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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 11, 2014 17:51:32 GMT -8
"Red wine, please." Jess ordered, looking to the waiter before returning to Seamus. "I've written two papers so far, one on the connections in mythology across the regions, the other on my findings at the Ruins of Alph as a graduate student. The former is one I've actually given lectures on, though mythology is more of a hobby compared to my current work." She sighed. "It'll be some time before this paper will be publishable, though I could write a small paper on the specifics of Golett and Golurk's energy sources, detailing differences and similarities."
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 11, 2014 18:33:48 GMT -8
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Seamus nodded, planning to check those out, "Unown and their mysterious ruins... for Masters of language, you'd think they'd be better at communication," the man said, and shook his head "Same for me," He said to the waiter, red wine sounded good. Turning back to Jess, he brushed a hand over his baggy sleeve, "I look forward to reading that paper... Golett and Golurk have always had a special place in my heart," he said, which was true, although the reasons for that may have surprised the young woman.
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Post by cojemo on Mar 11, 2014 18:39:10 GMT -8
Colt smiled. "You looked like you were having a a nice nap though. I didn't want to interrupt it." He finished the rest of his breakfast and turned to face Wattson. "Well, let's get started then." Colt walked through the gym door. "I don't have any badges from Hoenn, but I have all 8 badges from the Sinnoh region, so don't go easy on me." Wattson let out a jovial laugh. "A tough one, aren't we? well, since you know what you're doing, let's make this a 4 on 4 battle, with my best team against yours." "Wouldn't have it any other way." Colt stepped to the other side of the gym and nods at his two pokemon beside him. A referee takes place on the sidelines, holding two flags up. The man brings the flags down, yelling "Let the battle Begin!" Wattson pulls a pokeball out and tosses it out onto the field. "Electrode, let's go!" an electrode pops out of the ball, and Colt looks down at Lilith. "You want to do this?" Lilith looks up at him and purrs, then jumps out onto the field. "Use Ice shard!" Lilth shoots out a number of spear-like icicles at the Electrode, and the Electrode quickly rolls away from the projectiles. "3!" On command, the Glaceon begins to glow, taking a firm stance on the ground. "Not so fast, kid. Thunder!" The electrode shoots out a powerful electric shock, making direct contact. Lilith Purrs in pain, but stays firmly in place. Soon after, she releases a psychic blast that hits the electrode, sending it flying in the air. "Shadow ball!" Lilith launches a shadow ball at the still aerial Electrode. When the smoke clears, the Electrode was unconscious. Colt casually brushed the hair from his eyes. "That was a mirror coat. I've assigned certain moves numbers in order to conceal what they are." "Clever." The man smiles. "Well, no use fretting over one pokemon. Ampharos!" He tosses out what looks like a completely shaved electric sheep. "Ice beam" Colt shouts, and the Glaceon shoots out a freezing ray at the Ampharos. "Dodge and close in for a fire punch!" The ampharos side steps the beam and rushes Lilith, landing a flaming punch square in the face. Lilith slides across the ground. "Darn it! I didn't expect a physical attack from that!' He looks at Lilith, who was struggling to stand. She had taken a powerful thunder and a super effective move, and wasn't doing well. "Give another fire punch!" Wattson commands, and the ampharos closes in for another punch. "Ice beam lower left!" Colt yells, and the Glaceon launches another ice beam at the left leg of the approaching pokemon. The beam connects, freezing the leg, but the punch connects and knocks out Lilith. Without hesitation, Colt withdraws Lilth and tosses out another. "Loki, shadow ball!" A gengar appears from the ball and launches a ball at the ampharos. The pokemon tries to move, but is trapped by the frozen leg and is hit directly. The ampharos stands back up, injured but not out. "Nice move there." Wattson Comments. "If it's going to faint, may as well leave an impression, eh?" Colt smiled. "That's the idea." "Thunder punch!" The ampharos rushes at the Gengar. "Counter with a shadow punch!" Loki jumps into the air and goes to punch the ampharos with a shadowy hand. The ampharos ducks out of the way and delivers an uppercut to the Gengar. "Follow it up with a fire punch!" The Ampharos follows, punching the Gengar with a flaming punch into the ground. Colt winced. This ampharos was good. He definitely underestimated it. "Loki, confuse ray!" Loki looked at the Ampharos, transmitting a ray that confused the pokemon. "Now shadow punch!" The gengar got back up and punched the ampharos, unable to move out of the way. "Shadow ball" Loki jumped into the air and launched a shadow ball at the downed ampharos. Colt smiled, but his smile soon dissapeared when the Ampharos was still standing. "Punch it again!" Colt yelled, and the Gengar once again closed the gap. "Thunder punch!" Wattson yelled out, and his Ampharos launched an uppercut just as Lokis' punch connected. both pokemon slid across the field, unconscious. "This is getting good!" Colt laughed. He was very excited.
