[ parvati's pretty good at the staying low to the ground thing, but keeping the hammer that's three times her size low was another question entirely. she thinks she's doing an all right job -- with it balancing precariously off the ground and not being dragged in the dirt. she's peering past laios, listening as he talks and surveying the target as she normally would anyway. ]
Right, got it. [ she's not exactly sure what those words mean, but she can swing her hammer around a whole lot and hope for the best. oh, and gigaton hammer of course. ] I'm used to having to dodge those sorts of attacks coming from my crew anyway, so I'll probably be fine. [ and such were the famous last words of one parvati holcomb. ]
Should be easy if there ain't too many, we could be in and out real quick.
[ He nods, eyes lingering on her hammer as he keeps going. Quite the heavy-lifter despite her size. That was one of the first things that caught his attention about her. ]
Oh, and just so you know, my Electric moves won't be doing much damage against them. They might be Ghosts, but they're also Grass-types. Easy to tell with them looking like pumpkins. [ Because everyone knows what those are right.] Though the coloring's not exactly the same. A bit more black and brown than orange, so it shouldn't be hard to spot them either. [ He's so nailing this mentor thing. ]
Now if I can manage to get a few paralyzed, that should help slow them down too. [ A beat. His ears perk suddenly perk. ] Wait... did your crew fight anything like these before?
[ it's parvati. she doesn't know what a pumpkin is. she barely knows what most vegetables look like, even if she's heard names tossed around by other people before. she tilts her head to the side while listening -- this sounds almost like one of nyoka's explanations on big monsters, just as straight-forward and mostly easy, but missing the acid spraying mantipillars. a lot of things sprayed acid in halcyon, she's realising. ]
So, what, am I the one doing the bulk of the damage? [ not totally unheard of on her end. was a big part of her job on the adventuring half of it anyway. she glances at him. ] Because I have a Steel move or two. [ she hasn't actually put the time into working out what moves she has specifically beyond gigaton hammer yet anyway. ]
And, uh, no. Unless you count robots that float. Ghosts ain't a real thing where I'm from. I think. [ most ghost-related things had rational explanations. ]
[ A quick nod in affirmative, before adding: ] I do have non-Electric moves, but it's good practice for you to be our main offense today.
[ He makes a mental note of her possible typing. Fairy, he already had a guess at, simply based on her color, but Steel does make sense, considering her hammer. After this, he'll have to do some studying on her species. ]
Well... I don't know how robots work [ or what kind of monsters those even are ] but just use what feels comfortable first, and I'll jump in to back you up. They should be weakest to Fire and Dark moves, so maybe you'll even learn a new attack or two during this.
[ Laios could keep going on about the type chart now locked in his brain, but with that all said, he prepares himself to initiate the attack, glancing at her one more time. ]
Ready?
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[ parvati gives him another glance before looking out. ] I can just do that? Is that how that works? [ not wholly unheard of for her if we take game mechanics from her world literally, but still. ] Pretty sure I don't have any moves like that. [ whatever the case, many many hits to the head work still.
she raises her hammer slightly, giving a nod. ] Ready.
[ Another mental note: ask for more details on those later. For now, he simply gives another nod before fully focusing on the garden patch. ]
It's a bit of an instinctual thing with Pokémon. You fight, you get stronger, you learn new moves. Pretty neat, right?
[ Very oversimplified, but priorities! With her go-ahead, he bows a bit lower before finally launching himself forward. A loud Roar erupts through the garden, knocking back some of the gourd Pokémon hidden amongst the rest of the vegetables. Not giving them a chance to re-orient themselves, he shakes off some excess electricity that had been building up. Sparks fly off him as Discharge goes off, spreading across his immediate surroundings. A few are hit, but time will tell if Paralysis will take effect. For now, he cranes his head back to call for his partner. ]
[ parvati springs into action, blindly swinging her hammer around in a circle to try and knock a few over with her momentum, before pulling back and beginning to move into more strategically smashing things. ]
Got it!
[ a few of the pumpkaboos seemingly go down pretty quickly, but the gourgeists are more of a challenge. ]
[ He follows Parvati's lead now, fending off any lingering Pumpkaboos with a few Bites. Not many want to stick around with a big hammer swinging about. ]
There we go! Got most of those out of the way.
[ As for the Gourgeists, Laios jumps on ahead with a Play Rough to pin one down. The others start to come in closer. ]
P-Parvati, try swinging a few away! They'll be easier to fight one at a time!
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Right, got it. [ she's not exactly sure what those words mean, but she can swing her hammer around a whole lot and hope for the best. oh, and gigaton hammer of course. ] I'm used to having to dodge those sorts of attacks coming from my crew anyway, so I'll probably be fine. [ and such were the famous last words of one parvati holcomb. ]
Should be easy if there ain't too many, we could be in and out real quick.
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Oh, and just so you know, my Electric moves won't be doing much damage against them. They might be Ghosts, but they're also Grass-types. Easy to tell with them looking like pumpkins. [ Because everyone knows what those are right.] Though the coloring's not exactly the same. A bit more black and brown than orange, so it shouldn't be hard to spot them either. [ He's so nailing this mentor thing. ]
Now if I can manage to get a few paralyzed, that should help slow them down too. [ A beat. His ears perk suddenly perk. ] Wait... did your crew fight anything like these before?
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So, what, am I the one doing the bulk of the damage? [ not totally unheard of on her end. was a big part of her job on the adventuring half of it anyway. she glances at him. ] Because I have a Steel move or two. [ she hasn't actually put the time into working out what moves she has specifically beyond gigaton hammer yet anyway. ]
And, uh, no. Unless you count robots that float. Ghosts ain't a real thing where I'm from. I think. [ most ghost-related things had rational explanations. ]
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[ He makes a mental note of her possible typing. Fairy, he already had a guess at, simply based on her color, but Steel does make sense, considering her hammer. After this, he'll have to do some studying on her species. ]
Well... I don't know how robots work [ or what kind of monsters those even are ] but just use what feels comfortable first, and I'll jump in to back you up. They should be weakest to Fire and Dark moves, so maybe you'll even learn a new attack or two during this.
[ Laios could keep going on about the type chart now locked in his brain, but with that all said, he prepares himself to initiate the attack, glancing at her one more time. ]
Ready?
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[ parvati gives him another glance before looking out. ] I can just do that? Is that how that works? [ not wholly unheard of for her if we take game mechanics from her world literally, but still. ] Pretty sure I don't have any moves like that. [ whatever the case, many many hits to the head work still.
she raises her hammer slightly, giving a nod. ] Ready.
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It's a bit of an instinctual thing with Pokémon. You fight, you get stronger, you learn new moves. Pretty neat, right?
[ Very oversimplified, but priorities! With her go-ahead, he bows a bit lower before finally launching himself forward. A loud Roar erupts through the garden, knocking back some of the gourd Pokémon hidden amongst the rest of the vegetables. Not giving them a chance to re-orient themselves, he shakes off some excess electricity that had been building up. Sparks fly off him as Discharge goes off, spreading across his immediate surroundings. A few are hit, but time will tell if Paralysis will take effect. For now, he cranes his head back to call for his partner. ]
Alright, Parvati! Now's your chance!
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Got it!
[ a few of the pumpkaboos seemingly go down pretty quickly, but the gourgeists are more of a challenge. ]
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There we go! Got most of those out of the way.
[ As for the Gourgeists, Laios jumps on ahead with a Play Rough to pin one down. The others start to come in closer. ]
P-Parvati, try swinging a few away! They'll be easier to fight one at a time!