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Post by seraphflonne on Sept 27, 2017 21:06:09 GMT
Stella stared down at Zakarashi, clear with her intent. This training session was going to be Brutal. "Firstly, Show me what you know, the objective is to use all your moves as I toss various targets at you, Hit them all, or face the consequences" Stella pulled out a collection of various sized objects from her bag, some flying disks, Which she promptly tossed the minute she fetched them, at first it seemed a perfectly fine idea, the objects making sense, a rubber ball, another disk, an empty bottle, some scrap metal, a broken pokeball that Stella had never quite gotten to fixing, and what appeared to be a pair of ninja pajamas. While at first it all made sense, it was clear Stella needed to buy more proper gear before she attempted this exercise the next time. Zakarashi was prepared for most of it, easily keeping pace with the objects being thrown, The task didn't seem all that hard, as it neared it's end he was getting a bit tired, his attacks starting to barely make their mark. He stood resolute, however, confident he could make this work. He seemed like he would make it as well, before the sudden arrival of a ninja, he was so suprised by it's appearance, firing off his mud immediately in an attempt to blind it. He was completely off the mark, doing little more than flicking some mud on his master's boots. Stella had realized that she had indeed gotten carried away with the objects at hand, She was glad he had actually failed the last shot, as that was his costume for contests. Wouldn't really be the best if he had ruined it. Regardless of that, he did fail the last one, which meant he was due for a punishment. "Zakarashi, you only missed one target, however for each target you missed, you are to give me twenty each of push-ups, curl ups, and jumping jacks, Move it soldier!" Zakarashi was still startled by the appearance of a ninja, though he realized it was just the guise of one, especially when his master continued acting as if nothing was wrong. The immediate orders started out easy enough, though the muscles began to ache near the end of the first exercise. He managed to get through them, though he lagged behind, taking his jumping jacks slowly, Stella did give him a glare when she saw him slowing, but made no comment on the matter. This was to see how well he fared after all, not an established regimen. They still had some time to fill out after he was finished, and Stella took some pity on him. "Make laps around the area until I say you can stop, This is the final exercise, so give it your all!"Zakarashi was tired, but he couldn't fail now, he need to win, he was slow, and maybe a bit sluggish, but he made his way around the area, doing his best to make as many as he could. He managed to get 5 laps in, before he heard Stella call out. "Training is over, take a rest, Zakarashi"Stella applied Brutal Training and Experience Training Zakarashi gained 9 Training XP He collapsed on the spot, not entirely used to doing so many feats of athleticism. Ninja's didn't need to be strong, not physically, at least. Stella noted that he wasn't the best at athletics, she would need to account for that in further training session. She handed the frog a water bottle, he certainly deserved that, at the least. "Rest for now, when Yuan arrives I'll need you ready to move"
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Post by Goliathus on Sept 29, 2017 22:52:41 GMT
In the kitchen...
There might be many reasons that cause Cubchoo to not follow all his commands as told. One he could actually see, was the Cubchoo's interest in all things around the area. The Cubchoo has stayed in the college ground for a few weeks but this was his first time in the kitchen. Everything was new to him, the faucet was especially interesting. Sometime, water came down of it; sometime, it didn't. He took a good minute just staring at the opening, wondering when would the water come out of it again and pondering how it worked, like where would the water even come from? He saw no body of water anywhere around it? It took some hassles from Yuan to keep the Cubchoo on the job. Without good training, the Cubchoo's Powder Snow has some accuracy issue and could only get the piles semi-frozen, but Yuan was quite certain these would be solved after some training in the near future.
