[for @brthrdrkst​ continued from here]

Jokes aside, Raihan was definitely going to take that as the real answer. Always a grain of truth in any joke and all that-- besides, how else would Piers manage to have perfectly smudged eyeliner and bags under his eyes for days? It had to be sleep deprivation and ‘black sludge’ by Litten Von D. 

He sighed through his teeth in exasperation. It was pretty obvious that Piers was trying to deflect, dancing around the question. Fine in himself-- what was that bullshit? Yeah, sure, Piers was great and definitely should be ‘fine in himself’ but he wouldn’t gonna get away with not answering straight. No amount of pondering or ‘pet’s was going to distract Raihan. 

He’d admin to being nervous, He’d never met...what Pier? during his cut short gym challenge, He knew the guy was retired now but apparently Opal had needed him to go in her place as the ‘gym leader’ to see about something, He couldn’t imagine what she’d need from him. He was a dark user, She a fairy one, maybe he was supposed to be a good influence? Well at the least a strange influence, She did seem overtly interested in that.

“..And of course the gate is closed, Because why wouldn’t it be.”

*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[🥀] Oleana scrolled through her rotomphone, sharp eyes flickering over the contacts. The Chairman had asked her to try and contact the reluctant Dark Type Gym Leader again in hopes that she could convince them to meet with him to talk about moving them to a Dynamax location. Although she knew it would be unlikely that they would listen to her, but she had to do her upmost best- for the Chairman of course. She brought her phone up to her ear as the dialtone rang softly.