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pokedressing2013-11-19 06:47 pm
oceansbane) wrote in pokedressing2013-11-19 06:47 pm
oh my god maxie who invited you
[Those who are familiar with the island may remember a beach on the southern side, one that overlooks the Hoenn region; usually it was quiet, sometimes there were people, sometimes it was fairly quiet even with the people, and sometimes the people would come back to this place to try to sort out what they'd lost.
Now seems to be one of the latter times; there's someone crouching down near one of the rocky outcroppings, fingers of his left hand buried in the sand for support. The ocean's rolling in this evening, soaking the long edges of his coat, asymmetrical red-and-black standing out against the starkness of the rocks and the darkness of the waves.
The first thing that he'd noticed about this place is, perhaps stupidly, that his coat has been fixed.
One of his sleeves had been torn off back home, the jagged edges flying loose and frayed at his side if he moved too quickly; not much else seems to have changed, as far as he can tell. He's still hungry as hell and his hair is a mess, and he's twitching quite a bit as he tries to get his bearings.
He's been here before.
Oh, not recently, he doesn't think; the last thing he remembers is Hoenn, the car and the electrical field and something that was probably a crash - admittedly, he doesn't really remember the crash, but there was a sudden stop and impact and then he'd awakened here so he's just going to venture a guess and assume, for a moment, that he's died. It would make this make so much more sense (how?) somehow, and it's a thought he doesn't mind. After all, if he's dead then his rival is dead, because surely life wouldn't kill him in a freak accident and let his rival default to a win, and if his rival is dead then really, they're still even.
Something like that.
But he can't shake the idea that he's been here before, that this beach holds significance to him outside of the view, but for now the memories are hazy, dreamlike (he's had battles on this outcropping, two-on-two and the place below it used to be full of quicksand and he'd won both times but hadn't killed his opponent, and he's battled here one other time but it wasn't so much a battle as it was a start to something and he'd won then too and he had killed his opponent and he'd received what he thinks is the Red Orb but that's ridiculous, isn't it?) and when he tries to force them it just scrambles them a bit, and what's more important is that he's feeling weirdly cut off.
He can't feel Groudon's presence anymore, and it unsettles him.
But he remembers being unable to feel it for a long time, despite the fact that he'd felt it and then there'd been the crash with no time inbetween back in Hoenn; it was...here, that he'd been unable to feel it, despite there being no logical timeframe in which he could have been here...
He's shaking a bit by the end of it because, inexplicably, he's laughing quietly to himself, and he's standing up and brushing the sand off his legs and thinking nonsensically that at least he can see out of his left eye this time (why? that's never been a concern before, his vision is good).]
Quite the piece of work, this place.
[He doesn't seem displeased with that notion; he rakes a hand back through his hair, mussing it a bit as he flicks the front locks of it back out of his eyes.
He'll worry about whatever dreams he's had about this place later, surely.]
It'll be just fine, I think.
Now seems to be one of the latter times; there's someone crouching down near one of the rocky outcroppings, fingers of his left hand buried in the sand for support. The ocean's rolling in this evening, soaking the long edges of his coat, asymmetrical red-and-black standing out against the starkness of the rocks and the darkness of the waves.
The first thing that he'd noticed about this place is, perhaps stupidly, that his coat has been fixed.
One of his sleeves had been torn off back home, the jagged edges flying loose and frayed at his side if he moved too quickly; not much else seems to have changed, as far as he can tell. He's still hungry as hell and his hair is a mess, and he's twitching quite a bit as he tries to get his bearings.
He's been here before.
Oh, not recently, he doesn't think; the last thing he remembers is Hoenn, the car and the electrical field and something that was probably a crash - admittedly, he doesn't really remember the crash, but there was a sudden stop and impact and then he'd awakened here so he's just going to venture a guess and assume, for a moment, that he's died. It would make this make so much more sense (how?) somehow, and it's a thought he doesn't mind. After all, if he's dead then his rival is dead, because surely life wouldn't kill him in a freak accident and let his rival default to a win, and if his rival is dead then really, they're still even.
