ten (text/action) ♊ this is the dance of the pokémon advance!

[viiru2alert]

[Early on the morn of the seventeenth, this anonymous text message appears on the Network:]

PFC. Since I haven't heard anything about stopping the meeting in light of that rampage at the Department Store, it'll still be happening. Just be ready to move somewhere else if they tell us to; I'd say Route 35 would be a good place. So yeah, if you like Pokémon battling, come on up to the top of Goldenrod Depot in a few hours.

[And a few hours later, lurking on the rooftop of one Goldenrod Department Store is a kid with stupid glasses who seems more interested in his Pokégear than anything else. But that's really because people haven't showed up yet!! There's not a lot to suggest that there is even a thing still happening here, to be honest, no banners or anything. He... didn't really put in much effort to get snacks or anything, because there are vending machines right over there, and all the money people win can totally be used for food! ...And for the people who lose, they should have brought more money.]

[There's gonna be two subthreads below: mingling and battling. If two characters meet and want to duke it out, one of them should make a new thread under the battling comment, just to keep it neat.]

Comments

[viiru2alert]

[...Okay, that was impressive.]

[Sollux kind of had to stop what he was doing and stare at the entrance. There wasn't much of a setup at all, actually, and he never intended for there to be; this was a thing that could be hosted anytime, anywhere. And besides, there was kind of a giant rampage on the store a few days ago. So he didn't really want to step on any toes in case they got booted out. Still, he walks over to Riku, grinning.]

So how long've you been practicing that?

[islandshore]

[When Sollux wanders over, Riku shrugs, placing one hand against his hip. Flare, in the mean time, snorts and gives a quick wave in greeting. 'sup, dude?]

Oh, about two years, give or take a few months.

[Could've been worse. At least he didn't dive from Flare onto his Pidgeot like he did one time.]

[viiru2alert]

[Waving at the Charizard. No big deal.]

I bet they have a professional Pokémon-diving team around here somewhere you could join.

[islandshore]

Well, that would be one other thing to add to my resume, I guess. Kinda hard to juggle that on top of running a business, though.

[Still, it'd be cool to see people use Pokémon for alternative activities like that. Much as he loves battles, there's loads of potential for other tricks as well.]

[viiru2alert]

Guess it would. [He chuckles.] How's that business going, huh? Did you ever get a Kanto version of the con?

[islandshore]

Not yet, but there's gotta be one sooner or later. As for the TC itself... I can't really complain. We get enough traffic from locals to keep a steady income, plus I've got a few more people on staff and new Pokémon added to the roster.

[He'll have more... eventually. Just gotta train up those rookies.]

[viiru2alert]

If you set one up, say, six months from now, you could probably get more people to go to both. One in the winter, one in the summer.

[islandshore]

True. Gives people time to prepare and creates way less conflict.

[It's more practical than having them, say, a month apart.]

Until then, I guess I can just find other ways to advertise my egg sales. Still got a sizable chunk left over, and I don't want to donate to the Breeding Center when they'll probably set the prices too low.

[viiru2alert]

[He laughs.]

Better to get a bit of money than no money at all.

[islandshore]

True, but I wouldn't want an egg with twenty moves going for P600. That's just ridiculous.

[Especially considering how much TMs cost.]

[viiru2alert]

Mmm. But if you wait too long, they hatch, and then you're just screwed over.

[islandshore]

Not if you stash them in storage for a while. I don't use my PC for my Pokémon, so I've got plenty of space.

Otherwise, I just sell them to the locals.

[Oh, the benefits of having a giant building to stash everyone.]