ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Jamie: <This is the place.>

-Shaun - now clad in his normal clothes - looks around.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Clavis Family HOUSE OF PAIN

-Izaya looks slightly annoyed for a second but only a second-

Izaya: Well played, Ever. I guess I'll leave Megan be for now.

Nagini: -to Megan- We'll see you around.

-and they head off-

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Ilya: Anything you want?

Heracles: -gives a "who, me?" snarl to Phoenix-

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Umbra: Is this your first date?

Team Iron Cool Cooler Of Fun

Alonya: Let's not get extreme. A society in which the righteous rule without Legendaries letting the wicked enforce their petty biases has no need for such rashness.

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Shaun: "..."

-He looks at Jessica questioningly.-

Jessica: "Yep!"

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Phoenix: Rules be rules.

-Phoenix rises upwards as Lawrence lifts Phoenix off the ground, keeping him at eye level with Heracles. Phoenix leans forward.-

-Ever gives Izaya a little finger-waggle wave-

-and then turns to Megan-

Ever: So, that was terrifying. You doing alright?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Clavis Family Smoochouse

-Heracles gives a snarl resembling a groan and picks up Mordred, shoving her into Phoenix's face for a kiss-

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Clavis Family Residence, Where The Blue Folk Are

Megan: -shivers at Nagini's parting remark, holds her breath until Izaya is out of earshot, then exhales in relief-

-Pippy and Thespi do likewise, Pippy almost letting the ring of gross floor punch water flop to the ground before catching it and setting it to the side-

Thespi: <Yep, definitely a villain...>

Megan: -to Ever- Th-thanks for coming to our rescue... I think I'm okay.

-she shivers, Pippy pats-

I-I'm afraid I don't recognize you...

-she blinks-

Wait. Did you challenge the Sinnoh League last month?

edited 23rd Dec '17 9:30:05 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Now

Psyche twirls her hair. ~And far better looking, I might add, but that's neither here nor there. Lovely to meet you, Alice.~

Earlier

Psyche smiles at Every. ~You're fine, sweetheart. ^_^ Parties aren't for everyone, especially if you don't know a lot of the people. Ren just throws the only parties I never feel overdressed for, so I always make a point to go.~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Artoria: "Um, are you sure you want to do that?"

Mordred: -has obtained popcorn somehow- <Nah, just let this play out. I wanna watch the inevitable disaster.>

Artoria turns to Ilya. "Um... what is something you are interested in?"

Mordred: <Wait what -> -and she is shoved into Phoenix's face, dropping her popcorn.-

Natalie frowns. "While it will be a step in the right direction, removing legendaries from the equation will not suddenly fix all the world's problems."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Clavis Conversation

His unwillingness to contribute being thrown aside, D.C. laughed. Genuinely. For the duration of the kiss. When he stopped, he pulled his Expert Belt up from his eyes, Lucario now present in the conversation.

<What did I miss?> He asked. <The last few minutes are kinda fuzzy. I remember recalling Colt, him dashing off, criminal charges and a kiss,> he recapped.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Team Iron Cool Cooler Of Fun

Alonya: -to Natalie- Exactly. We cannot just remove the Legendaries from the equation and expect things to fix themselves.

edited 23rd Dec '17 9:33:05 PM by Umbramatic

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Iron Cooler

-Scarlette blinks, then looks down.-

Scarlette: ...Sorry. I just... they left someone alive to burn me when I was naive enough to trust her. A Cipher agent that got a slap on the wrist for terrorizing a region with its own volcano's Heatran.

Clavis Manor

Echo: Oh, of course. You simply have limits, and of course I need to be careful not to push those limits too much.

-She pauses-

Echo: You know, you're right, that did sound rather cruel, even as a joke. My bad.

Ever: Uh...yeah.

People watch those?

I'm Ever Memito. You're a trainer in Pastoria Gym, right?

Oh Zekrom I hope this is the person I'm thinking of this will be super-embarrassing otherwise.

-PEFE!Every frowns a tiny bit at being called "sweetheart"-

PEFE!Every: Still, um. I feel bad.

-she folds her hands together, not quite to wringing them but well on her way-

PEFE!Every: Is there something I could do to make it up to you?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Clavis Conclave, Bluebonnets

Megan: Yes! Yes, I am. Was. Am? I can't believe you remember...

Pippy: -grins, shakily but getting better-<And have been for about nine years now~>

<So, uh, you're J-Team? Like, actual J-Team, and I'm not just assuming based on the understanding language thing?>

Megan: Your League challenge was...really cool! I didn't even know most of those moves could be used like that!

Thespi: <Sooo, are you gonna seduce that guy if he comes back?>

No mind to think. No will to break.

Phoenix: Myeh

-Phoenix gets a nose to the eye.-

-Phoenix mutters something along the lines of "time for option 2".-

-Harvey leaves the manor for a few minutes. Phoenix brushes himself off in the meantime.-

-Harvey returns with a large bucket of punch that he promptly pours on Heracles.-

-The corner of Alice's lip rises again at Psyche's comment.-

Alice: You two certainly share the same confidence. In any case, it was very nice to meet you as well, but I do have to be going. I need to check in with some contacts to figure out where and when I'll have the chance to beat some sense into him.

-She walks briskly off.-

-Lucius leans back to distance himself, but glances at Scarlette.-

Lucius: ...Yeah, I think I know the one. The thing is, once you know that those sort of crimes are overlooked, how can you trust anybody? I... here I know what I'm dealing with, at least. Nobody's trying to make apologies.

