[OPEN] Pokemon Battle Time GO!

[mtsilver_conquor]

Who: Eva + Jonouchi, Everyone!
Where: Gym Car 1 (the battle itself)/Cinema (for the masses watching)
When: Grasshopper 3, Noonish
What: Pokemon battle with livestreaming in the Cinema Car.
Warnings: Pokemon battle with a critical hit at the end of it. More will be added as needed.


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The Battle Itself [Closed to Jonouchi]

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To say Eva is excited would be a lie. A terrible, terrible lie and it's been, in her mind, a very long few days. It's as if the world decided to drag its feet. But, now it's here. Kaito'll be handling Roro -the Rotomi already zipping around it's temperory user, and Picolo's around to make sure he's safe (and them, but mainly Kaito).

She also really hopes Kaiba can restore the phone's code back to where it was before they hacked and messed with it to make the livestream possible. But all that can come after the battle.

Because she's way too hyped up to focus on anything else.

"Ready to do this?" The question, at this point, was more formality than anything and it seemed to echo the cleared Gym. Gods, even with the few here, it seems empty. But, as soon as that crossed her mind, it's pushed aside as she holds Dancer like a falconer would, the red oricorio silent with an anticipatory focus. Sure, she could toss Dancer's levelball out onto the field and release the monster that way, but this was far more dramatic.

Or maybe it's just in her mind as she flings her arm skywards, the oricorio taking to the air with ease. "In you go! Swords Dance!"

Dancer immediately falls into an aerial dance that's more heat shimmer and ember flickers that strangely almost resemble swords.

[luckydragonsfoot]

The excitement is on both ends. The blond at the other end of the car has a wide grin, and his pokemon is already bouncing at his side in anticipation. "Heh! Heck yea I am!"

Katsuya's not unfamiliar with one on one battles- but he can't help but get the feeling there's going to be something different about this fight. It's probably the way that Dancer is held right now- or even just the way Dancer looks. She's nothing like any Oricorio he's ever seen, and while the swords dance at least rings a bell it's about the only thing that does.

No time to think about that though he thinks, nodding to the ponyta with him. "Alrigh'- Kaseri, let's get 'm feelin' a little less punchy huh! Heal Pulse!"

It's a strange choice- but for him, not at all. Kaseri's horn shines, and a wash of energy blasts off from it. It doesn't bring any harm- after all that's heal pulse but...there's something Different about it somehow.

It appears the differences in their worlds lay in more than just aesthetic.

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"What-" Eva starts only to snap her mouth shut. Her eye flick to her bird, then back to the ponyta before she smiles a little and straightens. So, that's how it'll be then. Whatever world Jonounchi came from isn't like hers.

She'll have to be careful and while she could, probably, easily end this... she doesn't want to. Not when this is the first battle she's had in months. Not when the adrenaline has started to rise and all of her titles and accolades demand she put on a show.

"Will-o'-the-Wisp!" She says calmly, and even before she's finished talking, Dancer pivots on a wingtip and her free wing trails several balls of purple-blue fire. A single flap of the wing sends them Kaseri's way as Dancer wheels and glides towards the other end of the carriage.

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Hihhn!" The burn move- just a burn, fortunately, but nothing they can't handle. They need to watch how long this goes though, and while Kaseri definitely doesn't like the sting that's not about to bring her down.

But Katsuya saw that pause, and he grins competitively. He doesn't know how different, but obviously that move was different enough. "Heh! Alrigh' Kaseri! Y've got th' right idea!" he shouts, the ponyta in question still running about the room from where she tried (and failed) to avoid will-o-wisp. "Let's keep it up an' make th's bird see double!"

Whatever that meant, the ponyta's got it. It's no 'double team', but where Katsuya' from it's close enough. Agility is what the ponyta makes use of, charging back away from the bird as fast as her legs can go- back and forth in a zigzagging manner, the way a prey animal would avoid the attention of any predator. There's nothing to hide around with that strategy, but that's not what's necessary.

