Need to talk privately with Cilan? Send him a message via the crystal or carrier pigeon? Want to meet with him without posting a log for it? Here's the place to do it!
[ It's a meeting outside the city, spacial and quiet, with the sight of clustered trees not too far away and a man-made dirt path close by; all of which Cilan would have been able to witness before his arrival, images easily provided via mind-sharing - and Red even making sure to remember certain points from inside the city to out, just in case! - when he was 'called' by the boy for their meeting.
Red's got hold of his bag by the sraps, walking halfway to meet the gym leader, smile lighting up his face and a warming welcome. ] Hey! I was thinking, should we move further out? There's a lot of free space on this side.
[When Cilan spots Red, he offers a cheerful smile of his own.]
If you'd like to move further out, then that's fine by me. Besides, it would be beneficial to make sure that there's enough free space to allow our Pokemon to move about freely.
[And also maybe so that they don't end up attracting too much attention from anyone that might be hanging around outside of the city either, so by all means, lead us further out.]
[ Then let him turn his feet, and ] Alright, let's go this way!
[ There's no such thing as being too careful with a pokémon battle, is there. ] By the way, how many pokémon do you have? If it's okay with you, I'm only going to use three. You can use more if you like! Do you and your pokémon get to have trainer battles that often here?
As a matter of fact, I have three Pokemon of my own here with me.
[So that works out perfectly for both of us.]
And... no, unfortunately I have not been able to do as many battles here, at least not in comparison to the number of battles I normally had back home. [There is seriously not enough Pokemon battles in his life right now, it's almost despairing.] I've only had the chance to battle with one other trainer here so far, so I must admit, I'm really curious to find out what your Pokemon will be like by comparison.
[ He stops to face Cilan, just for a moment. This is very shocking news. ]
No kidding, only one battle? You and your pokémon must be bored! [ A nod then, followed by a look of determination. ] In that case, I don't want any of you to hold back! You should let it all out with us, we'll be able to take it!
Oh? In that case, allow me to ask the same of you as well: I want to be able to taste a thrilling display of teamwork and strength, one that will make up for the monotony that has gone by since our last battle here, so... please don't hold back in the slightest either, alright?
[ Oh, he never did ask about that taste thing... but it flies his radar with all the rest said. Please, you're pumping him up. ]
Right! After all, since I'm the Kanto League Champion, I need to be prepared to put my all into matches -- especially against people strong enough to be gym leaders!
[ Pumped up indeed, it's like he's turning into a fire type here. His feet can't pause any longer, the twitch in them leading to the break of a jog, arm swinging his bag to weigh over his shoulder in the process. Off he goes. ]
Just this way some more!! This should do it!! [ You know what Cilan, you probably don't need to exert yourself too much when Red's more than willing. The ground should be more than far away enough from the city- ]
[...Well then, now it's Cilan's turn to look surprised.]
Huh? You're the...? [We don't remember you mentioning that when we first met...
But now Red's running on ahead, so give Cilan a moment here to catch up. Once he does though, you better believe he's not letting that slip past his radar like you did with his taste comment earlier.]
Are you really the Kanto League Champion? This is quite a surprising taste--I had no idea that we had such an amazing trainer among us here now... [seriously, he's really impressed] Did you recently become the champion, or have you had that title for a while now?
The answer might come with a less bashful expression at the start, but Cilan doesn't make it easy with his other words. ]
About a few months? [ ...He should be more sure. That's embarrassing. ] To be honest, I got so busy catching pokémon for the professor I know that I don't know how long it's been exactly.
[ It might be something he should be tracking by the days (it does right then too, answering Cilan), but alas. All he kept track of was the pokédex. ]
I was going to bring it up before our match so you knew [ just like telling a gym leader how many badges you have ] but it never seemed important before. [ And then his tone shifts, getting more excited, livelier: ] Anyway, are you kidding? You're a gym leader. To me-- you guys are some of the most amazing trainers another trainer can meet! I wouldn't have gotten so far if it wasn't for all the people I met, and getting to battle and listen to all the gym leaders in Kanto-
[ He pauses his words but not his emotions, swelling from with a gratitude and sincerity that warms from his body -- and then he gives him a small bow, holding it for a moment out of respect and politeness, and then speaking again as he raises. ]
I'd like to learn more about you and your pokémon and the kind of trainer you are! [ A hand touches over his chest to where his badges still stay clipped on the other side, a more confident tone creeping in. ] Today, I'll show you what I've learned from the gym leaders of Kanto!
...I thought I had already tagged this but APPARENTLY I AM DUMB, SORRY FOR HOW LATE THIS IS
[At first, Cilan seems a little surprised by Red's words, but then...]