The Cubchoo was the happiest upon hearing he would get a treat at dinner. He bounced up and down in rapid fashion for a while as Yuan prepared a little pre-lunch treat for him. Yuan was very positive he was not wrong about his understanding of a Cubchoo's diet, at least in the wild. Being in the tundra and taiga area, the Cubchoo species has to rely on food heavy in fat - like they were one of the biggest predators to the local Spheal and Sealeo - to keep up with the temperature, or at least that's how they were interpret in early reserach of arctic Pokemon. In recent years, many other researches have went into them. Some thoeries would argue that Cubchoo and other arctic creatures have adjusted their body to blend in one with the cold temperature and they did not need extra fat in their diet to survive in such an environment. Yuan did something recall in his advanced Pokemon caretaking classes last year. The lecturer did explain how to adjust diets for Pokemon when they would not be in their natural habitat for a long time. Judging by the lessons learned, and pulling out his Pokedex for a quick check if necessary, Cubchoo is part of the Field egg group and is obviously of the same family as its Ursus brothers like Bewear, Teddiursa and more. That means he could likely be adjusted to a non-arctic diet if given a diet closer to the other Ursus, like some berries and vegetables once in a while could help it adjust to the temperature and making sure he would not be carrying excessive fat of no use in a warmer climate. Of course, Yuan's first step was to get Cubchoo out of his current state so high carbohydrate and fat might actually be good for a while.
Despite the few weeks with human care, the Cubchoo did not learn how to handle a cup like a pro. Yuan has more things that he imagined to care for in this simple task of feeding the Cubchoo a little cup of nutrients. His first and most important task was to control the mucus so the Cubchoo did not dip it right into the cup. Then, it was controlling the leverage at the right level: not so high the Cubchoo would spill the drink and not so low that the Cubchoo could not drink anything. It was not until the floor was all done that Grigori pointed out to Yuan that he would be better off with a toddler cup for his Cubchoo. The kind with a cover and a small opening for the Cubchoo to drink from. Or maybe he could teach the Pokemon to use a straw. The Cubchoo did enjoyed the drink to its last drop, even licking the little leftovers around its mouth clean with some surprisingly solid usage of the tongue.
The group of three was done with the kitchen ahead of time, 30 minutes ahead to be precise. After cleaning up the cup, the three reported back to the leader and worked the courtyard with everyone to finish the cleaning by around 12:45PM.
Near the entrance...
Zakarashi was thoroughly exhausted and satisfied with the training session. The poison Pokemon was never lazy with his training. In fact, he did a lot of training a day when he was in the ranch, voluntarily even, but those were mostly done in "marathon" approach of less intensity over a longer amount of time. Stella was drilling him in the opposite manner, closer to a "100m sprint", and his still developing body was having a hard time dealing with that short outburst of training in sixty minutes. The sudden appearance of a ninja was the highlight of the training and he still did not know what was that until now, but not like he could ask his owner without knowing the humantongue.
Overall, he enjoyed the experience and trusted his trainer so far. His rancher has made it clear that everyone of them - not exactly true, many would be returned at the end of the selection - would be under care of trainers, the expert of training Pokemon to fight. He certainly would not think otherwise about what his trainer planned for him in training, especially when she has looked impressive so far.
Now lying on the ground and basking in the warm spring sunlight for a bit, the Croagunk took a minute to rest his body and his mind. The water bottle he had taken from Stella he put on the side as he took a trip to the quiet world, one with no constraint of any kind. After the very short power nap, the Croagunk sit up for some water...only to realize he did not know how to open this...thing on his side. Though he was pretty smart(for a Croagunk) and his shinobi background meant he has "researched" human tools before. After hand-checking all the components, he found out how to open it soon enough and took a huge sip.
