If We're Talkin' Battles

--I'm simply the best there is. [Closed Brendan/Yuuki RP account, affiliated with Wild Encounters. Check out the links when you get the chance!]

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Visiting || Wally and Brendan

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The mentioning of contests defiantly made Brendan excited, you could see it in his eyes. “Alright then! Let’s go!” With that being said, Wally turned and began to lead the way toward the Contest Hall. Once Wally’s pokemon noticed they were leaving, they all jumped on him, making him lose his balance for moment. He chuckled, then picked up Ralts while the other two jumped on his shoulders.

"It seems like there are always contests going on, so we could probably watch one today." He always enjoyed watching the contests, plus it would give Brendan an idea of what they were like. It wasn’t long before they reached to Contest Hall. They stood outside for minuet staring at it, "Here we are!" 

When they entered, there was a only a few people making pokeblock. It didn’t look much was going on at the moment. “Then there are those days where not much in happening, heh.”

"But we can always ask."

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Brendan couldn't help but laugh when he saw Wally's reaction to the mostly-dead Contest hall. He felt a little bad for doing so, but-- the expression was simply priceless! He smiled after he'd finished and reached forward to pat him on the shoulder, showing he understood.

"It'd be pretty cool to watch one," he remarked casually, lifting a finger up for Kipper (who sat on his head) to paw at. The other Pokemon had been withdrawn since otherwise things were a little too crowded, though, Linus insisted on staying on his shoulder. 

Curiously Brendan decided since he was the curious one that he'd be the one to question the receptionist, and he went up and started a casual conversation with her. He was handed a Pokeblock Case not long after, and it was only then that he was told he could start entering the Normal-rank contests. 

When he came back over to Wally he looked pretty satisfied, tugging the strap of his bag around so he could get to one of the pockets. "She said they don't have any contests today. Buuuut I was able to get that Pokeblock Case, and now I'm registered so I can start competing at Contests everywhere else!"

Definitely a win-win situation, he thought.

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Despite his admittedly feminine-esque tendencies, Brendan actually enjoys being out in the rain and splashing around in puddles. Kipper introduced him to the activity by running out into the rain once, splashing him with mud and making him want to splash the little Mudkip back. They've made a habit of it every time it rains, sometimes getting the other Pokemon involved too. (Besides Lee who seems to just not enjoy mud.)

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Visiting || Wally and Brendan

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Wally thought about how the battle would go while Brendan was explaining the gyms. He figured he could use Roselia for first gym since it was rock type. The second gym, he could use Ralts, like Brendan said, but the darkness might freak him out a little. He remembered going into Wattson’s gym once, and it did look very tricky to get through, so Wally completely understood Brendan’s frustration.

Wally chuckled and Jaws proudness again. Then he looked at Linus, who didn’t look so happy. “It’s kind of funny how pokemon are different from each other.” He always got to see different personalities and relationships with pokemon and it always amazed him how varied they could be. 

Wally went back to the gym talk. “The next gym…” Wally had to think for a moment, “Next is… Flannery! She should be no problem for you since you have kipper. But I heard her gym also has a tricky puzzle.”

"Oh yeah, still want to go check out the contest hall?"

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"Mm, I already know that's gonna be a complete struggle." 'Struggle' being a loose term for 'May or may not in result in lots of heavy training for all of them'. "Both in puzzle and in battling. I'm gonna have to really prepare before I tackle that hurdle."

When Jaws wandered back over to his foot Brendan lifted it out calmly, the Trapinch's eyes glinting more than usual as it chomped down. He seemed unfazed by the gesture and let the little Pokemon hold his foot captive while he remained balanced on his opposite one, continuing to listen to Wally reason things out until...

He asked about the Contest Hall. Brendan's eyes lit up excitedly, this passion for contest having been sparked seemingly out of nowhere and in a way that left even him confused. "Y-Yeah! I think that'd be awesome. I really want to see what it's like so I can give it a shot."

