>>1836423>>1836426>>1836460>>1836476>>1836477D won by landslide, but they couldn't agree in all the details. Tried to include as much of what they wanted in a single option.
>>1836420At first it seems like she’s trying to be a bitch; but I can see beyond that. She’s just frustrated and needs to vent. I can deal with that. I’m not the one naked in the middle of the Pokémon Center being ogled by three idiots.
“Um, sir” I ask the old man, walking to his table, “can’t I just call this thing off? I’m the one who won, right?”
“You could, if you hadn’t told us about it. The reward of the winner is not about making the winner happy; but about the trainers facing consequences making Pokémon fight. As our loyal companions risk their health and even in some cases their lives, it is fair and necessary we humans share some of their pain. If you call off a bet, it means you disdain both the suffering of your own Pokémon and the ones of your opponent; and that can be done without a consequence provided there are no witnesses, but since now it’s public knowledge, it is quite likely one of the boys currently enjoying the distress of your friend over there could report you to any sort of Pokémon authority. Not only would you and your friend be penalized with a hefty monetary sum, but you would lose your trainer ID and possibility of ever getting another one. Depending on how important the match was, the both of you could do prison time.”
“Jeez, a simple ‘no’ would’ve sufficed. So, there’s nothing I can do about it?”
