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Coming back to this previous ingo×irida-ish post because my job gives me an unfortunate amount of time to think and anyway, an alternative version:

While in the modern day, maybe Irida sees something online, or maybe some kind of traveling history museum exhibit visits Pasio etc, but the point is she sees old historical photos of Warden Ingo. And most of those photos aren't anything new or super surprising for her- hell, she literally remembers Laventon taking these exact ones. She's even in some of them.

The part that surprises her is that there are photos from later years that include Emmet.

Because at the point in time that Irida left Hisui through the rift, she had no idea who Emmet was. Ingo had told her about his Man in White, but that was all they knew. Emmet wasn't in Hisui.

But judging by these photos and documents, he eventually will be.

So Irida still takes Ingo's hands and promises to find him later. And she still sadly tells both brothers to make the most of their time here together, and make sure to live life without regrets.

Irida goes through the closing rift back to Hisui, and she tells Warden Ingo what she learned from her trip to the future. Ingo can't thank her enough; he just needs to wait, and they'll be reunited...eventually. At some point. Just no idea when.

And it lasts years. Irida goes out to the highlands one day, and she can tell this is a Bad Day because Ingo is just kinda sitting there, up near the peak, staring out over the vastness of Hisui and dissociating. Like he's trying to watch for something, just waiting for it to happen. Irida almost regrets telling him on days like these, but it's not as though she can take it back now.

Ingo doesn't particularly acknowledge her greeting, so Irida sits next to him. Still nothing, so she sidles over and presses up against Ingo's arm until he finally presses back a bit. He never stops watching the sky, though. Close enough.

"This waiting is...difficult."

"I know." Irida follows his tattered black sleeve down from his elbow until she can find his hand, grips his cold fingers between hers and squeezes. She's sure he'll arrive soon, though. As much as it hurts to see Ingo like this, watching him give up would be so much worse.

"Just keep waiting patiently...just hold on a little bit longer, ok?"

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pla doodles

[plumeriaclub]

Plumeria ‘Nobokai’ が咲いてます。フルーティーな良い香りで大輪の花を咲かせます。 #plumeria #frangipani #melia #kamboja #плюмерия #hawaii #frangipanier #Pomelia #ลีลาวดี #鸡蛋花 #鶏蛋花 #蛋黄花 #プルメリア #ハワイ #プルメリアクラブ #plumeriagrowers #tropicalflowers #plumeriaclub (トロピカルビレッジ | Tropical Village)

[feroluce]

Obsessing over the new ingirida / nobokai possibilities in pokemas after the pla update because oh my goddddddddd

Just. Irida hanging out with the twins for a few days in Pasio, getting to spend time with them and even become friends, and realizing that this really is Ingo, but it's not her Ingo, at least not yet. But she doesn't really have any way of knowing what to do about this, and she can't stick around long enough to figure it out. She has to go back.

Irida very seriously taking Ingo's hands in hers and looking up at him and telling him that if he ever finds himself at a loss somewhere and with nowhere to go, come to the pearl clan. Come find her. She'll help him, she swears it.

Ingo finds it a little odd, but she says it so sadly (plus there's a cute girl holding his hands dbkxjske) and so sincerely that he can't really bring himself to ask about it. Ingo nods and tells her yes, ok, he promises he'll come find her someday, they'll see each other again.

And Irida looking as though she might cry as she stands in front of the rift, telling Emmet to please, please, take good care of Ingo, spend lots of time with him... Treasure all of it, don't take it for granted, ok?

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On my hands and knees after hearing pokemas is finally getting PLA characters, begging for a scrap of Ingo×Irida. PLEASE, JUST SOME CRUMBS, PLEASE OTL

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IF ANYONE JUST HEARD A WEIRD NOISE IN THE DISTANCE, DON'T WORRY, IT WAS JUST ME LOSING MY MIND AAAAAAAAAA

This is so so good? It's perfect actually? You like precisely nailed the vibe and their goofiness and it's exactly how I would have pictured them, their expressions and body language or whatever is so spot on it's wonderful, I'm gonna cry 💘💝💖💞💗

I’ve decided Ingo and Irida can bang once, under sex pollen circumstances, because it would be hilarious.

