adamant | 24th roar [ video ]

[ The feed clicks on and immediately, what captures the attention is the rising and falling sound of foreign music blasting through the Gym. Clair's Gym, to be precise: Leon is taking on his last Gym leader.

Well, 'taking on' is perhaps strong. More like, Clair's Dragonite is in the final throes of agony, wrapped up in Flood's tentacles, heavily poisoned, getting blasted with Ice Beam. From the viewpoint, just over Leon's shoulder, it becomes obvious his Raichu is the culprit here, filming the proceedings with occasional peeping encouragements to her teammate.

Dragonite doesn't last long, and eventually goes slack. Flood's tentacles are suddenly holding nothing more than a vanishing red light. The music dissipates, replaced by the usual victory fanfare. Raichu, as well as Lightning, Sen and Strike in the stands, explode into cheers—or in Lightning's case, soft applause. Leon himself isn't one for overly emotional displays, so Flood gets a few proud pats and a promise of well-earned rest for his trouble.

Raichu leaps down from Leon's shoulder as he collects his HM and prize money. As he turns to make his exit, Lightning strides up, the camera catching on her pleased expression. ]

They did well. You did well.

Thanks.

[ The view is mostly obscured by Raichu's meager height, but Lightning steps in very close and Leon's arms wind around her shoulders and she tilts her chin up--

Goodness.

A moment passes, before the two abruptly break apart, apparently having noticed their audience. As Raichu scrambles back, the camera tilts high enough to catch the two of them looking incredibly uncomfortable. ]

Turn that off.

[ And off it goes. ]

[[ooc: pink is Lightning; tags may come from both of them as soon as Silver gets online. As for me, a busy class schedule means I may have to leave shortly, so don't worry if I disappear.]]

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[ It wouldn't be the first time Fang had heard that here. She's mostly shrugged it off at this point, because it's not like there's anything she can do about it, even if she's not overly fond of the whole "forgetting people" bit. ]

And you. And - hang on, is Light still over your shoulder?

[Over his shoulder? Not quite. Still in hearing range, though, and moving a bit so she can see the feed.]

What is it?

[ She shrugs, like it's no big deal. ]

Was wondering if I get to do for him like you did to Snow. Or if I get to skip that whole conversation rather than mortify you.

[ ...Okay, now she's teasing. But still, a glance to Leon. ] Think it'd be a formality anyway. [ That is a vote of approval. ]

[ Side-eyes Fang. ]

[ Side-eyes Lightning DON'T FEED ME TO THE WOLVES ]

[ Yeah he's just gonna. Roll with it. And not say anything.

Ball's in Light's court! ]

[If Lightning was any other woman, she'd laugh at this right now. But since she's Lightning, she immediately linefaces down at Fang. She can handle herself, thank you very much.]

I handled that already. You're not going to have to.

[So much for no teasing, eh Fang?]

[ There are limits to self-control. Also she knows Lightning doesn't like being teased; Leon is an unknown quantity, though she's getting the impression he's similarly straight-laced. So she'll take it easy as she grins at Leon. ]

You're off the hook then. She does the threatenin' thing better than me anyway.

[ He glances at Lightning, then decides to risk it: ]

She does it better than most. Trust me, I know.

[ She's given him enough bruises to prove it. ]

[She hesitates for a moment, then smirks a little. If he thinks he can take Fang's teasing, well, she's used to it. What's one more bout?]

I don't see you complaining most mornings. Even when we started you kept coming back for more.

[ Lightning possibly gets two with one blow, as Fang has a split second of surprise at that line. And then she's all but biting her hand in her attempt to stave off laughter. ]

Considerin' the backhand she gave me when we met... Brave man! Hope she makes it up to you.

[ Ducking his head a bit, because as much as he knows she's talking about sparring, it still sounds really bad. Ah well, it's not like they haven't had their fair share of horrible innuendos before. ]

Backhand, huh? That's not so bad. She broke my nose.

[ Admittedly, not upon first meeting, and he sort of deserved it at the time. But still. It's clear by his tone that it's all no harm, no foul now. ]

[Broke his nose, bruised his hips, and left the gear running during said bruised hips incident. This is nothing, really,..though Lightning's cheeks have gone pink again as the implications of what she just said fully sink in. Sure doesn't sound like sparring matches.]

Not like you haven't given as good as you get. That's what happens when people spar.

[Just trying to close that teasing opening now. Best to do so before Fang can jump through it.]

Sure, if ya want to call it that. [ In her defense, Lightning did start it, however unintentionally. However, she holds up her hands to prevent a quick protest. ] I know. You really do mean sparring.

[ And looking over at Leon ] Sounds like I should be wishin' you good luck. You'll get her. Eventually.

[ That's more a comment on Fang's opinion of Lightning's abilities, rather than of Leon's. ]

[ Oh, he knows, and he certainly doesn't take it as an insult. Fang gets a nod for her trouble. ]

I have, actually. A few times.

[ Okay, mostly she kicks his ass, but whatever, let him have his few, precious victories!

He does end up cracking a tiny smile, though. ]

...not that I'll turn away a little extra luck.

[It's a good thing Fang holds up her hands, otherwise there would be glaring. Lots of glaring. But there's just a shrug now; a few times? Hardly.]

More than a few, actually. Still, having that extra luck won't go wrong. [Glance at Leon.] Probably going to need it.

[Especially since she mostly does kick his ass, but the number of times he's beaten her has definitely risen above the number of fingers she has to count with. It comes with practice and time, really.]

[ She takes a second to look between Leon and Lightning, then grins in amusement. ]

You two really do suit each other. Good luck, Sunshine. [ That's to Leon, before her tone becomes one of suppressed laughter. ] Don't tire yourselves out in the morning so much that you can't have a rematch later.

[ And she cuts the connection. You can murder her later. ]

24th roar [ video ]

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