"Oh right! Yes, forgot what I was doing."

She hands Kala his ball.

"See ya round ;)."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Stormchaser

Kala: <Y-you're welcome to come to my room, if you e-ever need a place t-to relax... It's p-pretty nice.>

-Kala stops holding the Ultra Ball manually and starts using telekenesis to carry it with him, equally absentmindedly going the other way from Lita.-

Edited by GenericGeneral on Aug 12th 2018 at 11:12:52 AM

Hajime sees the group and that Mark's fighting.

Hajime: "Okay, okay... Let's..."

He sends out Buddy.

Buddy: <Already on it!>

He starts spraying Sleep Powder to make the hivemind mons fall asleep.

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

-"The chandelure is buffeted by the sand storm... it doesn't really care, for some reason."-

Ramona: Yah, more sand training!

Victor: <...dude why?>

Ramona: Alright, Lucy, Bone Rush!

Lucy: <Yes... mama.>

-"The lucario summons a bone made of aura and charges towards the ghost type and starts beating it. It... mostly just annoys the giant ass monster."-

-"The chandelure then starts rapidly spinning around, summoning a giant tornado made of flames."-

-Chandelure used Fire Spin-

-"Lucy jumps back, but dose suffer a burn on her hand."-

Lucy: <...ow>

-"Homer is staring at his phone, waiting for ANY money paying jobs, while his mons do... what they do."-

Homer: -sigh- Come on people, doesn't any body need dirt on other people? Or, you know, hints on how to break into somebodies house? Something?

Anubis: <Maybe people are just low on money?>

Freyja: <I know we are. On that note.>

-"Freyja smiles towards the vending machine... and watches as Zags rams into, breaking the glass."-

Zagreus, stabbed with glass and bleeding, a lot: <CANDY!!!>

-"Mokuba runs up and scoops up all the candy he can."-

Mokuba: <Snatch and run my companions!>

-"Mokuba rushes off somewhere, and Homer sighs."-

Homer: Yep, lets walk away before anyone sees this.

Let's all have fun

Cafe Le Nya, Past

Shutter has settled in a cafe, waiting for his order—the house specialty—to be served. Gimbal and Charger have eaten their fill, though how exactly they did it was something that the cameras would have a hard time capturing. Shutter had brought his tablet and was alternately chatting with people and looking remotely at what Scout had been up to. He drinks a tall skittynip and pokenip frappe blend.

Gimbal and Charger loom over him as they watched in anticipation for him to check on Scout.

Hank, on the other line: Arceus, it looks even weirder on the inside.

Shutter: I know right, you can't make heads or tails of that place. I tried to look for a toilet once and I could've sworn I've run into that same mystery person five times before I decided to stop and ask for directions. And even then I had to ask seven times before I found a toilet. Lotta weirdos there.

Hank: I've seen the videos and the draft. Can concur. Those PEFE types always seem to attract the weirdos. But they're popular with the kids these days. Personally had to write the "which J-Teamer are you" quiz on Young Learner Weekly

Shutter: And Gramps, weren't you telling me about that fruit company that kept trying to buy out your old chocolate factory's suppliers?

Reynard: They're still at it. It's silly; they're not even competitors. They plan to build avocado plantations over those cacao farms, and they can't even expect a good job afterward since the company doesn't even pay well. To say nothing of what I've heard that company's shenanigans does to the butterfree.

Hank: I wrote that article. "Cacao in Crisis."

Shutter: Was that the one where the CEO punched you in the face?

Hank: You're gonna have to be more specific, kid.

Reynard: And they've been doing similar things since before they switched to their new brand. Makes me sometimes wish they'd have their thread unravel like those fellows they had a falling out with. Something-futures, is it?

Hank: Pokefutures. You have read my article, old man, you've great taste in science journalism. Take a cue, young Gavin.

Shutter: Already read about that pesticide-resistant butterfree fiasco. And I almost rooted for BestBerry in that instance. Those poor butterfree.

Hank: Monsters, those Pokefutures creeps. Made me glad I covered their systematic dismemberment in the day.

