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Danielle and Mrs. Chastain had paused in their girl talk to hear the announcement of the Top 32 match ups. Avis also took the time to look at the screen to see if she could remember anything about the potential opponents from her place at the register. Zared and Corona also managed to dash out just in time to hear that Danielle is being paired up with Liza. Danielle crossed her arms once the screen faded to black. Her expression became more somber as she considered her match as well as Jacob and Slade's. 'Wasn't Liza one of those girls I faced back when I was scared s**tless about the Fairy type? And Slade and Jacob are in the same block...' "Slade is going have some trouble ahead..." she said quietly. Her mother chuckled at her daughter's serious behavior. She had already been informed about Danielle and Slade's relationship and, although she was upset about Danielle keeping it a secret from her for so long, she got over this news once Danielle explained to her about Slade's parents. "Of course you would be more worried about your boyfriend than yourself. Oh, the joys of youth~" she sighed dreamily, reminiscing on the time when she and Marc were dating. Carole Chastain quickly snapped out of her thoughts as Danielle coughed to get her attention. "Oh yes, where was I? Slade's parents, oui?" she asked, which elicited a nod from her nervous daughter. Mrs. Chastain laughed and put both arms on Danielle's shoulders. "Well, this shouldn't be new to you, cheri. Just put Avis in Slade's place and you're set to go! Did you give up on Avis when our elders threatened to take her away? No no no," Her mother emphasized her point by wagging her finger. "You fought back and look at where it has gotten you? You and Avis are now free from oppression, and you two get to show off what you could do in the Winter Cup! So, why are you here all scared? Pull yourself together and support Slade! If anything, he needs you more than ever!" Danielle could only smile and hugged her mother for her continuous support in her decisions. She felt much more at ease now that she knew her parents are behind her cause. "But, Mama, you and dad will help me if they get nasty, right?" Carole Chastain gave her a disappointed glance before her expression softened to one a mother would give to her precious baby. "And what kind of parents would we be if we didn't come to defend our daughter? Silly child of mine~" she laughed as she returned Danielle's hug. "Now that that is taken care of, you need to tell me all of the details about how you met your... Pokemon!" Carole laughed loudly as a blushing Danielle was about to protest to divulging the details about her relationship with Slade. "Oh come on, dear, you should know me better than that! I have my manners! We will save that for tonight!" --------------- Marc Chastain's eyes widened as he read the words on Slade's present. While it is unsettling to see a child not being able to confide in his parents, as he has unfortunately seen during his time as a manager in the Pokeball Factory, he couldn't quite understand why Avis would make a big fuss over a boy's parents, unless... He turned around to find her daughter blushing profusely as her mother teased about something. Mr. Chastain nodded as the pieces began to fit into the equation. He turned back to Sasuke and gave a warm smile. "Merci bou coup; I understand now. Unfortunately, I have seen some of these cases back at my work in Kalos. Some of my co-workers aren't all that friendly to their kids' ambitions either..." He paused for a moment, considering what his next action should be. "If I may be so bold, do you happen know where your trainer is? Normally, I would stay out of these situations, but since this does concern my daughter... Well, you could imagine how protective I am of her." He chuckled. "I only want to talk to him to get an idea of the situation, since this is quite similar to Avis' back at home. Perhaps I - or rather my wife since she's better with words than me - could help get through to his parents."

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1893 *Eats popcorn*

1888 I'll let ExLink handle this...

1886 I meant his brain to think. xD

1884 You got it right, Azery. Avis is latin for "bird," so think "avian" if that helps. Corona could potentially deal with Liona, but I want to save her for Tytanniel... So many choices to choose... There you go ExLink! Use that head of your's!

Chill. We didn't even get to perform yet xD

1881 @Azery: Exactly, it's the wide movepool she has that is giving me trouble on how to deal with each of them. @Link: I agree with Azery on that. And without the moveset, Lapras is bulky, making it hard to take down without super effective moves.

I am taking up Acqui's suggestion for Miki to go to the gym, so yes, she will be gawking at the Regice.

That's Claude. Kyle doesn't like his real name, so we call him Claude instead.

