Poking Around

[Pretty♥Monster]

Karen didn't like walking. Especially not as far as she had today. She had, reluctantly, trudged from her hometown all the way to the Lab, and then she would be expected to walk all over to get those stupid badges. Grunting, Karen kicked up a cloud of dust with her foot. The road she was walking on was dirt, well worn from the feet of hundreds who had walked before her for the same reason as she was.

In the distance, she could see the outlines of Pine Village against the sky. It shouldn't be much farther now, but she still wasn't happy. Her feet were sore and her thighs flared in a dull throb every time she took a step. A fine sheen of sweat was starting to form on her brow, and her breathing was beginning to become labored.

"Makes me wish I had worked out more......"

Her voice was small and weak, so it seemed like she was talking to herself. And, she may have well been. Malik, her Daemon, was curled up in her, currently empty, backpack. He could care less if she was tired or not, and he wasn't the most talkative Meowth out there even if she did. However, it might have been easier on her if she didn't have to carry his dead weight around.....

Karen pondered this. While she did, her left hand went up to her head, and she began to twirl a few strands of her short red hair around her finger. Her thoughts strayed after a few minutes, and caused her to wonder about her eviction. Was she really that lazy?

...... Yes. Yes she was.

It was about this time that her foot struck a step. But not just any step, it was the Laboratories step. The sudden contact jostled her, making her lose her balance. She almost fell, but managed to catch herself and stand up straight. She doubted that she had been thinking for that long, but stranger things had happened and the proof was in the fact she was here. In a sort of renowned silence, Karen hopped up the steps and knocked on the door.

[Rin]

The Professor had collapsed on the couch in the reception area wearily, his hands stained with small ink splatter marks. Having finished the day’s notes and observations, he had curled up with a good fiction (he did, after all, enjoy children’s novels every so often). A coordinator and a splendid-looking Meganium were depicted on the front cover. Professor Pine was a fairly quick reader, so he was just getting to the antagonist’s final Contest with her trusty Meganium starter and Gallade dæmon when Karen’s knocks sounded on the door. Telepa, his own dæmon, hooted softly, ~Pine, someone at the door,~ but the Professor had already heard. Casting a slightly regretful look at the book, he stashed it away on a nearby bookshelf so it wouldn’t get damaged and strode to the door with a bit of a skip in his step. He had been waiting for a new shipment of Berries, and he was eager to see their healing effects on the Pokemon. Or perhaps it would be a new Trainer—just as good!

Opening the door, he beamed happily down at the girl standing there. A new Trainer, then. Keeping the door open in welcome, Professor Pine said, “Hello, welcome to Pine Labs! I’m Professor Pine, and this is my dæmon, Telepa.” Telepa landed on his shoulder as he introduced her, nipping her human’s ear affectionately. ”Yow! What was that for?” he exclaimed, giving her a gentle flick on the wing. Telepa chuckled a little, turning to the human and saying, ~If you’re here for your starter, you’re at the right place~ hoping that the girl’s dæmon would translate.

[Pretty♥Monster]

Karen stood silently as, who she assumed to be, the Professor opened the door. He had a broad smile on his face, that is, until his Daemon landed on his shoulder and nibbled on his ear. But even then he was smiling, in a playful way. She could tell he enjoyed his job, and that he had a very close bond with his Daemon. Which was more than she could say....

She was at a loss when Telepa spoke to her. She couldn't talk to Pokemon directly, and she had no skills with deciphering what their chatter meant. To her, all that she could get from the Noctowl was that she was excited. Her hoots and chirps were lost on the dense girl. And Malik was no help, the lazy fur ball. He was probably all warm and cozy in her pack asleep while she had to deal with all of the awkwardness of getting a Pokemon....

~"She said this is where you get Starters at."~

The Meowth poked his head out of the backpack and flicked his ear. He looked groggy, like he still wanted to be asleep, and his eyes were glazed over in boredom. What a fine example of a Daemon..... But Karen guessed that she was luck he was awake. At least for the moment.

"Oh! Hi! My name is Karen, and this is Mailk. And yes, I'm here for my Starter, please."

A bit old to be starting a journey? Perhaps, but there was nothing she could do about it. No the important question was, what Pokemon should she ask for as a Starter? She hadn't put any thought into the subject, and its not like she knew any Pokemon, other than a Meowth or her parents Daemons....

"Ehhehe.... Speaking of which..... Could I see some of the Pokemon you have to offer?"

She forced a smile and Malik rolled his eyes and pulled his head back inside of the backpack. Honestly, he didn't know about the girl sometimes....

{{I would like a Wynaut, if I could have one. I think I can get a Shiny one, but I would like to turn it down. And if I'm not... well, no loss there, I guess.}}

[Rin]

Ooc:// Yeah, you’d be able to ask for a shiny Wynaut, no worries (even if you just want to reject it).

