Title: Shadow Box
WC: 900
"Hi, my name is Kate, and my boyfriend has been a very bad boy. Yes, that's right. His name's Ricky.”
—Kate Beckett, The Mistress Always Spanks Twice (2 x 16)
A/N: There's a mild spoiler for the Nikki Heat books in this story; it's something that is established pretty early on, and I don't think it's a big deal in terms of what it "spoils," but I am bananas about avoiding spoilers, so I warn because I love.
There’s an imaginary boyfriend problem in town. Well. It’s even more local than that. There’s an imaginary boyfriend problem in his head, and it’s not a lascivious teenage boy, or even a bevy of lascivious teenage boys, if in fact bevy is a collective noun one can apply to lascivious teenage boys. He should know whether or not it is—words and their various uses are his stock in trade—but he does not at the moment. The imaginary boyfriend infestation has driven this and other vital knowledge right out of his head.
He wishes the imaginary boyfriend were a teenager, driven mad with lascivious thoughts by the sight of his daughter in her borrowed—and let’s face it, fairly modest, despite his paternal freakout—cheerleading outfit. Okay, he almost wishes it were a lascivious teenager, but reasonably high neckline and unremarkable hemline aside, he is not quite there. Even with an imaginary boyfriend living in his head, rent free, he is not quite texting all the lascivious teenage boys he knows to invite them over to appreciate his daughter’s skill with pom pons.
The imaginary boyfriend is also not the hypothetical boyfriend—the all-but-certainly- hypothetical boyfriend whom she would bring nowhere near the precinct if he existed. That is not the imaginary boyfriend in question. The hypothetical boyfriend is no concern of his, because come on: if he existed, she would totally bring him around the precinct. For the distinct pleasure of torturing him? She would absolutely risk any amount of teasing, any number of wolf whistles, anything at all the boys and the rest of the precinct could dream up for that.
So he’s not worried about the hypothetical boyfriend suddenly materializing. He is worried about the imaginary boyfriend—the one whose existence is completely and totally his fault. He is, not to put too fine a point on it, worried about Don, Nikki Heat’s trainer-with-benefits. He is worried about a man who is entirely the product of his own imagination. A rather unimpressive imagination, in this case.
He remembers creating Don in an adolescent moment when he felt he had to make good on his spur-of-the-moment insistence that Nikki was kinda slutty. Or maybe it was in a fit of pique after she went on and on about Nikki Heat being a stripper name. It could have been in a prolonged bout of frustration, because he couldn’t figure her out at all after that first blinding insight about loss and an unsolved murder. Even with a front-row seat to her kiss with Sorenson and the post-Sorenson date she may or may not have really had, he could not at all get a handle on her personal life.
Truthfully, he can’t really remember exactly how Don came to be, and now he’s stuck with him. He’s stuck with this embarrassment of a character who illuminates almost exactly nothing about Nikki Heat: She’s an adult woman who has occasional casual sex and that is supposed to be . . . what? Edgy? Complicated?
The adolescent moment explanation is not especially compelling, particularly in light of the recently revealed, titillating insights Nikki’s real-world counterpart seems to have into the ins and outs, as it were, of Dungeon Alley, and he does not believe for a second that she acquired those insights working Vice. He has more faith in the non-hypothetical existence of the hypothetical boyfriend than he has in that hastily assembled explanation.
He’d very much like to have that problem in town. He would enthusiastically make up the guest-room bed in his head for the problem of how Kate Beckett has come by her ability to recognize custom cuffs and her casual familiarity with the layout of the average sex dungeon. But there’s no room at the inn.
He is stuck with Don, living the rent-free life in his head, and what is with that guy anyway? He’s content to occasionally jump in to Nikki’s bed and leave it at that. Of all the unbelievable things he’s asked his readers to believe over two decades and upwards of twenty novels, that just takes the cake. The man is a cardboard cut-out who aspires to two-dimensionality. He exists solely to . . . what? Assure the audience that Nikki isn’t some ice queen? To convince them that she is an ice queen until Rook comes along and ignites her innermost fires?
