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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 16:50:23 UTC
Max normally would have been happy with just punching, but this guy had claws, and Max didn't want to get closer to those things than he had to. They were on pretty stubby arms, though, he had way better reach than the pokemon did. If not for that long neck and head, which could shoot flames and crap. And Max was absolutely no good at distance fighting. It had to be up close and personal. He didn't see anything in the hallway that would make a good weapon, though.

Wait.

Wait! Of course! His pokedex with lightsaber attachment! Max jabbed his hand into one of his cargo pockets -- protien bars, curses! The other pocket -- success! He tossed his dufflebag to the ground, it burst open and towels and protein bars and a swimsuit and some muscle magazines and some bottles of energy drink and something round and pinkish wrapped in towels spilled out.

He'd have to pick all that stuff up later. For now, he pulled the pokedex out and turned the thing on -- a bright pinkish beam shot out of it, and he held it in front of him.

The pokedex dinged. "Charizard! The 'wasn't such a great idea at first but now holy crap' pokemon!"

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 19:20:04 UTC
Char seemed to consider this new thing for a moment. It was bright and hot, and made strange noises.

...Unimportant.

This one might have gained a weapon, but Char was strong. This one might have gained heat, but it was weak and contained and pink. The heat boiling in Char's stomach was better. He would show this one just how strong he was. He dismissed the saberdex with a glance, launching another Flamethrower at Max.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 20:48:34 UTC
Dangit, stop breathing fire IT JUST AIN'T FAIR.

Max did the only thing that came natural to him -- he charged in, covering his head and torso as best as he could with his damp towel.

This was probably the stupidest thing he'd done all week.

He went in slashing his saberdex at his enemy's midsection. Or where he thought the midsection was. It was sort of impossible to tell because he had a towel over his head.

The little pink thing wrapped up in towels on the floor moved slightly.

"This pokemon can melt an icecube in much less than several minutes just by looking at it askance" -- chimed the pokedex helpfully.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 22:42:18 UTC
The reckless charge had Char backing up, crouching down in preparation to meet him head-on. The towel might have been hindering Max's aim, but he still managed to strike his target. Char's skin might have been made to withstand extreme temperatures, but the saberdex still tore through it, scoring a gash across his side. The acrid stench of burning flesh filled the air as Char let out a screech, shrinking away from Max's weapon.

His retreat was short-lived, however. Char dropped down on all fours, that long neck lashing out as he aimed to sink his teeth into one of Max's legs.

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Clench your fists and grit your teeth, tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 23:28:43 UTC
Max had a towel on his head. He had no idea where the charizard was going to strike next. This was perhaps not the brightest of ideas.

But boy he sure did feel it when that giant lizard bit his calf. Wow did he ever feel it. "DAMN SHIT HELL," exclaimed Max daintily.

He shook the towel off and with his free hand he pounded the orange bastard directly between the eyes with his meaty fist. Punching always felt better than swording.

"Playgrounds the world over boil over with excitement at the very sight of a holofoil limited edition Charizard card,"

The pink thing wondered what was happening and why it was awake.

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Save forgiveness for the weak blazinglizard May 17 2010, 02:56:15 UTC
It was no great surprise that Max could hit. Very hard. Char released Max's leg, stumbling visibly as the blow left him seeing stars. He listed to the side, only stopping when his shoulder hit the wall.

He hadn't been wrong. This one was strong. But even with that strange heat-cutter, he could only attack when he was close. Still reeling from the hit Max had dealt him, Char fired off another haphazard Flamethrower, too dazed to be bothered to aim properly.

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Let your bitterness consume tank_rockarms May 17 2010, 03:25:36 UTC
Sorry, Char. This is pretty much exactly the sort of thing that Max was hoping for. Close combat is all he does, and if you're leaning haphazardly against the wall, he's going to go in after you.

From all appearances there is a wall of man rushing at you. Looks like he's planning on ramming you into the wall with his shoulder and pinning you there.

The pink thing blinked as it cleared its eyes and took in the strange scene before it.

Ding! "Charizard, the douchebag pokemon. Legend has it, the more of a douche it is, the larger the flame on its tail glows."

