[Manaka leaves some space between herself and Jack as she tails him, but she never falls so far behind that he's out of sight. It's just that, as she is now, she's far more valuable as ranged support than she would be in a close quarters fight. It frustrates her a little, how diminished she is, but she's clever enough to work with the tools she has available.]
Got it! [She sounds way, way too cheerful as she answers him.] Eclair, get to Jack! Charlotte, scatter them~.
[In reply, the fire crowning her Litwick flares brighter, and in the next second, it lobs an arcing flame burst into the middle of the Team Skull grunts. The attack hits something, though whether that's a human or a Pokémon isn't of particular concern to Manaka, and a shower of embers scatter like shrapnel from the point of impact. The resulting confusion should give Jack enough time to get his bearings—or, failing that, let her Rotom get into position to cover for Jack's Pokémon.]
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Got it! [She sounds way, way too cheerful as she answers him.] Eclair, get to Jack! Charlotte, scatter them~.
[In reply, the fire crowning her Litwick flares brighter, and in the next second, it lobs an arcing flame burst into the middle of the Team Skull grunts. The attack hits something, though whether that's a human or a Pokémon isn't of particular concern to Manaka, and a shower of embers scatter like shrapnel from the point of impact. The resulting confusion should give Jack enough time to get his bearings—or, failing that, let her Rotom get into position to cover for Jack's Pokémon.]