Indie AU/HC-based Archie from Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, written by Nikki
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will get to those flower asks after I watch a shitty shark movie with friends btw!! ))
"--Okay??" Well, she's off... So he tosses the bag to the side of the bed again. Now he can only hope for the best.
"Nope! No money required ! I will be right back! I will see what I can get!"
With that she was off like a zubat out of hell.
"...Are ya sure ya don't need me t'give ya some moolah?"
He's already reaching for the little bag he was carrying when he was found.
"I prefer nothin' fried. Allergies."
" Oh don't worry about that ! I can go get it. Whats your favorite kind?"
"I do like tha', yeah-- But sushi's crazy expensive... I can't ask tha' o' ya."
"I can probably get you some Sushi....Do you like Unagi?"
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Archie tastes all of Ree's food creations, despite having a sensitive stomach. That's not to say Ree's creations aren't good or edible, but Archie just has a ton of intolerances (common among merfolk despite blending in with humans.) I feel like once they find out about that, they start making special batches for him to eat that lack the things he's intolerant to.
In turn, Archie teaches Ree some different cooking combo's from the merfolk world and regularly catches fresh fish and dives up sea berries/plants for Ree to experiment with.
Phew... Seems like he passed the vibe check somehow. At least for now, that was.
"Heh. Hey there, bud."
Archie lights up at the Crobat inspecting him, before pulling out a Pokéball and tossing it in the air. Out comes his own Crobat, battle-scarred beyond belief, but seemingly very content to be there.
Crobat makes a gentle clicking noise, curious about this other Crobat that's here.
"There we go. Now it's a playdate."
The only change in his expression so far: a narrowing of his eyes, scrutinising poor Archie further.
Hm.... on further inspection...
No, any familiarity must just be his imagination.
Cyrus finally cares to look away, breaking all the tension.
"That's unnecessary," He answers at once, before pausing, contemplating, and then switching his focus between Archie and the Crobat at his side. He cocks his head towards the stranger, and as if commanded to, Cyrus' Crobat breaks away from its owners space to investigate Archie. "- But that's what it wants to do, so very well."
"I don' really like flyin' either."
Okay, he slowed down a tad. Still going waaaay too fast for his liking though.
"Why do we need to get to the malasada shop this fast??? Ya worried they're running out o' them???"
Vicious let out a chuckle at that.
"You know we get there faster if we speed, right? Besides, I'm a good driver, never crashed or hit anything."
At the I'll walk comment he did slow down a bit, taking some pity on his company. "Better? If you prefer I can lend you Coviknight for you to ride."
He clears his throat nervously, before plapping his cheeks.
"Ne'ermind. Err..." Just say it. C'mon, this is so unlike you. "Jus' noticed the device you're tinkerin' with. Was curious 'bout it. I do some tinkerin' myself, too. Always down t'learn more techniques, tho'." He pulls out his phone. It looks highly modified, pretty professionally done, too.
"Been wonderin' how to improve this thing further."
"Uh... yeah, sure."
Weirdo. Sonia glances over her shoulder at the device she's been tinkering with, then back down to her device. Then... sheesh, he's not going away, is he? "...Can I help you with something?"
"Ehh, not questioned tha' much."
He must admit that he'd expected way more questions about the fish part. But he'd only really had a handful of people ask about that-- or him in general. For some it was violence on sight instead.
"Thank ya f'r bein' kind." A nod as his Pokémon all start munching outside of the bathroom (way too cramped in here otherwise).
"As f'r questions... Shoot. I'll try t'answer what I can."
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Cataleya thinks for a moment before nodding. "Think I can manage that. Be back in a bit..."
The trek to and from the kitchen takes a little while, but she returns with food and some bowls for his Pokemon as promised. It's econo kibble in a big bag, so nothing fancy, but it'll ensure his team is fed.
"Now...I'm sure you've been questioned about all sorts of things by this point, but I have some of my own. Can't blame a girl for being curious when someone like you is being hidden away in her friend's bathroom, yeah?" she asks, mouth quirking in a mischievous grin.
"I'll even answer some questions, too, if I can."
"..." So that's how this was gonna be, hmm? He's in the shittiest position right now too, 'cause if he retaliates he's giving him ammo to throw him out for real.
Cheekfins flared, he just retracts further into the bathtub, praying that at least the sparks don't hit him. This sucks.
"Sure, sure - get your beauty sleep." Jacks waved an hand in dismiss, pretending like he was going to just relax. But in truth he figured, if he was being the worst roommate ever, maybe the guy would just fuck off on his own.
So he released his Toxtricity. "Just ignore me and my buddy just jammin' out a bit." And as if on cue, Riff the Toxtricity began to play some loud music, causing sparks to jump into the air.
"I'd say hi to them, I s'pose."
If they wanted to see him, sure. In the end, this talk's just making him dizzy. And kinda warm? He's sweating bullets-- Ah. Fever's back. Yippie. No wonder he's being so vulnerable with this other Team Leader.
"...I want t'be a better guy. An' I think I am, if even jus' a li'l bit, but..." He leans back against the backboard of the bed. Whew. Dizziness isn't going away.
