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Post by DataNinja on Sept 29, 2018 22:42:28 GMT
Cole's able to - especially with Habanero helping - get the fire up to a good heat pretty quickly, and make good progress on lunch. The two foxes haven't left yet, seemingly intent on watching him work... and probably smelling food in the area, too, judging by twitching noses. But they also remain steadfastly behind their boulder.
The dog is much more sociable, giving a big stretch and a yawn, before curling up directly next to the fire. Some steam rises off its coat as it dries itself out from the wingull attacks, and it very much doesn't seem to mind the embers that pop onto it occasionally.
It's not terribly long (though, it seems longer the hungrier one is) until lunch is done, Cole pulling a meal together.
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Post by seraphflonne on Sept 30, 2018 0:25:31 GMT
Kai was giving plenty of glances at the duo of foxes, pretty obvious about it. He was contemplating trying to get them to come over, but decided it was best to leave that to Cole's food. Instead he tried to focus his efforts onto petting the good dog, instead of worrying about the foxes, though with how often he glanced over it was rather obvious he was failing.
"So, uh... What are you making, Cole?" Kai may have gotten used to the cuisine here, but sometimes he had issues identifying dishes, in general.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Sept 30, 2018 0:28:57 GMT
Donovan looked at Theodore with a raised eyebrow as he stirred some vegetables into the broth, the steam having a spicy smell to it, prickling the inside of anyone who sniffed its noses "Dude, it's like noon." He laughs and shakes his head "I just wanna make lunch before we head towards Petalburg. We should be able to make pretty good headway towards getting there after this"
He turned his attention back to the food for a few minutes before nodding "Alright, I hope everyone like spice. I tend to rely pretty heavily on peppers when I make ramen. This isn't my best work, but you make due with what you have and all." He pulled out enough bowls for everyone and put a few down on the ground for the Pokemon as well "Alright, dig in!" He already had a mouthful of food by the time he said that, both him and Habenero diving right into their bowls, though after a few bites Cole pulls back and tries cooling down his mouth, not taking the heat nearly as well as his Fire type.
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Post by seraphflonne on Sept 30, 2018 22:53:37 GMT
Kai digs in with gusto, slurping up the noodles almost as soon as it was handed to him. He reacted pretty fine to the heat, often liking things both spicy and hot as possible, Especially in what he considered, cold climate. After a few big bites, and a lot of loud slurping, he stopped for a moment, swallowing as he realized something.
"Come on over Little guys, the foods great...as you can tell by how I'm wolfing it down, eheh" He chuckled a bit awkwardly, hoping he could finally convince them to come over and enjoy the food. Heaven knows it's been a battle trying to get the to come over, but food was a language many spoke...sans a few ghosts and some weird things out there...
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Post by Robot on Oct 1, 2018 0:19:47 GMT
"You're still makin camp middle of the day." Theodore scratched his head as though the idea of stopping to cook over a fire mid-afternoon were a completely foreign concept. That wasn't how they did it in his shows at all, but he supposed a hungry body was a weak one, and let the issue go with a shake of his head. He tucked into the food, and by the way he was smiling was thoroughly enjoying it. Six abstained. "This is some good, you been cooking long?"
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 1, 2018 0:26:17 GMT
One of the foxes, spotting the dishes laid aside, begins to slowly creep over towards the dishes, bolting back to the safety of the rock every time someone glances in its direction. But, eventually, after what seems to be an agonizingly long time of having to ignore it, the creature manages to make it to the food, where it nibbles at the contents. That seems to embolden the other one to come out of hiding, now that there doesn't seem to be too much danger of being doused, eaten, or anything else like that.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 2, 2018 2:13:26 GMT
Kai tries to slowly creep up beside the more bold of the two foxes now that it's eating and slightly distracted. He had finished his own bowl relatively quickly, and left the bow where he originally was as he attempted to get close enough to give the fox a pet, his hand reaching out to try and pet it around the middle of it's back. He was a bit abnormally quiet, for him anyways, really wanting to give the red fox a good pet and hoping it wouldn't run away if he succeeded.
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 2, 2018 20:54:30 GMT
The fox tenses up, but it seems to relent, and accept the petting for what it is. It occasionally glances up at Kai, with a mixture of trepidation and curiosity.
