holy crap my subconscious is amazing it's red's birthday
i srsly did not have this planned
believe me pls
451. consternation: a sudden feeling of anxiety, shock, or confusion
Days and nights passed in consternation at Green's apartment. Leaf eventually dropped by with Yellow to sleep over in the living room and work on amassing a tremendous scrapbook, which left that whole section of the house a mess of cut paper, glue, pieces of tape, and general chaos. She'd destroyed Green's bouquet (the one she and Silver had sent him while he was traveling) and taken the petals to decorate the pages. Yellow had brought Daisy's bouquet, which was still in (surprisingly) great condition. Together, Yellow and Leaf discussed the anomalies of Red and the joys of traveling, keeping the house in a constant state of buzzing talk.
Green, on the other hand, had given up on wrapping his presents and decided to put everything in a backpack and just gift the whole backpack. He then began experimenting with recipes to make a cake, which resulted in the kitchen being a scene of mayhem.
452. clarify: to make clear or easier to understand
Late Saturday evening, everything was prepared and Green had managed to clarify the planned schedule. Green would get a head start Sunday morning to challenge Koga and drop off the petition. He'd then wait for Leaf and Yellow after his battle, and the three would march up Mt. Silver lugging backpacks of gifts and food.
453. envelop: to enclose or surround
That night, Umbreon crawled out of her pokeball to envelop Green in a hug. She'd been a touch neglected these last few hectic days, and was eager for some soothing pats and ear scratching. Green, whose nerves were on fire, suddenly felt a wave of calm wash over him. Tomorrow would be a long day, a happy day, and he needed to sleep to be prepared to make the most out of it. Umbreon and Red's pokemon were strong, strong enough to beat Koga. They trusted him, and that was good enough to win.
454. dispense: to administer; to distribute; to do without
Green woke up to his alarm at four AM, feeling dead. Umbreon had fallen asleep next to him, and nibbled his ticklish side when he tried to roll over to turn off the alarm. Green had a mini-spasm, and after recovering and becoming fully awake, he dispensed a couple fond belly rubs upon Umbreon. She giggled too, and soon they were wide awake in a tickling battle (Green was winning).
455. discrepancy: lack of agreement; difference
The packed bags were lined up in the hallway, and Green frowned a little at the discrepancy between the size of his backpack and Leaf's. He shrugged and started up the toaster and made himself his favorite vanilla cocoa. He scavenged remnants from his chocolate storage and then started out on the fairly short road west to Indigo.
456. tutelage: the capacity or activity of a guardian or tutor; the state of being under a guardian or tutor
Under the tutelage of Red, Green had figured out just about everything on pissing off wild pokemon. But then, he also knew just how to avoid pissing them off too, so he was able to get all the way to the official Elite Four building without so much a peep from an angered fearow. The gate guards were still half asleep and dully ok'ed Green's trainer card and went back to half-snoozing.
457. concerted: planned or accomplished together
Koga was an early riser, and was the one to greet Green as he stepped into the familiar hallways. Koga was silently padding through the gigantic building, not making a sound as he patrolled the empty mansion and waited for the sun to rise. It was probably a ninja thing, since normal people didn't go out of their way to wake up and train in the wee hours of dawn.
"Hey Koga. You're up pretty early." Green speed walked to catch up and walk alongside Koga.
Koga snorted. "No, Bruno has been awake even longer. I am getting older, it is harder to deny these old bones sleep."
It was Green's turn to snort. Koga was what, fifty? And still waking up at five to train? "I don't think I've woken up this early more than three times in my life. Except for all-nighters, but those don't count."
"Ah, that is a matter of discipline. In ninja training days, rising early was a concerted action, for the master would send late risers on cleaning duty for a week."
458. scion: an heir; a descendant
"Is that what you make Janine do?"
"Ah, Janine is a good girl, a worthy scion. But her heart is not cold enough to force her children to join the trade, as I have done. I fear our line will end once she marries." Koga clicked his tongue. "But Green, your intentions today are not to make small talk. You came here with a purpose."
"Yeah. Well, Janine's probably off in Johto in cahoots with Falkner, and I needed her approval for something. But I don't know when she's coming back so I thought your authority would be good enough too. Battle me, Koga." Green stopped walking stared right at the poison master, who stared back and then laughed.
459. harangue: a long pompous speech; a speech
"Fwahahaha! Your confidence is something altogether, boy. I will not harangue you with words - you know my strategies well enough, I need not warn you. Prepare yourself!"
460. loath: unwilling, reluctant
Green loathed poison pokemon. They were strong and strategically useful, but something about the way Eevee'd shudder when poisoned would make him feel uncomfortable. Last night, he'd made sure to hand each pokemon a Pecha berry for the battle, and crossed his fingers and hoped that no one would be injured.
He sent out Charizard first, and the dragon roared at the chattering Ariados. Green's main worry was that Koga would use all sorts of bothersome status lowering or evasive moves. So he had to go all out from the very start.
"Flamethrower!"