Second Feather ✪ [Video]

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Greetings, Union!


[ It's Gwendolyn! With a burbling Firesong the Fletchling on her left shoulder, and a shivering pile of Cherrim leaves poking over the right. She's smiling, trying her best to look as much the diplomat as possible, but it's clear that she's excited in spite of herself.

Dressed as formally as ever for the Valkyrie, there is one key difference in her appearance today - three feathers are attached to the left side of her hairband, a bright contrast to her silver hair: two yellow feathers flanking a longer blue one. ]


Some of you may have noticed some excitement amongst the Valkyrie and others from Citadel in the past few days. Well, that is because this coming week marks the start of the Citadel Games! These are an annual tradition throughout the months of Spring, where athletes show off their athletic prowess in a number of activities, and the preliminaries will be held at the Great Tree all next week!

You have everything from relay racing to Caldera rules rugby to wrestling to gymnastics, as well as an exhibition match of the Dragonite Races! Both humans and pokémon have their own events, in addition to traditional doubles and partnership matches, along with sports from both Caldera and Union being on display. And this year will also feature the debut of Griftorb as an official pokémon-only sport!

[her hands clap together before her, eyes shining with excitement] Rumour also has it that the annual endurance race, which is always held prior to the start of Summer, will be ending in Caldera proper this year. And the victor will be crowned on the Day of Fire! So that should prove exciting, if true.

Anyway, number of us are planning to travel there tomorrow to attend for the week. Should anyone else wish to go, you and your bond mates are welcome to travel with us!

Comments

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Hmm. Then you should find this one quite enjoyable.

There are also open sign-ups for the first two days, if there are any sports in addition to rugby that might interest you.

[pathofheaven]

Hm. Probably not. I might be amazing, but back to back contests would run even me ragged.

[ Exhibition matches aside, he fully intends to win every tournament he joins. Actually, he wants to win the exhibition matches too, but they aren't as important. ]

Although the race is interesting, I could use the excuse to run home.

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Modest too.

[ Is she mocking him? Her tone is certainly deadpan, one eyebrow arching slightly. ]

It is a long endurance race that tests the endurance and skill of both human and pokémon. Who would you take with you as your partner?

[pathofheaven]

An overrated virtue.

[ He is pretty amazing, why deny it? ]

If it comes to crossing long distances, it has to be Daichi.

[ He points the Warp Band at his Graveler currently rolling around the room with far too much energy.

Rolling is the most efficient form of travel after all. Probably. ]

[sleepingvalkyrie]

Oh? [up goes an eyebrow] And what would you consider an underrated one?

[ There's a curious peer at the Graveler, before she nods very slightly. It's an impressive looking rock-type, make no mistake about that ]

Are you certain it could keep that up for many hours? It's a long journey.

[pathofheaven]

Fortitude. The ability to always get up again is by far the greatest of virtues. Not that I fall enough to show it off.

[ He honestly believes that much, at least. There's nothing more important than strength. Not of body, but of spirit. ]

As long as we don't have to climb any mountains, he should be fine. Rolling is far easier than running, you know.

[sleepingvalkyrie]

[his answer gives her pause, even if she doesn't quite manage to not roll her eyes at his end remark] I would say, more that it is taken for granted, particularly in the age of Enlightened. Or perhaps that's simply overlooked more where you are from.

[Caldera's resilience is pretty well know, after all, particularly in the wake of their long siege.]

The track deliberately lies across different terrain, to prove the endurance of the participants no matter what the weather or the type of track. You may have an advantage going down hill, but getting up it would be a different matter.

[pathofheaven]

Oh, I never said it was overlooked. It's just underrated.

[ His identity card says he's Calderan, so he knows all about their famed toughness. He just thinks they don't value it enough. There's something infinitely endearing to Tendou about stubborn idiots. ]

That's fine too, Graveler always have to climb up hills before they can roll down them. He can manage.

[sleepingvalkyrie]

[ Given that she's talking to a stubborn idiot (at least from where she's sitting), Gwendolyn doesn't find it particularly endearing. ]

It's good to hear such faith in your bond mate. I'm sure I will see you at the race!

[ If not before. ]