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perse

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twenty-four

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persephone amavi

BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 19, 2020 9:27:23 GMT

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a year ago, persephone participated in the region's last contest and seeing bailey and chubs in the audience provided provided more encouragement than the rest of the auditorium combined. so with this contest, she hoped she could provide a sliver of the same comfort to chubs as he took the stage.

persephone had been sure to arrive hours early to secure a spot in the front rows, shamelessly taking up the place next to her with her walrein. the pokemon had been clear in that she wanted to be present to support her smaller brethren, and was now jammed into a seat, though its THICK FAT protruded in either direction, slightly squishing persephone and the pokemon's other unfortunate neighbour.

when kyle lopez arrives on stage with a mightyena, she recognises this one to be alpha and is quick to rise to her feet and cheer for the duo. alpha was always one of her favourites... something about how bitey he was was endearing. she remains on her feet applauding politely for Lucas Lane and armstrong. as the coordinators and pokemon take their turns, persephone politely applauds the dazzling performances until it was time for chubs to make his entrance.

as the announcer finished speaking and the stage remained briefly empty, persephone's brow furrowed, glancing side to side trying to find the little spheal. she heard it before she saw it - the sphere dropping from the sky before exploding in crystalline fragments to reveal chubs himself.

persephone leapt to her feet again with uproarious applause, clapping until her palms felt numb. at her side, the walrein began to slap its belly rapidly in an imitation, continuing on even after chubs left the stage for a moment too long until persephone shushed her because people were looking at them.

tldr; she's just here to support chubs

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Rocket Daddy

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thirty eight

october 29

Hammerlocke, Galar

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n/a

ex-beast

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Valerio Dachev

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POSTED ON May 19, 2020 15:53:39 GMT

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It seems Vanessa and Maia’s first impression did not sit that well with the audience. Perhaps it was because of her voice? Or her exaggerated entrance?

But at least Cooper Armstrong, who had nothing but words of flattery for her and the kingdra, took a liking at the pair—that was what she thought—as she courteously responds with a wink.

Soon after, all the other ‘coordinators’ and contestants introduced themselves to the audience and the judges. Valerio noticed there were a lot of familiar faces on the surface: @nova , for one who had been quite a mentee to him, and a few more who he might have seen at the headquarters. The ending of introductions was the beginning of white tree wierding, its ivory-tinged branches binging as it glowed and growed at the center of the stage. Valerio could only hope the safety of his comrades down the contest grounds. But he strived to fulfill his duty above especially when he was having a bit of fun as Vanessa—she needed a proper comeback!

Growth.

Vanessa dragged the stilettos back to the stage; Maia already positioned at the center, a few feet in front of her. There was a moment of silence. A moment of contemplation.

Her left hand pointed towards the kingdra who then lifted its face. From Maia’s snout came a powerful yet sophisticated blast of HYDRO PUMP reaching to the sky. The kingdra used her ability and SWIFT SWAM around it, radiating its internal dragon heat once more while moving in increasing velocity. As spotlights target the witting dragon, her contest combo managed to produce vapor which manipulated the refraction of light.

The result was an astounding column of steam magnifying at the podium the splendor and beauty that is Vanessa and Maia.

“And that folks, is how you present growth.”

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BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 19, 2020 19:39:29 GMT

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When Haruka and Siren made their way into the stage and finally had the spotlight come down onto them, it was to hushed whispers. Haru simply stood still for a minute, his eyes closed. To the audience watching, he’d likely appear frozen with fear, but this was not the case. In fact, when the pair began to move, there was a fierce glint in his eye. With an unspoken command, Siren’s long and colourful body was floating into the air, twisting around itself in the beginning of a largeTwister- with Haruka directly in the center of it. Was it an extremely risky move? Yes. But Haruka and Siren has been practicing this since they’d registered to enter the competition, they were ready.

The winds seemed to whip heavily around the boy, stirring his silvery hair as the twister engulfed him- though the Milotic moving in the air to create the tornado around her body was still visible. In the center of the funnel, Haruka smiled serenely- unharmed. The people outside wouldn’t be able to see him, nor could he them, but his next signal was a subtle nod to Siren. Instead of sending the tornado off, the pair demonstrated fine control by having Siren keep the move in place. Now came the tricky part- before she floated down, the Pokémon would have to dive into the tornado of her own creation from the top, plummeting rapidly to land in a coil around her partner. Still barred by the winds, came their next move. As the Twister began to dispel, Siren would use Life Dew, the mysterious water seeming to glow as the wall of wind finally came down enough to be seen. The affect of the remaining wind with the water created a fine mist that floated in the air around both trainer and Pokémon, who remained serene and seemingly unruffled by their own daring stunt.

