Kazuki
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:49:59 GMT 9
How long have they been wailing on this thing? And how much personal information has MāFoxy bore witness to? Both these questions plague him, even as he rushes back onto the battlefield. The Duraludon stands up, looking over to him, having apparently just finished magicking away MāFoxy.
Second timeās the charm. He reels back, aims another Fire Punch at the creature, muscles clenched at the slightest anticipation that he'll eat shit again.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:46:49 GMT 9
Heās steaming out here. Kazuki executes a knee slide to get to the edge of the shrine as fast as possible, perhaps a little unhinged after spending a good portion of his supposedly āfeel goodā training session malding his ass off and humiliating himself and also being therapized against his will. He heals up as fast as possible before bolting out of there, not even noticing the flowers that get trampled and suddenly wilt under his feet.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:41:50 GMT 9
He continues wailing on the creature, dealing approximately slap damage with each hit as MāFoxy comes to chill by his ear.
āIām not fighting with anyone!ā He yells, continuing to punch the Duraludon. āNot myself, not my starter, not myāI donāt have a wife.ā He does not comment on the boyfriend. āAnd not my own goddamn self.ā
The Duraludon slams him hard enough to send him ass over tea kettle, and as he lays on the ground, he hisses at MāFoxy. āMy self-care is violence.ā
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:27:17 GMT 9
āThey are handwraps!ā He says, before looking down and realizing his hands are now naked. āā¦ Used to be handwraps.ā
He doesnāt understand why MāFoxy is suddenly psychoanalyzing him. Her sandal has just sailed over the Duraludon, which considering her track record probably meant they just lost the killing blow.
āIāll show you flashy,ā he hisses, having to psyche himself up before lunging for the dragon again, his fists set ablaze.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:17:18 GMT 9
It really is going to be just like the first time. Chipping away at the steel type bit by bit, like trying to punch through actual metal.
āIāā Wham! āāam soāā Wham! āāOKAY!ā WHAM!
āFucking hell, what is this thing made of?ā His handwraps are looking more like party streamers at this rate, knuckles rubbed raw. āSteel. Yeah, no shit, fuck.ā
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 5:11:18 GMT 9
What is happening. He hits the Duraludon for approximately nothing, the dragon practically laughing in his face, as well as every omnipresent deity, every sentient virtual being, and probably even his parents. He gets smashed into a pancake again.
Is this because he tried to go solo? Forsaken his pokemon one too many times? Committed crimes against players and NPCs alike?
No.
It is solely the RNG who is wrong.
And so he does the only solution to bad RNG that he knows: he keeps rolling. He lunges again for the Duraludon as MāFoxy takes the reins, the dragonās cry ear-piercing as it struggles.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 4:49:59 GMT 9
The consequences of hubris sets in.
He misses the giant walking target entirely, and gets a hearty, humbling wallop for it. It takes him back to the cave, another Duraludon, and absolutely fumbling the bag on a dropkick in front of Verai. Said moment will haunt him forever.
āI know how to punch the damn pillar!ā Kazuki spits, face reddening as MāFoxy has to demonstrate what heās been doing for a living for most of his life. āI justāgot something in my eyes!ā Stupidity, maybe.
Regardless, he tries again.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 4:39:54 GMT 9
Kazuki sputters as the next platform he tries to vault over ends up flipping his ass.
He smacks onto the ground, cursing under his breath as he opens his eyes to see, of all things, a Duraludon. The massive creature roars, enraged at having been disrupted.
āNo warm-ups today, huh?ā He says, getting up from the ground, but before he can retaliate, a familiar high-pitched voice comes zooming through the air.
āWhāā and before he knows it, a ball of fur and silk fabrics comes right up the dragon, smacking it on the head with her heel in signature fashion.
Kazuki bursts into laughter, more out of disbelief than anything at how precisely history is repeating itself. āYo, Foxy! Ready for an encore?ā With dĆ©jĆ vu as their witness, he launches forwards, aiming his first flaming punch.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 4:10:42 GMT 9
He sprints across the steppes (courtesy of Motherās Running Shoesā¢, Fastest Kicks In UNOVR!), making faster progress than usual since he doesnāt have any pokemon lagging behind.
Itās pretty good, were it not for the addition to his hubris.
He starts aiming for rougher terrain, eager to put his memory to the test. Itās been a few months since the incident. His body has healed considerably; still far from enough, but exercise has returned to his routine in a form he can respect, and heās eager to make as much progress as possible (to the dread of his doctor).
He vaults over stones, because parkour is clearly the reasonable goal a patient should aim for.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 3:48:13 GMT 9
After a reasonably productive, self-sabotaging, and violent hunting session at Beta Island, Kazuki had the urge to return to his comfort zone.
