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Pokémon League
Fighting-Type Gym Leader
SOMEONE CHALLENGE MY GYM ALREADY |
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PLAYED BY Yumi
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Post by Mia Kearney on Jun 20, 2018 9:49:22 GMT -8
Mia groaned a little as she lifted herself from her bed that morning. She'd decided to save money and rent out one of the cheaper travel rooms while she was on Sinclair, but that left her with a single bed when she was used to tossing and turning when she didn't have someone to spoon. She was half sure she'd fallen out of the bed at least once in the night, and was pretty lucky her half awake state helped numb the pain since she was sure she'd fallen on her stump arm. Checking her alarm she had some time to get ready before the league meeting she'd been scheduled for by the league.
Apparently some recent developments had sorta culled the region's numbers in that department so they were hoping to get the remaining gym leaders to bond a little more today, hoping it'd help keep them invested in the role. The league should know full well that *unlike someone* she wouldn't give up her job for anything. Hughard left her that place and she was gonna keep a hold on it till way after he was gone, or the league pried it back from her cold, frail, unable to battle old-lady hands.
Still, apparently there was gonna be food so she couldn't knock it too much.
Eyes shifting over to her arm as she'd left it on her nightstand to charge, Mia started strapping the thing into place as she slid out of bed, grabbing her phone and dialing Vesta as she started to get dressed.
"Yeah hun. I told ya, it'd just some group bonding thing. This isn't a mission, I'm not gonna lose another arm." Waving idly to the girl running the front desk of the Sinclair league offices, Mia pushed herself through, knowing what room they were meeting in, winding back her arm as she walked, her right shoulder always a little stiff since her prosphetic was faintly heavier than the real thing. No matter what it was made of it was always gonna be at least a little bit of weight on her. "Yeah yeah, I know if I lose another limb you're gonna kick my ass...hey I'm gettin' to the room we're gonna meet in so I'm gonna go. Don't forget to give Picard his medicine okay? ...Yeah course he's finnicky it's medicine~ Just cut into a sausage and put the pill in that, he'll chomp it down."
Mia's hand hovered over the snacks in the middlle of the table as she entered the room they were all gonna meat in, licking her lips as she picked up a donut. "Okay, give him a kiss from me...love you too.~"
Hanging up, Mia fell back into one of the chairs around the table, hooking her legs up onto the table and enjoying the snacks as she waited for the others, flicking her shades down from her forehead, partly cause the room's lights were a bit bright, and also so no one coming in could realize she was half-napping as she relaxed.
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Pokémon League
Ice-type Gym Leader
PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fishy
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Post by Muse Hererra on Jun 20, 2018 12:58:17 GMT -8
Muse rarely ever found herself out of Aleal City, and to be honest, that was how she liked it. It was her home now, and considering her recent Gym Leader position, she wasn't planning on going anywhere anytime soon. Or rather...as the alarm clock went off in her hotel room that most definitely wasn't in Aleal...she hadn't planned on going anywhere anytime soon. Sometimes, duty just called. And apparently it called her to Sinclaire, so here she was.
The redheaded woman groaned, pushing herself out of the bed as she rose to her feet and made her way to her closet, pulling on a white, low cut top, accompanied by a light blue jacket and equally light blue pants to go with her white heels. It was an outfit that conveyed the icy personality that she wanted others to believe she had. The last impression Muse Hererra wanted to leave was that of the timid new girl. Even if that's what she was.
Arms folded across her chest, Muse walked into the meeting room, passing up the snacks on the table and making her way to one of the several empty chairs. Adjusting her glasses, she looked across the table at the one other person in the room. Her heart was pounding in her chest, as she was nervous but the serious expression on her face did its job at hiding that.
"Well, I guess I'm earlier than I thought I was," she said, breaking the silence. "Muse. Muse Hererra. Aleal's new Ice Gym Leader."