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Let the salt rub in your wounds. blazinglizard May 17 2010, 07:33:34 UTC
Char cried out as Max slammed into him, trapping him with sheer bulk. His instinct was to struggle, to thrash, to pit every ounce of force he could against his captor, try to force him back. But Max weighs more than, and regularly bench presses, several Snorlaxes wasn't the type of enemy that was easily shaken.

When that tactic proved futile, Char quickly moved onto another one. This one was a strong one. It had to be killed quickly.

Maybe having his enemy close was just what he wanted. Char still had claws. Still had teeth. Still had fire. Even if it seemed that he couldn't outmuscle this opponent, he had a lot more pointy things on his side. His arms may have been stuck under the crushing weight keeping him in place, but enough of that long neck was free to maneuver just where he needed.

Once again, Char moved in for a bite. This time, rather than targeting a leg, he sought to clamp down on Max's throat.

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You have saved up all your spite tank_rockarms May 17 2010, 17:00:20 UTC
Char. Max is good at this sort of thing this homoerotic Grecian style wrestling close combat thing. He was expecting your ugly mug to try and bite him again.

That's why his free fist (the one holding the saberdex) is coming right for your jaw. Again, punching is more satisfactory than using a lightsaber (you're just lucky he didn't find a parking meter again, because that is satisfactory).

"It's weak against water types. WATER. TYPES." chimed the saberdex helpfully.

The pink thing finally managed to notice that his big blue friend was fighting some orange lizard guy. Huh. Maybe his friend needed help? Huh. It sat there and mulled it over a bit.

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Stoked the flame that keeps the fight blazinglizard May 18 2010, 03:58:33 UTC
Ouch. Congratulations, Max. You are now one of the few proud individuals here that can claim they've punched a dragon in the mouth.

Rather than making more futile attempts at landing bites while Max punched him repeatedly, Char now resolved that the best course of action would be to put some space between the two of them.

So he returned to his reliable standby: setting things on fire. Char opened his mouth, letting out a point-blank Flamethrower.

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It's so hard to be objective tank_rockarms May 18 2010, 05:01:42 UTC
"Shit," said Max gritily. "Damn."

He was going to die in a fire.

"A WATER TYPE," the saberdex almost screamed, "OR ELECTRIC OR ROCK NOBODY EVER REMEMBERS THAT BUT CHARIZARDS ARE WICKED WEAK AGAINST ROCK TYPES."

The pink thing didn't think it was nice that the orange lizardy guy who sort of reminded him of his friend, only a lot bigger, kept trying to set his blue friend on fire. Slowpoke's (for this is who it was, dear reader) eyes glowed blue, and he stared directly at the charizard.

A trainer may have called this "using Disable."

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When your reason is defective. blazinglizard May 19 2010, 06:12:15 UTC
Char drew in a deep breath, prepared to envelop Max in another burst of fire. Only... said burst of fire never quite arrived. He tried again, but somehow, the fire just wouldn't rise past his throat.

Gosh, maybe he was out of PP.

Utterly perplexed though he was, Char wasted no time in trying to figure out exactly what had caused his fire to stop. He was only interested in fighting, and if a move could no longer hurt anyone, it was of no use to him. At the very least, Max almost dying in a fire allowed Char to gain a little ground. If he couldn't breathe any fire, he'd just use the fire he already had: the one on the end of his tail. Char jabbed his blazing tailtip into Max's side -- that was as close as he could get, or he'd have aimed for someplace more vital -- and dug in his feet, pushing against Max in an attempt to break free.

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You say that you've aged tank_rockarms May 19 2010, 06:48:13 UTC
"BALLS," exclaimed Max loudly. "GODDAMNIT, BALLS" he yelled as he got a fiery fire jabbed into his side. He started to glow yellow.

He decided the best thing to do in this situation was to punch the charizard in the face again. Twice.

You're making him angry. You don't want to see him when he's angry.

"Voltorb and Electrode are sometimes known as the 'Ball Pokemon'," added the sabredex.

Slowpoke was still sad that his friend was getting burnt. That wasn't very nice. He lazily sent over an orb of water from out of his mouth (somehow) in the direction of the charizard's tail, trying to keep his friend from getting hurt more.

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