Books, Cubone and a chair (Lorelei)

[Bradley Mandara]

    Bradley led Lorelei into the library, holding the door for her as they walked in. Whenever she walked through the door though, he stumbled on the carpet and caught his self on a chair, sitting in it as if nothing happened. "I think we'll sit here. Sitting here is good. Sitting here seems like a plan. This is a good spot." Drumming his fingers some, he pulled out some books that were in his bag. One was on Ground types and the other focused on water types, both on the practicalities though.
    Reaching over, he pulled out a chair for her to sit in and looked up at her. "Wait.. you don't mind if this is where we sit.. do you?" With an inquisitive eyebrow raise, he looked her in the eyes and tilted his head, putting Cubone into his ball at the same time.
    With a nervous chuckle, he put the books onto the edge of the table in a neat stack, looking at his feet, to Lorelei, back to his feet then back to her again. Bradley had to get a grip on his self and took a non-visible deep breath. He thought he was being creepy by bugging her like he was but remembered that was who he was. Laughing at his self on the inside, he put his elbows onto the table and looked at the books.
    It wasn't long though, before Sabishii decided to go free-bird on everyone and release his self out of the ball and onto the table in front of them, crossing his arms angrily and swatting Bradley on the head with his bone. Making some angry noises, he claimed the chair with Bradley's bag in it to his self and sat on it like a human would at a table. Almost like a child, he looked around the library curiously, turning from where he sat time from time to get a better look.
    "Well... Pokemon are allowed in here, feel free to release yours if you want. I'm sure Sabishii wouldn't mind a little company... even if he may try to hit it.. on the other hand.. I'll just leave it at that." Quietly, he placed a hand on Sabishii's head and patted him, earning another swat from the Pokemon and a growl.

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Word Count: 382
Notes: Bradley.. that isn't how to sit down.

[Lorelei Virgo]

She found it a bit weird that he would hold the door for her. Even her Grandpa didn't hold the door open for her. But she figured it was probably Bradley's mannerisms, so she walked in. When she did, though, she noticed him stumble onto the carpet and into a chair. He said that sitting their would be a good idea, that it would be a good spot. "Okay." She smiled contently. She was glad to be in the library. She watched as he pulled some books from his bag. He reached over and pulled out a chair, looking up at her. "No, not really. I don't mind at all." She sat down in the seat that he had pulled up for her, looking back into his eyes. She smiled, somewhat happy.

Sabashii was put back into his ball. He seemed to chuckle nervously, putting his books books at the edge of the table. "I'm going to get a book really quick." She smiles. She hadn't really noticed his nervousness, nor his looks. But she did notice him look at her, and when she did, she would simply smile at him. She pulled a book from the bookshelf, mostly about rock-type Pokemon. She came back to the table with the book, taking her seat next to him again. "Do you want to read this one together? I need to read this for Nanto." She smiles at him.

It seemed that the Cubone let itself out. Lorelei watched it, as it was crossing it's arms. She didn't really like seeing Bradley get hit by his Cubone, but since his Pokemon tended to be violent...she still tried to be friendly with it. She would smile at the Cubone and wave a bit at it. "Hello, little Sabashii." She giggled a bit when she saw the Cubone sit at the chair like it was a human. Bradley told her that she could let her Pokemon out, and that Sabashii probably wouldn't mind any company. Lorelei seemed to be thinking. "Well, I usually don't let her inside cause she's a fire type...but she's pretty well-behaved." She let Nantosuelta out of the ball, and the fire bug clicked happily and twirled a bit. "Nanto, behave, okay?" Nanto clicked as though in understanding, then looked at Bradley. She made a few happy clicking sounds before making the way to the Cubone. "She likes you. Also, don't worry if she nibbles on your hair a bit: it doesn't hurt, and that means she's comfortable around you."

Nantosuelta was happy to be out of its Pokeball. That thing was always dreadful! It was on rare occasions that she ever returned to her ball. Flapping her pixie-like wings, she looked at the Cubone curiously, clicking. "Hello! I'm Nantosuelta!" She clicked in a happy tone.

