sculpted | MISSION 006 [VIDEO/ACTION FOR VIOLET CITY]

[[Hello and welcome to another fantastically manly Alex Louis Armstrong broadcast! Today, we're starting with a scintillating view of our (shirtless, of course) hero, standing just on the outskirts of Violet City.

Faced with a snarling Garchomp.

...make that a snarling and charging Garchomp, as the beast rockets forward, claws out, ready to barrel into Armstrong....!

...who promptly moves to the side with speed that a man of his size simply shouldn't possess, lightly knocking the Garchomp's strikes away with his fists. Screeching, she pivots sharply and swings her tail toward him, but that too is avoided with apparent ease. Tensing, Armstrong lands a good uppercut on the Garchomp's chin before finishing with a firm strike to her chest. The Garchomp, stunned, crashes to the ground, prompting her trainer to laugh loudly.]]

Your technique is improving, Zahna! A few more sessions like this and even I, Alex Louis Armstrong, will stand no chance against you!

[[Harsh demeanor gone, the (obviously unhurt; Armstrong isn't aiming to injure) Garchomp pushes herself to her feet, looking at her trainer with wide, almost reverent eyes, nodding at everything he's saying. It's clear, however, that she doesn't quite believe she'll ever be able to beat him in battle.

Turning back to the camera, Armstrong moves to switch off the feed, but behind him Zahna sneaks forward, obviously seeing if a sneak attack will work. She leaps....!

....and is immediately intercepted and hurled over Armstrong's shoulder, landing off-screen with a rather firm thud.]]

Attacking a man from behind is not honourable, my dear!

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Surely there is a spare hour or so for a bit of exercise? I suppose not...

[[Kayneth, he worries about you...but then again, it's not like you're about to end up in a wheelchair, so! Carry on!]]

What is it that you're doing?

[

that was terrible]

You don't have to worry about that. I'll be off studying the ruins, which I assure you will be plenty of exercise.

I see! Well, I will hold the fort until your return, then.

[[He's never been too overly keen on ruins, but he might go have a look if you find them particularly beautiful!]]

What is it that you want to study there?

An associate of mine pointed out several things about the ruins that I hadn't noticed before-namely, that there seems to be a very odd species of Pokemon that resides there. Given all the mystery surrounding the ruins, I can't ignore the opportunity to catch at least one of them in good conscience.

[because

legends]

Oho? That sounds like quite a fascinating mission indeed; if I didn't have five other Pokemon to get to with our training today, I would most certainly join you!

[[He's kind of run overtime with his Garchomp, here; she tends to demand his attention a bit.]]

I assume we are to move back towards Goldenrod City once your friend has arrived? I must say, I am very excited about meeting him!

Very well, then; I wouldn't want to interrupt you, after all. As far as our next destination goes... well, Tohsaka's arrival interrupted my initial plan of action, so we'll be heading to Goldenrod by way of Azalea so that I can challenge the gym there.

Of course! Azalea Town is one of my favourite places in Johto; such quaint beauty!

[[Of course, in his opinion uh....everywhere in Johto is one of his 'favourite places' but....details....]]

But if you're challenging a gym, Lord Archibald....surely you could use some training?

I'll have to judge that when I get there. Of course... I rather doubt I'll have to worry about training.

[he'll just smug really hard about that.]

If anything, I'm concerned this gym won't challenge me enough.

[[.....Kayneth we are the most smug bastards

except the way he does it is actually endearing

you need to learn from him

training time tbh]]

Ohohoho, is that so? Feeling confident in your abilities, then?

[no

no training]

Of course I am. In fact, I'm even planning on using a weaker team than my usual so it won't be an absolute bore.

[[...that actually makes Armstrong rather obviously pleased, as he's doing the same thing; well done Lord Archibald, maybe you don't need as much training as he thought!

~~you're still not getting away from him~~]]

You truly are a man after my own heart, Lord Archibald! A battle is simply no fun if there isn't a bit of a challenge involved!

Oh, of course. It's barely even worth it if I don't have to make an effort, after all.

[...he doesn't need training at all...]

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