Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
As Wye departed down the hall, the wild haired teen turned and waved after him. "It was good meeting you Wye. See ya!" Devon sighed, then turned back to his own two Pokémon and smiled at them. "Well, guess we should go grab a room and head to bed too huh? Missy, Nasir, you ok with packing in early tonight?"

The Mismagius before the boy looked to her left and right a moment, before turning her head to stare back and the boy and nod. <I am fine with whatever you wish Devon. Though I'm not exactly tired, early rest would be useful for the upcoming day.>

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Everyone seemed to be heading off to bed, which was strange to Brent. He was used to the time around here, but most of them weren't he guessed, considering they all came from different time zones. He shrugged. "Might as well, I guess after the day we had, it'll be nice to get some rest." He said, stretching his arms as he moved around in his seat, not yet standing up. Michael nodded. "Yeah, I'm still pretty jet lagged, plus we're heading out early tomorrow, hopefully. So, I guess I'll see you all later. Come on guys." He said, waving goodbye and waving his Pokemon on.

Glameow gave a bow. <Until we meet again, my friends.> She said, turning to follow Michael. Turtwig rolled his eyes. <Yeah, we'll see ya later guys!> He said, following suit.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

After talking a bit more, the two decided not to reveal what they had talked about to the others, as not to cause panic among the trainers there. They soon returned to the main room, seeing the group had somewhat dispersed. Lily slightly waved as Michael walked by to the Trainer Dorms. She sat back down with the others. "Everyone heading off to bed?" She asked, Brent nodding his head. Lily would yawn herself. "I'm really tired myself, I think I might hit the hay too."

"Yeah, we were thinking the same thing..." Said Brent, looking to Devon, then over to Celes, who was still awkardly standing around. Brooks let out a low barely audible chuckle. "I'm gonna hop outside for a bit, get in a quick training session for tomorrow. I'm looking forward to that battle, Devon." He said, and with a wave, headed out back. "Well, guess we should grab some rooms. Celes, wanna bunk with me?" Asked Lily. Brent turned to Devon. "If those two bunk, wanna bunk with me?" He asked Devon.

Team Celes: Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Team Olivier: Libra the Ralts

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
Wye took his leave, and Nasir gave him a bow. Responding to Walden, he called out, "It's been a pleasure to make your acquaintance as well." Celes gave a weak wave, and Olivier gave a small nod of his head, "Do sleep well."

Nasir's Trainer spoke up, and the Zoroark turned on his heel to face him, "As Missy stated, I too am not exactly tired, but if you believe it's in our best interests, we will both follow your lead."

Lily asked if everyone was preparing to sleep, and immediately, Olivier shook his head, "I do not plan to sleep for a while yet, but I have some things I suppose I should take care of before I head off tomorrow. If anyone would like to stay up, I'll be here for a while."

Hearing her name, Celes, looked around confused for a moment before her gaze fell upon Lily. "Um... yeah, that's fine. I dunno what to do with Ranulf. I don't have a Pokéball for him, and he's too big to fit in a room... guess he can sleep outside? ... I dunno. I should probably go find him though..." Despite her words, she simply stood there, still unsure of what to do.

Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
The man leaned over him, and Pent wasn't entirely sure what he meant. The words, yes he understood those, but... his smirk cut to the bone. Well, there was really nothing else he could do. Whatever the thief had planned, was likely his best option. His haze... the mental fog. It was too much.

"...yes... interested... help... please..." The drugged professor had no idea what he had just signed himself up for.

@Ninian


It must be understood that logic, as applied to the great mass of humanity-which is to say, sane people, did not always apply to Jinx. That said. Sometimes he appropirated the methods of sanity for his own....unique ends.

A normal person would note a slap often aids in allowing someone to regain control of themselves-which is to say it restores clarity. Something the good professor was in dire need of, if his words were any indication.

A normal person would also hesitate to slap a man so clearly in dire straits.

A normal person would seek alternatives, perhaps note the surprise of the gesture was often the factor-rather then the pain.

What a normal person would not do is take that fact, and conclude grabbing someone by the shirt and kissing them full on the lips was a fitting substitute.

Jinx, as noted above was not a normal person.

....

And thus.

"Well. You asked for it."

At this point, the thieves hands grabbed the good professor's shirt, hauled him up somewhat, and the thief proceeded to enact his twisted logic.