Katsuya wasn't kidding when he said 'see double', and ghostly after images of the ponyta start to appear, gaining further clarity as she goes. She can't just keep running until she's out of the carriage of course, but that just means she doubles back around and holds the zigzagging pattern. There's no stopping right now, not if she can help it!

[mtsilver_conquor]

There's little more than a cock of the head as Eva calmly takes in everything with an experienced eye and ear, though the faint red shimmer of energy around the ponyta does earn a quick, smug smirk from her. Sure, she might not know what attack Jonouchi means, but the pony's Burned and without BurnHeals or the like, it's only a matter of time before it's fainted (and then cured of the Burn that way). Plus, she's dealt with worse when it comes to trying to figure out what another trainer means in the heat of battle.

Still... 'Make the bird see double'? Probably a Double Team, based on how it looks, yet Eva's not buying it. Not after witnessing that Heal Pulse.

And then there's the way the pokemon's running. Odd, but all it means is it could have some zigzagoon in its lineage somewhere. They're both in the Field-class at least and the Galarish zigzagoon's adult form's known as obstagoon, right?

Whatever. She can and will ask later and if it's not one thing, it's another, and if not that, then it comes down to training styles. Either way, now's not the time. Not when she has a battle to win (or at least use to put on a good show if she loses) "Interesting, but enough playing around. God Bird!"

She means Sky Attack, but for now, all Dancer does is circle the field as she glows with faint flames.

[luckydragonsfoot]

They need to take advantage of the speed now that they have it. Speed, and the lowered special defense, even if it's not going to be by much. 'God Bird', he hears from Eva's lips, and he can't help but think of the scar across his front. It's probably not like that, he reminds himself, focusing on the fight. But even so his thoughts go back to when he fought with Ra- with Ra, at the god-in-pokemon-form's side.

They cannot let that move connect, he thinks as he hears a screech in his mind. "KASERI!" he orders, the ponyta still running. "BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE- THROW HER DOWN!"

Psychic.

He just has to hope it's overpowering enough to make it in.

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Dancer goes down, hard, like a sack of bird. Eva doesn't show it on her face, but her hand clenches in sympathy, even knowing how much damage a pokemon can take doesn't mean shit when she watches her bird yanked from the air. It wasn't as bad as it could have been though; the train limits how high her bird can fly, yet...

Yet Dancer is fine. The bird picks herself up with fluff of feathers and a sharp, angry screech-click far more befitting a bird of prey than what she actually is.

"Like we haven't dealt with this before! Burn Out!" The order's given with a jerk of her head, hand-thrown out to one side. Dramatic, eh. Good for those watching on the big screen? Hell yeah!

Dancer doesn't even take to the air for this. Oh no. She's as fast on her feet as she in the air as she literally bailie dances towards Kaseri, feathers alight with fire. A fire that oddly, seems to start about a centimetre from her body. Embers briefly trail her, but they fizz and fade about a foot or so away.

Immediate Aftermath- [Closed to Kaito]

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Almost as soon as she's shoved the potion down Kaseri's throat, Eva beelines to Kaito, an honest to the gods worried look on her face.

"Kaito-kun," not something she used with him, and it shows just how concerned she is about her friend. "You did really well out there. Now, what worried you... and don't tell me your fine. Please."

If she made a mistake somewhere, she's gonna own that mistake.

[stealsyourheart]

His smiles softens, the edges less the magician thief's manic grin and more Kuroba Kaito.

"Did I worry you? Sorry. I didn't mean to flinch. Just caught me by surprise. Wasn't expecting that."

[mtsilver_conquor]

"Honestly, neither was I," Eva says with a tired sigh and it's true. "It was like watching Satoru's Senna deliver a Sky Attack. That said, you have nothing to be sorry for; I would have checked on you anyway. It's part of what being a trainer of my calibre means."

And, from the set of her shoulders, she takes that duty and responsibility seriously.

[stealsyourheart]

He grins at her.

