[Azur Schild]

Next is... Aurien eh. "Hmmm, I never really treated water type all that much before, but I will try doing my best, alright? You were brave out there, Aurien. That was quite heroic of you." After giving the Popplio a gentle pat, he assessed the damage. "...Various bruises from tackles... Well, this will be mostly the same with Ruffian... However, the heat pad method probably not going to do much, so I'll do this..." Azur pulled a water bottle from his bag... actually, how big is this bag? there are so many stuff in it, that he could pull so many things out.... At any rate, he gathered some water and put it on a soup pan before boiling it. He put the water on the water bottle and wrap it with a thin towel.

"Lay here, Aurien. Please wait for a bit, alright?"

And again after cleaning his mortar and pestle, Azur put in several herbs, this time different in color than the ones he used on Ruffian. "So when it comes to water Pokemon... mammals specifically, you can't use the same thing you use to treat bruises on fish Pokemons or bruises on land mammal Pokemons. Using the same thing with what I use for Ruffian would probably cause him to feel uncomfortable stinging sensation. That's why I need to make a different sort of medicine. This one is more to a lotion than heat pad. It's perfect for slippery skins too, such as one that Aurien have. The lotion will be absorbed to the skin quickly, and thus promotes faster healing. The water bottle is to reduce the stinging sensation of pain while also promoting better blood circulation." Azur also gently massaged Aurien, then slapped his body gently. It's a massaging techniques apparently. "...Right, he should be fine right now. Give it like... fifteen minutes for him and Ruffian to recover, and everything should be fine. Unlike Serena and Caprice, they're not at all anemic or something. Just a bit bruised up is all."

Whew, treating three immediately, that's just tough. Azur wiped off his sweats. As much as he wanted to use potion, it's that he doesn't have enough money to afford those. In the end he only have his failsafe methods of healing. He stretched a bit before calling Zeit closer to him. Zeit is a bit wobbly still, but he should be fine all thing considered. "Give me a ten minutes break before I heal you up, alright bud? Sorry for making you wait."

Zeit barked, as if saying that he's fine and he should treat Kiku first. "Oh, what's that? You want me to treat Kiku first? Alright, that's fine. Please wait for a bit, OK?" Azur stretched his body once again to shoo off the fatigue. "Wheeeew, by the way, while I can teach you how to massage your Pokemons, you shouldn't do any of these treatments like using herbs and such without being a professional yourself, alright? It's dangerous after all."

Once ten minutes has passed, Azur immediately returned to check on the other.

[Azur Schild]

Alright, Kiku... Ah god. Azur took a face mask from his bag and wear it... no, one wouldn't be enough. He layered two of the surgical face mask to tank the smell. Sure the musk is mostly gone but... He really don't want to risk it. "Hngh... that's a nasty cut. Alright, I got this... Mind you no matter how you slice this, it's going to be very painful, alright? So please hang on then."

Azur took several herbs and once again with his trusted mortar and pestle put several herbs inside. They're all for promoting better healing of wounds. Thankfully the wound does not need any stitching. Azur is not quite proficient at stitching if he can be honest, especially because he does not have any clippers at the moment. If he have one, he could do it, but now...

Either way, Azur cleaned his hand with sanitizer before proceeding. "...I'm going to clean the wound, alright? It will be hurt, so please don't fight back. I don't think I have the strength or stamina to wrestle with Pokemon of your size. On count of three... one, two... three." Azur immediately rubbed the disinfectant around the wound first, cleaning any bloods. He also used a small tweezer to pick out any foreign matters near the wounds. Afterward, he applied disinfectant to the wound itself, making sure that there are no harmful microbes that entered the poor Skuntank. After rubbing excess alcohol away with sterile tissues, he applied the herbs around the wound, then slathered some on bandaids. "Shalin, hold him still, tell him he's a good boy and such. I'm going to wrap these bandage around his body. It should be fine afterward."

After putting on the bandages and washes the leftover blood on his hand away, Azur looked at Shalin. "The herbs more or less acts similarly to potion. Just so his wound does not open, please let him rest for about thirty minutes to an hour. I think Serena is now clear for more battling. Caprice too. Kiku is poison type, so I think his wound will not get infected that easily. And well... what else... right, here." Azur gave Shalin a tub of paste. "Use it on him if you need to change his bandages, but I don't think that's necessary. Just make sure that he's well rested up, alright?"

Wheeew, that was a lot of healing in one go! He really need to start treating Zeit now. But the Arcanine suddenly pushed him down. "What's that? You want me to stay rested for a bit? No seriously, who's the most hurt in here?" But Zeit doesn't seem like he will take Azur's protest. Instead, he curled himself around his trainer, and put his head on his lap.

"...Darnit, Zeit... you're too good for me..." Azur sighed. He idly runs his hand on the Arcanine's body. "...Alright, give me five before I start treating you, alright? I need to build more stamina seriously..."

[Azur Schild]

Assessment: Zeit is wet, he's not too wet now, but he might be a bit feverish. The Fairy Wind wasn't an effective move against him, but considering the level differences between them, even a not very effective move could cause him various problems. First to warm him up. There are no kindling to burn unfortunately, with how everything is still wet and all... So with that being said.... "Shalin, could you please ask Caprice to let out any warm air for a bit? I know it might be asking much from someone who just recovered, but about... five to ten minutes should be enough, at least until Zeit can let out flame wheel by himself."

Whether she complies or not, Azur would then proceed to rub the canine's fur dry. He gave Zeit a medicine that seem to be like anti cold or sort, another spice mix or sort, apparently. "...I'd love to get him some soups, but... well, how to say... I don't think I have enough skill to do that. So he must have do with this and a bit of a hot water... drink it, Zeit." after giving him hot water to drink, Azur cleaned his fur with hot damp towel. This is to clear him of any fairy particles that might still stick on him. Once he assessed that Zeit is clear from Fairy Wind aftereffects, he massaged the canine, who let out a content sigh... yes, that's it, that's the spot... oooh... Zeit, in appreciation, shook his leg.

