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...Yes. It certainly could have.

... Yeah.

Tulip: <... Odette, how did you do that?>

Odette: (shrugs)

Announcer:Straw and Biker Jack's round two match will now begin. Jack and Straw please report to the park.

-I walk over to my battleground and face Jack-

Announcer: Let the battle begin!

-Crescent starts playing this on my laptop behind me-

Jack:I'm going to beat you into next week!

You do that big guy.

-Jack sends out Clefairy, while I send out Hex-

Clefairy:<Hey, what's with the ghost! I want to have an opponent that I can actually hit!>

Hex:-Trollfaces-

Hmm.

Should we stay here for the night? It's abandoned now, and there are some spare Nanab berries...

-Jenna gets off the boat and heads towards the gym-

Hmm... I don't know... I guess we could, but I'm not really sure if I'm tired yet.

- Thinks for a moment -

... I wonder what Ribbons is up to?

Meanwhile, somewhere else...

- Ribbons is, for some reason, trying to explain the concept of television to some wild Chinchou -

Sneasel: *shrieks and goes flying back from a fierce Drain Punch*

Lian: *bleeding from scratches on her stomach and arms; panting lightly*

Rex: *glaring at Victor* What's your problem?

Victor: *shrugs* Surely, you must've realized that a Sneasel would use its claws in combat?

Rex: That's not what I meant! There's no need to be so savage in a match like this!

Victor: *sneers* Why not? These matches are for improvement, right? I think Sneasel's claws could use some friction testing.

Sneasel: *hisses and leaps again, preparing a Slash attack*

Hex, Flamethrower!

Clefairy:<AH!>

-Clefairy is hit by the Flamethrower, taking some damage-

Jack: Clefairy, Metronome!

-Clefairy begins to wag its fingers, and uses Hail-

Hex:<OW, OW, OW!>

-I put up a reinforced fiber Umbrella-

Hmm... Odette, Tulip? What do you thi-

- Notices that the two have already fallen asleep -

... Oh. I guess that means we're staying here, then.

So, now what should we do?

Okay. It's a nice sand pit.

...Argh...

Do I have any splinters on the side of my forehead from hitting the bridge?

Hmm...

- Takes a closer look -

... I don't see any.

Okay, good.

I hate splinters.

Are you at all injured? I didn't see you fall or anything, but I can't be sure.

-shrugs-

Wait for your brother to get here and start yelling at me?

Hmm... Well, I'm okay. My hair is kind of wet, though.

Lian: *dodges the lunge and twists to the side, an Aura Sphere charged in her palms* <Hah!> *she lets the orb go, smashing into Sneasel and knocking it to the ground*

Sneasel: *glares and tries to right itself, its claws digging into the ground*

Rex: ...

Sneasel: *scowls and lunges again, one eye shut in pain*

Lian: *kicks it back, looking more than a little uncomfortable*

Announcer: Victor, your Sneasel is unfit to battle. Please send out your next Pokemon.

Victor: ... *glares at Sneasel*

Sneasel: *staggers to its feet again, coming for Lian once more*

Announcer: Victor, recall your Pokemon or you will be disqualified.

Hex, Psychic!

-Hex sends a Psychic wave into Clefairy's head-

Clefairy:<AHHHHHHH!>

-Clefairy is sent into the red-

Jack:<Clefairy, Metronome again!>

-Clefairy uses Searing Shot, but only powers up Hex more-

Hex:<Why thank you.>

Hex, let's finish it off with Flamethrower!

-Hex shoots a powerful jet of fire at Clefairy-

Clefairy:<OH FU->

-Clefairy is KO'd-

Yeah, it is. We're both pretty much soaked, though. Hopefully those ruins will be dryer.

...Is there a way we could dry your hair?

-sigh-

Knowing him, he probably will. He doesn't really seem to like you that much.

-Approaches the last difference and looks at it, it appears to be a series of carvings-

-~- Puzzle 332 -~-

-~- The Tanoby Carving -~-

Hmm... Well, my hair will dry eventually. Of course, water dripping from it can be sort of annoying...

- Tries to squeeze some water out of my hair, just to see if that helps -

Yeah. My hair isn't too long, but it does drip when it's wet, and it is annoying.

No, he certainly doesn't.

Hmm... Yeah...

- Shivers a little -

-Jack sends out his Croconaw-

Hex, return!

-I recall Hex and send out Zero-

Zero, Dark Pulse!

-Zero sends out a wave of dark aura-

Croconaw:<Pfft.> -shrugs off the attack and uses Ice Fang-

Hmm... Zero, dodge and use Extrasensory!

-Zero narrowly escapes, though not without a frozen tail, and uses Extrasensory-

Croconaw:<AUGH!>

-The Croconaw is set back by the attack, but still fighting ready-

Jack: Use Surf!

-Zero is hit by a high wave of water-

This may be tough.