#ws2019appeal

[konpeitocoordinator]

Well, time to finish things off! Who doesn’t love fairytales, right?

[wintersolsticefestival]

@konpeitocoordinator​ - June Nakano - 484 points [Beauty]

Score breakdown: Dress Up: 231, Appeal: 253

@heartists - Zoey Ying - 478 points [Smart/Clever]

Score breakdown: Dress Up: 255, Appeal: 223

@diamontha​  - Diantha Sophia Durand - 467 points [Beauty]

Score breakdown: Dress Up: 253, Appeal: 214

@musesbygeoff​  - Kenny - 364 points [Beauty]

Score breakdown: Dress Up: 186, Appeal: 178

[blackmambacheren]

Appeal Results - June

@konpeitocoordinator

Bun-Bun had been watching the other Lopunny with sharp eyes throughout the entire appeal. She seemed almost singularly focused on Berry, though there were clearly other elements to the performance. Luckily, Cheren was there to watch the other two. It was funny... Lopunny tended to work well alongside princes. Maybe he was biased.

“Well, June... I think this was perfectly fitting to the Beauty category. There’s nothing out there that says tragedy can’t be beautiful. And the interplay of Grass, Ice, and Fire was a striking combination we don’t see often. I think this easily could have been a Smart appeal as well— a lot of Smart flavor this competition from everybody. But you definitely shifted the fairy tale vibe from Cute to Beauty.”

“There were some parts that seemed a little unnecessary, the flashback for one— although it was a neat effect. And it did seem as if Folie was doing a little more than Berry at times... but they worked very well together. You had good Pokemon choices for this sort of story— Though I suppose I sound biased.” He reached up to ruffle the fur on Bun-Bun’s head affectionately.

“And so with that, I have to give you a 93 out of 100. Excellent job, June. Thank you for participating in the Winter Solstice Festival!”

[ringsreachingout]

Mass Destruction

Metagross:

Ability: Clear Body Music: Mass Destruction (Tetsuya Kobayashi Remix) Props: Steel knuckles, Meteors Held Item: None Moves: Earthquake, Meteor Mash, Hyper Beam, Psychic

Appeal:

The music begins right away. 

Baby, baby, baby

The scarlet lit rocky stage shakes violently the center opening a levitating Metagross painted black and crimson rising up with their trainer standing on top arms folded. Steven still wears his attire from the dress appeal. Meteors from the floor began to rise with a glow as a result of Metagross’ Psychic.

Various colored boulders of diverse shapes and sizes float through the stage at varying heights. Steven jumps with a spin off of Metagross onto one of the meteors brass knuckles around his fingers for a later time the heavy guitar music playing in the back.

Metagross uses Meteor Mash on various floating boulders smashing them into oblivion. The meteors smash into pieces the crumbles incinerating within seconds. When Metagross approaches the boulder Steven stands on, he flips back on top of Metagross. Once the meteor is destroyed, Earthquake is applied to the surface so another set of boulders may float about the stage. Steven jumps onto another meteor this one sailing quite a distance away from Metagross. Using the brass knuckles, Steven punches a meteor to the star of the show. Metagross uses Meteor Mash on it along with the dozen other meteors sent their way.

Now it’s time to make things a little more interesting. The meteor Steven stands on is near the edge. He kicks the edge to bring himself closer to Metagross at a brisk pace. Metagross used Psychic to make the meteor spin in which Steven holds on flipping upside down and back up two where he can stand. He exaggerates his movements to act confused and uses the brass knuckles to take a swing at Metagross who swiftly dodges just as they had practiced. Metagross readies to mash the meteor but Steven blocks with the brass knuckles. The two exchange fast fluid jabs that are followed by equally as fluid dodges. Steven shakes his head back and forth quickly to gesture to the audience he has snapped out of confusion caused by the shaky meteor. He bows and Metagross lifts him onto their back and smashing the meteor with their arm.

Metagross readies themself and fires Hyper Beam all around the rocky floor turning it all into glass. This is followed by Psychic upon the glass lighting it crimson. The duo hit the floor with Meteor Mash shattering the glass into red dust scattering the floor. Steven cartwheels off of Metagross wincing as his right shoulder dislocates. He lets out no cry in pain despite rising to his feet and the arm throbbing heavily. Thankfully, the music just stopped meaning that he had just finished the routine. He keeps the arm close and raises his left arm and bows. Metagross makes a bowing gesture alongside their partner. 

[musesbygeoff]

Kenny’s 2019 Winter Solstice Appeal

Under read more. 

Kenny was on the stage to start his appeal. He had requested for the floor to be opened to reveal the pool underneath. He was still wearing his attire he had during the dress up. He held two Pokéballs in his hands, the ones that he will be using for his appeal: Empoleon and Corviknight.

“Come on out, Empoleon and Corviknight!” The coordinator from Twinleaf Town shouted. Two Pokéballs were tossed into the air. A popping sound echoed, and a white light formed eventually revealing the two bird Pokémon.

It had been a long time since Kenny used a Pokémon to debut in its first appeal. After a quick trip to the Galar region, Kenny had secured a Corviknight. His newest Pokémon to perform alongside his most veteran Pokémon, Empoleon.

Kenny nodded to Empoleon, signaling to his Pokémon that it was time for their appeal to begin.

Empoleon started things off with a big breath, blowing out a long duration of snow. Blizzard conditions had caused the pool to freeze, leaving what is now no longer a pool, but an ice rink, and above the ice was 12 inches of snow.

After Empoleon was finished with his blizzard attack, Kenny signaled to the stage crew to turn the lights off.

The glow in the dark sequins on both Pokémon started to glow off, making them the only lights in the entire hall.