"Attaboy. Alright, try Flame Wheel now."

Rising up from his position, the Arcanine shook his body and lits it up in fire. It's not flickering or seem to be weak... that's all the sign he needed. Azur nodded in approval. "Good job! That's all that I need from you. You're healthy now. All fine!"

Just as he thought that everything is fine... there was something that happened. Behind Ettie, a Skwovet descended from a tree, looking around before trying to approach her... Zeit who saw it perked up. At first he was just in alerted position, but the more it descended, the more his muscles tensed. Is.. is he going to--

"WOOF!"

The Arcanine immediately took off, his wild instinct telling him... HE MUST CHASE THIS BEING AT ALL COST! IS IT FRIEND? IS IT ENEMY!? HE DOESN'T CARE, BUT LOOK AT THIS CHONK BEING OF FLOOF! HE MUST CHASE IT, HE MUST! The Skwovet understandably was shocked, and immediately ran away from Zeit! But Zeit, not caring the slightest just immediately chased it around, barking in playful manner. yeah, regardless of whether you're friendly or you're hostile, if someone more than triple of your size is chasing you, you'll run for your dear life too.

"ZEIT STOP!" Azur ordered, but the Pokemon does not heed his order! He really just want to catch this friend! C'mon, c'mon! "Agh, Zeit!"

...Most likely Ettie's pack going to chase after it too. Oh the poor Skwovet. With no choice, Azur tossed a Pokeball at it.

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OOC: me and Tsuks swapped encounter.
Azur's Current Party:
Tristan (Ralts) Lv9 5/5
Gusios (Bagon) Lv10 4/5
Zeit (Arcanine) Lv11 5/5 (Revive + Fully Healed!)
Ciela (Blissey) Lv4 5/5
Scathach (Toxel) Lv1 5/5
??? (Pichu) lv3 5/5
<Dark incense: Two encounters remain>
<White Flute: Four encounters remain>
NEST BALL, GO

[Jae]

Skill up!

+1 Nursing Skill

Azur Schild

Your skills as a nurse have increased!

Go, PokeBall!

One... two... and...

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The Wild Pokemon was caught!
One Nest ball has been removed from your inventory.

[Ettie Carnall]

So Azur caught her, but couldn't call her out because he was already at six pokemon? Ettie would nod in understanding, a bright smile on her face. "Well, I can't wait to see her in person later, then!" The young girl would chirp, eyeing the new pokeball that Azur had on him. That must be the ball that the Purrloin was in, right now...! He mentioned that she was pretty affectionate, huh... Hopefully she wouldn't mind Ettie's pack too much...!

As Shalin spoke to Azur and asked for how she could repay him though, it seemed that Azur wasn't interested in any payment; instead just wanting to make sure that she took good care of her pokemon. Ettie, giggling, would smile to Shalin; remarking "Azur might look big n gruff, but he's very nice, and he really just wants everyone to be happy and healthy!" with a cheery grin. You couldn't trust one by appearances alone, Ettie knew this well!

In the meantime though, Azur would be treating the different pokemon, one by one. When Zeit was revived, Anne and Duchess would both come up to check up on him - the two pups happy to see that he was up and about now. Ruffian would just glance at the Arcanine - grumbling out a slight 'pshhhh' as he then glanced away in seeming disinterest - while Aurien would observe from a respectful distance; seeming curious, but also not wanting to interrupt Anne's and Duchess' checking up on the comparatively larger Arcanine. Pierre, meanwhile, was just quitely chilling from a distance.

Ettie, though, would be right behind Anne and Duchess; running her fingers through Zeit's mane, even if it was still a bit damp from the fight before. "Arf!" She'd begin with a bark in greeting, giggling happily. "Hey there, Zeit; I'm happy to see you up and about!" She would chirp; smiling brightly to the larger canine, and ruffling him atop his head "How're you feeling? I can tell you're a bit damp; but I'm sure Azur'll have something up his sleeve to fix you right up, soon!"

That, or maybe they could do a little bit of sunbathing together? Nothing was better than the warmth of the sun on your skin, after all...! Though... Shalin might also be looking to move on, soon, now that Ettie thought about it.

Meanwhile, Azur would be treating Caprice; and Ettie, being the curious girl that she was, would watch him work as she hung out with Zeit. Azur seemed to know so much about treating pokemon; and Ettie, admittedly, wanted to try and glean as much information as she could from just observing him! If she learned enough from watching Azur work, then maybe she could help treat her own pokemon, too...!

However, before long, it seemed that yet another pokemon would come along; this time, it was a Leavanny - a large one, at that...! Ettie couldn't help a disconcerted expression; it seemed as though Shalin's pokemon had a bit of a habit of picking fights on other wilds, when they were left to their own devices...

[Ettie Carnall]

Anne, noting this, couldn't help a slightly disapproving huff; the young Rockruff finding the idea of bringing trouble to the pack - even if that pack was a wild young woman and her various ride pokemon - to be rather irresponsible of Kiku and Serena. Twice, someone got hurt, and Shalin had to direct her pokemon get the one who started the fight out of danger... Ruffian, too, couldn't help but furrow his brows a little; wondering just what in the world they were doing.

Shalin, though, was thankfully quick on adapting to her newest opponent; switching Kiku out, to instead switch in none other than Flit...! With Shalin's shouted warning for everyone to cover their ears, Ettie was quick to listen; though not before taking a moment to return everyone to their pokeballs. Even with their ears covered, it was likely that the canines' ears would be far too sensitive for the Yanmega's Bug Buzz...! Even Ettie, once she had covered her ears, couldn't help but wince at it; she could hear it past her hands, and it was quite loud coming from such a large pokemon, especially towards of the end of the encounter...!

