Ninetales1
Japan-flavoured Europhile
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- In a country I currently despise
- Seen Aug 27, 2013
OOC: Oh my gosh... a week passes and there are eighteen posts already? At the most, I would have expected ten... Hmm, I was going to have something interesting happen in this post, but as our characters have all had enough excitement for one day, I'll save that event for the next day.
Aww... WHY in the world was there a database error on Saturday? Saturday, when I had PLENTY of time to post? And now, I'll have to stay up till 1 AM to finish this post... Oh well, I can manage.
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The forest actually didn't seem bad to Ari. There were occasional sounds of Pidgeys twittering from behind trees, all sorts of bug Pokemon buzzing around, leaves rustling, breezes blowing... But, still there were some downsides. The weather was hot and fairly humid, ao Ari tried to walk in the shade as much as possible and avoid too much physical activity. Nevertheless, she did find ehrself leading the group through the forest. Maybe it was because she didn't fear bug Pokemon--not even Beedrill. In fact, there was a sign somewhere along the path that said "Beware of Beedrills!" but Ari just ignored it. Stung by Beedrill... Poisonpowdered by Butterfree... Those were two things that Ari wouldn't so much mind, especially in a team that had five Pokemon.
Speaking of Pokemon, Kawaine, Ari's new Puffly, was not happy at all with this creepy-looking forest. She kept fidgeting around in Ari's arms, hoping to hide herself from any danger. Occasionally she peeked out to check on the surroundings, or muttered a soft stream of nervous mews. She, unlike Ari, feared being attacked by wild Pokemon above all else. She had a strong opposition to this place where danger could lurk behind every corner, a world where she could indeed be stung by Beerdills or Poisonpowdered by Butterfrees. And in fact, at one point up ahead, she did see a Butterfree, dancing with a Beautifly in a courtship dance. When she saw this, she cried out loud so that Ari could hear her clearly.
"Ohh, don't be afraid of those two love butterflies," Ari reassured, though she still sounded slightly annoyed. "They don't have any teeth, stingers, anything like that. They're sweet and gentle Pokemon--I've read about them before. Beautifly and Butterfree. Oh, and my big brother Gon has a Beautifly."
As the group walked on, Ari took the time to look around at the group this time. First she looked at Chelsea, who was walking right next to her. She seemed to be the most respectable person in the group, but in reality there was nobody in the group Ari hated. Then there was Wayne, the older boy who got a Pineco as a starter Pokemon. And Cain, the youngster who started with Totodile. And finally there was Kat. When Ari glanced backward at Kat and her Meowth, she immediately thought of the selfish remark Kat had made back at the academy.
"Fine...I give up. I'll let you guys come with me...but only to help me get further."
She really reminds me of me, in a way, Ari thought as she walked on, still holding Kawaine close. I, too, was hesitant to travel in a group at first. Nevertheless, at least I knew we'd be in a group from the very start. I personally think that if Kat had taken time to read the message from Pokemon Virtual more closely, she would have seen the part about being in a group. This tells me that either she didn't know about the group part and is strongly opposed to it, or she's just shy and showing it in an awkward way. ...But why am I thinking this? I'm not a people person and I know it.
A while later, the trees in the forest began to grow thicker, and an unpleasant stench wafted through the area. Ari saw this as a promising situation, and thus beckoned the group to follow. But when she turned around to do so, she saw that more than half the group was gone. Only she and Chelsea remained.
"What happened to the group?" Ari asked Chelsea. Chelsea merely told her of their intentions on going out to catch Pokemon.
I would catch a Pokemon if I saw one I liked, Ari thought. Aren't there any Abra, or Ralts, or Chikorita, or something... around here?
An hour later, the group was now wandering through marshlands. It was a little bit cooler in this area, as the mud absorbed quite a bit of the sun's heat. Also, since this area was mostly open or at least visible, Kawaine began to calm down very slightly. And besides, perhaps she was a little worn out from all her earlier complaining. Anyways, that was beside the point at that point in time. For soon enough, the three trainers who had abandoned the group for a while returned, looking quite proud of themselves.
