James Shoey - Shoey

[muscovitemankey]

-Encounters an annoying brat

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11:54 RefMankey The rest of Pallet Town looked open and quiet. The avenues and roads were all clean, and for the most part lacked wild Pokemon. The homes here were sturdy and made of polished wood. You could see a man tending to his lawn, and people bartering on the street. The place had small markets scattered all over the place, and even a cafe every here and there.
11:54 RefMankey In James' vicinity was a small, jagged rock. Looked like a Hard Stone.
11:56 RefMankey At the other side of town, Professor Oak looked down at Robbie. "...yes, that was you. Now, you say you wanted a Pokedex?" He seemed the least bit surprised by Robbie's request.
11:57 Shoey "Ahh", James said. "It feels good to finally start my adventure. With Pichu, I can accomplish anything!" James looked around and noticed a small hard stone. "Hmm whats that?", he wondered. James walked over to inspect it
11:57 PokemonTrainerRed "yes i do want a pokedex it will help me because i am a training to be a breeder. So it can tell me about pokemon."
11:58 PokemonTrainerRed *Robbie looks over to the other trainer wondering who he is*
11:59 PokemonTrainerRed *speaks to self* i will not fight him i am to weak right now
11:59 RefMankey "...boy, you're easily distracted," the Professor told Robbie. "I suppose I have a task for a breeder like you. Here, come with me." And there went the doors to Professor Oak's Laboratory.
11:59 RefMankey #KantoPalletProfessorOaksLab
12:01 RefMankey "...you're SURE about that?" Looking James straight in the face was an inkling, no older than twelve years old. You could fit her in a suitcase! "I don't think anyone but ME will run this town!" From behind her came a very unusual-looking Pokemon.
12:01 RefMankey Weedle M 20/20 HP
12:02 Shoey "HEY! Don't talk about my Pokemon like that! Size isn't everything and I bet it could beat your Pokemon!", James yelled.
12:03 RefMankey It didn't seem ready for battle. "Weedle and I are /clearly/ superior here." She stuck out her tongue. An older man, surprised at these two, gave an instruction: "Take your battling to Route 1 please! I can't deal with all that right now!"
12:04 Shoey "Alright then...why don't we settle this in a battle", James asked the girl
12:07 RefMankey The girl and her Weedle walked away from the street, and closer to Route 1's entrance. "Well, stop being a wimp and get over here! I can't fight in front of my parents!" She pleaded, but kept an overtone that angered some of the surrounding families.
12:07 RefMankey #KantoRoute1
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12:10 Shoey James followed the girl over to the entrance of route 1, excited to have the first battle of his adventure. And his adventure had barely started!

12:13 RefMankey "HEY. KID. LET'S GO ALREADY." The girl was forcing James to listen to statements he'd probably hate to hear again.

12:13 RefMankey "SEND OUT YOUR POKEMON."

12:15 Shoey James looked at the Pokeball holding Pichu. "Listen Pichu, I know you don't think of me as a friend. But I need you to trust me in this battle OK? I need you to win just as much as you need me.

12:15 Shoey *send* Pichu

12:17 RefMankey *bof*

12:17 RefMankey Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Weedle M 20/20 HP

12:18 RefMankey Weedle was hesitant to move...but then

12:18 RefMankey "Weedle, String Shot!"

12:18 RefMankey String Shot was used...

12:18 Shoey dodge it pichu!

12:18 RefMankey ...

12:19 RefMankey "What? You can't dodge String Shot!" The girl was flustered when she saw the results. "NO!"

12:19 RefMankey Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Weedle M 20/20 HP

12:19 RefMankey "Fine! Weedle, attack it! It's too tiny to miss!"

12:19 Shoey "Good job Pichu! Now attack it wth Thunder Shock!"

12:19 RefMankey Thunder Shock...

12:19 RefMankey *zap*

12:20 RefMankey Thunder Shock paralyzed Weedle!

12:20 Shoey "Alright...now use you charm to lower it's attack!"

12:21 RefMankey Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Weedle M 16/20 HP {par}

12:21 RefMankey Charm was used...

12:21 RefMankey 'WEEDLE, STRUGGLE IT OFF!"

12:21 RefMankey ...

12:21 RefMankey Weedle broke through paralysis!

12:21 RefMankey It...barely struggled off the attack!

12:21 RefMankey Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Weedle M 15/20 HP {par}

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12:21 Rayblade ((Sup mankey))

12:22 RefMankey ( I'm doin' fine )

12:22 Shoey "Pichu try charm again!"

12:22 RefMankey The little girl SHRIEKED! "YOU MONSTER! WEEDLE," and Weedle tried to cave in, but failed. "Poison Sting!"

12:22 RefMankey Poison Sting broke through Paralysis! But Charm...

12:22 RefMankey *wobble*

12:23 RefMankey Weedle's attack fell!

12:23 Shoey "Pichu use slide!"

12:23 RefMankey ...

12:23 RefMankey *pow*

12:23 RefMankey Pichu was barely hit by Poison Sting!

12:24 RefMankey Pichu M 14/15 HP VS Weedle M 16/20 HP {-2 att, par}

12:24 Shoey "Nice try Pichu come back and hit it with a Thunder Shock!"

12:24 RefMankey "This isn't fair isn't fair isn't fair isn't fair! Tauros dung!"

12:24 RefMankey Thunder Shock...

12:24 RefMankey "Dodge, Weedle!"

12:24 RefMankey ...

12:24 RefMankey *ZAP*

12:25 RefMankey Weedle was hit, again, by Thunder Shock!

12:25 RefMankey Pichu M 14/15 HP VS Weedle M 11/20 HP {-2 att, par}

12:25 RefMankey "Weedle, Poison Sting!"

12:25 RefMankey *breakthrough*

12:25 RefMankey Weedle used Poison Sting!

12:25 Shoey "Slide Pichu!"

12:25 RefMankey it...

12:25 RefMankey ...slid around the Weedle like no one's business!

12:26 RefMankey "No! Weedle, try again! Poison Sting!"

12:26 RefMankey Poison Sting...

12:26 Shoey "Your behind it Pichu! Now attack with Thunder Shock!"

12:26 RefMankey Thunder Shock...

12:26 RefMankey *ZAP*

12:26 RefMankey Weedle was just over half-toasted at this point. It tried to crawl behind its trainer...

12:27 RefMankey Pichu M 14/15 HP VS Weedle M 7/20 HP {-2 att, par}

12:27 RefMankey "WEEDLE! STOP THAT."

12:27 RefMankey "I DEMAND YOU KEEP ATTACKING UNTIL YOU LAND A HIT."

12:27 Shoey "You should let that Weedle rest!", James yelled at the girl.

12:27 Shoey "It's badly hurt"

12:28 RefMankey ...and the girl broke down. She was in tears, and could only utter a simple "...no."

12:28 Rayblade ((Wimp! man up and quit crying! >:U)

12:29 Shoey "Your Pokemon can barely continue! It's fried to a crisp...you can't make it continue!", James said.

12:29 RefMankey "...Weedle. We have...we have to keep up! You want to be on the top of the ladder, right?"

12:30 RefMankey Weedle looked at its trainer, and gave it the Weedle equivalent of a middle finger; it shed a shell with Poison String straight from its head, langing barely in front of the girl.

12:31 Shoey "This battle isn't going to make you the champion", James said to the girl. "Treat your Pokemon with kindness!"

12:33 RefMankey "...fine!" This was the cry of a youngling that, until now, had everything handed to her. She returned Weedle to her ball, where it curled inside. "...you big, fat meanie!"

12:33 Rayblade ((Stubborn much?((

12:33 RefMankey and she just straight-up walked through the Route, not minding a bit what would come after her.

12:35 Shoey James walked over to his Pichu. "Hey buddy great battle! You did an excellent job. Now, are you ready to be my freind yet?", James asked. He then offered his hand to Pichu for him to shake.

12:35 Shoey (*friend)

12:37 RefMankey ( you actually have control over your Pokemon here )

12:37 RefMankey ( but I can type that out )

12:37 Shoey (ok so are you going to or should I)

12:37 RefMankey Pichu graciously accepted the handshake! It was more than a battle of strength, for sure!

12:37 RefMankey ( oh well there it it )

12:37 Shoey (haha ok thanks)

12:38 Shoey James had a big smile on his face now. He and Pichu had finally become friends! "Thank you Pichu", James said. Jams then took out the Poke Ball and returned Pichu to it.

12:39 Shoey *return* Pichu

12:41 RefMankey *bof*

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12:42 Shoey (not to sound like a noob but what are you doing when you say *bof*?)

12:42 RefMankey ( returns/sends a Pokemon )

12:42 Shoey (oh ok thanks)

12:42 Shoey (so do I make a decision from here?)

12:43 RefMankey Route 1 looked as fair as ever. There was a very small river running to the left, but the area mostly consisted of sturdy oak and a variety of bushes and shrubs. There were a few people playing in the bushes, but something came behind the back of that one brat...

12:43 RefMankey ( yes )

12:43 RefMankey ...and it was a hostile Pokemon.

12:43 RefMankey Mankey M 15/20 HP

12:44 Shoey (is it attacking the girl?)

12:44 RefMankey Mankey was swinging on oak trees when it saw this girl crying down the route! IT picked up a pinecone...it aimed...and

12:44 RefMankey it...

12:44 RefMankey *boink*

12:44 RefMankey It didn't hurt much, but that knocked her right over!

12:45 RefMankey Mankey M 15/20 HP VS {trainer} F 8/10 HP

12:45 RefMankey "WAH! WHAT"

12:45 Shoey "Hey Mankey cut that out!" James yelled. He ran over to where the MAnkey was in the tree. "Leave her alone!"

12:48 RefMankey Mankey flipped around the trees, and looked at the struggling trainer, then back to James. It wasn't a common sight, Mankey on Route 1, but here it is, angrier than yo' mama when you don't do the dishes.

12:49 RefMankey "OIIIIIIIIIINK!!" it exclaimed! It tried to use Low Kick on James!

12:49 RefMankey It...

12:49 Shoey James tried to jump out of the way

12:50 RefMankey ...

12:50 RefMankey ...Mankey, in its fury, missed James!

