Ezra took some pause in the conversation as he felt thin, spindly claws travel up his back. Such a sensation was similar to what he might feel with Brie crawling about his person. But with the young Oshawott sitting in clear view, the toned trainer couldn’t help but wonder what took ahold of him. When the mystery ‘mon reached his shoulder, those watching from the video call gave him an obvious hint. 

[color=#DC9000]“Yo Eazy, there’s a pink goblin on your shoulder!”[/color] Charlie called, pointing at the beast.

[color=#00FFAE]“Huh?”[/color] Ezra realized he wasn’t in any danger. With a quick glance in his periphery, he could easily make out Ace’s pronounced features. [color=#00FFAE]“Oh, this is Ace!”[/color] Propping his phone down at an angle, he was able to free his hands in order to pick up the Impidimp, who wasn't exactly used to being held by anyone but Lizbeth. Obviously, he squirmed a bit. [color=limegreen]"Impi!" [i]Hey, gentle![/i][/color]

[color=#DCFF9F]"Okay...What [i]is[/i] Ace?"[/color] Sammi brought up.

[color=#00FFAE]"Oh, uh, he's an...Impidimp! Yeah."[/color] Ezra took a second to recall Lizbeth's words.

[color=#EEA1F6]"Yeah, I've seen one of these before."[/color] Esmerelda perked up. [color=#EEA1F6]"Saw it in my Galarian Anthropology class. Didn't think you'd get to see one in person though!"[/color] She brought her phone closer, curious. [color=#EEA1F6]"Heh, looks like a pink version of you as a baby, Eazy."[/color] She jabbed.

[color=#00FFAE]"Chill. My head wasn't nearly this big. Or my nose!"[/color] Ezra retorted with a chuckle.

[color=#EEA1F6]"But them ears though..."[/color] Ezzie laughed back.

Brie, naturally, wasn't appreciating the attention her trainer was giving another pokemon and decided to jump in by pushing her way into Ezra's lap. [color=e3ca19]"Osha osha!" [i]I'm here too![/i][/color] She cried, pulling one of the boy's oversized paws away from the Impidimp.

Ace used the opportunity to escape from Ezra's hands and crawl up onto his head, then stuck his tongue out at Brie. 

Ezra was kinda loving being used as a human jungle gym. Brie, on the other hand, was growing feisty. [color=e3ca19]"Wotta wo wott." [i]Stay up there if you value your tongue.[/i][/color] The Oshawott growled and reached for her scalchop, quickly changing Ezra's expression. 

[color=#00FFAE]"Whoa whoa [i]whoa[/i], no need for the hostilities, Brie."[/color] He scolded.

Ace chuckled at Brie's attempt to threaten him. [color=limegreen]"Impi? Dimp!" [i]You think that'll scare me? I've faced worse back home![/i][/color] He then jumped down from Ezra's head and landed by his phone, being right up at the camera so only he was in view.

[color=#DC9000]"Eek!"[/color] Startled by the extreme close-up, Charlie hopped back from the screen, almost fearful of the imp's guise. 

[color=e3ca19]"OH SHA!" [i]Get outta the way![/i][/color] Brie swung her shell at the Impidimp, only for Ezra to harmlessly lift her into the air. Completely out of reach, she flailed her flippers in frustration, all but done with Ace's antics. He simply turned around and stuck his tongue out again, this time with a raspberry blow and a finger on each cheek, wiggling his other fingers in a mocking manner.

[color=#00FFAE]"Hey, [i]hey.[/i]"[/color] Ezra turned his attention to Ace. [color=#00FFAE]"You stop it, too."[/color] He snipped lightly. [color=#00FFAE]"Don't want you two fighting in here."[/color] It was rare for Ezra to be so demanding, which could possibly explain why Brie was the way she was. [color=#00FFAE]"Go find Lizbeth, okay? I promise you guys'll get to play when we're outside."[/color] As quickly as it appeared, the stoic tone vanished and dissolved into a sweet plead.

Ace actually let out a small yelp when Ezra snipped at him. As much as he loved pranking, he wasn't used to people doing that to him. His ears dropped a bit and he went behind the phone to sit down to take a moment for himself. He knew Ezra didn't mean anything bad, and he also knew he might have taken it a little too far. He'd apologize once Lizbeth came back. But for now, he just wanted to sulk a bit. 

Ezra lowered Brie back into his lap, as Ace’s expression got a clear frown out of him. [color=#00FFAE][i]”Oh no, my boy…”[/i][/color] Ezra began to reach out to console the sad Impidimp, but his sibling distracted him.

[color=#EEA1F6]“Who’s Lizbeth?”[/color] She asked. 

Before he could answer, Fary stormed into the area, face wet with tears as she found a corner to continue crying in. 

[color=#DCFF9F]“...Is that Lizbeth? Was that her yelling just now?”[/color] Sammi asked. 

[color=#00FFAE]“Thought I heard some yelling...but nah, that’s Fary.”[/color] Ezra replied, slowly craning his neck in her direction. 

[color=#DCFF9F]“Tell her I love her blue hair.”[/color] 

[color=#EEA1F6]“...After she stops crying, of course.” [/color]