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giona vs siobhan [(H✩T)] (SKY BATTLE)
POSTED ON Jul 15, 2021 4:42:38 GMT
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The subject and tenor seemed to slowly turn into office chatter. So as to pinch it off here so no spectators started asking inconvenient questions, he decided to sandbag the topic. An odd move, since he brought it up.

"There isn’t much of a chat to be had. We’re all rooting for you."

Furthermore, she seemed to be game for a battle. For being a player in a spectator sport. A small grin appeared. Giona whistled a low A, barely above just exhaling. Drifblim responded by focusing on Dragonite. By trying to sap its strength to heal, but not injure it. It was Strength Sap. Giona then nodded to his bird, which seemed to build up speed, before stopping on a dime and pushing compressed air at Dragonite with Air Cutter.

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giona vs siobhan [(H✩T)] (SKY BATTLE)
POSTED ON Jul 15, 2021 3:55:07 GMT
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The mention of her name at the very end jogged his memory. Had she not done that, he would’ve dismissed it as the sun finally hitting his brain and apologized. It’d be no way to talk to a stranger, that’s for sure.

"Oh! You’re that new hire shaking things up at work. I don’t know you very well, but you’ve impressed people that I look up to."

Furthermore, she seemed to be game for a battle. For being a player in a spectator sport. A small grin appeared on his face, mirroring hers.

"Unfezant, use Detect."

Giona whistled a slowly ascending note. Drifblim responded by sending forth a gust of wind. It knew gust, sure. This however felt like the chill of a ghost passing through someone. It was Ominous Wind. Giona then nodded to his bird, which seemed to brace itself for impact with Detect.

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giona vs siobhan [(H✩T)] (SKY BATTLE)
POSTED ON Jul 15, 2021 2:37:12 GMT
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The two stood on raised sand dunes... on platforms built like bases in baseball, so as to prevent people from being buried by accident. Giona wore black track pants and sandals with a violet towel draped over his shoulders. He had his time to be weird and cagey, but this person seemed... promising.

"Oh! I've heard of you... I think."

Surely he had, having gifted her a Litwick. Giona was just terrible with names, at the end of the day. Nonetheless, he had this vague association of her with some of the other Rockets he knew in passing.

"Huh. Well, are you interested in a battle? I won't be bothered if you say no."

Giona held one pokeball in each hand. A series of red beams came out, taking vague shapes. What appeared to be a pheasant and a hot air balloon slowly peeled out, taking flight right away. The two circled overhead, looking down at the humans below. Even on a raised platform, in a color meant to reflect sunlight, he was already a little tired from the sun overhead.




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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 19:38:27 GMT
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Giona managed to pass the test, or not. Either way, Pangoro was recalled. The test was effectively over, as Theo relented, and stepped forward to address him. Giona dug out a capsule to give Flygon a much-needed break.

Flygon was recalled by a red beam into a ball, which then minimized itself and clipped onto Giona’s belt. He nodded, stepping forward to meet Mr. Beckett so he wouldn’t have to raise his voice.

“I’ve been doing whistling with Flygon and Manectric, since I’ve had them the longest. I’ve tried introducing it to a Luxray gifted by a Ms. Wolfe, and a promising Gastly I found on a hike.”




Notes: Denouement.
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giona vs stormy [(H✩T)]
POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 4:15:16 GMT
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Giona shook his head. Beads of sweat clung to the buzzed down sides of his head. One even trailed down his nose, landing on the sand and leaving the hot golden dust slightly moist. Mismagius had a goofy smile, skittering away from her and slowly orbiting the boy standing before her.

He was debilitated by the heat mostly because he had uh... night shifts at work all the time. He'd grown too used to the cool night, to the sun relenting and a breeze pushing cold air off the sea at him. And now, here he was resenting its absence.

"I'm here to battle. To put on a show for the people here. I mean, if that's cool with you. I can totally put this off for a while." He said, looking to the shorter woman. He was 23, and just a hair under 5'8. He trailed off as he spoke, as if he was distancing himself from his own words. His hair that he slicked back slowly fell over his face again, with the impact of a rolled up towel.
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king vs giona H✩T
POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 2:31:33 GMT
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King's eyes narrowed. Giona had his own cover, but it ran even deeper than the tournament. He'd assumed a new appearance as well as a name, solely to distance himself from the arson he got pinched for. If anyone figured out that he was the boy with pink hair, there went his dreams of being a gym leader. Of steady pay.

"Right. Same here. I'm sure it'd look different if we both took it seriously, I just don't want someone to study and counter us later."

