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"You know? That might be a fun idea! Exploring the depths of these waters would be interesting. A good idea to bring some swimming pokemon with us, though. Don't want to get stunned by those Frillish. Even if as Swimmer we can't drown, still a wise idea."

Her eyes would grow wide seeing the latest catch, grinning ear to ear. "Wishiwashi!" She practically leaped off her crate over towards the fish on the hook, wiggling desperately with obvious tears in his eyes.

"Oh, don't worry little guy." Laguna would speak, quickly capturing the fella. "You'll be coming home with me! I got big plans to take care of you!"

Satisfied with their catches already, Laguna's own rod was still in the water on a pure business sake. Might as well keep catching things for ol' Blarney, but she was quite satisfied.

"Oh man, I've been wanting one of those guys for forever. We really did catch each other's wishlist, huh?"

"You know, Wishiwashi is cute. And also terrifying. I think that's why I love it so much." She chuckled softly as she settled back into the calm of fishing.

It felt like something was nibbling at her hook with the gentle motions of the bobber, but nothing concrete yet. Perhaps it was being cautious? Pokemon were intelligent, after all.

"A Skrelp would be pretty cool! Maybe we'd have a bit of better luck finding them in the ocean, but maybe this leads to the ocean? I got no idea how far this underwater puddle goes."

A few moments would pass by with nothing biting. Wondering if she no longer had any bait on her hook, she began to reel it back in, only to surprisingly catch something! "Oh!" She exclaimed with a laugh, quickly reeling in the catch. "Got something sneaky!"

There's a [Bigness]u2a8DIh01d100 [Description]1d90 [Blarney]1d100 on the line!

Law? American law presumably, given they were on the American server anyways. EVen still, she hummed in thought. She hadn't really expected it, but it was kind of cool.

"Oh! Well, art is kind of always nebulous." She responded with a smile on her face, once again dropping her line into the water. "Sometimes, I just doodle random things. Anything that comes to my mind. I admit I've doodled Pokemon more often than I can remember nowadays. Remind me to send you a few pics later!"

Turning to face Sarah, she continued. "But like, professionally? I've done work for all kinds of things. I don't work for any like, animation studio or anything like that. Mostly freelance work. There's no end to other people creating their own content that needs artists like me to help make their vision become true. Sometimes people try and cheat me out of actually paying, but I keep all my bases covered legally. So, there's that."

She sighed softly, eyes glancing back over towards the water. "Some more stable employment would probably be nice, but I'm making do by myself. Got my own place, able to buy groceries, and spend so much of my free time playing video games. Can't say it's bad, you know?"

"Hmm, Galarian Meowth makes the most sense. I'm not sure if their poison is actual poison, or if it's like electric shocks, or ghost soul nonsense? Pokemon are weird."

She probably would have rambled about her theories some more, when Sarah caught a fish. Reaching around, Laguna helped by grabbing onto their waist and holding them steady as they yanked up the fish. Immediately, Laguna was in awe.

"Awwww, that's a Mantyke! And it's so big for such a little tyke!" She'd giggle, patting the big guy before catching them properly and setting them aside with the previous catch.

"We're doing well for ourselves! Maybe even after Blarney has found all the fish he wants, I might even come back here to keep fishing." Laguna would slowly drag a smaller crate over towards the pond, something for them both to sit on.

Simply humming as she watched the bobber, a question popped into her head as she turned to face her fellow trainer. "So, we've fought together several times, but I don't actually think I know you that well. What do you do for fun?"

"Honestly? Who knows!" Laguna was readying her own line, adjusting her bait and tackle, trying before dropping her own into the pool. The important part was to keep their lines far enough apart that they wouldn't tangle.

"I mean, maybe something that lives in underwater caves? Or maybe something came in from the outside? Whatever the case, probably something the cats eat."

She hummed softly in thought, leaning back against the crate herself. "Either way, this is pretty nice. I haven't gone fishing yet. And in, well, the grander world beyond, heh, I haven't gone fishing in years. A shame, really."

Not even a full minute after she had dropped her hook, the bobber wobbled in the water and Laguna quickly tugged on her fishing rod. "Already? Looks like we have the best spot!"

There's a [Bigness]iQctDowS1d100 [Description]1d90 [Blarney]1d100 on the line!

The shadows seemed to move around them, and Laguna's stomach dropped. Like a cold stone settled within, freezing her from the inside out, weighing her down.

"Gadot, I don't-"

"Shut up." They spoke in response, causing Laguna to wince. "You and I both know this is the only way. Unless you want to give up, I suggest-"

"I know! I know what to do!" Laguna shouted back. "You don't have to lecture me. I get it. I do." There was that lingering temptation to just, go out with them. Spare them the sacrifice, and go out together. But unfortunately, not only would that help nobody, least of all the trapped Pokemon in the Pokeball, but someone's words echoed in her head...

"A shared death is not a shared fate-"

"... Alright. I'll do it." She reached down, grabbing the star from Gadot's leg. The limb shimmered and faded, leaving them with just one. A feeling that made Laguna herself grow numb.

Instead of tossing it into the distance, Laguna would float the star up beside them, waiting for the Starcatcher to come and devour it before slashing with all her might at the mysterious creature. If she couldn't process her feelings healthily, then violence always worked.

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-1 Bleeding. -2 Pokeball. +1 Gorebyss Ink. +1 Honedge Dagger.

"Laguna!"

Her vision was overwhelmed with darkness as she spun into the abyss, slammed by something she couldn't even see coming. Her head was spinning, and she struggled to focus.

"Laguna get up, or you're going to be eaten next!"

The words from Gallade Gadot suddenly snapped Laguna back to reality. Being hit by a fast-moving object out nowhere had her her deeply lost in her thoughts, negative memories threatening to bubble to the surface as she snapped out of it.

One of her stars was missing, presumably eaten instead of her right away, but her Pokeball had been flung out into the void again.

"Gah, forget me! Just go!" Laguna shouted once more, turning to try and grab the Pokeball out from floating in the voice once more.

"What are you, an idiot?" Gadot suddenly shouted back, and Laguna winced instinctively as her hand wrapped around the Pokeball again. She expected some chastising about struggling and failing to be a hero for something she couldn't even confirm existed. For all she knew, it was an empty Pokeball.

And yet, the words she got had a soft smile spread across her face instead. "We're in this together, quit trying to do it yourself. We didn't stop being partners when the spotlight turned off."

Tears floated out from Laguna's eyes, as the celestial partner floated back to grab their arm. "Alright" She spoke softly, one hand gripping tightly onto the dagger, the other still on the Pokeball. "Let's go."

The dark mass in the shadows approached once more, but Laguna this time would simply hold the knife out, ready to strike just in case, rather than tempt fate. Perhaps the threat of a visible weapon wielded defensively might deter whatever the Starcatcher truly was.

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-1 Bleeding. -2 Pokeball. +1 Gorebyss Ink. +1 Honedge Dagger.