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POSTED ON Jul 18, 2023 18:57:02 GMT
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The Corvisquire didn’t need to say anything as she flew down to join the Bagon who’d literally just plopped down on the ground because even she was exhausted herself. Why was it so hot out here?!

(Steel and fire never mixed too well, but then again what did, anyway?)

The Murkrow on his shoulder chittered in Miss Freya’s direction in welcome, making a little ‘bowing’ gesture with one of his wings.

“Mostly busy, the challengers don’t stop coming! I’ve come pretty close to a couple wins, and one draw—a hard-fought one. You should’ve seen the Mega Garchomp that brought out onto the field in his match; one hell of a stubborn jackass—and I mean that in the good way!” he recounted.

“Right now, though… well, she’s supposed to be out here on a training trip to increase her resistance to fire but well, see what she’s doing,” he continued as he pointed to where his Corvisquire had joined the Bagon with their shared exhaustion.

It was here he belatedly realized he was carrying something on his back—a small-enough body bag slung on his back that had snacks for Pokémon—lovingly handmade by of course.

“I have the Pokémon snacks to go around, can I give them some if that’s alright with you?” he offered as he tilted his head down at the Bagon and the Shelgon.


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revenge! it lives [gym]
POSTED ON Jul 18, 2023 18:48:52 GMT
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If there was a way to channel his friend’s RBF he would’ve done so already.

So instead, he turned to where the ‘hipsters’ were with this unreadable look on his face.

“Excuse me, my boyfriend is working in Fortree right now as the Ranger Captain,” he began with this dangerously-sweet tone in his voice, although if one was smart enough to read the aura around him it was definitely veering into the ‘don’t test me’ area.


(artist’s rendition of how Alex looked at that proclamation)

“And the last time I checked, Navy is straight as an arrow, why don’t you ask him yourself?”

The belated realization that he faintly smelled of cola hit him a few moments afterward.

“Sorry about that,” he apologized with a wave of his arm. “Might need to wash the jacket off, though,” and with that he took off the dark-blue jacket he was wearing—but not before fishing out his wallet from it.

“Well, show me your Gym, I mean, you already saw mine all the way back out in Fortree,” he continued with the same unreadable grin on his face.


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revenge! it lives [gym]
POSTED ON Jul 18, 2023 6:10:02 GMT
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Was it time for a take two?

Apparently, Hera the Gyarados was the one dictating the whims of their rematch. Highly insistent on coming along the moment he realized that what Navy had said was indeed, fucking real (there was indeedy a Gym down in Dewford) they had to make the trip.

Mostly because she wanted her vengeance. (That and she was better than ever now!)

(Un)fortunately or should we say hilariously the only mode of battle available in this Gym was traditional—the kind that he himself was… he needed some serious catching up in this field.

There was a reason why he was the #1 non-trad gym specialist around these parts.

So, anyway, after taking the Teleport express to Dewford, he would eventually find himself outside the Gym grounds, several Pokéballs in his pocket—and one hell of a lot of anxiety because holy shit, what the fuck, why did it feel like he was going to self-combust on the spot out of sheer nervousness?!

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 20:46:12 GMT
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“You know how… how different it feels? Talking with someone about the entire experience who wasn’t there?” he began quietly as he let his fingers idle and fuss around with the handmade quilt.

“Like how there’s a gulf between you and the other person—wait. Wait, hold up,” he backtracked the moment she mentioned that she and a certain silver-haired man were no longer together.

His thoughts went a thousand miles a minute at her proclamation.

“Was there any other underlying reason for the separation? Is it—is it temporary? Is there like, any chance of you two getting back together down the road again?”

Sorry for all the questions, however his behavior swung around like a hawk the moment she mentioned that she’d gone through a breakup of her own.



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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 20:22:46 GMT
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“You should let your Garchomp fly, even if it’s just from time to time. See how that turned out,” he chuckled as he made his way across the arena and gave his Gyarados a pat; seeing as she’d already decided to pass out in a nap of her own on the ground.

“Geez, Hera, not here,” he chuckled as he popped her Dive Ball open and recalled her in a flash of red light as well. He then smirked at the little round of self-critiquing the other was giving himself.

“Well, if you have a peanut gallery as large as mine, and having that peanut gallery out watching their rep duke it out… easy to see why it happened the way it did,” he cackled once he was close enough.