12:50 RefMankey ( yo I've gtg )

12:51 Shoey (ok that alright

12:51 RefMankey ( my country VS Germany on world cup )


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23:11 RefMankey Less than 137/10000's of a score ago...

23:11 RefMankey ...a Mankey went up and tried to pillage a poor girl!

23:11 RefMankey Mankey M 15/20 HP

23:12 RefMankey {James} M 10/10 HP VS Mankey M 15/20 HP

23:13 RefMankey Mankey awaited an opponent's attack! It used Focus Energy!

23:13 RefMankey Focus Energy was used...

23:13 Shoey "That was close!", James thought as he barely dodged out of the Mankey's way. "Alright, you want a fight Mankey! I'll give you one!", James Exclaimed."Go Pichu!"

23:13 Shoey *send* Pichu

23:13 RefMankey {James} M 10/10 HP VS Mankey M 15/20 HP {FE}

23:13 RefMankey *bof*

23:13 RefMankey Pichu M 14/15 HP VS Mankey M 15/20 HP {FE}

23:14 RefMankey Mankey snorted, and in uncontrollable rage, used Scratch on Pichu!

23:14 RefMankey It...

23:14 RefMankey ...

23:14 Shoey "sidestep Pichu!"

23:14 RefMankey ...

23:14 RefMankey *SCRATCH*

23:15 RefMankey Pichu tried to sidestep, but Mankey, too quick, landed a blow!

23:15 RefMankey Pichu M 10/15 HP VS Mankey M 15/20 HP {FE}

23:15 Shoey "Pichu are you alright!?",James asked. The Pichu turned and nodded it's head. "All right then, use thunder shock!"

23:15 RefMankey Mankey grabbed a stone!

23:15 RefMankey It tried to throw the stone!

23:15 RefMankey Thundershock...

23:15 RefMankey ...it and the stone collided!

23:15 RefMankey ( yes, that's an impromptu attack )

23:16 RefMankey *BOOM* *zap*

23:16 Shoey (so you can do attacks like that too?)

23:16 RefMankey ( I don't advise it, but I RP them in so they work )

23:16 Shoey (ok)

23:16 RefMankey Mankey was zapped cold! It could hardly move!

23:17 RefMankey Pichu M 10/15 HP VS Mankey M 7/20 HP {FE}

23:17 Shoey "Nice one Pichu! Now we need to lower it attack! Use Charm!"

23:17 RefMankey *bof*

23:17 RefMankey Pichu M 10/15 HP, Weedle M 7/20 HP {par} VS Mankey M 7/20 HP {-1 att, FE}

23:17 Shoey (I think I used the attack too early...sorry if I did)

23:18 RefMankey "WE DON'T GIVE UP HERE!" This girl was clearly off her rocker after getting slammed by that Mankey.

23:18 RefMankey ( it's cool )

23:19 RefMankey Pichu M 10/15 HP, Weedle M 7/20 HP {par}, Trainer F 8/10 HP VS Mankey M 7/20 HP {-1 att, FE}

23:19 Shoey James looked at the girl in surprise. "Hey you shouldn't fight",James said. "Your hurt, I can handle this"

23:19 RefMankey "...I'm sick of these boys thinking they can tell US what to do!"

23:19 RefMankey Mankey threw a rock at Weedle!

23:19 RefMankey "Breakthrough!"

23:20 RefMankey Weedle broke through!

23:20 RefMankey "Poison Sting!"

23:20 RefMankey *attempted to

23:20 RefMankey It...

23:20 RefMankey *SLAM* *glubglubglub*

23:20 Shoey James rolled his eyes to the sky and looked at the girl, "Fine, its your choice."

23:21 RefMankey Mankey was hit by the furious wrath of Poison Sting! It did clean damage, and poisoned the Mankey!

23:21 RefMankey Pichu M 10/15 HP, Weedle M 7/20 HP {par}, Trainer F 8/10 HP VS Mankey M 5/20 HP {-1 att, FE, PSN}

23:21 RefMankey "Weedle, return!"

23:21 RefMankey But Weedle refused!

23:21 Shoey "Alright Pichu finish it! Thunder Shock!"

23:21 RefMankey It defended! Mankey tried to go for Low Kick on Pichu!

23:21 RefMankey it...

23:22 RefMankey *zap*

23:22 RefMankey *glub*

23:22 RefMankey KO

23:22 RefMankey A combination of electricity and toxicity was enough to take out a Mankey!

23:22 RefMankey Pichu gained 1 EXP! Pichu learned Tail Whip!

23:22 RefMankey Weedle gained 1 EXP!

23:23 Shoey "Alright nice job Pichu!" You did great"

23:23 RefMankey Weedle was content lying on its trainer's lap. The girl, with a newfound sense of honor, decided to spray it with a potion.

23:23 RefMankey (oh I've gtg suddenly)

23:23 RefMankey ( man )

[大輔ーRPG]

Mankey is caught!

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00:08 DaiRef The girl turned to James and smiled as her weedle was back to tip top shape. "Phew, it sure is dangerous once yo start traveling around." A subtle breeze lifted through the area and a doduo walked through the plains in the distance.
00:09 Shoey "haha you're telling me!" James exclaimed to the girl.
00:09 Shoey "My name is James", he said. James extended a hand for her to shake
00:13 DaiRef "Carly..." She stated with a small nod before placing a hand on her hip. "So James, what brings you out here?" She asked as she held the small worm in her arms. It eyed the boy with a content expression.
00:15 Shoey "I've always had this dream of becoming a great Pokemon trainer!" James said. "I've started my journey with my Pichu here", James gestured toward his Pichu. "And this is the way I have to go to start collecting gym badges
00:15 Shoey "Now about that Mankey", James thought.
00:16 Shoey James looked at the helpless Mankey laying on the ground. He felt bad for it and he didn’t want to just leave it there, but he also didn’t want to catch it either. He didn’t know if having a Pokemon that was that angry would be good. “But maybe if it gets a trainer like me it will become happier which would make him calmer. >
00:16 Shoey He might even become a great friend!” James thought. Finally after a few moments of thinking, James came to a decision. “Hmm…I can’t just leave him here”, James said to himself. He grabbed one of the few Pokeballs he had on his belt. “Alright Mankey, you’re coming with me!” >
00:17 Shoey James said. He wound up like a pitcher and threw the Pokeball at the unconscious Mankey…
00:17 DaiRef *BOF*
00:17 DaiRef ...
00:17 DaiRef ...
00:17 DaiRef ...
00:17 DaiRef *click*
00:17 Shoey (sorry that was so long )
00:17 DaiRef ( no it's fine )
00:18 DaiRef Mankey [M]: 0/20 HP, 0/10 EXP ( Covet, Scratch, Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy )
00:19 Shoey "Alright! I just caught my first Pokemon!" James said excitedly. He picked up the Pokeball on the ground and brought it over to Pichu. "What do you think Pichu?" He asked.
00:21 Shoey Pichu looked at it curiously for a little bit. Then he sniffed it and gave a small "Pii" while nodding it's head. James laughed. "I take that as a yes then."
00:22 DaiRef "Nice!" She stated looking at him, "Well... I guess this is a goodbye then. I better hit the road..." She stated as she started to walk away from the young trainer. "It was nice meeting you!"
00:24 Shoey "It was nice meeting you too!" James hollered back. "Maybe well meet again!" James watched her walk away and then turned his attention to the Pokeball containing Mankey. "I think I'll call you Fury because of how furious you were when we met", James said.
00:28 DaiRef After the girl had left it was just an open dirt road towards the next town. A small bellsprout was walking nearby, minding it's own business. A pidgey landed in a tree and began to clean itself with it's beak. There was a young boy sleeping underneath the tree the pidgey had landed in.

[muscovitemankey]

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16:34 RefMankey James could recall, from the last point...
16:34 RefMankey 00:28 DaiRef After the girl had left it was just an open dirt road towards the next town. A small bellsprout was walking nearby, minding it's own business. A pidgey landed in a tree and began to clean itself with it's beak. There was a young boy sleeping underneath the tree the pidgey had landed in.
16:36 RefMankey There was a trainer with a Rattata wandering around, searching for treasure. He occasionally yelled like a pirate, and wore a backwards, green cap. His skin was pale, only afflicted slightly by the sun.
16:36 Shoey James turned in the direction to Viridian City and looked down the path. "Well better get going. I can't wait to see what's in store for me, I have barely started my adventure and so much has happened!" He thought as he started walking towards Viridian City.
16:38 Shoey James looked around and saw an odd trainer. James looked at him curiously. He had a rattatta and wore a green cap. James also noted that the kid thought he was a pirate. "That's a little odd", thought James.

16:41 RefMankey The boy caught James' eye, and in an instant, turned towards the boy. "Hehehe-" he chuckled, "looks like we've got another trainer, Ratcha!" The boy shamelessly approached Shoey, attempting to cut him off. "Hey, kid!" he begun to yell.

16:42 RefMankey He was no older than ten.

16:42 RefMankey Rattata M 20/20 HP

16:43 Shoey "I can't battle right now", James said to himself. "My Pokemon are too low on HP. But if this kid wants a battle, I'm going to have to battle."

16:45 RefMankey "Y'er gonna get some perspective af'r this one!" The boy was quick to speak, and even quicker to insult. But he didn't appear to challenge James directly.

16:46 RefMankey Viridian City was straight ahead.

16:46 RefMankey #KantoViridianCity

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16:47 Shoey James looked the younger boy in the eyes. "What do you want?" James said, almost irritably. "I just want to get to Viridian City so if you'd kindly move out of the way..." James attempted to walk past the younger boy.

16:49 RefMankey "Are you a wimp?" The boy's cockiness would hardly let James pass. Quickly, a Scyther flew by the route, which distracted the boy for a nick of time.

16:49 RefMankey { you can escape, but in 20 seconds he'll appear right again }

16:50 RefMankey { so be hasty }

16:51 RefMankey The boy tried to stop Scyther with Rattata's Quick Attack! It...

16:51 RefMankey *bam*

16:51 Shoey James could have easily gotten by the boy right then, he was probably faster, but his competitiveness wouldn't let him do that. "I'm definitely not a wimp!" James said to the boy. "And I wouldn't act so cocky if I were you."

16:51 RefMankey Quick Attack landed cleanly!