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 2, 2017 19:43:36 GMT
After Yuan parted ways with his group after the final clean up, he saw that he had roughly fifteen minutes before Stella would come marching down. He liked to think he had a good inkling on the older woman, and she wouldn't be wanting to wait longer than necessary. The only problem with that was that it was lunch time, and he knew the Cubchoo would be wanting lunch very, very shortly. And then he had an idea of what to make for lunch! "Alright buddy, while we're waiting for Stella, I'll make us lunch!" Yuan said with a smile, before he began to unpack his cooking kit. While he didn't mention it, he did grab some stuff from the kitchen, leaving money to repay the staff. He only grabbed a few things, such as fresh asparagus, mayo, curry powder and sour cream. He also grabbed two small paper plates and two bio-degradable bowls, for easy disposal. He was gonna make one of his favorite lunches when he didn't have enough time. Ignoring the potential stares he got, he heated up some slightly salted water to a boil, before throwing the fresh asparagus in. Once that was done, he grabbed one of the bowls and fetched some more water, making sue to bring the Cubchoo with him. Once he returned, he decided to get the Pokemon in on the action. "Hey buddy, can you do a very small Powder Snow into this bowl, like this?" He asked, placing his hand around the outside, below the rim. With a small inhale, he made a small exhale, like he was blowing a small gust of air at the bowl containing the water. Unlike the previous task, he didn't want it to be frozen, just enough that it would be cold. Trusting the Cubchoo with the task, he returned to his meal preparation.
With the other bowl, he began to mix in the other three ingredients, making a fluffy pile of curry. Granted it was very much a dip, but it was still technically curry because of the powder. Once the asparagus was finished cooking, he grabbed the asparagus with a pair of tongs, placing them in the hopefully cold water. Once they were cooling down, he turned off the boiler and waited for the water to be cool enough for proper disposal. After another five or so minutes, he scooped up the asparagus from the cold water before placing the stems onto the paper plates, both he and Cubchoo got three stems and a nice pile of the curry dip. He loved asparagus, it was a very healthy food packed with lots of nutrition, which should help the Pokemon.
"Alright, here's how you eat it." Yuan said, taking one of his asparagus stems and scooped a bit of the dip, before biting off the dip-covered portion. As he tasted his dish, he noticed it came off a bit bitter than he liked it to be. He had an educated guess that the Cubchoo was docile enough that he wouldn't put up too much of a fuss, he hoped. "I'm gonna clean up before Stella comes around, feel free to enjoy lunch~" He commented with a smile. The Cubchoo worked hard enough for now, he could just relax and eat the lunch. As he cleaned up his mini-portable station, he idly munched on his lunch, hoping it would keep the Cubchoo eating.
Yuan used both Tasty Snacks and Accentuated Taste. Yuan also used 100 PokeYen to cover the costs.
The flavor is Bitter, so Cubchoo have the digestion buff for Bitter Treat.
Upon getting hit by a Special Attack, he may trade in the buff for +5 DR against the attack, and gain a +1 to save checks for the rest of the scene.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 2, 2017 22:58:23 GMT
Stella felt like time was being wasted, She hated wasting time. She would finally start pacing after a few minutes have passed, She needed to waste the energy to make it seem like she was working. After pacing around the entrance for some time, her eyes piercing anyone who walked out the entrance, annoyed grunts coming from her each time she realized it wasn't Yuan. The pattern got tiring after some time, she let out an annoyed sigh before turning to Zakarashi. She wouldn't allow time to be wasted so frivolously. She pulled out some of her grooming tools, setting a cloth covering down on the ground, the cloth adorned with little pokeball designs. After smoothing it out, she sat down on the cloth and beckoned Zakarshi over with her hand. "Zakarashi, over here!" She pulled out several moisturizers, and some silk cloths. Zakarashi's skin could be delicate, so she was taking the precautions to make sure she didn't hurt him while she applied various things to his body to make him shine his brightest. Provided Zakarashi came over, she would start grooming him with care. Stella Grooms Zakarashi: This gives him a 1d6 bonus on Introduction rolls for contests. she could also apply training, but as she already had, this isn't applied.
