﹙SHINING STEEL.﹚

﹙indie steven stone of pkmn oras. read rules before interacting.﹚

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herstrengths:

bianca was look critically at the map in front of her, confused and utterly frustrated. sootopolis city was a city that could only be reached by flying or surfing, which was fine in itself, but figuring out the best way to get there was frustrating. 

hoenn had been an unexpected trip. bianca had been planning on heading back home, finally, after months in sinnoh. but the professor asked for a quick stop. 

the girl was eager to be of use, but the new region was absolutely one of the most confusing things ever. which, she supposed, was the exact same thing she said about sinnoh. 

she jumped when she heard a voice– whipping around, eyes wide.

“oh! hello!” bianca gave him a smile. “yes! i’ve never been here before.” 

"allow me to welcome you into the region then!" he smiles. with a glance at her expression, then at the map in her hands...

it's fairly easy to deduce what the issue is, but if she isn't immediately requesting directions, there should be time for...

"hoenn is a fantastic place, filled to the brim with pokemon-- and great places to go look for rocks and the like, if that suits your interests," he continues. "whether you're here for vacation, training, research, adventure... there are many things to do around here."

now he gestures to the map, friendly smile getting a little wider.

"are you looking for a place in particular at the moment, or would you like me to recommend an area to visit?" steven asks. "and may i trouble you for your name?"

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opalescentstardust:

“Oh…?”

He opens the box curiously and blinks when he sees the Pokeball. For a moment he simply turns the ball around in his hand, but then he presses the button and releases whatever’s inside.

He’s surprised to see that it’s not a Pokemon he recognizes in the slightest. It’s…almost like a rocky Buneary. With more crystals. And as the strange Pokemon turns to look at him, he lets out an uncharacteristically loud exclamation,

“What…what is this Pokemon, Zircon? I’ve never seen anything like it! Where did you find it? What typing is it? What–”

"it's a carbink."

he stifles a light laugh at opal's response-- honestly, if he were in the same situation, he'd probably have a similar reaction.

"known as the jewel pokemon, they are rock-fairy types born from intense temperature and pressure deep underground. when in packs, they use the mane around their necks to keep each others' jewels polished... it's an adorable sight."

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opalescentstardust:

He can’t judge the staring; that was his reaction, too, at seeing himself on television and in newspapers in this world. But it is a little amusing. He’s not one for exaggerated to things, after all, so seeing the beginnings of it on himself is interesting.

“That we are,” he says with a nod. “Two different examples of the very same person.”

He puts a hand to his chin and glances downward as he thinks. How best would it be to explain all of this to him? He’s not entirely sure how this works himself.

“You’re aware of parallel universe theories, are you not?”

He turns away from both Steven and the mural and descends the steps. He looks around at the room they’re in, so familiar yet so different. It wasn’t this exact cave but another where he’d crossed between worlds, but he’d wanted to check several others in case there were other, related events in similar conditions. As far as he can tell each cave was completely normal, no anomalies, this one included.

“I was out on another dig,” he begins. “While I’m not yet sure on the specifics, there was…some sort of happening that brought me from my world to this one we’re in now. I wasn’t aware of it until much later, and by the time I’d realized that I was no longer in my own world, I had no way to get back. Whatever sort of event happened, all traces of it were gone.”

“For the past few–months, I suppose–I’ve been keeping to myself, trying to find my way back. But I’ve had no such luck.” 

He turns back toward Steven.

“It seems I’m stuck here for now.”

as the other steven speaks, he simply stands and listens in silence, taking the information in, though his face can’t help but screw up in sympathy.

from another world...

"stuck here in a universe parallel to your own..."

his brow furrows, but not from confusion.

no, his expression errs more on the side of grim.

"... i should have listened to her earlier," he mutters to himself, pinching the bridge of his nose. "if we'd..."

he trails off once he realizes he's thinking aloud, closing his eyes and losing himself in thought for a few moments. his hand moves to his chin pensively-- and just like that, he's mirroring what the other had done only moments ago.

then, suddenly, his eyelids snap open again and his head lifts slightly.

"... wait." he looks back towards him. "... the world you come from. does it have mega evolution?"

in the mossdeep space center, hadn't zinnia described, specifically, a world without mega evolution? how hypothetical WAS that?

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opalescentstardust:

He’s already way ahead of you, Zirc, and passes over a gift bag with that very same sweater in it.

“It’s a bit early to be giving out gifts, but!”

gaaaaaasp!

... zircon returns a moment later now wearing the sweater and holding a neatly wrapped present box.

"thank you, opal! here, in exchange...” he hands over the box-- rather small, and opening it will reveal a single pokeball. wonder what’s inside...?

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eyes opal.

... he has to go buy one of those.

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he's going to put even more sugar into his tea just to spite all of you.

