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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 24, 2016 13:17:14 GMT
It takes a while before you get a response "Just had the tough contest, Starlight did great! I ended up signing up for the beauty contest in an hour if you wanna come watch that?"
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Post by FelixSparks on Sept 24, 2016 21:59:18 GMT
Zach waves to the girls as they leave, and decides it's time to get back to cooking. They'd talked quite a while, and it was something he'd enjoyed quite a bit, but now it was time to try to reel in some new customers!
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Post by Zephias on Sept 25, 2016 7:07:11 GMT
Adri sent an affirmative response back and turned to Zach.
"I think I'll take one more customer and then I might check out the contest hall. My friend Lucio is participating in a Beauty contest in about an hour. Want to go take a look?
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Post by FelixSparks on Sept 25, 2016 18:00:16 GMT
Zach nods, grinning. "Yeah, I can close shop for a bit. I'll have to take all my supplies with me so they don't vanish though... Lemme know when you wanna head over!"
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Post by Zephias on Sept 27, 2016 20:59:26 GMT
"Ok, one more customer then!" answered Adri.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 28, 2016 10:39:22 GMT
While Zach gets another few customers over the next while, nobody seems to be looking for a grooming. With the time approaching to leave, and the other stalls in the area gradually closing down, it seems time to pack up shop.
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Post by Zephias on Sept 30, 2016 3:05:46 GMT
Adri starts collecting her things.
"So, to the Contest Hall then?" she asked Zach.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Sept 30, 2016 22:50:38 GMT
Having made some nice money that day the two head to the contest hall. Adri had managed to make 2800 Pokéyen profit, after she deducted the oils and whatnot, and Zach had managed to make 3500 Pokéyen, and had another 1000 worth of food made up that he could use or sell later. The pair arrive shortly before the contest is due to start, into the main foyer of the contest hall. They see a crowd filing toward the stands, and a very nervous and important man alternately arguing with a woman and looking at the crowd filing in.
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Post by FelixSparks on Oct 1, 2016 2:46:17 GMT
Zach eyes the pair curiously, pointing them out to Adri. "Should we go see what's up?"
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Post by Zephias on Oct 1, 2016 5:19:41 GMT
Adri, very used to contests because of her dad, frowned at the arguing.
"Sir, madam, is something the matter?" she asked.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 2, 2016 11:15:39 GMT
The man looks at the pair approaching and seems to notice their belts too. "Why yes actually." he says before glancing at the crowd and hushing his tone somewhat. "Two of the entrants to the beauty contest we're about to hold pulled out. I don't suppose you would have Pokémon you could enter? This is the main slot of the day and I can't disappoint the crowd..." He trails off and looks at you in turn, expectantly.
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Post by FelixSparks on Oct 2, 2016 19:11:30 GMT
Zach looks to Adri, then to the man, nodding. He pulls Cass's pokeball from his belt, mulling the options over. Of all the pokemon he had, she would probably do the best in a Beauty contest... Though that wasn't saying much.
"I've really only got the one pokemon intended for contests, and she mainly does cute contests... But Cass and I can try a beautiful contest. There's a prize if we win, right?"
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 3, 2016 19:43:40 GMT
"Yes yes of course, there's a money prize going this evening. And I'm sure you'll both grow form the experience. Well that is definitely a help. Sandra could you show him backstage?" The woman he was arguing with, most likely Sandra, responds, though mostly directed at Adri. "Just him, or..?"
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Post by Zephias on Oct 3, 2016 20:08:58 GMT
Adri shook her head no.
"I don't have any good pokemon for a beauty contest, sorry. I'd have to borrow one from my dad or my friends and that wouldn't feel right"
She giggled at the thought of her father's Chandelure or Rapidash at an amateur contest.