16:51 RefMankey Rattata M 20/20 HP VS Scyther M 16/20 HP

16:51 RefMankey Aaand the route was clear!

16:51 RefMankey The boy was far too busy battling to mind James's presence.

16:52 RefMankey Or, disappearance.
16:53 Shoey James saw that the boy was battling scyther so he took his chance. He realized the boy had forgotten about him so he slipped by the younger kid and started on his way to Viridian City.

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16:56 RefMankey Viridian City was, to say the least, /gargantuan/. Buildings of every type and era littered the streets. Where the Pokemon Center was, there appeared to be almost a network from behind it that connected to the rest of the city. Hundreds of people appeared to wander upon the streets at a time, each one with a distinct appearance. You could see three Koffing

16:56 RefMankey loitering above the city's lampposts, and two shady-looking men in dark, black uniforms exchanging money and...rocks? A Voltorb was wandering around, being careful not to roll over someone's toes.

16:58 Shoey As James arrived at the city, he felt relieved. He thought he might never reach the city. James looked over at the two shady men. "I wonder what's going on over there?" He thought. "I better not go and see, or I could get into serious trouble. And besides, I've got to get to a Pokemon Center first."

17:00 RefMankey One of the men gave, with almost blackened irises, a dirty stare to James and a few other onlookers. There weren't too many people occupying the Pokemon Center. Billboards offering good money for good jobs were strewn across the city premises.

17:00 RefMankey #KantoViridianCenter

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17:03 Shoey James felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end as the man stared at him. "Those eyes," James thought, "aren't natural." James quickly hurried over to the Pokemon Center, thinking he would be safer when he was inside. He kept glancing at the men on his way to make sure they weren't following him. As James got farther away from the mean he noticed >

17:03 Shoey the billboards. "hmmm, I could use some money, and those jobs are paying good." He thought. "I'll have to think about it."

17:04 RefMankey ( and there goes the child labor laws XD )

17:05 Shoey ( can I work if I choose to though)

17:06 RefMankey The billboards displayed, more clearly, text meant for older folk. "A GOOD MINER IS A GREAT MAN," or, "Offering the best jobs for new workers! ~Grimsley Cafes" among others.

17:06 RefMankey ( I don't know what the labor laws in Kanto are like )

17:07 RefMankey ( They seem pretty loose, but if a 14-year-old wants to start wiping tables...heck, go for it )

17:07 RefMankey ( but I'd think his character would be rejected from the mines and other dirtier jobs )

17:07 Shoey (I doubt I'll get a job though because that doesn't sound very...exciting)

17:07 RefMankey ( ...you'd be surprised, because they aren't too repetitive here )

17:08 RefMankey ( it really depends on where you want to work )

17:08 Shoey (oh ok. I'll think about it then)

17:10 Shoey James was lost in thought when he finally reached the doors to the Poke Center. The doors slid open and he walked inside.

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17:14 Shoey James walked up to the counter where the nurse was standing behind it. "Excuse me ma'am?" He said. "Can I please get my Pokemon healed? I've been in a coupe battles and they are pretty worn out."

17:15 RefMankey Viridian's Poke Center. It. Was. Busy. There were 80 different staff counters dedicated to healing alone. People were constantly filing in and out of rooms, and many of the doctors and nurses were busy treating Pokemon. There were a few open slots, however, and one of the nurses specifically called out to James, but not in English. "Puedo ayudarle!"

17:15 RefMankey she cried.

17:16 Shoey (woops did my thing too early)

17:17 RefMankey ( you have permission to retcon )

17:17 Shoey James looked over at the nurse who called out his name and went over to her. He had a confused look on his face as he did not understand what she had just said. "I'm sorry can you say that again?" James asked the nurse.

17:18 Shoey (oh ok)

17:20 RefMankey The nurse's eyes flared up for about a half-second. "Your Pokemon need heal?" She appeared to struggle with these words somewhat, but her purpose was direct and clear. The other nurse tried to whisper the correct English, but she didn't listen.

17:21 Shoey "Yes please." James replied. He smiled at the nurse and took the two pokeballs containing Mankey and Pichu off his belt and handed them to the nurse.

17:25 RefMankey "Algo mas?" the nurse asked the boy, who was quick to take the Pokeballs. She placed them inside the machine, and within seconds, they were repaired. "Aqui," she commenced, "They feel better. Thank you!" The nurse was quickly pulled out by another, more...English nurse. But that was all.

17:28 Shoey "Thank you very much!" James said. He looked down at both Pokeballs containing his two now fully healed Pokemon. He put both of the pokeballs on his belt and turned around to leave the Center. As James was about to leave he remembered that his parent's had told him to call them every so often. "I can just call them at the next city", he thought. >

17:28 RefMankey ( I forgot to clarify she gave the Pokeballs back, but ah, whatever )

17:28 Shoey "I don't feel like it right now and the next city isn't too far away either."

17:29 Shoey (oh I didn't even realize that )

17:29 RefMankey And so he left the Pokemon Center.

17:29 RefMankey #KantoViridianCity


17:30 Shoey James stepped out of the Center and looked around. "I think I should get some things done before I leave.' He thought. "I'll need to buy some antidotes before I go to Viridian Forest because I've heard there are many poison-bug types in there."

17:31 Shoey So James set off looking for the PokeMart

17:31 RefMankey ( wrong chat, but I'll count it )

17:31 Shoey Oh woops

17:31 Shoey (sorry)

17:31 RefMankey ( it happens all the time )

17:32 Shoey (alright this is the right chat)

17:32 RefMankey ( yep )

17:36 RefMankey The city's traffic begun to die down by a fraction. There was a Pokemon Center, but the Pokemon Mart was a while away. You couldn't see it! Well, unless you read the map a few confused tourists were viewing.

17:38 Shoey "umm, which way is the Mart?" James wondered. He saw some people standing around a billboard looking thing and James realized it was a map. "That'll help me!" James exclaimed. He walked over to get a closer look.

17:41 RefMankey The map had clear directions. These younger tourists noticed James, and begun to clown around. Even a simple, "ماذا؟" was hilariously-received. But they didn't care, because all he did was read the map. There were 12 Poke Marts in Viridian, but all of them were called the same thing. The closest one was 4 blocks away: you'd take a left, two rights and voila!

17:42 RefMankey ( Other referees would probably make Viridian City waaaay smaller, but...this is just my take )

17:42 RefMankey ( like New York City or Dubai, this place is HUUUGE )

17:42 RefMankey ( I'd like to say )

17:43 Shoey (that's ok I didn't picture it small but I didn't picture it like as bi as New York.)

17:43 RefMankey ( ah )

17:43 Shoey (but hey, anything works )

17:43 RefMankey ( so maybe more like Albany )

17:43 Shoey (ya )

17:46 Shoey "OK then, I gotta go that way", James said as he gestured towards his left. He turned and headed to the Mart, looking back at the tourists as they continued to laugh.

17:48 RefMankey No one appeared to be interested on the boy, at least for some time. There was 20 Poke on the ground. A Meowth and a Rattata were playing what appeared to be wall-ball in one of the alleyways. You could hear at least 6 different languages and 100 different horns in this part of town; Viridan City wasn't fully peaceful.

17:49 RefMankey Right at the Pokemon Mart was a Zubat, resting. Some teenagers, including one who appeared to hold a large sword, tried to whack at the Zubat. It did all but flock away from the fools. Other than that, the PokeMart didn't have much traffic. Even the parking lots were clean!

17:49 RefMankey Well, half of them.

17:52 RefMankey A woman, distraught by the recklessness of the children, immediately brought out her phone and called the police. An officer appeared at the scene almost immediately, and has a Growlithe by his side. "I told y'all already not to do that! You know what," and he begun to pull out handcuffs,

17:52 RefMankey "you're coming with me."

17:52 Shoey As James walked along he noticed something on the ground. He walked over to it and saw 20 Poke! He looked around to see if anyone was nearby who could have dropped it, but he didn't see anyone. He knew that he'd never find who it belonged to so he picked it up and put it in his pockets. When he got to the Mart, he noticed a teenager trying to whack a Zubat.

17:53 Shoey James was about to say something when he noticed an officer coming. "I better not get involved." James thought. He glanced at the officer and the boy as he entered the Mart.

17:53 RefMankey One boy, shorter, but cleaner than the rest, stood up to the officer. He held his tool to the Growlithe, and the other boys begun to point their sticks too. Not even Growlithe's roars would get them to stop.

17:53 RefMankey But he could get inside the PokeMart!

17:54 RefMankey #KantoViridianMart

17:55 Shoey James stopped. That officer could be in trouble. It looked as though the officer only had one Pokemon to face all of those boys. James didn't want to just leave the officer but he also didn't want to get involved. So he waited, seeing what was going to happen.

17:55 RefMankey The boy had no qualms slashing wildly with his sword!

17:55 RefMankey It...

17:55 RefMankey The officer dodged!

17:55 RefMankey Growlithe used Ember on the blade!

17:55 RefMankey ...

17:56 RefMankey *slice*

17:56 RefMankey *SIZZLE*

17:57 RefMankey The officer was wounded rather poorly by the slash, being far too late to dodge. But Growlithe managed to burn the hilt of the blade enough to get the boy to drop it.

17:57 Shoey James saw the boy try to slash at the officer. "These kids are crazy!" James thought. "They could have killed that officer." James now decided it was time to get involved. He didn't know if Growlithe could fight them all.

17:58 RefMankey The officer pulled out his intercom, and had pleas of "NEED BACKUP! NEED BACKUP!" There were a few onlookers, some with kids, but no intervention by the citizens.

17:58 RefMankey {Officer} M 7/15 HP, Growlithe M 20/20 HP VS {Thug Leader} M 7/10 HP, Sword 0/5 HP

17:59 RefMankey The thug stood, brushing off the Ember's passive damage like nothing happened. "After 'em, boys!" he demanded, "show no mercy!"

18:00 Shoey James ran over to where the officer was and grabbed both of his Poke Balls. "Go Pichu! Go Mankey!" James said as he threw the Poke Balls.

