— ; Interactions - Blog Posts

TAG  DROP  ––  harlowe  saito-brenner

「   ♧   」        interactions.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        visage.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        prose.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        headcanons.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        edits.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        starters.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        answered.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        task.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

「   ♧   」        ask meme.     ↻     𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗌𝖺𝗂𝗍𝗈𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗇𝖾𝗋.

           was  the  letter  from  vigilante  creepy  as  hell  ?  yes  .  but  nalini  will  be  damned  if  they  let  some  masked  killer  stop  them  from  living  their  life  .  besides  ,  they’ve  listened  to  enough  true  crime  podcasts  to  know  to  never  let  their  guard  down  .  and  for  now  ,  there’s  a  halloween  party  in  full  swing  .  and  if  they  can’t  fully  enjoy  their  time  ,  what  was  the  point  of  attending  in  the  first  place  ?

nimble  fingers  grasp  the  stem  of  the  cocktail  glass  as  hips  sway  to  the  beat  of  the  music  .  “  aww  thank  you  !  ”  free  hand  reaches  out  to  grab  sapphire’s  as  a  friendly  gesture  .  “  i  was  a  little  worried  that  i  wouldn’t  get  it  done  in  time  but  i  think  i  did  a  decent  job  ,  ”  laughter  expels  past  the  designer’s  lips  as  they  display  their  elaborate  poison  ivy  costume  .  complete  with  the  perfect  ruby  red  wig  .  “  but  enough  about  me  !  ”  lets  go  to  wave  their  hand  dismissively  .  “  you  look  FABULOUS  .  and  i  think  you’ve  captured  the  essence  of  diana  ross  .  if  someone  thinks  that  the  totally  spies  jumpsuit  is  sparkly  and  sequined  …  i’ll  have  to  question  if  they’ve  even  watched  the  show  .  ”

who: open!

where: halloween party @ bootsy bellows

the letter had put sapphire on edge but she wasn't going to let some anonymous weirdo stop her from having a good time. partying was one of sapphire's favourite things in the whole world. she loved to dance, she loved the light airy feeling of being tipsy and she loved that it was socially acceptable to talk to everyone like she was their best friend. halloween parties also came with the added excitement of costumes. sapphire's costume was a recreation of a purple sparkly jumpsuit worn by diana ross. she was eager to show it off while having the best night of her life.

"you look amazing!",she greeted the other person. the cocktail she was holding matched her outfit. "i love costume parties but i'm always nervous nobody is going to get my reference. it's like what if somebody thinks i'm wearing a totally spies jumpsuit that's the wrong colour? do you get what i mean?" sapphire asked, gesturing for emphasis.

           “  that  is  honestly  the  sweetest  thing  i  have  ever  heard  !  ”  lips  turn  up  into  a  small  smile  at  the  compliment  .  a  genuine  smile  at  that  .  for  nalini  is  a  girl’s  girl  and  there’s  always  something  about  women  (  and  non-men  )  complimenting  each  other  that  always  gets  her  feeling  some  type  of  way  .  “  has  anyone  told  you  that  you’re  absolutely  breathtaking  ?  like  just  show  stopping  ?  ”

*   closed   ,   @imb3rs   .

         ' i'm just wondering if anybody's ever told you that you're ethereal . ' says it so nonchalant , one might mistake niceties as a common occurrence ! ' because if not , well ... you are . '

           they  barely  get  a  chance  to  glance  up  from  their  sketchpad  before  the  other  is  seated  across  from  them  .  “  that’s  the  paparazzi  for  you  ,  ”  nalini  comments  with  a  light  chuckle  .  “  i’d  like  to  think  i’m  a  little  too  boring  for  them  but  who  knows  ?  ”  they’ll  admit  .  but  then  again  ,  nalini  is  nothing  if  not  strategic  about  how  they  position  themselves  in  the  public  .  “  i  heard  there’s  a  trick  where  if  you  wear  the  same  clothes  everyday  ––  or  at  least  the  same  outerwear  ,  they  can’t  profit  off  any  of  the  photos  they  take  .  ”

·   open   starter   ,   assume   connections   ! ·   located   at   the   sweet   beverly   cafe   .