The Leavanny would - thankfully - be unable to hold up against Flit's unerring Bug Buzz forever. Before long, the tall bug type would be blown back by the onslaught - defeated - and Flit would be able to calm down, easing off on his attack. Ettie would wait for a few seconds - making sure that the fight was over for sure - before she would slowly uncover her ears, shaking her head a bit to get rid of any ringing. When Shalin would ask if they were okay though, Ettie would smile brightly and nod. "My head kinda hurts, but I'm okay!" She'd chirp; taking the time to let everyone back out, now that the danger of the Bug Buzz had passed.

It seemed that it would soon be Ruffian's turn to get a checkup, though. The young Lillipup would grumble at the implication that he needed treatment - he was fine, Ruffian would protest with a bark! Look, he can still run and jump and move just fi- ow, okay, disregard the fact that his chest kind of hurts...! Anne would be quite unimpressed though, and would casually pick Ruffian up by his scruff once more; prompting a squawked bark of indignance from the smaller Lillipup!

Though Ruffian would still try to wiggle free from Anne's grip, he otherwise was still enough for Azur to examine him; save for when he'd sharply growl in warning - paired with a light nip at Azur's fingers - when the nurse would prod on Ruffian's chest. The spot, clearly, was still quite sore from the Fake Out attack; and it seemed that the Lillipup didn't want Azur touching him there. Anne, though, would growl at Ruffian at this - a clear warning of her own for him to behave, while Azur looked at him. This seemed to be enough to quiet the Lillipup, even if he rolled his eyes in response. Fine, fine, he'll behave; but he didn't appreciate being prodded there, got it??

[Ettie Carnall]

Between that and the soothing music that Azur put on, Ruffian would begin to relax a bit - sighing heavily - even if he still looked displeased with the situation at large. Anne, trusting that the Lillipup wasn't going to run off or become uncooperative, would gently put Ruffian back down; though she remained nearby, just in case. Ettie, meanwhile, would scoot closer; reaching down to gently scritch Ruffian behind the ears - which, quite surprisingly, he seemed quite accepting of. Though he didn't wag his tail, he'd quietly press his head up into the touch; sighing gently. "There there; It's okay, Azur knows what he's doing!" She'd reassure the Lillipup, smiling brightly. "Just gotta cooperate for just a little longer, okay?" Ruffian, in response, would grumble a bit - perhaps still a hair skeptical - but nodded in acknowledgement.

As Azur made the emulsifier, Ruffian would make a bit of a face at the smell - not sure if he appreciates the bitter scent that the herbs had to them. However, much to his word, he'd hold still when Azur applied the emulsifier and bandages; raising an eyebrow a bit at the warm sensation that came off of it. What was this...? Ettie, meanwhile, nodded at Azur's explanation; scooping up a tiny bit of leftover paste from the mortar and pestle, and rubbing inbetween her pointer finger and thumb. She'd sniff it a little - unable to help wrinkling her own nose - but... Her curiosity would lead her to tasting a tiny bit of it; to which she'd immediately make a face, sticking her tongue out. "Blech!"

Even after that though, she'd proceed to laugh - remarking to herself "Pftehehehe; I dunno what I expected, but that was probably it!" as she giggled. She was curious - and so, she just had to sate that curiosity...! Her tongue and fingertips felt a bit warm now; even as she wiped the tiny bit of paste off, though she didn't mind it. Instead, she'd watch as Azur massaged Ruffian's back; the Lillipup in question seeming to look somewhat relaxed, at it all. The warmth wasn't so bad, the back massage wasn't so bad... Though Ruffian didn't like that he had to get treatment from this nurse, he could at least put up with this much...

As Azur wrapped it up though, advising that Ettie made sure that he was eating enough, the young girl would nod. "Got it!" She'd chirp in response; digging through her bag, to get out a nice soft snack for Ruffian, as well as some snacks for the other canines.

Meanwhile, it was Aurien's turn for treatment. Though the Popplio was a bit of a natural thrill seeker, he seemed far more cooperative than Ruffian was; holding his head up high, as Azur gave him a headpat, and praised and complimented him. He'd dutifully point out the spots where he had bruises, as well as held still when directed. Sure, maybe Aurien was a bit too brave for his own good sometimes, and maybe he was bad at estimating just how dangerous a situation was; but even he knew to recognize when he was hurt...!

[Ettie Carnall]

Ruffian, though, would just roll his eyes at Aurien's proud demeanor as he ate the snack Ettie got out for him. Pshhh, showoff... He was just as brave as Aurien was, for facing the Tyrogue like that; and he was even the one who had all the initiative! Where was his praise, for being heroic, huhhhh?

Meanwhile, Azur would be mixing up some herbs once more; ones that Ettie noticed were different from the ones that he had used for Ruffian. She'd nod along to his explanation as to how he was using a different mixture, and why; watching as he'd mix it all up, before applying it. Aurien would briefly sniff the lotion - seeming to be passingly curious - but otherwise dutifully held still as Azur applied it, before relaxing as he was massaged. Even with the bruises, this and the lotion both felt nice; and the young Popplio would let out a content sigh, practically melting on Azur's lap...

... At least, until the gentle smack would elicit a startled bwark from him, Aurien proceeding to shoot upright! Ettie blinked, visibly puzzled; but she couldn't help a soft laugh at Aurien's bewildered expression. She'd otherwise nod at Azur's instructions to have Aurien and Ruffian both get some rest, smiling a bit as the Popplio came over, to relax next to her. "Thank you for patching them up, Azur!" She'd thank the older nurse with a big wide smile, adding "And I'm sure they appreciate the care, too!" Aurien would bwark in confirmation of this - and though Ruffian grumbled a bit... He'd slowly nod as well, even if it was begrudgingly.

As Azur continued mending everyone up, Ettie would dole out snacks and food to all of her pokemon; supposing that now was a good of time as any, for everyone to get something on their stomachs, after having been out and about for this long. "We're almost to Cherry Town, guys; you're all doing great!" Ettie would praise, prompting barks and wagging tails alike in response from the other canines. Anne would drape her front half across the young girl's lap, prompting Ettie to laugh and ruffle the fur atop the Rockruff's head; though before long, she'd end up having to pet Princess, Duchess, Pierre, and even Ruffian and Aurien as well! Despite her team all wanting a bit of attention though, it seemed she was more than happy to provide; giggling all the while.

