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Locations and Stuff~ Pretty much the same as before ^3^

Akai Village
A meadow-like area that is lined with shops and is in the crossroads of the neighboring towns.

Places of Interest:
Lopunny's Gift Emporium; wrap your items to give as gifts to another pokemon
Lucario's Dojo; a standard training facility
Kadabra's Wares; the main shop for all adventurers
Slurpuff's Bakery; a dessert based cafe
Doduo's Mail Services; send letters to friends in far away places
Mismagius' Mystery Tent; I heard those lucky enough can get a rare item or get their fortune's told... if you can catch her in there!
???; a mysterious cave that's heavily guarded by Corviknight
The Guild; The home base for all operations, run by Braxien

Sunset Beach
A tropical beachside home-town for several pokemon west of Akai Village

Places of Interest:
Sunset Beach; a popular hangout at any time of day or night
Maractus' Beach Shack; the main place along the beach to stop for a bite
Politoad's Surf n' Turf; everything any non-water type pokemon needs to play in the water

Kinto Grove
A wooded area littered with cherry blossom and maidenhair trees with a river cutting through the middle of the home-town east of Akai Village

Places of Interest:
Gardevoir's Tea House; a relaxing place to enjoy a drink and small treats
Starlight Hill; on clear nights the stars shine brightest here, legends say Jirachi has blessed this hill

Rust Canyon
An industrial home-town built at the edge of a steep canyon south of Akai Village

Places of Interest:
Dark Chasm; a boarded up gate prevents normal entry to this dangerous area, however, some medium and small pokemon seem to have found a break in the fence to enter and test their skills against the wild pokemon who live there
Steam Inn; a hotel for wandering pokemon not native to the area, run by the Mawile Twins

Shiver Tundra
A snow covered home-town that lies far north of Akai Village

Places of Interest:
Glacier Hall; a beautiful theater where dances, contests, and shows take place from time to time, it is run by Frosslass and her husband, Beartic
Ice Lake; a permanently frozen lake that maky pokemon like to skate on and play Berry Bash

The sun was shining bright one early morning as Braxien, the leader of her own guild, arose with a start. Today was going to be the day! She could feel it in her bones, She would get new recruits and start adventuring again! At least she hoped so. With her partner mysteriously gone, memories of him just a blur, she hadn't been nearly as hyper as she once was. But she would hold strong, find him one day and prove that she would be a great Guild Leader, but first, she needed those recruits. With a strong sense of right and wrong, she took some flyers that were left over from last night's posting spree, she started down the path towards the town, Only now wondering if posting the flyers on EVERY post in Akai and the neighboring towns overnight maybe wasn't the best idea.

"Eh heh heh… Well, I'm... just being cautious! You never know when some pokemon is going to miss a post or.. twenty!" She chuckled nervously before starting to skip towards Akai Village. Partner... wherever you are, I will find you some day! Make you proud and build this guild to be stronger than anything this world has ever seen! That's a promise!

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Under heavy breaths from being wounded by a stray grass type pokemon, a shiny Inteleon started to crawl her way out of the battlefield, her frills gently hung over her right eye as she glanced behind her shoulder worriedly, hoping that she had lost the pokemon in question. Moments later she looked ahead with a small frown on her face, her lemon eyes gently darkening until she shook it off, managing to get back onto her feet.

"Oh non.." she cursed under her breath, lightly running her fingers against her frills, "Zat was the target and I have failed...dear me...whatever shall I do now...? If my client finds out I....I'm not.." she instantly paused a moment as her gaze started to drift around her surroundings, a stray blossom petal gently landed on her nose, causing her to go cross-eyed, a sneeze escaping her lips.

"A cherry blossom petal...? Oh mon Dieu.." she gently grabbed it and analyzed it, raising a non-existant brow.

"I'm in unfamiliar territory...Where on earth am I...?" She started to limp a little until she found her way towards Akai Village. Upon arriving to the small village an unfamiliar pokemon had caught her attention. She blinked twice as she glanced over towards the Braxien, smiling faintly as she sighed with relief under her breath.

"Ah Dieu merci..." she then gently cleared her throat before attempting to feebly flag down the rather busy looking fox pokemon.

"Bonjour..! Bonjour mademoiselle? A little help, if I may be so kind to ask.."

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Braxien's ears perked as she heard an unfamiliar voice call out to her. Such a lovely tone this pokemon had! She quickly turned her head towards the Intellion before bounding over without a moment's notice. "Oh my good golly gosh! Are you okay miss? You look hurt!"

