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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Aug 24, 2020 8:21:41 GMT
“Alright, that’s enough - Come back. Return.” Farrah Whitaker called her unconscious Pokemon back, before nodding with a friendly smile to the trainer across the battlefield from her. “That was a good battle. Congratulations - be sure to let the fella at the front desk know you won so you can get your prize, yeah?”
The musician conversed with the trainer for a few minutes before they headed off, and she sighed quietly, running a hand through her hair. She’d decided not to take another break until late in the evening, though her energy was starting to slow down a bit. But! She refused to let that show, and every trainer would get her at her absolute best.
Taking a seat on the stool she’d set up near her spot in the morning, Farrah decided to take up the guitar again, strumming along gently as she waited for the next challenger to wander along. The terrace was lit up with little fairy lights and candles now, as the afternoon began to wear on into evening. She gazed up over at the bistro itself; the terrace was the outside seating, which had been re-organized into an outdoor battle area, but patrons inside could clearly see out and enjoy the entertainment as they enjoyed their dinner.
It was starting to get pretty crowded in Cocoa and Vanillish now - dinnertime brought a surprisingly large rush hour, and it had been back to back battles. It was as much fun as it was tiring! Most breaks had been to rotate through trainers so that whoever had been the active volunteer could heal up their Pokemon and give them a bit of a rest.
“Getting to meet fans on the battlefield has been nice, too…” Farrah hummed to herself. She shook her head, smiling. It was fun to see the challengers walk in through the bistro as well - the excitement on their faces as they came out to meet their musician opponent on the terrace. “I wonder who the next one will be…”
|| Farrah will use She/Her pronouns in this thread. ||
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Oct 17, 2020 3:50:05 GMT
"Cocoa and Vanillish...huh." Sai spoke to themselves, ignoring the chill the wind brought, as they readjusted Silver in their arms, pointedly ignoring the way both their stomachs growled. Sai had managed to rather quickly extinguish their already meager supply of algae, and was in need of some good food. They'd heard talk of this place as they made their way through the town, having not been totally sure what the people had been talking about at first.
Casting a quick look up to the firey colors that were painted across the sky as the sun began setting, Sai looked down at Silver, having already briefed the little bundle of what this place entailed. Silver would get to work out some of his durantsy-ness, and they'd all get some, hopefully, warm food.
'Though with a name like Vanillish...I'm not so sure...'
Sai shook their head, before opening the door and stepping inside, quickly regretting their action as they saw just how many people were inside. Feeling the hairs on the back of their neck stand up, Sai started to backpedal, before bumping into what they could only assume was another customer. 'Shit!' They thought to themselves, scanning the room for an exit, before their eyes locked onto a door that led outside to a terrace like area, and while there was still a decent amount of people, Sai was no longer trapped inside. They'd apparently rushed out rather clumsily, having drawn a few gazes their way, a flush of red creeping up from their chest, all the way to the tips of their ears.
Keeping their head down, gaze glued to the floor, Sais eyes darted around, looking for an empty table, before their ears twitched, picking up melodic notes amongst the chatter and noise. Straining to follow the sound over the hubbub of the other customers, Sai followed the noise, curious as to what, or who was making it. It wasn't more than a few seconds, before Sai made a noise that sounded more bird than human, Silver wiggling with excitement upon seeing the source of the music.
"Farrah!?"
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Oct 22, 2020 5:19:07 GMT
"Hm?" Farrah looked up from her guitar upon hearing her name, before breaking into a fond grin. "Well, well! Ain't this a pleasant surprise. Sai and Silver. The two of you out makin' your way here for the battle event goin' on here at the bistro?" She paused her strumming for only a moment as she studied the two, cocking her head to the side in thought. It had been a good while since she'd seen the duo, and she found that she was incredibly glad to run into them again. Sai was a good kid. Real sweetheart. And she appreciated the spitfire spirit that Silver had.
