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Post by Luella B. Mynn on Dec 18, 2014 2:47:16 GMT -5
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It took many precious hours of driving along the cracked, misshapen roads leading to eastern Tynntill, but Luella made it. One would think that the city would put in more of an effort to maintain easy travel for the people that needed to get in and out, but it didn’t take an almanac or a magnifying glass to notice the gorgeous steel tracks that were neatly placed in and out of Tynntill, looking so neat and purdy, that it might as well have been the world’s largest necklace. She could see where Tynntill was pouring all the bling bling into, if you caught her drift. But she wasn’t here to play damsel-in-distress on a bunch of train tracks, and she had business to attend to. If she understood her emails from that Erin correctly, the future Aquarium should’ve been in construction around Tynntill, but it didn’t look as if the east side was a prime enough slice of meat that could satisfy. It was a fairly quiet area for the most part, and when you compared it to the beaming lights and towering buildings in the western half of the city, it was like being acquainted with fraternal twins, and you were stuck with the forgettable one. East Tynntill reminded her of Vendanturf though, so she definitely couldn’t complain about its familiar charms. And east Tynntill boasted a certain attraction that Luella simply couldn’t pass up.
Ker-chunk.
[ Unlocked New Heart Event ! ]
Luella focused with a mock Voltorb resting in the palm of one hand as her fingers easily slipped inside the various holes on the opposite end, but focusing wasn’t so easy when her lively Igglybuff jumped and hovered all around her with some noisemaker propped in her mouth to make the most inappropriate sounds when all Luella needed was some peace and possibly a cool glass of pink lemonade. Her eyebrows furrowed in concentration as she took an uneasy step forward, and Kiddo started to jump on her head like it was a trampoline that existed for her entertainment. The distraction was annoying at most, but it wasn’t going to stop Luella from kicking ass. With a powerful first step, she slammed her foot into crumb covered carpeting and made that Voltorb roll straight into the bowling pit. There were only two targets left. Both pins trembled at the approaching target and willed for the Voltorb to magically swerve into either gutter, but that didn’t happen, and when the fake Voltorb smashed into one pin, it crashed back into the pin behind it, and both succumbed to the mechanical tray that dropped to devour the losers. Amazing.
<NO! You did not just win that! No! No no no. Rematch! Best two out of three, come on!> Since she was already on Luella’s head, Kiddo had her fit by stomping her foot all over the place, giving Luella more tangles than she cared to comb out. Kiddo was an easy one to pacify though, and with careful timing, Luella snatched the Igglybuff off of her head and held her close to her chest, only dealing with slight kicking and not-so-slight whining until Luella pointed out a few of those 5 dot toy machines that were leaning against the wall.
“Ooooh, lookie. I spy stickers, rings, finger puppets…” Luella found herself longing for some of the goofier stickers that said phrases like ‘I pooped today!’, ‘Much wow’, and ‘Do you even go here?’, and despite most of the references going right over her head, she liked the humor enough to start cramming dots in there without a second thought. Kiddo watched in fascination as the dots went in, and after Luella did a cool twisty thing with the winding lever, prizes plopped down the chute, free for the taking. Now what kind of dark magic was this? She wanted to try, and she wanted to get something good out of it.
<Ummm…this one. Hey. Put some in here. I want one of these.> Inhaling enough air so she could float next to the desired machine, Kiddo pointed right at one of those sticky hand toys that had a fun habit of clinging to walls after you threw them around. She wanted the gooey green one if possible, but seeing how it was random and all, she supposed she could tolerate another color.
Luella obliged after smacking a one of the wider stickers across her forehead, screaming ‘NOPE’ in all caps because that was the trendy thing that kids liked to do. Or maybe the trend was all lower case now? She couldn’t be sure anymore, finding both trends awfully difficult to act upon when her phone’s autocorrect acted like the sadist it was by either correcting things she didn’t want corrected, or by sneaking in another word right before the text was sent. Whatever the case, be it lower or upper, Kiddo couldn’t friggin’ read, so she gave the sight a perplexed glance until Luella popped the toy capsule open for her. “Uooogh. Squishy.” She wasn’t all about that slippery, gooshy texture when it came from a hand that looked like an orange booger, so she didn’t waste time passing the goods to Kidd. It was one toy she could live without. “Name it. Hug it. Feed it and walk it. It’s yours now.” Stuffing her hands in her pocket as she turned around to check out what else the bowling alley had to offer, Kiddo preoccupied herself with her newest toy. It was an awfully stretchy thing that bounced up and down like a yo-yo, but the most surprising thing about it was how it loved to cling to any surface it touched. Trotting behind Luella with the sticky hand slapping as many inanimate objects it could latch onto, there was no erasing the giddy Igglybuff’s smile off her chubby pink face today.
The toy even came with a funny whipping sound as it swooshed through the air, which Luella quickly tuned out as background noise amongst the low rumble of the flashing arcade games that blended each game’s soundtrack into one messy melody. They didn’t have much of a selection, but they had some classics like Pac Man and Galaga, and while the crank machines were tempting at first, the out-of-order sign they taped to the glass was a total let down. The place wasn't even close to being crowded, and Luella could see why, but there was a pretty odd gamer hanging around like it was a natural at this sort of thing.
[attr="id","notes"]Workin' on that Igglybuff friendship. Requesting Grasslands 3 spawn.
