having been approximate to the buzzwole in hoping to make his escape, he would be baffled by the development of an additional tether from regirock. where moments ago he assumed an exclusive link, he now realized his postulations to be... flawed. he can only hope it has not signaled yet another change of heart in the titan. retreating further into buzzwole's embrace would've been his move, but even as he had already maneuvered towards it, it would come to pass that katherine once again dabbled in her influence. gravity shifts upwards after a warning to her colleague, prompting him to take another step in retreat from the perceived yet unknown threat.

whether violent or gradual, the shift is disorienting. yet given the buzzwole's vaunted strength, should it adhere to its trainers instructions closely, it could feasibly reach and protect adrian in its many arms. but in that singular moment adrian can but feel his stomach rising up inside him, as would all else around him suffer this sudden lurching sensation*, catching him by and large unawares. "uwuuah—"

in that moment he hesitates, a compulsory reflex as he swallows the rising bile. unbound from the earth he cannot physically react to any meaningful effect, however he is not completely without the ability to act. his mind races furiously.

his mind turns to the tether, and though he is woefully ignorant as to its implications, he can at least see that the siphon feeding regirock is in turn being stolen away. to cut off katherine, he would have to cut off his own tether, and even then she was like as not to drain regirock until it was itself depleted. but did that matter to him?

she meant to destroy it, and to that he was never opposed.

should he find himself in buzzwole's protect caress, it would be upon it that adrian displaced the siphon thinking it may better serve as a vessel to this potent and incompatible energy, cramming into its otherworldly physique this benighted source of energy whether for better or worse. all of this risk simply for the cessation of her stone's growing hold, and all without any promise it might actually work.

in his desperation and lack of motility, it was all that could be feasibly mustered, and so with an appetite so voracious he hopes to pull back the energy that he can and instill it into something more conducive to its purpose. if it failed, well, he had tried.

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[attr="class","pkspr"][attr="class","pokesprite pokemon regirock"] [attr="class","pokesprite pokemon shiny kubfu"]

Retreated towards Buzzwole's protective embrace starting last turn
^{This is meant to help avoid Adrian being targeted directly (this isn't a given)}
Subjected to a shift in gravity like everything else*
^{I'm guessing this would be very disorienting physically for those affected}
Like before he siphons the energy, directing it into Buzzwole
<sup>Adrian can't hold it but (some) pokemon clearly can; Buzzwole is in proximity

ooc note: mentions and implications of adrian's avatar status rendered null to serve my personal pursuits/agendas in light of such information and its disclosure. (thank you ven & dani)</sup>

Excited for the conclusion!