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Post by colday on Mar 11, 2014 18:45:48 GMT -8
Arietta and her pokemon sit in the stands absolutely in awe of the battle. The pokemon were powerhouses. It was awesome!
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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 11, 2014 18:52:20 GMT -8
The professor nodded in agreement. "As well. Why are they special to you, though?" She inquired, folding her hands absently on the table.
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 11, 2014 18:58:23 GMT -8
Mami lay in bed, completely dead to the world. Bob hopped by her head, trying to wake her up, but nothing seemed to get through to the girl. She grabbed a hold of the Shroomish, squeezing him tightly, ignoring the Pokémon's protests at such treatment
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Post by cojemo on Mar 11, 2014 19:33:00 GMT -8
"Go, Magnezone!" Wattson threw out his next pokemon, hovering like a UFO. Colt sighed. "Awww, that's no fun. Well, whatever." He looks down at Luicfer. "Looks like you won't need to battle today." Lucifer whimpered a bit. "Confident, aren't we?" Wattson laughed. "You shouldn't count your eggs before they hatch!" "Colt pulled out his next pokeball and tosse it out. "Ares, let's finish this!" Out of the pokeball came an infernape, standing strong. Colt had gotten Ares from a random passerby. Apparently, Ares was prone to violent actions and always liked to fight. Colt managed to calm him down, but his love of fighting never died down. "Blaze kick!" The Infernap rushed forward and kicked the Magnezone square on, sending it against the gym wall. "Thunderbolt!" Wattson bellowed, and the magnezone launched a strong electric shock. Ares took the hit square on, but shrugged it off. Colt smiled. "Way to go! Now, Close combat!" Ares pinned the Magnezone against the wall and let loose a flurry of punches and kicks. Ares backed away from the Magnezone to let it fall to the ground. "I see why you were confident!" Wattson laughed. "I have only have one left." Colt looked down at Lucifer, then smiled. "Ares, let Lucifer have a go." Ares grunted, then returned beside Colt. Lucifer then happily jumped out onto the battlefield. "This should be interesting." Wattson smiled. "Go, Manectric!" He tossed out a Manectric, but this one different than the one he used before. The two electric dogs stared at each other in anticipation. "Flamethrower!" Wattson made the first move, as his Manectric breathed fire. Lucifer dodged out of the way, then lunged at the pokemon, biting onto its leg and releasing fire from its teeth, then tossing the manectric to the side. "I guess you've got this." Colt smiled and put his arms behind his head. "Go get him." Lucifer barked happily, then burst into a sprint at the manectric. "Dodge it!" Wattson yelled, but the Manectrics leg was burned too badly to move. "Never mind, thunderbolt!" This time, the Manectric acted, shocking Lucifer with a thunderbolt to no effect. Lucifer turned and kicked the manectric with its hind legs, one with his left leg and then to his right. The Manectric slid across the ground, and Lucifer turned and tackled it, fully electrically charged, knocking out the Manectric. Colt laughed and let loose a big grin. "Great job, Lucifer!" Lucifer looked back at his owner and smiled. Colt then looked back at Wattson. "That was a great fight. Glad I could battle you." Wattson laughed. "You did great yourself! Your Luxray there is really something!" He pulled out a badge and handed it to Colt. "Here you go. You've definitely earned it!" Colt took the badge and put it in his trainer case. Colt walked back over to Arietta. "That was fun." He exclaimed with a smile on his face. He then looked around. "Where's Mami?"