He wasn't sure if he had the right ability to pull it off, but he'd certainly give it a try. Brendan always did like a challenge, this being no exception. 

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☼ : Childhood headcanon

When he was younger, Brendan's status of being Birch's son made a lot of kids want to be close to him so they could see the Lab and thus suck up to his father. But Brendan was too cautious when it came to his father's rules: he couldn't bring friends into the lab without his permission. 

The kids would get really angry at him and call him names, saying that it wasn't fair before the friendship would soon end. This eventually led to the bullying he faced where they made fun of his hair and prompted him to get the hat to cover it. 

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♤ :  Cooking headcanon

Brendan isn't too shabby when it comes to cooking! His mother is Japanese so he's good at making cultural dishes from there because of her tutelage. Since he travels a lot he mostly eats out in restaurants, but if he gets a chance to do so he'll cook for himself and maybe a friend or two. Homecooked meals are best enjoyed with others!

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Specific headcanons--Go!

Put one (or more) of these in my ask box, and I’ll answer them!

☾ : Sleep headcanon

☠ : Drinking/drunk headcanon

☼ : Childhood headcanon

☯ : Genderbent headcanon

⋆ : Sex headcanon

☮ : Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon

☄ : Any AU headcanon (modern, school, medieval, and so on)

♤ :  Cooking headcanon

☻ : Mood headcanon

♒ : Any other question of your choosing

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"Huh," Cheren smiled fondly at the memory of his first trip to the Pokemon Musical in Nimbasa City, it kinda sounded like what Brendan was explaining to him, but a contest sounded more ambitious that Musical’s, "We have something in Unova called a Pokemon Musical which sounds a bit similar to your contest." He crossed his thin arms across his chest, "Except it not really as competitive, its more of a show a trainer’s pokemon performs in front of a live audience…"

He watched with dark eyes as his Haxorus stomped over to the trainer and sniffing the boy curiously, “Ah—, Haxorus, that’s rude stop it,” he frowned slightly at the behavior of his dragon. The large pokemon looked at it’s trainer before turning away with a snort. It stomped over to where Serperior was coiled tightly next to Cheren’s leg and sat down, causing the floor to tremor a bit, “Sorry for that. He likes meeting new people… Speaking of which, Brendan,” he shifted his weight on his hips, “do you mind showing me your pokemon?”

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"Mhm! I actually went to Unova for a little while so I could study the musicals. I think they're pretty interesting, but sadly my Pokemon aren't so good at choreography as opposed to just natural Contest beauty moves...They also aren't big fans of dressing up, pfft."

They were very tough little critters, and Brendan merely didn't have it in his heart to force them into action. But as the giant Haxorus sniffed him, instead of being scared or offended Brendan grinned excitedly, petting the dragon on its snout and laughing as its breath tickled. 

"No need to apologize! It's really cute, especially for such a big Pokemon." At the question of his own Pokemon team he perked up considerably, picking up the four Pokeballs on his belt and tossing them up.

The four small creatures emerged from their capsules with respective cries, their Coordinator taking his time to bend down and pick each one up.

"This one is Kipper. He's a bit of a prankster so I'd watch out if I were you." The Mudkip made an indignant sound and Brendan gave him an exasperated look. Kipper wriggled out of his grip so he picked up Lee next.

"And this is Lee! She has a bit of an attitude but she's adorable. She's the princess of the team through and through." She purred in total agreement, crawling up his body until she could rest on his head. She clearly refused to leave her position even with Brendan's plans.

"Linus is the Minun. He's kinda shy and gets scared a bit easily." There was a small chirp from behind Brendan's leg as it peeked out from behind him, paw up to his mouth and looking completely and utterly cute. "And then my Trapinch is Jaws. I'm hoping to train him into a Flygon soon though..."

Trapinch let out a more excited cry, rushing up to Cheren and headbutting his feet lightly in the hopes of being pet. "I'm afraid he's also pretty needy. 'Give me cuddles,' he's saying."