Once Zeit's turn for treatment came around though, it seemed that the pups would be there to support the older Arcanine; Anne, Duchess, and Princess all coming over, to fuss over him in their own ways. They were happy to see that Zeit was up and about, and they were happy to see that he was receiving treatment from Azur, as well..! Duchess in particular, would lightly and playfully nip at one of Zeit's ankles; asking if they could play and race a little bit, once he was feeling all better..! However, once Zeit was done being treated, and was given a clean bill of health by Azur...

[Ettie Carnall]

... It seemed that they'd have a visitor, in the form of a rather large Skwovet...! Ettie, at the time, was quite unaware of it; focusing more on petting Pierre's belly with a happy giggle. But that ignorance wouldn't last very long, with Zeit's interest in the Skwovet; when the Arcanine made a big bark, she'd jump a bit and glance in his direction - just in time to see him zoom in the direction of the poor squirrel pokemon! The other canines, all at once, seemed to perk up at the chase that begun to ensue; and Duchess and Ruffian, both being the most exciteable of the duo, just had to join in the chase, yapping along!

"G-guys!" Ettie called, trying to get the two pups' attentions; but they seemed to be too engrossed in the game. As a result, Anne and Pierre decided they'd have to act - getting up, and chasing after the trio in an attempt to get them to stop chasing the poor Skwovet; it was utter chaos...! Princess and Aurien, thankfully, were the only ones who weren't participating in the chase however; Princess being too lazy to care at the moment - and simply being more content watching - whereas Aurien didn't have the same prey drive that everyone else did, and lacked the speed to try and reign everyone in.

Thankfully, Azur was quick to act in response; throwing a pokeball at the Skwovet. Once the wild squirrel pokemon was safe inside - even if only for the moment - everyone would all come to a stop. However, this sudden stop would also result in a bit of a literal dogpile; Duchess and Ruffian both tripping over their paws - lacking proper traction on the sand - and crashing into Zeit, only for Anne and Pierre to subsequently crash into them as well..! It was barks and yelps abound, and Ettie was initially worried that someone was going to get hurt; though... When everyone appeared to be unhurt - only a little dazed - she couldn't help but giggle a bit, whistling to call them back.

Regardless of whether the pokeball held the Skwovet or not, the foursome would untangle themselves from each other, and return back to Ettie's side; the chase seeming to have gotten any nervous energy from idling about out of them. Anne would be gently chastizing Duchess and Ruffian for running off like that, though; prompting an apologetic whine from the Electrike in response, and a huff and an eyeroll from the Lillipup in turn.

Meanwhile, a Purrlion - perched on a branch up above - would be snickering and giggling at the chaos that had ensued before. While one might expect the feline's humor to be more malicious, being that dark-types like herself are prone to mischief... It seemed that the cat's laughter was good natured, and geniune amusement at the chaos of it all! The feline wouldn't linger for long, however; jumping down from the branch that she was perched on, and disappearing into the foliage once she had her fill of watching everyone.

Ettie, sighing gently, would be unable to help an amused smile though - glancing to the others. Now that everyone was patched up, and that things had calmed back down... "... I'm guessing it's time to get moving?" She'd ask - returning Princess, and hopping back up onto Pierre's back as she glanced to Azur and Shalin. Assuming that everyone else was on the same page as her, she'd continue on ahead; ready to see just what else this route had to offer, before they reached Cherry Town.

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OOC: 2 encounters remain on Normal Incense

Anne the Rockruff - Level 7 - 5/5 Energy
Duchess the Electrike - Level 7 - 4/5 Energy
Princess the Snubbull - Level 6 - 5/5 Energy
Pierre the Furfrou - Level 8 - 5/5 Energy
Aurien the Popplio - Level 11 - 4/5 Energy > 5/5 Energy (Healed by Azur!)
Ruffian the Lillipup - Level 6 - 5/5 Energy

[Jae]

Shalin Nariya

A wild Forretress has appeared!

What will you do?

	Forretress Lv40
		5 Energy
	Average	Hardy
	Sturdy
MOVES
Mirror Shot, Heavy Slam, Self Destruct, Bug Bite
NOTES
N/A

Azur Schild

A wild Mankey has appeared!

What will you do?

	Mankey Lv8
		5 Energy
	Average	Naive
	Vital Spirit
MOVES
Leer, Scratch, Focus Energy, Taunt
NOTES
N/A

A wild Nickit has appeared!

What will you do?

	Nickit Lv11
		5 Energy
	Average	Relaxed
	Run Away
MOVES
Hone Claws, Beat Up, Quick Attack, Tail Whip
NOTES
N/A

Ettie Carnall

A wild Chansey has appeared!

What will you do?

	Chansey Lv4
		5 Energy
	Large	Gentle
	Natural Cure
MOVES
Pound, Growl, Defense Curl
NOTES
N/A

[Shalin Nariya]

Flit was breathing a little heavy after uprooting the stubborn Leavenny. He had a couple minor scrapes that the vibration agitated, but he would be okay until they arrived. Contrary to popular belief, Yanmega were not immune to their own sonic attacks - the maximum force of such an attack put enough strain on their own bodies that it could reopen healing wounds or make already open wounds bigger.

Once Azur was done treating all of Shalin's Pokémon, the rest of which were great patients, she approached the tired-looking nurse. "I can't thank you enough for what you've done," she said, spitting a blade or two of grass out. It may have been a bit hard to recognize her if it weren't for her distinct southern Azalea accent. It wasn't as thick as people who had lived there their whole lives, but it was very noticeable.

Flit and Caprice were content to walk alongside Shalin and the others, the bug-type keeping his big wings still. She turned to Ettie. "Again, I'm sorry - I didn't know what else to do," she apologized. "I thought you were far enough away. Are you hearing sensitive? If you are, I'll be more wary of using him." She spit out another blade of grass. "I'm gonna see if I can get cleaned up."