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Pokémon League
Grass-Type Gym Leader
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PLAYED BY 🌸 SG 🌸
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Post by Kiran Chandra on Jul 5, 2018 20:28:10 GMT -8
Unlike some other unlucky bastards, Kiran was actually as well-rested as ever. They weren't sure why the League had decided to host this little get-together in Sinclair's office rather than the main HQ in Liggs, but frankly they were not remotely complaining. It meant they could sleep in in their own bed an--ohfuck shit too much sleeping in shit shit panic hurry run.
Despite their frantic morning rushing to get ready, Kiran would show no signs upon arrival. Their hair was as flowing as ever, and they wore a flowing white robe with small bits of gold trim that lent to an androgynous and ethereal look. They greeted the familiar receptionist with a simple wave, then pushed the door open before tucking their hands into their sleeves in front of them as they entered the meeting area. Their gait was poised and elegant, and they almost seemed to very faintly glow. Almost. Of course they weren't really glowing. Only an absolute dork would use their Aura Projection to project an aura so low that people would be certain they were just imagining it just to look more ethereshutup.
They walked in just in time to hear Muse introduce herself, but simply nodded at the other two.
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Pokémon League
Dark-type Gym Leader
Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings. |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fluttershy
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Post by Louise Dumas on Jul 6, 2018 17:41:37 GMT -8
Louise barely leaved her own home, so it was definitely strange for her to be going all the way to Sinclair City. However, it was part of the commitment which came with being a Gym Leader, so she forced herself to try and trudge through it. She never expected a normal hotel bed to be as comfortable as the one that she has at home, but it didn't prevent her from being any less disappointed. For the most expensive room in the place, she expected a bit higher quality. Her evening after arriving in town was pretty uneventful, so she went to sleep fairly early.
Having plenty of rest before the gathering, she decided that she would look her best. She wore the typical get up that she wore when taking challengers, complete with the usual inky black coat. She didn't quite get the memo that this was supposed to be something more casual. She just figured that when she was travelling as a gym leader, she would need to look like one. Along with her outfit, she also brought a bottle of fine crimson wine, which she hoped would act as a suitable gift in exchange for hospitality. On her way to the gathering, she got a pretty normal amount of weird looks, but not as much as back home. After all, these people didn't fear the vampire of Carrefor Castle like those back home did.
Upon entering the meeting room, the time came for Louise to introduce herself. She'd never interacted with her fellow Gym Leaders before, so this would definitely be something new. She placed the wine down on a nearby table, before turning her attention back to the three other individuals in the room. She placed a hand on her chest and bowed respectively, before saying, "Greetings comrades. You may call me Louise Dumas. I have recently taken up the position of the Dark-Type Gym Leader, with my Gym being located in Carrefor Town." Once she finished with her introduction, she took a glass from the table, and poured herself a cup of the blood red wine. Remembering to maintain her manners, she said, "I simply must recommend that you sample this wine. I imported it from across the sea recently, and it is perfectly aged at about 6 years. Consider it a gift in exchange for your hospitality and time." While she spoke, the Dark-Type Gym Leader had little to no movement in her body. She didn't choose to sit or make herself comfortable, she just chose to stand perfectly stagnant to one side of the room.
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Pokémon League
Fighting-Type Gym Leader
SOMEONE CHALLENGE MY GYM ALREADY |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Yumi
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Post by Mia Kearney on Jul 7, 2018 11:14:07 GMT -8
Spotting the older woman as she walked in, Mia pushed her shades back up her head, glancing up and down the woman and smiling a little as they came in, but with no real intention to break the sielnce. She scooped her feet off the table at least and tucked them in under her seat, pulling herself into the table a little more so she could easily reach across and about 3 finger sandwhiches, one between each pair of fingers on the same hand, glancing across to Muse as she talked about being early, snickering.