"So..." Kat asked the group with a smirk, "what did everyone catch?"
"Nothing, nothing of interest," Ari muttered in reply.
Kat apparently ignored Ari's reply, for she went on to show off the Pichu she had just caught. Ari could also see that Cain had caught a Pidgey, and Wayne caught a Croagunk.
Pidgey? Croagunk? Pichu? Ari thought. If that's the only kind of Pokemon that can be found here... None of those are really my type. But hey--that doesn't mean they're not their types.
The journey continued throughout the rest of the day. Eventually, the group made it out of the swamp, only to find themselves in the forest again. However, the weather was finally starting to cool down as the sun started its final descent towards the horizon. It wasn't long before the sun was just an orange glow that could be faintly seen through the trees in the west. Finally, the group was relieved from the hot and humid daytime weather. However, some feelings remained the same. Wayne's Pineco was weary from using Selfdestruct, and occasionally Wayne himself mentioned a Pokemon Centre or in the very least a Potion.
"But a Potion won't work if your Pineco is fainted," Ari commented. "Don't worry, we'll find a Pokemon Centre as quickly as possible."
A while later, the group stopped for a break in a clearing underneath a large tree. The five trainers were sitting on logs, some of them with Pokemon, and Cain was holding a candle that provided a little light for the group to see properly. After all, by that time night was practically there, although the sky was still a deep blue. The group used this time to rest their feet, and snack on some Pecha Berries that were growing on the tree above them.
"Puffwi! Puffwi!" Kawaine was excited at the sight of these sweet Pecha Berries, so Ari lifted her up into a branch of the tree. There, she picked a few berries and dropped them wherever she found them. Ari had to run all over the clearing to catch the berries, but she did succeed in doing so. Then she handed out a few berries to each of the group members and the five Pokemon that were out. Then she watched as Wayne fed the juice from a berry to his Pineco, which could barely move. And finally she turned to face Kat.
"Umm... Kat, is it?" Ari sounded a bit nervous as she spoke. "Well, first I can say congratulations on catching Pichu... What am I kidding, what an ordinary thing to say. Anyways, I know you're anxious about traveling by yourself--to tell you the truth, so am I. I mean, I knew we would be in a group and all--did you know that too?--but I suppose this turned out rather well anyways."
I have an urge to compliment her on the way her hair looks, but isn't that a bit... corny?
"Umm, for now, I, uh, apologise... for any trouble... either of those silly boys bay have caused you. I agree, sometimes groups can get a bit crazy, but... Anyways, I know this forest is capable of giving anyone the creeps... Let's just say we got out Pokemon here to help us out against any angry Beedrills or such. I know that's not much coming from me and Kawaine here... but..."
Ari had no clue what to say next, so she just shrugged and looked back to the path ahead. Then she looked back at her pocket, where her Pokevice was. This she took out to examine for a while.
...Ten minutes later...
Having come upon something surprising, Ari announced something to the group.
"Hey everybody! I just found a map on my Pokevice! According to this, we're in a place that's very close to Pewter City! Oh, by the way, if you click the green button on the inside of your Pokevice from the main menu, you'll find the map, I'm pretty sure. Anyways, what I propose is that we continue on, since we're close anyway..."
There was a moment of silence. Some group members looked tired.
"...Personally," Ari continued, "...I don't think sleeping here's a good idea. For all we know, this could be someone's territory, maybe perhaps a group of Beedrill... Normally I'm not afraid of bugs, but still, the thought of waking up in the middle of the night to a swarm of who-knows what kind of angry Pokemon... especially not Weedle. Anyways..."