She paused for a moment to look up at the sky; the beautiful warm canvas signaling the evening rush of dinner. "Picked a great time to come in, if so. The weather's great, it's lovely out, and most patrons have moved inside. And atop that..." She did stop playing the familiar old guitar then, to lean it against her stool as she stood up. A shift to the side revealed a handful of Pokeballs attached to Farrah's belt; Decibel's familiar old Luxury Ball, a Pokeball with a rough scuff across the side, and a shiny polished Ultra Ball. "I've got a few new partners with me, too. Plenty of new friends to test your bonds, y'know? The event itself is a one-on-one. But I'm always willin' to spar further if you want, too."
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Oct 27, 2020 15:48:26 GMT
Sai smiled before nodding, having to shift the squirming bundle in his arms more than once as Silver enthusiastically tried to worm his way out of Sais hold. Eventually Sai settled on setting down the eager Aron, who wasted no time in running over to Farrah, pawing at her leg in excitement.
'RonRonRonRon!'
He squealed, before running in circles around her leg, causing Sai to huff out a quiet laugh.
"Seems he hasn't forgotten you by any means. He's gotten a little stronger too, made some...friends." Said pause, scrunching their face up as if they weren't sure that was the correct word, before settling to motion to the new pokeballs hanging from their waist.
"That's actually why we came here though. Figured it's worth it for a hot meal."
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Oct 28, 2020 21:59:47 GMT
"It certainly seems not," Farrah chuckled. She watched Silver circle her legs at mach speed before crouching down to rub at the ridge on the Aron's back in a friendly hello. It was nice to see such friendly Pokemon! And it was always nice to be remembered, too, especially since they were such sweethearts. "It's good to see you too buddy. Lookin' tougher indeed!"
She stood back up a moment later, to get the stool out of the way and the guitar slung across her back. Taking her place on the makeshift battlefield, she grinned brightly at Sai. "A free meal is always a great thing. And I can vouch that the new berry-based items here are great; for both us and for our Pokemon. But! Think I've got a fun opponent for you then. He's a wily lil' thing, but he's got spirit. Speaking of hot..." Farrah unclipped the ultra ball and tossed it - in a shattering of light, the Pokemon to appear was a puppy! With bones wreathing his head and back, he shook himself off with a little spatter of fire and a calm little yawn.
"This is Elegy. He'll be your opponent this evening for whomever you choose to battle with us. I look forward to seeing how you've grown!"
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Oct 29, 2020 14:47:07 GMT
Sai watched as Silver gave a pleased wiggle at the attention he was receiving, trotting proudly back to his trainer whenever Farrah got to her feet, the duo watching as she made her way to the little battlefield that had been set up. Sai tilted their head in contemplation at the Pokemon that erupted from the ball, having never seen one like it before, though judging by Farrah's comment, Sai had a feeling Aron was in for a tough time.
"Oh gosh, he's a big boy!" Sai said with a small laugh, looking down as Silver began scrutinizing his future opponent. It seemed Silvers eyes zoned in on the little puff of fire, all too vividly remembering his last encounter with the element, before taking his place across Elegy, kicking dirt back behind his back nubs as he steadied himself.
Sai snorted, running a hand through their hair before nodding, "Seems like Silver here is determined, so I suppose it'll be him." They said, before looking up at Farrah, a look of determination on their features.
"Ready when you are."
Aron // Level 5 // male Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 12
| 14 | 16 | 7 |
Ability: Sturdy - If Aron is at full HP, a move that would otherwise knock it out will leave it with 1 HP. Does not apply to self-inflicted KO moves such as Selfdestruct. Held item: none Moves: Harden, Tackle, Mudslap Ooc: - Current pokemon: Aron - current health: 12/12 - Status: N/A - stat changes: N/A
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Oct 31, 2020 3:36:43 GMT
"That he is! He's still pretty young, but he's good and loyal." Farrah winked, "And he's an absolute sucker for ear scritches." Elegy seemed to take no affront to this. Rather, he sat down for a moment to scratch himself behind said ears. It only took a moment, and then the Houndour was back in ready position in front of Silver, tail wagging, excited for battle.
"Silver it is! Best of luck, I hope to see the two of you go all out. Battle begin! Elegy, let's start off right out the gate; Ember all the way!" Farrah called out to her Pokemon, before slinging the guitar back around and striking a chord for a high energy battle tune. With a sharp bark, the Houndour snapped into action! He jolted forward, leaping in with flames wreathing around his jaw, spitting them at close range towards the Aron. Quickly after, he took a step back. He'd learned from a past fight: keep your distance from your opponent and watch their moves.
