Dragon Maid

do you remember what i told you last time?

have you been doing well since i saw you?

that's not what you told me back then.

when was the last time i saw you?

you were shorter then.

i'm picking the restaurant this time.

we've known each other since we were children.

always knew i could count on you.

that time was different. this is worse.

you're not going to let me live that down, are you?

i seem to remember a conversation we had back then.

so you changed your mind about it?

do you remember our encounter in paris?

you should know me by now.

am i the only one that knows the truth?

we had a lot of help back then.

your mom told me to look out for you.

you just love bringing that back up to annoy me.

maybe don't mention my past indescretions?

this was never going to work out between us.

i told you not to get attached.

i know more about you than you think.

i was there, remember?

i'm not about to forget all the shit you put me through.

you told me you were going to try and make this work.

remember what i said to you?

the last time i saw you, things were good between us.

you never mentioned this before.

that was the longest flight of my life, and you made it worse.

can i still trust you after all that?

at least we tried to make something work.

we never discussed what happened between us.

okay, but i'm driving the car this time.

i haven't forgotten what you said last week.

i'm still thinking about your comment.

i didn't realize it was you when i first saw you.

you seem to make a lot of enemies around here.

there's not much for us to talk about.

we worked it out last time.

i know you far better than you know yourself.

we have a long history.

is that the shirt you were wearing last time?

what don't i know about you?

i haven't told them about us.

you were the only person i could go to.

you know me.

this is bigger than both of us.

i can't stand your driving.

are you taking me to the place we had dinner last time?

that's not at all what you said.

didn't we agree on that?

i thought i made it very clear where i stand.

are these the same people that came after you last time?

are you still going on about it?

can we talk about it?

staying silent about it won't help.

you're the only person who knows the real me.

slight edit of jacinthe's official art bc the lack of saturation and the skin color pissed me offffff

Going right back to business leaves Shay laughing a bit. Always to the point, never complicating things. That's what she liked about her. Sure there was just an admittance and then acceptance of a confession, but they were there to have a good night.

"Alright, I'll buy you whatever you want at this place you're taking me to. My hotel isn't far from here either and I can guarantee you getting to work on time if you have to work tomorrow."

Which was going to be a hell of a thing to explain but she was pretty sure Del would get it.

Not right now though. That's a future problem for future Shay.

"So they know you as a regular there if you beat the shit out of people in your work uniform, right?"

She'll have an hard time sleeping, tonight.

"I always have work... and I already rarely get a whole 8 hours sleep, so don't worry about it!"

Unless mademoiselle Jacinthe needed her tonight, for some reason. That would've been a little problematic.

...a problem for future Delphie.

"They knew me as a regular from before the maid thing!

Believe me, they were the first to make fun of me for-- this."

And everyone who did got their asses handed to them.

She observed as the trainer with the terrified pokemon spoke up, yelling at it to get out from behind him. 'don't pussy out now! this chick's not that bad!' The lanky man had to wrestle his Noivern from behind him before he threw out an order. 'use hurricane!'

" What a foul mouth that one has, " Jacinthe spoke up behind the lip of her coffee mug. " Get rid of him first. I'm afraid he's sullied the mood. "

Her attention would tear away from the trio before them temporarily, settling on the madelines on the table. A small bite will surely lift her mood a touch now. Lebanne being unhinged would be the proverbial icing on the cake.

"As you wish, mademoiselle."

And what she had in mind was absolute destruction with style. Her hand reached for her Megastone, squeezing it tight as it started shining and megaevolve the Dragalge, much to the thugs' general surprise. Or was it fear? Were they scared?

Good.

"Mademoiselle Jacinthe, please get down.", she requested in a gentle tone, before screaming out the next attack, as loud as ever:

"Sludge bomb!"

Her most dutiful, trustworthy maid.

Upon seeing the Dragalge being thrown out, both hands would immediately come together in a clap. Fingers then laced together as she put on the theatrics.

" Oh my! A gallant hero has come into the picture to make short work of these thugs! "

Dumbasses. They were going to be eaten alive no matter what, and now she had the proof of that. If she couldn't defeat Jacinthe, what did they think they could do?!

Normally she would ask the mademoiselle to give her direction, ask her how she wanted the battle to go, how hard she was allowed to go--

--but right now, the dragon was playing the part of the knight. So guess she's allowed to go all out, hunching over ever so slightly as a maniacal grin twisted her lips.

"Dragon Pulse!"

Just one move. That's all it takes to make all three men gasp, one of their Pokèmon get knocked out, another fly up enough to avoid the hit, and the third to cower behind its Trainer.