18:00 RefMankey *bof* *bof*

18:00 RefMankey {Officer} M 7/15 HP, Growlithe M 20/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS {Thug Leader} M 7/10 HP, Sword 0/5 HP

18:01 RefMankey "Kid! There'll be backup in no less than a minute! Don-"

18:01 RefMankey One of the boys tried to throw two sticks at the officer!

18:01 RefMankey They...

18:01 RefMankey ( you can break those mid-air btw )

18:01 Shoey James suddenly had a twinge of doubt for sending out Mankey.It was so angry when he had caught it, he didn't know if the Mankey would attack /him/

18:01 Shoey Pichu use thunder shock on the sticks!

18:01 RefMankey Thundershock...

18:02 Shoey (forgot "")

18:02 RefMankey ...the attacks collided!

18:02 RefMankey ( it's cool )

18:02 RefMankey "CRACK"

18:02 RefMankey *CRACK*

18:03 Shoey "Nice job!" James said. James hoped that Mankey would obey the command he had for him. "Alright Mankey now use low kick on the leader"

18:03 RefMankey The sticks broke in mid-air thanks to the thundershock! "Damn it!" one of the teens exclaimed. But there was no time for these thugs. The "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOO" of the Five-O were already closing in on the thugs.

18:03 RefMankey Mankey tried using Low Kick!

18:03 RefMankey it...

18:03 Shoey "Pichu cut off their escape!"

18:04 RefMankey Pichu saw there was no escape; the cops were already surrounding the boys...

18:04 RefMankey *SMACK*

18:04 RefMankey The thug leader fell straight to his knees.

18:04 RefMankey {Officer} M 7/15 HP, Growlithe M 20/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS {Thug Leader} M 1/10 HP, Sword 0/5 HP

18:05 Shoey "Good work Mankey!" James said, relieved that the Mankey had listened to him.

18:06 RefMankey Mankey was quick to retreat when the blaring sirens came whizzing by. There were no less than five, six officers covering these punks, and the offenders didn't stand a chance. One of the officers came out from the side, and demanded, "RECALL YOUR POKEMON!"

18:06 Shoey "Mankey, Pichu come back!" James said.

18:07 Shoey *recall* Mankey, Pichu

18:07 RefMankey Even the people who were just walking their Lillipups backed away from the scene. The officer came closer to James, who had just returned his Pokemon.

18:07 RefMankey *whoosh*

18:07 RefMankey *whoosh*

18:09 RefMankey And then the man, very large and almost unbelievably fat, looked at James. He was certainly able to reason at this point. He inquired with a very serious tone, "Kid...what did you see that required such force?" He sounded like a man from New Jersey.

18:09 RefMankey ...if New Jersey was a thing.


18:11 Shoey "W-Well", James stammered. He was very nervous because this cop seemed angry with him. "Those k-kids had swords and they were trying to attack that officer." He pointed at the wounded cop. "There were quite a few of them so I called out both of my Pokemon to defend the officer."

18:16 RefMankey This cop begun to loosen up. He knew from experience the tension of encountering a cop at this age. Then, he asked one more question, just to confirm his beliefs. "They ganged up on the officer?" He looked at the thugs and sneered, but he spoke more; as he spoke, his voice died out a little. "Us cops, we'd be at the call all day just to meet people with no

18:17 RefMankey respect, no sense of dignity..." to the point where his words begun to disappear when they came from his mouth.

18:18 Shoey (I have to go)

18:18 RefMankey ( you gotcha )

18:18 RefMankey ( you like what I'm doing so far? )

18:18 Shoey (alright thank you)

18:18 Shoey (yep its really interesting )

18:18 RefMankey ( it can be that way~ )

18:18 RefMankey ( city life )

18:19 Shoey (ya it keeps me on my toes not knowing whats gonna happen XD)

18:19 RefMankey ( now, you could go to Viridian's hood )

18:19 RefMankey ( and try not getting shot )

18:19 Shoey ()

18:19 RefMankey ( but that's for another day )

18:19 RefMankey ( or session )

18:20 Shoey (that would be some intense battles)

18:20 RefMankey ( oh, definitely )

18:20 Shoey (alright thanks again and byyyeee)

18:20 RefMankey ( No problem! So long~! )

[大輔ーRPG]

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20:09 Shoey James tried to listen to what the cop was saying but his words were too quiet. So he answered just the first question the cop had asked. "Yes sir, they ganged up on that officer, so I decided to help."
20:11 DaiRef "Hmmm... well, seeing the commotion that had happened, we'll bring them in for question. On a further note, try to stay out of trouble... justice is served in the right way." He stated, handcuffing the thugs and walking them out of the room. The store keeper peeped up from behind the counter and eyed James curiously, not sure what to say or do.
20:13 Shoey James watched as the boys were shoved into the cars and the cars sped away toward the Police Station. Then James turned toward the store keeper. "Hello", he said. "My name is James. Quiet a sequence of events huh?" James gave a small chuckle. "I'd like to buy some items please."
20:17 DaiRef "....hehe...alright, what are you looking to buy?" She asked quietly, a little shy when spoken to she pushed her glasses closer to her eyes to diminish the blur from her vision.
20:19 Shoey "I heard that there are lots of poision-bug types in Viridian Forest, so I'd like to buy some antidotes", James said. "Also I'd like to look at the prices of your other items too, just to see if there is anything else I want to buy"
20:21 Shoey (last RP I picked up 20 Poke off the ground but Mankey never told me to add it...so do I add it to my CS?)
20:21 DaiRef ( yeah )
20:21 Shoey (alright)
20:21 DaiRef pokeadvgame.proboards.com/post/632
20:22 DaiRef The lady nodded and looked at him with a nod."Well, antidotes are 70 each. They are down that aisle." She said pointing to a nearby aisle closest to the door.
20:25 Shoey "hmm", James thought. "I barely have any money, I'd be able to buy 1 antidote, but nothing else." He looked to the aisle she was pointing to and walked over to it. James then selected one antidote from the numerous shelves and brought it over to the counter the lady was behind. "I'd like to buy this one antidote please." He said.
20:25 Rayblade ((Wait how much money does James got/))
20:25 DaiRef ( if you picked up 20 )
20:26 Shoey (120 pokedollars )
20:26 DaiRef ( you have 120 )
20:26 Rayblade ((Okay I see))
20:26 Shoey (and after buying the antidote I'd have 50)
20:26 DaiRef The lady nodded, trading the money for the item after she had scanned it in. "Here you go, please use it wisely..." She stated with a light nod.
20:26 Shoey (I'm a math wiz XD)
20:27 Rayblade ((i'm horrid at math))
20:29 Shoey "Thank you", James replied as he handed over the money. James walked out the door of the PokeMart. "Well, I only have 50 pokedollars left. That's not even enough to get me a room at the PokeCenter!" He thought sadly. "I'm going to have to get a job but I'm eager to get to the next city." James thought for a moment, "I know! I'll get my badge in the next city
20:29 Shoey and if I need to I can just get a job there!"
20:30 DaiRef #KantoViridianCity
20:31 DaiRef Right when he had walked out of the door, there was a poster on a nearby streetlamp. It had large legible font that said "ENTER THE LITTLE VIRIDIAN LEAGUE COMPETITION! PRIZE OF 5,000 FOR THE FIRST PLACE WINNER!"
20:33 Shoey "hmm. That might be just what I need! If I win I get a lot of money...and I can also test out my battle skills." He said to himself. "It would be good experience for my Pokemon." James walked over to the poster and looked at the address of where the tournament was being held.
20:34 DaiRef The location read...
20:34 DaiRef "The Trainer House."
20:36 Shoey "I wonder where that is?" James thought. "I better go ask someone." James looked around and noticed a few people passing by on the streets so he walked over to them.

[muscovitemankey]