OOC: Houndour is faster and moves first; Houndour uses Ember, which does 4 damage. Aron currently has 8/12 HP!
| Current HP: 15/15 Status: Normal Stat Changes: None |
Houndour // Level 5 // Male
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 15
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Ability: Early Bird - Houndour awakens quickly from sleep. Held item: None Moves: Ember, Leer, Howl, Shadow Ball
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Nov 1, 2020 3:11:47 GMT
Sai chuckled softly, watching the overgrown pup scratch at his ears, knowing all too well how much Silver loved belly scratches, likely because the poor thing couldn't really get them himself. Sai felt their ears twitch at the sudden guitar chord, but found they didn't mind, the noise helping dull out the roar of the crowd, allowing them to better focus.
"Brace for impact buddy!" Sai called out, watching as Silver took a blast straight on, the Aron pawing frantically at his face, before shoving his face into the dirt, putting out the flames, but not before they did some damage.
"You've got this buddy, you know what to do! Mudslap!"
Growling, Silver re-readying himself, before running in a wide circle in front of Elegy, only stopping to suddenly skirt to the right, kicking up a slap of mud, aiming right for his opponents eyes.
Aron // Level 5 // male Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 12
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Ability: Sturdy - If Aron is at full HP, a move that would otherwise knock it out will leave it with 1 HP. Does not apply to self-inflicted KO moves such as Selfdestruct. Held item: none Moves: Harden, Tackle, Mudslap Ooc: - Silver uses Mudslap! Current pokemon: Aron - current health: 8/12 - Status: N/A - stat changes: N/A
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Nov 7, 2020 7:45:06 GMT
Farrah nodded her approval at Silver's method of putting out the flames. Smart, using the natural surroundings that were there to the advantage. "Very intelligent. And good job, Elegy." It was nice to see that he was beginning to learn and take to heart the lessons and training that Farrah was trying with him. That he remembered at a disadvantage, keeping distance was key... unless it could be exploited. "Now, just like with the rocks - brace!"
Lowering himself to the ground, Elegy held himself steady and watched the Aron run, ready to leap out of the way. As Silver came around closer he leapt to the side - only to find that the Aron has skirted that way too! With a sharp noise of surprise, the Houndour took the mud dead-on! With a yelp, he stumbled back and pawed at his face, trying to get the grit and softened dirt out of his eyes. That was unpleasant!
Farrah's look went from a pleased expression to one of serious concentration within a moment. "Gather yourself," she commanded. Her fingertips flew across the guitar's strings before raising a hand to snap very softly. "Strike back now, Ember again!" As her fingers stretched back over the guitar, Elegy barked in acknowledgement. He shook his head violently and squinted, carefully opening his eyes against the grit back towards the Aron. It was a bit harder to aim and see... but he inhaled and shot off an Ember best he could! Still not enough to make a burn, however much he tried, though.
OOC: Aron uses Mud-Slap and does 3 damage. Houndour has 12/15 HP, and has had accuracy reduced by 1 stage. Houndour uses Ember, and does 4 damage. Aron has 4/12 HP!
| Current HP: 12/15 Status: Normal Stat Changes: Accuracy -1 |
Houndour // Level 5 // Male
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 15
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Ability: Early Bird - Houndour awakens quickly from sleep. Held item: None Moves: Ember, Leer, Howl, Shadow Ball
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Nov 7, 2020 22:30:16 GMT
Sai winced as Silver took another burst of flames dead on, wasting no time smacking his face into the dirt once more, hoping to avoid a burn. 'Ronnn!' Silver wailed, before jerking his head back, glaring daggers at the pokemon before him. Just a bit wobbily on his feet, from the damage he'd taken, Silver looked back at Sai, awaiting orders.
"Alright buddy, one more time, and lets hope it takes!" Sai shouted, throwing their arm out just a bit dramatically.
'Ronron!'
