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[Opening up the feed with only his palm in view, there sit three badges.

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I'm one step further than when we last spoke, Franziska.

[Vanitas curls his palm shut to block the view of the badges then as he lifts the Gear, regarding the screen with a rather smug look.]

How many badges do you have?

[His tone was making it seem like he was asking more than just Frannie about her badge collecting; Vanitas almost appears as if he wants to hear about others as well. Competition, as it was.]

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[How could he--]

[and at the face of her humiliating defeat, too. she knows the answer: she has not one.]

[but...]

[but...!]

[hadn't she resolved that that defeat would not remain a defeat any longer? and beyond all else, has she not been taught to strive for nothing but the utmost perfection in all things?]

[this man may have more than she does at this point in time, but it is a challenge. and she, as Franziska von Karma, will rise above any and all challenges.]

[these badges simply mean that he is a worthy rival to her, and this, in turn, should only encourage her. for she has marked out someone worthy -- therefore, she must be able to match that worthiness. there are no cowards in the von Karma family!]

[and with that in mind, she smiles into the screen, every bit as confident as before. resolve is a beautiful thing.]

So it seems that you have gained many badges during the time since our last transmission. I find that to be most impressive.

Only the one from Violet, but Azalea is next. With it being full of useless bugs, I'm not going to have any problems once I arrive there.

I take it that you have a powerful fire-type on your team, then?

[Even if he's smirking, he's not answering verbally. No, the feed is turning to show just behind him where there's a very sudden, very close Charizard face.]

[... she flinches at that. but like hell she's going to show it. narrowing her eyes, she looks into the screen--]

A flaming dragon, I see. It does seem to be fairly impressive. This is the one that evolves from that small lizard with the flame on its tail, is it not?

[LUL. Shrugging though and bringing the screen back for himself instead of showing Dartanian, Vanitas just glances back.] I'd assume so. I got him when he was in this form though.

You mean to say that you were able to capture a fully-grown pokemon in the wild?

[His mouth quirks back into a half smirk.] Not quite. He decided I was the better trainer and simply came to me on his own.

... I expect for that not be a euphemism for theft.

It isn't. A runt tried using him against me and he decided to fight for me instead.

Without a single bit of convincing from your part?

The only convincing I did was fight him hand to hand. [Yes. Vanitas fought his psycho Charizard with his fists.] He decided that I was better when I was able to keep up with him, and tossed his old trainer over the fence into the ocean.

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