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♕ TENTH COMMAND | VIDEO

[The video opens to two badge cases, each with all eight Johto Gym Badges arranged neatly. The camera turns to focus on Archer then; he's smirking even more than usual, if that's even possible.]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the previous record for earning all the Gym Badges was eleven months?

[It's not really a question. He remembers exactly what Mustang said.]

Kimblee and I have done it in eight.

[He'll give you all a moment to absorb that knowledge. Yes, yes, they're amazing, he knows~]

We're both seeking challenges from others who have gathered the Gym Badges. We both have teams at level 100, though we also have lowered-leveled Pokémon, if you're interested in challenging either of us. We would be interested in double battling as well, if any of you are interested.

[...Well, he would, at least. Sorry, Kimblee, you have no choice~]

We look forward to it.

[OOC: This is a double post! You'll receive replies from either Kimblee or Archer!]

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[[Oh god, he let his thoughts run away with him; a dream, Armstrong, it was just a dream!]]

Ah.....my apologies, Kimblee; I've had a few sleepless nights and my thoughts are all over the place.

[...ah.]

...odd dreams keeping you awake, by any chance?

[[Sighing, Armstrong places his arms behind his back and nods.]]

For the past week or two, yes. I do tend to dream often but not....quite that vividly. Again, my apologies for speaking out of turn.

[[Because even though they aren't exactly friends, his momma raised a gentleman.]]

[...that was almost London-levels of quaint, Armstrong, what the hell.

Either way, however, Kimblee does listen to what's said, cocking his head to the side before he seems to realize what he's doing and corrects the behavior.]

No, no, it's quite all right. I imagine it coincides with that...odd period at the end of May - there's a span of three days that most, perhaps all, of us seem to be missing, memory-wise. Is that about right?

....that's right, yes.

[[Well, that's comforting, at least; good to know he definitely wasn't the only one who experienced that odd event.]]

I take it you know something about it?

Ah, that's right - you weren't here for the last time this happened. We lost three days in December as well; from what I've heard, that wasn't the first time, either. Apparently it's something that happens here, though I can't say how or why; a few theories have been formed, but nothing I can verify one way or another.

These dreams of yours...they involved alchemy, didn't they.

[It's not a question; somehow, he simply knows.]

There was a field along one of the routes - we were battling there, but it wasn't a fight, exactly. Competition, but an honorable one; there wasn't any anger involved.

There was a wall at one point; I don't recall how, exactly, but you pinned me to the ground.

[His hands can be seen just at the bottom of the frame, the fingers on one hand linking loosely around the opposing wrist while he thinks; he isn't putting it into words, but it's fairly obvious what he's thinking about.]

Does any of this sound familiar at all?

A-Ah, yes, that's it! That's exactly how it happened in my dream! How did you....?!

[[Eyes widening in shock, Armstrong tries to comprehend what Kimblee is telling him.]]

I...does that mean we have some sort of...I don't know, psychic connection due to the Pokemon, or did we...really fight in those three days we missed?

The latter is certainly something that I've come to suspect, yes...and I'm sure you understand why I might find that thought far preferable to the former, no offense meant.

[Armstrong

pls...]

No no of course, I feel the same, I just....

[[Good lord, this is ridiculous. To fight like that and then lose the days in which it happened? How bizarre....]]

.....well, I.....suppose I should say I enjoyed the fight, then.

["Bizarre" is one way of putting it.]

...likewise, Major, at least from what I remember; it was quite the pleasure, actually, as I've respected your strength of will for a while now - it was nice to see it in action.

It was-

[[.....wait wait wait what did you just-]]

...I'm sorry?

[Ah...]

Is there some sort of issue?

W-Well, I just....

[[....was completely unprepared for that comment, um]]

....I'm flattered you think so.

[...ah.]

You had no idea, then, I take it.

.....not at all, no.

[[God, this is weird. This is really really weird.]]

I don't see why you would.

Is that so?

[Kimblee pauses a bit at that reaction, though if he thinks about it a bit, it makes sense; he hadn't exactly known the man well enough to have explained this sort of thing to him in the past, and what with the guilt the man insists on carrying in regards to Ishval...well.]

I do find what you did in Ishval to be commendable, you know. It's rare to find people who are willing to stand up for their convictions, in any way, when faced with pressure like you were facing there - much less to the point of defying direct orders in such close proximity to the rest of one's peers.

I couldn't allow it, nor did I agree with it, but that doesn't change the strength of will shown in carrying out the action in the first place.

[[Armstrong blinks slightly, almost unwilling to believe what Kimblee is saying. Really, there's no 'almost' about it.]]

I.....suppose, I....well. Thank you for the compliment.

[[It's clear he's still uncomfortable with the subject matter, and he coughs awkwardly, trying to diffuse the....well, the awkwardness.]]

....you're a strange man, Kimblee.

[...awkward indeed.]

You aren't the first to tell me that.

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