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[kaidont]

[If you are currently near the outskirts of Union, you might hear a bit of a racket.

Or you might outright just find Kaido, Flabébé and Sraggy.

They've set up a set of twin practice dummies (a big one for Kaido, a smaller one for Scraggy) and are practicing kicks and punches with synchromised timing, with Flabébé alternating between checking on the egg they have nearby and pushing a large ball around with Fairy Wind.

They've been at this for a week. Someone stop them.

Or alternatively, complain about the noise]

Comments

[merameranomi]

Mari? I'm guessing she's another one of your friends? And another smart one on top of that, must have been a bit scary.

[Ace laughs, he knows exactly what Kaido is talking about]

I think we both need to be careful about where we go to train or find new pokemon, it could turn out for the worst.

[Candle pulls Lava and tries to move the Slugma, but he only manages to get some of its wax melted. He's thankful of not having a tangible body most of the time right now. So instead he walks over to Kaido and stands a few feet away from the Scraggy, waving at the Slugma to come closer. He extands his little arm then towards the Scraggy, trying to introduce himself and Lava]

[kaidont]

Yeah, she's... we've been friends for a long time.

Well, my team's getting some balance at least. You probably need to diversify.

[Scraggy doesn't know about handshakes... but he does know about high fives. So taht's what you'll get]

[merameranomi]

That's awesome, I don't really see many of my friends around.

Yeah well, I figured a dark/flying type would do me good, except she never wants to go out [Macbeth the moody Murkrow, just his luck. Ace just sighs

Candle is really happy to see he's getting a response, even though he really wasn't expecting it. He asks Scraggy if he likes his new friends, because he's curious about it]

[kaidont]

What, they busy or something?

[Yeah! Flabébé seemed kinda scary at first, but she's actually a cool big sis, and Kaido's a great training partner!

Flabébé giggles at the compliment and comes to sit on Scraggy's shoulder]

[merameranomi]

yeah, they always are. I miss them but I'm glad they're doing what they want to do. Do you have any siblings by any chance?

[Candle laughs, Flabébé seems like the coolest sister to have, you're a lucky Scraggy. Lava is too shy to do much, but she lets Candle hover around her, it makes her laugh when he goes right through her.

Lava starts to slowly getting close after hearing her name, she wants to join in the fun too!!]

[kaidont]

... I had one. [sigh] Mari and Atsuro sort of count, I guess.

[You can go right through her??? Flabébé is curious, she wants to see]

[merameranomi]

oh..that's not bad I think [He wants to ask what happened, but he knows talking about dead people is something most don't like to do, so he just clears his throat and looks at the pokemon] oh yeah.. Do you train with your pokemon in any special way? besides never resting I mean

[Yup! Can go through pretty much anything actually, it's a ghost thing. So Candle just gets closer to Lava and goes right through her, and then goes back and does it again just to make sure the others saw it. Lava just smiles shyly, she finds it amusing how Candle plays but it's a bit embarrassing]

[kaidont]

[shrug] We work on strength... reflexes... control... then there's practice matches against each other, or exploring...
When someone looks like they have a new move coming, we focus on that to make it come out.

[Omg, that's so cool. Flabébé would totally try it out if she wasn't worried what your fire would do to your flower.
Scraggy finds it cool, but also kind of scary. He'll pass]

[merameranomi]

I need to figure out a way that would fit each of them on how to train, they seem like exploring would help them out greatly, but strength sounds like it'd be difficult, but tons of fun! Are you planning on bonding with any other pokemon you might find?

[The first time Lava was pretty scared, even if she couldn't get hurt much from it, but it's not bad! You don't feel anything at all and it looks like fun. Candle just extends his arm, you can just pass through that without getting close to the fire at all. Actually, he can turn off his fireat will now, he learnt how, so he does just that, inviting the other to try]

[kaidont]

A couple, yeah. I need counters for ground and poison types.

[Kaido, think about your own weaknesses, you're still fairy type meat.

... okay, she'll hold the flower the other way... and reach through... weiiiiird. Sraggy's watching them with big eyes]

[merameranomi]

Oh, hopefully you found a couple that are good enough. I'm thinking of getting something else but no clue exactly where to go for them [He wants a grass type, go figure]

Candle smiles, see? pretty interesting right? He looks at Scraggy, trying to wave his hand at him, it's ok, he won't do anything to any of you]

[kaidont]

Well what type are you looking for in the first place?

[Scraggy hesitates... until Flabébé grabs his hand for him. C'mon, don't be a farfetch'd. See, it's held out now]

[merameranomi]

I was thinking maybe a grass type, or a ground/rock type, that one would be rally useful to have by my side. Or a fairy, I've heard there are grass/fairy types so I was hoping to find one of those somewhere.

[Candle just smiles and puts his little hand through Scraggy's, wiggling it a little before taking it back out]

[kaidont]

Won't rock/ground have the same weakness to water you do, though?

[Can you fly through walls too, Flabébé asks?]

[merameranomi]

Yeah, that's why I would like to have a grass type with me, but I'm a bit scared I might end up hurting them no matter how much I don't want to. What type of pokemon you think it'd be good to have by my side?

[Yup! Can go through pretty much anything, as long as I don't forget if I materialized any part of my body I can, Candle answers, smiling softly, he forgot once and ended up running against a wall]

[kaidont]

... what about a water/grass dual type? You won't risk harming them and you'll cover your ground and water weaknesses just fine.

[... what if you forgot halfway through?]

[merameranomi]

I'm not entirely sure I could find a pokemon with those typings though, but it won't hurt to look for one.

[.....it hurts, a lot. Because I completely freak out and forget how to change my body again and it feels like having something stuck in your body, but instead of one place, it's all over.

And Lava is now terrified of what she could do to Candle if he ever got stuck]

[kaidont]

Good luck. Try the swamp maybe.

[... oh gods that sounds terrible. She'll pat your... shoulder??? candle edge???]

[merameranomi]

The swamp.... I don't think I'd like the swamp at all

[It's ok, it happened a long time ago. It was a good lesson for sure. Candle just smiles shyly]

[kaidont]

You won't get better without a little effort and pain. Think of it as extra training.

[Well good. Candle, you ativated big sis mode.]

[merameranomi]

I know, it's still a bit scary though, because I'm not sure going right now would be beneficial for me,i'm not entirely sure how strong the pokemon that live in there are compared to me.

[Candle just smiles. There's nothing to worry about, really! I know what I'm doing now and it won't ever happen again!]