3rd Arrow [Video]

[umiiroshoujo]

[Good evening, citizens of Union. Tonight you are graced with seeing Umi again! And she's back in the city! It's truly a miracle. She's apparently in a section of the habitat for water type pokémon.]

I've returned from my trip to the swamp, and it was...eventually successful.

[To prove her point, she holds up a shiny Skrelp, and it's a good thing she's wearing gloves, because it's drooling all over her hand.]

...is there anyone who has experience with a Pokémon with a drooling problem? He doesn't seem to stop.



[Private to Maki]

Now that I'm back in the city, I recall that you were interested in learning some basic stretches and exercises, right? If you're still interested, I'm available now.

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[nicocism]

Even after feeding him?

[In her experience, food is the answer to half of all pokemon-related problems.]

[umiiroshoujo]

Yes. None of the other Skrelp I'd seen were like this, either.

The only thing I can get him to eat without a fuss are bananas, though.

[nicocism]

...why would a water-type like bananas?

[Banana crayfish... why...]

Maybe there's something stuck in his mouth? [Mouth... pincer... things???] Either that or it's glandular.

[umiiroshoujo]

It's what I was given to use as bait, and well...it's what apparently lured it to me.

[Blame Honoka for its banana addiction! Lazy drooling poison seahorse thing. What's she going to do with it?]

Maybe he'll outgrow it.

whoops mixed up the water types

[nicocism]

Well, there you go...

[This is why she only looks for adorable pokemon, with cute tastes]

Hopefully... it's not caustic or anything, is it? The drool...

[umiiroshoujo]

[It's cute....ish. If you ignore the drool and kind of dopey expression.]

Well, it hasn't eaten through my gloves or anything yet. It's a poison type though, so I really don't want to experiment with it.

[nicocism]

Yeah, I wouldn't suggest tasting it...

I guess as long as it's not causing damage, that's not too bad.

[umiiroshoujo]

[Umi's definitely smart enough not to put that anywhere near her mouth!]

I'm hoping he'll be a valuable member of my team...eventually.

[Maybe.]

[nicocism]

I'm sure if you work with him....? Probably...

Maybe he just needs a better hobby.

[Nico, drooling isn't a hobby...]

[umiiroshoujo]

Probably. I'll have my work cut out for me.

[But you can bet she'll definitely be working with it.]

I wonder what sort of hobbies something like this could even have.

[nicocism]

Um, swimming and... sharpshooting? [Skrelps can squirt water, right?]

Well, I like to think that most pokemon can enjoy dancing...

[umiiroshoujo]

Sharpshooting is a possibility.

[Remind her to get a Horsea later. All the water types.]

Kaori enjoys it. Ren on the other hand...doesn't seem to want to do anything.

[nicocism]

Oh right, you said you do archery, huh?

[wow all pokemon love dancing nico makes them]

Maybe you just haven't found the right song?

[umiiroshoujo]

I do.

[And she's pretty good at it. Meanwhile, her Skrelp just makes a 'bleh' noise and releases another glob of poison drool. Umi looks grossed out.]

...do you think it can even dance?

[nicocism]

[Nico's pretty grossed out too. She's really glad she's not the one holding it.]

Well, maybe a sorta... [Vague, whole-body wiggle motions] ...sorta thing?

[umiiroshoujo]

[It really is gross!]

...maybe. Maybe I can use bananas as an incentive to get him to do something.

[nicocism]

[Better invest in gloves.]

If it's good enough to get him caught, it'll probably work. Well, I'm sure he has some kind of talent...

[umiiroshoujo]

It's worth a shot at least. As for talent...that has yet to be determined.

[nicocism]

Well, I'm sure you can figure something out. Or I guess if you have, trouble I have a f- acquaintance who could try speaking with him...

[umiiroshoujo]

I will. It just might take some time.

[What's a facquaintance?]

Oh?

[nicocism]

Maki Nishikino. She's a shifter, so she can talk to them more directly than we can communicate just with warp bands. She... can be helpful, sometimes.

[umiiroshoujo]

I've spoken to her before. She seems decent enough.

[nicocism]

Yeah, well, she's all right, I suppose...

[Someone clearly has opinions]

[umiiroshoujo]

I take it you don't get along well with her?

[nicocism]

Not really! I mean, sometimes we argue but... [More like: all the time] It's not like I can't get along with her.