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  1. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    Steven watched Lyle with curiosity. Did wanting to defy the odds make one an idealist? If he'd listened to odds he'd probably be in a Devon boardroom right now. Steven hummed thoughtfully; he never really considered himself an idealist, and yet... "Sometimes... sometimes the odds don't matter...
  2. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    "I'm sorry it came to that for you," said Steven, eyes downcast. "I can't begin to imagine what that's like." "But..." Steven paused. A strange surge of tension washed over him. Steven's stare seemed to be aimed at something that wasn't Lyle; something distant. But beyond the apiary's...
  3. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    "It's, ah, a bit of a long story," Steven said sheepishly. "I guess the short version is I tried to break free from a future full of responsibility I didn't want, only to wind up in another position that was different, but in a way very much the same." He fiddled again with the notch in his...
  4. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    Steven's eyes widened at the haunting way Lyle said the word 'peaceful', only for his gaze to fall at the Cyndaquil's confirmation that life had not been the most kind to him. "I can't claim to know what your desires are, if the things you wish for the most are things others take for granted...
  5. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    "I think it sounds like maybe you've had a tough life. Tougher than it should have been. That's not petty, or stupid." He looked to Lyle, not with pity, but something closer to sympathy. It certainly wasn't a truth Steven was familiar with himself, very aware that he'd led a privileged life...
  6. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Koa's words gave Steven pause. "Training session?" he echoed. After what happened last time, Koa was okay with trying again? But no, he had to remind himself, this was about second chances. Steven smiled. "I'd like that. Maybe if the opportunity arises, the monks would allow us use of their...
  7. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    A sudden breeze picked up, and Lyle almost lost his paper that he'd been reading. Steven hadn't meant to look at its contents, but he was startled to see that it wasn't some sort of long document as he'd assumed it was based on how intensely Lyle had been focused on it when he bumped into him...
  8. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Steven was glad to see Koa's smile. He hadn't meant to drop his problems in the young trainer's lap, especially not in the wake of Koa's own burden finally being lifted from his shoulders. He should have been allowed a moment to breathe without having to worry about anyone else. At least it...
  9. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Steven dragged his hands down his face, managing a weak laugh in the process. "I'm sorry. All I wanted to do was apologize to you and it's turned into this." He swept an arm in a meandering arc, appearing more bemused than distraught. He offered Koa a weak smile. "Thank you, though. I...
  10. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "I... I don't know? It's why I asked you about your world's version of me. That maybe, if there were parallels of some sort, some of this would make sense, but..." Steven stammered his way through the explanation, sounding more lost with every word. He stared down at his upturned hands, trying...
  11. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "Oh." Again, that was not an answer Steven was expecting, and he was left staring at Koa with a puzzled expression and no more answers than he had previously. "That's... not what I saw. I didn't really see much of anything, to be honest. It was dark, and I heard a voice speaking to me...
  12. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    Steven brought a claw to his chin. "Perhaps? Although I didn't properly use Radiance myself, I certainly felt its effects. But I hadn't been trying to use it at the time. I remember wanting to help, so desperately. To be able to keep our plans from being disrupted, otherwise the fate of so many...
  13. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "Ah, so he's alive. That's good." For some reason, it sounded like Steven was simultaneously relieved, yet apprehensive of the news. Though he quickly hid his unease in a chuckle. "And researching mega stones? It certainly sounds like something I would do." Steven listened as Koa beamed up at...
  14. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Steven blinked. That was... not the reaction he'd been expecting. Or maybe it had been, originally. Now, though? After everything he'd done, how he'd conducted himself. Koa had every right to call him a poor excuse for a Champion. Yet he didn't. It managed to shake loose a small chuckle of...
  15. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "Ah, thank you," Steven mumbled. It was rote recitation, since he wasn't entirely sure he should accept congratulations for something he hadn't intended to do. But it's not like he could undo it, either. "It's helped to abandon the idea of merit when it comes to evolution, even if it's dictated...
  16. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    'Out thinking.' Steven almost could have laughed at the innocent way Koa phrased it. Although 'complete meltdown caused by presuming he faced the same monumental expectations he was used to bearing, along with a sense of inadequacy from being stripped of his usual lifelines when he'd reached...
  17. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Koa's forgiveness sounded genuine enough, but there was some hesitation in his reply. Steven winced, knitting his claws together and drawing his arms close to his body. Of course it wouldn't be so easy to climb out of the hole he'd dug for himself. He held Koa's gaze for a moment before he...
  18. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "It's about--" Steven froze when Koa turned around. The genuine curiosity and amiable look on Koa's face; gods why couldn't this be an easy conversation. He sighed, motioning with one arm for Koa to follow him. He ushered the two of them to one of the nearby rooftops, somewhere with a bit more...
  19. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ
    Threadmarks: [Ch05] - An apology, long overdue

    The meeting in Sybil's workshop ended successfully enough for Steven's taste. Not a complete success, given the minor setback with Leona, not to mention he was still rather unnerved by his own strange reaction to the Relic. But neither of those were enough to deter him from finally finding Koa...
  20. Panoramic_Vacuum

    Obstinea Mountains Apiary Terraces

    "In truth, I'm not sure I've been attempting anything," Steven admitted, eyes uptilting in mild embarrassment. "I think... as much as I'd wanted to use Radiance, I also didn't. If that makes any sense." He thought back to the raid on Cipher's base, how the gift of Radiance had been shoved in...
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