                 “   is   anyone   else   sitting   here   ?   ”   doesn't   wait   for   an   answer   as   she   extends   the   chair   ,   adjusting   herself   comfortably   while   setting   her   matcha   latte   upon   the   table   .   “   you're   a   breath   of   fresh   air   —   the   paparazzi   outside   were   about   to   drive   me   nuts   .   ”

           “  cats  are  known  to  be  able  to  mimic  humans  .  but  i  think  in  this  case  ,  buttercup  just  doesn’t  like  you  .  i  hate  to  break  it  to  you  ,  felix  .  i  don’t  know  if  there’s  any  way  you  can  win  her  over  .  did  you  try  bribing  her  with  treats  ?  ”

𝑻𝑨𝑮𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑮   ﹕           @imb3rs

         “      i’m   telling   you  ,   buttercup   spoke   —   like  ,   legit   spoke - meowed   ‘  go   away  ’   at   me  .     i   heard   it  ,   perfect   pronunciation   and   full - on   sass  .      ”

TAG  DROP  ––  nalini  kumar

「   ♡   」        interactions.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        visage.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        prose.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        headcanons.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        edits.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        starters.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        answered.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        task.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

「   ♡   」        ask meme.     ↻     𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗄𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗋.

--there we go.

"The same guy I defeated a handful of times already?"

Maybe a little bit of an exaggeration, but so far she was having way more luck in battle than him. Jorge was quick to jump on the side, hopping around the room and, most importantly, around both the Muk and its Trainer, almost trying to either distract them both or even make the Pokèmon hit Archie himself.

A trickster at heart, not unlike the little girl who just waltzed in an ecoterrorist group's base and started wrecking everything in her way.

"Psych up!", she chirps, the Sylveon stopping to charge up before restarting to hop around.

"Bwahaha!!"

More laughter echoes through the room as Archie plucks a Pokéball from the belt clip. He tosses it into the air, and out comes his Muk. An unpleasant aroma fills the air as the Pokémon cries out angrily.

"Wouldn't dare dissapoint now, would I? Who d'ya take me fer?"

A wave of his hand, and the Poison-type starts preparing a Sludge Wave to toss at the opposing Sylveon.

Oh he barely had the time to SAY IT! As soon as she was given the okay, she already opened the first dice roll app she could find and--

"Johto it isssss apparently.

Traditional towns, biiiig mountain, mysterious cave full of alphabet soup. Sounds right up your alley!"

Alright then. They were doing this. Against his better judgement perhaps, but sometimes, not listening to that little voice in his head that told him to do as he should, was a lot more fun.

"...Go on ahead! Let's see where we're travelling to!"

Her smile widened ever so slightly.

"Now we're talkin', Stevie!"

She's not dropping the fucking nickname, nope!

"Thinking too much will make your brain melt. I found the best places I've ever seen just while walking around a random town I ended up droppin' in after skydiving, actually. In fact--"

--she pulls out her phone!

"Want me to roll? Right now. No backsies."

Ooh. Spotaneity and impulsivity. A roll of the dice as to where they'd be off too. He liked that thought.

"...Actually, that sounds like a fun idea! Why should we have to decide when we can have the world do it for us?"

"Yep, those."

A chuckle, and she fixes a bit more the weight onto her shoulders, keeping a smile.

"Nothing wrong with liking them, y'know? A good friend of mine is reeeeeally into them too."

Lysia wherever you are her DMs are open.

"I did. My big boy, behind me, actually won pretty much all the medals in the Toughness ranks back then, but we kinda realized we weren't into that stuff at all. Battling is funnier... even if the faces of the jury when someone decides to explode is always fun."

"Paperwork sucks, pretty much. I know that much." He had to deal with plenty of it as a Kahuna. It was just so mind numbingly boring...

"Into that stuff? Contests you mean?" Busted... "Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to participate in one just once... It looks so cool and fancy. Have you ever done them?"

"There isn't much time only if you don't seek it, my guy."

She even paces around, as relaxed as ever.

"Especially if you're worrying too much about everything all the tiiiime.

In fact, y'know what? Instead of asking ourselves ehere to go and wonder if we would have the time, let's go to the airport and get the first plane we find. We can afford that, anyway!"

Terastilisation did sound like a fascinating phenomenon to investigate and learn more about... But likewise, he was equally as interested in Dynamaxing.

"A lot of places sound rather fun..." he sighed. Anywhere but holed up in his office at Devon seemed nice right about now. "Sometimes that feels like half the problem. So many places to see and so little time to visit them all! I've travelled almost every inch of Hoenn, and yet I still discover new things occasionally."

