#plasmadazzle

@plasmadazzle asked: "Lord- I mean, N? What brings you back here?"

❝ I have friends here. ❞

Blunt as always. Though he sometimes tries to be... for lack of a better word, politer, he picks and chooses which occasions are worth expending such effort on. Apparently, reuniting with a member of Ghetsis's Plasma faction — the faction that have no doubt painted him and his faction as traitors — isn't one of them.

"Oh no, it's not you I'm scared of, it's your haters. Sorry to disappoint you."

Oh look, it's Nancy, strangely not acting aggressively this time! "So, what are you doing now, anyway?"

"Ooh, are you asking out of curiosity? Or is there any other reason?"

He's... particularly lively, isn't he? As cheerful and nice as he could be, appreciating one of the first warm days of the year after so long.

"I don't think you'd be very interested, actually. Lots of paperwork, office problems, blah blah blah. Working at Interpol is way more boring than you'd think-

Wooooops! I shouldn't have said that, didn't I?"

Cue the fakest possible giggle he could muster.

Cyrus would say that Galactic's not looking for more brash, hard-headed types to join their ranks...

But he would be lying.

@plasmadazzle asked: "...Is the spectacle worth it? Do your pokemon truly enjoy it?"

❝ If they didn't, do you think they'd go along with it? ❞

It's an interview question like any other, and yet, something about the way it's asked seizes Leon's attention. It's not the first time he's faced pushback like this; well-meaning but sorely misinformed tourists frequently step on Galarian toes and insist that surely their stadiums are somehow unpleasant for the Pokémon battling within them. This line of inquiry had gotten old years ago, truth be told, and Leon had long since lost his willingness to sit and have a reasoned debate about it.

❝ Make no mistake: I'm very well aware that the credit for my victories lies with my Pokémon. I'm there to guide and train them, of course, but it's their strength and endurance that's allowed us to soar this high. If they didn't want to participate in these stadium matches and put on the shows they do, they're more than capable of communicating that, and it would be my responsibility as their Trainer to listen. ❞

Nobody’s perfect…

"Oh, hello, Nancy!"

Hwha- Wait--

"Give me a reason to forgive you."

"Oh dear, that's a hard question, is it?"

It's aaaalways like this, with Plasma, huh. You betray their boss ONCE, and suddenly everyone expects answers, apologies and whatnot, all while crashing into your secret lab that your current bosses better not know anything about. Life, right?

"I could make a long list, but I have the feeling that I'm going to waste my breath with the likes of you."

With a smirk, he calmly leaned on his chair, crossing his legs.