Their first encounter

“Hi everyone, nice to meet you! My name is Amanda, I’m going to be your new neighbor!” Amanda smiled her pearly whites at the delegation of curious girls standing on the other side of her door. It was her first day in the dorm and she wanted to start things on the right foot. “Come on in.”

Amanda opened her door wide, the other girls coming inside and exchanging pleasantries with her. Amanda was a slightly tall and willowy girl with smooth peachy skin. She had styled her midnight-black hair into a somewhat scruffy bob cut.

“Oh, I see you like Pokémon,” another girl said, looking at the collection of games on her nightstand.

“Like it?” Amanda snorted a geeky laugh. “Back in my school, they used to call me the Pokémon Champion! I’ve been undefeated for the last three years.”

“Oh really?” replied the girl. She also had a lithe figure like Amanda, but with a slightly more curvy body. Her skin was pale and she had sandy-blonde hair reaching down her neck, a strand of which was dyed neon pink. “I’m the dorm’s reigning Pokémon champion, and let me tell you, I take my title seriously.”

“Oh boy, here we go,” said another girl, sighing.

“Ohoho,” Amanda laughed. “Are you challenging me, err?”

“My name is Evie, kind of like the Pokémon,” the blonde girl replied. “Our eyes have met, have they not? You know what that means.” Evie pulled her Nintendo out of her pocket and raised it high. “It is time for a Pokémon Battle!”

“You are on!”

“Why do we always get the geeks?” one of the other girls complained as the two Pokémon champions readied their teams.

“I hope you are ready for a delicious serving of humble pie,” Evie bragged, having finished assembling her lineup.

“Care to put your money where your mouth is?” Amanda asked, her voice carrying a hint of naughtiness. “How about we make this match more interesting?”

“Betting?” Evie didn’t seem enthused by the idea. “I’m afraid I’ll pass. I’m kind of saving up for a new console...”

“A pity,” Amanda arched her eyebrows, sizing her opponent up. “Say, you are wearing underwear, right?”

“W-what? Of course I am! Why do you ask?”

“Because then you are wearing two sandals, shorts, a black t-shirt, panties, and a bra. Six items of clothing, same as the number of Pokémon on a team. If you don’t want to bet money, how about we play strip-Pokémon?”

“Ooooooh,” the peanut gallery howled like a gang of schoolgirls. Things were finally getting interesting. Evie looked back at Amanda, she was practically wearing the same outfit but with inverted colors. It would be an even fight, but still…

“That seems a bit much, doesn’t it?” Evie gulped. “Isn’t the title of Pokémon Champion enough?”

“What’s the matter, champion? Afraid you’ll lose?” Amanda smugly replied. The other girls kept teasing and encouraging Evie; poking, prodding, and annoying her into accepting the challenge.

“Fine, you are the one that wants to spend their first day here naked. Game on!” The room cheered as the game started. The battle cries of the Pokémon reverberated in their low-fidelity glory as the creatures slashed, bit, and cursed one another.