My ideal is that it’s actually only Ingo who gets sex pollened, so poor Ingo is kind of a hot mess and meanwhile Irida is totally fine and normal and just trying to take care of her Warden. Hisui has different values and views than Unova, and Irida just. She does not care. She doesn’t see what the big deal is. She thinks Ingo is the weird one. And I think Ingo would be appalled by his own behavior later and be embarrassed about it and he’s cute and funny when he’s suffering through his own self-imposed Catholic Guilt akldjlafsjdlka

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Ingo about Irida: My Lady, my savior, I owe her my life. I would not have survived the wilds of Hisui had she not taken me in. Even if I never find my purpose or why I was brought here to this era, I can at least dedicate my life to her and repaying the great debt I owe her by working my hardest to be a great Warden.

Irida about Ingo: The pathetic scruffy little stray cat I found in a cardboard box in the rain lol

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Ingo attending some festival or celebration at the main pearl clan settlement in the icelands. It's more a thing for younger people but he's curious about their customs and goes anyway. Some of it involves people dancing and he starts to look really deep in thought, so Irida asks what he's doing. Ingo says he thinks there was something similar where he came from, but it's kinda fuzzy, especially since it was a two-person thing and he can't really reenact it himself. Irida doesn't want him to miss the opportunity of a memory, they come so rarely, so she asks him to dance with her and show her.

Ingo has Irida stand in front of him, and then pauses while he tries to remember. Finally he awkwardly directs her to put her hands on his shoulders and settles his own on her waist (Ingo starts to blush like a maiden at this point because he'd forgotten how close you're supposed to be for this- Irida gives zero shits lol). Ingo tries to take a few steps and Irida tries to follow his lead, but it's hesitant and awkward and Irida starts to get miffed after the third time Ingo accidentally steps on her foot.

Ingo finally just huffs and gets over his embarrassment, lifts Irida up and sets her standing on the tops of his own shoes so he can do the steps himself without having to try and direct her. Less distraction means the memory comes a little easier, and he starts to finally move less hesitantly and awkwardly. Irida had been looking at their joined hands, and she looks back up at Ingo to say something about how his people have odd ideas about dancing, but when she sees him she nearly bites her tongue off in an effort to stop herself. Because Ingo has his eyes closed, looking content for once, he's even humming some strange tune to himself, and she can tell he's not really present right now. He's here physically, but his heart is obviously elsewhere, and Irida would rather take a tumble down the cliffs than interrupt it. So she just kinda lays her head on Ingo's shoulder, listens to his humming through his chest, and lets Ingo whirl her around for a while longer.

Eventually Ingo kinda comes out of it and loudly apologizes before setting Irida down back on her own two feet again. Irida tells him it's unlike any dance she's seen in Hisui before, it almost just feels like walking at some parts? And Ingo gets all thoughtful again, mumbling to himself, "Walking...walk...? Wal...t. Walt. Waltz. Waltz!" and makes his frown that means he's proud of himself. Irida asks what else he remembers, since he seemed so into it. Ingo cocks his head at her. He doesn't get what she means. Irida cocks her head right back. Does he not realize he was spacing out the whole time???

And somewhere, somewhen, miles and centuries away, Emmet dances in circles around his living room, long black coat clutched against his front, humming his and Ingo's wedding song.

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Despite having like zero interactions and Kamado never seeming to think twice about Ingo not being from this world either, I kind of want him to be shitty about it, solely for the sake of seeing Irida absolutely take the piss out of him. I want her to be badass!! And I love people defending Ingo, he deserves all the love uwu

Maybe it's when Akari is banished or when Jubilife is first being built and Kamado is still early in his interactions with Adaman and Irida. But Kamado says he doesn't think they should be harboring someone like Ingo, who they have no idea of his origins, no matter how long he's already been here and suggests Irida needs to cut him loose before something bad happens. Irida insists she will not. Adaman watches it escalate with both sides patience wearing thin.

Finally Irida snaps that Warden Ingo is one of hers, and he's included in the three-way truce. If Kamado insists on going after Ingo, he'll be violating the terms, attacking her people, and Irida has no reason to uphold a broken treaty. There are a lot of immigrants in Jubilife that came looking for a better life, and all of them are new, unfamiliar with the territory, and still finding their footing. Even the survey and security corp are only used to fighting pokemon. And barely surviving that, even. Is Kamado really going to order these people to try to fight? Does he really think they could make it through the icelands to get to her?

On the other hand, the Pearl Clan knows how to fight a war.

