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Post by DataNinja on Nov 4, 2016 8:20:55 GMT
"Alright." Dave replies. "You're on. And don't think that I'm going to be tired just because it's late here. I'm still on LaRousse time, and that's just early evening there. I just hope that you can stay awake."
With that, Dave turns away from the kid, and continues making his way towards the Center.
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 4, 2016 21:54:40 GMT
Jack was trying his level best to make it through the crowd, staying gracious, keeping the egg safe, and still making progress. It was proving to be very challenging when his parents came up behind him.
At the mention of Team Plasma, Jack blushed and his ears got red. "Don't worry, I won't go looking for trouble," he said, trying to explain it away. "And I'll definitely write. Thank you both so much for letting me and Bolt do this," he said with a grin.
As his parents left, Jack tried to make his way through the crowd again.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 4, 2016 23:23:03 GMT
As Catelynn wraps her arms around him, he instinctively hugs her back, too upset to be embarrassed. He holds on to her like she's a lifevest in an open ocean, listening to what she's saying. He's silent for a few moments after, breathing raggedly as he gathers his wits.
Eventually, he regains his composure enough that he trusts his own voice somewhat. He smiles slightly at Catelynn. "Thanks," he says, softly, "I needed that... I know you're right, of course I do, but... it's hard to ignore the things my brothers said... it just keeps... gnawing at me..." he shakes his head, "I shouldn't let one little defeat get me down like this, right? It should be something that drives me forward, teaches me how to be better, not make me mope about." Some fire is returning to his voice, and his smile grows somewhat wider. It's at this moment that he realises their current position and just how... close Cat's face is to his. He blushes slightly, but doesn't immediately let go. However, her words had reminded him of someone who was at the moment more important, so after a few moments he (somewhat reluctantly) frees himself from her grasp and kneels down in front of Gawain, petting his best friend and smiling at him.
"You were great out there, Gawain. I can't thank you enough for being there for me, and I'm sorry I couldn't pull out a victory for us. Guess we'll have to work a bit harder from now on, then? You're with me, right? You and me, always?" The Eevee nods vehemently, yipping enthusiastically. Luke laughs and hugs Gawain around the neck. "Thanks, buddy." He looks up to Catelynn, still smiling widely. "Thanks to you both. It's probably a good thing I have some friends who can drag me out of the holes I dig for myself."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Nov 6, 2016 18:46:31 GMT
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Catelynn blushed "It's nothing, I just gotta make sure you're at your best so you can keep winning like you promised!" At that moment a realization struck her and she began rooting around in her bag for a piece of paper and pen before scratching something down quickly and giving it to Luke with a smile "That's the number for my Pokenav! Since I won't always be there when you get down, this way you can always call! Or if you just wanna talk or...whatever" She had began to talk increasingly quickly and blushed more before shaking her head and putting her hands on her hips "But yeah! Don't let losses get you down! Otherwise I'll have to find you and make you regret it!"
It's at this time that Luke looks up and realized a Camera drone was pointed down at the two of them.
Dave and Jack
Both trainers managed to fight there way through the crowd, and ended up near the exit at about the same time, just in time to see Luke pulling away from a hug with Catelynn, the girl from the Center the day before, who then gave him a scrap of paper.
Luckily the rest of the way to the Center was mostly empty, it would only be a few minutes travel to make it there.
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Post by DataNinja on Nov 6, 2016 19:06:54 GMT
As Dave nears the exit, and spots Cat and Luke, his first thought is one of exasperation, but then it turns into relief. Good. Means neither of them'll bother me. Angling around them, he continues aiming for the Center. Hopefully he could make it to the building without getting interrupted by anyone else.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 6, 2016 22:27:48 GMT
Luke smiles back as he accepts her number, quickly taking out his X-transiever and putting it in. He also thinks to give her his own number "Just in case you think I need a talking to". He laughs at her last statement. "Wouldn't want that now, would we?"
Then, he looks up a bit, and his good mood quickly vanishes. Had they really filmed all of that? He was mortified, and very much wanted to flee away, but... something inside of him refused to. He couldn't just run away just because of this, not after what he'd just promised Cat, promised himself. So, he simply stands up. He is, however, still embarrassed beyond belief, and his face has turned a nice shade of red. He frowns a bit and points the cambot out to Cat. "Looks like we're being watched..." He sighs. "I suppose I'll have to get used to this, those things are probably gonna hang around me for a good while... I really should go check what exactly that contract says"
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 6, 2016 23:13:03 GMT
Jack watched as Dave headed off one way, and Luke was busy talking to that girl he'd met earlier, Cat. Jack decided not to intrude--it looked like they were having a nice moment--but Bolt had other ideas.
The Pikachu leapt from Jack's shoulders, scurrying over toward the two, and standing beneath something that Jack hadn't noticed before...a camera drone. Well that's awfully intrusive..., Jack thought to himself. Then Bolt started jumping up at the drone.
"Piiii-ka! Piiii-ka!," Bolt said, straining and reaching as he jumped for the drone...but it was just out of reach. Realizing what Bolt was trying to do, Jack rushed over.
"Bolt! Hey~," Jack said, scooping up his yellow companion before he damaged the drone...Jack didn't want that. "Hey Luke, Cat," He said, turning toward the others and holding onto Bolt tightly. "Sorry for butting in. I think Bolt wanted to play with the camera drone...he's always been kinda curious, heh," he said with a smirk.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 7, 2016 21:14:12 GMT
Luke starts a bit as a yellow streak jumps up out of nowhere and starts trying to jump to the drone. He looks around as he hears shouting and sees Jack approaching, scooping up the yellow blur, that he'd by now identified as a Pikachu, who he guessed would be Bolt then. So Bolt had evolved as well... "Hi Jack. Congrats on winning! And Bolt evolved too, eh? That's pretty cool!"
