action; FOREST SHRINE - backdated to Thursday, all day

[stahlflugel]

[Eren has to make time at least once a week for "field trips" outside of Union. The pokémon he bonded needed fresh air, space, and, in Napoleon's case, to hunt for prey. Eren had never visited the Forest shrine, so he figured that today was as good a day as any to visit it. He sets down his bag of snacks, supplies, books, and his Ranger application and warps his Pokémon into the area. From there, they sort of fan out to do their own thing.

Eren sighs, petting Blitz, who sits at his side] How the hell did I end up bonded to so many Pokémon. How.

[He sighs and takes out his application to work on]

[Rosa the Zubat is fluttering through the trees, collecting berries and fruit and occasionally attacking the shit out of some poor weak bug pokémon for its delicious life juice. She's skittish, though, and may hide if approached]

[Victor the Lombre is taking a nap in a patch of sunlight by the shrine. Hey, it was as good a place as any, right? He's also dressed… cutely… He has on a knitted vest and a silky scarf because wow he's super cool]

[Matilda the Scraggy is not so quiet. She's rampaging through the forest and clearing, challenging any Pokémon she comes across to a fight. Any pokémon. She's kind of ridiculous.]

[And of course, Napoleon the Tyrantrum is on the hunt. He's not very subtle, but he's pretty quick, and he makes up for his ungainlyness with big jaws. Of course he misses. Several times. And lets out a roar of frustration!! HE'S HUNGRY, DAMMIT!! Why won't the food hold STILL?!]

[[OOC: kind of a choose your own adventure open action post!]]

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[heartstorage]

[There's a hesitation as he's reluctant to say yes. But Simba will come close to him, and he'll wrap an arm around his mane. He's gotta start facing this fear sometime, right?]

...Yeah, okay.

[stahlflugel]

[Blitz will actually help, too. He makes a small "yip" noise and sits on Sora's other side. It'll be ok! Blitz has been with Eren for a long time, man; he's good with PTSD brats.

Eren smiles and whistles loudly]

Rosaaaa! {You can come back!}

[there's no sound for a while, then there's a flapping noise. Then there's not. Rosa remembers that the flapping is kind of what set him off last time, so instead, she lands a little further away and crawls through the grass on her wings and short little legs, dragging her twin tails behind her. Eren puts his hands down and scoops her up. She chitters nervously, "looking" at Eren]

It's ok, Rosa. Sora wants to see your necklace.

[the little zubat turns to face Sora. Indeed! She has a very pretty necklace hanging around her shoulders. But her ears are folded back a little and her fur is poofed up. She "looks" again at Eren, as if for reassurance]

[heartstorage]

[Sora will glance over at Blitz gratefully, because yeah. Having two pokemon as buffer does help a lot. The short sound of a flapping makes him wince a little, so Rosa makes the wise choice of moving to the ground. Seeing her crawl on the ground like that, all nervous- it does a lot to ease up any frightening mental images he has of her]

[He can do this, it's just a harmless zubat right? Not like the ones on the island, or in the Iron Mine.]

[He takes a deep breath as he looks at her]

That's...a pretty necklace, Rosa.

[stahlflugel]

[two cuddly, fluffy electric types! What could be better?

Nothing that's what.

One zubat crawling on the ground is much more tolerable than a whole flock, that was for sure. They got their strength in numbers after all. A zubat all alone is pretty weak]

[She perks her ears at him, then lets them droop and offers a little smile, touching the necklace with her thumbclaws. She chirps shyly]

Hehe. She says "thanks". She's real shy. Do you... wanna hold her?

[heartstorage]

[Hold...that?]

Uh-!

[He tries to think. But even reaching out towards Rosa seems like a terrifying prospect, even if she does appear sweeter than than monster]

No, no- that's really okay.

[stahlflugel]

That's fine. [Eren grins and lets Rosa crawl up on her preferred perch; his head] Just sitting here with her around is a good thing, you know.

[heartstorage]

[He eyes her she does so]

Yeah...I guess it's better than running. [Which trust him, may have crossed his mind once or twice]

Maybe next time, I'll try.

[stahlflugel]

No rush, you know? Take it at your own pace, Sora. You don't ever have to like 'em, but we'll at least get you used to them. Then you can spelunk all you want!

[heartstorage]

Spelunking. My lifelong dream.

[Though okay sass aside, he's grateful for the help. ]

Thanks Eren.

[stahlflugel]

Well, maybe the higher ups in the Rangers will understand. I'm sure they will!

[he nods] You're welcome.

[Rosa chirps] {Eren, can I go now? I'm still hungry!!}

{Oh... ah... sure.}

[She glances at Sora, then flaps off in the opposite direction]

[heartstorage]

[He watches Rosa go, giving an awkward wave- before he turns to Eren and furiously shakes his head]

Nuh-uh. There's no way I can let them find out about this.

[stahlflugel]

[he quirks a brow]

You think they won't notice the first time you're assigned to scout a cave?

[heartstorage]

I'll...make sure they don't! I'm not gonna let this stupid fear get in the way of my goals!

[stahlflugel]

[Eren frowns. Given his reaction to the sound of one little zubat flapping, there was no way the other rangers wouldn't notice. But he doesn't say anything. Sora strikes him as someone who could do just about anything if he set his mind to it]