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Post by Goliathus on Oct 5, 2017 0:34:38 GMT
Judging by the amount of people leaving the school ground, Stella was certainly right about them having finished their cleaning ahead of time. Not too bad for a bunch of slackers, eh? However, the real issue was that...Yuan's nowhere to be seen. Her intimidating stare did not do as much work as they would be in their school life. Everyone was as free as the Pidgey flying over the wide, blue sky above her right now. They have no dealing with her anymore. Despite her reputation as the Ice Queen, or Incineroar to some people who really hate her, some of the fellow graduates did say hi or greet her on their way out.
As Stella decided to take better usage of her time, she called for Zakarashi. The poison Pokemon has recovered fairly well when Stella called for him. The little shinobi bounced up from the ground and carried the water bottle back to Stella, handling it to his Lord with both hands on an one-knee kneeling stance. The frog eyed the special area with utmost curiosity, not sure what would happen soon, but did what was told by his Lord. As Stella tried to put lotion on him, he flinched and his arm pulled back almost instinctively on the first few tries but Stella could see the frog was trying his best to stay still. She felt...something in her mind, but that little spark passed by very soon.
After a few seconds of applying the lotions, the girl soon realized what the little spark was all about. Her hands were in stinging pain all of a sudden, some shaking followed. She turned around to find her palms having a faint purple hue. Then, she recalled one of her Pokemon cosmetic classes. Pokemon, like human, are all different, even among the same species. Some human cannot handle the "stronger" cosmetics and the same can be said to Pokemon. In some cases, applying those things can have negative effects, like a poison Pokemon for instance. A Grimer will need a different kind of care than the more regular kind, a Cinccino for example. The lotion must have something to do with the poison beneath the Croagunk's skin. What effect exactly, Stella did not have the knowledge to know, but it seemed like it would conduct poison so that's probably not good. But that's not the biggest worry for Stella right now. The Croagunk's stomach is grumbling -- right, he did not have lunch yet and he has just been through an hour of hardcore training. He would need food, even though he has made no request of it yet.
Speaking of food, the Cubchoo has no worry about that. The little bear was dancing on the table, tapping happily as his new owner mentioned "lunch". The Powder Snow was easy. In fact, the Cubchoo almost blew too hard and Yuan was quick to stop that. The Cubchoo watched as Yuan went to work but did not do anything stupid around the fire. He was an ice Pokemon. No matter how oblivious an ice Pokemon could be, they were not going to mess around when they see fire. The Cubchoo merely observed from afar, cooing happily.
As he was handed the asparagus, certainly a new thing to him, he followed the instruction and took a bite...and soon another without the dip. The Cubchoo's response was not as grand as he could be. The little Pokemon has ate better food, like that cup of drink just a moment ago, but this was not bad. Taking a page out of his Pancham cousin, the Cubchoo sat by the bowl, broke the asparagus in half, and taking a bite on both sides as he liked it. One side was dipped and one side not.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 6, 2017 18:34:31 GMT
Stella sighed at her hands, it was annoying, but nothing to cry over. She would just need to wear protective gloves when she dealt with Zakarashi's skin. She stared intensely at the purple, wondering if perhaps it could be used as a dye. It stained her hands, so, perhaps it could be. After a moment of contemplation about the effects of the poison, Stella noticed Zakarashi's grumbling, it was nearing that time, but Stella expected Yuan to be out by now. "How utterly annoying...very well, let us head inside after we clean this up, Zakarashi"
She packed away the small amount of her kit she had gotten out, placing little slips of paper on the lotion she had tried on Zakarashi. After packing that she grabbed all the various objects she had thrown from around the place. Despite her annoyance, her face remained rather apathetic to the whole situation. Finally, when everything was packed away, she motioned Zakarashi to follow her into the school, as she went straight to the kitchen, assuming Yuan would be there. If he wasn't, Stella would just have to make something herself, not exactly her specialty, but she could research Croagunk's feeding habit's if needed, she would have to later either way.
