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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Aug 23, 2022 11:36:59 GMT 11
“Smile please use Stockpile and prepare yourself.” Esther commented as she went to work. She pulled away the thick bits of dried paint on the canvas that used to be a loving and caring Pia nuzzling her trainer. Then, Esther would take a rag with cleaning liquid and carefully lift away most of the paint that had soaked into the canvas and clear away Pia so that it was barely noticeable that she’d even been painted there before. She whistled a bit, glancing up from her work to the battle and even seemed to brighten more as she noticed Pia becoming a working model. “Oh, thank you Pia! Yes, if you will show me your favorite poses, I’ll do my best to compose them into a seamless and powerful image for you!”Smile’s face faltered for a second and she tapped the side of her face with one of her fins. Rita seemed…upset? With herself, even? Though, as the Alolan Raticate pointed out how the hot sun baked her dark fur, Smile’s namesake returned back to the Lanturn’s face. If it was simply the heat that was bothering her and causing her to lose her composure then Smile could definitely agree with that. “I can’t stand the heat, either!” Smile commented, slapping her fins down on the ground in the tiny bit of water she splashed around in. “This is supposed to be Mona’s weather. Not mine. She never lets me win when we’re practice fighting so tell me…who on your team managed to defeat her?” Lanturn asked curiously. When Rita leaped on top of her and bit down with a powerful crunch, the Lanturn shrieked in pain before passing out. “Oh, Smile!” Esther commented as she glanced up from her work. She’d begun repainting Astrid’s shoulders and hair so that they completely replaced the Pia that had once been then. Instead, Esther would place Pia with a power stance just in front of Astrid and the rest of the team, with her beak seeming like it was preparing to blast the first sign of trouble and her wings outstretched to show the full weight of her size. Esther carefully and meticulously took the time to painstakingly stroke each of Pia’s sharp talons on her feet, stretched out underneath her form in a silent warning. “Do you like this better, Pia?” She asked, bringing a more protective expression within her art piece. “A deal is a deal, Astrid. This will be yours if you’d like it, and here…” Esther smiled, pulling out some money and handing it over. “This is payment for winning the fight, too. Now, Olga…let’s talk about that commission piece, shall we?” Trainer Battle Weather: Heat Wave [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Smile ♀ LV 27 HP 0% [0/112]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/lanturn.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Rita ♀ LV 30 HP 61% [57/94]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/raticate-alola.gif) Esther's Smile [Volt Absorb]: Normal Astrid's Rita [Hustle]: Normal SP60 Rita used Crunch! Smile's defensive stat not lowered! SP49 Smile used Stockpile! Mod Notes: Pia HP 34% [31/91]. Silvia HP 34% [30/87]. | Running Shoes exhausted! Lanturn's Moveset: Stockpile, Swallow, Spit Up, Charge [Based on evolution & learnset].
Rita gained 1350 EXP. 50*27: 1350 Rita increased to 1469/2791!Rita grew closer to Astrid. +1 Rita increased to +14 Happiness!Artistè Esther thanks Astrid! She offers Astrid $686 for winning and a reworked art piece!
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Post by Tarlar on Aug 24, 2022 7:19:48 GMT 11
Pia was rather taken back when she was asked to show her favorite poses, she didn't pose! Silvia was more than happy to come with suggestions to how Pia could best show her strength and determination and they managed to find something which was acceptable and at least would make sense to the artist. Pia eagerly, and a bit nervous, hurried over to see how she had been painted now it should be better. She was quite surprised with the result and it was really pretty, but there was something she wasn't quite pleased with. Astrid nudged her and looked at her knowingly and Pia smiled embarrassed and nodded as confirmation to Esther, it was much better than before and Pai couldn't really put a feather on what it was she'd wish was different. "It is a wonderful piece!" Astrid said and Olga chimed in with her praise while Astrid rummaged to find something to pay for the picture. The old woman looked dumbfounded at the money Esther tried to hand her, was the artist trying to pay her for taking the picture?! Olga laughed heartedly as it sunk into Astrid's head that it was for the battle and she spun around to look. Rita was the only one standing and she had almost made it all the way to her trainer and when she reached her, she grabbed the woman's loose shirt and begged to be recalled and get out of the heat! Astrid was quick to comply while she wondered why Rita was dripping wet and thanked the raticate for her great work as she did so, the raticate cared about nothing else than to get back into her ball and out of the heat. "Yes! So what I was thinking was.." Olga began as she lead Esther over to where she and Astrid had been sitting and relaxing earlier and coaxed her down sitting and offered her another cool drink and sat down to talk.
