♕ 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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[...Okay, sure, Kimbley, you make it sound like you didn't give a fuck if your sister hated you or not.]

[Archer totally believes you.]

...Of course not.

[Totally.]

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[He does and he doesn't. It's nice that she doesn't hate him, sure. He would have cut his losses if she did.]

That's why she was pretty pissed when I ended up joining the military not too long after, though. I guess I don't blame her for that much.

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[Uh huh. Sure you would have, Kimbley. But seriously, Archer has no idea how most relationships work, much less how siblings work so...]

I can see that. She must have felt like you were abandoning her.

[He can sympathize with that at least.]

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Closer to "the military was taking me away from her," actually.

[.......]

That would pretty much be why she hated you.

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...Ah, I see.

[So a similar feeling, at least.]

Yes, well. You've already covered what Ishbal was like, and I believe I know most of what happened after you escaped from prison. Is there anything else you think I should know?

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[He just shrugs a bit at that.]

There's literally nothing else to cover, is there.

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[...Why does he feel like this is a trick question...?]

[Anyway, he doesn't want to talk about Liore. He can't remember everything that was said last time - but he does remember Kimbley saying he didn't blame him for it. That's all Archer wants to know in regards to Liore. He's fine not knowing the rest of the details.]

[Which means that, yes, that's really all there is, right?]

If I think of anything else, I'll ask you. But for now... well, aren't you interested in seeing what else I've gotten here? It's been months; I've acquired some very interesting things.

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[...ooh.]

Yeah, sure. Since you're obviously dying to show me anyway.

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[Normally he'd start tsuning, but he'll put that aside for now! Time to release his Pokémon!]

[First up is the highest-leveled thing on his team, Lucena. You should probably recognize the pimp bird, and she tips her pimp hat in recognition. The other five are all new and rather weak in comparison to her; Archer was preparing to go train in the grass for a little bit.]

[Metang, Scyther, Skarmory, and two Sevipers are called out. Archer pauses while he glances over all of them, then frowns at one of the Sevipers.]

Bishop, knock it off.

[In a flash, the Seviper transforms back into a (very pouty) Zorua.]

I've acquired several new ones - these are weaker and still in training.

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[Kimbley stares at the creatures wide-eyed for a moment; there's a lot to take in there, really. He definitely remembers Lucena and that gesture she offers him amuses him; the new ones are interesting, however.]

You know, I really shouldn't be surprised that most of these are either made of knives or some variation on a fuckin' tank.

[He looks at the Skarmory skeptically for a moment.]

That one manages to be both.

[However, what's interesting him right now is the little hellfox over there - if he tries to touch you will you bite him, bb...]

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...You know, I hadn't realized that...

[Can he rename is Metang "bittytank" because that would probably be more fitting...]

Ah, be careful with that one.

[Oh please, Bishop's a good boy! He just doesn't like Archer for... no apparent reason. He'll just be brofacing your hand there, Kimbley! Which earns all the lineface from his trainer! No big deal~]

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[...did

did he just get brofaced oh god he did

this thing is adorable what the hell]

Why do you say that?

[no really it's brofacing him, why are you warning him about it

do you like pettings, bro, because you are getting pettings]

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[YES, YES YOU DID]

[And he loves pettings! He'll take all the pettings and will purr really loudly!]

[...Archer thought he was a fox, not a cat...]

Well, he doesn't seem to like most people.

[...Rude little bitch.]

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[Yeah, he's pretty sure he knows what you mean by "most people."]

Ah, come on, they're not that hard to take care of. If I can manage it, I don't get why you can't.

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Well, the ones that don't like me seem to adore you.

[Opposites attract or something??]

I take excellent care of them. It's hardly my fault they don't like me.

[As if to prove that point, Bishop turns and sticks his tongue out at Archer. Ugh. So rude.]

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Hey, a lot of animals tend to hate me. I don't know why yours don't.

[...although he has to laugh at the rude little thing there, good god.]

All right, this one has a bit of an attitude on him. But still. It's kind of cute.

[pettings tho]

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I don't know why either.

[It's not like he's spent hours talking about you and telling his Pokémon stories of your adventures or anything!!!]

He's quite rare; I haven't seen any others of his species at all here. They have the ability to transform into other people and Pokémon.

[Hopefully he'll be more useful in the future... And Bishop loves the pettings! Omg sir, you are so awesome, let him rub all over you!!!]

Sadly enough, he's not as terrible as Kimblee. The ah, cat. It's named after the other version of you.

[....orz]

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[...Ar...cher...]

...you...named a cat after some version of me.

[.......]

That's really horrible on a lot of levels, isn't it?

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Well. He's a bitchy cat who wears makeup, it was perfect.

[...........]

Besides, he returned the favor. He named a gay ballerina after me.

[LINEFACE. And this is totally not trying to deflect from the fact that yes, that's incredibly morbid and he might miss you far more than he lets on!]

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...what the hell do you two even get up to here?

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[Oh what is that look for?]

What do you mean? We train Pokémon and spend the majority of our time coming up with new and creative ways to insult one another.

[alchemicals]

Gay ballerinas aren't exactly the first thing that come to mind when I think of you, Archer. And this one wears makeup?

[...oh god, you guys are totally fucking now, aren't you?]

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Well, no, of course not. It's a very effeminate Pokémon that... wears a dress. The idea is that it's nothing like me.

[...Totally.]

He does, yes; he wears eyeliner. I still have no idea why he does it; he looks fine without it.

[He's... really not helping this image at all, is he.]

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He looks...fine...with-

[Archer...]

You know, if you've gotten yourself a boyfriend here or something you can just tell me.

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...What?

[Headtilt? No seriously, where the hell did you get this idea?]

We're not dating. I'm not interested in him. Why would you assume that?