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 11, 2014 19:35:15 GMT -8
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Seamus scratched his chin, "Oh, this and that," he mused, humming quietly for a moment. "Well, a friend was involved with similar research some time ago... He cared greatly for these silly golems," he said wistfully. "Just curious, how long have you been a disciple?" he asked curiously, "I don't believe there are many normal people that could handle Golurk's controls so well..." he said. Should he talk about his goal with her? Well, you never know...
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Post by colday on Mar 11, 2014 20:14:56 GMT -8
Arietta just absolutely beams at Colt and hugs him, "You are so cool!" she says into his chest, laughing, "Your pokemon handled that like it was nothing! It was awesome! I wish I could battle like that!" Scim and Moraya walk up behind her, chittering in congratulations to Lucifer. Moraya chirps to Lucifer that he had better 'comfort Lilith' for the hits she took, and huffs. "Oh, also I think that Mami is at the hotel still. I yelled at her when I left, but I guess she's a heavy sleeper because she should've been here by now!" Arietta laughs, "I fell off the bed when I woke up. Jeeves and Theo had stayed up all night playing cards."
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 11, 2014 21:21:04 GMT -8
Tom came walking up to them, Mami over his shoulder and Bob tucked under a paw as he approached. Mami was still mostly asleep, even now, "So... comfy..." She mumbled dreamily, not aware that she was still in her pajamas at the moment.
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Post by cojemo on Mar 11, 2014 21:33:54 GMT -8
Colt blushed as Arietta hugged him. "Ummmm, thanks." He said while awkwardly scratching the back of his head. "It just takes dedication and training." He released Lilith and Loki from their homes so they could join the rest of the team. "Good job guys. Don't worry, we'll go heal up soon." Lucifer nodded at Moraya and walked over to Lilith. He barked lightly, asking her if she was okay. She immediately jumped up happily and purred, saying she was okay. Colt laughed as Tom walked up to them. "Well, we should head out now. May as well get a head start on our trip. You got everything you need?"
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Post by colday on Mar 12, 2014 6:06:55 GMT -8
Arietta chuckles at Mami and walks over to Tom, "Come on, Tom, lets go to the pokemon center. We should get Mami changed." She motions for the pokemon to follow.
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 12, 2014 7:28:47 GMT -8
Mami look down at the other two, waving her hand weakly. Tom lifted up Mami's bags, indicating that he had everything the girl needed out of the hotel, so they were ready any time. Mami sighed tiredly, "Five more minutes, Papa," she grumbled, burying her face in the Ursaring's soft fur.
Bob had a slightly confused expression on his face, wondering how Tom had gotten them out of the hotel... as large as he was, it was hard for him to fit in the hallways, and yet one moment they were inside, the next they were on their way here.... The shroomish was very confused by the whole situation
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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 12, 2014 8:05:43 GMT -8
Jessica chuckled. "I've been a Disciple for a short time, but I've had Goro for far longer. Fourteen years, in fact. He was the first pokemon I had besides Yami, as a little Golett in fact, and has been with me through thick and thin. I learned his 'controls' via trial and error, and he's adapted some of his voice commands to better accommodate me."
She thinks back fondly. "Ah, to be young again...I can still remember the thrill I had when Yami and I stumbled upon him in the ruins. We were set to battle when I noticed he was injured; a chunk of his right arm had been knocked off, and despite the supposed emotionless states of the golem pokemon, it was clear he was in distress. I helped patch him up, after he let me near him, and he began following me around. He's served as my 'protector' ever since, and still has a crack in his arm at that spot."
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 12, 2014 11:28:41 GMT -8
Seamus Walker The red haired man nodded slightly, "Hmm, you could do worse than Mew's child, at least he listens to reason... when he isn't planning to wipe humanity off the earth, at least," he said with a sigh. As troublesome as the older deities were sometimes the younger ones were more dangerous.
The 'young' man smiled as she told her story, finding it quite sweet, "I bet he was adorable back then," he mused quietly, referring to this 'Goro'. "There are many trainers that would have taken advantage of his injury and caught him regardless of his wounds," he said, softly, nodding to the waiter as their drinks arrived. The man poured two glasses for them, leaving the bottle when Seamus motioned for him to do so, "I find that interesting... putting a Pokémon's wellbeing before first... it's not as common of a trait as some people think," he said softly, thinking back on the many terrible things he had seen in his many lives... many of which he had committed himself.