She quickly looked around before picking up a few berries and a dark green leaf, bringing them back to the Intellion. "Here, sit down for a spell while I make you a salve for your wounds." She gave the Intellion a warm smile before sitting on her knees, peeling the skins of the berries and carefully crushing the berries onto the leaf.

"So sorry to ask miss, but what happened? You look a little under the weather... O-oh! before I forget, I'm Braxien, and your name..?" She asked a little sheepishly, fumbling the berries in her paws as she tried to remember her manners. She was so used to her partner being there as he usually did the more civil talking, but she was trying her best to play both parts until she found him, she just hoped this Intellion wouldn't think anything of it, having just met.

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"Ah...merci, my dear." the Inteleon smiled lowly as she lightly brushed her frills from her eye. "I just had a small battle with my target...I had not realized it was a grass type..." she gently rubbed the back of her head with a sigh before she then gently waved her hand. "I do appreciate your help." she said before her eyes wandered down towards the berries and the leaf, gently raising another non-existent brow before she closed her eyes and nodded gently. She winced lowly before sitting Indian style in front of Braxien. Her eyes then opened and wandered down to how Braxien was peeling the skin off of the berries, blinking twice once more, how interesting that one could do such a thing.

"I must say, mademoiselle that is impressive." She then paused a moment as Braxien directed a question to her, immediately shutting herself up before responding. "Again..I was in a battle with a very strong grass type and I mis-stepped into their power whip...A mistake I shall not make again.." she sighed once more before lightly looking back to Braxien with a low motherly smile, "Ah...Je m'excuse ma chère.." she gently placed her hand over her heart and bowed her head slightly, "I am Rouge..The pleasure is mine, Madam Braxien." she then looked back up to Braxien with a low smile, lightly resting her hand upon Braxien's cheek.

"Please be easy, Madame Braxien..I can sense your distress.." She then gave a low smile before resting her hand back in her lap. "You are...alone as well..?"

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"Oh? What was the pokemon you were perusing?" Braxien couldnt help but ask as she started to apply the berry salve to Rouge's wounds. She tilted her head before noticing that Rouge was complimenting her ability to peel berries, which caused her to fluster a bit, fumbling the salve in her paws a little, some landing on Rouge's face. "O-oh! Sorry bout that! I'm not normally this clumsy." She chuckled a bit nervously, before nodding. "But thank you for that. I've actually practiced berry medicines for a while and peeling the skins usually gives a better result. Sometimes you can actually use the berry skin as a medicine of it's own!"

She gave a small smile before her eyes grew wide at Rouge's gentle gesture, her head following the direction of Rouge's hand almost instinctively before she gently closed her eyes after finishing with the salve and cleaning the mess she made. "Well... Kinda.. I'm looking for someone, but I've gotta make our dream real first!" She looked up towards the trees, her eyes full of hope.

"You see, I have... Had, a partner for a really long time. But.. I don't really know what happened to him. One day he was gone... And so were most of my memories of him. But, I feel like if I can succeed with this dream we shared, I think I can find him! I just.." She started to trail off, thinking she might be saying too mich to this injured pokemon she just met. "Ah.. Sorry 'bout that.. I tend to talk to much, huh? Heh heh" she gave a nervous chuckle before standing back up.

"Well, you should be feeling better real quick! Just don't lick the salve! I know it's tasty, but you can't eat it!" She gave a cheeky wink before her tail started wagging again, happy to help.

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"It was a pokemon called 'Appletun'...A grass and dragon type..It was my first time seeing one...I was told it was only dragon.." she shivvered gently before sighing, "but then it Dynamaxed and almost defeated me to the point I almost met the heavens.." She then watched closely as Braxien added the salve, her eyes analyzing her motions before she then chuckled as Braxien fumbled with the salve. She lightly brought her hand to her mouth in that 'sexy lady chuckling' pose before she then flinched a little as some of the salve landed on her face.

"Ah.." she blinked before laughing lowly. "At least it smells nice.." she looked back to Braxien before gently tilting her head a little. "That is indeed an incredible skill indeed, Madame Braxien. And you learn a little more every day~" she made note of the berry medicine facts before she blinked a little at Braxien's expression before hers softened a little more. "Hmm...Seems you and I are not much different then, ma chérie. I'm looking for someone as well..." She then lightly rested her tail on the ground, lightly using the tip of her tail to try and fan herself. It had been a few weeks since she had last been in any body of water and her skin was definitely starting to feel and become dry. "Perhaps someday if you wish, you could tell me of this dream you two had."

