Seventh Sacrament: Challenge

[11121_assumption]

Who: Walter, Wrath & Envy
Where: Ecruteak City
When: Monday, 20th Feb
Summary: To reach a truce, Envy's challenged Walter to a Pokemon Battle! Wrath is their ref/middle man.
Rating: Standard Pokemon violence
Log:
Walter waited outside the Pokemon Centre, letting the wind brush his hair from his face. This was the time and the place he and Envy had agreed to meet for their Pokemon battle, with Wrath present as a 'neutral party'. This was meant to be an exercise in trust. Proof that neither of them would attack the other. But Walter didn't trust Envy. And he couldn't be sure whether Wrath's loyalties would protect him...or if Wrath was more loyal to Envy and would betray him. He had prepared for this meeting. Checked for ways he could escape if things went south.

He mentally went over the location of the six Pokemon he'd brought with him. Assumption stood beside him, tense and breathing deeply. He was nervous, just as Walter was, but determined to do this. Reed and Psyche were out of sight, watching the events from above. They were only to show themselves and intervene if something went wrong. Joseph, Chaos and Doll were in their pokeballs, ready to fight if need be. The others he had left at home; they were either underleveled to be fighting this battle or he hadn't wanted to expose them to this situation. Darkness was the stand out; he had made it clear that he wouldn't be involved in this battle. Just as well; if Envy called upon Lyra, Walter knew Darkness would oppose to any of his Pokemon attacking her.

"Soon, Assumption. Soon." He murmured, an echo of what seemed like so long ago when he had whispered those words to a happy, bouncing Cubone who had been eager to see his friends. Assumption nodded solemnly.

Comments

[exeggutorhead]

Walter isn't the only one who's on edge. The entire idea of this is that it's an encounter where something could very easily go very wrong if either person doesn't stick to their end of the bargain...but that sure doesn't make for a relaxed mood. Envy intends to keep his end, he was the one who proposed this after all, but he doesn't trust Walter either. He never trusts anybody just to say that no, they're not looking for revenge after being attacked; when paranoia keeps you alive for centuries, it's not something you let go of easily, even in this world.

He's just hoping that if things do go wrong, that Wrath doesn't get caught in it.

So he's brought a full team of his own, just in case he does wind up needing to fight his way out of a trap. Lilith, Juliet, Lucky, Samus, and Carl are all hidden away in their Pokeballs--Lilith is closest to his fingertips, if only so that he can get her out quickly if one of her illusions becomes necessary to escape. Only Chimera is out and walking alongside the two of them--it's calming just to have him out and there. The big dinosaur is a little worried about this himself, but ultimately? He's sure this will work out, and sure that if things start to go wrong, then he can stop it before it gets too bad. He's done it before, it's the advantage to being so big and so strong. And that certainty bleeds out into even into how he walks and carries himself, giving Envy some measure of grounding as they approach, even when Walter and Assumption come into view. He stops walking towards them from a good ten feet away, because better safe than sorry, and puts a more confident smirk on his face than what he's actually feeling, reaching a hand up to place it lightly on Chimera's side, while the other rests at an angle on his hip.

"Well, here we are, just like we said we would be. Are you ready?"

CHIMERA AND ASSUMPTION

[exeggutorhead]

As Assumption approaches him, Chimera settles down to a sitting position. Even if he'd won and been tended a little already, it was still a battle.

"Let's see, where should I start...hm. I should say that the reason I can understand what you're feeling is that other humans have attacked my trainer too before. Once when I was very small and could do nothing about it. Is that how it was for you?"