KAZUKI [tangent=Current Heart Level | Acquaintance][/tangent]

The man who approached you seems momentarily dumbstruck. Sharp green eyes take you in, clearly distracted by your beauty. “What the hell?” He murmurs. “Is this some kind of an update…” He waves a hand in the air, metal bracers and gloves clinking with the gesture. Curiously, he’s half-dressed, but you remember him wearing the same getup when you first met. His appearance doesn’t daunt you. His eyes meet yours again, still puzzled. “It’s Kazuki. I remember you. You heel stomped the dragon.” He smirks. “Didn’t do shit, but it looked pretty sick.” What do you want to do? [tangent=Strike a conversation!]TALK[/tangent] [tangent=Give a little gift ♥]GIFT[/tangent] [tangent=Only available at Romantic Heart Level!]DATE[/tangent] [tangent=Skedaddle? ]LEAVE[/tangent]

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KAZUKI [tangent=Current Heart Level | Friendly][/tangent]

“Yeah, it can mean that.” He seems a little taken aback by your compliment. “But I only chose it because it’s what a f— some pest calls me.” He snorts. “They said they preferred calling me by the name of a superior fighter.” He raises a brow when you go on to explain your name. “Isn’t it? M’Foxy’s a hard name to forget.” At the sudden offer of the Sewaddle, he blinks, looking between it and the endearing pigeon-toe stance you’ve taken. There appears to be no end to the surprises when it comes to you. He slowly takes the ball from your outstretched hands. “… Good guess on the handwraps. I’ll take it.” ♥ HEART LEVEL INCREASED! ♥ He pauses, staring at the air, before looking back at you. “Actually, let’s make it a trade. You found the dragon in the first place, and you stuck around until the end.” He takes a pokeball from his pockets, offering it to you. It shines along with the metal on his hands. “I got this one from the Rookery recently. It’s uh… a flamingo. Literally, just a flamingo.” He chuckles. “It fights by dancing its opponent to death. Suits you pretty well, doesn’t it?” Accept the FLAMIGO? [tangent=Earn +5 Heart Points]ACCEPT[/tangent] [tangent=Lose -10 Heart Points]REJECT[/tangent]

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TRADE COMPLETE!

flamigo & sewaddle have been exchanged!

Kazuki & M'Foxy

M'FOXY [tangent=Current Heart Level | À̷̖̘̺̼̬̻̼͚̱̉̉͑̎̐̃͘̕͘d̴̨̛̟̟̙͈̣̲̹̝̩͔̦̻̩͌͒̈́̒̌́̀͐͋͝ǒ̵̬̲̟̣̲̭͈͚̤̦̬̼̪̥͎͚̀̌̂̆̇̽̇̓͋̏̽̕̕͘r̸̨̡̡̩̥͓͎̦̹̻̗̭͛̔͌́͘̕i̶̡̥̘̯̘͎̾́̓̉̓͑͊ṋ̶̡͓͎̫̪͈͚̠̎̆̉̈̀̚͝g̵̡̢̡̣̤̝͍̝̮͠][/tangent]

M'Foxy is quiet through your tirade. Her eyes slide to the ground, and she thinks a moment. But there's not much to think about. No one is watching, after all. "... Haha, you're right!" She laughs, suddenly, hands clapping together. "I wasn't there for that- but next year's Valentines should be fun, right? Maybe we should go together!" Her demeanor and affect has shifted back to normal, [tangent=Kazuki? Something isn't right- you can see that too, can't you? Can you hear me?]eyes bright and gleaming[/tangent]. She watches you with a soft, but flirtatious look. "I think that'd be fun, right? Maybe... maybe you can see how your flamigo is doing...?" She swishes in place, a bit, tails swirling. "There wasn't anyone else you wanted to go with, right?"

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M'FOXY [tangent=Current Heart Level | Devoted][/tangent]

