magic: does my muse have any other magical properties / abilities?
for the merfolk…
"Oh, yeah, loads o' 'em actually." He doesn't elaborate on what, but here's a few of them: - Telekinesis - Water manipulation - Siren song (really potent and a big no no to use. Kinda an unspoken rule in the merfolk world not to use it)
familiar: has my muse met any other aquatic mythological beings? which ones? did they get along with them? why or why not?
also kyogre doesnt count
"Fuck you Kyogre should count." A beat. "Anyway. Yeah. Lots o' 'em. Kraken is my fav. The rest wanted to stab and or kill me." He frowns. "Pretty much nothin' gets along down there bud."
@wingbeatz (Maxie) asked: ❝ YOU !! ❞ uh oh, Maxie looks mad ( nothing new there ), and he's lunging forward to pointedly jab an extended index finger at the other man. ❝ i've emailed you twice in the last three weeks about a project with no reply. i thought, hm, maybe Archie is finally dead and i'm finally free of him. but here you are after all!! so are you ignoring me ?? ❞
"...Since when 're ya in Alola."
He's finally able to go outside for short periods of time again after his injuries. Finally able to use his legs again, and stay in human form for a bit... and then he runs into this guy.
Archie doesn't seem intimidated at all by the finger pointed at him, and instead just stares Maxie down. My guy this is the Malasada shop line.
"Can it wait? I can order in a mo'."
We All Look Elsewhere (Revisited) by the Classic Crime (both the Original and Revisited versions of this song by the band are fun, but the Revisited version just hits harder in my opinion) [mun of seaglassmarigold]
Don't waste your time if you've got it The tides are turning now You are not alone
"Warned ya." Can't kick him out for this then, right? He leans in closer... and bites his neck.
What's with this tension lads.
"What?"
He's leaning closer. Let's pretend he's doing it to assert dominance or whatever.
"Scared?"
Aaaand they're rolling back. He might've underestimated the pain that still lingered in his body. Archie winces briefly, but he's not gonna let it stop their fun.
Normally he'd continue fighting, but his side is screaming at him to Not Do That right now... So naturally, he attempts it again-- --Yep, Guzma's still on top after a failed attempt. Okay, let's try something else, then. A hand reaches for Guzma's back, and he digs in his nails, returning the favour.
Oh this is happening alright, in his own goddamn terms--
"-fuck!"
…nevermind I fucking guess. Guzma remained stunned for half a second before letting out yet another sgrunt, the hand on Archie's jaw tightening as he--
…yeah, he's trying to roll then over again - one hand on the former Aqua's face, another sliding under his shirt, nails dragged on his back, mouth a little too occupied on the other's to saw anything sarcastic.
Alola's weirdest wrestling match.
Why is he still thinking about the other day...
"Mhm. That's the name."
"'S nice t'meetcha, Cataleya. Even if it's under admittedly weird circumstances."
As for needing anything... He ponders for only a moment, before turning his head to look at the Pokéballs on the little makeshift table near the tub.
"How 'bout some grub for my partners? I bet they're real hungry right 'bout now."
- ✖
Oh. Plumeria was being entirely serious when she told her about this.
"Yeah... I'm another Admin in Team Skull. She more or less told me what's going on here. Are...are you good? Do you need anything?"
This man has a fish tail. He really is a merfolk, then. Reminds her of folk tales her mom told her when she was little. Considering their ties to Tapu Fini and the sea, the people of Seafolk Village have all kinds of stories like this. But he probably has nothing to do with that...
Whatever his situation is, she can worry about it later.
"Oh, right, my name's Cataleya. You're Archie, yeah?"
"Po Town's Hero? That's where we are now, I guessin'?"
He forgot to ask Plumeria where she had taken him town wise, he just realized. Oh well.
"Gotta say, yer real' strong. A real powerhouse from what I've seen." Archie slowly sits up a little more, leaning against the backboard of the bed.
“I got another bottle of painkillers somewhere. I ain’t worried. I wouldn’t give it to ya if I didn’t want to.”
Ree scratches the inside of their wrist, keeping their eyes down and away. They’re awkward and anxious, and it… sucks.
“Yeah. I’m Reese. Everybody calls me Ree. I’m Po Town’s Hero.”
Indie AU/HC-based Archie from Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, written by Nikki
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