words to come out of his mouth. She always hoped they would- just the chance to really hang out with him, and have a chance to be normal… but to actually hear it -! It was music to her ears. Though, she had to keep calm. She couldn’t just go scaring him off now, right after getting the one chance she always dreamed of.

Shaking her head free of the weird thought, Tsubaki smiled, giving a firm nod in agreenace.

    “ Of course ! Maybe we can watch a movie too. Mission Impossible or something. ” She winked, laughing a bit to the whole ‘movies about their life’ bit… but it did sound nice. He actually invited her to his house - that was surreal ! And dinner- gosh, if there was one way to her heart, it had to be food. Now, sincerely, she smiled at him. No weird intentions behind her words, except genuine gratitutde for the opportunity.

“ Dinner and chill sounds really fun, thanks Jacob. ”

“Yea, maybe we could see a movie too.” Jacob replied, smiling sheepishly. Initially he thought it would be trying to hang out as friends, but the way he said it... it was sort of like him asking her out? Well, not specifically, but given how cliche the events were sounding -- dinner, movie, then going home to chill at his place -- it wasn’t a surprise that it sort of sounded like a date.

“No problem. I just... wanted to do something to help us start fresh.” Jacob was definitely sincere in that aspect. This was his chance to actually get to know her... well... not like know her past, but appreciate her as a person, face to face as friends. Unfortunately, they still had some work to do before the night came.

“So... I’ll see you after work?” Jacob asked, grabbing the folders up off the desk. Now that this was over, he was planning on shredding them, or even burning them. Yet, now that he had talked to her... maybe it would be a good idea to ask for Tsubaki’s opinion.

“Oh, and uh, one more thing Tsu. Do you want these? If not then I’ll just get rid of them for good.”

Forgiveness

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      With Jacob standing up to meet her gaze- which made her sweat from how much taller he now was, making her look up to him- Tsubaki straightened back out, hands still on the table while smiling up to him. So he would let them start over -! And even admitted his attitude flaws ! What a perfect way to end such a flashback.

  It kind'a made her back hurt, with some memories… did those files really mention her battles with Shadow Pokemon -? Did they mention how many times she fought the ’Hero of Orre’ ?That’s something she’d have to read for herself later. No need to tell the tale of the big scar on her back if she didn’t have to. Or how she punched that old Snagem guy in the face a few times- stories for retirement !

  Giggling a bit, going back to her good old ‘upbeat attitude’ as he put it, Tsubaki nodded, shooting a thumbs up his way after.

  " Aye aye ! I promise I’m not super annoying all the time. And I guess I don’t have to hide it since it’s pretty obvious- but I never went through the ’weird teenage girl crush’ faze, so seein’ a guy like you almost everyday just had me a little crazier than usual. No shame in sayin’ it !'Cause I bet you already knew- just like everyone else on the planet. “ Tsu said, sticking her tongue out playfully. It did feel good to just let everything out- this was a room to be honest in.. and since the camera’s weren’t rolling, it just felt like a safe place to talk, and let everything off her shoulders for once.

There was that old or new? Tsubaki back! Something Jacob could appreciate now, and it was enough to make job smile... that was until she mentioned her crush. Of course Jacob knew about it, but at the same time he didn’t really acknowledge it due to his own emotions. But now? Just her airing it out like that? It honestly made him blush just a little. 

Now that she said it, it really did explain why she was so forward about the flirting.

“Yea... I guess that would explain things...”

Interestingly enough... Jacob felt like he was developing feeling for Tsubaki too. But... he wasn’t sure about how to react to it. It was... originally just a part of the conflicting feelings he had about her, how his annoyance and irritability had got in the way of seeing her endearing qualities. Jacob... didn’t want to act on those feelings yet, since he wasn’t sure if they would go away in the future or not.

So... maybe the best thing was just to see how things went, and work on starting over. Jacob had a feeling things would be much clearer once things were smoothed out.

“I’d still like to hang out with you, Tsubaki. Maybe, we could, uh... go grab some dinner or something like that after work? Maybe even hang out at my place after that...”

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    “ It was just… hard.   Cipher- Orre in general. You’d do anything for a bit of spare change for yourself, or for family in my case. And if you had any kind'a talent that could be used to cause damage to others, Cipher’d scoop ya right up. So, ‘course, I got hounded. After a while I didn’t even want their money, 'cause I just did as they said anyway.

                Shadow Pokemon… They’re real good convincers. ”

  Tsubaki stated somberly, straightening out her back a bit, specifically as the three slash scar down her back tingled to some of the memories from those very same cursed Pokemon. Her own Partner, and how she learned to fight so well- sparring a Shadow Pokemon of all things.

     She’d had it rough, rougher than any right human deserved, but at least she found the will to get up every morning now-a-days. To find people who could make her happy, these 'friends’ she made in the G-Men agency. Some whom she wished to even be more than just friends- it gave her some kind'a drive she hadn’t felt in a real long time. Hearing that the same guy, this Jacob, even forgave her for whatever sin she may have committed, with that live-and-let-die attitude. Saying they couldn’t change it, how they should move on and he wouldn’t hold it against her… It lifted some kind'a weight off her shoulders, and finally she could take a proper breath in.

   Standing from her chair, Tsubaki placed her gloved hands against the table, the exposed finger tips pressing into the steel table of the interrogation room, while she leaned over to get closer to him. Just to get a closer look into his eyes… something she learned through her training, in calmed techniques, that would expose the truth; and his eyes were the same, he really didn’t think of her as a monster. That only made the red head smile.

 ��� So… that means you forgive me, for annoying you ? For always being so upbeat and pissin’ ya off. I do feel bad about it. But, if you said you can appreciate it… 'That mean we can start over ?”

Yea... shadow pokemon. Pokemon corrupted through pain by corrupt people who didn’t deserve anything that had taken. It was... hard to read that someone he knew had to face them without any pokemon of their own. She wasn’t anyone with abnormal abilities either... just... a poor girl from a poor town who could shoot a gun well enough to attract the kind of people Jacob hated.

To Jacob, she was a victim, used as a tool and nothing else, robbed of things that even he took for granted.

The agent kept silent, however, not wanting to say anything since he was the one who brought on those bad memories. He... honestly started to feel a little guilty that he had done so, even if it really did help him see her in a different light. What he didn’t expect, however, was her to stand up and gaze into his eyes, using that old trick that G-men were taught in interrogation training. He hoped that she would find what she was looking for in that... whatever that was.

Thankfully, whatever she saw made her smile, which in turn made him as well. She was smiling again, and this time, it made him want to smile too.

“Yes, we can start over,” Jacob answered, standing up to look at Tsubaki. “You can keep the upbeat attitude too. It’s... actually kind of endearing when it didn’t get on my nerves. I’ll let you know if you do get on my nerves, and I’ll work on being less irritable too... I know my attitude hasn’t always been my strong suit.”

Forgiveness