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10th roar [ video + action for Goldenrod ]
[ Another gym battle, and yet again Yuffie is the camerawoman; this time Leon is facing down Whitney. The pair are at opposing ends of the Goldenrod gym arena, with Girafarig and Skarmory between them. Leon is quiet, arms crossed; Strike the Riolu is standing next to him, watching the proceedings with interest. Girafarig starts things off with a Psybeam; Skarmory dodges with Agility before charging.
Girafarig dives away from the bird, kicking back to catch Skarmory in the beak. The blow glances, but it's enough distraction for her to follow up with Astonish, eyes flashing in Skarmory's face. Skarmory, resistant to Ghost attacks, takes it without flinching, and responds with Metal Sound. Girafarig screams and moves back, but Skarmory chases her down with Sand-attack; thoroughly disoriented now, Girafarig is easy prey for Skarmory's Night Slash. She goes down.
Skarmory abrputly turns to face the audience, shrieking something. (If you speak pokemon: I'M SORRY PUDDLES, CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS ;;) Leon doesn't say anything, but his brows knit together in slight disapproval. The prompt arrival of Whitney's Clefable snaps Skarmory back to the battle.
Skarmory begins the bout this time, blasting a barrage of Swift at her opponent. A Light Screen deflects the attack, but Skarmory smashes into the shield anyways, Slashing through it. Clefable leaps back, raising her hands in a Metronome. Suddenly the air cracks, and there's no more time for orders; but by the time Thunderbolt falls, Skarmory is already on the ground, Roosting.
There's a tense moment where the attack lands and it seems like Skarmory's going to go down, even with the added health boost: but when the dust clears, she unfolds herself, shaken but not too damaged. Roost having effectively eliminated her Flying-type for a moment, Thunderbolt did not deal extra damage. Leon's expression, although vague from this distance, is clearly impressed by his lead's decision-making skills. Clefable, on the other hand, is not quite so happy: in fact, Skarmory rushes forward into that moment of surprise to catch Clefable with a Metal Wing. Two down, one to go.
Skarmory turns to look at her trainer, who's got an approving smile on his face. She coos happily even as he recalls her. Whitney by now has sent out Miltank, who is pawing the packed dirt, impatient. Strike looks up at her trainer; Leon seems to have decided to finish this battle early.
Steelix is sent out. There is a moment of long, uncomfortable silence as Steelix stares down, and down, and down at Miltank. Miltank moos, feebly. Steelix uses Slam.
It's super effective!
By the time the dust from Steelix's attack settles, Miltank is knocked out, and Leon the victor. Whitney predictably falls to her knees, weeping into her hands. Yuffie is giggling uncontrollably at the obvious discomfort on Leon's face, even as he turns to shush her with his glare. The feed clicks off.
--only to click back on a few minutes later; now Whitney is on Leon's side of the arena, and Yuffie is close enough to pick up their (one-sided) conversation?
"--three belts? Who needs that many belts, seriously? Plus, the leather look? Totally went out of style like, a million years ago..."
She pauses, eyeing him critically. His expression is...displeased.
"I gotta hand it to you, though...whatever you use to get your hair so fluffy really does work."
Leon's brows go hiding in his hairline, and he shoots a vaguely panicked look upwards. HIS HAIR IS NOT FLUFFY, OKAY.
Meanwhile, Yuffie is cracking up so badly that the camera starts swinging in wild arcs; the feed cuts, for real this time. ]
[[ ooc. Roost actually does eliminate the user's Flying-type for one turn afterwards. Yuffie used with permission, of course. Thanks, Rachel! ♥ Feel free to have your character in the gym, cheering him on/heckling, or meeting him at the pokecenter afterwards. Video posts will be forward-dated to after he gets to the center. Also it is fucking lateI dislike you intensely right now, Ren so tags will start up in about eight hours or so~! ]]
Girafarig dives away from the bird, kicking back to catch Skarmory in the beak. The blow glances, but it's enough distraction for her to follow up with Astonish, eyes flashing in Skarmory's face. Skarmory, resistant to Ghost attacks, takes it without flinching, and responds with Metal Sound. Girafarig screams and moves back, but Skarmory chases her down with Sand-attack; thoroughly disoriented now, Girafarig is easy prey for Skarmory's Night Slash. She goes down.