"Trust me if you're here after me you ain't too early." She offered her hand across and gave a firm shake if it was accepted, spotting Kiran behind Muse and nodding at both of them. "Mia, Mia Kearney. Judging from the look of you two I'm the only veteran gym leader left!~"
Of course that only seemed to ring with truth all the more when the 4th gym leader came in, quirking her brow at the woman in dark colors. The moment she introduced herself though it made sense, Mia even chuckling a little. "Fightying type myself, name's Mia if you didn't catch it.~" She reached quickly for the bottle as it was offered too, taking it back towards herself and grabbing a plastic cup next to a jug of orange juice, pouring the wine into the cup and taking a sip from there, offering the bottle across to Muse who seemed to be closest.
"Well it's good to meet ya all. As far as they told me they just wanted us to get to know eachother, change of the guard and all that, get us all on a first name basis?"
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Pokémon League
Ice-type Gym Leader
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PLAYED BY Fishy
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Post by Muse Hererra on Jul 8, 2018 17:21:32 GMT -8
She cracked a smirk at Mia's 'early' comment. "Glad to see I'm not the only one who was in a bind then, anyway," she stated. By that point, two others had come in, and Muse reached across the table, grabbing a finger sandwich and studying it for a moment before taking a bite.
Looking around at the four of them, they were looking to be quite the....interesting...bunch, but that wasn't quite a bad thing. "Nice meeting you all as well," she said politely, her voice calm and unwavering as she reached for a cup and poured herself a small sample of the wine. From the looks of it, she was going to fit in just fine, if things kept going at this rate.
The red-haired woman leaned back in her chair a little as she took a sip of the wine. Change of the guard. Given the gimmick of choice she was going for in her gym, she liked the sound of that.
"Sounds like a decent idea, to be honest," she stated. "Wine's good, too. Thanks," she said, her tone keeping the politeness. For someone who usually dressed like she was on her way to a business meeting, she really didn't care too much for crowds, but as long as this was all that showed up, she could still be comfortable.
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Pokémon League
Grass-Type Gym Leader
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PLAYED BY 🌸 SG 🌸
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Post by Kiran Chandra on Jul 8, 2018 20:54:36 GMT -8
Kiran had stuffed their face with a bit of granola on the way out the door, and wasn't really feeling the snack spread laid out on the table. Not to mention those sandwiches probably had meat, ugh.
They were pretty equally unimpressed with their fellow Leaders, truth be told. They weren't sure what they were expecting, but probably a bit more flair.. As Mia mentioned being a veteran leader, they frowned heavily. I'm not the oldest leader, but I'm hardly as much a newbie as the others we're expecting or that new Bug girl who couldn't make it today. By contrast, out loud they managed a quiet and somewhat delayed "... I'm..??" Even if they didn't struggle to insert themself into conversation, though, they would have been cut off.
The doors opened, and an Arceus-forsaken vampire waltzed in. The way she walked, the way she dressed, the overly formal speech, the stilted movements. All of it felt so unnatural, which to Kiran meant 'fantastic'. This was what they'd expect of a Dark leader!
Like... Okay sure, Miss Ice Queen was 'icy' in her own way, and the color choice was fine. And sure, Buffy McMuscles over there was fighty enough. ...WAIT. Buffy??? They looked back to Louise with an overdramatic thought of 'oh no.' Smirking lightly at their own private joke, they finally bowed to everyone (mostly Louise) while the others sampled the wine. Their hair touched the floor as they dipped. "Kiran Chandra," they said softly. "Grass."
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Pokémon League
Dark-type Gym Leader
Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings. |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fluttershy
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Post by Louise Dumas on Jul 8, 2018 21:14:25 GMT -8
After the introductions of the various Gym Leaders, Louise bowed her head with respect. Her legs remained completely still however, while the rest of her body language remained reserved. She took a drink of her own wine, in an attempt to entice the group to do the same. It felt strange drinking such an expensive product from a simple plastic cup, but she did not want to fret the smaller details. She was a bit annoyed at how little the fellow gym leaders seemed to care for the value of the drink, but she thought little of it. Once she disposed of her now empty cup, she made her way to a seat. Taking a dignified position, she made sure to keep up her well-mannered exterior.
