[closed]

[schachmeister]

Who: Armin Arlert (schachmeister, Eren Jaeger (greatrage) & Sasha Braus (lordofthefries)
Where: Vermillion City
When: After Armin and Eren get their badges
Summary: A badge victory (gone horrifying) (cake destruction) (100%REAL)
Rating: Gen. Except the cake devouring. That is horror.
Log:


[Himeko's bulldoze crashes into Lt Surge's Raichu with an ear-splitting crack and by the time the dust has finally settled again, it is more than obvious the little electric rat can't go on anymore. And it takes a few moments more for Armin's heart to stop pounding. He had forgotten just how exhilarating a proper gym battle could be. Of course he had battled other trainers on the road, even held some friendly spars with Eren and Jean, but to battle a gym leader... they truly were on a different level entirely.

Slowly the realisation that he has won starts to settle in, and with it comes the stupid boyish grin. It just feels really good to win, okay! Even a nerd like Armin can appreciate that feeling.

Armin recalls Himeko into her ball with a soft thank you, before turning to where Eren and Sasha stand. Eren had battle just before him, his new thunder badge already gleaming on his jacket. Sasha had been brought along to see a proper gym battle in action. She was still nowhere near ready to challenge a leader herself, but still, Armin figures the experience of seeing a battle in action --two battles even, with vastly different styles!-- will be a useful one.

Though now that he's in the spotlight, their cheering directed at him, his grin turns more embarrassed as he raises a fist to receive the customary post-battle pound from Eren as he closes the distance between them, Sasha on his heels.]

I did it.

[Completely and utterly unnecessary to say.]

Comments

[greatrage]

[Indeed, the Thunder Badge has taken it's place on his jacket, replacing his Bug badge. Wow... that seemed so long ago... But it really was the last badge he won, wasn't it? No matter. Eventually, his badge case would be full.

Eren has finished healing up his Pokémon from the battle... though in all honesty, his ground types didn't take much damage. Ilma got hit a little harder, having lost her ground typing in her evolution back on island, but she stands proudly next to Eren... and also holding on to his pant leg just a little

FIST POUND. Then a quick hug

You totally rocked it, Armin! I knew you were gonna be fine, though. [he grins at Sasha] So... who's fight was more awesome?!

[Was it Eren's, hitting hard and fast with powerful supereffective moves? Or Armin, playing it a little slower with a growing strategy?]

[lordofthefries]

[It'll be a very long time before Sasha faces a gym leader indeed, but she feels like she's the one in Armin's and Eren's places, biting her nails through Eren's fast paced battle and even more at Armin's fight, with how slow and methodical it is which means the results take longer to come.

Ah, but they won! Her friends won! And she's probably the loudest cheerer this gym has ever seen because what is an inside voice when you're watching butts being kicked?]

Yours! It was so exciting!

[Sorry, Armin. Her nails appreciate Eren's tendency to be in and done.]

What did you guys get for winning?

[schachmeister]

Personally, I think this style of fighting is enough excitement for me.

[Listen, he is all about sometimes having to gamble big to win big. That's the only way there can be any pay off at times. But in a battle like this? Where he can win through a slower but surer approach? He'll choose that every time. It might not be as flashy or as quick, but it is certain.]

Lets see. We each get a badge, a TM move, and money.

[So much money. Really, Armin has never cared much about money, still doesn't, but in this place, he feels like he might as well be a noble from the interior with how much money he's been able to save up.]

[greatrage]

Heheh! You know it! If it's not fun to watch, then it's not worth doing! At least, for me. [Armin's style suited him just fine. But Eren loved a little more flash and pizazz. Maybe he needed to be introduced to contests.]

Oh! We also got permission to use another HM... that we don't have. [Eren shakes his head and rolls his eyes. He doesn't really understand the whole HM clearance thing, especially when they don't freakin' have the damn things.] What should we do now? ... I kind of worked up an appetite. [JUST... putting that out there. You know. As a thought.]

[lordofthefries]

But it's okay, Armin! As long as you won, that's all that matters!

[Which is the whole point of these battles, right? Win, get money, get a new TM, and oh yeah, eat good food afterwards!]

Hey, I learned from Miss Botan that people here celebrate good things with cake. Let's go get some!

[For someone who never really grew up with sweet things aside from fruit, Sasha's quickly developing a monster of a sweet tooth.]

[schachmeister]

[Armin narrows his eyes slightly at Sasha, though it is all in good humour.]

Somehow I feel like if he would've lost, you would've said we should cheer ourselves up with cake.

[greatrage]

So.... either way we'd be getting cake? [Eren gives Armin a light slap on the back, and it turns into a pat] That sounds like a win/win to me, Armin. [He looks at Sasha] Do you know anywhere nearby where we can get some?