"Chief, I have to do this."
"Absolutely not!" Anabel's voice barely remained cordial at this point, "You and Croagunk may be strong but this situation has quickly gone out of control! I know the Pokémon involved, I need you to stay behind so I can handle--"
"And so do I!" Looker grew agitated. The mission itself, though growing in danger, wasn't something unfamiliar to them both, nothing of which the likes that Looker could not handle and yet.. "This is our assignment and we cannot afford to lose any more time arguing over it. You're not... Invincible, Chief, we have our limits and we can't afford to spread ourselves thin--"
"Stand down, Mr. Looker, that's an order!"
Looker took a sharp inhale, Anabel shuddered from pumped adrenaline. "I have many Pokémon to contain the hazard, to limit it within an area. I-I can't risk it taking its aggression out on you, I can't risk you getting killed on my watch, agent, you're my responsibility and--"
"I know... I know that I don't have as many Pokémon partners to my name as my peers. I know I'm no Champion ranked trainer, I KNOW Croagunk's weaknesses in battle but I also know his strengths. I know what we're going against, I've done the research, I've scouted the area as much as I can...!"
"I KNOW what other agents have thought about me, said about me, I know my methods are odd and obtuse and I'm foolish and...!"
Another inhale. Expression pleading.
"Dammit all, I'm still an International Police agent, Anabel...!" Looker's voiced wavered in desperation, the slightest bit breaking. "This is my job...! This is who I am, what I trained for...! .... Even if you think otherwise....!"
"Looker..." Anabel spoke barely above a whisper, unable to find her words in that moment, "That's not... I..."
And silence. How good can her words and sincerity be when her actions have been so deafening?
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