What addiction can do to you

[battlestandby]

[Paul's near the beach today, leaning against a palm tree as he's been there for hours obsessively playing Tetris, which his loving not!mother gave him for his birthday. He hates this game so much and yet he can't put it down. It's gotten to the point where he can't be bothered to actively train his Pokemon; just telling them to train as they

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[lunardancing]

[ Okay it's Paul. Since retreating never actually works or makes a boring thread, let's just be civil about this! ]

Are you alright?

[battlestandby]

[Oh dear. His favorite person.

Requirement for this Dawn: always glare at her.

Then he can start wringing out his clothes in a nonchalant manner.

Requirement #2: Don't reply to her right away.]

[lunardancing]

[ First requirement in this situation: >Roll her eyes at him.

Second requirement: >Wait calmly for an answer. ]

[battlestandby]

[Final requirement: be a douchebag.]

What do you think?

[tsuuuun]

[Yesterday, he and Tsuntaro learned the wonders of holy shit you like to swim. Since that worked out nicely for the two of them yesterday, today, Silver's heading with his very tsundere Cubchoo to the beach for-

...Paul playing something?] Paul?

[battlestandby]

[--erk. Better pocket that Tetris. Can't have Silver come to the conclusion that he's a nerd or anything. He'll just pretend he isn't soaking wet, either.]

Yes?

[tsuuuun]

What's with the game?

[battlestandby]

[Just giving Silver a look.]

There was no game.

[You were just imagining it!]

[alwaysloses]

[He came to check on the ocean's temperature again today and really wasn't expecting to see some trainer guy get smacked in the face with water and something else like that.

Gawking at what the fuck just happened like most everyone else has been doing.]

That's probably going to leave a mark.

[battlestandby]

[Paul always feels the need to show off to a Silver. So he'll just "hmph" at that and casually wring out his clothes.]

I've had worse.

[alwaysloses]

[To show off that this guy has a hard head? Pfft.]

Your pokemon have done things like that to you before?

[battlestandby]

The worst I've sustained weren't even from my own. But I've got five years of experience; I can handle this.

[tinylord]

[Zozo'll BATTLE. Or he would, if N wasn't holding onto him so tight. No, no Zozo. You cannot battle. You are just falling over when you try. Besides that Seadra looks too strong for you. Actually that Seadra looks pretty awesome. Why don't they have Seadras in Unova? Whatever, coming closer.]

Congratulations? But you're not training them yourself. [KIND OF disappoint.] You're supposed to watch your Pokémon, aren't you?

[battlestandby]

... Oh, you.

[Wringin' out those clothes, looking back to his Pokemon.]

... Torterra, Nidoking, and Weavile are senior members of my team. They've reached a level where they're better learning on their own. And today, they're primarily teaching the newest members of my team. I trust that they know what they're doing...

[His eyes narrow at Seadra just then.]

... Except for Weavile, apparently.

[tinylord]

[He frowns a little.]

I think Weavile's doing a pretty good job if your Pokémon evolved.

[battlestandby]

.... He could've at least intervened with that Hydro Pump. He's fast enough.

[idkmybffpika]

[Ash here is failing at not lolling at you.]