That last rhetorical question lands with a bitterly non-rhetorical thunk. Don’s origins were somewhere in that particular neighborhood. He needed an obstacle. He needed Nikki to have some non-Rook outlet so that she wasn’t, from the very beginning of the first book, tossing Rook roughly on to the hood of her undercover and ravishing him openly on the streets of New York.
But Don the imaginary boyfriend is an embarrassing oversimplification, even on that clunky, superficial level. He is a cringe-worthy mess. He wouldn’t know a double cross lap stitch from . . . some other kind of second-rate, mass-produced stitch. He couldn’t MapQuest his way to Dungeon Alley, and he has no idea whether or not Nikki prefers slippery to sticky.
Don the imaginary boyfriend is wholly unworthy of such esoteric knowledge. The trouble is, the more he gets to know Nikki—the more he gets to know her—he’s not sure who is worthy, let alone ready for her.
He’s not sure there’s a man alive—or imagined—who is, but he’d like to find out.
A/N: This is a stinky one; I really wish my schedule allowed for me to write one every night, rather than so sporadically, but I am trying to get back to at least a few per week. There's just more shaking the rust off involved.
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Everybody Is Dead...!
In the Metal Fight Beyblade verse, Rago is capable via Diablo Nemesis of absorbing the power of his opponent and gaining their abilities. He can also gain the abilities and power of everyone that opponent has fought from the beginning to the present.
Despite this, Pluto states that Nemesis has the power of every bey in the world by the time he and Rago do battle with the Legendary Bladers and company. It opens the door to a potential trickle down effect that would go on and on. It makes Rago's main ability one of the most horrifying in any verse.
This got me thinking about another potential trickle down that could be applied to another overpowered deity. This one being of light rather than destruction. Galeem. Due to the incredible amount of crossovers and cameos that can be traced via some path to someone within the Super Smash Bros verse, there's a disturbing amount of verses that are almost certainly reduced to non-existence alongside everyone that ever existed within that verse by the Lord of Light and it's "Everybody Is Dead" attack. That isn't counting restoring the verses back into existence and shuffling them while everyone in them become mindless slaves. Even the verses with stages, Mii outfits and music have potential to be completely screwed. A scenario like this would represent the absolute highest limit of Galeem's power...
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The Verses In Danger of Becoming Un-Made and Un-Alived
Section 1
Super Mario
Donkey Kong (verse)
The Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Yoshi's Island
Kirby (verse) - Kirby dies if either Galeem or Dharkon win in the end, having barely escaped Galeem's initial onslaught.
Star Fox
Pokémon
Mother
F-Zero
Ice Climber
Fire Emblem
Game & Watch
Kid Icarus
Wario (verse)
Metal Gear
Sonic the Hedgehog - Includes Frontiers, so Sage becomes un-alive. The End gets Galeem'd too.
Pikmin
R.O.B. (verse)
Animal Crossing
Mega Man (verse)
Wii - Includes Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Wii Party, et cetera. Part of the wider Mii verse.
Punch-Out!!
Pac-Man (verse)
Xenoblade Chronicles
Duck Hunt
Street Fighter
Final Fantasy
Bayonetta (verse)
Splatoon
Castlevania
Persona
Dragon Quest
Banjo-Kazooie
Fatal Fury
Arms
Minecraft
Tekken
Kingdom Hearts
The King of Fighters
Section 2
Paper Mario
Streetpass Mii Plaza - Part of the wider Mii verse.
Pilotwings - Part of the wider Mii verse.
Nintendo Land - Part of the wider Mii verse.
Sheriff (verse)
Baseball (verse)
Tennis (verse)
Devil World
Urban Champion
Clu Clu Land
Balloon Fight
Excite
Mach Rider
The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Famicom Mukashibanashi
Ice Hockey (verse)
Famicom Grand Prix
Famicom Wars
Advance Wars
Detective Club - Also known as Famicom Detective Club
Joy Mech
Yakuman
X (verse)
The Frog For Whom The Bell Tolls
Mole Mania
Card Hero
SimCity
Battle Clash
Stunt Race FX
Panel de Pon
Marvelous
Sutte Hakkun
Origin of the Forest
Teleroboxer
Wave Race
1080°
Custom Robo
Sin and Punishment
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Napoleon (verse)
Golden Sun
Magical Starsign
Tomato Adventure
The Legendary Starfy
Thousand Year Family
The Tower
Drill Dozer
Calciobit
Rhythm Heaven
Cubivore
Eternal Darkness
GiFTPiA
Baten Kaitos
Chibi Robo!