Rita sent the lanturn a quick smile and then became too focused on the battle and her instinctively need to escape to really listen to what Smile said. Even if she had, she had no clue as she hadn't been out and about when it had happened. She didn't have any idea who this Mona was either and right now she couldn't care less. "I did! I did!" Silvia shouted excitedly, "with help from Pia!" She pointed at the toucannon but if Smile heard that before Rita was on top of it and knocked out was hard to tell, but Silvia revelled in the memory and proudly pushed out her chest. As soon as Rita was sure the lanturn was unable to fight she bounded over to the pond Ella had been soaking herself in and splashed in to wash off the disgusting vormit Smile had left on her.
Astrid looked at the picture in marvel and frowned as she wondered how on earth she should bring it along safely. She and Olga had planned this trip for a long time and she wouldn't like to cut it short, not even for the painting. She carefully brought it back to where the others were sitting, thinking deeply about what to do with it.
Wordcount: 541 (ooc: Bike turned [ON]! Daytime, route 37)
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Post by DarkSlayer on Aug 25, 2022 1:47:18 GMT 11
![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/bwani/stantler.gif) A Level 21 Stantler smells something interesting on you! W_c|4bSx1-421-42
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Post by Tarlar on Aug 26, 2022 0:34:10 GMT 11
An hour went by as Olga and Esther was deep in conversation. Olga had always had been great at talking with other people and letting them feel comfortable which was also how she had become friend with Astrid, they had known each other way back and the old trainer was content on just listening and enjoying the view. Esther had let out her pokemon again after they had gotten a bit of rest and Smile was lounging in the water with Ella and Silvia, while Mona was sleeping in the shade with Pia sitting and keeping watch beside her. In the distance thunderclouds rose out and soon sent a breeze which brought the temperatures down to a more bearable one which also meant that the route woke up a bit again when it came to wild pokemon. Most of them ignored the humans and their pokemon, the staravias flew by and a couple of nidorinos chased each other in a game of tag. A herd of stantlers came trotting past and one of them couldn't take its eyes of the humans.
It called to the others who stopped and then it bounded over, which made Pia stand up and step towards it warily. "Hi! You have something which smells good," It greeted and looked a bit nervous at the big bird who was staring it down. "So?" Pia asked coldly making several of the other pokemon behind her roll their eyes, the stantler's eyes darted to them quickly and it gave it a bit of confidence. "Say, what about a battle? If I win you share with me the good smelling stuff," It suggested cheekily and Pia's eyes lit up. "Agreed!" Pia said and spread her wings which made the stantler jump back, but she just folded them again and her beak started to heat up. The stantler twitched its ears nervously, "aren't you going to claim something if you should win?" it asked confused and Pia smirked as she shook her head. The stantler looked at her puzzled and then shrugged, nothing for it to loose then.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Aug 28, 2022 11:06:47 GMT 11
Stantler rushed forward to try to take down its opponent, though Pia managed to fly effortlessly out of the way. A powerful blast shot from her beak, completely knocking the Stantler out with one hit. SUCCESS!! ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/toucannon.gif) Pia gained 1050 EXP. 50*21: 1050 Pia increased to 1094/2611 EXP!Pia grew closer to Astrid. +1 Pia increased to +12 Happiness!
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Post by Tarlar on Aug 31, 2022 8:55:27 GMT 11
Pia mused if she should wait and let the stantler get burned now it clearly was going for a physical move and she could finally utilize the move fully, but as she saw how it charged at her almost blindly she decided against it and just jumped up and spread her wings and watched how it raced past below her. She turned calmly, aimed and opened her mouth releasing the heat which slammed into the stantler which crashed on the ground. Its herd came running over and made a protective shield glaring warningly at Pia, but she had no intentions on going after a downed pokemon. She landed and waited and sure enough, the stantler was soon up on its feet again. Some in the herd scolded it for its recklessness and it let them lead it away resigned, shooting several longing glances towards the group. Pia gave it a court nod but didn't get any in return.
"Olga, Esther, I am sorry to interrupt your conversation but if we want to see the trail today as planned, we need to get moving soon," Astrid said with a smile and Olga's eyes widened. "You're right! I'm so sorry Astrid! I completely forgot the time! Esther, can we exchange numbers? Then we can finish the details." Esther was quick up on her feet looking rather relieved so she probably had thought Olga had talked a bit too much, but had found no way to stop the tsunami of words in the fear of coming off as rude and missing this deal with the old woman, who sounded like she planned on several paintings by now.