Post by Luella B. Mynn on Dec 22, 2014 0:31:16 GMT -5
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[ Unlocked New Heart Event ! ]
She was called “Itchy Fingers” around the Game Zone by the few staff that worked at one of the local bowling alleys, and while Pokemon weren’t normally allowed inside these sorts of places due to allergies and potential disturbances, Itchy Fingers considered herself an exception. Ever since she figured out how to move a joy stick and mash buttons like no tomorrow, she could beat kid after kid, trampling high past high scores into the dust on any arcade game she could get her paws on. It was because of her status as a local attraction that the staff in the Game Zone allowed to her play for free, often encouraging other customers to give tips to fuel the arcade addiction.
Wrapping up another game of Pac Man with several points away from beating her previous high score, Itchy sighed and started to stretch in her seat, starting to feel a stiff soreness creep up from her rear end. <Mannnn, I was close that time.> The Zigzagoon wiped away tired tears from the corners of her eyes, and while she was in mid-stretch, she caught a small Igglybuff watching her from behind her trainer’s legs. Looked pretty shy. Definitely young. And upon closer inspection, Itchy Fingers spied gaming hands that were as good as any to take on the boss known as Pac Man. <Hey, short stuff. You like games? Why don’t you play one of my rounds for me? My treat.> She patted the machine right next to her like it was a heated blanket, all snug and ready to be used , and after putting in so many hours of gaming, the machine was warm enough to sleep comfortably on. Itchy did it once. It was lovely until the staff kicked her out.
”Ohhh…they’re so Poke-friendly here. Give it a shot. I think I remember playing this one as a kid. Wow. Talk about your classic games.” With one easy stride over to the machine, Luella dragged a chair over from another game and got herself comfy as the familiar intro of the game playfully whistled into the room. Kiddo didn’t know what to make of the offer at first, but with Luella and the wild Zigzagoon giving her those expectant eyes, the pressure inevitably got to her and she found herself standing on the control panel with Itchy explaining the rules. Like Itchy said, this game was on her, so she pressed the start button and left the Igglybuff to fend for herself.
First game didn’t go so well. Kiddo found herself struggling to move the joy stick around while keeping an eye on the massive screen, and confusion between balancing the two actions led to her Pac Man’s demise. Luella and Itchy were sympathetic, and coaxed her into playing again. <They call me Itchy Fingers here. You know why?> Itchy began as the Igglybuff jolted the joystick to the right, dodging the squiggly pink ghost that was intent on chasing after her. <It’s because I’m always itching to play. And I got good at this stuff cause I practiced a lot. But there’s a lot of players that are good on their first try too. Some people are just born with the gift.> Itchy rambled, keeping a close eye on the Igglybuff’s screen as her Pac Man swallowed one of the power-up dots, turning all of the ghosts blue with terror. ”Yeah! That’s it, Kiddo! Get’em! No survivors!” Luella got loud and proud when her tiny Igglybuff started chasing after each of the little ghosts, managing to give two that were previously chasing her a time out in the center of the map. Perfect for her, because there were so many dots to collect on the map, and there were still 3 ghosts out there that were intent on devouring her whole.
She didn’t last long in the second game, but she was improving at least. <How do you even beat this thing? There’s more than one level? I don’t believe it! How are you even expected to eat all of the dots without dying? It’s pointless. It’s painful. It sucksssss.> Kidmodo Dragon wasn’t having any of that, and if she had a controller in her hands right now, she surely would’ve thrown it against the wall. Instead, she huffed and retreated into Luella’s lap for any comfort she could get. At least Luella was nice to her this time, shushing the baby Pokemon down with a slow rocking motion until the worst of Kiddo’s tantrum was over. Itchy didn’t look like she was ready to have kids after witnessing that.
<You weren’t the worst I’ve seen. It is a hard game. It took me a while to figure it out too, but I think you could do it if you practiced.> Itchy hoped that was encouraging enough, but the Igglybuff didn’t look all that convinced. Too focused in the now, and not invested enough in the future. Pretty typical of most little kids, but it couldn’t be helped. <I’ll be here if you ever wanna play with me. Ciao~> It looked as if Luella was ready to go, and Itchy didn’t want to keep her new buddies stuck here if they wanted to take a break. So she waved them off with a grin, feeling a little hopeful that the Igglybuff would come to play her favorite game another time.
Luella and Kiddo ended up staying in the bowling alley long enough to pick up some ice cream on the go, because ice cream was always best in the winter. It was layers of cold upon cold that made the sweet chill that much more satisfying, and the pair couldn’t get enough of it. With their backs turned towards Tynntill, they walked side by side, ice cream in hand, and appetites completely satisfied as they greeted the grasslands on the outskirts of town.
Post by Luella B. Mynn on Dec 23, 2014 19:18:04 GMT -5
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Side by side, Kiddo and Luella enjoyed what they could from their ice cream cones, but when Kiddo tripped and dropped hers on the ground, Luella was stuck with either hearing the Igglybuff whine about it for the rest of the day, or sacrificing her own ice cream treat for the sake of pacifying the snotty whineball. When it came to raising Mynn children, parents needed to take on a tough love, deal with it perspective in order to keep future Mynns hardy and well-prepared for life’s challenges. While Luella adapted this parenting style to benefit her own personal needs, cause hey now, she wanted to savor each creamy bit of ice cream when her hard earned dots paid for it, she wasn’t a fan of tantrums. She was awful at dealing with it. Absolutely awful. And apparently Igglybuff were like that in order to exercise their vocal cords, so it wasn’t as if she could outright shame the Igglybuff from doing what came naturally.
