Well, this one would be different. If only because her umbrella was finally seeing some use as a small downpour had begun. It was probably going to clear up again soon though. Today was just that kind overcast, really. It wasn’t all that much of an issue, really.



Only that it was probably going to turn all those Sand Attacks more into little mud-slinging contests. But her Shiny Dusk Forme Lycanroc was ready and on the pitch already. “Hello, Mister. I am Lash, this is Lyca. Probably best if we run this quickly, given the weather.”


Gerald Kaiser
HP: 3/3
Z-Move unused

“Well, I guess this is a good kind of event, then. Lots of quick battles and such. It will keep you on your toes though and if you let up, you probably lose,” Lash pontificated further, already settling into the role of what kids these days called a senpai. She certainly was in many ways, of course. But the other probably would not know about some of them at least.



Hence, she could tell that trying to clear away the dust and rock was an attempt to stabilize the match. Usually a decent course of action. At the same time though…the thingamajinga the organizers had given her indicated that the other’s situation was already very precarious.

Lash briefly debated going easy on this obvious newbie. But that would have been condescending. “Like, when you are behind like this, you don’t have the leisure to work on optimal conditions. Especially not when doing that gives your opponent ample time to set up. I am not going to insult you by not doing what I can to win,” she further added.



Then, she activated her Wristband and struck the Rock-Z pose. In response, energy flowed through Lycanroc which howled even more loudly. Only this time, it did not just set up stealth rock. No, Lash had just ordered her to try and end it with the Splintering Stoneshards that were now summoned up all around, only to then be hurled as projectiles at the poison type.



That would either win her the match, or it would be a great obstacle for this girl to overcome successfully. Either would probably be good in some way.


Cassandra Kubrick
HP: 3/3
Z-Move Gimmick activated in Splintering Stoneshards, +50 pts to the roll

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“I would say you should take pride in that, but it seems like that ship has sailed,” Lash noted, not entirely sure if that guy was just self depreciative for the sake of entertainment or if he really was that weird. Honestly, what kind of guy was that, even?



However, her attention was pulled away to Lyca seemingly having committed accidental murder. Manslaughter? Pokeslaughter? Honestly, the thoughts of legal ramifications briefly clouded her mind. However, before anything could come from it, the Froakie turned out to not have become a messy puddle on the ground but somehow sprung back up, going straight back to turning a hydro pump of all sorts into some kind of gatling gun. “Uh, try not to squish it again. Or get hit by that, try to get in a Sand Attack!” The Lycanroc would indeed try to kick up sand once again between movements as it was still trying to evade that super effective damage.


CIAN MAHER
hp: 3/3
using Sand Attack
FPT59HNF

“I-I mean it isn’t all that bad when you say it like this,” she replied with a faint blush. It was unfair. Being complimented by a pretty woman like this when she was stuck at this age. Quite unfair indeed.



Ugh. She hated her condition more and more, really. “Most people butcher it though, especially when they only see it written. School was hell for that,” she further added. A bit careless to speak of school as something far in the past, but she did make careless mistakes like that when even a bit flustered.



Fighting though? That she took seriously still. Lyca tried to evade the blind flailing best it could, after all. “Try a Rock Slide at it,” Lash ordered and the dog complied, now kicking up sizable slices of rock to try and throw them at her opponent.


Eva Morales
HP: 3/3
Using Rock Slide

Xco2hBrb

Ah, well, that was to be expected. Lots of hits, but it only counted once. Probably because it was one attack overall. This tournament had rules that still sometimes eluded her, but she was getting a grasp on it.



And she could tell that mega-evolution was probably a bad thing to happen. That big guy was flying right at Lyca, who tried to once more throw a Rock Slide at it by summoning some from below and flinging it at the oncoming bug. “You know, that Mega Evolution looks kind of unhealthy for that one. Does that come with any ill effects?” She was thinking about getting an accessory for that after all. Might as well ask this random guy since he already had one.



onyx straub



HP: 2/3

 Z-Move used
Using Rock Slide

TZrBSB6k

“Eh, you are just saying that. People always say that, never really do,” she replied, trying not to let her frustrations out on some stranger. Heck, she kind of was grateful to her parents in a way. They had at least seen her de-aged form and noted that they did not have the strength to deal with that.



At least that was better than those who gave her pity and nothing else.

Pech. Well, at least they were still fighting rather well. Some of the rocks hit this way, as Lyca tried to evade the leftover energy from a Psycho Cut that went through one of the rocks. As it landed on the ground briefly during that manoeuvre, it kicked up some dirt in a passing Sand Attack, trying to blind the opponent in seeking to set up another move after.



ana fell
HP: 2/3



Z-Move unused

Using Sand Attack

6Czq_JYC

Well, she had drawn first blood, but somehow, that was apparently not enough. Probably because the other had connected first and flung Lyca back a good bit. Honestly, Lash did not quite understand this scoring system. Sometimes seemed as if it was just kind of random, really.



Then again though, that meant no point in being mad or sad about losses.

Then again, again, though, it probably meant one had to boost one’s chances of victory as much as possible.