Maybe it was the realisation that Pewter City (and a Pokemon Centre) was heartwarmingly near, or maybe it was the aftercomment Ari made about the wild Pokemon. But whatever the reason, the group continued on, led by Ari and Cain, then Chelsea, then Kat, then Wayne. Cain was holding the candle that still helped the group see the way, and Ari provided extra help by using her own Pokevice as a light. Every once in a while, Ari kept rechecking the Pokevice screen for how close the dot that represented the group's current position was to the area on the map that indicated Pewter City. Kat had decided not to trail behind the group this time--anything to avoid contact with bug Pokemon. Wayne held his Pineco carefully in his arms, hoping that indeed Pewter City was near. Croagunk walked at the very back of the group, keeping watch for any wild Pokemon.
Aside from a few Weedles and Hoothoots that caused a few shrieks but not bites or stings, the group finally made it out of Viridian Forest. Up ahead, lights could be seen--this could only indicate Pewter City. By that time, the sky was black, and the stars were only mildly obscured by a few clouds in the sky. The moon was nowhere to be seen, indicating that either it had already set, not yet risen, or was new. But what significance was the moon anyway, when there was a rest spot that was actually warm and safe up ahead?
"Good evening," Nurse Joy greeted. The group was huddled around the Pokemon Centre front desk. Wayne was at the front of the group, his Pineco lying on the counter.
"What have we here?" Joy asked, looking at the Pineco. "Must have used Explosion or was otherwise attacked."
While Nurse Joy took a look at Pineco and the other Pokemon that had battled that day, some of the other group sat around the Pokemon Centre. Each trainer had a key to his or her own small room, one of twelve or so that lay down a hall to the left of the front desk. It was a fairly common trend nowadays for Pokemon Centres to provide a place for trainers to stay overnight in the same place as their Pokemon.
But some of the group didn't feel like sleeping right away, or at least Ari didn't. Kawaine had been asleep for much of the journey here since the rest stop in the forest, but now she was beginning to wake up, apparently happy that she was no longer in a spooky forest.
"I'm just going to take a walk for a while," Ari announced to the group. "Good night, everyone."
~ ~ ~
Within a few more minutes, Ari and Kawaine were outside again. This time, it was a little bit chilly outside, but there were no trees or bug Pokemon to worry about. It was a rather peaceful scene, in fact, with the possible bustle of people wandering about the city. This was especially the case when the two of them passed by the museum, where even at this hour there was a crowd of people waiting to get in. The little Puffly still held by Ari marveled at all the electric lights, for they were a blend of pleasant eye candy after all the gloom and darkness of the forest.
"Well, someone's cheering up," Ari commented as she walked around the back of the museum. "I can bet you're glad we're out of the woods now."
Ari tickled Kawaine as she said the last part, making the little Puffly giggle with even more glee.
The area behind the museum was a contrast to the liveliness of the front--Ari was now standing in an open field , illuminated only by a single lamp positioned on top of the museum. There were trees in the distance, but no Pokemon in sight. Ari began to walk out to the centre of the field, thankful for a little peace and quiet. Kawaine wasn't too upset by the mild darkness, as there was still that one light. And the relief she felt from being out of the forest still showed.
All of a sudden, Kawaine leaped out of Ari's arms, and ran towards something dancing along the edges of the trees. It looked like a puff of glowing blue cotton candy.
"Aw, come on, Kawaine..." Ari mumbled, "you know that's not candy... or at least I know it's not."
A few seconds later, though, Kawaine came running back to Ari, not with a mouthful of candy, but with a scared expression on her face. She pointed to what she thought was a puff of candy before, but was actually a Misdreavus.
"Whoa!" Ari exclaimed, startled a bit but not frightened. Then she spoke in a voice similar to that of the Pokevice. "Misdreavus, the Screech Pokemon. Misdreavus thrives on fear it induces in its opponents, and stores that fear in the orbs on its neck for energy purposes."
"Puff puff..." Kawaine pointed to the Misdreavus.
"Miss."
<"Ari??"> Kawaine said to Ari in Puffly language. Ari could still sort of tell what Kawaine was saying though. <"I think... this Misdreavus wants... what was it again?">
"Miss miss miss!"
<"S-s-she wants... a-a-a... battle!">
"A battle huh?" Ari asked the Misdreavus. "Well, if Kawaine wants to..."
