perhaps last to the stage but also perhaps the first to introduce herself, esmee paraded forward proudly with her tyrantrum in tow. the large dinosaur pokemon wasn't what most people would think of when imagining a 'cute' pokemon, but she would prove to everyone that large, scary beings could also be quite endearing if they really tried to.[break]
"my name is esmee lechance and this is rocky." placing a hand upon her tyrantrum's strong jaw, it seemed to give a close-eyed smile and kick its little right back leg in joy at this. it was nothing short of acting like an oversized dog who was ready to roll over and get its stomach rubbed. "we are both new to contests, but felt obliged to join and try to see what we could provide." with a glance towards @gaultier as if to say she was there primarily for him, she offered him a polite, almost challenging smile as if to challenge him personally. it wasn't often that the two of them were pitted head to head with one another, though that was arguably how they met - in a game of cat-and-mouse that turned more tom and jerry than anything seriously detrimental.[break]
casting a glance at the rest of the contestants, she couldn't help but wonder ... how exactly did two flavors come to be in the same competition? it was rather adorable to her. [break]

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Gaultier was one well adjusted to masses. Given his legal work, he'd stood before a large gathering of those who opted to witness a trial firsthand. But this was far different from a courtroom -- to act on stage was a far different show in itself. Gaultier flashed a wink to his fellow contestant and better half @esmee as she glanced back at him, then turned his attention forward to take the next introduction. A flash of white teeth and a courteous bow with a hand upon his chest, Gaultier kept his head low and stance humble. While competing was exciting in itself, he didn't want to jump to conclusions and insist that he'd win. But perhaps that modest charm was what made him more appealing to the crowd as those with his colored glowsticks had begun to wave them around.

"A pleasure to be here, Miss Steel, and might I say that it's quite the coincidence they chose you to host a cute contest."

An attempt to schmooze the judge in his favor perhaps? Nonetheless, his choice for the contest was his faithful Falinks that marched forward one by one until it completed its set, then clanged its armor together in tune with the audience's applause. Once the applause died down, Gaultier glanced to the set of miniature ball-shaped soldiers and chuckled to himself mostly.

"I've brought with me my Falinks. In Kalosian, I like to refer to him as mon Soldapetit."

Another cheer from the crowd. It seemed they loved to hear the Kalosian dialect from a native himself. He held his composure as he took a step back and allowed the next contestant to step forward.

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with her brows knit downward in an angry manner, esmee seemed to be perturbed at both mint frost and Vanilla Kingsley ... but it was quite the opposite.[break]
had esmee entered this competition because she, too, secretly adored cute things?[break]
"it's going to be a tough competition if they account for the trainers as well, rocky," she said quietly to her tyrantrum who just wagged its tiny tail at her - completely oblivious to that idea and just ready to prance and trot as ordered. breathing in deeply, she regretted her simple black dress that was meant to allow her red dinosaur stand out with her as the backdrop. miss vanilla was adorable in her cute get-up and mister mint was so dapper in his outfit. what a tragedy. as someone who admired fashion, she could not forgive herself. perhaps rocky would make up for her lack of forethought and so she let out a hand in a dramatic manner, true pokemon anime style:[break]
"go on rocky, CHARM the crowd! show them what you're capable of!"[break]
with an uncharacteristically dog-like yap, the dinosaur flew into the air - small arms extended as if he was about to body slam someone into the ground ... then fell gently on his back with little to no impact as he rolled into an almost fetal position and showed how he could rock back and forth like a rocking chair. esmee promptly sat atop the dinosaur's stomach, showing the intent behind this move. "a pokemon who is practical and cute cannot be beat!" she said, proud of their little stunt.[break]

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Gaultier found himself in competitive mode, unable to focus on any of the other contestants on the stage, instead turning to the group of Falinks at his side. He flashed the team a smile to show that he held the utmost confidence in the troupe. After the first display was given, Gaultier joined the crowd with a polite clap. Once the crowd turned their focus to the Falinks and Gaultier knew then it was their chance to wow the crowd. The two stepped forward and the Kalosian urged the Falinks to perform PROTECT.

It wasn't long until the sixlet group began to make solo attacks with each member of the troupe participating as they clashed against the barrier. Once the sixth and final member of the Falinks made its attack, the pokemon posed in a fashion in which each member of the formation stood atop each other in a pose as the protect barrier shattered into sparkles that rained down upon the stage.

"Perhaps the cutest display is that of a fine soldier ready to defend its comrades at any given moment. They are quite proud of their unbreakable formation, and I must say that I am proud, as well."

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"one final chance to ROCK the crowd, hm?"[break]
this pun fell on silence and esmee simply cleared her throat, ordering her tyrantrum to do one final move before the end of the speedy contest. "attract them all with your powerful charm. let's go, rocky!" the large dinosaur wiggled happily at the order, shyly approaching the edge of the stage with his arms outstretched towards the crowd. it seemed to be mesmerized by the embers that had been left in the air just moments before and the dinosaur admired all of its contestants alongside it much like esmee had come to do as well, flashing an approving half-grin towards the others as her large pokemon gave out a big hug to the crowd as if to insinuate he'll hug them all if they desired along with a somewhat well-enunciated 'ruv u'! speech therapy for pokemon still had to come a long way, but the dinosaur pokemon did his best and then returned to esmee's side, shy and trying to bow to make its eyes less visible. that would do, rocky. that would do.[break]

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It seemed the displays that had gone on had been enough to bore the poor Falinks to sleep. The battalion simply sat upon the stage as an animated snot bubble grow and shrank as the troupe snored. Gaultier couldn't help but bite back a laugh as he hummed thoughtfully at the sight of his Falinks in a deep slumber.

"Ah, desolé, it seemed Falinks wasn't impressed with the others, it can be a fickle pokemon. But did you know, it's capable of SLEEP TALKING?"

With this said, the pokemon seemed to register the order given by its trainer. Rather than offer a move that would typically go in place of SLEEP TALK itself, the Falinks' dream itself seemed to project above the crowd to show the sixlet set traveling from its beautiful home in Galar, to the foreign lands of Kalos, and eventually to Hoenn. In all of the settings, the pokemon seemed to fight valiantly for its trainer, celebrating its victories and training harder at its losses. All in all, the dream above showed just how much love the pokemon had for its trainer, and just how much they revered him.

"Oh, mon chouchou," he whined as he knelt down and gave the sleeping Falinks a gentle stroke atop the head. "I truly don't deserve such a cute pokemon as you."

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