Niccia gave a chuckle to Michaels' words as she watched the food stir in the pot slowly. "I'm glad they seem to like you." She said with a bit of a laugh, "I thought they'd get angry at me for settling with a human." She leaned her head against his shoulder as she glanced around as Bear gave the food out. "I think it has happened in the past; but Arceus has always been a bit protective of me."

Soul smiled to Bear as he placed the food down and moved to settle properly on his belly. He'd wait until the smaller Pokemon had had their fill; he could wait to eat, it wasn't a problem.
Eros looked to the bowl of food before he jumped at Lytse's voice, startled by the Cyndaquils voice and presence. He looked towards the food again and stepped towards it as he watched the little fire type eat. "I've only really had berries all my life." Eros said as he moved down to take a piece of food with his hoof and looked at it, hesitant to try and eat it.

Missy and Sparky both ran over to Harry and Saruya as a bowl was placed in front of them, both of the smaller pokemon making their was physically over the larger pokemon to try and get to their food.
"Girls, play nice." Niccia called out softly, which caused Sparky to topple off of Harry and onto her back, playing dead.

As the Pokémon received their meals, Michael started to fill some bowls for the humans and human-like legendaries. Andy collected his and Michael glanced around to see wmere Gavin and Frosiien were, but he didn't see the human Articuno anywhere.
"Just protective in general, or More protective of you than any of the others?" he asked as he handed her the food.

"We can try and find some berries for you if you like," Lytse offered after he nibbled on the first piece. "But this isn't bad, really. I mean, it's not like fresh berries of course, but you can taste they used real berries in this and it fills you up. He finished his first piece and moved in for a second. "They have so many variants and in this way it doesn't spoil as fast as real berries do. Humans tend to lose their connection with nature, but they're pretty smart sometimes."

"Come on, you two," Saryua told Missy and Sparky. "Time to eat, there is plenty for both of you.". Like Soul she decided to wait until the small Pokémon had enough and she would eat afterwards.

Gavin walked over to the campfire after a while of standing off on his own before he settled down beside Michael with a bit of a sigh. He flinched when Michael handed him a bowl and gave a soft thank you, but other than that, he stayed silent.
Niccia took her food with a small smile, "Protective of me more than most of the others." She admitted as she moved to take a mouthful of food, wriggling happily at the taste of the warm food. "He's a bit iffy with the other Mythicals, but he made mew as the base of the other pokemon species. So he doesn't want that 'purity', more so power, corrupted."

"It is good. You get all the nutrients needed." Soul added with a small smile, as Eros moved to put the pallet in his mouth as he chewed quietly. He stayed quiet as he swallowed his mouthful before nodding once. Eros stayed quiet as he looked down towards the bowl of food before his tail twitched softly. "You like it, huh?" Soul added with a grin.
Eros nodded and started to eat more pallets excitedly. Soul couldn't help but smile before he looked to Lytse. "Always gets them." He added with a bit of a wink, "I had a feeling he'd end up liking it over the stuff that he would have eaten with his father."

Missy and Sparky immediately put their snouts into their bowl and started to eat quickly, Missy moving to push her head against Sparky's to try and get more food, the other little pokemon pushing back as they playfully growled at each other. Niccia looked over to Saruya with a weak smile, "I'm sorry for them." She said softly, "Sparky will play games with basically everything."

Michael nodded to show he had listened, but it was a difficult subject to fully understand. Especially with the baby Mew that had hatched. Maybe it wasn't needed to fully understand it, as long as he got the most important things. If Arceus was afraid of Niccia being corrupted, he had to look after her. His thoughts went, against his will, to Darkrai. What if Darkrai got her? He shuddered, having been Darkrai's prisoner wasn't a pleasant memory, and certainly not a situation he wanted Niccia to endure.
He finished his food in silent thought.

Andy sat down next to Gavin, but didn't disturb his meal. He just ate in silence next to him, glancing to his Pokémon who all seemed to enjoy their meals.

"It's okay," Saruya said to Niccia. "Let them play, it will make them stronger." She watched all the small Pokémon eat to ensure they all got their fill. She looked up when Bear placed a bowl in front of her.
"We have enough, no need to wait.". He said the same to Soul as he gave him a portion for himself as well. He, the fast eater that he was, had already finished his and wandered around a bit to find something to do.

Niccia looked over to Saruya as she spoke to her, giving the Arcanine a gentle smile before she leaned against Michael softly as she finished off her food. She breathed out slowly as she closed her eyes for a moment. Today had been a lot, at least the confrontation with Necrozoma didn't turn too dangerous. She was glad she could de-escalate the things rather easily.
She was rather glad that she was able to get Eros to come with her, the poor thing deserved more than just staying around his father in a field of nothingness all day.

Gavin glanced to Andy slightly as he sat down beside him, he stayed quiet as he ate before he looked to the sky to see if he could see Frosiien anywhere, there was still no sign of her. He couldn't help but furrow his brow, but he'd go to find her if he needed to.

Soul bowed his head silently to Bear as he was given more food, moving to eat happily with a sway of his tail. He occasionally looked up to Missy and Sparky as they ate and play-fought. Harry gave a bit of a yawn as he had eaten his fill, moving to stand up so he could stretch his body out properly.

The ever-energetic Primeape started jogging around the camp. Merlin watched him go and sighed.
"You two can't catch me!" he said when he noticed the small ones doing more playing than eating.

Netherlu joined Gavin and Andy. "Mgoof stuff," he said with his mouthful, eating of the heated up meal Michael had prepared. "You humans lack a lot of strength, but your innovation in technology and food is admirable." He glanced at the sky when Gavin did as well. "The sky is pretty, but it's too dark for me to fly. I like the sun on my feathers. I'm most stunning when the sun is orange and close to the horizon."
"I'd say my brother agrees," Andy commented. "He saw you flying once."
"It wouldn't be fair to not show myself to humans from time to time. Everyone needs some beauty in their life."
"Would you believe it that when I expressed a similar sentiment, after professor Maple said "I see you finally showed yourself again", her reaction was a glare and "get back to work"?"
Netherlu gasped and took Andy's shoulder. "She should feel blessed to have you around."
"I told her that! Then she sent her Haunter after me."
Netherlu laughed.

Michael saw Niccia close her eyes. "Tired?" he asked. "It was a busy day."
He knew he could sleep, although he wasn't sure what time it was. On the other hand, it didn't matter. He turned to Eros. "I bet you never slept outside yet. Do you think you'll manage?"

As Bear called out too the younger pokemon, Sparky's ears pricked up as she pulled her face away from the food before she glanced to Missy, who looked up towards Sparky. They two of them seemed to grin to each other before they both darted towards Bear quickly; Missy using her Raikou Ancestry to sprint faster than Sparky. Sparky wasn't too bothered by Missy's speed, she was more than happy just to run around again.

Gavin glanced over to Netherlu as he came over and sat beside him. He closed his eyes for a moment and took a bit of an inward breath before he tried to relax himself. "Human food is usually more superior than Pokemon-made food." He nodded in agreement before he rolled his eyes as Netherlu spoke about flight and himself again.
"I enjoy watching the stars." Gavin spoke softly, "A clear night is perfect to stare up at the moon and the stars."

Niccia nodded to Michaels' words and kept her eyes closed for now. "It's been a big day." She said gently. She stayed silent as she listened to Michael talk to Eros.
Eros paused and looked up towards the human male as he chewed on the food in his mouth for a moment. "I have slept 'outside', but never out in the wild." He said with a small nod.