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I feel it's worth mentioning that seat of the synod and ancient den are banned in modern, and with good reason. The tavern is also problematic, in that it provides free card advantage for very little opportunity cost, along with further upside. There is no real reasoning for these to be artifacts at all. The only reason the artifact lands that already exist are such is because of the very nature of new phyrexia.

The open sea! The wind against her face, the gorgeous blue sky above her, and the tropical sea beneath her! This was more like it! When Tia had traveled to Alola, she had always imagined adventures more like this instead of working some on-call job holed up in Aether Paradise! Ms. Wicke seemed to recognize the fact too. What a kind lady she was! This kind of job was right up her alley. Explore Melemele Island, find the foreign object that had descended from the skies, and make sure the object in question was not dangerous. A mysterious space rock was just the kind of excitement Tia had longed for! Enough medicine and conservation, it was time for some bona fide adventure!! Even the greatest of journeys started with a single step. In this case, the step Tia took to get off the boat, and onto dry land again. Where she and the others were met with a tanned man with a big sign that read "AETHER!" "Alola! You must be the four Chief Wicke sent!" Tia had seen this man's face once or twice before, hadn't she? Who was he, again... "Kukui's the name, pleased to meet all of you!" Oh, of course! The region's leading professor! "Wicke told me you might be heading into something a little hairy up there tomorrow, and that most of you, except the scarfed gentleman here only had one Pokemon to take with you! Figured I might be able to do something about that, just in case you need 'em!" Kukui then kicked at the briefcase by his side, opening it up and revealing the poke balls inside. Which opened up to reveal... "Rowlett, Litten, and Popplio; A touch on the uncommon side, which Wicke told me might interest you! So eat up a bit, I imagine you must be a bit tired from your ride; We'll get to know each other a while and we can work out if these guys will head up towards this falling object with you tomorrow! Sound good, cousin?" True, she had never heard of these pokemon before. They all looked cute enough though! A round little bird, this blue sea creature with frills and a big pink nose, and last but certainly not least, a red and black cat! Now, it was her opinion that feline pokemon were best off as companions, not used for fighting or labor. Their fluffy tails, soft ears, and those big eyes they had basically made them the perfect pet! Before she had much of a chance to think about her own choice of the three - if she even wanted one - Kai took the initiative of the lot. "Ohmigosssssssssh! Um, th-thank you, sir! Er, cousin!" She seemed to be interested mostly in Rowlet. Fine by Tia; birds weren't of much interest to her. "Oh, I'm sorry you two! I didn't mean to jump ahead, I just saw him and he was so cute!" As Tia was left with just two options - were she to pick one - she had to consider this even harder. Suddenly, she could feel something shaking in her bag. From inside, her own poke ball burst open, with its resident pokemon leaping out into the open. The ever-hungry Deino eyed up Kukui's own pokemon warily. Could it be... he's jealous? “Aren’t you cute… Is this really okay, Professor?” Amelia took her pick of the lot, choosing Popplio. That just left Litten... The cat looked at Tia. With those big, yellow eyes. And Primo looked at Litten, with his considerably smaller, covered-up eyes. And Tia, not sure how this would go, kept her own eyes on Primo. Much to her relief, once the two pokemon gave each other their attention, things seemed to go well enough. The two were just sniffing each other, trying to get a feel for one another. Maybe adding this cute little creature to the family wouldn't be a bad idea after all. That was what Tia thought, anyway. Until, that is, Primo lifted his head up high, made a distinct noise that did not sound happy, and swung his head down onto Litten! "HEY!!" Tia wasted no time intervening, hurrying over to the two pokemon and picking hers up. "Primo, how dare you! He's not our enemy!" There would have to be a long talk about this later. For now, Tia turned her attention to the good professor. "I'm so sorry, Professor Kukui, I don't know what's gotten into him. As much as I'd love to, maybe it's for the better I don't bring Litten with me after all, if this is how they're going to get along." All the while, the angry dragon baby wriggled around in Tia's arms, trying to escape. Like hell she'd let him go right now, after that display! And here I was going to buy treats for myself and both of them after getting to keep Litten. Well, nothing for you, then.