The Pearl Clan knows how to win a war.

And after that unsubtle threat, Irida spins on her heel, tells them they can discuss this again some other time, and marches out with Gaeric right on her heels from where he'd been waiting just outside the office. Irida throws open the main door so loud it clatters and then Gaeric slams it behind them hard enough to rattle a window.

Adaman and Kamado just awkwardly stare at each other until Adaman is like ".......welp-" and excuses himself and leaves HSMXKJ

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Love the thought that Ingo couldn't use chopsticks when he first Fell to Hisui. The main utensils in Unova were forks knives and spoons, he never had to!

Irida watches him struggle with his food one day and decides to give what she thinks is mercy, and just holds up a bite for him to eat off her own chopsticks. Ingo goes red and nearly drops his bowl out of embarrassment. He can feed himself! He can! And, and to have a woman feed him by hand! And besides, that's an. An indirect. An indirect k-k-k-

Gaeric has to tell her later that that wasn't actually merciful, but he's snickering through the whole explanation. Irida, being dense as a brick, still doesn't get it.

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Only Irida is immune to the twin's sex appeal,

YES it's not even a matter of her sexuality or anything. Irida likes men just fine. She's just immune to Emmet and Ingo specifically.

Even before Emmet Fell and the brothers could hope for any team attack, she was already immune. There was one time that Ingo took a tumble on the cliffs and had to stay at the main settlement for a bit for a shallow wound in his abdomen. Irida came by to see him, and suddenly the nurse was very adamant that she was busy, so so busy, it's urgent, practically an emergency, could Irida change Ingo's bandages for her kaythanksbye. Irida isn't pleased because she hardly has the same skill as a nurse, but fine. And then half the clan is watching from around the corner, all abuzz with excitement, hoping for sparks to fly. Irida needs to think about an heir eventually after all, and she seems close with Ingo! This may be a good opportunity! Surely once she has her hands all over his body-

Instead it's just Irida awkwardly wrapping bandages around Ingo's naked torso, casually chattering at him about mundane stuff while Ingo blushes like a maiden because he's shy. The nurse is pissed she gave up her own chance for this bullshit sjskjxnsksme

It certainly doesn't get any better once Emmet joins, either. She goes out to the highlands to see how they're healing up and how Emmet is adjusting, and arrives to find the twins swimming in the Fabled Spring hoping it'll help Ingo's fucked knee. Melli is sitting on the shore, supposedly supervising to make sure no one succumbs to injury and drowns.

Irida: What are you doing?

Melli: Enjoying the view. ☆

Irida thinks that sounds pretty nice and sits down to join him. Melli continues to watch Ingo and Emmet swim around wet and shirtless. Irida watches the sky and thinks about what a nice day it is.

At some point the three of them visit the hot spring next to Avalugg's arena while traveling the icelands. They're all freezing (well, mostly just Emmet and Ingo) and the hot water sounds like heaven. Irida is the most resistant to the cold, so she politely turns around and gazes out at the frozen wastelands while Emmet and Ingo strip to get in first.

The whole time they're getting undressed, and even while all three of them are in the hot spring together, Irida is just shooting the shit with Ingo and Emmet, watching the Buneary play at the other end of the spring, not a care in the world.

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I've decided Ingo and Irida can bang once, under sex pollen circumstances, because it would be hilarious.

My ideal is that it's actually only Ingo who gets sex pollened, so poor Ingo is kind of a hot mess and meanwhile Irida is totally fine and normal and just trying to take care of her Warden. Hisui has different values and views than Unova, and Irida just. She does not care. She doesn’t see what the big deal is. She thinks Ingo is the weird one. And I think Ingo would be appalled by his own behavior later and be embarrassed about it and he's cute and funny when he's suffering through his own self-imposed Catholic Guilt akldjlafsjdlka

Ingo has some weird reaction to a pokemon attack or whatever on his way to the main settlement, so he isolates himself in an empty hut reserved for clan members from outside of the icelands. Irida eventually goes to check on him, because this is extremely unusual behavior. Ingo is typically pretty social, and as clan leader, he always goes to her to announce his arrival first thing.

Irida finds him basically in a rut, Ingo has shoved himself into a corner of the bed up against the wall and bundled up under all the blankets, all she sees at first are two silver cat eyes staring out at her. He feels weird, like he's burning up with a fever, and he can't sit still, he keeps shifting around uncomfortably. Irida asks what's up with him and Ingo takes way too long to answer, he keeps trailing off like he can barely think and just staring at her.