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"... good to see i can be proud of my self control when it comes to caffeine intake, i suppose." says the man who can, will and has consumed entire pots of severely over-sugared tea in single sittings.

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opalescentstardust:

“Yes, I happen to be a bit of a hobbyist,” he replies. Yes, just a hobbyist, with his vast personal collection. With his rings studded with precious stones and pockets lined with various samples purely for fidgeting. “While I’m a trainer at heart, geology has been a lifelong passion…”

Steven’s close inspections of him don’t go unnoticed. Leave it to himself to be able to tell when something was a bit off. When two great minds think alike…He laughs quietly. Hiding from himself was impossible, or so they said. Though in this case it was to be meant quite literally. 

While perhaps he could play it up for long enough to leave the situation, it would seem quite suspicious, wouldn’t it?

He looks at Steven with a smile on his face.

“…I suppose when you’re on the case, laying low and living quietly isn’t quite going to work, is it?” he says with a bit of humor in his voice. “I’d assumed upon my arrival here that avoiding each other would be for the best, but it seems fate has brought us together.”

One tug from each hand removes the floppy hat and fake glasses combination to reveal a clone of the man before him, nearly identical in every way.

“My name also happens to be Steven. I apologize for deceiving you, but as you can see with things as they are, it’s a bit strange to outright say it.”

"i see!"

always nice to meet a fellow enthusiast, no matter the degree to which they do enthuse-- but when he continues, the mildly excited expression on his face fades into a confused one, shortly before--

“---!”

a shock and a half that reveal was, though steven keeps his reaction fairly contained-- but when he attempts to regain his composure he adjusts his cravat and clears his throat as if he'd reacted much more exaggeratedly.

"..."

it seems as if he hasn't completely recovered just yet, actually.

he takes a moment, scanning over him once more, this time through slightly squinted eyes.

"i... assume you mean to say, then, that..." he begins, finally. "... you... and i... are two instances of the same person?"

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— s.c. // @pairuhiku​

the meeting of two region's champions-- hearing something like that, the most common mental image would probably either be an intense battle or some sort of important, professional meeting...

however, such is not the case when steven's eyes meet red's in the middle of polishing/pampering his metagross, surprised to see he's got company in this isolated (and rather uninviting) area.

"oh, hello there." even as he turns to speak to red, his hands continue moving across the steel body of his pokemon. "you're red, correct? my name is steven, it's nice to meet you."

metagross rumbles in greeting, not minding steven's split attention (for now) since he's not occupied enough to start ignoring it yet.

"ah, i'm not occupying a favourite quiet spot for you, am i? i happened upon it while exploring and... well, the view was fantastic, so i settled in to enjoy it with metagross here..."

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opalescentstardust:

“Agreed. A Champion’s duties are to their region just as much as they are to their Pokemon and those who may come to challenge them…”

Wasn’t that why he’d resigned his position to Wallace in the first place? As much as he’d enjoyed the title, he’d so greatly missed the freedom that came with travelling to and fro of his own free will. That, and all of the publicity, the fact that spur of the moment trips were limited due to challengers and regular region monitoring…

Ah. He was getting sidetracked.

“I, too, met someone particularly special here once,” he says, scanning the mural once more with a fond expression. It would be this room, wouldn’t it? Though it’s much, much different from the space he used to frequent for digging. “A friend, of sorts. It’s been a long time since I saw that person…”

It was entirely possible he may never see them again, too. 

Or, perhaps he may encounter the one of this world…his gaze shifts to fall on this world’s Steven again. The look in his eye–it’s so familiar. They’re both speaking of the same trainer, aren’t they? 

It seems, even in this other world, some things are still a constant. He chuckles quietly. How interesting.

“Even when one considers himself the strongest, there will always be another to test that strength…” he muses. “And another who knows something he does not. It’s the nature of things to change, learn, and grow, is it not?”

"yes, that's exactly it." steven nods. "seems you and i have similar philosophies, then."

a long pause precedes his next words, with a thoughtful expression drifting back onto his visage.

"... perhaps there is something here that attracts people with energies interesting enough to rival that of the mural's."

his arms are crossed, studious eyes scrolling over the other's features, fashion, posture... somewhere in the back of his mind he remembers it's 'rude' to analyse people like this, but his curiosity stifles it.

he knows he should have patience, wait to see why it is something feels strange... but it's hard to hold back after his intuition has proved itself so trustworthy so many times.

"... i have a fairly good sense of these things... i wonder what the reason for the impact of your presence is," he asks-- though doesn't expect an answer. "maybe it's the feeling of a kindred spirit...?"

something did feel oddly familiar, after all. something he hadn't been able to put a finger on quite yet.

"you have an interest in art... are you interested in stones, too, by any chance?" he inquires. "... i suppose i'm curious to know if your correct identification of the limestone is simply a result of dedication to the former, or if rocks fascinate you too."

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