James Shoey is taught the values of diversity...and doesn't seem to grasp them

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20:43 RefMankey Last time...
20:45 RefMankey James Shoey, then scrapped for money, saw an interesting flyer. Said something along the lines of, "Trainer House: Little Viridian League Competition! 5000 Poke reward!"
20:46 Shoey (I'll just repost what I last said)
20:47 Shoey "I wonder where that is?" James thought. "I better go ask someone." James looked around and noticed a few people passing by on the streets so he walked over to them.
20:47 RefMankey ...but Shoey didn't seem to know where the Trainer House was. In the glint of the afternoon sky, a Fearow could be seen flapping its wings. Zubat flew about every here and there, but with no universal resting point. And yet, the majority of the passers-by didn't notice the child.
20:50 RefMankey There was one that did, however. He had a pinkish, middle-age face you could easily ignore, and wore a thick bowlers cap. This man rotated somewhat, and with that he responded to James. "...I beg your pardon?" were these four words.
20:54 Shoey James felt relieved that /someone/ had responded to him. He was getting worried that he wouldn't be able to find the Trainers House. "I was wondering where the Trainers House was?" He asked.
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20:58 RefMankey The wind attempted to toss the man's cap, but he was able to keep the headgear steady. He gave James a set of very simple directions: go to the 4th St., turn right once, keep on going until you see a Poke Mart. Turn right, and Trainer House. "Do you need me to repeat, young lad?" He tapped his feet as if there was something he had to do, despite his words
20:58 DaiRef ( don't mind me just watching )
20:58 RefMankey saying otherwise. A Koffing was fidgeting with a power line James was looking right at, but at the sight of a Zubat, immediately fled the scene.
20:58 RefMankey ( I don't mind )
21:01 Shoey James went over the directions in his head multiple times. "No thank you sir", James said. "I've memorized the directions...and thank you." James then gave the man a nod and a small smile and headed towards the Trainer House.
21:13 RefMankey "Take care, son; those roads are filthy!" But he believed his warning to be too hasty and delayed, so the man cut himself off and called it a day. Those roads, indeed, reeked of garbage and other unnecessary...enmities. He could see on a bulletin board a sign requesting a single Pokemon be taken out.
21:16 RefMankey "ADVERTENCIA! UN MUK QUE ESTA ATERRORIZANDO LOS CARRETERAS VIRIDIANAS! CONTACTENOS: *numbers*"
21:16 RefMankey Along with that came a picture:
21:16 Shoey "These roads must be really bad if it suggests you have a Pokemon out", James thought. "Better take it's advice. Alright Pichu, come out", James said as he grabbed the Pokeball containing Pichu and tossed it into the the air.
21:16 Shoey *send* Pichu
21:17 RefMankey *bof*
21:17 RefMankey Pichu M 15/15 HP
21:17 Shoey "I wonder what that sign meant?" James asked Pichu. James didn't know what language was on the sign but he did recognize the picture.
21:19 RefMankey This was a road few traveled, but the homes here were well-built, built from a fine stone. There could be anywhere from one to 8 people in the "yards" of these homes, whether they'd be conversing, working, reading or otherwise. A few people were tending to a variety of Normal- and Grass-type Pokemon, and swatting away a Zubat when it came through the streets.
21:23 RefMankey There were a few signs indicating many things, but onlu one purpose: "Derechos para las personas espanas!"
21:24 RefMankey ( oh great I just made PokeTexas *facepalms* )
21:24 Shoey James looked around at all of the homes. "I wonder why they want you to have a Pokemon out if there are homes here?", he thought. "They seem well built and I don't see anything shady." James looked down at the tiny Pichu walking beside him. "Here, you can sit on my shoulder", James said to Pichu. He reached down and picked up Pichu, putting him on his should.
21:24 Shoey *shoulder
21:24 Shoey ()
21:25 Shoey "What is with all of these signs in other languages?" James said as he continued to walk down the streets. "Why isn't anything in English?"
21:32 RefMankey One of the people chatting caught James's statement. It was a woman, apparently in her thirties, who begun to walk towards James. She had a simple fleece-white T-shirt and a fluffy, light green skirt. Her (fading) raven-black hair came down to her chin. "Hey!" she cried to James, "Could you come here for a second?"
21:36 Shoey James looked at the woman walking towards him. "Oh no", James thought. "She doesn't look too happy." James didn't want to go away from her because then he thought he would seem suspicious to then. So James decided to do as she asked and he walked towards her. "What do you want?" James asked in the nicest way that he could.
21:39 RefMankey She was receptive of the boy's ignorance - you could see it in her large, green irises - and yet she looked kindly as a Chansey. She asked but one question, but very softly: "Child, where do you come from?"
21:42 Shoey James was taken aback by the question. He thought that he was going to get into huge trouble for something he didn't know that he did. "I come from Pallet Town, ma'am", he replied. "I'm on my Pokemon journey!"
21:45 RefMankey A man with a lawnmover immediately turned off his device, in awe of the boy's statement. "Pallet...town?" The woman turned back to him ans snapped, "Es nada, Cameron. Trabaja en el patio," before turning right back to James. The lawnmower kept on going. She appeared to concede, "...I see." From there came an explanation,
21:50 RefMankey "Pallet Town is very English in nature. But the rest of Kanto is a very diverse, culturally-rich place. Hundreds of beautiful dialects, and yet, only one language people want to recognize." She swept off some grass from her skirt. "You are young, so I will forgive your ignorance. But from here on
21:52 RefMankey please respect the fact that there are societies with more than one lingua franca. Alright~?"
21:56 Shoey "I am very sorry about that ma'am", James replied. "I didn't mean to offend you or anyone else, I was just annoyed because I couldn't read the sign." "From now on though, I will respect other culture's languages." James promised. In truth James was surprised that this woman had taken offence. He didn't mean any harm, and he was sure she would be annoyed if >
21:57 DaiRef ( *cough isn't Kanto technically japanese? )
21:57 Shoey she couldn't read an English sign. James then said, "bye." to the woman and turned to walk through the alley towards the Trainer House. "How did I disrespect her language?", James thought as he walked down the alley again.
21:57 RefMankey ( sure )
21:57 RefMankey ( go along with it though...it's a HUGE place )
21:57 RefMankey ( HUGE )
21:58 DaiRef Getting info...
21:58 RefMankey ( yep, it's Japanese, and yet there's a Spanish community there )
21:58 DaiRef ( perf )
21:58 RefMankey ( enclaves, y'know what I'm sayin'? )
21:59 Shoey ( )
21:59 Shoey (that makes total sense to me!)
22:01 Shoey (sorry I got to go)
22:01 Shoey (something popped up)
22:01 RefMankey ( ah, it's cool~ )
22:01 Shoey (hate it when that happens)
22:01 RefMankey ( pretty good session for what it was though )
22:01 Shoey (ya I thought so too )

22:02 Shoey (you're doing a good job)

22:02 Shoey (same with DaiRef when he sometimes refs me)

22:02 Shoey (well bye)

SPOILER: Click to show

[muscovitemankey]

Shoey gets lucky with the Magikarp Salesman!
Enters the Little Battle!

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11:30 RefMankey At last, Shoey could see a sign of the Trainer House - a white sign with a brown, serif script. Near it was the actual building, which stood upon bricks and stretched by at least half the block. You could put 2 Onix across the building! The Trainer House wasn't just large, but busy. Among the chatter of concerned parents and excited kids was one of the
11:37 RefMankey younger sods from earlier's "bunch." With dirt, blonde hair, he tried to avoid Shoey's eyes. There were two Pidgey sitting above the Trainers, and one enthusiastic Trainer *tossed* an Ultra Ball at one!
11:37 RefMankey *whoosh*
11:37 RefMankey The Ultra Ball fell down!
11:37 RefMankey *nod*
11:37 RefMankey *nod*
11:37 RefMankey *click*
11:37 RefMankey "I GOT 'UN, MAMA!" "Very...good."
11:38 RefMankey The mother, heavyweight and disinterested in the capture, turned away from her child. It'd be a long day for her.
11:39 Shoey James saw the teenager from earlier and was a little shocked but he didn't show it. "Better not go near him", James thought. "I don't want to cause any more trouble."
11:41 Shoey James then walked toward the group of people at the Trainer House. He hated being squished together in the middle of a large group so he stayed at the back, out of everyone's way. He started walking back and forth in a small area to waste time until the tournament started.
11:45 RefMankey The glass doors remained shut for the moment's being. To James's right came the creaking of a chain. Emerging from the sunlight was a mustachioed man on his bicycle, and to the back of this bicycle were Pokeballs. Out came his battle cry: "MAGIKARP FOR SALE! WONDERFUL POKEMON CAN BE YOURS FOR 100 POKEDOLLARS! MAGIKARP FOR SALE!" Some of these gullible
11:46 RefMankey trainers paid for this Pokemon, and one paid for a grand total of six Magikarp. He had to gall to send it out, and well
11:46 RefMankey *bof*
11:46 RefMankey Magikarp F 20/20HP
11:48 RefMankey It stood still in the street, occasionally taking the time to bounce on the ground in set intervals. It was a laughable thing to look at. "She has potential," the Trainer claimed, as the biker resolved to keep selling his Pokemon near the Contest doors.
11:50 Shoey James saw the Magikarp flopping around on the ground. It may be laughable to look at right now, but James knew what the Magikarp could evolve into. He had read heard it in a T.V. show that gave tips to up and coming trainers.
11:53 RefMankey This man's basket was still breaming with Pokeballs - one actually fell out, at one point. He had a different trick up his sleeve: he straight-up tossed a Poke Ball into the air, hoping for the best. "FREE MAGIKARP FOR THE MAN THAT CATCHES IT!"
11:53 RefMankey it...
11:54 RefMankey The boys near James prepared their hands for a catch, because who wouldn't want a free Pokemon?
11:54 RefMankey ...
11:55 Shoey James took this opportunity. The Magikarp may be very weak, but if James could train it well, it might evolve into a Gyarados. "I might as well", James thought. "It's free
11:55 Shoey (woops)
11:55 Shoey *free!" James then reached out his hands to catch it as well.
11:55 RefMankey He fought with the other boys...
11:57 RefMankey "YEA-" *doink* By sheer luck, the ball bounced from hand into Shoey's! "Hey," this suddenly hot-headed, light-skinned boy screamed, "That touched MY hand!" He had all the maturity of a five-year old, and, at one point, tried to *Bind* Shoey's arm...
11:59 RefMankey "Hey now, better luck next time!" the Salesman told the obviously disappointed, angry boy, and as the doors opened, the cyclist salesman rode off. "No-!" the boy claimed, not giving up
12:00 Shoey "Calm down!", James yelled at the boy. "The man said whoever /catches/ it gets it. "Why do you want this Magikarp so much anyways?", James asked.
12:03 RefMankey "I had it!" This was a boy, no older than seven (!), about to have a temper-tantrum in the crowd. It got to the point where an older woman, whose hair was gray and teeth stained by age, had to pull him away from the group. "Excuse him," she said, softly pushing herself away from James, and led the tadpole away from the pond. The door was still open for the
12:03 RefMankey Trainers to enter.
12:03 RefMankey #KantoViridianTrainerHouse


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12:05 RefMankey (Magikarp F 0/10 EXP 20/20 HP {Splash} )

12:05 Shoey ()

12:08 RefMankey A delicate white haze filled the Trainer House, as the entrants piled into the building. The walls here were solid, black bricks, with the occasional window every second meter. Lighting in this place was dim, garnering" oohs" and "aaahs" from some spectators. What wasn't to be ignored was the sheer scale of the stages: the room was circular, and there was a

12:11 RefMankey stage, crafted of solid oak, wherever a window was. There appeared to be sixteen in all, but one massive stage. There appeared to be about sixty-five Trainers represented here, leaving little room for everyone. Eventually, a taller man, no older than twenty-one, rose from the back of the largest stadium. He wore gear fit for a magician, and skipped his way to

12:11 RefMankey the microphone. "WEEEELCOME TO THE VIRIDIAN LITTLE LEAGUE COMPETITION!" His voice could gain the command of all!

12:12 RefMankey ( yeah that was a lengthy post )

12:14 Shoey James looked around the room in awe. "This place is huge!", he thought. There were a ton of trainers so there wasn't much room to stand. James felt a little uncomfortable being squished in between all of these people. James then looked up at the man who had just done the announcement. "I'm ready to win this competition.", James thought. "This will be a great

12:14 Shoey chance to test out my battle skills."

12:17 RefMankey "I'm sure you're all ready to battle, corrrectamundo?" The man could roll his R's perfectly, and that grabbed the attention of the youngest trainers. The host continued, "Well, we'll be starting up with a DOUBLE BATTLE! Everyone, partner up!" It was so...sudden, with some of these kids struggling to find someone to join for this contest.