Something like that.
But he can't shake the idea that he's been here before, that this beach holds significance to him outside of the view, but for now the memories are hazy, dreamlike (he's had battles on this outcropping, two-on-two and the place below it used to be full of quicksand and he'd won both times but hadn't killed his opponent, and he's battled here one other time but it wasn't so much a battle as it was a start to something and he'd won then too and he had killed his opponent and he'd received what he thinks is the Red Orb but that's ridiculous, isn't it?) and when he tries to force them it just scrambles them a bit, and what's more important is that he's feeling weirdly cut off.
He can't feel Groudon's presence anymore, and it unsettles him.
But he remembers being unable to feel it for a long time, despite the fact that he'd felt it and then there'd been the crash with no time inbetween back in Hoenn; it was...here, that he'd been unable to feel it, despite there being no logical timeframe in which he could have been here...
He's shaking a bit by the end of it because, inexplicably, he's laughing quietly to himself, and he's standing up and brushing the sand off his legs and thinking nonsensically that at least he can see out of his left eye this time (why? that's never been a concern before, his vision is good).]
Quite the piece of work, this place.
[He doesn't seem displeased with that notion; he rakes a hand back through his hair, mussing it a bit as he flicks the front locks of it back out of his eyes.
He'll worry about whatever dreams he's had about this place later, surely.]
It'll be just fine, I think.
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[Leaning back, Archie breathes in the salty air, shivering slightly with a combination of pleasure and satisfaction. Is there no finer place to be? He's not concerned about Maxie trying to attack him - not here, anyway, where his tactical advantage is so strong.
Besides, Tentacruel would probably dislike that.]
You know how I get around the ocean.
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[Ugh.]
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Your coat is wet.
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[It's a bit difficult to say whether he had or he hadn't, judging by tone alone. Knowing him, he definitely had.
He shifts again, his body tight.]
So. Here we are. Again, apparently.
What rules are we looking at?
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I'm a fan of the temporary truce. Unless you have other ideas?
[He can't say he's opposed to either, really. This should be fun.]
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Oh, believe me, any truce we have will be temporary. But for now? I can't say that I'm opposed.
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Excellent.]
You know I don't do permanent truces, Maxie.
Especially not with someone as repulsive as you.
[His voice is light, despite his words - excited and pleased. In a way, he'd almost missed this place.]
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[He reaches up to toy with one of those locks of hair falling forward over his shoulder; he's smirking a bit, and though his gaze is downcast, he's still keeping an eye on his rival.]
It's dark here. [And he's not talking about the daylight hours.] I can't feel it in you; you don't have a connection here. Not properly.
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He laughs softly.]
Neither do you. We are but empty shells.
[He listens to the waves crashing onto the rocks, lapping gently at the beach...it's peaceful. Calming.]
Perhaps we may be lucky again, however.
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[Though there's no sound accompanying it, Maxie does laugh once that's out there, those light tremors rippling through his body again; his gaze is still downcast as he folds his arms across his abdomen again, the position casual despite the tightness in his hands.]
Welcome back, you bastard.
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Apologies for keeping you waiting.
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You're assuming I value your forgiveness.
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[It occurs to him vaguely that he's missed this, almost; it's an uncomfortable realization. Leaves him feeling prickly.]
We're staying in that cave system again.
[It's not a question; no part of it is a question.
Both of us.
The caves.
Again.]
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Of course we are.
[The cave system is perfect, really - he stays in the shallow caves, close to the ocean, while Maxie skulks down deeper, closer to the earth. They're connected, and yet, they have their own space. He can't think of anywhere more perfect.]
No need to be upset, Maxie. Aren't you glad? This is just like old times.
[If only they had their playthings back. They were such fun individuals.]
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No one's upset, Archie. Keep talking like that, though, and I'll start thinking you're going soft on me.