73. [Video/Action] Afternoon

[foolishwren]

<sub>[What tiiiiiiiiiiime is it?]

[.... GYM BATTLE TIME!]

[The feed, as often is the case whenever Heather actually films one of her battles, seems manned by the resident camera-crocodile, and airborne thanks to Honey the ever-patient Butterfree (although not quite as airborne as it was back in Violet City during the victory over Falkner-- Godzilla isn't exactly a little baby anymore...]

[Nonetheless, the fight is filled with the usual combo of snippy one-liners from Heather and NON-STOP ACTION, because man, if it's gonna be broadcast, might as well make it showy! The first half of the battle is largely dominated by Cujo-- but when Jasmine sends out her monstrous Steelix, Heather recalls the pup and turns briefly to the camera to smugly reassure the viewers--]</sub>

Cooj totally has this, but it wouldn't be fair to let him have ALL the fun, y'know?

_{[With a knowing grin, she promptly hucks a different ball onto the field-- releasing a dainty Ponyta.]}

GET 'em, Carousel!

<sub>[For something that had been a gangly little foal around Christmas, Carousel's done a lot of growing-- which is PARTICULARLY evident in the fight that she proceeds to put up against the metal snake's attacks, prancing and leaping to avoid most of the blows-- Heather had clearly been training her quite a bit during the month or so she'd been in Olivine by now.]

[Although, something a little odd-- which could of course be because of Zilla's filming, the Totodile doesn't exactly have the steadiest hands (claws?) when it comes to holding the camera... but... did Carousel suddenly get quite a bit BIGGER as she came leaping over the Steelix's flaming coils...?]</sub>

<sub>[... HUH. Well, whaddya know. What lucky timing!]

[As the Steelix comes crashing down to the Gym's sandy floor, rolling feebly to put out the flames, the audience is treated to a very artistic sideways view of the a set of long, snowy legs trotting over to their trainer, who is looking surprisingly NOT triumphant over her victory. In fact, she looks kinda... shell-shocked. Aaaand then the camera swings away again to show the defeated Gym Leader, who fortunately handles these sorts of things a LOT more gracefully than You-Know-Who in Goldenrod...]</sub>

My goodness...

_{[The camera shuffles a short distance away so it can get a good view of both trainers-- Zilla wants to give people the FULL EXPERIENCE, after all!]}

That was a quite exciting battle... Did you know your Ponyta was about to evolve?

Um...

_{[Shooting the now-Thoroughbred-sized animal beside her an unsure look, Heather startles sideways slightly when the Rapidash stretches her neck out to nose at the side of her face. Shuffling a step or two to the side, she pats Carousel's nose distractedly, more with the intention of pushing her gently away than anything else.]}

No...

Well! What a... lucky coincidence! ... I'm sure you would have done fine anyway, though... your Pokemon are quite the little spitfires! Please, um... take the Mineralbadge. You've earned it!

Thanks--!

_{[Too distracted to even snicker at the unintentional pun, Heather sloooowly steps away from the fiery unicorn and starts to head across the sand towards the camera to claim her prize-- which is where the feed cuts out.]}

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[ahokonakamori.livejournal.com]

[......well that was lucky!]

Heather! Congrats on you win!

And on your Pokemon evolving! That was....pretty lucky.

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[foolishwren]

_{[IT WAS INDEED. Beating the Steelix must have finally pushed her over the tip of the iceberg and to the level required for evolution.]}

Hahah, yeah-- uh-- lucky!

Thanks.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ she hadn't made the connection before, with the former Ponyta's name, not until now, after she'd witnessed-- and Rise looks unusually hesitant, before she speaks up.

... With a Rapidash curiously nosing the screen, because HELLO FELLOW UNICORN. ]

I've known Teddie too long if I'm picking up puns that you're missing.

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[Yeeeeaaah, Heather hadn't picked the name 'Carousel' for nothin'.]

[Fortunately, Heather looks a little shaken but not overly upset. It wasn't like she hadn't already gotten used to Carousel's on-fireness as a little Ponyta.]</sub>

Wh-- there was a pun?

