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solosissupposes · 1 year
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(@wingsofachampion) Hiya! What's it like being a journalist? -Tropius
tropius bestie!! so glad to hear from you
being a battle journalist is pretty cool! a lot of late nights spent downing energy root drinks and writing but overall cant complain. i did the whole pokemon journey thing back when i was like. twelve or whatever, but it wasn't really my thing. im much more of a homebody and after losing to the elite 4 a total of five times i realized the life wasn't really for me. ive always enjoyed the strategy and tactics of pkmn battling more than the actual practice of it, so this job gives me the chance to sit back, relax, and write overly detailed analyses of what the other, more dedicated trainers are up to.
rn im still a student, but the internship im at is basically giving me the real deal battle journalist experience. usually what i'll do is attend some big battle happening near nimbasa city (usually a gym battle, but sometimes if im lucky it'll be a promo or exhibition match by two celebs) and then write up a summary of what happened as well as an rundown of the statistics of both participants' parties. i'll also interview the trainers, get some nice shots of the field, and then finally wrap it all up together in a pretty lil' article. on the occasion my boss will have me do a report thats more tangentially related to battling, so this job really keeps me on my toes (one time i had to do a review on elesa's summer catalogue, which was great because i love elesa but hell because i know jackshit about fashion).
my bf is currently still on the whole battling kick though. working as a dragon gym trainer under drayden. im so so so SO happy for him and everthing's he's done so far (he'll probably be taking drayden's place at this rate tbh) but that couldn't be me <3. im v happy on the sidelines watching him kick ass and then writing a report on it, thank you very much
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