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Andie

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twenty-four

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Shalour, Kalos

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wandering martial artist

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rikiya oshiro

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Andrea Benoit

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POSTED ON May 20, 2020 18:27:04 GMT

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She had gotten so swept up in her preparations… she’d missed the appeal round!

Oh, hell no! she thought angrily to herself, sighing as she realized that they were in the first round now. They had to change out of their initial plan now and go for the back-up plan.

Okay, the theme is growth… wait, from something small… no, someone already did that! she continued, looking at her Primarina and wondering how the hell they were going to do this. She hoped that her back-up routine was going to work… no matter how slapdash and last-minute it was.

After the last performer (@haruka) had cleared out, it was her turn. While her costume was simple, an encouraging tap from her Primarina urged her to go forward, never mind if she was being consumed by an absolutely massive case of stage fright.

The spotlight shone down on them as they entered, no flashing or derring-do—there were only two microphones on the stage as per her request. Here’s to hoping nobody falls asleep with what I’m planning! She continued in the back of her mind, coming to a stop in front of the taller microphone.

The Primarina parked herself in front of the other microphone (adjusted to her level) and with a reassuring look to Andrea, began to Sing. Softly, at first.

While the immediate effect would have made someone sleepy, they were far enough away from the first few rows for it not to work. However, at the same time the Primarina was Singing a melody to the crowd, there was a video playing in the background.

While it was incredibly cheesy, she’d managed to cobble together a ‘training montage’ of sorts showing her companion as a Popplio, back in Alola—practicing alongside a much younger-looking Andrea, although some would wonder why her hair back then was brown and not red.

Natural redhead, dyed it brown for fun, she thought as she continued to harmonize alongside the Primarina, picking up the pace as she went through the lyrics. Halfway through the song there was a shift in melody, and with another nod in Arsinoe’s direction, the Singing was slowly combined with a Hyper Voice, increasing in volume as the video behind them showed the evolution of the Popplio to a Brionne along with snippets from her Island Challenge.

The video continued to play in the background, before reaching a final rising crescendo with the Primarina picking up the volume just so and adjusting accordingly to the song’s shift—the video behind them showing her finally evolving into a Primarina.

Once they were both done, and the video cut out, they took a bow and proceeded to exit, stage right.

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POSTED ON May 22, 2020 0:21:19 GMT

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it was only after stepping onto the stage that iris begun to question her decision. subtly wiping her palms on her palms on her skirt, she hopes her nerves aren't obvious. unlike some others, she hadn't made a change in dress--mostly because her wardrobe (and any posessions of hers, for that matter) were limited, but also because she'd been reassured that her current outfit seemed smart enough.
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as the trainee ranger scans the crowd, the prompt called out registers somewhere at the back of her mind. growth. what on earth was she supposed to do with that? a number of ideas, all incomplete and unrefined, run through her mind as she tries her best to watch the other contestants. maybe they'd provide some inspiration. an impressive show of water-type power from Valerio Dachev almost has her regretting her choice of pokemon. the excitement of a new addition to her team had outweighed her judgement considerably-- but then again, she wasn't sure if she would have fared any better with blue by her side.
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a single beam of MOONLIGHT falls on her pokemon, iris standing just shy of the spotlight. she whispers a command, and a barrier in the form of MAGIC COAT slices through the light and, as it reflects it, causes the pokemon to become lost to the dark like her trainer. another beat passes before the barrier begins to transform. it folds in on itself, shifting through a number of shapes, never quite settling into one, scattering moonlight around the room as it does so. the room is bathed in reflected beams of light, not dissimilar to a glitter ball, moving and changing with each of the shape's transformations.
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against the moonlight--scattering, dancing--the still silhouettes of iris and her munna are just about visible. they bow before making their exit, leaving the transformed mirror coat behind. the moment they're off the stage, the object shatters. the room is in darkness once more.
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the stray

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xxx, orre

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Laurence Anderson

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evan fader

BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 22, 2020 6:24:19 GMT

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Fingers snap.

Darkness descends, purposeful and stagnant in the silence of the performance that has only just begun.

The sound of hooves brings the brightly colored horse out into the darkness, a shadow in the lack of a spotlight.

