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  1. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "Can't imagine you were a bad influence on him." Gladion didn't place any particular weight on the statement, like it was self-evident. He wasn't going out of his way to provide reassurance, he genuinely couldn't imagine it. If Leona was worried she could've been a bad influence, or not much of...
  2. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Gladion tilted his head at Leona’s explanation, not quite sure where she was going with it. The thing with Rui sounded like a way bigger deal than Eevee genders to him, especially given it sounded like dating Rui played a part in Leona’s transition. But Leona didn’t think that, and she probably...
  3. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Getting the idea of the gender binary over to Leona was the first time he'd ever seen translation take enough time to be visible. So when a dumb pun occurred to him the second she suggested the ‘prioritization thing,’ he had to try it: "The system was too busy giving me binary components to give...
  4. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Gladion took one beat to guess at whether Leona's degree of confidence in his gayness should be measured in commonwealth dollars or a homeworld currency while counting himself lucky that sheet metal couldn't flush red, then another processing what she'd actually said. That was a lot to take in...
  5. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    A groan escaped Gladion's throat, which he exaggerated into a sarcastically over-the-top one to cover it. This was the second time recently and he'd barely met Leona, it really was that obvious. Though to be fair to himself, he had been trying to signal in that general direction. He'd needed her...
  6. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Silence hung over them for a moment between Leona finishing speaking and Gladion deciding what to say. He saw a raw nerve bared for what felt to be his judgment, and he couldn't afford to come across as dismissive or punitive. "Well, I can't say I'd feel any differently if I were in your...
  7. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Gladion visibly relaxed as Leona took well to talking to him. Plus, she took the conversation in a different direction than he was expecting, so it wasn’t really possible to feel like he was just fishing for information. The conversation left him with a sense of deja vu. Like he’d had it...
  8. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    Gladion pretty transparently perked up with pride at her remark about his trainer-ness, even if he didn’t interrupt her to comment. The purposelessness bit brought his mood back down to earth. “Tough situation. I’ll let you know if I find any toothpicks,” Gladion offered, resisting the urge to...
  9. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "If anything, I didn't want to oversell you on this 'till I know what the plan is," Gladion half-mumbled and half-said. Her explanation got a smirk out of him. Enough for him to recover his composure. "I get that, for sure. I sit still too long and start to go stir crazy. When there's something...
  10. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ

    "Okay, so, uhh..." He'd loosely pictured a few ways this conversation might go on his way over, but now that he had to prune it down to one he was finding it hard to articulate exactly what he needed to communicate. He took a moment to steel his composure. "Alright, plan hasn't solidified yet...
  11. Shiny Phantump

    Ranger HQ Ranger Union HQ
    Threadmarks: Ch08: One of a Kind (Leona and Gladion)

    It had occurred to Gladion that he should probably talk to Leona a while ago, but he’d been putting it off of a while. He had a hunch it was gonna be an awkward conversation and it was so easy to put off in favour of other, more pressing things. Now, Matthias was asking them to try to “find...
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