Seemed like Bill Anderson took the opportunity to take another shot. With a bike this time. Unfortunately, seemed like Katherine Fairburne ’s “death” wasn’t accompanied by a joyous announcement or Hideo being covered by more confetti. “Aaaaand that’s not a nice shot,” Hideo said.

Then again, he wasn’t at the end of that mistake, so Hideo would continue on with the game.

This whole place seemed like a mess. While his Beheeyem was normally perfectly capable of lifting stuff like this, he’d just used his power lifting Hideo over the trail. So instead, they were gonna go the physical route; after downing a Soda Pop and some water for an energy boost, Hideo was going to climb.

Of course, it seemed like he wasn’t going to get through this unhindered. But that was where his Beheeyem came in, deflecting the incoming Dreepy with Zen Headbutts while providing some cover with some Rock Tombs.

Using:  Soda Pop x1, Fresh Water x1

Group Task: Vertical Vertigo

Move(s): Using Zen Headbutt (Physical, Clever) and Rock Tomb (Physical, Clever)

Kill Number: 1

Death: Humorous/Character

Inventory: Fresh Water x1, Soda Pop x2

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[attr="class","matias"]goodbye, katherine.

and goodbye, eris?

who knows what'll happen. matias certainly doesn't. he simply minds his own business, keeping his head down as he approaches the next stage.

he follows after Hideo Kino, allowing his gengar to slip ahead to send a SUCKER PUNCH at one of the dragapult archers as matias continues scaling up the side of the tower.

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vertical vertigo
used SUCKER PUNCH (smart)
death style: both/both
kill number: 5

Choosing between the obstacles was easy enough. Rather than clear the way, Derek decided to use it as a training exercise of sorts. Drinking his last soda pop before reaching for the gear, the ranger-to-be began scaling the wall as quickly he could. While no Olympian, his efforts proved fruitful enough to warrant the attention of the Dragapult, which began launching their kin at the climbers.

Luckily his Decidueye was an agile flier, swiftly batting them away with ASTONISH and SHADOW SNEAK so that Derek could scale the tower uninterrupted.

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BUYS SAFETY VEST! (-2)
DEREK DRINKS A SODA POP!
DECIDUEYE used ASTONISH & SHADOW SNEAK!

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@contest | KILL #5 (DRAMATIC) | VERTICAL VERTIGO

Mastermind

Side-eyes.

He side eyed Father Murder wearily before continuing on, Katherine's remains swiftly pilfered by others and the sole weapon in the shop just as quickly swiped away by faster contestants.

Hideo was targeted a moment later, and only then did he realize that the Rage Candybars were all gone as well.

What was he supposed to do now?

Stick to Hideo and hope he could do something to help, really.

There was a bizarre, eye catching door a lot of the others seemed to be crowding around, but... Hideo hadn't gone that way, so... bye bye, door.

His Vespiqueen's drones were working overtime as they attempted to climb, weaving through the air to bat aside incoming dreepy with both offensive and defensive formations.

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TL;DR:
-Used 1x Soda Pop & 1x Berry Juice.

-Went Vertical Vertigo.
-Ordered use of Attack Order. (Smart move, Physical)
-Ordered use of Defend Order. (Smart move, stats, Soda-Pop move, Berry Juice move)
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KILL NUMBER: 1
PORTRAYAL: BOTH
TARGET: BOTH

It was a bit scary to hear his name get announced as a target - his heart racing as he realized just how vulnerable of a position he was in. Once that rock gave way, he let out a scream, which was hilariously cut short not a moment later when he felt a new rock right underneath him. Hideo breathed a sigh of relief, wiping off the brow-ful of sweat he’d accumulated in that single second. “Thanks for that, Elga,” he said, returning to his climb with renewed vigor and sweaty hands.

Hideo knew the climb was complete when he felt plants under his hands instead of more mountain. “Thank Arceus we made it,” Hideo said, pulling himself up. His Beheeyem, who floated the entire way up, landed beside him. “You’re lucky you can just float like that,” Hideo mused, heading over towards where he heard everyone else.  "Dunno why you don't do it all the time."

Just one last obstacle to overcome. Hideo drank his last drink - his Soda Pop - and readied himself. He wasn’t going to go down to the flames at the finish line.

He had to focus on Total Defense.

To get through this, he would have to think with a Calm Mind, just as his Beheeyem did. It was a calm mind that got him to focus on what needed to be done. He wasn’t always the first one to act, but he made sure to be efficient, decisive. He was always there, focusing on where work had to be done before it was already finished.

His Beheeyem raised a Reflective barrier on himself and on Hideo - and anyone nearby - protecting them from falling debris. He made sure to help others when he could, leading the way when it was necessary, even if it brought him to a slight disadvantage; those Fresh Waters ended up being unnecessary, but he didn’t regret using them to ensure he could protect as many people as possible. Not a single task he was on ended in failure.

What debris came their way, his Beheeyem made sure to intercept, Recovering to keep himself healthy. His experience with Secret Zoroark taught him that just the act of being helpful to others was enough to get others to trust him. Explaining stuff, little bits of advice here and there, for the whole purpose of this kind of game was for everyone to have fun, wasn’t it?

All that would be enough to prove he was innocent.

And just to prove his innocence further, he purchased a set of Weird Specs, putting them on his Beheeyem who quickly spotted a Killer-Killing Crossbow. Elga would be the one taking the shot, aiming for the just-revived kyle lopez .

Using:  Soda Pop x1, Weird Specs x1, Killer-Killing Crossbow x1 (kyle lopez)

Purchasing: Weird Specs x1 (finds Killer-Killing Crossbow)

Group Task: Total Defense x3

Move(s): Using Calm Mind (Nondamaging, Clever), Reflect (Nondamaging, Clever), Recover (Nondamaging, Clever)

Kill Number: 1

Death: Humorous/Character

Inventory: Soda Pop x1