With that, she split off from the two, walking toward the west beach. Wait, walking? That was unusual for her. A bright reflection caught her eye mid-trip - the sun's rays reflecting off the metallic shell of a partially-buried Forretress. Those were Pokémon to stay away from - one false move and metal shrapnel would go flying in all directions at barely subsonic speeds. She was less afraid of Beedrill swarms than Forretress.

Having arrived, Caprice stayed back from the water. Flit stretched his wings, still a blur but not flapping quite fast enough to make noise. "Alright, Levy, can you help me get cleaned up?" Shalin asked of her final Pokémon, releasing him into the water. The giant Milotic stretched upward, well beyond her own height. Her skin tingled when the water-type splashed her.

The water was a bit cool, but nothing she couldn't get used to. The girl slowly waded into the sea, getting used to the temperature. "This isn't too bad," she thought. A light chill when she waded chest-deep, but nowhere close to unbearable. Levy gently pushed himself into the sub-surface sands to allow his trainer to climb up. "Nope, hun - turn around." The Pokémon looked confused but did as asked, his huge, blue-scaled tail sticking out of the water. She bobbed along the surface with a grin on her face. "Alright, let's go for a swim!"

As the Milotic turned to swim parallel to the beach, his tail breached the surface, carrying her trainer with it. Shalin was sitting right in front of the serpentine Pokémon's tail fin! As his tail swished back and forth to gain speed, so did she - even completely submerging on particularly powerful swimming strokes.


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Ride skill: {52 + 17 = 69}

{WC: 505}
{PC: 9}

[Shalin Nariya]

The rider found a great place to hold onto her Milotic's scales with both hands, her smile growing as Levy's swishing tail started moving faster. She rapidly breached and submerged when her mount accelerated, her hair quickly drying out after reaching a more stable, but higher, speed. She let out a joyous shout as the tail pushed her to a different side of her mount's body with every passing second. What a thrill!

She continued southward for a couple minutes before starting to tire from being thrown back and forth. She had to get back on the road - and back with Ettie and Azur. She had no idea where they were, and she wasn't in a state of mind to care until she was back on land. "Levy, jump with your Aqua Tail!"

The Milotic's tail swished up and down instead of across, Shalin holding her breath as he submerged. His tail scales started glowing a faint cyan, the two headed back toward the surface. The moment the serpentine water-type breached the surface, he released the stored energy in his tail - a powerful flick of it propelled him into a graceful leap worthy of a photograph. Shalin only wished she could be on the tail mid-jump; the force of the flick overcame her grip, sending the girl flying toward the beach and rolling up its sands when she had left the water.

That felt amazing.

A single, minor bruise was well worth the price of admission; the girl withdrew a smiling Levy. Her breath grew heavy for a few moments as the adrenaline high wore off. Caprice only shook her head in disapproval - this is the trainer she got stuck with? She loved Shalin, but was she ever eager to pull downright stupid stunts sometimes. When was it her turn, she wondered?

The adrenaline high having worn off completely, she was able to see Azur and Ettie on the main road to Cherry Town again. She stumbled back to the road, every orifice and piece of clothing she had drenched and dripping with sea water. Caprice looked like she was in a hurry to get to town after that misadventure, standing next to her trainer and radiating a little more heat than usual in an effort to dry Shalin out.

"Did you see any of that?!" Shalin energetically asked the two with a grin on her face, ready to brag about her experience and her skill with wrangling Pokémon. Caprice again shook her head. Not only did she have the stupidity to pull a risky stunt like that, but she had the audacity to brag about it, too? The Ninetales let out a whimper that sounded like a sigh, moving to her trainer's other side when she felt the girl was dry enough on one. That was certainly one wild way to take a bath. Cherry Town wasn't far off now - the north gate was easily visible in the late afternoon sun.

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Ettie Carnall Azur Schild

Mod notes: Requesting Ride skill increase for Shalin's misadventures.
Bug Incense: 1/5 posts left.

NAME          SPECIES       LV    EP   STATUS
Caprice       Ninetales      42     5      Good
Prance        Stantler       32     5      Good
Flit          Yanmega        40     6      Good
Kiku          Skuntank       37     4      Good
Serena        Persian        35     5      Good
Levy          Milotic        34     5      Good

{WC: 493}
{PC: 10}

[Azur Schild]

"Sure, later is fine," Azur answered, smiling gently. "I'm thinking of making her a therapy cat or sort. Sure they can be mischievous, but if properly trained, they will only do tricks that makes you laugh. Training them is a bit tricky though, so I only could hope that it going to work! Hmmm what else... Well, I think that's pretty much it to be honest?"

...Big and gruff? Azur just looked back at Ettie, wondering if he's seriously that scary, but eh... "Hrmh, I guess you're right," Azur commented, though he can't shake off this feeling like he just lost at a debate or something. "...But it doesn't mean that I let people off the bat that easily if they purposely harm their Pokemon by pushing them too much, alright?"

When Anne and Duchess approached, Zeit stretched slightly and licked their cheek in order to reassure them that all is going well. He barked, albeit not too energetically like usual. probably because he just recovered after all! But he's ready to play slightly with them, like trying to play nip Duchess' feet for example! His tail wagging slightly as he does.

As usual, Ettie came up to him and barked at him, to which he returned to bark back at her, then comes the greeting from a very slobbery tongue. How he's feeling eh? He's feeling quite fine! In fact, he's ready to play! To emphasis this, Zeit rolled to his stomach and wagged his tail, as if asking for a bellyrub. Azur who saw that amusedly runs his hand, gently scritching the Arcanine's belly. That's right, isn't it... Zeit is technically "still a puppy" although he has evolved. Age wise, he's probably no older than several months old... Unless he got it wrong, hmn.

It was... quite peaceful regardless.

