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POSTED ON May 25, 2022 4:35:02 GMT
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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 26, 2022 14:28:22 GMT
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Michiko sighed in relief, eyes crinkling as she finally removed the weighty Ring Target from her finger and set it back on the tray with the other strange accessories.

Where was the tea?

Enamorous flew in, which Michiko received with a bland, polite expression; like someone listening to a speaker of a foreign language who had no idea what was going on but was too polite to admit it.

"Oh, I did not know it was flower tea!" she piped up, intrigued. While she preferred green tea personally, she had heard organic lotus tea was very difficult to source and was interested in trying it. 

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Michi's Machamp, Matchan, came in holding several shopping bags and husband's car keys. "Oh Matchan, there you are!" Michi exclaimed, turning to the muscular Pokemon and clapping her hands in delight. "Just one moment..."

She took the shopping bags from the fighting-type and, after rummaging around inside, presented , and with three boxes of individually-wrapped sweets. "I thought they might go well with the tea!" she exclaimed, "Please enjoy!"

In the background, Matchan clawed at the carpet as he was sucked into Enamorous's sakura tornado. He whirled around inside of it, looking distressed, as Michi continued handing out sweets to her Tea Room Friends. 
Michi chooses her MACHAMP, Matchan!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 21, 2022 2:26:30 GMT
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What a beautiful finale! Michiko clapped and smiled along with Oricorio's Revelation Dance. The complexities of what they were actually doing eluded her, but she was at least happy they wouldn't be ending their Tea Room Experience in the dark.

"Hooray! It was fun!" she exclaimed. At the distinguished older woman's musings about the nature of light and darkness, Michi said "Eh?" and beamed at her teammates instead. "It is our victory!"

Michi had known her Chingling would bring good luck, and the keychain jingled merrily as she engaged in a celebratory Revelation Dance of her own (minus any revelations). "Everyone, thank you for your hard work!"
Michiko and Chingling did nothing!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 13, 2022 4:17:22 GMT
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"Oh, I see!" Michiko cried. The faint starlight from the projectors had illuminated her with the understanding she needed. "This is not a real tea house! And you-" she attempted to point dramatically at where the female voice had come from, "Are not the real Tea Master! You are from... another world!"

Cheeks rosy, Michiko stifled a giggle. Now that she'd realized this was all a performance, she was getting into character! "You will not succeed! In fact, you will fall into disgrace!"

She was out of slippers and dried persimmons, but Michi still had confidence to win. "Tea Ceremony is not about Pokémon battles," she said bravely, like a woman making her last stand. "Tea Ceremony is the important thing which is difficult to do!" She realized halfway through that she'd forgotten everything she'd been taught in Tea Ceremony Club in elementary school.

"So anyway, the night is not scary!" Michiko said, returning to her monologue. She clenched her fists, Chingling keychain still jingling for good luck. "Because, kindness is the greatest light! To take this world, it will be your loss!" She was not so good at acting, but it was easy to put on a brave face in the dark.
Michiko and Chingling did nothing!


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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 10, 2022 16:26:33 GMT
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Michiko was sad there was no inscription. She liked to practice her reading comprehension skills. She was also sad there was no light again, because she couldn't even read her Haruki Murakami novel.

She tried to use her phone to light up the pages, but illuminated a shocking sight: 's Pelipper sneaking up behind her, trying to steal her dried persimmons! "Nooooo!" she cried, taking off her other slipper to whack it. Honking in distress, the water-type flew over the Toxic Spikes and used SOAK on whatever was in the darkness, drenching it in regurgitated salt water.

"Does anyone know where is the tea?" Michiko asked tentatively after some time waiting. "I ordered a long time ago..."
Pelipper used SOAK!
Dragalge became a Water-Type!


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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 4, 2022 10:17:28 GMT
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The next room was as dark as her mother's backyard at night, and the woman who spoke to them was certainly not Michi's mother. Thinking it was a little scary, Michi shrank behind her teammates, grateful to have three men to protect her.

She was going to send out her Solosis to use Heal Block, but it was so difficult to find the Pokeball in her bag with Doublade still jangling around inside. "I can not see..." she murmured to herself, finding her smartphone and turning on the screen to use for light.

...and a good thing she did, or she would never have seen 's sneaky Lunatone, who'd crept up on her in the dark and was trying to steal her dried persimmons. "Ahhhh!" she cried, voice lost in the clamor of and 's sound attacks. She yanked her bag away and clutched it defensively to her chest. "You, get away!" 

