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[attr="class","bisc"]Biscotti knows this guy! Or, uh, at least what he’s seen in the papers and stuff. And, well, he wasn’t sure it was good or even if he wanted to be facing him like this. It felt like asking a rabid animal to playfight.

Jangle, however, looks determined to get things going. Her fiery eyes glare up at the giant cat. One lip lifts to reveal her canines. All this fancy stuff doesn’t impress her. Though, notably, she does stand a little straighter, almost as if those extra few inches can make a difference. She’s already trying to figure out how to kick this thing in the face.

When he tries to wave, the gesture itself feels awkward. Like it’s disrespectful or something. So, in the end, he ends up sloppily saluting. Was that even the right hand? Shoot. “Sure thing!” Honey eyes travel up the cat’s stretched frame. “That’s a looooong cat you’ve got there.” He tries to grin but it’s awkward. “you know what they say about big things and harding—err—falling.”

His Incineroar steps up to the starting line. Smoke pours from her nostrils.

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[attr="class","bisc"]Uh, was he actually responding to that? It was meant to be rhetorical. It hits a lot softer when somebody just blurts the whole phrase out like that. Biscotti nods. “Yeah, that.” When Matias nods, the teen releases a breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding. Maybe he really wanted this guy’s approval? That felt right, but he had no idea why.

As the Power Gem arcs through the air, the Incineroar moves to dodge. This is done with an Acrobatics. Hopefully, the Meowth’s giant stature makes this maneuver easier. It also makes it easier to reach the thing’s face.

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[attr="class","bisc"]The brunette nods. But, even as he does, he can’t help but wonder why. Is it a physics thing? Something about mass and acceleration? “Usually?” The teen pipes up after a few seconds. Was the cat now too flexible for that? Was he even talking about the present? Uh, it didn’t really matter, did it? Maybe he needed to speak less—make sure each word counted. It made you seem cool, like this guy.

The cat’s dodge is scientific proof this gal has nine lives. Snapping her tail inward, Jangle skates by a few puffs of fur. But there’s no time to gloat. That giant stick of a cat is on the move and it’s glowing. Not knowing what kind of attack this is makes it hard to conjure up a comeback. Knowing dodging is out of the question. So, she opts for being a nasty target.

With a snarl, the cat flared up with a Blast Burn.

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[attr="class","bisc"]Suddenly, the Meowth bursts into flames. It’s a beacon of hellish light—one large enough to temporarily block out the sun. Holy crap! He set his cat on fire! The pair meet in a fiery explosion. The smaller tiger’s flames lick and bite at the cat’s as the heat tosses itself back and forth. As the warmth intensifies to an almost painful (not to him) degree, the young man tosses his hand across his face.

The fire cat can put up with a lot of heat, but this is too much. Her fire-retardant fur starts to flicker as the bigger Pokemon’s inferno threatens to overwhelm. “Hsss!” Biscotti pears worriedly into the maelstrom as his BFF lets out a noise of frustration. Suddenly, from the center of the fire cloud, there’s a yellow light.

In an attempt to break the stalemate, Jangle has thrown a Drain Punch at the towering nekomata.

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