"Miss miss dra." The Misdreavus glared at Kawaine and Ari with her menacing red eyes.
<"S-s-she... d-d-demands... a... battle..."> Ari had a hard time understanding what Kawaine was saying due to her stuttering. All she heard was a string of "puff puff"s.
"A persistent one, are you?" Ari said to the Misdreavus, not looking half as nervous as Kawaine was. "Well then... Kawaine, care to start?"
"Puff... WI!!" ("NO! I don't wanna!")
Too late. Misdreavus already attacked with Astonish. The attack caused the poor little Puffly to shiver and roll backward, and make her even more nervous.
"Come on Kawaine, try using Charm instead."
Of course, Tackle won't do anything to a ghost Pokemon.
"Puff... wiii..." Kawaine shook her head. She just didn't have the right kind of mood to use Charm.
"Miss..."
The Misdreavus fired a Psywave at Kawaine. Kawaine saw this coming and started to run away from it, afraid of the damage it would do. But before she could get very far, she tripped on a rock and fell over. Then, after a few seconds, she got back up--and the Psywave was gone. In its place was Misdreavus, glaring at Ari.
<"...What happened?"> Kawaine asked. <"To the attack?">
"Silly, Psywave does a random amount of damage. Looks like this time, that Misdreavus was soft on you, and didn't do very much damage at all!"
Ari laughed at this pathetic outcome of a Psywave attack.
"Puf... pfft!" Kawaine started laughing too, at this comment Ari made.
"Haha, NOW use Charm."
"Puff puffwi!"
This time, Kawaine's Charm attack worked. As a result, Misdreavus got a disgusted look on her face, and afterwards shook her head violently, as if she had had more than enough cuteness in one place.
"And now, use your other attack that is not Tackle," Ari whispered.
First of all, Misdreavus was confused about which move Ari meant. Second of all, Kawaine burst out crying, screaming, and just being noisy and difficult. This Tantrum attack caused Misdreavus to wince and turn around out of shame. While she did, Ari knelt down beside Kawaine, telling her what to do next.
"...Now pretend Misdreavus is still made out of that blue cotton candy you saw earlier... mmm, candy..."
After a long while, Misdreavus finally felt brave enough to open her eyes again. But she did this only to be met by another Charm attack by Kawaine, right in the face. This took Misdreavus by surprise as she fell over and ended up upside-down on the grass. She felt rather dizzy.
"Okay, now it's time for one of these," Ari muttered to herself. Then she took out one of the two empty Pokeballs Professor Willow gave her, and threw it at the overturned Misdreavus. The Pokeball wriggled once, twice, three times, four, five, six, seven...
Poof!
Ari walked over to the ball and picked it up, along with Kawaine. Then she turned around and headed right back where she came from, back towards the Pokemon Centre.
"See, Kawaine?" Ari said to her Puffly. "You're more powerful than you think! I guess that's where the expression 'dangerously cute' came from."
<"Aww, I wanted to taste her hair..."> Kawaine teased. Both Kawaine and Ari laughed about that joke on the way back to the Pokemon Centre.
Ari caught a Misdreavus.
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OOC: Now you may explore the city if you want to, or just go to sleep. Phanima, if you wanted to catch a Pokemon back in the forest, you can include something about catching something in the forest at night on our way to Pewter City. But only if you wanted to. I know Dratini's a pretty good companion by itself. Sorry to leave you out, but I just wanted to give Ari something a little less weak and innocent than a Puffly...
Also, Electivire, you can catch a Pichu if you want to. There's no rule against catching a Pokemon someone else already has. So I have not deprived anyone of the right of having a Misdreavus.
Also, keep in mind that we're not the only trainers here. You may also battle other trainers now, and this applies to tomorrow morning as well. And at some point we'll have to prepare for our first gym challenge, and who'll be facing Brock's parents. Think about whether you want to do that or not, but you don't have to decide yet.
