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[marmoron]

[The feed begins a little shakily, but eventually it focuses on two guys and a posse of pokemon walking beside them. A Houndoom walks a little ahead of Keith and a shiny Haunter floats overhead with a notepad in hand. The other boy is one James Griffin, with an energetic Lilipup circling him and occasionally the Houndoom in a playful run. James himself is carrying a Dedenne on his shoulder.]

So this is the last and toughest gym in Johto, huh. You know how you’re gonna take her on yet?

I suspect Denny’s going to be my ace here. I heard Clair has a Dragonite as her darling, type-wise Denny’s the perfect match. We’ve been training hard.

Still didn’t take you to be the type to be training fairy hamsters. [a pause as keith looks ahead.] You don’t have to record this, Ally.

[his rotom lets out a cheerful noise, clearly not paying that any mind. The pair approach the gym doors still talking strategy amicably but as james puts his hand on the gym door things take a funny turn.]

Woah. [Keith’s eyes narrow as he grabs the other door.] Who said you get to battle Clair first?

[ James looks surprised by the sudden hostility, but his features harden pretty quickly. ]

Well, one of us is going to have to, so…

[Keith raises an eyebrow, looking distinctly unimpressed before grinning and giving James a firm shove out of the way.]

Get in line, James.

[ Without hesitation, there is a shove back. ]

In your dreams, hotshot.

[This is met by yet another retaliatory shove. Meanwhile the shiny Haunter claps delightedly and after scribbling on her notepad, floats towards Rotom and the camera. A very messy note is written on the pad that reads:]

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F̴̪̝̳̯̜̳͔͙͆̃̿̀̏͐̀͢ͅI̴̞̦͎̞̔͛̒̇͋̀͜͟͜͝Ţ̻̠̱͉̬͚͎̜̓͋̒̂̚͟Ȩ̶̳̯̟̦̋̿̏͂̈́̇̇͞ͅ F̨̺̘̭̲̫̀̇̓̒̅̉̊̕Į̶͍̣̜̼̯̠̥́̽͋͐̾̽̎͜ͅT̴̬͖̘͖̦̣̐́̃͒͘͡Ȩ̲̮͉̼̣̤̏̐̀̋̑͒͘͡ F͙͉̱͉͎̣͋̋̂͗̀̚͜͝I̵̥̭͖̫̝͐̓̄͆̋͗̊̚͟͠͞T͈͎̮͚̯̖̠̭͊́͊̈́͂͂͘͜Ẻ̱͖̞̗̎̍͜͡͝ P̨̰͔͎̺͒̅͊̍͂͝ͅL̸̡͈̼̰͓͙͉̮͑̅͒̃͠͠͞Ā̴̭̺̼̙̭̻̘̣̒́̀̀̚͝I̡̳̹͈̘͂́͑͒̑̔͛͟͝S̫̬̖̫̜̜̓̀̈͋̓͢͝͞E̢̢̞̱͍̩͎̱͈͉̔͐̆̃̃̀ Ý̮͎̩̳̙̗̦̊̒̀̆͜͝͡͡Ư̙̟̪̗̞̳͗̏̂̈͑͋̿̚R̴̡̛̩͈̗͐̊̓͂̊̑̇͑̚ͅ B̶̮͎̪̜͖̟͛͆̏͐̊̃̂̇͠Ę̵͚̖͉̤͙̤̳̥̐͐̽͌́̄̀͢T͚͍̟͍͇̝͓̭̽̎̆͂͑̚Š̨̠̼̭̱̿̽̓̔̌͋̒͘͢͞
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[Pal is helping!!]

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[insidescoop]

UHHHHHHHH....

[HAUNTER YOU HAVE UH...RATHER NICE HANDWRITING!]

I see your pokemon are eager..?

[VERY NICE...]

[marmoron]

[honestly keith hasn't even noticed what pal is up to yet because this scuffle, but when he realizes ally is STILL broadcasting, he pauses to shout over his shoulder.]

Of course they're eager, we're about to nab the last gym badge in the Johto region.

[meanwhile.... pal's flipped to another page in little notepad there and has scrawled another message for carly.]