Shutter: That *was* the instance you got punched in the face by some higher-up.

Hank: A lot of executives punched me in the face when I wrote that expose. Again, ''be specific''.

Shutter: Hey, my food's here.

Shutter thanks the waiter and digs into his meal—fillet and sides.

Hank: Thanks again for hosting this interview in such short notice.

Shutter: [muffled eating noises of approval]

Reynard: The pleasure's all mine. I'm privileged to be involved.

Gimbal: <Weren't we supposed to be on leave today?>

Charger: <Shut up, this is getting interesting.>

Edited by MasterJayAM on Apr 27th 2019 at 6:56:23 PM

-You know what? Everyone's available.-

-Present company excluded.-

Hasslemon, Past

CC: Hey, I won’t force you to do anything you don’t want to. What kind of friend, much less girlfriend, would I be?

Sinnoh League

A backpack that the staff had shoved into a lost-and-found started rustling a little, the day young and a welcome reprieve of the monotony. The zipper opened from the inside and a Lycanroc jumped out and inexplicably became a human who put the backpack on.

“Oh my goodness,” its owner sighed as he put on his headphones and haphazardly showed his eight badges to the official. “Maybe we should start staggering the League challenges. If this is how satisfying it feels...”

Sinnoh Elite 4 - Bug Chamber

Colton and Aaron met eyes with each other, the Unovan shifting his jacket with a Dusk Ball popping out of it. He grabbed it as it fell as Aaron pulled one out of his pocket.

''

''

The Luxio barely had time to process what her opposition was before he struck.

Mae shook the sensation out of her ears before she lashed out herself.

To ward off the cold, Yanmega beat his wings faster and faster.

The speed in the wingbeats caused Yanmega’s next move to go out.

Mae’s fur bristled a little, as her teeth slowly developed sparks and she ran down Yanmega, who was recovering a steady beat.

Yanmega flitted his wings again, swerving around like mad.

''

''

A sphere of electricity surrounded Yanmega and his doubles, slowly closing in until they got zapped and stopped moving.

Mae wore a winning smirk that quickly fell when her body started glowing, a sensation that happened once before. She knew what it was and embraced it, her mane growing out, her body getting larger and her eyes turning red.

When the glow died down, she reveled in her form with a roar.

Colton and Aaron both looked at Mae with a sense of pride. Aaron’s dropped first as another Pokéball went flying from his hand.

Mae didn’t even pause before she threw herself into Scizor.

As she turned her back, Scizor raked her.

''

''

Colton returned his first pick, proud all the same. How would his second newcomer fare?

Warner response to Scizor’s insectoid appearance was too fast for even him to know what he was doing.

Scizor grabbed the bird by the wing after he took the attack and slammed his head into the Predator’s.

Reeling backwards and with no idea how to build the needed momentum, Warner dove into Scizor with a flurry of pecks, wings and talons.

''

''

Warner managed to fly back to his side of the field while Aaron’s next ‘mon materialized.

Warner risked everything again.

Vespiquen, injured, tore the ground out from under the bird.

Colton returned the bird and mulled over his options. Vespiquen looked rather impatient, but was rather startled at what her trainer’s opponent sent after her.

Another Bug-type. She was somewhat impressed, but that was not the focus.

What became the focus was 1,000 volts coursing through her.

Vespiquen’s flight was uneven now. A legion of Combee appeared to cover her back.

9-Volt entangled all of them, now unconscious, in a web over three times as big as himself.

''

''

Aaron nodded, impressed at the selection to an extent before he sent out his fourth.

The Single Horn Pokémon looked at the Bug-type, which only served to put a damper on his combat.

''

''

Still blinking spots out of his eyes, Heracross eventually staggered over and sent 9-Volt flying.

9-Volt, from his vantage in the sky, sent a blast at Heracross.

Heracross recovered from his taser dance and ran down 9-Volt, slamming fists into him over and over.

9-Volt sized up his bruises before disregarding them. Heracross was staring him down, which he used to his advantage.

''

''

Aaron grit his teeth. Last one.

