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[kaidont]

[You know who's, for once, not found outside Union? This guy.

Partly because of the people camping outside. The city officials might be all chummy with them, but he almost got trampled by a rampaging Nidoking because of them, and he doesn't feel like talking to them nicely. Or handing them any piece of technology, for that matter.

He knows himself well enough to know he'll just start fights if he tries interacting with them, so he's keeping himself inside the walls for now. It's probably best after this mindless training anyway.

The other reason is currently resting against his legs. His egg finally hatched, revealing a Trapinch... which is cool and all, except it keeps kind of falling forward with the weight of its own head if it's standing on the ground... and he can't keep it burried all the time. Especially when you live in a tower.

So his baby Trapinch is slowly following after him, bumping its head against his legs whenever they stop. He would have lost his patience long ago, had his newly evolved Floette not been calming him down.

Be careful not to fall into any holes. Thankfully, they shouldn't be too deep]

Comments

[kaidont]

I wanna meet them with my fists and I don't think people are gonna like that.

[indy_wannabe]

Yeah probably not.

[kaidont]

What about you?

[indy_wannabe]

I want to capture them and steal their technology secrets but that's probably an even worse idea.

[kaidont]

[snerk] Maybe we should team up.

[He's mostly joking. Mostly]

[indy_wannabe]

Just remember if one of us gets caught the other disavows all knowledge of the scheme.

[kaidont]

Who'd you take me for?

I'm not taking in your devil cat though.

[indy_wannabe]

I know someone who'd probably take her. But she won't take her NOW which is the problem.

1/2

[kaidont]

It wouldn't be fun if she did.

[kaidont]

... you know what bothers me?

[indy_wannabe]

What?

[kaidont]

With the way they act with pokemon, I'd expect the Savior-this Savior-that higher ups to call crusade on their ass. Especially if they think we might have another judgement waiting.

But here they are, being all polite and calling tournaments and letting them inside the city. You know what that means? That means they're scared.

We're out-tech'd, and from what I heard about other cities, outnumbered. If anything happens, the only advantage we have is Enlightened.

I don't like this one bit.

[indy_wannabe]

Yeah that's generally been my thinking. No matter how far away they are I don't think any of us want out and out war. I mean what would we do? Kill them? That's not who we are. We can make nice and see if we can learn anything.

[kaidont]

Not like we have much of a choice.

[He lets out a frustrated sigh]

Not like we'd be ready for war even if we wanted to. And I mean look at this bunch. [He nods towards his pokemon... Trapinch has burried himself while you were talking, Sraggy is curiously peeking at the hole, and Floette is flying around, observing people] I have a baby, Sraggy's only half-trained and he still freezes up at the worst moments... the only one who can put up a real fight is Floette. [A small smile] Well, at least she evolved.

[He's tsunly fond of her]

[indy_wannabe]

We're probably best avoiding conflict for now. As much as I think the Council is a bunch of old morons they have the right of it this time. I'm in a bit better shape with my Pokemon but even still, not something I'd take to war.

[kaidont]

Yeah.

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You gonna try that tournament at all?

[indy_wannabe]

Hell yeah! If we have to play nice might as well have some fun with it!

[kaidont]

I'll come watch. I can lend you my shoulder if you lose.

[indy_wannabe]

Hey, if Jungler's half as good at battling as she is at crushing my ribs, I'll be fine.

[kaidont]

Yeah but what if she goes straight for the opposite trainer and sits on him and you get disqualified?

[indy_wannabe]

Honestly? That'd be pretty damn funny.

[kaidont]

Maybe she'll suffocate him and we'll be rid of him.

[indy_wannabe]

We can always hope!