_[WHAR]

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[harryusedworry.livejournal.com]

[Watching the fight of course. He'll wait till she get's closer to the camera, noticing her stepping away from the horse.]

Congratulations.

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[The sudden up-sizing of her pony is a somewhat nasty shock, but Heather's more than willing to push that aside for the moment. This was her first big battle that she got to have with her father watching.]

[Banishing the unsure expression from her face in favor of a triumphant grin, she picks up a jog through the sand on her way back to the seats.]</sub>

Whatcha think, Dad?

Pretty impressive, huh?

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[used-glare.livejournal.com]

...are you okay? You don't sound overly enthusiastic.

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[foolishwren]

_{[UH OH IT'S NANAO-- QUICK BETTER READY THE BLUNT ONE-WORD ANSWERS.]}

Fine.

_{[B) Awwwww yeeeeaaaaah. ... Well okay that's a little TOO blunt.]}

Just got a little surprised.

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[no-ufo-ending.livejournal.com]

<sub>[Henry watched the battle in what was more or less silence. He hadn't actually SEEN many battles, having only attacked Pokemon hand-to-hand himself. This one was a show! He'd sat stiff-backed and wide eyed through the whole thing because NOSE AND FIRE AND HOLY FUCK GIGANTIC METAL SNAKE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TRACTOR. The one or two feeble "Go, Heather!"s he let out were swallowed up in the battle.]

[He'd never seen a Pokemon evolve either. LOTS OF FIRSTS FOR HENRY TODAY. Once the dust settles, Henry clambers out of the bleachers and shuffles on over, completely oblivious to Heather's discomfort.]</sub>

That was really cool.

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[The Rapidash looks up and whickers at Henry's approached.]

[Heather turns as well, taking that opportunity to take another few steps away from the horse. She grins despite herself.]</sub>

Thanks!

I've had a whole year to practice my battlin' style-- me and my gang're hot stuff, gotta admit.

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[bakaitoukid]

[Kaito picks up on that distracted demeanor almost immediately, and although he doesn't know what Rise knows, he does know about Heather's uncertainty around fire]

Congratulations-- you okay?

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[foolishwren]

Uh-- yeah, heh. Fine.

Just... wasn't expecting that.

_{[She lets out a sort of sheepish laugh, looking over her shoulder juuuust a bit warily. It's not CAROUSEL that she's necessarily afraid of... just... what Carousel reminds her of...]}

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[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Dude.

That was so totally wicked RAD!

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[foolishwren]

_{[P-pulling herself together for the camera-- luckily, Heather's good at making those big triumphant grins.]}

Thanks!

For the record, DON'T try that at home.

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[daddydothis.livejournal.com]

[Cheerings]

Congratulations, Heather!

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[foolishwren]

_{[Despite her discomfort, she's determined to put on her usual triumphant front. So she beams and holds her head high, proudly showing off the sparkling silver badge now pinned to her collar.]}

Four down, four to go.

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[subvertio.livejournal.com]

[He's honestly a bit speechless at that entire clip.

Have an incredibly rare, gaping mouthed Vanitas.]

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[foolishwren]

_{[Asklgjdg; well, Heather's good at collecting herself in a hurry-- discomfort with her newly-HUGE horse aside, she DID win that battle after all. So, taking on a somewhat smug tone at his expression (which is... so unlike any face she's seen him make BEFORE that at first she thinks there's something WRONG), she buffs her nails on her vest.]}

Cat got your tongue?

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[show_my_cannons]

... Huh.

Flashy.

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[foolishwren]

See what I mean?

Fun to do, fun to watch. Especially when there's fireworks.

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[piccolo-tomate.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, that was a cool battle, and yes he was keeping his opinion concerning that to himself.]

Your unicorn's on fire.

[Video]

[foolishwren]

Yeah, I sorta noticed.

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[tapestodiane]

Some battle - congratulations. Not a fan of your new Rapidash?

_{[His tone is pretty light, but he still recognises the look she gave the Rapidash as the one he still gives his Noctowl on occasion. And cause this is Coop he will point such things out. In the sort of matter-of-fact way that he does.]}

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[foolishwren]

Thanks.