Impressive... very impressive! [Ahaha] Yes, that's exactly what I like to hear! I can already tell that you have the passion needed to obtain the title of Pokemon Champion!!
[Cilan's practically glowing, vibrating with energy now.]
Of course, as for having the strength of a Pokemon Champion, I'll have to judge that for myself: a battle, like any meal, must be tasted first before you truly know anything about the nature of the challenger and the bond they share with their Pokemon.
[ There's only one ball he can grab for now from his belt, his own vibrant energy warm and intense. The curl of his lips turn it into a smirk. Alright. ]
In that case, you better be ready for the explosion to your tastebuds!
[ Are we gonna slide, we are gonna slide, arm bending and ball thrown out with a bursting fire to release Charizard out, wings spreading to keep him airborne. ]
[SLIIIIDE TO THE LEFT... I mean, he's taking a pokeball out now, and with a dramatic spin to his movements--]
It's showtime~! Let's go, Crustle!
[Out comes Crustle, a large hermit-crab looking Pokemon whose shell appears to be a huge rock that's twice the size of the crab carrying it. They take a moment to size up Charizard with interest--this isn't their first time seeing one, what with Ash having one as well, but... he had always wanted to battle Ash's Charizard, but somehow they never really got around to having an official battle outside of just doing training exercises together. This should be interesting...]
As the Gym Leader, I'll allow you to have the first move if you wish. Please, start off with whatever attack you'd like.
[ It's like some parasect cousin or something with a rock on top of it than a mushroom. Did that give a clue to its typing? And here he had some expectations towards grass--
but that could be still possible, and that's great. Red can't wipe the giddy expression off his face (a new pokémon, uncertainty of what he's facing), though his lips do line with the tightness of his lips. ]
Remember, this isn't a gym match! [ But, if that's how Cilan wants to be-- ] Use Air Slash!
[ The push of his wings causes the dust to pick up, sharp on either side of Red when he shows his speed; the noise of it fills the air as he ascends up, and then his body jerks to make a turn and to allow the wings to send out blades, slicing downward with a power that'll explode the surrounding ground and cause debris to scatter.
Let's see just how resilient this rock bug thing really is-- ]
[Sorry Red, old habits die hard and that happens to be one of them that he has a habit of keeping even during non-gym matches sometimes. Besides, he's always interested in seeing what kind of move their opponent leads with before we make our own move.
As it turns out, Crustle is pretty resilient. They make no effort to try to dodge the attack, simply holding it's claws up to protect it's face for a moment as the Air Slash whips around it. It winces a little from where the air slash is making contact with it's arms, but otherwise it doesn't seem to scratch Crustle's shell.]
Air Slash, hm... well, let's see how your Pokemon reacts to this!
[And here, he points upward.]
Crustle, use Rock Slide!
[Crustle holds up it's claws above it now, and if Red and Charizard look up, they'll see that there appears to be large rocks being summoned from thin air to drop down from the sky above them, especially right above the area that Charizard is currently flying in.]
A rock starts appear right in front of Charizard's air path that makes him jolt back, altitude lowering as he moves to duck. But they're large, weighted; that's a different course of action's already formulated in Red's mind, hand whipping out. ]
Mega Punch!
[ A hand gets covered in a glowing light, but there's another rock already falling that clips a wing, wobbling him, making his feet hit the ground with how close he already is by then to it. But he roars, eyelids clenched in the same moment he takes the gamble in swinging up his in an uppercut motion to test the strength of his arm against the strength of one of those rocks.
But let's be real, he's smacked harder things than that. Rock splinters and the dust from the scattered rocks blows mists a level of the ground, but Charizard still stands visible, not completely avoiding damage from that but flicking open his claw with a defiant grunt, wings the same motion. But let's not get comfortable now- ]
Show them what you think of that!
[ What does that mean--that means pick one of those rocks right back up and throw it. ]
[He should perhaps be a little worried that Charizard was able to punch one of Crustle's rocks hard enough to shatter it, but... that was so fucking cool watching that oh my gosh. In fact, it's inspiring, causing some anticipation and excitement as both trainer and Pokemon watch as Charizard grabs one of the rocks and proceeds to try to hurl it back at them.]
Use X-Scissor!
[Crustle holds it's claws up again--this time though, they begin to glow as, despite it's large size, it manages jump and throw itself right at the rock, bringing it's claws down at the rock coming towards it, attempting to cut through it in an x-shape manner, like so. There are bits of rock that splinter and go flying about--some back toward us, some in danger of hitting Charizard too if he's too close, but the point here is showing that Crustle is capable of taking having a rock thrown at us pretty well as it lands back down on the ground, taking a moment to catch it's breath before looking back up at Charizard.