A suggestion popped into her head in the midst of Kiddo’s wails; instead of dealing with the shrieks and sobs, Luella could redirect Kiddo’s vocal exercises into something else. It’d be something positive that wouldn’t give her a sickening, guilty feeling in her throat every time Kiddo’s frustrations flared. Luella made a note to invest in a karaoke machine for Christmas as Cider popped into view, looking rusted and weary as always, but she was as good as any other home in Luella’s eyes. That being said, she still wanted an RV. But if she had to compromise with gifts for others and gifts for herself, she supposed she could settle for a small pop-up trailer that could be hooked on and off of Cider’s bumper. But she really wanted to save up for an RV.
<Mmmmm..I sssmell I ssnnaack.> A wild Seviper licked its lips before pouncing on the huffing Igglybuff, curling around its tiny body with ease as he threatened to bite into her with a swift dose of venom. Luella wasn’t typically a screamer in any sense of the word, but she paled at the sight of her precious puff-child getting swallowed in a twister of snake, snake, and more god-damn snake. Was she thinking when she started stomping on the Seviper’s stomach in an attempt to make it let go of her Igglybuff? Absolutely not, but when she was kicking as hard as she could against the Seviper’s hide with no results, she panicked and threw the first two Pokeballs she could reach in hopes that any of the Pokemon inside would be able to help out.
[ VS. Spinda, Nidoran, and Igglybuff !]
While Kiddo was stuck in a whirlwind of Seviper coiling hell, Luella’s Spinda and Nidoran popped out of their Pokeballs in time to see the scene. Their eyes didn’t register that the curling mess was a Pokemon until Luella started frantically pointing at the Seviper in alarm. ”That thing is trying to eat Kiddo! Kick its ass!” That was a good enough command…right? Serket and Baby Dragon turned to each other in horror when Luella’s words rang in their ears, taking a couple of seconds to even process until the Spinda gaped in horror.
<Heeeeeeeell no! You let go of her right now, you rotting piece of festering eye crust!> Baby D’s pleonasm was more than enough to give a cringe-worthy image in Serket and Seviper, and both paused to turn at the Spinda as she smashed her fist into the Seviper’s side with a Dizzy Punch, which hardly hurt at all after coiling the breath out of his prey. <That’s right! I got more where that came from, no shipping or handling required, nip-tit.> Incoming, another Dizzy Punch shooting with her opposing fist! Seviper hissed at the attack and rapidly uncoiled in order to block the blow with the sharp blade of his tail, brimming a heated purple as the Poison Jab easily overpowered the Spinda and sent her flying. Pain shot up her punching arm when Baby Dragon kicked herself back onto her feet, shivering with a nauseating sensation settling over her as her cheeks flushed with a purple blush.
Serket was the first to take note, scowling at the supposedly older and more ‘mature’ Pokemon for simply rushing in. <Now look what brute force did! Poisoned! You won’t last long now. Just you wait and see. > Clicking her tongue at the sight of the staggering Spinda, Serket took the matter upon her own hands and tried to play it sweet with such a hungry big boy. <Um…hey, big guy. Do a gal a favor and let her friend live another day.> Not that Kiddo was her friend, but despite the young Igglybuff’s obnoxious behavior, she didn’t want to witness the Igglybuff becoming someone’s dinner first hand. She chirped her charms at the Seviper and batted her eyes at him, doing whatever she could to keep him pre-occupied as his grip on the Igglybuff started to loosen up. ’Yes!, Serket thought, brightening up at the sight of the balloon Pokemon squirming a little closer to her freedom. She kicked it up a notch by moving on with an alluring Captivate as she winked and pulled the Seviper in with her mesmerizing stare.
It was a good plan for a 1 v 1 match, but Serket wasn’t alone, and none of the Pokemon here were trained well enough to coordinate these things in advance.
Baby Dragon broke through the Seviper’s trance with her paws smacking against one another in a made-up, nonsensical beat that kept changing in tempo every 10 seconds. <Yeeeeee-haw, nutter-butters!> Luella’s Spinda twirled everyone around into a perpetual Teeter Dance, sparing no human, ally, victim, or predator as she wiggled her hips and demanded her audience to do the same. Serket was smacking herself in the face due to her confusion, Seviper was too busy dancing to hold onto the Igglybuff, and while she was gasping for breath on the ground, even Kiddo was twirling into a downward spiral of wasted stamina, but hey, she was free! The only one here that wasn’t confused was Baby Dragon, but despite her carefree dance moves, the Seviper’s poison was still working its way into her system, ticking down her health until she had to sit down and take a breather.
With shaking steps, Kiddo attempted to lure the Seviper to sleep through song, but the rhythm Baby Dragon instilled in her head kept throwing her off beat. Sing was missing, and Seviper was preoccupying himself with chasing after Serket with a wicked Poison Jab, even making the ground around her slippery with a Venom Drench to ensure that his attacks connected. Serket was the first to snap out of confusion, followed by Luella, who snapped to reality in time to see Serket get smacked in the face with another Poison Jab. At least she was taking them well, but the confused Seviper had yet to realize that. ”Geez, stop picking on her.” Not that Seviper was listening to Luella’s commentary, but Serket was doing a good job of keeping the massive serpent preoccupied as she continued to bat her eyes and sedate Seviper through her Charms. With Serket nailing the role of a tank, Kiddo and Seviper had enough time to snap out of confusion, but while Seviper was pausing to consider whether he wanted to keep attacking the Nidoran, Kiddo had enough of an attack-or-be-attacked mentality to break into song, and after hearing the Igglybuff’s soothing melody, Seviper fell into a light slumber.