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From Cecile: Hi there cutie! I was watching your battle, and you looked so good out there. I mean your pokemon looked great, but you... Do you think I can get a number? Maybe we can practice together and you could give me some tips on battling.

"Ahem-- R-Really? Sure, I wouldn't mind that one bit!" 

Wow, who would have thought someone would take such a direct interest in his skills, and the apparent presence thereof...It makes him pretty excited, actually! He holds up his PokeNav with a bright grin, embarrassed blush adorning his cheeks. 

"Name's Brendan, it's a pleasure to meet you! Didn't think I actually had fans..."

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He watched with dark eyes as the younger teen logged out of his PC and stepped away from the machine. Shrugging and offering the kid a meek smile and logging into his PC, “I don’t mind, really, but thank you.” He looked at the kid with unusual bright ruby eyes, “This guy over here,” he nudged his shoulder to the larger serpent to his right, “needed a playmate.” A low hiss sounded from Serperior, but Cheren scoffed at it.

He quickly register to transfer his Haxorus to his team and double checked his PC roster. Seeing everything to be normal, he logged off and turned to the teen. He crossed his arms an lifted a fine eyebrow, “So I heard you say ‘Coodinator’, is that Hoenn code for League Champion?” But before he could say more, his Haxorus’s pokeball erupted; show casing the large dragon. It let out a loud roar before stomping towards Cheren, placing it’s reptilian head on the teen.

"Hey big guy, meet Brendan," he gestured to the other boy, "Brendan, Haxorus." He smiled and then placed his hand on his hip, balancing his weight, "And I’m Cheren from Unova, nice to meet you."

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Holy crap a dragon--

Brendan was only a little taken aback, having not really raised a Pokemon to that full of potential yet (though he's working on it with his Trapinch). "It's nice to meet you, Haxorus! And you as well, Cheren."

He chuckled a little, face turning pink in embarrassment as he tried to explain. "Um, a Coordinator is actually just...Someone who enters Pokemon Contests. They started here in Hoenn, you know! And you um, enter your Pokemon based on certain categories and you do visual appeals to try and match the theme...Then you get to battle the other competitors and try to make your Pokemon outshine theirs! I was just trying to think of a way I could balance my party out in terms of appeal types..."

Once he finished talking he grimaced, inwardly shaking his head as his blush grew worse than before. I sound like such a nerd...

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It's the Hair Isn't It? || Brendan and Avery

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Avery grinned at how well their pokemon were getting along. The Mudkip would pounce around Abigail a few times, to which she would reply by sniffing him and nuzzling her antlers against him, settling him into a realm of comforting leaves.

“Fifteen?” Avery cocked his head. An eyebrow. Then he let out a heartwarming laugh. “Ha, looks like you a go-getter, aint ya?” The Breeder placed his fists on his hips, a proud smirk across his lips. “When I was your age, I was still decidin’ on what ta do.” Okay, he was stretching the truth just a little bit. At fifteen, the brunette was actually second-guessing telling his parents of his dream occupation. But he decided to make the young Hoenn-native feel a little better. (Since he did mistake him for a girl and all.)

Birch’s kid.

It had to be. Possibly…the Petalburg Gym Leader’s? Maybe Avery had those two confused.

So the brunette spoke confidently, moving his lips a bit slower than usual. “The P’fessor has the tendency to worry.” By the look on Brendan’s face, he could tell there was uncertainty. Pinpoint confusion. So, Avery quickly got to the explanation. “Bein’ a Breeder and all, the P’fessor seemed to take quite a likin’ to my studies.” Modesty flushed in his cheeks. He rubbed the back of his neck, subtly checking to make sure his Sawsbuck was behaving.

The Mudkip’s nature was tricky to assign. Quirky? Adamant? Jolly? Abigail, on the other hand,was Calm and let the water-type explore all four of her legs and her seasonal antlers.

