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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!

Comments

[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.

[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.]

[celebrity_commentator]

[Chiyome wanders over toward Yang and Punchy, sniffing the air.]

Ni! [subtitles: You don't have to hide; this human's harmless.]

I think you got a shy one, Yang. Somehow that never happens with mine...

[ember_celica]

[Yang laughs at that, then she nods at Rise.] I know, right? It usually doesn't with mine. Gotta be one, I guess.

[She looks down at Chiyomi. Punchy looks at her, then up at Rise, and nods; he ambles out from behind his trainer's legs.]

[celebrity_commentator]

[Chiyome walks forward and sniffs curiously at Punchy, having about as much sense of personal space as her trainer.]

Think we should let them play together? As far as I know that's how Pokémon usually learn stuff.

[ember_celica]

Hey, it can't hurt, right?

[She nods, then looks down at Punchy. He walks right up to Chiyome, inspecting her; he sniffs a couple of times, too.]