<And now we kick our opponent while he’s down. Better unconscious than asleep, I say.> Serket spat, motioning for the Igglybuff to shed her moment’s hesitation and scoot that booty towards the Seviper for some kind of attack. Serket lacked power on the offensive side, unfortunately, but she contributed what she could through her various Poison Fangs while Kiddo swept the rest of the battle up with a few Dream Eaters, even managing to heal up some damage in the process.
That left two of Luella’s Pokemon weakened from the scuffle, and Baby Dragon wasn’t looking too good as she started to cough from the poison’s effects. But on the bright side, she didn’t have a dead Igglybuff to mourn over. That would’ve been an awkward thing to do if Kiddo got herself trapped in the Seviper’s tummy, but hey, Luella would’ve done it. ”Glad to see you’re back with us, Kidd. But you’re not allowed to give us scares like that.” Luella sternly stared at the Igglybuff while her other two Pokemon sighed in relief, thankful that the mess was done and over with. Seviper would’ve been a pretty interesting Pokemon to catch, but alas, Luella was more focused on returning everyone into their Pokeballs so one of the nurses at the Pokemon Center could check up on them.
Goodness. That was more intense than Luella bargained for.
[attr="id","notes"]Exp. for Spinda, Nidoran F, and Igglybuff. Grasslands 3 spawn.
Post by Luella B. Mynn on Dec 27, 2014 17:06:55 GMT -5
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‘That Seviper was something else’, Luella thought with a slow stride away from the Pokemon Center, tiredly dragging her feet across the ground as she shared a moment of silence with the Igglybuff that was floating next to her. There wasn’t much to say, really, except maybe ‘thank yous’ for the surprise rescue mission that nobody asked for, but it wasn’t as if Luella could understand her anyways, so gratitude felt moot. What Kiddo wanted to say, however, that the leash Luella wrapped around her tum-tum like a belt was completely unnecessary! It was something Luella slipped on her as an afterthought, and now Kiddo was a part of an everyday scene of a woman walking home with her pet balloon. No, wait. What was normal about any of this? She was an idol-in-training, not a dog or a pet! Kiddo tugged and yanked away at the leather strap that dared to contain her, but for all Luella knew, that Seviper wasn’t the only predator out there that was eager for an easy meal. “Come on…it’s not that bad. It looks nice on you.” Luella pointed out with a gentle tug on the Igglybuff’s leash, sliding the huffing puffball through the air so Kiddo could sit on her shoulder like a bird on a perch. “Red’s your color, unlike death, or being eaten, which are not your colors.” That sure took a dark turn, managing to rob whatever words Kiddo could’ve said when Luella’s statement stumped her into silence.
It wasn’t hard to figure out why Luella decided to re-leash her. It only took five seconds of stunned gaping to register the situation after Luella first put the damn thing on her, but this was the first time today Luella got close to admitting its purpose. Which was progress, the Igglybuff supposed, when Luella preferred to pretend that her leash was a cute accessory to keep her smaller buddies close by.
“Magmortar, cover the field with a Smog! Let’s see them dodge this one.” A voice ringing with youth and excitement chimed from a nearby field, pulling Luella and Kiddo to turn towards them out of curiosity. Hovering close behind the rotund fire duck was its short trainer, clad in a long, white dress with light blue tips stretching across the border, somewhat resembling the markings of a Pachirisu. Maybe the girl intended on cosplaying as one, because her hair matched that very same blue that was on her dress. Was she wearing a wig? Probably. She was a cute young thing, but that Magmortar sure wasn’t young or cute. Luella and Kiddo watched in awe as they faced off with another girl that looked to be about the same age, perhaps around the mid-teens, wasn’t looking too good with her Chimecho partner, who appeared to take a lot of damage prior to the Smog that was quickly closing in on them.
“Substitute and Wish, once more Chimecho! Play it safe, just like we practiced.” The other trainer retorted, calling out unfamiliar attacks that had Luella standing in awe, and before the Smog could hit, the Chimecho created a substitute that resembled it in almost every way, save for a bit of transparency, and under the cover of its sub, it fired off a harmless star that shot across the sky.
“Agh! Not that Sub again! When are you actually going to attack? You’re awful at this, McKenzie. But whatever. Maggy here will show you the ropes. Why don’t you break that thing with a Lava Plume, then run in with Flame Charge.” The first trainer sure seemed to enjoy talking during battles, which was a hell of a lot more than Luella bothered to do whenever she drove off on her catching escapades. It was odd, but Luella found herself taking mental notes from the two. Magmortar might’ve looked weird on the eyes, but goodness, it packed power! All it had to do was thrust an arm into the air, and its Lava Plume soaked the ground with a light sea of fire and flames, burning the Chimecho’s substitute into a crisp. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the exposed Chimecho was left vulnerable to the Magmortar’s Flame Charge, making the poor thing even more wounded than before. But sure enough, that Wish came down and healed the Chimecho right back up as if the damage never happened.