"If they're thriving withou' me... Who am I to interfere 'gain? They deserve t'move on from me, and all the shit I did."
…shiiit, fuck you, man. Don't get relatable. Frowning, Guzma lifted an eyebrow as the other kept on rambling about needing a good beating and and past adventures with his Team.
"Well fuck. Ya ain't even gonna tell 'em hi, now?
I dunno. Nobody's forcin' ya apart, right."
Oh, how hypocritical of you, Guzma.
"Nah dude, I jus' enjoy me a good fight sometimes."
This guy was a little dense, huh.
"...No? --Are ya tellin' me that?" Wow, rude. "I meant the Team Leader thing. Not the fish part. Bein' here makes me kinda miss it, yanno? --Not that I'm startin' again. Nuh-uh. Once was 'nough fer me-- I jus' mean I miss the family feel."
...and now he's laughing? He's laughing. Cool. He got a fuckin' masochist mermaid.
"...ya want to get punched?!"
...I mean. Mood. Sure. Okay. Felt. Sometimes you really gotta throw hands, but c'mon now.
"...understand.
You're tellin' me I smell like fish or somethin--"
"...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!"
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"Ya suck at bein' nice, huh."
His cheek fins droop a bit. Hm. Now this is just akward. "Ya hate me that much?" Guess he's used to it. Part of it was probably deserved, and yet...
"'Kay, hear me out: if I give ya one free punch will ya stop bein' so fuckin', iunno. Tensed up?"
"Uhu, sure."
Oh, great. Smalltalk. His fucking favorite.
He starts dangling backwards, looking around, keeping in a sigh. Oh my goooood this is annoying.
His leg is bouncing, besties.
"Got somethin' else to say, or."
Being kind is so hard.
"Thank ya."
He might sound sarcastic here, and maybe he is a tiny bit (he hasn't forgotten their first interaction), but he's also kinda grateful for a distraction right now. Archie sits up a little, blanket wrapped around his shoulders.
"So... I've gotta say, you've got a nice team goin' here. Real good people. Feels like a family." He misses that. A lot.
Oh this COCK.
"...fine."
He's sitting down. Arms crossed, practically slouched on the nearest chair, giving him a sign as to say 'let's get this shit going'.
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.
"An hour or two? Think ya can manage that?"
Man, this is the most fun he's had the past few days (being stuck in a room was so fucking boring).
"Reasonable, yeah? An' don't go runnin' from me. That's no' fair." He grins wide, razor sharp teeth clearly visible.
"How 'bout we get to know each other a li'l bit? I feel like chattin'. Maybe I'll answer yer questions if yer extra nice."
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"Double dog dare ya t'be nice t'me." He's smirking like a lil jerk right now. [ funny dares ; ACCEPTING ]
OH THIS MOTHERFUCKER.
"How long."
He's grumbling-- nah, that was straight up a growl.
"Give me a time limit. And if ya try to go for double digits hours I'm throwin' ya to the Muk pool."
hey, he didn't say he'd throw him out forever! that's being nice!
"...No worries scamp, I'm good." Not more hurt than he already was, thankfully.
"Aw shit, he's hurt!!" Clo panics as he sees Archie on the ground.
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Rotates merfolk powers...
I feel like there's slight differences between different types of merfolk ofc but here's what Archie (and most merfolk) can do:
Manipulate water; move it around, levitate it, increase or decrease it's temperature, turn it to ice, evaporate it etc
Being immune to having his mind read by Psychics, be it Pokémon or people
Telekinesis.
Becoming invisible for a limited amount of time.
Shapeshift between forms (human and merfolk)
Enhanced voice / 'singing' capabilities. Think sonic screeches and siren song. Siren song gives them the ability to manipulate people's thoughts and actions through words (or singing if you're extra like that I guess). Most merfolk agree to never use that ability, and it's highly frowned upon in most circles. Merfolk who regularly travel to the depths have build up a tolerance / resistance for it though. (I HC the depths of the ocean are extremely hazardous / unfriendly and therefore super dangerous. Doesn't stop some brave souls from wandering there though.)
Enhanced senses underwater.
Can understand Water-types
They're one of the slower healers among supernatural beings. It makes venturing into dangerous situations extra risky.
"..." Well. He's out of the cramped bathtub at least. He's currently just curled up on the bed in the spare room handed to him, trying to get comfortable.
Why couldn't it have been a waterbed... He's gotten too used to the sway of the ocean again.
He carefully runs a hand over the stitches Plumeria did, sighing. Woman clearly knew what she was doing with them. Probably had to patch up that Guzma more often than not, or grunts. Either way, it was impressive. Mightyena gives him a lick in the face, clearly worried about his trainer. Archie pats him on the head, trying his best to smile genuinely. Guess the Pokémon could sense he was out of it better than anyone here. Made sense. Been together for ages. "I'll be alri'." Still, he felt a little feverish. Should probably mention that to Plumes-- Plumeria next time she comes to check up on him.
For now he'd try to rest.