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SPOTLIGHT!
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*•.¸♡ “ 𝘕𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, @z-bolts.bsky.social.ᐟ ” ♡¸.•*
[Dawn hums with delight!]

It's so fluffy — you're a great chef!

You just had extra to hand out, huh?
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Uh— huh! Sorry, hehe. Pokémon are just the norm for us.

And, he is! This big guy is tough as nails.

[She pats the Pokémon's side, who looks disinterested now. Dawn goes on to grab a cloth from her bag, and tie it around a collection of ice cubes to hand off to Jill.]

He used to be a real handful.
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Oh, that's Mamoswine!

Hey big guy, can you be a doll and break that ice up for us?

[Mamoswine trumpets affirmatively, and bashes the Ice Shard into tiny fragments with his tusk.]

He's one of my precious Pokémon.
February 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Huh. And that's supposed to help with your back!

Alright. I've got you covered! Mamoswine, Spotlight!

And, use Ice Shard!

[Oh, there's just a fucking wooly mammoth guy. Who forms ice out of thin air. Okay. She's acting like this is normal.]
February 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
[‼️]

Oh, thank you!?!?!?

Woow . . . it looks 𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙄𝘾𝙄𝙊𝙐𝙎.ᐟ.ᐟ

[Dawn takes the plate, scooping down a forkful of the cake without hesitation!]
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
See? Being confrontational is easy. You just have to channel your white-hot boiling rage and direct it at the nearest person who's endangered, inconvenienced, or slighted you!
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
WATCH WHERE YOU LAND THAT THING, YOU %$#*@! YOU NEARLY SCRAMBLED ME LIKE A %$&&! EGG.
February 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
AAAAAAAAA-
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“ . . . Uh? Hello? ”

Dawn doesn't understand at all.

“ Can I help you? ”
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Dawn blinks, noticing the stranger staring at her.

“ . . . Take a picture, sir. It'll last longer. ”

She doesn't look quite offended, but she IS bewildered.
February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
She does!

“ That was good! Thanks, stranger. ”
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
. . . ?

“ Oh. Thanks! ”

Siiiip.
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Electricity coursed through the freeze, as if it were a real, genuine chandelier carved from ice. She bowed from within, and Mamoswine dipped his head to imitate her.

Dawn bowed, just the same, as the ice shattered into shimmering dust. “ And, that's our Royal Ice Chandlier! ”
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“ Now! Swallow your Ice Shard, for Ice Armor! ”

Mamoswine spawned another Ice Shard . . . and, ate it!?

He sprouted freezing spires atop his head and back like a crown, containing Pachirisu and her Electro Ball within!

The Elesquirrel ricocheted rapidly between the spires, like a caged animal! ✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The pattern continued severral times; her springs gaining more and more momentum! Klep, as she was truly named outside of performances, was spinning like a sawblade!

“ Now! Electro Ball!! ”

The spinning wheel that was Pachirisu took on a golden halo of static, enrapturing her entire body! ✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Mamoswine's chilling breath crystallized a large block of ice, which he fired at the offending Pachirisu! He followed up the attack with several shots in rapid succession.

“ 𝘗𝘢𝘢𝘢𝘩~.ᐟ ” Pachirisu cooed, somersaulting to land atop the first Ice Shard with her fluffy tail; springing off to the next! ✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
She leaned over and smacked her rear with her tail, provoking the gargantuan beast! Was this squirrel mad!?

Mamoswine certainly didn't take to it well. He expelled steam through his nostrils in a show of fury! How dare she!

“ Now, Mamoswine! Use Ice Shard! ”

February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“ 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘪-𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘩.ᐟ ”

“ 𝘔𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰.ᐟ ”

A white and pastel blue squirrel with spikes on her tail appeared, contrasted by a giant, brown wooly mammoth!

Each stood opposite of one another.

“ Now, Pachirisu! Use Taunt! ” Dawn commanded.

The Elesquirrel pulled down her eyelid, taunting Mamoswine. ✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“ Well, sure! I'd have to call Ash in to show you a Contest Battle — not that he'd mind — but I can show you what an appeal looks like, right now! ”

The blue-haired woman stepped out to a distance from Susie to give herself some room, and to avoid drawing the extraterrestrial into the crossfire. ✨
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 PM
It's... an improvement!
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“ AAAAAH—! ”

It punctures her vest, and her side. Oh no. She's bleeding.

“ Wehhh. Good thing I'm so dummy thick . . . ! ”
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My ass, since we're doing that today.

It's clothed, as I usually am. But I know some people browse at work, so it's good to be considerate!!
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Hehe, thank you~! I could go on about it forever . . . but right now, I'm invested!

[In Vanilla's romantic pursuits, of course.]

Oh, strong AND sweet . . . and they're all ambitious! Yep, yep. That's a winner. It sounds like you've known him for a while!
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
They're all on a five-minute time limit. You can win by knockout, of course, but the real goal is to outshine your opponents with superior skill, flashiness, and poise!

If you can make their points reach zero, or have more remaining when the timer runs out, then you win!
February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Somewhat! They involve battles, too.

They're about showing your Pokémon's unique appeal! You have appeal rounds, where you can have them show off however you like with their attacks and other qualities.

If you pass the appeals, then you enter the battle rounds!

February 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM