Sootopolis
-Ludmilla takes another bite and chews as Jacob feels the hit.-
Ludmilla: You ended up fused with Hikari and the two of you almost created a Glitch with how much science-related chaos you created. Your combined mental prowess as well as your combined issues was enough to cause Mobius's head to spin.
-Ludmilla tosses the stem of the Pecha berry into a nearby trashcan.-
Ludmilla: He said to keep that from happening again, should I have the chance.
Mauville
-Phosphora is in her usual jeans and T-shirt.-
Phosphora: O-oh, uh, th-thank you.
-Phosphora makes a few false-starts toward the chair, not sure if she wants to sit or shake his hand or bow or tap dance or whatever.-
Sootopolis
Jacob: -Goes wide-eyed and open and closes his mouth like a fish- "W-W-What??? You... you're serious???"
Oh my god I have to stop that from happening
But ugh no that's not fair why, WHY? I'm happy why does it have to end up like-
"..."
"Wait. Are you serious?"
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."Sootopolis - Pizza Place
"A Frontier Brain huh? What made you decide that career?"
Sootopolis City
"Be honest with him. Tell him what's wrong between you two, tell him that you don't like the way he treats you. If you want him to be honest with him then you should do the same to him. I've seen Duke get angry before and unless you keep pushing him he's never going to actually hurt someone and even if he does, he's not that much of a beast that he'll literally beat you to death. At most he's going punch you once. Right now he doesn't even allow himself to get passively angry."
She sighs and then looks at Bishop
"You two did go through the same thing, so I guess you'd understand him better than anybody."
Sootopolis
Ludmilla: No I'm not serious. He said that was a reoccuring nightmare, starting around this December. But he did ask me to keep that from happening. Both the nightmare itself and the nightmares it came from.
-She actually does pat Jacob on the shoulder this time.-
Ludmilla: On the battlefield, you focus, tightly, on the long-term plan through short-term decisions. But the long-term plan never deviates from achieving your goal.
Mauville
Phosphora: S-sure. You... wanna...?
-She gives a timid wave in the restaurant's general direction as a way of asking if he wants to lead.-
NFB, past
-To Salvador-
Well, I kinda have my mons swear on the Vow once they join up not to divulge to anyone the nature of the artifacts without my say so, and people tend to think of mons as lesser so it rarely occurs to them to try getting to my stuff through my mons.
A couple actually know how to use the Orb like I can. Shaka killed one, but you learnt from one of the others, probably because they felt it was their best bet to change the future as well. You learnt from Cobalt, didn't you? The Vow pact only lasts until death after all.
Sootopolis, today
I can't promise anything Ever, but I don't plan on dying during our likely final confrontation.
Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.Sea of Kyogre, Floating Fortress, Bridge
Lazarus is sitting at his command chair after another round of surgery in the Wardrobe.
His face has... changed.
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Lazarus: What do you think, Glendower?
<Glendower: Oh, most intimidating, milord.>
Lazarus: Excellent.
Sootopolis
There is a tent set up here, with waves of heat rolling off of it.
"So, you live the life of a simple man?"
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Decisions were made regrets were had.Sootopolis City
Lucius: ...Well, that's reassuring. I'm probably not going to be beaten to death. Nothing to worry about, then. Have you considered a career in nursing with that bedside manner?
He gives an anxious sigh.
Lucius: ...Sorry. Nerves talking. Anyway... I'll be honest with him if you think it's for the best. Speaking my mind hasn't always ended well in the past, but... I suppose it's better than doing nothing at all.
Bishop: <I wouldn't go so far as to say I understand him better than anybody. I simply feel that... I could've done more for him after his purification. Helped him to come to terms with what happened to him. As it stands, I was too preoccupied with other matters to provide aid when he needed it most.>
Sootopolis
Jacob: -Sighs a relieved sigh- "Okay, thanks. I'll... keep that in mind."
-He sighs again, and looks aside- "... Well that was certainly well timed. And while that might be true, I... life isn't a battlefield. It's not just one fight right after another. How the hell am I supposed to... you know? I feel like that's all I'll be able to do. Just... fight. And not even that, well. Verax, Leng, Zrone, Cipher... I can't even protect myself. If all I can do is fight, even if I reach my goal am I really going to enjoy my life?"
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

"What about you, first time I met you something happened and you didn't want to talk."
Sunny sniffs the block. Sunny eats the block. Sunny likes the block. Sunny glomps Des.
<I like block!> :3
Decisions were made regrets were had.