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Post by Robot on Apr 16, 2018 23:47:11 GMT
Morganite angrily advanced after the little stone creature, his marred crystal humming discordantly as it surrounded the Grownite in a bluish light. "Morganite... it's over, he's leaving... you don't have to fight anymore!" Mica protested, but the attack continued unabated.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 16, 2018 23:58:02 GMT
Donovan watched as the last Grownite is blasted by Morganite and he bites his lip in thought. On the one hand its trying to leave, but on the other hand...Quickly reaching down, he tossed his last Pokeball at the fleeing Grownite, wincing as it almost went wide. " Well Mica, I think you should go check on the little shrub before it runs off" Donovan's movements still seem jerky and slower than normal but he keeps a smile on his face Pokeball AC 6 vs 6
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 17, 2018 0:10:54 GMT
The Grownite stumbles from Morganite's retaliations as it starts to disappear into the darkness... before getting nicked by Donovan's ball, and sucked inside, swiftly snapping shut. The Bonsly seems to not quite be sure of what's going on now that the hungry rocks are gone, just looking around between all the figures that seem to mostly be ignoring it. Morganite hits with Confusion. Donovan caught a Pokémon!
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Post by Robot on Apr 17, 2018 0:28:52 GMT
Mica collects her two discarded Pokeball and has a seat on the rocks, beckoning the Bonsly and Morganite towards her. "Donovan do you mind getting a meal going? I'm going to polish Morgie and try to help our new friend relax. Don't worry little guy, there's no reason to be upset, nobody's eating you. Do you have any friends around here? I know things can be scary by yourself."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 17, 2018 0:40:25 GMT
Donovan laughed "Yeah, I'll throw something together. Should we just set up camp here as well?"
Before she had a chance to fully answer, Donovan got started getting a small fire going and some food cooking, before setting up both of their tents and dragging some larger rocks over by the fire to act as chairs for them
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 17, 2018 0:58:08 GMT
The Bonsly freezes as it's directly addressed, but it appears to understand that, no, the meal isn't going to be made of it. It flinches a little bit when the fire gets going, but otherwise seems to relax more. It at least has stopped trying to inch away.
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Post by Robot on Apr 17, 2018 1:32:59 GMT
"Today was really scary for you." Mica soothes gently. "You saw those other Pokemon, and the way they were looking at you, and you felt a big, cold, heavy wet lump of fear right here." Mica very gently poked the stony ring separating Bonsly's upper half from its lower. "That's over now though, cause I know exactly what that feels like, and I want to help." She gave it a little smile, before turning her attention away from it again. She didn't want to overload it. Instead the buffing cloth and a fresh water came out, and she took to polishing and cleaning Morganite's scratched crystals.
"I felt it everywhere when we were in the Temple at Kanadario Donovan." Mica confessed softly. "This... oppressive sort of sensation. Not malice just... being out of place. Like reality itself rejected what I was. Like I was being watched... uncomfortable, disquieting..." Mica waved her free hand in little circles as if to go on, and then shook her head.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 18, 2018 1:16:42 GMT
Donovan went quiet and poked at the fire a bit "I....I didn't realize" He says "I didn't notice. Everything felt right when we were there for me, like I was at home. I was so busy feeling good that I didn't even realize that you weren't feeling the same"
He stopped, before shaking his head "Not even just not feeling the same. I was too busy feeling good that I didn't notice you felt bad. I'm sorry."
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 18, 2018 1:35:19 GMT
The Bonsly's surface feels a little bit rough, much like bark. It seems to be better at blending in with the plantlife than Mica's other body is. The little Pokémon just watches as Morganite gets polished to a gleaming shine, listening as Mica and Donovan talk.
As she relays her sad confession, Mica feels a little bumping on her side, the Bonsly looking up at her and seeming to smile back, trying to cheer her up much as she had done for it earlier.
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Post by Robot on Apr 18, 2018 3:00:03 GMT
"When... When Esthia's vines struck my body, more than my body felt it. I think maybe that it has to do with this Aura thing that Sensei is getting into." Mica smiled for her new little friend, and gave it an affectionate pat. "It is like this cosmic alignment that each being has. It takes into account all the forces that shaped you into what you are now. An attack you're weak to, just like an event, or an emotion, or a thing... it disrupts that. It hurts more because of it. Our Pokemon forms might say as much about who we are as people, as what we do in our day to day lives! You want up into my lap?" Mica patted her thigh and beckoned the Bonsly closer.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 18, 2018 4:17:29 GMT
The Bonsly hesitates, before awkwardly wriggling and hopping up into Mica's lap, where it comfortably nestles. Well... comfortably for it. The Pokémon is... rather heavy, and a little bit too big. Just a little bit too awkward.