What do you think of that? Anything else you wanna try to throw at us now?]
[ They're not sitting around watching the show, Charizard up on his wings again when the rock gets split apart, and a shout from Red with a clear instruction-- ]
Seismic toss!
[ There's your answer, rocky. The apparent size of the bug's rock doesn't sway either of the pair, with one push of the fire type's wings to close in the distance upon receiving the instruction, claws coming down as Crustle's looking over his way. Get ready to be grabbed--
dang u heavy
--but still not an issue here, the muscles in Charizard's arms tightening with the weight they now have to support. Nothing compared to a golem, yet still plenty of an armful, enough to get a burst of life at the end of his tail with the energy quick to surround. All they need is to go up, then for Charizard to turn, for fire to spit from his mouth when he raises Crustle just by a few more inches--
and then he throws the pokémon back down to Empatheias with force, flapping higher into the air with the release, arms resting for the time they can back down with the weight now gone. But Red isn't going to rest when he hears the crash. Not against a trainer--a gym leader--he wants to give his all to, and give their all to him back. There's an opening right there, to hopefully crack through those hard defences. ]
Now -- fire blast!
[ Always a finishing move more than not in their battles, but who knew if this would be the same. All that can be known that it's hot from the moment the fire build between Charizard's opened jaws, spinning larger than his head as it comes out--before it turns into a symbol, crashing on down to add to the mess that already exists, Red's hand already holding onto his hat. Gifs are always cool. ]
I forgot if I already said this but the next Pokemon is gonna be Stunfisk
[Oh shit, that's not good. For a second, both Pokemon and trainer are a little surprised when Charizard actually manages to pick up Crustle (who, by the way, is 440 pounds so wow Charizard, dang you strong) and lift it into the air. However, the moment Crustle is thrown back downward towards the ground, when Cilan sees the fire brewing from Charizard's open mouth--]
Shell Smash!
[It's hard to tell what exactly is happening here, because this command is given right as Crustle's large rock ends up crashing into the ground with enough force to kick up a ton of dirt and obscure what we're seeing here. Fire Blast doesn't help either, because once that comes down on top of them, it just adds to the vision obscurity.
And then... just as the dirt and smoke start to fade, there is a crab with no shell suddenly coming straight for Charizard, body glowing bright red and claws raised. It looks like it was Sturdy haha see what I did there enough to survive the crash to the ground, and thanks to Shell Smash, it's detached the rock it was attached to in order to gain a significant amount of speed to move away in time when the fire came raining down.
The downside of this, of course, is that now it doesn't have it's shell to protect it and is currently on it's last legs (thanks for taking the brunt of that Seismic Toss, Sturdy ability, but now it's HP is very low...), but that doesn't stop them from trying to get one more blow in before they're out.]
X-Scissor, once more! [And now, it raises those claws even higher above it, preparing to bring them down on Charizard. Is Charizard fast enough to hit Crustle in time before the other Pokemon can make contact with it?]
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[10/08]
[ It's a meeting outside the city, spacial and quiet, with the sight of clustered trees not too far away and a man-made dirt path close by; all of which Cilan would have been able to witness before his arrival, images easily provided via mind-sharing - and Red even making sure to remember certain points from inside the city to out, just in case! - when he was 'called' by the boy for their meeting.
Red's got hold of his bag by the sraps, walking halfway to meet the gym leader, smile lighting up his face and a warming welcome. ] Hey! I was thinking, should we move further out? There's a lot of free space on this side.
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If you'd like to move further out, then that's fine by me. Besides, it would be beneficial to make sure that there's enough free space to allow our Pokemon to move about freely.
[And also maybe so that they don't end up attracting too much attention from anyone that might be hanging around outside of the city either, so by all means, lead us further out.]
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[ There's no such thing as being too careful with a pokémon battle, is there. ] By the way, how many pokémon do you have? If it's okay with you, I'm only going to use three. You can use more if you like! Do you and your pokémon get to have trainer battles that often here?
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[So that works out perfectly for both of us.]
And... no, unfortunately I have not been able to do as many battles here, at least not in comparison to the number of battles I normally had back home. [There is seriously not enough Pokemon battles in his life right now, it's almost despairing.] I've only had the chance to battle with one other trainer here so far, so I must admit, I'm really curious to find out what your Pokemon will be like by comparison.
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No kidding, only one battle? You and your pokémon must be bored! [ A nod then, followed by a look of determination. ] In that case, I don't want any of you to hold back! You should let it all out with us, we'll be able to take it!
