– Beast –
Beast hadn’t realized he was neglecting Amara as he hopped after Jazz, he was so easily lead sometimes he forgot he was supposed to be responsible. It was incredibly rare for him to get the chance to be care-free; since the pokepups had decided to latch onto him he had learnt to suppress his inner cub to look after them. He glanced over his shoulder noticing Amara was trailing behind he felt his ears droop, looking back at Jazz for a moment he flicked his tail before trotting back down to the young water pokemon, coming to walk beside her. “What’s up?” He asked the young pokemon with a soft rumble as he padded beside her, offering her a beastly smile. “Do you not want to play up front with Jazz and Spike?” He queried, one of his slender ears focused on her and the other on the pair in front of him as he listened to Jazz explain tracking at the same time he could easily take in both conversations.
I should be better at tracking...maybe Luke can find someone to look after the cubs some time so I can get some practice in He wondered as he waited for Amara’s answer, making sure his attention was mainly focused on her, his ears flicked back at the mention of a bad tempered Scolipede being nearby, it made his hackles fluff slightly he hoped the cubs didn’t run into it before they got to them.
With that his attention was pulled by the distant hum of voices, he stopped walking to rear up on his back legs doubling his normal height as he sniffed at the air and looked in the direction of the voices. “J-jazz?” Beast stuttered, inwardly grumbling at his inability to keep his voice steady, he couldn’t quite bring himself to say much else remaining on his hind legs he waved his paw in the direction ahead of them indicating where he was sure the ‘missing’ group of adventurers were.
–Bam-bam –
Bam-bam couldn’t stop herself from bouncing on the spot, she found Max’s mumble odd...he must have known she was nearly as impatient as Akira. She looked as if she was literally about to burst as he mused about what game to play, shifting her weight from one foot to the other, holding her bone in front of her. She perked up when he spoke again, her eyes widening as she gripped the tip of her skull helm shifting it forward so she could see better as she watched the elder pokemon with a mixture of awe and excitement. She hopped closer to him as he pulled over three makeshift cups, plonking her butt down in front of him her tiny tail had begun to wag creating a rounded triangle shape in the dirt as it kicked up small waves of dust. Max had successfully pulled her complete attention so she was already watching him carefully when he instructed her too, her eyes narrowing marginally as she frowned at the pea that had come out of the Rindo berry.
“OK I’m watching!” She chimed looking at the cups intently her tongue poked out the side of her mouth as she tried her hardest to concentrate which cup was the right one, but the speed the elder pokemon moved at was almost impossible for her to follow which predictably annoyed her but she wasn’t prepared to lose the game, the little Cubone was a very sore loser. She listened to what Max said her ears pricking up at the offer of information...if there was something she loved more than anything it was information, well almost more than anything she also rather liked to talk about herself.
What bothered her was the way Max had said ‘no lying’ Hmph I never lie The Cubone arrogantly thought, she’d been lying to herself for so long she was at the stage she near enough believed that. “I know where it is don’t worry, this is an easy game” She replied indignantly to the elder pokemon as she looked down at the cups masking her sudden anxiety as her eyes grazed the makeshift cups in front of her...she hadn’t the foggiest idea where it was but she confidently tapped the middle cup very lightly with her bone club, adopting a smug expression.