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[fairycircle]

There's got to be a flashlight in here somewhere...

[There's a soft, light voice coming from offscreen, pointing off into the water with scenery familiar to most beginners; just outside Mom's house, and the lights are off and that door looks quite locked. The user of this gear was patting around, rummaging through a heavy sounding bag, but... something in the darkness moves.

The rustling of plastic on grass is out of place enough to startle the voice, because there's a squeak.]

Is someone there? Hello?

[Nothing but more rustling, and it's weirding the girl out. Picking up the gear and finally flicking on the flashlight that was found, there's a brief picture of her face finally, but something is leaping off screen and making her scream sharply, dropping the gear.]

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[fairycircle]

Aren't Pokemon supposed to be cute? [Holding her nose when she turns the gear back.] It smells awful..

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[bellyshirt]

Just talk to it, you wuss. It might keep its distance if you just bothered to ask.

[Stop acting like you're the Pokemon Whisperer, Luke...]

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[fairycircle]

I'm not a wuss! I don't know who it belongs to though, because it can't be mine! [Don't worry, she's still in denial that it's hers.]

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[bellyshirt]

You're in a tree!

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[fairycircle]

I don't want it hugging me when it smells so bad!

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[bellyshirt]

At least all it wants to do is hug you...

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[fairycircle]

That doesn't make it better! I mean, if it was trying to hurt me, at least I could fight back, but I don't want to hurt it if that's all it's trying to do!

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[bellyshirt]

So what? You're just gonna stay up in the tree forever?

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[fairycircle]

Until it finds someone else to hug.

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[bellyshirt]

...you're gonna be up there a while, lady.

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[fairycircle]

I'm patient! Plus, if it's really harmless and just stinks, I wouldn't want to really hurt it.

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[bellyshirt]

[--Idea!]

Why don't you just put it back in its ball?

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[fairycircle]

Its what? [At least she's got her bag up here with her. Shaking her head though!] That only works if it's mine, doesn't it? [SHE CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE SOMETHING SO STINKY...]

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[bellyshirt]

Look, the only other thing that could happen is, your pokemon comes out to fight it off. So just do it already, sheesh.

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[fairycircle]

[Mmph mph mhph okay fine. Digging into her bag to find that ball again.. she pulls it out and situates herself to be less likely to fall, and points it. ... How is she supposed to do this again? Just throw it maybe?

Pressing the button on the ball makes it expand, and pressing it again is what does the trick; red light shoots out and the Trubbish returns! Only to make Cheria look absolutely horrified.]

It shouldn't be mine!

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[bellyshirt]

Then throw it out.

[He's serious.]

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[fairycircle]

[She opens her mouth to say she can't, but pauses and closes it, looking at the ball. The words somewhat hit a little deeper than they should, and she simply puts it in her bag with a very quiet sigh.]

.. No, I can't just abandon it, as much as I.. can't handle something quite like it.

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[bellyshirt]

[Eyeroll. UGH WOMEN, JUST MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MINDS ALREADY]

I thought you didn't want it!

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[fairycircle]

I don't, but I know how much it hurts to be left alone like that. I'll... get used to it, I'm sure. [Just not that stink. Wondering if she can make it take a bath..]

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[bellyshirt]

[No comment about 'being left alone' because...it's Luke, nocurr.]

[Think of it as Pascal, Cheria! CHALLENGE.]

So you can get down from the tree now.

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[fairycircle]

Yes, I can get down from the tree now. [Somewhat shifting to do so, she pauses. Oh, thank you for speaking with me! It did help me figure out what to do with my .. creature here. [Even if you are kind of rood.]

My name is Cheria Barnes, what's yours?

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[bellyshirt]

[Only kind of?]

Luke fon Fabre.

[PS. damn gurl dem legs, yes he is going to be watching you get down now, don't mind him. It's not that obvious through the video feed anyway.]

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[fairycircle]

[She's being nice and giving leeway.] It's nice to meet you, Luke. [Cheria can finally give a smile, and brb gonna make her way down..]

So, how long have you been here? [ENJOY DEM LEGS only just kidding, since the feed is pointed back to her face.]

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[bellyshirt]

Um.

[Thinking...]

About two or three weeks now. [A beat. This was something someone told him, and at first he was skeptical, but now...] It's not a bad place.

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[fairycircle]

You're pretty new yourself then. Yeah, it doesn't look like a bad place at all! [Other than trash bags.] The idea to just go around and collect the little monsters doesn't seem so hard. [BUT CHERIA, THERE'S A CATCH. There's 649.]