[ It's not too long before Kaiba arrives, bundled in a navy hat, scarf, and gloves alongside his long silver coat and turtleneck. It doesn't match, but he bought his cold weather gear in a hurry.
Selene the Sylveon is tagging along with him, wearing a snug blue hat and booties. She hurries inside and rushes straight over to Kisara and the small Pokémon, humming a greeting. Her trainer follows, a little more cautiously. ]
Mm. It's good to finally see you. I would've brought one of my dragons, but they're all too big to fit in here. Selene's actually said to be a vicious dragon slayer, but she won't hurt you.
[Luckily she seems warm enough, having managed to pick up a few things here and there on her travels. Which is... far better than she was doing before, anyway. The sylveon gets a squeak of surprise as she rushes over, but the surprise subsides into a smile instead. She's adorable, that's for certain.
The growlithe and vulpix are looking up from their puddle, both seeming to yawn and stretch in sync with one another. Sadiki isn't too far from them, merely dipping his head in his own greeting before plopping himself next to his trainer. If Kaiba's paying attention, there's also a nidorino and nidorina nearby that are watching warily and a gastly hovering not too far behind Kisara.]
It certainly took long enough, didn't it? [Her tone is nothing but friendly, pausing on the words about Selene being a dragon slayer. Her hand moves to cover a laugh before she speaks again.]
Well, good thing I'm not a dragon right now, isn't it? Not that it seems I'd be able to be even if I wanted to right now. [It's still so... odd to her, feeling as if everything is locked behind a chained door that she can't have access to. But that's neither here nor there.] I'm glad you decided to stay somewhere warm for a little bit so I wouldn't have to stay concerned.
[ Selene trills happily, affectionately waving her ribbons around in greeting. She nuzzles up to Kisara for a brief moment, then prances about to look at all the gathered Pokémon. Kaiba sits near Harara and Thaelab, looking at them with a thoughtful expression...and eventually his gaze drifts over to the rest. ]
You have quite the team already. And they all chose to join you...mm, there's a chance you set a record. How's your travel going?
[The poison pair seem more keen to not be messed with as they're both finding the nearest thing to put their backs up against. It's fine, they're fine.]
Enough to where I can't have them all with me at once. [Which is terrible to her, if she had to be honest, but that's a problem she'll find some way to figure out later.
She hums briefly in thought. A record? Really, she doesn't think it's anything...]
The spirit ball behind me, I do not recall where she came from. The pair that seem... uncomfortable, they had needed help and it ended up with them coming with me. The fox, though, I suppose he saw how cold I was and refused to leave my side. [Said vulpix is looking up from his spot and just padding over to her to flop against her side that doesn't have Sadiki guarding it while the growlithe is just rolling onto his back instead.
That's hard. Now that I'm in town I can rotate them every day if I want to...I just can't fit them all in our apartment.
[ He nods to the Gastly, then the pair in the corner...and oh, the Vulpix is cute. The Growlithe is cute too. ]
Marik has a ghost like her. His evolved into a Gengar now, and he's the most destructive prankster of the group...but Pokémon from the same species can have different personalities.
[ He crouches near Harara and tentatively offers a hand to sniff...no sudden movements, not when he's flopped over like this. His other hand reaches for a small bag from MooMoo Farms that he passes to Kisara. ]
I bought some treats on the way home, I thought your team might like them. They're made with MooMoo Milk.
[She has no real idea what an apartment is, but she can take a guess the context there.]
I wonder how possible it would be to get more open space... [That's a problem for Future Her, once she figures out how to make proper money here. Which is coming, sooner rather than later.]
Oh, he does? So far Zil has been pretty... mild, though from time to time I swear something happens that can only be explained by her doing. [Said gastly is just silently laughing in the background, it's absolutely her.
Harara is just watching him like a doofus while remaining on his back, though he'll sniff at that hand before rolling back over. He's, nicely, letting Kaiba hand off that bag to Kisara before trying to tackle him with his tail wagging. This is a puppy, sir, what did you expect.]
MooMoo Milk? I'm sure it'll go over well with the-[Oh, that's about when Harara pounces and she's squeaking in surprise, oops.] Harara, that's enough! [Excuse her while she slips back into her native tongue despite the translator, sorry, Kaiba. Said dog is also not really listening.]
Ghost Pokémon can be like that on their quest to have fun. They're often misunderstood, Marik taught me that.
[ Whoa, that's an eager puppy! Kaiba catches him as he falls back, struggling to get a hold on the squirming puppy in his lap. He manages to find a rhythm to pet the dog, laughing lightly. ]
I do wonder why she picked me to follow around... [It's probably fine.
He is the most eager of puppies and will just keep squirming around until Kaiba finally figures out the petting routine and is mostly chilling out. Only enough to where it's his tail that's wagging and ten million miles an hour instead of his entire body.