She then proceeded to scan each gym leader ruthlessly. Her reddish eyes could be felt all over them as she attempted to pick apart each aspect of their voice's tone, body language, smaller movements and subtle quirks to determine who they were as people. Each of them seemed fascinating in their own way. Between Mia's casualness, Muse's attempts at politeness, and the reserved nature of Kiran, she had plenty to dissect. Like a surgeon with her mouth, Louise eventually spoke once more. "So Mia. You look to me like a fighter. Have you ever gone too far in one of your fights? In the heat of the moment, in all of the surging emotions. Just accidentally taking that one swing you regretted before it even left your hand," she said in a curious tone of voice. It seemed like she was saying the final pieces of the exchange in a bit of a sing song voice. Like she had already had a piece brewing to describe those feelings, which just melded with the rest of what she was saying.
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Pokémon League
Fighting-Type Gym Leader
SOMEONE CHALLENGE MY GYM ALREADY |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Yumi
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Post by Mia Kearney on Jul 9, 2018 5:14:17 GMT -8
Her own cup less of a sample and more a pour worthy of a cheap beer, Mia was sipping from the thing just like that. With Vesta in her life fancy wines like this weren't entirely alien to her, but unlike her fiance she didn't exactly respect them either, leaving that stuff to the red head while she just enjoyed some alcohol in her system. A nice beer tasted better anyway, or tended to at least. Wine was nice for a fruity change but...eh.
Taking in her own fellow gym leaders while given the chance, she had to admit she was liking the look of 'em, and with ves loosening up a lot since they got engaged (which was weird given she expected to be even LESS free on the path to marriage but hey she wasn't complaining) she didn't mind eyeing them up a bit. The green one looked a little...plain. Honestly they coulda just been a fairly feminine guy, and Mia's latest environments had told her not to judge too early either way, while Muse and miss Vampire across the table were clearly more feminine and quite pleasant on the eye. She was just taking another sip of her wine when Louise hit her with that question, thinking on it mid sip and almost snorting wine out her nose when an example came to mind.
"Agh, sorry just..." She wiped her mouth a little from the light spit she'd made, rubbing a napkin from the middle of the table over herself before continuing. "Example came to mind...you know about my gym?~ Seems a bit rude to assume I just get into fights all the time.~" All the same she smirked and shrugged, gesturing a little as she continued to speak, resting her metal arm on the table, a light 'clank' sounding as the weight of it rested on the hard surface. "Though really I get into a lot of fights. For those of you who don't know in my Gym, challengers have to fight me alongside my pokemon. Human versus human!~ Course I try not to take it too far, just test how willing they are to try ya know?" She smiled a little, liking that aspect of her gym a lot and always frustrated by trainers not willing to try.
"Course now and then i can get carried away with a good opponent but usually they're good enough to take it...I REALLY lost control with one guy though. Idiot kissed me in the middle of a fight but, in all fairness, he was literally asking for it." She gave a half smirk at that, not fully able to laugh about it but finding some mild humor in it for her own sake, looking to her fellow leaders. "How about we all open with that then? You guys wanna share your gym's shticks?"
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Pokémon League
Ice-type Gym Leader
PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fishy
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Post by Muse Hererra on Jul 10, 2018 4:37:49 GMT -8
Muse sipped her wine, still sort of putting together her first impressions of the bunch. Maybe if she tried her hand at epic fantasy again, this little ordeal would make it into the book. Not that anyone in this room--or on this side of the universe--would know she was a novelist, if she had anything to do with it. Finishing her sample, she poured herself a more...healthy glass this time.
Kiran seemed quiet, sort of unattached, while Mia and Louise seemed friendly enough. And then, the conversation picked up--or rather, a question was asked and Mia almost spit wine everywhere, but honestly Muse hadn't been paying too much attention to conversation before that. But hey, when someone almost laughs wine out of their nose, you pay attention.
