PW! - Time for a Jubilife Contest

External Since: Apr 26, 2007 Posts: 49

Karl walked into the contest house, hoping to see a familiar face.

"How's it going, alby?"

Karl was startled. He spotted Hugo, a boy he'd met on the way to
Sandgem Town. He worked in a shop, and had given Karl some good
advice before he started his journey proper.

"How are you?" asked Karl. "What are you doing in Jubilife?"

"Managed to get the day off work," said Hugo. "Fancied trying out a
contest. Scrubber here deserves to stretch her legs a bit."

Scrubber was Hugo's Pachirisu, who was dashing around speedily. Her
tail was crackling with electricity.

"Wow," said Karl. "I can't believe you're going to enter a contest."
It seemed to Karl as though everyone was going to be part of this
contest � Keiko, Hugo, that reporter ...

"I've never competed before," Hugo admitted. "I don't know what to
expect." He grinned. "Are you competing too, alby?"

"No!" said Karl. "I wouldn't be any good."

"Oh, go on," Hugo encouraged. "Nothing to lose. Might as well see if
you enjoy it. And it'd be nice to see a friendly face."

Karl was about to protest, but with two of his friends already
competing, it seemed silly to be the only one left out.

"Alright, then," he said. "But I'll lose so hard, it won't be funny."

"That's half the fun, alby!" said Hugo. "The risk of losing. Makes
it worthwhile when you do well. I'm not expecting to get far."

And so, Karl and Hugo went to register together. When they'd
finished, Karl spotted another familiar face � Keiko was back.

External Since: Apr 26, 2007 Posts: 49

On Jul 26, 1:20�am, "Chet Weaver - \"RESPCK KNUCKLES!\""
<zeroo....DeleteThis@aim.com> wrote:
> "Some of my clothes were stolen on the way here," Keiko explained as Vampyra
> handed her the PokeDex and she opened the entry on the aforementioned Queen
> Bee Pokemon to show them. �"One of these is using them as a disguise or
> something to enter the contest. �If I beat her, I can get them back."
>
> Hugo turned to Karl and said, "You sure know how to pick 'em, alby."
>
> "Why do you keep calling him Alby?" Keiko inquired.

"I like nicknames," shrugged Hugo. "Karl gets to be 'alby' because of
his white hair."

"I'm not actually an albino ..." started Karl.

"Cool!" said Keiko. "Do I get a nickname?"

"Course," said Hugo. He looked at her for a moment, considering.
"You can be 'Fresh'. Because nudism is refreshing, and so are you."

"Fresh?" said Keiko, wrinkling her nose.

"I can spell it with a P-H, if that makes it cooler," said Hugo.

"Hang on, though," said Karl. "You said something about
combinations."

"It's pretty easy, really," said Keiko. "Most obvious rules � use
varied attacks, try not to repeat them. Use attacks that go well
together ..."

"Like what, exactly?"

"Oh, there are millions of combinations!" giggled Keiko. "Like ... if
you use a Bubble attack, it slows you down ... and Bide is a great
move to use last. That's one example. One of the basics, anyway.
When you get better, you make up your own, and try to put on a great
show."

"But then we battle, right?"

"Yes," said Keiko. "But again, the point is to put on a good
performance, not necessarily to defeat your opponent."

"You're worrying too much, alby," said Hugo. "Throw yourself into
it! You might lose, but it'll be a fun loss."

"Okay," said Karl uncertainly. "I just won't take it too seriously.
Just a fun match."

"Anyway, got to go prepare," said Hugo. "See you lovebirds later."

"No! We're not ..." started Karl, but Hugo had left, concealing the
glee on his face.

"You ready?" asked Keiko. "It's starting soon."

> ((Sorry about not getting right to the contest. �I haven't decided on my
> performance yet, and I got to go to the store right now. �We're kinda low
> on... well, everything.))

((No worries. It's fun to have a bit of downtime beforehand. I
thought you'd like to start the contest off yourself, though, since
this means more to Keiko than to Karl.))