-Mason gives Lucius an odd look.-

Mason: ...I'm here for the gym. Quick question, why are you acting like... that?

-He gestures toward... really, toward Lucius in general.-

-Silver rolls his eyes, and looks at Halsei.-

Silver: <Name's Silver. Is this normal for your Trainer?>

Haina hotel, night

Silversmith: "...Please, stop pranking me!"

Shield Sheafson: <This was a joke of some sort? How dare you waste my—>

Silversmith withdrew Shield. Suddenly, he realized his legs hurt more than he anticipated. He seriously regretted jumping out the window. Silversmith walked over to his flashlight. A banana peel, placed in the path, brought him to the ground quite suddenly.

Silversmith: "DAMN... Damn it! Was that you, Mischief?"

Silversmith Sr.: "What was that?"

Silversmith: "Nothing dad, good night."

Cortez had slept through the thud. Silversmith got up and grabbed the flashlight, which was broken from the shock of being chucked across the room. His legs hurt, his bottom hurt, and the adrenaline was flowing like crazy. He couldn't even check for actual were-mons any more. Truly, tonight was a tragedy.

Armando: <Why the hell did you jump—>

Silversmith: "I don't want to talk about it. Shut up."

Silversmith sat down in bed. He heard yet another nightly noise and clicked his flashlight, which obviously didn't activate. The horror of the situation dawned on him. He was at the mercy of lady luck. He stayed awake, sitting up in his bed for what felt like hours. He saw Cortez, drowsing deeply, and considered taking a sniff at his mushroom cap. He had a one in three chance of free sleep. He checked his bag. Nope, out of Cheri berries. He would spend this night awake.

Halsei sighs once more.

Halsei: <Unfortunately, yes. He's... easily intimidated. Granted, at one point so was I, but I've learned to get over that habit. Getting into a clearly one-sided fight helps with that, oddly enough.>

Cerulean City

-Lucius arches an eyebrow at Mason in return.-

Lucius: Funny, I'm here for the gym too. And hey, I'm not "acting" like anything. I'm just surprised to see you here, is all.

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.

Mason: Sure, you're not acting like anything, definitely. The arm crossing thing is just a normal Lucius thing, not a "Lucius wants to look more intimidating despite being like two heads shorter" thing.

Silver: <Hm. Guess you gotta prove you're not weak one way or another.>

Halsei notes the remark, looking at Mason.

Halsei: <While I don't mean to be rude... height isn't everything. I'll just leave it at that for now.>

They then look back at Silver.

Halsei: <Anyway, power is something that should be taken with equal amounts of caution... I hope we both understand that.>

Cerulean City

-Lucius flushes indignantly at Mason's remark.-

Lucius: Hey, I cross my arms all the time! It's definitely a normal Lucius thing! And I am not two heads shorter, I'm like one and a quarter at the most! Am I supposed to assume that "acting cocky 'cause you happen to be a couple inches taller" is just a Mason thing, huh?

Edited by Herbert40k on Apr 9th 2019 at 3:30:12 PM

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.

Reversal Mountain

Rabbid!Ann: -Attempts to snipe the drones out of the air before they get too close-

Stormchaser

-Annoyed-

I can't believe I didn't beat Eventide because of some stupid lightning storm zapping a Blue Bokoblin that was too close to me.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Eddisburg - Alolan Vulpix Who...Probably Isn't Echo?

Vulpecula: "Pick on someone your own size!"

-She drops out of the sky, attempting to crush one Electivire underneath her heel before firing her shotguns at the other two.-

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Reversal Mountain

Isbrand: "Shields!"

-She and her Rabbid self duck behind their bucklers, Shade attempting to run under thr Hyper Beam.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Haina Hotel

Mischief winced as she remembered too late the banana peel she put directly in Silversmith's path.

Mischief: <... Yes...>

She wiggled her way into Shadow's embrace and allowed her trainer to hug her. She yawned and went to sleep.

The thump woke Ophidia up briefly, and Maverick's fur bristled in his sleep. Both relaxed after.

Heheheh

-Mason smirks.-

Mason: Oh, I'm sure I have plenty of reasons to be cocky other than being taller. That's just the lowest hanging fruit, something I'm sure you're plenty familiar with.

Mako: <This is going to end in bloodshed, I can already see it.>

-Silver raises an eyebrow at Halsei-

Silver: <...That supposed to be philosophical or something?>

-The Alolan Vulpix sighs in relief as Vulpecula drops in.-

Alolan Vulpix: <Oh, thank goodness. My hero~>

Vermilion Gym, Vs Lt. Surge

-Lt. Surge throws the Poké Ball holding his last Pokémon high into the sky-

-storm clouds form around the Poké Ball-

-a bolt of lightning strikes the battlefield, and a figure appears-

Lt. Surge: Say hello to my ACE...

