Reverie - Ingo Palace

[derailer]

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[derailer]

"This time, it's literal."

Anyway. You move forward. In this car is a woman in a Pearl Clan uniform.

"I won't stand for it. A strange foreigner like him coming in and stealing all of my thunder. I was a fan of Pokemon before he ever arrived, you know! But I read the room and listened to the clan, and I politely didn't bring any in! On top of that he's dangerously loud, and doesn't know any proper etiquette, and won't stop wearing those rags... No tact at all!"

[stirtheblood]

[This is the argument Vicious is least sympathetic to so far.]

...Eh? The hell're you talkin' about? He didn't steal nothin'. Sounds to me like you were too scared to be thunderin', and you just got jealous that he wasn't.

[derailer]

"It's called keeping the peace! But I guess there's no peace to be had anymore! Isn't that right, Bergmite?!"

She sends Bergmite out of an old-fashioned Pokeball!

[stirtheblood]

Ooh, an ice one...

[That is one type advantage that Vicious does know at least. Shadow Ingo told him!!]

Hm... Litten already had a turn, though. Anyone else wanna go? It looks pretty weak.

[derailer]

The non-alpha Sneasel seems excited to volunteer, raising a claw. He has type advantage too! He can get +2! Pick him!!

"Hey! Bergmite is perfect!"

[stirtheblood]

We'll see about that, huh? Go for it, Sneasel!

[He gets a 9!]

[derailer]

This Sneasel also tries Close Combat, but it doesn't quite take Bergmite out, and that makes him vulnerable to Bergmite's Double-Edge! He takes some painful-looking damage from Bergmite's spiky tackle, but in the end, of course he will emerge victorious.

"Noooo...!"

[stirtheblood]

Got 'im!

[Vicious crouches down to subtly fuss over Sneasel too.]

...Though, hey, ya got a pretty good hit in. Maybe if ya worried less about bein' peaceful ya'd get pretty good at fightin'.

[derailer]

This woman is taking out a less modern potion to heal Sneasel with, unscrewing a jar.

"Ooohhh... Maybe. It does seem like it's the new thing nowadays. Even if that's his doing..."

[stirtheblood]

[Vicious gives the jar a suspicious look. But healing is okay]

...Don't worry about what he's doin', or what's a thing. Do it if you wanna do it.

[derailer]

She applies the medicine topically. Sneasel feels all better now!

"Fine. Maybe I will! For now, I guess you can go to the next 'car'."

She only kind of knows what this vehicle is. But she gets out of your way, sitting down on the bench once Sneasel is healed.

[stirtheblood]

Sure. Well, have fun with whatever ya decide to do.

[He heads to the next car!]

[derailer]

You move into the next car to see—well. He can tell you himself.

"Oh! My! Almighty Sinnoh! To think that the Great Melli would be forced into the presence of such a blockhead! Where do I even begin with that haggard old man?!"

Melli has a Skuntank with him, already out and about, with no trace of a Pokeball. It grunts in acknowledgment.

[stirtheblood]

What, is this a train of people complainin' about stuff that ain't any of their problem? If ya don't wanna start with it, ya could just skip all that.

[Vicious's Pokémon are all out and about already, of course.]

Snorunt, ya wanna see how great this guy actually is?

[derailer]

"It is my problem! If I have to work with him, then he's making it my problem!!"

Snorunt walks forward with determination! Even if he only has a +1.

[stirtheblood]

And what, ya think this's the best way to deal with it?

[Snorunt gets...... a 13. Determination!!!]

[derailer]

"Quiet, you—oh! Skuntank!!"

Snorunt instantly blasts Skuntank away with a Blizzard so powerful that he gains a level!

[stirtheblood]

Hahaha! Take that! Nice shot, Snorunt!!

[derailer]

Melli wails, kneeling beside his fainted companion.

"You brute! He's... he's actually playing! He's pretending to lose because he pities you! I suppose I have no choice but to honor Skuntank's decision...! You may pass!!"

He dramatically turns away, still hugging Skuntank.

Snorunt is happy though, cheering and dancing around you happily.

[stirtheblood]

Heh!

[Vicious grins and lifts Snorunt up to celebrate, spinning around himself before carrying him forward.]

[derailer]

You move into the next car, where there's... no one. What? Why is this car completely empty?

But then, out of nowhere! With a twirl and a flash of her cape, Da Vinci appears out of thin air, spreading her arms wide performatively.

"Tah-dah! Who would have guessed it would be me? Congratulations! It's the beautiful, talented, Universal Genius Da Vinci!"

[stirtheblood]

Eh...?

[Vicious turns around in another circle as he looks around the empty car in confusion. When Da Vinci appears he stops and just blinks at her.]

...Yeah, sorry, I wasn't makin' any guesses about who'd be in here. You gonna put up more of a fight than the rest of 'em, Universal Genius?

[derailer]

"It would be particularly galling to lose to you. Even if he is oppressive sometimes, and I wasn't signing up for this level of commitment, that doesn't mean I want him running back into your arms. So what do you say, Sigilyph?"

Sigilyph flies out of her ball, flapping her wings!

[stirtheblood]

Eh? What, is this a tournament for his love now?

["Back into your arms" is certainly implying some things that Vicious had not been imagining about this relationship.]

If he's with you now, it's 'cause he wants to be, right? And presumably 'cause you want to be too, and not just to keep him away from me. ...'Least, the real you, right?

[Vicious is at this point beginning to grasp that this is probably some kind of metaphor for Ingo's insecurities, and not a literal scenario in which Ingo's exes and his depressing alter ego have lined up in a train with complaints and Pokémon.]

If that's the best ya got, I bet I can knock ya out just as easy as the rest of 'em. Snover?

[The male Snover is the one left who hasn't had a turn this time, so Vicious turns to him.]

[derailer]

"Oh, bravo! I wouldn't have expected you to pick up on all of that, let alone as a complete amnesiac. It's not a tournament for anyone's love, and I'm an illusion reflected in his mind. Though there's a small chance that I'm real, of course. So I can keep taking advantage of that small chance indefinitely!"

Snover is excited to try his luck. He makes a noise of assent, nodding! Let's go +2!!