[attr="class","danny"]the arcanine actually helps danny out, perhaps mistiming its tackle which saves danny the pain from being shot at again. danny's taken to the ground and slobbered on, but he doesn't mind that much.

"grimster! help!"

the grimmsnarl runs up and instead of tackling the arcanine off, he instead jumps on it, which in turn means jumping on danny as well.

danny's starting to get crushed under their weight.

[attr="class","noodles"]Victor Wexler

[attr="class","danny"]the platinum card...

danny does the :looking: emoji at it but isn't brave enough to say anything or to interject with his own bronze credit card.

"thanks so much..."

[attr="class","noodles"]Chu-e Choi

[attr="class","danny"]being underneath grimmsnarl sort of works against them because the moment grimmsnarl's tackled by the arcanine, the fairy-type stumbles backwards into danny which causes him to trip over.

at the same moment, danny's shot a few times in the chest.

"my heart..."

call an ambulance...

"SIKE."

but not for danny.

"PEW PEW."

danny fires back.

[attr="class","noodles"]Victor Wexler

[attr="class","danny"]BODY SLAM meets grimmsnarl's large frame which plays an advantage in this case. grimmsnarl's able to stay on his feet, taking the damage only to return it in full with a HAMMER ARM that looks to bonk chespin's head.

"he's definitely proving himself."

[attr="class","noodles"]Evette Moreau

[attr="class","danny"]the stranger does have a point — danny knows her best.

"i'll trust my gut..."

and pick this one. it's nondescript because danny doesn't know much about jewelry, but it's beautiful enough that he's sure Serena Malcolm would appreciate.

"what do you think?"

[attr="class","noodles"]Chu-e Choi

[attr="class","danny"]grimmsnarl? fiend? you take that BACK.

danny's shots are easily blocked. he clicks his tongue, narrowing his eyes like sasuke does in that one episode.

"damn it."

grimmsnarl hops in front of danny to take the shots for him, like a true bodyguard would.

"thanks, grimster!"

sticking the barrel of the gun between grimmsnarl's thighs, danny fires back.

[attr="class","noodles"]Victor Wexler

[attr="class","danny"]serena's fame knows no bounds, danny supposes! so he finds nothing weird about it in the slightest.

"yeah that's her! i still find it hard to believe at times."

danny happily goes inside and starts looking at all the different options.

"hmm, which one do you think looks prettiest?"

[attr="class","noodles"]Chu-e Choi

[attr="class","danny"]muscles bulging, grimmsnarl stands still and takes the CRUNCH that sinks easily enough. grimmsnarl snarls in pain but is quick to return with a HAMMER ARM, looking to squish the puny ant against the ground.

[attr="class","noodles"]jayden cross

[attr="class","danny"]"yes he is! he was a gift from a friend, but there are plenty of them in galar."

grimmsnarl's caught a little off guard by how powerful the chespin's WOOD HAMMER is, and though his muscles bulge from the POWER-UP PUNCH, grimmsnarl still feels a little bit intimidated.

regardless, he slaps in a SPIRIT BREAK.

"your chespin's surprisingly strong!"

[attr="class","noodles"]Evette Moreau

[attr="class","danny"]put a dragon up against a fairy you COWARD.

"let's GOOOOOO!"

immediately the arcanine disappears in an AGILITY. danny does the :wazowskistare: face and shakes his head, instead choosing to focus on the much easier target.

aiming his gun at vic, danny takes the first shot! ten shots, actually!

pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew!

[attr="class","noodles"]Victor Wexler

[attr="class","danny"]oh! danny's grimmsnarl also appears out of nowhere. what a nice surprise.

"pissing around money...wish i had that."

with a chuckle, danny nods.

"yeah! one sec."

fishing for his phone, he unlocks it to reveal a picture of Serena Malcolm as his home screen.

"she's amazing. i think she'd appreciate a necklace of some kind."

[attr="class","noodles"]Chu-e Choi

[attr="class","danny"]"great! let's start."

grimmsnarl's more than ready to begin; in fact, the fairy-type's been eager to ever since being let out of his pokeball.

"same thing as always, grimster."

which is a POWER-UP PUNCH!

[attr="class","noodles"]Evette Moreau

[attr="class","danny"]the arcanine's bound to be a problem too. it's big, fast, and certainly powerful. danny doesn't think grimmsnarl could keep up but hey, maybe he'll be surprised.

after gearing up, danny stands at one end of the battlefield with a paintball gun at the ready. grimmsnarl's next to him, stretching his massive shoulders out in preparation for the battle.

"you ready?!"

[attr="class","noodles"]Victor Wexler