bravenewworld | There and Back Again

Log Deputy: Void
Participating Characters: Melaka Fray
Plot Description: Melaka would like to go back into those deep Iron Mines to see if she can't find that Aggron down there that she met during this adventure and see if he's still alive/doing well. And hopefully have her Aron (Tiny) learn something about being a steel reptile thing from it. Possibly break out of being a somewhat chubby dork.
Warnings/Notes: ??? Not much I think.

[ So Melaka has taken off from patrolling properly this week or scouting out new areas to do some intensive training. While he main goal was to get the relative newcomers of her team more up to the level of her oldbies (which seems to be going at some success, given Willow's recent evolution and attunement to her warp band as a result) there is one of the older ones who is a bit bothersome. Tiny.

Tiny the Aron's gotten kicked off the main five team of the ones she has regularly attuned to her warp band, mostly because he really seems to want to do little more than goof off and eat. Melaka doesn't necessarily mind this, but since she got him a consistent iron supply he's also been putting on a little weight. And so, remembering the big metal thing that looks like it could be an evolution for him she encountered while getting supplies with Sollux, she's decided to head back down to the Iron Mines with the little metal reptile at her side to see if she can't find that guy. ]

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[ Melaka had encountered that deadly evolved mole thing last time. And those Magneton. So she doesn't expect the trip to be all sunshine and no other fights here. So maybe they do run into another pokémon at some point ]

[The Pokemon Melaka is bound to encounter is rather shy.. they always have and always will be till their eyes improve upon evolution.] Dr--buurburbur..

[Sounds seems to be coming from under her feet.]

[ What was that-- TINY WHERE DID YOU GO... he's off to eat something. Sigh. She looks down though, to see if there's anything going on there ]

[Boop! What's this poking out of the ground only but a few feet away from Melaka.. Is it.. sniffing? Sniffing like a little pink nose-] Dril!

[Pop! Back underground it goes, but where? The sounds seems to be searching for something..]

[ . . . Well that looked a lot (albeit much smaller) than that thing which attacked her last time, so she's instantly on guard. She adopts a ready stance, and now strains her eyes and ears to try to glance around for it (wishing Tiny didn't go fuck off somewhere).

A hand also comes to rest on her warp band. Just in case ]

[Pop! The little pink nose comes to the surface once more. Sniff Sniff.] Dril? [Suddnely, the Pokemon shows itself -- or at least, its head. The Pokemon is facing away form her, so Melaka should be able to make out the back of the Pokemon noggin.]

Drilbur.. [Sniff... sniff sniff, they don't notice her. Seems to be looking for something.]

[ Yeah it's definitely the same thing but smaller. Or at least it looks very similar. But it's also not attacking, so that's good. But if the bigger one was attacking that Aggron, maybe their natural food is metal pokémon, so she still needs to be on edge because she can't tell where her Aron is. So she keeps her eye on the mole ]

[Well, this mole isn't looking for Aron but they might just end up running into them. Sniffing out her supplies -- aka, the delicious food.] Dril!

[The Pokemon was so tiny, must be young.. hopping out on his little hole, sharp claws ripping right through the bag containing the goods. Those tiny little eyes blinking quickly, rubbing them with his claws.. anything that wasn't pitch black was hard to see, nose still going rapidly.]

[ WHAT WAS THAT NOISE . . . .

But then she feels that the pack is much lighter now. Out of it falls some stuff Slugger picked up when he was younger (some repels, potions, etc), a lot of oran berries, and some other supplies like rope and a torch. But Melaka now turns to see where the stuff has fallen out of the bag Jerks ]

[The Pokemon still rather blinded drills backing into the ground, unaware that they aren't completely counseled when -- boop! Right into Melaka's feet.]

Drilbir! [Poor thing sounds so terrified and shocked.]

[ Okay, she stomps down hard with her boot now, next to where the mole is, and crosses her arms- but]

What're you doing?

[ Show of force ]

DRIL--! [The Pokemon blinks quickly, trying to see better while looking up at their attacker. The young Pokemon should know better and simply pop back inside his hole, run away, but it's hard when he's already blind and confused.]

Dirlbir..dirl.. [Blinking up at her.]

Yeah, me.

[ Why is it coming off so confused looking, didn't it know what it was doing? ]

Drill...dril.. [Rubbing it's eyes with the palms of it's hands, avoiding the claws but they've had them for a long time now.. you learn not to get poked.]

[ Okay, she- is going to follow Jinxie's advice. Just shoot the beam from the warp band at it so that she can better follow what's up with the little mole ]

Dril? [Finally removing their claws, they could see! Tilling it's head, mostly hungry, young, and confused. Eye's still squinting at the light.]

Kaaay. So I should be able to get you now.

[ Maybe. Probably. These mental connection things are still weird she doesn't do them often sue her. She feels the confusion at least ]

[Despite the Pokemon's initial fears, food seems to be the most attentive subject. Now that their eyes have adjusted the little mole can pear around Melaka, seeing her backpack.] Dril...

[Eye's shift back.] ..Drilbir!

So... that's hunger.

[ She thinks. She feels a little hungry by proxy now ]

There and Back Again

AT SOME CONVENIENT OTHER POINT IN THIS TRIP

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