Lampent was struck, and clattered to the ground with a sickening metal on stone scraping sound. It then picked itself up, and spun in a little circle, slightly out of reach.

"Huh. Even when you're fooling around, this is a tempo I'm not used to."

Giona whistled a series of slowly ascending notes. Lampent responded by using Hex. A move that by itself wouldn't do much, but to the already burned Primeape, it'd make the burning sensation so much worse if it struck. Like being held against a hot stove. Its other move in this case would be a Confuse Ray. Another ball of light slowly drifting out of Lampent's head, though this one was far cooler.

"You're good at this."


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lars, baldr, and giona[H✩T]
POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 0:50:10 GMT
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Balder made it clear that this would be no ordinary challenge. Normally, it'd strike him as just bluster. However, he had the attention span to keep up with the battle from every possible angle. It was intimidating, but in a context where that didn't matter. Giona saw fit to speak, only to communicate to his partner. "If he's gonna block with something smaller and weaker, we should show him that that's a bad idea."

Giona smirked. He was really in for some shit. Nonetheless, he had to pretend that he wasn't trembling, that his smirk was genuine. That he was just fooling around, with an impish expression like a cat slowly pushing something off the counter.

He said, looking to the two older men. He whistled, with a note descending. Like someone doing an impression of something falling off a cliff. Gengar rose again, flanking Zeraora, who bravely chose to already take a hit for Heatran. It was an uphill battle; winnable if they concentrated their fire on Zeraora first.
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is a half-truth not still a truth? [m][c]
POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 0:35:30 GMT
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The tavern had its fair share of clamor. Of some watching the game on the small CRT monitor. Of some listening with rapt attention, as he added flavor to arguments that were already flaring up. Like a bouillon cube in a pot of soup.

It was clear that he'd been countered. At this point, he was resigned to just drinking until he got to commute home. The mission was something of a failure already. He'd started too small, but by this point even that couldn't be salvaged.

"You're right. Yeah. It's still standing, despite everything. Yeah. The meteor was handled pretty well, actually. People guided civilians away, and everything. Fortree is just... We gotta be careful around that. It does so much to soak up the carbon Mauville puts out keeping all the lights on. I don't have a tab, but do you need a drink too?" He said this, before looking back down at his Dr. Pika-vodka and downing a third of it. He slid a small bill across the counter, presumably to pay for the two of them to have another drink each.

"Some kid got reprimanded, from what I gathered in the paper. It's pretty much over."

Giona started getting ideas, looking at the impossibly sharp, cgi-esque haircut of the bartender.




TL;DR: It's the mission where a small part of a larger smear campaign starts.
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POSTED ON Jul 14, 2021 0:15:12 GMT
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Giona met him with a knowing nod. "It's fine. It's actually come in handy to not have fingerprints." He said, folding his arms. Espurr began tugging at a pantleg, looking up to him and pointing at Gloom. He then snorted, and laughed a little.

"I don't think I'd be fit to take care of one of those. It's flattering that you'd ask, but no. The closest I have to some kind of grass type is uh... this Rowlet I picked up the other day."

He said, with a dismissive wave of the hand against his chest. Gloom seemed to summon another with a groan and a knowing nod to what appeared to be a Vileplume inside the cave. Espurr pre-emptively used Light Screen to dampen any incoming special attacks towards Tangrowth.



Notes: testing testing 1 2 3
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king vs giona H✩T
POSTED ON Jul 13, 2021 23:59:08 GMT
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He just felt like bad vibes. Like a car double-parked. Like a backpack in the foothills they were in, absent a hiker. Nonetheless, he had a stupid grin on his face, as a bead of sweat traveled down to his nose, before hitting the sand.

"I know, right? I think I've seen everyone here, including G-- Liam, from work."

King by contrast was a more traditional rascal. A lovable scamp. The kind of person Giona was before a string of... workplace accidents. If King looked at his left shoulder, he'd see a series of lightning bolt tattoos, curling around the muscle. They ended at his tricep, surrounded on all sides by little black 'flames' and 'souls'. Just a 'fuck me up fam' at the tattoo parlor.

"Good. I knew you were strong when we were in those hills, I just wanted to really see for myself."

Giona whistled a slowly descending note. Lampent spun around, letting a blue flame escape its head and zig-zag its way towards Primeape. If it landed, it would've been struck by Will o Wisp and burned on the spot. A pre-emptive move to dampen its likely devastating physical attacks. Like a fistful of sand thrown at a boxer. Nonetheless, Giona smirked at him.

"Oh no, I insist. You can swing first."


