[indent] [/indent][h3][color=LightSlateGray]Ardanata “Dana” Stamos[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]France  ||  Headquarters  ||  May 14th, Dusk[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
After Dana returned to headquarters, she deposited the Jigglypuff and put in a request for more Pokeballs before heading off to dinner. The ranking boards seemed not to have changed much, and it seemed like many trainers from the Pokemon world had chosen to abstain, not that Dana minded. Competition was voluntary, of course, and she was never one to question another trainer’s priorities.

[i]She signed up,[/i] Dana thought, spotting a trainer she recognized from the listings. Tiffany Bellomo—a fellow champion, though maybe not quite as accomplished as Dana herself, was still a champion nonetheless, and challenging a champion wasn’t something to be done easily.

[i]Weak links right now would be Combusken, Duskull, and Marshtomp due to their devolutions,[/i] Dana thought. [i]Of those, Combusken has the least expertise with its form, since it’s adapted to a different power level and isn’t used to its own softer blows. But,[/i] she thought, standing, [i]her Pokemon would be similarly weakened, so it comes down to finding out who made better use of the last few months.[/i]

[color=LightSlateGray]“Tiffany,”[/color] Dana said, walking over to the woman, who—spotting her—grinned.

“Dana! Dana Stamos, right?” Tiffany asked, her smile radiant.

Dana nodded. [color=LightSlateGray]“You entered Earth’s Pokemon League,”[/color] she said.

“Oh, yes, that I did,” Tiffany said, smile curving at the edges. “Now, let me guess—you’re here to challenge me.”

Dana smiled politely. [color=LightSlateGray]“What do you say about a battle, Tiffany?”[/color]

“Oh, I’d love to see how I measure up against the great Dana Stamos,” Tiffany said, grinning as the two walked over to the battle grounds. 

Dana took up position on the far side of the field, calling out her Clefable. 

“You know, you’re a bit smaller than you seem on TV,” Tiffany said, smile friendly as ever. “And your Dusknoir has seen better days.”

[color=LightSlateGray]“Good luck, Tiffany,”[/color] Dana said flatly. 

“I’m not sure I’ll need it,” Tiffany returned, smiling as she called out her first Pokemon. 
[h3] [/h3][hider=Notes][h3] [/h3][u]     Pokemon:          [/u]
[list][*]Duskull ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Venusaur ♀ — Lvl 34^
[*]Combusken ♂ — Lvl 34^
[*]Scizor ♂ — Lvl 34
[*]Marshtomp ♂ — Lvl 35
[*]Clefable ♀ — Lvl 34
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[indent] [/indent][hr][@Balthazar007] Dana challenged Tiffany Bellomo. First Pokemon: Clefable.
[h3] [/h3][indent] [/indent][hr][h3][color=Khaki]Camden Montero[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]France  ||  Paris Proper  ||  May 14th, Dusk[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent]
[i]Voltorb![/i] Camden thought with alarm. He’d had a few too many explode on him in game, and being reminded of it wasn’t helping his pounding heart.

[i]Okay, this is it,[/i] he thought, grinning. [i]My first battle as a trainer. Gothita against Voltorb.[/i]

[color=Khaki]“Alright, Thea. Let’s do this,”[/color] Camden said. [color=Khaki]“Start off with the teary combo!”[/color]

Thea immediately burst into tears.

[i]Alright. Then Confusion when the enemy lets its guard down,[/i] Camden thought, grinning. So far so good.
[h3] [/h3][hider=Notes][h3] [/h3][u]     Pokemon:          [/u]
[list][*]Ruby // Cherubi ♂ — Lvl 11^: modest
[*]Thea // Gothita ♀ — Lvl 11: sassy
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[indent] [/indent][hr][@Balthazar007] Gothita — Fake Tears then Confusion — on Voltorb.