Astrid spent a bit of time with help from Esther figuring out how to safely transport her new painting on her trolley, they got it wrapped up in some protective paper and secured on the bag. They said their goodbyes to the artist and her pokemon and gathered their pokemon before they continued off the trail. "They say there should be some markings along the way, so keep an eye out!" Olga said cheerfully as they trekked up the road. "We need to find the crossroad first!" Astrid laughed and Olga pointed ahead of them as two roads met, "That is easy!"
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Post by DarkSlayer on Sept 1, 2022 11:31:38 GMT 11
"Well, well, well. Just what do we have here? Could that be a valuable painting you're trying to carry off?" Lv. 27 Venonat seems interested in your painting!
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Post by Tarlar on Sept 3, 2022 9:00:30 GMT 11
The crossroad was fairly easy to find for the two of them as it was just a bit further up the path. "Looks like we're on right track!" Olga said cheerfully and placed her hands on her hips as she looked around eagerly, "And there is a sign, I bet that is marking the start of the trail!" She grinned. A venonat jumped out and stood in the way and blabbered away with a smug smile, Pia puffed out her chest feathers indignant and took several steps towards it glaring at it, but it just threw some more words at her which Astrid guessed was insults. Olga looked curiously at the venonat, "I wonder what it want," she said and looked surprised at Astrid as she realized the other woman looked around suspiciously, "what is it?" "It think it is trying to distract us, which means there are others around planning something," she said calmly and Olga sighed and rolled her eyes. "Astrid, please listen to yourself. You have been too long with the police and see thieves everywhere!" She complained and Astrid glanced at her with a hurt look. "I am still with the police you now," she said as she kept looking around, "I do hope you are right though. Pia, please remove it from here so that we can get going."
Astrid's other pokemon looked at her and then began to pay attention to the surroundings, although nothing showed up, at the moment. Pia took a step forward and glared down her long beak, "Leave the area or I will make you," she said threateningly and the venonat didn't even bat an eye. "What? I'm just here asking some innocent questions and you jump right to conclusions," it protested with a cheesy smile and Pia's beak began to heat up which made it eye her suspiciously, "what are you doing?" "Making you leave," she stated blankly and narrowed her eyes as she wanted to hit it in first go.
Wordcount: 332 (ooc: Pia uses Beak Blast. If the battle ends, I'd like to use my multiplier on Pia.)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 4, 2022 19:01:41 GMT 11
Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Venonat LV 27 HP 100% [77/77]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/venonat.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Pia ♀ LV 29 HP 100% [94/94]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/toucannon.gif) Wild Venonat [??]: Normal Astrid's Pia [Skill Link]: Paralyzed SP37 Venonat used Stun Spore! Pia was paralyzed! SP48- Pia used Beak Blast! She's too paralyzed to move! That dice roll was totally unfair! ;o;
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Post by Tarlar on Sept 5, 2022 2:08:09 GMT 11
The venonat smirked when Pia had made her declaration and tensed up a moment which released a cloud of spores. "Leave? So soon?" It said with a ominous chuckle, "why would I do that, we have so much fun, don't we?" Pia spread her wings and calmly flapped them to blow the spores away, the venonat glanced around and then it seemed like the spores where everywhere, making Pia sneeze and forced Astrid, Olga and the rest of their pokemon to cover their mouths while Marius flapped his wings fast to blow the spores away from them. The smirk returned to the venonat's face, "I just want to see that pretty picture you have, I barely got to see it when it was made. Just a little peek and I'll be out of your face in a blink of an eye!" It said innocently as Pia thought the paralysis which had stopped her in her tracks. "You.. you just wan.. take it!" Pia forced out through her gritted beak and the venonat chuckled, "I can take it? Oh, that is so nice of you!" It cackled and tried to run past the toucannon. A foot shoot out as Pia got a bit of control back and the venonat grimaced annoyed as Pia clearly was still going to be a trouble. Marius placed himself protectively over the old ladies while Ella and Silvia made sure to stand in between their trainer and the venonat. "Alright alright, what about you just give me the thing and no one will be hurt?" It offered dryly, "I can put you all to sleep, you know."Pia's beak began to emit warmth again as she once more tried to execute her beak blast attack. Astrid glanced at the venonat but was sure the pokemon could keep it in check if needed, she looked over her shoulders as the spores which had affected Pia, hadn't seem to come from the venonat. The toucannon had seemed to had blown them away effective enough, so the venonat would have to have some others in on its scheme. The question was where the spores had come from, perhaps she could guess where they were hiding. Wordcount: 366 (ooc: Pia attempts Beak Blast ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/2475952/images/j4x3M6WbsBpReeVALlIv.png) If she succeeds, I'd like to use my multiplier on her)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 6, 2022 1:52:54 GMT 11
Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Venonat LV 27 HP 0% [0/77]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/venonat.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] Pia ♀ LV 29 HP 100% [94/94]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/toucannon.gif) Wild Venonat [??]: Normal Astrid's Pia [Skill Link]: Paralyzed SP37 Venonat used Poison Powder! Has not effect, yo. SP48 24- Pia used Beak Blast! She struggles through the paralysis to hit! ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/toucannon.gif) Pia gained 2025 EXP. 50*27: 1350*1.5: 2025Pia increased to 3119/2611 EXP!Pia gained 1 level. Pia increased to Level 30!Pia is trying to learn Screech! Forget a move and learn Screech?Pia grew closer to Astrid. +1 Pia increased to +13 Happiness!