Treating the Pokemons are going well. Ruffian... Azur pretty much can gauge his reaction. There's part of him that equates the Lillipup with Tristan, but... come to think of it, he wondered if there is any fundamental difference. Anne seem to be more accepting of Tristan's antics than she is with Ruffian's antics? Or perhaps, it's that Tristan does not technically acted hostile, but more to the fact that he's trying to prove himself while Ruffian seem to be more of a loose cannon? Or maybe he just overthink it, and it's a case of "naughty act of a child of other person tend to be more endearing than own's child"? Eh well...

But when he praised Aurien the Popplio, that's when he noticed that Ruffian is... obviously displeased that he would praise Aurien but not him. Well, Azur can't help but to sigh internally. He really don't want to encourage any sort of negative behavior by praising them. Being heroic and being fighty and outclassed is totally different. Ruffian was courting with danger, after all... albeit thankfully it wasn't a severe fight, but still."

"That one is a problem child, Ettie," Azur whispered to the younger girl's ear.

[Azur Schild]

Still, what Ettie does by licking the emulsified balm made Azur shook his head. "Ettie, those are not for consumption. I mean sure it's not poisonous, but you shouldn't taste it either!" he chided. "Ah geez... here, chew this," he quickly took out a leaf. "And don't swallow it. It's minty, but should teach you to not mindlessly taste my medicines without me telling you it's safe to. Seriously, what a handful girl you are..." yet there are no malice or anger inside that voice. It's just a pure exasperation like a big brother who's scolding his little sister.

The thank only made Azur wave his hand, lightly dismissing it. "Don't mention it. Like I said, it's my job, and although it was tiring, it's rewarding to see all Pokemons doing well after I treated them up." He of course did not forget to ruffle Ettie's head. "You're doing well yourself. I can't exactly teach you how to heal your Pokemon like I do, because this sort of study take about six years at the very least... but if you want I can teach you a bit in how to do simple follow up treatments like massages, applying non oral medicines and such."

Still, regarding the poor (and huge) Skwovet, Azur managed to catch it, and immediately after... a crash happened. Even Zeit was yelping, but he was overall amused to this turn of event!

"Zeit."

That didn't take long however. Azur is ready to scold him. The Arcanine immediately approached him, looking guilty. "...That was really really really bad of you. You're supposed to be giving good examples to the youngsters. It's one thing to play, but you're chasing that poor Skwovet... you should be more aware of your size! You're three times if not more so bigger than her! What were you thinking?"

this scolding elicit an apologetic whine from the big Pokemon. Azur sighed. "...Fine, let's not repeat it the second time, you hear me? When we arrived at the city, you will stay calm, and later I'll let her out. You must apologize to her, and promise to only chase her when she's in mood to play. If she's not in any mood to play, you're to stay... you understand, mister?"

Zeit whined, but he seemed to understand that what he did was wrong. The Arcanine flopped and once again showing his belly to his trainer.

"...Well, I guess I'll forgive you..." he gently scratched the Arcanine's belly. Zeit's leg shook a bit as he enjoyed the little rub. Needless to say, that cute act was all it need for Azur himself to fully rub his belly! Fluffy fluffy~ The two immediately made up it seems. But their little make up was disturbed by two figures. The first is a Mankey, the other is a Nickit. Hmmm. He guess Tristan is ready, but who should go fight the other one? He's unsure...  But he guess this is the right time for Zeit to make up for his blunder.

[Azur Schild]

After tossing Tristan's Pokeball to call him out, Azur looked at the two. Mankey and Nickit... Right. Tristan looked at the Nickit, trying to gauge whether he should challenge it or not. Meanwhile, Zeit looked at the other one... These two, perhaps they're trying to challenge different ones than he predicted? Tristan looked like he wanted to took two of them down by himself, but... He's definitely not strong enough. "...Tristan, tell Zeit which one you want to target. Don't bite more than you can chew."

A nod from the Ralts. He pointed immediately at the Nickit. Huh, alright. Zeit instead circled back, going toward the Mankey. The fight begins! Zeit opened the attack with Agility, easily dodging the Mankey's Scratch! It attempted to use Leer next, but Zeit with his increased speed would immediately strike the Mankey with Thunder Fang! The Mankey, paralyzed, was unable to act, to which Zeit quickly closed the combat with a Flame Wheel.

Tristan meanwhile squared off with the Nickit. Its higher level means it attacked first by using quick attack! Tristan felt it was similar to what Gusios feel when he was struck by Anne's Sucker Punch, ow. The Ralts heaved when the attack hits his stomach, but with this proximity... Tristan immediately used Disarming Voice! Being hit by a super effective move made the Nickit down for a moment, before it straightened itself up again. What for are these two appears here? No idea... but either way, Tristan attacked with another Disarming Voice, finally knocking it out of battle.

"...Good job, you two," Azur praised. Hmmm... Shalin does not seem to be around... And that's when he noticed that she's coming back. She was... riding a Pokemon it seems? To the question though, Azur winced. "Sorry, was preoccupied with Zeit chasing a poor Skwovet, and fought two Pokemons after that..." Azur admitted. "But sounds like you have a fun with your Milotic over there. Come to think of it, aren't they similar in movement to dolphins? They could jump quite the height. It reminds me of this gym leader from Galar, her name is Nessa. There was a commercial or sort that involves her riding a Milotic..."

Hmmm... it makes him wonder how does it feel to have a ride Pokemon. Would it be fun? Or would it be a thrill? No idea, but looking at the Ninetales' reaction, it sounded like it was a reckless thing to do. Well, Azur dusted off his clothes from any sands. "Looks like we're close to the town. I'm ready to just book a place in the hotel or Pokemon Center. Gotta make report too... and also report inventories..."

Inventory report that Azur said is more to his repertoire. He got to make more berry balls, salves and whatnot. It's cheaper to buy the raw materials, and that's why he's buying it raw. Sometimes, the Pokemon Center can't provide him with his supplies so he had to buy it by himself. In that case though, it's pain in the ass.