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 11, 2017 6:45:36 GMT
Just as Yuan was finishing packing up, his eyes briefly glanced to his phone... and widened in sheer horror as he saw the time. "Oh no... oh no this is bad." He said to himself, gulping slightly. He thought he had more time for lunch... but he now he had missed the meet up time with Stella! "Alright buddy, we gotta get a move on!" He said, looking more and more nervous as he placed the cooking kit away. Thankfully he didn't need to stop by the dormroom as well, since most of the organizers of the clean were nice enough to bring their luggage to the courtyard. Scooping up the Cubchoo and his lunch, he rushed over to the luggage area to grab his stuff before heading to the kitchen. If he knew Stella, that would be the first place he would check, because it was the first place she would check for him. Along the way he had properly discarded his bowls and places, but he hoped Stella wouldn't get too upset with him.
Once Yuan entered into the kitchen, he saw that Stella wasn't there yet. With a small sigh of relief, he placed the Cubchoo and the rest of his lunch on the counter, where he discarded his shirt and took out a clean, intact one. "If anyone asked, we got asked to stay late okay?~" He said to the Cubchoo, knowing he wouldn't quite understand his wonders. After throwing his torn shirt into the garbage, he waited for Stella.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 12, 2017 20:21:31 GMT
The door slammed open as Stella walked in, her eyes instantly zooming in on Yuan. She expected him here, and he was going to make Zakarashi lunch, or he would find himself without protection. She wasn't going to shout at him...at least not yet. She marched on over to him and stared at him with intent. "You can handle Zakarashi's nutrition, yes? Good." It wasn't a question, and with that. Stella started to inspect the handiwork of the cleaning crew. If it wasn't spotless, she was going to be sorely disappointed.
She ignored her own stomach growling as she examined the room. She was judging Yuan's work ethic, something much more important than her own bodies needs. She glanced over to make sure Zakarashi had followed her in. It would be quite annoying if he had lost her on the way into the school.
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Post by Goliathus on Oct 15, 2017 19:21:05 GMT
For one second the Croagunk was really afraid he would be punished for hurting the Lord. He was stunned, unsure what to do, then the tension quickly went away as soon as he saw that his Lord did not care about the little poison. She was tough, like a Lord should be. Feeling apologetic, Zakarashi was quick to help on the cleaning up -- rolling up the cloths, packing up the things and all the miscellaneous stuffs here and there. After cleaning all of them up, the Croagunk followed Stella like per usual, monitoring the surrounding for suspects. He has just seen a ninja just now when training, there could be more of them around!
The Cubchoo, on the other side of the school, was apathetic to his owner's concern. Naive and carefree, the Cubchoo let out a happy sound when he was picked up in the middle of his lunch. Now that he has some food in his stomach, he was more aware of himself and kept his temperature decent for Yuan to carry him. Though the little Pokemon did try his best to share his food with Yuan and that meant he was trying to shove some of the asparagus into Yuan's mouth while the man was just trying to be there in the kitchen before the almighty Queen's arrival. The Cubchoo continued to eat once he was put down again, nodding to the man's request despite not really knowing about the context or how he could bring that information to "anyone".
Zakarashi was the first to get into the room before Stella - he insisted. After a brief check, Stella walked in and assured her dominance in the duo. Zakarashi continued to look around in his own leisure while the Cubchoo looked at Stella with utmost interest. The Croagunk did pay a bit of attention to the Cubchoo, but not as much as he was in the hall. They seemed like they were friendly and his Lord did just shout some instruction at them, so they were probably just servants. Instead, the Croagunk leaped up onto one of the tables and continued to scan around. His biggest enemy in the room might not be any kind of ambush, but the smell of fine food that was absolutely killing his stomach and his will to stay serious at the moment.
Stella would see the room to be perfectly clean, or at least as close to perfect as it could be after a night of messy partying. She might be able to find a spot or two if she was being pedantic but otherwise, it was very good work done by the cleaning crew in this room. Though she did feel a gaze looking at her the whole time -- the Cubchoo, of course. Despite the Pokemon was just sticking by the bowl and eating his curry-dipped asparagus, Stella has a feeling that the Pokemon would interact with her, maybe even hug her, if she got close.
