it becomes clear that matias isn't going to win this. the popularities of Katherine Fairburne and kyle lopez will carry them onto the next round where he has little chance of competing against them.[break][break]

that's fine. matias isn't a sore loser so he decides to just have fun the last few rounds.[break][break]

"cheer up, virizion! they're all still enamored by you, i'm sure."[break][break]

more MAGICAL LEAVES surround them as they make their way onto the beach. virizion's horn glows as she leaps up into the air, LEAF BLADE shining before a wave of MAGICAL LEAVES come flowing down, supporting matias as he makes his walk.[break][break]

[attr="class","ooc"]ZTVbLiuu[break]
TOTAL: 320[break]
ROUND 4 PROMPT DONE[break]
+1 CROWN[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-virizion"]

x 40

Given previous incidents, it's nothing short of a miracle that Skyler is able to participate in this final round. Perhaps it's the unholy screech of Hell's winged denizens that manages to wake her from her slumber (thanks, angelo vestri ), perhaps it's the stubborn resolve to lord her victory over her husband that pushes her to wakefulness. 

Regardless of the reason, Skyler is still gloriously drunk when she stumbles into the ocean, pirate hat and all. Trivial things such as thoughts fail to find purchase in her brain, and only when she stands looking up at the distant surface does she finally remember that she's supposed to be doing something.

Out on the beach, an awkward silence falls over the watchful crowd when nothing happens, broken by the screech of wayward Wingulls feasting on pilfered snacks. 

If only that could've been the end of it. 

Once in a while, Skyler's brain churns out a good idea - though it's easily overshadowed by the hills of stupid decisions and mistakes she's chosen to stake her life on. This next one, unfortunately, only adds to it.

It starts small at first, a swell in the ocean's surface that could've just been a bigger-than-most wave, if not for the way it kept expanding, gluttonous and greedy, stretching along the entirety of Slateport beach's length. If angelo vestri 's flying gremlins had been the heralds of disaster, then this was what they'd been warning against. 

Very fitting, all things considered.

A geyser of water breaks past the surface, and then a second. And a third. And a fourth. And soon, a dozens of geysers join in. By the time the first Wailord emerges, it becomes startingly clear that the beach wouldn't be spared from this adorably chubby, oceanic incursion.

(Sloop, First of his name and Prince of all Wailord, says hi)

When forty or so Wailord descend upon the shallows, the amount of displaced ocean is enough to eat up most of Slateport Beach's golden sands. Riding atop the mighty Sloop, one of her shiny Wailord, Skyler flexes smugly to the sounds of screams and shrieks, none the wiser about the chaos she'd just unleashed.

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349 + 86 = 435
swimsuit contest #4

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Here it was, the final round. Hailee had come a long way but she'd been having fun the entire time. The last round worked out for her pretty well. She was still in the leaderboards and she couldn't be more proud of her performances so far. She made sure to give a proper pep talk to her team and promise them plenty of rewards after this. After all, they've been working really hard.[break][break]

This time the location had changed and served as even more inspiration for Hailee. Shed been wet plenty these past few rounds but she wanted to add in a little bit of a 'wow' factor this time since they were on the beach. She had the sandy shores and the glistening ocean to use as props this time. [break][break]

"Ooooh what about making a fairytale become reality?" She asked her little crew of pokémon around her. "Fiora, ready to give them our best fantasy yet?" Hailee asked her florges with a grin. She started off with Fiora so it only seemed right that she would end this contest with her too. "Let's give it our best." she said as she held out her hand for a fist bump. Fiora smiled and lightly tapped her fist back as they got ready for the finals.[break][break]

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This time Fiora was the first to emerge to the crowd. There she sat on her perch which was a rock near the sandy beach. There she struck a pose in an outfit that resembled such of a mermaid while humming a little melody. In her small hands were a pair flowers that she was playing with. Meanwhile a small wave approached the rock Hailee soon emerged as well, reenacting one of her favorite scenes from 'The Little Mermaid'.[break][break]

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Hailee had her blonde hair pulled into twin pigtails on the sides of her head. A pink floral tie holding them both together. The top of her bikini were pink seashells and the bottom was a form fitting dress that resembled a mermaids fin. It was long enough to hide her legs and feet as she pulled herself up on the rock as well and posed. Fiora took one of the flowers she'd been playing with and placed one in Hailee's hair before both she and Hailee continued to hum their little tune.
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[attr="class","ooc"]rENI_2xd[break]
TOTAL: 450 (360 + 90 round)[break]
NOTES: Swimsuit: Here, [break]