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Oh? In that case, allow me to ask the same of you as well: I want to be able to taste a thrilling display of teamwork and strength, one that will make up for the monotony that has gone by since our last battle here, so... please don't hold back in the slightest either, alright?
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Right! After all, since I'm the Kanto League Champion, I need to be prepared to put my all into matches -- especially against people strong enough to be gym leaders!
[ Pumped up indeed, it's like he's turning into a fire type here. His feet can't pause any longer, the twitch in them leading to the break of a jog, arm swinging his bag to weigh over his shoulder in the process. Off he goes. ]
Just this way some more!! This should do it!! [ You know what Cilan, you probably don't need to exert yourself too much when Red's more than willing. The ground should be more than far away enough from the city- ]
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Huh? You're the...? [We don't remember you mentioning that when we first met...
But now Red's running on ahead, so give Cilan a moment here to catch up. Once he does though, you better believe he's not letting that slip past his radar like you did with his taste comment earlier.]
Are you really the Kanto League Champion? This is quite a surprising taste--I had no idea that we had such an amazing trainer among us here now... [seriously, he's really impressed] Did you recently become the champion, or have you had that title for a while now?
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The answer might come with a less bashful expression at the start, but Cilan doesn't make it easy with his other words. ]
About a few months? [ ...He should be more sure. That's embarrassing. ] To be honest, I got so busy catching pokémon for the professor I know that I don't know how long it's been exactly.
[ It might be something he should be tracking by the days (it does right then too, answering Cilan), but alas. All he kept track of was the pokédex. ]
I was going to bring it up before our match so you knew [ just like telling a gym leader how many badges you have ] but it never seemed important before. [ And then his tone shifts, getting more excited, livelier: ] Anyway, are you kidding? You're a gym leader. To me-- you guys are some of the most amazing trainers another trainer can meet! I wouldn't have gotten so far if it wasn't for all the people I met, and getting to battle and listen to all the gym leaders in Kanto-
[ He pauses his words but not his emotions, swelling from with a gratitude and sincerity that warms from his body -- and then he gives him a small bow, holding it for a moment out of respect and politeness, and then speaking again as he raises. ]
I'd like to learn more about you and your pokémon and the kind of trainer you are! [ A hand touches over his chest to where his badges still stay clipped on the other side, a more confident tone creeping in. ] Today, I'll show you what I've learned from the gym leaders of Kanto!
...I thought I had already tagged this but APPARENTLY I AM DUMB, SORRY FOR HOW LATE THIS IS
Impressive... very impressive! [Ahaha] Yes, that's exactly what I like to hear! I can already tell that you have the passion needed to obtain the title of Pokemon Champion!!
[Cilan's practically glowing, vibrating with energy now.]
Of course, as for having the strength of a Pokemon Champion, I'll have to judge that for myself: a battle, like any meal, must be tasted first before you truly know anything about the nature of the challenger and the bond they share with their Pokemon.
[ARE YOU READY TO DO THIS THING, RED?]
bans you
In that case, you better be ready for the explosion to your tastebuds!
[ Are we gonna slide, we are gonna slide, arm bending and ball thrown out with a bursting fire to release Charizard out, wings spreading to keep him airborne. ]
you can't ban me from my own journal
It's showtime~! Let's go, Crustle!
[Out comes Crustle, a large hermit-crab looking Pokemon whose shell appears to be a huge rock that's twice the size of the crab carrying it. They take a moment to size up Charizard with interest--this isn't their first time seeing one, what with Ash having one as well, but... he had always wanted to battle Ash's Charizard, but somehow they never really got around to having an official battle outside of just doing training exercises together. This should be interesting...]
As the Gym Leader, I'll allow you to have the first move if you wish. Please, start off with whatever attack you'd like.
i do what i want
but that could be still possible, and that's great. Red can't wipe the giddy expression off his face (a new pokémon, uncertainty of what he's facing), though his lips do line with the tightness of his lips. ]
Remember, this isn't a gym match! [ But, if that's how Cilan wants to be-- ] Use Air Slash!
[ The push of his wings causes the dust to pick up, sharp on either side of Red when he shows his speed; the noise of it fills the air as he ascends up, and then his body jerks to make a turn and to allow the wings to send out blades, slicing downward with a power that'll explode the surrounding ground and cause debris to scatter.
Let's see just how resilient this rock bug thing really is-- ]
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As it turns out, Crustle is pretty resilient. They make no effort to try to dodge the attack, simply holding it's claws up to protect it's face for a moment as the Air Slash whips around it. It winces a little from where the air slash is making contact with it's arms, but otherwise it doesn't seem to scratch Crustle's shell.]
