#nemona was eyeing me suspiciously because of that.

[candyredappledragon]

I think you could probably beat Nemona in a double battle... The issue is just your team not being built for singles

i know... i mean i know my team ISNT built for singles.

[verysmolspams]

The amount of jealous Arven I’m seeing gave me inspiration so here: *drops another OC fanfic*

Jealous Arven x OC! Aurelia

Aurelia made the mistake of telling everyone in her close friend group that she has a crush. Unfortunately Arven has no clue it’s him, so he actively tries to figure out who it is cuz he doesn’t want her getting hurt (and he likes her, so he wants to be that guy)

He is that guy, but he has no clue, poor thing.

Word count: 688

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“For the last time, that’s not the guy I’ve been crushing on!” Aurelia lamented.

“He sure seems awfully fond of you,” Arven retorted.

“I’m beginning to think that you’re overprotective of me anytime someone flirts because I’m so small,” she blurted.

“W-well!” Arven protested. “You still haven’t told me who it is! How am I supposed to know if I can trust the guy with my little buddy if you won’t be honest about it?!”

Aurelia had realized that he had absolutely no clue who it was, and had guessed nearly every boy in her classes. When she said no, he then became suspicious of any upperclassmen who flirted even a glance at her.

“Hah, I see.” She sighed. Arven quirked an eyebrow at her sudden swing in mood.

“I didn’t mean to upset you with all this, maybe I should have just kept my mouth shut until I felt confident enough to confess.”

“Por que?” He folded his arms.

“Cuz it really upsets you that I have a crush for some reason,” she said honestly. “I haven’t even told you yet, but I think you’d really like this person too, ya know? You may know them more than you realize.”

His heart sank a little, wondering if it was either of their friends Penny or Nemona.

“Es Penny o Nemona?” He asked her tentatively.

“No, sigue siendo un chico.” She shook her head.

Arven sighed in frustration.

“No tengo ni idea,” He threw his hands up.

“Listen, listen,” Aurelia said, trying to calm him down. “I’ve got a good idea.”

He looked at her quizzically.

“I don’t exactly plan on asking them until I’m done with our Area Zero business. After we take care of that, I’m thinking of arranging a picnic, and if asking them out goes well, you can meet them?” She used her best Fidough eyes, as something that did occasionally work on him.

“I will make the sandwiches, I promise.” She added.

“You’re still not gonna tell me who it is? que tan malo puede ser este tipo?” Arven asked.

“I promise, it’s worth the wait. You know I’m a terrible liar.” She stated earnestly.

“… fine.” Arven spoke. “When are you planning this?”

“I’ll let ya know once we finish your thing first,” she said, smiling to his agreement.

“I still care about you and wanna help you out before I go through this whole next thing, ya know?” She said, blissfully unaware that she was giving him mixed feelings. Hearing her say that she cared so much made the thumping in his chest harder.

“Well, I just wanted to get that off my chest since I trust you. Once I figure out where Cassiopeia is waiting then I’ll be ready for ya, okay?” She promised with her eyes.

“Wasn’t she that mysterious boss calling you?” Arven said, sounding more protective.

“Yeah, but I think I can handle it,” she said confidently.

“I don’t trust her,” Arven said. “I’m going with you.”

“Que? I mean alright, I’ll be fine, but I won’t exactly say no to you if it quells your worries about me.” She said, apologetically.

“No voy a dejar de preocuparme hasta que me digas quién es este tipo misterioso.”

Aurelia looked in surprise at him.

“Aww, you really care a lot, Arven,” She said in awe, almost giving away her feelings.

“What kind of friend wouldn’t be?!” He asked, agitated.

“Okay, okay! Sheesh. Sorry, I’m not used to having close friends quite yet, have I ever told you my stories back in Unova?”

Arven paused at her genuine words, then looked back to her.

“.. now that you mention it I haven’t.”

“Alright, we’ll save it for later, but for now you can come with me. Thanks for being here, Arven.” She said warmly, her true feelings nearly show in her face.

The warmth in her gratitude didn’t help Arven’s already tugging heart strings, but he took her acceptance of his tagging along and ran with her to face Cassiopeia.

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[dispatches-from-the-lorecord]

Larry makes surprisingly good mission control

[January 28, 2023]

{Haji:}

Stray musing

Terra: The Voices are excited, but this all feels wrong.

Arven: Excited how? Like it's a new challenge or that things are going as planned?

Larry: Hm. Well if They're behind it, I'm sure everything will be fine. There's usually a motive behind it.

Terra: [They both turn to see him. Pleasantly surprised] Larry? What are you doing out here?

Larry: [Dry amusement] Looking for you. Boss's orders. [Holds out a page to her] In case you haven't heard, does this mean anything to you?

Terra: [Confused as she takes it. Even more confused as she sees that yes, she's been hearing this a lot, but how would he know?] "Get diploma. Beat Nemona."?? [Looks up at him as her friend takes the page to read it too] I'm back at school now. I don't see why your boss should care about me graduating though.

Larry: [Shrugs] It could be that, but after everything else you've been through, I would think you'd learn by now things aren't always as straightforward as they seem.

[There's a brief ripple across his image, and she swears for a moment he changed colors to reveal a redheaded man with bright grin eyes. She shakes her head as though she imagined it, but Larry merely places a finger to his lips to quiet her.]

Arven: [Noticed nothing as he reads the page] Beating Nemona is friendly engagement, right? [Softly] I hope she hasn't gotten involved in all this...

Larry: [Sighs] I don't make the rules. Believe me, I've tried. Is there anywhere you haven't made it to yet?

Terra: [Slightly suspicious of him now, but they'll talk later.] How would I know if I've never been there?

Arven: I guess it doesn't matter. If everything has changed, we may as well check out the places we've been too.

Larry: Good luck with that then. I've delivered the message, and have my own stuff to get back to.

 {Trollkitten:}

Larry: [Sighs] I don't make the rules. Believe me, I've tried.

kek

{Newbie:}

i take it his "boss" is Wyatt? and if so... what's Wyatt's investment in all of this? 🤔

{Haji:}

I think most of those aware of all this are invested in the fixing of the universe right now (whether it be the colliding or separating of worlds, it's really shaking things). Question then is who all knows about it? Although I laugh to think Wyatt is staying out but urgently keeping tabs through Larry because they realized how unstable Paldea is during Scarlet. If it's getting worse, we don't want to risk anyone else getting corrupted by all this, so send in someone both already corrupt and has control of themselves around Glitchery 😂 More specifically, I guess Wyatt would be concerned about a Randomized region full of Pokemon that shouldn't exist because his was much the same. His Pokemon are now one of a kind that the world straightened out but they were born in chaos

{Trollkitten:}

For some reason I feel like whatever the anniversary run is will be important to making connections between RV+ and the anniversary run. I'm certain that there must be some connection (a bold claim to make when we don't even know what that run is, but I have a hunch that can't be ignored), I just have no way of knowing what it is rn I guess if anyone's qualified to investigate this mess, it's probably Larry

{Haji:}

Same. As I said before, it's too early but I just feel like anniversary could be a big one

{Brespawn:}

Beating Nemona is friendly engagement, right?

I'm now imagining Terra starting a fist fight against Nemona. :tppLUL:

{Haji:}

Arven has been around us to know that IS a legit question with her :LUL: