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     Anon commented  Right... And you're not concerned at all about the fact that he's still the chairman of the league?                                                                             ⊱⊱ Unprompted ⊰⊰

     “Why would I be? ‘e can only do so much as chairman without the whole comity’s approval. And well, be a feckin’--I mean--” Raihan clears his throat, “--it would be a pretty foolish move. A lot of their earnings would vanish if ‘e did kick me out or the likes.”      Part of him also feels like Leon would not make such an action like that. Though, this is coming from information he had from when they were kids. . .

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     Anon commented  You wouldn't have gotten.... An assault lawsuit or...?                                                                               ⊱⊱ Unprompted ⊰⊰

    “. . .”

     “A pokemon battle wouldn’t end up in somethin’ like that, an’ that’s the only kind of fightin’ ‘ve done with ‘im.” Let us not speak of the time he ko’ed Leon with a kick to the head. . . or punched him in the jaw. Though, he does have reasons for it that are beyond he just doesn’t like the former Champion.       A good thing Leon has not pursued any legal action, even the League probably would struggle to hide that. Not that he would say he is thankful for that fact. Yeah, part of him feels a little bad for the damages, but there is a price to be paid for insulting the pride of a dragon.

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     @teamyellboss​​ commented  Pokes Raihans nose                                                                             ⊱⊱ Unprompted ⊰⊰

     The poke comes as a surprise at first, getting the dragon tamer to blink to register it and then give his classical grin, “Hey, didn’t know ya could reach that high, Piersy~” He teases by leaning down a bit, even if there is not much of a height difference between the two of them, “Ya bein’ friendly or is there another reason for the jab?”

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     @piercethepiers​​ commented  What video games do you enjoy playing? And you don't have to answer this one if it's too personal, but I'm curious about why you'd major in biology?? I don't major n it, but I think it's neat.                                                                           ⊱⊱ Munday ?s ⊰⊰ 

     Overall I’m a huge fan of horror games be solo or multiplayer. Though, lately I’ve been really enjoying rogue-like games that can be torture since you start all the way at the beginning when you die. There has been some pretty good ones of those as of late. I play a lot of stuff like Stardew Valley, Risk of Rain 2, Skul, Dead by Daylight, Pokemon, Assassin’s Creed, Amnesia, Journey to a Savage Planet, Graveyard Keeper--kinda a whole variety of things. If it has a good storyline or good game mechanics usually I’ll enjoy it!      And nah! I don’t feel it’s too personal to answer why I majored in biology. Biology has been a thing I’ve had a passion for since I was a kid. I love studying science in general and out of all of them I enjoyed biology the most--that and for the longest time I planned to become a surgeon so biology was my best choice as a major going into that field aside from pre-med but most medical schools would rather something like biology since they wanna teach you the med stuff their way.

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     @rotomatic​​ commented  ✭                                                                         ⊱⊱ Random Headcanon ⊰⊰

     Raihan has a bit of a sweet tooth but he doesn’t really indulge in such things often. Most of the time he sticks to a strict diet but the times he does end up eating sweets he can go overboard easily.

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     @sunnyshocked​ commented  [ 📲 • sms ] —— wanna go catch a movie tomorrow?                                                                                      ⊱⊱ Texty ⊰⊰

     The bzt from Rotto gets teal eyes to glance up, noticing the message pop up onto the screen. As the phone settles in his hand, a slender finger swipes to the messaging app--an eyebrow raising at the sender. Right, that Gym Leader he encountered from Sinnoh.       Humming, Raihan mentally pulls up his schedule before letting out a huff. His finger swipes over the screen once again to send out a quick message.

[ To: SunnyShock ] love to but got challenges for the next few weeks 😱 [ To: SunnyShock ] maybe when the Champ Cup is over [ To: SunnyShock ] the woes of being popular in Galar 

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     @starrylyre​​ commented  She’s going to just rest her head on his shoulder happily. “I love you.”                                                                                    ⊱⊱ Unprompted ⊰⊰

     The three words get an odd reaction out of the tamer at first. Truly, he’s never heard those words spoken to him aside from being screamed out by fans. That kind of phrasing with those words is something different, something not as deep. . . something that does not directly impact his own feelings.       Still, the words are foreign to him--their meaning confusing him in how to respond. Hardly does he ever have a grip on his own emotions on normal days by himself, but around Lyra? They get more complicated.      How can he say those words back? How could somebody know they feel such deep levels of love. He loves his pokemon, but that is a familial way. This is the possible romantic love. Is it possible or true?       For moments Raihan remains quiet, brain working a millions of miles an hour trying to figure out how to respond--and to mean the words. No matter what he tries, the proper words fall before they can reach his lips. The only thing he can utter is a messy, “I know.” 

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     @redtoomuchintoit​​ commented  "So I heard... Through the grapevine... That you're not a huge fan of Leon."                                                                                  ⊱⊱ Unprompted ⊰⊰

     “Pardon, but whom the fuck told ya that?” There is a hint of annoyance simply at the fact people are talking about that when there is the desire to keep such a thing on the down-low. Their relationship is supposed to be rivals but not enemies like how it is seen in the tamer’s eyes.       “Don’t know what rumors are bein’ spread. . .” He grimaces, shaking his head as he types out a quick response to a comment on one of his posts, “I may not be amazing friends with ‘im, but don’t think anythin’ says that I’m ‘not a fan of ‘im.’” If somebody has seen something that expresses the distaste--to say the least--for Leon, that means they’ve been closer to Raihan than he’s expected. . . and has seen things he had hoped was kept to private settings.

