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Post by DataNinja on May 14, 2020 22:44:54 GMT
Brooke laughs and waves them off. The day as they walk seems to be a little more cloudy, a tad more ominous... but it's probably just nervousness about what might be there.
Rainbow changes into an outfit that's similar to the first one Bea saw her in. At this point, it might just be a comfort thing, after having spent two months in it on her adventure.
"So... we've still got a few hours until noon," Rainbow says. "Do you want to do anything? Or just watch the ocean? Or... what?"
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Post by Robot on May 14, 2020 22:48:35 GMT
"Let's watch the ocean, and I'll hold your hand, and we can just be in the moment until it's time to not. There's going to be far too much rushing coming up and not enough time to just... appreciate you." Bee giggled softly. "Let's relax until last minute and take it slow."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 3:09:57 GMT
"Need to make sure you appreciate you, too," Rainbow says, nudging Bea, as they walk to the ocean. The grass is warm and, though the wind is a little chilly, it's rather picturesque. The pair just sit, enjoying each others' company.
"You mentioned something about... staying here," she ventures, after some time. "Is that something you're actually thinking about doing? Remaining in this time, not living in yours?"
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 3:24:18 GMT
"I have very mixed feelings about my time now, Rainbow. To know now, that nothing I will accomplish then will change any knowable outcomes, it's discouraging. I used to think that my thesis would change the face of Hoenn for hybrid, and my research would be critiqued and refined by the great minds of my time." Folding her hands in her lap, she stared out across the cresting waves, her tail curling around the Celebi's hip.
"Hybrids eventually become the only thing, Julia's work in the form of her lab outlasts mine being the greatest shelter of an age and the main seat of power in the region. She was just... the most horrible person for hearing about the things she'd done and the changes she forced on the world. She made an impact. Learning... understanding... ethics. It lost. It always loses. Here at least there is the... the illusion of free will, but even that might not be enough in the end." She flexed her hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
"Not saying I'd never want to go back, or to break off my relationships in my present... but, it all gives such a hollow impression with what I know now. With where we are now. I... I feel really free with you and Brooke too, like... a lot of the things that held me back don't matter here."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 3:52:57 GMT
"I'm sorry, Bee," Rainbow says, leaning up to her and putting an arm comfortingly around her shoulder. "It's hard, I know. Knowing what's coming... it's not what we're meant to know. But... keep in mind that there is very little that might last even close to forever. Just because what you might have done isn't obvious now, it doesn't mean that you didn't improve the lives of many people."
"But I understand. It's different in this time. And you can be open, about everything. You don't need to keep so much from so many. Whatever choice you end up making, though, I'll support you." She gives Bea a light kiss on the cheek. "And... I can help if you ever change your mind. It doesn't need to be a forever choice."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 4:07:19 GMT
"Thanks Rainbow." Beatrice replied quietly, resting her head on the girl's shoulder. "The idea of being in a different time from you again scares me a little. Depending on how often you were to come and visit, you could age months or years for each day that passes in my life. Not to mention how taxing it would be for you to come and go with limited aetherstone once we've cleaned up the corruption here..." With a little sigh, she rose, squeezing the girl's shoulder. "Come on, we may as well get all the heavy topics out of the way at once."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 4:25:29 GMT
"Those are all understandable worries," Rainbow says, nodding. "But... I guess we shouldn't worry about all this until we finish this fight here."
She also gets up, and hand-in-hand, the pair make their way up to the castle for their meeting.
Waiting a little bit for the sun to be directly overhead before they're allowed in, the formalities are passed much as before. And so the actual meat of the matter can be discussed.
"After deliberation," King Gaius says, "I have decided that... yes, this is a risk worth taking. The portents are strong, and there is such a conjunction of individuals that may never come again. I will approve of this venture, and allow any who wish to volunteer for it a chance to join... provided they are able to fly. That is my provision," he declares. "It is too dangerous to sail a large group across to sea. So the warriors must fly, swiftly through the land. A map has been drawn that will provide a route to follow that will keep any from drowning. But I will also draw up a writ. That will inform those places that you will pass through - Lilycove, Mauville, Verdanturf, Rustboro - that your quest is valid, and for those that are capable of keeping up may join with my blessing."
