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[ember_celica]

[Yang is in a park in the business district, leaning against the wall of one of the towers. While she does, she's idly tossing a ball up into the air, doing some impromptu juggling. While she does, though, a baby Mankey is crawling around.]

Awright, Punchy!

[She cheers at him. He barely walks, before he stumbles over onto his face.]

You can do it! Learn to walk! Go go go! C'mon!

[And the Mankey... stumbles over. Again. Yang's grin turns sheepish.]

...'kay, so I guess cheering you isn't magically teaching you to walk well all the time. Good to know!

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[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas will eventually wander around holding a Togepi in his arms and watch the proceedings.]

...If it helps at all, Piyo still doesn't like walking, and it's already been a month.

[pause]

Oh -- Not that I mean it will take that long! ...It just might take some Pokemon longer. And that's OK if they're slow - not that I'm saying he's slow. Or going to be slow. Or -- not that I'm saying you're slow either, Piyo.

...I'm not really sure what I'm saying.

[realmenknitplushies]

Damn. He really is just a baby. You ever had a little one before?

[ember_celica]

Yeah. And they can back you up. I've been working on training them to help me with team attacks and power-ups and that kinda thing.

Tactics! And stuff!

[ember_celica]

Not ever one this young. I met Detective Miller when he was about a year old.

[realmenknitplushies]

'Detective Miller'? How'd he get a name like that?

[ember_celica]

I can do some fighting and stuff.

[There's more, but she learned to not share all of her abilities too openly, even with affable strangers. The request makes her blink, before she smiles, and nods.]

Sure, I'm happy to help. [Straightforward indeed.] Watcha need?

[ember_celica]

Seven days! He's a real baby, huh?

[Yang looks up at Blue and grins, brightly. She definitely thinks he's a cute Pokémon.]

[ember_celica]

I think I getcha. [Yang turns and looks at Lucas, then she flashes a smile at him, happily.]

It takes all of them different amounts of time! Right?

[globetrotting]

Young and cute. He so is.

[She laughs a little.] Does he have a name yet?

[ember_celica]

He started wearing a pork pie hat when he was younger, and it kinda grew from there. But he's totally a detective, man.

[ember_celica]

Punchy! It fits, huh?

[celebrity_commentator]

[Rise comes along, with her baby Nidoran Chiyome trotting along behind her. Fortunately, walking is easier for quadrupeds, and she's been learning from the Habitat Pokémon for a few weeks now.]

Oh hey, we had the same idea! Say hello to Yang, Chiyome.

[globetrotting]

He'll grow right into it!

I was actually speaking about mankeys with my friend a while ago... are his parents your pokémon too?

[realmenknitplushies]

[Okay, that vision gets a laugh. Too damn cute.]

Heh. I can see why.

I've known Silk [and a head motion towards the nearby Mareep] since he was tiny, but ... he's got four legs. Kinda different.

[rejected_trash]

I just need some help getting stronger.

[He also can't ask his family since he's a runaway.]

I thought I was okay with fighting, but this one is on another level. [He jerks a thumb at Tissi, who tries to look unphased but flattery is flattery.] So I need some training myself, I guess.

[second_destiny]

I think the word you want is "combos" there.

[He's pretty pleased to hear that, though. It's always good to see fellow trainers working out ways to improve their battling skill.]

But that's good! I'd like to see what you've come up with some time.

[a_gentle_boy]

[Piyo looks vaguely annoyed, anyway, but Lucas will pat her on the head a few times to ameliorate any offense.]

Eheh... Right.

How long have the two of you been trying?

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[moemoetentacles]

He'll figure it out.

[Squid Girl waves a hand. She apparently has nothing better to do right now than to watch this.]

[ember_celica]

You got yourself a deal! [She grins and points at him.] What about you? You been practicing, too?

[second_destiny]

[Asemu nods.]

I spend less time training myself and more time training my Pokémon, but I still do both whenever I'm not searching a location high and low.

[ember_celica]

Yeah, I'll say. [She looks down at the Mareep, then back up at Kanji. She grins and nods her head.] I'm Yang, by the way! Nice Pokémon, man.

[ember_celica]

[She looks down at Tissi, then up at Sync. She considers, before she nods again at him.]

Yeah, I can do that! You wanna learn to fight? I can teach you. Mostly unarmed.

[ember_celica]

I did get him from the breeding center... I bet they are.

[ember_celica]

Just the last hour! So, you know, no reason to worry yet!

[ember_celica]

Hey, Rise!

[Yang looks up and waves at Rise as she approaches, then she looks down at the baby Nidoran. She grins, and nods.]

Sure did. Say hi, Punchy.

[Punchy peeks out at Rise, partway behind Yang's leg, now.]