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[darkcure]

Um...

[Elize looks a little bashful as she faces the camera... well, sort of. It actually takes her a few seconds to stop looking at the ground and finally look up.]

So... Where I'm from, we don't really have anything like Valentine's. At least... I don't think so. But I think it seems really nice, to have a day for celebrating love. So I wanted to do something anyway! So I, uh... P-Please hold on one moment.

[She walks back a little, further away. Over there, all three members of her team are standing by. She pokes her Slowpoke so he's at attention.] Pssst. Sir Fredric? Come on, just like we practiced!

[And with a brief "Slooooow!", the Slowpoke shoots out a stream of water, into an arc. It seems a little random, until she nods to her Happiny, who uses Mimic to shoot out water as well, from the opposite side. As the two streams intersect, they form a heart together.

And finally, for the finishing touch, her Cherubi cheers and creates a bunch of pink petals that slowly drift down behind the heart. It's a pretty nice sight, actually. Elize smiles at the camera, the Water Gun heart still going.]

Anyway, um... Happy Valentine's Day!

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[veggie_vamp]

Awwwww! That was sooo beautiful!

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[darkcure]

[Elize blushes a little.]

Thank you! We all practiced a lot for this.

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[veggie_vamp]

You guys would be excellent Fearleaders!

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[darkcure]

A... fearleader? What's that?

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[agent3]

Whoooa!

[The short teen with blue pigtails applauds approvingly, bouncing on her heels with wide eyes.]

How's he squirt water?

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[darkcure]

Um... I don't really know exactly how it works, but Sir Fredric's a water Pokemon, so he can naturally shoot water! Peach [her Happiny cheers from off screen, indicating that she'd be Peach] isn't a water type, but... She can copy moves. Isn't that amazing?

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[agent3]

[Thida nods eagerly. Wow! So there's Pokemon that can copy moves and Pokemon that are all about water!]

Where d'you find water ones? Don't got one, but...might need one? Think so.

[If they're nice, they might help her overcome her hesitance around the stuff. Even after months of being here, it's hard to forget the instinct to flinch away.]

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[darkcure]

Hmm, I don't really know about other water types. Other than near the water, I guess? But I found Sir Fredric in Azalea Town. There's a whole bunch of Slowpokes there.

He kind of followed me, actually.

[drubbings]

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DO TH3Y T4K3 R3QU3STS?

[darkcure]

Oh, well, um. This is the only routine we've practiced.

But... if you have something in mind, I could have them try!

[drubbings]

Hmmm, what about a smiley face. With horns.

[darkcure]

Hmm... What kind of horns?

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[paladinlost]

What a lovely display!

[He hasn't seen anything like it in... years, really.]

That must have taken much work to prepare. How long have you all been practicing?

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[darkcure]

Thank you very much... I thought it'd be good to send everyone a nice little message today.

[And when she gets an idea, well, she's not about to let that go.]

Um, I think... about a week now! Peach got it pretty quickly, actually. But Sir Fredric... [The Slowpoke lets out a long yawn.] He's not as fast of a learner, eheheh...

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[paladinlost]

Yet that time was well invested, for he played his role perfectly! Though he does seem somwhat... tired by the effort.

[Unless that's a Slowpoke thing. It could be a Slowpoke thing.]

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[darkcure]

It's a lot of excitement in one day. For him, at least.

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[torsion]

That was wonderful. :)

Thank you for sharing that, I'm sure you must have worked really hard to teach them that.

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[darkcure]

Thank you! I'm glad everyone enjoyed it so much.

Yeah, it was a lot of work. But we all wanted to work together on this.

[torsion]

You are very much welcome.

It's like any other hobby or enjoyable activity people do together or with their team, right? It just shows you that they're happy to spend time with you.

[islandshore]

[Bit sappy, but, what the heck? Riku offers some gentle applause, smiling despite himself.]

Well, that's one flashy way to celebrate. Gotta admit, even if I'm not single, I still kinda see Valentine's for its commercialism.

So... hey, kudos for doing something nice that doesn't rely on product placement.

[darkcure]

[Commerciawhatnow?]

What does any of that stuff have to do with love? That seems like a silly way to celebrate it.

I'm glad you liked it, though!

[islandshore]

Holiday tradition or corporate brainwashing. Take your pick.

[He snorts, shaking his head.]

They make a big deal out of it. Candies, cards, flowers... All of 'em make a big profit by emptying the pockets of sentimental saps.

[charcoalfeather]

...Aaaah!

[Rakka's eyes widen as that entire spectacle comes together. And nonetheless, she approves!]

Wow, that's amazing! Your pokemon did so well.

[darkcure]

Oh, thank you! They practiced really hard for this. We thought everyone could use a nice message on a day like this.

[charcoalfeather]

Well, um, it's probably very appropriate!

[Yeah. She. Doesn't have Valentine's where she's from either. She can sympathize though.]

It'll probably get everyone in the spirit.