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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2023 0:53:42 GMT 9
At this, the Magnemite happily swoops down, grabbing the berry from the ground. Fascinated, Saint watches as it grinds the berry into little pieces with its magnets, before roasting the berry using electricity. He thinks he should take this down, but as he reaches for a notepad, a spark strays, hitting him in the foot.
Many noises of pain were had. Gumball had jumped down, and is now delightedly mimicking his trainer by hopping around, pretending to be in pain.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2023 0:51:25 GMT 9
It floats towards him, eyeing the batteries curiously.
And then zaps him.
“Ow!” Saint yelps, withdrawing his hand. It isn’t a substantial amount of damage, but it had been surprising. He sighs, rubbing the small sore spot. What did his mother teach him? Not to stick his hands in electric sockets.
“Okay. Maybe… maybe berries.” Again, he searches his bag, taking out a little oran berry. “I’m going to put it down here, okay?” And places it down, in hopes of avoiding further electrocution.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2023 0:46:43 GMT 9
The magnemite does not respond. It blinks, not understanding what he said, or perhaps understanding but simply too indifferent to show any strong emotion.
Saint recalls something he’d been taught. He doesn’t have to fight them, necessarily. He tucks Gumball against him with one arm (taking care to keep the dog from attacking the magnemite), while reaching for his satchel.
“Wait what does…” Did magnemite even eat? He rummages through his inventory, before finally taking out some little batteries and presenting it to the pokemon. “Do you like these?”
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2023 0:43:22 GMT 9
What floats into view isn’t a bloodthirsty dinosaur, but a little blinking magnet.
Saint tilts his head curiously. The magnemite tilts in the air, mimicking him. Chuckling quietly, Saint does it to the other side, and to his delight, the magnemite follows along.
are you looking for every steel type? i found a magnemite Pass. If you die to a magnet, that’s a you problem.
Saint pouts. What a dick. “Say, would you like to come along?” He asks the magnet.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 31, 2023 0:39:03 GMT 9
After a few times, Saint does find the steppes do be less daunting than they first appeared. It’s still not the place he’d want to relax in—he’d prefer clear skies and sunshine, please, and also maybe a beach—but as long as he’s mindful of his steps, he can veer away from the burrows and ire of random pokemon.
Plus, he’s not alone. There’s a good number of trainers exploring in different directions, likely hunting as well. It fills him with a little bit of motivation. He takes a moment to pick out these silhouettes, trying to determine which one is the imposing tattooed asshat.
“Hm.” No such luck, but he’d hear from him, no doubt. He continues walking.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 30, 2023 22:48:25 GMT 9
Saint returns to the steppe, but not out of his own volition. His face scrunches, looking down at the messages in his UI, hovering over his hand. Kazuki’s messages, in particular.
Get back to R3, we’re still hunting Or I'm letting the Duraludon find you and eat you for lunch.
Saint raises a brow. In real life, he's fairly certain it's near midnight. “Would it be against the Hippocratic Oath to leave a man to die?” He wonders aloud, despite having never taken it — yet, his subconscious frantically adds. Yet.
Gumball honks, big eyes glittering at him from where he’s cradled in his arms. Saint sighs. “I guess.”
And thus, they answer the call of battle. (And coercion.) ENTERING THE TALL GRASS!
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 30, 2023 9:19:21 GMT 9
Steps crunch through the foliage, curious eyes blinded by the forest’s namesake, but the wanderer continues moving forwards—led by the faintest light glinting through the unknown.
The light, as it turns out, comes from a gem. It’s an ornamental clasp, fastening together the clothes of a drowned body that floats, half-submerged, in a dark lake littered with moss and fallen blossoms.
It takes Saint a minute to realize what he’s looking at isn't just a painting, and once it registers, the man sputters into action. He rips off his thick coat, tossing it carelessly before rushing into the water, leaving his popplio by the shore. His skin jumps on contact with the freezing lake. He wades towards the body, the water climbing past his hips before he can grab it by an arm, pulling it towards him and to the shore.
His mind races. How could someone drown? Wouldn’t the game send them back to the shrine, should they suffer? Regardless, he goes through the motions, quickly and efficiency checking airways, for breathing, for pulse. When the results come up short, he places his hands over the center of the stranger’s chest and begins chest compressions.