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Post by Robot on Oct 3, 2018 1:28:10 GMT
Watching Kai get more comfortable with the skittish foxes, Theodore attempts the same with the more rugged looking hound. Gently holding his hand out for the dog to smell, he reaches up and tries to stroke the white fluff between it's ears. "Heheh... good...boy? I ain't used to being round anything but flowers... A Pokemon with some real teeth might be nice, if'n yer interested...."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Oct 3, 2018 3:34:36 GMT
Cole nodded between bites, eating his food much slower than the other two "Yeah, my parents run an inn in Verdanturf and I was helping in the kitchen for as long as I can remember. I was planning on taking it on full time until I saw an old video of my grandpa battling for the championship. It lit a fire in me that I didn't know was out. I convinced them to send me to Trainers School, and set my sight on the championship."
He finished slurping his food down and shrugged "But that's probs a bit more than you wanted to know" He laughed before turning his attention to the last fox. He quietly watched it eat, having to hold back his energy a lot more than normal since he didn't want to startle it away and scare off the other two at the same time. After a few moments he tossed a small scrap of bread between him and the fox, attempting to lure it closer
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 3, 2018 4:08:49 GMT
The dog makes contented noises at the petting, before rolling over, seemingly wanting its belly rubbed. It's a very warm Pokémon... or, maybe that's just because it's almost inside the fire.
The lonely fox seems to perk up at the bread being tossed, glancing around to make sure nothing was going to snatch it, before sneaking up on it and nibbling on the crust. It doesn't seem to quite enjoy the bread, though, it looks up at Cole, as though realizing he's a food source.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 3, 2018 17:38:08 GMT
Kai gave the fox a smile, trying to help cure that trepidation it was feeling. He really wasn't going to hurt it, he just needed to show that. He made sure to rub his hand down it's back slower and slower each time, trying to get it used to the feeling of his hand on it's fur. "That's nice, isn't it?"
His hand came back up and started petting the big floof on top of it's head, making sure his fingers threaded into it so it wouldn't tangle from him messing with it. He swears he's seen these things before, but the color certainly wasn't right... "Hey, um.. is it just me or is their color off?"
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Post by Robot on Oct 4, 2018 12:07:09 GMT
"Seems fine ta me? What would it matter if their fur was a different color?" Theodore asks, vigorously rubbing the hound's belly beside him. He was enjoying this a lot. Dogs were pretty great, he'd made up his mind. "My parents and grandparents were all farmers Cole, weren't nothing special there, good yer following in your pappy's footsteps though."
Turning his attention back to the dog, he finally produced a Pokeball. "You wanna go on a journey together? Be able to see and smell a lotta things, and eat more of Cole's cooking if you liked it, I spose. Plenty of opportunity to chase birds too, I reckon."
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 5, 2018 2:46:14 GMT
"Well, nothing wrong I guess, just I thought they were all white and snowy and stuff, y'know?" Kai looks a bit sheepish at that, knowing he's not the best at remembering things. Maybe, he just was remembering wrong? Wouldn't be the first time!
After listening to the other two talk a bit about themselves, Kai figured it was his turn now. "Ah, I'm from Alola as you know, but uh, my mom runs a Daycare Center up in Mauville now, and back home in Alola she helped out at the Pokemon Nursery in my hometown of Paniola, it's a big place full of ranches and lot's of people visiting to make sure their Pokemon have a place to have fun while they aren't on people's teams. I spent a lot of my time at Wela, which wasn't the closest, but hey, Kiawe and mom helped me get there whenever they could!" Kai let out a wistful note as he remembered his memories fondly. Volcanoes were just awesome. "Oh, you guys ever been to a volcano?"
Kai had kept petting the fox while he talked, but it's clear he was doing it more out of habit than trying to comfort it now, treating it more like Keahi than the fox it was. He almost picked it up on accident, but barely stopped himself when he remembered that yes, the furry object was not a lizard. Though they were both pretty warm, he noticed
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Post by Breakthelevee on Oct 5, 2018 5:26:11 GMT
Cole looked at Kai with a confused stare "Uhhh no I think Vulpix are supposed to be that color. Fire types tend to be reddish colors a lot of the time after all. And no, I've never been to a Volcano, though there's one here in Hoenn. Verdanturf lies in just the right spot that it completely avoids any of the ash blowing there. The air there is pristine."
