Oh, another face he hadn't had the pleasure of meeting at the seat.[break][break]

By extension, another face that he had little worry or reservations towards regarding a successful throw— not that he would hold back in the face of those familiar and unfamiliar. Just as he'd done in the days and visits prior, he stepped to the front of the line and gave himself a couple of warmup tosses before giving the woman atop the seat a quick wave in greeting and lobbing the Pokeball at the target.[break][break]

mRDRilAD

@tag[break]
notes

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Oh, another familiar face![break]
And one of similar size, too. What a big catch...[break][break]

There'd already been one of its kind within his catches, however, so after a minor bout of debate, the Stone simply opted to free the Lanturn from his line within little more than a few moments' time. Once the beast had been returned to the waters before him, he took another piece of bait to the hook before sending it back out.[break][break]

vYS|ucdr

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catch logs:[break]

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• +1 average gorebyss // 57 + 29 (8/15)
• +1 👑 dynamax lanturn 52 + 91 // (8/16)
• +1 👑 extra small wishiwashi // 19 + 5 (8/17)
• +1 average octillery // 41 + 70 (8/18)
• +1 large mantine // 72 + 81 (8/19)
• +1 average huntail // 61 + 33(8/20)
• +1 👑 shiny small wishiwashi // 17 + 17 (8/21)
• +1 small milotic // 97 + 17 (8/22)
• +1 average remoraid // 40 + 39 (8/23)
• +1 average remoraid // 39 + 52 (8/24)
• +1 average lanturn // 53 + 57 (8/25)
• +1 small wailord // 100 + 22 (8/26)
• +1 average milotic // 98 + 66 (8/27)
• +1 dynamax lanturn // 55 + 96 (8/28)
• +1 👑 gigantmax wishiwashi // 19 + 100 (8/29)
• +1 pokemon (8/30)
• +1 pokemon (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 👑 gigantmax wishiwashi

☉

What was this object? An incense set of some sort?[break]
It looked familiar from the different array of products he'd seen across the regions he'd visited, but there was something in him that hadn't been sure about if it would still work after being underwater for so long...[break][break]

Nevertheless, however, he pocketed it into his bag as he'd done with the rest of his finds before diving deeper— that time, towards another, larger divot within the sands below.[break][break]

GbehiNWh

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acquisition logs:[break]

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• +1 ability capsule (7/23)
• +1 pokeball (7/24)
• +1 mega shard (7/25)
• +1 clamperl (7/26, selling in shop)
• +1 blue shard (7/27)
• +1 ability capsule (7/28)
• +1 pokeball (7/29)
• +1 pokeball (7/30)
• +1 devolution stone (7/31)
• +1 pokeball (8/1)
• +1 ability capsule (8/2)
• +1 pokeball (8/3)
• +1 mega shard (8/4)
• +1 pokeball (8/5)
• +1 egg tutor (8/6)
• +1 ability capsule (8/7)
• +1 pokeball (8/8)
• +1 form change (8/9)
• +1 devolution stone (8/10)
• +1 pokeball (8/11)
• +1 incense (8/12)
• +1 pokeball (8/13)
• +1 salac berry (8/14)
• +1 level tutor (8/15)
• +1 clamperl (8/16, selling in shop)
• +1 pokeball (8/17)
• +1 blue shard (8/18)
• +1 pokeball (8/19)
• +1 gachapon ticket (8/20)
• +1 pokeball (8/21)
• +1 mega shard (8/22)
• +1 pokeball (8/23)
• +1 salac berry (8/24)
• +1 mega stone (8/25)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/26)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/27)
• +1 incense (8/28)
• +1 mega shard (8/29)
• +1 item (8/30)
• +1 item (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 mega shard

☉

Success.[break][break]

Finally. Finally, they'd done it. Another shout of victory escaped his laps as he and his companion splashed back into the waters; an unbridled, unrestricted sound to fill the nearby space as the Mantine beneath him rebalanced itself amidst the ripples and waves.[break][break]

With a grin and no need to worry about the rapidly approaching deadline of the surfing event, he cast his gaze towards the next wave to form in the distance. May as well keep doing a Magikarp Splash for the fun of it,[break][break]

fLHZfgmd

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@tag[break]
11850 pts + ?