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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 12, 2014 17:34:00 GMT -8
Jessica sipped her wine and sighed. "Yes, sadly enough. I've had my fair share of encounters with less scrupulous trainers over the years...Some even laughed when I scolded them, but often came around to my way of thinking. After my team and I showed them the error of their ways, of course, as they're the kind of people that only listen to strength." She thought back. "...Perhaps you'll get to meet the rest of my team. I'll likely need them all to aid in stopping the girl's antics." The professor glanced over Seamus. "And what of you? Have you any pokemon yourself?"
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 12, 2014 18:49:31 GMT -8
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A dry chuckle left his lips as he took a sip of his wine, "Yes, I believe I know the type you mean," he said, staring into the red liquid in his glass for a short while, "They take what they want, under the mistaken impression that they're strong," he said and looked away, "But very few people or even pokemon are truly 'strong' on their own," he said. "that's why a trainer forms teams, not just one pokemon," he said and paused, "I have a Gengar, although he's taking care of something somewhere else, and I have a few others, Steel types for the most part... Rock types as well," she said, but didn't say why out loud... given his condition, it should be obvious why he was closest to the undead and inanimate objects.
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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 13, 2014 5:57:09 GMT -8
Jessica sipped as she listened, nodding as he listed his preferred types. "I have a variety of types, though I have the oldest connection with my Ghosts. Yami has been with me for sixteen years, and Goro for fourteen." She smiled and chuckled softly. "Maybe we should compare teams sometime. My own may surprise you, given what you've seen so far."
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 13, 2014 9:41:42 GMT -8
Seamus smiled wryly a her, "Hmm, the same for me... that Gengar has been with me for two or three centuries," he said and then raised an eyebrow at her, "Surprise me?" he asked casually, "That would be quite a feat indeed," he said smirking at her, "A part of me wants to make a bet about that..." he said casually, leaning back in his chair as he looked at her, sipping his wine calmly. "Now, what kind of rules to set?" he mused out loud, humming to himself cheerfully. He had a soft spot for gambling in general
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Post by cojemo on Mar 13, 2014 12:09:01 GMT -8
Colt withdrew Lilith and Loki and nodded. "Yeah, I need to heal up my team before we go as well." He turned and headed into the pokemon center nearby. He handed the nurse at the counter Lilith and Loki and pulled a potion out of his bag. "Come over here, you two. You aren't badly hurt enough to need a center." Lucifer and Ares walked over as Colt sprayed potion on them. "Your pokemon are all healed." The nurse handed Colt his two pokemon. He took a seat in the center and let out a deep breath, relaxing. He still had a sort of 'battle high' that he often got during an exciting match.
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Post by colday on Mar 13, 2014 14:32:43 GMT -8
Arietta lead Tom to the bathroom of the pokemon center and took Mami from him. "I'll make sure she doesn't trip or kill herself in the bathroom, besides, it's female only." Arietta laughs and goes inside. She puts Mami on a bench and gently slaps her cheek, "Come on Mami, wake up!"
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 13, 2014 16:23:59 GMT -8
Mami looked at Arietta with half asleep eyes as she was dragged into the bathroom. The small girl yelped when her cheek was slapped, "Huh?" she asked, looking around confusedly, "How did I get here... and why am I still in my pajamas?" Mami asked, more than a little confused by all of this. She looked at Arietta and then smiled through a yawn, "Good morning," she said, smiling tiredly at her friend.
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Post by cojemo on Mar 13, 2014 17:18:17 GMT -8
Colt watched as the girls entered the bathroom. He took a deep breath to calm down and tossed Lilith out of her ball. "How's it going guys." Colt looked at his three pokemon; Lucifer, Lilith, Ares. He placed his hand on his chin and elbow on his knee. 'I wonder whatever happened to that girl with the Arcanine? I should probably come up with something fake to say if we encounter again.' Colt noticed he was thinking randomly again, meaning he was bored. He looked up at the Ursaring standing outside of the bathroom. "Soooooooo, How's it going, Tom?"
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Post by colday on Mar 13, 2014 17:25:18 GMT -8
Arietta laughed, "Mami, it's nine now! You need to get dressed. We're in a public bathroom for heaven's sakes, and we need to get you ready for a contest!" Arietta hands her some clothes, "Come on, let's move!" She smiles and escorts her to a stall.