Me: IT'S A RAICHU!!!

Lt. Surge: That's right! Raichu! The evolved form of Pikachu!

Raichu: -points at Piku-chan- <Yer goin' DOWN!>

Piku-chan: <We'll see about THAT!>

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♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Halsei: <Hm... maybe. Depends, do you know how philosophy works? It's really just extended opinions, when you think about it...>

They then look over at Mako.

Halsei: <That being said, if I decided to pick a fight over a minor insult, I'd have been in a lot more fights by now. Lucius, however...>

They're wholly expecting a more aggressive response from him this time around.

Cerulean City

-As it turns out, Halsei's prediction is right on the money, since Lucius is now positively glowering at Mason.-

Lucius: What the hell is that supposed to mean?! You can act all smug about your fancy illusions all you like, but at least I use my abilities for stuff other than bringing my fursonas to life.

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.

The Prost

-There's really no resistance as the group flees the Palace with the Treasure in tow, and it's liable to get easier to carry when they leave the Metaverse...-

Somewhere, Today

-Pent posts to group chat-

Edited by Pentigan on Apr 10th 2019 at 12:58:20 AM

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

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"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

-Oh, that struck a chord.-

Mason: Excuse me? I don't— my illusions are put to way better use than for something as— as lame as a fursona! The fact that that's the first thing that crossed your mind makes me wonder if that's what you'd do if you had what I had. You're just jealous!

Mako: <Honestly, this is just record timing.>

-As they approach the exit, Rose clears her throat.-

Rose: Hold on, okay, I always wanted to do this.

-Thirty feet away from the door.-

Rose: Well, okay, no, that's a lie, I just thought of it now.

-Fifteen feet.-

Rose: Ahem.

-Five feet.-

Rose: MACBETH!

Corrin: What???

-And they're out!-

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Apr 9th 2019 at 11:20:23 AM

Halsei sighs once more, shaking their head.

Halsei: <Nothing we can do about it.>

They're just waiting for this to hit a critical point where everything goes horribly wrong.

Cerulean City

-Lucius is reaching bursting point by now.-

Lucius: Oh, as if! That's all you'd ever use it for if you could. Like I'd ever be jealous of a one-trick Ponyta like you when I've got all kinds of cool shit going on! You're just... urrrrgh! You're insufferable, you know that?

-He turns on his heel and storms into the Pokemon Center, grumbling to Halsei as he goes.-

Lucius: Man, fuck that guy!

Edited by Herbert40k on Apr 9th 2019 at 4:31:40 PM

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.

Halsei just sorta... shrugs, following along but becoming a bit surprised at the type of language Lucius uses.

Halsei: <Oof... what caused you two to hate each-other so much? I don't think I've seen you get that angry before... or, really, that angry in general, now that I think about it.>

-Mason watches Lucius storm off.-

Mason: Ugh, what a prick. Fuck that guy.

-Mako calls out to Lucius as he leaves.-

Mako: <For the record, you were right about the fursona thing!>

Mason: MAKO!

Silver: <Why am I stuck with this moron?>

Cerulean Pokemon Center

Lucius: I knew it!

-He turns back to Halsei, sighing and running his hand across his face.-

Lucius: He just... urgh. Remember how I said I've made some mistakes in the past? Well, one of them put me and him on opposite sides of a pretty big fight, and... look, I'll admit, he's got every right to dislike me. I just wish he didn't have to be such a dick about it.

Edited by Herbert40k on Apr 9th 2019 at 4:43:57 PM

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.

Halsei: <Riiiight...>

Feeling a bit awkward, they try to change the topic quickly to get both of their minds off that.

Halsei: <So, what was that whole fursona thing about? Do you have one?>

Cerulean Pokemon Center

-Lucius starts and blinks, taken aback by Halsei's unexpected query.-

Lucius: What? No! No. I mean... I'm not opposed to the concept, it was just a cheap shot because he seems like the kinda guy who would. Partly it's the whole illusions thing and all, but... c'mon. Just look at him.

-He sighs.-

Lucius: Anyway... let's just go to bed, shall we? Today's been unexpectedly tiring for all sorta reasons and I really just wanna sleep for a few years or so.

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.

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Reversal Mountain

Daydre has [Grasswhistle of the Eons] flashbacks and chucks a thunder grenade at the opening in the front of the mech.

off the shits