12:18 Shoey James looked around in bewilderment. He didn't know anybody and he hated that. He always had trouble teaming up with someone else if he wasn't their friend or didn't know them. James just stood there and looked around for another trainer who also didn't have a partner.

12:20 RefMankey From behind James was an olive-skinned boy shorter than Shoey, though no younger than he. He wore a plain, green T-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a...fez? "H-hey,": he tried to introduce himself to James. To Shoey's right was a girl with very long, straight hair, and accentuated Korean eyes. She was on her lonesome, and one of the kids had the gall to utter,

12:20 RefMankey "don't want.../that/" under their breath.

12:22 Shoey James turned around to the boy who introduced himself. "Hey", said James." My name is James, what's yours?", James asked as he extended a hand for the boy to shake.

12:23 Shoey James then turned to the boy who had muttered about the girl. James hated it when people were mean for no reason to other people. He stared daggers at the boy but decided not to get involved anymore as he didn't want to get involved in a fight right off the bat.

12:26 RefMankey For how quietly he tried to introduce himself, the boy sure lightened up! "I-I'm Nassar! Good to meet you!" His strength was surprising for his figure, almost pulling James down with his handshake; before he fell over, Nassar stopped. His next question was predictable: "You'd like to join me?"

12:27 Shoey "Sure.", James said. This boy might be the only chance he had at getting partner and he didn't want to waste it.

12:28 RefMankey At this point, most of the Trainers have aligned with someone, even the girl that was once on her own. Many of these trainers appeared friendly to eachother, though some of the clear "newcomers" didn't have many options. The host soon claimed, "Looks like everyone's set! Once you're ready, find an open Stadium and begin!"

12:29 Shoey "Let's go to that stadium.", James said to the boy as he pointed to a stadium on his left. James ten took off on a brisk walk to get the stadium before another team did.

12:30 RefMankey "Great! Now, follow me," as Nassar walked towards a very old stadium, the one Shoey was already nearing, one whose wood wasn't as well-maintained as the rest. "What Pokemon do you have?" Nassar casually asked, as he strolled towards the Stadium.

12:32 Shoey "I have a Pichu, a Mankey, and a Magikarp." James replied. "I just got the Magikarp outside for free." "What about you?" James asked.

12:36 RefMankey "Oh, that's a balanced team!" Nassar pointed out, as he climbed up the stairs. He pondered over his options for some time, until he was able to say, "I only have two Pokemon: Bulbasaar and purple Nidoran. They're tough!" he claimed. Soon enough, the stadium James and Nassar stood at had another duo. These two children were hyper, and hyper enough that a

12:38 RefMankey parent of these two twins had to point them to the Stadium. Both of them had long-ish, blonde hair, and T-shirts (of cyan or orange color.) "LET'S," the first twin ordered; "BATTLE!" the second twin claimed.

12:39 RefMankey "Alright, referees, get to your positions! The battles begin when there are Referees!" One ref, a collegiate wearing a yellow-and-black striped shirt, appeared on the scene. At once, she *blew* her whistle, allowing the battle to commence. "The signal," Nassar whispered to Shoey.

12:39 RefMankey But the twins beat the two to the draw.

12:39 RefMankey *bof* *bof*

12:40 RefMankey Magikarp F 20/20 HP, Magikarp M 20/20 HP

12:41 RefMankey "Heh, Magikarp is dumb." "YOU just bought six of

12:41 Shoey James looked at the two twins and a small smile appeared on his lips. James thought it was funny that the second twin finished the first twins sentence. Then he heard the whistle but was a little late at throwing out his Pokemon. James then grabbed a Pokeball off of his pocket. "If you have a water type, then I choose an electric type!", James said as he

12:41 Shoey grabbed the pokeball containing Pichu and threw it out.

12:41 RefMankey 'em!" The two seemed to argue endlessly in their own twin-speak, and as they argued, Nassar sent out his Pokemon. "Bulbasaur, go!"

12:41 RefMankey *bof* *bof

12:41 Shoey *send* Pichu

12:42 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Magikarp F 20/20 HP, Magikarp M 20/20 HP

12:42 RefMankey The twins simultaneously ordered, "Magikarp, SPLASH ATTACK!" "NO, SPLASH ATTACK!"

12:43 Shoey "Pichu use Thunder Shock!", James said

12:43 RefMankey "Just pick one," Nassar said, ordering Bulbasaar to use *Vine Whip* on the male Magikarp!

12:43 RefMankey Splash was used, Splash was used...

12:43 RefMankey ...

12:43 RefMankey ** **

12:44 RefMankey "Man, that's Tauros shit!" "WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE!" the referee jolted, as the two Pokemon

12:44 RefMankey *snap*

12:44 RefMankey *crackle*

12:44 RefMankey *POP*

12:44 RefMankey put the beatdown on the two Magikarp, who were trained for no battle...

12:44 RefMankey Magikarp F was Paralyzed!

12:45 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Magikarp F 12/20 HP {par}, Magikarp M 10/20 HP

12:46 RefMankey Nassar looked at James with large, aware eyes. "This battle's over," he whispered, "if you keep using Thundershock."

12:46 RefMankey "Saar, Vine Whip the same Magikarp!" "Magikarp, dodge!"

12:46 RefMankey ...

12:46 Shoey "Pichu use Thunder Shock again on the Male Magikarp!", James said pointing to the Magikarp he wanted his Pichu to attack.

12:47 RefMankey Thunder Shock...

12:47 RefMankey "Magikarp, use Tackle on Pichu!"

12:47 RefMankey Magikarp-F...

12:47 Shoey "Pichu use sidestep!"

12:48 RefMankey *BZZT* Though Vine Whip missed, Thundershock put the charge on Magikarp! Magikarp-F could barely move...

12:48 RefMankey ...

12:48 RefMankey ...Pichu sidestepped out of the way!

12:48 RefMankey *Magikarp-M

12:48 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Magikarp F 12/20 HP {par}, Magikarp M 2/20 HP {par}

12:48 Shoey "Nice job Pichu! Now that you have the advantage use Thunder Shock again!", James said.


12:49 Shoey (he's using thunder shock on whichever magikarp he sidestepped from)

12:49 RefMankey ( you said male Magikarp )

12:50 RefMankey ( so that's who I put the attack on )

12:50 Shoey (yeah)

12:50 Shoey (I mean for the attack I'm doing now)

12:50 RefMankey "Saar! Attack the Female! James, aim for the lowest health!"

12:50 RefMankey Thunder Shock...

12:50 RefMankey "Magikarp, go sidestep that!"

12:50 RefMankey ...

12:51 RefMankey "It's called Slide, dummy!" "Shut up!"

12:51 RefMankey Magikarp-F couldn't move!

12:51 RefMankey *bzzzt*

12:51 RefMankey *smack*

12:51 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Magikarp F 2/20 HP {par}, Magikarp M 2/20 HP {par}

12:52 RefMankey "Let's share the experience, and take out one each!" Nassar finished his plan...

12:52 RefMankey "Bulbasaur, Tackle on the male!"

12:52 RefMankey Bulbasaur...

12:52 RefMankey "Magikarp, go Tackle him!"

12:52 RefMankey Magikarp and Bulbasaur...

12:52 RefMankey *SLAM*

12:52 Shoey "Ok", James nodded at Nassar. "Pichu finish off the Female Magikarp with one more Thunder Shock!"

12:52 RefMankey "KARP GO SLIDE! SLIDE!"

12:52 RefMankey ...

12:53 RefMankey Saar and Magikarp colided! That was not the case for Pichu. It *zapped* Magikarp anyways!

12:53 RefMankey *KO*

12:53 RefMankey *SLAM*

12:53 RefMankey *KO*

12:54 RefMankey Saar brushed off the pesky fish in his way, and threw it to the ground, causing Magikarp to stop moving so fast.

12:55 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Magikarp F 0/20 HP {par}, Magikarp M 0/20 HP {par}

12:55 RefMankey "COME ON REF!" "RED CARD!" "RED CARD" The twins cried for "justice," but all she could notion was the fact that they had one more Pokemon to use. "Fine! Magikarp, go!"

12:55 RefMankey *bof*

12:56 RefMankey The other twin, the one in cyan, picked up a different Pokemon. "C'MON, GO, PINSIR!"

12:56 RefMankey *bof*

12:57 Shoey (can you wait like 3-5 min please?)

12:57 RefMankey ( Sure, but status update: Bulbasaur, Pichu gain +2 EXP. Pichu learns Sweet Kiss and Thunder Wave!)


12:58 Shoey (ok ill add that)

13:06 Shoey (I'm back thanks for waiting)

13:06 RefMankey ( alright )

13:07 RefMankey One of these kids was bluffing about their Pokemon. But...they revealed their hands, and

13:07 RefMankey *bof* *bof*

13:07 RefMankey ...it wasn't the kid with the Pinsir. That was terrifyingly real.

13:07 RefMankey The other one was even moreso.

13:08 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Pichu M 15/15 HP VS Pinsir M 20/20 HP, Krabby M 20/20 HP

13:08 Shoey "Pichu come back!" *return* Pichu "Go Mankey!", James said. *send* Mankey

13:09 RefMankey "THANKS, MUM!" "YAH!" These compliments only baffled Nassar, who left out his Pokemon. "My,"

13:09 RefMankey *whoosh* *bof*

13:09 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP VS Pinsir M 20/20 HP, Krabby M 20/20 HP

13:09 RefMankey "that's a Pokemon I wouldn't expect. Bulbasaur, put Pinsir to sleep!"

13:10 Shoey "Mankey use Focus Energy!"

13:10 RefMankey "Pinsir, pinch that monkey!" "Krabby, Vice Grip on Bulbasaur!"

13:10 RefMankey Focus Energy was used...

13:10 RefMankey ViceGrips...

13:11 RefMankey *doink*

13:11 Shoey "I put out Mankey because he needs some experience.", James replied to Nassar.

13:11 Shoey "Mankey use sidestep!"

13:11 RefMankey While Pinsir was rushing onto the field, it passed out reaching Mankey!

13:11 RefMankey *snap*

13:12 RefMankey "SAAAAUR!" Vicegrip...hurt Bulbasaur. Not much, but it grabbed a vulnerable spot. "Ugh," Nassar complained, "we have to aim for the Pinsir! Ignore Krabby for now!"