“Even if it was a draw, you still gave me one hell of a match. You didn’t give up either, even if I leveled the playing field,” he added with a hum—he was already holding something in his palm.

“Hey, it still counted as a 2 on 2, just that they focus-fired on their own individual battles,” he went on with another chuckle, gesturing for the other to hold out his hand.



“For that show of charisma, uniqueness, bucketsful of nerve, and one hell of a lot of talent—you deserve this, even if we ended in a draw. Congratulations—and wait, you have a gym, too? he blinked.

That was a surprise.


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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 19:56:01 GMT
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Due to the Yanma lasering in on the incoming Wild Charge attack, he’d barely noticed the incoming bolt of Thunder—however, Alexei did (and he’d even fished out a pair of shades and snapped them on just in time for the equivalent of three flash-bang grenades going off all at once) and he barely hid the cringe that crossed his features at the stubborn, persistent, airborne Shinx.

Before the Yanma could—well, a dead-square hit was most certainly enough to fry him, and the valiant dual-type would come falling out of the skies before a red beam of light saved him from becoming a squashed dragonfly pancake on the ground.

“Wow,” he began as he made his way across the arena towards Lam, “talk about incredibly stubborn!”

He whistled as he approached, already holding something small and cold in his hands.

“Were you around for the time people had to like, ring a bell at Meteor Falls and make some kind of wish? Because I’ve yet to encounter another Pokémon that knows Dragon Hammer asides from the one I taught that’s not an Alolan Exeggutor,” he cackled once he was close enough.

Man, that shiny Shinx really took one hell of a beating.

“We came down to the wire, literally, and it was your Shinx that came out on top,” he continued as he gestured for the other to hold out his hand.



“For showing charisma, uniqueness, a hell of a lot of nerve, and talent—you deserve this badge. Congratulations!”


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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 19:44:39 GMT
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There was a Pikipek on the windowsill, chittering to him on the other side of the glass.

What was up with his avian armada always taking up a defensive line whenever he was admitted to the hospital, even if just for an afternoon for his blood work?

Oh, that’s right…

The moment said Pikipek suddenly took off, though, he realized he was no longer alone in the room as he saw a familiar reflection in the glass window—

“Oh, hello there Miss Elise,” he began as he turned to face her, weary but friendly smile on his face.

“Sorry you had to see me all like this. But, believe it or not, I actually insisted to come here today. M’boyfriend almost fell out of his clothes when I brought it up.”

Complete with a wry smirk on his face.



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En Garde! [S/"GYM"][C/Alex]
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 19:06:56 GMT
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“Wow, hissy—did they not teach you about figures of speech in school or something?” he blinked.

He then spun the purple pool noodle in his hands before giving a test ‘thwack’ against the rack, listening to the satisfying snapping noise it made.

A few moments later, a shadow flew overhead, circling a few times before coming in for a landing—it was Idun, his own Pidgeot.

“…and apparently she wants to meet this challenge in mid-air, on her terms, too,” he chuckled quietly as he gave the Pidgeot a pat on the head before he swung himself up on her back—no saddle and all.

Honestly, therein lie the major difference between them two; one rode with saddle, the other without.

“So basically how it goes,” he continued as he pointed to the skies, “…is that we charge at each other. Only instead of jousting on land, first to get three hits wins. And no, your partner Pokémon isn’t allowed to attack unless the circumstances are dire,” he explained.

“Got any other questions before we start?”


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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:58:10 GMT
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If Miss Elise was to look for him, he would not be at the Fortree Gym.

In fact there was nobody there today, seeing as the Gym proper itself was closed and only a skeleton crew of staffers were around for emergency services should the Sanctuary get unexpected patient visits or cases rushed their way…

The next logical place to look for him would be over at Fortree General, also known as the one place he never wanted to visit. On most days.

However, after what had happened down at Route 120? After those twenty years that had blipped by in an instant? Who the fuck wouldn’t be scared of suddenly wanting to catch up on…

Yeah.

And so it would be here that she would find him in a private room. Physically he looked alright, but deep inside?

Who the hell said he was alright, anyway?

Instead of the standard white, thin blanket, she would see a handmade quilt that had cute avianid Pokémon stitched into its face spread out on the bed—and the Birddad™ himself, looking absolutely bored as he was staring out the window.

