Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Well don't worry too much about it, it's just a dream. *Jani then looks at the contenders and adds* I'm sure if she could take over, she'd have done it already.
*Birch does that Spanish-language futbol announcer thing* oooooooooOOOOOOOOOO... *as he waits for the outcome*
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Jani shrugs* Is it really a "vision"? I know you're psychic, but weren't you human in the dream? I doubt it was prophetic or anything.
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.PJ: "Okay, fine. I can buy that you don't wanna burn this bridge. What is it you want from me?"
Belladonna: "Well, I didn't want to burden him with this, but last night we decided to swap stories regarding how we both got to this point, so... yes. He knows."
edited 20th Aug '17 8:07:40 PM by CaliburnAbsoluteEX
Are you ready? Go live!(As usual, I'm dreaming, but this time the dream is...different.)
(In it, I'm watching myself simply waking up in my little house in Silversand...albeit it looks a mite bigger. I walk over to my dining table and eat a couple of Berries while reading a newspaper.)
("Wow," I think to myself, "this is going to be the most boring dream I've had since getting here.")
(Then something not normal happens: Delilah steps out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe. Good morning, Goobert! She says cheerfully. And then she and I kiss(?!!). Good morning, Del! Dream!Me says. Looks like it's going to be another nice day today.)
("W-what's going on?" I ask myself as I observe this. Then something even more bizarre happens: A Goomy and a Gabite wander out of another room. Papa, Junior got slime all over my stuff again. The Gabite says. I did not! She...she sneezed real big! The Goomy retorts, obviously fibbing.)
(''" Kids, kids, calm down," Dream!Me says, " as long as it was something easy to hose down, you should be fine. Now hurry up and get ready for school. Your mother and I have to leave for work soon.")
(Your...mother? I suddenly realize that I'm having a dream where I've married Delilah and have started a family with her.)
("No! Stop the dream! This isn't happening!" I shake my head, and the vision disappears. "What was that about?")
I think you know what it is. (I hear a voice say. I spin around and see...and exact copy of myself, minus my glasses.) You know full well that what you just saw is what you expect to eventually happen now that you've realized that you love Delilah after all and especially since you've left Cyk.
Not you again, instincts, (I say.) I know this is only you talking and imagining this. I told Delilah that I couldn't be with her because of my past. This is all you.
Is it? You know, I think you're just in the denial stage. You know deep down that you're probably going to be a Goodra forever now, and need to fully embrace being one and leave your past behind. You're making baby steps toward that, after all. You've already embraced your new form and abilities, and you're well on your way to embracing the usual love for battle that all Pokémon have. Sooner or later, you'll have to accept that you'll now fall in love with other Pokémon as well, not just former human ones like Cyk and the rest of the people you got here with. And honestly, would you really pass up the opportunity to fall in love with and spend the rest of your life with such a kindly and beautiful creature as Delilah? I know I wouldn't.
Of course you wouldn't. You're my Goodra instincts. What about Cyk? What'll happen to her? I can't just abandon her.
I don't think it's up to me to decide how your relationship with her will be, whether you actually get romantically involved or keep it a platonic one. I'm just your instincts, after all. I just told you what you probably should do. It's still up to you if you want to continue to deny your instincts and try to mend your relationship with Cyk down the line, or if you want to embrace them and live on as the Goodra you now are and eventually find a mate who isn't a humanmon. It's your choice, Goobert.
(My doppelganger disappears after saying this, being replaced with a mirror. Suddenly, I feel myself trying to split in two. "Oh no, not again!" Despite my efforts to hold myself together, I rip in half and the two halves once again morph into Cyk and Delilah, who stare at the mirror grinning.)
Hey, big guy, wake up! Goobert! Wake up!
(I wake up to find that Marsha is shaking me awake. I sit up in my bed and look around.)
Came in here to find ya tossin' and turnin' in your sleep, mumbling "instincts" over and over again. You okay, Goobert?
Yeah, Marsha. (I say.) Just had some bizarre dreams, that's all. I...uh...I don't really want to talk about them.
Hmm, I get ya, big guy. (says Marsha.) Hey, we were going to explore the Bazaar here since we haven't had the chance to already. Ya wanna come?
Sure. (I say.) It'll probably keep my mind off the bizarre dreams I just had.
(I get up out of bed and join Marsha, Delilah, and Benji as we head into the Bazaar...)
edited 20th Aug '17 8:13:24 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Elm points out* They may be slowing down, both contenders taking some rough blows. Those feathers look rather menacing...can charCoal maneuver out of their way in time?
Well, she's pretty snooty... *Jani shrugs it off, and continues* I'm not sure if I see anymore how she alone could have destroyed an entire town. What if I've just been a deranged paranoid weirdo? *while all that leaks into her thoughts, breaking up the song briefly, is* (これからすまん...)
