"Well, what I mean is that we'll never be as good as any Pokemon because we're very limited compared to what they're abilities are. Understand?" I tried to cover my comment by generalizing all people. Bruno didn't say anything for a couple of seconds though.
"...I don't think that way though. I think Pokemon and people are equally capable of accomplishing great things." He countered.
"In different standards, yes, of course." I tried to make it sound like I agreed and then leave it at that. However, he wasn't buying it.
"No. The same standards." He turned to look me right in the eye and had this appearance determination on his face.
I didn't know what to say after that. I didn't want this little argument to continue but I didn't want to reside as the loser in it. I had to find a way to make him see things my way. The way I do. So since we are both theorizing and spitting out different ideals, I decided I might as well give him a conjecture to think about.
"I suppose you think you can beat Hitmonchan in a mach then?" I asked.
"I can. I am Bruno, ya know. The best fighter and martial artist there is." He said.
"So you think you can really take a fire punch from him?" I asked with an evil smirk on my face.
I truly believed that I could get through to him with that statement. If he'd just take a moment and think about what I'd just put on the table, he'd see that things were different. But apparentally, I was wrong.
"Of course! I'll show ya!" Bruno got up and jogged over to his Hitmonchan in order to give me a demonstration of his human strength.
"Uh..Sug...wait..." I got up and proceeded to dubiously follow him through the garden. I had a bad feeling about this. This idiot really believed he could take a Pokemon attack and resist it. As if he were one himself. "Bruno...I wouldn't..." I was struggling to express my words because of the disbelief I was experiencing watching Bruno stand in front of his Hitmonchan and brace himself for a direct fire punch to the face. I could feel my face start to contort with terror when I saw him point at his face with his index finger and talk to his Hitmonchan. I didn't hear a word because I was in my own zone. It was like everything around me became white and mute except Bruno and his pokemon. I only watched his movements and the Hitmonchans facial expression as even he was hesitant to perform Bruno's request. Even so though, I saw Hitmonchan begin to get into his stance and raise his arms. Hitmonchan took a step back and prepared to land the blow.
"NO!" I shrieked in horror as I lanced myself in between the collision and took the fire punch myself in order to avoid Bruno getting hit. My eyes closed as a reaction so I didn't see anything from the moment. But I did feel the burn from the fire that made contact with my arm. I landed on the ground and hit the grass on my side. The soft pasture sort of cushioned my fall so my landing wasn't as painful as it probably looked. My hair did get all messed up though and I ripped one of the spaghetti straps on my tangerine blouse. It was over.
"Karen!" I heard Bruno's voice and felt his big hands touch my back and oblique. My eyes were still closed shut and my hands were balled in a trembling fist. "Fuck...Karen...are you alright?" Bruno sounded a little shooken up and concerned. I slowly opened my eyes and began to return to planet earth. I blinked once or twice and was greeted by the sight of the viridescent grass.
"Karen...you good?" Bruno asked once more seeking reassurance since I hadn't said a word yet.
"Yeah, yeah. Help me up will ya, big boy?" I asked. He wrapped his arms around my waist and adjusted me before taking my hand and aiding me back up. My arm was starting to really sting when I contracted it and I expressed it by making the pain vocal. I looked over and there it was. A nasty singe on my upper arm.
"Karen, let me see." Bruno asked and took my arm forcefully. This guy is too strong for his own good.
"Don't touch it!" I warned him while he examined the wound.
"Yeah. This looks bad. Let's get you inside to Nurse Joy." He yanked me and walked unapologetically towards the Pokemon League.
"Will you stop?!" I pulled my arm back and he let me go since he noticed I was struggling to break loose.
"What? We gotta get you into the center!" He said, focusing solely on our dilemma. But I wasn't going to let him off the hook that easy on our previous argument.
"No...do you see? Now, do you see papa?" I asked him in a condescending tone.
"What?"
"People and pokemon are on different levels. You wouldn't have stood a chance against Hitmonchan. The only way you could ever stand a chance is if you'd aim a gun at him. Hopefully, this serves as a lesson to you." I arched my eyebrows and contracted my lips to let him know I meant business. Bruno reacted by looking down to his feet and engaging in some serious pondering. So I softened up a bit and sighed heavily.
"You know, winning an argument isn't as sweet if you're going to act like a sad Growlithe." I told him. He looked at me and didn't say anything but "come on." We walked into the Pokemon Center and had Nurse Joy take a look at my wound. It was bordering a second degree burn but it was still mild and wasn't anything too serious. That doesn't mean Nurse Joy didn't give me a piece of her mind after she finished working her magic.
"What on earth were you thinking Karen? You could've ended up much worse if you'd taken another type of attack from a Pokemon!" She exclaimed.
"Nurse-"
"Ahhh, I know! I just wanted to win a bet I had with Bruno and got a little carried away mama! I'm sorry!" I cut Bruno off before he turned himself and got a scolding.
"Uh, no, Nurse I-UGHH" I reached over and squeezed whatever I could grab in between Bruno's legs in order to get him to shut up.
"Bruno, are you feeling alright?" The nurse asked him as he limped to get support from a cabinet behind the exam table I was sitting on.
"Yeah..." He groaned while he bit his lip and contorted his face while grabbing his crotch.
"Cramps?" I asked in an innocent tone.
"Something like that." He responded.
I basically just forced him into owing me one for covering his hunky butt on this one. I'll make sure to use this I.O.U wisely.