She took off her slipper and tried to hit the Lunatone with it like it was a naughty child. The crescent Pokemon's eyes glowed in the dark as it used MAGIC ROOM in self-defense, rendering Michi's held item ineffective. Dodging her slipper, it floated away, carrying the Magic Room effect across the room towards the Polteageist. 
Lunatone used Magic Room!
Order: 
Magic Room, Teatime, ClangyScale, Hyper Voice

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Apr 1, 2022 3:56:31 GMT
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Michiko looked up from taking pictures of the adorably round Togedemaru. "Ahh, it is so cute," she said to herself, thrilled to encounter such a perfectly spherical Pokémon in the Tearoom. Michi loved Pikachu reboots and she loved circles, but electric-types didn't make good pets (in her opinion). She was happy to take photos, though!

"Amao, it is good not to get too close," she said to her Bounsweet as the formerly-round Togedemaru made itself very prickly. Thankfully, disabled the hedgehog's shield, so it would be easy to attack.

The leaves on her head spinning like propeller blades drifted across the Tea Room, passing the inscription about the plates. Two sharp-edged leaves scythed free from the top of her head and sliced towards the Togedemaru, hopefully battering it without Bounsweet needing to make contact.
Bounsweet used Razor Leaf!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 28, 2022 15:09:41 GMT
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"...Eh?" Michiko made a surprised sound as the Galarian Stunfisk rocketed off the Tea Room floor, ensnaring her sweet and charming Bounsweet as it was floating daintily over to the other side. 

She had been hoping that with two giant Blastoise already doing modern dance moves on the field that her little Amao might go ignored, but it seemed she had no such luck! "Poor Bounsweet," she said, then slapped her cheeks firmly with both hands, leaving them rosy pink. She couldn't get discouraged now! She had to fight, fight!

"Amao! Do your best!" The round, fruitlike Pokemon twirled its leaves like a propeller, generating so much force that its red body began to turn as well. The Stunfisk clamped onto it spun around erratically like a clothespin on a ceiling fan before flying off entirely and shooting across the room.

Bounsweet shot in the opposite direction, crossing the finish line on the far side of the battlefield. "Safe!" Michi cried jubilantly, making a sweeping, baseball-reminiscent motion. She reined herself in again, covering her smile with one hand. 
Bounsweet used Rapid Spin!
Bounsweet escaped the Bound status!!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 25, 2022 13:10:07 GMT
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"Oh! It is Chef Branes!" Michi exclaimed, immediately recognizing her and 's jiggly, pudding-like cafe boss. She waved to the Slurpuff but faltered, realizing he might not recognize her. Was it silly to assume he'd remember her from a single lunch shift?

Feeling self-conscious, Michi edged closer to Maverick, too shy to point but definitely trying to catch his attention. "It's him," she whispered, not looking directly at the blonde man. She remembered the stranger limping through the door at the end of the day, clearly suffering from some kind of injury. It looks like he is feeling better... he must have gone to the hospital.

She took a ring target from the serving cart and slipped it over her finger, suppressing a giggle at how silly it looked next to all her re-re-re-vowing rings.
Michi chose the Ring Target!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 24, 2022 7:15:44 GMT
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"I will not give up!" Michiko exclaimed, still filled with misguided determination. She recalled her Hoothoot, who had done her job perhaps too well, and unhooked her Chingling keychain from her car keys. Taking a deep breath, she shook it in the air, filling the room with the sound of ringing bells. "Everybody, listen! It is a little noisy!" It did sound remarkably similar to an alarm default tone. Perhaps it would keep their Pokémon awake?
Chingling used Uproar!
Chingling gets drowsy but does not fall asleep!

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 22, 2022 4:13:26 GMT
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After thanking for retrieving her mother's lost sword (it turned out Michiko was actually just a video game quest NPC) Michi was happy to find the next room a bastion of warmth and heat. "Ah! It is perfect!" she cried, laying out Doublade on some paper towels to dry while they solved the next Tea Room puzzle.

"Oh, I see!" she said after intently watching her companions' choices of Pokémon for a moment. "I will use my Happy!"

With this inane statement, Michiko collected her now-dry Doublade, put it back in her handbag, and sent out Hoothoot. The spherical owl landed in the middle of the room, balancing on one leg as her huge eyes took in the Moltres carvings on the walls. "Happy does not sleep at night, so this Yawn is..." Michiko made a big X with her arms over her chest as the Hoothoot blinked at their opponent, still very much awake, "...Impossible!"
Hoothoot has the Insomnia Ability!
Hoothoot does not fall asleep!

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POSTED ON Mar 21, 2022 3:36:19 GMT
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REDEEMING


welcome to the poké mart!