Jam With The Band
Another Code
Electroplankton
Brain Age
Big Brain Academy
Elite Beat Agents
Project Hacker
Chōsōjū Mecha MG
Hotel Dusk
Kurikin Nano Island Story
Number Battle
Slide Adventure MAGKID
Archaic Sealed Heat
Make 10
Soma Bringer
Fossil Fighters
Glory of Heracles
Personal Trainer: Cooking
Style Savvy
Art Academy
Looksley's Line Up
Tsukutte Utau: Saru Band
Fatal Frame
Captain Rainbow
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Takt of Magic
Zangeki no Reginliev
And-Kensaku
FlingSmash
The Last Story
Pandora's Tower
Nintendogs
Steel Diver
Pushmo
Sakura Samurai
Swapnote - Part of the wider Mii verse.
Kiki Trick
Dillon's Rolling Western
Shovel Knight
Culdcept
HarmoKnight
Fluidity
Nintendoji
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball
Nintendo Badge Arcade
BoxBoy!
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
Ever Oasis
Sushi Striker
The Wonderful 101
Rayman (verse)
Snipperclips
Galaga
Bomberman (verse)
Virtua Fighter
Monster Hunter
Shantae (verse)
Nintendo Labo - Part of the real world.
Daemon X Machina
Tetris
Art of Fighting
Samurai Shodown
Psycho Soldier
Ikari Warriors
Resident Evil
Astral Chain
River City
Cuphead (verse)
Warframe
Ring Fit Adventure
Mana
Octopath Traveler
Bravely Default
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin
No More Heroes
Wrecking Crew
Section 3
Pictochat
Tomodachi - Also known as Tomodachi Life. Part of the wider Mii verse.
Miiverse - Part of the wider Mii verse.
Fallout
Doom
Babylonian Castle Saga
Goemon (verse)
Assassin's Creed
The Elder Scrolls
Devil May Cry
Shin Onigashima
Yūyūki
Nintendo Hardware - Includes Mii Channel, Wii Shop Channel, etc.
AR Games
Freakyforms
NES Remix
Tank Troopers
Undertale
Miitopia
Section 4
Soul [via The Legend of Zelda]
The Walking Dead [via Tekken]
Spawn (verse) [via Soul]
Mortal Kombat [via Spawn]
God of War [via Soul]
A Nightmare On Elm Street [via Mortal Kombat]
Friday The 13th [via Mortal Kombat]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre [via Mortal Kombat]
Predator [via Mortal Kombat]
Alien [via Mortal Kombat]
Terminator [via Mortal Kombat]
Robocop [via Mortal Kombat]
Rambo [via Mortal Kombat]
Injustice [via DC]
DC [via Mortal Kombat]
Hellboy [via Injustice]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [via Injustice]
Power Rangers [via Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]
Star Trek [via Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]
Masters of the Universe [via Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]
Star Wars [via Soul]
The Witcher [via Soul]
NieR [via Soul]
Drakengard [via NieR]
Indiana Jones [via Star Wars]
Dead By Daylight [via Alien]
Halloween [via Dead By Daylight]
Left 4 Dead [via Dead By Daylight]
Saw [via Dead By Daylight]
Scream [via Dead By Daylight]
Evil Dead [via Dead By Daylight]
Stranger Things [via Dead By Daylight]
Silent Hill [via Dead By Daylight]
World Wrestling Entertainment [via Mortal Kombat] - part of the real world.
Section 5
PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale [via Metal Gear]
Uncharted [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
LittleBig Planet [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
Ratchet & Clank [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
Jak & Daxter [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
Gravity Rush [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
BioShock [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
Dead Space [via PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale]
DreamMix TV World Fighters [via Castlevania]
Transformers [via DreamMix TV World Fighters]
Bakuten Shoot Beyblade [via DreamMix TV World Fighters] - Part of a wider Beyblade verse.
