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 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:34 pm
    And so the morning began with a cool chill, but sunny regardless. Dew drops on taller grasses glistened in the sunlight; puffy white clouds drifted lazily across the bright sky as if they too had just woken up for the day; a whole flock of Pidgey happily twittered, unseen, in far off trees. A beautiful start to an eventful day!
Vixxie was practically oozing with excitement -- wound up and anxious, thrumming like a tuning fork. She held Fufu, the Cleffa, tightly in her arms while two of her other Pokemon stretched and yawned and got their bearings outside of their Pokeballs.
She was ready to return home. So ready she could taste it! And what made it even better? She was heading there with a friend!
Er, well. An acquaintance, technically. They weren't close friends -- yet. But Vixxie was hopeful that the trip back to Sinnoh would change that. She just had to wait for Gillian, outside the same PokeCenter where they'd first encountered one another, for the trip to finally get under way.
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:15 pm
  Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
Arms crossed, Gillian eyed Maybel critically. She tapped her foot as her Mudkip rolled around her in curled up ball yelling "Mud! Mud! Mud!" all the while. When it seemed like Maybel was as healthy as could be, she used her foot to nudge the Mudkip to stand in front of her from side to side.
"Looks healthy enough," she muttered. Maybel merely cocked her head before rolling back into a ball and rapidly throw herself around once more. Gillian reached down to grab he pack and sling it onto one shoulder before heading towards the exit. "Maybel, if you're going to keep rolling, roll towards the exit please!" The Mudkip abruptly bumped into a plant. She unrolled, turned around and proceeded rolling in the correct direction with even more enthusiasm. They were going to be traveling again and both trainer and pokemon were excited to be seeing the sights again. Smiling now, Gillian adjusted her hat and glasses before stepping outside.
The sunlight blinded her a bit at first, but luckily the brim of her hat was able to give her some visibility. Squinting, Gillian looked around for Vixxie. She hoped she hadn't kept her waiting too long. Maybel soon rolled out after her and with a "Kip! Kip! Kip!" rolled straight into her leg. The little pokemon unraveled herself, gave a small shake and looked around for Fufu, Jayse and Tobuscus. She spotted the group before her trainer did and immediately made a beeline for them faster than an angry Beedrill.
"Oh!" exclaimed Gillian. "There you are!" With a big smile, she followed Maybel towards Vixxie and the rest. Vixxie, though they had only just met each other, would be great company on their way to Sinnoh. Hopefully the pace would be leisurely so it would give them time to get to know each other. And hopefully she wouldn't get tongue-tied as she so often did.
"Missing anything?" she smiled. "Or are we ready to go?"
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:36 pm
"Effa, fufufuuUUUUU~!" Wriggling in her Trainer's grasp, Fufu spotted the familiar Mudkip almost as quickly as the Midkip had spotted them. She bounced and nudged and giggled, in her own Cleffa way, in an attempt to free herself from Vixxie's grasp.
"Fuuuuu~! Effa, effa!" Struggling, she got one limb free and wavered it frantically in the air, hoping to get her Trainer's attention.
With Fufu's commotion, Vixxie's attention did indeed turn towards where the baby Pokemon gestured (or tried to, at least!). Both eyes went wide with excitement and, much like the little pink ball in her arms, Vixxie bent to set the Cleffa on the ground...
...and then proceeded to wave an arm so high and so hard in the air it was a wonder her shoulder didn't come disjointed.
"Good morning!" she greeted happily as the other Trainer approached, a bright smile pulling wide across her lips. "Nonono, I'm all set to go! Are you?" Vixxie tugged at the pink pack slung over her shoulder, with a plethora of Pokemon-shaped charms dangling from the clip on the strap, and pulled it to her front. And then flipping it open, she rummaged around through it, all while rattling off its entire contents.
"I brought snacks, for us and for the Pokemon. A few potions and some repel spray, in case we get into a scrape or two. I've got three extra Pokeballs, a clean pair of socks, a pack of bubble gum, a notebook so I can journal everything that happens..."
A little groggy, Jayse came over to sit on his haunches at Vixxie's feet. He was tired (after all, one does not get much sleep when there is a Fufufufufufu~-ing Cleffa hanging about), but amicable all the same. And he watched, idly, as Fufu bounced eagerly around Maybel's legs.
