Latest Posts by nolongeraqualeader - Page 5

"..." Why's everyone so fucking rude to him (save for like. 3 people)? He visibly deflates, allowing himself to sink back into the tub. "I don't e'en fit in there-- Whatevs. Jus' let me snooze."

This was gonna be a long ass fucking night, wasn't it? The things he did for Plumeria, seriously. Not only was he crashing in a bathroom but he also had to listen to stupid fish puns.

"You wanna pay me back? Just dive on back into the ocean. We could try flushin' you down the toilet."

@nolongeraqualeader and i are cooking

"Whatevs, hmm? Heh."

"Gotcha, scamp. I won't splash everywhere. Just a li'l bit."

Ah. What's this sinking feeling? It's a good thing PJ can't see him right now, 'cause he looks like he wants to cry.

He hates people seeing him less tough than he acts. He's supposed to be the strong one here.

But he's been hiding the severity of his injuries pretty well. Or maybe he's just used to it with his many visits to the depths? This is not his first rodeo, but it doesn't get easier as he gets older.

"Ya know where t' find me if ya need me, yeah? I'll be here. See ya-- Or well, talk t'ya later, maybe."

A quiet, yet very emotional groan later: "yea no duh. Of course I gotta."

...he'll probably involve Plumeria too. For some reason he doesn't think the Boss would go nuclear right there and then, but at least she could calm him down? Or... at least they could discuss about this whole situation????? Fuck's sake.

"I mean. Skulls have no issues with Aqua." just he does "If you were a Rocket or one of the Kalosians I'd understand but--"

...but it's still scary, right? It's still scary.

"...whatevs."

WHAAATEVS!!!

"Don't... splash everywhere???"

THIS IS FUCKING WEIRD.

@punkbites // Continued;

"Funny? I ain't no clownfish now, am I?"

He doesn't like this guy's attitude right now. Cheekfins flare up a little at the accusatory point in his direction, but he doesn't make much more of a move other than that.

"...Might take a bit."

Not a lie. He heals incredibly slow. Most merfolk do.

"I'll pay y'all back somehow fer this. Promise." That might have come out wrong. "In a positive way, I mean."

Idly moving about a rubber Ducklett in the tub with his hand.

"Ya gonna rat me out, huh?"

There's a moment of silence on his side too, but then-- "BWAHAHA!!" Followed by an "Oof--" When will he learn that laughing this hard is still off limits. He can't help it, though.

"It's bound t' happen sooner rather than later. I'd prefer to tell him myself, but. I getcha. Yer loyal t' yer boss, and I love t'see it. Also, fridge time sounds awful." He's not sure what it means, but if the kid wanted to avoid it, it must suck.

"Can't stop ya either. Kinda stuck like this. Jus' hope I don't get thrown back 'cause I'd be done fer."

"Ah. Yeah. Of course.

Merfolk Aqua boss." another moment of silence "Former Aqua. Sure. Sorry. Okayyyy.

This is the worst life of his life. Taking a long, deep breath as he goes further down, ending on the floor, PJ crosses his arms, sighting as loudly as he could.

"...you know I should, like-- tell the boss who you are, right? No 'cause he's cool and all but if he finds out he has an eco-terrorist in sis' bathtub and I knew all along I would end up on top of the fridge for weeks-"

^ Completely unaware of any weird plans nor anything else 'cause he's in snooze town.

he flares out and/or wiggles his cheek fins when he gets upsetti...

There's a thud on the other side of the door. Archie raises an eyebrow, but decides not to inquire.

Crisis somewhat averted, though? Not that he lied about anything, just-- He always feels so guilty whenever people recognize him. Fair enough, though. He did some awful things. "That's jus' how I was born. I'm a merfolk. An' I'm no' the only one either, not from the merfolk nor from whatcha call supernatural people."