Beyblade X [via Bakuten Shoot Beyblade] - Part of a wider Beyblade verse.
Beyblade Burst [via Transformers] - Part of a wider Beyblade verse.
Metal Fight Beyblade [via Beyblade Burst] - Part of a wider Beyblade verse.
Section 6
Astro's Playroom [via Tekken]
The Last of Us [via Astro's Playroom]
Horizon Zero Dawn [via Astro's Playroom]
Ghost of Tsushima [via Astro's Playroom]
Resistance [via Astro's Playroom]
ICO [via Astro's Playroom] - Includes Shadow of the Colossus & The Last Guardian
Bloodborne [via Astro's Playroom]
Tomb Raider [via Astro's Playroom]
Crash Bandicoot [via Astro's Playroom]
Spyro the Dragon [via Astro's Playroom]
Legacy of Kain [via Astro's Playroom]
Brawlhalla [via Tomb Raider]
Ben 10 [via Brawlhalla]
Steven Universe [via Brawlhalla]
Section 7
Project x Zone [via Street Fighter]
Ace Attorney [via Project x Zone]
Professor Layton [via Ace Attorney]
Darkstalkers [via Project x Zone]
Resonance of Fate [via Project x Zone]
Marvel vs. Capcom [via Street Fighter]
Marvel [via Marvel vs. Capcom]
Disney [via Marvel]
Pixar [via Disney]
Fortnite [via Street Fighter]
Unreal [via Fortnite]
Who Framed Roger Rabbit [via Disney]
Looney Tunes [via Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
Betty Boop [via Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
Woody Woodpecker [via Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
Droopy [via Who Framed Roger Rabbit]
Space Jam [via Looney Tunes]
Ōkami [via Marvel vs. Capcom]
Dead Rising [via Marvel vs. Capcom]
Section 8
Blazblue [via Persona] - Includes Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle
Under Night In-Birth [via Blazblue]
RWBY [via Blazblue]
Vocaloid [via Persona] - Specifically, through Hatsune Miku. Crypton Vocaloids and Internet Co. Ltd. Vocaloids all affected. Includes Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA.
Arcana Heart [via Blazblue]
Senran Kagura [via Blazblue]
Akatsuki Blitzkampf [via Blazblue]
Dead or Alive [via Senran Kagura]
Super Sonico [via Senran Kagura]
Neptunia [via Senran Kagura]
Just Dance [via Vocaloid]
Like A Dragon [via Vocaloid] - Also known as Yakuza.
The Idolmaster [via Vocaloid]
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion [via Vocaloid]
Neon Genesis Evangelion [via Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion]
Godzilla [via Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion]
Lucky Star [via Vocaloid]
Haruhi Suzumiya [via Lucky Star]
Groove Coaster [via Vocaloid]
Hololive [via Groove Coaster]
Kizuna AI [via Groove Coaster]
Aikatsu! [via Vocaloid]
Pretty Series [via Aikatsu!]
Ace Combat [via The Idolmaster]
God Eater [via The Idolmaster]
Granblue Fantasy [via The Idolmaster]
Katamari Damacy [via The Idolmaster]
Taiko no Tatsujin [via The Idolmaster]
Ridge Racer [via The Idolmaster]
Tales [via The Idolmaster]
Super Robot Wars [via The Idolmaster]
Smite [via RWBY]
Avatar: The Last Airbender [via Smite]
Nicktoons Unite! [via Avatar: The Last Airbender]
SpongeBob SquarePants [via Nicktoons Unite!]
The Fairly OddParents! [via Nicktoons Unite!]
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Invader Zim [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Danny Phantom [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Rugrats [via Nicktoons Unite!]
My Life As A Teenage Robot [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Ren & Stimpy [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Halo [via Dead or Alive]
Forza [via Halo]
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE [via Fire Emblem]
Shin Megami Tensei [via Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE]
The Loud House [via Nicktoons Unite!]
Touhou Project [via Groove Coaster]
Jeremy Clarkson/Richard Hammond/James May [via Forza]
Katawa Shoujo [via Haruhi Suzumiya] - Galeem's whole thing seems like something out of Rin Tezuka's worst nightmares.
