5th Patrol: Winter's Chill

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Union
[Gordon hasn't been out and about quite as much this past month, and, when he has been spotted around town, it's typically with his family. There's no red haired youths in evidence today, though, unless one counts a Growlithe.]

[The elderly man wears his old jacket, the one without the protective enchantments and no special features beyond just being rather good at keeping one warm. His breath clouds as he walks his pokemon, the Growlithe staying close at Gordon's side, while a silver Eevee bounds ahead, inspecting this and that, bothering any pokémon they happen to come across.]

Hey, watcha doin? Wanna wrestle? I'm real good at wrestling! I'll show you! Come on!

Buddy, don't bother people.

Comments

[child_of_luv]

[Minako's Sylveon was curious about this oddly colored Eevee. His ears perked forward a little as he stared at him for a moment. He'd never seen a silver one before.]

Syl? [Why?]

[commissionergrump]

[The Eevee momentarily looks confused, head tilting to one side.]

Because it's fun!

[He crouches down, ready to pounce at the word go.]

[child_of_luv]

[Well... okay. Eros crouched down in return. He was game to give it a try.]

[commissionergrump]

[The Eevee pounces! It doesn't go full force, not wanting to actually hurt it's playmate, but it's intent on actually trying and getting a good workout out of it, if nothing else.]

[child_of_luv]

[Sylveon rolled, letting Eevee land on top, but then used his back legs to push it further and use the momentum to keep him going right off.

By now, Minako had arrived as well.]

Mr Gordon? Is everything okay?

[commissionergrump]

[Buddy goes sailing, but lands, taking the long way around this time, trying to flank the evolved Pokemon. When Minako arrives, Gordon's voice is full of reassurance.]

They're just playing. Buddy's the adventurous sort. How have you been, Ms. Aino?

[child_of_luv]

Okay. There are a lot of new locations around. Have you been to any, yet?

[She smiled a bit, glad this was just some playful sparring after all.

Eros rolled back to his own feet and bounced a little, like a fighter staying mobile and light. He circled, keeping an eye on this oddly colored Eevee.]

[commissionergrump]

A few. Bonded with one of the new Pokémon. It's an odd one.

[Buddy isn't big on 'caution' and tackles again, staying on the offensive.]

[child_of_luv]

Oh? Which one is that?

[Eros rolls with it again, but stays in the hold, landing on top. Surprise!]

[commissionergrump]

[Buddy does not recognize your advantage! No, seriously, the Eevee, shiny silver coat and all, seems totally oblivious to the idea that being pinned beneath one of its possible evolutions might at all be a bad thing. He keeps trying to wrestle from the position of disadvantage.]

Think it's called 'Oshawott?' Though I guess it's a Dewott now. Evolved pretty quickly. 3rd pokemon I've found that evolved basically immediately after I started training it.

[child_of_luv]

Yeah. I've noticed that. I feel like we've been finding stronger Pokémon to bond with, and that, once they bond, they evolve right away.

Though, I'm curious... has anyone found a way to not have them evolve? I mean, obviously, some evolve through trading or with items like stones, but what about the ones that evolve naturally?

[Eros was kind of amused by this Eevee's enthusiasm. He rolled off and away, letting him up now.]