Routeferret, I'll get back to interacting on your end when I am back on my laptop and thus able to write the battle with Misty
Scarlette: Eeh, getting by. I'm hoping Rose is up to heading back to Alola for the final stretch of our league challenge, but she's sorta in one of her self-isolation moods so that's sorta on hold.
Hearthome
Lucario took the Energy Ball, rubbing himself off after he staggered. <Not all songs require lyrics! Least of all improvised lyrics that barely have any meaning!>
"Eh, don't worry about it," Colton waved off. "They're just discussing her off-kilter singing. And by discussing, I mean he's providing structured arguments about art's subjectiveness while she's proclaiming that we're uncultured since we don't appreciate her 'gift from the gods'. Her words, not mine."
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<I'm not entertained. Colton wasn't entertained. Your trainer wasn't entertained. D.C. definitely wasn't entertained,> Lucario spat, before he cracked his neck and Esmerelda might have felt forty steel-cold punches slam into her from all sides.
Colton sighed loudly after Lucario cricked his neck. "Pidoves and chess, Lucario," he moaned in exasperation.
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[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]-"Esmeralda is sent flying, skidding across the ground as she lands."-
Esmeralda, dazed: <you... You mutt.>
-"She stands, her legs wobbling."-
Esmeralda: <I'll make you understand my talent. I'll sing until your ears bleed!>
-"She threw her arms up, her rose hands glowing a bright green."-
-Esmeralda used Giga drain-
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"<I'm pretty sure if you have the ability to do that that means you're a terrible singer,>" Lucario and Colton chorused, the former pretending to barely feel the Giga Drain, despite his hunched posture and heavy breathing saying otherwise, as he prepared an Aura Sphere to finish the job.
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<Wasn't necessarily even me!> Lucario defended, preparing a Flash Cannon to fire from his wrist. <Blame D.C.!> He added as he fired.
"Lucario, what have I told you about shifting blame to your other personalities? C'mon, we had this down; why are you relapsing?" Colton chided, his Steel-type's ears dropping down a little in shame after he heard it.
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"Your Roserade needs constructive criticism on her singing and my Lucario has a split personality. Also I can understand 'mon," Colton summarized.
<Any questions?> Lucario asked, translating himself through Aura before he laid down for a nap.
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-"Esmeralda throws up a protect."-
Esmeralda: <Foolish mutt! The truly uncultured ones are those who are unable to sing with the melody they are given, even if they have to make up the words.>
-"Her shield shatters and she fires back with an energy ball."-
Edmond: Um, I could probably have one of my other Pokemon calm her down.
Let's all have fun