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ACTION | VIOLET CITY GYM

[Anyone in the vicinity this morning will find Anna near the front doors, her team assembled in front of her, giving them...a pep talk? Her little hands are balled into fists, and she looks...extremely flustered as she paces back and forth in front of them.]

Alright, guys! Some of you were with me last time. I know this is scary, going back in there, but...there's a few things that I think are gonna help this time, so we don't have to suffer another, um...embarrassing defeat.

So! We've got Cheeks and Ginger— [She indicates the Pachirisu and Houndour, respectively] —heading up the lineup. Falkner's Pokémon are weak especially to Electric-types, so Cheeks is going to be our vanguard this time. And then, if, if either of them goes down, I have the rest of you to work together to take down that dang Pidgeot of his!

[The six Pokémon in front of her each give a nervous-sounding salute.]

Great! So let's...let's do this!

[She glances around the area in front of the Gym a little nervously. It's going to be doubly embarrassing if she loses again after that whole spiel...but hopefully nobody was eavesdropping.]


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[Anna resurfaces an hour later, face shining and plastered with a big, goofy grin. She waves at the camera excitedly.]

Guess what! Go on, guess!

[She giggles, and then shakes her head.]

Okay, okay, I'll cut you some slack. Look!

[And she thrusts the Zephyrbadge in front of the camera triumphantly.]

I finally beat the first Gym! Suck on that, Falkner!!!

[A pause. Whoops. Chloe is really rubbing off on her.]

...Sorry. Haha.

Comments

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[dreamsofahero]

Congratulations.

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[rediscover]

Oh, thanks!

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[dreamsofahero]

Are you planning on doing a challenge of all the gyms, then?

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[rediscover]

Definitely! I want to try and earn as many badges as I can!

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[dreamsofahero]

Well, then I'll look forward to seeing your progress!

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[puzzlemonkey]

Isn't he the first gym?

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[rediscover]

Y-yeah? So?

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[puzzlemonkey]

Just confirming.

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[rediscover]

Wh—for what? You better not be making fun of me, or anything!

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[puzzlemonkey]

Or anything?

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[rediscover]

I—yeah! I just mean, I don't want to be mocked for being excited about my win! Even if it is just the first gym...

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[puzzlemonkey]

Does it seem like I'm mocking you?

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[sleepallthewayhome]

You beat a gym!

[Impressed seven year old is impressed.]

That's great! Was it hard?

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[rediscover]

[aww, what a cute kid! Anna grins.]

Kind of? I had to try a second time, because I didn't pay enough attention to type match-ups the first time around. But this time was way easier!

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[sleepallthewayhome]

[She nods.]

I'm going to memorize them so I don't forget.

Are you trying to get all the badges too?

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[rediscover]

That's a great idea!

You know, I think I'm going to! Now that I've started...might as well see how far I can go!

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[sleepallthewayhome]

Thank you.

[Aw, Newt smiles at that.]

You should. Someone told me it shows that your team is powerful. And if people know that, then you'll be safer.

[rediscover]

Well, that's true! And the more you train your Pokémon and use how to use their moves advantageously, the more they'll love you, too!

[sleepallthewayhome]

Really?

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[notvaljean]

Hey! I knew you could do it!

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[rediscover]

[Anna gasps excitedly, and waves, bouncing up and down a little on her heels.]

Thank you so much! I think your pep talk really helped, y'know!

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[notvaljean]

[Super cute reaction is super cute, and Jean grins.]

Nah, I just told you what was already true. You and your Pokemon did all the work.

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[rediscover]

Heh—I guess that's true! [She looks inordinately pleased with herself.] Now I'm all fired up to challenge Whitney at the Goldenrod Gym!

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[notvaljean]

That's the spirit! Get out there and kick butt!

[rediscover]

Ha—thanks! You know, I should just keep you around as my own personal cheerleader!