[CLOSED]Second Snow [Mariko][Akane][Z][Maleko]

Mariko sighed as she waited for the contest to start.  Celeste and Luka were now starting to seem more comfortable in the cold around them, though they still seemed slightly uncomfortable in the climate not like their own.  Snowdrop was now awake and was playing with the sleeve of Mariko's Kimono making small sounds of happiness, though none of them were loud enough to disturb the other trainers in the area.  Mariko had to make a mental note to give the baby Pokemon a small cup of tea later to make her a little more relaxed since she was probably going to become hyper soon.  "Snowdrop, sweetie, my Kimono is not a toy."  She reprimanded softly moving a hand to remove the fabric in the little one's hold.  Snowdrop stared at Mariko for a few moments before giving a pout and almost making a sound of distress.  At last minute, however, she decided against it and just continued to pout about being reprimanded.

What was taking so long?  Shouldn't the contest be starting already?  Maleko looked down at Shard, who continued to stay snuggled into his hold, every once in a while glancing outwards to glare at the snow.  "Is there e-even a host for this thing?  It seems the only p-people I see are the ones who are trying to, or have signed up...."  Shard gave a shivering shrug and glanced at the Pokeball resting on Maleko's hip that held Mistletoe inside.  Looking down at the Pokeball as well, Maleko gave a sigh and moved one arm carefully towards it.  "Yeah, you're r-right.  Might as well give her a ch-chance to play in her element of choice.  As a grass Pokemon of the w-winter  she might really and truly l-like this."  Shard gave a nod, while Maleko pushed the button to open the Pokeball.  Immediately there was the familiar light of a Pokemon being released before Mistletoe appeared on the ground beside him shaking out in her usual canine like fashion.  "Mist, you do realize you aren't a dog right...?"  The amusement in Maleko's voice was enough to show he was teasing the deer Pokemon.  Mistletoe merely bleated at him before trotting around in a circle and then running around playfully in the snow.  "Oh yeah, t-this is definitely her happy place...."  Shard gave a snort of agreement to Maleko's statement.

Scorpio patted Grace on the head with his claw, trying to give a comforting smile, though it looked sort of out of place on his intimidating face, *that's good.  Maybe I'll get to see how strong you are one day.* 
"So we're going to start  the contest soon?" asked Z, "great!  I have some new partners that you've never seen in action yet."  As Z said that he unconsciously fingered two new pokeballs that he wore on his necklace.

"I might need to grab an umbrella though," said Z, "are the contestant booths covered by ceilings or something to protect them against weather changing moves that pokemon might use in an appeal? Also, will we be limited to a single pokemon or can we use multiple ones for the rounds? I have a few ideas and if we could use multiple for the appeal round, then I have some colorful contest moves that I could use."

"I'll stick to the umbrella," said Z, "it will come in handy for what I have in mind for my act. I won't spoil any more, but I'm sure you will be impressed. We've been practicing since we got wind of this new contest. It should be quite fun to attend." Scorpio walked back up to Z and let Z sit on his back so he could rest his legs, "well, I can't wait to get started." Z smiled as scorpio carried him to where Haxorus was sitting and resting.

Eira decided that it was about time things got started. From what she knew, they had five contestants now and that seemed like it would be enough for what she wished to do at this point. Standing to go onto the stage, she decided to address the other queen that was in the room. "Akane, I hope you are ready for this competition because I think your Fire types can either shine greatly or fail tremendously with what I have prepared for everyone."

She gave a slight bow to the red queen before she headed for the stage with Walrein following after her, having come back from his mission while she had addressed Akane. Eira patted Walrein's head before she turned to look at the gathered audience, taking in a deep breath to calm herself and ready herself for her opening speech. "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the second contest to be held here in Lapras Lounge's lovely halls! Tonight promises to be spectacular in every sense with the line up that we have tonight! For those of you still not used to the cold weather we have to offer here, please feel free to borrow a coat that we have prepared before the contestants come on stage. To my contestants, please wow us with your combinations and with your beautifully trained Pokemon. I expect to see perfect teamwork with you and your Pokemon pairs that shows off not only your bond with your Pokemon, but also your skill as a trainer and eye as an artist! Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome Miss Mariko to the stage to start tonight off!"

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Ice type Pokemon: +4
Ice type move: +2
Water Type Pokemon: +2
Water type move: +1
Beauty ranked move: +2
Cute ranked move: +1
Combination moves: +2
Description (how well you describe your routine): +1-5

Break the stage (melt it, shatter it, put a hole in it, etc.): -2
Psychic type Pokemon/move: -1

Upon hearing her introduction, Mariko walked out on to the stage and stood in the center.  She had told Celeste to wait on the side of the stage for her, Luka, and Snowdrop at the end of their performance.

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"I offer my humble greetings to you all."  She began, bowing slightly while Luka left his perch on her shoulder.  She then placed Snowdrop on the ground.  "My name is Mariko, and I come from Ecruteak City in Johto.  I hope you will find my performance to be enjoyable."  She then moved back slightly.  "To start, we know that the elements of fire and ice are not compatible.  We also know that young Pokemon do not have to discipline to control themselves alone in some cases.  Yet, we we bring fire and ice together, and experience to balance out the youth, we can show a third side to the story.  Allow my Luka and little Snowdrop to show you this.  Luka, Snowdrop, if you would."  She said moving back more so that she could allow for the first display to occur.  "Please show them the amount of trust you have in each other, and in turn how much trust I have in you to perform without a single command.  Just like in dancing, all cues are taken from the music, and in performance you take your cues from the other performers with you."

At the cue given, Snowdrop looked up at the Fletchling flying above her whom looked back down at her and nodded.  Immediately the small Smoochum took a deep breath and then released an Ice Beam straight up towards Luka.  The Fletchling in turn began to gather flames around it for a Flame Charge, but instead of just going straight into the Ice Beam, he began to start up the moves for Acrobatics as well before he flew into the beam.  The instant he was in, he began cutting through the Ice Beam making parts of it look like shapes for a few moments before they were covered back up by the beam.  After a while longer Snowdrop got bored and stopped the beam while Luka stopped his Acrobatic Flame Charge  The two stared at each other before Luka began to use Roost, the shining feathers beginning to fall on the stage while Snowdrop gave a small giggle and then began to dance through the falling feathers, a song beginning to flow from her as she started to use Sing.  The song  was pretty, but it soon started to seemingly affect Luka who slowly flapped to the ground and landed in a pile of the feathers left behind by the Roost.  Upon seeing the Fletchling on the ground, Snowdrop burst into a Fake Tears, and struck a dramatic pose on the stage, almost as though she was in a play.  As though continuing the performance, Luka opened his eyes and gave a call alerting Snowdrop to his awakening causing the baby Pokemon to stop the crying and give a happy cheer before hugging the bird Pokemon.  It was after the hug ended that the two then moved to face the audience, Luka taking flight into the air while Snowdrop swayed on the ground until they both fell into a bow.

Mariko took that time to move forward then, reaching where Snowdrop was standing and picking the baby Pokemon up, while Luka took that moment to perch on her shoulder.  "I hope you all enjoyed the performance, and I hope you could see the trust that not only I have in my Pokemon, but the trust my Pokemon have in each other.  No matter the amount of experience any Pokemon can be a performer.  Thank you."    She said before giving her own bow.  She then stood and waited for further instructions, not sure if she was to leave the stage yet or not.