Irida finally declares that she knows what's wrong with him, she's seen this before! And if they leave this alone, it'll get way way worse before it gets better, but luckily Irida knows what to do for it! Ingo sags forward with relief because oh, thank goodness, he feels wretched, like the worst flu and just miserably uncomfortable, it's already been a couple hours and he can't take much more of this.

And then he sits back up and nearly keels right over again because WHY ARE YOU STRIPPING?!?!?

Irida: ??? You've seen me bare before, we've been in the hot springs together more than once?

Ingo: BUT THIS ISN'T THE HOT SPRINGS. ///

(Ingo says this facing the wall with his hand over his eyes because he turned around so fast it made him dizzy skzjskskx)

Ingo is very determinedly staring at a spot on the wall and he nearly jumps out of his skin when Irida just casually crawls up onto the bed and sits behind him. Irida tells him he can suffer through it if he really wants to, of course. She doesn't really get why he would, but she's seen people make that decision before. The clan will watch over him until it passes. Ingo asks how long it will last, because he already plans on doing so.

Irida: Days.

Ingo: ...

Irida: Several days, sometimes.

Ingo: ......

Irida: The longest recorded was maybe almost a fortnight?

Ingo: ............

It's only been hours and Ingo is already feeling desperate, and he's going to be like this for days? Possibly over a week? And Irida mentioned it would get worse? Ugh, just kill him.

But then Irida presses up against his back and even through all his clothes and the blankets, Ingo can feel her body and it's weirdly relieving for his current condition, like a heat pack on a sore muscle. Irida tells him he can do that, OR he can just let her help him. No one's ever died of this or anything, but it can get dangerous. Irida wants to help! Ingo is one of hers now. And she doesn't want to risk the life of one of her people.

Ingo doesn't really say anything, but he uncurls a little bit and stops gripping the blankets around him quite so tight, which she takes as a good sign! He has his knees drawn up to his chest, so she has to straddle his feet and lower legs a bit to make it work, but Irida manages to wedge herself between Ingo and the wall so she can at least get him to look at her and give her a straight answer. Ingo tries to start speaking a couple times, but he can't quite seem to string words together, he trails off just like earlier, staring at her like how Irida has seen people stare at the hot springs after being half frozen in the wastes of the icelands.

Irida nods and tells him physical touch is supposed to help, takes the hand that Ingo hadn't even realized he'd reached out, and sets it on her shoulder. She manages to get him to give her his other one, too, and sets it on her waist, and Ingo sighs. It really does help. It's not even that it feels good, it's just that he feels less bad.

Irida presses in closer, happily and proudly rambling poetic about how it must be a blessing of Almighty Sinnoh, that the cure for something so terrible is simply for two bodies to share the same space together so closely they interlock, isn't it nice?

The next morning, Ingo wakes up all groggy, and just kinda lays there blinking at the ceiling for several minutes until he realizes he hears someone else in the hut with him. So he rolls over and almost immediately has a fucking heart attack because there's Irida, still naked, kneeling in front of the fire and poking at with a stick trying to get it going again.

Ingo finally croaks out a quiet little please help me and Irida pats his arm and tells him of course she will. He's her Warden, he can lean on her when he needs to. 💕

She has bruises! And handprints! And oh god, did he seriously leave those bite marks on her?! NOOOOOO-

He behaved as though a depraved animal! A beast!! He shouldn't even be allowed near people anymore!!

Ingo is facing the corner, moping and red-faced and dealing with his Catholic Guilt, and meanwhile Irida is trying to decide what she wants for breakfast VSKDKXJKSKXKX

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(About three weeks later, just when he's almost able to look her in the eye again, Ingo goes to Irida to report on some happening in the highlands. Irida pats him and tells him good boy. Ingo lights up and all but purrs for a second before his brain catches up like WAIT WHAT, NO.

Irida: Oh. Is that not ok? You liked being called that that one time.

Ingo, steaming red face in his hands: MY LADY, PLEASE.)

((Gaeric is unfortunately within earshot when this happens, and he laughs so hard he wheezes, and then when he and Irida depart, he slaps Ingo on the back so hard he stands straight for a few minutes afterwards ndodjwkskmdkx))