She looked intently back to Braxien as she told the story about her and her partner, rather curious about how it all went down. "Very strange..." she muttered gently before bringing her hand under her chin in a small thinking pose, "Could it possibly be the work of a psychic type or--?" she looked up and noticed Braxien had trailed off, lightly giving a small smile before she chuckled once more.

"You certainly are entertaining, ma chérie..." she shook her head a little before she gently lowered her head. "However....If I may request from you once more...Do you happen to know...where....I could find a--...." she lightly held her head, "a watering hole of sorts...? I have been without any sort of water for weeks and I feel faint.."

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“Sounds yummy, I mean, the apple part!” Braxien chuckled before she shook her head with mild anger. “Well, whoever told you to go after a pokemon like that without telling you all the important details is just a big fat doody head!” she gave a rather big, childish pout before she crossed her arms. “well, If I ever meet the pokemon who sent you on that mission, they’re gonna meet the bad end of my stick!”

She playfully help her stick up from her tail before she sat back down, glad to be talking to someone who seemed to get her, or at least wasn’t totally annoyed with her. “Well, thank you again for the compliments miss Rouge! I do try my best to keep other safe.” Perking her ears, she couldn’t help but jump back up.

“Well of course I can tell you silly! I’ve got flyers posted everywhere for it!” She help her arms out to show that in the little village behind them there were indeed flyers on every post that was visible before handing one to Rouge. “You see, it was our dream to become the best Adventurer’s Guild in the whole world! Find new lands that no one’s seen! And to help out any pokemon that needs it!” She gave a rather proud stance, placing her paws on her hips to try to make herself seem a little bigger before her ‘serious’ expression quickly dissolved into her usual cheerful face.

“hm..? Could what be a psychic type..?” She leaned in rather close, curious, before catching herself and backed away, the last thing she wanted to do was irritate a water type pokemon. “oh! Water! Doi! Of course I can do that! Actually, there’s a creek just over there, let me take you!” She gave a big grin before carefully, though eagerly, picking up Rouge and bounding over to the creek that cut through Kinto Grove. “Here we are! The creek here is always super clean and clear, the water comes from the mountain tops and since it’s spring, the cherry blossoms are in bloom! It’s super pretty here! Hopefully this’ll help!” She gently set Rouge down by the water's edge and took a step back, not wanting to risk getting wet herself.

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Rouge gently nodded a little before lightly brushing her frills from her eye. "Ah indeed...however I wouldn't recommend eating a dragon...no matter how delicious it sounds.." She then blinked twice and looked back to Braxien, lightly doing the sexy lady chuckle pose again. "Big fat...doody head..That sounds like something Maui would have said when he was a Grooky.." she then lightly looked up a little with another small smile. "I appreciate that, ma chérie...But I wouldn't want you to hurt yourself.."

"If I may ask...Why do you keep a branch in your tail..? does it hold some sort of magical powers..?" she tilted her head once more before she then smiled her gentle motherly smile. "We could use more pokemon like you, Madame Braxien.." She watched as Braxien jumped back up, lightly chuckling again before she looked around at the flyers before her eyes caught ahold of the village, it looked similar to what Maui described as his home in Alola, just less of a beach. She blinked again and glanced back to Braxien.

"Adventurer's guild..? Hmmhmm that sounds like quite the wonderful dream...Especially helping others..I always admire those who help the weaker pokemon and what not..very admirable~" She smiled at Braxien's proud stance before chuckling quietly at the quick expression change. She then lightly brushed her frills aside once more before she sighed a little. "I have heard of a few Psychic pokemon who can mindwipe or replace memories...It rather terrifies me if i'm being honest..." she lightly looked away for a moment before faintly smiling as she continued to hold her head. "Ah...Merci beaucoup my dear..A creek sounds absolutely wonderful.." She was about to stand up before she flinched a little as Braxien rather easily picked her up even though Rouge knew that she was twice her height. She admired that, It was similar to her friend who would pick her up.

She glanced down at the water, her eyes sparkled lightly at how clear it was indeed, similar to the waters her friend had described in Alola. "Aaahhh...~" she cooed a little as she slid herself into the water, instantly slinking to the bottom. She gently rose back up, feeling refreshed already before she smiled back to Braxien, definitely more lively than when she first saw her.

"Again..Merci beaucoup. I feel so refreshed~"

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"Well of course not!" Braxien agreed, she would never actually eat a dragon, she didnt think she even could. "Though now I do kinda want an apple.." She blinked before tilting her head, "Maui? Grookey? What's a Grookey? Is that your friend?" Her tail wagged as she asked these questions, shaking her head determinedly. "Oh no, I wont get hurt, I'm a lot tougher than I look!"