[Christof Drescher]

    The library wasn't her usual stomping grounds.  Chlori tended to enjoy the natural light of the sun over those in the school, especially being a leafeon. However, she had decided to keep an eye on two eevees that seemed intent on getting themselves into trouble.  Padding silently through the door, which she had to gently push open with her nose, she followed the pair that had tumbled in moments ago.

     The mentioned pair were a couple of eevees. Less surprisingly was which two eevees it was. Bouncing his way in first was the husky eevee Panzer, who was well known for getting into all sorts of trouble around the academy. He, along with his favorite partner in crime, the much smaller, shiny Miko, were looking this way and that, stride hardly broken by the brief game of bitey face as they made their way in.

     Suddenly, Panzer pounced Miko, the two of them tumbling and rolling about until they bumped up against the chair the cubone was in, causing it to slide just a bit. Blinking up the two look this way and that, before considering who was in. Panzer, being the 'ring leader' in this particular circus, pulled away from Miko carefully, to rise up on his back legs, his front paws placed on the chair, so he can stretch his neck out and sniff curiously at the chair and the pokèmon in it.  Miko, for his part, tipped an ear to the side, while simply watching to see what would happen.

      Chlori's leaf tipped ears twitched some, as she watched in mild amusement.  Calmly, the leafeon found a near by place to lay herself down to keep an eye on her small pack mates. Settling her chin over her paws, she considered the students, and their pokèmon, attention settling on the fire/bug type. She wasn't uneasy, even though the other pokèmon possessed two of her type weaknesses, merely curious.
 

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Word Count: 333
Tags: N/A

Notes: Panzer(Eevee), Miko(Eevee-shiny), Chlori(Leafeon-shiny)

[Bradley Mandara]

    Bradley's face went dorky for a bit but he shook it off, watching as she left to get a book and then observing the bug in front of him. With a little bit of awe written on his face, he began to take in her features, before reaching a hand out to see if he could befriend her. Patiently, he stared at it, before his eyes wandered over to see the three other Pokemon walk into the library without a master. -Those must be that trainer's eevees and Leafeon.- In his head, he thought out the possibilities of why they would be there and decided to shrug it off and turn towards the bug again, looking her over.
    Sabishii saw the other Pokemon move around and decided to hop off the chair and walk over to investigate, ignoring the bug type Pokemon that wanted to greet him. With his bone over his shoulder, he reached forward and poked Panzer, curious as to what it was. Observing the fur, he made a noise at Panzer, greeting him with a grunt and not bothering to speak to him. What if he didn't like these Pokemon.
    Bradley smiled back at Sabishii, watching him interact with the other Pokemon, but inside, he was frightened that Sabishii was gonna hit one and start a fight. Looking back to Lorelei, he gave a smile to her. "Nantosuelta seems to be pretty interesting.. but it would be nicer if Sabishii wasn't so rude to her." Looking back to his Cubone, he looked back and forth between the bug and the ground-type, sighing some at his glassiness.


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Word Count: 269

[Lorelei Virgo]

When Nanto looked Bradley, the boy looked at him funny. She tilted her head ever so slightly towards the boy, with that weird look on his face. He reached out a hand towards her, she thought that he was going to pet her. She made a few happy clicking sounds before having her hand lean into his touch. He didn't seem like a bad human, even if she and Lorelei were afraid of that Skarmory of his. Nantosuelta then turned her attention towards the Eevees and the Leafeon. It was clear that the Cubone ignored Nanto, but she didn't mind too much because there were others. She did a little twirl and happy clicks before focusing on the Eevees. "Hello there! How are you?" Nanto would say with her usual friendly clicks. She wasn't gonna let the Cubone get in the way of trying to make friends!

Lorelei watched Bradley and Nantosuelta, though she didn't watch for long. Nanto didn't feel or seem tense to Lorelei, so she figured Nanto must be okay with Bradley. Otherwise, Lorelei would have gotten a headache or some indicator that Nanto was nervous. She was glad Nanto wasn't worried, but it seemed that there were more Pokemon here now. But she didn't recognize them: perhaps they belonged to a staff member? An instructor, possibly. She had remembered seeing a few Eevees before, but one had a unique coloration. And another, a little bit away, was a Leafeon. Bradley looked at her with a smile, mentioning that Nantosuelta was pretty interesting, but he had wished Sabishii wasn't rude to Nanto. "Well, she always likes seeing new people and Pokemon, and if she can become friends with one of them, she'll hang around with them. If not, she tends to hang around be. The only way I can tell is because I've been around her so long...Kinda wish I knew what she was thinking." She sighs, though smiling.