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Ever: I try to remember all the Gym trainers I battle. Or bypass in absurdly convoluted ways.

-he smiles sheepishly-

Ever: Honestly, I wasn't entirely sure myself? Sometimes it seemed to follow, sometimes...well, y'know, luck's an important factor. I was really guessing on that whole bit with Aaron's Vespiquen...

Muninn: <...Are you kidding me?>

Ever: Figure it out yourself, Muninn.

-he flashes a peace sign at Pippy-

Yeah, that's me. You can tell by the shoes, I like to think.

-and he gives Thespi an askance look-

Ever: Oh, sweet Kyurem no, I hate that guy. He put my cousin in the hospital and his parka is unfashionable; I just wanted the chance to mess with him. Plus I haven't been drinking since I got here and at some point it starts to wear on you.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Celadon City

-Kai smiles and waves as Alice leaves, then turns to look at Psyche in panic-

Kai: Psyche help me I almost made a suggestive joke and she took it well

Iron Cooler

Scarlette: Yeah. We may not all be the most noble, I know I'm not... but we're honest about it. We're not here to hide from our mistakes.

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Earlier

Psyche shrugs. ~If anything, I should be trying to make it up to you. You clearly don't want to be here and are getting overwhelmed, and I should have anticipated this.~

Now

Psyche smirks. ~Damn, I missed it?~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Celadon Hotel

Verax: -He sits down with a small smile- "Well, keep at it. Eventually people will be fond of you. I mean I may be on good terms with people but also like I'm a literal outlaw and supposed to be dead and my boss could literally have me killed if I say the wrong thing or if something happens."

-His smile melts into a smirk as she changes- "I am known for my pleasant smile, pleasant company, and in general pleasantness. Well, look all you want. The Lakirid art gallery is open and the masterpiece that is me is open for viewing." -He lays back, folding is arms behind his head-

"You know, you still have my number, if you ever need company you can give me a call. I'm working but I'm free a lot."

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

PEFE!Every: Oh, no, I mean I wanted to come here for other reasons, which is also not a really great thing to do I think, I can usually manage my feelings about crowds and noise, this was my call and I just don't think it was a very good one...

-we've reached wringing-

-meanwhile, Tuft and Rotary are watching-

Tuft: <She needs assistance.>

Rotary: <I could teleport her out.>

Tuft: <I've got a better idea.>

-he hops into the air, snagging a piece of mistletoe from a wreath-

Tuft: <Martin and Leslie had this big book of [Norse] mythology. I guess they were using it for names? Anyway, I read this one story...>

-and a bow of pink light flares around the mistletoe sprig, which glows-

Tuft used Moonblast! Kind of!

Tuft: <It's a little off-theme for the holiday, but...>

Twang!

-and there is now a sprig of mistletoe sticking out of PEFE!Every's cap. She stops-

PEFE!Every: ...Um, is there something on my head?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Celadon — Outside

-Kai shakes Psyche by her shoulders. Gently, not too hard, but the sentiment is there-

Kai: Psyche she said she didn't think she could pull off this dress — the one I'm wearing right now — and I almost said she was welcome to try. And I have no idea if anything she said after that was flirting or not.

Celadon — Hotel

Paula: Yeah, I suppose.

-She leans her head on Verax's shoulder when he sits down next to her.-

Paula: Ever get the feeling, like... "what the fuck even are my motivations?" Like, I've given like three different explanations of why I'm like I am to three different people and not one of them has been completely true. I'm like a walking bullshit generator.

Earlier

Psyche grins. ~Someone's answered your question, silly~~ And she dips Every and kisses her.

Now

Psyche grins. ~I selfishly want to tell you no so I can go after her myself, but I should save some girlfriends for the rest of the hopeless gays out there.~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Clavis Clematis

Megan: I am talking with a Really Cool Person...

Awesome! About the ingenuity and the actual-J-Team-member-ness. I'm sorry to hear about your cousin...

Pippy: -glances down, before double-taking, eyes widening in horror-

-he does his best to remain politely silent-

Thespi: <Aw, nuts. Still, that entrance was badass. The timing was spectacular~>

Megan: Yes, thanks again for that! Mesprit, that was terrifying, geez

-she pauses, before-

Megan: Um, would you mind exchanging numbers? I think I'm a new member of the J-Team, and I don't know many people yet ^_^;

No mind to think. No will to break.

-PEFE!Every, whose primary understanding of Christmas tradition has to do with ghosts and a bird mon she can't remember the name of, is taken very much by surprise-

-but it's the good kind of surprise. She leans into the kiss as much as one can at a 90 degree angle-

Um, Merry Christmas.

Tuft: <Nailed it.>

Ever: Oh, she's fine. Better than fine really, I walked by her a little while ago and she couldn't stop giggling so she either had a great date or she managed to steal a wine bottle. Or both.

-he winks at Pippy, turning to Thespi-

Ever: Well, I do my best. ^_^;;

And, yeah, no problem.

-he scribbles his number on a piece of paper. The handwriting is highly legible but weirdly inconsistent-

Pro-tip, if you think you might be on the J-team, you probably are. Especially if you keep running into members or something like that. ...Unless you're trying to kill us. You're not, are you?

Muninn: <Hasn't stopped your recruitment drive, honestly.>

Ever: Exceptions can be made for cute ghosts.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.