♕ NINTH COMMAND | ACTION [OLIVINE CITY] | FOURTH WALL

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[If you happen to be exploring Olivine City today, you may run into Archer. That's really not all that unusual - contrary to popular belief, he does spend some time outdoors (some being the key word there) - but what's striking about it is... well, the insane number of cats following him.]

Where did you all even come from...?

[They're all the little cats rather than the larger ones. That means there's a herd of wild Meowth, Glameow, Skitty, Shinx, and Purrloin following Archer around. He loves cats, sure, but this is a bit much!]

[...He may or may not have started carrying around one of those Purrloin though. It's only because he doesn't have one, it's not like he actually likes it or anything...!!]

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DID SOMEONE SAY 'CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY'

BECAUSE I THINK SOMEONE SAID 'CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY']

Well, come on, then!

[He's not even going to wait for an answer

give him your wrist

we are going to explore this shit]

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[HEY WHAT WAIT NO HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS]

[LET HIM GO OH MY GOD]

[WHY IS HE 4x WEAK TO KIMBLEY/EES REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY SPELL THEIR NAMES]

[FFFFFFFFFFUU--]

Th-there's no need for that! I can see perfectly fine from here...!

[...He's really not trying to get you to let go, you know. He's just made of tsun.]

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Yeah, but it's better up close!

[GOOD BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING ON THIS BEACH WITH HIM, ARCHER

...don't worry, he won't drag you in the water, he'll actually stop on the sand]

It's...huge, isn't it? It's different than I thought it would be - the horizon is completely flat, nothing in the way of it -

[.......................Kimbley, sit down before you hurt yourself...]

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[...Well he can't exactly stay mad at you when you're so excited and adorable...]

It's fascinating, isn't it? I could sit here and stare at it for hours.

[...are you still clinging to his wrist, Kimbley...?]

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[Oh, like he's even thinking about that right now! ...in other words, yes, yes he is. orz]

Not one for swimming, Archer?

[His tone is teasing, though - he is in the best goddamn mood right now.]

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[...you're kind of the most adorable thing. What does he do with you?]

Of course not. Do I look like I can swim?

[The good mood is infectious! ...Which just means Archer will be tsuning harder than usual, sorry about that.]

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[Not adorable. :| You are misspelling 'hardcore.']

Hey, you never know.

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[Nope, pretty sure that's how you spell it! c: ]

Yes, well. Can you?

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That isn't one of my many talents, no.

[He is going to end up in that ocean before the day is over. Probably still in the uniform. Everyone knows this, right?]

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Don't even think about going deeper than the shallows, then.

[You'll get sucked out to sea and drown and Archer won't allow that!]

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[...aw man :< ]

You have no sense of adventure, you know that?

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I'd rather not see you drown.

[...and no, he really doesn't have a sense of adventure. >:| ]

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I'll do what I can to keep that from happening, all right? Just for you.

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You're so kind.

[Can you handle this much sarcasm, Kimbley?]

Just be careful, alright? If you drown within ten minutes of arriving here...

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That would be kind of anticlimactic, yeah.

[.........]

Lighten up a bit, Archer, it won't kill you.

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Are you sure?

[Somewhere between sarcasm and tsun oh god what has happened.]

It's just... really good to see you again. I'd rather not have that ruined.

1/2

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[Shrugging!]

Come on, it's not like you've been alone this entire time.

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...at least, I don't think you have. That other one you told me about - he's still around, right?

[fuckin' johto how does it work]

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[BBTHING YOU ARE SO CUTE OH MY GOD WHAT DOES HE DO WITH YOU]

Yes, he's still here, and yes, I enjoy his company. But it's different with you, Kimbley.

[...very different.]

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Well, then, I guess I'm flattered.

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As you should be.

[Tsun tho!!]

...I don't suppose you'll be here for too long this time either.

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[That actually gets him to pause; he hadn't actually considered that, but...]

...I don't know. Probably not.

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...I didn't think so. Most people start in New Bark Town, anyway. I haven't heard of anyone starting out here.

[Still, he's disappointed.]

We'll just have to make this time count, won't we?

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You have something in mind?

[The shift in mood is so fast it'd give a guy whiplash; he knows better than to assume that Archer won't notice, but at the same time, he's relieved enough at the possible subject change to not care.]

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[Well that was... certainly something. Archer would have accused Kimbley of being forward if they were on the same page at all - but he's positive that that's not the case. He moves to run a hand through his hair, glancing away awkwardly.]

Well. Not... particularly. I mean, if this is something I won't remember much of, I'd at least like to have some record of it.