M'Foxy blinks at the sudden question, a little "Eeh?" of surprise slipping out of her delicate mouth. She gasps a bit, when you take her hands, but she doesn't pull away- a flush instead coloring her cheeks. She looks up at you adoringly, nervous, but almost like she's been waiting for this the whole time. [tangent=Kazuki? It- It's going to be okay. We- We just have to stay calm.]"I... Oh, I thought... I thought you were already seeing someone..."[/tangent] She frowns, bashful, but looks at you from under her lashes. [tangent=This has happened to me before. Or- or it will later? I- I don't know-]"I think I'd like that,"[/tangent] She says, pulling a hand away only to fiddle with a lock of her hair, too overcome with her love for you to do anything else. ♥ DATE INITIATED ♥ M'Foxy gives you a radiant smile, tails swishing again. "Maybe we could go somewhere more private? More trainers should be coming through here soon, and I... I just want to spend time with you." Where do you want to go? [tangent=Missing item settlement_saloon_datepass.dll! This archive cannot be accessed, and will be skipped.]WARM TAVERN[/tangent] [tangent=Missing item birchwild_flowerpetal_datepass.dll! This archive cannot be accessed, and will be skipped.]FLOWERFALL PICNIC[/tangent] [tangent=Missing item timberland_haunted_datepass.dll! This archive cannot be accessed, and will be skipped.]NIGHTTIME CABIN[/tangent] [tangent=Missing item steppes_electric_datepass.dll! This archive cannot be accessed, and will be skipped.]STORMY FIELDS[/tangent] [tangent=A mysterious setting- will it be shaped by your love?]HEARTFELT REUNION[/tangent]

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M'FOXY [tangent=Current Heart Level | r̶̨͕̮̮͕̹̪̙̘̙̠̹̮͙̟̫̼͆̿̐̀̾̑͊̽̇̈́͑̎̓̇̅ȩ̴̛̲̲̝͓͉̈́̀̆̊̓̑̈̒ͅs̶͚̀̓͜ţ̸̡̙̗̻̱̯̼̮͙̗̌̓ọ̴̰͙̀r̸̭̩̰̭̺͉̞̣͈̖̼͙͎͈̺̐̃̌͂̍̒͊̎̃̊͒̆̏̚͝ͅe̵̲͍̩̯̳͕̳͌̿̿̉̍d̶̢̯̤̞̰͙͖̘̲͚͙̜͇͈̆́ͅͅ][/tangent]

M'foxy looks out over the horizon, each flash of light seeming only to brighten her love for you. "It is beautiful," She says, taking in the sights, the sounds- the flash of lightning, the roar of thunder, the duraludon under their feet. She turns, to face Kazuki fully, eyes wide and desperately yearning. ".... promise me something," She beseeches, and grabs not at Kazuki's shirt (as he wasn't wearing one), but instead at his arms, and holds him tight. "Promise you'll fight for me, even if I can't be there." "I…" Her voice falters, but only for an instant before it rings out again, strong and true. "I want you to destroy a million duraludon, if that's what it takes. For- for us." Her expression grows almost stoic, lips set into a firm- if pouty- line, but her brows are furrowed with concern. "If you can do that… then I'll work hard for us, too." The air around them seems to shift, eating away at the landscape byte by byte, until there is simply nothing- just gridlined whiteness for floor, for sky. Even shading and shadow and depth are absent. M'foxy pauses, as if listening, and looks intently up at Kazuki again. "We'll be invincible, forever," She promises, and stretches up to give him a soft kiss. I know you were backed into a corner. I know you had nothing but to give blessing. But your blessing will be the end of Us. I'm sorry. Puis-je te chérir longtemps après ton départ. She pulls back, eyelashes fluttering a bit- and glances over as distant duraludon shatter, their pieces scattering and tumbling across the nothingness past them. The world seeps back in- a mockery of the Steppe, dark grass and reaching spines- and a pylon of shattered steel, the fetid carcass of some great bird pierced onto it. [tangent="Wait- what was that? Who was he talking to?"]"We’re invincible together.”[/tangent] She repeats. [tangent="Kazuki- Kazuki, wait, are you-"]"We'll defy death itself."[/tangent] "Oh-" M'foxy perks, suddenly, and swivels to look back over at Kazuki. "Tell me! If you had to pick your favorite 4̸̡̛̟̺̻̲̞̠̫̬̤̬͎̹͕̉̿͗͋̐̅́͑͗̚̕͘͘͜3̸̹̝̠̖̫͖̰̻̩͊͗̂̀͊́̂͝2̴̡̢̝̻̰̻̟̺͚̥͉̹̼͉͐̍̑̓̊̊̇͗̆̇͛̋͐̂͒̏̕͜ͅ4̴̢̺͉̝̲̝́̎̽̄̕3̶̘͙̀3̷̭̜͐͋̄͗̃̅̀͐̓̿̿̏̓͗͘̚͠ color, what would it be?" She giggles a little as she asks it- it doesn't seem like she's being very subtle…

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