"Good morning Maybel," he said in a friendly voice to the Mudkip. His fins twitched as he curled his long tail around to rest across his front paws. "I need a bit of whatever it is you and Fufu seem to be on..." And he punctuated this with a wide, slow yawn.
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:59 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
"Hi! Hi! Hi! Jayse! Fufu! Ufufufu~!" Maybel chirped. Her head swiveled around rapidly. "Where's Tobuscus? I don't see him!" She gave Fufu a small hug, and without letting go, proceeded to roll gently around Jayse in circles. Jayse seemed to be forever in a state of lethargy. To Maybel, anyway. But then again, she pondered, she had only, technically, seen Jayse twice. Perhaps she should wait a bit before shouting out her observation. It wouldn't do to be wrong and rude.
"What do you mean? What do you mean? I'm not 'on' anything," answered Maybel. "What does being 'on' mean? Is it something I can munch?" In fact, she would very much like to munch on a poketreat. Preferably fish flavored. Yum.
Gillian returned the enthusiastic wave with a big smile and two handed wave of her own. As Vixxie pulled out a whole store from her pack, she could only watch slack jawed in awe.
"There's so much," Gillian gaped. How did everything fit in there? Her own pack was small for easy traveling. It was green, and could only fit one or two pokeballs, her wallet, food for Maybel and her and possibly a few potions if she tried to squeeze them in extra hard. "Well, we'll be extra prepared then!"
She gave a small giggle before digging into her own pack for a digital map. "Now let's see here...I don't actually know where we are and my GPS is a bit wonky. Do you?" She opened up the world map and surveyed it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:27 pm
"I'm here!" came the Charmander's response, as if on cue. Though he was a bit smaller than others of his species, what he lacked in size (and perhaps, a bit of what he lacked in smarts as well, ahem)... he definitely made up for in enthusiasm.
Making sure to keep his fire-tipped tail in check, Tobuscus came bounding over to the grouping, his front legs mimicking Vixxie's waving quite easily -- even if he repeated the action with both legs instead of just one. Being her first Pokemon, after all, seemed to have an effect on him. Like Pokemon, like Trainer...
"Hello, hello!" he said in greeting to the Mudkip. "Where's the rest of your party?"
"Toby..." Jayse interjected, though his voice was gentle. The Vaporeon knew Tobuscus meant no harm in what could be a bit of a rude question, but there was no need to get things off on the wrong foot this early!
And beyond that, between Fufu and Maybel and Tobuscus, Jayse wasn't sure he could handle more Pokemon bouncing around him!
Still, ignoring the want to curl up and go back to sleep for an extra forty winks, he lowered his head and nudged the cool tip of his muzzle against the Cleffa first, eliciting an excited trill from her, before nuzzling at Maybel too as she rolled past with Fufu.
"Munch, hm?" he thought aloud as he lifted his head up again. "Breakfast would be nice." And he shot an expectant look up towards Vixxie.
"It's all in the way you fold," Vixxie answered, proudly. Folding what exactly was anyone's guess (perhaps the socks?), but it seemed to make perfect sense to her. "I am a very proficient packer." Indeed.
Shoving the bag away, to rest at her hip once more, the pink haired Trainer took a step in closer to Gillian. Her head cocked and she looked over the map, squinting and hmmmming to herself as she did.
To be honest, she hadn't one lick of an idea how to read the map. But simply by chance, she recognized the indication for a large patch of tall grass -- the same tall grass where she and her team had been ambushed by thousands (or about a dozen or so) Rattata not long ago.
"We are here," she said with confidence, pointing down towards the spot on the map. Hoping she was right, she dragged her fingertip up across the map. "If we head North, we should be okay!"
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:32 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
Maybel rolled to a stop right in front of Tobuscus. She placed Fufu gently down next to her and flopped on her stomach. In the best human imitation she could make, the Mudkip propped herself on her elbows - whether she had any elbows she wasn't quite sure, but it was well worth the attempt - and failed. So she opted to stretch her limbs out as far as she could and put on her thinking face. "Rest of the party. Rest of the party... HM," she wondered. "I dunno! It's always just Gillian and me. But I think there will be more soon! She's been mumbling about looking for a Kirlia or a Snivy or a whatnot. Well, there will be more sooner or later!" And with that she rolled herself back and forth like a log.
Upon hearing the word 'breakfast,' she stopped. Jayse was right! She still wanted Poketreats! Poketreats. Poketreats! she thought. She rolled towards Gillian and repeatedly bumped herself against her Trainer's leg. "Poketreats, please! Poketreats, please! Fish-shaped and fish flavored!"
