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  1. unrepentantAuthor

    Hunger Switch Cafe

    Laura sucked her teeth and nursed her cup in both hands. "You know," she said, quietly, "the first time I was ever attacked by a wild pokémon strong enough to actually kill me, the thought of it squatted in my head for days afterward. Weeks, even. The thing is, I was fine, I didn't actually get...
  2. unrepentantAuthor

    Hunger Switch Cafe

    "Tea, perfect..." Laura sat herself down, signing a greeting to Hazel with a warm smile as she did. When waitstaff came by she'd ask for pastries. Anything would do, but croissants or something would be perfect right about now. "I guess I've been able to gather some information, it's just not...
  3. unrepentantAuthor

    Hunger Switch Cafe

    She'd overslept. Damnit. No accounting for the effects of stress and poor sleep hygiene, she supposed. She checked her phone and tapped out a head-empty reply to Gladion. He wrote in such a formal way, how was he even raised? Conversation With: Gladion Hey - been doing a TON of flying...
  4. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Laura gladly took Lourine's hand and did her best to maintain eye contact and shake a normal amount, like a regular person. <Your number,> prompted Malachai. "Oh, right." Laura handed the other girl a strip of notepad paper with her own number on it, "In case we find out anything more." She...
  5. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Sleet chuckled in her guttural, cackling way, glad at least that this human wanted to know what she'd discovered, even if she hadn't gotten a rise out of her. She signed deftly to Laura to explain her findings, impatient to communicate swiftly. Laura nodded, and bit her lip, then conveyed it...
  6. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Malachai seemed satisfied with the answer. He snorted lightly, and turned his attention back to the exchange of ideas. Laura nodded at Lourine's latest point. "I've been thinking it was a pokémon both powerful and stealthy, or perhaps very fast, to get the jump on people. But if the element of...
  7. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Laura nodded, taking in everything Lourine said. "I wrote off competition already, pretty much. We're all from different worlds and as far as I know we're not competing for any prize, so what would be the point? Unless I'm wrong about that, I guess." She shook her head. "Plus, this person has...
  8. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Laura nodded, and put a knuckle to her teeth for a moment. "You might be onto something, there. I heard some folks from the Trousselin quizzed some trainers, but only the pokémon are essential to any abductions. And I've noticed that pokémon in some worlds can be much more cognitively...
  9. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    <I am called Malachai,> sent the noivern, hissing gutturally. "Nice to meet you," replied Laura, bowing lightly to Azar with the quick sign for [hello, you look strong] that combat 'mon generally appreciated. "Don't mind Mal, he's just full of himself." <More to the point,> interrupted...
  10. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    "Good luck, Coleane!" replied Laura. "Take care!" Malachai pulled up, rising well above the treeline, and away from the tropius. <She's not the guilty party,> he sent, flatly. "Absolutely fucking not," replied Laura, chuckling. <><><><><>
  11. unrepentantAuthor

    Skill Swap Shop

    Airborne circuits of the built-up part of the island were an excellent way to spot humans and pokémon alike, regardless of how they lurked in unseen places. So far, Malachai had pressured Laura to stay out of the strange happenings on Kunolo Island as much as possible, save for passing...
  12. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    "Neat names!" replied Laura, over the sound of wingbeats. Did a world of only pokémon have HTML? What? "My other ace is an inteleon!" she added. No point in relaying a list of her entire team, especially when so few were likely to be permanent members. Didn't really make for great light...
  13. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    Laura squinted into the wind, trying to make sense of the reply. Humans don't exist... except they do, and they save the world. And in the human world, trainers existed... except also Coleane was a trainer. It was like talking to a little girl, or something. A young kid on their first circuit...
  14. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    Well, that explained it. Or, not so much explained it as... justified it. "Well they can," began Laura, flustered, "but like, with so many species all with their own vocalisations and body language, the paralinguistics alone take years of study, and—" <Pokémon mouths and vocal cords cannot, as...
  15. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    Laura made a face that bordered on confusion and frustration. "What, since birth?" she asked, in abject perplexity. "Surely someone taught you...?" Malachai huffed, and pulled ahead a little. <Pokémon seldom speak in fluent Galarish, Tropius,> he sent, irritably. <Do you not marvel that you...
  16. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    <Did she just—?> <Yes. Spoken Galarish. I'm as surprised as you are.> Malachai kept matching the tropius' flight path. Below them, it was hard to see anyone who might be down on the forest floor. The tropius didn't seem worried, at least, so maybe nothing was wrong. Indeed, if she was...
  17. unrepentantAuthor

    Overgrow Forest

    <Lone pokémon sighted. I do not know the species.> Laura peered down from Malachai's back, braced firmly with both hands grippiing his fur. Enormous, tree-like... There was no mistaking that creature. "Tropius," she called, above the wind. "Grass/Flying, tropical, herd herbivore. You hungry?"...
  18. unrepentantAuthor

    Inner Focus Training Arena

    Laura set her mouth in a determined grin. Never complacent, but confident, that was the key. She'd give that experimental pikachu (!) a run for his money no matter what he was packing. "You're on," she replied. <Excellent,> came Malachai's satisfied growl. <I grant the right of first blow!>...
  19. unrepentantAuthor

    Mt. Moxie
    Threadmarks: Day 2: Sleet Slinks and Sniffs Sneakily

    Sleet smirked to herself as she crested the hill. She was tough stuff, making it up here. She had moxie. Fuck yes. She'd not climbed up her for fun, though. She'd climbed up here to gauge the distance from the island's amenities, to see if it was frequented by many trainers, to determine its...
  20. unrepentantAuthor

    Inner Focus Training Arena

    Laura's eyes widened. "A whole organisation, with real resources? So... You worked alongside others, did real missions? All I've done is spy a little, I'm no saboteur! And holy howls, if there's a whole group with that goal, it must be pretty high stakes shit." <Did she battle?> whispered...
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