[Mari]

(( Blade Unlimited and @kzinssie you both know the drill! Post your intros and prepare for shenanigans. ))

"Welcome to our fuzziest, wuzziest, floofiest battle yet at WWLi! Today we'll be seeing Espurr, ...a wild pokemon, going up against ...Rookie. I feel like neither of these are actually names, but it wouldn't be very fair if I caught our contestants, so I guess I won't be able to name them today~"

[Blade Unlimited]

Rookie walked into the stadium, adjusting his glasses with an air of nervousness about himself. He wasn't used to fighting with such a large audience of people watching... honestly, the only reason he'd even bothered to enter was hearing a rumor that the real Sonic had appeared to enter himself. It was a long-shot, but if there was a chance that he could find his best friend somewhere at this event; Rookie was willing to undergo any amount of embarrassment and uncomfortability.

Still, the way that the announcer introduced him felt just a bit demeaning. Was there something wrong with his name? At least it was an actual word... unlike whatever "Espurr" was... Oh jeez, wait. What if it was a word in whatever world his opponent was from. Jeez, good thing he didn't say that out loud. He didn't want to offend his opponent or anything. [Oh no. Here come the nerves.] Second guessing himself, discomfort, hesitating; all bad habits that had been slowly coming back to the wolf ever since he'd lost Sonic. When he was with the hero hedgehog, there was nothing that Rookie didn't feel like he could do. He was just that inspiring!

So... maybe the answer was he should try more to be like Sonic? Maybe the reason he felt more confident in his presence was because he'd been taking after the hedgehog. Well, there was only one way to find out. Time to test that theory! Rookie cleared his throat against a gloved fist before drawing his Drill Wispon; striking a confident pose with a toothy grin. 

"Ah, Y-Yeah! Th-This is happenin'!" Huh... He kinda already felt a little bit more confident... even a little rad! Maybe it was working!

Rookie Damage: 0%/150% Shield Durability: 50%/50% Wispon Equipped: Drill Status: Confident

[Deleted]

Espurr stepped gently out into the arena, cutely waving to the crowd. She wasn't too used to crowds, but somehow, it didn't seem to bother her. Not a lot does, of course. Still, she wondered about this... "rookie" she was up against. He seemed... a bit out of his element. Kind of reminded her of Goomy...

She giggled at his introduction. "It is happening," she replied, sounding almost startled. "You ready?"

Espurr

HP: 140/140

Shield: 45/45

Status: Finally here.

[Mari]

"Welcome to a new day at WWLi! Today we'll be seeing a gross mismanagement of weight classes and two combatants going at it in the ring. Our match today is Rookie versus ...Espurr! Is that a name or a species? Anyways, this is a normal match, which means you get to brutalize each other until someone says uncle or stops kicking. Just try to make it entertaining for the audience, y'know~?"

Audience Requests
For Rookie

For 21 Appeal Points: Attempt to catch Espurr using a pokeball
For 21 Appeal Points: Reference Coldsteel the Hedgehog.
For 18 Appeal Points: Dab on Pit, who is in the stands
For 18 Appeal Points: Use the Frenzy Wisp on yourself to become a Demonic Hungry Hungry Hippo!
For 18 Appeal Points: Flirt with Amy, who is apparently in the audience.
For 18 Appeal Points: You pet that espurr right now, mister. Make sure to tell her she's a good girl.
For 18 Appeal Points: Also hide in Blue's hair.
For 18 Appeal Points: Throw a drink at Amy, who is apparently in the audience.

For Espurr

For 24 Appeal Points: Meow in a cute fashion
For 21 Appeal Points: Ask Blue to pet you
For 21 Appeal Points: Hide in Blue's hair.
For 21 Appeal Points: Discuss your feelings on the pokemon butcher! Alternatively, ask Blue who they are.
For 18 Appeal Poitns: Simply spend an entire action just... staring at Rookie. Menacingly.
For 18 Appeal Points: Sit on top of Rookies head
For 18 Appeal Points: Parody your favorite over the top badass with a really obnoxious one liner.
For 12 Appeal Points: After launching an attack that deals 20% or more damage at Rookie, play air guitar.

For Both

For 27 Appeal Points: Discuss your favorite ships~!
For 21 Appeal Points: Attempt to catch Blue in a pokeball!
For 21 Appeal Points: Give your opponent a nickname.
For 21 Appeal Points: Give Blue a nickname.
For 21 Appeal Points: Play a round of Puyo Puyo Tetris
For 18 Appeal Points: Do a Barrel Roll!

[Mari]

Rookie has forfeited the match! Espurr is the winner!