"Mudkip! Mudkip! Mudkip, kip!"
Gillian glanced down for a moment and looked up again. "Just a moment, Maybel." She followed Vixxie's finger to their location. The area looked vaguely familiar. And there was a Pokecenter located near it on the map so she figured it was right. And even if it wasn't, a scenic detour wouldn't be inconvenient at all.
She licked her finger and held it up in the air. Supposedly doing this would help her figure out where north was. She'd seen the characters on TV shows do it enough times. But then again, she couldn't feel the breeze very well. And like a smart Trainer who would look at the digital compass first, she determined that north was..."That way, then!" she announced and pointed in an approximate direction.
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:33 am
It seemed Maybel had the right idea. Watching her nudge again and again at her Trainer's leg caused a chain reaction of sorts. Since he was already at Vixxie's feet, it was very easy for Jayse to stand (carefully, mind you, with Fufu still bouncing around aimlessly!) and leeeeeeeeean against the girl's legs. He offered a series of quiet chirrups and wound his finned tail around one of Vixxie's calves.
And then Tobuscus joined in. With the thought of delicious breakfast firmly planted in his mind, the little Charmander wiggled his way between both Trainers. He stood smack dab in the middle, looked straight up, and flailed a front leg wildly in the air. You know, to attract attention!
"I saw you pack the snacks! We don't have to be on the journey to have them, right?"
Not to be outdone, Fufu hopped into the frenzy! Quite literally, too.
She bounced over, following Maybel, and proceeded to happily hop on, then back off, then on again, then back off of Gillian's foot. The Cleffa was still small, thankfully, and oblivious to any sort of annoyance or discomfort she could be causing. But she bounced all the same, making giddy little noises up towards the Mukdip's Trainer.
"Chaaaaaarr! Char char? Char!"
"Chiiiirrrr~"
"Fufu! FUFUFUFUFUFUFU!!!"
Oh, goodness. Vixxie was nearly deafened by the sudden excitement at her feet. Jayse rubbing her leg in a very feline way. Tobuscus flailing at her. Fufu... being Fufu, but at Gillian's feet instead. It was utter madness!
"Okay! Okay~!!!" A hand flew down and patted at the nearest Pokemon's head, which happened to be Jayse. She smoothed her palm over his fins gingerly as he made chirping, hopeful sounds, and tried to keep her attention on Gillian for the moment.
"That way!" she repeated, her smile notching even wider and fixing her eyes on the horizon where Gillian pointed. That direction seemed about as good as any to her! "It's so exciting, isn't it?! I promise, I'll show you all around Sinnoh when we get there."
But when Tobuscus' flailing turned into prodding at her shin, Vixxie giggled and finally... finally gave in. "All right, okay, I get it. You guys are hungry! Maybe just a little snack before we set off?" She opened her pack again and grabbed treats for the noisy Pokemon, holding one out to each of her own... and then reaching one fish-shaped treat out towards Gillian.
"Mudkips are water Pokemon, right?" Ee hee, duh. "Jayse likes the fishies, does Maybel too?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:34 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
"Yes, Maybel absolu--"
Chomp! Fish flavored! Fish flavored! Maybel rejoiced. She jumped up and snatched it out of Vixxie's hands. She nudged Vixxie's leg in gratitude and shot off around the group in joy. And as she ran, she quickly munched down on the treat. Soon it was completely gone. Crumbs stuck to the edges of her mouth as she skidded to a stop in front of the other pokemon. "What flavors did you get? Was it fish too?" she asked in one breath.
Gillian merely stared in resigned acceptance. Maybel would never run out of energy and she wondered how the trip was going to go if Maybel set their pace. She didn't want to think about it. "Well, that answers your question then," she said with a laugh. She bent down to give Maybel an affectionate pat and watched the other pokemon munch on their treats. While they waited, she turned back to Vixxie.
"Er...Now we go that way?" she asked uncertainly. Gillian was simply itching to be off and satisfy her wanderlust. She couldn't stay in one place for long or she'd go crazy with boredom.
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:45 pm
Much like a little kid on Christmas, Tobuscus snatched up the treat offered to him with unabashed glee. His eyes were glazed over, his mouth had the tiniest dribble of drool dripping out at the corner, and the very tip of his tail seemed to burn just a shade brighter in his joy.