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Azur's Current Party:
Tristan (Ralts) Lv10 4/5
Gusios (Bagon) Lv10 4/5
Zeit (Arcanine) Lv12 4/5
Ciela (Blissey) Lv4 5/5
Scathach (Toxel) Lv1 5/5
??? (Pichu) lv3 5/5
<Dark incense: One encounters remain>
<White Flute: Three encounters remain>

[Ettie Carnall]

At Shalin's apology, Ettie would giggle a bit, waving her hand in a dismissive fashion. "It's okay, it's okay!" She'd reassure the older rider, the ringing already fading from her ears. "You did what you had to, to keep everyone safe; and as long as everyone's okay, I'm happy!" Ettie would declare with a grin, briefly rocking on her heels. "Though... Your pokemon seem to pick fights a lot, don't they?" She'd observe out loud, tilting her head to the side; thinking to both Kiku's and Serena's behavior around wild pokemon, between the Venonat and the Leavanny. Shalin's pokemon ended up hurt as a result of both fights, too; the thought prompting a concerned hue to flicker over Ettie's face.

Nonetheless though, Shalin would soon go to clean herself off; and in a rather unorthodox fashon, too! Though Ettie couldn't follow after - given that she had Ruffian to keep an eye on - she'd still watch as Shalin brought out Levy; and she'd still watch as Shalin - much to Ettie's surprise - would proceed to cling onto the end of the Milotic's tail, as they went swimming down along the beach...!

Briefly though, she'd have to turn her attention away as Azur whispered in her ear, about Ruffian being a problem child. She couldn't help a brief giggle and nod, agreeing with Azur. Ruffian was a little bit of a troublemaker, wasn't he? Hopefully, he wouldn't get into too much trouble from here; he needed some rest, after all..! Ruffian, though, seemed to catch a bit of Azur's whispering though; and would grumble at the nurse in reaction.

Meanwhile, there was the antics with Ettie tasting the emulsifier that Azur had made. She'd be unable to help giggling even as Azur chided her, grinning lopsidedly. "I was just really curious! You make these pastes out of all these herbs and berries, I wanted to know how it'd taste!" She'd chirp, adding "I didn't exactly expect it to taste good; but man, that tasted baaaad, eheheheheh!" Even with Azur's exasperated scolding, Ettie's mood didn't seem to drop at all; simply taking the offered leaf, and chewing on it with an amused hue to her expression. The cool minty taste to it helped get rid of the nasty aftertaste of the emulsifier; and it eased the warmth on her tongue as well, even if the warmth hadn't been all that uncomfortable.

Azur's exasperated remark about her being a handful, though, seemed to make Ettie giggle again; the young girl hopping up to Azur, and wrapping her arms around him in a big hug! "Well, I'm your handful, then!" She'd declare, with a big and cheeky grin. "And you're stuck with me, for the time being!" At least until they got off the island, she'd figure; that's the only place that they both could go different directions, right? But even then, they might still end up hanging together and going the same direction! Once she was done chewing the leaf, she'd idly spit it out - since Azur told her not to swallow it - even as she was curious as to why she couldn't just swallow it.

[Ettie Carnall]

Meanwhile, Ettie would glance back towards Shalin and Levy; watching as the duo breached and submerged again and again. Ettie wasn't sure just how efficient that was in getting clean - wouldn't the sand stick to her, once she got out of the water? - but it certainly seemed like the young woman was having a fun time, if the shout that carried on the wind implied anything...!

Nonetheless though, Azur would ruffle her head once more; both this and his praise prompting a happy giggle from Ettie. The offer to teach her how to do more simple treatments, though, would make the young girl's eyes light up eagerly. "Yeah! Yeah!" She'd chirp; a skip to her step now. "I wanna learn how to take care of my pack just like you take care of your pokemon!" Even if the subject didn't sound like an entirely exciting one, it seemed that Ettie was sold on the idea of knowing how to better take care of her own pokemon!

And then, there was the antics regarding the Skwovet. While Anne was handling making sure that Ruffian and Duchess knew that their behavior wasn't right, Pierre would simply be idly licking himself to smooth out any fur ruffled from the little dogpile that had occurred as a result of the crash. Azur, too, would be scolding Zeit - at least... Until the Arcanine flopped over, and rolled onto his back; showing his belly! Not even the serious Azur could resist this cute display, and neither could Ettie; when Azur came over to rub Zeit's belly, Ettie would join in with a happy giggle. "Fluffy fluffy fluffy~!" She'd hum happily to Zeit; one hand ruffling his belly, the other hand ruffling the top of his head.

As Azur went to fight the Mankey and Nickit though, Ettie would soon have her attention turned back to Shalin and Levy once more; the young girl idly jogging over to the water's edge, so as to better watch them. A sizeable Chansey, too, would be nearby; watching the wild rider with visible curiosity. Noting this wild, Ettie would glance over to the larger pokemon, and smile widely. "They look like they're having fun, aren't they?" She'd ask - to which the wild Chansey trilled her agreement. Aurien, too, would come to watch; and so would Pierre, surprisingly enough! Did the Furfrou have an interest in swimming...?

However, suddenly, there was a noticeable change in how Levy was swimming; and he would, soon, submerge...! The assembled audience would all stand to attention at this; wondering just what was going on, and what was going to happen. That answer would quickly come, though, in the form of Levy leaping high up out of the water...! Ettie's eyes would be wide with awe at this - and Aurien, too, couldn't help but bwark and applaud excitedly at the sight of it all! This was great! Shalin, though, would be unable to hang onto Levy's tail; a flick sending her more or less flying at the beach, and tumbling across it...!

They were, initially, going to run over to Shalin to check up on her - though she would be the one to run over back to them, asking if they saw any of rider's antics. Even with Caprice's exasperation, Ettie would giggle and smile brightly; mentioning "That looked amazing!" as they made for the road, and moved onwards; the gate to Cherry Town coming into view. "You looked like you were having a lot of fun there, eheh!"

