arrogant · entitled · pokemon · elite trainer · condescending · confrontational · protective · united front · absurd · tense
Inside the polished sprawl of a Paldean mall, the League’s elite moved as a quiet procession—Geeta at the lead, Rika and Poppy flanking, Larry and Hassel trailing, the Gym Leaders a loose constellation around them. Their Pokémon drifted alongside, a calm, familiar presence in the fluorescent light. Then a voice, shrill and commanding, shattered the ease. A woman—the archetype of entitled insistence—advanced, a small daughter clinging to her hand. The child’s eyes widened, fixed on the nine Pokémon with pure wonder, but the mother spoke over her, tone dripping with condescension as she demanded the creatures for her daughter. The air changed. Shoulders stiffened. Expressions hardened. From Katy’s frown to Brassius’s icy stare, from Iono shielding her Luxio to Kofu’s cross…