>>16681043Alice frowns at the sight of Dedenne struggling, "No, no!~ Don't lose, don't lose!~"
For no reason other than to pull rank, you start scolding the skater, "By the way Korrina, that thing is CLEARLY a hamster, get your sight fixed! Mice do NOT look like that!"
Korrina shrugs, "This is a battle! Do trivial things really matter Calem!? Machoke, now that you have Dedenne subdued, POISON JAB!"
"P-Poison Jab!?"
"That's right, Machoke, get to it!"
"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA....CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE!" with a loud cry of his name, Machoke harshly jabs his fist into Dedenne's cutesy little body. Since he's confused, simply prancing out of the way isn't an option.
Alice covers her mouth, her eyes start getting watery, tears welling up, waterworks threatening to start, "D-Denden, n-no!"
The hamster is struck hard by Poison Jab and is left a crippled, dizzied mess once Machoke finishes. His fist is as big as Dedenne himself, those knuckles really dug into him.
>Dedenne was poisoned!"Shit, shit, shit..."
Now confused and with poison chipping away at his health, Dedenne is already at a losing edge. He manages to get up, but continues to amble around with swirly eyes and a benevolent demeanor.
"Deeeen, den, d-den, den, deeen~"
"No, Dedenne, don't give in, not now! PLAY ROUGH! You can do this, come on, please!"
"Deeeeeeeeeeen...ne, ne.....~" still dazed, Dedenne wanders about, which quickly bores both Korrina and Machoke. They both were hoping for more of a challenge.
"Machoke, finish him off with another Poison Jab, this isn't going anywhere!"
"Machoke, MAAAACHOKE!"
"No, wait! Dedenne, please...Play Rough!"
No matter how many times you call out to Dedenne, he doesn't seem to pick up on any of your messages. Torchics still run around his head playfully, his guard is painfully down. It almost hurts. Like second-hand embarrassment.