Round 1!!!
Special Theme: Academic excellence!
Up first today, Rossymore and his Hakuryu.
Rossymore takes to the center stage first off, and calls forth his Draignoair, Hakuryu. After a moment of consideration, Rossy begins: Hakuryu, Starti wth a Dragon dance. Next, add a Twister to REALLY get that dance going. Finish off by firing an Ice beam in to the twister, as you up out the top, Dragon dance style!
Confidant in her intelligence, Hakuryu begins her dance. Out of nowhere, a drum starts beating. Very tribal. The dance continues as she adds a Twister in to the mix, above her head. The crowd is impressed as she finishes off by jumping up in to the twisting vortex and fires off her Ice beam. Landing with a soft thud only adds emphasis of her power and superior intellect!
The judge considers this as a successful appeal of Academic excellence, demonstrating adaptive use of the Arts medium, and a superior usage of Interpretative dance. 7 out of 10!
Our second contestant, Men of Horror, and his Friena.
Rushing on stage, a little late, Men of Horror releases his Friena, a cute as a button female Eevee. Gasping for breath, Men of Horror begins. Start with a circular double team. Then, fire a cluster of shadow balls in to a centeral point, which we will focus on with a Sunny day effect.
Freina beings to split and divide, showing all of us how many of her there could be. As a collective, they form a perfect circle, and then proceed to fire their Shadow balls in to a point perfectly central. Tails wagging in unison, the Freina clones summon the sun to hit the point of shadow, providing us with an amazing display of refraction!
The judge smiles, before getting out her compass and ensuring the circle is perfect. An impressive display of Mathematical principals, combined with the scientific theory of refraction (which I had to look up to remember). 8 out of 10!
Third in show: Darth Cookiemonster, and his Shiva.
Taking the stage, Darth Cookiemonster appears relaxed and calm. And why not, when his pokemon of choice is the ever calm and cool, Ice cold Shiva, the female Sneasel. Darth Cookiemonster begins with a nod. Shiva, were going to need an Avalanche. But it won’t be enough, so add your Surf attack to make some usable Ice. Then, using Slash, were going to carve some equiptment. Begin pattern – Shiva knight!
The Ice queen, Shiva begins to summon the falling ice and snow. The crowd gasps and she ducks in front of it at the last minute, on the crest of a wave that appeared behind it. The water and snow freeze in to a large, usable portion of ice. Quick as you can blink, Shiva begins hacking and slashing away at the ice, Untill she stands triumphant in front of the frozen wave, donned from head to toe in Ice armor, wielding twin swords.
The engineering department just informed me that cutting in to that ice wave has caused structural damage, and we are at risk of having that wave knock us out. The speed and grace displayed would put any of the athletic or gymnastic students to shame. I am just concerned about your structural design. Please see your Manual Arts teacher after the contest. 6.5 out of 10!
We will take a 5 minute recess, and allow some Fire pokemon to melt that wave down before it crushes us to death.
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Welcome back. Now that our little icy mess is gone, Let us continue!
Next up, Oslo, and his Taxi!
Oslo quickly takes the stage. Happy and chipper, just like his jumping Snorlax. Believing that brains over brawn will win the day, Oslo calls forth his Taxi, a female Lapras. Lapras happily enjoys splashing in what remains of Shiva’s ice wave, while Oslo whispers instructions.
It starts to hail. And here I thought we had clear skies for today! Oh, no, that’s Taxi’s doing. Closing her great eyes, she uses her mind to pick up each and every piece of ice, melding them in to... it’s a book! Oh how clever! Opening her eyes, Taxi fires a ray of purple and black light (yes, BLACK light) at the book, causing light and reflections to emanate all around. Those of us wearing white are now affected by a UV lighting effect.
Oslo, I am impressed. Maybe next semester, you would like to volunteer to work in the library? On a plus side, Taxi’s hail has cleaned up the arena of all the residue from the Ice wall. I enjoyed the way you used the skills you have been developing in the Photography department to show us some of the effects of different lights, but we already saw some refraction today. Still, all in all, a good appeal. 7.5 out of 10!
Can we now have to the stage, Crazy elf boy?
Crazy steps foward, and releases his Venasuar, Poison Ivy. Without a word, almost as if this was rehersed from day one, Poison Ivy releases a collections of leaves and petals from her back. As they begin softly falling down, she fires a string shot from her mouth, crafting it in to a graduation cap. Finally landing on her head, she grasps it with a Vine whip, and launches it skyward!
I am speechless. An appeal like this shows an amazing display of the Arts medium, with a professional display of rigorous training and skill. I have no choice to award near full marks here. 9 out of 10
The crowd hushes as Razor Leaf takes the stage.
A bit stunned after Crazy Elf Boys performance, Razor Leaf prepares his Pokeball. Out plops Verne, the female Octerelly. Considering his moves before he acts, Razor Leaf instructs Verne: Bubble beam up, use Icy wind to keep them afloat for a bit longer, then pop and shatter them with Signal beam.
Verne pops her head back, looking skyward. Out of her small mouth, an array of bubbles appears flying high in the sky, caught in the breeze. As they spread out, Verne again opens her mouth, this time blowing out a cool wind, turning some of the bubbles in to Icy spheres, while others continue to scatter about. Finally, in quick succession, Verne fires off a set of Signal Beams, popping all of the bubbles, causing gentle snow to fall down on the crowd.
An impressive finish, Mr Razor Leaf. It was a shame to see you destroy all of those bubbles, some of them would have made for excellent keepsakes from today’s contest. I was impressed how you applied your scientific skills to allow for perfect wind trajectory and distribution. Perhaps you should look at a career in Aerospace engineering? 7.5 out of 10!
Point standings after round 1:
1. Rossymore - 7
2. Men of Horror - 8
3. Darth Cookiemonster – 6.5
4. Oslo – 7.5
5. Crazy Elf Boy - 9
6. Razor Leaf – 7.5
Unfortunately, we have to eliminate 2 of our competitors now. My apologies to Rossymore, and Darth Cookiemonster. The remaining competitors will participate in round 2!
Round 2 will be:
Using your remaining pokemon, demonstrate Study skills and intelligence in four (4) moves. The top two points scorers after round two will continue on to our final.
Deadline for round 2 appeals: 22nd of June.
JUNE CONTEST!
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Your appeal was friggin' cool!
Out of curiosity, is this thing still a go or have its vitals faded?
Originally Posted by Ayeun
