Klaus fully expects to wipe out on the trick, but nothing ventured meant nothing gained. Plus, it was excellent practice, even if he ended up with half-a-lung full of seawater for his efforts.
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With that in mind, Klaus and his Mantine go for a Magikarp Splash!
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+ Score: 0

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"Eh?" Klaus utters ungracefully, pulled from his thoughts at the sound of his name. He blinks once, taking in the sight of the woman before placing her face from the beach, an awkward, "Oh, hey," spilling from his lips in response.
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Before he can question what she's doing out here he pauses, his gaze casting askance from his awaiting Mantine to the dark-haired woman. Hell. "I - yeah," he chokes out, his mouth opening and closing as his mind races on how he's going to make this work. Allowing his nose to wrinkle, he slowly questions in turn, "How good's your balance?"
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This was either about to be his crowning achievement, or an embarrassing walk of shame.

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+ Xiura Balfaltin

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A new day and another dive. Accompanied by his Dhelmise and Skrelp. Klaus absently scratches the sea dragon beneath the chin, his legs dangling off the dock before he asks fondly, "You two ready to go down?"
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Soft confirmations from the pokemon has Klaus nodding himself, and the trio take off into the crystal-clear waters below.
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+ Gacha ticket!

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Klaus doesn't normally surf with Mantines, preferring instead to use a longboard or fish board when he's out on the waves. Regardless, the competition was sure to be fun while helping to rehone his surfing skills. He really needs to go out on the water more.

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His mind made up, he lightly taps his Mantine to request a Primarina Twist and the pair are off, soaring up the curtain of water to its crest.

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+ Mantine Surfing [break]
+ Points: 0

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His hands fidgeting together as he sits at his kitchen table, Klaus presses his eyes closed and draws in a deep lungful of air in an effort to calm himself down. He can't remember the last time someone came out to the bunkhouse that wasn't a worker, and the new development sets his nerves on fire despite knowing what to expect for the most part.

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Regardless of his repeated self-assurances everything would be fine, he winces at the knock to the door and slowly, uncertainly, stands from his chair to answer it. Forcing a somewhat wobbly smile on his countenance, Klaus manages an awkward, "Yeah, sure," as Barnaby greets him.

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Klaus then steps to the side, allowing his guest to follow him back into the kitchen where he has a stack of books awaiting the pair. Brow furrowed minutely, he opens his mouth and then closes it, his hands twitching before he eases some of the tension from his limbs. "Do you know any sign language at all," he hazards after a moment; pausing half-way between sitting down, he seems to think better of it and jerks himself upright to move to one of the cabinets.

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"Do you want like, water or something," he forces himself to ask.

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+ BARNABY FINCH

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Spending his evening in the Emergency Room isn't anything to write home about, save how miserable it is. It's also certainly one way to miss one of the Region's largest happenings for the year and a great way to make yourself scarce for said horrible event.

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He swiftly finds out flying taxi services are grounded due to the weather, leaving water-travel or teleportation his only means of getting home. Limping towards the city's lake-like center, Klaus absently rifles through his pokeballs until he produces the one containing his Mantine; he would have to do.

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Chewing his lip, Klaus stills as he considers his options. He can't take the underwater route - for one thing his bandage can't get wet, and at the moment he's not sure he's in the mood to hold his breath as long as that would require. Which leaves an aerial route before hitting the water.

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"What could go wrong," he murmurs sarcastically to himself.

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+ Mission: Crazy Taxi [break]
+ Xiura Balfaltin

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"Huh? Oh, yeah," Klaus babbles, flashing what's likely supposed to be a charming grin that falls desperately short. "Infernal Parade," he manages through his fog. Snorting softly as she peers over her shoulder at her trainer, the Typholosion nonetheless calls forth balls of ghostly flame, which she begins merrily pitching at the arriving Combee.

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It's not long before, between the combined efforts of the Typholosion and Elisabeth's Vespiquen that the Combee and wild bee queen are beaten back, many worse for wear and not a few sporting signs of burns. Once the glade is cleared out Typholosion turns to grin cheekily at the pair of trainers; with a little wag of her short tail she juggles four balls of fire, each slowly disappearing until naught but smoke remains.

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Giving a little snort at his pokemon's antics, Klaus heaves a sigh as he takes stock of his surroundings again. Cringing internally, and wishing he'd brought entirely different pokemon for once, he risks a glance to Elisabeth and asks hesitantly, "Can I crash on your couch?"

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+ Elisabeth Fiorelli

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"Right," Klaus answers flatly. Just his luck.

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He falls silent as Mars relays what is known about the Absol situation, his eyebrow arching slowly. Absol. Wonderful. "I'm gunna," he jerks his thumb back towards the nearby alleyways. "Yeah." Klaus finishes speaking lamely, his gaze casting upwards for a moment towards the released Braviary. His lips pursing, Klaus then releases his Dragapult and instructs her, "We're looking for scared Absol. Let's go."

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The Dragapult gives a nod, glancing around thoughtfully. She then phases out, gone for nearly a minute before she returns. Trilling at her trainer, she points down one of the alleys and Klaus gives a nod. Shoving his hands back in his pocket, he calls over his shoulder to Mars, "I'll text you if I find one."

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Klaus is then gone before Mars can respond. Best if they keep as much distance between each other lest Klaus embarrass himself or find a new reason to try and hold his superior's head under the water.

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They're both quite mature.

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+ Martín del Mar

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"What?" Klaus asks, his voice barely audible over the screaming Togepi in his arms as he looks over towards the building's entrance, hoping against hope that the old woman has had a change of heart and returned. Instead, he's brought face to face with Beau.

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Unsure what to say, or even do, he stands there rigid until the much larger man comes up to the pair with a cluster of bells; his brow furrows, and Klaus for a brief moment begins to question Beau's intelligence again before the jingling seems to actually do something. The Togepi slowly stops crying, a whiny coo sounding from the little egg as it focuses on the noise.

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Blinking once in shock, Klaus looks from the Togepi to Beau, a vague blush beginning to dust his cheeks as he greets in turn, "Hey." Opening his mouth and then closing it, Klaus glances towards the doorway again and then begs helplessly, "Please stay, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing."

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As Klaus distracts himself with Beau, his Froakie which he had intended to drop off hops out from behind his ankles towards the Beau's Applin. Giving an inquisitive little ribbit, the Froakie hops over to investigate the little dragon as well as the seeming nest it's beginning to build with stray paper.

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+ Beau Fontaine

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On my way.

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Klaus reads the text absently, his gaze flicking over the screen. He heaves a soft sigh, unsure who will show up to assist him, before levering himself to his feet. Pushing up his sunglasses, the young man goes to change into a wetsuit and is back outside by the time Gavin pulls himself from the sea; he pauses immediately, his brow furrowing as he recognizes the Underboss and recalls his less than stellar meeting with the man back at Rocket's headquarters.
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Well hell.
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Lifting his hand in a hesitant, absent wave, Klaus moves down the steps towards the beach and his superior. "Sir," he greets, his gaze casting askance back over the rippling ocean water. Arceus it was blinding. "Yeah." Klaus jerks his thumb towards the north east, offering, "There's this big-ass ship about two miles offshore."
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"I tried to handle it on my own but the hull's too thick for my Dhelmise to just cut through," the young man supplies, his expression uncertain as to how they're going to rid themselves of the sun-addled pests.

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+ Cillian Quinn

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