Reverie - Ingo Palace

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[derailer]

There is a relatively long pause, before he simply says, "...Asleep."

[stirtheblood]

Heeeeeh...?

So take a nap if ya wanna.

[derailer]

"All right." His demeanor does seem just a little bit lighter now that he's finally found an answer. "I will do this. Good luck with the rest of the train, Great Transgressor."

He raises an arm to gesture to the door to the next car.

[stirtheblood]

Great Transgressor...?

[Vicious feels abruptly very certain that is him, but the depth of the questions he has about that are too much to even start with. Plus the Shadow just said that he wanted to have a nap. So he just shakes his head and heads for the next car.]

Won't be needin' luck, but thanks.

[derailer]

It's nice to part on vaguely positive terms this time.

You step through the door into the next car. Here, there is again only one person waiting for you: a teenage girl.

"The lead character of this story... I'll tell you who it is! It's me, of course! But someone decided to ruin his once-in-a-lifetime chance to be my love interest! And my Doubles partner!!"

[stirtheblood]

Eh? What kinda lead character shows up this late?

[derailer]

"That's so typical of him! Relegating me to a bit part! That's the whole problem!"

[stirtheblood]

What, that he don't care that much about ya? Pretty sure love interests are s'posed to have interest from both sides.

[derailer]

"Well, I'm not interested in him anymore, either! So there. I don't know why everyone is flocking to help him! Right, Mienshao?"

She sends out Mienshao, who cries out in assent.

[stirtheblood]

Well, don't ask me. I dunno either. I don't even remember the guy. I'm just here to battle.

[Vicious assesses Mienshao]

Litten, ya wanna take this one?

[It just kinda looks like someone Litten should beat]

[derailer]

"Fine. That works just fine for me! Prepare to lose!"

Litten nods and hops down, preparing to fight! He has no particular advantage, but he still has +3.

[stirtheblood]

Right back at ya!

[Despite his strength, Litten only squeaks by with a 7.]

[derailer]

Mienshao still has more experience than Litten does. She opens with a Fake Out, interrupting Litten's attack, and then manages to hit with a powerful High Jump Kick after that, flinging Litten into midair. Even though Litten's Flamethrower has a lot of power behind it, and prevails in the end, he looks banged up.

"Ooohhhh... That was a fluke!"

[stirtheblood]

[Even though Vicious now knows that healing is straightforward, he still flinches when Litten is hit. He doesn't fuss too obviously, since he doesn't want this girl to take that as a victory, but he does go over and pick Litten up once Mienshao is down, holding him against his chest.]

Oh yeah? Well, try me again anytime.

[derailer]

"Ugh. Meet me in the real world one day, and we'll have a rematch!"

Litten presses close to you, soothing both you and himself. But the girl comes over a moment later to heal Litten to full health.

"There. Go to the next car, I guess."

[stirtheblood]

...Sure. In the "real world."

[Vicious doesn't really know what that means either. But healing is good, so his mood improves immediately when Litten recovers, petting him as he continues forward.]

[derailer]

In the next car, you are greeted by... a man on a motorcycle. Really? Inside of the train?

"I'm a heartbreaker... My name... Charles. Riding a bike and becoming the wind fits a bad boy like me. Not getting tangled up in a clingy wet blanket like Ingo. I've moved on, and so should he. He's better off forgetting all of that."

[stirtheblood]

Oooh, here's the "it's better to not remember" side, huh?

Well, I dunno enough about him or about you breakin' his heart to know if it's better or worse he forgets it. Don't think you do either, though. And it sounds like he wants to know.

[derailer]

"Hey, man, what about what I want? Where's the problem in me fighting for what I want too?"

[stirtheblood]

No problem with that. But since we're talkin' about him, I'm gonna side with his wants on this one.

Which means you're fightin' me.

[derailer]

"This place is stacked against me. But I guess I'd better rise to the challenge, or I'm never gonna get outta here. Let's go, Basculin!"

A red-striped Basculin pops out of his Pokeball.

[stirtheblood]

Haa? Ain't that a fish?

[Vicious is more sure that a fish shouldn't be on a train than he is that a motorcycle shouldn't be.]

...Well, whatever. Hmm, Sneasel, how 'bout it?

[He directs this to the alpha.]

[derailer]

The other Sneasel turns to look at the Snovers, who have the clear type advantage in this situation. They look back.

But the alpha Sneasel is all too happy to step forward, raising a claw threateningly with a proud little growl. She can have a +2 too, through alpha power!!

[stirtheblood]

[Vicious witnesses this exchange of looks, but does not know what it's about.

The important part is that Sneasel is raring to go!! She gets an 11!]

[derailer]

Screw you Basculin! Sneasel is using Swords Dance and then Close Combat to teach that fish a lesson for trying to ride a train! Snawrrr! It's a good thing Basculins are already used to rough treatment.