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Valerian had been so thrown by being given a bug, he didn’t even notice that she was shiny. His favorite color no less. Pink! The universe planned this just to mess with him, but fine. If he was going to have a Bug for a partner, he was going to make the most of it. That started with giving her a suitable name.

Valerian narrowed his eyes at the pink Cutiefly sitting on his shoulder. He had gone through several different names. [color=pink]“Peony?”[/color] No. Too on the nose. Sounded like something you’d name a teacup poodle [color=pink]“Seraphina?”[/color] Dramatic enough, yes, but it didn’t feel right. [color=pink]“Lilibelle?”[/color] …He was embarrassed just thinking it.

He scanned the Pokedex he had been given. Her original color was a lovely golden color. Perfectly suited for the name Aurelia. But that didn’t fit. Then an idea hit him. [color=pink]“Henceforth, from this moment on you shall be known as Aurelia Rose. It’s noble, high class, and still suits your color scheme.”[/color]

She fluttered her wings in approval, then nuzzled the prince’s neck. Valerian sighed.

The orange hair girl who had been talking to Jason earlier introduced herself. Called herself, Steph. He couldn’t quite place her accent. She asked if he was doing the League Battles, or Contests. [color=pink]“Well, I adore the theatricality of contests. But I am also here to show the strength of Fairy types. So both.[/color] Valerian politely shook her hand, but she had a much firmer grip than he was expecting.

One of the girls asked for a photo of the entire team. The young prince was never one to pass up a photo op, and he and Aurelia Rose gladly posed for it. Well, Valerian posed. Aurelia Rose still casually perched on his shoulder. He made a point to be front and center.

Once everything was settled, Valerian was left to his own devices. He needed to get out of this lab. Too much chaos gathered in one place.

With Aurelia Rose still on his shoulder, he made his way toward the park. “We’re going to the gardens,” he told her, like she had any say in the matter. [color=pink]“You can flutter. I’ll recalibrate my expectations for the entire journey. It’ll be productive.”[/color]

She buzzed softly, clearly thrilled.

[color=pink]“No, we are not investigating every flower we pass.”[/color]

She darted toward a dandelion anyway. Not even a nice one. One of those ragged ones that looked like it had been stepped on twice.

[color=pink]“You’re pink, you sparkle, and I assume you have standards.”[/color] He muttered as he followed her. [color=pink]“Act like it.”[/color]


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10x Pokeballs
1x Potion
500 Pokedollars
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Aurelia Rose the Cutiefly lv 5
Moves: Absorb, Fairy Wind, Moonblast
Ability: Shield Dust

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