[b][u][color=f49ac2][h3][center]~Melody Hemlock~[/center][/h3][/color][/u][/b]
Abigail was walking over. Abigail was walking over to [i]talk to them![/i]

[color=662d91]"Well that's what you get, you little[i] fauteur de trouble,”[/i][/color] she said. [color=662d91]"Oh, don't do that with me. You're just trying to be manipulative. Behave and I'll get you a paralyze heal." [/color]

The Nidoran was… still looking at Tesla. But it seemed to be paralyzed, so Melody wasn’t too worried.

Abigail, meanwhile, had turned her attentions to Peggy. [color=662d91]"Hmph. You should keep that mutt of yours on a leash,"[/color] she scoffed, looking annoyed. [color=662d91]"That mutt could have seriously hurt Melody here."[/color]

Wait. Had Melody heard that right? Was Abigail… [i]concerned about her?[/i]

A boy had started singing in the background, but Melody barely registered that. Suddenly, it didn’t seem to matter that her tailbone hurt, her hair had been messed up, and she’d gotten electrocuted. None of that mattered, because this was proof! Abigail [i]cared about her![/i]

[color=662d91]"Well you're alright, other than your... hair,”[/color] said Abigail. [color=662d91]"I do, erm, apologize for Nidoran here. I think he was just trying to play with your Mareep."[/color]

Melody blushed bright pink, in part because Abigail had pointed out the mess that her hair had ended up as, and in part because Abigail was apologizing to her. She finished up brushing her hair quickly, and smiled a little sheepishly, packing away the hairbrush and detangling spray.

[color=f49ac2]“It’s alright,”[/color] she said happily, getting to her feet. Abigail was so [i]wonderful[/i]. She’d even apologized to Melody! Oh, but Melody certainly couldn’t let her believe that it was her fault. [color=f49ac2]“It wasn’t your fault at all. It happens to everyone! It just means that your Nidoran’s really energetic, which is going to be great in battles, huh?”[/color]

Just then, the Nidoran squirmed its way free from Abigail’s arms and leapt to the floor, before heading straight for the Pokeblocks on the floor. Melody watched, somewhat bemused, as it presented one to Tesla.

[color=662d91]"I uhm, think he's trying to apologize."[/color] 

Tesla cooed, obviously pleased by this turn of events, and took a bite out of the Pokeblock. Then he pushed it over to Nidoran: did he want to share it?

Well, that was… super cute.

[color=f49ac2]“I think that means Tesla forgives him,”[/color] Melody giggled, and said as much. [color=f49ac2]“That’s really cute.”[/color]

Of course Abigail had a wonderful Pokemon! She was, after all, wonderful herself. It was obvious that it would rub off onto whatever Pokemon she had.

Happily, she trotted over to Abigail’s side. [color=f49ac2]“Um,”[/color] she said. [color=f49ac2]“Abigail, this is Avery and Peggy. Avery, Peggy— this is Abigail!”[/color] My best friend, she wanted to add, trying her best to quash the territorial feelings rising up inside of her.

She smiled. She was a trainer, her Pokemon was getting along with Abigail, Abigail was being nice to her… all was right with the world.