"Weeeeeelllllll, I've just been in Alola, but I wouldn't mind goin' back there.

I do have to beat my record for the volcano climb."

As always, she went for the oddest tourist traps and personal challenges. Sure, Mantine surfing and the Battle Tree were fun, but nobody could claim they climbed Wela's Volcano in 47 minutes and 18 seconds! Could be 46!

"But I heard that there's plenty to explore in Paldea. Something about special rocks that can change your Pokèmon Type, or something? Tera-whatever." a shrug "Sounds fun."

Oh if only finding a suitable replacement Gym Leader were that easy...

"It's not impossible, just... unlikely at the moment."

As to where they could go? There were so many places Steven wanted to explore and hadn't yet.

"You know me. I want to travel everywhere I can eventually. I haven't had the chance to properly visit Galar before, or Alola. A chance to visit Paldea outside of League work would be nice too... What about you? Where do you think we could go?"

"They're having fun tho, right?"

On the other hand, she seemed as relaxed at ever, stretching a bit before striking the good ol' hands-behind-her-head-anime-pose.

"Either that, ooooor we open the place for a new Gym Leader? So we get to see some new faces and Juan can chill out?"

It's not that simple, a small part of her pointed out. But it could be!, another promptly countered.

"Somewhere new?'

Whatever that burocratic nonsense, we got exploring to do.

"What did ya have in miiiind?"

"I mean, yes! But I feel guilty when he has to cover. I know he's said he's more than happy to do it in order to let me explore but. Then Juan has to come out of semi-retirement to cover Sootopolis Gym..."

Steven always felt guilty asking people to do things he could do, or at least feels he should be able to do. That feeling only ever got worse after the incident with Groudon and Kyogre...

"... Maybe we should go on an exploration somewhere together. Somewhere new."

He was saying his thoughts before he could even think what they meant.

"I mean, you can just leave League duty to Wallace again?

I do that all the time."

Girl you shouldn't brag about that.

"Staying in the League room all the time is laaaaaaame, we should explore while we can, no?"

Seeing the four Ice Stones shoved into his hands, his entire face lights up, and he grins wide as a Sableye.

"All for my collection!? Thank you, Sapphire! I'm truly humbled."

He'd have to find her some rare stone in return or treat her to a coffee or something.

"I really must visit somewhere new soon outside of necessary Devon and League business trips. Then I'd actually have time to find such qunatities as these of things!"

"Funny you say that"

Give her a second to rummage through her pockets… where did she put--

"Ah."

At last! She pulls out a grand total of FOUR Ice Stones, smirking while she shoves them in Steven's hands.

"You're welcome."

"Alola? Sounds wonderful. Find any new partners out there? Get any of those Ice Stones that are common around there? I've got one or two, but a few more for collection purposes would be ideal!"

Ah yes, rock discussion. If a stone could be inserted into conversation it always would be.

Especially if it helped avoid work talk.

Ah, yes. His favorite guy, skipping work just like her. Classic.

"Eh, you know. The uuuusual.

Got to see Alola lately. That's nice."

AVOIDING THE SUBJECT, BABYGIRL?

"I'm doing as well as usual I suppose. The League's still holding itself together, so all is good."

Well as usual could mean anything coming from Steven. Usually it meant 'drowning in work but taking it all in my stride,' or 'avoiding league paperwork by going searching for rocks and good battles'. Either way he gave Sapphire a small smile.

"And how about you? Everything still holding together ok?"

Of course he does.

Again, maybe she should be scared. Maybe she shouldn't be staying here and responding to his laugh with a chuckle of her own. Maybe she should just leave and leave the world saving situation to the Champion.

"Kind of expected that, yeah!"

Her PokèBall was thrown in the air one last time before she finally released her Sylveon, who laaaazily stretched as soon as he landed on the battlefield-to-be. So calm.

"Try to be at least a little bit better than your grunts, okaaaay?"

@whereskymeetsea // Gameverse: "I think this went on for long enough, yeah?" For someone her age, who just ripped through an entire evil base, Sapphire seemed way too calm. She beamed with the pride only a teenager could have, a PokèBall tossed in the air just to get caught once more in her left hand, the right on her hips. "What will it be, captain? Do you want to quit the easy way or the fun way?:

Her being here meant one single thing. His entire base got wiped.