Hmm...Mia actually had people fight her while the battle was going on? That was a bit...different, something Muse would have never even considered. Compared to that, Muse's was actually quite tame, though it crossed her mind that maybe she should have showed up to this meeting in her ballroom gown and tiara...But it was too late for that so here goes nothing.
"My gym is a converted skating rink, that I had renovated. The front lobby is a sitting area where visitors can read or drink coffee and eat donuts, and just relax. Or those that would rather not relax can train in the area outside. I make any challengers feel right at home," she gave a small smirk, sipping her wine as she paused.
"And then, when they step into the stadium, which used to be the ice rink itself, the door closes behind them, and the room has a much more....ice castle type of feel to it. This room is kept much colder, making them think the floor is still ice. Then, I descend the spiral staircase on the other end of the room, dressed in a flowing ballroom gown and tiara. The battle itself is simple; three Pokemon each, choice of single or double battle. So I guess you could say my shtick is the psychological aspect. My battles are just as much mental as they are physical."
Leaning back in her chair, she took another sip as her eyes scanned the room, prepared to mentally compare everything that was said. It was nothing personal, she was secretly just sort of worried how she'd stack up compared to the rest of them.
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Pokémon League
Grass-Type Gym Leader
PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY 🌸 SG 🌸
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Post by Kiran Chandra on Jul 10, 2018 8:10:45 GMT -8
Uh?? Louise was... a little scary, huh? Heh, Kiran guessed that should have been expected from a vampire, right? Fortunately (at least for the sake of the meeting continuing smoothly; maybe unfortunately for the sake of interest), Mia took it well. Actually, her answer was pretty interesting, too. They knew her fighting gimmick, but someone kissing her? A guy at that? Wasn't Mia basically a lesbian icon? What kind of idiot...
Ah, right, pay attention.
Muse's sounded more interesting than Kiran would have expected given her appearance, but that was good. ...Oh, shit was someone looking at them? Was it their turn? Uh...
"The... the gardens," they sputtered slightly. Hands slipped out of their sleeves and began to accentuate their words a bit. "It's uh. ... Seasons. And weather. Sunny summers and.... that. Different greenhouse sections."
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Pokémon League
Dark-type Gym Leader
Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings. |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fluttershy
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Post by Louise Dumas on Jul 10, 2018 18:51:13 GMT -8
Louise did not look so amused from Mia's answer. She wasn't expecting to bring up excessive emotion or anything, but the nonchalant nature of her attitude did discourage her. Especially due to the way that she treated her wine. However she did her best to not seem annoyed from the whole fiasco. She got up to pour herself more of the substance, and then made her way back to her seat. Listening intently to the gyms of her fellow members, she began to form a more solid picture of who they were as people. When she was faced with answering the question herself, she giggled a bit as she remembered what her own gym is like.
"Well, my gym is pretty nice. It is simply based out of my manor, and the challengers are able to tour the building themselves. They can personally see all of the interesting history that the building has, and all of the dark secrets that are kept inside," she said while being intentionally enigmatic about what they find. "If they can get through that part without throwing up, then they find me in the highest tower. I play a delightful piece on my organ for them, and offer them some hospitality. All the while, we have a quaint game of chess for me to determine who they are as people. Afterwards, we have our battle which is pretty traditional based on your metrics. They just have to deal with the whole thing being in very low visibility. Then, I hand them the badge and send them home," She continued. She made it sound normal and relaxing, despite the fact that it had the reputation of being one of the most frightening gym challenges.