*About understanding Pokemon speech... I grant all of our characters the optional ability to understand what their own Pokemon (not wild Pokemon or other trainers' Pokemon) are saying. That's what the triangular brackets around Kawaine's speech meant in my post. But I suppose some of you have seen this in RPGs before. It just makes things a bit more interesting for Pokemon characterization.
Aww... WHY in the world was there a database error on Saturday? Saturday, when I had PLENTY of time to post? And now, I'll have to stay up till 1 AM to finish this post... Oh well, I can manage.
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The forest actually didn't seem bad to Ari. There were occasional sounds of Pidgeys twittering from behind trees, all sorts of bug Pokemon buzzing around, leaves rustling, breezes blowing... But, still there were some downsides. The weather was hot and fairly humid, ao Ari tried to walk in the shade as much as possible and avoid too much physical activity. Nevertheless, she did find ehrself leading the group through the forest. Maybe it was because she didn't fear bug Pokemon--not even Beedrill. In fact, there was a sign somewhere along the path that said "Beware of Beedrills!" but Ari just ignored it. Stung by Beedrill... Poisonpowdered by Butterfree... Those were two things that Ari wouldn't so much mind, especially in a team that had five Pokemon.
Speaking of Pokemon, Kawaine, Ari's new Puffly, was not happy at all with this creepy-looking forest. She kept fidgeting around in Ari's arms, hoping to hide herself from any danger. Occasionally she peeked out to check on the surroundings, or muttered a soft stream of nervous mews. She, unlike Ari, feared being attacked by wild Pokemon above all else. She had a strong opposition to this place where danger could lurk behind every corner, a world where she could indeed be stung by Beerdills or Poisonpowdered by Butterfrees. And in fact, at one point up ahead, she did see a Butterfree, dancing with a Beautifly in a courtship dance. When she saw this, she cried out loud so that Ari could hear her clearly.
"Ohh, don't be afraid of those two love butterflies," Ari reassured, though she still sounded slightly annoyed. "They don't have any teeth, stingers, anything like that. They're sweet and gentle Pokemon--I've read about them before. Beautifly and Butterfree. Oh, and my big brother Gon has a Beautifly."
As the group walked on, Ari took the time to look around at the group this time. First she looked at Chelsea, who was walking right next to her. She seemed to be the most respectable person in the group, but in reality there was nobody in the group Ari hated. Then there was Wayne, the older boy who got a Pineco as a starter Pokemon. And Cain, the youngster who started with Totodile. And finally there was Kat. When Ari glanced backward at Kat and her Meowth, she immediately thought of the selfish remark Kat had made back at the academy.
"Fine...I give up. I'll let you guys come with me...but only to help me get further."
She really reminds me of me, in a way, Ari thought as she walked on, still holding Kawaine close. I, too, was hesitant to travel in a group at first. Nevertheless, at least I knew we'd be in a group from the very start. I personally think that if Kat had taken time to read the message from Pokemon Virtual more closely, she would have seen the part about being in a group. This tells me that either she didn't know about the group part and is strongly opposed to it, or she's just shy and showing it in an awkward way. ...But why am I thinking this? I'm not a people person and I know it.
A while later, the trees in the forest began to grow thicker, and an unpleasant stench wafted through the area. Ari saw this as a promising situation, and thus beckoned the group to follow. But when she turned around to do so, she saw that more than half the group was gone. Only she and Chelsea remained.
"What happened to the group?" Ari asked Chelsea. Chelsea merely told her of their intentions on going out to catch Pokemon.
I would catch a Pokemon if I saw one I liked, Ari thought. Aren't there any Abra, or Ralts, or Chikorita, or something... around here?
An hour later, the group was now wandering through marshlands. It was a little bit cooler in this area, as the mud absorbed quite a bit of the sun's heat. Also, since this area was mostly open or at least visible, Kawaine began to calm down very slightly. And besides, perhaps she was a little worn out from all her earlier complaining. Anyways, that was beside the point at that point in time. For soon enough, the three trainers who had abandoned the group for a while returned, looking quite proud of themselves.
"So..." Kat asked the group with a smirk, "what did everyone catch?"
"Nothing, nothing of interest," Ari muttered in reply.
