Pokémingle 2: The Pokémingling

[a_gentle_boy]

It's another lovely summer day! It's later in summer now and as the excitement from the previous weeks die down, another sign goes up in the local park...

Pokémingle!! Back by popular demand!

It's an open event for Pokémon of any kind! Play games, walk together, and relax in the sun! Trainers, let your Pokémon take the day off! Let's make Pokéfriends!! (^_^)

((Pokémingle returns! While the base premise is that it's a relaxing day at a park, feel free to respond with other top-level comments with what else your Pokémon might be doing around Union. No real rules about top-level threads, so if you want to include all of your Pokémon in one thread or do separate ones for a few Pokémon, go ahead. (Try not to make top-levels for 15 different Pokémon though if possible.) No trainers allowed!! Or at least, minimal trainer interference!

Let's make PokéCR!! ^_^ ))

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[hawkethat]

[Oh, thank goodness, a familiar face! Brigadier's finished with his daily tutoring session with Michiru, and she's dropped him off at the park along with some of her pokemon. He couldn't help but notice the large pokemingle, considering the amount of strange pokemon wandering about. Michiru's pokemon are all very nice to him, but he's better friends with Fenris, and besides, he's spent all day with Michiru's bunch already.

It's easy to see Fenris is feeling grumpy, though. As he trots closer, tail waving cheerfully behind him, he greets his friend with a gentle headbutt and asks, what's wrong?]

[trulyfree]

«Brigadier!» [Fenris hops excitedly when he recognizes his fellow pack mate and returns the gentle headbutt with one of his own.]

«All these rude Pokémon came and are ruining my nap time! They're walking all over the territory I claimed!» [He huffs.] «Help me scare them off!»

[hawkethat]

[Um...

Brigadier looks from Fenris, to the little Zorua-sized hollow where he can see Fenris had been napping, and then around to all the other pokemon in sight, none of whom are paying the pair of them the slightest bit of attention, and none of whom seem to have any dastardly, nap-ruining plans in mind.

I don't think it works like that here...Besides, Garrett says no fighting when in the city.]

[trulyfree]

«What!» [Fenris huffs angrily as he exclaims this, more in protest than in question.]

«I know he says we aren't to fight, but can't we still reclaim it? With meager force.»

[He isn't really sure if his Pokémon companion can understand his meaning, but strong, verbal encouragement never hurt anyone, right? That doesn't really count as the physical fighting Garrett typically encourages them to avoid... And if they did so with enough intimidation, Fenris would get back his spot in no time! And Brigadier could join him, with his nice cool body temperature that was nice for naps.]

[hawkethat]

The whole park?

[Brigadier looks around again, a little bit confused and a little bit concerned. Sure, it's a little loud with all the pokemon around, but Garrett's snores are also loud, and they all manage to sleep just fine through that.]

Nobody's bothering us. We can nap here if we want.

[trulyfree]

[He makes a face, the closest thing to a scowl he can manage in this form.]

«They bother me by being here! I was here first. I have a right to this place since I staked it first. They should leave and let me have it in peace.»

[Of course, this is actually a truth in the wild, but it's not so true with regard to public property meant to be shared, especially on a day actually set aside for Pokémon to do so. Fenris doesn't realize this though, so he is willing to insist for as long as possible.]

[hawkethat]

I don't think it works like that in the city. Pokemon behave more like humans here, so this is a normal thing.

[This is something Brigadier picked up pretty quickly. How come his friend doesn't seem to understand?]

[trulyfree]

[Like humans? But...]

«Humans don't like sharing. What are you speaking of? Humans are far more selfish than the rest of us. They take what they want when they wish without so much as a second thought.»

[Us meaning Pokémon, that is.]

[hawkethat]

[Brigadier looks taken aback, and his tail and ears droop somewhat doubtfully.]

I don't think they do. Garrett doesn't. Neither does Michiru. And Merrill and Anders are very nice, too!

[...He's run out of humans to list, though. But but but! Those are good examples! Especially Garrett!!]

[trulyfree]

[He shakes his head.] «That is not a very comprehensive list of humans, Brigadier, though I applaud your effort.»

[It is never the few that concern Fenris anyway, always the many that cannot be trusted. So even if Garrett is something of a good example—insomuch that his Pokémon trust his naïve, sheltered sense of judgement—it hardly disqualifies others from falling into the category.]

«If they were lying to you to manipulate your loyalty, would you even notice?» [He doesn't mean this as harshly as it sounds, but it comes out in a rather insulting tone regardless.]

[hawkethat]

[If Brigadier was drooping just a little bit before, he's fully deflated now. He tried so hard...!]

Why would someone want to do that? Garrett wouldn't do that!

[If there is one thing Brigadier is certain of in this world, it's Garrett! B<]

[trulyfree]

[Fenris fights the urge to roll his eyes.]

«Yes, certainly not Garrett, but what of the others? Would you be able to see through it? Can you even imagine being able to see through tricks of that nature?»

[hawkethat]

[Every word Fenris speaks causes Brigadier to droop even further. Why is Fenris talking like this? He doesn't understand it, and he doesn't like how it's making him feel.]

It doesn't matter! As long as I'm with Garrett, things will be okay.

[He doesn't know a whole lot, but that, at least, is one thing he does know. He has total faith in his human partner, and in his pack members. As long as he has them, he doesn't have to worry about tricks other humans may or may not try playing.]

And the same goes for you, too.