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Pokémon League
Fighting-Type Gym Leader
SOMEONE CHALLENGE MY GYM ALREADY |
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PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Yumi
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Post by Mia Kearney on Jul 10, 2018 19:36:15 GMT -8
Sooooo....Muse had them feel at home and put on a bit of a show by putting on a gown, Kiran seemed to be focused on seasons but as far as mia was aware that did nothing to actually affect the battle, and the newest girl...she made them play chess? Ugh. Hughard had tried to teach her once but it had never sunk in. Worse yet she'd learned from vesta all the crap Hughard had told her was crap anyway...maybe there was some wise old lessons he was missing there...or maybe they both sucked at chess and Hughard just wanted to seem smart back when they first met.
Still, with her gym being the only one to really have a battle gimmick in her eyes, Mia smirked, sipping her wine and making a sly comment from behind the cup.
"I win~"
Putting her cup down, she smiled at the comments about what their gyms looked like. "Mines like an old dojo, I keep thinking to remodel but...eh. I like seeing Hughard's face when he sees everything is how he left it...oh he's er, the last fighting gym leader by the way. Nice guy...~"
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Pokémon League
Ice-type Gym Leader
PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY Fishy
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Post by Muse Hererra on Jul 11, 2018 5:13:07 GMT -8
So, it seemed the gym 'gimmicks' were just as varied as the people who ran them. Though she had to admit she really was interested in actually seeing Kiran's gym in action. Sure, they'd given very little actual info on how it worked, or even what it meant, but there was just enough that the other woman was quite intrigued. Louise had given a fair amount of detail, and again, Muse found herself tempted to one day visit just to see that particular gym in action. Though...seeing Mia beat the ever-loving hell out of her opponent while her Pokemon likely did the same...
The woman's smirk grew a little as she looked around the room.
So apparently, Mia was convinced she'd 'won' something, but Muse wasn't actually about to jump into the whole 'my gym is better than yours,' debate. Besides, it made sense that the fighting gym leader was focused on the physical aspect of battle while people like Muse and Louise would focus on the mind game as well.
"Suit yourself," she finally answered, sipping her wine. "Battles are just as much mental as much as physical. If you can throw them off of their game or psych them out, then the odds just tilted in your favor. But at the same time...I can't argue with results," she said simply, giving Mia a nod.
Then, she thought a moment.
"I honestly don't know much about my predecessor," she pondered, "I mean I heard a few bits here and there, but...there was no real 'passing of the torch' so to speak. It's sort of a sink or swim situation here. Not that I mind." The woman gave another smile as she finished off her wine and set the glass down. Yeah, she was done with that.
"Though one could say I thrive in situations like that."
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Pokémon League
Grass-Type Gym Leader
PLAYED BY OOC NAME
PLAYED BY 🌸 SG 🌸
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Post by Kiran Chandra on Jul 11, 2018 9:57:46 GMT -8
Huh. Well, all their matches sounded either dull or offputting-- no offense, but playing chess didn't have much to do with battling, did it? and no thanks to getting beat up-- but Louise's gym itself sounded... interesting? Was it a haunted house sort of deal or was it like legit some old murder site or something? Kiran might have to go see some ti--
Whoa excuse them?? Mia what? They scowled lightly and began trying to gather words; they couldn't let that slide. Oh, oh good Muse made a good point, too. Yes thank you, okay they could probably manage this.
And they didn't feel any need to keep the predecessor talk going. They remembered a Grass leader in Alto for a while but it had been like a year between his retirement and Kiran taking the job, not that Kiran wouldn't have applied sooner if they'd realized.
"Or..." they began quietly. "You could account for both mental and physical factors." It took all their focus not to stammer, but they did their best to get into their elegant gym persona mindset to help. They closed their eyes and tilted their head downward. "With different weather conditions each battle to immerse the challenger in the power of nature..." Their gaze snapped back to the others, eyes glowing as they shot open. Their hair was ruffled this way and that slightly as a glowing aura outlined them, orbs of light circling in the edges of it. Less visible pulses of aura reached out farther, conveying a vague sense of intimidation, confusion, and unease. "While they face a spirit of the forest."
Kiran's face held the faintest hint of smugness as the lights slowly faded, but for the most part they simply looked calm, composed, and neutral.
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