Kat apparently ignored Ari's reply, for she went on to show off the Pichu she had just caught. Ari could also see that Cain had caught a Pidgey, and Wayne caught a Croagunk.
Pidgey? Croagunk? Pichu? Ari thought. If that's the only kind of Pokemon that can be found here... None of those are really my type. But hey--that doesn't mean they're not their types.
The journey continued throughout the rest of the day. Eventually, the group made it out of the swamp, only to find themselves in the forest again. However, the weather was finally starting to cool down as the sun started its final descent towards the horizon. It wasn't long before the sun was just an orange glow that could be faintly seen through the trees in the west. Finally, the group was relieved from the hot and humid daytime weather. However, some feelings remained the same. Wayne's Pineco was weary from using Selfdestruct, and occasionally Wayne himself mentioned a Pokemon Centre or in the very least a Potion.
"But a Potion won't work if your Pineco is fainted," Ari commented. "Don't worry, we'll find a Pokemon Centre as quickly as possible."
A while later, the group stopped for a break in a clearing underneath a large tree. The five trainers were sitting on logs, some of them with Pokemon, and Cain was holding a candle that provided a little light for the group to see properly. After all, by that time night was practically there, although the sky was still a deep blue. The group used this time to rest their feet, and snack on some Pecha Berries that were growing on the tree above them.
"Puffwi! Puffwi!" Kawaine was excited at the sight of these sweet Pecha Berries, so Ari lifted her up into a branch of the tree. There, she picked a few berries and dropped them wherever she found them. Ari had to run all over the clearing to catch the berries, but she did succeed in doing so. Then she handed out a few berries to each of the group members and the five Pokemon that were out. Then she watched as Wayne fed the juice from a berry to his Pineco, which could barely move. And finally she turned to face Kat.
"Umm... Kat, is it?" Ari sounded a bit nervous as she spoke. "Well, first I can say congratulations on catching Pichu... What am I kidding, what an ordinary thing to say. Anyways, I know you're anxious about traveling by yourself--to tell you the truth, so am I. I mean, I knew we would be in a group and all--did you know that too?--but I suppose this turned out rather well anyways."
I have an urge to compliment her on the way her hair looks, but isn't that a bit... corny?
"Umm, for now, I, uh, apologise... for any trouble... either of those silly boys bay have caused you. I agree, sometimes groups can get a bit crazy, but... Anyways, I know this forest is capable of giving anyone the creeps... Let's just say we got out Pokemon here to help us out against any angry Beedrills or such. I know that's not much coming from me and Kawaine here... but..."
Ari had no clue what to say next, so she just shrugged and looked back to the path ahead. Then she looked back at her pocket, where her Pokevice was. This she took out to examine for a while.
...Ten minutes later...
Having come upon something surprising, Ari announced something to the group.
"Hey everybody! I just found a map on my Pokevice! According to this, we're in a place that's very close to Pewter City! Oh, by the way, if you click the green button on the inside of your Pokevice from the main menu, you'll find the map, I'm pretty sure. Anyways, what I propose is that we continue on, since we're close anyway..."
There was a moment of silence. Some group members looked tired.
"...Personally," Ari continued, "...I don't think sleeping here's a good idea. For all we know, this could be someone's territory, maybe perhaps a group of Beedrill... Normally I'm not afraid of bugs, but still, the thought of waking up in the middle of the night to a swarm of who-knows what kind of angry Pokemon... especially not Weedle. Anyways..."
Maybe it was the realisation that Pewter City (and a Pokemon Centre) was heartwarmingly near, or maybe it was the aftercomment Ari made about the wild Pokemon. But whatever the reason, the group continued on, led by Ari and Cain, then Chelsea, then Kat, then Wayne. Cain was holding the candle that still helped the group see the way, and Ari provided extra help by using her own Pokevice as a light. Every once in a while, Ari kept rechecking the Pokevice screen for how close the dot that represented the group's current position was to the area on the map that indicated Pewter City. Kat had decided not to trail behind the group this time--anything to avoid contact with bug Pokemon. Wayne held his Pineco carefully in his arms, hoping that indeed Pewter City was near. Croagunk walked at the very back of the group, keeping watch for any wild Pokemon.