Ugh.

Why did these check-ups take fucking forever?!

( was out somewhere, for now.)



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Valor Badge [Dewford]
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:40:56 GMT
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character tag: [break]
format: 2v2 doubles[break]
augmented traditional?: yes[break]
pokemon: see down there

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Birb Bonding [Alexei][M]
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:32:06 GMT
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It was thanks to some of the other avians he knew that there was someone coming—and was looking for him!

Although, hilariously it was the Braviary of the hour himself, Kyouya, that had spotted her first riding an Absol—the avian in question did a 180 turn and flew backwards towards the Gym, giving the man of the hour himself enough time to prepare and get ready that there was a visitor coming!

“Wait, you—what? Today, as in right now?!” he exclaimed as the blue-plumed Braviary came in screeching, shrieking his way.

“Whoa, whoa, hold up! Calm down!” he continued as the blue-plumed avian continued to lose his proverbial shit. “Get your shit together!”

And so it was in a state of disarray that the guest of the hour herself would see him, trying to calm down not just the Braviary but also a legitimate swarm of Rufflet—as well as some odd-looking Braviary as well (the gray-plumed ones).

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:24:42 GMT
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It was too hot for him to normally function, however he was here for another reason—

Accompanying him was a Corvisquire, as well as a pink-plumed Murkrow. The two avians were also drenched in sweat, because how could a place as hot as this plausibly exist—

Oh, that’s right. They were near Mount Chimney.

“Come on, you two, quiet down, we’re taking a breather, right?” he addressed the two avianids, who squawked out of protest, however continued to fly low around him. The Murkrow, in fact, decided to land on his shoulder and—

“Miss Freya? Is that you?”

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POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:19:27 GMT
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As the two come in for their unceremonious crash-landing back on the ground, he thought he heard a triumphant roar, but wasn’t sure if it was the Garchomp or his Gyarados—

Once the smoke and dust cleared, his Gyarados had already transformed back into her normal form; for a few moments he could definitely taste blood in the back of his mouth but paid it no mind.

There was one singular roar as she stuck her head up from the rubble—only for her to fall forward; but she wasn’t passed out. Not by a long shot, though!

“Wow… just. I’m… I’m speechless.”



Gyarados is out on the field!

Gyarados stands up for a few moments; however crashes down on the ground right afterward!


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SERGEI DACHEV: LEAGUE ARC PT. 2 [G]
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 18:14:44 GMT
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“Nope! My theme is anything and everything that has wings. Not just strictly limited to Flying-types, but anything that has a pair of wings and can use those to fly in the sky—that’s fair game for me.”

Among the crowd of ‘show-offs’ was a Dragonite and a Flygon—however, those were not going to be the two the other would be facing down today.

One of the two Pokémon Sergei had sent out literally made him stop and do a backtrack—while he thought he saw something that looked like living sushi (wait, was that for real?!) the other one made him literally do the ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ thing.

“Is that… no, wait—it looks like a Salamence, but…” he trailed off, evident confusion on his features.

“Where did you find that Pokémon?”


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SERGEI DACHEV: LEAGUE ARC PT. 2 [G]
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2023 14:51:03 GMT
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“Y-yeah, I do,” he replied, mentally screaming at himself from saying the next words, ‘I saw you on the dating app and you are definitely a smash’ while he shook the other man’s hand as he stood up from behind the receptionist’s counter.

It did not help at all when the other literally emphasized the words ‘go hard’ which made his ears burn even more red than they normally did—out of sheer embarrassment!

Oh, djinni. This was going to be a story for the ages once he got to telling he’d actually, physically met one of the guys he’d swiped right on!

“Two-on-two doubles, right?” he confirmed as he led the way towards the outdoor arena—opening the door and allowing him to step outside first.

And then, as always, nasty little showoffs that they were—a large flock of shadows took off from the roof top of the front building, revealing all variety of avianid Pokémon. There were, however, a few draconid shadows circling above as well—a Hydreigon and a Salamence among them.

From somewhere, the loud squawking noise of a horde of Pelipper made their presence known.

“Sorry. They just know when to show the hell off when I bring a challenger outside to the open-air arena,” he apologized; embarrassed for his armada of Pokémon.