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[faithful_kitsune]

[People who arrive to the Habitat Center today might see something very odd: What has to be the largest Vulpix anybody has ever seen, doing all sorts of things. Here it might be training various Pokemon to move in surprisingly graceful ways; there it might be prancing along and singing a sort of Pokemon-ish song; in yet another way, it might just be laying down, a lot of other Pokemon lying near it. A curious sight, is it not?

If you keep watching said Pokemon, it eventually gets up and, making sure the others are asleep, wanders over to a small closet. It enters... and shortly thereafter emerges Ran, straightening out her clothing.]

Ahhh. It is so nice to go back to nature every so often...

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[somnambulatory]

[Jinxie's got a few Pokemon in the habitat that she makes a point of visiting several times a week, and given her preoccupation with Vulpix in general, it's probably expected that she'd end up watching Ran while she's relaxing with the other Pokemon there. She doesn't make any particular moves to interact, but seems interested in what's going on, just quietly observing. Of course, once Ran comes walking out of the closet, Jinxie smiles, waving at her from across the way. Not calling out to her just yet, though, because she doesn't want to wake the sleeping babbies.]

[faithful_kitsune]

[Ran blinks, then returns a cheerful little wave of her own before walking over to Jinxie so she can talk quietly without waking the little ones.]

Hello again, Jinxie. How are you today?

[somnambulatory]

I'm fine. Just visiting some of my Pokemon friends here. How have you been, Ran?

[faithful_kitsune]

Quite well, thank you! This habitat took some getting used to, but I'm finding it's quite ideal towards teaching the little ones.

[somnambulatory]

They did a really good job with it. The Pokemon always seem very happy here whenever I come to visit.

[border_of_phantasm]

But is it truly nature? There is a certain artificiality about this.

[faithful_kitsune]

Perhaps, but I do not feel as though it is with any particularly malicious intent. That they provide such open and accommodating spaces at all is quite remarkable for a human-focused society. They do not seem to mind my occasional desire to revert either.

[border_of_phantasm]

Interestingly enough the people of this city are exceptionally conscientious of their Pokemon. The lessons of the war are not forgotten here, even centuries later.

[faithful_kitsune]

Indeed. It is a pity the same cannot be said of all the human settlements.

[willbethebest]

This whole place is kinda claustrophobic sometimes, but is that really getting back to nature?

[Said the Monferno chilling on the windowsill.]

[faithful_kitsune]

In a way. I may be able to take a more humanoid form, but I am still a Vulpix. I find it nice to revert sometimes.

[willbethebest]

Oh yeah definitely that. You're already probably better at humaning it up than me. I just meant that this whole city. Everything in it feels fake and controlled. I don't like it.

[faithful_kitsune]

Hmm... I have noticed that the infrastructure of this place is very rigid. I do wonder why that might be? I suppose I cannot complain too much as they are also tolerant of people like us, but...

Oh, forgive me, where are my manners. I am Ran Yakumo. May I have your name?

[notgloomy]

Are you the Vulpix that was around just a moment ago?

[faithful_kitsune]

I am, yes.

[Not really any point hiding it when she's clearly got tails even when she's NOT in Vulpix form.]

May I help you?

[notgloomy]

Is it fun being both a pokemon and a human? [ really an honest question. ]

[faithful_kitsune]

...I suppose about as fun as being a regular human or a regular Pokemon? It's not something I have really thought about.

[carrotandrod]

[Seeing as he got no place to go, Dylas has been exploring the city and seeing where he can find employment - he just happens to be at the habitat center when he noticed the Vulpix enter and Ran exit]

Huh?

[faithful_kitsune]

Ah, did you see that? I just needed a break from this human form for a bit. My apologies.

[carrotandrod]

Yeah...

[Dylas pauses awkwardly before speaking up again, his tail twitching]

So it's not rare here?

[faithful_kitsune]

I don't know about that, but nobody seems to complain. My understanding is there's quite a few Shifters in town. I admit I do not know how many are Pokemon-to-human like me, though, rather than the reverse.

[makeitquick]

So weird to be visiting her regularly...

[ Melaka mutters that, more to herself than anything. She's here today specifically to head to the Water part of the place to see Shimmer (and probably check some of the others who live in here too from her main team) but ... giant fox with a lot of pokemon around it. She does stop to stare, just a little. that's a new one ]

[faithful_kitsune]

[The Vulpix stops and notices you. It smiles warmly, wiggling its ears in what can only be considered an approximation of a wave. You can't shake the feeling you've seen this fox somewhere before...]

[makeitquick]

[ She cannot.

What even.

What...

And she waves a little ]

[faithful_kitsune]

[She tilts her head for a bit. Ah. Right. She barks something in Pokemonese to the others, who obediently begin playing among themselves. She pads over to a small closet; maybe you want to follo her?]