Aside from a few Weedles and Hoothoots that caused a few shrieks but not bites or stings, the group finally made it out of Viridian Forest. Up ahead, lights could be seen--this could only indicate Pewter City. By that time, the sky was black, and the stars were only mildly obscured by a few clouds in the sky. The moon was nowhere to be seen, indicating that either it had already set, not yet risen, or was new. But what significance was the moon anyway, when there was a rest spot that was actually warm and safe up ahead?
"Good evening," Nurse Joy greeted. The group was huddled around the Pokemon Centre front desk. Wayne was at the front of the group, his Pineco lying on the counter.
"What have we here?" Joy asked, looking at the Pineco. "Must have used Explosion or was otherwise attacked."
While Nurse Joy took a look at Pineco and the other Pokemon that had battled that day, some of the other group sat around the Pokemon Centre. Each trainer had a key to his or her own small room, one of twelve or so that lay down a hall to the left of the front desk. It was a fairly common trend nowadays for Pokemon Centres to provide a place for trainers to stay overnight in the same place as their Pokemon.
But some of the group didn't feel like sleeping right away, or at least Ari didn't. Kawaine had been asleep for much of the journey here since the rest stop in the forest, but now she was beginning to wake up, apparently happy that she was no longer in a spooky forest.
"I'm just going to take a walk for a while," Ari announced to the group. "Good night, everyone."
~ ~ ~
Within a few more minutes, Ari and Kawaine were outside again. This time, it was a little bit chilly outside, but there were no trees or bug Pokemon to worry about. It was a rather peaceful scene, in fact, with the possible bustle of people wandering about the city. This was especially the case when the two of them passed by the museum, where even at this hour there was a crowd of people waiting to get in. The little Puffly still held by Ari marveled at all the electric lights, for they were a blend of pleasant eye candy after all the gloom and darkness of the forest.
"Well, someone's cheering up," Ari commented as she walked around the back of the museum. "I can bet you're glad we're out of the woods now."
Ari tickled Kawaine as she said the last part, making the little Puffly giggle with even more glee.
The area behind the museum was a contrast to the liveliness of the front--Ari was now standing in an open field , illuminated only by a single lamp positioned on top of the museum. There were trees in the distance, but no Pokemon in sight. Ari began to walk out to the centre of the field, thankful for a little peace and quiet. Kawaine wasn't too upset by the mild darkness, as there was still that one light. And the relief she felt from being out of the forest still showed.
All of a sudden, Kawaine leaped out of Ari's arms, and ran towards something dancing along the edges of the trees. It looked like a puff of glowing blue cotton candy.
"Aw, come on, Kawaine..." Ari mumbled, "you know that's not candy... or at least I know it's not."
A few seconds later, though, Kawaine came running back to Ari, not with a mouthful of candy, but with a scared expression on her face. She pointed to what she thought was a puff of candy before, but was actually a Misdreavus.
"Whoa!" Ari exclaimed, startled a bit but not frightened. Then she spoke in a voice similar to that of the Pokevice. "Misdreavus, the Screech Pokemon. Misdreavus thrives on fear it induces in its opponents, and stores that fear in the orbs on its neck for energy purposes."
"Puff puff..." Kawaine pointed to the Misdreavus.
"Miss."
<"Ari??"> Kawaine said to Ari in Puffly language. Ari could still sort of tell what Kawaine was saying though. <"I think... this Misdreavus wants... what was it again?">
"Miss miss miss!"
<"S-s-she wants... a-a-a... battle!">
"A battle huh?" Ari asked the Misdreavus. "Well, if Kawaine wants to..."
"Miss miss dra." The Misdreavus glared at Kawaine and Ari with her menacing red eyes.
<"S-s-she... d-d-demands... a... battle..."> Ari had a hard time understanding what Kawaine was saying due to her stuttering. All she heard was a string of "puff puff"s.
