Character name: Boober Fraggle Pokemon: Archie the Volbeat Move used: Play Rough, Protect, Flash, Moonlight, Struggle Bug, Tail Glow, Helping Hand, Encore
The performance: Boober hadn't committed to entering the contest until the last call for participants was made. Even now, as he's about to go on, he's hardly sure about it. But this is a story he wants to tell.
At first, it's just Archie on stage. For a costume, he wears a robe of dark blue feathers - on loan from the hosts, of course. A sheer blue ribbon us keeping the end of the robe secured around his tail. For now, Boober is out of sight, just like last time. He'll rely on the stage microphone he's been outfitted with for narration.
"This story is about how... How masks aren't always for tricks or hiding the bad parts of a person. Sometimes, we mask parts of ourselves that are-- Amazing, really! We just don't think of them as any good."
Archie takes this cue to leap up and attempt the attack Play Rough, only to stop short when he notices the ribbon used to hide his tail is starting to come undone in his action. He lands back down on the stage, sadly, his robe pulled around him tight.
"When we feel so different, a mask can help us be more like everyone else. But that can make it hard to do the things we love, with the people who matter most. If the mask starts slipping, it seems easier to just hide away."
A Protect goes up around Archie, shutting him off from everything else. He then begins alternating gentle uses of Flash and Moonlight to indicate the passage of many days. And after a bit of that, Boober - clearly nervous - steps out on stage.
For the most part, he's not wearing a costume, just his usual kind of clothing. But over his usual hat is a silvery veil that falls all around his face. Boober approaches Archie and lays his hands against the energy field of protect. It is dropped, but Archie then uses Struggle Bug to try and push Boober back with a force emitting from his beating wings. Boober stays put as Archie's own resistance forces the ribbon to come undone, and the entire robe to fall off him.
His tail exposed, Archie uses one final attack, Tail Glow, as Boober simply lays a hand on his head and nods at him. He focuses intently on his pokemon and not the audience, so he can get through this last bit of speech while actually on stage.
"It can take someone else to teach us that we don't need our masks... Because we should all let our uniqueness glow."
Boober hugs Archie, and the flicker of tail glow indicates surprise on the pokemon's part. Perhaps that small bit wasn't planned. But after a brief moment, Archie regains composure and his tail glows even brighter than before.
Boober is back to being awkward as he stands up and gives a rigid bow, but Archie is having none of that. A combination of Helping Hand and Encore allows him to get across his pride not just in his own performance, but in his trainer for being brave and coming on stage, however briefly.
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Pokemon: Archie the Volbeat
Move used: Play Rough, Protect, Flash, Moonlight, Struggle Bug, Tail Glow, Helping Hand, Encore
The performance:
Boober hadn't committed to entering the contest until the last call for participants was made. Even now, as he's about to go on, he's hardly sure about it. But this is a story he wants to tell.
At first, it's just Archie on stage. For a costume, he wears a robe of dark blue feathers - on loan from the hosts, of course. A sheer blue ribbon us keeping the end of the robe secured around his tail. For now, Boober is out of sight, just like last time. He'll rely on the stage microphone he's been outfitted with for narration.
"This story is about how... How masks aren't always for tricks or hiding the bad parts of a person. Sometimes, we mask parts of ourselves that are-- Amazing, really! We just don't think of them as any good."
Archie takes this cue to leap up and attempt the attack Play Rough, only to stop short when he notices the ribbon used to hide his tail is starting to come undone in his action. He lands back down on the stage, sadly, his robe pulled around him tight.
"When we feel so different, a mask can help us be more like everyone else. But that can make it hard to do the things we love, with the people who matter most. If the mask starts slipping, it seems easier to just hide away."
A Protect goes up around Archie, shutting him off from everything else. He then begins alternating gentle uses of Flash and Moonlight to indicate the passage of many days. And after a bit of that, Boober - clearly nervous - steps out on stage.
For the most part, he's not wearing a costume, just his usual kind of clothing. But over his usual hat is a silvery veil that falls all around his face. Boober approaches Archie and lays his hands against the energy field of protect. It is dropped, but Archie then uses Struggle Bug to try and push Boober back with a force emitting from his beating wings. Boober stays put as Archie's own resistance forces the ribbon to come undone, and the entire robe to fall off him.
His tail exposed, Archie uses one final attack, Tail Glow, as Boober simply lays a hand on his head and nods at him. He focuses intently on his pokemon and not the audience, so he can get through this last bit of speech while actually on stage.
"It can take someone else to teach us that we don't need our masks... Because we should all let our uniqueness glow."
Boober hugs Archie, and the flicker of tail glow indicates surprise on the pokemon's part. Perhaps that small bit wasn't planned. But after a brief moment, Archie regains composure and his tail glows even brighter than before.
Boober is back to being awkward as he stands up and gives a rigid bow, but Archie is having none of that. A combination of Helping Hand and Encore allows him to get across his pride not just in his own performance, but in his trainer for being brave and coming on stage, however briefly.