>>17622537"I get a lifeline on this show, right?"
Bonnie nods, "Of course you do!~ But um, your lifeline will be a secret until you actually use it, you also get some other helpful hints, but um, you can only use 'em once! This is a game show, after all!"
Hearing the words 'game' and 'show' together rile up Alice in a giddy fit, she latches onto your arm and starts hopping up and down, "Oooh, poppy, poppy! A game, a game, a game!!!~ I love games, c-can I play too?~"
"I really don't think you have a choice either way, Alice."
"....Yay!~"
With everything out of the way, Bonnie directs your attention to a big screen in front of you, "Okay!~ Now that everything's settled, I wanna explain how the game works--I'll be asking you a series of questions that are either super easy or super hard, for each question you answer correctly, the platform we're all standing on will advance up a stage, it's a REEEALLY big elevator ya see!"
"Whoa, that sounds simple enough. That all?"
Bonnie shakes her head, "Uh-uh. See, if ya get an answer wroooong...then boom boom boom! A random Pokemon of yours will be sent out, and it'll have to battle one of our certified super strong gym trainers! You also go down a floor, but don't worry, you also get three hints."
"Hints?"
"Yeah!~ You have your lifeline, which can be used to call ANYONE in the known Stratoscape to help you out with a stumper, a-and you also have a Hint Coin, which will provide sarcastic advice at the cost of your dignity. Finally, you also have a banana."