1877 Almost as bad as 70 @Jerry: Yeah, you get to see us discussing an RP xD @Azery: Your Dratini is the thing I'm worried about, so I wouldn't count you out yet

1875 Almost as bad as 70 Really?! Yay! Ahem, Danielle would root for him, but it's going to be strange for her since Jacob is also her best friend lol! Her parents are a different story.

Wooh! Match ups are announced, let's go! *waves to Azery* And... Chim ninja'd me. So I'll make a reaction post to that announcement after a few more posts come around.

Zared bowed politely as Mr. and Mrs. Kafkin left their stall. He then looked at this weird piece of paper that the woman had handed her, turning it in all different directions to see if he could make heads or tails of it. The only other type of currency that Danielle had taught him was the BP system, which she has on her Pokedex. Zared decided to hand it over to Danielle; she could probably explain it better than any Pokemon at this point. Danielle had just finished receiving some BP from her most recent customer and saying hello to Sissy and her family when she saw her Mawile handing her a twenty dollar bill. He seemed confused about the rectangular paper. She knelt down and explained the system of currency to Zared as Avis returned with her parents in tow. --------- Avis looked around her worriedly as the three of them made their way back to Danielle's stall. She finally let out a sigh of relief once she saw Mr. and Mrs. Kafkin passed by them. The Murkrow also gave uttered a more cheerful greeting to Slade's Pokemon as they passed by. Marc Chastain noted the sudden change in his daughter's Pokemon, but kept quiet. He, instead, gave a glance towards Slade's parents, taking mental notes of each of their appearance. Mr. Chastain then nudged his wife, nodding towards the couple as they finally reached Danielle. Carole Chastain also gave a subtle glance at the well-to-do pair and nodded, understanding the source of Avis' panic now. "I guess Danielle has something she has to tell us then, no?" Carole Chastain chuckled. "Could you grab us a bite to eat? I will go and get this straightened out." Taking his wife's cue, Marc Chastain complied. He left for Slade's barbecue stall after giving her a quick kiss on her forehead. Once Mr. Chastain reached Sasuke, he gave a polite smile and gave his order. Afterwards, he decided to strike a friendly conversation. Perhaps Slade's Pokemon could give him some answers to Avis' distress. "Bonjour, mon ami. I'm Marc Chastain, Danielle's father. I don't mean to be nosy, but Avis, my daughter's Murkrow, was very disturbed by two wealthy parents. The lady had red hair and her husband is very tall. Could you, perhaps, explain the reason?" ------------ "So, Zared, who gave you this twenty dollar bill? It's way too much for just two coffees." Danielle asked her Mawile after a thorough explanation. In response, Zared straightened himself up and put on a stern face. Then he pointed to Danielle, herself, and back to him. "Mr. Kafkin's wife?" Her Mawile returned to his normal expression and nodded. Danielle gave him a pat for a job well done; she was quite relieved that they were polite to her Pokemon, at least. "Ms. Danielle Chastain, I believe you have something to tell me." Danielle immediately got up from her position and found herself facing Avis and her mother. With a sheepish grin, the young girl gestured to Zared the back of Mareek's working station. "Can you please get Corona back out? I'm sure the rest of the customers would love to see a flying, fluffy Larvesta." As the Mawile ran off, Danielle sighed and nodded to her ever-so-supporting mother. Avis took her place at the register as she pulled Carole Chastain to the side, explaining the whole situation to the best of her ability.

1870 Almost as bad as 70 I thought Slade's post was just an opinion on who is better (Paul or Gary). I don't find Slade to be Gary at all in the slightest xD Anyways, yeah, this has become something more than just numbers. Might as well take it to a PM or something if Jericho has something to say about this.

1853 Gary, no question. I will update later, currently eating lunch right now

1851 You know I like blue xD As of right now, the only person coming close to Paul would be Henry's attitude.

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1840 Hmm... That does make him seem more like an Ash. The ultimate decision is up to you, of course. And I feel like I'm the only one who didn't even consider a theme for Danielle.

1838 Almost as bad as 70 <3 Robert = Brock (older brother/father figure)

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1831 Now my IPod crashes whenever I go into that page of the OOC thread. Thanks...

Thanks I will try my best~ I do appreciate feedback and constructive criticism as always

1825 Nope. I was just stating how strange my team is ._.