And I-- ... no, we're cool, I just... wasn't expecting her to double in size.

_{[She had mostly come to terms with Carousel's perpetual on-fireness... but she was used to having a pony that was on fire. Not a HORSE that was on fire.]}

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[hasavision.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Winning a gym badge and having your Pokémon evolve... talk about lucky!

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, what a coincidence, right?

<sub>[HAHAHAHAH-- she sees you trying to put your nose in her pocket, horse. :I Didn't anyone tell you that it's impossible to be sneaky when you're on fire?]

[She tentatively pushes Carousel's nose back out of the frame.]</sub>

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[darkenedgales]

[Crow lets out an impressed whistle.] Wow, that was one fiery battle.

[Now that he's done adding to the pile of bad puns, he grins at her.] Congrats!

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[foolishwren]

_{[Fortunately, she's regained her composure from the shock a little-- enough to giggle at the pun.]}

I know how to turn the heat up, what can I say.

Thanks!

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[getthehorns]

Damn, Heather. Did you plan that?

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[foolishwren]

_{[... She is SO tempted to say 'yes', because how awesome would that have been... but she's pretty sure the camera caught her saying that she HADN'T known Carousel was about to evolve, so. :I Wellp.]}

Ehehe, nnnnnoo, but ... it was pretty cool, huh?

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[crimsondirge]

[Naoto looks a little concerned.] Do all Pokemon get that large when they evolve?

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[foolishwren]

Well, not... all of 'em.

Arty got pretty big when she evolved, but she's still like... roughly the size of a really long dog.

But honestly I don't have many Pokemon who've evolved, so...

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[usedmagic.livejournal.com]

Well, that certainly added an impressive air to your victory. [even Akako is mildly impressed, but damn if she's going to show it.]

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[foolishwren]

_{[She's regained her composure a little now that the shock of BAM HORSE ON FIRE has worn off, so she holds her head high and buffs her nails on her vest-- which is now decorated with a fourth shiny badge pinned to the collar.]}

It was pretty epic, if I do say so myself.

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[dead-black-eyes.livejournal.com]

That was the first badge I earned... did you find the battle particularly difficult?

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[foolishwren]

Nope... but then, I did have a type advantage.

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[4leafcleaver.livejournal.com]

Wow, congrats! That was amazing.

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[foolishwren]

_{[She's regained a bit of her composure now that there's not a flaming horse trotting towards her--]}

Thanks!

Turned out pretty snazzy, if I do say so myself.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Congrats on th'badge, an'hey - now y'don't have t'walk everywhere! ... [] Horse's probably more comfortable than a bony dog, too.

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, uh... I'd... rather have a mount that wasn't... y'know.

On fire.

_{[As much as she also dreaded the possibility of an Arcanine, the one thing that particular species had going for it was that it wasn't perpetually in flames.]}

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[skillspanner]

[A badge and an evolution at once? Yep, he's a bit floored by that to really take anything more than a passing notice at her reluctance there.]

Holy-- damn. Nice job!

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[foolishwren]

_{[IT'S OKAY, she's perfectly happy with people overlooking the discomfort...]}

Thanks!

Figured it was about time I got another one of those shiny things to put on my collar.

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[rodeopony.livejournal.com]

...I reckon I ain't ever gonna get used to seein' ponies on fire.

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[foolishwren]

Yeeaaaah... me either, to be honest.

Awesome art *_* // sorry for late

[1-2-jango-zzzz.livejournal.com]

WHOA!!! I'm all fired up!! [He couldn't resist.]

THANKS BRO and it's okay! <3

[foolishwren]

.... Should've known everybody'd start doing plays on words...

_{[It's okay, no matter how much Heather outwardly groans at the lame puns, secretly she thinks they're pretty funny.]}

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[chocolatgenius.livejournal.com]

[There is just staring. Like in the icon there.












And then finally a small--] Damn!

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[foolishwren]

_{[Heather just griiiiiiiins.]}

Not bad, huh?

_{[BI I'M ON A HORSE. ... Except... not, because Heather doesn't like sitting on things that are on fire.]}