Ic:// Nodding at Malik in greeting before he disappeared back into the bag, Pine gestured the two inside the lab with the door still open, rubbing his chin as he thought. ”Well, Karen, I have many Pokemon here—too many to line up. Do you have any idea of what Pokemon you want? Or perhaps, what type of Pokemon you want? You know, like a fire-type or a grass-type or maybe a fluffy Pokemon or a fierce one? An eccentric one, maybe?” Telepa stayed on his shoulder, swaying to keep balance. She ruffled her wings every so often, although she kept silent to let Pine do the rest of the talking. ”Or maybe do you have a certain career in mind, Trainer, Breeder—“ he thought back to the book he had just been reading, ”or Coordinator, even?”

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[Pretty♥Monster]

"Um... well.... I'm a Trainer.... I think......"

Karen laughed nervously, but inwardly she was crying. Pokemon had Types? And they could be cute? She didn't think they were very cute, but whatever floated other peoples boats. Fake smile still plastered on her face, she walked inside, closing the door behind her.

The red haired girl wracked her brain for the information she needed. She must have know some Types at one point. But what would that be... what would that be..... Karen smiled and snapped her fingers, then looked at Professor Pine.

"May I have a cute one? And maybe the... Psychic Type?"

She faltered a bit with the last few words. She wasn't really confident that was an actual Type, but something she had just come up with off the top of her head. Her backpack moved and Malik jumped out. He landed on his feet and stretched, then began to to groom himself. He gave a sideways glance to Karen, then mumbled ~"Idiot..."~ under his breath.

[Rin]

Nodding, the Professor watched Karen as she spoke anxiously. He was used to dealing with nervous people here for their first Pokemon, so he didn’t find it strange at all. The scarlet-haired girl seemed to be searching for something in her mind, and so to give her privacy and time to think, he strolled a little ways away, rearranging books on the wall while Telepa left his shoulder, flying to a nearby perch and closing her eyes comfortably, also used to the procedure. It was only about a minute before Pine heard her snap her fingers; he turned around to meet her eyes. ”Psychic and cute, huh? We’ve got a few of those. Some of the evolutions aren’t really on the cute side though, I’ve got to warn you.” He disappeared behind the bookshelves, and Karen would be able to hear the sound of rummaging as he rifled through drawers, looking for Pokeballs. After several moments, he came back into the reception area, hands full of Pokeballs, and released the Pokemon in flashes of bright red light. He also had a book of Psychic Pokemon which listed and showed pictures of the Pokemon as well as their evolutions, and he offered this to Karen.



Quite a lot of Pokemon suddenly found themselves on the lab floor. The Abra, Natu, one of the Wynauts, and the Spoink all shimmered strangely in the light—one could only assume that they were shinies. The Abra seemed to be fairly shy but at the same time a loner, for it crawled to a corner, watching all the others with its tail wrapped around itself apprehensively. The Girafarig was fairly meek as well, extending its neck towards Karen and then twisting away, even though its tail snapped savagely at the Shiny Wynaut, who growled playfully back and began to taunt the Girafarig’s angry tail. The shiny Natu curiously hopped up to Malik, chirruping, and the shiny Spoink bounced around, full of energy, knocking a few books off the shelves that Pine had been fixing up minutes before. Like the Shiny Wynaut, Mime Jr appeared to be fairly whimsical and playful, spinning around the floor happily squealing, ~Mime, Mime, Mime Jr!~ The normal-colored Wynaut seemed amused by all of this chatter around it, slinking to the side of the group to observe what was happening, giggling to itself as it watched Karen and the rest of the Pokemon. Finally, the Ralts seemed interested in conversing with the other Pokemon and Karen, but seemed to be troubled by the sudden crowd of emotions around it and stumbled towards Karen for protection, whimpering.

[Pretty♥Monster]

Karen watched the Pokemon before her. She really had no idea. They all seemed cute..... in a way. She glanced down at the book the Professor had given her, then back to the Pokemon. The Abra was out. Its evolutions were just to.... ugly. The Natu was cute, but judging from the way Malik was looking at it, she was afraid he would try and eat it. The Spoink was much to bouncy, and Girafarig was much to savage. Or its tail was anyway. The Mime Jr. seemed like it would end up being a prankster, and that was something she wasn't into. As for the Ralts, it was to meek for her tastes.

In truth, none of the Pokemon really appealed to her. But then again, she didn't like Pokemon, so it wasn't their, or Pine's, fault. She was just to picky. But then again, what about the Wynauts? She looked over then both, trying to decide which would be the best for her. They were both very cute, and one of them was rare. The pink one was growling at the Girafarig's tail, and the blue one was watching the others...... Karen smiled and walked over to the normal Wynaut and pointed to it, then she patted it on the head.

