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 Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:02 am
 "How many times do I have to tell you!?" A disruption in the dry desert air sent sparks between a trainer and her pokemon. The wind whipped at her hair, sand had gotten into her boots, and the hot sun beamed down on her, but that's not what was making her so upset. It was that pesky little Pichu that was getting on her nerves. He ran up and down her back, played in her hair, and shocked her when he saw fit, giggling all the while. Cal plucked him from her frizzed out hair and sat him on the ground. "Now you have to walk." Skye huffed and began to pad along on his paws beside Cal with his tail held high like the proud Pichu he was. Cal just sighed and kept moving, getting a good distance away from HQ to train. Hopefully they would make some progress, but if he decided not to cooperate there was always Blossom and Tybalt. Those two were pretty eager to learn, unlike Skye who wanted to goof off or mess around at the wrong time. She pushed her sunglasses up, tugging on her gray shirt and baggy jeans. This day would be just splendid.... Or not.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:30 am
 "Head! Head! Tail! Left! Head!" Kofuku barked the orders out to her pichu, Gizmo, tossing a ball at him and telling him which body part he was to use to hit it back to her with. Oh, it was hot out, and behind her was a small cooler she'd managed to sneak off with from the kitchen. Inside it was ice, water, juice, and a few sandwiches for them. The ball bouncing back and fourth between the two, it looked more like a game than training, but it really was training; training for agility and precision. Gizmo was having a blast; he loved this game, and he really loved that he was good at it. The first few times that he'd played it with his trainer, he hadn't really been good, but now? Now he was a pro! The Pichu bounced through the sand, hitting the ball back to his trainer. It was hot out, and the sand made movements harder, but that just made the game more challenging. Then, he noticed something in the distance coming from the HQ building. Pausing, he got up alertly on his back paws and tilted his head, watching what looked like a person coming towards them. "Chu...?" Kofuku sweatdroped when Gizmo suddenly got distracted, but turned around, adjusting the sunglasses on her head to see what had taken his attention away from their training. "Huh... guess we're not the only ones wanting to train...." Not sure who it was or if she recognized the person, she gave a loud holler over and waved her arm to get the person's attention.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:44 pm
Cal notice a figure in the distance that seemed to be flagging them down. "I hope it isn't a trainer..." She mumbled to herself as she headed that way. The last thing she needed was some kid getting too close to HQ. She would end up trying to defeat them, most likely failing, then get a stern talking to. Or worse... She trudged through the sand with a grim look on her face, waiting for the worst when she saw that she had possibly seen the person around HQ. She adjusted the backpack on her shoulders and slid it to the ground. "Well hello there." She greeted the young lady with a cautious smile. "I'm Cal, and you are?"
Skye made his way with Cal, jumping from one sandy boot print to another, until she stopped suddenly. He bumped into the back of her boot with a soft thud. "Pi?" He rubbed his face and looked around her, seeing a girl and a Pichu. He sauntered up to them casually and smiled at the Pichu, eyeing his ball mischievously.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:07 pm
"Kofuku. I'ts nice to meet you Cal!" Taking a good look at the other girl, she grinned. "Hey, I think I've seen you around in the Cafeteria a couple of times. What status are you?" It'd become a habit now, since the Hayes incident, that she ask what someone's rank was right off the bat; she didn't need to have any surprises given to her.
Gizmo chewed on her ball a little, bored as his trainer suddenly turned her attention away from him and his training. However, seeing the other Pichu, Gizmo's ears perked again and he grinned. ["Hi there!"] He waved his tail at Skye.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:43 pm
"I knew I've seen you somewhere!" Her smile became genuine as she joined Kofuku. "It's nice to meet you too." She grabbed a water bottle from her bag and took a log drink, leaving half the bottle left. "What a cute Pichu you have!" She looked toward Skye and the Pichu. "That one there is Skye." She said a bit vacantly, as if she was still annoyed with him.
Skye poked at Gizmo's ball. ["Hi, I'm Skye."] He sniffed at the ball. ["What is this for? It doesn't smell like food..."] He sat down in the hot sand wagging his tail, focusing on the ball.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:12 pm
"Hey, you can toss that in the cooler if you wanna keep it cool." Kofuku gestured to the red thing that was next to her, then grinned. "Thanks, his name is Gizmo." Looking at Skye, she squatted down and offered a hand. "Hey there Skye, you're a cutie! And beautiful colors too!"
Gizmo happily offered his bouncy ball to Skye. ["It's my training ball! It's to help me practice agility and accuracy... and it's really fun! You want to play?"]