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OOC: One encounter left on the normal incense

Anne the Rockruff - Level 7 - 5/5 Energy
Duchess the Electrike - Level 7 - 4/5 Energy
Princess the Snubbull - Level 6 - 5/5 Energy
Pierre the Furfrou - Level 8 - 5/5 Energy
Aurien the Popplio - Level 11 - 5/5 Energy
Ruffian the Lillipup - Level 6 - 5/5 Energy

[Jae]

Shalin Nariya +1 riding awarded

A wild Scizor has appeared!

What will you do?

	Scizor Lv45
		5 Energy
	Average	Mild
	Swarm
MOVES
Feint, Metal Claw, Slash, Iron Defense
NOTES
N/A

Azur Schild

Rising Star Jun-ho would like to battle!

172 Pen Copper x2, Aspear Berry x1, Sand x2 Falinks Lv13 5 Energy Average Calm Battle Armor MOVES Focus Energy, Rock Smash, Protect, Tackle Ponyta Lv6 5 Energy Average Mild Run Away MOVES Tackle, Growl, Tail Whip  Jolteon Lv13 5 Energy Small Jolly Volt Absorb MOVES Bite, Swift, Double Edge, Thunder Shock

Ettie Carnall

A wild Pidgey has appeared!

What will you do?

	Pidgey Lv13
		5 Energy
	Small	Gentle
	Keen Eye
MOVES
Quick Attack, Mirror Move, Gust, Sand Attack
NOTES
N/A

A wild Blissey has appeared!

What will you do?

	Blissey Lv9
		5 Energy
	Large	Hardy
	Serene Grace
MOVES
Defense Curl, Double Edge, Pound, Growl
NOTES
N/A

[Shalin Nariya]

Azur seemed less than impressed with Shalin's stunt. Granted, to people who hadn't seen any kind of trick riding before, it probably looked reckless at best, dangerous at worst. She could have easily buried herself in sand, what with how fast Levy had flung her off his tail! Even from within the Poké Ball Shalin held in her right hand, the Milotic still smiled, proud of his power. Eventually, she would be able to overcome that power...but it would take a lot of practice. Given the boy's career path, it made sense; to him, she could have been very easily hurt. Maybe if they traveled together for a while, he'd understand she knew what she was doing. Maybe. The cry of a Scizor echoed from behind the travelers, stirring up quite a bit of rustling from smaller Pokémon that were fleeing in its wake. Shalin briefly turned around to see what it was - thankfully, it was nowhere near her. If she just kept moving, maybe it wouldn't notice her.

Ettie, on the other hand, seemed like she had enjoyed watching Shalin work her craft. When the breeder complimented her on her Pokémon's beautiful-looking leap out of the water, Shalin couldn't help but flash a beaming smile. "If the water was warmer I'd have kept going all the way to Cherry!" she replied, perhaps exaggerating just a bit. "It is very fun up there - you should get a water Pokémon for yourself. If the weather's warmer tomorrow, maybe you can try for yourself!" She couldn't help but ramble about her "unforgettable" experience of being flung around in the water by Levy's tail...except she'd forget about it the next time she tried. Caprice, shaking her head in disgust, walked directly toward Shalin's left side and used her nose to touch the empty Poké Ball at her trainer's waist, recalling herself. At least it wouldn't be too long of a walk - and with good timing as well - the street lights of Cherry Town would be on in another hour at the most.

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Azur Schild Ettie Carnall

{WC: 344}
{PC: 10}

[Azur Schild]

"It'd taste bad," Azur replied matter of factly. "You should know that human and Pokemon taste are different. Pokemon cannot really eat normal human's food, and that's why there is Pokefood. Apparently in Galar you could make food that is between normal food for human and Pokemon though... something like... a compromise I guess? Thing is I never really cooked curries all that much. I'm bad at it... As much as I wanted to say that you should refrain from tasting my meds from now on, I have feeling that you will do that regardless..."

Being hugged does not feel bad though. "...Just so you know, I'm not going to stop scolding you in the future just because you're acting cute like this," Azur reminded. He ruffled the girl's hair. "And yeah you're my handful. What's next, you come to me with adoption paper on your hand?" he joked. "Good girl, you spit the leaf, huh? If you eat it your stomach will have this strange cool sensation, it may cause quite the stomachache if you do. If combined with several other herbs it may become a medicine for fever though, just keep that in mind."

Hmmm, he was surprised, positively that is. To think that she want to learn how to take care of her pack... well it's not like he doesn't understand either! "Alright, I'll teach you how then."

Zeit seem to really enjoy Ettie's bellyrub, smiling in happiness as he got rubbed all over. His leg shaking in enjoyment from this. He really loves it! Once the rubbing session is done, though he would bark at Ettie and licks her cheek once again. Awww, he really loves bellyrub, especially one given by Ettie! Please rub me again sometimes, is what probably what he said as he barked.

"Looks like Zeit liked your treatment," Azur joked.

Upon going back to the route, Azur has... an unfortunate accident of looking at a Trainer's eyes. This one is a kid, and he's seem to heading out to the other side, which means the Plum City they just left behind.

...Just walk and pay no attention to him, Azur thought. He will eventually pass you and your companions and won't fight you anyway...

"Hey, you locked eyes with me just now, right!?"

Shyt

"Hmmm? What problem do you have, kid? I'm in a hurry."

"You looked like a strong trainer! And when two trainers met their eyes, they must do Pokemon Battle!"

"...Not interested," Azur replied coldly. But rather than making his way, it looks like the trainer is insistent on blocking bis way instead. There's part of Azur that's ready to just grab this kid by his collar and yeet him away. "...Look, I'm in a hurry."

"What could you possibly be in a hurry for? Pokemon battling are the most staple training of any Pokemon trainers! If you're one, then you must fight once you met with someone strong, that's my motto! I'm the Rising Star, Jun-ho!"

"...And I'm King of Galar, Arthur. Move away."

But looks like the rising star guy won't move the slightest.