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sapphi…………

"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.

80% of the ocean is unexplored by YOU GUYS. i've seen the whole thing

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?"

JENNIFER'S BODY (2009) dir. Karyn Kusama

"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?"

made a icon set for Her so might as well post the full art

…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?

"hey steve"