Avery returned his attention to Brendan. “I’m sure he’ll like someone watchin’ after you. I’ll let ‘em know ya stopped by.”

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Whoa. So the nail was actually hit straight on the head. Brendan was impressed.

He smirked, and the smirk soon grew into a pleased grin as he nodded in response to Avery's guess. "You're right, Dad did mention a Breeder he'd met once. Who would've thought I'd meet the same guy?"

The Coordinator laughed at Kipper's little antics, sticking his foot into the mud and flinging some onto the Mudkip's back so he'd whirl around. "Alright you Lax-natured little dummy, be more careful with your playing or there'll be more where that came from."

All he got was a blank stare in response. Which...Made sense. And then he went right back to playing, making Brendan sigh and shrug his shoulders.

"He even told my friend May to watch out for me," he mumbled, a brief moment of embarrassment crossing his expression. "So the fact I'm in Unova alone will probably make him freak out a lot. I haven't been the best at keeping in contact, haha..."

Bad Brendan, talk to your father more often, he could hear his mother saying in his mind. 

"Don't feel obligated to cover for me though. Cuz I mean, all I really did was get in your way..."

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How about I be the Titanic and you be the iceberg and I'll go down on you ~

"Whoa there Grayface, that's making assumptions about my ability to dominate--" Brendan that's a joke, you being dominant is a fantasy.

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Send my muse the corniest/bad pick-up line you can think of and my muse will react.

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Cheren walked into the air conditioned room of the Pokemon Center in the region of Hoenn. The automatic doors slid open and he relished in the breeze that ruffled his sweat slicked bangs, “Augh…” He groaned as he loosened his necktie, opening the first 2 buttons, and ran a slim hand through his hair. The tall teen needed to restore his pokemon’s health and take a quick breather so he headed quickly to the front desk of the Center, greeted by a bright smile from the nurse. “Wow, this place is really small compared to the Centers in Unova…” He mumbled to the nurse, earning himself a modest giggle from the girl behind the desk.

After getting that over with, his Serperior emerged from it’s pokeball and began to coil its tail around Cheren’s leg, almost causing him to trip. "Hey!" He shouted, "What do you want you little brat!?" The teen didn’t mean to be so harsh, but the heat was getting to him and it was becoming unbearable. He knew Hoenn was stifling hot, especially during the summers, but not to this extent! The giant serpent unwrapped itself from it’s trainers leg and allowed the teen to saunter over to a group of couches where he plopped down and relaxed a bit. He knew why his pokemon was acting up, it was because he was the only pokemon on Cheren’s team right now and it was starting to get lonely. He peered at the snake through the crack of his eyes and was greeted by an irked expression. "Alright, fine…" Cheren sighed and brought himself up to his aching feet, "I’ll go get Haxorus."

The snake’s tail rattled slightly in an expression of happiness, but only slightly (it’s not fond of sharing it’s emotions). He walked towards the PC only to be stopped when he saw a shorter kid struggling with the PC. Since he was the nice, peaceful trainer that he is, he approached the younger trainer with a small, “Oi, you need help kid?”

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"Depends on how you define 'help'..." Wait, that dialect-- Was he talking to a foreigner? As he turned around it was clearly the truth, especially when he noticed the Serperior not too far away. Impressive. This guy must be a big-shot Trainer. But Brendan was a polite kid so he offered a nervous smile as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"I-I mean uh-- Sorry, you probably need the PC, right? I can get out of your way for a bit." Maybe not agonizing over his screen would help in the long run. After properly logging out he took a step away to give the stranger a chance to use the machine, red eyes still reflecting annoyance.

"It's just some dumb Trainer problems. I want to become a more serious Coordinator, and I was trying to figure out what kind of additions I should make to my party but-- Guess I was just getting frustrated instead. Ah, my name's Brendan by the way."

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lol I’m weird. 

In the PKMN Adventures manga Sapphire last name is ‘Birch’ which is German. 

I call Ruby, Brendan.