13:13 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 16/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP {FE} VS Pinsir M 20/20 HP {SLP}, Krabby M 20/20 HP

13:13 RefMankey "Alright, Leech Seed on Pinsir! Take its health!"

13:13 RefMankey Leech seed was used...

13:13 Shoey "Mankey quick, use Low Kick on Pinsir!"

13:14 RefMankey "THE HELL DID THEY DO TO MY POKEMON?" "LANGUAGE!" When the Referee yelled, Mankey aimed Low Kick on Pinsir, as Bulbasaur laid out its seeds...

13:14 RefMankey "Krabby-uh..."

13:14 RefMankey Leech Seed landed, and *SMACK*

13:14 RefMankey *CRIT*

13:15 RefMankey so did Low Kick, which did astronomical damage to Pinsir's mighty carapace!

13:15 RefMankey Pinsir was quick to awaken!

13:16 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 17/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP {FE} VS Pinsir M 13/20 HP {SLP, LS}, Krabby M 20/20 HP

13:16 RefMankey The twins ordered, "VICEGRIP MANKEY! VICEGRIP!"

13:16 RefMankey Pinsir and Krabby both...

13:16 Shoey "Good work. Now use scratch on Pinsir!"

13:16 RefMankey "Quick! Knock Krabby out of the air with Vine Whip!"

13:16 RefMankey ...

13:16 RefMankey *SLAM*

13:17 RefMankey *SNAP SLAM*

13:17 RefMankey ( oh jesus this is a triway collision on Pinsir )

13:17 Shoey (wow)

13:18 RefMankey *SNAP* *CHINK* *SNAP* *SCRAAAAAAAAATCH*

13:18 RefMankey Pinsir took the blunt of the damage from the Scratch, but that didn't mean Krabby didn't get entangled in its own collision!

13:19 RefMankey A collision it could never win! Bulbasaur snatched it out of the air and *SLAMMED* Krabby to the floor before it could react!

13:19 RefMankey KO

13:19 RefMankey ( oh wait nvm )

13:19 RefMankey ( that wasn't a collision >_> )

13:20 RefMankey *SNAP* *SLAM*

13:20 Shoey (oh )

13:20 RefMankey It did, however, grab Mankey by the hair, and pulled at the Pig Monkey!

13:20 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 17/20 HP, Mankey M 14/20 HP {FE} VS Pinsir M 9/20 HP {LS}, Krabby M 10/20 HP

13:21 RefMankey "One more shot! C'mon, Bulbasaur! Take out that Pinsir with Tackle!"

13:21 Shoey "Mankey use Low Kick on Krabby now!"

13:21 RefMankey "PINSIR SEISMIC TOSS!"

13:21 RefMankey "KRABBY! VICEGRIP!"

13:21 RefMankey ...

13:21 RefMankey *slam*

13:21 RefMankey *slam*

13:22 RefMankey But...two collisions on Mankey? This was unheard of! Well, it was two until Bulbasaur *SLAMMED* Pinsir out of contention!

13:22 *** Rayblade joined #KantoViridianTrainerHouse

13:23 Rayblade ((Oh hi))

13:23 Shoey (hi)

13:24 RefMankey *SLAP*

13:24 RefMankey *KO*

13:25 RefMankey As Krabby attempted to grab a chunk of Mankey for later, Krabby was sent right back to the ground! The kick clattered the crab's shell, and caused Krabby to fall to the ground!

13:25 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 19/20 HP, Mankey M 14/20 HP {FE} VS Pinsir M 2/20 HP {LS}, Krabby M 0/20 HP

13:25 RefMankey Pinsir was furious! It used *vicegrip* on James!

13:25 RefMankey "James! Defend yourself!"

13:25 RefMankey "...oh."

13:25 RefMankey *gulp*

13:25 RefMankey *KO*

13:25 Shoey James saw the Pinsir coming at him and his eyes widened. James tried to jump out of the way.

13:26 RefMankey James jumped, but at this point...it was match. Bulbasaur quenched itself from all the Pinsir had to offer. And that was the match.

13:26 RefMankey Bulbasaur M 18/20 HP, Mankey M 14/20 HP {FE} VS Pinsir M 0/20 HP {LS}, Krabby M 0/20 HP

13:28 Shoey James stood there still in shock. "That could have gone badly.", he said to Nassar. Then he looked and saw the Krabby and the Pinsir fainted. "We won again!", James exclaimed getting up to high five Nassar.

13:32 RefMankey Nassar /almost/ missed the high-five, busy confronting the two. "Control your Pokemon, goodness!" But he turned around, and *smacked* Shoey's hand. "That was a clean match, good job," he said. The referee blew her whistle. "You two won!" she pointed to the victors, "Now, head out. We'll heal your Pokemon for Round 2."

13:33 RefMankey ( Mankey gained +2 EXP! )

13:33 Rayblade ((So what is this? A tournament?))

13:33 RefMankey ( Mankey learned Fury Swipes, Karate Chop! )

13:33 RefMankey ( Yep, in double battles )

13:33 RefMankey ( for now, at least


13:35 Shoey James walked off the stage after the battle, excited that they had won in the first round. "We are doing good, but there will still be even tougher opponents to face.", James thought. "Now, where are we supposed to go to heal our Pokemon?", James asked Nassar.

13:36 RefMankey The twins returned their Pokemon, giving the two a dirty look; the referee was quick to take the two twins to their mothers. Her words for them were stern and harsh, the two looking back at eachother. "Got what they deserved," Nassar claimed. He missed James's question, and asked him to repeat.

13:38 Shoey "I asked where we do we take our Pokemon to be healed?", he repeated. "And you're right, they did get what they deserved. That Pinsir could have seriously injured me."

13:42 RefMankey Nassar pointed to a dainty shop, which held only Potions and Full Heals (at discounted prices of 45 and 200 Poke, no less), and a small area with a Healing Machine...which all 64 Trainers were waiting to use. "It's a line," Nassar claimed, strains of hyper-exaggeration in his words.

13:44 RefMankey There was a trainer who held a raven-black roll of duct tape. He looked at his Metapod, and wrapped it in the substance. "Y'all need it," the boy claimed. He was a stocky boy, one whose eyes wandered about the room.

13:44 RefMankey *WRAP*

13:44 Shoey "We better get over there then because the line will only get bigger.", James replied. He then set off towards the back of the line that was waiting to use the machine. "I wish I had more money.", James thought. "Then I may be able to buy some more potions for cheaper prices. It would cost almost all of my money to buy just one!"

13:45 RefMankey Metapod M 43/45 HP {+1 def}

13:46 Shoey James looked at the boy who had just wrapped his Metapod in duct tape. "I wonder why he's doing that?", James asked Nassar. "That's kind of wierd to wrap a Pokemon in duct tape, isn't it?"

13:47 RefMankey The Referee from the previous match returned to James and Nassar. In her hands was 300 Poke, 200 for James, and 100 for Nassar. "Had to deal with these two. They had to pay a hefty fine for letting their Pokemon go wild on you," she claimed, her voice giving not a shred of weakness. But Nassar looked at the stockier boy, and scratched his head (there wasn't a

13:50 RefMankey ton of hair to scratch!) "Crazy people here," Nassar claimed, and at those words, another pair turned to Nassar and James. One was a red-headed female of about 13, and the other a slick-haired boy about a year older. "I saw what happened over there! You OK?" The boy asked. There was a small dosage of concern in his voice. The girl peered into James's other

13:51 RefMankey ear, and whispered something along the lines of, "these Pokeblockin' kids will kill us all."

13:53 Shoey James turned to the boy and replied, "Yeah I'm OK. It's not the first time that's happened either. This Mankey I have here tried to attack me as well.", James chuckled. "Thanks for asking." Then James turned to the girl who had whispered in his ear. "What are Pokeblockin' kids?", he asked. James had never heard the term before.

13:54 RefMankey ( should've mentioned Nassar and James should've returned their Pokemon, but I'll assume it's done anyway )

13:54 Shoey (oh ya I forgot to do that)

13:56 RefMankey "...are you naive, boy?" She was getting stuck up with James, face turning bright-red, but the guy got her to calm right down. You could see he wore a red jacket, and black pants that go down to the feet. "Ignore her. She's...special," as the two hugged for some time. "Well, congrats on your victory! Must've been a nightmare," he clamored,

13:58 RefMankey and Nassar could only reply back, nonchalantly: "Yessssssss."

13:59 Shoey "Thank you! And it could have gone a lot worse, like if the Pinsir would have landed it's hit on me.", James replied. "Maybe we'll face each other later on in the tournament."

14:01 RefMankey "I think we're next-up," the boy replied. "Another double-battle. Cassandra and I've been working for this tournament, haven't we?" Cassandra shrugged, and held onto her two Poke Balls. "Sure," she sighed. The line was creeping up, and Cassandra was almost ready to get her Pokemon healed, looking at the position Nassar and James were in.

14:02 Shoey (am I in front or behind them?)

14:04 RefMankey ( behind )


14:06 Rayblade ((mess em up guys))

14:06 RefMankey ( oh, you'll see )

14:07 Shoey "Good luck in your next battle.", James replied. He also saw that they were getting closer to being able to heal their Pokemon and he started getting anxious for his next battle.

14:07 Shoey (sorry that took so long)

14:08 RefMankey At once, Cassandra and her ally put their Pokemon on the table. In a *click* the nurse at the counter healed them up, and called it a day. The boy, once more, looked at these two. "Thanks! You too," he said, but Cassandra...smiled. She laughed gently, and turned back. The Nurse was ready for the next two Trainers. Nassar was quick to offer his Pokemon.

14:09 RefMankey His eyes, though wide, were speculative of James. "I don't really like Cassandra right now," he whispered.

14:10 Shoey "I agree.", James replied. "She seems...different. And she doesn't seem very friendly either." James brought out his Pokeballs and gave them to the nurse behind the counter.

14:10 Shoey "Can you please heal our Pokemon?", he asked.

14:10 RefMankey *click*

14:13 RefMankey "All healed! Enjoy your next battle," she said, handing back these Pokeballs. There were still people to handle, and it was clear stalling wouldn't be an option. "Well, let's check the standings," Nassar mentioned, pointing to the bracket. It was a basic bracket, written on a huge sheet of paper. On it, a few pairs were listed: the match of interest?