On Corviknight, the sequins were around his head and down his chest; while Empoleon fashioned the sequins around his flippers and down his body to his feet.

Corviknight flew off into the air. His face started to glow red, a signature scary face, however the way that the sequins were shaped on front, made it appear as though the audience was looking at a man’s face with a dress tie.

Corviknight flies down to clash with Empoelon, who’s sequins are outline through his body as well. Coming together, the face that Corviknight had made, coming together with Empoleon’s own body, made it look like the two Pokémon had illustrated a person. A person in a formal suit. Corviknight provided the head, face, and tie, while Empoleon provided the torso, and legs. Empoleon then took a few steps to make it looks like a walking man.

Scary face wouldn’t normally be thought of to use in a beautiful appeal, but Kenny felt he had the things going for him to impress the judges with this gimmick and could score him some bonus points, so he hopes at least.  

After a few steps from Empoleon to look like a walking man, that trick was over, and it was time to move on. Corviknight’s scary face had worn off and he flew back up. At this time, again as Kenny had gone through with the stage crew, the lights were turned back on at the conclusion of scary face.

As the lights came back on, Empoleon jumped into the snowbank, and using his body, started sliding around the snow in order to soften it some for the upcoming move by his partner.

Flying back up, Corviknight started to flap his wings down in the direction towards the snow. The gust picking up the soft snow and blowing it all into one place, piling up to make one giant pile, up to ten feet high. Corviknight then flew to the side of the big snow pile up.

With the snow now in one corner of the stage, the rest of the pool showcased one big ice rink. Kenny entered the performance floor, or performance rink in this case and skated over to Empoleon, who was standing on the opposite side of where the snow piled up.

From one end to the other, Empoleon slid on his body, with Kenny holding on towards the massive snow pile. The path that Empoleon slid on made a noticeable smooth surface on the ice, it was like watching a Pokémon Zamboni in action. After coming to a stop on the other side where the snow pile sat, it was time for the two Pokémon to show off their crafting skills.

Kenny got off of Empoleon and skated towards the center of the stage to give his Pokémon some space to move on with the appeal.

Empoleon’s front flippers glowed white, while Corviknight’s wings did the same. Empoleon clashed his metal claws against the snow structure, while Corviknight swooped down and clashed his steel wings against the snow.

Some of the snow on the structure started to fall off and, in the end, the snow pile was constructed into a snowmade watch tower.

Corviknight, slowly and majestically flew on top of the watch tower and perched himself on the top of the ledge. He spread out his wings to give the audience and the judges a good look at his massive, over 9-foot-long, wingspan.

The snow that was knocked off the pile and unused for the tower began to make its descent back down. Empoleon stepped up and took another breath. This time, however, it wasn’t anywhere near as strong. Instead, a light breath exhaled from the penguin Pokémon, and instead of a raging blizzard, it was a calmly blue mist escaping from his mouth.

With the mist colliding with the snow, the snow turned into what appeared to be light blue streaks of light falling back down towards the ground at a snail’s pace.

Kenny skated over to the snow tower and waved his Pokémon to follow him back to the center of the rink. Corviknight flew down from the perch and landed down to Kenny’s left, Empoleon waddled himself over and stood at Kenny’s right. To end off a beautiful appeal, the last thing to do was end the appeal with class. He and his two bird Pokémon took a bow to the crowd as the last of the mist-made light blue streaks fell on to the ice.

Afterwards, the two Pokémon were returned to their respective Pokéball.

“Thanks Empoleon! Thanks Corviknight! You both did a great job out there. I’m very proud of you both.” He put the Pokéballs in his pocket and skated off the stage and headed back to the backroom.

And with that, that concludes Kenny’s appeal at the 2019 Winter Solstice Event.

[heartists]

THE SORROW THAT WE SHARE.

take a shot every time gallade does something physically impossible

zoey’s @wintersolsticefestival appeal is now live!

[diamontha]

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Time to show them everything we've got.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_3Ktd0GpW5VUAiG2YmYNWy2910VUNI0ctfFCRj084g/edit?usp=drivesdk

Some romantic starshit

Performed by Diantha Durand Beauty Doubles Music: Time For The Moon Night, ( Diantha’s Piano Part ) Props: Piano, Fairy Lights, Hidden Plate

[blackmambacheren]

Appeal Results - Zoey

@heartists

Throughout the entire appeal, Bun-Bun had been holding Cheren’s hand under the judge’s table. Her teeth chattered quietly and rapidly in a rabbity imitation of a purr, trying to keep him calm throughout. Cheren had an incurable phobia of ghosts, and an entire appeal that centered around one was almost unbearable to him. One where the ghost, and its powers and its old life and its death, were all prominently on display... It was difficult for him. But his Lopunny kept him grounded.

“Right,” he said quietly, finally managing to speak. He looked down at his clipboard and realized he hadn’t taken a single note. Winging it. “It was certainly... a story. A very intricate one. Symbolic. One that definitely requires the audience to think. Deduce. Analyze. All hallmarks of a great Smart appeal. I... don’t think I’ve ever seen one like it.”

He took a deep breath, trying to gather his thoughts and judge normally. “There were a lot of unique techniques at play... With the—” He paused, then moved on to a completely different subject. “It was quite long, and I think the audience may have gotten restless near the end. Always best to keep things moving at a steady pace and picking up in intensity right when the crowd wants it...”

“It... was quite solid. There was very obviously a great amount of effort put into this, and with it being a personal story... There was passion. I judge it at an 86 out of 100. Th-Thank you for competing in the Winter Solstice Festival.”

He reached into his pocket and began to puff on his asthma inhaler as Bun-Bun sighed, embarrassed.