She was a little confused about the question, she never even considered why she kept the branch there, she just kind of did, but it was able to easily withstand her fire and she can channel psychic energy from it, so perhaps it was magic. "Uuuhhhhhhhhmmm, I.. Don't really know actually. I've just kind if had it just because. But maybe! It can withstand the fire in my tail easily so it might!" She smiled brightly as Rouge said there should be more pokemon like her, it made her feel warm and fuzzier than she already was.

"Of course it is! He and I.. We always felt really bad when we were little and others picked on us or other kids, so one day we decided we'd stop all of that, and bring in others who share that dream!" She started as she watched Rouge in the water, admiring her dazzling frill, a little hesitant about the idea that a psychic pokemon could be capable of such things. "Well... I suppose that's possible... That is rather scary to think about..."

She didn't like the idea, but it made sense, she just hoped that it wasnt true. Perking her ears as Rouge thanked her in that strange language made her giggle a little. "Heh, well, mercy bucket to you too!" Her tail wagged before a few different ideas went through her mind.

"Say! I was just thinking, do you think, if you wanted, we could go back and take care of that Appletun thing you were fighting together! Two is better than one and I'm good against grass types! Plus I know a super secret move that's super strong against dragons!" She was practially hopping in place hoping that Rouge would like her ideas. "And then, afterwards, if you wanted, maybe you could help me? With my guild that is. I.. Dont have any other members right now, but everything's all set up and ready and maybe we could even find that friend of your too! Whaddya say?" It was easy to see the eagerness in her eyes, but she was trying to contain herself, not exactly expecting this near stranger to agree with everything right away.

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"Hmmhmm...well Apples are fine. It actually does sound rather good though.." she sighed lightly with a small smile before gently nodding a little, looking to the small locket on her bracelet. "Maui is my friend yes..Albeit he is no longer a Grooky but a ruggid looking Rillaboom." she then looked back to Braxien, lightly chuckling. "I can sense that you are, ma chérie..You have no need to prove it to me."

She watched Braxien ponder the meaning of the branch before she chuckled once more. "I can accept that answer," she smiled lowly before gently waving her hand, "we'll go with zat it is magic~"

She nodded in agreeance with Braxien. She remembered the days she was picked on as a Sobble because she did cry a lot, but the tears would immediately disappear when Maui showed up and beat people with the little stick in his leafy hair tufts. The memory caused her to crack a small half smile as she chuckled softly.

"I truly admire what you're doing and what you stand for, Madame Braxien..I will wish on the Wishing Stars above that your guild will prosper with other pokemon that share your ideals.." she gave a small nod before feeling the water run down her body, it felt so nice to her since she had been without water since her mission started. "I can agree,ma chérie..some things shouldn't be thought too hard on."

Rouge then paused a minute before glancing over her shoulder to Braxien upon hearing 'mercy bucket', this caused her to raise a non-existant brow before she thought about it for a second, then busted out laughing.

"Ah! I see..you don't understand when I speak my native tongue...Do you...?" she gently stretched a little and rested her arms on the water's edge, her tail lightly wafting in the water. She closed her eyes and rested her head on her arms before one of her eyes opened to look at Braxien. She shook her head a little. "I appreciate the thought, ma chérie...but as an assassin I cannot accept outside help.....However...Do not get me wrong...had it not been mission based I would have accepted your offer." She lightly tilted her head to the side to rest it on one of her arms before smiling her motherly smile at Braxien.

"You act so much like Maui..It makes me miss him even more." she gave a small chuckle before slowly and elegantly getting out of the water, she lightly stood there to drip dry before looking down to Braxien again, seeing the eagerness in her eyes.

"How can I refuse such an offer from an eager expression like yours...?" she gently held out her hand, "Very well, ma chérie...I accept your offer of joining your guild."

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“heh, well then I can get us some apples back in Akai!” Braxien said as her tail wagged, noticing the locket that Rouge looked at. “Rillaboom..? Wait… I think I saw one once! Maybe.. What do these Rillabooms look like?” She tilted her head, curious about whatever these Rillabooms are before shaking it away for now, chuckling.

“well, thank you miss Rouge! I think that if we can all work together then we can make anything happen!” She gave a big smile as her tail kept wagging, it stopping for only a moment as she tried to figure what Wishing Stars were.

