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[ the sound of all-too-familiar crocodile tears fills the feed, almost piercingly loud until the volume evens out. soon it's eclipsed by the owner of the Pokegear's voice, sounding pretty unsure (as he usually does), but also... well, exasperated. ]

Really, can you not do that crying thing for a minute, because this is an occasion for celebrating!

I can't believe you actually did it. Nice one loser!

[Vriska's laughing, and claps Tavros hard on the back.]

[ there's an audible "oof!" at that, and then a little awkward laughter of his own on Tavros' end. ]

Hehe, yeah, I guess I did...

You even made her cry! How great is that!? Don't you just love that feeling of them being so utterly defeated and helpless that all they can do is sit there and soooooooob like a little wiggler with no Lusus.

[She's grinning from ear to ear, a little, maybe just a little proud of him.]

Well, uhh... I mean, no, it sucks a little it that she started crying like that, but I think that is just because she's a sore loser, maybe.

[ more awkward laughter... and he is definitely beaming, too. ]

Who cares! All that matters is we are winners and she is a losery loser who lost!

[She holds up her badge that matches his.]

Hehe, yeah.

[ holding them up side-by-side, Tavros looks happier than he has... probably ever. ]

I actually did it.

All because of me of course! You wouldn't have gotten anywhere without me.

You were pretty reasonably inspiring, in this situation, I guess.

[ somehow he feels like it's a bad idea to admit that. ]

Of course I was! I am the most inspiring, it is me!

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It was mostly because I watched the battle that you did and sort of, uhh, gathered some data after that to use for my own attempt, which... I guess proved pretty useful after all.

See! [She leans against his shoulder.] This is why I'm the best.

[ well I dunno about THAT, let's not get too hasty here. still, he peers up appraisingly from his wheelchair, quiet for a second. ]

Thanks, Vriska.

You know Toreadork, we don't make a bad team. To think we've been battling against each other all these years.

Well there was sort of a reason for it, even though it was kind of, uh, an unnecessary one, maybe? I don't know, but, working together about things is definitely better than not.

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Congratulations guys! See Tavros? I told you you would be just fine! And Vriska, I never doubted that Whitney would give you trouble for a minute.

Hehe, thank you, John. I guess probably I shouldn't have doubted the things that you said about me not succeeding at defeating the gym leader.

You can do pretty much anything if you put your mind to it, dude.

Yes, or, uhh, even in my case, it's a thing that's possible to make happen.

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video; oh tavros you precious bby

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video; it's all he ever dreamed of ;_;

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video; bby ;u;

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Hah! She was nothing. A wiggler waiting to be squashed!

Hehehe. And from the sounds of things you two squashed her pretty bad. Was it back-to-back defeats or did she let you double battle?

Back to back. But double battling would have been waaaaaaaay better! Maybe next time. [Uh-oh John, you've given her ideas]

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Very nice, you two. Congratulations. I've a feeling she was little challenge for the both of you.

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Well, for me, no, because mostly what I just did was say words in my Pokemon's head, and they did those things that I told them to do. I think they're, uhh, pretty tired now, though.

What a wimp. I mean, not even Tavros gets like that when he loses!

Wow, two defeats in a row.

That's probably the closest she's come to ever actually having a REASON to cry.

Yes, I guess in retrospect that was a little unfair of us to do...

Eh, considering the amount of crybabying she does over all the TOTALLY fair defeats, I find it hard to feel too sorry for her.

I heard that she usually sometimes does it for every situation in which a victory isn't something she manages to obtain, but, uhh... well, I guess I just sort of can't really handle girls crying, it's sort of uncomfortable to be listening to.

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Well being one of these super skilled gym leaders, she should be able to handle a couple of trainers in a row.

Oh, believe me, I'm not saying she's justified.

Have you HEARD the crocodile tears she sheds over losing to even ONE person?

I wouldn't feel too bad. I'm pretty sure Whitney-chan cries every time she loses. [At least, that's how it always is from what he's seen.] I mean! Not that we should feel good about it either, but I think she's just kind of... dramatic, I guess?

Oh, uhh, yes, I did hear from an acquaintance that I have that that's usually something she does, but this time I think she was really... sort of crying harder than the first time? Uh, when Vriska beat her, I guess. So maybe two times in a row was too many.

I guess that could have something to do with it. But I dunno, I doubt it's the first time that's happened to her with the way people travel around here. [He shrugs a little.] Guess she's just a really emotional type if those aren't crocodile tears.

Crocodile tears?

[ god, here we go again. ]

I wasn't aware that Earth swampbeasts cried, too.

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