And as for the rest of the battle, well, it was all a bit of a blur, because Kiddo got bored in the middle of it and started to drag Luella away. Battles weren’t Kiddo’s favorite thing in the world, to be honest. She liked crayons. And singing. And not wearing leashes. Battles could be fun, Kiddo supposed, if they didn’t feel like such a chore. “And where are you taking me? I’m long past my due date to be whisked away. Or dragged away. Dragged by love.” At least by now, Luella started walking so the Igglybuff wouldn’t hurt herself from all of that pulling and tugging. ”You know, Cider’s parked all the way over there.” Pointing in the opposite direction of where the Igglybuff was so determined to go, Kiddo suddenly stopped and squeaked in embarrassment, timidly scratching her head as she landed onto the grass.
<I-I knew that. What’s wrong with going on a walk? Goooosh.> Kiddo tried to play it as cool as the frost on the grass, but her façade was about as believable as a magican’t with a rabbitless hat. But Luella wasn’t about to tease her, and it wasn’t as if she was all that good at understanding her Igglybuff’s body language anyways, so she dropped the subject and continued to let Kiddo lead her through the tall, grassy terrain. It was a nice enough walk, even if the two couldn’t carry on much of a conversation with each other for long, but their latest attempt at conversing took a boring turn about the origin of milk, which was thankfully interrupted by a wild Illumise’s appearance before it could go on too long.
At least Luella thought it was an Illumise; she couldn’t be too sure when she heard a buzz and a chime whizz by her, cautiously circling around her head like she was some kind of wasp that was ready to strike, before zipping around the Igglybuff with her face scrunched into a focused state. <Hmm…hmm. Yes, maybe…maybe a pinch of fairy dust is enough. I’ll be taking that for research.> Illumise finally stopped in front of the Igglybuff, giving Luella a chance to admire the familiar Hoenn bug while the two Pokemon shared a brief greeting, which was quickly interrupted when the Illumise plucked two hairs straight off Kiddo’s head! <Hahaha! Sorry about the pain, love. But it’s nothing compared of the sweat and blood poured into years and years of science and research. Your contribution is appreciated.> The Illumise chuckled as she shifted a small strap around her waist, revealing a tiny velvet bag that was just large enough for the researcher to stuff her valuable samples inside until she could carry them back to her lab. The research life was the best life, Illumise decided long ago, when she was born and raised in a research lab that eventually released her when the experiment was done and over with. No hard feelings, though, because she learned enough to be her own scientist! Yes, the researcher life was perfect for her, but it would’ve been so much better if her participants were more willing and understanding.
<Yeow! You can’t just—don’t steal my hair! What if I go bald? You didn’t even warn me.> Kiddo puffed herself up in indignation, doing her best to put on her most threatening expression, but the Illumise wasn’t buying it, even scoffing and patting the Igglybuff on the head as if she was nothing but a small child. <Why, I oughta…!> That’s it. That was it; Illumise was pushing her past the boiling point, and Kiddo was pulling up her imaginary sleeves to teach this quack a lesson. Luella sure didn’t have any objections to this either, giving Kiddo the nod of approval as she took a mock stance of one of the younger trainers she watched earlier. Maybe it was time to start taking things more seriously…! At least the fantasy of acting like a badass trainer appealed to Luella on some level, so from now on, she was going to at least attempt to be more involved in these minor spats. As soon as Luella dropped the Igglybuff's leash and let it drag across the ground, it was go time.
[ VS. IGGLYBUFF]
Kiddo didn’t waste time in moving in right away with a Pound attack, smacking the Illumise upside the head before Luella could fully recollect each of the Igglybuff’s attacks. “UH…Kiddo, at least wait for me to say something.” Luella stated with her cheeks puffed into a pout, not particularly against the Igglybuff’s choice of moves, but clearly they needed to work on their communication here. “Use your Charms. They’re one of your best assets.” It didn’t hurt to practice the move either, seeing how her Igglybuff adoooored being adored. While the Illumise was staggering backwards with her hands tightly clutching her newest injury, Kiddo decided to brush some of the awful tension between them to the side as she batted her eyelashes and kissed rosy pink air hearts at the Illumise’s cheeks. Each time a heart hit, the Illumise was overcome with a fluttery feeling in her stomach, and for some reason, Kiddo inexplicably turned into the most adorable Pokemon on the field in a matter of seconds!
How fascinating! It must’ve been some kind of amygdala magic! Deciding to return some of the favor, the Illumise dashed across the grass with a teasing wink, spreading rose scented spores behind her as if she was tossing confetti at a wedding. Each pink puff melted into the snow, staining it a light shade of pink until it was melted away completely. The attack sure was pretty too, managing to enrapture both Luella and Kiddo with an aroma addiction until Luella came to the realization that this must’ve been some kind of attack. It probably was, seeing how they were battling and everything, but other than looking and smelling pretty, Luella couldn’t figure out its effects. “Get ready to Sing! She’s coming in close.” Yeah, cause that seemed like a reasonable thing to do, but the Illumise was far from being done with her turn, and after shooting a Wish across the sky, the Illumise pranced and hopped onto the Igglybuff’s head with a graceful spin and bow. So far, the Illumise wasn’t doing too much on the offensive side, but Kiddo was sure annoyed at this point.
Sweeping her stubby hands across her head like she was attempting to groom herself, she growled and attempted to shed some of the dead weight. <Get offa me!> She snapped, but when that wasn’t enough, she decided to take on Luella’s advice. Sing! Now that was something that usually worked out for her in the past, so why not now? The Illumise might’ve been right on her head, but that didn’t stop Kiddo from singing whatever melody she could croak out with the Illumise squishing her into a deflated balloon. As long as the familiar rainbow colored notes were summoned, that was all that mattered. “Those look kind of off…” Luella commented on the side, observing the trembling ring of musical notes as they attempted to enchant the Illumise with their sleep-inducing properties, but Kiddo was having a difficult time making each note chime to their usual quality, partly in fault to the Illumise’s interference, so the attack was a flop. And then the Wish made its entrance with good timing, blessing the researching bug with a refreshing burst of health, curing her of all damage previously taken.