"A persistent one, are you?" Ari said to the Misdreavus, not looking half as nervous as Kawaine was. "Well then... Kawaine, care to start?"
"Puff... WI!!" ("NO! I don't wanna!")
Too late. Misdreavus already attacked with Astonish. The attack caused the poor little Puffly to shiver and roll backward, and make her even more nervous.
"Come on Kawaine, try using Charm instead."
Of course, Tackle won't do anything to a ghost Pokemon.
"Puff... wiii..." Kawaine shook her head. She just didn't have the right kind of mood to use Charm.
"Miss..."
The Misdreavus fired a Psywave at Kawaine. Kawaine saw this coming and started to run away from it, afraid of the damage it would do. But before she could get very far, she tripped on a rock and fell over. Then, after a few seconds, she got back up--and the Psywave was gone. In its place was Misdreavus, glaring at Ari.
<"...What happened?"> Kawaine asked. <"To the attack?">
"Silly, Psywave does a random amount of damage. Looks like this time, that Misdreavus was soft on you, and didn't do very much damage at all!"
Ari laughed at this pathetic outcome of a Psywave attack.
"Puf... pfft!" Kawaine started laughing too, at this comment Ari made.
"Haha, NOW use Charm."
"Puff puffwi!"
This time, Kawaine's Charm attack worked. As a result, Misdreavus got a disgusted look on her face, and afterwards shook her head violently, as if she had had more than enough cuteness in one place.
"And now, use your other attack that is not Tackle," Ari whispered.
First of all, Misdreavus was confused about which move Ari meant. Second of all, Kawaine burst out crying, screaming, and just being noisy and difficult. This Tantrum attack caused Misdreavus to wince and turn around out of shame. While she did, Ari knelt down beside Kawaine, telling her what to do next.
"...Now pretend Misdreavus is still made out of that blue cotton candy you saw earlier... mmm, candy..."
After a long while, Misdreavus finally felt brave enough to open her eyes again. But she did this only to be met by another Charm attack by Kawaine, right in the face. This took Misdreavus by surprise as she fell over and ended up upside-down on the grass. She felt rather dizzy.
"Okay, now it's time for one of these," Ari muttered to herself. Then she took out one of the two empty Pokeballs Professor Willow gave her, and threw it at the overturned Misdreavus. The Pokeball wriggled once, twice, three times, four, five, six, seven...
Poof!
Ari walked over to the ball and picked it up, along with Kawaine. Then she turned around and headed right back where she came from, back towards the Pokemon Centre.
"See, Kawaine?" Ari said to her Puffly. "You're more powerful than you think! I guess that's where the expression 'dangerously cute' came from."
<"Aww, I wanted to taste her hair..."> Kawaine teased. Both Kawaine and Ari laughed about that joke on the way back to the Pokemon Centre.
Ari caught a Misdreavus.
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OOC: Now you may explore the city if you want to, or just go to sleep. Phanima, if you wanted to catch a Pokemon back in the forest, you can include something about catching something in the forest at night on our way to Pewter City. But only if you wanted to. I know Dratini's a pretty good companion by itself. Sorry to leave you out, but I just wanted to give Ari something a little less weak and innocent than a Puffly...
Also, Electivire, you can catch a Pichu if you want to. There's no rule against catching a Pokemon someone else already has. So I have not deprived anyone of the right of having a Misdreavus.
Also, keep in mind that we're not the only trainers here. You may also battle other trainers now, and this applies to tomorrow morning as well. And at some point we'll have to prepare for our first gym challenge, and who'll be facing Brock's parents. Think about whether you want to do that or not, but you don't have to decide yet.
*About understanding Pokemon speech... I grant all of our characters the optional ability to understand what their own Pokemon (not wild Pokemon or other trainers' Pokemon) are saying. That's what the triangular brackets around Kawaine's speech meant in my post. But I suppose some of you have seen this in RPGs before. It just makes things a bit more interesting for Pokemon characterization.
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