Section 9
Lego Dimensions [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
The Lord of the Rings [via Lego Dimensions]
Harry Potter [via Lego Dimensions]
Back to the Future [via Lego Dimensions]
The Lego Movie [via Lego Dimensions]
Jurassic Park [via Lego Dimensions]
Adventure Time [via Lego Dimensions]
Ghostbusters [via Lego Dimensions]
Mission: Impossible [via Lego Dimensions]
The Powerpuff Girls [via Lego Dimensions]
Knight Rider [via Lego Dimensions]
Gremlins [via Lego Dimensions]
The Goonies [via Lego Dimensions]
The Wizard of Oz [via Lego Dimensions]
Portal [via Lego Dimensions] - Includes Half-Life
Legends of Chima [via Lego Dimensions]
The A-Team [via Lego Dimensions]
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial [via Lego Dimensions]
Beetlejuice [via Lego Dimensions]
Scooby Doo [via Lego Dimensions]
Ninjago [via Lego Dimensions]
Doctor Who [via Lego Dimensions]
O.K. K.O.! Let's Be Heroes [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
RPG World [via O.K. K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]
Captain Planet [via O.K. K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]
Wacky Races [via O.K. K.O.! Let's Be Heroes]
Angry Birds [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Hello Kitty [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Gundam [via Hello Kitty]
Super Monkey Ball [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Jet Set Radio [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Crazy Taxi [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
House of the Dead [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Billy Hatcher & the Giant Egg [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Shenmue [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Space Channel 5 [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Skies of Arcadia [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
NiGHTS Into Dreams [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Team Fortress 2 [via Sonic the Hedgehog]
Fall Guys [via Team Fortress 2]
Poker Night At The Inventory [via Team Fortress 2]
Sam & Max [via Poker Night At The Inventory]
Homestar Runner [via Poker Night At The Inventory]
Penny Arcade [via Poker Night At The Inventory]
Borderlands [via Poker Night At The Inventory]
The Venture Brothers [via Poker Night At The Inventory]
Section 10
The Simpsons [via Super Mario]
Futurama [via The Simpsons]
Family Guy [via The Simpsons] - Includes American Dad!.
Bob's Burgers [via The Simpsons]
Rick & Morty [via The Simpsons]
Cheers [via The Simpsons] - Includes Frasier.
The X-Files [via The Simpsons]
Archer [via The Simpsons]
King of the Hill [via The Simpsons]
South Park [via The Simpsons]
Tamagotchi [via Super Mario]
Shaun The Sheep [via Super Mario Maker] - Includes Wallace & Gromit.
Nisekoi [via Super Mario Maker]
Monogatari [via Nisekoi]
Puella Magi Madoka Magica [via Monogatari]
Onegai My Melody [via Super Mario Maker]
Shinya Arino [via Super Mario Maker] - Part of the real world.
Babymetal [via Super Mario Maker] - Part of the real world.
Section 11
Naruto [via Tekken]
One Piece [via Naruto]
Bleach [via Naruto]
Dragon Ball [via Naruto]
Yu-Gi-Oh! [via Naruto]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure [via Naruto]
My Hero Academia [via Naruto]
Digimon [via Tekken]
Fist of the North Star [via Naruto]
Urusei Yatsura [via Fist of the North Star]
Ranma 1/2 [via Urusei Yatsura]
InuYasha [via Urusei Yatsura]
Section 12
DuckTales [via Minecraft] - Includes Quack Pack and Darkwing Duck.
Toy Story [via Minecraft]
Pirates of the Caribbean [via Minecraft]
Quake [via Doom]
Wolfenstein [via Doom]
Commander Keen [via Doom]
Yooka-Laylee [via Shovel Knight]
Creepy Castle [via Shovel Knight]
Super Meat Boy [via Shovel Knight]
Cave Story [via Shovel Knight]
Five Night's At Freddy's [via Shovel Knight]
Enter The Gungeon [via Super Meat Boy]
The Binding of Isaac [via Super Meat Boy]
...and this list isn't even all of them. By far.
Here's a full chart that someone that isn't me made. It includes Warhammer, so the Emperor of Mankind was murdered or possibly deleted from existence. I doubt that would be allowed to stand. Ever.