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:30 pm
Cal looked at her sandy back pack and grabbed it, opening it and dumping the contents into the cooler. "Thanks! This stuff was getting kind of hot." Water bottles, fruit, and a bag of pokefood fell into the cooler. She plucked the bag from the cooler and pulled out two pieces. "He loves compliments and he'll love you even more if you feed him." She smiled and handed Kofuku a piece of pokefood. She bent down to give Gizmo the other piece.
Skye smiled and shook Kofuku's hand with both of his tiny paws. ["Your trainer is nice."] He held the training ball in his paws. ["How do you train with this?"] He looked at the ball, obviously confused.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:57 pm
"Hey, no problem! We're going to be out here anyways. Are you two training? Would you want to train together?" Taking the piece of pokefood, she knelt down again and offered the piece to Skye.
Gizmo sniffed the food from Cal's hand and took it happily. "Chu!" Munching happily on it, he looked over to Skye and grinned. ["She's pretty chill. Yours seems cool too."] Grinning, he jumped back a few paces. ["Here, toss it at me and tell me what body part to hit it with, I'll show you!"]
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:19 pm
She smiled when Gizmo took the pokefood and turned back to Kira. "I was coming to train him but he lacks..." Cal thought of a good word to place it, "Motivated." She sighed and tooked at the little Pichu. "But we would love to train with you!"
Skye watched Gizmo. ["Um... Ok."] He tossed it at Gizmo when he looked ready. It was halfway to Gizmo when he called out, ["Tail!"] He Waved his arms a bit because he had almost forgotten what to say.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:29 pm
"Don't worry, I sort of had the same problem with one of my others. Panther helped me out though when we were out in the mountains and gave me the idea of turning it into games." Looking over to Gizmo, she grinned. "And it looks like Gizmo's teaching Skye a game right now..."
Gizmo waited until Skye had yelled out Tail and reacted quickly. He was used to his trainer occasionally making him wait last minute to sharpen his mind. Spinning around, he batted the ball with his tail and shot it right back at Skye and landed in the sand at his feet. ["See! We can bounce it back and fourth from each other like that, if you want. It's really fun, and it's good for practice too!"]
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:39 pm
Cal raised an eyebrow. "You know Panther?" She laughed when she thought about that goofy grunt. "He's taught you a great game. I think Skye might even be interested in it." She ginned hoping that this would finally solve the problem of his training. Maybe he just needed an outlet, something more fun the the ordinary battle.
Skye beamed with enthusiasm. ["This looks like fun!"] He picked up the ball, turning it around in his hands a couple of times. ["Let's try to keep it going back and forth. That would make it a real challenge!"] He tossed the ball back to Gizmo. ["Head!"]
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:50 pm
Kofuku blushed a little and rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, I know Panther... He's really nice." She grinned as she thought back to their date a few days ago; oh how she liked that guy so much. "He really helped me; I've never trained a pokemon before."
Gizmo bounded the ball easily off of his head, sending it back towards Skye. ["Paw!"] He was so happy to have someone he could play a continuous game with. He couldn't exactly do the same thing with Kofuku.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:37 pm
Cal saw Kofuku's blush and figured that she liked him. "My mentor sure doesn't teach me the things he teaches you." She winked at her and chuckled. "But he is nice, he was my first friend here." She remembered the day they had met, she had been sleeping in the corner of the HQ. She probably had drool on her face.
Skye narrowly hit the ball with his paw. ["Foot!"] He called out, glad that he was doing pretty well.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:02 pm
"He's the second person I became friends with. He was a really good sport when he went sorta tripped one of my Paintball traps in the forest. He and I had a massive paintball fight and had a great deal of fun.
Gizmo sweatdroped as the ball went a little off course. Jumping from where he was, he twisted and slid a bit on the sand, kicking the ball back to Skye. ["Tail! Remember control!"] He didn't mind jumping around to get the ball, but part of the game was about being able to send the ball to a desired target.
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:56 pm
Cal laughed at the thought of Panther being able to play paintball. "Sounds like you guys have lots of fun together." She teased her a bit, but kept the conversation light so that Agent Panther would consume their conversation. "So what other pokemon do you have?" She had caught a glimpse of the pokeballs on her belt and was courius as to what were in them.
Skye spun around trying to hit the ball back but it ended up hitting him on his head and knocking him to the ground. He sat up and spat the sand that got into his mouth. ["This is harder than I thought..."]
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