Silver responded with a bolt to the left, then to the right, starting a zigzag pattern, hoping to throw off his opponent, before planting one nubby leg into the dirt, using momentum to propel around in a circle. The momentum was enough to kick up another sheet of dirt, aimed right for the Houndours face!
Aron // Level 5 // male Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 12
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Ability: Sturdy - If Aron is at full HP, a move that would otherwise knock it out will leave it with 1 HP. Does not apply to self-inflicted KO moves such as Selfdestruct. Held item: none Moves: Harden, Tackle, Mudslap Ooc: - Silver uses Mudslap! Current pokemon: Aron - current health: 4/12 - Status: N/A - stat changes: N/A
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Nov 14, 2020 21:18:14 GMT
Elegy's eyes darted back and forth at the running pattern of the Aron. His ears were back, concentrated - and he found himself surprised something so heavy could move so quickly. But he did as his trainer taught; observe, react. Watch and wait. Careful. He just wasn't sure when the attack would come... so when it did, he managed to leap back and avoid most of it! But the little bit he didn't was what he needed to avoid most: A cloud of dirt and softened mud caught him right across the face once again.
"Shake it off, kiddo," Farrah called over to Elegy, who was whipping his head back and forth helplessly with a little growl. It was everywhere, now! And trying to rub it off only seemed to make it worse. "Keep up your assault, stand strong. Ember!" But it was to no avail. The hastily spat flames went wide as Elegy squinted helplessly, and sputtered out against the cobblestone nowhere near where Silver was.
OOC: Aron uses Mud-Slap and does 3 damage. Houndour has 9/15 HP and loses another accuracy stage! Houndour uses Ember, and misses!
| Current HP: 9/15 Status: Normal Stat Changes: Accuracy -2 |
Houndour // Level 5 // Male
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 15
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Ability: Early Bird - Houndour awakens quickly from sleep. Held item: None Moves: Ember, Leer, Howl, Shadow Ball
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Nov 14, 2020 23:33:07 GMT
Sai watched as Silver very narrowly avoided the next blast, having already been running to try and dodge, nearly running straight into the burst in his struggle, before skidding to a halt in front of Sai.
"Hoh...Hokay buddy, be careful! Don't over guess where the burst will be!" Sai gently chastised, earning them a huff and a mildly annoyed, 'Ron!!', before looking back up to Farrah and Elegy with a small grin.
"Sorry if we get any dirt on you, Silver hasn't quite mastered where to aim for this attack just yet." Sai said a bit apologetic, before looking back to Silver.
"Futatabi!"
Before Silver began running once more in a zigzagging motion, careful to not repeat patterns he'd already used.
'Ron!'
He called out as he came to an abrupt stop, throwing a chunk of dirt and mud up towards Elegys face. If he could keep this us, he might be able to avoid getting torched again! Aron // Level 5 // male Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 12
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Ability: Sturdy - If Aron is at full HP, a move that would otherwise knock it out will leave it with 1 HP. Does not apply to self-inflicted KO moves such as Selfdestruct. Held item: none Moves: Harden, Tackle, Mudslap Ooc: - Silver uses Mudslap! Current pokemon: Aron - current health: 4/12 - Status: N/A - stat changes: N/A
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Nov 18, 2020 22:03:04 GMT
Farrah's eyes crinkled with amusement and she shook off the apology with a gentle wave of the hand, pausing her playing on the guitar only briefly to do so. "Nothing to worry about - it's all part of the learning experience, yeah? You should see the tears in my jeans from my Seviper's tail. Who needs to buy pre-distressed designer when you have a snake with a built in knife?" She laughed, amused. Though she really was starting to run out of non-torn wardrobe that wasn't performance wear. And distressed clothing looked nice and all but it was equally nice to have whole apparel for the incoming winter months.
"Hang in there, Elegy!" The Houndour took yet another puff of dirt and mud to the face, whining as this time he took it full on, shaking his head back and forth as he backed up, tripping over a paw. It was so difficult to see now! Anything more than a bare squint was painful and even then everything was super foggy. "Ember - keep trying."
