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Okay, sure, you can have a proper introduction. :|a

Apr 12, 2011 20:41

[If you're out by the beach today, you may notice a certain Team Aqua boss sitting on a rocky outcropping above the ocean. How he got up there is a mystery. He's throwing pebbles into the water, but it looks like he's looking for something in the distance. Below, his Sharpedo is taking quite the pleasure in chasing after whatever fish Pokemon he ( Read more... )

screw the land - i have sea, user: aquaboss, this is serious, looking kinda cool there, character introduction

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oceansbane April 13 2011, 18:55:06 UTC

[And he actually laughs at that, openly, the sound high and uncontrolled.]

No, no. You're not listening very well, and putting words in my mouth besides. I'm not surprised that you'd think of it that way, though. Every version of you is egotistical. Every version.

You see, my rival's death is a means to an end. Not the end itself.

[He shifts his leg so that he's no longer bracing against it, lowering himself down to drape idly over the top of that rock formation; he toys with one of those smooth pebbles scattered across the top, running it back and forth over his fingers.]

I've explained this to one of you before, but for now I suppose that I shall humor you - my rival has a great deal of my respect. He wouldn't be my rival, otherwise; he wouldn't be worth acknowledging. He's special to me, in a way that very few people are. It'll almost be a shame when he dies.

At the same time, it's necessary. He's currently the biggest threat to my goals, and I can't let that stand if I want any sort of real victory. Killing him won't prove that I'm right. It will ensure that I am. Do you understand?

aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:04:07 UTC

[Crazy laugh. Well, that was unexpected. Archie folds his arms and listens as this version of his rival talks - not that he's really taking any of it in because it sounds completely crazy. The more this Maxie goes on about his own version of Archie, the more Archie gets the idea that there's something... not quite right about the two of them - or rather, their relationship. His expression remains quizzical, as if trying to ponder out exactly what this Maxie means - but he's pretty sure he's already figured that out.]

Alright, I can see that your world has some very different ideas than mine... [Understatement of the year.] But what I don't get is your... connection to him. The other version of me. Your rival. It sounds like you admire him. ["Admire" is another understatement. Archie's just not sure how to put into words the idea of Maxie liking Archie, even if it isn't himself and his own rival he's talking about. It's just weird. And wrong. Because it definitely doesn't apply to him.]

oceansbane April 13 2011, 19:07:44 UTC

Admire...? Hardly. Use your head; I wouldn't oppose him if I found him to be admirable.

aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:16:08 UTC

[Do you really want him to say it, Maxie? Really?]

I'm pretty damn sure you know what I meant by "admirable."

oceansbane April 13 2011, 19:19:20 UTC

[Mm, why not. He's been terribly bored lately, not to mention a bit out of sorts due to the recent possession.]

Humor me...tell me your thoughts.

1 / ??? aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:21:06 UTC

[You bastard. You are going to make him say it. Which, for some reason, seems to be more uncomfortable to him than it is to you. It's not supposed to be that way, dammit!]

2 / ??? aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:22:16 UTC

...Fine. [He takes a moment to compose himself, trying not to look as pissed off and possibly embarrassed as he is.]

3 / ??? aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:24:16 UTC

I-- [Oh god he can't do this.] I think you and your rival are-- [No really, this is the most awkward thing ever.] Are--! [Agh, he can't even say it!]

4 / 4 aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:25:30 UTC

--Are gay for each other!

[Did you catch that? It kind of came out rushed and he probably couldn't have spoken any faster if he tried.]

oceansbane April 13 2011, 19:27:46 UTC

[Oh, he caught it. And he's not even looking at you as you finally manage to spit it out, instead returning his attention to that rock he's been playing with.]

That's a cute theory. I didn't realize you were such a romantic.

1 / ??? aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:28:52 UTC

[...What...]

2 / ??? aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:29:30 UTC

[WHAT.]

3 / 3 aquaboss April 13 2011, 19:30:38 UTC

What!? [Oh, there's the vocalization.] Romantic!? That's not--! You don't think I--! This is ridiculous!

oceansbane April 13 2011, 19:36:34 UTC

Well. If you're going to talk about my rival and I like that after I tell you that we fully intend to kill each other, I'm not sure if that's more romantic or sadomasochistic, now that I really think about it.

But I'll relieve you of this little fantasy of yours - I don't believe in love or relationships, and I hate him more purely than I do anyone else.

aquaboss April 13 2011, 23:33:57 UTC

[Still struggling here. Can't find the right words to express just what emotion he's going through at the moment. Come to think of it, don't have any idea what emotion he's grappling with.]

That wasn't the part I meant! I was talking about the whole connected and being a vessel and all that other crap! You did say you cared more about him than anyone else. How else was I supposed to take that!?

oceansbane April 13 2011, 23:56:37 UTC

I know what you meant.

[That amused look still hasn't left his features, good sir. Oh, you're fun.]

I don't recall saying I cared about him, however, much less more than anyone else - want to remind me of exactly when I said that? Or did you choose to hear something I said in such a way?

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