dominic tries to not pay attention to the sound of dummies being decimated. he wasn't too sure about these ones, but he knows that back in rocket's kanto days they would fill their training dummies with tightly-packed sand and shredded foam to most closely mimic the makeup of a human body.

he spares his kubfu a single glance and imagines it looks a little more tired out. maybe it's wishful thinking.

"houndour, growlithes, zorua..." dominic's brow quirks into a frown. "i thought zorua would be the worst of them but, well, here we are."

June Fair

dominic's lips part as he watches the kubfu other join his, the two beating the dummy with such vicious ferocity that he could see the seams split and the stuffing begin to spill out.

he nods along to what the woman says, eventually tearing his eyes away from the assault to look at her with the ghost of a half-smile.

"right? i'm starting to think this was meant as some form of long-term punishment," dominic says with a sigh. is this what parenthood is like? he doesn't want to know.

wary of the fact that the current dummy has been almost demolished, dominic inches into the clearing, side-steps the pummeling of the two kubfu and tosses a second one beside them. hopefully this will occupy them for a little longer, and won't result in them turning on each other.

"i've raised litters before but this?" dominic shoots the woman a meaningful gaze. "this is brutal."

June Fair

"yeah, we're fine," dominic said shortly, grimacing slightly at the strain of having to hold an over-active kubfu in one arm.

for a moment he froze up in mild horror imagining many of these little demons populating the region, but he didn't get to entertain the thought much longer because he was starting to lose grip on his kubfu. at least it wasn't screaming, for now. dominic gives an agitated grunt and tosses the dummy into the middle of the little training ground in an attempt to get a better hold on the pokemon.

in that moment, dominic's kubfu gives a piercing screech, and lunges after the dummy, kicking off dominic's chest and forcing him to stagger backwards. when he speaks again, his voice is strained from the blow.

"same with this little fucker. i've never come across a pokemon that is so stubborn." or maybe he's just going soft with age.

dominic frowns and rubs the bruise forming under his collarbone as he watches his kubfu ignore its sibling in order to lash out at the fallen dummy.

June Fair

the airborne dummy didn't hit anyone, but it certainly came close. dominic had some warning - the sound of the dummy ripping through tree branches at an ungodly velocity - allowing him enough time to move in order to avoid being struck.

after his physical run-in with Lucas Lane in ever grande, dominic thought that training in the wilderness would be safer. apparently he was wrong.

the dummy comes to a rest at dominic's feet, and his own kubfu descends on it with a flurry of kicks and blows. he allows it a few moments of fun until he realises that the pokemon actually has no intention of stopping, so he steps forward, picks the kubfu up by the torso, avoiding its swinging limbs, in one arm and gingerly picks up the damaged dummy in the other.

descending down toward the place the dummy had been flung from, dominic halts when he sees a young woman with her own kubfu. he clears his throat before speaking, holding up the dummy in one arm.

"this thing yours?"

gazing around at the impromptu set-up, he already knew the answer.

June Fair

TYPE 1 EVOLUTION
redeeming from 2018 winter ball
growlithe -> arcanine

TYPE 3 EVOLUTION
redeeming from navel rock tower event
pupitar -> tyranitar

TYPE 3 EVOLUTION
redeeming from the tower challenge
nidorino -> nidoking

TYPE 1 EVOLUTION
redeeming from the tower challenge
psyduck -> golduck

TYPE 2 EVOLUTION
redeeming from cram-o-matic
dreepy -> drakloak

TYPE 3 EVOLUTION
okay i'm out of freebies, that's 50PD
drakloak -> dragapult

MEGA KEYSTONE
own mega keystone, houndoomite
displayed, ty!

BONE TO PICK
man fuck Bailey Cooper
displayed, ty!
10PD

SMELL YA LATER
fuck bailey x2
hide my shame
50PD

INFAMOUS
wow finally 100 infamy
displayed, ty!
50PD

SETO KAIBA
hydreigon, garchomp, dreepy, dreepy, dreepy
hidden, ty!
50PD

dominic's lips parted as he gazed upon the shattered remnants of a man. he's never really experienced true, genuine guilt before but this comes close.

and dominic had a work-out to get back to.

"look," he exhales, trying to not sound exasperated. he could feel his heartbeat slowing down and his muscles beginning to ache, meaning he was coming out of the fat-burning phase.

"just take this," dominic snaps, taking a handful of pokedollar bills amounting to exactly ₽450 from his wallet and shoving them into the hands of the weeping man. "i have to go."

and then he jogs off, trying to run away from his guilt literally and figuratively.

Lucas Lane

dominic hears uproarious applause from inside the warehouse, but he remains totally still like a statue. he processes priam's words while the cheering continues for what seems like an oddly long time. it doesn't sound like the screaming associated with a disruption so he just patiently waits for it to end.

"vacations to sinnoh and hot pockets seem like good incentives," he eventually agrees.

definitely better than anything rocket could offer.

"well... i hope your summer job goes well. if lane does anything weird, and i mean anything, you tell me, alright?"

priam conrad

reluctant, and in an attempt to bury the prickle of guilt in his chest, dominic rises and begins to help by picking up whatever look salvageable. he reaches for a slip of paper and his fake name catches his eye.

zack campbell, it says in lucas's handwriting. the unease underneath his ribcage blossoms.

dominic collects some of the broken trinkets and offers them to lucas in his icing-covered hands.

"yeah? and some of them are running?" he argues, scanning the waves of people until he sees a single child walking at a quickened pace and points at him.

Lucas Lane