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"Yep, those."
A chuckle, and she fixes a bit more the weight onto her shoulders, keeping a smile.
"Nothing wrong with liking them, y'know? A good friend of mine is reeeeeally into them too."
Lysia wherever you are her DMs are open.
"I did. My big boy, behind me, actually won pretty much all the medals in the Toughness ranks back then, but we kinda realized we weren't into that stuff at all. Battling is funnier... even if the faces of the jury when someone decides to explode is always fun."
"Paperwork sucks, pretty much. I know that much." He had to deal with plenty of it as a Kahuna. It was just so mind numbingly boring...
"Into that stuff? Contests you mean?" Busted... "Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to participate in one just once... It looks so cool and fancy. Have you ever done them?"
"There isn't much time only if you don't seek it, my guy."
She even paces around, as relaxed as ever.
"Especially if you're worrying too much about everything all the tiiiime.
In fact, y'know what? Instead of asking ourselves ehere to go and wonder if we would have the time, let's go to the airport and get the first plane we find. We can afford that, anyway!"
Terastilisation did sound like a fascinating phenomenon to investigate and learn more about... But likewise, he was equally as interested in Dynamaxing.
"A lot of places sound rather fun..." he sighed. Anywhere but holed up in his office at Devon seemed nice right about now. "Sometimes that feels like half the problem. So many places to see and so little time to visit them all! I've travelled almost every inch of Hoenn, and yet I still discover new things occasionally."
"Weeeeeelllllll, I've just been in Alola, but I wouldn't mind goin' back there.
I do have to beat my record for the volcano climb."
As always, she went for the oddest tourist traps and personal challenges. Sure, Mantine surfing and the Battle Tree were fun, but nobody could claim they climbed Wela's Volcano in 47 minutes and 18 seconds! Could be 46!
"But I heard that there's plenty to explore in Paldea. Something about special rocks that can change your Pokèmon Type, or something? Tera-whatever." a shrug "Sounds fun."
Oh if only finding a suitable replacement Gym Leader were that easy...
"It's not impossible, just... unlikely at the moment."
As to where they could go? There were so many places Steven wanted to explore and hadn't yet.
"You know me. I want to travel everywhere I can eventually. I haven't had the chance to properly visit Galar before, or Alola. A chance to visit Paldea outside of League work would be nice too... What about you? Where do you think we could go?"
"They're having fun tho, right?"
On the other hand, she seemed as relaxed at ever, stretching a bit before striking the good ol' hands-behind-her-head-anime-pose.
"Either that, ooooor we open the place for a new Gym Leader? So we get to see some new faces and Juan can chill out?"
It's not that simple, a small part of her pointed out. But it could be!, another promptly countered.
"Somewhere new?'
Whatever that burocratic nonsense, we got exploring to do.
"What did ya have in miiiind?"
"I mean, yes! But I feel guilty when he has to cover. I know he's said he's more than happy to do it in order to let me explore but. Then Juan has to come out of semi-retirement to cover Sootopolis Gym..."
Steven always felt guilty asking people to do things he could do, or at least feels he should be able to do. That feeling only ever got worse after the incident with Groudon and Kyogre...
"... Maybe we should go on an exploration somewhere together. Somewhere new."
He was saying his thoughts before he could even think what they meant.
"I mean, you can just leave League duty to Wallace again?
I do that all the time."
Girl you shouldn't brag about that.
"Staying in the League room all the time is laaaaaaame, we should explore while we can, no?"
Seeing the four Ice Stones shoved into his hands, his entire face lights up, and he grins wide as a Sableye.
"All for my collection!? Thank you, Sapphire! I'm truly humbled."
He'd have to find her some rare stone in return or treat her to a coffee or something.
"I really must visit somewhere new soon outside of necessary Devon and League business trips. Then I'd actually have time to find such qunatities as these of things!"
Ah, yes. His favorite guy, skipping work just like her. Classic.
"Eh, you know. The uuuusual.
Got to see Alola lately. That's nice."
AVOIDING THE SUBJECT, BABYGIRL?
"I'm doing as well as usual I suppose. The League's still holding itself together, so all is good."
Well as usual could mean anything coming from Steven. Usually it meant 'drowning in work but taking it all in my stride,' or 'avoiding league paperwork by going searching for rocks and good battles'. Either way he gave Sapphire a small smile.
"And how about you? Everything still holding together ok?"
Of course he does.
Again, maybe she should be scared. Maybe she shouldn't be staying here and responding to his laugh with a chuckle of her own. Maybe she should just leave and leave the world saving situation to the Champion.
"Kind of expected that, yeah!"
Her PokèBall was thrown in the air one last time before she finally released her Sylveon, who laaaazily stretched as soon as he landed on the battlefield-to-be. So calm.
"Try to be at least a little bit better than your grunts, okaaaay?"
@whereskymeetsea // Gameverse: "I think this went on for long enough, yeah?" For someone her age, who just ripped through an entire evil base, Sapphire seemed way too calm. She beamed with the pride only a teenager could have, a PokèBall tossed in the air just to get caught once more in her left hand, the right on her hips. "What will it be, captain? Do you want to quit the easy way or the fun way?:
Her being here meant one single thing. His entire base got wiped.
And yet, he's grinning. No, laughing. His laughter bellows through the room, despite his grunts and admins being unable to fight. He's the last hurdle now. The only one who can protect this plan of his.
"Ya think so? But it was jus' gettin' fun!" Archie reaches for his belt clip. "O' course we're doing this the fun way! Who do ya take me fer??"
"Ah yeaaah, they're still going strong."
Not that she knew. She left the scene a long time ago. They were fun, her Blaziken still holds all his medals and trophies with pride, but they're both way more inclined to do actual battles.
