Treasure Town ~ Marowak Dojo

[Namohysip]

Soda casually walked into the dojo and approached far end of the room, against the wall. Over his shoulder was a small bag of supplies, from which he pulled out a small picnic blanket. With an overplayed flourish, he set it down and sat on one end, setting a strange device in the middle that looked like a small pot with a lid on top. He poured what seemed to be a bunch of kernels inside, and then a thin liquid, and closed it before pressing a button at the base of the pot.

He glanced at the two fighters silently, though the sudden, rapid popping of the kernels within the pot announced his presence.

 

[NebulaDreams]

Curio stared at Soda. On the one paw, she wondered where the hell he got a popcorn maker from. On the other paw, she liked her some popcorn. They made the perfect snack for watching movies with. Sure, the kernels often got stuck in her teeth, but that's what she had her gimped bone rush for.

"Hey," she said with a smirk, "spare some for me after the match."

 

[Namohysip]

Soda made a vaguely thumbs-up gesture with his claws at Curio, smirking.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

 

[Chibi Pika]

Starr glowered at the sheer number of onlookers. No doubt they'd be rooting for Curio too. Well, it wasn't as if she'd been popular back on the team. Never stopped her. Had to channel that mindset. No worrying about failure. Locate the enemy's weaknesses, target them, win.

She fixed her gaze on her opponent. "You ready?"

 

[NebulaDreams]

"Hell yeah. Oh, and losersayswhat?"

Curio sprinted into Starr for a swift attack, aiming a quick jab at that Shitlitten's nose.

 

[Tanuki]

Commotion. Pokémon. Something to do. A fight? Sure, why not? Whatever. It was better than staring at the ceiling and planning escape attempts.

Scanning the crowd, he quickly saw Brisa. A familiar (-er than the rest) face. He made his way over and waved a claw in greeting. “How’s it going?” He sat next to her and smirked, thinking back to his (technical) victory in their last bout. “Watching to learn a thing or two?”

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

"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.

 

[Chibi Pika]

"Hell yeah. Oh, and losersayswhat?"

What--?

Oh.

Oh, screw you.

The Riolu dashed at her, a blue blur too fast to see. Shit. Quick Attack. Starr didn't have any priority moves, at least, she didn't think she did. Pouring every ounce of will into her back legs, she lunged aside at the last second. Thank god for cat reflexes, just about the only good thing about being stuck in this tiny form.

But... dammit, that was way too fast. She didn't have a chance in hell at dodging another one of those.

 

[Tanuki]

“Humbled?” Zane asked. It made enough sense, he supposed, with a name like Starr. Still, it sounded like something happened. “She get too catty for her own good?” His face showed no sense of humor, or even indication that he’d tried to make a joke. Indeed, he had no idea he’d made one.

 

[NebulaDreams]

Curio's attack was fast. So fast that-- oh shit, Starr ended up dodging it anyway, and Curio ended up with her nose almost touching the dojo walls. As soon as she stopped herself though, she turned back around, anticipating Starr's next move as she tried to find an opening for another Quick Attack.

 

[Tanuki]

“Yeah! Break her muzzle!” Zane shouted from the sidelines, claws cupped around his snout. He decided to cheer Curio on since Brisa was. Definitely his only reason. “Show that kitten what you got!”

 

[Chibi Pika]

Starr couldn't help feeling a wisp of self-satisfaction upon seeing the look on Curio's face when she spun around. Still, couldn't get cocky. Not when facing that kind of speed.

Remember your drills. If you can't dodge, bait and counter.

Starr broke into a run, readying herself mentally to change stances at a moment's notice.

 

[NebulaDreams]

Curio broke into a run as well, planning to meet (and beat!) Starr halfway. This time, she aimed to sweep the Shitten off her feet, bobbing down at the last second to kick Starr's legs in the hopes of tripping her up.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

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. Curio stepped in. And said something... vulgar. And here we are."

It sounded terribly petty as she described it these terms. Well, so what? She still wanted to see Curio plaster Starr across the wall.

 

[Namohysip]

Soda made a whistling noise from the picnic blanket. "Break a leg!" He started pouring the first batch of popcorn into a large ceramic bowl, sprinkling on what appeared to be dried and seasoned seaweed flakes.

 

[Chibi Pika]

Yes, perfect, Curio dashed at her again. Except... the motion was different. Lower. If she took that while moving, that'd throw off her aim, and--

Change of plans. Starr threw her paws out, halting her momentum at once and lowering her center of gravity. Curio's jab nailed her in the thigh, but she managed to brace herself in time to keep from being knocked over. Yeah, it hurt, but that put her right where she needed to be. The Litten unsheathed her claws and made a vicious swipe.

 

[Tanuki]

Zane stifled a chuckle with one claw while the other went to his heart in feigned indignation. “A mean word? How terrible!” He looked back to the spectacle and had what he thought was a good idea (a bad idea). “Break that pussy in half, Curio!”

 

[Jedi Shulk]

Diyem is there anyway you can stop this fighting?

 

[Umbramatic]

The mew barged in, floating into a sitting position. "Who's fighting? Who's winning? Does anyone have snacks?"