"Professor, I want this one- This blue Wynaut."

[Rin]

The Professor watched the Pokemon frolic around, a light smile on his face, enjoying himself as he watched them enjoying themselves. Telepa, on the other hand, watched Karen choose, noting how she looked in the book first. In the end, the red-haired girl walked over to the blue Wynaut, the normal-colored one, that was snickering to itself as it watched the rest of the Pokemon growl, snap, and nuzzle at each other. It looked up as she patted it on the head, making a face and shaking itself a little before bumping her hand with the protrusion on its head, a bit curious and a bit challenging at the same time. ”That one’s your choice? Great; Wynauts aren’t usually picked, so it’s nice to see someone finally pick him up,” Professor Pine said, recalling the rest of the Pokemon one by one.

”I’ll need to get the bag with all the starter items and Wynaut’s Pokeball, then you’re all set,” he told Karen, returning back behind the bookshelves in to the rear area of the lab. Several clacking noises sounded as he deposited the unchosen Pokeballs back where they were supposed to go and he retrieved the necessary items to pack into the starter sack, which he gave to Karen when he emerged. He also called back Wynaut and placed the baby Pokemon’s ball in Karen’s hand. ”That’s that! Take care and good luck on your journey!” he called, opening the door for them to leave, Telepa hooting a farewell.


Name:
Species: Wynaut
Gender:
Level: 5
Ability: Shadow Tag - The opponent may not run nor switch Pokemon. If they try to, they will be trapped. Note that Pokemon can still switch by way of Baton Pass.
Attacks: Splash, Charm, Encore
Personality:


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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b] Wynaut
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Level:[/b] 5
[b]Ability:[/b] Shadow Tag - [i]The opponent may not run nor switch Pokemon. If they try to, they will be trapped. Note that Pokemon can still switch by way of Baton Pass.[/i]
[b]Attacks:[/b] Splash, Charm, Encore
[b]Personality:[/b]



Pokeball x 10


Potion x 6


Antidote x 4


Burn Heal x 4


Ice Heal x 4


Awakening x 4


Paralyze Heal x 4


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[b]Pokeball[/b] [i]x 10[/i]

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[b]Potion[/b] [i]x 6[/i]

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[b]Antidote[/b] [i]x 4[/i]

[img]http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/rsitem015.png[/img]
[b]Burn Heal[/b] [i]x 4[/i]

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[b]Ice Heal[/b] [i]x 4[/i]

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[b]Awakening[/b] [i]x 4[/i]

[img]http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/rsitem018.png[/img]
[b]Paralyze Heal[/b] [i]x 4[/i]

You may now proceed to Route One.

Ooc:// Wynaut doesn’t learn any egg moves, and it doesn’t have any damaging moves either, so at the moment I’m not sure how you’re going to battle. Birdy, any thoughts?

[Pretty♥Monster]

ooc::// It learns Counter, Mirror Coat, and Destiny Bond at level fifteen. (It also evolves, but Wobbuffet is ugly, so no to that >.<') I was going to use a training thread to get it up that high, and then test it out. I also have a Mawile that I got from the Giveaway, so that should help it level up some. Hopefully. ^_^' Also, the Pokeball and item at the end is just the Mawile and Bullet Seed I got from the Giveaway. I figured it would be easier for her to find it that way, but I can change it if you need me too.

in:://

Karen smiled at the Professor and put the Pokeball into her pocket. She accepted the items from him, dumping them into the larger of the pouches in her pack. She could sort them later. Malik growled at her and shook his head. The small, blue fish charm on his collar jingled when he did.

"Thank you Professor. I'll try and take good care of him."

Only because I have too. She decided to leave that part out. It was for the best, really. He might take away the Wynaut, and then what would she do to get back home? Have to steal one or something, and that wouldn't be good for anyone.....

Waving to the man and his Daemon, she turned around and began to leave. She had manged to get outside the door, had said her final goodbyes, and then shut the door behind her when she tripped. But it wasn't just that she tripped from clumsiness, she had tripped over a small box. The box had tipped over and a green disk along with a Pokeball and a note fell out. She picked up the note and read it.

Free to a good home.

She looked at the Pokeball as she got up. "Whadda ya' think, Malik?" The Meowth grunted and batted it around with his paw, then answered. ~"Keep it. It is free after all, and the Professor probably has enough mouths to feed."~ Karen shrugged and picked up the Pokeball, putting it in the same pocket with her Wynaut. She the picked up the disk and put in in her pack, thinking it to be of some use.

Shrugging slightly, she hopped down the few steps and began to make her way to Route One.