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Post by Tarlar on Sept 7, 2022 1:14:06 GMT 11
The venonat staggered back when Pia once again began hearting up her beak and ran in a wide circle around the group as it released another powder which Marius was quick to take care off and keep away. "Now! Noooow!" It shouted frantically just before Pia opened her beak and shot it with her blasting hot beam, and it collapsed on the ground. Silence fell over the area and Pia shook her body and began poking her tingling muscles to get the paralysis to go away. "Why did it shout now?" Silvia asked as she jumped her way over to the unconscious venonat who laid on the ground, Ella followed closely and the two looked down at the bug. "It is weird, perhaps it was too panicked to talk right and tried to say no?" Ella suggested, she sat down to watch the purple bug, "we can ask when it wakes up."
"What are you doing?" Astrid asked her pokemon confused as they settled down around the venonat, pulling her trolley behind her. Olga and Marius paused to look at them, "Do you want a break already?" Ella pointed at the venonat and Astrid frowned, "do you want me to catch it?" She asked confused and all her pokemon shook their heads. "I know it acted weird but nothing has happened and we need to get going if we want to see the place today," Astrid said and her pokemon slowly got to their feet. Olga smiled pleased that Astrid had relaxed a bit and decided not to spent today trying to get to the bottom of this little mystery.
In the bushes behind them something moved, but none of them noticed it.
Wordcount: 283 (ooc: Pia forgets Rock Smash to learn Screech. Looking for a new encounter, route 37, day time)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 8, 2022 9:46:34 GMT 11
A wild blue hyrax appeared, carefully stomping the ground underneath her as she sniffed around. She searches the area for any signs of danger. Once the wild hyrax's eyes land on Astrid and her Pokemon, she bellows at the top of her lungs and stands guarded, ready to fight to protect her territory. A Wild Nidorina appears! Level 23. What will Astrid do? Shiny? nPDziDse1-421-42
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Post by Tarlar on Sept 8, 2022 21:39:18 GMT 11
As they began to move on the venonat opened an eye partly but still didn't move. It's eyes locked on the trolley and the carefully wrapped picture it had had its eyes on. It glared frustrated as it saw its price slowly move away but right now it was more safe for it to lay still and pretend it was still knocked out. The humans and their pokemon didn't get far before someone noticed them and the nidorina loudly protested seeing them on her territory, how dared they? She was making sure her grandkids could grow up safely here now she couldn't get anymore babies herself, and they decided to stroll right in and disturb them! It didn't matter she had just expanded their territory because one of her daughters had gotten a clutch recently, or that humans traveled along the road everyday. Today they were too close to comfort and she was going to chase them away. Both Pia and Silvia moved forward as they exchanged looks to try decide who was going to handle this. Ella moved around the whole group and narrowed her eyes at the nidorina and then slammed her hands down on the ground to create a column of water below the charging rabbit. When she then surely had gotten her attention she'd do the same again.
The venonat saw a chance and leapt to its feet and raced over to the bushes where it made a sliding stop. The bug glared into the greenery where nervous shuffling was heard. "Why didn't you come when I said so?! I did all I could to distract them and you were supposed to take the picture! Now it has all failed!" It spat at someone in there who didn't answer at first. "They are distracted now..?" Someone in there finally said and the venonat stared at them coldly, "oh really, and why are you so still here?" There came no answer to that and the venonat turned to look at the group who were having all their attention at the nidorina, "alright, come along then," it grumbled and began to carefully move forward, hoping not to be noticed.
Wordcount: 361 (ooc: Ella uses Water Pledge x2. If battle ends, I'd like to use my multiplier on Ella)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Sept 10, 2022 12:14:19 GMT 11
SUCCESS!! ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/frogadier.gif) Ella gained 1725 EXP. 50*23:1150*1.5: 1725 Ellas increased to 2575/2437!Ella gained 1 level. Ella increased to Level 29! Ella grew closer to Astrid. +1 Ella increased to +9 Happiness!
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