[that... tracks with what he knows about how darin does things, actually. archie doesn't look shocked at all. he's also not surprised to see that darin went far too hard on it and likely blew the main chance he got to help guzma, though... that's not to say archie thinks that little duo is a lost cause. he's just... not really thinking about it at all.
part of him wonders, if the oto ramps up like it seems like they will, darin will back off. he can't be so intense about everything all the time, right?
...that in itself feels like a stupid question.]
He's always gone into perceived challenges with his hammer swinging.
[Really, he's just being stubborn about this. He's aware that he's gonna get a good beating in this too, and that he won't come out of this unscathed, but he's not allowing himself to doubt his capabilities.
As Archie mentions the demon, Guzma's expression falls a little more flat, a little more serious. Honestly, he knows about it, seen a bit of it in action, yet he's still not sure what to even think about all of that. There's some fucked up Pokémon who can pull some really messed up shit, but nothing quite like what's going on with Darin...]
...Yeah? How'd that go?
[He's not even gonna touch the different plane of reality shit, because honestly? It won't make him understand it any better even if Archie explained. Knowing more about that demon is far more interesting and relevant.]
Weirdly. I've spoken to him through Darin and in that dream, he's-- I don't know. Do you know Darkrai? That dark legendary from, uh... Sinnoh, I think?
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part of him wonders, if the oto ramps up like it seems like they will, darin will back off. he can't be so intense about everything all the time, right?
...that in itself feels like a stupid question.]
He's always gone into perceived challenges with his hammer swinging.
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[Keep telling yourself that, Guzma.]
Either way, one of us is gonna break, and it won't be me.
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[he doesn't think darin will break either, though archie doesn't say that.]
Just... remember I can't heal you after it. You'll have to ask someone else.
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[That's just... how he is.]
Darin won't do shit to me, anyway. Without his demon master powerin' him, he's a pussy.
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[archie leans back with a little sigh.]
I've met that demon, you know. Not through Darin. Some fucked up different plane of reality shit. He's huge.
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[Really, he's just being stubborn about this. He's aware that he's gonna get a good beating in this too, and that he won't come out of this unscathed, but he's not allowing himself to doubt his capabilities.
As Archie mentions the demon, Guzma's expression falls a little more flat, a little more serious. Honestly, he knows about it, seen a bit of it in action, yet he's still not sure what to even think about all of that. There's some fucked up Pokémon who can pull some really messed up shit, but nothing quite like what's going on with Darin...]
...Yeah? How'd that go?
[He's not even gonna touch the different plane of reality shit, because honestly? It won't make him understand it any better even if Archie explained. Knowing more about that demon is far more interesting and relevant.]
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[there's a pause while he mulls that over.]
Weirdly. I've spoken to him through Darin and in that dream, he's-- I don't know. Do you know Darkrai? That dark legendary from, uh... Sinnoh, I think?
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[Look, he knows some stuff about other regions, but not a whole lot.]
He like that?
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[archie makes a face.]
He's probably enjoying all this conflict. That just makes it fuckin' weird.
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[Archie maybe wasn't meaning that, but also how wrong is he really?]
That's...fuckin' wack, man.
[It's not gonna stop him, but...]
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[archie just shrugs. he's not actually trying to talk guzma out of it; he believes that's a pointless endeavour.]
Long as he don't impale you on priapism, guess it doesn't matter, huh?