And yet, he's grinning. No, laughing. His laughter bellows through the room, despite his grunts and admins being unable to fight. He's the last hurdle now. The only one who can protect this plan of his.

"Ya think so? But it was jus' gettin' fun!" Archie reaches for his belt clip. "O' course we're doing this the fun way! Who do ya take me fer??"

"Yeppers"

It's barely rudeness or disrespect.

She genuinely keeps forgetting.

"How are you holding up? Everyone doing their job at the League?"

No comment on the fact that she's blatantly ignoring her duties.

"... No matter how many times I ask you to not call me that, you're never going to stop, are you?"

"Ah yeaaah, they're still going strong."

Not that she knew. She left the scene a long time ago. They were fun, her Blaziken still holds all his medals and trophies with pride, but they're both way more inclined to do actual battles.

"I heard rumors 'bout them wanting to expand in other Regions, but, younnooooow… paperwork can he hard to deal with."

And she may have forgotten to give all of them a read. Again.

"What, you're into that stuff?"

"Some extra spice is always nice!" Hau nods, agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Hoenn? Dang, I wanna visit Hoenn so bad still." He hasn't been there before, but he definitely has it on the list of places to visit sometime.

"There's contests there, right? What are they like?" Seems like they're already forgetting about the Mantine tips...

Well, that was easy.

It's always fun to run into big legendary Champions out of the blue. They're all the same: chill and cool with battles, and ready to have a little bit of fun. At least, as long as nobody was there to watch. Sapphire would've loved to have an audience, but when it came to some big boy like Red it was much better to have as little distractions as possible.

And as little stuff to destroy as possible.

"Neat-o."

Message loud and clear. We're battling, folks! We're playing all the toys we want. A hand went to her pockets as the other kept playing with her own Pokèball, waddling away to make sure they'd have enough space for their Pokèmon to have all the space necessary to have fun.

"Got any preference, buddy? Like, can I use Megaevos? Six Pokes or do we go one on one?"

@whereskymeetsea "Heyyy bucko. Heard you're a big deal, yeah?" She knows who he is. And she's sure he knows who she is. She's holding a pokeball in her hand. "Wanna play toys with me?"

Oh, he knows exactly who she is. Who wouldn’t? The stories ran wild together with his own, and going missing for three years don’t make them disappear. He recovered all the missing pieces one day he tentatively went to the town’s library - old newspapers kept as relics, and read all in a single hour by him. You simply can’t not know who Sapphire is.

And he’s so glad they happened in the same place at the same time.

Just seeing her makes a chill of excitement run down his spine - and seeing her hold a Pokéball sends another one, a much needed smile appearing on his lips. Wanna play toys with me? she asks, and his reply is as silent and as clear as he’s ever been: he takes out a Pokéball from his own belt, throws it up in the air, and catches it again with a firm grip. Oh, he loves playing toys.

"Ayuuup! I relax just fine everyday, I just wanted some extra spice, you know?"

Sometimes you have to dive in new seas, climb new volcanoes, get lost in new woods… and sleep in new beds!

"From Hoenn, actually. Surfed on a few Sharpedos back at home, but from what I heard Mantines are much easier to deal with, yea?" a calm chuckle "But if you have any tips, I'll be ready to take some notes."

Holy shit this woman had some power in her. He'd have to ask for some work-out tips later.

"Oh, heck yeah! So active activities and battling? Sounds right up my alley, actually."

At the mention of Mantine surfing he chuckles. "It's actually pretty fun! Can give you some tips if you want? But honestly, I doubt you'd need them." She looked like she'd rock the waves with ease. "Where are you from originally?"

"Yeah we kinda take turns yeeeeah but he mostly has control over all that.

Think it's his turn now. Dunno. Haven't seen the League in like a year or something."

@whereskymeetsea

the ocean is still there dw

❝ is STEVEN back ? ❞

❝ always kinda wanted ta' battle him, but WALLACE was champion at th' time ... ❞

"Ah, no probs, my guy."

She's-- she's giving a thumbs up. She's holding on that giant ass bag and she's giving a thumbs up as if it was nothing. Girl what's your diet.

"That was kinda the point of this vacay, actually" she fixes the bag a little more, trotting behind them "Trekking and the battle tree. Aaaand maybe some Mantine surfing? Like, I knooow it's a tourist trap, but" a chuckle "consider me trapped, yeah?"

