He's just tossing a Pokétoy through the hole in the wall of his guest room. His Mightyena is fetching it each time, happily wagging his tail.
Well, he's seated now. Ugh, he hates this. He's supposed to be the tough one here.
"Thanks... I'll b' alri' from here."
"H-here, lemme help ya up," he rushes over to help the merman up and to a seat.
@viciousrocket asked: “ please don’t question my driving or parking skills . you couldn’t even begin to understand the level i’m on . ”
"I think I can definitely understand what level yer on."
He doesn't like cars too much. They're a weird human invention. Boats were much better, even if he technically didn't need one himself.
"Just get us where we need to be."
@cataleyatakahashi liked for a starter:
"..." Well, this is kinda awkward. He's not sure if the other wandered in for a reason, and if she did, that that reason was him to begin with. "Did Plumes-- Plumeria send ya?"
Guzma is gonna kill him if he's caught saying Plumes. But it's just a fun nickname... Anyway, back to the issue at hand. Injured guy with a fishtail stuck in Plumeria's bath tub (him), and this new person. At this rate the whole of Team Skull will be aware of merfolk.
"I saw you on TV, scamp. Champion's match, right?"
That had been Ree, right? Did he remember wrong? "I might be a fish but I keep up with the news, heh. And yeah, I know about the Tapu bein' a li'l shit. More o' a Fini guy m'self, if ya catch my drift. Though, to be honest? They're all kinda weird."
He had never met them in person, but he heard stories about the Tapu.
“Yeah, po town. The town the tapu cursed to never stop raining. Sis said you were from here, right? From Alola. You gotta know about that… right?”
They shift on their feet, trying to stave the hurt that they’re going to feel pretty soon.
“You don’t gotta patronize me though. You haven’t seen me battle or nothin. You wouldn’t be able to tell. It’s fine.”
@galarglory asked: "It's good to live in the moment and not worry too much about the past."
He stares for a moment, before bursting out in laughter. "Bwahahah!! Really? Even a person like lil' ol' me?" He presses a thumb into his chest. It's hard to not worry about the past... But she has a point.
"Heh." This guy's got some bite to him. He could appreciate that. If he weren't so annoying right now, that was.
"Ya call her Plumes?" That's a cute nickname. Though she introduced herself as Plumeria to him specifically, so maybe he will stick to that for now... But hey, a win is a win! Seems like he's not kicked out just yet.
"...Refresh me on the H2O rules, will ya? It's not a weird sea witch curse, though."
Yeah he watched these what about it. It's funny to see what humans come up with sometimes. Also he just really enjoyed them but he's not gonna admit that right now.
Welp. Still a shitty reaction. It's not like Guzma expected the other to shake in his non-existent boots ( what the fuck do fishes even know anyway??? ), but. Man. That's cold.
"Eh. Not feelin' like it." a squint, as he crosses his arms "For now. After all, you're right. Destroyin' some fish would just be unfair and boring."
Oh, he understood the unsaid meaning of those words, loud and clear -- and that's why he returned the same attitude. Two of us can play this game. Fuck you.
sheesh. What's up with the tension my guys.
"But, whatever. Plumes wants ya here, so guess ya gotta stay here." …another moment of silence. "…d'ya work with Little Mermaid rules or H2O rules. Cause if ya magically fish up when ya touch water we're gonna need one hell of an umbrella later."
Indie AU/HC-based Archie from Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, written by Nikki
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