"That's coz you're responsible, neh? I'm okay, I promise. I was just startled, that's all. I trust you, Iden'no-san."

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"That and you're my friend," Eva says before sighing. She's pretty sure she knows what Kaito's trying to do as well and on one hand, she does appreciate it.

On the other... She doesn't like it.

"That wasn't a startle. Trust or not, you flinched. I saw it and -if you want, you can give Dancer the other potion I've got."

[stealsyourheart]

"I wouldn't know where to start! I'll be okay, Iden'no-san. You should take care of your pokemon first!"

Immediate Aftermath- [Closed to Jonouchi]

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Once she's done reassuring Kaito, Eva rounds on Jonouchi.

"After a hit like that," she starts calmly, as if she's not angry-terrified-upset about the stunt he pulled at the end of the battle. "the safest place for a pokemon is inside their 'ball until a potion or revive or 'centre can be found. Every trainer knows that. So why don't you?"

[luckydragonsfoot]

"A 'hit like tha'?'" he repeats, raising his eyebrow. "'F y' were so sure it'd be something worse than what it was, why'd y' give th' command?" The statement is flat. His ponyta yawns, which is better than what he can say for her earlier response to having a dizzy passage into slumber interrupted with potions crammed at her throat.

"I knew she'd be more upset 'f I pulled her out b'fore it," he explains calmly, looking to Kaseri instead of to Eva. "And I knew she'd be alrigh'," he adds, shrugging. "Yeah, we lost, but this wasn't th' kind of fight were folks don' get back up. Safest spot righ' now, that ain't gonna be in a ball. That's gonna be righ' here," Katsuya continues, shuffling to adjust his hold on the ponyta. Kaseri in question seems to stir a little, before nuzzling tightly against the sweater with a happy nicker. She's cradled not unlike a newborn animal. "Gotta ask y', safest place f'r a trainer's sort with your words is a ball, but what's that say abou' th' ones in the wild huh?"

Well. Maybe that wasn't the best thing to say. "Not th' point I guess. We're not somewhere somethin' else is gonna come at 'er, not righ' now. I trust myself t' keep her safe- means I can keep 'er comfy too."

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"Critical Hit," Eva says, still calm and still very much wearing the Champion mantle. While Jonouchi says so many interesting things, she can't focus on them right now. She has to address the biggest, most pressing issue in her mind:

A pokemon's safety. "The safest place for a trained, fainted pokemon is in their 'ball, given they go into suspended animation -stasis if you will- and don't feel pain. It doesn't matter if we're not in the wild or right next to a 'centre. As for wild pokemon, that depends on the species. Most will run away before they reach the point of fainting. Trained pokemon aren't like that because we've built trust with them, and it's a trainer's job to manage their health and safety."

[luckydragonsfoot]

Katsuya wrinkles his nose.

"How hurt do you think she is?" He sounds almost insulted- perhaps even confused. "Hell, she got more upset about th' potion if anything. I said th' safest place is here, outta th' ball. I meant it," he adds seriously. "We've been t'gether since I fell int' th' forest, y' don' think I know her by now?"

There's a pause from there however, as Eva keeps going. The blond blinks, and blinks again, his eyes wide.

"...Tha's..."

He can't be hearing this right. Can he? It has to mean something else. But... "Tha's never happened where I came from," he finally says, blinking slowly. "Battle's always go t' faint, I even stuck around 'n watched one 'f 'm roll over 'n wander off. ...Hell, you sayin' things in your world go so hard they'll die?" he adds with a frown, voice edged with panic. "That... ...That doesn' happen..!"

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"Oh, I have no doubt you know her- she's your pokemon after all-, but they're also very good at hiding pain," she says seriously and with an air of long, long experience, before her tone softens a fraction.

"Yeah... my world is harsher than yours is, and the one people on this Train know something about, more or less." It's as much confirmation as he'll get on that topic right now. "But, I will stand by my words. Once a pokemon's fainted, it's better to 'ball them and worry about hurt feelings later. Maybe she's not as hurt as I'd expect given a Critical from a 'God Bird' at that level, yet neither of us are in our worlds any more and... It's better to be safer than not."