Meanwhile, Gumball has wandered to the water. He noses the wiggling Pokeball around like a toy, before scooping it up in his mouth and waddling back to his trainer with his prize.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 7:32:03 GMT 9
“I need to get used to this,” Saint sighs. He’s back at his previous spot, sitting nearby the shrine. By some miracle, his spine hasn't turned into pasta from fatigue. And from the last battle. Gumball and Vulpix are both playing at his feet, both being rambunctious and occasionally jumping over his legs as if they were trampolines.
Safe to say, after getting crushed by a Duraludon, Saint can’t train his expression to be placid. Everything hurts. Everything is pain. He dreads to think of his next encounters—with Duraludon, with Kazuki.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 7:20:38 GMT 9
“Saint, get up!”
Saint groans, rolling over on the ground. Everything hurts like Hell. Vulpix is also struggling to get back on her feet.
“I said, GET THE FUCK UP.”
He opens his eyes to see Kazuki in another stalemate with the dragon. The trainer is gritting his teeth, absolutely battered by this point, but too hardheaded to go down gracefully. Green eyes settle on Saint.
“Deal the killing blow!” Kazuki calls, hands shaking where they hold back the Duraludon's claws.
Saint swallows. Vulpix has stood up, shaking her fur. He calls the order and sends her charging forwards.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 7:13:21 GMT 9
He’s not dealing much damage, but he’s helping keep the Duraludon from cornering anyone. Saint calls out directions for his Vulpix, anticipating when and where the dragon will hit. The vulpix’s nimble movements allow her to dodge a good chunk of the dragon’s wrath.
Kazuki and Combusken launch a joined attack, but miss the crucial spot on Duraludon’s head. It only serves to make it angrier.
Saint winces as the other trainer is sent back with a heavy swing. Again, he can’t do anything. He doesn’t have anything that can heal him. He calls for Vulpix to try another gout of flame.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 7:06:30 GMT 9
They return to see Kazuki thankfully still on the field. Both the trainer and the combusken have made a considerable dent in the Duraludon’s armor by now, but there’s still a ways to go.
“Let’s help chip it down,” Saint says, placing his Vulpix back on the ground. “Get in range and use Ember. Stay light on your feet and be ready to run once its attention switches to you.”
Vulpix nods, steeling herself before diving straight in the thick of battle, opening her mouth as it fills with fire.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 7:00:12 GMT 9
When they return to the shrine, Saint shudders, shaking his head. His Vulpix follows suit at the exact same time, trainer and pokemon having to snap themselves out of the shock of being unmade.
“I was too slow,” Saint says, his expression of remorse as he moves to pick up the little fox, who only lets out a soft sound, licking his cheek to try and comfort him. “It won’t happen again.” The idea of fleeing is tempting once more, but he thinks of that stubborn bastard being flattened on the plain and find himself unable to turn away, just as before.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 6:51:27 GMT 9
As expected, the Duraludon bulldozes all of them.
Saint winces, still staying out of the blast range, although even here he’s susceptible to the tremors the dragon is causing. Compared to the last one, this particular unit isn’t holding back any punches, and he can’t bear to look as it crushes the Kazuki against a stone wall.
His Vulpix stares at him worriedly, still waiting orders. He can’t bring himself to say anything. If he gives a command, he might be sending her straight to an early grave.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 6:42:21 GMT 9
As he says it, a whistle sounds in the air, and the look on Combusken’s face switches as she catches sight of something over his shoulder.
WHAM!
Huh. How convenient.
GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There’s the taps of a message being sent before the battle music sweeps across the field. The message blips out of existence and reappears
It takes some time before the recipient arrives. When Saint can see Kazuki and his combusken fighting another Duraludon, the duo have already gathered a fair share of injuries. The Duraludon is, just as before, pants-shittingly terrifying.
Saint sighs. He gently places Gumball on his shoulder, the popplio smushing himself against his neck, before taking out the ball containing his Vulpix. He really should name her soon.
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Saint
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Weekend Warrior
Round 2
Posts: 386
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Angelo Alvarez
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 10
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Post by Saint on May 29, 2023 6:36:48 GMT 9
He takes a break. Saint is sitting under the shade of the Noonlight shrine, his back against the stone outcrop from which the holy tree wraps its roots over. Gumball is lounging in his lap, luxuriating in the moment of rest after an exciting battle. He blows bubbles, sending them floating up to pop gently on Saint’s face.
“Enjoying yourself?” Saint hums, watching the iridescent glow of the Ascended Moltres’ wings bounce off the little bubbles. For every one that pops, Gumball claps his flippers, delighted.
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