When Cass sees the hat go flying, she can only celebrate it for a moment - because ultimately, it's not the only thing sent flying. Tofu shrinks and falls, caught by Ollie, and so does Jon with the hat. Cass goes for the maddest dash of her life, not wanting to figure out how it looks when a physically exhausted, just-has-been-a-missle Jon hits the ground.

It's miraculous how she manages to catch her sludge-covered Trubbish without actually breaking a bone - she might need to take a break from the tournament to shop for new clothes, though. "Well done, little guy," she pats him, before sending him back into his ball and pulling herself up.

She cleans up her hand to grab the hat, and attaches it to her waist, just above Jon's pokéball, before turning to Ollie. (Oh man. She really hopes he was too pre-occupied to catch anything of her dash.) (Even if her clothes are still ... yeah.) "Thanks! This was a crazy battle," she says, taking the hand - with her clean hand - and shaking it. Her heartbeat's still racing. "I hope Tofu can forgive us one day ..." she adds, absolutely sincerely with a hint of worry.

ollie morales
hat acquired \o/ (WIN)