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Gimme STRIKE II.

Brisa settled back into a purr of satisfaction and relief. Cooler heads all round, no serious harm sustained, and inadvertent training for the imminent fight. This was good. The arrival of another newcome was also, surely, a good thing. She still felt... peculiar, however. Hot inside, and...

Brisa smiled despite herself. "Yeah, you won. I knew you would. But just barely, and we've got the big fight coming up, so get yourself on your feet fast as you can." She extricated herself as hastily as she could manage while still being gentle, and went to check on Starr again. She'd taken...

Brisa's whole body thrilled at the catharsis of a good fight, especially one where she'd rooted for the victor. She yowled her approval as the final blow hit true! It looked like both gals had really pushed themselves, though... She busied herself collecting the medical supplies as indicated by...

Brisa miaowed boisterously by way of cheering. "Don't let her wear you out!" she cried. If Starr beat Curio the same way Brisa had beaten Curio, the embarrassment would be horrific. To Zane: "Starr was giving Roselia Cynthian a hard time in the square for pre-battle nerves. I called her out...

"Watchin' to see Starr humbled," she replied, a little coldly. "But if I learn somethin', so much the better." Her eyes didn't leave the fight. There was delight, fury, and a strange hunger in them.

:sneaky:

Brisa followed close behind. She was itching to watch a good fight, especially if it involved Curio getting Starr to eat dirt. Outstanding. She brushed past Curio, saying "good luck!" as she did, and took a place on the sidelines.

"We're pokémon," growled Brisa. "Sometimes we fight to settle our differences. It's how we get stronger. It's how we grow. They're takin' it to the Dojo like they ought to and not brawlin' in the street, so let them have at it." She... did actually believe what she was saying. It's just that...

Brisa glanced at Curio, wondering how she'd take the challenge, and silently hoping that she'd take it. Kick her ass, she subvocalised, without fully meaning to. She didn't take it back.

(Brisa had only heard that word used once in her life. She stifled a mortified gasp, and then a belly laugh. Gods, Curio.)

Brisa's lips drew back in a growing snarl. "Well I hope you've been preparin' for the fight, then, like we have. Or have you just been puttin' down team members and lappin' up rice?"

Brisa's attention switched from the absent Curio to that last remark. How... cruel. This coming from the litten she saw the previous day cowering at one end of the Dojo covered in rice. "What's your heroic record like?" she snapped. "Save any innocents lately?"

She snapped upright from her sleeping repose, immediately frantic. The vibrations-- Landslide in the ravine! No, this was Cibus, earthquake-- the fish, it was the fuckin' fish-- she looked around wildly for Curio-- where was she? She wasn't in her bunk. Right. She left the hidden quarters and...

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Aight, here's a double billing for chapters nine and ten! Alright, next chapter(s) concern a real mission and a legendary pokémon! I'm almost as excited as these rebels are! See you then!

There were two great big punchy successes of narrative in this chapter. I'll get to the second. Let's start with the phone scene. I spend half my life these days on my phone or computer, but reading Red's sustained anxiety and suffering as he tries to struggle through accepting his gift of a...

A wink, huh? A wink was good. A 'yes' to sharing the hidden quarters was good, too. Brisa tried winking back. It came out like a sort of lopsided blink. Oh well. Time to go. <><><><><><><><>

Brisa thought for a moment, tracing mnemonic doodles in the dirt with her tail. "At a speed that high, the images would appear to be continuous," she mused. "I suppose your world's technology would allow you to display 'em in an appropriate way at the required speed... you'd appear to be...