But for being so happy with his breakfast, he didn't take the time to savor the food and in as few bites as possible the treat was gone.
Jayse, on the other hand, was more... dainty with his treat. He took it gently from Vixxie's hand and immediately bent down to set it on the grass. With one paw covering the fish's cookie-like face (to shield it from the horror to come!), he bent down and bit the tail half off.
Chewing slowly, he paused a moment to swallow before answering Maybel. "Mine was fish, too." Delicious fish. "They're my favorite." Then smiling, in the best way a Vaporeon could, he flashed his teeth and lifted his paw, gobbling up the head half of his treat.
Fufu merely happily hopped around, moving off of Gillian's foot at least, with her treat clasped in her paws. She nibbled a small portion off and it was delightfully sweet, but for a baby her appetite wasn't nearly as large as the other grown Pokemon.
So she chewed off another bite or two for herself and then bounced her way over towards Maybel. Holding the treat out with both paws, she made a pleased sort of chirp and offered the partially nibbled cookie to the Mudkip.
"Yes yes!" Too many delays! With the Pokemon fed and their direction determined, Vixxie too was itching to get moving. There was nothing left for them to do other than take those first few steps.
Checking to make sure her own Pokemon had mostly finished with their breakfast, she stepped around Jayse to stand right beside the other Trainer. And then bending an arm, she looped it right around one of Gillian's, to link them elbow to elbow. She started to take a step and smiled brightly, pulling playfully on the other girl's arm.
"Come on, Gillian. Let's go~!" she said with a firm nod.
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:00 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
Maybel cocked her head to the side as she watched Jayse eat. A bit of drool escaped from her slightly open mouth, but she noticed soon enough and sucked it back in. The Vaporeon seemed to be taking forever to devour the treat and it really made her want to eat it even more. Jayse had only just finished the head! Unconsciously, her mouth lowered itself once more and drool began to creep out. Tobuscus devoured his treat even faster than Maybel did!
"You eat so slow, Jayjay!" Maybel whined.
She felt Fufu approach her and offer a piece of her own treat. Maybel's heart swelled at the sight of a little Cleffa. Fufu was so sweet! She couldn't take the treat, even though it was freely offered. With a willpower she didn't know she possessed, she gave Fufu a big smile and nudge the treat back her. "It's okay! Your treat! You eat it!" Maybel nodded. She nuzzled Fufu in the side in affection.
Gillian readjusted her pack once more. She checked her pockets. She gave the pack a shake to see if it was the right weight. Okay! She was ready as can be! She tossed her head back to give the group of pokemon a quick check. When Vixxie reach for her arm, Gillian quickly linked arms with her. With a big smile, she announced, "Then off we go!"
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:37 pm
Albeit a bit confused as to why Maybel wouldn't take the treat, because who would turn down seconds (that's been partly nibbled upon..), Fufu simply brushed it off and returned the affectionate nuzzling. She made a little giggly sort of sound and, seeming to forget that she'd offered the treat away in the first place, she gobbled down the last few bites of sweet cookie goodness -- complete with a plethora of crumbs covering her mouth and belly.
Perhaps next time, she'd get Maybel to share with her!
Making a quiet murmur, Jayse nodded a bit at Maybel's statement. He was eating slowly, and was probably holding up the procession in the process. The fins and little crumbly bits of his treat were downed in much the same way Fufu's had been. A quick lick of his chops and the Vaporeon grinned again, nodding towards the Mudkip.
"My apologies."
With a small stretch, he raised up onto all fours. And then cocking his head, he peered between the two girls. "Seems they're ready to go.."
Indeed! Filled again with bubbly excitement, Vixxie gave Gillian's arm another tug and took that first step. Then another. And another. And another. Hopefully, she wasn't taking too fast or too large of a stride to drag the other girl along with her rather than walk side by side, but.
They were on their way! And Vixxie let out a giggle of her own at the sheer happiness she felt.
"Keep up Fufu, Tobuscus and Jayse! Don't fall behind." She turned her head quickly and cast a glance backwards, eying the lagging Charmander. He gave a quiet grumble and began following along behind them, falling in step beside Jayse and in front of Fufu. "Maybel, too!"
Vixxie had no idea how long it would take to get... anywhere in particular, let alone home to Sinnoh. She didn't know how many steps it would take to see another city, or a forest, or anything other than grass and flat land. She had no clue where they'd hit water, and how fast it would come up on their horizon. But that was just another part that added thrill to their adventure -- exploring the unknown. She had her Pokemon, enough supplies to last, and a friend to keep her company. That was all she needed to make the trip wonderful.