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 7, 2016 22:05:11 GMT
"Hey Luke, sorry to but in like that, heh," he said, holding onto Bolt tightly. "Yeah, thanks! He evolved right after that battle with Hal. It was super exciting," he said with a grin. "And he's a lot quicker now too, heh," he said, holding Bolt awkwardly.
"By the way, I wanted to thank you," Jack started. "Your battle with Dave, you really made him use all of his tricks. It gave me a really good idea of his battle strategy. It would've been super tough without seeing how he battled before," he said with a kind smile. "So thanks! You really helped me out, even if you didn't mean to."
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 7, 2016 22:15:02 GMT
Luke blinks a few times, unsure of how to react. Thats one way of looking at it, I suppose... "You're... welcome?" he says, uncertainly. Then a thought occurs to him. "Hey, Jack, would you... maybe mind... battling me later? After your mon are healed of course! I kinda... want to see how well I'd have done against you if I hadn't... lost... though I suppose it isn't really the same now that Bolt has evolved... but still..." He trails off.
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 8, 2016 2:31:45 GMT
Jack blinks. "Oh, sure thing," he said. "that sounds like fun! Yeah, it wouldn't be quite the same, but I'd still be happy to batte with you," he said with a smile.
"Actually, Tye was the only one who took any damage in my battle against Dave," he said, holding up the Mankey's pokeball. "Bolt is just fine, so if you wanted we could have a two-on-two match right now. I've still got Crawler," he said, replacing Tye's pokeball. "Or we could have a three-on-three battle after I get Tye taken care of...or just a one-on-one, maybe Gawain against Bolt to let them have a battle?," he said thoughtfully.
"But yeah, I'd definitely be down for a battle with ya! How do you want to set it up?," he asked with a grin.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 8, 2016 11:24:16 GMT
Luke thinks for a moment. He certainly wanted to have Gawain fight, and figured Abaddon deserved some action as well, but Maia should get another shot as well... plus, he kind of wanted to prepare for the battle, see if he could teach his mon some new tricks... "Three on three would be cool, I guess. I don't mind waiting for your Mankey to be healed up, I kind of wanted to prepare for the battle anyway..."
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 8, 2016 14:54:00 GMT
"Alright, three-on-three it is!," he said with a grin. "Let's meet back up in an hour or so, alright?," he asked. Once their time was confirmed, Jack headed for the Pokemon Center to have Tye's injuries tended to.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 8, 2016 15:56:20 GMT
Luke nods. "Sounds good, see you then." He turns to Catelynn, smiling. "You wanna help me train up Gawain, Maia and Abaddon? I could use a hand if you're willing." Regardless of her answer, he then heads to the same area next to the center he had trained at the day before, letting out all of his mon. He spends the next hour training with his mon, spending a fair bit of time with all three of them on their speed, but beyond that doing various different exercises depending on their own strengths and weakpoints. When an hour has passed and he has finished his training, he meets up with Jack to find a suitable place to battle. LESSONS! LESSONS FOR EVERYONE! Using 3 instances Lessons, Empowered Development all for the day, on Gawain, Maia and Abaddon
Gawain loses 1 TP and gains Advanced Mobility (Overland), Skill Improvement (Athletics), SKill Improvement (Perception) Maia loses 1 TP and gains Advanced Mobility (Overland), Skill Improvement (Focus), Capability Training (High Jump) Abaddon loses 1 TP and gains Advanced Mobility (Overland), Skill Improvement (Combat), Skill Improvement (Athletics)
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 8, 2016 20:51:27 GMT
Jack spent the hour getting Tye's injuries tended to, and sharing a celebratory lunch with his pokemon. After that, he met up with Luke, and they found a place to have their battle.
"Alright Luke, you ready?," Jack asked eagerly, Bolt hanging out at his heels. "I'm not gonna go easy on ya, and I don't expect you to do any different for me!"
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 8, 2016 20:55:30 GMT
Luke grins broadly. "Wouldn't dream of it. Maia, you're up." He throws Maia's ball on the court, the small rodent materializing and immediately taking a battle stance.
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 8, 2016 21:10:28 GMT
"Alright, then I'll start with Tye!," he said, releasing the pig monkey pokemon onto the battlefield. "Alright Tye, close in and use Fury Swipes!," Jack said. The Mankey snorted and rushed forward, quickly closing the distance, and swiping furiously at Maia. Jack issued Focused Training.
Tye is Initiative 17. He used Fury Swipes for 33 Normal Physical Damage.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 8, 2016 21:18:42 GMT
"You can do this, Maia, show them what you got! But first, let's... wait!" Luke grins as Maia rolls up a bit, seemingly not doing anything but concentrating. Binding Plainly Perfect for 2 AP Maia uses Bide. Maia has taken 26 damage this turn. She gains 5 DR till the end of the next turn/
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Post by JPThunda on Nov 8, 2016 21:52:52 GMT
Jack stared, puzzled for a moment. Why would he just wait like that...what's he planning..., Jack pondered briefly. Only one way to find out.
"Alright Tye, move in and go for a Low Kick! Knock Maia off balance!," he said confidently.
Tye moved in quickly, sweeping his leg for the Patrat's own stubby legs.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Nov 8, 2016 22:31:09 GMT
Luke winces as he sees Tye's leg getting dangerously close to hitting Maia, but sighs in relief when she manages to dodge it, still concentrating just as hard. "You can do this, Maia!"Luke uses Focused training Maia uses Detect
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