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victory_road2021-10-18 06:02 pm
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Entry tags:
03 ; kanto? kanto.
WHO: Jinx & You!
WHAT: Jinx finally deals with her thoughts and feelings on a lot of things.
WHEN: Mid October
WHERE: Vermilion City, primarily
WARNINGS: ptsd and depression references, also jinx has a potty mouth
i. training montage ( city outskirts )
( just because things are on hold- again- doesn't mean jinx isn't working on her roster. so, as days pass and more of her team reaches level 100, jinx switches out more. some days it's a togekiss versus a delcatty, somedays it's a krookadile looming over unsuspecting targets before coming down with all his might.
jinx as a commander is precise, calculated and creative, it's clear to see in her mass practice spars. but for right now, she's letting a small team all battle against each other- a dragonair slithers through the grass and rounds a togekiss from behind, and the togekiss keeps her at bay with echoed voice. a frosmoth is against an aegishlash and while there's a difference in power and speed, he still puts up his best, which is what jinx wants. the four are getting better at making calls without her imput- sometimes, it's necessary after all. especially when she knows that a trainer can have their mind overtaken...
...
don't think about that, jinx. don't.
the sound of someone approaching is a welcome distraction from her thoughts, though she doesn't fully turn away from either match happening for more than a moment to see if it's someone she knows. )
Careful, I don't want anyone getting hit with a stray attack.
ii. training montage... 2! ( vermilion city )
( of course, being a pokemon trainer and not a supervillain OR a superhero anymore doesn't mean jinx can slack off herself. especially while she's got all these stormy clouds in her mind instead of clearer, concise thoughts. the best that she can think to do without letting others know what's happening with her right now is to work them out- so sometimes jinx goes jogging. or to a regular, non-pokemon gym. in the area where she trains her pokemon, she's set up training dummies for parfait and some others, and she just wails on them- despite the chill of the autumn air, it's not rare to stumble upon her in a tanktop and workout pants, punching a dummy while her indeedee, hellebore, makes her something to drink. this time, when she hears people, she doesn't turn to acknowledge them. )
iii. inheritance
( this... is a part where she struggles. she has daphnel, trooper, pavise, and grimoire- she knows they want to do more, too. see the world. train. but while she can have them with her... the idea of taking over training them, raising them further- it. she doesn't know. it's hard. there's a sinister hiss of something in her mind accusing her of taking sylvain's place when daphnel surely misses him so, of not being good enough for morgan's pokemon- and she didn't even ask for this, but they were entrusted to her and isn't she being selfish?
she doesn't take them to her training area. instead, jinx flops down in a park, sighing as the four seem to watch her, like- like there's more that she could be doing. should be doing.
they probably aren't looking at her like that, but projecting has always been a problem, hasn't it? )
I'm sorry, guys. Soon. I promise.
iv. wildcard
( jinx is in kanto and has decided that it'd be more financially viable to stay there and use warps for gyms than to travel currently, since she's saving up for an extended winter's stay in sevii! maybe you'll see her around? come say hi! i swear she isn't entirely a grumpy training-only sort right now. )
WHAT: Jinx finally deals with her thoughts and feelings on a lot of things.
WHEN: Mid October
WHERE: Vermilion City, primarily
WARNINGS: ptsd and depression references, also jinx has a potty mouth
i. training montage ( city outskirts )
( just because things are on hold- again- doesn't mean jinx isn't working on her roster. so, as days pass and more of her team reaches level 100, jinx switches out more. some days it's a togekiss versus a delcatty, somedays it's a krookadile looming over unsuspecting targets before coming down with all his might.
jinx as a commander is precise, calculated and creative, it's clear to see in her mass practice spars. but for right now, she's letting a small team all battle against each other- a dragonair slithers through the grass and rounds a togekiss from behind, and the togekiss keeps her at bay with echoed voice. a frosmoth is against an aegishlash and while there's a difference in power and speed, he still puts up his best, which is what jinx wants. the four are getting better at making calls without her imput- sometimes, it's necessary after all. especially when she knows that a trainer can have their mind overtaken...
...
don't think about that, jinx. don't.
the sound of someone approaching is a welcome distraction from her thoughts, though she doesn't fully turn away from either match happening for more than a moment to see if it's someone she knows. )
Careful, I don't want anyone getting hit with a stray attack.
ii. training montage... 2! ( vermilion city )
( of course, being a pokemon trainer and not a supervillain OR a superhero anymore doesn't mean jinx can slack off herself. especially while she's got all these stormy clouds in her mind instead of clearer, concise thoughts. the best that she can think to do without letting others know what's happening with her right now is to work them out- so sometimes jinx goes jogging. or to a regular, non-pokemon gym. in the area where she trains her pokemon, she's set up training dummies for parfait and some others, and she just wails on them- despite the chill of the autumn air, it's not rare to stumble upon her in a tanktop and workout pants, punching a dummy while her indeedee, hellebore, makes her something to drink. this time, when she hears people, she doesn't turn to acknowledge them. )
iii. inheritance
( this... is a part where she struggles. she has daphnel, trooper, pavise, and grimoire- she knows they want to do more, too. see the world. train. but while she can have them with her... the idea of taking over training them, raising them further- it. she doesn't know. it's hard. there's a sinister hiss of something in her mind accusing her of taking sylvain's place when daphnel surely misses him so, of not being good enough for morgan's pokemon- and she didn't even ask for this, but they were entrusted to her and isn't she being selfish?
she doesn't take them to her training area. instead, jinx flops down in a park, sighing as the four seem to watch her, like- like there's more that she could be doing. should be doing.
they probably aren't looking at her like that, but projecting has always been a problem, hasn't it? )
I'm sorry, guys. Soon. I promise.
iv. wildcard
( jinx is in kanto and has decided that it'd be more financially viable to stay there and use warps for gyms than to travel currently, since she's saving up for an extended winter's stay in sevii! maybe you'll see her around? come say hi! i swear she isn't entirely a grumpy training-only sort right now. )
iii
Bayard, of course, fits firmly into that last category, as he... occasionally reminds Grant. Grant doesn't think Sylvain's Mudsdale dislikes him, exactly, but... he doesn't seem all that impressed with this change of trainers; sometimes, like right now, he'll trot ahead with a quiet snort, and Grant doesn't have the heart to protest with more than a quiet "hey, now".
He speeds up a little to catch up, adjusting his hold on the pea-green Azurill in his arms to keep her steady, and it's only as he catches up to Bayard that he notices the familiar girl in the grass nearby.]
--Ah. Hey.
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( a normal walk sounds nice, honestly. maybe going a bit further into town, getting a snack. she's supposed to be tightening up on savings for winter, but it's probably not a big deal.
daphnel knows bayard, of course. they probably have a lot to talk about, and given the sad look daphnel gives her, she can guess what it is. )
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[Sure enough, Bayard seems to have prioritized trotting over to Daphnel, snuffling gently in greeting. Grant watches quietly for a moment before setting down the Azurill, who's started to wriggle in his arms.]
How are you doing?