Air Slash, hm... well, let's see how your Pokemon reacts to this!
[And here, he points upward.]
Crustle, use Rock Slide!
[Crustle holds up it's claws above it now, and if Red and Charizard look up, they'll see that there appears to be large rocks being summoned from thin air to drop down from the sky above them, especially right above the area that Charizard is currently flying in.]
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A rock starts appear right in front of Charizard's air path that makes him jolt back, altitude lowering as he moves to duck. But they're large, weighted; that's a different course of action's already formulated in Red's mind, hand whipping out. ]
Mega Punch!
[ A hand gets covered in a glowing light, but there's another rock already falling that clips a wing, wobbling him, making his feet hit the ground with how close he already is by then to it. But he roars, eyelids clenched in the same moment he takes the gamble in swinging up his in an uppercut motion to test the strength of his arm against the strength of one of those rocks.
But let's be real, he's smacked harder things than that. Rock splinters and the dust from the scattered rocks blows mists a level of the ground, but Charizard still stands visible, not completely avoiding damage from that but flicking open his claw with a defiant grunt, wings the same motion. But let's not get comfortable now- ]
Show them what you think of that!
[ What does that mean--that means pick one of those rocks right back up and throw it. ]
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[He should perhaps be a little worried that Charizard was able to punch one of Crustle's rocks hard enough to shatter it, but... that was so fucking cool watching that oh my gosh. In fact, it's inspiring, causing some anticipation and excitement as both trainer and Pokemon watch as Charizard grabs one of the rocks and proceeds to try to hurl it back at them.]
Use X-Scissor!
[Crustle holds it's claws up again--this time though, they begin to glow as, despite it's large size, it manages jump and throw itself right at the rock, bringing it's claws down at the rock coming towards it, attempting to cut through it in an x-shape manner, like so. There are bits of rock that splinter and go flying about--some back toward us, some in danger of hitting Charizard too if he's too close, but the point here is showing that Crustle is capable of taking having a rock thrown at us pretty well as it lands back down on the ground, taking a moment to catch it's breath before looking back up at Charizard.
What do you think of that? Anything else you wanna try to throw at us now?]
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Seismic toss!
[ There's your answer, rocky. The apparent size of the bug's rock doesn't sway either of the pair, with one push of the fire type's wings to close in the distance upon receiving the instruction, claws coming down as Crustle's looking over his way. Get ready to be grabbed--
dang u heavy
--but still not an issue here, the muscles in Charizard's arms tightening with the weight they now have to support. Nothing compared to a golem, yet still plenty of an armful, enough to get a burst of life at the end of his tail with the energy quick to surround. All they need is to go up, then for Charizard to turn, for fire to spit from his mouth when he raises Crustle just by a few more inches--
and then he throws the pokémon back down to Empatheias with force, flapping higher into the air with the release, arms resting for the time they can back down with the weight now gone. But Red isn't going to rest when he hears the crash. Not against a trainer--a gym leader--he wants to give his all to, and give their all to him back. There's an opening right there, to hopefully crack through those hard defences. ]
Now -- fire blast!
[ Always a finishing move more than not in their battles, but who knew if this would be the same. All that can be known that it's hot from the moment the fire build between Charizard's opened jaws, spinning larger than his head as it comes out--before it turns into a symbol, crashing on down to add to the mess that already exists, Red's hand already holding onto his hat. Gifs are always cool. ]
I forgot if I already said this but the next Pokemon is gonna be Stunfisk
Shell Smash!
[It's hard to tell what exactly is happening here, because this command is given right as Crustle's large rock ends up crashing into the ground with enough force to kick up a ton of dirt and obscure what we're seeing here. Fire Blast doesn't help either, because once that comes down on top of them, it just adds to the vision obscurity.
And then... just as the dirt and smoke start to fade, there is a crab with no shell suddenly coming straight for Charizard, body glowing bright red and claws raised. It looks like it was Sturdy
haha see what I did thereenough to survive the crash to the ground, and thanks to Shell Smash, it's detached the rock it was attached to in order to gain a significant amount of speed to move away in time when the fire came raining down.The downside of this, of course, is that now it doesn't have it's shell to protect it and is currently on it's last legs (thanks for taking the brunt of that Seismic Toss, Sturdy ability, but now it's HP is very low...), but that doesn't stop them from trying to get one more blow in before they're out.]
X-Scissor, once more! [And now, it raises those claws even higher above it, preparing to bring them down on Charizard. Is Charizard fast enough to hit Crustle in time before the other Pokemon can make contact with it?]