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Noriaki is blown back by the second Flame Charge, falling to his side.
"Well", he groaned, "Your type advantage, speed, precision, and sense of knowing and not underestimating your opponent made your lack of experience irrelevant. Congratulations, I yield."
He shows that he has no intent of getting back up, although the damage he's taken probably says that already.
Finley steps in and the attendee leaves.
"It's just... I'm really sorry about how I acted. I thought everything was going to collapse. Everything we worked for... I flipped on you when I shouldn't have. I don't want you to leave us, we need you. We care about you. It's my fault for everything that happened and I should have been the one treated so horribly. I heard what happened with the... kidnapping. The whole reason you left. The whole reason that happened at all... it's my fault. I'm so sorry..."
Long live the New Bev."You're… giving up?" (Huh. Thanks, Bash.) "… Not bad, Nori. Not bad at all." I help pull him back up to his feet and go back towards my waiting area, waving goodbye over my shoulder as I leave.
edited 20th Aug '17 8:22:08 PM by shrubBird
If I don't clash, I don't change. The world ends at my borders, and the best moments slip away.
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Birch isn't sure what to make of it, until a ref signals what's going out* Green Heirophant has conceded the match. CHARCOAL WINS!! *while Elm points out* Ah, the elephant in the room — when two opponents enter with near even skill, and one has the innate advantage, only one outcome can occur. After a good, clean battle, it's nice seeing friends able to battle on amicable terms!
charCoal moves on to round 3!!
*Jani sighs, and simply states* You were reading my mind the whole time, so you know I'm having doubts. *looking downward in frustration, Jani speculates further* Everything I dug up was circumstantial, what if I'm the real reason PJ wants nothing to do with us? What if Bella's merely the dragon of my broken, twisted mind? *while her thoughts simply add* (この台詞ので私を大嫌いだけどしょうがないわ)
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Mila picks up on Jani's distress and jumps into the conversation, hoping it'll bring her mind off of her own worries.
"Look, Jani, I can already tell you that's not true. When you weren't around, we had a... fight about entering the tournament. Bella was deadset on entering, and there was nothing we could do to convince her. She's been constantly undermining us. From what I understand, she's the one to force PJ into still fighting. You saw him out here, right? Before he ran into Bella yesterday, he promised us he wouldn't fight, because he might spread VA. You hear me? It was a promise, and now he's acting like we're crazy to try and stop him. It's not you, Jani. It's her, it always has been."
I need to update these things more often
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Jani opens her mouth to respond to Marlon, but then Mila starts talking and she listens through it. She replies somewhat weakly* Y...yeah, you're right. I guess I really was onto something all along.
*it is at this point that Elm mentions* It seems we're a bit late with out scheduled intermission, folks. *poignant, since 9 out of 16 pairings have happened* We'll be back in 10 minutes with a thrilling showdown between [...] and [...], until then, give a round of applause for Swoop Up Your Dreams! *neither of the two names listed are anyone the party knows*
Huh, that reminds me...I need to pop over to the bazaar real quick to scout out materials. It's pretty much a major part of my "job" at this point. *Jani smiles, work related stuff always seems to improve her mood* Anything you guys might want me to grab? That's cheap...
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.*I want to stay angry at her. I want to talk back or tell her to piss off or something, but I'm just not feeling it. The look in her eye isn't one that deserves scorn or anger right now.*
PJ: "Fin... I'm sorry too, but... for different reasons than you'd expect. Every one of my old friends who I've talked to today has been nice and all, but at the same time, I can't come back to the group. It's nothing against you or anyone else, but... I can't afford to put Bella's life on the line."
Belladonna: "Well, I'm not forcing you to. From what Paddy's said, you, him, and much of the others seem to share the same story. If you do wish to tell me your side of it, be my guest. Otherwise... well, what else is there to discuss?"
Are you ready? Go live!Finley takes a minute to think of what he's saying.
"Wh... What? You're leaving? But why? Every single person misses you! You can't leave! Fuck it not being personal or whatever, we still need you!"
The hint of desperation multiplies ten times over, taking her entire body.
"... Please?"
Long live the New Bev.(I am now wandering around the Bazaar with the other three.)
We got a lotta ground to cover, fellas. (Benji says.) What say we split up and meet up in about an hour or somethin'?
Sounds good to me. (I say.)
Okay, how about we split up...me and Marsha and you and Delilah, Goobert?
Me and...Delilah? (I think about the dream I just had.)
Is there a problem with that, Goobert? (Delilah asks.)
Uh...no, I guess not.
Ok, let's go, Goobert.
(Our two groups go in two separate ways...)
edited 20th Aug '17 9:28:50 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."

Noriaki decides, being unable to pinpoint exactly where his target is, to unleash another widespread Razor Leaf.