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Destiny Colosseum ~ Training Rooms

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Chibi Pika

Stay positive
Staff
Location
somewhere in spacetime
Pronouns
they/them
Partners
  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Lexx chuckled. "Not yet, still workin' on that. Just getting some stats on my sis's aura has been reacting to the radiant machine. And I think Diyem coming back might've shifted the shadows too? Crazy stuff."

"There are like thirty other people on the team you can bother to get your goddamn data," Starr snapped. Couldn't this asshole read the room?

"Ah, that's not as fun." Lexx quickly typed something down on his tablet and then asked Val, "What about you, notice anything weird while you've been training? New powers, anything like that?"
 

Chibi Pika

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somewhere in spacetime
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  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Lexx nodded along, typing away. "Rage power from shadows, sounds a lot like what the rest of the team is experiencing." His scan, of course, would detect no shadows behind it at all. "Surprising that Starr didn't tap into that when fighting dear old dad at the last mission."

If looks could kill, then the look Starr gave him next would definitely have fit the bill.
 

Persephone

Infinite Screms
Pronouns
her/hers
Partners
  1. mawile
  2. vulpix-alola
Starr used Killer Glare!

Cuicatl’s Blindness activated!

The attack failed...

“would’vefuckingrippeddadtoshredsifwemethere”

Cuicatl muttered / growled / roared.

“Ah, yeah, dads. I, uh, feel you.” Val paused. Was it rude to offer help when she was already helping her sister? Maybe. She did it anyway. “We can talk about it, if you want. Roommates and all. Even if the room is really crowded now.”
 

Chibi Pika

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somewhere in spacetime
Pronouns
they/them
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  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Starr looked away. "Not much to talk about. We beat his ass before, we'll do it again." If they got another chance. If they survived. She let out a sigh and glanced back at Val. "Seems like it's shitty dads for days with this team. Go ahead and share if you want, not gonna pressure you."

Roommates. It was easy to forget that they were roommates--they really didn't see each other that much. And her other roommate... hated her? (Did she? Why the hell were things so complicated?)
 

Chibi Pika

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  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Starr narrowed her eyes. "Yeah, uh, I dunno what exactly kinda 'discipline' we're talking about here, but I'm already sensing that he can go fuck himself."
Cuicatl growled. “He sold my mom’s Pokémon.”
Starr froze, gears turning in her head. So that was why... it had always seemed like she needed to get back home more than she actually wanted to. Her sister... wasn't actually there waiting for her. Fuck.

"That really sucks," Starr muttered, glancing away. "Is there any chance in hell of getting 'em back?"
 

Chibi Pika

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  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
"Fucking hell,"--Starr put a paw to her temple, shaking her head--"wow, alright. Fuck." She let out a heavy breath. "You're a trainer, right? As in, don't ever have to go home to that shitstain, right?" Wasn't she doing her journey in a completely different country, even?
 

Chibi Pika

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  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Starr had a bit of an idea what she expected Cuicatl to do once she returned home with a Hydreigon, and well... more power to her.

"Kinda similar to my situation. Left home a year ago, never going back." Of course, the universe just loved dragging her back into that family drama--first with her friends going up against Team Rocket. And now with Giovanni literally showing up as their main enemy here. It had felt like a curse but... damn it if it wasn't satisfying.

"If it's possible to get your mom's team back then, shit... keep going with it. Make him regret everything. I got my chance, you should get it too." Ugh, this encouragement shit really wasn't her thing...
 

Chibi Pika

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  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Starr rubbed the back of her head awkwardly. "Look, that wasn't what I--he can't regret anything if he's dead, can he?" Except no one could really tell that to a three-headed murderdragon, and it really wasn't any of her business anyway.

“Lexx left with you, then?”
Lexx, who'd been busying himself on his tablet all this time, perked up at the sound of his name. Starr gave him a sideways glare and said, "No. He didn't."

"Aw, c'mon... that makes it sound like the other me's working for the boss man," Lexx replied, holding a paw up disarmingly.

"Yeah well, he sold me out to the boss and went off to work for the Johto force, so that's not exactly an improvement," Starr snarled at him.