[Christof Drescher]

  As the chair's occupant got down, Panzer lowered himself from his position on the chair.  Watching the cubone move, the excitable normal type merely watched, right up until the point he was poked.  Tail waging, he offered a happy little yip in greeting. It hardly bothered Panzer that the other hadn't actually spoke.  Being pokèmon, it was often unnecessary to offer real words.  Jumping back, the Eevee stuck his rump in the air, while leaning down in a play bow, tail wagging high over his head.  Miko was quick to join in with the excitement. 

   Miko, however, was soon distracted, as the large bug/fire type spoke. Tipping his head back to look up, the shiny eevee's nose twitched as he sniffed curiously at the unknown pokèmon. 

    "We are good.  We were looking for our Christof, but then Panzer found an adventure for us... and now we're here", offers Miko, softly.  He didn't tend to be a very loud pokèmon, nor did he tend to venture off from the pack on his own.  No, Miko only went off to 'find adventures' when his larger ringleader decided it was time to go find some fun. 

   Chlori, for her part, was immensely amused by things. So far, all seemed well between her small packmates and the new pokèmon.  She did, however, take a backseat to the matter, content to merely observe the interactions between the others for the time being. 

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Word Count: 250
Tags: Chlori (Leafeon-shiny), Panzer (Eevee), Miko(Eevee-shiny)
Notes: N/A

[Bradley Mandara]

    Bradley laughed some and shook his head, sitting back. "I can relate on that. My sister, of course, can speak back and forth to her Pokemon, which is why she is always arguing with that behemoth of hers." Shaking his head, he looked her in her eyes with his and chuckled. "I may not be able to speak with Blitzkrieg and Sabishii, but I can certainly tell what they're thinking most of the time just by their body language." Looking over his shoulder again, he observed his Cubone's interaction with the Eevee, astonished with what he was seeing.

    Sabishii dropped his bone and got in the same playful stance, with his butt in the air and his stubby tail wagging happily behind him. With a cry out, he bounced back and forth several times. Of course, he was a violent Pokemon, but he was still a child, and until he became a big, strong Marowak, he'd still be childish, it was just the way nature was. Using his front arms, he pawed at Panzer, seeing how rough he'd play with him.

    Bradley's jaw looked as if it nearly dislocated as far as it dropped. His Cubone never acted that way around most Pokemon, the only time it happened was with Blitzkrieg or him. Looking to Lorelei then back to Sabishii, he still had his mouth open and couldn't believe what he was seeing.



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Word Count: 233

[Lorelei Virgo]

She listened to Bradley as he laughed a bit, seeming to relax a bit more. Apparently, his sister could talk back and forth with with her...Behemoth? Did that mean she had a really big Pokemon? She wondered what Pokemon it could be, but she figured she would find out when she actually met his sister. He mentioned how he may not be able to understand his Pokemon, but he could tell what they were thinking through body language. She was going to say something back, but he seemed interesting in observing Sabashii and the Eevee.

It seemed that the Cubone dropped the bone, and began to have a playful approach with the other Pokemon. He didn't seem angry or nervous. Lorelei felt like she was watching the baby Pokemon that her Grandpa would take care of sometimes. Completely relaxed and...lost in the moment of another's company. It was refreshing, seeing something that reminded her of the hillside. Just thinking about the hillside made her miss home, made her miss her Grandpa, and of the Pokemon she and Nantosuelta remembered. She watched Bradley and giggled a bit. She would look at his hand, trying to decide whether if trying to hold his hand or not would be considered rude or no. She felt homesick, and she liked having contact with people, since it made her feel less homesick. She would always hugs her Grandpa, or hold his hand. She made a motion as though to try and hold his hand, but she retracted her hand and put it in her pocket. "Pokemon are a lot like people: Sometimes, there's always a new side to them that you rarely see. Sometimes, for the good, sometimes for the worst...But regardless, when you see it...It's still amazing, right?" She smiles at him, hoping that her action didn't push him away if he was watching. She would then turn to watching Nantosuelta interacting with the others. "Sorry, just feeling a bit...homesick." She would say, if Bradley looked uncomfortable.