14:14 RefMankey "Luis/Cassandra vs Nasar/James." "Man, again?" Nassar complained. "Always get my name wrong."

14:14 Shoey (I have to go for like 20 minutes)

14:14 RefMankey ( ah gotcha )

14:14 Shoey (so we can continue then if your still on an want to or we can go later)

14:14 Shoey (see ya later)

14:14 RefMankey ( so long )

14:14 *** Shoey quit (Quit: www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)

14:15 RefMankey ( we can continue )

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18:29 RefMankey Shoey came fresh off a tournament win, when he received the next set of matches...

18:29 RefMankey "All healed! Enjoy your next battle," she said, handing back these Pokeballs. There were still people to handle, and it was clear stalling wouldn't be an option. "Well, let's check the standings," Nassar mentioned, pointing to the bracket. It was a basic bracket, written on a huge sheet of paper. On it, a few pairs were listed: the match of interest?

18:29 RefMankey "Luis/Cassandra vs Nasar/James." "Man, again?" Nassar complained. "Always get my name wrong."

18:30 RefMankey And it continues...

18:31 Shoey "Don't worry about /that/", James replied. "We should be worrying about the match. I have a feeling these two won't be easy to beat. Let's get going" And with that, Shoey took off towards their match's location.

18:31 Shoey (*James my bad)

18:31 RefMankey ( that should be on me! )

18:31 Shoey (Oh I guess I didn't realize you did that too)

18:35 RefMankey Nassar made a motion, one to suggest the "complaint" was a simple joke. He decided on, "Alright," and the inspiring trainer worried not, and as he walked with James pulled out his Pokegear. The screen lit vibrantly, the images shifting rapidly and in a way what drew the Trainer's utmost attention. This was how Nassar waited for his next match.

18:38 Shoey James looked down at the device Nassar held in his hand. "That's pretty cool!", he exclaimed. "I gotta get myself one of those." There was silence for a moment and then James turned back to Nassar. "I've heard about those devices. I think they are called PokeGear? But what exactly does it do?"

18:49 RefMankey Nassar turned to Shoey, energized. He "Oh, the PokeGear? Everything!" From there he activated, "salesman mode" trying to sell the capabilities: "SilphCo made it! You can talk to people, play a game, heck-"

18:49 RefMankey *ding*

18:53 Shoey (are you still typing or is it my turn?)

18:53 RefMankey The noise spread upon the arenas, and Nassar was forced to end his description, "I'll tell you more later!" The announcer presented himself again, and ordered the competitors to, "return to their stations for round two!" He pointed to the tournament bracket; once a dull white rectangle, it was a shining star among the people. "Standings are up!"

18:54 RefMankey ( still typing; feel free to respond whenever the text reaches a period )

18:54 RefMankey ( ends with )

18:55 Shoey "James was disappointed that Nassar couldn't finish his description, but he was more excited to start the match. "We better report to our station", James told Nassar.

18:57 RefMankey Nassar only tilted his head to the stadium, right in front of the two. Some "clops" later and there they were, the slick-haired boy and-

18:58 RefMankey "Cassandra."

19:00 Shoey James stared at their two opponents and cleared his mind of all thoughts except to win the fight ahead of them. James had to win this tournament. It was only a tournament for lower level trainers and if he couldn't win here, there was no chance he'd be strong enough to become a pokemon master.

19:05 RefMankey Cassandra's jeans, which didn't fit her form, trembled as she, "stepped to left plate." Her eyes were dead, and locked into Nassar's. But the male, or "Luis," as he introduced himself (handshake unmet), was not so standoffish. "Have a good match!" were his final words, as he met up with his partner.

19:08 Shoey "You too", James said halfheartedly. James hated to wish his opponents luck in anything he did. He felt that you should never talk to your opponents until after the game. He only wishes them luck if they do it first, and even then he only mumbles it. After that James stepped up onto the platform as well, ready for the match to begin.

19:15 RefMankey James's partner had enough. The dark-skinned boy did not look further at the competitor, and when Luis shook his head in disapproval, with a half-effort "cracked" his knuckles. Just one word he was waiting for - one word.

19:16 Shoey James shook his hands out, trying to relieve himself of the nervous feeling he had. He knew that once the match started it would go away, but he couldn't help it. "You ready?" James asked Nasaar.

19:23 RefMankey James only got a "Yes." from his partner. His voice became quieter, "It'll be similar to last match." Nassar already had his hand on his Poke Ball, as a sheriff might when called to action. No time spared, a voice materialized:

19:23 RefMankey "GO!"

19:24 RefMankey And the match begun. The field was being set up...

19:24 RefMankey ...and no introductions later,

19:24 RefMankey *bof* *bof* *bof*

19:25 Shoey James reached down to his belt and grabbed a PokeBall. "Go Mankey!"

19:25 Shoey *send* Mankey

19:25 RefMankey *bof*

19:28 RefMankey Meowth F 20/20 HP, Geodude F 20/20 HP {VS} Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Mankey M 20/20 HP

19:28 RefMankey ...the sparks flew; a match begun.

19:28 Shoey "Mankey use Kate Chop on Geodude!", James called

19:29 RefMankey "Meowth, Hypnosis on Mankey!" "Saur, Stun Spore on Meowth!"

19:29 RefMankey "Geodude, Tackle!"

19:30 RefMankey *bzzt*

19:31 RefMankey Bulbasaur withdrew! It knew no Stun Spore!

19:31 RefMankey "W-huh?"

19:31 RefMankey Hypnosis...

19:31 RefMankey *CHOP* *SLAM*

19:32 RefMankey Uninhibited by force, the two Pokemon slammed into eachother!

19:32 RefMankey "Keep on pushing!"

19:32 Shoey "Let's go Mankey!"

19:34 RefMankey With a flick of the wrist, Cassandra /smiled/. It was the only time she did this entire tournament, when the tackle overcame a fistful of power!

19:35 Shoey "What the-!", Jame exclaimed wide eyed.

19:36 RefMankey Cassandra opened her mouth. "We can't both decide on a feint!" Nassar crossed his arms, unfazed.

19:36 RefMankey "What is it this time? You usually light up in a moment like this!"

19:37 RefMankey Nassar still waited.

19:37 RefMankey Meowth F 20/20 HP, Geodude F 20/20 HP {VS} Bulbasaur M 20/20 HP, Mankey M 10/20 HP

19:38 Shoey James turned to Nassar, "If we want to win, we should both focus on one pokemon at a time." Then he turned back to the battle. "Alright Mankey, use Fury Swipes on Meowth!",

19:39 RefMankey "Alright, Meowth-" "Vine Whip on Geodude!" "OK, Scratch on Bulbasaur!"


21:39 *** Mankeyte joined #KantoViridianTrainerHouse

21:45 Mankeyte "Scratch?"

21:45 Mankeyte Geodude stood its ground!

21:45 Mankeyte Scratch...

21:45 Mankeyte Vine Whip...

21:45 Mankeyte Mankey was getting impatient amidst this action!

21:45 Shoey (I used fury swipe on meowth btw)

21:45 Mankeyte ...unleashed a great vengeance upon Meowth!

21:46 Mankeyte "Ugh!"

21:46 Mankeyte *swipe* *grab*

21:48 Mankeyte A vine seeped close to the feline. It was a natural reaction - Meowth gripped it and

21:48 Mankeyte *SLASH*

21:50 Mankeyte The attack was cut away, leaving Bulbasaur in pain. It was easy to see vines. What it didn't see was the flurry of arms headed its way, each one delivered with great speed and force.

21:50 Mankeyte *chop*

21:50 Mankeyte "DEFEND!"

21:50 Mankeyte *chop*

21:50 Mankeyte *chop*

21:50 Mankeyte *swipe*

21:50 Mankeyte *slash*

21:50 Mankeyte *slice*

21:51 Mankeyte Meowth F 14/20 HP, Geodude F 20/20 HP {VS} Bulbasaur M 16/20 HP, Mankey M 10/20 HP

21:52 Mankeyte "This isn't working, Luis. More effort from you." "I don-" "No."

21:52 Mankeyte "Use it."

21:53 Mankeyte "Geodude..." Luis exasperated, "...Magnitude."

21:53 Mankeyte "JUMP!" Nassar ordered! "James, get your Pokemon to jump!"

21:53 Shoey "Mankey jump!", James said, hoping that Mankey wouldn't get hit.

21:53 Mankeyte The ground was trembling beneath Geodude's bulging arms...

21:54 Mankeyte "Meowth, Jump!"

21:54 Mankeyte ...

21:54 Mankeyte *bounce*

21:55 Mankeyte A trembling earth did not shake Saur one bit! It was already high in the air. but the others...they

21:57 Mankeyte ...they were piled upon one another. And the sheer force of the attack brought Meowth and Mankey upon one another, ready to crush eachother underneath their massive palms.

21:57 Mankeyte [Magnitude 7!]

21:57 Mankeyte Meowth F 7/20 HP, Geodude F 20/20 HP {VS} Bulbasaur M 16/20 HP, Mankey M 3/20 HP

21:57 Mankeyte "Now, Vine Whip!"

21:58 Mankeyte "Sidestep, Geodude!"

21:58 Mankeyte Vine Whip...

21:58 Mankeyte "Meowth, defend!"

21:58 Mankeyte ...

21:58 Mankeyte Geodude managed to dodge Saur's advances!

21:58 Shoey "Mankey you OK?!", James yelled. Then, seeing that his Mankey was up and walking he yelled at Mankey. "Use Low Kick on Geodude!"

21:58 Mankeyte Low Kick...

21:59 Mankeyte "Meowth, intercept that attack!"

21:59 Mankeyte Meowth *guarded* Geodude out of sheer spite!

21:59 Mankeyte It...

21:59 Mankeyte *crush*

21:59 Mankeyte Mankey was barely left standing!

21:59 Mankeyte Meowth F 1/20 HP, Geodude F 20/20 HP {VS} Bulbasaur M 16/20 HP, Mankey M 3/20 HP

22:00 Mankeyte "Now, Geodude..."

22:00 Mankeyte TO BE CONTINUED