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     @fallenspirit​​ commented  🍼✨                                                                                        ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

     Already answered the first one here!

✨ :Has your character ever encountered a shiny Pokémon ? Do they have one in their team?       He’s actually got two shiny Pokémon: Jewel the shiny Jangmo-o and Noodle the Rayquaza. Neither are really used on his team since Jewel is still a first-stage and Noodle is a legendary so very few tournaments allow them to participate. Though, he does plan to bring Noodle in for the Battle Tower once the dragon is older.

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     @streetsteel​​ commented  🌑 : How does your character handle villainous organisations? Have they ever encountered one? How did that go?                                                                                      ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

      Really Galar never had a villainous organization, so he hasn’t really had the chance to deal with one. He far from considers Team Yell to be “villainous” and the same with Marco Cosmos--yeah, what Rose did was wrong but it wasn’t done for villainous reasons.       Depending on the point in his life, Raihan would either do everything in his power to stop it, or try to figure out different things about them--their goal, the way they want to get to their goal, etc. Majority of the time it’s going to be being an ass and getting in the way unless you include his future where there is a high likelihood that he’s gonna be the one playing villain and that means either there’s going to be a problem or a truce.

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     @pkmnsdarkqueen​​ commented  😀 : Describe one of your character’s relationships with their Pokémon.                                                                                    ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

      Dura is family to Raihan. Being his first Pokémon even before he took on the challenge, Dura’s been there for over two decades by his side. There are often times Rai will end up spoiling the hell out of Dura including shining him up to make him sparkle, lots of snacks and treats, extra time of training, going on runs // walks, and accompanying him around Galar outside of his Pokéball.      If anything happened to Dura, Raihan would be crushed, to the point he couldn’t continue on battling. 

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     @beetrootfae​​ & @gravitasfatum​​ commented 🍼 : Are there any Pokémon your character has difficulty handling? Are there any they find easiest to raise?                                                                                  ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

      Hardest for him has been raising Silla, Giga and Torque, mainly since they have quite a different temperament than the dragons he is used to working with. All three were very laid back at first when it came to training, and did not respond well to Raihan’s usual training tactics--he ended up having to take a slower approach with the three, which also gave him the chance to change it a bit with his dragons to add in more affection and pets.      Dragons, of course, are the easiest for him to work with. Working with ones like Deino and Dreepy were a sudden shift but he’s able to adapt being the Dragon Tamer of Galar. Dura was actually the easiest but that’s because he just grew up beside the Duraludon.

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     @sunnyshocked​​ commented  🚴: Does your character own a bicycle? Can they ride it? Are they constantly lectured by their professors for riding it where they’re not supposed to?                                                                                ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

     Rai actually does not own a Rottom Bike surprisingly and doesn’t really plan to buy one anytime soon. He prefers to either run // walk or fly to a location. He didn’t get one when he was a kid so had to be a bit creative when it came to moving around quickly--a good thing Trapp ended up evolving into a Flygon pretty quickly. Partially it’s also because he feels closer to his Pokemon and the eggs he hatches when walking since it does take a bit more time but that also means he gets more time with them when walking around.      Even so, he does get a bit of a lecture from professors for being a bit careless at times--including letting his Pokémon run around out of their balls in the middle of buildings such as the lab itself.

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     @hattricks​​ commented  When did Raihan realize he could hold two full size pokeballs in one hand. Is this a flex                                                                              ⊱⊱ Pokemon Asks ⊰⊰

     “The exact time will remain a mystery to ya--it was sometime ‘round the time when I started trainin’ to become the Hammerlocke Leader.” More specifically when he finally hit his growth spurt and went from squirt to tower and was dared by one of the older trainers to try to throw two Pokéballs at once. They were the one who ended up looking like a fool when he succeeded and that became part of his style.       He gives a signature grin, eyes half-lidded, “And to the second one, that should be obvious~” Yes, yes it is a flex.

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     Anon commented  Are dragons actually as possessive as people say they are?                                                                            ⊱⊱ Curious Anon ⊰⊰

     “’d more phrase it as protective than possessive. Like any other Pokemon they can be territorial of their space and protective of their belongin’s. If ya can bond with ‘em they’ll let ya be in their territory or share their things with ya, but that’s only if ya become bonded with ‘em. Otherwise, they’ll fend anyone off their stufff.”       “Possessive makes it seem like they won’t let ya anywhere near their stuff even if ya make that bond with ‘em. If ya work with ‘em, they’ll let ya see their good stuff like the shiny thing they hide or just let ya share the territory. Even if they come off as protective, they aren’t so stubborn they won’t let anyone near.”

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     Anon commented  What is Raihan's opinion of marriage as a concept? Does he think the idea would be appealing to him someday or does he find it kind of suffocating?                                                                          ⊱⊱ Curious Anon ⊰⊰

     “Eh, marriage isn’t quite m’thing. ‘m really not for the whole bein’ bound through some legal shite on a piece o’ paper.” He shrugs lightly, “I don’t need that to know I love somebody. Might give a ring or somethin’ but ‘d rather not go through the whole ceremony an’ stuff. Kinda like it’s suffocatin’.”       He is not a fan of the idea of marriage. Maybe if his lover ends up wanting to go through marriage, he would but otherwise he would not want to go through with it.