Skarmory abrputly turns to face the audience, shrieking something. (If you speak pokemon: I'M SORRY PUDDLES, CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS ;;) Leon doesn't say anything, but his brows knit together in slight disapproval. The prompt arrival of Whitney's Clefable snaps Skarmory back to the battle.
Skarmory begins the bout this time, blasting a barrage of Swift at her opponent. A Light Screen deflects the attack, but Skarmory smashes into the shield anyways, Slashing through it. Clefable leaps back, raising her hands in a Metronome. Suddenly the air cracks, and there's no more time for orders; but by the time Thunderbolt falls, Skarmory is already on the ground, Roosting.
There's a tense moment where the attack lands and it seems like Skarmory's going to go down, even with the added health boost: but when the dust clears, she unfolds herself, shaken but not too damaged. Roost having effectively eliminated her Flying-type for a moment, Thunderbolt did not deal extra damage. Leon's expression, although vague from this distance, is clearly impressed by his lead's decision-making skills. Clefable, on the other hand, is not quite so happy: in fact, Skarmory rushes forward into that moment of surprise to catch Clefable with a Metal Wing. Two down, one to go.
Skarmory turns to look at her trainer, who's got an approving smile on his face. She coos happily even as he recalls her. Whitney by now has sent out Miltank, who is pawing the packed dirt, impatient. Strike looks up at her trainer; Leon seems to have decided to finish this battle early.
Steelix is sent out. There is a moment of long, uncomfortable silence as Steelix stares down, and down, and down at Miltank. Miltank moos, feebly. Steelix uses Slam.
It's super effective!
By the time the dust from Steelix's attack settles, Miltank is knocked out, and Leon the victor. Whitney predictably falls to her knees, weeping into her hands. Yuffie is giggling uncontrollably at the obvious discomfort on Leon's face, even as he turns to shush her with his glare. The feed clicks off.
--only to click back on a few minutes later; now Whitney is on Leon's side of the arena, and Yuffie is close enough to pick up their (one-sided) conversation?
"--three belts? Who needs that many belts, seriously? Plus, the leather look? Totally went out of style like, a million years ago..."
She pauses, eyeing him critically. His expression is...displeased.
"I gotta hand it to you, though...whatever you use to get your hair so fluffy really does work."
Leon's brows go hiding in his hairline, and he shoots a vaguely panicked look upwards. HIS HAIR IS NOT FLUFFY, OKAY.
Meanwhile, Yuffie is cracking up so badly that the camera starts swinging in wild arcs; the feed cuts, for real this time. ]
[[ ooc. Roost actually does eliminate the user's Flying-type for one turn afterwards. Yuffie used with permission, of course. Thanks, Rachel! ♥ Feel free to have your character in the gym, cheering him on/heckling, or meeting him at the pokecenter afterwards. Video posts will be forward-dated to after he gets to the center. Also it is fucking late
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[Sora's finally caught up with his surprisingly fast pudgy poké-- at least, he runs fast when he wants to-- he dutifully pushes Puddles' side, trying to get him away from Leon. do mind the tail as Puddles trots away, extra tall big brother figure, unlike Puddles himself, it will bite.]
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Puddles, if you have a problem, you need to talk to Skarmory about it, not me.
[ Rub rub rub. ]
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[Sora stops as he notices that arm rubbing, then he turns to shoot Puddles an incredulous look.]
... Puddles, did you just bite Leon?
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You're going to have a lot of trouble when you face Whitney down, though, if he keeps this up.
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Are you sure you're okay, though? I'm gonna ground him for a month.
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Sora, I can handle it. Trust me.
[ Now that Whitney's stopped crying, though, she can hand over the spoils. Leon is now officially a bearer of the Plain badge! Yay! ]
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Maybe I can just. distract him long enough for me to get the badge. Ooh, but he'd be so mad at me.
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[WORST GYM BATTLE EVER.]
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[it's true, all of his pokémon are hopeless softies.]
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