Lexx gave Val a sheepish grin, "We've got some stuff to work through, don't mind her." Starr made an exaggerated sound of disgust.
 

Chibi Pika

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  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
"Don't worry, he's not," Lexx answered, holding both palms out.

"Like working for Sebastian is sooo much better?" Starr asked, rolling her eyes.

"I'm sure the other me's got his reasons," Lexx replied with a shrug.

Starr scoffed and turned back to Val. "Yeah, sorry, not really in the mood to talk about him." Not that there ever was a time where she was in the mood to talk about him.
 
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Persephone

Infinite Screms
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her/hers
Partners
  1. mawile
  2. vulpix-alola
"Okay..." She didn't get along with her brother. That was normal enough, probably. But if she didn't like him, why was he chosen as her familiar? Getting Coco was starting to look like a surprisingly good outcome. Cuicatl was silent. Her head was lowered and she'd stopped openly fuming. Still very tense. She tried to relax her back and felt it instantly tighten again. One of those days, huh?

"Have you gotten used to your bell, yet?" Something lighter to try and fix the mood. Cuicatl had hopefully gotten everything out of her system and now needed to calm down.
 

Chibi Pika

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  5. incineroar-starr
Starr blinked. "Huh? Yeah, it's fine. Already got used to having inner fire as a Litten, not too much different to have it on the outside too." She put a paw on the glowing fireball on her neck, felt its heat. She had the fleeting thought to ask Val if she'd gotten used to her evolution yet, and then immediately decided not to.

...At least Cuicatl seemed to have calmed down. Starr had no idea what, if anything would cheer her up, but... well, she had someone literally stuck to her now, so... progress?

In any case, she'd come here to train, so... time to start on that. Hopefully the rest of the conversation would be less awkward.

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[R9] Blooming Doubts (Cynthian and Icetales)

Cresselia92

Gym Leader
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She/Her/Hers
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  1. ho-oh
  2. sneasel-nyula
  3. rayquaza-cress
  4. celebi-shiny
The echoes of the cheering crowd could be heard clearly even from the training rooms -- apparently there was another match ongoing, but Icetales has no way to know for certain who was fighting who.

Perhaps it was the match of Astrid and Vix versus Brisa and Owen? The Ninetales sighed: surely his comrades were handling the battle so much better, especially the other Ninetales. She had always good strategies (even if most of them were about exploding on her opponents), and her teammate was an equally strong teammate. And he knew from experience that Brisa and Owen were also excellent battlers, if that match at the beach was any proof.

Meanwhile, what did he do? He couldn't even keep his teammate safe from the attacks of Nip, whose speed was unparalleled, and Starr, who had the rawest firepower. What kind of supporter was he, if he couldn't even support his own friend properly?

Icetales sighed and turned to the door. It was a good thing that the training rooms had a small infirmary for minor accidents. Even though, he wondered if being incinerated by a Flare Blitz could be considered minor...

And then, the door opened, and Cynthian came out of it. Icetales bolted forward, looking down in concern.

"S-Sir Cynthian, how art thou feeling?" He blinked and rubbed his cheek with a forepaw. "Oh, apologies! It's Miss Cynthian now, right?"
 

Adamhuarts

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  1. mew-adam
  2. celebi-shiny
  3. roserade-adam
It didn't take long for Cynthian to get discharged from the clinic. She healed most of her own wounds after being given a reviver, though the nurse still ran a check up on her. After that, she walked out the door grimacing.

"S-Sir Cynthian, how art thou feeling?" He blinked and rubbed his cheek with a forepaw. "Oh, apologies! It's Miss Cynthian now, right?"

"Yeah... And I'm fine now," she said, rubbing her other arm while avoiding eye contact.

"I couldn't even get a hit in, and Starr is so cruel. She knew I'd freeze on the spot the moment she came running at me like a fiery cannonball." Cynthian sighed in exasperation and pursed her lips.

"What happened when I passed out? Did they pile their attacks on you too? I know we lost, but... sorry you had to clean up after me."
 
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