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Who: Neku Sakuraba and Nagi Naoe
Where: Goldenrod City
When: Evening, August 1
Summary: Neku asks his friend to come hang out. Wires get crossed. It's certainly not a date
Rating: PG for possible battles
Log:

[Neku was still learning how this whole 'friend' thing went- but he knew hanging out was part of it. Him and Nagi talked mostly over text and snapshots. He liked it that way honestly. But occasional meet ups were nice. Ones where he didn't have to worry about a fight as much.

And honestly he wanted to see this world's version of movies for awhile. From what he's heard they were much shorter, so multiple series were often shown together. Perfect for a casual thing. So there he stood, checking the time on his Gear occasionally as he waited for Nagi]

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Shit-! Prote-

[But it's too late, as poor Candle gets caught by Uchi's gaze and dozes off]

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[Nagi smirks, just as relieved as he is pleased that he finally got a hit in.]

Dream Eater!

[Uchi steps closer to the sleeping Delphox, holding out her hands near her, as if to cup the air around her head. A dark, undulating aura appears and the Gardevoir's brow furrows as she leeches energy from Candle to heal herself.]

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[There's nothing Neku can do but watch as his pokemon is drained. But.. it doesn't do as much as likely expected. Light Screen, the S. A drop... and hey not being 100% fire type either]

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[After taking so many attacks, Nagi's thinking less about where Uchi's stats are. If he wants to make any headway, he needs to whittle Candle's health down. While she's sleeping is the time to do that.]

Moonblast!

[Another move he's not as familiar with as he could be, but knows about it because Uchi does know it. If he's lucky, it might lower Candle's Special Attack...bringing them right back where they were when they started.]

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[Neku is obviously annoyed as Candle doesn't stir when the moonlight hits her, knocking her health down. He yells out to her... and the fox finally wakes up after eating two direct attacks]

Finally...

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[Nagi's relentless; even as Candle wakes up, he doesn't stop the attacks.]

Confusion!

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[She eats it right up, posing with her stick.]

Fire Spin! Keep her from getting away!

[If he was lucky and got all five attacks...]

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[Nagi tenses. Uchi had gotten too close for her to be able to dodge the attack, the flames spinning around her and effectively locking her into place. It will continue to damage her for the next few turns, and there's nothing she can do to get out of it. On top of being burned...

He swallows hard, balling his fists until he can feel his nails digging into his palms.]

Hypnosis!!

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Protect!

[Not today Satan]

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[Great.]

Future Sight!

[It won't hit right away, but even if Neku makes Candle stay on the defense, she won't be able to get away from it when it comes.]

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[Once that attack hits he might be done: he can't Protect again, and those two turns of eating damage hurt. He has to act fast]

Sunny Day!

[He'll have one attack after this: it better count]

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[Nagi jerks when Uchi suddenly staggers while Candle sets up Sunny Day, nearly falling down to her knees as the flames continue to beat on her from all sides. By now her skin is scorched and she can barely hold her eyes open, much less focus to attack much more.]

Hang on! Heal Pulse!

[The Gardevoir pants, shakily lifting her arms as a soft green light starts to pulsate off of them in an attempt to start to heal herself...but with fire spin still in affect, she might as well be gaining nothing at all.]

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[Candle isn't in the red, but she is in the yellow... just enough for her ability to active. Blaze. Boosting her fire power. Plus Sunny Day Neku just hoped he could finish this in one big attack]

Fire Blast!

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UCHI!

[Uchi can't move, no matter how much she hears Nagi screaming at her to get out of the way. Teleport, do something. She's in the middle of her previous attack, she can't...

For a moment, the whole battlefield seems to be engulfed in flames with Uchi right in the center of it all, so bright and hot that Nagi has to lift an arm to shield his eyes from it.

When the flames dissipate and the smoke clears, the Gardevoir is left on her knees, half lying on her side. She hasn't fainted somehow, but she has no energy left to spend, unable to even stand.

It's over.]

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I....won?

[Neku is just as surprised as Nagi, tbh]

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[Both of them stand on opposite sides of the field for a long moment, Nagi saying nothing. Instead of responding, he walks over to where Uchi is, who looks up at her trainer, surprised that he came to her. He holds out a hand so she can pull herself to her feet (with a little difficulty, since she's taller than Nagi is).

Then he goes still again, his face hard to see behind his bangs covering his eyes.]

You...won.

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{Candle trots over to Uchi once she's standing, chattering excitedly. Are you okay?! Omg

Neku makes his way across the soot covered street, pondering saying something. 'It was close' maybe.

But that sounds shallow. So instead he grips Nagi's shoulder and squeezes slightly, tilting his head in question]

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[Uchi nods, brushing a hand down the side of her face with a soft croon of admiration. Candle had her on the wire, hot dang. ...she also takes the time to apologize for Dream Eater, since that's a bit of an unpleasant move for many reasons. Still, Nagi's the boss. Speaking of Nagi...

He stiffens a little when he feels Neku's hand, but it's not in a hostile way. Keeping his gaze angled elsewhere, he shifts and reaches into his pocket before pulling something out to hold out to Neku in his hand. His two badges sit in his palm.]

...these are yours.

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[Before Neku will be able to respond, he finally looks up with something of a strained smile.]

You must have been training hard to beat me.

[...honestly? He's impressed.]

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[The relief on Neku's face is clear, and he takes the badges carefully, nodding.]

I actually caught my Quagsire to fight you specifically.

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[Nagi's smile is quick to turn into a scowl at Neku's words, but it's obviously an easier expression for him to latch onto.]

Is that what that was?

[Well, he did hear the Pokedex say so already but good lord his hatred for that weird fish is off the charts.]