5th Patrol: Winter's Chill

[commissionergrump]

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

[steelbeowulf]

He seems enthusiastic.

[commissionergrump]

[Gordon nods, watching as, without some other partner, Buddy pounces at Growlithe, the pair rolling around and wrestling for a bit, neither really attempting to hurt the other, but Buddy seeming to actually be testing his strength, while the Growlithe seems more interested in stopping the fight without hurting the strange colored pokemon.]

Been like that since I met him. At least I got him to stop stealing things from people's homes. He tried to fetch an Ursaring, once.

[steelbeowulf]

I can't imagine that having gone well.

[commissionergrump]

[Gordon glances towards Buddy, making sure he's staying out of trouble.]

About as well as can be expected.

[The adventurous little Shiny that could breaks off the fight, and, seeing an unusual sign post, runs off to attempt to fetch it to show Gordon. It's pretty firmly rooted, though, and the Eevee isn't going to uproot it without help.]

[steelbeowulf]

He will learn in time, I am sure.

[commissionergrump]

[Gordon watches the Eevee attempt to retrieve the sign post for a few minutes, looking back to the young man.]

Hopefully the easy way, rather than the hard way. How have things been on your end? Look like you've healed well from the last time we spoke.

[steelbeowulf]

Passable. I'm still trying to grow accustomed to Union.

[commissionergrump]

It's a good city. There's a lot to like about it. But, if you're not from here, I guess it could take some getting used to.

[steelbeowulf]

Caldera is pretty different. Although things have settled down over there too with the ceasefire.

[commissionergrump]

Glad to hear it. Could do with a little less excitement for awhile, if I'm being honest.

[steelbeowulf]

A good long while would be nice, but I don't think that's likely.

[commissionergrump]

[Gordon sighs heavily at that.]

Probably not. One can dream.