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 18, 2017 21:26:41 GMT
And no sooner had Stella had entered, the first demand of the day was issued. Granted, Yuan knew he'd have to deal with this sooner or later. At least the demand was reasonable enough... aside from the money issue down the line. Once Stella had began to inspect the Kitchen, Yuan approached Zakarashi and bend down to inspect him. He tried to remember about Croagunk in the wild, what they ate in particular. Poke Edu: 16 He was fairly confident that their diet was mostly carnivorous, mainly consisting of fish and other aquatic Pokemon. "Right... I'll have to make due with a small fish filet, high in fat." He muttered to himself, going into the freezer once more to make due. The lunch would have to be quick, so it'll likely be the fish filet, lightly grilled with some light seasoning. When the stove was nice and hot, he applied a light coat of olive oil and placed the filet on the pan. As soon as the sizzling began, Yuan went to work. As the food was cooking, he began to hum a song as he made sure the fat mostly stayed within the food. The Croagunk would need it for the energy, especially with Stella as his trainer. The cooking roughly took ten minutes with the low heat, before it was finished. Scooping the fish with a spatula, he placed it on a place and presented it to Zakarashi.
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Post by Goliathus on Oct 22, 2017 0:24:00 GMT
Yuan was about to take the fish out of the refrigerator when he realized, oh wait, Croagunk is...herbivorous? He recalled some of his diet classes. There were some theories out there that said Croagunk were carnivorous in the past, primarily the Bug Pokemon are their go-to prey. They might poison and attack some of the other Pokemon they could found if they were desperate. However, time has changed since then. As they primarily lived in the swamp area, most of the Pokemon around there had high resistance against poison or evolved into something that could do so. Thus, the Croagunk species has to adapt to the environment and took more plants into their diet. Poison plants, especially, were great for them. While that might just be a theory and Croagunk is largely ruled as herbivore in the Pokedex, Yuan somehow felt like he should give this fish thing a try. Yuan found a few pieces of Basculin fillets and those were definitely good enough.
As Yuan was doing the cooking, the Cubchoo was done with his food. All the remained was the leftover of the curry dip in the bowl. As he was finished, the Cubchoo headed to the stove to see Yuan work. The Ice Pokemon did know enough to leave some space between him and the raging - in his view - fire coming out of the stove. The Cubchoo was standing quietly, a hand on his face as he tried to figure out all these things around him. Just now, it was water coming from above; now he was seeing fire popping out of the bottom of the container for no reason.
Croagunk stood quietly on the other corner of the room alone, monitoring the situation as has been doing forever. He tried his best to fight back against the sizzling and all the good smell coming on the opposite side of the room. Is this kind of a mental trainining? To test his resolve? Maybe, as he peeked at his Lord and she was as adamant as always. Just checking various things and spots but did not respond to the smell at all. So, the Pokemon tried to resist his hunger and concentrate on the surrounding.
The cooking was done after ten minutes and the Cubchoo was very happy when Yuan put the fish on a plate. Yeah for more food! He was quite full by now but he could still eat, especially when he has a strong feeling that this was better than the long vegetable he just ate a lot of. The Pokemon even extended his hands to receive the plate...only to see Yuan took it to the Croagunk and not him. Ow, now he felt a little disappointed.
Zakarashi looked at the fish and then at the Lord, looking for permission.
