Reverie - Ingo Palace

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The train starts moving again as the battle commences, the handholds swaying. The Shadow put not a single thought into how Zoroark's type wasn't obvious until he opened his mouth.

"I do have some value. And I must be wise about it. If I gamble for more, I'll lose what little I still have!"

Zoroark reels from that Night Slash, though. It tries to retaliate with Shadow Claw, which is not only not very effective, but also it makes contact, meaning Zoroark is hurt by the Rough Skin. Absolute clown behavior from Zoroark.

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Ha! Never—you'll only ever gain value if you value yourself enough to strive for the things you want most! Another one, Sharpedo!

[Hey if the move works, no need to change it up. Eat Dark type advantage, Zoroark!]

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It's a critical hit, and it doesn't even have to be. Zoroark collapses.

"Tch... I am not the only one here making an argument. And this is the Battle Subway. There are six more after me. You are cocky now, but your striving will not get you far."

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[Saturn recalls Sharpedo to his side, though he doesn't put him back in his ball. Then he approaches the Shadow again.]

I'm hardly all that confident in Pokemon battling, of all things. Especially not compared to Ingo, subconscious or otherwise. But I'm not the type to give up only because of that, especially not at a time like now. Who else is here making an argument . . . ? Who comes after you?

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He steps forward, closer to Saturn—but he's doing so to heal Sharpedo of the slight bit of damage he received, first. Then he moves off to the side, sitting down on the seats and gesturing towards the door to the next car.

"You'll be seeing her soon, won't you? What's the use asking me?"

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[You're not rid of him yet, Shadow! Saturn sits down next to him; Sharpedo waits at his side, giving him a sideways glance.]

Because I want to. What's the use denying me?

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What. What is this. The Shadow looks over, thoroughly unimpressed. He is attempting the silent treatment.

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Because you want to, is that it?

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"I've made a truce with the Subway Boss. I've said my piece, and now I'll leave the rest to the others. You, stop investing your energy in people who are acting cold and unavailable to you... How did that turn out for you before? It makes me pity you."

Since he's a Shadow, and has a lot more power than any of the other NPCs around here, he disappears into nothingness after saying this, teleporting away to some unknown place. Bye.

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Tch.

[FINE. He gets to his feet, leisurely, and puts a hand on Sharpedo, and then it's on to the next car. Jerk! That stung.]

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Sharpedo is here for you in this difficult time. He is more empathetic to you than he should be, knowing how little you know each other.

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!!"

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[He mutters,]

Oh, thank goodness. I never did like double battles.

[But then he clears his throat.]

But I'm sorry to hear that for your sake. I don't know why I expected you to be someone I recognized . . . I'm Saturn.

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"My name is Gwen! Ingo's ex!!-girlfriend! And I saw you!"

She points dramatically at you.

"You can't listen to his side of the story without hearing mine! That's not fair!"

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The text message girl?! That was you?

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"I'm not the one who had a text message! I put my phone on silent like a normal person! He's the one who tried to check a text message from his brother when he was in my bed! Can you even believe it?!"

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[Oh no. Saturn's eyes widen, and he puts a hand to his mouth, but there's a definite tilt of amusement, if horrified amusement, to his expression and tone.]

. . . When you say in your bed, were you two . . . finished, or was this . . . ?

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"Gross! Pervert! We weren't! The important part is we weren't, but don't ask for any more details, you sicko! Mienshao, I've had enough of this guy!"

She sends out Mienshao, ready to fight!

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If it wasn't like that, why on earth would you be so upset about it . . . nevermind. Sharpedo!

[Ugh. This one isn't a good type matchup, but at least Saturn knows in advance not to use Dark moves on it. He can stick to Water for the STAB and hope Sharpedo can hold out, and bring in Crobat if he needs to swap out. Give Sharpedo a chance!

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"It was like something I'm not telling you about!! Mienshao—!"

Mienshao uses Fake Out like she usually does, but the Rough Skin gets her in return. Then, cocky and trying to obliterate Sharpedo, she tries to use High Jump Kick, misses, and crashes...

"No...!"

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[Ooh ouch. HIGH JUMP KICK'LL GET YA. Saturn follows that up with Liquidation, hoping to end this or at least lower Mienshao's DEF for the next turn.]

Forget I asked!

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Perhaps it's a critical hit that does it. Mienshao is down for the count, slumping onto the ground. Gwen pulls at her hair in irritation.

"Grrr...! I... I knew that would happen! I was going easy on you because I was supporting your determination, of course! Here, Sharpedo..."

She comes to heal Sharpedo's slight damage before they continue. See! All better!

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Haha. Is that so? Well then, thank you, Gwen. That's certainly more than I deserved . . . I'm sorry for meddling in your private affairs. Though you did bring it up first. Anyway. I hope you find someone who appreciates you as fully as you wish for.

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"Hmph... Well, of course. I'm the heroine, so I'm destined to find someone at least as strong—probably even stronger...! Who appreciates me properly!"

She goes off to the side, flopping down on the subway seat. The path to the next car is open.

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[It is very very obvious it never would have worked out between this girl and Ingo. For the best, really. On he goes! To the next car, with Sharpedo at his side!]

Five more . . . are you ready? I can always switch you out if you need a rest.

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Sharpedo seems determined to stick it out!

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."