"The gift that you gave was valuable, my dear," Queen Astrid says, to Bea. "It was quite helpful in swaying my husband, convincing him that you were one who could be trusted. I hope that you are satisfied with what we were able to agree upon."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 4:38:14 GMT
"Your Highness." Beatrice offered the King and Queen a polite bow, before addressing them in kind. "Thank you for your indulgence in this matter. I myself, am incapable of flight of a height greater then some three meters, about half again an average man. Being averse to water, I am unaware if I can pass over the sea. My bond species never attempted such itself."
She gave an appreciative smile to the Queen. "I am glad my efforts were appreciated, and hope that knowledge helps you build a stronger society." She wasn't sure if there would be an offered solution to their overland travel. The saying, as it went, was not 'as the magnezone flies' after all.
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 4:45:02 GMT
"Well, you seem industrious," the King says, "so I am sure that you will manage. I believe in your ingenuity." It sounds perhaps a little patronizing.
"It is my hope for that, too," the Queen nods to Bea. "There is much to learn."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 4:51:56 GMT
"I will attend that difficulty shortly then." Bee replied stiffly. Perhaps Genesect or Rainbow could tow her, but saltwater didn't have magnetic properties. Crossing would not be an easy task for her. "Will this search for volunteers be done by public announcement then?"
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 5:02:11 GMT
"I have already informed those who will pass it along to those who can fight and are not currently on duty," the King says. "You need not worry. All who choose to risk themselves will assemble at the westernmost peninsula to set off the morn of the day after tomorrow, as the sky turns blue. I want this done and over with swiftly."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 5:10:20 GMT
"There is one last thing I would make his and her Majesty aware of before I depart. I have in my possession six Pokemon who have been shielded against the corrupting influences of the shadestone. As releasing them here would be akin to drawing a weapon in your presence, I won't reveal them unless it is asked of me." Beatrice explained and waited to be told to proceed, or to be dismissed.
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 5:19:57 GMT
"That is interesting," muses the Queen, but the King adamantly interrupts with "They shall not be released inside these walls, or the confines of town. You may be trustworthy, but there is no such guarantee for them. If you have nothing more to add, then that will be all."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 11:52:51 GMT
Giving a small bow, she excused herself, giving Rainbow a sideways glance with an unimpressed expression on their way from the audience chamber. Bee waited to speak until they were safely on their way and well out of earshot.
"Two days to engineer a means of high altitude flight in a time period where technology is a hundred years behind my own time." She groaned. "Hopefully Genesect is capable of carrying me, otherwise I'm taking a very high risk low flight over the water to Lilycove."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 17:08:31 GMT
"I have a feeling that he's not exactly the most... happy with this particular arrangement," Rainbow says, quietly. "What... uh, what are you wanting to do now?"
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 17:58:55 GMT
"Well... getting my hands on some purified aetherstone might work, but I don't know how I'd go about doing that when you've said it's in short supply, and the nearest place with which to get more to purify is some distance. Barring that, we could head up to the meadow to see if altitude tolerance is something that can be developed, or if I'm hard limited at what I can achieve." Running a hand back through her hair, she chewed her lip. "Getting the impression he only agreed because his wife pushed for it."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 18:26:05 GMT
"His reign has been all about consolidation, rather than expansion, so... it's not a surprise," Rainbow says. "If you want to go try out altitude training, might as well get started on that. If you can get up higher, then we can try and load you up with enough food so you can make it across the ocean." She giggles. "The horror. You'll actually have to make sure to eat."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 18:32:49 GMT
"May as well start engineering a solution now. Procrastinating will see me riding Limul over the channel and fighting off everything in a mile radius on my way to Lilycove. While I'm all for first impressions, I like my limbs attached, even if my tail is unwieldy." Bee started for the hillside leading out of town and up to Rainbow's mountain valley retreat. "I was not expecting this as an obstacle, so the future continues to subvert my every expectation. At least it's been in a good way so far."
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Post by DataNinja on May 15, 2020 18:37:29 GMT
"Potentially having to swim across a bunch of Pokémon-infested water is a good thing?" Rainbow teases, as they begin to retrace the route that they'd travelled the prior day to reach the grove. "I mean, I guess you did love swimming a lot and all..."
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Post by Robot on May 15, 2020 18:42:19 GMT
"That part being the exception." Bee responded dryly, nudging Rainbow's shoulder in protest. "I am actually a little hydrophobic now. Being that electricity goes to ground through any viable conductor, I imagine water would rapidly drain my battery and cause me to go inert and finally sink. As I don't need to breathe, that's not a huge concern, but not being able to extricate myself from feral Pokemon infested waters certainly is. I tried to get Solenoid to swim once, he was not having it. I only just recently considered why."
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