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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[Action]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[Siiigh.]

Fine, but I'm still not gonna go easy on them.

[Action]

[soggypastry]

[stern look.]

I never said go easy on them. I said pushing them like this won't solve anything. It'll just make things worse.

[Action]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

Right. Just gotta reevaluate my strategy...

[Guh. He sends Blade a nasty look... and she finally stops poking Jaws. Boo.]

[Action]

[soggypastry]

Yeah. Besides...

[A glance out at his team and the shoreline beyond. They still have a lot to learn.]

We all lose fights at one point. Even the best generals have lost battles before we were around. There's no shame in losing a fight here.

[Action]

[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[He's quiet for a moment. It helps that it isn't Leon telling him this. Had he said something along these lines, Riku would've brushed it off.

But he sighs. Maybe she's right.]

Still don't want to make a habit of it.

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[soggypastry]

[Maybe she is, maybe she isn't. Hard to say for sure, but at least he's listening to her. That's a start.]

So don't. You need to learn from this. Take what you can from the loss so you know what not to do the next time you fight that same person. It may not keep you from losing again, but knowing is half the battle. You'd be surprised what it can do.

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

[G.I. Jooooooe~~

More good points. Why must people have all these useful tidbits?

But fine. He'll nod and just roll with it.]

Right. Just gotta cover my losses and not get ahead of myself.