"We can work with that. After all, we're a bit lopsided in terms of who can do action duels, so I think this is a fine time for Sai to step up as an action duelist. Maybe see what it's like through Daichi's eyes. And Rosalia, you don't mind filling in for Kendra, do you?" Rosalia was already turning towards the door. Nobody saw the wince in her face. "I don't know, Miss Sterling... I don't know if that's what's best... best for the team." she said simply, bag over her shoulder as she opened the door to leave. - - - - - - - Rosalia left ahead of Kendra, agreeing to meet her at the mall later that day. She took in lunch while she waited Kendra's appearance, one of the few occupants of an outdoor table in the Seattle overcast at the small cafe she had alighted to at the mall's edge. She slowly picked at a piece of a bagel, not taking in much of the wind around her. It wasn't until she heard a familiar voice, distorted by speakers, that she winced back to awareness. "Next time you have lofty ambitions, back them up with more than platitudes." She turned to look, seeing the table just inside the cafe had several young men clustered around it, craning their necks to look at the tablet-like screen of one of their duel disks. A replay of the finish of Sai's duel was on it, and a few of them were laughing. "Man," one of them managed, "look at this jackass." "Yeah, yeah..." one of them sighed through a laugh. "Man, real big-headed for a new guy, right?" Rosalia was suddenly very glad for the fact that she hadn't been in the match alongside Sai; It made her less recognizable. Maybe Vega wanting you to sit the match out is a blessing in disguise. She hurriedly payed her bill, rising and walking to the curb to head back towards the subway. Surely Kendra was still getting ready; She's be fine with Rosalia cancelling, surely. But even as she had the thought, she saw Kendra's head bobbing her way from across the street. She stopped, one of her hands worrying itself in a clenched fist. You want what's best for Team Genesis, Rosalia... This is a good place to start. "Hi, Kendra," she said softly, having changed course to walk to meet her teammate and turn back towards the mall. "Thanks for coming, really. Are you nervous about our upcoming match at all? I mean, after the last one..."

1 Insect monster You can also use a face-down “Krawler” monster as material to Link Summon this card. And if you do, add 1 "Krawler" or "World Legacy" card from your Deck or GYs to your hand. Once per Chain, when your opponent activates a card or effect (Quick Effect): You can make a "Krawler" Monster you control lose exactly 600 ATK, and if you do, the effect becomes "Change the battle position of a monster your opponent control (your opponent's choice) to face-up Attack Position or face-down Defense Position. Also this card and monster(s) changed to face-up this way cannot be destroyed by battle this turn". If this card is destroyed by battle, or leaves the field because of an opponent's card effect: You can target up to 2 "Krawler" monsters with different names in GYs; Special Summon them in face-down Defense Position.

"Uh...yeah...about that... I was actually going to speak about that, coach. I'm gonna ask to not be Dueling this time around. I need to try and fix my deck and also need to read up more on the Action Fields with the correlating Action Cards that way I don't have the random surprise like I did with my first match." “...I don’t think so. My tests haven’t gone well, if no one is available to fill in, I’ll do it, but I think I need a bit more time. There’s a few cards I’ve got my eye on and I’ve almost got them sold to me, but I just need to do a bit more persuading… I don’t know if it’ll be done in time for the match.” "I see..." Vega blinked a bit at the two's objections, but nodded, smiling at them gently. "We can work with that. After all, we're a bit lopsided in terms of who can do action duels, so I think this is a fine time for Sai to step up as an action duelist. Maybe see what it's like through Daichi's eyes. And Rosalia, you don't mind filling in for Kendra, do you?" The coach turned around and doodled a bit more, making a pair of scissors with eyes next to Charlie, while she drew a gun with a wing on it next to Johnathan, following suit with the other four. A mirror half filled in, a snake with a headdress, Thomas, and a bird on fire. They weren't the best drawings ever, but they were a decent improvement on her @ignister blobs. As Rosalia offered to help and also go to the mall, Vega perked up and turned around, clapping her hands together. "Yes, exactly! Eve, Sai, you two have homework to practice or at least spend time together this week. Same with Daichi and Falisha. Teamwork is important, and fostering friendships is a big step towards that! I'd like it if you guys just... did this of your own volition, too, but let's start off this way. Nice and easy." The meeting continued for a bit, with Vega giving details she had found about the opponent's decks and playstyles, while encouraging the team to plan around them. As the meeting began to draw to a close, Vega nodded and placed her hands on the table. "So, we'll meet up on Saturday at the arena. 12 PM sharp for the duelists, everyone else should be there around 12:30, at the latest. And, if you guys do well enough... There miiight be a reward next time we have a meeting~"