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tomorrow im slapping Pokémon Crossing away from archie... ))

@silverfates // closed starter for Lo;

Why do things keep getting awkward in this place... In front of him was an ex-Aqua member somehow.

"...Hi."

Well. He did say he misses Aqua's family feel, but... he'd never reboot the team. Nuh-uh. Not even when he misses it a lot. It was wrong to do in the first place. "What a coincidence, huh? Bet ya didn't expect t' run into me here." Neither did he expect to run into Lo, but still. "Guess the merfolk secret is out, hmm?"

"Well, yeah, I've seen a fair bi' o' it all. But I still haven't seen e'rythin'."

The ocean was vast, after all. And deep, too. The depths were rather scary... Even for him.

"Ya really wanna go down there?"

"The ocean is really pretty! Now that I live near it I want to be able to explore it"

She seemed to drift off in thought a .oment bwfore looking back at him.

" I bet youve explored a ton of it!"

"Guzma..."

Does it ring any bells? If he thinks real hard about it, it kinda does, actually. But only 'cause he was born in Alola and keeps up with the news. Kinda ironic he ended up at another evil team's place after being a leader of one himself a while ago.

"So ya... destroy things?" He wants the nice lady with the braincells back.

"An' I am grateful. Fer now." Why'd he have to add that last part? Archie shifts a bit, trying to get comfortable. It was kinda hard, even if it was the nicest tub they had apparently.

"...Yer not gonna destroy me, right? Wouldn't be a fair figh', yanno?"

"I said what I said."

Something regarding him not being her type. Specifically for the fact that she's not into men. Or fishes. Or fishes who look like men. Or viceversa-- Whatever he's wasting time overthinking about this bullshit. Especially since the guy finally introduced himself and the name sounded--

...familiar? Why why whyyyyy some guy's name sounded familiar. Maybe one of his grunts mentioned someone called like him some time ago?

Whatever, it's a name like any other.

"Guzma." and here comes the confident smirk "Leader of Team Skull, destruction in human form. So ya better be grateful the gang's havin' some compassion for your sorry ass."

Even if he'd love for Plumes to ask next time she wants to plop some mythological creature in her bathroom.

@gnzma

Fuck it all fuck it all fuck it all FUCK EVERYTHING!

Guzma barely reaches the first floor before he can't take it anymore. With a frustrated scream - something way closer to a roar -, the Skull leader reels back a fist and punches the first wall he finds.

" FUCK! "

... through the wall.

Oh that's a big ass hole.

"Goddamn- " he snarls, holding on the now wounded hand "Fucking! God fucking damn walls shitty ASS FUCKING HOUSE FU- "

... Aaaaand then blinks. Looks up, inside the hole.

He forgot Archie was inside.

" . . . the fuck ya lookin' at?!"

Oh don't get him wrong, he's still pissed. Just a bit embarrassed too, now.

"...Nothin'."

He can read the room. Even with a hole in it.

"...Until I feel better?"

"BWAHAHAHA!!" So he was planning on starting shit with him when he felt better? Now that's funny. No, really, it hurts to laugh but fuck he's doing it. At this rate he's gonna pop his stitches.

"Lookin' forward to it." Archie grins, leaning a little closer. Been a while since he had a good fist fight, and a laugh, too.

"...I guess I can't force ya t'like me, tho'. Jus' felt like ya'd understand me a bit. Even if I'm a merfolk."

"Daaamn, really? Who would've thought bein' forced to be nice doesn't woooork."

Hey, he's shit at that. Who gives a shit. As far as he knows, he's not yelling or insulting him, so that's nice enough.

"Dude, don't flatter yourself. I don't hate ya.

Just don't like ya." a shrug "Simple as."

For no reason at all, of course. ...at least until he offers to punch him?!

"--huh??? Nah, hey-- nah. I promised Plumes I wasn't gonna start shit until ya feel better, and I'm fuckin' not taking a punch in the face and just sit here like, hoh, thank you for the free therapy!"

Tm07 hail

Pokemon Asks: TMs (ORAS) - Accepting! TM07:Hail - What bad habits do you have?

"...Bein' too cool?"

A beat.

"For real tho', uhh. I pick at my nails, 'n I drink sometimes, I guess? Bi' o' a people pleaser, too. Workaholic... 'n I don' get enough sleep. Usually, anyway."

Okay we'll stop there for now.

"Like a seashell..." He's imagining it now. That must be super awkward indeed. "So Jacks... Tha's the angry guy, ri'?"

"I....dont know. Never learned...Big bro Jacks has been trying to teach me though. But when I tried on my own i3 just kind of flopped and washed up on shore like a seashell

A very awkward seashell "

"Holy fuck that's the coolest Wooper I've ever seen--"

"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."