Deuxième Parade [Action]

[iceandwhips]

[If anyone is out and about by the Habitat, you'll see a Snorunt running around with a Dawn Stone in her hands, being closely followed by a Growlithe that looks rather annoyed and a Bulbasaur that thinks this is all a game. Suddenly, the Snorunt—known by a few as Mitsuru Kirijo's Skadi—holds the Dawn Stone up and evolves into a Froslass.

The other two Pokémon pause to stare, a little confused as to what just happened, but when the Growlithe gets closer, Skadi sniffs and floats away, leading her friends towards the city gates. What is she really up to?

Meanwhile, Mitsuru is leaving the Habitat, some ideas running through her mind as she looks around for her errant Pokémon.]

Skadi? Koromaru? Gabriel? Where are you three?

[When a cursory look doesn't turn up her friends, she begins searching harder, seeming very nonplussed at pulling back dead bushes and checking snow banks as if this were an everyday occurrence. It is.

Please pay no mind to the girl in her skirt and boots out in the cold with no coat, looking in the snow. Nothing to see. Honestly.]

Skadi. Where are you? Koro-chan? Gabriel, I have a blanket for you.

Comments

[frozenflame]

Who can say? It could very well be...actually...I have an idea

[She taps her band, and calls up Cassandra. The Absol appears, patiently waiting for instructions.]

Cassandra, find Koromaru.

[And with a nod, the black and white critter is off!]

Let's just follow Cass, okay?

[iceandwhips]

[She is a little jealous. Why can't her Pokémon be as well behaved as Yukiko's? Of course, out of the three, Koromaru would have appeared by now, if he was able.

That has her worried.

But, calling Cassandra the Absol is a great idea. She was there when they found Koromaru after all.]

That sounds like a good plan. I believe I will be putting a collar on Skadi when we find them.

[Because you can collar Ghost types, right?]

[frozenflame]

Oh, I will definitely help with that.

[She hops easily up into Lilith's saddle, and the fiery horse lowers her flames a bit so that Mitsuru can board. don't be jealous, though, she has some real problem Pokemon. Just not...these few.

You missed Bulbabutt.]

Hop on, and we'll get moving.

[iceandwhips]

[She did miss the Bulbabutt incident. Her friend should tell her all about it.]

She was so well behaved when we went to bond with Koromaru and Gabriel that I think I took it for granted. It won't happen again.

[She carefully climbs on the Pokémon's back behind her friend, feeling a little uncomfortable behind her friend, but not outrageously so. She's sat through worse at dinner parties with her mother.]

Thank you for this.

[frozenflame]

[Nope!]

Well, hasn't she evolved since then?

[Yukiko nudges her friend forward with a stroke of her neck and off they go, quickly exiting the Habitat and heading south.]

And it's no problem. These things happen.

[iceandwhips]

[Tell her! Seriously!]

I just acquired the Dawn Stone last week. I gave it to her two days ago. I was surprised she didn't use it then, but she's been stubborn about...

[Mitsuru huffs under breath.]

This is why.

[frozenflame]

...she played you.

[Off they go, charging out the gate, and heading towards the Forest...?]

[iceandwhips]

So it would seem.

[Mountains, Yukiko.]

[frozenflame]

[Right. Well, off they go!]