☉

Another new face he hadn't had the pleasure of witnessing atop the seat?[break]
All the pleasure was his, obviously.[break][break]

Although pleasure overrode competitive natures, and thus did he take another Pokeball for himself once he'd found himself at the front of the line once more. Just as he'd done with the others, he gave the man within the tank a quick smile and wave in greeting and acknowledgment before winding up and chucking the ball with as much force and precision as he could muster.[break][break]

JTikOu8p

king DEREK HOFFMAN gets his crown[break]
notes

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Although the serpent upon the line proved to be just as much of a beast as the last, he couldn't help but smile as he took a gander upon its radiant splendor.[break][break]

Between the prior one he'd caught and the one he'd known and loved, himself, it had only been natural to appreciate such a fine specimen. After some debate, he pulled another Pokeball from his reserves before tapping it atop the creature's head before setting it aside to join the rest.[break][break]

Just like that, he put the line back out.[break][break]

rnVpU0hy

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catch logs:[break]

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• +1 average gorebyss // 57 + 29 (8/15)
• +1 👑 dynamax lanturn 52 + 91 // (8/16)
• +1 👑 extra small wishiwashi // 19 + 5 (8/17)
• +1 average octillery // 41 + 70 (8/18)
• +1 large mantine // 72 + 81 (8/19)
• +1 average huntail // 61 + 33(8/20)
• +1 👑 shiny small wishiwashi // 17 + 17 (8/21)
• +1 small milotic // 97 + 17 (8/22)
• +1 average remoraid // 40 + 39 (8/23)
• +1 average remoraid // 39 + 52 (8/24)
• +1 average lanturn // 53 + 57 (8/25)
• +1 small wailord // 100 + 22 (8/26)
• +1 average milotic // 98 + 66 (8/27)
• +1 dynamax lanturn // 55 + 96 (8/28)
• +1 pokemon (8/29)
• +1 pokemon (8/30)
• +1 pokemon (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 dynamax lanturn

☉

...Another Clamperl?[break]
He couldn't help but wonder if it was in any way related to the last...[break][break]

If it was, then the bright side of matters would be that it and its relative (brother? sister? whatever) would be accompanying them— and even if that hadn't been the case, the two of them would still find some sort of companionship in one another wherever they would go. Just like the last clam, he took one of the Pokeballs he'd found and tapped it against the shell for safekeeping.[break][break]

Once he'd placed it safely within his treasure net, he continued to search amidst the ocean floors.[break][break]

wr9QKR7i

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acquisition logs:[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• +1 ability capsule (7/23)
• +1 pokeball (7/24)
• +1 mega shard (7/25)
• +1 clamperl (7/26, selling in shop)
• +1 blue shard (7/27)
• +1 ability capsule (7/28)
• +1 pokeball (7/29)
• +1 pokeball (7/30)
• +1 devolution stone (7/31)
• +1 pokeball (8/1)
• +1 ability capsule (8/2)
• +1 pokeball (8/3)
• +1 mega shard (8/4)
• +1 pokeball (8/5)
• +1 egg tutor (8/6)
• +1 ability capsule (8/7)
• +1 pokeball (8/8)
• +1 form change (8/9)
• +1 devolution stone (8/10)
• +1 pokeball (8/11)
• +1 incense (8/12)
• +1 pokeball (8/13)
• +1 salac berry (8/14)
• +1 level tutor (8/15)
• +1 clamperl (8/16, selling in shop)
• +1 pokeball (8/17)
• +1 blue shard (8/18)
• +1 pokeball (8/19)
• +1 gachapon ticket (8/20)
• +1 pokeball (8/21)
• +1 mega shard (8/22)
• +1 pokeball (8/23)
• +1 salac berry (8/24)
• +1 mega stone (8/25)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/26)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/27)
• +1 incense (8/28)
• +1 item (8/29)
• +1 item (8/30)
• +1 item (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 incense

☉

Another wipeout.[break]
He strayed a gaze towards the horizon as he resurfaced, noting the glimmer of warmed hues among the waters.[break][break]

All things considered, there had been a rather limited time to meet the remaining of their quota within the event, but as he pulled himself atop the Mantine saddle once more and directed the two of them towards the next wave, he took a deep breath as if to steel himself. He watched as the waters rose higher and higher; as the wave roared louder and louder.[break][break]

Before long, he leaned forward at full force, prompting the beast to speed along.[break][break]
One Primarina Twist. That was all they needed.[break][break]

Vjx57M0d

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@tag[break]
10850 pts + ?

☉

...Ah, who was this?[break]
He could've sworn he'd seen this person in the past, but he couldn't put a finger on where...[break][break]

Perhaps it was somewhere on television—maybe some sort of announcement, even?—but as he'd fallen back into line and made his way to the front, the recollection eluded him, much to his dismay. Regardless of who she was in truth, however, there had been one thing that remained true:[break][break]

She was far from an exception to his dunking efforts.[break][break]

So, with the same warmup and smile he'd always bothered to give those atop the seat, he gave her a quick wave in greeting and good fortune before chucking the Pokeball towards the target.[break][break]

Lgnzqszs

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notes

☉

Oh, God.[break]
How did he manage to catch one of these on the line...?[break][break]