Kisara's rubbing at her face in turn, okay, okay this is fine. It could be a lot worse and at least he's laughing about it.]
Yes. I assume because he's... pretty much a puppy, but I also don't know if that applies here. [Since eggs. And pokemon. And all that nonsense.]
[ He's sweet. Kaiba resigns himself to being licked to death, and it's...not so bad. This puppy had been in the egg he'd sent...and now he was safely hatched, and protecting his trainer. All was well. ]
Young Pokémon are usually hyper like any other child. Most settle down when they evolve, but sometimes they can develop an attitude problem. But it's all in how you raise them.
[ He looks over at the wary duo and nods. ]
King went through a moody teenager phase in his second evolution, actually, but he's the team caretaker now. And Selene here likes to help him out.
[ The Sylveon, ever the happy peace-loving creature, is sniffing around curiously and radiating her calming aura. ]
[He's doing a rather good job of it, if the fact that he's ignoring his trainer to lick every part of Kaiba he can get to is any indication. But he's still young and at least not the only protection/fire type she has access to at this point.]
Mm, I suppose that makes sense... He still has quite a way to go, but I have no doubt he'll eventually mature and become a lovely protector. [Even if she has her doubts currently, there's hardly a mean bone in her body, so him developing an attitude problem is highly unlikely at this point.
The duo in turn have at least mostly moved away from where they were to instead tuck themselves behind Kisara, still eyeing Kaiba warily.]
Really...? [She wouldn't have guessed that by what she'd seen of King, but she's reaching a hand out to scratch behind the nidorina's ear in particular as she's the closest one and it seems the nidorino isn't particularly fussed by being ignored in the action.]
I'm hoping these two become less wary of people, but I... have a feeling it's going to take some time. They're absolutely lovely to me, but... [Everyone else is the problem. As he's probably already noticing.]
It would make sense that they have as much personality as a person can have and I'm well aware of the differences between how people can be. [For... better or for worse, but she knows she doesn't have to say that aloud at this point. It's all been obvious and laid bare from what she can remember or has heard from others.
It's fine, he'll survive. Since Harara's at least chilling out somewhat to make himself comfortable on Kaiba's lap instead.]
I don't see why not, if that's one of the things people do here. From what I've heard and read so far, it doesn't seem like what breeding I've heard about is like. [Which is a lot better that it not be, if she were perfectly honest. Some of that was a little questionable in her book and if the Pokemon wanted to do it, then who's she to stop them?]
Though I think I might have an idea of something else to work with, as well, if it can be obtained here. Might... be a little hard given the growing conditions for it, but you never know.
[He's a happy wiggly boy and will take his pets, thank you very much.]
Temperate? [Look, some words she's not familiar with here, Kaiba.] Oh! Well, with how many, ah, canines I seem to be obtaining, it reminded me of something that I would see in the desert sometimes. There would be people racing or hunting with hounds and would use a henna paste to protect them from the conditions and for dying, if they were a light enough color. But given how much the Pokemon seem to battle, I don't see why it wouldn't be a good idea to try and mitigate as much damage as possible to them after.
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I live in an apartment nearby. May I stop by and meet them?
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Absolutely! I did pick up quite a few new additions, all without battling, still.
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[ It's not too long before Kaiba arrives, bundled in a navy hat, scarf, and gloves alongside his long silver coat and turtleneck. It doesn't match, but he bought his cold weather gear in a hurry.
Selene the Sylveon is tagging along with him, wearing a snug blue hat and booties. She hurries inside and rushes straight over to Kisara and the small Pokémon, humming a greeting. Her trainer follows, a little more cautiously. ]
Mm. It's good to finally see you. I would've brought one of my dragons, but they're all too big to fit in here. Selene's actually said to be a vicious dragon slayer, but she won't hurt you.
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The growlithe and vulpix are looking up from their puddle, both seeming to yawn and stretch in sync with one another. Sadiki isn't too far from them, merely dipping his head in his own greeting before plopping himself next to his trainer. If Kaiba's paying attention, there's also a nidorino and nidorina nearby that are watching warily and a gastly hovering not too far behind Kisara.]
It certainly took long enough, didn't it? [Her tone is nothing but friendly, pausing on the words about Selene being a dragon slayer. Her hand moves to cover a laugh before she speaks again.]
Well, good thing I'm not a dragon right now, isn't it? Not that it seems I'd be able to be even if I wanted to right now. [It's still so... odd to her, feeling as if everything is locked behind a chained door that she can't have access to. But that's neither here nor there.] I'm glad you decided to stay somewhere warm for a little bit so I wouldn't have to stay concerned.
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You have quite the team already. And they all chose to join you...mm, there's a chance you set a record. How's your travel going?
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Enough to where I can't have them all with me at once. [Which is terrible to her, if she had to be honest, but that's a problem she'll find some way to figure out later.
She hums briefly in thought. A record? Really, she doesn't think it's anything...]