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
The wild haired brunet shoved his hands in pockets and winked at his spectral and fuzzy companions. "You can stay up if you want, but I wanna head into the woods behind the Center as early as possible tomorrow. We're catching another member of our team!"

Missy's glowing red eyes went wide as her Trainer revealed the purpose of turning in for the day early, and nodded eagerly. <Oh? How exciting! I'll try to assist you as best I can when that time comes Devon.>

Michael left the scene as well, and the scarred teenager sent him off with a wave. "Haha, don't worry, I am too. See ya Michael."

The denim clad Trainer commented on his excitement of the coming battle, with Devon turning to face him and pump a fist towards himself. "Me too Brooks! I'll getting some training done in the morning. You better be ready!"

Then the other brown haired boy mentioned joining in on the trend of sharing rooms. Devon pausing for a moment to think about Brents offer before smiling and shooting his thumb to the counter behind him. "Sure Brent. Lemme just sign us in and then we can go crash."

The experienced Trainer strolled across the lobby and came up to the counter, holding up a hand to try to ave down the work behind it. "How much is a room for two?"

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
It seemed the two had agreed to the arrangement, so now there was very little left to do. "I'm sure the Pokemon Center has somewhere Ranulf can stay, Celes. They're usually equipped for this kind of thing in one way or another." Said Lily, trying to give a little ease to Celes.

When Devon asked about rooms, Nurse Joy, who was sitting at the counter catching up on a little paperwork, smiled. "Oh, no cost at all. Pokemon Center Rooms are free for trainer use, just pick an open one and your all set!" She said happily, quickly returning to her paperwork. Brent stood up and walked up behind him. "Well, there you have it. Let's go find us a room then." Said Brent.

Lily looked over towards the rooms. "I'll go grab us a room then as well, I'll see you in there." She said, heading towards the Trainer Dorms.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

Brooks looked around him, the only one around was the Dragonite he'd heard referred to as Ranulf. He had to be careful with what he was doing now. "Hey, you can keep a secret, right?" He said towards the Pseudo-Legendary. He pulled a food dish out of his bag, placing a couple of berries in it. He then sat it down next to a bush on the edge of the courtyard. A Shadowy but easily recognizable if you knew it figure stepped into view and began eating. "Sorry that took so long pal, things are getting dicey out there now..." He said.

The figure stopped eating for a moment. <What do you mean by that? What happened?> Asked the figure, and Brooks shook his head. "Team Royal Skies went after Shaymin, I think they've figured out the legend better than I thought. You need to be extra careful when you're out there alone from now on, you're probably on their list." He replied directly, seemingly understanding the Pokemon. <Alright, I'll keep on my guard then. You be careful out there too, I'd bet there would be a nice price on your head for the guy in Royal Skies to take you out after all the trouble you've been causing them...> The figure responded. "I bet so too, but they'll find it's not so easy to take me down." Brooks replied.

The figure returned to eating, leaving silence in the courtyard apart from the sound of nighttime Pokemon beginning to come to life.

Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
Pent's eyes shot wide open, a look of confused panic upon his visage. Lips pressed upon Jinx's, he wasn't even entirely sure what to do. Besides flail. Squirming in panic, Pent tried to get away, but was held in place. Which was actually for the best given his condition.

Moving his lips to give a muffled, verbal protest, Pent cried out, "W-What are you doi—"

Moment of clarity.

Letting out a small size of relief after realizing what had just happened, he gave a small, thankful smile. Finally, he replied, "O-Okay, I'm feeling fantastic! Really!" And this was either said clearly, or muffled, depending on how long Jinx decided to plant that kiss.

@Ninian


"You too huh?" Jinx pulled back, a....fairly satisfied smirk on his face. Whether he was satisfied with the action, the fact his twisted logic had actually worked or both, was perhaps, best left to the imagination.

"Remind me to get your brand of toothpaste later. Very minty. Refreshing." Jinx hauled himself to his feet with that statement, and surveyed the area, wheels almost visibly turning in his head. "So. Since you're...clear in the headspace now. Might as well get down to it. Like I said, putting some distance between us and the flatfoots might be a good idea."

"If uh, you're up for it." A small, almost unnoticeable note of concern made it's way into his voice.