[luckydragonsfoot]

"Hah! She likes t' think she's great at hiding plenty," he snorts, and one could swear one of Kaseri's ears twitched in reply. "Doesn' mean she succeeds!"

It very likely did.

The humor fades though. It's serious after all, this is serious, and he's pretty sure it'll just end in shouting if he doesn't at least prove he's taking it seriously too. The part of Eva that reminded him of his Kaiba has faded by now.

Now, it feels more like being lectured by Wicke. "Y' have your words, I have mine. An' unless it's dangerous around her, or to her, I ain' breakin' her trust like tha'," he says warningly. "...'f it makes y' feel any better I'll stop by tha' medical car, but I ain't puttin' her in there when it was hard 'nough t' get her registered t' one in the first place. Th' ball 's either emergencies, or her call."

He straightens more, pokemon snoring quietly as he gets ready to go. "Jus' trust me on tha'... Ok? ...Please?"

OPEN TO ALL: Cinema for all those watching! Treat this as like a mingle thing. :)

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By the time noon rolls around, Eva and her help have pried enough panelling away from around the projector to allow a chaotic mess of cables to hook into the neon green porygon nearby. Well, mostly neon green- the back of the porygon has been pried open to reveal the robotic guts of the artificial pokemon and it seems Lele is powered down.

It doesn't last for long and soon the projector is showing the battle feed.

The battle itself is dramatic, flashy, and very much a fight. While it is violent in many respects and animals do appear to get hurt, it's also very clear that the pokemon are enjoying it, that they can heal themselves, and that Eva (at least) is very keyed into what's happening on the field.

After the battle, OTA

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One-
Kaito reassured and Jonouchi chewed out, Eva's found herself in the Cinema where she's flopped into the first open seat she's found. Dancer is perched on the back of the seat in front as Eva checks her over with long practised movements. "Maybe next time I can give you a better field, hmm?"

The trill coo could be agreement, or it could be the enjoyment of the post-battle care she's getting from her trainer. "Space aside, that was good. Gods... It was good."

More than good; there's a contentedness about her that hasn't been there for a long, long time; will she have to do damage control? Probably. Does she care? No, no she doesn't and it's not like she truly made it a secret that pokemon can fight.


Two-
Dancer checked and groomed, Eva crouches down next to Lele and starts the complicated task of disconnecting the cables, replacing panelling and fixing Lele up so it's not showing its internals any more. "You saved it to the HD?"

"Video Stream: Saved," the bland, feminine-sounding robotic says and Eva hums with a nod.

"Good. I'll need to go over it and see where I can improve." Because as good as the battle was? Damn straight she's not letting herself grow complacent with her skills.

two

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Kaiba crouches near her to help her clean up, a strange expression on his face. It's awe tinged with a hint of fear.

"Remind me never to cross you," he jokes as he works.

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"You'll need to clear a very high bar to do that," she says with a grin as she uncouples one of the easier connections.

"Besides, you're my brother." It's an easy admission and she's not taking it back. Not when she's already decided. "I'd sooner headlock you anyway."

[blue_ice]

Kaiba nods as he works. He's slightly concerned about Kaseri, the sweet girl that she is, but he trusts Eva to have taken care of her.

"You're an incredible team," he admits as he works, lifting his head to grant her a rare smile when her next words sink in. He freezes in place, a faint red dusting appearing at the tips of his ears. That word carries a lot of weight for someone whose sole experience of familial love is through his brother.

"...your what?" He's not angry, just baffled.

[mtsilver_conquor]

On one hand, she could preen because yes, her team is incredible and awesome, thank you very much.

On the other hand - Kaiba is baffled and she's pretty sure it's because he really only has Mokuba as family, given she doesn't think he's ever spoken about a mother or father.

"Adopted brother, but brother nonetheless," Eva says simply.