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 13, 2014 18:28:31 GMT -8
Tom looked at Colt coolly for a moment, but then nodded. The human wasn't too creepy Tom had decided. Mami could certainly do worse than him for friends, or so the Ursaring believed. The bear nodded to the boy, pointing at the bathroom where Mami was before holding up his paws as he sighed. His gesture was similar to a person shrugging as they sighed helplessly. Taking care of Mami was a full time job to say the least.
Mami blushed and then moved to the stall, "Right..." she said, and then began to strip, glad that Tom had brought her bags with him. She put on a uniform, very similar to her usual outfit only it was a lighter shade of blue, Mami walked outside, "So... Um, what all do we need to do to get ready for the contest?" she asked, not having a single clue on the subject.
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Post by cojemo on Mar 13, 2014 19:02:54 GMT -8
Colt smiled at the Ursaring. "Tough work, taking care of Mami all the time?" He guessed from the gesture Tom made. Colt sat up straight. "It's tough always escorting someone around. Much easier just traveling by yourself. I tend to travel alone most of the time myself, other than with Cynthia. But hey, if you enjoy the company of who you're helping then that's all that matters. Besides, you seem to be doing a pretty good job." Colt had hoped he guessed what Tom was thinking correctly, or else he would seem like he was crazy.
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Post by HeadPikachu on Mar 14, 2014 7:10:19 GMT -8
Jessica raised a brow at Seamus over her glass of wine. Not at the 'two or three centuries' thing, but at the 'bet'. "Don't get too creative over there. Let's just go with 'loser pays for the wine'." She rained all over his parade - his inevitably pervy parade - as was her duty as Professor Buzzkill. "And, I'll let you take a guess as to what kinds of pokemon I have before telling you them exactly. Varied, all one type, cute, tough, all Bidoof, et cetera." She pauses. "I actually met a trainer with three Bidoofs once. Interesting fellow."
((With the alteration in team structure, the pokemon Seamus would've seen before would've been Loco the Lombre, Goro the Golurk, and Yami the Cosexyrigus. Nothing particularly cute. Of course, you could cheat and look at her character sheet, but that's no fun. XD))
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 14, 2014 11:59:00 GMT -8
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The man chuckled at her, "Spoil Sport," he said, and shook his head. He could wait though, and there was no need to rush. He had taken an interest in this woman, and while he would love to 'get creative' with the professor, he was not the type to force her into it. This time around at least. "So, what should the rules of the bet be? If you want me to guess your team, I'll need a hint or two at least," he said, chuckling softly. "I'm only human after all," he reminded her, she was the mind reader here, not him.
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Post by colday on Mar 14, 2014 14:48:34 GMT -8
Arietta cooed at her and pinched her cheek before coughing and regaining control of herself, "I have money, we can but you something nice. The contest people will give you a little pokeblock carrier, and I'll buy you some berries. We'll start by making some pokeblocks for your pokemon. We'll also need a guide to know what pokemon moves impress certain judges and which don't." Arietta thinks, "We'll enter you in for the last person to head on stage, so you can see how others do their thing and get a general idea of how to approach the contest." She nods, and motions for her to follow, "But I think that's it. You don't need to be dolled up that much, so no makeup." They exit the bathroom, "Also I'll do your hair for you once we get there."
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Post by Saitosays on Mar 14, 2014 16:16:00 GMT -8
Mami blushed further at the way Arietta was acting and then shook her head, "I. I have some money of my own, you don't have to pay for anything," she tried to insist, not sure why Arietta was being so generous. Mami looked away, blushing as Arietta made her plans. Mami had to think hard about this... "It seems like this is going to be a lot of work.." Mami said, but wasn't really deterred. even if it wasn't easy, that didn't mean it wasn't worth trying at least once. More importantly than that... "Why..." she began to asked, but then shook her head, "N-Never mind," she said, not wanting to upset the other girl with this question.
Tom nodded, grateful for the boy's understanding. It wasn't a lot, but it helped a little bit. He then looked to the door, waving to the two girls as they leave the restroom. He walks up to Mami, trying to get her attention so that she can return him to his Pokeball... only she is preoccupied by something at the moment it seemed
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