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Two boys and their Pokémon

Who: Enzan (

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What: oh hey I met you over a stone thingy majiggy once
Where: Glimmer
When: 12th October, 2013
Warnings: None.

Exploring was one of the priorities for Red since arriving in Avalar. It felt like an unusual activity to his body, if only because of how long it had been since he'd moved from anything but the same paths along the same snowy mountain. Not that it couldn't be adventurous at times when the weather would get unpredictable and the pokémon feistier, but everything had become largely familiar in those years. It wasn't unwelcome- maybe this would be a change that was needed for him, one that he was unaware of.

The days felt too short for how much there was to be seen- but that was fine, since they were going to be there for a while, it seemed. Red only learnt (somewhat embarrassingly) the access to more locations, and he was itching to see what to make of them. Still, he felt there was plenty more to explore about the places that he knew of. Making known of what there was free would be good, at least the trainer thought so; he lived off what existed already, so there was no need for now to be any different. Sunrise Spring had turned out to be good for all those fruit trees everywhere.

What interested him in a visit to Glimmer was the apparent sports fields there. Wide and open areas could be good. How big were they?

He was in no real rush, however, to get to any certain place. He had plans for later on, but travel was made easy for him with his charizard and the transport she provided him. The fire pokémon was tucked away inside her belt for that visit though, and Red walked through the location accompanied by two other pokemon - Pikachu and Espeon.

Espeon took a lead as she usually did, with Pikachu perched on his shoulder with a curious eye at all that could be seen. They may have looked casual, but they were two of Red's most aware pokémon of their surroundings and what was nearby. A pokémon who felt change and could predict the future and a pokémon who kept alert to sounds.

And there would be some certain figures for them to notice on this day out. Now- where might they be?

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Eevee bounded after Pichu in a small game of tag that the yellow mouse had initiated. She came to a stop and turned around, a mischievous smile on her face as the Normal-Type sped after her. Eevee took this as a challenge and pounced.

Pichu hopped out of the way with a laugh, once again running off with Eevee behind her. Following them at a slower pace, Enzan couldn't keep the smile off of his face while Dratini only watched his fellow Pokemon play, perfectly content with staying by the warlord's side.

The sound of others was no unusual thing in a public space, but when they came from a Pichu, a relative of Pikachu's evolution line, the mouse pokémon's ears perked up instantly. He faced towards the direction of the sound, giving a small "Pika?" in curiosity, which made Red look over to the pokémon perched upon him with a questioning sound of his own.

The distance between them wasn't so far apart, and the trainer was stopped in his tracks prematurely in his walk - thanks, Espeon. That earned the psychic pokémon a look of her own, but then the noise of fun and games reached even his ears, and he looked towards the pathway they came, catching the sight of a figure trailing behind them. He's not too sure who he's looking at at first, but oh, didn't those three pokémon look familiar...?

Eevee was the first to spot them, slowing down in his pursuit much to Pichu's confusion. She also came to a stop and backtracked to him, "Pi, pichu?"

"Eevee," the Normal-type made a head nod gesture to Red and his Pokemon, Pichu finally taking notice of them there. Enzan and Dratini noticed them as well, "Red?"

Once they were closer, and Red heard the sound of the man's voice, he realised where he'd recognised them from. The confused curiosity on his face lightened up to something more welcoming, smile lifting onto his face. "Hey! Enzan, isn't it? What's up?"

He found his feet again and moved forward a step closer to the walord. Pikachu lowered down his arm at the sight of the two, holding on at the crook of his arm and waving out to the two below with a "Pikachu!", then followed with a look of greeting to the Dratini.

Espeon was more quiet, sitting herself down at a spot near to her trainer but far enough to make herself more welcome to approach - perhaps. She was fond of making herself give off a questionable air as to what she would appreciate, silent stare and all towards the two closer to her level.

He brightens up in return, "We just finished up working in the mines today."

Dratini trills a greeting to Pikachu while Pichu waved her arm enthusiasticly up at him. Eevee was the one to approach Espeon, stopping a few inches from her and gave a short "Vee," as a hello.

"Oh yeah? Sounds like hard work."

At that Red lowers, if only because he's in the company of more than just Enzan and Dratini. He kneels, Pikacu jumping off of his arm and onto the ground on two feet, moving up an arm up again with a cheerful chirp to the Pichu, with the intention of introducing himself. For Espeon, she takes a different approach to her greeting- giving a hello back through thoughts and keeping her mouth closed. Just to see how Eevee reacts.

Red observes them all, seeing he'll have to wait to say hi himself. So he looks up to Enzan and asks, "What're you all going to do now? Fancy some extra company?"

"I was going to do some shopping for food. You're welcome to come."

Eevee's ears twitched and he went a little rigid. His brown eyes locked on to Espeon, having not expected the telepathic response. Pichu was delighted at having another of her species around and wasted no time in trying to strike up a conversation.

Such a response was what the Espeon was looking for, and she made a motion like giggling under her breath. It was that behaviour Red was also looking out for, and he gave a quiet "Hey, play nice" to her before standing back up onto his feet. She rose to all four legs too, giving a soft sound to the Eevee that was both apologetic and playful.