After listening to Rogue for a moment she gently shook her head, her ears lowering slightly. “ah, sorry, I don’t..” she said a bit apologetically before she tilted her head again, she’s never heard of an assassin, so she didn’t know quite how to react to not being able to help, but she accepted that Rouge preferred to do it on her own for this kind of mission. “Oh, a-alright. Well, sorry I can’t be of much help then.” She said, a little disappointed, but putting on a happy face, she knew where she wouldn’t belong, and she didn’t want to get Rouge in trouble with whoever sent her on this mission.

Hey eyes went wide as Rouge accepted the offer, unable to hide her excitement, her tail started to floof up with happy heat. “You will?! Really, truly? Oh thankyouthankyouthankyou!!” She leapt up with joy before running up and giving Rouge a big, warm hug. “I promise I’ll do the best I can to be a great Guild leader and help you find this Maui guy too!”

Separating from the hug she spun around happily, looking back towards Rouge as she pulled out her stick, sparkles and flames sprouting from the stick’s tip. “Well, when you’re ready I’ll take us back to the Guild in Akai Village! I really hope you’ll like it there!”

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"That sounds grand,ma chérie..I look forward to it." she smiled lowly before her eyes glanced down to Braxien's tail wagging, causing her to chuckle slightly. "Oui...Rillaboom, a very strong and musical pokemon. I've never seen any pokemon play drums like he can." She then lightly clicked the button on her locket, causing it to open and revealling a picture of Maui as a Rillaboom.

"Zis is Maui, and also a Rillaboom." she smiled a low smile before gently holding the locket a little tighter. She truly did miss him, but she had to do her missions and he went off somewhere she didn't know. She gently shook it off before looking back down to Braxien with a small smile.

"Ah, you're welcome ma chérie~ A wonderful concept.." she nodded gently and smiled a little more to Braxien's huge smile. She then lightly ran her fingers down her frills before lightly shaking her other hand in a small 'don't worry about it' way.

"Non non..Please do not apologize..Besides...You...ermm...wouldn't approve of the types of missions I was trained to do...so it is best for you not to help." she then rubbed the back of her head, sighing once more before she gently shook it off and then was about to say something before she felt herself be hugged tightly, causing her to flinch. She hadn't been hugged that tightly since she was a Sobble. She chuckled lowly before she gently hugged Braxien back, almost not wanting to let go. Her warmth was similar to Maui's and she missed it dearly. She didn't want to cave into her emotions.

"Ah..I...I know you will, Madame Braxien.." she quickly shook off her urge to keep hugging her before she was seperated from the hug, slowly returning to earth. "Ah.." She then watched as Braxien pulled out her stick wand, watching the flames and sparkles appear. This caused her to cross her arms and shake her head playfully.

"Hmmhmm..definitely magic. I am ready to leave. I should be dry enough so I don't hurt you and wet enough to keep me from drying out. If you would be so kind to guide me."

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Braxien looked closely towards the locket that Rogue showed her, trying to examine the Rillaboom in the picture. Those tattoos looked familiar. “I… feel like I’ve seen those somewhere before.. I really do! I have! I have seen him!” She suddenly leapt up, eager to be helping another pokemon find someone. “and I think he’s still there too!”

She looked eagerly towards Rogue, her tail practically dusting the ground beneath her tail before tilting her head. “You were on a specially trained only mission? Okay! That makes sense!” She grinned happily, not knowing what this special training was, but she trusted that if it was something she would be able to know about, she would have been told by now.

Braxien looked back towards Rogue again, she noticed that the Intellion didn’t want to separate from the hug, but maybe if she helped Rogue find this Maui guy then Rogue could have all the hugs in the world and give big smiles! That’s what she was hoping at least, first they’d have to find him, she just hoped he was still where she thought she saw him. “Well, alright, let’s head to Akai first, get something to eat, then we can head to Sunset Beach!” She smiled warmly before shaking her head. “Oh, you don’t have to worry about being too dry around me, I just can’t get fully wet, but if you’re wet and I carry you then that’s fine! I just can’t submerge my tail really! I don’t want my fire going out, you know?”

She gave a little twirl before placing the stick back into her tail and starting to happily pad back towards Akai Village. “Well, let’s not waste any more daylight!”

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Rouge gasped lightly as she heard Braxien say that she might have seen Maui. Her eyes lit up a little before she gently set the locket back on her bracelet. "H-Have you now..?" she stammered a little, not quite wanting to give her hopes up in case Maui wasn't actually around, and it wasn't uncommon for Rillabooms of his tribe to have some tattoos of their own, but she knew Maui's were unmistakable. She watched Braxien leap up before she gently clasped her hands together.

