got a client i can talk about, full day client, an espthara. first time meeting one in the flesh, prolly the fourth time i’ve seen one in any context, first time having to spell it so please give me mercy. funky looking things ain’t they? and i get to say his name which i am so happy to know: Psiapatra. Psia for short. the person has good taste in names
so i did some research beforehand and his species can emit boatloads of psychic energy. like — pardon my kalosian here — metric fucktons. and it’s specifically to hinder parts of the brain that keep organs doing what they do. in most cases not so they fail completely, but to weaken targets’ response to further non-physical attacks. and, in a lot of species, the liver has a huge role in said responses. i’ll spare you my Hidden Power rant about it now. still never know how to put it concisely.
back to the point, i got an idea to try out with Psia. usually i wait until the base technique is down before introducing synergy energy but i needed to see how his psychic energy reacts with the synergy energy and the park was empty thanks to the recent storms an hour before so who would i be if i didn’t take advantage of that, now, hey? client was fine with it, person was fine with it, Pollut needs to run from Krullers, so outside we go! get everything set up, build up synergy, and burst — the psychic energy is now visible, like a pink fire billowing out the gaps in his feathers. scared Psia a bit so spent some time getting him used to it, waving his wings around so the energy made a little trail. gorgeous, i have to say
went back in to fetch Edm as an opponent at this point but finally tried out a vague idea. started building up the synergy again since it had worn off but this time told Psia to try send the fiery energy at Edm with a wing flap when he bursts. i was hoping he’d be able to surround her with it. failed the first four times but number five got it! practiced doing that until it was consistent then break for lunch. i’ll say here that, as always, Edm was thoroughly compensated for being a test dummy with extra food and check-ins. she does still like battling so this ain’t torture for her, she just can’t as much as she used to. just wanted to be clear and yeah. Pollut was also compensated for not painting the public trees.
lunch done! back to attacking Edm (i do love her). Psia proved he could still do the base technique so time to add the next step: adding to that energy continually. like stoking a fire, Psia gives a big flap and the psychic energy around Edm grows — as does the energy around Psia, now flying in the air above where he stood. he’s using more energy so why wouldn’t it! another flap and both’s pseudo-auras grow larger and brighter in tandem. and another flap. bear in mind here the energy being used against Edm lowers her resistance to non-physical attacks and is a non-physical attack in itself
the energy around Edm curls in on itself and herself in a migraine-inducing display. i don’t even see Edm before she’s recalled into her heal ball. Psia lands where he started.
i mentioned before that the energy screws with the liver functioning so professional health check up is obviously next course of action. Edm’s fine, no lasting damage visible yet if there is any, will check every time after Psia has another slot. still going to limit the number of times he can stoke the energy just for extra safety. i am avoiding saying the onomatopoeic term for it because it looks weird now. i also regret that decision ‘cause i had to ask how to spell that ono- word and get confirmation multiple times. not a nice word, that