"…I know, I--"

A groan, and he let himself fall down, his back pressed on the door. Being worried about a guy who almost ended the world and regretted his action was quite hypocritical for someone working for Guzma, huh…? Especially if he was dragged in there like most of the Skulls.

"…and, uhm.

The… tail, then?"

"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?"

Ahhhhhh shit.

Well, someone was bound to recognize him sooner rather than later. Couldn't exactly wear a disguise in this form either.

"I'm here 'cause Plumeria did me a solid." As much as he is a changed man, and even after he did his time in the slammer, he couldn't blame the general public for still despising him.

"I know wha' I did is fucked. I shouldn't have done it in the first place-- But that's a li'l late, huh? Can't really undo that shit."

He groans, burying his face in his claws briefly.

"Look-- I get it if ya don't trust nor like me. Bu' I'm no' here t'start anythin'. Jus'-- Let me know how I can prove it t'ya."

"Buddy the tail is the least of my problems right now!!!!!"

…what an odd thing to say. Unsure wether or not he should rethink his priorities, PJ hesitates, a hand going through his hair.

"Why are-- why are you here?!"

A very specific kind of you. The kind that implied that he knew perfectly with who he was talking.

"Alri', alriiii', calm down there scamp-- We'll talk through the door."

"I can explain...?" Can he really now-- "Err-- The fish tail, I mean."

Oh this isn't bad at all! Good good good the guy who almost flooded Hoenn is here! WHY THE FUCK IS HE A FIIISH--

"WE CAN TALK THROUGH THE DOOR.

Aughhhh…!

before i forget to upload this something silly (ft @gnzma )

"I jus' wanna ask ya somethin'... I can't even really like. Leave this thing. Promise."

Yeah okay he has a feeling he's kinda fucked now.

BESTIES WHY THE FUCK IS FORMER LEADER OF TEAM AQUA ARCHIE IN PLUMERIA'S BATHTUB. WHY IS HE A FISH. WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!

" no thanks sorry"

@mnstcrbnll // PJ entered the room: enters the bathroom bc plumes needed something. stops. sees archie. slowly closes the door. what the fuckkkk

Uh oh. What was that look for. "Oi-- C'mon back in f'r a sec--"

@livingshinycharm has a solution to boredom: Pushes a paddle ball under the door toward the tub.

"..." Well, he appreciates the effort, even if he'd rather not leave the tub right now. Maybe he'd pick it up later? "Thanks, scamp."

He's just staring up at the ceiling of Plumeria's bathroom right now... So bored.

So tempting to just splash water all over the floor now. He huffs, ready to curl up again and snooze, but... Yeah the moment's gone. He's not gonna be able to fall asleep easily, ugh.

"..." Still. Staring at the ceiling beats talking to this dude right now. Maybe if he's lucky Plumeria will show up later with something to do. "Aye aye, c'pn."

…lots of words to say that yeah he can just stand up and leave but it's kinda difficult at the moment.

"Coolio."

Not coolio at all. He'll have to talk to Plumeria about this entire bs.

"Welp. In that case try to not splash all over the place or I'll make ya clean everything, wounds or not."

Guzma out. If mr. Fish wanted to say anything, he better do so now or shut up forever.

@intriguant started following Archie!

Wait he knows this guy. Not sure if he'd recognize him, though. Wouldn't surprise him if he did, and that's why he's tailing after him right now.

"...Can I help ya?"

"Naaaahhhh. Bwahaha, doubt it, pshh--"

Very smooth, Archie. Very smooth. Either way, he didn't feel like sharing what the other could know him from right now. No need for that. He was a changed man. Though water is still very cool. "...So ya don't want our Crobat t'meet? I think they could be pals."

"Kinda off" is uh.... an understatement. Cyrus was just standing there, looking relatively uninteresting, but ...

The moment Archie tries to make small talk he's brushing right past it. "Do I know you?"

Whew. That was blunt- but he genuinely wanted to know. Even his massive Crobat at his side was eyeing Archie up.