"I certainly hope so..." she replied softly, "I.....I really do miss him."

She then gently shook off the cute girl look before she nodded, resting her hand on her hip, as Inteleon do. "Oui, Madame Braxien. If you do wish to know my profession I will tell you...however I don't think you'll like it.." she gently rested her hand over her mouth, similar to how Inteleons do in Pokemon Camp.

"It...half goes against what you stand for..." she then sighed a little before looking at Braxien's grin, it was similar to Maui's and she just couldn't find herself to be sad.

Rouge nodded upon releasing the hug from Braxien, it was so warm and comforting, something she hadn't felt in over 15 years. She lightly ran her fingers down her frill before lightly smiling.

"Ah. Food does indeed sound wonderful, ma chérie...I haven't eaten in over 2 years..I have only sustained myself on water. It would be nice to have some flavor." she chuckled quietly before raising a non-existant brow. "Sunset Beach? Ooh la la~ that sounds quite romantic."

She thanked Braxien before nodding in understanding. "That makes sense," she commented before smiling lowly, "I once knew a Scorbunny who if he got wet, he would go crazy..nearly burned an entire building down due to the shock. So that's why I've learned to keep to myself in regards to water." she lightly rested her hand on her hip once more before watching Braxien stick the branch back in her tail.

"Very well, ma chérie...Let us go~"
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Meanwhile somewhere in Akai Village a Scrafty could be seen glancing at the Flyer, his seated posture that of a ruffian, similar to Toxtricity's pose. His jacket lightly wafted in the breeze before the stick he kept in his mouth fell out.

"Aaaahhnnn...?" He raised a brow before lightly standing back up, a stray part of his mohawk lightly brushed in front of his face, "Heh. Think I made a wrong turn somewhere...This ain't Rust Canyon. Ah well..." his hand still clasped the flyer as he glanced back down to it. "Wonder what this crap's about..? What the hell is a guild an' why are adventurer's a thing? Didn't they go out a while back wit that whole legend fiasco an some crap?"

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Braxien nodded enthusiastically as she started to lead Rogue back towards Akai Village. “Yeah, I really wanna say so! He had that same mark of a figure hooking a Solrock on his chest! And the other side had a figure holding up some big arch too! Plus a lot more markings too! I just remember those two best though, eh heh heh..” she chuckled nervously before tilting her head again.

“Oh? Half against what I stand for..? Well, I admit, I am really curious, but… I don’t do business-y things well, eh heh!” she smiled nervously, not exactly getting what Rogue was talking about.

She suddenly stopped at the idea of no food for two years and spun around, finding it hard to believe. “Wha- two years?! How do you do it?!” her eyes widened, was that the reason Rogue was so thin, or is her species normally thin, she didn’t know, but it was amazing that someone would be able to last that long without eating. “Man! I know I couldn’t do it! I’d be gone in like… a day if I don’t eat!” she chuckled as she started to skip onwards, Akai appearing before them rather quickly.

“oh! I can see Akai already! We’ll be there soon and we’ll get you plenty to eat!” she smiled as her tail just kept wagging. “oh, Sunset Beach is very pretty! I don’t really know about romantic, I was always the more adventurous type for romancy stuff, but I hear the Sunsets there are definitely something you want to see with someone special!”

She tilted her head again, curious. She’d never heard of a Scorbunny before, but then again, she had no idea what Rogue or Maui was at first, they must’ve come from other region she presumed, but she shook her head and skipped ahead, happening upon the gates to Akai with ease, noticing the Scrafty that was looking at one of her flyers. “Hm..? Who could that be..?” Is he interested in the guild? That would be awesome if he is! He’s so cool looking!

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Rouge lightly rested her hand on her hip once more, her eyes gently fixaed on the locket on her wrist before she perked up quickly upon hearing the familiar tattoos that only Maui had. Her eyes lightly sparkled a little in hopes that she would see him again. The last time she saw him was when she was still a Drizzile and he had just evolved into a Rillaboom after almost being killed by his tribe for breaking tradition. She lightly shook her head a little with a small smile as she looked back to Braxien.

"Those markings..they are undeniably Maui's." she gently brushed her finger over her lips, "I....can't believe he's so close. I'm so thankful he's alive..En entendant cela, mon cœur le désire une fois de plus .."