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[insidescoop]

[OH GOD-]

D-Definitely great reasons! Yep!

...Congratulations on your pokemon learning to write for it?

[marmoron]

Huh?

[well that gets his attention alright. he actually turns away from the gym to look at his gear.]

Pal didn't learn how to write for ... [and then it clicks as he looks over towards haunter who is now doing her best to look very innocent. except it's not very effective.]

Pal, what are you writing this time...

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[quizzak]

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suddenly romelle regrets tagging along. she had so much hope for the both of you, and yet...here you are...acting like children!! gosh!! ]

Oh, will you two cut it out already!

[ romelle is judging both of you. god. ]

And Ally! Stop filming, this is so embarrassing!

[lioness_rampant]

[ Allura sighs and pinches the bridge of her nose. ]

And here they were doing so well.

[ She's going to try and corral Ally, now, because really, this doesn't need broadcasting. ]

[quizzak]

They really were.

[ a disappointed sigh. ]

I'm not sure if I should be impressed that they went so long without fighting, disappointed that they wound up fighting anyway, or both.

[lioness_rampant]

"Both" feels about right.

[ Ally has the advantage that he can float, and Allura can't exactly grow any taller in this world, so the Rotom-phone is able to hover just out of her grasp. After a moment she huffs in exasperation. ]

I suppose we should intervene.

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[marmoron]

[UM WOW. so ally is letting out a sad warbling noise. why is nobody appreciating the effort it's taking to document this occasion!!

keith meanwhile is engrossed in this current kerfuffle meaning well... it's up to pal now, isn;t it.]

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[quizzak]

[ pal, you are both adorable and terrifying. romelle squints a little to try to decipher pal's handwriting, then... ]

I'm not taking any bets! These two shouldn't be fighting in the first place. [ ... ] Don't you want to stop your trainer?

[ to say nothing of the terrible spelling of her name... ]

[marmoron]

[well that gets pal to look pensive for a moment.]


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[lioness_rampant]

[ Of course, the boys aren't traveling alone. Allura isn't far behind, and she moves with almost preternatural speed when the squabble breaks out to insert herself between the two boys. ]

I think that's enough of that, don't you?

[marmoron]

[UM.]

....We were just trying to decide on an order.

[onebetter]

[ Oh. Hm. James coughs, awkwardly, and straightens up. ]

We were about to have it settled, princess. Not a worry.

[ Yes, she said to call her Allura, but it's haaard for him. He loves titles. ]

[quizzak]

[ ... said from behind, as she approaches the three of them: ]

That sure didn't seem like you were settling anything. More like the two of you were going to get into a brawl.

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[shiro2hero]

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Seriously guys?

[marmoron]

[gdit why this.]

I thought you were on your honeymoon.

[onebetter]

[ Leaning over to the camera, because oh g o d. ]

We didn't mean to post this, apologies.

[shiro2hero]

Call it a sixth sense.

[A sixth sense for Arguing Teenagers(tm). Or almost teenagers.]

Why does it matter who goes first so long as you both get the badge?

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[spacebaloney]

I mean, both you guys probably suck and I need my money, soooo...

[Lance, stop egging them on. Just because you have a bowl of popcorn in your lap right now doesn't mean this is a free show.]

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[marmoron]

[WOW???]

What are you talking about, Lance?

[onebetter]

[ The good news is, now they're both glaring at the camera and not each other. ]

I have yet to see you do any meaningful Pokémon fighting.

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[tookashirototheknee]

[Kerberos helpfully showed Matt the Gear when things started happening, and he giggles.]

Oh, man. Now I want to be the battle announcer. PALADIN KEITH versus ACE PILOT JAMES... FIGHT!

... except you're not fighting each other at the moment. Uh... more like the Olympics?

[Nailed it.]

[marmoron]

[gdit matt, you are getting the same indignant question shiro did.]

Aren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon?

[why'd you two pick NOW to not be glued at the hip!!]

[tookashirototheknee]

I am, and it's wonderful.

[Matt grins, shrugging.]

Shiro's in the shower. Besides, we're not glued together, you know. Just married.