[center][h1][color=gold][u]Evelyn[/u][/color][/h1][/center] [center][@Remram][/center] [center][hider=Inventory] [b]Key Items:[/b] [list][*]1x Rotom Phone Pokédex [*]1x Pair of (Stylized) Work Gloves [*]1x Solar-chargeable Flashlight [*]Needle and Thread[/list] [b]Consumables:[/b] [list][*]Pokedollars: 1000p [*]4x Potions [*]3x Antidotes [*]3x Paralyze Heals [*]8x Pokeballs[/list] [b]Extras:[/b] [list][*]An unspecified amount of extra clothes [*]A fair few cosmetics, skin and haircare products, along with things like styling scissors, brushes, combs and even a nail file. [*]Dental care products and items, like toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, etc.[/list][/hider][/center] [center][hider=Pokemon:] [b]On Hand:[/b] [list][*]Joltik - Level 9, [color=lightgreen]Healthy[/color] [*]Sentret - Level 7, [color=orange]Beat Up[/color] [*]Growlithe - Level 7, [color=yellow]Bruised[/color] [/list] [b]In Storage:[/b] [list][*]N/A[/list] [/hider][/center] [center][@Remram][/center] [hr][hr] Eve watched with bated bteath as Joltik, the first of her little pals, sauntered off to begin its training. she held onto the potion in her hand, slightly squeezing at the bottle, ready to rush over and help her starter should he find himself in a bind. However.. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCvPDXUu7r8]As the Joltik meacningly approached the Duckletts, wit the sun shining down to give its silhouette a dark, shadowy form as heads were turned to look at it... IT was the Duckletts who needed saving.[/url] Web upon web of electricity came flyiong out, frying the water fowls in mere moments. With its speed and agility, the little spider pokemon made quick work of the birds, turning the once peaceful riverside into a massacre, with those who didn't fall before the might of electrical fury to cower and flee in a panic... A wise choice... Evelyn, meanwhile, stood there on her perch a short ways away and stared in awe at what had just happened. She felt... Conflicted... While happy that her little bug hadn't gotten even a scratch on him and that his training had gone flawlessly, she... She couldn't help but feel a bit bad for all the poor, innocent birds who'd just had to bite the dust due to this, and hoe effortlessly they'd been downed. Still, one couldn't forget that this was how Pokemon grew stronger, and it was just a part of life. Yup. Definitely a part of life. A single spider felling dozens of birds, with webs of shocking lightning... Uh-huh, totally natural. When the little murder-machine returned, the blonde smiled, bent down and picked the yellow fiend up into her arms, giving him a big smile a warm, loving hug. [color=gold]"Great job, Joltik! You were incredible, as usual."[/color] She praised. Happy and proud chitter was the response, as Joltik cheered(?) and then tried to hug Evelyn back with its small, skittery legs... It... It didn't work that well, but the snetiment was there. Sentret and Growlithe also trotted over to the pair of Master and Pokemon and happily greeted their senior, praising him (probably?) as well. Perhaps. It was hard to tell. Evelyn didn't speak Pokemonese after all, but they all seemed happy and supportive. As she did though, a noise form her rotom phone caught the young trainer's ears, and it quickly zipped out and hovered infront of her - displaying soem very interesting news and information. [color=gold]"A new move? Let's see here..."[/color] She began reading the description and recorded effects of the new move. She then scrolled through Joltik's existing repertoire and checked the info on each of them too. [color=gold]"Hm... Well, I suppose... Let's learn it. [u][b]Learn Bug Bite[/b][/u], and [u][b]forget Fury Cutter[/b][/u]."[/color] The deicison was made. Eve didn't really see the need to have two Bug-type moves on her little spider of doom, and she wnated to keep the other ones Joltik had both for the sake of coverage and to keep his arsenal of tools varied. Though, when she thought about what it said Bug Bite actually did, a snorty giggle escaped her motuh, one that she had to stifle. [i]It eats the other poemon's berry if it has one? That's so mean...[/i] With that done and over with, she turned to Sentret and Growlithe and knelt down, patting each of them on their respective head. It was the newcomers turn to try their hand at training. So, the order was given adnd the duo was off! Off to face a gang of fuzzy, buck-toothed rodents. How hard could this possibly be~? ... [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln1S4uWghz0]Apparently, quite a bit.[/url] [color=gold]"What's with these chubby fuzzballs...?"[/color] Evelyn stared in disbelief at the scene beofre it. For some reason, some of these doofs gained some kind of... Some kind of [i]super aura[/i], and just went ham or shrugged off attacks like someone was throwing a bucket of water on them. While Growlithe managed to hold his own mostly, due to being a big, strong and - more importantly - fire-breathing pupper, Sentret on the other hand... He wasn't doing so hot. On more than one occasion, Eve had to call out for Growlithe to go help her scout-pokemon deal with a bidoof that just kept hanging on and getting ready for a couner-attack. Eventuallly, the pair returned to their trainer and Joltik, who greeted them warmly. Growlithe barked happily, apparently feleing triumphant in that his training had gone so well. Sentret, on the flip-side, whined and looked absolutely exahusted from being mauled and tackled by the silly gopher-beaver-things. Thankfully, its trainer had still been holding on to that Potion she'd taken out initially for Joltik. So, it only seemed like fair to use it now, on the poor little guy who'd tried so hard. [indent][color=magenta]Evelyn used 1x Potion on Sentret.