And since the bug was trying to press its advantage, she figured that this was a prime opportunity to go and participate properly in this as well. Actvitating her wristband and striking the rock pose, she ordered Lycanroc to go all out and howl once more – but this time not to create some obstacles, but rather to raise Splintering Stoneshards and try to assault the bug with those. “I’ll do my best for quickness, then!”


onyx straub

HP: 2/3
Activating Z-Move for 50 points

0HySph49

Well, that sounded convincing. Maybe. Honestly, she did not care about the name, of course, so it was whatever. But she got him to reply at least, so that was something. A small moral victory. Potentially foreshadowing a proper one.



But for now, they had a fight to win. As always, Lycanroc started the encounter by howling, causing jagged rocks to come forth from below, possibly intercepting the charge and preventing to be hit by that bullish strategy. Potentially. They would see. “Ah, well, guess we can take it easy then. These battles are always over in a jiffy anyway.” Made one wonder why they even bothered to clean up the arenas afterwards. Some poor chap probably had to deal with her casually going for the most arena-destructive actions first by default.

onyx straub

HP:3/3

Z-move available
Using Stealth Rock
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“I see you’ve got a theme,” she replied, jovially, while Lycanroc disengaged as well. That last one had not worked out too well, but that was part of this tournament too. No matter how much lucky people pretended it was not the case, type matchups were still fairly important. And getting hit by plant-based attacks was never good for rocks.



Still though, her own Pokemon was also quite self-driving, in that way. As was the norm, it would follow up that Stealth Rock with a Rock Slide, aiming at the other while leaving some room to try and get away from the dazzling gleam. “Though moral support is always important. I wouldn’t mind having someone cheer me up.” Or provide any kind of support like that, to be honest. But that was a pipe-dream when one lived a messed-up life such as hers. Heck, she had a hard time making any connections, making adults feel weird if she acted her age but not fitting in with those that actually matched it.



ana fell
HP: 2/3

Z-Move unused
Using Rock Slide

Ond1r4X1

“Good day, Mister. I am Lash, this is Lyca,” she introduced herself. Almost out of spite since Mr. Tortured Artist did not deem it necessary to even say a thing. But, well, that just meant she could make up her own name and backstory for him. And to Lash, this guy was a guy that thought he was living such a hard life because his paintings did not sell all that well and thus had a creative block that could only be alleviated by fighting. All while he could always just live off of all the money his rich-butt parents were sending them.

And yes, she could swear in her mind. But that was something that really ticked people off if she actually did it verbally, so she restrained herself on all levels. “Anyway, I guess we just start then? Since you don’t have anything to say,” she added, shrugging, before sending out her shiny dusk form Lycanroc, ready to fight.


onyx straub
HP:3/3
Z-move available

“Uh…huh,” she simply replied. Yeah, totally. Good time, as all the one-sided matches were. She did have to check the thingamajingy to make sure that this was actually all it took, since Lyca certainly could go on.



But that could not be helped. She sighed. His comment about type matchups was just innocent enough to not sound like he was making fun of her, but it was bordering on that. If he had sounded any more like an adult that tried to share some profound wisdom, she would have probably gotten into a lengthy discussion about it. But he didn’t, so she tried to just hold onto her cool and see this through properly.

“Well, I can take from it that math remains annoying,” she instead noted, shrugging, before turning to leave. Something still irked her, but she had to do the adult thing. Even if she did not look it.


Colin Roche
Hp: 0/3
Le fin

“Well, you are directing it. Fatigue of mind is the worst kind not to treat,” she replied, once more sounding like she just wanted to, well, sound smart. Another of the perks of looking like this was she could do that and no one really seemed to bother. From her old….well, ‘old’ self it would have probably come across as more condescending.



But here, paired with a simple smile? Good enough to get away with it. “So, let’s see, try to survive that, obviously, then set up old reliable!” The orders were simple. To try and get away from the pesky plants, dodging that pocket monster, while howling to cause jagged rocks to appear from the ground around them, making it harder for the opposition to manoeuvre.



Or, well, that was the plan at least.


@cygnehp: 3/3
Z-Move unused
Using Stealth Rock

StFol_o1

Yeah….this was really unlucky. Well, it could be helped. Or at least that was what Lash would say, if she wasn’t slightly annoyed by some of this. Maybe it was the way this was set up, or maybe it was the grin from earlier. But she was getting irked.



Which….led to her taking a deep breath, trying to get herself calmed down. Yes, she looked like this. But she specifically did not want to act or feel childish. Sure, she might use it to her advantage to be seen this way sometimes, but most of the time she did not want to be like this. Hence, just getting angry at something like this it would be….bad.



Though it was not easy, either. She already dreaded the day when she had to go through the full excess of puberty again. Ugh.



“Anyway, try to break through that with a Rock Slide,” she ordered. Part of her wanted to go harder, but with how these battles were set up, it would just look petulant. And she did not want to look, well, like a petulant child. In the meantime, Lyca summoned up some rocks, trying to throw those straight through the flames at her opponent.


Colin Roche
HP: 1/3



Z-move on standby



Preparing Rocl Slide
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