[seventeenth bullet] Video/Action for anyone in the Goldenrod Gym

[boldandresolute]

[This was a fight that had been a long time in coming.  Otacon had gotten a badge from Whitney ages ago, and Liquid had only put it off because he had been sent on a wild-goose chase after his father.  If it hadn't been for that, he would have defeated her right after and gotten yet another badge for his growing collection.]

You want to battle?  I'm

Comments

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

[There is a nerd at your side, Liquid. And he's giving some well-deserved applause.]

Great job. Don't worry about her, she seems to do that a lot.

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[boldandresolute]

She's bloody annoying.

[What kind of gym leader broke down crying after a battle? It was horribly unprofessional.]

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

Look at it this way. Now you never have to see her again.

Re: [action]

[boldandresolute]

She has my handkerchief.

[And he was never going to get it back.]

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

...I'm going to be honest with you, I'd call that a lost cause.

Re: [action]

[boldandresolute]

Probably.

[He had kind of liked that handkerchief, too. It had Poliwags on it.]

[Which wasn't why he liked it. Totally.]

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

I'll get you another one if you want.

Re: [action]

[boldandresolute]

It's fine.

[Otacon could give him other things that he'd like better.]

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

If you say so.

[He smiled brightly, taking Liquid's hand.]

A-anyway, congratulations.

Re: [action]

[boldandresolute]

It was nothing. I could have beaten her weeks ago.

[This was some very awkward hand-holding, because what this was not manly and they were in public.]

[action]

[philanthrotaku]

[Otacon certainly didn't seem to notice it was awkward; he went right on smiling.]

Of course you could've.