Pikachu had no problem with starting a conversation, a back and forth likely to begin between the two. And as that went on-

"Sure. I wanted to check this place out more. Knowing where the shops are will be a plus."

"All right. The way to town is this."

He turns to Pichu and Eevee, "Guys, come on. You can talk while we walk to town."

Pichu makes a short series of "Chu, pi," as if to say "Yeah, yeah," but started moving. Eevee's wasn't as flippant, and he responded to Espeon with a soft, polite coo to tell her no harm had been done.

Edited 2013-10-13 19:50 (UTC)

A nod was given to his own two, a "Let's go" joining it before he turned to be ready to follow Enzan. Pikachu didn't mind walking and talking, nor did he mind bringing in Espeon into their conversation to initiate a group discussion between them all.

And Red was also not a minder of walking and talking, getting right into it as soon as they began. "Thanks for the help you gave me when I first got here, by the way. You know, all the info and stuff. I'm still figuring the place out, but I think it prepared me - 'specially when meeting another me," he adds with a small laugh.

"You're welcome, Red."

Pichu started asking the other Pokemon about the kind of battles they've been in, curious to see if they were different from the other Pikachu's stories. Dratini also trilled his interest in the subject as well, moving away from Enzan to join the small group.

"Have you been adjusting to this place well enough?"

Pichu's question was worth a lengthy answer- because there were years of them to share. Expressive, moving as he spoke, Pikachu told the tale of how they had been staying on a mountain after travelling and taking on things called Gyms and their Gym Leaders that gave them badges as proof of their skill over them.

"Yeah. It hasn't been a problem, actually," Red responds. As he speaks, he moves his hands much as Pikachu does below them. "I thought being on a mountain for so long would make me rough on travelling, but it's been easy to get into. There's so much to see around here."

But saying all that prompts Red to ask, "How was it when you got here? Are you into travelling?"

Pichu listened intently though her eyes were sparkling with interest. Eevee cooed, bringing up that what Pikachu said was interesting. Dratini agreed with the other two, and he made a comment about the kingdoms and the conquering business in how it sounded similar.

Enzan's smile became a little strained and shrunk down, "There.. were a lot less people here when I got here. And I don't really have the luxury to travel for pleasure purposes back home, not with the war going on."

Pikachu's head turned to Dratini, and he inquired about these kingdoms and conquering with a tilt of his head. It wasn't a business Pikachu had ever heard of, nor Espeon- though Espeon simply listened in silence now, the conversation dominated by Pikachu. There was some interest to her in where the subject would go, however.

Noticing Enzan's expression had changed, Red turned down his own energy a notch, though the mention of war would have probably done that anyway. "War?"

The only times Red had ever really heard about war was in books, living a blissful life to it. It was peculiar to hear somebody say they were- or had been- living through one.

Eevee takes over for Pichu, telling Red's Pokemon about Ransei. He also goes into the previous battles they had been in.

Enzan nods his head, "Yeah. I was originally fighting to protect my kingdom, but now I'm fighting to unite Ransei and meet the Legendary Pokemon that was the reason for the war."

Red hadn't forgotten that Enzan was supposedly a lord, but all of this felt a little over his head. "Do you know what pokémon it was?" he decides to ask, sticking to what's familiar.

Enzan shakes his head, "No, and I don't think any of the other warlords do either. The only thing that is certain is that it supposedly created Ransei and that it will appear before the one who unites the land."

"I don't know much about the legendary pokémon," he admits, tilting his head slightly and folding his arms, "But I've heard about a pokémon that created the land. Groundon?" Hm, was that right? "Groundon or Groudon. Could be that."

But he looks at Enzan then, making an apologetic face. "Sorry to hear about that though- your land, I mean, and the war. Don't know what that's like. Must be tough."

"Don't be."

It's not like people were dying, oh no. But there was still the crushing weight of responsibility and the fact that ambitions seemed to be destroying the bonds between people and Pokemon.

"It's not too bad; I have people like Oichi helping me."

War just sounded all around bad- but Red wasn't about to push on with that. Because hey, a name.

"Yeah? Who are they? A friend?"

"My friend and the first person who joined my army. She helped me out in my first battle."

He can't help but smile when he talks about Oichi.

The smile makes Red do the same, feeling an understanding for it.

"I get that- I had my friend Leaf with me when I started off my travels. Not the same, but." He shrugs, and then with a wave of his hand adds, "Oh yeah, but it's not the same Leaf that's here if you know her. Different girl. Kinda like with me and the other Red."

He continues, "But she helped me out a lot. I haven't seen her in years... but I guess the sooner we can get back, the sooner we can see them again. A war's probably an important thing to get back to, too."

"Yeah."

They eventually reach town and Pichu makes a happy sound. Enzan makes a small gesture with his hand, "Here we are."

Red lifts the brim of his hat up, taking in the sight of the town as Enzan gestures.

"Do you live here too?"

"Yes, I do."

Pichu begins waving her arms ecstatically and starts telling Pikachu about the town. Dratini and Eevee both shake their heads fondly at how excitable she always was.

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