Thirteenth Move

[king_of_flames]

[Video; Action for Olivine City]

[The feed is showing a scene in the Olivine City Gym. Roy is standing in front of the camera, with Jasmine on the other end of the battlefield.]]

I'm ready whenever you are. The sooner we get this battle finished, the better.

[Jasmine says something that's inaudible from the camera's vantage point, and sends out her first Pokémon -- a Skarmory.]

A bird, eh? No problem, I've got the perfect counter!

[But as Roy throws the Poké Ball, something different happens. The usual gym leader music gets overridden, and an extremely triumphant piece begins to play as a Charizard emerges.

Then, all is lost to the camera as the Charizard takes flight and begins blasting fire. Within short order, the Skarmory falls to the ground. Jasmine recalls it and sends out a Magneton. Charizard doesn't slow down, and it goes down quickly, followed by her Steelix.

But even her Steelix can't withstand the might of the flames. It, too, falls quickly.

Ladies and gentlemen, Roy may have just set a record for the shortest gym battle against Jasmine.

Roy calls his Charizard back and accepts his Mineral Badge. As he walks back over, he grabs the camera.]

Six down, two to go!

[Cut feed.]

Comments

[notrueking]

As I said before-it's unnecessarily theatrical. It does nothing but contribute to how unrealistic this place seems.

[king_of_flames]

Which is probably the point. According to some of the people I've met here, this entire world is based off some sort of game.

[notrueking]

I believe I heard something along those lines, although it's not like any game I know of.

[does amestris have tabletop even... probably not]

[king_of_flames]

Apparently it requires technology our world doesn't have yet.

[notrueking]

That would certainly explain it-this world has technology far beyond what I'm used to, albeit somewhat overspecialized.

[king_of_flames]

Such is life, isn't it? People have a specific role to fill in life. The same could be said for technology, especially as it grows more advanced.

[notrueking]

I meant that you'd be hard pressed to find something that doesn't completely revolve around Pokemon in some way. It's somewhat odd to see an entire culture so obsessed with something.

[king_of_flames]

Ah. Fair point. But if anything, I'd say it's a testament to how versatile they can be.

[notrueking]

True enough. How do they fit in those balls, I wonder...?

[king_of_flames]

I wish I knew. And I've searched.

[notrueking]

Whatever the explanation is, I'm sure it violates equivalent exchange in ways I haven't even thought of.