Team Celes: Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Team Olivier: Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
Nasir raised a brow at his Trainer's words, "...Another member of our team? I suppose... all right, I understand. I will rest up." With those words said, the Zoroark followed his Trainer wherever he planned to go for the evening.

The green-haired girl's words did little to ease Celes, but she gave a small nod, speaking softly. "...I guess you're right. I'll... go fetch him, I guess..." Her words said one thing, but her movements said another.

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Shiny Keldeo
Seeing Brooks leave the center piqued Ranulf's interest. At least, it was the only interesting thing going on that evening, outside. Still, he hadn't decided upon what he was going to say to Celes. Watching the man approach a bush, the silhouette of a Pokémon visible. It was nothing Ranulf had ever seen before, and apparently, the man's words were directed at him. Pointing to himself, he raised a brow, <...Me? ...I suppose?>

Once the mysterious Pokémon and Trainer finished conversing, the Dragonite slowly made his way towards the group. <I don't mean to intrude upon your conversation, but... This Team Royal Skies... that's the group that hurt that... Grass-type from earlier? Shaymin I believe you said?>

Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
Looking over his shoulder, the professor let out a sigh. "So this was... not in fact a hallucination. You did... actually steal whatever it was you used on me. Ah... dear." Closing his eyes, a groan escaped his lips, "Right... well... I do not normally condone this sort of behavior, but you did likely save my life, and you did at least... help me, considerably. I ... owe you. Quite a bit..."

Pausing, Pent let out a reluctant sigh. "...The longer I stew on this, the worse chance you have. So yes, you should... probably make your way out of town. I believe I mentioned before, but you can always leave me at any moment. Though I do, truly owe you..."

Pondering for a moment he continued, "I believe the closet route is south, though I'll eventually need to head north, that said I do not believe you can simply head north... there's that large mountain..." Catching himself, he continued, "Right... babbling... apologies."

@Ninian


Jinx smiled. For once, it wasn't...entirely in jest or out of an insane enjoyment of a surreal situation. Said situation was...becoming more...

...Real?

He was going with real. By the moment. As the professor come down from what was sure to have been an excellent high. "Well doc. I'm gonna call you doc, live with it. So far, bumping into you has taken me into very.....interesting places. Can't see how sticking by you will do me wrong."

His grin rapidly mutated into his normal, devil-may-care-but-I-don't smirk. "So." Jinx shrugged. "Not leaving you. I mean....look, I like my rep. It's a good rep. It makes cops weep....so, uh, if I do split, it won't be here. Or en route. I don't screw people who've done right by me and mine."

"South sounds good to me. But I can stick around until you're ready to head out. Whichever way that is. Said 'us' for a reason after all."

Jinx winked.

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
"Oh cool, so it's just like in Johto and Sinnoh. Thanks!" Devon chimed as he turned around and nodded at Brent before making his way towards the right most hall....But something stopped him.

His chestnut colored eyes shifted towards the small blonde still standing motionless in the lobby. A frown stole the teen's face as he looked back at Brent and sighed. "You go ahead and pick a room Brent. I'll catch up in a sec."

The crimson hoodied teen strolled over to Celes and put a hand on the young girl's shoulder, looking down at her with a bit lip. "Celes, you gotta go talk to him eventually. I'm sure Ranulf feels bad about what he did, and even worse about making you upset. Standing here and delaying it isn't going to help you or him settle things any faster. You just need to go do it man."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
The two made their way down the hall. The Pokemon Center was rather empty, most other trainers stayed in New Amber or made it all the way to Vertigo. It seemed the only ones here were the trainers who had conversed in the main room earlier. The two easily found empty rooms halfway down the hall and entered, leaving their bags on their beds.

"Well, might as well get ready for bed. Not too tired though, I'll probably watch some TV for a bit." He said, beginning to change out of his current outfit into some fitting night clothes. In Lily's room, she was doing the same. Her voice spoke out to Chikorita through the bathroom door. "I knew I felt a connection, you know? It was just... there... my brain is scrambled after tonight, I need this sleep." She would say, Chikorita rolling her eyes and sighing.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

When the Dragonite approached, the Pokemon took in what he asked. <He's asking about the Royal Goons.> He said to Brooks, who nodded. "Right, yeah, they did that to Shaymin. At first they were just strange, vigilantes the more correct term I guess is the closest thing. But now it's different, I can't seem to work their angle." He looked back towards the glass door, seeing the trainers inside begin to move around. They might come outside at any moment. "It's getting risky, you better get out of here. Stay safe, pal." He said, looking down to the Pokemon. <Right, you too, partner.> He replied, then dashed off into the woods.