"I heard rumors 'bout them wanting to expand in other Regions, but, younnooooow… paperwork can he hard to deal with."
And she may have forgotten to give all of them a read. Again.
"What, you're into that stuff?"
"Some extra spice is always nice!" Hau nods, agreeing wholeheartedly.
"Hoenn? Dang, I wanna visit Hoenn so bad still." He hasn't been there before, but he definitely has it on the list of places to visit sometime.
"There's contests there, right? What are they like?" Seems like they're already forgetting about the Mantine tips...
[ btw sapphire can megaevos two pokemon per battle.
bc i said so ]
Well, that was easy.
It's always fun to run into big legendary Champions out of the blue. They're all the same: chill and cool with battles, and ready to have a little bit of fun. At least, as long as nobody was there to watch. Sapphire would've loved to have an audience, but when it came to some big boy like Red it was much better to have as little distractions as possible.
And as little stuff to destroy as possible.
"Neat-o."
Message loud and clear. We're battling, folks! We're playing all the toys we want. A hand went to her pockets as the other kept playing with her own Pokèball, waddling away to make sure they'd have enough space for their Pokèmon to have all the space necessary to have fun.
"Got any preference, buddy? Like, can I use Megaevos? Six Pokes or do we go one on one?"
@whereskymeetsea "Heyyy bucko. Heard you're a big deal, yeah?" She knows who he is. And she's sure he knows who she is. She's holding a pokeball in her hand. "Wanna play toys with me?"
Oh, he knows exactly who she is. Who wouldn’t? The stories ran wild together with his own, and going missing for three years don’t make them disappear. He recovered all the missing pieces one day he tentatively went to the town’s library - old newspapers kept as relics, and read all in a single hour by him. You simply can’t not know who Sapphire is.
And he’s so glad they happened in the same place at the same time.
Just seeing her makes a chill of excitement run down his spine - and seeing her hold a Pokéball sends another one, a much needed smile appearing on his lips. Wanna play toys with me? she asks, and his reply is as silent and as clear as he’s ever been: he takes out a Pokéball from his own belt, throws it up in the air, and catches it again with a firm grip. Oh, he loves playing toys.
"Ayuuup! I relax just fine everyday, I just wanted some extra spice, you know?"
Sometimes you have to dive in new seas, climb new volcanoes, get lost in new woods… and sleep in new beds!
"From Hoenn, actually. Surfed on a few Sharpedos back at home, but from what I heard Mantines are much easier to deal with, yea?" a calm chuckle "But if you have any tips, I'll be ready to take some notes."
Holy shit this woman had some power in her. He'd have to ask for some work-out tips later.
"Oh, heck yeah! So active activities and battling? Sounds right up my alley, actually."
At the mention of Mantine surfing he chuckles. "It's actually pretty fun! Can give you some tips if you want? But honestly, I doubt you'd need them." She looked like she'd rock the waves with ease. "Where are you from originally?"
"Ah, no probs, my guy."
She's-- she's giving a thumbs up. She's holding on that giant ass bag and she's giving a thumbs up as if it was nothing. Girl what's your diet.
"That was kinda the point of this vacay, actually" she fixes the bag a little more, trotting behind them "Trekking and the battle tree. Aaaand maybe some Mantine surfing? Like, I knooow it's a tourist trap, but" a chuckle "consider me trapped, yeah?"
Oh that's. A ton of bags???
Hau is pretty impressed by the Blaziken's strength-- And sapphire's, too.
"Follow me. And if I need to help carry anything, let me know." Hau turns on his heel, starting to walk in the direction he remembered it being in.
"It's a bit of a trek, truth be told. But it's pretty worth it from what I've heard."
starter call 2.0 feel free to combine prompts !
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@picavecalyx:
Sapphire!! How do you feel about Devon corp? [ ACCEPTING ]
“…ah. I forgot I was suppoesd to be there for a sponsor last week, woops.
Eeeh. They pay good for the TV spots, and it’s fun to chat with The Stoners:tm: every now nad then.”
The Stoners are literally Champion Steven and his dad CEO Mr.Stone.
[ anyway i don’t talk about sapphire enough so.
you’re challenged by trainer sapphire to a training battle ]
"Wait, real?"
Cue a thumbs up.
"Cool, thanks dude. Then hold on one sec."
And at that she turns to the boat, puts two fingers between her lips and whistles. In a matter of seconds here comes Lyle, her Blaziken, effortlessly holding- Oh that's a lot of bags. She picked up-- arguably the biggest one, one hell of a trekking backpack, but that's still a lot.
"Can you hold 'em a little longer, buddy?"
Cue another thumbs up, this time from the Blaziken.
"Hella." again, she returns the same gesture before fixing the bag on her shoulder, turning again to Hau "Okay, lead the way."
"Oh! I do know where that is, actually!"
"I can take you there if you want? I don't have anything better to do right now anyway." It would take their mind off swimming, too. Apparently you can't swim with a new tattoo? Mean to him.
"Surprised?"
She's chill, sure, but still beaming with pride. Everyone always talks about the children who faced the bad guys who wanted to take over and/or destroy the world, everyone forgets to ask them how they feel about it.
Good. After all those years, after Archie outed himself as a pretty cool guy, Sapphire still felt good.
"Ssssso you're saying I did you a favor back then?" she giggles, her legs wriggling back and forth over the chair she slouched on "You're welcome, my duuuude!"
@whereskymeetsea approached: " i was pretty mean back then, wasn't i? " <- said with a chill yet slightly smug grin. yea. mean. she kicked his ass severely
"...Yeah, actually. Ya were." He hasn't forgotten the massive ass-kicking, no. "Ya still smug 'bout it, hmm? Well, no matter. I needed it a' the moment."