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 23, 2017 2:38:42 GMT
"Apologizes in advance Stella, I was working off the idea they were more carnivorous in nature. At least that's what some of the science journals have reported. If you want, I can whip up a dish that's more akin to a general herbivore diet set." Yuan explained, looking rather red in the checks in embarrassment. He really should have double checked, but it was clear from his posture this would be a one time mistake.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 23, 2017 19:33:37 GMT
Stella honestly didn't know what Yuan was referring to, Zakarashi seemed quite interested in what was offered, so there shouldn't be a problem. "Zakarashi, you may eat, tell me if anything is wrong with your food" If Zakarashi acted poorly to the food, then there might be trouble. She gave Yuan a curt nod, he had done well enough cleaning, before heading to the fridge to make herself something simple, specialized dishes weren't all that needed for her own taste, and a simple sandwich could curb her own problems, or a ration bar, but those were for the road, so sandwich it is. She also poured herself a glass of water.
She ate while standing up, finishing it fast and drinking her water, no reason to waste time. After disposing of her trash and cleaning what mess she made, she finally confronted Yuan. "You're late" It certainly wasn't a question she was posing, as she glared at him, her arms crossed over her chest as her foot tapped the floor once, with a loud stomp.
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 24, 2017 20:09:02 GMT
"I have to keep Cubchoo on a consistent eating schedule, otherwise it'll hurt his recovery." Yuan replied back, looking a tad more resolved as he rested his hand against the counter, making eye contact with Stella. Say what you will about Yuan, but when it came to cooking, he doesn't back down easily. "I thought I had enough time to make something simple for him." He added, giving a small head motion to the Pokemon. "I understand we lost quite a bit of time today, but making sure Cubchoo is fed at specific times is my number one priority." He finished, trying his best to keep his composure at the older woman. He remained silent as he grabbed Cubchoo's plate and began to clean it. "Assuming Zakarashi has no problems with the meal, I'll be ready to head out once he's done eating." He said, rinsing the plate.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 25, 2017 19:32:43 GMT
Stella looked Yuan over before nodding. Good, he had a spine, she was worried she would walk all over him, but if he can take her glare and verbal reprimands then maybe he could keep up with her, besides which he had a point, a proper diet is important for raising pokemon, and she had little experience in that field. In matters such as these, she would let the professional take his place. "Very well, but next time you should send word, it is excusable in this case sense you had no way to easily contact me" She walked over to his side and pulled out her phone. "This should be rectified, your number?" Stella felt strange asking that, she could count on one hand how many contacts she had in her phone. Regardless it would be the easiest way to handle the communication issue.
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Post by Goliathus on Oct 26, 2017 8:03:19 GMT
Consumed by hunger, Zakarashi took a big bite on the Basculin fillet the second right after the permission was granted. This particular Croagunk has some weird tendency on food choice but luckily for Yuan, he hit the jackpot with fish. The land of the East are full with seafood dishes, some even eat fishes raw so the Craogunk has no issue with how the food was prepared. Munching for a while, there was no sign of him having any body issue with the food, so he continued to eat on. The Cubchoo, on the other side of the room, was truly jealous of the Croagunk. Yes, he could do without eating more. Yes, he really should not try to overfill his stomach. But, but, it looked so delicious! Why was he the one having to eat the less tasty food?! That's not fair! The Cubchoo looked around the room, trying to see if he has a way to get to the other side of the room, maybe he could ask his fellow Pokemon to share him some...but he saw no way unless he jumps a couple time from table to table and that was...not his thing.
The, he saw the other human opening the fridge and looked to preparing some food for herself. The Cubchoo got close to her, looking at what she was doing with utmost interest. Though the girl simply ignored her, easily might one add, and just finished the sandwich fast. Gah, this was no fun at all! Frustrated by all his failed attempts to get more food, Cubchoo went back to the little bowl with curry dip, only to find that the Croagunk was there.
Yuan was going to grab the bowl, but the Croagunk seemed like it wanted to try it. Zakarashi was still holding the fish, half-eaten by now, and the curry - also eaten in the Eastern Land, but could be different style than Yuan's - was luring him all the time. So, he decided to try it for once. Dipping part of the fish into it and took a bite. Fish curry was certainly a thing but Yuan's fillet and the curry were not supposed to match with each other and the taste came out a bit too weird for Zakarashi's liking. But before he could do much else, he realized a very enthralling gaze by his side. The Cubchoo, of course. Who else would it be? Zakarashi might be a ninja but he has been in a ranch before and sharing was something he has learnt to. Feeling that the Cubchoo would just annoy the heck out of him, he broke part of the fish and looked to hand it to the Cubchoo.