He looked back inside towards Celes, the girl he noted seemed to easily communicate to her Dragonite Line Pokemon. "Celes... your her guardian, right? That's what I gathered from our conversations at least. She's not really mad, just upset, as any kid would probably get. Just starting with sorry goes a long way, even if you're not sure what you're sorry about. Now... where was I?" He said to himself, soon grabbing his Pokeballs from his belt and tossing them into the air.

With a swift *Pop* Each opened and released the Pokemon inside. Firstly there was his close partner, Feraligatr, with the Mega Stone Necklace still secure around his neck. Then there was Noivern, his eye in the sky, his quick hitter. Then Aggron, his tank, his heavy hitter and iron wall. Arcanine, his loyal and powerful friend from the beginning of his journey. Electivire, another heavy hitter but another quick striker. And Simisage, a reliable and close partner in his team. "Alright, stretch out, we're behind schedule on our training regiment, so we'll be doing some extra training tonight. You all know what to do." He said. Each Pokemon nodded and, without a word, disappeared into the forest. Secretly his training was actually scouting for Royal Skies in the area. Hopefully they had cleared out by now...

Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
Jinx's initial words caused the professor to raise a curious brow, "I ... see. I ah... appreciate it. Truly." Looking over to his leg, he let out a soft groan, "What... even happened? I recall being hit by something... I briefly remember falling into you...?" Rubbing his brow, he continued, "I suppose I can dwell on this later. For now, let us head towards..." Still enfeebled, it took a few moments for Pent to recall the information, "Route... 701?" Though it was said as a question, he was fairly confident in what he had said. Finally, he'd continue, "... Thank you for... helping me. Now then, let us make haste."

Despite how he phrased his last sentence, it truly would only be Jinx making any sort of haste, given his current predicament.

Team Celes: Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
When Devon approached, the small peach-haired girl let out a soft sigh, "You're right.... I just... I don't know what to say to him."

The tall Zoroark made his way over to the girl, flashing her a toothy smile, "Perhaps tell him you forgive him? Or, if you do not..." Thinking for a moment, Nasir then continued, "...Perhaps at least tell him that you will try to forgive him in time? I understand it must be difficult, but I do truly understand how he must have felt at that very moment. Had Devon not returned me to my Pokéball, it's likely I may have tried the very same tactic."

"Um... okay. Go um... you guys should get some sleep I guess since you're doing stuff in the morning. I'll... talk to Ranulf... I guess..."

Coiled around Celes was the small Dratini. Looking up to her Trainer, Mist finally moved in a way that would allow her to walk with ease, <They're right... you should talk to him. I bet he feels really awful.>

Hanging her head, Celes turned on her heel towards the exit. "...Yeah... you're probably right..."

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center Exterior]

Making her way through the doors, she noted Ranulf had seemingly struck up a conversation with the man from earlier. Huh, can he talk to Dragonite too? Approaching the man who had surrounded himself with his team, she remained quiet in her approach.

At this point, Ranulf was about to speak to Brooks, despite knowing it was impossible to truly communicate. That was when he felt a gentle tug on his tail. Eyes wide with surprise, he turned his head to see the small girl. <Celes...!> She remained quiet. <I'm... sorry.>

Tears welled up in the girl's eyes, and she ran over towards the large Dragon-type, embracing him in an overly dramatic hug.

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
A relived smile came over Devon's face as Nasir appear to assist in coaxing the over dressed girl into finally talking to her Dragonite companion. Gesturing an elbow in the direction of the Illusion Fox. "Yeah, what Nasir said."

With Celes sort of willingly exiting the building, the brunet teen held up a hand and weakly waved to her. "Yeah, probably. Night Celes." Letting out a sigh, Devon turned the corner and walked down the hall, turning his vision up to his Zoroark next to him. "Thanks for jumping in there Fuzzy. I hope we actually got through to her this time."

~~

The door to the small hotel-like room slowly creaked open as Devon creeped his way inside it, followed by Nasir and Missy. He stopped mid-creep as he noticed that the room was still lit by the glow of the television near the wall, and the fact that Brent was sitting awake in one of the beds. "Oh, hey Brent."

