Dave cracked a smile at that. "Don't we all."
He scrolled through the information on the badge. Honestly, this was great stuff - a clarifying summary of events and revelations, sprinkled with on-point observations. Again, he suspected Brisa was probably one of the smartest people here, never mind the whole cowboy accent.
He squinted at an entry near the end. "...Maple is a 'Voice of Life'? And her name is Blade?" Or, well, Diyem's translation of her name - as he was pleased to find Brisa's notes pointed out immediately. There'd been a bit about Voices of Life earlier, speculation that it might be possible to create an artificial one, if you could create an artificial Dark Matter. Interesting line of thought. And... "Hang on. Team Rocket? That's..." The crossdressing couple from Jean's goddamn cartoon? Seriously? That was the dangerous criminal conglomerate Starr was talking about? Not that it sounded like it was actually anything like the cartoon, but still. "Jesus. What the fuck."
Seven different factions, said Brisa's notes, in bold. Cibus Locals, Diyem's Posse, God Squad, Team Rocket, Future Dark Matter, Eternatus, Darkwhite. Yeah, this was overcomplicated as fuck.
"I still don't trust Maple further than I can throw her," he said as he finished reading. "Confronted her alone after the fucking Radiance thing, and she just went full-on if you step a toe out of line you die. She's been playing up a goody-goody image since, but I'm not buying it. Says Arceus told them they couldn't harm us, but I'm not sure Arceus is even real and not just a convenient illusion by Soda, and if he is, still doesn't mean we should trust him."
He handed the badge back to her. "Otherwise, that's good shit. Did you hear anything from the other Voice of Life you met that could verify or falsify Maple's story?"