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Post by Robot on Apr 18, 2018 10:15:02 GMT
"I want you to come with me on my journey, so I can learn more about myself while we become closer as friends. You don't have to be around the Grownites if you don't wanna, but they won't hurt you now. Will you join me?" She offered it a pokeball, cradling it despite the weight and discomfort, the roughness of the Pokemon's bark. Comfort is a part of friendship, but Mica was regularly uncomfortable for her friends.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 18, 2018 16:39:13 GMT
The Bonsly looks over as best it can at the Pokéball - finding actually turning in Mica's lap to be awkward - before seemingly deciding to just give up trying to directly look and just flopping over towards the sphere, hitting it dead on, and getting sucked in, the weight disappearing from Mica's lap. You caught a Bonsly! Level: 10 Gender: Female Nature: Naïve Moves: Copycat, Fake Tears, Flail, Vine Whip Ability: Copy Master You caught 4 Grownite! Level: 10 Gender: None Natures: Lonely/Mild/Hardy/Docile Moves: Tackle, Harden, Sand Attack, Mud-Slap Ability: Sturdy Take 100 EXP, with at least half distributed to Pokémon that were caught/participated in this battle.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 19, 2018 2:43:14 GMT
Donovan walked over and placed a hand on Micas head, running it through her hair for a moment "I'm glad you made another friend" He says with a smile before taking his hand back and sitting across from her, offering the completed food with a nod "So, you wanna tell me more about this Aura stuff?"
He tapped his spoon on his chin for a moment before speaking again "So like, are you saying I have the soul of a Budew or something? I figured that I just turned into that cause Rose was the first thing I thought of when I was in danger. Like a reaction thing, since he's always been around to protect me when I needed it. Ever since Melody gave me his Egg. But I had never thought that maybe it was something else. Really, for how much I've thought about the rest of the Temples, I never really gave our forms much thought"
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Post by Robot on Apr 19, 2018 2:52:01 GMT
"No... it's more like... Bonsly doesn't really know the place it has in the world so it copies what it sees. It pretends to be a tree, but it isn't. It uses attacks that other Pokemon can, just by watching them, and gets nervous really easily but can't always let it show cause if it moves or cries too much, people realize it isn't what it is pretending to be." Mica explained thoughtfully, using her last bottle of water to scrub at her own wounds with the cloth she'd just finished polishing Morganite with. The cloth was dirty, and didn't do quite as much for the grime as it probably could have.
"I've spent my whole life watching and copying Pokemon to try to be closer to them. I can't use their attacks, just learn the postures, the breathing, mood, focus, and so on... I got so good at it, I can even teach Pokemon how to use moves I've seen before. I guess a lot of the rest of that stuff can be kinda true sometimes too." She added evasively. "What ways do you think you're like Budew?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 20, 2018 1:29:18 GMT
"Mom used to compare me to a seed when she would come home." Donovan said quickly, before falling quiet for a moment "She said I was too closed off from my peers and that I needed to be more social. Then I snuck out and got a job and made friends and realized that she had a point."
He had a small half smile "I was a seed but I think that after meeting you and taking this trip, I might be close to blooming. So I guess that's what I have in common with a Budew. I'm just potential and I was too scared to see what I was actually capable of"
"I think you're braver than Bonsly normally are though. Even if you don't believe it"
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Post by Robot on Apr 20, 2018 11:11:43 GMT
Mica gave Morganite a little kiss on the forehead goodnight before putting him back in his ball. Apex wasn't really a cuddler anymore now that he had all that restless energy, so she'd sleep alone tonight. She started unfurling her bag and getting comfortable. "I want to tell Sensei about the temples... to have an adult humor me even if they don't really believe me. To feel like I have someone to look to for guidance." Mica snuggled down in, and watched the fire for a moment.
"Cause I'm really not... knowing what to do, and how to act... it's all going through the motions. Following other examples. I don't make good decisions on my own, but... they seem to be getting better now that I'm friends with you. Would it be okay if I tried to convince her?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 21, 2018 3:13:28 GMT
Donovan nodded "It's fine. Either she believes you or she doesn't. Either way, it should be fine. It won't stop us from doing what we have to do."
He poked at the fire "I hope we find the professor soon" Donovan says under his breath before he got up to get some dirt "Alright, I'm gonna put out the fire now, and that way we can be ready to go bright and early"
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 21, 2018 4:11:15 GMT
Donovan puts out the fire, and the pair settles down for the night, with the low hum of industry in the distance the only real disturbance. Barring the occasional shifting of a rock somewhere, but nothing ever comes of it.
The morning seems to come all too soon, the sun peeking early over the flat, flat lands, the air still reasonably cool. The office still isn't open when you wake up, but after eating and training, it looked to be picking up activity in the front, with someone actually there.
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Post by Robot on Apr 22, 2018 13:50:06 GMT
Mica rises with the sun, stretching and yawning. It was a small task to get her morning's 'training' done with her Pokemon, more playtime of course. Bedroll packed away, she introduced herself to the Grownite first, complimenting it on it's pretty eyes and how strong it was. With the scrubdown last night and the rest, she was clean and hardly bruised now. "Ready to go get your pickup Donovan?"
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