Heck, she'd only taken but a couple dozen steps and it already was wonderful. She couldn't imagine a better start to a journey!
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 8:15 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
Maybel nearly bounced around in excitement at the thought of finally setting off. But, like a serious traveler, she put on her Serious Traveler Face: eyes determined, mouth in a line and a steady walk. Nothing would get in her way now! Wherever they went, she would be the first one to see everything! Of course, her serious manner lasted only so long, and soon she was running around yapping her mouth. "Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!"
When she saw Gillian and Vixxie ahead without her at the front, she adopted a miffed expression and ran straight for the two trainers. She slipped in and out of their legs before moving ahead. With one backward look of triumph, she trotted ahead of the group a few feet. Satisfied that she was clearly the leader of the pack, Maybel happily began chatting away.
"So, so, so. . .I think we should go to Mossdeep City! Because, you know, it has the word 'moss' in it and that just screams 'water'! And I love water! But wait a second, we're going to Sinnoh, right? Sinnoh! Sinnoh! Sinnoh!" she chattered. "Well, how about Solaceon Town? I like that place a lot, a lot, a lot. Or, or, or. . .It doesn't really matter where we go. So. . .So let's just go where the road takes us! Yeah!" And with that, Maybel continued on to discuss the merits of fish flavored poketreats over other flavors.
Gillian laughed out loud at Maybel's silliness. The mudkip didn't even know where they were going and already she was insisting on 'leading' the group. She was a born adventurer that one. She stifled a giggle when Maybel tried to lead the group, but her indecision only made her stumble from one side to the other. In the end, she supposed that the little mudkip had given up and settled for simply leading the group. Like always.
"So which city sounds most interesting to go?" Gillian asked Vixxie. "Personally, I love Pastoria City, but I suppose it's because Maybel has taken me there more times than I can count. I swear, she doesn't have a map, but she always seems to know where marshes and swamps are. And I know you're originally from the Sinnoh region, but I never caught exactly where. Where is your hometown?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:26 pm
Maybel was adorable, wasn't she? Vixxie watched the little Mudkip fondly as she marched about ahead of them and couldn't help but think How cuuu~uuuute! with each step the Pokemon took.
There weren't too many things that Vixxie couldn't find the cute in. Perhaps a few random species of Pokemon (Geodude in particular; those things are the Anti-Cute!) and dark caves, she'd suppose, weren't all that cute either. Stains on her shirt.. insects in general... she'd met a boy once a long time ago that wasn't really very cute either--..
"Oh! I'm from Hearthome City," she answered, though her reply had probably been delayed by a rather.. awkward pause. Lost in her own head again, tsk tsk! "Have you ever been there?"
Such a lovely city. Just thinking about it made a spot somewhere in Vixxie's stomach twinge with homesickness. It had been an awfully long time since she'd been back to Hearthome, or in Sinnoh in general. The thought of being back there caused her strides to edge one or two notches faster.
"I couldn't tell you how many hours I spent at the Pokemon Fan Club," she went on, her eyes lighting up. "You've never seen so many cute Pokemon in one place! I met a girl there with a Togepi, he was the cuuuutest little thing... Pastoria is very pretty too, the Safari is awesome! But Hearthome is my favorite part of Sinnoh. Though the Gym Leader, her Pokemon give me the creeps!" And off again, her mouth went... rambling on and on as they walked.
Poor Gillian, having to listen to all that!
After they'd taken more than a few dozen steps, give or take, Jayse tipped his head and noticed Fufu was lagging behind. She was still a small thing, after all, and Cleffa in general weren't exactly known for having impressive speed.
So he moved, deftly, and swept behind the two Trainers. Then gave a nudge to Fufu's backside with the end of his muzzle. "Your legs tired yet, little one?"
Catching on rather quickly, Fufu turned right around and squealed in her own way. Excitedly, she climbed up across Jayse's nose, onto his head, over his fins, to sit upright and pleased with herself on the middle of his back.
Jayse was sure Tobuscus could keep up, though the Charmander too was a bit small for his species, so he left the fire-type Pokemon alone to walk behind Vixxie. And instead, Jayse slipped around Gillian's side to come up beside Maybel.