It was an amusing game for the Illumise, who clapped her hands in joy at the Igglybuff’s fruitless attempt to put her to sleep. In fact, her applause escalated into a full on Encore, praising Kiddo for putting so much effort into singing despite her situation. The unsolicited praise was enough to get Kiddo to blush in her spot, and as confetti was sprinkled around her in joy, she supposed that she could keep singing if the crowd demanded it. So sing she did; for exactly three turns. The first one missed, and the Illumise continued to taunt and prance about with another Sweet Scent to turn the Igglybuff sluggish and drunk on her sweet aroma, turning Kiddo into a stumbling mess as she flopped her second sing attempt. The third attempt was met with some success, as the Illumise decided to do some damage with some flattery and cheerful confetti, which turned Kiddo into a confused and stumbling joker, but Kiddo’s musical ring managed to creep up on her before she could fly away, luring the Illumise to sleep.
And with two status inflicted Pokemon on the field, Luella could tell that this wasn’t going anywhere unless Kiddo snapped out of it. For now, she decided, it was best to return the Igglybuff into her Pokeball and try again with another Pokemon. “Return for now. You did your part. And noooow…Gagaga can wrap things up. Can’t you, cutie?” She flicked the Snubbull’s Pokeball into the air, revealing a scraggily Snubbull that was in desperate need of a trip to the groomers, but at this point, Luella didn’t care. Gagaga didn’t want her nails clipped her fur brushed, and there was nothing wrong with that.
[VS. SNUBBULL ]
So Kiddo was having a hard time actually damaging this Illumise, but Luella vaguely remembered looking up a type chart while doing her breeding research online, and some of the type match-ups were fairly obvious. When it came to bugs and plants, fire consumed both with ease. Hell, even the smoke of the flames wasn’t good for either of them. “Gagaga, think you can finish her off with a few Fire Fangs? She’s asleep, so…I think you got this.” Kiddo did a good enough job on her own, but the attack power simply wasn’t there. But that was fine, because Gagaga had more than enough strength to finish the battle, and in a matter of seconds, her fangs were glazed with a fiery coating. Gagaga hesitated for a meager second since it didn’t feel right to attack an opponent when they were down, but once the Illumise twitched in her sleep, Gagaga jumped and charged towards her in alarm. Just because she was sleeping didn’t mean that she’d be asleep for long, which was why she didn’t waste any more time in chomping down on the Illumise’s hip with a Fire Fang, which shockingly didn’t stir the Illumise awake with a pained cry. After giving the bug a good shake and tossing her on the ground, the Snubbull cautiously glanced back towards Luella to make sure it was safe to finish the bug off with another Fire Fang.
“Go for it. I’m gonna catch her, so we’re not gonna leave her out here like this.” It was something Luella decided on after watching how easily the Illumise pranced around her Igglybuff like battling was nothing more than a vigorous game, and she liked that kind of attitude. Besides, Illumise were awesome, and she wasn’t a hater. With her owner’s confirmation, Gagaga didn’t waste time in chasing after the sleeping Illumise once again with her fire flickering around her flames, and as she pounced onto her victim, she gave the Illumise one final bite on the shoulder, knocking the Illumise out of the dream world and into an unconscious state.
If Luella had to rate that battle, she’d give it a 7/10 maybe. But then again, she didn’t really understand the complex mechanics behind battles, so she could’ve been the worst judge ever for all she knew. “Good girl, Ga.” With a smile, her Snubbull chimed back with a pleased bark, and the Illumise’s story as a wild Pokemon was soon to close when Luella tossed her last empty Pokeball at the charred bug.
[attr="id","notes"]Exp. for Igglybuff & Snubbull. Illumise catch attempt. Plot twist: Luella's learning about what it takes to battle with Pokemon.
Post by Luella B. Mynn on Jan 5, 2015 1:11:36 GMT -5
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Driving was supposed to be peaceful. Driving should’ve been boring and uneventful. Driving with the seat fully kicked back, heat blasting from all directions, and the occasional snippet of Golden Girls quotes chiming in from the portable TV in the back was supposed to be Luella’s time to relax and sort things out in her head. So what was up with this crap?
Said crap consisted of multiple Budew and Roselia that were convinced that they could stop Cider in its tracks by smacking seeds and poisonous thorns against the fading paint on Cider’s front and sides. It was enough of a racket to put on the brakes, and while Luella was half tempted to steamroll past the group and pretend that it never happened, she instead took a deep breath and slowly lowered the two front windows. Several of her Pokemon were pretty rattled from the back seats, often squirming over one another in order to get a better look at the situation, but all stopped in their tracks when Luella turned around in her spot and beamed the overly polite smile she typically reserved for work. It was the kind of smile that didn’t feel genuine in the slightest, and despite the way her lips curved to smile, her cheeks crinkled up and scratched crow’s feet across the corners of her eyes, startling even the oldest Pokemon in her team into silence.
