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"You have reached Dr. Egon Spengler. Please leave a message, preferably fifty words or less."

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[neverstudied]

[... So That's Cool

Venkman shudders and takes a few steps back, even though the attention isn't on him. The screech is ear-piercing, and combined with the slap it's enough to make Georgie flinch. The Kecleon stumbles from the poison's effects, and his body flickers rapidly in and out of sight.]

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[Lucifer is taking the poison pretty badly. Shuddering and twitching as he moves, he instinctively extends his tendrils to try and sap more of Georgie's life energy. Anything to keep him still conscious. His tendrils make contact with Georgie's scales, but as Lucifer drinks, his expression seems to be drooping further. On top of sucking up his health, he's sucked up more poison.

Lucifer to stiffens up and staggers backwards, trying to think through the poison, but it's too much. He ends up tipping over and falling on his back, twitching violently until finally lying still.

Again, not creepy at all!

But this does mean Egon's out of Pokémon.]

[neverstudied]

[The final drain, on top of the poison, is too much for Georgie as well. The Kecleon is nowhere near as dramatic as Lucifer, instead just stumbling forward and passing out.

Venkman still has his Swellow- barely conscious, but not fainted. He recalls Georgie and looks from Felix's containment unit to the unconscious mushroom.]

I think I just won, Egie.

[Tarantula stirs a little in his arm.]

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[Egon grumbles slightly, recalling Lucifer and tucking the containment unit back in his bag]

It was a good effort, all around.

[He pauses, making his way back over to Venkman to inspect Tarantula. He gently scratches her head, still looking a bit concerned.]

Does this mean I have to give you money?

[neverstudied]

[Without missing a beat:]

Yep. Pay up.

[A brief pause. Venkman digs in his pocket and pulls out a Twinkay, silently handing it to Egon. You earned it.]

If nothing else, now I know I gotta pick up healing moves for my guys. And more status moves. More type coverage can't hurt, either...

[Tarantula's eyes open, and she mewls weakly up at Egon. Hi dad. What happened?]

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[Egon rolls his eyes, but doesn't seem to mind when Venkman hands him the Twinkay in exchange. Here's 250P. Don't go spending it all in one place. He immediately unwraps the Twinkay and munches on it, watching Tarantula. He addresses the little Meowth directly--]

We're getting you as many gourmet PokéPuffs as you can eat. Within healthy limits, of course.

[And then he lightly pokes the coin on her head. To Venkman, he says:]

See if I let you borrow my Toxic TM again.

[neverstudied]

Stingy. I could earn more from the ten year olds in this town.

[He pockets it anyway.

Tarantula purrs lovingly up at Egon, lightly batting at his hand with a sheathed paw.]

Hey, it's a viable strategy! Just needs a little tweaking- if I had Double Team on more Pokemon, maybe, or Confuse Ray...

[Even if Egon banned him from the TM, he'd just steal it during his 14 minute "rest period".]

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That's more than enough money to buy a single Twinkay. And it's a strategy for someone who won't bother putting in the effort towards showing their true strategic power.

[Which has coincidentally disappeared from his hand and into his mouth. He almost makes a comment on how to better Venkman's team, but...he gets distracted by the cute little kitty. Egon wipes his fingers on his jacket and gently squishes Tarantula's little cheeks, all while maintaining an absolutely stoic expression.]

You fought the most valiantly out of all of Peter's Pokémon.

[neverstudied]

Ah-huh. Whatever you say, Egie.

[He's not gonna bother fighting it, not when it's so much more fun to see Egon entranced by a kitten. Tarantula squeaks in delight, before grabbing Egon's hand in her paws and licking his fingers.]

She sure did.

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[Tarantula is adorable, thank you. He stays still for a moment to allow her to lick, then pulls his hands away. Egon gingerly scoops her up in his arms, careful not to jostle her too much.]

Now, let's go to the Pokémon Center to get them back into fighting shape, yes?

[Is he talking to Tarantula or to Venkman? Who knows? He does lean forward to kiss Venkman, though. He's not that mad about it.]

[neverstudied]

[Dont lie, if it weren't for Tarantula then Egon would be threatening his life right now for daring to win this fight

Venkman hands over the baby cat and accepts the kiss, smiling openly.]

Yeah, alright.

I love you.