The Surge Steppes thunder violently in the background. He puts his hands on his hips and breathes it all in, the petrichor, the inevitable electric shocks. Despite having resolved the issue between his team members (entirely by the effort of Pansear), he had opted not to bring out any pokemon for this session.
He hadnāt forgotten what Buizel had said. A lone wolf? Seriously?
"Fuck that noise. I am a lone wolf," he scoffs, cracking his knuckles.
And with that very sane comment directed to no one, he sets off. ENTERING THE TALL GRASS!
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 2:36:53 GMT 9
Despite being turned into Kittenās couch, Sprigatito seems quite delighted. <Hooray!> And he returns her affectionate bonk by tapping his nose on her fur. <Boop!>
Kazuki raises a brow, ever convinced of his perspective and quick to assume. āBecauseā¦ they donāt celebrate the festival here?ā He chuckles. āWe're on the North American servers. Literally no one else is wearing one right now unless theyāre cosplaying.ā Or grinding for achievements, but that doesnāt seem to be the case, from how defensive Verai is being.
The man seems open to his suggestion. Now comes the verbal gymnastics, because for one thing, Kazuki refuses to divulge who he is unless he knows who Verai actually is, and for another, heād rather be caught dead than admit heād given a gift, especially to someone he met in a game. āJust call Hotel Sura, ask them about theāā 'Hm.' āHimura rooms. Should be vacant.ā
'Note to self: Call Yoshitaka. Buy out the rooms, reserve for. Fuck, who? āBriaās dadā?'
Kazuki scoffs. 'Thatās Yoshitaka's problem.'
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 26, 2023 0:21:18 GMT 9
āYou said you usually went every year. You should be used to the drive.ā Kazuki sounds irritated, and he is. Veraiās got that defeatist tone on him again, and he's making excuses. Kazuki mulls something over. āThereās a new hotel in Higashimokoto that should be open. Itās not expensive either, so you should be able to nab separate rooms, if your daughterāif Briaās so intent on hanging out with her friends.ā Why does that name sound familiar? Whatever. Itās a pretty simple nickname. He couldāve heard it in an ad or something.
In any case, what he just said was a lie. The hotel heās thinking of isnāt technically new, nor is it affordable, but he has connections, and for now, money. Itās nothing to him.
But thatās up to Verai.
Sprigatito is picked up without a fuss, as limp as a blanket, but it's when they start moving that he begins wiggling his front paws, head turned to the ground. <Purraiiiiā¦ you didnāt pick up Kitten! I wanna sit next to Kitteeen!> he whines, as if Verai is a carnival ride, missing his friend. Plus, Kitten is warm! Itās nice to cuddle with her.
Kazuki thinks over the question as he walks. āI donāt want a boringass kimono.ā Heās always been made to wear simple ones by the teams in charge of him. Too many patterns and colors would clash with his looks, or whatever the fuck. āMaybe Iāll get something that looks like it was dug up from a slaughterhouse. Covered in blood splatters,ā he cackles. āThat'd be sick.ā
And then he pauses, brows furrowing, before he looks at Verai with a too-late realization. āWait, why are you even wearing that? Weāre in a game.ā
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 25, 2023 22:05:35 GMT 9
The hit lands, but by closing the distance between them, Gyarados opens himself to retaliation. He cries out as Basculin clamps down his fangs, hitting a spot that was already softened from prior raking and biting. Water crashes over the ocean surface as Gyarados breaches, roaring into the sky as he thrashes to try and peel the Basculin off him.
Buizel perks up. <Oh, he might be in trouble.> But the battle seems close to an end. She wants Gyarados to be more confident in himselfānot to the point of megalomania like before, but enough that he wonāt need assistance fighting a fish thatās barely bigger than his eye. She remains cheering from the sidelines, ready to jump in should things take a turn.
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Kazuki
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Post by Kazuki on May 25, 2023 22:02:37 GMT 9
Gyarados hisses as the Basculin lands a hefty chomp on his tail, the pokemonās teeth actually sharp enough to sink into his scales. The Basculinās fins are also quite deadly, and every push the fish does against his tail feels like being run over by a big pizza cutter.
His fangs glow and icy blue. Heās slowly learning to predict Basculinās pattern, and when the small fish pivots, Gyarados lunges like a python, trying to chomp it down with ICE FANG.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on May 25, 2023 22:00:16 GMT 9
The Basculin is a worthy opponent. The difference in sizes between them is actually working to its favor, allowing it to zip in and out of Gyaradosā coiling tail. Gyarados struggles to land a hit, having to flail blindly in the water as the speedy opponent swims literal circles around him.
<Oh, Gyarados is fighting!> Buizel chirps. Sheās sitting atop her trainer, who is now draped over a rock, bleeding. A wave comes to splash over the corpse, which Buizel does not pay attention to. <GO GYARADOS!>
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