Something glows in the dark, the horn of the pokemon who has bowed her head until the tip touches the ground in front of her. It is there in the moment of contact that it begins, small and steady and warm.

There is a glimmer, a hint of light. At first there is nothing to be seen within it at all, until it begins to grow. The act is slow, a show of control as much as a show of light and it dazzles and gleams. The tendrils of color from the pokemon's pastel veil fade in and out of the growing dazzling gleam.

The light wavers, flickering for a second but it is nothing less than a well placed stumble returned to the steady gleam of light it had been before.

It stumbles again, as if falling at the weight of their eyes.

And then it is dancing, the light coming and going in a rhythm heard by only the pokemon. Silence is mesmerizing, the undulating light dazzling to the eyes.

Amidst it soon comes something else, the radiating pulses of energy becomes an overlay to the dance of the light. Suddenly the performance becomes as invigorating as it is mesmerizing as the heal pulse and dazzling gleam both peak and in an instant disappear.

The pokemon is enveloped in darkness.

"It is only in the deepest part of the darkness, that the light can grow to be blinding."

There is no bow no flourish to be seen beneath the darkness of the dimmed lights. They recede in silence, letting the light flourish again in the space left after them in preparation for the rest of the competition.

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stormy, bronwen

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twenty-five

july 25

saffron city, kanto

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Stormy Silph

BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 22, 2020 17:17:41 GMT

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apollo | flash fire - mega horn, solar blade, morning sun, agility, smart strike, fire blast

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As she remainder of the appeals round ends, Stormy lingers to appreciate the dazzling displays. Everyone's performances are beautiful and astounding and she can't help but clap and cheer and scream along with the rest of the crowd.[break][break]

Of course, she's soon ushered behind the stage to wait for round two, and she anxiously waits for her turn in the line-up. It turns out she's following up the incredible evan fader and his equally amazing Galarian-form Rapidash. She was practically the one shaking in her boots, let alone Apollo. The stallion seemed totally at ease next to his pacing trainer.[break][break]

But now is not the time to dwell on anything but the present. The stage is cleared, washed off, prepared for her and Apollo. This time she's set the stallion up with a beautiful saddle and bridle. It drips with gold and crystal, catching the sunlight. He's beautiful.[break][break]

She's also changed into a bodysuit instead of a dress. Her hair hangs loose as she mounts Apollo's back. He stands steady, like a rock. She's safe and he's reliable. They walk calmly out onto the stage and Stormy waves to the crowd. Together, they begin their second performance of the night, breaking out into an easy trot. They go in a slow circle, eventually speeding up with AGILITY as they circle around and around.[break][break]

His hooves pound the ground in steady rhythm and Stormy performs alongside him, hanging off his body in dangerous but impressive trick-riding stunts. Their performance ends with her standing on his back, arms outstretched as if she were flying. It had almost occurred to her to make him a pair of false wings - but she thought that'd be too cliche.[break][break]

Stormy slides off of his back to take a bow alongside him and Apollo finishes the round with an intense FIRE BLAST from the tip of his horn. It lights up the stage in a great burst of flame but it doesn't pose any threat to Stormy. She stands alongside it unafraid, envigorated.[break][break]

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Bailey Cooper

BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 22, 2020 18:24:20 GMT

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Growth was an interesting prompt.[break][break]

After the announcement, Bailey could only watch from offstage as Chubs would ponder what to do next. She performed hand signs, as if trying to indicate what could be done. It ultimately looked like nonsense, but her mad pointing to the giant white tree seemed to register in the Spheal's eyes as he waved in her direction.[break][break]

“Do the beaaaaam—” she would hiss, hoping that he could hear. He would nod, but she wasn't sure if that was just because he wanted to be cute or because he understood her.[break][break]

Because when he looked back, he'd clap at cadis von klaussner fairy in a manner that was encouraging; yet, somehow, the expectant look in his eyes would only work to add pressure on to the recipient.[break][break]

Then the spotlight panned, and the Spheal found himself up next for the round.[break][break]

He looked to the tree, to the audience, and waved again. “Waah wah, waah?” As if he was commenting on the rapid growth of the tree in the short span of time.[break][break]

Gently, the spheal would recall Bailey's strange signals, and remember one of the acts they had practiced. With a gentle whistle, air above the small seal seemed to chill and condense.[break][break]