Now making no effort to really sneak around, the scarred Trainer strolled his way across the carpeted floor. Unclipping the single strap of his backpack and letting it fall to the floor at the foot of the unoccupied bed next to Brent's, the older boy collapsed onto it and smiled over at his roomate. "So, me and Nasir finally got through to Celes. Hopefully she and Ranulf will patch things up before we set off again tomorrow."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Light Lord
Brent had since changed out of his travel clothes into a white t-shirt and orange shorts, laying comfortably in bed as some random show played on the TV. It wasn't long before Devon and his Pokemon made their way in, with Devon plopping down on the second bed next to him. "That's good, It would have been so awkward if she stayed like that. But... I feel that sooner or later she would have come around on her own... not that a friend giving her a push in the right direction didn't help, obviously." He said.

The TV suddenly changed to a breaking news report. "We inturrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this late breaking report! We now turn you over to Reporter Melissa Granger for details, Melissa?" The screen then changed from the office news area to an outdoors forested area with a film of smoke hanging over it. "Thanks, Mike. Late this afternoon, a fire was started in Bitterwood Forest. Sources claim it came from a Pokemon Battle gone wrong, but details are sketchy at this time. Firefighters from Riviera Town, Dorado City, and Lilac City are all converging to battle the blaze, but only time will tell if there is enough manpower to quell this fire. We'll have more details as they become available. Back to you in the news room..."

Brent had stopped paying attention by this point. "Now that's a shame... Bitterwood is a beautiful place, I hope they can stop that fire..." He said, returning his focus to the returning show.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

Lily finally emerged from the bathroom. She had changed out her Green Tanktop for a Green T-Shirt, and her Pink Miniskirt for a pair of Pink Shorts. Her hair, usually kept in a Ponytail on the side of her head, now hung down her back free from confinement. She stretched her arms into the air and sat down on the edge of the bed she had chosen, clicking on the TV that hung on the wall. With nothing better to do she started mindlessly clicking through the channels, trying to find something that would put her mind at ease.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Ninian
It seemed the Dragonite had taken his words to heart, and he watched the tender be it awkward embrace of the two. It would have brought a tear to his eye had his mind not been on other things. He walked over to a nearby bench and sat down. He closed his eyes thinking, and started talking to the girl and her Dragonite. "You know, It's hard to find a bond quite like that... I might not understand what your life was like before today, but I can tell your relationship is a lot deeper than just a Trainer and Pokemon. Be proud of that." He said, opening his eyes and gazing at the stars starting to appear in the sky.

Trainer: Devon Lyton
Illusion Status: None
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Once inside, the Zoroark watched as his Trainer and their new companion conversed. A small smile crossed his maw when he thought about Celes, and how hopefully everything would be fine now. Nasir's ears pricked as he heard an interruption in the television program. ...An alert? Hm.

Making his way over towards the beds so that he could watch, he furrowed his brows as the reporter spoke of an apparent fire in a location he had never heard of before. He muttered to no one in particular, "...It would be odd for such a large fire to be caused by a mere Pokémon battle. Hmm..." Trailing off, his thoughts raced, part of him wondering if this news would effect their journey. Nasir had enough danger for a lifetime, or so he at least felt in his heart.

"Bitterwood Forest...? Is that nearby here, or are we safe for the time being?"

Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center Exterior]

@Shiny Keldeo
Still awkwardly hugging the Dragonite, Celes let out a small sigh at Brooks' words. "...Oh... heh. Um, I mean... we're not really. Our relationship isn't like what it is like with most people and Pokémon. Even though Ranulf isn't my actual dad, he's... been like my dad since as long as I can remember. Actually, I can't really even remember a time before him, but he says he rescued me from the wreckage of a ship." A warm smile, crossed her lips as she backed away from Ranulf, "Anyway, I'm sorry I got mad, Ranulf. Just promise me you won't ditch my friends next time, okay?"

Hanging his head, the Dragonite let out a sigh, <If that's what you really want I... really don't want to upset you again, Celes. I just want you to understand that I couldn't bear to see you injured.>

A smile tugged at Celes' lips, "I'll be fine! I survived that shipwreck right! Anyway... I think Lily wanted us to go stay with her. Oh! Um, Brooks right? You're an experienced Trainer... what should I do with Ranulf? He's not my Pokémon so I can't like... put him in a ball or anything. So like, what should I do...? Where can he stay?"