“I don’t care what you do, but handle this for me, please?” ‘Please’ never sounded so malicious in Kiddo’s entire life, and with a worried gulp, she scampered out of the window with a Spinda dragging a Nidoran by the ear following close behind, and as the pair tumbled and fell to the ground with a pained crash, Kiddo made herself content by softly landing on the Spinda’s side as if she was the cherry on top of this mangled Pokemon parade.
The issue itself wasn’t all that obvious to any of Luella’s Pokemon at first, but they knew that they were dealing with a ton of hostile wild Pokemon, and none looked willing to talk it out. Before Kiddo and Serket could grumble and brace themselves for fighting poses, the Spinda in the middle flopped onto her feet and shook the Igglybuff off of her head, stumbling forward a bit until she turned to uneasily face the rest of the horde through her tottering and fidgeting. <What’s all the mess about, grassys? Attacking a van won’t getcha places. Cider’s cool and all, but she don’t have no conscience.> Clicking her tongue at a few of the Budew that were cautiously approaching them with their buds open and exposed, ready to attack, she gestured towards the van and gave the front wheel an affectionate pat.
[ VS. IGGLYBUFF, NIDORAN, & SPINDA ]
None of the Budew cared enough to listen, and with their cheeks puffed out and flushed with fury, two of the five Budew smacked the Spinda’s mouth shut with a Worry Seed, giving her something to choke over while the other three sprinkled a thick layer of Stun Spore over the trio. Needless to say, the spore cloud was difficult to avoid, and while Luella was frantically rolling up her windows to avoid breathing in the substance herself, the other three were left to succumb to paralysis. The spores clung to their bodies like sticky magnets, making their movements sluggish and slow compared to their usual competitive vigor, and breathing the spores in was another story entirely. Every now and then, paralysis could work its way into their lungs and stop all movement entirely, which unfortunately was Kiddo’s fate when she accidentally swallowed an extra dose of stun spore when she inhaled to sing, halting the attack before she could even get it out. The two Roselia contented themselves with putting down a prickly layer of Toxic Spikes across the ground to dissuade the rest of Luella’s Pokemon from jumping to the rescue, and with an annoyed screech, they bunched their roses together and fired off a life sucking Giga Drain at the Nidoran and Spinda to keep firmly putting on the pressure.
The spikes taunted the trio by curling their thorns towards their owners, beckoning them to come closer and get their feet pricked in the process. Clearly this wasn’t the kind of battle that would hand the breeder’s team a win on a silver platter. Status effects were relentless, but Baby Dragon had the wise idea of heightening her focus on one of the healthy Budew in the back, thinking that she could get away with mimicking some of its speed with a Psych Up. But despite her efforts to get herself moving to her usual wobbly self, Psych Up was useless when it came to recovering from paralysis. <I thought that’d work for sure. Damn.> Baby D grunted as she pushed herself back onto two legs, all while hoping that some kind of idea would happily waltz through her brain’s front doors. All the good ideas must’ve been buzzing around Serket’s head, cause that Nidoran’s talent for flattery was enough to Captivate several of the male Budew and Roselia into stopping their attacks entirely. It was the opening Baby Dragon and Serket needed to charge straight into the horde with Dizzy Punches and Poison Fangs flying everywhere; Baby Dragon gave one of the Roselia a right jab in the gut while Serket backed her up by chewing on the Roselia’s blue rose, and as another Roselia came up behind the Spinda to whittle her health down with a Giga Drain, Baby Dragon grimaced through the attack and twisted her fist before slamming it into the other Roselia’s face.
Losing health to make an attack was unfortunate, but much to Baby Dragon’s delight, the second Dizzy Punch gave the Roselia an amusing fit of confusion , causing the Roselia to stumble back and forth like an older gentlemen trying out Moon Shoes for the first time. Even better was how the Stun Spore started to clear up on the field, and soon Luella was poking her head out of the front window to check up on the situation. It wasn’t looking too good from what she could tell, and right as Kiddo started to stand up after getting shut down from paralysis, both Baby Dragon and Serket were caught in place as several Budew surrounded them, bulking up their offensive stats by using multiple Growths to grow as big as possible. Despite Budew being adorable, bud-like Pokemon that looked as calm as a stroll through a rich man’s garden, they weren’t all that pleasant to mess when you were surrounded by a bunch that couldn’t part with a tightly held grudge.
“How Unfezant.” While it bemoaned Luella to send out another Pokemon to act as much needed reinforcements, the first three she sent out didn’t stand a chance against a horde of this size. It sucked, because now that three of her Pokemon were injured, those three were probably going to spend the night at the nearest Pokemon Center, and leaving her baby boos there felt exactly like ditching them. It sucked, but maybe if they handled this before her team’s health could drop too low, she’d get them back from the Pokemon Center before nightfall.
[ SNUBBULL ENTERS THE FRAY ]
So she sent out Gagaga Girl, a feisty Snubbull that thought she could get away with hiding under a silky blanket until Luella tossed her straight into the Toxic Spikes. And it wasn’t even one layer of Toxic Spikes; there were two fresh layers of spikes decorating the field, and Serket was too clueless of her poison typing to clean them up. “Sorry.” Luella chimed from behind, ducking her head underneath the glass window as the poisoned Snubbull dusted herself off and snarled back at her trainer. “Fire Fang all the things for me, Ga. They need you out there.” Yeah, cause when brute force wasn’t the right strategy for a battle, the obvious solution was to apply more brute force!
