Round 5 [Video]

[starpunching]

_{[The feed clicks on to show Mac sitting in Violet City's Pokemon center. He seems to be smiling, but it's not much of a smile.]}

So, uh...

We challenged the Gymleader today, and...Well, we...


We, uh...


Man, we got mowed down like grass. _{[An indiginant "Loom!" from offscreen.]} Oh, uh...no offense, Chuck. _{["Skipskip."]}

I knew we'd be in for a tough battle, but...Man! Even Joe here was totally freaked the whole time. _{[The camera pans down to a nearby Spinarak, who skitters away a little at the sudden attention.]} I guess a bug would be scared of a bird, though. And his butt's been totally frowny all day. _{[He zooms in on the pattern on Joe's abdomen, which is currently in the shape of a huge frowny face.]}

And Rocky's...

Uh.

He ain't takin' this loss so well. He was real confident goin' in to it, but...he's kinda depressed, I think. I...kinda get how he feels. A loss like that can really take it outta ya. Y'know? Especially after workin' as hard as he did.

But, uh, anyway, anybody got any trainin' methods they think would help besides battlin'? Maybe if I can get him back out there, he'll start feelin' better. Usually works for me, anyway.

Comments

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[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Man, so I've been hearin'...!

Evolutions, types, weaknesses...Man, this whole Pokemon thing is turnin' out to be real complicated!

[video]

[awesome-scott.livejournal.com]

Y'know... I'm gonna be beating the third gym soon. After that, do you want me to come over there and do some training with you?
[And fanboy even more?]

[video]

[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Hey, yeah! That'd be totally rad, man!

And good luck with that gym battle, dude!

_{[After all, Mac has long decided that Scott is an expert on Pokemon and therefore this can only be beneficial.]}

[video]

[awesome-scott.livejournal.com]

...How about I bring you to Goldenrod for heaps of extra training and stuff? My girlfriend wouldn't like me just hanging out in Violet for ages. And I have bad memories of there.

[video]

[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Dude, that would be wicked tubular! Trainin' somewhere else might do some real good! Might help cheer up Rock a little, too!

...Bad memories?

[video]

[awesome-scott.livejournal.com]

And the Pokemon out here are stronger then out there.

...Some vegan time-travelling guy beat me up a lot, after my first gym badge win.

[video]

[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

Stronger Pokemon, huh...? Sounds like just the thing we need!

Dude...Ouch. He sounds like a seriously bad du- did you say he's a time traveler?

[video]

[awesome-scott.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're around level... 15 to 20. They're great for training!

Well, he's from my future. Which is even further in the future for you. He's a real bad dude -- and he's still after me. I've been training against my Pokemon, but I'm a bit worried.

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[usedstarpunch.livejournal.com]

_{[Someone has Scott worried? But...But Scott is totally rad!]}

Hey, I'm sure you got nothin' to worry about, dude! 'Specially if ya been trainin' real hard!

'Sides, I got your back, dude!