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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 16:56:39 GMT

a new challenger appears for priam and his espeon.

"hey, hey! good mornin' to ya!"

she doesn't seem like one of those people he sees in big cataclysmic events. she might be a foreigner or something, or maybe she just had an existential crisis and wants to make a name for herself this time around.

"ya ready for me and espy?"

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:17:25 GMT

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"Good morning!" she replied cheerfully, much more at ease than she'd been on the first day of the tournament. It was beginning to become fun instead of scary, and the sting of losing had long worn off.[break][break]

If she'd realized the man across from her was a Rocket, she would feel quite differently, however.[break][break]

"Angel and I are ready when you are," she said, releasing her Klefki to the field. "My name is Marianne, by the way."

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NOTES – Vital City Tournament: Priam vs Marianne!

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:23:15 GMT

"i'm priam!" he introduces himself with enthusiasm. "and we're goin' to start this match the right way!"

he whistles for his espeon to take the spot in the field, though the energy isn't quite matched by the pokemon. priam probably didn't even need to whistle, given that his sygna suit syncs his emotions with the pokemon already..

the psychic-type waits for the other side of the field to position themselves before it fires off the first preemptive strike of the match: a spray of coins with pay day.

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:27:36 GMT

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"It's nice to meet you, Priam. How are you liking the tournament?"[break][break]

Money rained down from the sky with PAY DAY, and a small part of Marianne itched to grab a few of the discarded coins and slip them into her pocket. A little extra buffer for paying rent didn't hurt, right?[break][break]

It seemed like it'd be rude to her competitor, though, so she didn't. But she definitely thought about it. A lot.[break][break]

As if trying to whisk away her trainer's awkwardness, a FAIRY WIND sought to scatter the coins away as much as to hit the enemy Sylveon.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:38:59 GMT

"oh, ya, definitely, especially with my secret strat."

the fairy wind does pelt some of them back, but the real damage is done elsewhere. his eyes look at where they went, and most of it was swept away to where they would be difficult to pool in a pile later.

"aw, it's goin' to make it difficult to collect later." he leans down and picks one of the coins that landed near his feet. "can you help me collect 'em later? i can share if you want."

and the espeon adds up to the pool with another pay day.

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:45:32 GMT

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"Oh." She blinked, surprised and embarrassed at how obvious her thoughts had been. Did she seem like a greedy person? Maybe she was. Looking at random money get thrown in the sky, apparently, revealed some of the worst parts of a person. "Umm.... you wouldn't mind?"[break][break]

It was such a strange offer, she couldn't help but wonder if it was a scam. Was this a scam people did in the VCT Tournament? Was she going to get hustled?[break][break]

Meanwhile her Klefki focused on business, striking the Sylveon with a FLASH CANNON!

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:51:59 GMT

"yeah, of course! i'm just that generous. besides, there's more matches to take."

this is his strat for every match he'll have today, which is to just use pay day on every pokemon they see.

coins keep on pelting the klefki even as the pokemon fires a flash cannon straight to the espeon. if it can survive the harsh battlefields of hoenn, it can survive this ordeal while generating coins for them.

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 17:56:02 GMT

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"So... how long have you been doing this?"[break][break]

Marianne was suspicious despite herself. It all seemed a little too good to be true, didn't it?[break][break]

Like... weren't there things like inflation to consider here? Didn't doing this over and over weaken the power of the Pokedollar? Did PD generated by PAY DAY, well, break the economy?[break][break]

There had to be checks and balances for something like this, right? ... Right?[break][break]

Her Klefki was unbothered with such existential questions, and just decided to PLAY ROUGH, instead.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 18:01:12 GMT

"i regret to inform you that it's a trade secret, ma'am."

there's a cheeky smile that came with the sly comment, which only grew bigger once the vitals are awarded. as soon as he sees two vitals added to his total, he opens his bag and starts to collect his winnings.

"come on. it's just like collecting shells by the beach!"

nostalgic, in a sense, that it's one of the few pre-rocket activities that he still remembers.

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2024 18:05:57 GMT

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Had she really just lost to a guy who spammed PAY DAY nonstop? Who knew that was apparently the fastest way to defeat her in battle. Really, these things were timed, and this thing was a speedrun.[break][break]

"Congratulations on your win," she started to say, before she realized the man was indeed quite serious about grabbing all the money on the floor. Awkwardly, she glanced about herself, and when there was a lull in foot traffic she joined him. She felt a little self-conscious for them both, as if they were robbing a water fountain of coins people had tossed in to make a wish.[break][break]

It just felt weird. Like she was cheating. Was it cheating? Cheating at life, maybe? Was that a thing?[break][break]

"I guess some people are just born rich," she reasoned aloud, justifying the pocketing of change as no different than a gift from circumstances of birth. "Other people have to be smart."[break][break]

It was a compelling argument for crime, though a goody-two-shoes like Marianne would be mortified to hear such an observation of herself spoken aloud.[break][break]

LOSS!

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