Looking down at the Vulpix who didn't seem to be enjoying the bread on its own, Cole reached over to the pot and poured a little broth into a bowl, taking the bread and soaking it in it for a moment before holding it out to the fox "Here, try it this way. Bread can be a little dry and bland on its own, but if you soak it like this, it absorbs the flavor and gets a better texture"
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 5, 2018 6:01:08 GMT
The dog seems to stand attentively at the offer, waiting for Theo to bop it with a Pokéball, after which the ball clicks shut quickly. The foxes, too, seem to enjoy the attention, relaxing a little more under the petting and eating the broth-soaked bread, which the vulpine seems to enjoy more than just the bread. The latter one tries to climb up Cole in order to get more at the broth bowl. Theo caught a Growlithe!
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 5, 2018 13:17:36 GMT
Kai squinted as he heard the words fire type, his brain not entirely understanding what that meant for a moment. Soon, his eyebrows shot up in surprise as he finally remembered that Alola Pokemon aren't the same as others. His mom would be disappointed in him that he forgot. He started chuckling nervously as he thought about that."Eheh... I forgot about Alola forms. So, Vulpix is a fire type outside Alola? That's pretty cool!"
Kai looked down with way more interest than before at the fox. He was interested before when he saw it, but now it was also the type he preferred too. He offered it a smile as he looked down at it. "Hey, wanna join me on my adventures? You'll get all the pets you like and you'll have plenty of other fiery friends to hang out with!" As he says this he pulls out a ball from his pocket, putting it down on the ground beside the Vulpix.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Oct 6, 2018 0:28:03 GMT
The Growlithe and the other Vulpix both seemed to be settling in with the other two trainers. As the last one begins to climb him, Cole laughed and put the bowl near its mouth "Here ya go little one, this way you don't have to climb any further"
He tapped his chin and reached for a Pokeball "You know, if you want you can come with me. It looks like your friends are coming with mine, and there's lot of food in it for you. If you think this is good, you should see what I can do with a decent kitchen and ingredients. What do you say?" He holds out the Pokeball towards the Vulpix, hoping that it came along mostly so it wouldn't be left out here entirely alone..
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 6, 2018 1:50:44 GMT
Kai's Vulpix considers for a few moments, before nodding, and tapping the ball with its nose. The other Vulpix… ignores the offer. It's far too busy eating the food. It has what it wants... except that said food is finite. It seems to take some time to think after ascertaining that all the food's gone, before giving a clearly-haughty yip, and giving a casual swipe at the ball's button. Cole caught a Wingull! Level: 12 Gender: Male Nature: Gentle Ability: Keen Eye Moves: Mist, Wing Attack, Supersonic, Water Gun, Growl; Soak at 30 Cole caught a Vulpix! Level: 12 Gender: Female Nature: Naughty Ability: Flash Fire Moves: Confuse Ray, Quick Attack, Baby-Doll Eyes, Roar, Tail Whip, Ember; Tail Slap at 30 Kai caught a Vulpix! Level: 12 Gender: Male Nature: Distracted Ability: Flash Fire Moves: Confuse Ray, Quick Attack, Baby-Doll Eyes, Roar, Tail Whip, Ember; Spite at 30 Theo caught a Growlithe! Level: 12 Gender: Male Nature: Relaxed Ability: Intimidate Moves: Helping Hand, Odor Sleuth, Leer, Ember, Roar, Bite; Burn up at 30 Each of you gets 100 EXP to split between your 'mon. Having eaten, the group elects to make their way towards Petalburg as quickly as possible. No sense in wasting the day away. Thankfully, they'd not made it too far out of Oldale, so soon enough, the group is on their way towards their next destination. It's a lot warmer on this route without the ocean nearby, and there's definitely a lot different variety of Pokémon, best shown by the small swarm of Beautifly that flutter overhead. Some of them almost seem to be eyeing the Trainers, even...
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Post by Breakthelevee on Oct 7, 2018 0:20:50 GMT
Cole kept eyeing the Beautifly as they walk, knowing that they would most likely leave them alone, though battling them was a tempting idea. He really did want to get stronger before the Gym and the rematch. However with how things have been going in fights for him lately, he wasn't too keen on risking it, especially not without asking his companions.
Speaking of his companions..."Hey T, I meant to ask earlier but I kinda caught the Wingull you had been fighting. Did you want it?" He pulls out the Pokeball and offers it towards the cowboy "I don't want you to do all the work and then get it taken from you. I just didn't wanna risk Habenero against Water types when I'm so far off my game"
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