And from that condensed air came a rainbow-like light as the spheal summoned forth the move aurora beam. Northern tails, like branches, stretching out from the refracted light beam as it steadily, not rapidly, emitted from the small pokemon.[break][break]

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As it climbed up, the ways that the arboreal twisted, turned, and stretched seemed reminiscent of a tree coming to live; rainbow lights scattering across the crowd and reaching to the open ceiling with its display.[break][break]

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twenty-six

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cadis von klaussner

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POSTED ON May 23, 2020 1:54:52 GMT

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"the tree..." it was their turn, but just as cadis and flabebe were heading out. his attention was snatched by the tree's sudden sheen and growth. "alright, flabebe: petal dance!" flabebe began to twirl. pink petals would rise as the grass-type rotated and spun in a circle. gleeful dancing like the newbie it was.

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GONGAGER

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October 13

GONGAGA

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gongago

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gongaga

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BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 23, 2020 3:55:29 GMT

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TALENT ROUND #2

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Aerodactyl used ICE FANG![break]
Aerodactyl feels threatened by @nova's Dragonite!

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[attr="class","contestName"]VANESSA'S KINGDRA

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Kingdra used HYDRO PUMP![break]
Kingdra feels threatened by @iris's Munna!

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Gardevoir used MOONBLAST![break]
Gardevoir feels threatened by Rex Drago's Aerodactyl!

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Dragonite used AQUA TAIL![break]
Dragonite feels threatened by Valerio Dachev's Kingdra!

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FAVORITE PERFORMANCE:[break] "Gettin' misty-eyed from this... maybe it's jus' th'water though."[break][break]+1 APPEAL POINT to @nova.

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[attr="class","contestName"]HARUKA'S MILOTIC

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Milotic used TWISTER & LIFE DEW![break]
Milotic feels threatened by Andrea Benoit's Primarina!

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Primarina used SING & HYPER VOICE![break]
The audience applauds uproariously!

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[attr="class","contestName"]IRIS' MUNNA

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Munna used MOONLIGHT & MAGIC COAT![break]
The audience applauds uproariously!

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FAVORITE PERFORMANCE:[break][break] +1 APPEAL POINT to @iris.

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Rapidash used AGILITY & FIRE BLAST![break]
The audience applauds uproariously!

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Galarian Rapidash used DAZZLING GLEAM & HEAL PULSE![break]
Galarian Rapidash feels threatened by Stormy Silph's Rapidash!

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Spheal used AURORA BEAM![break]
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[attr="class","contestName2"]KYLE LOPEZ

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FAVORITE PERFORMANCE:[break]
"POGGERS (KALOSIAN)".[break][break] +1 APPEAL POINT to Bailey Cooper.

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Floette used PETAL DANCE![break]
Floette feels threatened by Bailey Cooper's Spheal!

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AFTER THE FIRST ROUND, Cooper comes to the stage again. He clears his throat and eyes Andrea Benoit. Leaning in, his body knocks into the microphone and its stand. Before it topples over with a whiny careen, he clutches it with his bearish hands.[break][break]

"INTERESTIN'... SONG CHOICE. I LIKED IT, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT FIT. STILL, IMPRESSIVE." Cooper still wonders why he was chosen for the gig. "NEXT CONCEPT IS FADIN' BEAUTY. JUST BE BEAUTIFUL AS Y'DO IT. SOMEHOW." He begins to clap, but remembers he has yet to announce why he is clapping. "OH YEAH. WELCOME OUR CONTESTANTS BACK FOR ROUND TWO."[break][break]

GUIDELINES

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You are now in the second round revolving around the theme of 'fading beauty'.
Ensure that you ROLL with your post; salac berries can be used.
Using a move that you have used in the previous round will remove an appeal point.
In this round, if your pokemon feels threatened, you must ROLL HIGHER than the pokemon that threatens them! Failure to roll higher will cause you to lose half of your appeal points. If halving your appeal points results in a fraction, the deducted amount will be rounded down.
If your Pokemon has not been threatened, you are off the hook this round!
The judges will also allocate appeal points to their favourite performers of the round, but they will not be able to give appeal points to the same contestant consecutively.

