012 [video] backdated to earlier in the evening

[shenanigaans]

[With the feed clicking on, some soft Pi, pika piiiii sounds could be heard just behind the Gear as little hands pointed the camera ahead... where Lea could be seen giving 'viewers' a big grin and a thumbs up.]

Hey guys! I figured this time, I'd show you my battle just so you can see what I'm made of! [Turning his attention back to Bugsy, he gave

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[lunarbonds]

[fffffff what are you even...

Well, if it's firefighting time, uh, out comes Aeleus. Sand helps put fire out, right?]

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[shenanigaans]

[Totally. Lea's letting out Kip out to use some of those many mud moves to try and put some of it out about now and scooping up Isa..]

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[lunarbonds]

[brb, sandstorming it up. Why do you always gotta do things like this?]

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[shenanigaans]

[It's not like I do it on purpose--- oh god why are the flames GETTING WORSE]

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[lunarbonds]

[fffffffffffff not as planned.

So blaming you for this one, by the way.]

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[shenanigaans]

[But Bugsy can see that Aeleus isn't mine, he watched you let it out and looked horrified that you said sandstorm.

So now it's partially your fault too-- IT'S UP TO THE CEILING AUGH KIP, MUDDY WATER.]

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[lunarbonds]

[Look, it's better than Earthquake and Aeleus hasn't got a nice assortment of mud-based moves.]

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[shenanigaans]

[Earthquake is a bad idea. Kip is going to sit here flinging mud for the next half hour while Lea has Tatl use safeguard on the working water type.]

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[lunarbonds]

[Yeah okay, this isn't working so well. So out come Ienzo as well. Let's have some Copycat of dat Muddy Water.]

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[when_turks_fly]

[ Yeah, don't mind Valeria, who is holding onto that bouncing Vulpix egg of hers and being sure to stay a good few feet behind the boys while they direct their Pokemon because really, what can she do in this situation? None of her Pokemon know any helpful moves; though, the Trapinch at her feet sure thinks she does. She keeps skittering past the trainers to the nearest flames and using sand attack on them, then turning around and running back, making happy, giggety Trapinch sounds all the while as though to say, "SEE? I'M HELPING," while Damian the Eevee sits at Valeria's side with a paw over his face. ]

You have gotta be kidding me...

[ Meanwhile, Tseng, who had watched the battle in its entirety from his seat at his trainer's side, is ignoring entrusting the well-being of the gym to the panicking trainers and moving to approach Isa the Flareon. Impressed? Maybe a little... ]

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[shenanigaans]

[Yeah, not paying attention to Isa the Flareon because she's the one who lit the gym on fire in the first place.]

S.. sorry we're not kidding, Val. [Sob, he's rubbing his face.

Now Isa here is giving Tseng a little heart shaped puff of smoke, flicking her tail and licking her paw. He better be impressed, she's a little firehouse of power after all~]

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[lunarbonds]

It's his fault too.

[Not that... Aeleus really helped, but shhh.

Meanwhile, while Aeleus and Ienzo work on the fire, Braig's taken to watching Tseng and Isa from a distance, very much like the man he's named after.]

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[when_turks_fly]

I can see that.

[ And she might just be a little hard pressed for words when it comes to expressing herself further on the matter because the gym just so happens to be on fire and she's guessing the damage is likely to be significant enough that Bugsy probably isn't going to let Lea walk off with the badge and pat on the shoulder. Oh, and the gym is on fire. Her expression? It's not likely to change anytime soon.

If Tseng is aware of Braig's presence, he's not letting on. Guess who's mostly living up to his namesake in the cool, calm, and serious exterior department? Enough that that heart-shaped puff of smoke doesn't send him into lovestruck hysterics. No, he's going to flick his right ear to one side and gracefully compliment Isa on her power, efficiency, and her beauty coolly and calmly. ]

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[shenanigaans]

H-hey, that sandstorm just made it worse, you know! [Face in hands, he's just going to pat Kip and weak tear that the water pokemon is amazing and will get extra treats.

Isa, on the other hand, is going to slide that little paw of hers over a tuff of fur on her chest and fluff her tail a bit, rather liking the compliments. Giving the trainers a glance, and even spying Braig, she winks a 'shhh' sort of look and moves to gracefully trot by Tseng, as if giving him a chance to follow...]

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[lunarbonds]

You're the only one with an actual water-type.

[For all that Ienzo is doing his best impression of one, now that he has something that he can copy properly.

Braig, meanwhile, flicks his wings in response to Isa look. Which... is not really quiet since his wings are covered in metal, but from the look on his face that was quiet possibly the point.]

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[when_turks_fly]

I had been thinking of getting one, too.

[ Lifting a hand to her face, Valeria rubs the bridge of her nose briefly between two fingers and sighs, a smile surfacing only to be stretched thin. That extra dash of irony tastes a little on the bitter side, after all. ]

I'll have to after this, but hey, at least Kanra's gift came in handy, right?

[ Right? She's trying to insert a little cheer and it-could-be-worse now that the initial shock and horror are wearing off. It really could be worse; though, she figures she should probably wait until after it's completely out and they've assessed the damage to say as much.

Meanwhile, the noise resulting from the flicking of Braig's wings draws Tseng's eyes. He spares the trainers a brief glance as well, but doesn't waver in moving to follow to Isa, his tail waving smoothly from side to side. ]