She then shook it off before she lightly looked back to Braxien with a small frown. "I am a highly trained assassin..You...would definitely not survive in my line of work." She said in a lighthearted tone and hope she didn't come off as rude, but Braxien really wouldn't survive the training and hardships they went through.

"Hmmhmm..." Rouge gave a small chuckle,"When you're in my line of work you're constantly moving and hiding, avoiding being seen and whatever else at all cost...You CAN eat if you so desire..But my body had grown so used to the berries and water over in Alola where Maui resided, it refused to eat any other sort of berry." She then gave another small chuckle before gently patting her on the head. "Just stick to being zis adventurer and you'll be fine." She continued to walk along side the skipping Braxien.

"Sounds like a plan to me." She listened to Braxien talk about Sunset Beach and how she would rather be an adventurer. The thought did cross her mind that if she wasn't an assassin, she would have loved to walk the beaches on Melemele island with Maui.

"Ah..très bon" Rouge lightly brushed her frills aside as they arrived into Akai village, tilting her head slightly as she looked towards the Scrafty in question.

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"Aaahhhnn?" The Scraftly looked up a little to notice the Inteleon and Braxien wander in, he smirked lowly before standing up in his slouched posture, his hands holding up his pants. He gently started to chew the stick a little, the leaf bit lightly swaying with each motion. He carefully glanced the two girls up and down before squatting with the flyer in his hand.

"Hey! You twos a part of this adventurer gig?" he asked while waving the flyer about. "I thought yous guys split ways after the legend incident or some crap? How'd ya manage to get back on yas feet?" He tilted his head a little before lightly stomping on the ground, a bat with some nails dug inside it and a chain wrapped around it, lightly dangling on the floor appeared as he caught it and rested it on his shoulders.

"Well I ain't gots notin' betta to do sos I'll join yas guild if ya want, toots." The Scrafty smirked and winked over towards Braxien.

"Name's Yakuzo,by da way...Sos don't forget!"

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Braxien was elated to hear that she did, in fact, see the same pokemon Rogue was looking for, and was more than happy to help lead the way to where she last saw him. But she soon stopped in her tracks when Rogue spoke that strange language again.

“Uuuuuhhhhh you desire an attendant..?” she looked towards Rogue with confusion, going a little cross-eyed in the process. “I thought we were… oh never mind!” she chuckled before she skipped again, listening intently to Rogue.

“An assassin, huh? I’ve met one or two once, and you’re a lot nicer than they were!” She gave a small frown, placing her paws behind her back before continuing. “Besides, you’re right! I really wouldn’t survive being one! I like food and adventure too much! Besides, if I was one, I’d have to be super quiet and be good at stalking things, both of which I’m terrible at!” she couldn’t keep the serious face any more and started laughing, just imagining herself being all serious was enough to make her crack up. “heheh, I think I’ll do just that!”

“Alola? Hm… Can’t say I’ve heard of Alola, but I know some of the pokemon that work in the shops here in Akai know about it! The café actually gets most of their berries from there I think. They make reeeeeeeeally good smoothies with them!” She grinned before tilting her head towards the Scrafty, a bit more attentive of his twig.

“oh! Yeah, I’m Braxien! I’m the leader of the Guild!” She smiled happily towards Yakuzo before her demeanor changed to be more confused than anything. “Legend incident..? What legend Incident..?” She tilted her head, trying to think, but her mind was just one giant blur again.

But she shook her head when she heard he’d be willing to join. “Wait, really!?” She leapt up happily, running over to him and grabbing one of his hands, leaping up happily before dragging him with her and Rogue to the café. “Oh thankyouthankyouthankyou! I promise I’ll be the best guild leader I can be! And I hope you’ll have a lot of fun in my guild! You know what? This is a good day! My treat at the café for all of us!” She cheered happily as before either of them knew it, they were in the nearby café which was run by a Cheerful Alolan Raichu.

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Rouge blinked twice before raising a brow towards Braxien as she asked. "I desire an att--" She then paused a moment and laughed again, lightly resting her hand under her chin before removing it and placing it back on her hip.

"Non non, Madame Braxien. I do not desire an attendant." she lightly ran her fingers down her frill again before watching Braxien skip more. She nodded lowly before tilting her head. "You've met more assassins hmm? Zat is rather interesting..." She chuckled lowly before nodding again towards Braxien. "Zen just continue doing what you do, as you were, and everything should be fine."