NEXT MOD POST WILL BE ON MAY 26TH, 12AM
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kyle lopez @nova Stormy Silph Bailey Cooper Valerio Dachev Rex Drago cadis von klaussner evan fader cait alfric @iris @haruka Andrea Benoit

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Rocket Daddy

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POSTED ON May 24, 2020 17:17:31 GMT

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It is beyond doubt that Rex Drago ’s aerodactyl, despite how horrendous it looks for Vanessa’s taste, is leading the pokémon beauty contest. The faces of the crowd were enough to prove that she’s falling behind. Which was why she was utterly furious why Maia is being intimidated by one munna—or perhaps, the master behind the hog-like creature. A familiar figure from Valerio’s recent past.

@iris . She will deal with her after the contest, she is sure of it.

After the first round concluded, the host announced the next one’s theme. Vanessa was lucky that even with the limited weapons at their arsenal, they still manage to do something acceptable for a beauty contest. When it was the rocket’s turn, she gave a quick glance at the technical staff behind the curtains before dragging herself back on stage.

In an almost similar fashion like their entrance prior, Vanessa graced the podium with her kingdra—now, the lady in front of her pokémon. She raised her hands on her side and lifted her head; audiences from both sides would notice that the kingdra did that herself, too. A blast of icy gust bursted from its mouth and suddenly the area was caught in a gentle, chilling BLIZZARD. The snow then clumped together on the platform, freezing, forming a figure similar to the vapor illusion of the previous round, but more solid and more compact: an ginormous ice replica of kingdra herself. The timing was also in harmony, spotlights glimmered down with rainbow-colored gleam, the shining spectacle at the center of the stage reflecting tinges of kaleidoscopic wonders.

Of course, Vanessa and Maia would not stop there. The pokémon then twirled around the statue and performed a ritualistic pirouette, the coordinator joining the ballet of the sea fairy: droplets of water coming from the creature’s snout as both of them display their RAIN DANCE for Littleroot, slowly melting the beauty beholden by the contest grounds. When all has thawed and faded, what remained was the lady and her dragon, both panting after their presentation. Catching her breath, she grabbed a nearby microphone and began her spiel.

“Physical beauty will fade in time: that’s for sure. But what remains is the internal beauty that is eternal and everlasting. I hope you find our show entertaining!”

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T-rex

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July 27

Sootopolis City

Bisexual

Muscle

Grunt

I know what I know

I am what I am

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POSTED ON May 24, 2020 23:02:16 GMT

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He was sweating, didn't anybody understand that these lights were hot? Like, really, hot? Rex was only lucky he had asked for the lights to fall for this portion. Even if this sucked, One's attacks didn't exactly "fade", nobody could see the toll this was taking on the newbie. [break][break]

@nova' smile was noted, but he didn't move to give a smirk back, knowing well enough that they couldn't be known yo know each other. Her smile would be just that, a little bit of support between competitors. Now if only One got the memo. Recognizing her scent as someone Rex interacted with, One trembled where he stood, a lack of discipline Rex hoped all these idiots didn't see. Besides, it was show time. [break][break]

Up on One's back, having whispered instructions and a warning to aim anywhere but people, Rex's version of "fading beauty" got started...with a bang. Hyper Beam exploded outwards, sweeping across the stage, just low enough that it impacted the ground in a blast of light that was comparable, if not larger, than the tree's glow. One flapped and, even in the throes of a Hyper Beam, managed to take off the stage, taking a few seconds to intensify the Hyper Beam. Rex cluched the fossil's horns, a sort of support before he could tell the attack could go on no longer. "Now!" He hissed. [break][break]

One started to close his jaws, a simple act that changed the act entirely. Only his Rock Head kept the act from outright harming the beast, but it still shook in strain, barely keeping in the air. The closing space and his teeth turned the spectacular beam smaller, spiraling out like multiple spotlights for a number of seconds, the Hyper Beam starting to fade...and gone. The moment was over, and One couldn't do it again. With all honesty, the Hyper Beam was just as hot as the spotlight, Rex felt no better. [break][break]

At least One shared his exhaustion, gliding down in the darkness and waddling off stage just in time to pant and rest until the next round. [break][break]

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the stray

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thirty three

xxx, orre

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Senior ranger

Laurence Anderson

Dating

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POSTED ON May 26, 2020 1:18:45 GMT

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The pastel horse snorts as they prepare to step out onto the stage again. Evan can sense to slight hesitation, can see the tension in the pokemon's posture and his hand settles on her back as a calming gesture. When the pokemon turns to look at him she is met with something gentle and steady. It does not matter which pokemon has made her so nervous, only that she take the time to breath and collect herself.