[/color][/indent] "Sen... Sentret!" [color=gold]"Mhm, you're very welcome. You both did really good. Look at how much you've grown already."[/color] She let the little rotom phone float down to the eye-level of her rabbit-rat and fire-dog, and showed them the increase in their levels. Not that pokemon could read human script, or probably even understood the concept of mathematica and numerical computation and breakdown of meta-physical strength and power... But who cared? It was then that Eve also noticed somethjing else. [color=gold]"Oh? Hey, Sentret. Look at that, you also learned a new move? Good job."[/color] She praised and gave the little cuddlemuffin a nice, soft but firm headpatting. This, however, seemed to upset Growlithe, as he was the only one who hadn't learned a new move of the trio. He whined, and his ears slouched, and he had the [b][i]saddest[/i][/b] puppy-dog eyes you could ever imagine, enough to break your heart if you looked at them. Eve felt a sharp pang of guilt shoot through ehr entire body and she visibly jolted from the emotional pain. Walking over, she sat down and gave the pupper a hug. [color=Gold]"C*mon, don't be like that. You did great too."[/color] A low whine... But when Sentret and Joltik also came over and gave their cheerful support, the doggo perked up and let out a happy bark. Everything was a-okay in Team Evelyn once again. ... Until it wasn't... It was only now that Eve came to realize the horrible, awful, inescapable truth... Sentrt's and Growlithe's fur and coats... [b][i]THEY WERE MESSY![/i][/b] As a result of being tackled by and knocked around by the weirdly powerful doof-balls, her precious poke-friends now looked disheveled and unkempt. [b][i]This would not be allowed to stand![/i][/b] Reaching into her bag, which seemed capable of storing an unreasonably large amount of things, the girl retrieved a comb and a brush. Calling both of the pokemon over, she squatted down next to them and began the process of carefully and methodically grooming. Soft brushing, firm combing... Yeah, she was at this for a while. Growlithe didn't seem to mind, enjoying the pampering and sensation. Sentret though... He seemed content at first, but towards the end began to be a bit fidgety and wanting to be done. But, the stern orders of his Trainer kept the little mouse-rabbit in line long enough for her to finish. Now when she looked upon them, a dazzling azure backdrop appeared, and shining, sparkling stars and bubbles floated by as the camera slowly panned past the fabulous and perfect-looking duo. Any female pokemon who saw these two well-groomed and handsome gentlemons would surely swoon on the spot! Eve gave herslf a nod of approval. [i]Much better.[/i] For now, she let the trio engage in their usual pokemon-play. Joltik jumping onto and riding on Growlithe's back, while the pupper chased after Sentret, who was happy to get to explore and look around the area. The bolonde's head turned to the bidoofs soon enough though, and she gave them an unreadable expression. [color=gold]"So weird... What was up with these things?"[/color] Had it been any other trainer, they probably would've thought it a good idea to try and single one of the orange-flowing doofs out, weaken it and then capture it, so that the good Professor back in Grand Glory City could study it, and it's weird glowy power. However, this was Evelyn. And she ahd no interest in catching one of these bizarre beaver-bastards, especially after the beating they brought on her beloved Sentret. So, for now, the little vermin were left unchecked and unexamined, for another trainer with more brains than beauty to come around and investigate. IT was at this point though, that a voice caught Evelyn's attention. She turned on her heel to find... [i]Oh, [b]That[/b] guy again.[/i] Yep, it was Mr. Get-out-of-my-shot. He was standing in the tall grass, apparently with a rotom phone hovering infront of him, doing some kind of spiel... Wait, was he recording? She raised an eyebrow. [b][i]This[/i][/b] guy was a Chatotker? She had to turn her head away and cover her moutnwith one hand to stifle a snorting single laugh. With an outfit like [i]that[/i]? What, did his followers consist of some pre-schoolers and his parents or something? She wasn't judging or anything (She totally was), but c'mon. Look at the guy! Oh well, he could do whatever he wanted, the far-more-stylish girl concluded. It wasn't any of her business how self-delusinal others were (... she's one to talk). After letting the three musketeers run around and blow off some of their post-battle fatigue, it was time to come on back and return to their pokeballs though. The time to get moving had come once again. With no more mons that really interested her, and nothing really left to see on the route that would warrant her continued remaining in the area, there was only one option really left to her. Thus, [b][u]Evelyn began making her way along Route 4, heading for Starbur Forest in the distance.[/u][/b]