bottlecaplogs | November Catch-all

I'm not a friggin'-

[Ugh, no, no, not the point. Not important. It doesn't bother him. ~~It bothers him. It bothers him so, so much that he can barely keep it together.~~

Anyway, there was a question. He sighs through gritted teeth.]

I got this yelling thing I can do. Guess it's called "Astonish."

[It's pathetic. He knows it's pathetic. More brightly, he adds,]

And I got these bad boys!

[He demonstrates by flexing his little digging claws. Yep. Astonish and Scratch, movelist of champions.]

That's it?

[ Well, they're fucked. ]

Alright. New plan. Forget the claws. I'm going to need you to jump in yelling to get them startled. [ His brows furrow while he gives Impmon a look. ] But don't do it until I give the go-ahead.

[ He starts to move forward a bit, through some thick foliage for cover, until their targets are just up ahead. ]

That's what we're up against, so now's gotta be our chance.

[ And Bigby is indeed asking for his partner to play the role of bait to get this joint going. ]

[...Okay, on the one hand, he definitely feels like he's being used as bait

But on the other hand, he does like causing havoc and being a distraction. It's sort of thrilling. Y'know what, fine, he'll play along, following quietly through the foliage. He turns out to be pretty adept at being sneaky. ~~Hashtag just ghost type things.~~]

Yeah, yeah, just make sure you don't screw it up once I get their attention.

[It occurs to him only now, after he's already agreed, that he has no idea what Bigby is going to do. Maybe he should have asked about that. Probably too late now.]

[ Quietly scoffing: ] I know what I'm doing. [ Should he explain? Probably. Will he? No. ]

Just be ready. On my count.

[ He glance up at the foliage above, dried branches ready to fall if nudged just enough. With a twitch of his nose, he starts to pop a few seed into his mouth before beginning the countdown. Three, two, one — well, let's just hope it goes smoothly from here. ]

[He's pressing X to doubt so hard right now. But hey, a plan is a plan, and he's already climbing through the bushes- making plenty of noise in the process, to attract interest- as Bigby starts counting down. As soon as he signals 'one,' Impmon pops his head out of the foliage.]

Hey, you big frosty geckos!

[Impmon used Astonish! It definitely gets their attention, too.

He hops out in front of the irritated Arctibax and puffs up as big as a teeny tiny Sableye can puff, shaking one clenched claw-fist defiantly.]

You big jerks wanna mess with Ghost types, huh? Alright then, c'mon! Mess with this one, we'll see how you feel about it! I'm gonna mop the floor with you! One at a time, all at once, don't matter to me! When I'm through with you, you're all gonna go cryin' home to your mamas!

[...If it seems like 'talking a lot of shit that he cannot possibly back up with action' comes extremely naturally to Impmon, that's... a total coincidence, doesn't mean a thing, shut up.]

[ As expected, all that rustling gets the attention of their targets. Three of them it looks like, but Bigby's has his sights elsewhere. Impmon sure does seem like an expert at making noise. It's almost distracting to him, but he shakes it off, scurrying off while the Arctibaxes look at each other in stunned confusion. Works for him. ]

Watch your head!

[ He fires Seed Bombs up toward the branches, the small explosion of debris now falling right where he wants it to. The Pokemon spread out, with at least one of them being too slow to avoid environmental damage. Bigby's still keeping his distance, but he moves closer, cheeks sparking. ]

Now's the time to hit 'em. [ Oh, right. ] ... Claw 'em.

[Hah! The snow and ice definitely seemed to do a number on one of 'em, but the others avoided the worst of it.

And then- Oh. Ohhhhh, no. Was he actually supposed to get in there with his peewee little claws?

Hoo boy. Welp, he signed up for it, here we are.]

Alright, you jerks, you asked for it! Haaaaaah!

[He jumps at one of the Arctibax, claws extended, and scratches at the dragon's face. The Arctibax growls in irritation and swats at him, but the slap passes through the intangible ghost torso.

And then the Arctibax fires Dragon Breath, and the tiny Sableye body is launched into another tree. On the plus side, it does knock more snow down on them?]

[ With Impmon keeping one Arctibax busy, Bigby focuses on the other. He fires a Thunder Shock, which does little beyond annoy the wild Pokémon, but at least now it’s getting drawn away from its friends. The Morpeko glances over at his own partner just as a swipe goes right through him. He huffs. Ghost-types. ]

You don’t have to keep shouting.

[ Unless it somehow also makes Impmon’s own attacks stronger. Bigby meanwhile is still trying to play keep away with a mixture of shocks and bombs. They’re ineffective but safe, until he hears the Sableye get launched back. ]

... Shit. [ Instinctively, Bigby rushes forward with a Quick Attack to get the dragon to back off, only to get yoinked by an Ice Fang. His body immediately tenses before he can try to fight his way free. ] H-hey, get up! The other one’s coming! [ And with a Dragon Claw no less, aiming right for Impmon. ]

[What Impmon tries to say is "You worry about what you're doing and let me worry about what I'm doing."

What comes out is something more along the lines of-]

Mrn... grehhhh...

[Inspiring stuff. But he's still trying desperately to climb back to his feet, and not a bit too soon- he's able to stand- well, more like wobble in a vaguely upright fashion- but apparently sheer instinct lets him leap aside from the dangerous claws of the dragon.

They instead drive into the very tree Impmon had recently bounced off of, and the Arctibax is stuck for a moment as its claws get lodged in place. The impact knocks another heavy dose of ice and snow on the Arctibax's head.]

Hah! How's tha~aaaaa...

[Is as far as Impmon's boast gets before he topples over backwards again, unbalanced and still woozy from the earlier impact.]

[ He's just going to take that grumbling as Impmon saying got it, boss because Bigby really needs to be focusing on himself right now. The Arctibax shakes him a bit like a ragdoll before flinging him aside, leading to a not-so-great landing. He hits the ground with a thud, tumbling a bit in the snow before he's able to get his bearings.

At least he's able to look just in time to see his partner avoid the hit, followed by him immediately toppling over. That gets a low huff. ]

Get up! We're not do—nn. [ Almost forgot about his friend Arctibax. He jumps away before getting snapped up again. It's a struggle with the pain and cold now, but he scurries to the Sableye to try to push him back on his feet. There's only so much strength in such a small body though. ] C'mon... that can't be all you got...

[ Hard to be motivating when he's this frustrated. Regardless, he stands guard over Impmon, growling at the approaching Arctibax before shaking his head. ]

You better get up in the next five seconds.

Edited (typo oof) 2025-12-26 08:43 (UTC)

[The good news is, he does manage to halfway sit upright with Bigby's help, so he's already struggling to climb to his feet even as Bigby yells at him.

The bad news is, even when he finally stands all the way up, he's clearly still so unsteady that he could be knocked over with a feather.]

I... hahhh... I got 'em... right where Iiii...

[He wobbles ominously and takes a step forward, as much to catch himself as to charge into further ill-advised battle.]

You just... just stand back and watch, I'm about t'- hoo boy

[He starts to wobble forward again, but he converts it into a ~~very uncoordinated tumble~~ charge directly at the oncoming Arctibax, claws bared. Impmon uses Scratch!

Oh, a glancing blow. The only thing that works in his favor is that the Arctibax tries to swipe at him and pass right through, as if by some ghost instinct- it has no effect.]

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