“Cheats!” Colton hollered. “Poison-Dark! Poison-Dark!”

Aaron just sighed.

“Alright, alright. We’ll try to ignore it,” Colt allowed. “Resume!”

9-Volt, almost out of reserve power, had to resort to the weaker option.

Drapion cut the web up and a few stray slashes struck 9-Volt.

''

''

Four for three. Make this one count.

Lucario landed and summoned an Aura Sphere before he sent it screaming towards Drapion.

Drapion fidgeted, unsure of what to do. Eventually he bit down on Lucario.

With barely any acknowledgement of the attack, Lucario slammed a green-glowing fist into Drapion and watched the wound heal.

Drapion did all he could.

Lucario just smiled at the ineffective attack before his spikes lit up. Three seconds later the winner was decided.

''

''

Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 11th 2018 at 3:18:47 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Lumiose, streets

-If Kai passes by a bench, they will likely see someone wearing blue playing Head-It! with a Sceptile-

Ever: Oh, hey, Kai! Got a minute?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Indeed they do pass by a bench!-

Kai: Hmm? Sure, what do you need?

Hasslemon

WT: Deeply appreciated. Anyway IIRC Sinnoh does televised E4 matches so [It does.] Yes thanks. Anyway I'll definitely tune in for Colt's matches if time zones allow.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Hasslemon, Past

CC: I won’t hold it against you if you aren’t able to tune in. But if you can, tell us if there’s anything we need to improve on. Not our trainer; he’s not battling. It would just raise so many questions.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Hasslemon

WT: I'm by no means a professional battler, but I'll try.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Hasslemon, Past

CC: The fact that you’ll try despite inexperience genuinely means so much to me.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Lumiose- Streets

Ever: You have mons that Mega Evolve, right?

Pleth: <What's the trick?>

Ever: I am like 90% sure there's no trick.

Pleth: <Oh, so that's why you can't do it.>

-Ever rolls their eyes-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Kai: Ah, right, yeah.

-They take a seat.-

Kai: Having trouble with it, I'm guessing?

Lumiose- Streets

Ever: Pretty much. I don't want to test it for the first time in a fight to the death—

Pleth: <—Which is a shame because I've been itching for a fight to the death—>

Ever: But we haven't been able to pull it off in friendly battles. At all.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Hasslemon

WT: Thank you.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Kai: Aaah. Honestly, I had the same issue back when we came to Kalos the first time, Holly and I couldn't manage it at all. Didn't work until our fight with Diantha.

Holly: <I stole Diantha's Gardevoir's Mega Stone to make it work.>

Kai: ...Hi. Yes. That happened. As a valid league-sanctioned battle tactic! "Thief" is an actual move for reasons!

Hasslemon - Past

CC: I should be thanking you. Which kind of reminds me, am I making you give too much? I really don’t want this relationship to hurt should it develop.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 11th 2018 at 5:14:08 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Xymansion, past

Levi: Oh~ You two get ready, I just gotta go wash my hands real quick and then I'll be back ASAP, BRB~

Levi scoots out of the room real quick. Xylander laughs, before gracefully sauntering over to Lucius and helping him keep balance - considering all that Lucy is trying to do with just one arm.

Xylander: Do you need some assistance there, "Stumps"~❤?

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Hasslemon

WT: So far it's just been what I've been happy to provide. [Oh the joke I could make.] What? [Nothing sir.]

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Lumiose- Streets

Pleth: <What. That sounds awesome.>

Ever: I do remember that...we've got the Sceptilite, though. That's not the issue. It just...won't work.

Pleth: <Which sucks.>

Ever: Yes.

What got you through it, in the end?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Hasslemon

CC: It’s good to know I’m not slowly wearing you down. I’ve seen where it ends, and it is not pretty.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Stormchaser, past

Channah: ...Mm. It's weird you don't get more social visits, with you being - you, and all.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Hasslemon

WT: I'll let you know if you end up overstepping. [I keep suggesting he watch more stuff that isn't video games.]

Edited by Pentigan on Aug 11th 2018 at 10:29:00 PM

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.