"If you get tired too," he said down to the Mudkip as he leaned his muzzle in close to her, "you can ride with Fufu, if you like."
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:37 pm
Gillian Verde ● Maybel
✰ ● ● ● ● →
[OOC: I believe we are overdue for a time skip!]
Gillian blinked once. Then twice. Then she had to stifle a giggle at the chatterbox Vixxie had turned out to be. Content to simply listen to her speak, Gillian strolled on. Of course, she smiled, laughed and mhmed all that Vixxie said. It wouldn't do if the conversation was one-sided, she reasoned.
"I think I might have passed through Hearthome City once or twice. I can't quite remember when. Though, I do remember taking a peek inside the Fan Club! Going there just makes me want to spoil my pokemon rotten," commented Gillian with a laugh.
With a deep and offended frown, Maybel petulantly declared, "I never get tired! Fatick is for Snorlaxes! No, wait. Fapeak? Facheek? Oh, what was the word...Fatigue! Yeah! That's right! Fatigue is for Snorlaxes! And that's that. I bet I can last longer than you! Wahaha!" She swished her tail from side to side in challenge. With a hop and skip and maybe a spin that was a tad too fast, Maybel showed off just how much energy she had to spare. And then she promptly spun right into a rock. And then she tripped. And then rolled and rolled a few feet into the bushes on the side of the road.
Miffed, Maybel struggled in the bushes to get out. Bushes were great for sniffing, she knew. But they were the worst cushions for anything, really. She huffed and puffed, rocking back and forth. "Off! Off! Off!" Maybel moaned. Snap! A branch that had kept her from escaping, suddenly wasn't an obstacle anymore and she tumbled out the same way she tumbled in.
"Aha! Bushes are no match for me me me!" Maybel exclaimed triumphantly. She turned back to the group. "Okay, then. Let's keep going!"
Before she knew it, the light from the sky had faded. The bird pokemon had stopped singing at some point and the bugs had come out to sing their songs. Moreover, the Pokecenter and the little village it sat in had long since disappeared from behind them.
Hours must have passed and she did begin to feel a put tuckered out. However, there were no towns coming up any time soon and she didn't know if there were any Pokecenters around to spend the night at. No shelter would mean...
"Camping!" blurted Gillian.
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Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:37 pm
When Jayse spoke up again, there was amusement in his voice. He certainly hadn't meant to offend the Mudkip, but the fact that she never suffered from facheek had struck quite a chord with him!
"We'll see about that," he replied amicably. "We've a long way to go, I'm sure. The offer still stands if you change your min--.."
"Whoa!" Tobuscus darted out from beside Vixxie's leg and charged on ahead, following the ever-swaying beacon of Jayse's tail. And when he came up and around the Vaporeon, it was just in time to see Maybel... take a bit of a tumble.
He was positively tickled by the sight, watching the Mudkip thrash about within the confines of branches and brush. It seemed Maybel was rather adept at comic relief, hmm?
"Yeah, you gotta watch out for those bushes. They really sneak up on you out of nowhere!"
When Vixxie latched onto a subject she found interesting enough to talk about (nonstop!), time seemed to just fly right by. She hadn't felt the hours as they ticked past, and her attention had been so caught up on thinking about home that when Gillian announced abruptly that they should camp... Vixxie was taken by surprise.
"Camping?"
Craning her head skywards, the pink-haired Trainer peered up through the tree branches. The sun was gradually dimming; evening was setting in. Perhaps being somewhat clueless most of the time had its disadvantages, but. There was definitely a plus side -- the trip would go much faster if she didn't notice how far they walked!
"Yes, yes! Totally. I suppose we should find somewhere to spend the night. I'm not sure where we are..." And that meant, she hadn't an idea of what sorts of wild Pokemon could be roaming around once night fell. "..I think you've got the right idea."
There was brush all around them -- bushes, trees, grass, a few rocks here and there. No caves to duck into, which was probably a good thing since creepy Pokemon often clamored inside caves. Out in the open, under the stars, seemed to be the best bet.
Tugging on the bag at her shoulder, she pulled it over to her front. Then flipping it open, she rummaged around through the contents.
"I didn't bring a tent..." Well durrh, Vixxie. A tent wouldn't have fit in there, anyway! "But I think we'll be okay, don't you? Tobuscus can start us a campfire, though!" Oh, and! "Shame I didn't pack any marshmallows," she added, with a giggle. "D'you think Poketreats would taste good roasted over an open fire?"
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