She smiled lowly again remembering her times with Maui in Alola, the tip of her tail lightly flickered as she remembered the sunsets on the beach, her eyes lit by the tiki torches as she watched Maui do his drumming. She closed her eyes, reminiscing on those days before she snapped back to reality. "I look forward to these smoothies then." she gave a small smile before she rested her hand on her hip, continuing to watch the Scrafty, trying to ponder how the bat came out from nowhere.

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"Tch. Braxien eh? Nice ta meetcha, toots!" Yakuzo smirked as he tapped the bat against his shoulder. "I look forward ta workin' wit yas." He snickered lightly as he shook his head a little, "Well I don't know much about it, but one uv the legends got mad an' pretty much banned the guilds an some crap...least that's what I heard." he lightly squatted down again. "Glad they ain't all banned. I know mine was..lost my friends after that.." he frowned before quickly smirking again as he looked back to Braxien. "Ha! You ain't gonna let me down, are ya toots? I hope not! I've taken a shine to yas!" He nodded before he blinked a little as he was dragged towards the cafe, a smirk spread across his face.

"Well ain't this a quaint little joint." Yakuzo said, tapping his baton his shoulders, "Ain't bad at all. Smells nice, looks good. Tch! Much better than what I had back then! I dig it!"

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Braxien smiled as she started to set the three of them at a table, happy to have finally made some friends for her guild, tail wagging as she called over the Raichu, who was chatting with the Lopunny who ran another shop in town. “They’re really good! At least, I haven’t had any better than ms Raichu’s Hula Berry Smoothies!” she said with a smile as the Raichu came along with her soft smile, leaving a couple menus down for the three of them.

“~Please go ahead and take your time dearies. Just give me a holler when you’re ready to order~” the Raichu chimed as she sat-float on her tail, gently rocking back and forth as she returned to the counter, getting some berries ready.

Braxien happily chimed as the menus were placed, handing one to Rogue and Yakuzo, giving small hops as she looked over her menu. “Well, you heard her! Let’s take a looksee if anything catches your attention go ahead and order it!” She took a seat between Rogue and Yakuzo, looking back and forth between the two of them and the menu before her attention went towards what Yakuzo was saying.

“Oh..? Well, I just recently opened mine up, so I guess I don’t really know about that. I mean, I don’t really remember much at all, but…” her ears lowered a little as she heard most of the other guilds were closed down. “Well, I.. I’m sorry to hear that Yakuzo.. But I promise I’ll do the best I can and not let either of you down! We’ll find our friends, go on adventures and most importantly have fun!”

She raised a paw up, standing up rather quickly in her excitement. She had gotten herself pumped for everything that was going to happen. New friends, new adventures, she was going to make it happen, no matter what legendary might say.

“So..! Any idea what you guys might want? I know I’m gonna go for the Sunrise Hula Smoothie and a Summer Splash Cake!” She chimed happily before she finally sat back down, playfully swinging her feet below her chair.

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Rouge smiled lowly as she took a seat at the table, her tail gently flickering back and forth before she looked up and gently took a whiff of the air inside the cafe. Soon enough the tip of her tail formed into a little heart, the scents of the berries in this cafe reminded her so much of Alola. She couldn't help but smile a little more as she glanced at Raichu who was approaching them, lightly blinking a little, this Raichu reminded her of the surfing legend Raichu back at Melemele. She gently cleared her throat and wanted to ask the Raichu if they were one in the same, but the Raichu had left for the counter before she could. She shook her head playfully before gently crossing her legs and taking a look at the menu.

"Ooh la la~ They all sound so lovely. I'll definitely have to go with the Sunrise Hula smoothie." She lightly placed the menu back down on the table, her lemon eyes gently glancing outside, a small yearning in her look to try and find Maui as soon as she could.
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"Hah! Thanks toots!" Yakuzo smirked as he took his seat, one of his feet on the table. He lightly took the menu that Braxien had handed him. "Lessee..." He nodded at the Raichu as he continued to look through the menu, he could feel his stomach wanting to eat him alive. It had been a week since he'd eaten anything and this smoothie place was great for him.

He paused looking a moment before looking over to Braxien with a small raised brow, lightly waving a free hand to her. "Don't worry about it, babe." Yakuzo smirked to her, lightly stretching a little. "It was a good run and I did have fun, but times are changin' and yas gots ta move on an' crap." He and Rouge then blinked twice upon watching her paw, but he then laughed happily, enjoying Braxien's enthusiasm.

"Ha! That's what I like ta see in a guild master! I think yas got what it takes tuh makes the best guild!" He flashed her a peace sign before looking back to the menu.

"I think i'll just have whateva' yous havin', Braxien. I don't know what's the best ta order."

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