Having finally settled into her surroundings in Treasure Town, Thassa had decided to find her way to the nearby Allure Town which she'd heard so much about in the last day or so. And what a town! Of course, the young ekans still marveled at civilization; at the way these strange pokèmon from all over came together and... built this place. It warmed her inside, and at the same time, was a little intimidating - she was easily underfoot around some of the bigger pokèmon, despite her size, and she quickly learned to stick to the grass and stay off the beaten path. She was... hungry, of course, as she found herself more and more often nowadays as she continued to grow. Her first encounter had been with Bob and Ed - a zweilous whom she immediately decided were both handsome and charming. They reminded her of her father, and of herself - the scruffy fur on her neck matched his own, after all! Though perhaps more adept than most in the handling of a two-headed conversation, she was unable to haggle him out of even a few berries to ease her hunger. 


She lay coiled now in the shade of a great magnolia outside of Arnold's Guild, watching the coming and going of so many new and alien pokèmon, but her thoughts were elsewhere - dwelling on the taste of Ed and Bob's scent, whom still clung to the roof of her mouth like a musk. And in time the gnawing hunger returned, and she thought of the strange chikorita she'd met earlier that day on the road to Allure. She couldn't quite recall his name, nor did she know where he'd gone. He'd only wet her appetite, giving her an apple, and now she craved REAL food - but she knew she would have to wait, and resigned herself to so doing. Perhaps on the way back to Treasure Town, she would take a detour... 

Pokè. She'd quickly learned that she couldn't get anywhere in this town without it - Treasure Town, either. She'd never handled a coin in her entire life; the concept, the value of money, was a little slippery for the young ekans. She'd lived in the plains, after all, isolated and kept on a pretty short leash. But now, she would have to learn. This was her line of thought as she slowly began to fall asleep... 

And then came a booming voice; an eager and excited titan out front of the Guild. She was greeted with a summarily bizarre scene when she wormed her way free of the magnolia. Overcome by curiosity, forgetting her prior worries, Thassa slithered down the hill - showing herself to the group, although she kept a distance of several yards in case of hostile reception. There, in front of the combined group, the somewhat unusual ekans stood (for lack of a better word)... watching them with bright red eyes, slipping a quiet and uncertain hiss of curiosity.
[b]"...Why is that one in a bucket?"[/b] Her first question is a simple one, as her gaze comes to rest on Josh.