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indigo_events ([personal profile] indigo_events) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2018-01-17 11:30 pm

The Contest Spectacular!

Who: Everyone attending the Contest Spectacular! (For more information about this event, check out the info post here!)
Where: Celadon City
When: January 18-20
Log:

It’s finally here… the Contest Spectacular! The whole city of Celadon has been bustling ever since the preparations for the contest began, but now with the addition of all the contestants, their friends, and the general crowds, the town is downright packed. Hotel rooms booked en masse (good luck getting into that big fancy one near the casino-- thank Arceus there's plenty of others!), the Center stuffed with younger trainers who are short on cash but couldn't pass up the opportunity to see the first ever Pokemon Contest in this region, and generally even more foot traffic than usual.

But nowhere is it moreso than in Celadon Center, where massive, colorful tents have been erected. Pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue! There's no missing what they're for-- enormous banners advertising the Contest Spectacular fly from every corner. The streets surrounding the square are packed as well-- food carts and merch stands line the sidewalks, eager to snag a bit of the glory. Teeny tiny portions of hoity-toity restaurant food usually too expensive to buy are being hawked to passersby right alongside Pokeblocks and Poffins of varying quality, in case your Pokemon need a treat (or a little extra oomph before the show starts!). In addition to the stands selling gobs of Hoenn contest celebrity memorabilia (contest nerds might recognize figures such as Contest Idol Lisia and her Altaria, Ali, featured quite prominently!), Celadon City's many fashion boutiques and clothing lines have gotten first dibs on available space, so any contestants still looking for an outfit for themselves or their Pokemon is in luck, because there’s absolutely everything you could imagine for sale if you find the right stall. Opportunistic photographers (some official, some... not) have also swooped in to set up booths with rentable costumes and fun backgrounds, for anyone who isn't performing but wants some cute souvenir pictures of their Pokemon being a contest star anyway.

But of course, for eager audiences and contestants alike, the real attraction lays within the tents themselves. Audience members will have to wait in line for the shows to officially begin at noon on Friday, but for those who entered the contest themselves, well, that's another story entirely!

Stages of all kinds have been arranged to suit most every type of act that’s been submitted, from the more traditional wooden stages to huge tanks to little fields (the oodles of hardworking staff making all of this possible are making good use of moves like Grassy Terrain!), and the Contest Hosts’ voices can be heard presenting acts and cracking jokes about said acts almost all day long.

After registering but before checking into their lodgings (prepaid rooms at the ritzy Celadon Hotel! Lucky you!), contestants and their Pokemon will be shown behind the scenes and made familiar with all the utilities at their disposal-- small refreshments, makeup stalls, a selection of props to make use of (although, as the harried-looking staff will tell them, bringing your own unique items is really the best way to stand out!), lights, camera, and of course action! Unsurprisingly, the entire back workings of the Contest is a flurry of activity-- it's a lot of people, Pokemon, and equipment to manage; and in true, bombastic Hoenn style, there are bright lights and flashy colors everywhere you look! But contestants will still find that no matter how busy or frantic they are, the staff will still find time to help them out with special requests or technical requirements for the act. It is, after all, their job!

But ultimately, the act is on you and your Pokemon. Don't get stage fright now-- the curtain's going up any minute!

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[IMPORTANT: Please submit your contest entries here! For all other activities, feel free to make your own top-levels!]
guiltyeyes: (☆ I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES!)

[personal profile] guiltyeyes 2018-01-20 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her hug loosens only so she can give him a tiny bit of space. ]

Heh... Sorry. I've been so excited since we even got the notice. I got to go to a brand new town instead of Bore-idian City. And do what I love!

There's no promise of anything, but you had fun right?
borschtkot: (phone)

[personal profile] borschtkot 2018-01-20 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ She was still holding on. This was the most contact he'd had with someone outside of Vanitas and it was WEIRD. ]

I've been in Mahogany myself. We have plans to travel some more. I gotta hit some gyms, I didn't train mine this hard for nothing.

[But this was a nice break. Potya definitely enjoyed it.]

You got a plan for afterwards?
guiltyeyes: (☆ BE GOOD AND I'LL REWARD YOU!)

[personal profile] guiltyeyes 2018-01-20 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Keeping Personal Space in mind is not the number one thing on her mind. Strong-arming people into it... Is what she does. ]

I'm going to stay here for a while and work at the Pokemon Center. Celadon's more ritzy than a lot of cities and if I save up money, I can go on a shopping spree. It also gives me a chance to settle down and focus on breeding.

My Furfrou might have a boyfriend or a girlfriend soon once the egg hatches~ I can get started...
borschtkot: (Hmm)

[personal profile] borschtkot 2018-01-21 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
As long as you make sure to visit Mahogoney sometime. Vanitas really likes it and I do too I guess. We got a place there.

[ Potya pauses in her gentle pat of the water to look over her shoulder at Yuri. Really? Inviting this girl there without asking Vanitas? He would definitely eat her alive, she was too... too.. ... what was the word... spunky. ]

A Furfrou? That's the poodle, right? I heard they're pretty strong. I know people really like them for that. What else do you have?
guiltyeyes: (☆ AND I'LL LISTEN TO YOU!)

[personal profile] guiltyeyes 2018-01-21 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Mm~ I'll keep that in mind for sure! I can't wait to go out about that way in the first place.

[ Tapping her chin. ]

I named him Diamond because Furfrou are supposed to have strong, thick coats and he has a little beauty mark under his eye.

I've also got a Ducklett... Annnd a Vulpix, an Amaura, Mimikyu, Sableye...

I think that's it for now. Most of them are eggs from really nice people! I'm surprised how generous everyone can be but I guess you kinda have to when you end up with a billion eggs on your hands.
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[personal profile] borschtkot 2018-01-21 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
A Vulpix? I have one too! Well, he's a Ninetails now.

[ Yuri reaches for his bag, producing the Pokeball. He taps the button to let out Victor, much to Potya's chagrin.

The Alola Ninetales shakes it self out. It has little nubs for tails which all together looks like a fluffy mass at its rear and is pink in color--A shiny.

Potya immediately hisses at him and runs over, batting at Victor's face. ]


Potya!! It's you, did you do well? I bet you did!

[ The Ninetails flops down onto Potya, wrapping her into a loving embrace. The Glameow howls with rage. ]

Yeah, this is what they turn into. They're really strong! Do you have the fire or ice type? I need to get the fire type but I have Typhlosion, Pyroar and Houndoom so I haven't gotten one yet. I was thinking of getting a Sableye... You said Ducklett too, right? Who did you get it from?
guiltyeyes: (☆ IT'S ALL A LITTLE SUDDEN!)

[personal profile] guiltyeyes 2018-01-25 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
My Vulpix is an Ice-type. I'm running empty on fire types. My friend Bertolt has a bunch of Growlithe who are soooo precious, I hope I can scoop one up one day.

[ She tried not to get too distracted by the other Pokemon. ]

I caught the Ducklett! My second catch next to Diamond~
borschtkot: (phone)

[personal profile] borschtkot 2018-01-26 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
The Ice type is good if you don't get a stupid one like I did. He doesn't even have his full tails and just looks like a glorified rabbit.

[ He might be giving Victor a dirty look but there wasn't anything he could do about it now. ]

Growlithe are pretty cool. They need a Fire stone to evolve, like Victor needed and Ice stone. I have a Typhlosion, Pyroar and Houndoom for my fire types.

Oh, and my Ducklett evolved, it's a Swanna now. They're really nice looking Pokemon.