Ga sought out the weakened Pokemon in the horde, wincing as the poison ticked away at her health as they proceeded to brace themselves for a fiery charge. Ga pounced onto one of the Roselia that preoccupied herself with Giga Draining some of Kiddo’s health away from her, ending the attack early as she chomped down on the Roselia’s stomach and set its grass skirt aflame until the attack knocked her unconscious. One down, six to go. With Baby Dragon and Serket shivering as they endured multiple Mega Drains from the Budew gang in the back, another Roselia stepped forward and distracted Ga with a Stun Spore cloud as a distraction, and while the poison kept the effects of paralysis at bay, breathing in the cloud wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. It even masked the Roselia’s presence as Ga stumbled closer to the Budew with an arm against her nose to stop her ache-inducing coughs from getting worse, and while Ga was concerned with breathing painlessly, the Roselia easily slipped behind the Snubbull’s back and sapped more health away with a Giga Drain. It was a strong attack, but it wasn’t strong enough to deter Ga from turning and snapping back with a Fire Fang in retaliation, and despite that ever helpful health boost from the Giga Drain, the Fire Fang easily overpowered the Roselia and knocked the second Pokemon in the horde out cold.
It was a good sign for Luella judging by the shift in numbers, turning the battle from a 3 versus 7 battle to a 4 versus 5 battle. Things could’ve been fairer in her perspective, but the Pokemon she had out currently seemed to be handling themselves just fine. Kiddo needed to kick her butt into action though. How was the Igglybuff going to grow up big and strong if she spent all her time sitting and watching all awe-struck on the sidelines? Luella wasn’t all that creative when it came to commands, but she knew what worked, and didn’t have much of a reason to change her usual strategy. Speaking up in hesitant tone that increasingly grew more certain with each word, she called out another command. “Kiddo…since you have the time, put some of those Bud-eeews to sleep. Sing your heart out. And Dream Eater! Yeah. Eat a dream.” Again, nothing wrong with keeping up with the usual strategy, and Kiddo was already awfully tired after having most of her health Giga Drained away. Stealing some of that health back was an opportunity the Igglybuff wasn’t about to relinquish. Nope. No relinquishing here. None at all.
The Stun Spore made it difficult to act ask cute as she wanted, resisting an urge to twirl and wink as the spores hugging her body threatened to lock up her muscles at any moment, but her vocal chords were free to do as they pleased. With her chest puffed out in confidence, Kiddo wove a raspy melody towards two pairs of sapling ears, enrapturing two of the Budew in an alluring melody that tempted each one to sleep as a circle of musical notes hovered around their ears like an angel’s halo that was put on a tad too low. Sleep stole the consciousness of two of the five remaining Budew, and without missing a beat, Kiddo hastily jumped towards one of them and sucked a nice chunk of health back with a Dream Eater.
Toxic continued to chip away at Ga’s health at a startling rate, and by the time she stumbled into the misshapen Budew circle, she became easy prey to the startled Budew that sent a few hasty Mega Drains her way, successfully avenging the two fallen Roselia with the power of numbers on their side. The tides of the battle continued to uneasily shift in favor of one team over another, and when Ga fell to battle, Baby Dragon and Serket recovered enough to strike back. “You’ve got them on the ropes. Keep punching, biting, and singing. They’re kind of fragile compared to the bigger ones.” Luella didn’t bother to keep her notes to herself, especially when it looked as if her Pokemon needed all of the confidence and support they could get. As Baby Dragon snuck in another Psych Up on one of the Budew whose Mega Drains did a tad more damage than the rest, the Budew’s strength boosts suddenly became the Spinda’s, and with a couple of Dizzy Punches towards two of the Budew who were huddled together, she easily knocked them out before they could cry out ‘uncle!’.
Serket lacked the Spinda’s gift for power and confidence, but she made up for it with her cautious nature by waiting patiently for Kiddo to lure the last Budew to sleep before ganging up on it with a couple of poisonous love nibbles on the sweetest part of the Budew’s sensitive buds. It wasn’t easy to differentiate a sleeping Pokemon from an unconscious one, but as soon as the Budew started squirming around in the Nidoran’s grip like it was trying to escape an awful nightmare, Serket immediately hopped away and allowed Kiddo to finish it off with another Dream Eater. The honors of the final blows were then passed to Baby Dragon, who finished off the remaining sleeping Budew with one Dizzy Punch each, and with that, the hectic horde battle finally came to an end.
That left Luella with one hell of a mess to clean up, but she was thankful for the small amount of casualties and stepped out of the van with a surprised shudder from the frost that attempted to settle on the tip of her nose. Oof. She hated the cold. That was one thing she didn’t like about the Nue region; it didn’t spoil her the way Hoenn did, and Winter clothes were awfully expensive compared to Summer ones. She attempted to make up for it by waddling around with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, but no matter how she wrapped it around her neck and face, the cold air managed to find the teeniest, tiniest crack as if it was a blood-thirsty mosquito. Best to clean this up real quick, she decided with a shivering nod. Those Budew and Roselia sure didn’t look as if they liked being out in the cold either, so thinking she could sell them for a good price, she lobbed an Ultra Ball at each Roselia and threw the Pokeballs she could spare at the remaining Budew. Poor Ga and the rest of her injured Pokemon were returned as an afterthought, figuring that they’d be more comfortable inside of their Pokeballs compared to waiting out the long drive to the Pokemon Center on a road that had one too many bumps to keep them company.
[attr="id","notes"]Attempting to capture 5 Budew and 2 Roselia. Snubbull fainted :c
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