November Catch-all

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Who: Bigby, Parvati, Impmon, ???
What: Quest Time
When: Throughout November
Where: The Canopy, the Forest
Warnings: Acrophobia, battling, small gremlins arguing


QUEST RESULTS
DON'T GET SNOWDIN! ... AGAIN!
BAX TO ARCTIBAX

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[ So Impmon isn't completely down and out. That must count for something, but no time for them to celebrate just yet. With the Sableye back on his feet — or close enough to it, anyway — Bigby stances up with a Thunder Shock. As was the case with the other's Scratch, it only does so much damage, but all better than nothing.

Instinctually, he's ready to move at the incoming swipe, but seeing Impmon willingly take the full blow makes him hesitate. He tries to pull him away at least, only for Arctibax's claw to pass through and send him flying instead. Right. Ghost-type. He should have remembered, being one of those for a bit himself.

Bigby lands back on the ground with another thud. As much as he needs to keep it together, he's getting so tired of being flung around. ]

Hey. [ He's growling through clenched teeth at this point. ] Eat this.

[ He tosses a dried Liechi Berry from one of his pockets over to Impmon. It's no Oran Berry, but can't argue with a boost in attack, especially for those moves of his. ]

[ba_boom]

[Sorry, buddy, he keeps forgetting about being a ghost himself!

He scrambles to catch the tossed berry, tumbling onto his hands and knees to retrieve it, and stuffs it into his mouth. He doesn't even really chew it before he swallows it.

...actually, he has no idea what that thing does, but he has no time to ask. The Arctibax turns around and squares up with him again.]

Alright... th... that's it, you overgrown iguana... I'm warnin' you... y-you better...

[The Arctibax rears back to breathe another Dragon Breath at him, and-]

BACK OFF!

[Impmon uses Astonish! Oh, a critical hit!

Empowered by the berry and catching the Arctibax off-guard, the attack sends the dragon rolling backwards and smacking into a hedge. It slumps to the ground as yet more snow is dumped on top of it.

He stares at the last fallen Arctibax for a moment, and then-]

Hah! Hah-hah! That's what you get fer messin' with Impmo-

[Wheeze. Okay, the adrenaline just wore off, and he flops onto the ground, staring over at Bigby in a daze.]

... Please stop spinnin', it's givin' me a headache...

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[ He's still in the process of getting back on his feet when Impmon goes full throttle. As good of an idea as the berry was, Bigby unfortunately has to deal with the consequences of sitting a little too close to the sidelines. It doesn't actually hurt (can't say the same for Arctibax), but the sound is enough to make him grit his teeth.

He winces, covering his ears before realizing Impmon is talking to him. ]

I'm giving you headache? [ The ringing in his ears beg to differ. ] How 'bout a thanks for the last minute boost, huh?

[ba_boom]

Mnnn.... soon as I figure out which one'a you to thank...

[There seems to be four Morpeko swimming around his vision. Wait, now it's three. Now it's four again. Five, maybe?

He shakes his head and smacks his cheeks before sitting up.]

...Hah! We showed them, huh?

[Oh, who is he kidding, that was a disaster. He rubs at his head and grumbles.]

And thanks for the save, I guess.

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Uh-huh. You're welcome.

[ His ears twitch, as if trying to adjust the frequency of Impmon's voice now. It's likely forever grating by association, unfortunately. Bigby looks over at the dragons in the snow with a scowl. Incredibly messy, even for him, but against all odds they did what the quest asked of them. He digs through his pockets for a seed, grumbling all the while.

Maybe he should focus on getting them back to town to be healed up, but Bigby is not known for making things better without making them worse first. ]

... Do you really only have two moves to fight with?

[ba_boom]

Ehhhh...

[He scratches his head awkwardly and looks pointedly in the direction the Arctibax fled.]

So... so far, yeah.

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And you didn't think coming out here might not be such a great idea?

[ Maybe he's laying it on thick. He could afford to be more upset, but it's not like Impmon's denying anything either. ]

Could've gone a lot worse, you know. Maybe next time get some training in first.

[ Hard to tell if he's offering to help with that. They are both Dark-types, after all. ]

[ba_boom]

Hey, I'm so sorry for tryin' ta help!

[Oh, he is clearly taking this very personally. Nerve touched, clearly.]

What am I supposed to do, just sit on my butt bein' useless while people are in trouble? We got 'em, didn't we? Sheesh!

[Aaaaaaand yup. He's folding his arms and sulking like a petulant toddler.

At first. And then, as the indignant anger wears off and the wooziness sets in, he wobbles ominously and almost falls over again.]

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You're supposed to train. That's what.

[ Bigby's being an asshole, but only from the goodness of his own heart, even if Impmon is rightfully not seeing it that way. He groans, pulling out his Grumpearl to make a distress call. No way Bigby can drag them both back into town alone. ]

Just forget it. There's always next time.

[ba_boom]

How am I supposed to train if I don't come out an' do stuff? This is training!

[That's his logic, and he's sticking to it. Also the ground. He's sticking to the ground, because he's about to topple over again if he doesn't lie down.

And maybe uh... maybe have a little nap, actually. Yeah, that sounds good.]