Devon Lyton

Shock the Ampharos, Cyan the Marill, Quill the Monferno, Missy the Mismagius, Nasir the Zoroark
[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
"Probably. But I just couldn't take her being so down, I had to do something ya know? I'm glad we did." Devon commented as he sat up and looked over at Brent with a small smile.

An alert on the TV stole the attention of the Trainer away from his friend as he also turned to face the screen. Throughout the time it was going on, the teenager had pulled his bag over to himself and quickly pulled off his shorts and throw on some pajama bottoms. "Hopefully it was just a battle, and not something worse. We got enough to deal with when we got those Team Royal Skies idiots running around..."

It seemed that the report had troubled the Pokémon more so than the two Trainer's in the room. Nasir questioned their safety, while Missy hovered near the corner of the room and stared at the TV screen with her jagged frown growing even more so. A reassuring smile came over the scarred Trainer's face as he looked up at his Zoroark and tossed his zip up hoodie to the side. Now leaving him in a blue T-shirt with a simplistic design of a Luxray on it, and checkered pajama pants. Three Poké balls of varying types gripped in his right hand. "I don't think we're anywhere near that forest. This Route only leads to Vertigo, so don't worry about it Fuzzy. Let's just get some rest."

After few clicks of the buttons on each of the three capsules in the wild haired boy's hands, an Ampharos, Marill, and Monferno appeared on the bed beside him in flashes of white light. Shock and Cyan were seemingly already asleep. The two injured mon laying on their backs with eyes closed and gentle snoring. Quill materialized crossed legged on the bed and looked to his Trainer for instruction. "Bed time Quill. You guys can all sleep up here on the bed with me if you want to, it's big enough."

A smile spread across Quill's beige muzzle as he fell backwards to lay on the bed. Taking great care so that the flame on the end of his tail didn't set the sheet ablaze by gripping it in both hands and keeping it near his chest. <Fine by me. Thank you.>

Missy soon approached the bed, and gave a short bow in thanks to the teenager. The Mismagius then floated over the soft mattress and 'deflated' into what appeared to be a bundle of purple silk curled up onto the bed with an odd witch hat-like shape sticking out the top of it. <Thank you Devon...>

Devon raised a heavily scarred arm and waved it over to Nasir. A bit of a laugh escaping his mouth. "You gonna be everyone's pillow for the night again Nasir? Don't matter to me."

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

@Light Lord @Ninian
In response to their fears of the forest fire reaching them, Brent soon soothed their fears. "Yeah, we're nowhere near Bitterwood. It covers what's called the Viore Triangle. It's an almost perfect triangle of the towns of Lilac City, Dorado City, and Riviera Town. By the time we reach Riviera, it should be under control." He said, leaning back in his bed quite carefree. Cyndaquil was curled up next to him, and let out a big sleepy yawn before returning to his light slumber.

Brent smiled. "Tired, huh? Well, you are still pretty young, get all the sleep you want right now." He said. He looked back over to Devon as he let all of his Pokemon out. "You sleep with all your Pokemon out? That's... different." He said, not wanting to sound mean in any way.

[Route 701 - Pokemon Center]

Brooks thought to himself as Celes explained her odd relationship with the Dragonite Ranulf. "Hmm, so she survived a shipwreck of some sort... it must have been quite traumatic for her, especially at her age. Yet... she seems so happy and normal." He thought as she finished her story, then asked about accomodations for Ranulf.

"Well... hmm... I don't think he'd really fit in one of the Trainer Dorms they have here... Honestly it might be better if he stayed out here." He said, soon elaborating on the suggestions. "Although I don't think they would come back, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a Pokemon like him out here watching for anything going bump in the night." He said. "If anything, he could probably sleep outside your window, that way he can still be close to you. That's all I can think of..." He finished.

@Ninian


"You are just adorable." Jinx muttered, more to himself then any other being present. He ran a quick hand of the flat of Houndoom's head-the hound pokemon having taken up a deceivingly regal pose next to his trainer. One could almost mistake it for a Pokemon that wouldn't dream of condoning robbery and assault.

Almost.

Louder, he said "Route 701 it is! It'll be great. There'll be bugs and mud and if we're lucky we might fall into a bramble bush."

His voice, was was of course, what could only be described as chipper.