The spirit ball behind me, I do not recall where she came from. The pair that seem... uncomfortable, they had needed help and it ended up with them coming with me. The fox, though, I suppose he saw how cold I was and refused to leave my side. [Said vulpix is looking up from his spot and just padding over to her to flop against her side that doesn't have Sadiki guarding it while the growlithe is just rolling onto his back instead.
It's fine, they're just like this.]
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[ He nods to the Gastly, then the pair in the corner...and oh, the Vulpix is cute. The Growlithe is cute too. ]
Marik has a ghost like her. His evolved into a Gengar now, and he's the most destructive prankster of the group...but Pokémon from the same species can have different personalities.
[ He crouches near Harara and tentatively offers a hand to sniff...no sudden movements, not when he's flopped over like this. His other hand reaches for a small bag from MooMoo Farms that he passes to Kisara. ]
I bought some treats on the way home, I thought your team might like them. They're made with MooMoo Milk.
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I wonder how possible it would be to get more open space... [That's a problem for Future Her, once she figures out how to make proper money here. Which is coming, sooner rather than later.]
Oh, he does? So far Zil has been pretty... mild, though from time to time I swear something happens that can only be explained by her doing. [Said gastly is just silently laughing in the background, it's absolutely her.
Harara is just watching him like a doofus while remaining on his back, though he'll sniff at that hand before rolling back over. He's, nicely, letting Kaiba hand off that bag to Kisara before trying to tackle him with his tail wagging. This is a puppy, sir, what did you expect.]
MooMoo Milk? I'm sure it'll go over well with the-[Oh, that's about when Harara pounces and she's squeaking in surprise, oops.] Harara, that's enough! [Excuse her while she slips back into her native tongue despite the translator, sorry, Kaiba. Said dog is also not really listening.]
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[ Whoa, that's an eager puppy! Kaiba catches him as he falls back, struggling to get a hold on the squirming puppy in his lap. He manages to find a rhythm to pet the dog, laughing lightly. ]
Is he always like this?
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He is the most eager of puppies and will just keep squirming around until Kaiba finally figures out the petting routine and is mostly chilling out. Only enough to where it's his tail that's wagging and ten million miles an hour instead of his entire body.
Kisara's rubbing at her face in turn, okay, okay this is fine. It could be a lot worse and at least he's laughing about it.]
Yes. I assume because he's... pretty much a puppy, but I also don't know if that applies here. [Since eggs. And pokemon. And all that nonsense.]
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Young Pokémon are usually hyper like any other child. Most settle down when they evolve, but sometimes they can develop an attitude problem. But it's all in how you raise them.
[ He looks over at the wary duo and nods. ]
King went through a moody teenager phase in his second evolution, actually, but he's the team caretaker now. And Selene here likes to help him out.
[ The Sylveon, ever the happy peace-loving creature, is sniffing around curiously and radiating her calming aura. ]
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Mm, I suppose that makes sense... He still has quite a way to go, but I have no doubt he'll eventually mature and become a lovely protector. [Even if she has her doubts currently, there's hardly a mean bone in her body, so him developing an attitude problem is highly unlikely at this point.
The duo in turn have at least mostly moved away from where they were to instead tuck themselves behind Kisara, still eyeing Kaiba warily.]
Really...? [She wouldn't have guessed that by what she'd seen of King, but she's reaching a hand out to scratch behind the nidorina's ear in particular as she's the closest one and it seems the nidorino isn't particularly fussed by being ignored in the action.]
I'm hoping these two become less wary of people, but I... have a feeling it's going to take some time. They're absolutely lovely to me, but... [Everyone else is the problem. As he's probably already noticing.]
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[ Selene trills happily and nuzzles up behind him. He's just...getting lovingly attacked to death now. ]
Were you still interested in breeding?
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It's fine, he'll survive. Since Harara's at least chilling out somewhat to make himself comfortable on Kaiba's lap instead.]
I don't see why not, if that's one of the things people do here. From what I've heard and read so far, it doesn't seem like what breeding I've heard about is like. [Which is a lot better that it not be, if she were perfectly honest. Some of that was a little questionable in her book and if the Pokemon wanted to do it, then who's she to stop them?]
Though I think I might have an idea of something else to work with, as well, if it can be obtained here. Might... be a little hard given the growing conditions for it, but you never know.
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...mm, growing in winter is hard, but there's a temperate climate on the Sevii Islands if you want to try there. What were you planning on growing?
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Temperate? [Look, some words she's not familiar with here, Kaiba.] Oh! Well, with how many, ah, canines I seem to be obtaining, it reminded me of something that I would see in the desert sometimes. There would be people racing or hunting with hounds and would use a henna paste to protect them from the conditions and for dying, if they were a light enough color. But given how much the Pokemon seem to battle, I don't see why it wouldn't be a good idea to try and mitigate as much damage as possible to them after.