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  1. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion tried to smirk, not that his beak accommodated it particularly well. Scanning Halcón to see who would make the first move, he dropped into a ready stance. "Threatening me with a good fight? Sure, somehow I think I can find it in my heart to forgive you." Was he about to get his ass...
  2. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion blinked, as if snapped out of something. “I’m not so much worried about fixing everything, I’m not that idealistic. Just… worried about making things worse by accident,” he rationalized. Though at least in part he had been picturing wanting to make things better. “And for my old life…”...
  3. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    “All of those. At once.” Gladion laughed. It was still an awkward laugh, but one that felt more like a release of tension than a continuation of it. He scoffed separately at Halcón’s joke, counting himself lucky his face was inscrutable. He was lucky Halcón explicitly declared that one a joke...
  4. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    “Uh, thank you.” Gladion’s brain malfunctioned for a moment as he tried to formulate a response. One that didn’t sound weird. “I’d gotten the impression you were also interested, but it’s nice to be sure.” It was good to know he hadn’t roped Halcón into bearing his emotional dump from some...
  5. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion stood up and met Halcón's gaze. "Yeah. 'Course I care to try, it's why I'm here and still talking about this. That much, I know for sure. A bit out of me depth in allegory for the latter, not like I want to protect myself from my friends. But I know it's not what you mean. I'll figure it...
  6. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion raised a brow. “I mean, even if I think I need a style that won’t get me knocked out with a concussion immediately, I am willing to get hurt. Don’t you remember?” I let you fry my head! Crossing his legs and casting his eyes away, Gladion closed off his posture. “It’s not like I’m any...
  7. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    “Time here’s limited for us from outside this world. We’re not good for long term stability, in our numbers. So we’re not gonna stick around.” Gladion’s tone of voice was wistful. This was something he noticed only in retrospect, and it caught him rather by surprise. He’d spent most of his time...
  8. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    “I’m glad you’re content. And I certainly can’t imagine you running off. The Escarpa seem a much better place than my home. I just… second-guessed that for a moment. The polar opposite of them, in a lot of ways. But I second-guessed if difference had made me overlook something.” Even though...
  9. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    It took a moment for Gladion to settle on an answer. He sat down on his chest, the past few days having left him emotionally exhausted. He didn’t regret letting the irony armour crack per se, but blood, sweat, and bile he wanted it back sometimes. It just didn’t come as easily anymore. At least...
  10. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    "All of those things are reasons I was interested in sparring with you. I think I just..." Gladion fumbled for the right words. "Mistook the sentiment of that bit of irony." Thought it was the kind of irreverent discontentment I'm used to. He felt strangely defenceless in face of Halcón's...
  11. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    As much as Gladion wanted a good fight, the tone of that felt… off. It hadn’t evaded Gladion’s attention that Halcón didn’t quite fit the mould of a typical Escarpa. It was why he’d seemed so much more approachable. “Yeah, and afterwards I’ll score you on your conformity.” He raised a brow...
  12. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion twitched slightly, as if suppressing a small fight or flight reflex. Sure, like that’s what I’d be paying attention to while sparring, he thought to himself. Mercifully, Halcón moved on from the ‘handsome’ remark before Gladion had to make the impossible choice whether it would be worse...
  13. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion smiled in return. “That I did. Won’t miss it as far as my comfort goes. As far as combat goes, I hope the reflex to lean headfirst into attacks goes quickly. Which it probably will, seems the kind of mistake to automatically give hard feedback.” He stood up as Halcón finished his...
  14. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds
    Threadmarks: Ch05: Gladion and Halcón

    Gladion didn’t have a watch, but he was pretty sure he was early. He didn’t want to leave Halcón waiting. Now that he’d broken his helmet, he was going to have to relearn a lot of his combat reflexes. He couldn’t block with it, and a lot of his fighting ended up involving using it as a weapon...
  15. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion was somewhat surprised to see Halcón fall, like he wasn’t expecting his own trick to work. Halcón had felt almost untouchable, had made him feel like he had to pivot to a strategy that wasn’t about landing blows at all. Then he shattered his misconception, to see Halcón as his own person...
  16. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion almost let himself fall out of step to stop and think. “I…” He made a blow towards Halcón’s, while sweeping his own left talon out improvisationally to see if he could grab at Halcon’s leg in a way a forepaw wouldn’t have been able to— Hoping it could a possible weak point in Halcón’s...
  17. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    The way Halcón was luring him away from the other fighters wasn’t lost on him, but at the same time… “If I’m trying to keep you away from your allies, and you’re trying to pull me away from mine, are we just sparring each other?” That was fine by him. He hoped the numbers disparity was enough...
  18. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion would have smiled back, if he could have. Instead, he used the only kind of body language that his current species was made for, in the form of lunging out for a Body Press. “Good!” he said, his voice carrying an anticipation, intrigue, and perhaps even some excitement.
  19. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion locked eyes with Halcón, and moved to try to intercept him before he got to the other Wayfarers, to see how he’d react. He probably wouldn’t be able to take many hits from any of the Luxray warriors, certainly not Sierra, but he might be able to pose a problem for Halcón if he wanted to...
  20. Shiny Phantump

    Sojaveña Wilds Clan Battlegrounds

    Gladion was nervous, but also excited. Even though the stakes were much lower than at the bridge, he still wanted the Escarpa to respect him. He liked them, on principle, but they still left him on edge. People he wanted as allies, even if he was acutely away they hadn’t necessarily earned it...
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