#xsire

Laney was off duty and dressed rather casually today. She wore a gray knit beanie, which was covered in pins and buttons of her favorite video game characters. Unlike her uniform, her navy blue tanktop covered her midriff and her olive pant legs dragged on the floor. If you hadn’t met her before, you wouldn’t know she was ever a member of Team Aqua.

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There was a loud squawk, a shout, and a thud as the Honchkrow and its passenger landed face-first into the white earth of Sootopolis. The two had flown many miles since the crewmen aboard the ferry had found them holed up in the cargo bay, and now the odds of making a soft landing were slim. The odds of a crash landing were, as always, quite high.

Grimsley brushed the dirt and feathers off of his suit, which had only recently begun to show some wear and tear after years of being worn on a daily basis. And after a cursory inspection of his bird, he returned his feathered friend to its Dusk Ball for some rest.

Squinting in the bright Hoenn sunlight, he peered around at the unfamiliar surroundings before realizing he had made a slight miscalculation with the landing...

".....I know...."

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