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king vs giona H✩T
POSTED ON Jul 13, 2021 22:03:10 GMT
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King was right to sniff something out about him. Unfortunately, he ended up here with Giona. Ended up in a public spectacle with a co-worker he had mixed feelings about. Must've had his eyes on the prize. An admirable quality, to be sure.

Giona wore black denim shorts and sandals, with a violet towel around his shoulders and no shirt. He was fully prepared for the heat by now, constantly pausing to slick back his hair, since there was no way he'd be able to put product in it and keep it there.

Giona was pumped. Despite being on a days-long losing streak. It was unclear if he had the memory of a golden retriever, or if he was just happy to see familiar faces out in public. Either way, he held a pokeball in his hand. It was kohl-black, with a candy-red R across the top, which he flashed to him. He then sheepishly covered it, incase the spectators looked too closely. A red beam let a classic black iron lantern slip out, and it hovered around Giona.

"Hey, man. Fancy meeting you here, huh? D'you have time to kill, or are you busy?"


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POSTED ON Jul 13, 2021 21:39:53 GMT
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Giona was failing the test thus far. It seemed odd then, that Pangoro just kept using Bullet Punch. A move that wasn't proving effective thus far. What happened then might've been Giona's most boneheaded decision so far. He opted to use an ineffective move in return, just to satisfy the criteria of the test.

Flygon was struck and rolled. It turned back, chirping at Giona. It seems they were both worn out. He whistled a series of short notes. Flygon turned back, eyes narrowing at the wavering Pangoro. It got in close and tried to dig in with its pointed jaws, using Crunch. A move that called back to its habit of chomping on air and pretending to talk as a Trapinch.






Notes: Crunch.
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POSTED ON Jul 13, 2021 18:28:51 GMT
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Something was up. The attempt to use the sweltering heat hadn’t panned out. In fact, it seemed to backfire. Heat waves rose off the sand. The ground below them was gold, but looking too far away felt like staring at where the sun met the sea. Ontop of this, Giona was sweating like a hog. The heat was trapped in the metal frames of his earrings, and he had to unclip them.

Either way, it’s admirable that he kept going. It was unbearable. That little Morpeko even managed to attack again under these conditions. Once again, it got itself all psyched up, and began spinning in place, sparking all the while.

"Huh. Well, good game."

Meanwhile on the sand, it looked like Morpeko was battling the elements as much as the two infront of it. It won despite that. It’s last charge blazed a trail across the hot, semi-liquid sand. It slammed into Combusken, who was tired despite bulking up multiple times. He hadn’t used it that much, either because of this, or this stamina caused it.

Giona relented, drawing out a kohl-black ball. He was careful to obscure the red R on the front with four fingers, as a red beam encased the bird and pulled it inside. Whether it was a real loss or a surrender was unclear. What was clear was that he was done.. "..."




TL;DR: Combusken was hit and fainted.
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no problems here, officer [m]
POSTED ON Jul 13, 2021 14:38:41 GMT
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This was a nailbiter. Mint finally pulled it off. He blew the scope of the “infestation” out of proportion, but the two of them weren’t in their right minds enough to cast doubt on him. Though it was done sloppily and could’ve ruined them both, Giona incapacitated them and scrambled their brains.

Giona drew close to the wall of the warehouse, next to the giant steel shutter. He scooped Espurr up into his arms, looking to the side to see Mint nearby. The jig would be up if Gengar was overtly kind to them. Nonetheless, they had to get outta there.

Gengar snickered, forming a hole in the ground to use for Phantom Force. It looked like a camera aperture opening up in the ground. It dragged Giona in from the side, as he pretended to kick and scream. As he went down, he reached for Mint’s leg to try to pull him in, with a knowing wink.

Giona had to suppress a cackle. The hole lead to a tunnel caused by Phantom Force. It looked like Slateport inside, sure. It looked like an oil painting of Slateport left in the sun. It was less like teleportation and more like deleting the distance between them and their destination: the opposite side of town.

If Mint relented, he’d see Giona walking with Espurr in his arms down the tunnel. He had a serene expression on his face. Gone was the stress of work, he even lowered his shoulders. The two would be ushered from behind by Gengar.
"Seeing the inside of this world is interesting, isn’t it? Well, we have to go. We stopped them from interfering with the lot. Any minute now, one of them could come to their senses and call a Golurk..."
He said, chest rising and falling with deep breaths.



Notes: Gengar used Phantom Force.
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bug for bird [trade]
POSTED ON Jul 12, 2021 19:02:10 GMT
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Giona happened upon a gacha Heracross, and following his foray on the beach, figured it'd be better off in the hands of . In exchange, he was offered a promising Rowlet. A little football that looked kind of like the Decidueye that chased him and Chryssa.
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