Better yet, how hadn't he been completely thrown from his seat upon feeling the line tug him forward, to begin with? The force of it had been a bit more than he'd expected, but by some mild miracle, he found his foot and continued to hold onto the catch at the end of his hook. Rather than pulling the beast out as he'd done with the rest, he suddenly found himself face to face with a large, large blue creature.[break][break]

He stared in awe and confusion before tossing a Pokeball out for another round of safekeeping after some debate.[break][break]

ekZ96SLt

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catch logs:[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• +1 average gorebyss // 57 + 29 (8/15)
• +1 👑 dynamax lanturn 52 + 91 // (8/16)
• +1 👑 extra small wishiwashi // 19 + 5 (8/17)
• +1 average octillery // 41 + 70 (8/18)
• +1 large mantine // 72 + 81 (8/19)
• +1 average huntail // 61 + 33(8/20)
• +1 👑 shiny small wishiwashi // 17 + 17 (8/21)
• +1 small milotic // 97 + 17 (8/22)
• +1 average remoraid // 40 + 39 (8/23)
• +1 average remoraid // 39 + 52 (8/24)
• +1 average lanturn // 53 + 57 (8/25)
• +1 small wailord // 100 + 22 (8/26)
• +1 average milotic // 98 + 66 (8/27)
• +1 pokemon (8/28)
• +1 pokemon (8/29)
• +1 pokemon (8/30)
• +1 pokemon (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 average milotic

☉

He hadn't quite known how a Clamperl got into such a small divot, but he knew better than to ask questions he'd likely continue to question the answers of.[break][break]

After a minor bout of debate, he turned his attention towards the bag he pulled along, fishing one of the several Pokeballs he'd found and tapping it against the creature. He knew of a few people who would likely take to the aquatic beast more than he would, but at the very least, it would be much easier to bring it along in a capsule of its own.[break][break]

Once it became enveloped by its temporary confinements, he put the Pokeball back into his findings bag before taking another glimpse among the sands.[break][break]

7ZZz45tK

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acquisition logs:[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• +1 ability capsule (7/23)
• +1 pokeball (7/24)
• +1 mega shard (7/25)
• +1 clamperl (7/26, selling in shop)
• +1 blue shard (7/27)
• +1 ability capsule (7/28)
• +1 pokeball (7/29)
• +1 pokeball (7/30)
• +1 devolution stone (7/31)
• +1 pokeball (8/1)
• +1 ability capsule (8/2)
• +1 pokeball (8/3)
• +1 mega shard (8/4)
• +1 pokeball (8/5)
• +1 egg tutor (8/6)
• +1 ability capsule (8/7)
• +1 pokeball (8/8)
• +1 form change (8/9)
• +1 devolution stone (8/10)
• +1 pokeball (8/11)
• +1 incense (8/12)
• +1 pokeball (8/13)
• +1 salac berry (8/14)
• +1 level tutor (8/15)
• +1 clamperl (8/16, selling in shop)
• +1 pokeball (8/17)
• +1 blue shard (8/18)
• +1 pokeball (8/19)
• +1 gachapon ticket (8/20)
• +1 pokeball (8/21)
• +1 mega shard (8/22)
• +1 pokeball (8/23)
• +1 salac berry (8/24)
• +1 mega stone (8/25)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/26)
• +1 clamperl (selling in shop) (8/27)
• +1 item (8/28)
• +1 item (8/29)
• +1 item (8/30)
• +1 item (8/31)

@tag[break]
+1 clamperl (selling in shop)

☉

He found his answer before long, and with it, the briny taste of success as the spray of saltwater surrounded he and his companion.[break][break]

That time around, he'd managed to stifle a resounding cry of victory, though as the Mantine beneath him touched the waters once more and began to teeter to and fro amidst its rebalancing act, he held onto the saddle with a hand while the remaining closed in on itself, balling into fist as he shook it.[break][break]

Five tricks down, one to go.[break]
All they needed was a Primarina Twist.[break][break]

px6Iw84B

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@tag[break]
10850 pts + ?

☉

Faux as it was, an oddly realistic sounding gag escaped his lips.[break]
Shameless. Unrestrained. It had almost been as if it was a genuine reaction.[break][break]

The only thing to betray the belief had been the smile that only seemed to tug wider upon hearing as such from her, all while a chuckle escaped him. He clicked his tongue a couple times while setting the skewers he’d readied within another container for safe keeping towards the side of the table, lifting his gaze to eye her from the corner of his eye once more.[break][break]

”Ahhhh. So you’re a victim, toom” he mused, pursing his lips. ”It’s really the kinda taste that comes back pretty vividly even if you just think about it, isn’t it~?”

MARISOL SIMONE [break]
mission: sunny day, bonus met

☉