"Yeah, borrowing anything from my dad would be overkill and Zach here is using his best Beauty 'mon already. It's a pity, I love Beauty contests. They're so majestic and controlled" she said. "I do plan on trying a Smart and a Cute contest later this week"
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 6, 2016 20:43:00 GMT
Adri is shown into the audience and takes her seat as Zach is shown backstage to await the start of the contest. There he sees Lucio, a vaguely familiar looking girl and a rather focused looking college age guy. The host, the man from earlier, steps out onto the stage. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" He pauses for a moment of applause "Welcome to this evening's special: The Crowning Beauty Pagent!" "Now unfortunately we are down one contestant from our line up but we still have a wonderful cast for you tonight!" "Starting off we have the Gorgeous Kiara Gardner, here to show us true beauty!" That line jogs Zach's memory, and he clearly remembers his rival in his last Contest. Once again Kiara shows absolute confidence, she is clearly a strong player after the contest circuit itself. "Good Evening! I'm Kiara and I'm here to show of the beauty of my curvy friend here!" She releases a Spheal at her feet, that happily bounces in place. This Spheal is practically glistening. "We're going to show you exactly how beautiful we both are, so look forward to that!" She winks to the crowd and then steps back. Kiara's grace lets her roll high, and the grooming on her Spheal helps 7AmZ99EQ5d6 [Zach and Cass is next to be introduced] 5d6
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Post by FelixSparks on Oct 9, 2016 14:53:37 GMT
Zach remembered now. This was the girl from the cute contest! Maybe she was trying to win all the contests? For now, it didn't really matter. He had a job to do, and a show to put on. He gave Cass an affectionate pat, then let her off her shoulder so the two could bow to the audience. He was still wearing his street clothes, his comfy pants and his apron. There was a black smudge on his cheek from being a little too close to the wok earlier. He had decided that classical beauty wasn't quite his style, but had come up with a good alternative. He grinned as he looked to the crowd gathered in front of him. "Good evening everyone! My name is Zachary, and this is Cass! We're here to show you the beauty of hard work!" With his piece said, he reached into his apron pocket and threw out a small cloud, which Cass immediately incinerated! The smell of spices filled the air as the components were roasted and turned into a glittering rainbow of flavors! He grinned, bowing again. "We look forward to showing you the fruits of our efforts!"Intuition roll for appeal and contest dice REA59ORV5d6 5d6
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 9, 2016 15:43:37 GMT
After an attendant quickly brushed away the spice ash the next contestant was introduced. "A visitor all the way from Tealstar, the technical surfer, Toren!" The guy that walks it is pretty ripped and really tanned. He is however oddly dressed, wearing only two items - a pair of blue swimming trunks, and a furry winter coat, open to reveal his amazing abs. He steps into spotlight and addresses the crowd "Am I too hot or am I too cool!" some of the ladies in the crowd cheer for this. "Well me and my pal here get that question a lot, but we'll let you decide." As he says this he releases a blue and white stripped tiger, wreathed in blue flames. It roars, sending its flames licking across the stage a little, and then they both move back to allow the next contestant. Graceful Guile iT80|17H4d6 Nebliger ( /ˈneɪ.blaɪ. ɡər/) You notice the attendants wheeling out a glass pool to center stage. The last contestant is then introduced "And now the local DJ, Dancer, Extravaganza, Lúcio Correia dos Santos!" Lucio skates out on green-wheeled skates, stopping just short of the pool and doing a little spin as he gets into the spotlight. "How we all doing tonight!" he says with all the showmanship you'd expect of a pro DJ. The crowd cheers in response. He releases Amber the Remoraid into the pool and she starts to swim around it really fast, as he skates around it the other way. "We're gonna show you how we..." Remoraid backflips out of the pool and lands in Lucio's hands as they both reach the front of the tank. He does one quick spin til he faces the front and then Amber, in his hands like a gun, lets of four quick squirts of water below the judges feet. "...are real straight shooters!" The judges seem surprised for a moment, and then give polite applause as the crowd gives more bountiful applause. Despite the flashiness the judges aren't too impressed Command rank 1 + groomed 2d6 4d6·2d6
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 9, 2016 15:51:17 GMT
With all of the introductions done everyone takes their positions. The turn order is as follows, with the first up each round as the centre of attention: Turn 2 Turn 4 Turn 1 Turn 3 Round 1 Cass Amber Curly Sapphire Round 2 Amber Sapphire Cass Curly Round 3 Curly Cass Sapphire Amber Round 4 Sapphire Curly Amber Cass Curly rolls forward into the main spotlight and stops facing straight down. Going all out she blows icy wind straight into the stage, creating a billowing of frost that spreads out in a circle form her before glimmering upwards, raising her slightly and even spreading across her own body as it spreads outwards. Light glimmers across the entire stage as the spotlight reflects on the frost and moving ice shards Deperation = 5, +1 beauty, +3 beauty dice = 9 die, cyKSlqE09d6 The crowd go absolutely insane for that move. The host even steps in to say "We haven't seen an opening move like that one in some time, but please do wait until you see what else we've got for you" [Cass is up next, she has 1 cool die, 4 beauty die and 1 cute die. She will have centre of attention next turn] 9d6
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Post by FelixSparks on Oct 9, 2016 17:18:30 GMT
Cass looks around for a moment, and spies the announcer standing off to the side. Her eyes gleam as she sees the light glint off of the microphone he holds, and she races forward, expertly plucking it out of his hands and scampering back towards Zach with it, letting out a happy "Quiiiil~" as she presented it to him! He chuckled and tossed it back to the announcer as Cass turned back to the crowd excitedly! Cass used Covet! Steady performance 5d6 + 1d6 cute die. +1 voltage! yuga1rYc6d6
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Post by kagemaru656 on Oct 10, 2016 19:06:32 GMT
Cass's actions get a good laugh from the crowd. Next up is Sapphire, this strange fire tiger. She pounces forward and blows a thin sheet of snow onto the ceiling over the audience, so it softly snows down. Powder Snow, Steady Performance 5, Beauty +1, sJ3|IKVI6d6 +1 voltage Lastly Lucio pulls out some frisbees from somewhere and throws them over the stage. Amber shoots each down with a deadly precise water gun! Water Gun, Steady Performance 5 5d6 +1 voltage 6d6·5d6
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