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But he's his own plant now. And he's taking nutrients from the soil she needs. And.. ah.. (losing the metaphor here) searching for water sources that.. aren't his to drink from..?

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I'm.. further up the vine. But yeah. It's a little more complicated than that, but for now it's the best I've got. The piece that got trimmed off for Riley to exist? Because it was so close to the start, she lost part of herself.

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Riocine is a pothos. Incredibly easy to propagate plants. Riley is a snipping from low on the original stem. With me still?

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 09/10/2026

I know where you've been, /hero/. I'm here too. You know Riley and Riocine are.. hm. What do you know about growing plants?

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Darkrai. Have you not been keeping up?

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 09/10/2026

Figured. She's going to try to talk to it. Okay.

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KHEPRI @megaheracross.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In our tradition, a concept or a figure becomes more 'real' the more it is spoken about. The Dragon Lord could have come from many places -- the primordial darkness, the abyss of space, the heart of Arceus, the heart of man. All are true until they're not. All make the Dragon Lord more tangible.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 05/10/2026

Rees keeps calling Rodite "spinda bear". It's giving me a negative association.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 04/10/2026

📲 Now why would he do that?

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 04/10/2026

I need to go home. Assuming the hold up is because of the supranatural union and not my.. gracious hosts.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 04/10/2026

They've got me watching Mamma Mia. Thinking about breaking out.

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No pageantry either. You were a friendless asshole with a big ego supressing your homosexuality. [looks him up and down slowly.] I thiink you're gonna be okay here. Total opposite of that. [he's try to lighten the mood, sort of. he can never be too honest.]

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[does he care? ...] ..You- /he/ always seemed cocky and hotheaded on tv. Never saw you with Haruka there. Or Wally for that matter. I think they broadcasted it when he challenged you for the championship though. Didn't seem like you were friends at all. You were kind of a dick actually.

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[he doesn't have the energy to be bitter about not being one of them right now.] As for you..? I didn't know you beyond a face on magazines. (Until I did. Until everyone did.) Rayquaza and Kyogre weren't even yours. You stole them. [sam knows that isn't what he wants to hear or what he's asking.]

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[sighs.] It's not.. [tugging at a strand of hair.] The circumstances of my world are- /were/ different than yours. The legends were extremely present. Not sleeping in the depths or the clouds. They were friends. Leaders. Talked to their chosen partners to guide the region into a better tomorrow.

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🧧 @longjumps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[ throbbing headache behind his right eye. instantly. ] ...Before I say anything, what answer would satisfy? What difference would be enough to comfort you?

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I also got rejected by zinnia's god ☝️

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higana zinnia. @ryuseinotami.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

thanks i woke up 2 legendaries and got rejected by my god

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 29/09/2026

[Sam rolls his eyes. He's not like Brendan. He's not trying to run away. His job here is actually just.. done.] You clearly have something else you want to say. What.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 29/09/2026

how long are you planning to hold me hostage here. at least transfer me to a hospital in unova. - what do you mean you /can't/? when has a unovan hospital ever been full? - ...at least tell your defactos i want to see them then. they owe me that much.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 29/09/2026

seriously...? [tosses his phone across the room.] whatever. snot my business anymore.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 16/09/2026

Of course you are. [Sam rolls his eyes. He should have guessed. Shouldn't be picturing Atlas' face over Brendans.] I plan to get out of here as soon as they clear me.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 15/09/2026

Thanks pops. I'll try to get better so you don't have to wait too long.

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 14/09/2026

I'm not keeping her in the dark- [he groans. Brendans got a point but he won't admit to that out loud.] I'm going to tell her when I'm released. [Doesn't want her upset, more worried about him than she already is. Doesn't like that he cares how she feels.] What are you staying in Orre for?

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Exhausted. I'd love to come home.

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Mm. Yeah. [Hard not to be mad at a claim like that. Hard to take an olive branch. A tick of pain in his jaw and he closes his eyes, leans back. Tries to stop his body from shaking.] Okay. [Pause. Breathe.] If you talk to Ru, don't tell her you came to see me. I've been denying her visits.

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[He understands, he says. He gets it, he claims. Sam's whole world. Gone. His parents. His family. Everyone he knew. Even the one person he tried to save, called in favors he couldn't afford to bring her back, is wrong. A hand reaches up to tug at a strand of hair at the nape of his neck.]

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Two of his deserter comrades were there. He was going to kill them, I guess. [Shrug. Rodite and Rees may know more. He didn't ask.] Yeah. He and I were from the same place. [Two last survivors of an eradicated world. Well. One last survivor, now. Sam, all alone again.]

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 10/09/2026

[A grimace and a groan.] Don't you do that shit too. Don't you pity me. [He doesn't have much anger left in him for the others existence. Not when he watched another version of him have the life drained from him. Really puts things in perspective.]

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What's up? [Casually. He looks back out towards the skyline. He hates seeing Brendan.]

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Sam M. Day @smd.poke.surf · 10/09/2026

[Riocine had asked him to be nice but he still rolls his eyes. Between the drugs and his ability, he can't feel much right now anyways. Nothing to be concerned about. He lived. And looks a tad more like Brendan now. A few matching scars and burns.]

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[Does she mean when she's gone from Orre, or when her visage fades completely? He doesn't know. He doesn't ask. Just watches her leave, blaming the way she blurs on his ability and not the wetness on his face.]

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Somehow I doubt that. .... [Nodding his head towards the door.] Speaking of your pet. He's starting to get antsy. You should..

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Your whole image is faded. Muted? Desaturated? The edges have started to blur further in too. Or soften? Like with watercolor, where the color fades into nothing. And you're stuck. You've always been stuck. Your hair is still long. You look sad. . . and.. you're younger.

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[He looks at her. Full on. He never needs to squint when it's her. There is nothing bright or sharp about the shape of her. It's only gotten worse.] ... Are you sure?

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Vessel? Does your pet know you call her that? ...No. I didn't want her to see me like this. I know I'll have to explain things eventually but... Wally is keeping her company. [He looks down absently. At the empty space.]

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[Grabbing her arm to stop her. Connected, but not close. His lips curl back in a snarl. He still has fangs.] They don't deny me anything. I cannot operate inside such archaic laws. [So it's dragon now? What happened to her calling him a wyrm? He drops her wrist.] I can see your wheels spinning.

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Speaking to the wires is the only thing that keeps him sane. Even when she whispers. He's probably fine. He owes me this much.

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If it's a competition, I'm winning. You didn't even care about either of the trade-offs. So let's skip the apologies and pity parties. [Smoke billows in the distance. It likely will for weeks. Burning earth. They've both seen this before.] Fuck. Think Weir will deck me out like he did Anais?

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