Oh that's. A ton of bags???

Hau is pretty impressed by the Blaziken's strength-- And sapphire's, too.

"Follow me. And if I need to help carry anything, let me know." Hau turns on his heel, starting to walk in the direction he remembered it being in.

"It's a bit of a trek, truth be told. But it's pretty worth it from what I've heard."

"Wait, real?"

Cue a thumbs up.

"Cool, thanks dude. Then hold on one sec."

And at that she turns to the boat, puts two fingers between her lips and whistles. In a matter of seconds here comes Lyle, her Blaziken, effortlessly holding- Oh that's a lot of bags. She picked up-- arguably the biggest one, one hell of a trekking backpack, but that's still a lot.

"Can you hold 'em a little longer, buddy?"

Cue another thumbs up, this time from the Blaziken.

"Hella." again, she returns the same gesture before fixing the bag on her shoulder, turning again to Hau "Okay, lead the way."

"Oh! I do know where that is, actually!"

"I can take you there if you want? I don't have anything better to do right now anyway." It would take their mind off swimming, too. Apparently you can't swim with a new tattoo? Mean to him.

"Surprised?"

She's chill, sure, but still beaming with pride. Everyone always talks about the children who faced the bad guys who wanted to take over and/or destroy the world, everyone forgets to ask them how they feel about it.

Good. After all those years, after Archie outed himself as a pretty cool guy, Sapphire still felt good.

"Ssssso you're saying I did you a favor back then?" she giggles, her legs wriggling back and forth over the chair she slouched on "You're welcome, my duuuude!"

@whereskymeetsea approached: " i was pretty mean back then, wasn't i? " <- said with a chill yet slightly smug grin. yea. mean. she kicked his ass severely

"...Yeah, actually. Ya were." He hasn't forgotten the massive ass-kicking, no. "Ya still smug 'bout it, hmm? Well, no matter. I needed it a' the moment."

"Hmmmh, gotcha." a nod, and the lollipop returns in her mouth as she shares a chill smile with the other.

"Nah, actually, hold up just oooone sec-" she grumbles, checking the map on her phone again before opting for showing them the logo of the local motel. "You know where this is? Don't feel like getting lost right nowwww."

"Grandkid, technically." Maybe she didn't wanna talk about the whole legendary thing with a stranger? Fair enough.

"And yeah, that might have been with my demotion..." Which still sucked. Even if it meant being more free now. "I didn't mean to be a paparazzi... I was just curious. I can leave you be if you want?"

@skullkxd

“oh uhm. thank you for catching me”

"Yeah, no probs"

She's so calmly holding them by the back of their shirt, lifting them with ease as if they weighted like a couple of Grepa Berries before settling them back down on the ground, giving a calm thumbs up. As chill and cool as she could be.

…a blink, followed by a snort.

"Well, damn. And here I thought I'd avoid paparazzi if I came in this early."

She squints, tilting her head on the side. Hold oooon.

"…ain't you the Kahuna's kid? Think I saw ya on TV some months ago."

She didn't answer. Not for anything in particular. She just forgot to.

Aaaand he waves back! This person seems familiar...

"Uhhh not much! What's up with you?"

He had been hanging about the port, yearning for a dip in the water... but he couldn't with his brand new tattoo. "You... Do you have a bond with a strong Pokémon?"

Was that weird to ask right out of the gate?

@tapuhauko

Stares. He senses something about her.

She barely got off the ship from Hoenn to Alola, a lollipop in her mouth, her phone ( with Poogle Maps open ) in one hand, the other in her pockets. It takes her a few seconds to realize someone is staring, to which she slowly looks up, pops the candy out of her mouth and waves.

"'sup dude."

Sheeeeee's quite sure she saw them in the past. Some news about Kahunas or something? Welp. She's waving.

༄ [ tag dump ] ༄

༄ [ interactions ] ༄

༄ [ in character ] ༄

༄ [ crack ] ༄

༄ [ dash commentary ] ༄

༄ [ asks ] ༄

༄ [ ooc ] ༄

༄ [ about&headcanon ] ༄

༄ [ musing&aesthetic ] ༄

༄ [ save ] ༄

༄ [ reblog ] ༄

༄ [ promo ] ༄

༄ [ mun art ] ༄

༄ [ picrew ] ༄