He smiles and she steadies herself, stepping out onto the stage with her head high and determined to make it through the next round. Just as she steps out Evan whispers a command in her ear, "Don't be afraid to put a little pep in your step girl." the horse pokemon whinnies and he grins as before looking back to the crowd before them.

They start at the edge of the performance area, hooves stamp into the ground, glowing with with a pastel pink and purple energy. They stamp again and the pokemon takes off across her stage suddenly brimming with an invigorated agility. The vibrant sound of quickened hoof beats sound around the area as she dances and prances circles around her trainer who slowly steps out to center stage. He turns, much slower than her but with a hand outstretched, another formal flourish at the pokemon. He is a calm and steady contrast to her vibrancy, to the excited whinnies and the displays of her flowing mane alike. He grins the entire time.

He comes to the center of the stage, the Rapidash continues to twirl prance around him with reckless abandon. A wind wind picks up, scattering fairy dust throughout the performance. Her fairy wind does well to make the simple routine glitter and sparkle with a charm that goes unnameable. She dazzles within her own simplistic beauty, sparkles settling into her mane and clinging to the petal on her back like dew drops.

It reaches a peak, and so does she, before her hooves stumble against the stage. The glow of her agility begins to dim.

The wind begins to die.

Slowly but surely, gust by gust, sparkling dew drop by dew drop.

She circles in closer to her trainer again, but with every circle completed in the spiral she becomes a little slower, her hooves trip, stuttering against the stage until she comes to Evans side and collapses at his feet.

He catches her, kneeling beside the pokemon in a dramatic display. The spotlight finds them, focusing ll attention on the moment where he catches beauty as it fades away, and so does the light.

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[attr="class","ithread"]the lights are off once more. under all this dark, iris is optimistic that her anxieties are not noticeable. still, there's a feigned confidence in her stride; the stiff line of her mouth, thankfully, is obscured by the shadows. her munna takes centre stage, the flowers on its body glowing a soft pink. as time passes, the audience will notice this light steadily growing in vibrancy--energy is building up.
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when it seems the pokemon can harbour no more, the flowers now white-bright spots, it releases the pent-up PSYCHIC. the explosion, though silent, immediately covers the room in a pink-and-purple wisp, each tendril taking the form of a dying flower. the image lasts no more than a few seconds before it begins to disintegrate.
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those not paying close attention may have missed the display entirely, though the lingering particles stop the memory from being forgotten altogether.
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lavaridge

straight

champion

groudon avatar

a dying breed

sound of a spirit in need

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BEAUTY CONTEST (UU)

POSTED ON May 26, 2020 6:53:49 GMT

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Fading beauty?[break][break]

“Wah...” Chubs pondered with a flipped pressed to the side of his perfectly round face...which blended into the perfect roundness of his body.[break][break]

Bailey had no choice but to stand backstage and fidget, knowing that anymore intervention would make it seem like she had a hand in guiding her pokemon—she could not do that. Not when Chubs had worked so hard, all on his own.[break][break]

It was time to take a step back, and as she put her trust in the small ice pokemon, the spotlight panned to his position.[break][break]

Adjusting his bowtie, Chubs the Spheal took a deep breath to prepare himself. A moment of silence as he breathed, summoning a small ice rod that he grasped clumsily in one flipper.[break][break]

It was his baton—he raised his flippers, as if he were a conductor, and matched his whistle to the position of his raised baton.[break][break]

The crowd had enjoyed the show of lights, now it was time for an encore.[break][break]

He cast shapes in the light of his aurora beams—clumsily drawn flowers, swaying grass, and the distorted stick-like figure of what could be presumed to be Bailey as they wandered the region of Hoenn. A young trainer with a cartoonish smile and stick limbs leading the charge, with an ensemble of pokemon following her.[break][break]

They were like a child's drawings. The bending, twisting images of the light pulled like a stroke of crayon against paper.[break][break]

Whistles guided the stream of light as it turned and bended, recreating evolution and change. A growing roster, a growing stick figure now equipped with the trademark leather jacket.[break][break]

But the spheal remained the same—a small, round pokemon that rolled, faster and faster, to keep up with the charge.[break][break]

The fading image was of them pulling away, so far that it seemed like the spheal was lost.[break][break]

Until the stick figure of Bailey Cooper emerged, pulling the caricature of the ice-type pokemon into her arms—reaffirming that he still had a place, even if things had changed. A fading smile on both faces, even if they seemed older, before the scene came to its close.[break][break]

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