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that was a face he didn’t think he’d ever see again. in all honesty, he was hoping he wouldn’t see mattéo again, if only because colress was ASHAMED of what he’d done to him. he’d taken advantage of a brainwashed man’s trust, and used him, like he was some TOOL rather than a living, breathing person. he had stooped to ghetsis’s level in doing so, and it disgusted colress.
so he was very surprised to have so casually walked past the all-too-familiar redhead while on his way to a lovely kantonian restaurant in konikoni city.
his magneton gave away his attempt to walk past without a word, having recognized mattéo. the magnet pokémon’s entire body (or, multiple bodies, as it was technically a trio of pokémon) jolted and vibrated with excitement as it whirred and vocalized its happiness upon reuniting with a human that it recognized aside from its own trainer—a human it remembered quite fondly! it was quick to maneuver towards mattéo, continuing to vocalize while colress remained still, facing away from his old test subject, silently determining what move he’d ought to make next.
when he’d made his decision, he sighed and turned around, putting up the facade of not having recognized mattéo, and calling out to his pokémon, ❝ magneton! what are you doing? we have discussed this—you can’t just approach any random human when you sense that they have some strong power source on them! especially when they might not have anything of interest to you at all! ❞
RANDOM ASKS. / @aachromaa.
it had been... a while. a while since mattéo’s had any thoughts about home, about its trainers, about what happened. in fact communication with anyone from unova had been minimal; news outlets were blacklisted, radio purposefully tampered with to skip past specific wavelengths, people mostly forgotten. take a break from it all, that's what his therapist had suggested, a holiday of sorts, have a gap year or two between studying, submit while traversing the world - something to get him seeing the beauty of nature and make new memories beyond what he already had.
the one person he kept in contact with ---- or rather, someone other than doctor illda ---- was that one teacher. cheren. who helped him escape, gave him shelter, allowed him to take a brand new path with someone to take him through it. but even his messages were left on read for sometime.
the view from the lighthouse would look better when the sun sets. i could come back later. umbreon did enjoy those views. he’s thinking to himself, caught stuck on the pavement as people rush on by without further glances. it was... nice. the rush wasn’t nearly as suffocating as nimbasa’s rush but the constant stream of people meant little time to focus more on himself. he’d been pretty far into debating his next steps to realise the yelling of a pokémon until it was close up to his face --- STARTLED, a step back is taken with a hand readying itself ‘pon a ball attached to leather belt - except this one seemed friendly. very friendly. excited almost? curious head tilts, body relaxing for just a few seconds, expressions mirrored and taught by all the pokémon he’d been brought up with.
he’s about to greet the floating steel orbs when a familiar voice grabs his attention. curious gaze focuses onto the being walking into view. while the outfit was different - subtle greys and a coat completely covering most their body - one thing stood out. the undeniable asset of a scientist mostly forced into the backroom of thoughts and memories, now clear as the blue skies, was the blue swirl of hair contrasting to the blonde.
“ ... colress...? ” but what was he doing here? and h---- how, why? it seemed there was no recognition from the scientist himself and oh - oh that stung a small bit. a neutral party at least, mattéo had always recognised what he later discovered was a soft spot for the other after reliving moments over and over where grunts, others in charge, treated him like garbage, like an unholy creation - he never got that from colress. pleasant, maybe with ulterior motives, but at the time that didn’t matter. he had expected ulterior motives - but he always carried some kind of kindness and pleasantries. it made mattéo feel as if he was useful, that he belonged, and wasn’t some mere murderous creature.
maybe he shouldn’t have thought that. evidence... presenting itself now suggests that matty was correct about his feelings. unimportant and forgettable. shaking his head, he returns focus to the magneton still buzzing excitedly within his presence. even if humans forgot, at least pokémon wouldn’t. at least there was some mutual understanding between them.
“ hello magneton, it is good to see you. your metal coat is looking very nice! ” genuine smile tugs, it stretches to his eyes; a feature he’s only been able to accomplish since leaving unova. one that his team had blessed upon him. “ i do not have any treats for you, but you can have some of the electric from my power bank if you want! even if i am just a random human. ”
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