Nantosuelta looked at the Eevee that answered her. He responded, saying that they were good. They were looking for someone called Christof, and with Panzer, this Eevee was having an adventure. "Oh! An adventure! That sounds like fun." Nanto twirled and clicked happily. "Wait...does that mean you're lost? And whose Christof?" The fire bug wondered, clicking happily at the Eevee.

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Word Count: 403
Tags: Nantosuelta, Bradley, Sabishii, Miko
Notes: Lorelei's feeling home-sick

[Christof Drescher]

  Panzer's tail briefly bristled with excitement. Eevees tended to be friendly sorts, and the fearless, large Panzer was no exception to this rule. Always pleased to find a new perspective friend, the husky Eevee dropped as that paw 'got him', and  rolled onto his side, upper half twisted so his forelegs were up in the air.  If it wasn't pulled back, he'd grip that little 'hand' between his paws, and mouth on it gently, mindful not to use teeth.  They were just playing, and Panzer didn't know how sensitive Cubone hide was.  If the 'hand' was pulled away before he could reach, he'd only offer a playful growl, bushy little tail wagging as best it could along the floor. 

   One of Miko's ears swiveled to aim itself at the rough housing pair.  Cubone seemed like fairly sturdy pokèmon, and Panzer had a tenancy to get rough.  At least, by the measure of the smaller Eevees in his pack, so Miko, being on the smaller side for Eevee in general (and certainly smaller than the particularly large Panzer), decided it was best to let those two play while he spoke to the nice Volcarona. 

   "Christof is our master", begins the Eevee happily, taking himself a little further away from Panzer and the Cubone, to move a bit closer to the pokèmon he was speaking with. 

   "The Students don't know him as Christof", offered Chlori softly, gently prompting the shiny Eevee to consider this in his explanations. Of course, it was still possible that the bug type and her trainer had yet to hear of their Christof, but it was more likely they would know him by the name the students, and most other humans were expected to use.  For her part though, even with this bit of help, she was just pleased to watch over her smaller pack mates for the time being. 

    "Oh..."  The pause was only brief, as Miko worked to recall their master's other name. Of course, they never referred to Christof so formally, even the term 'master' was offered with affection, along with their respect for the human that commanded them.  "Mr. Drescher, that's what the students call him. No though, we aren't lost, we come here all the time...Have you met our Christof? Which one of the humans is yours?"  He might have waited for the first answer, but the second question occurred to the smaller Eevee suddenly, and was clearly of higher importance. 

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Word Count: 424
Tags: Chlori (Leafeon-shiny), Panzer (Eevee), Miko(Eevee-shiny)
Notes: Miko's for reals color doesn't work on this background ^^;;; 

[Bradley Mandara]

    Bradley smiled at Lorelei, noticing the gesture and reached out to take her hand. "It's alright, home sickness is nothing to joke about. Do you, need to talk about it?" He kept a light grip on her hand and looked her in the eyes, wondering if she was gonna be alright. His hands were rough and ragged, worn from years of working the mines with his sister. Whether it be carrying pick-axes or using them, or even if it was something as simple as moving ore from point A to point B, it wore their hands and toughened them to a rough exterior. His eyes though were soft and unerring. "I understand if you don't want to talk about it, but something seems to really be bothering you."
    Sabishii started rumbling with Panzer and used his free "paw" to hold onto the skull he wore. Once he felt that it was secure on his head, he began to wrestle the normal type. As a ground type, his skin was tough and well set, so that meaning the gnawing on his paw didn't bother him one bit. With a small squeal, he rumbled with the Eevee, undisturbed by any flopping or biting that went on.
    Bradley raised his eyebrows at his Cubone and turned back to Lorelei once he realized that Sabishii was going to do no harm to the husky looking Eevee.