Would Yuan try to stop the Cubchoo? Or maybe Stella has something to say about sharing?
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Post by sandsofazorin on Oct 30, 2017 5:58:03 GMT
Yuan's stand relaxed a bit, letting out a small sigh of relief. It was just another one of her test, he should have figured. But that only meant she would likely be testing him more down the line. But then she asked for his number, which slightly surprised the young man. He wanted to make a small playful joke, but he got the feeling that maybe that wasn't the best idea... at least for now. "893-4219" He replied back, just in time for the Croagunk to lightly pull the bowl away from him. It seemed he wanted to try the curry, which Yuan had no problem with. But when the Cubchoo practically begged for the fish, and Zakarashi broke off part of it for him. On one hand, this was going against his diet plan. On the other, yea it was kinda unfair that he got fish while Cubchoo got veggies.
"Buddy, I'm only allowing this once." Yuan said with a small sigh, looking at his Pokemon. Fish were highly nutritious, plus he could simply balance the dinner to compensate for the fish. Who knows, maybe it'll actually help his diet in some way.
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Post by seraphflonne on Oct 30, 2017 21:38:59 GMT
Stella let out a tsk sound as he gave in just moments after she admitted he had a spine. She wasn't sure how she was going to deal with the antics that seemed in store with a man who's will couldn't be broken by her but by a cute eyed stare. Her eyes cut away from him to stare at Zakarashi for a moment, normally she'd be angry, but a diet had not been set in place for him yet so instead of chastising, he only received a stare to signify that she noticed. She wasn't judging, not yet, but she might if he continues. "Speaking of diet plans, do you have any ideas for setting Zakarashi with one? I also know he has a penchant for Kanto dishes, if that helps with your planning"
Stella's stare lingered on Zakarashi for a moment, only turning to Yuan after she had posed her question. She felt like she was forgetting something about that, what was it...Ah! They hadn't set up a plan on how to pay each other for their services. They could just support each other and pay the base costs, if they were working as a team that made the most sense to Stella. "I can handle the payment for Zakarashi's meals, whenever you set a plan in place, in return you will pay material costs for my special poke-balls, does that sound agreeable?"
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Post by Goliathus on Nov 3, 2017 21:16:36 GMT
Cubchoo was obviously super happy that he was allowed to eat. It's not like he would have stopped eating but Yuan's assurance just made him able to enjoy it better. The Cubchoo took a small initial bite, mmmmmmmmm! So freaking good that his eyes essentially flatlined with joy. But he had enough of the curry dip so he did not try it this time. Yuan has a feeling that the Cubchoo liked him even more now...but he also has a feeling that he might have spoiled him too much if this ever continued. Parenthood, never easy, not even with Pokemon as children.
On the other side of the table, Zakarashi felt the stare almost immediately - as his soul was always with the Lord - and he froze almost immediately. What did he do wrong? Was it sharing the food with the Cubchoo? He was supposed to ignore the Pokemon like she did? Or was it because he went for the curry dip without her permission? Only one way to find out. Zakarashi lifted the bowl up as he looked back at Stella, prompting for permission.
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Post by seraphflonne on Nov 6, 2017 21:55:36 GMT
Stella stared at Zakarashi, her eyes blinking in slight confusion. Was he asking her? Really? She just gave him a nod then turned away curtly. It was fine for now, she would reprimand him if he continued to do so, not this once. Her eyes returned back to Yuan, considering he still hadn't answered her question. "Well...?" She was a bit on edge, so that came out a bit more forceful than intended, but in the end Stella didn't mind.
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