Maybe in Cyrus' own world he vaguely remembered some stories of two imbecilic scientists from Hoenn... or maybe RSE Archie was just familiar enough to actually surprise Cyrus and prompt his question.

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"..." 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.

changed the blog theme to something else for now so my pages are accessible ))

"Yeah, with like, what phone? Pretty sure I lost mine down in the ocean somewhere."

Wouldn't be the first time. He'll just get a new one. Gonna have to go through the pain of upgrading it to be depth proof again, though... Will have to tinker with that later.

"I'm mostly stuck in 'fish' mode righ' now." Why was he going along with that term. "... 's a lot of energy t' stay shifted when injured. I'd rather use it to heal, which already takes for-fucking-ever. Who the fuck nerfed us like tha'."

"Yeah? And it's a copyrighted name for Skulls only."

The fuck kinda question is that. That's his sis. And Admin. And bestie. Of course he's going around calling her nicknames and nothing else. Is he fucking stupid or something?

"...and I don't feel like explainin'. Just google it." a beat "...fish google it. The fandom wiki is surprisingly very well made, actually--

Dunno man are you stuck in fish mode or not?!"

@profprincess liked for a starter:

He's staring a bit. Did he know this person from somewhere...? Either way, she is pretty cute, so he decides to start a conversation.

"So. Water, huh?" ...He's mentally facepalming at himself.

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Okay the aura of this dude is kinda off. Archie for once doesn't really know where to start. "...Nice uh. Crobat. Got me one o' those too."

He coughs nervously.

archie muse is high rn so like this for a starter! ))

"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."

ughhh i need to fix up this guy's blog theme i thought it'd show links -flips table- ))

"The stripes were pretty nice, yeah!"

A grin. He's still proud of that design choice of his. Or maybe he just liked stripes? Who knew.

"BWAHAHA!! Ya know it!!" He slaps a hand against his scarred chest for emphasis, grinning an even toothier grin at the other.

"Nah, really, I jus' get hot easily. Ya want me t' close m'shirt?" Because he'll do it if asked. He's not that unreasonable (most of the time, anyway.)

"An' yer still rockin' the 'dana, huh? Gotta love the dedication."

His old boss really was the last fucking person on the planet he thought he'd be having a casual conversation with, but, life's full of surprise now, isn't it? Guess it also helped the guy probably had no clue about his stunt to steal Kyogre way back in the days.

Eh, even if he did know, who cared at this point? That was all so long ago...

That said, being complimented on his outfit of all things was a turn Lorenz didn't expect the conversation to take, given he literally dressed himself in the dark. But then again, with all the leather and shades of purple in his closet, his personal style had been nothing but consistent over the years.

"It's definitely not the same as when I worked for you, yeah." A brief chuckle. "But, y'know, I didn't hate the stripes. Kinda felt nice feeling like part of a club for a bit. At least I'm still carrying a lil' bit of us with me."

He pulled on his bandana, it was slightly faded but it still sported the emblem of the long gone organization. Really, it was a mark of some sick attachment to the bridges he burned and the friends he betrayed, but also a reminder that not everything in his years in Aqua was terrible. Not that Archie needed to know the specifics.

"Wish I could compliment your fit as well, but. Well." Jazz hands at his unfocused gaze. "Y'still making sure the world can ogle at your pecs at all times?"

"I am wearin' it, yeaAAAAHHH--"

"MATE THAT'S NO' THE SPEED LIMIT--"

Okay why did he agree to join this person in this vehicle of death. He's regretting it so badly right now. People can probably hear him scream from streets away at this point.

"I'LL WALK--"

Vicious just grinned and he settled into the driver's seat and started the vehicle. "Glad to hear we are understanding each other. Do make sure your seatbelt is on." It was a fair warning in his books before the car sped off, he was driving way faster than he should, he had no issue driving at that speed, and he was used to out-running cops nd whatnot. He wondered how much his new companion would freak out if he admitted he was half blind.