2X starf berry (from inventory) to devolve beartic and musharna
1X rowap berry (from inventory) to shiny pompompurin the lucario


PURCHASING


welcome to the poké mart!


1X starf berry (75 PD)
1X rowap berry (75 PD)


HARVESTING


be sure to visit the pretty petal flower shop near rustboro!


38X rabuta berry (6/24-3/17) for 38 infamy on
1X passho berry (3/16) on



TOTAL


do come again!


150 PD


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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 18, 2022 15:53:41 GMT
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Michiko was still trying to stuff her Doublade back in her handbag (how had her mother packed it?!) as they reached the second floor of the tea atelier.

The mention of Rayquaza was enough to temporarily distract Michi from her task. "Ah, that is the name..." she said, almost to herself. She, Zac and Kazimir had been together when it had attacked Sootopolis. It does not seem like a peaceful Pokémon to me, she thought privately, but chose not to share her opinion.

"That would be good! The water looks nice," Michiko sighed in response to , giving up on trying to put her Doublade away. She settled for trying to drape it fetchingly over her handbag like a too-large coat.

It immediately slithered onto the floor and into the pool. "Nooo!" Michi cried, grabbing for it too late as it vanished into the water like her favorite necklace slipping down the sink drain.

Buoyed up by the dark Samurott's tidal wave, the swimming blades darted through the water like spear fishermen. They found Relicanth hiding beneath the water and bashed it mercilessly with Fury Cutter, ignoring its lazy Dive attempt.

"Can someone pull Doublade out of the water? I am worried it will get to rust," Michiko asked helplessly, squatting down by the edge of the pool and trying to see inside.
Doublade has the No Guard Ability!
Doublade attacks with Fury Cutter!

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SPACE-TIME DISTORTION #4
POSTED ON Mar 18, 2022 2:34:33 GMT
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Michiko was visiting her family grave when the distortion began. She didn't notice anything strange at first, save for the strange change in lighting that made it hard to clean.

Tsst-tsst-tsst. She sprayed cleaner from a bottle onto the surface of the gravestone, wiping away the dirt and ash with a clean cloth. The symbol of her ancestral Clan, a five-petaled plum blossom, watched her from overhead like a giant eye. Michiko sighed, sitting back on her knees and stretching to loosen up her tired muscles.

Then she realized something was watching her.

The carved stone komainu which had been crouched near the grave site stood up, revealing stripes of bright red fur and glittering eyes.

Michiko gasped. "Ah! A Pokemon!" she exclaimed. Her heart pounded. How long had it been there? Had there always been a stone guardian watching over the Maeda Clan? Perhaps if I came to clean more often, I would remember...

Belatedly, she realized there were many Pokemon around her. They crept closer with snarls and growls, agitated by the swirling distortion the little woman had yet to notice. Michiko stood up, clutching her spray bottle in self-defense. She hadn't brought Matchan with her today-- she hadn't thought she'd need him.

There was a bump and Michiko suddenly found herself on the stone Arcanine's back as it neatly knocked the knees out from under her. Its legs pumped effortlessly, carrying her up terraces and lines of graves to safety. "Oh! You are a good statue!" Michi exclaimed, faint with relief. The dog barked back. It sounded like it was laughing. 

She watched her family grave disappear behind them, reflecting that she'd have to come back soon to finish cleaning.
Michiko befriended a Hisuian Arcanine!
Arcanine learned Raging Fury!
Using x1 Form Change and x1 Level Tutor

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TIERED TEA ROOM #7
POSTED ON Mar 17, 2022 16:49:34 GMT
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Michiko knew she had a flying Pokemon somewhere. As Kazimir's Braviary successfully cleared the entry hazard, she unclasped her handbag and began to rummage inside. "No... not that... no, this is not it..."

She pulled out lipstick, a granola bar, and a pack of wet wipes and pushed them into 's hands. "Could you hold these, please?" she asked, tugging at something stuck in the bottom of her purse. She tugged more insistently, pinning the bag beneath one arm. "Almost..."

There was a shower of bobby pins and lint as a full Doublade flew out of the bag and shot across the room. Whump-whump-WHUMP-WHUMP! It wheeled through the air like a giant ninja star, bypassing the inscription on the floor. The archaeologist ducked just in time as the sword speared through his hat and pinned it to the far wall.

"Eeeh!" Michiko cried, hands flying up to her mouth in shock. "What was that doing in there?" Had her mother packed it along with her bento box?
Defog has cleared the Spikes!
Michiko's Doublade is unaffected!

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