acquaintances of olde [Michael]

The hat was annoying, the contacts even more so. But it was what he had to do to get out of Viridian, and come to Mossdeep. His phone had been dropped off somewhere, the battery removed and the contents wiped, though he wasn't sure how secure that could be. The last message he had received was from Alyssa, stating where she would be. And so, the young man made his way across the regions. Hoenn. Hoenn was home, it was the best place on this Arceus-forsaken planet. A grumbled voice escaped him. It wasn't the traveling that had put him in a bad mood, but the fact that Volante was so far away. But it was better. He was watching over Gabriel. Of course, if something were to happen, his Pidgeott most likely wouldn't be able to do anything. A breath escaped him as he pulled off the hat, though he kept the contacts in that gave his eyes a more purple look to them, instead of the crimson-red they were naturally.

He found her pretty easily, Michael was never one to simply forget someone. Crouching down, he tugging the sunglasses half-way down his face, tilting his head. " Alyssa? Man, you haven't changed. You still looked my age " He said with a smirk, though his voice was filled with exghustion as he fell onto his back beside the woman, tossing an arm over his eyes and tossing his glasses away. " Sorry I didn't reply. It took a bit for me to get out of Kanto. And even then, I had to lay low and not use the money a friend allowed me to borrow " He said, unsure of why he was saying it exactly.

Sitting up onto his elbows, he tilted his head towards her, blinking the artificial purple eyes. " It's been awhile, huh? " The red-head murmured, glancing up towards the sky. A leaf detached itself from the tree, drifting down to land on his hand. He flipped the leaf off, before returning his attention towards Alyssa.

Michael, always the one to smirk or smile at all times, never failed with that moment. He rolled his shoulders back, reaching over and flicking a piece of her hair off her shoulder. " You have white hair, Alyssa. I'd say that's a sign of old age " The red-head said, smirking at her for a moment before his eyes lifted back towards the sky. At least the clouds were moving. He wondered where Gabriel was now. There was news that Xander Cromwell was now President, after some unfortunate events with the former President Owen. Well, it was no matter to him. Volante was watching over his brother. It was strange. For years, Gabriel had tired to protect him, but when everything dribbled down to it, Michael had still gotten caught. The brief time he had seen his twin were precious. A slow breath escaped him, causing his gaze to shift back towards the Hoenn Nox leader, watching as she stuck her tongue out at him. He scoffed. " Well, that's leader-like, " He said with a chuckle, falling onto his back.

It was clear that he was tired, it showed in the line of body and the way he laid there, almost unmoving. In the past few months, the amount of muscle and weight he had put on toe serve Nox had been stripped down, leaving not much of the man he used to be. His eyes opened slowly as he heard the woman speak, turning his head towards her, smiling slightly. " Ah, but I was the sneaky one of the Reyson twins. " He commented, rubbing at the purple-hued eyes for a moment. " All it took was a hat, and some help from inside. It seems that there is someone that has connections high up I stumbled upon " Another shrug. That was as far as he would go. Kasper may have helped to get him out, but he wouldn't rat her out, to Lux or Nox.

His eyes had closed again for a moment, listening to her speak once more. his hands laid across his stomach as his breathing slowed, as if he were about to fall asleep. " It has been too long. Lux doesn't like losing their Nox pet " Michael murmured softly, not opening his eyes until something was placed on his head. " Oh, yes. Red and green go perfectly together " He said with a chuckle, shaking the leaf off his head after a moment.