And he did! He really did! It was about impossible to tell where the Aron was with the way he was moving around everywhere, and it left him looking around helplessly. But wait... the pup growled - both in challenge and playfully; there was something not moving right there. It looked about the right size. Maybe that was him! "Houuuun!" he spat Embers in that direction! But alas... once again it was a decorative stone - it might have been the same one, actually. Not a Silver.
OOC: Aron uses Mud-Slap! It does 3 damage. Houndour has 6/15 HP and loses another accuracy stage! Houndour uses Ember, and misses!
| Current HP: 6/15 Status: Normal Stat Changes: Accuracy -3 |
Houndour // Level 5 // Male
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 15
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Ability: Early Bird - Houndour awakens quickly from sleep. Held item: None Moves: Ember, Leer, Howl, Shadow Ball
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Post by Sai Tsumori on Nov 20, 2020 0:19:53 GMT
Sai snorted as Farrah mentioned her torn clothing, their eyes watch Silver as he ran in circles, panting hard. Sai understood how a Pokemon could make, sometime literally, a dent in clothing. Motioning some clear bite holes in one of their sleeves, near their wrists, Sai smiled wryly.
"I get that. Kaima and Nina seem to think I'm their personal chew toy. And you've already seen how this one, " They paused to motion to Silver, who absolutely ignored them, "demolishes everything he can."
Meanwhile Silver whirled around, turning to face Elegy once, his little heart nearly beating out of his chest. He was so close! If he could just keep avoiding those painful bursts of fire, he might able to beat him! And then that would be TWO fire pokemon he'd beaten, he couldn't wait to rub it in Kaimas face!
"-Alright Silver, once more!" He heard his trainer call, wiggling in response, before running full speed towards his opponent, abruptly flattening onto his belly, bringing him to an almost complete stop. This abrupt halt kicked up a smattering of mud and dirt, aimed right for the bigger pokemons face. Aron // Level 5 // male Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 12
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Ability: Sturdy - If Aron is at full HP, a move that would otherwise knock it out will leave it with 1 HP. Does not apply to self-inflicted KO moves such as Selfdestruct. Held item: none Moves: Harden, Tackle, Mudslap Ooc: - Silver uses Mudslap! Current pokemon: Aron - current health: 4/12 - Status: N/A - stat changes: N/A
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Post by Farrah Whitaker on Nov 24, 2020 4:51:45 GMT
Farrah couldn't help the laugh of understanding at seeing the holes in Sai's own clothing. Oh, they certainly understood more than a lot of people did, that went without saying. Even Farrah's own manager and bandmates didn't quite get why her apparel-quality had dropped the last couple of months... and they'd even seen Mosh. Maybe it was a trainer-specific level of understanding. "In Silver's defense, he's a growin' lad who needs all the ore n' ... you know? I actually don't know what he eats." She snorted. "But nonetheless, it certainly does take adjustment, eh? Elegy, hang in there kiddo!"
Whipping his head back and forth with a plaintive growl, Elegy was completely lost in the dirt, as it were. By now, he could barely see much of anything, and that alone was enough to make the still quite young pup panic; it seemed to slip his mind that he could have relied on his other senses despite his trainer's urgings. So when Silver attacked again, he only reared up to avoid what looked like a murky blur sprinting straight towards him! The resulting exposure of his belly though meant that he took the mud and dirt to his vulnerable underside.
With a yelp, the Houndour toppled over backwards, scrambling for purchase as he tried to roll over. "Houn houn!!" It took him a bit to get back to his feet, eyes shut tightly to try to stave off the mud and debris. He was breathing heavy, near about out of steam. "One more try with an Ember," Farrah called.
And Elegy did try - but with the onset exhaustion, it came out as a lame spatter that burnt out into nothing before they had a chance to do any real damage. He did growl defiantly though. Even if he was out of energy, he wouldn't go down until he was down!
OOC: Aron uses Mud-Slap! It does 3 damage. Houndour has 3/15 HP and loses another accuracy stage! Houndour uses Ember, and misses (again)!
| Current HP: 3/15 Status: Normal Stat Changes: Accuracy -4 |
Houndour // Level 5 // Male
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 15
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Ability: Early Bird - Houndour awakens quickly from sleep. Held item: None Moves: Ember, Leer, Howl, Shadow Ball
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