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Word Count: 232

[Lorelei Virgo]

Lorelei was a bit surprised, seeing him take her hand. It was interesting, him asking her if she needed to talk about being homesick. His grip was light, and it wasn't sweaty. It felt rough: not untouchable, but rough. She hadn't really felt rough hands before, so she was a bit surprised, to say the least when she could feel his hand embrace hers. He was looking into her eyes, and then seemed...soft? He was wondering if she wanted to talk about it, but that it was alright that she didn't want to. But from his words, he sounded concerned for her. She chuckled a little bit and with her other hand that Bradley wasn't holding, she brushed some of her hair to the side. "Well...let's just say it's really only me and my Grandpa in my family. I've never really been to an academy before...and it's a lot different than the hills. I miss the hills, and I've never been so far away from my Grandpa before. He's not exactly in the best of health, either...so I worry about him, even though he filled out whatever was needed to get me to attend here." She laughs a bit. "He's got an assistant, though, so...I think he'll be okay. But I can't help but worry a bit." She looks back at him, smiling a little and giving his hand a little squeeze. "What about you? You told me you have a sister, right? Do you have any other family?"

Nantosuelta was so pleased that she felt less stress from Lorelei, and seemed to twirl a lot, which may have seemed random to the other Pokemon. The Volcarona tilted it's head at the Eevee. "Christof?" She tried to remember if Lorelei mentioned it. She didn't remember Lorelei mentioning it, so she shook her head. "I don't know him, but he must be nice." Then, the other Pokemon that she saw in the corner seemed to answer, which made Nanto click a bit happily. "Hmmm...We haven't met a Drescher, but if we do, I'll try and see you again so we can play together." The Volcarona twirled at the idea, clicking happily. "Which human is mine? Lorelei is." She makes a motion to Lorelei. "She's the girl. I've been with her for a while, and she makes the best cookies ever!" The Volcarona clicked happily at the smaller Eevee.

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Word Count: 403
Tags: Bradley, Nantosuelta, Miko
Notes: None today

[Christof Drescher]

    As the pair of them tussled, Panzer nipped and growled. Of course, the Cubone possessing arms rather than just two sets of legs gave him an advantage, but the Eevee hardly minded. Rolling around with the ground type, he would hardly notice if the pair of them ended up knocking into things, or into pokèmon or humans for that matter. He tended to be pretty one minded in his playing.

    The large Eevee kept an eye open for his chance to try to squirm away from the Cubone, only bouncing far enough away to assume that same, playful position. If he got the chance then he would bound his way around one of the nearby chairs, 'hiding' behind one of the legs, though it didn't really hide him in the slightest. His tail waving about excitedly as he waited to see if his new friend would follow, or if he would have to move in and 'strike' on his own accord.  

    "Maybe you can come visit us", Miko suggests happily. Then as the nice lady Volcarona identified her trainer, Miko carefully wandered his way over to get a sniff of said trainer. For pokèmon with the biological make up like an Eevee, smell was the primary sense for identifying others in a social way, and Miko was no exception to this rule.  Careful to steer clear of Panzer and the Cubone, Miko stretched his neck out to sniff at the girl, before returning his attention to her pokèmon. "Your Lorelei seems nice... Cookies?  We don't get cookies usually, our Christof makes jerky for treats for us most of the time. Do you like jerky?"  Sure, Christof knew a great deal about pokèmon of various species, but Miko hardly had any reason to know what a Volcarona might like to eat. 

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Word Count: 324
Tags: Chlori (Leafeon-shiny), Panzer (Eevee), Miko(Eevee-shiny)
Notes: Miko's for reals color doesn't work on this background  

[Bradley Mandara]

    Bradley kept a good hold on her hand, listening to what she had to say and about her grandpa. "Why don't you try writing him frequently? I'm sure he's in good hands, but letters can help homesickness. So, after we're done here, why don't you go to the main office and see if they can't give you some stamps or something." Ruffling his hair with his free hand, he smiled. "Yes, I have a twin sister, Ylva. Of course, I'm the smarter one, she's the battler. But as for other family, we lost our mother at birth, but grew up with our dad. His Steelix though watched over us while he was in the mines. The thing was gargantuan.. he's had it since he was a child and has been training it since then. That poor Steelix is old and grumpy, but very powerful." Sighing some, he remembered sitting under the massive Pokemon's head while it battled and devastated anyone or Pokemon that threatened him or his sister. Sighing, he closed simply and blankly. "Not to mention the whole town was a family of dirt covered miners."

