24th - video/action for Olivine;

[islandshore]

[When the feed starts up, it's upside-down, but there's a clear shot of a very angry Riku standing next to a large pile of exhausted Pokémon including a very large Charizard, Feraligatr, Nidoking, Scizor, Lucario, and a Rotom, which manages to float over to the Gear and slowly lift it up.

Riku, however, looks less than impressed.]

Get back up! You can't just sit there.

[The Pokémon groan and shift a little, but alas, they're just too exhausted to keep going.]

C'mon. You're going to keep fighting, you got that? I don't care how tired you are.

[There's a sad sounding vrrrrrm from Surge, who hovers over to Riku.]

See? If Surge can do it, so can--

[Aaaand then the Gear falls. Looks like even Surge didn't have the energy to keep going.]

Can't believe this...

[After a moment, he scoops up the Gear and shuts it off. Those in Olivine are free to see this unpleasant display. A little while after his defeat, Riku's going to be working his team incredibly hard, putting them up against each other.

Someone's a sore loser, to say the least.]

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[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

[Well here's a very concerned derp and his tiny Pikachu, moseying over with a couple of large bags of what is no doubt food. Whenever work ends in the evening, he likes to bring something back to Disney House]

Riku, if you wear them out, they won't be up to training later...

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Fuming, so much fuming. He doesn't even notice Ven right away; 'ku's too busy trying to get his beasties back to their feet...

And when Ven's presence finally registers--]

If I don't push them, they aren't going to get any stronger.

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[adamant]

[ Lionbutt here is standing on the other end of their makeshift 'arena', looking less than impressed with Riku's display. All of his fainted fighters are back in their pokeballs. The sand between them is glassy and melted from the heat of Flare and Lucky's fire, and his boots tchak-tchak-tchak across it. ]

Give it up, Riku, you lost. Now you can sit here complaining, or you can come to the pokemon center with me.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Sigh. Give him a second; he's still being a sore loser here...

But after a moment, he'll slowly turn away from the heap of beasts.]

Right. Might as well get that taken care of.

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[k9tantei.livejournal.com]

Push anything too hard, and you can break'em; a human that doesn't take care of things like needin' rest and food can get permanent injuries from it, an' as tough as the pokémon are, they're livin' things.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

Living or not, they can do better than this. I one-shot more Gym Leaders than I can count.

[Exaggeration, but it gets the point across.]

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[dazzlingstages.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't you think you're being a little too rough? Your Pokémon look pretty exhausted.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

It's how they got this strong in the first place. They're all level 100, and not because I went easy on them.

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[criticalimpact.livejournal.com]

[... what are with all these kids pushing themselves? No, scratch that, Riku pushing his pokemon. There's hardness in his tone of voice.]

Riku.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[...snap. He was not expecting Terra to chime in.

Crud, crud, cruuuud.]

... Yeah?

[Video]

[babel_hacker]

Give them a break, will you?

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

Why? They're tough enough to handle this.

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[gochuugoku.livejournal.com]

They need to rest every once in awhile, aru. Pushing them too hard will actually ruin their health and go in the complete opposite direction of your goals.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Sigh. That's what people keep saying, too...]

I didn't think they'd lose.

[And that's what really bothers him. His trained, tutored level 100s... Flare losing.]

[voice]

[shellderkillder.livejournal.com]

You should not push your Pokémon quite so hard.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Great, more scolding.]

That's what people keep saying.

[Action]

[soggypastry]

[Sometime after he'd started working his team again, there would be footsteps coming up behind Riku before Lightning spoke, watching them work before frowning.]

You really think pushing them like this is going to help?

[Action]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Careful, Lightning! Jaws is shooting a Hydro Cannon over at Flare, who narrowly manages to dodge before sending a ThunderPunch over at the Feraligatr.

After a moment, Riku turns to face her.]

If I don't push them, how are they going to get stronger?

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[thricebeatheart.livejournal.com]

[He’s not immediately sure what to think. It’s just Riku and his pokemon, and in comparison to the liveliness shown at the beach, they look battered. Completely run down.]

[Riku’s pushing them too hard, and his callous words just make it worse. He knows, personally, what it’s like to be on the end of Riku’s bad books, to be belittled like that. So at first it’s really hard to know what to say.]

Riku…

[thricebeatheart.livejournal.com]

You’re so dumb! [First impressions are key! And Sora’s- pulling a Sora, in that regard.] I’ll meet you at the pokemon center, okay?

Don’t be late!

[As it is, he’s the one who ends up pacing up and down outside, waiting for Riku to either exit, or show up on the path. Still fairly speechless and riled up completely.]

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ Rise can understand working hard and pushing yourself, but this?

This will earn him an equally angry idol. ]

Hey!

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[...Oh boy. Rise, too?

He'll have to remind Surge not to play around with the Gear later.]

What?

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[chosenlightchld.livejournal.com]

... What do you think you're doing!?

[Yeah, angry Hikari is pretty angry. Who cares if she doesn't know this guy at all. He can't do that to his pokémon.]

[Video]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

Getting them back on their feet; they've got a battle to win.

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[foolishwren]

_{[... Wow. Heather's not always a model trainer either, but jeez, that's harsh.]}

Hey, go easy on them, will ya?

Give them a water break or something.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[...Well, at least she's not chewing him out as harshly as the others. Siiigh.]

Fine, but after that, they're in for a training session.

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[lunarbonds.livejournal.com]

I don't think they can fight anymore.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Fuming, so much fuming. Someone's not used to losing with his overpowered team.]

They should've won.

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[shysentinel.livejournal.com]

Hey, don't be so rough on them! They ain't just for fightin'!

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

But it's what they do best.

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[show_my_cannons]

... Yeah. Because that is going to work.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[There's a disgruntled moan from Jaws the Feraligatr, who's still trying to get up. Must... make Master happy!

Riku, on the other hand, still looks frustrated.]

Great. Another lecture?

[action because hi i'm a troll]

[subvertio.livejournal.com]

Looks like you finally lost. [Hi, he's leaning against a tree a bit of a ways back :D]

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[When Riku finally catches Vanitas, after exiting the center, he sends him a nasty glare.]

Shut up.

[Blade, however, isn't anywhere near as passive. She beats her wings and snaps her claws. Moments later, she's rushing straight at Vanitas, making a horrible, high pitched shriek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3lintstLuQ&feature=related).]

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[complexrestart.livejournal.com]

... Don't push them like that. They need rest.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[...Oh, it's her. Well, he's less likely to snap at someone like Rika than most of these guys. Plus, he's already been lectured to hell and back.]

I'm just not used to losing.

[Action]

[ordalias.livejournal.com]

[ Having seen all that on the side, she looks just a tad bit disappointed at his behavior. ]

Riku... [ It even colors her tone, too. ]

[Action]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[...oh, crud. He sighs, slowly turning around.]

Xion.