    Sabishii, stuck his butt up into the air again and wiggled his stubbly little tail in the air. Staring Panzer down, he made a noise and sprung towards the chair, trying to get at him. The Cubone didn't pay any mind to the words of the trainers and other Pokemon they tumbled into. Completely absorbed in the play time, he didn't notice that there was a trainer in the way and bumped into him after backing away from trying to grab at Panzer. Looking up, he realized it was Bradley and grumbled at him.

    Bradley had to get up and apologize for the actions of his Cubone with this Eevee. After making several apologies and getting dirty looks from some people, he came back and sit down, shaking his head. "He's such a trouble maker.."



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Word Count: 322

[Lorelei Virgo]

It was nice, her hand holding his. His hand felt warm, and despite how rough it was, it was comforting. It felt good to have some human contact. Bradley suggested writing to her Grandfather frequently, saying that letter could help the homesickness. She seemed to be thinking about it. "Well, my Grandpa did give me our address just in case...and since this is an academy, there's not reason why I shouldn't be able to sent him letters every day." She smiled a bit. "Sounds like a good idea. I hope stamps aren't expensive...I'm saving up right now, since Grandpa and I don't have much money. Most of the money in his savings was used to come here. But I'm sure I can figure out a way to stay in touch with Grandpa." She smiled back when he smiled. She listened to him talk about his twin sister, him being the smart one and his sister being the battler. They had lost their mother, but grew up with their dad. She had only grown up with her Grandpa, and he did tell her that her father and mother had passed away after living in the cities. Apparently, Bradley and his sister were in the mines, as well as with their father's Steelix. Her eyes twinkled a little bit, thinking about the gargantuan steel Pokemon. A town of miners, huh? That was definitely different from the city and the hillside. She didn't remember much about the city, but she remembers the hillside quite well. "Well, it was just me, Grandpa, and a bunch of wild Pokemon in the hillsides. But...I liked the wild Pokemon. It's actually how I met Nantosuelta." She smiles. "I actually really like Steel type Pokemon, especially big, steel Pokemon. Nanto really likes them, and in turn, so do I. I wouldn't mind having a Steelix around all the time."

Nantosuelta clicked happily at the Eevee. "Of course! I would make sure Lorelei let me visit and play with you!" She clicked happily again, twirling this time. Nanto watched as the shiny Eevee walked towards Lorelei and gave her a small sniff. "Jerky? Hmmm...no, I don't like stuff like that. I prefer leaves and berries. I love munching on them, and sometimes, Lorelei eats them with me. She gets me the extra crunchy kind, and I love them!" She twirled enthusiastically. "You'll have to try one out, it's really good. And no doubt, your human Christof could eat them to."

Lorelei's hand released Bradley's when his Sabashii had disturbed some other people by playing with the Eevee. She chuckled a bit. "Well, keeps things exciting, doesn't it?"

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Word Count: 442
Tags: Bradley, Sabishii, Nantosuelta, Miko
Notes: None here

[Christof Drescher]

   Panzer darted to the side, likely not quite quick enough in his little hop to get away from the cubone entirely, just enough  that probably the best the other got was a little tag.  When Sabishii backed up, he bounced forward just a bit, but stopped short when the young pokèmon bumped into Bradley.  As the ground type looked up and grumbled for the matter, the eevee moved forward to offer a Sabishii some reassuring grooming.
 
    Of course, the first part of reassurance (to a vulpine/canine species) was licking between the eyes, which didn't do much good for the skull clad cubone, but after that, if the other didn't move away, he would attend to other's back. It wouldn't take much to get Panzer back into play mode, but first he apparently wanted to be sure his new playmate was well. Usually it was something he would do when he got too rough with the smaller eevees in his pack. 

   "Berries are tasty", Miko agrees, before considering the matter of the leaves.  There were some leafy things that Christof ate, or sometimes mixed in with some of their food... for whatever reason Christof fed them some of the things he did, but eating actual leaves wasn't really something pokèmon like an eevee would really be into.  Still, it didn't mean he was completely incapable of speaking on it, at least in a basic way. "Have you been to the safari zone? There are all kinds of leaves there, depending on where you go. " 

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Word Count: 276
Tags: Chlori (Leafeon-shiny), Panzer (Eevee), Miko(Eevee-shiny)
Notes: Miko's for reals color doesn't work on this background