second [video/action for Cherrygrove/Route 29]

[bywiseguidance]

[There's been more than enough time for Ziva to make it to the next town, but she hasn't gotten any farther. She seems to be busy with her Mawile, on Route 29 just outside of Cherrygrove City.]

Eli. That attack is not working on most of what we have encountered so far. Can you not do something else.

[Of course he can't--the Mawile shakes his head. All he's got is Astonish. Ziva sighs.]

You have that mouth. Can you not simply...bite? You do it while eating, simply face your opponent and...chew.

Maaaa...

You have got to be kidding. I named you for my father, but I think at this point he would be embarrassed rather than flattered.

[The grass rustles nearby, and Ziva turns in that direction.]

Let us try this again.

[She commands Eli forward, and this time she's battling a Shinx. Which she's obviously never seen before. Fantastic. She doesn't really expect Astonish to hit, the ghost-type move hasn't done anything to the normal types they've run into so far. But...it actually works. Huh.]

[ooc: Responses will be after she catches herself a Shinx. :3]

Comments

[newberktown]

Your pokemon will get more attacks as it grows. You just have to be patient with him.

[He's looking pretty windswept, but he's bunkered down inside, now. Tut tut, looks like rain, and all that.]

Where are you guys now, anyway? You still doing okay?

[bywiseguidance]

[RAIN WILL NOT STOP HER. She's got a new coat and scarf she's fine :|b also Eli might be wearing a scarf himself. She's totally not going to start spoiling him.]

It is simply...frustrating that he cannot do something that, logically, he should have no problem doing.

[Like biting or tackling things. But he doesn't learn Bite until level 11 and Tackle not at all.]

We arrived in Cherrygrove a week ago. I wished to spend some time working and gathering supplies, but we are fine.

[newberktown]

[Hey, spoiling pokemon is perfectly fine by Hiccup.]

I understand. Until yesterday, most of my flying pokemon weren't able to carry me, even if they were big enough. Now that they've learned the move Fly, they have no problem at all.

[Johto's weird like that, sorry.]

That's good... And that's probably a good idea. I had to learn the hard way that getting by without money or supplies in this world isn't fun.

[bywiseguidance]

[SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THESE RULES...]

These rules are bizarre.

[Way to state the obvious girl.]

How did you 'get by' at first?

[Her head is tilted slightly, she's honestly curious. You look underage after all--you shouldn't really have to take care of yourself, should you?]

[newberktown]

Sure are. You get used to them, eventually... Well, mostly.

[...Gee, this is slightly embarrassing.]

I...had help. You, and two others--Kate and Abby--were already taking care of my friend Toothless when I arrived, so I kind of, er, tagged along. [And mooched into oblivion.] After you left, I stayed with the Other Father at his place in Goldenrod City.

[You know, to further mooch until he could get back on his feet while he still had them both.]

[bywiseguidance]

Abby and...Kate?

[There's only one Kate she can think of that would be around Abby. Much less her. And she looks very unsure about it.]

[newberktown]

I...think that was there names, except Toothless called her 'Kitty'. Uhmn, I never actually got to talk to them much. They left before you.

[bywiseguidance]

[Ziva nods.]

Abby is a good friend. But I never had the opportunity to meet Kate.

[But she was the reason Ziva came to NCIS in the first place.]

[newberktown]

Hey, if she comes back, you will.

[After all, you came back. Hiccup doesn't see why it isn't possible.]

[bywiseguidance]

[Obviously she doesn't know how to feel about that. All the unsure. After all, how would she react to the sister of the guy that killed her?]

...perhaps.

[newberktown]

[Hiccup picks up on her uneasiness, but since he can't pinpoint just why that would be, he decides to change the subject.]

Hey, so, now that I can fly with more than one pokemon, it'll be easier for me to get around. I don't know how long Carmen or Astrid will want to stay here, but I was thinking I might stop by wherever you are at the time for a visit, if that's okay.

[bywiseguidance]

[Thanks Hiccup. You're a doll. ♥ Ziva smiles.]

That would be fine, yes.

[newberktown]

Great. [Because even if Ziva doesn't remember him, he was still quite fond of her.] Laila will be happy to see you in person, too. And maybe you'll get to meet some of the people I've been traveling with, now. I'd have to see if they'd be up for the trip, of course, unless you wanted to come with us inst--ow!

[And now the Cubone that had been sleeping just behind him will step up onto her tippy-toes and whack him in the head with her bone club because omg dad, she loves you but you are talking too much while she's napping.]

[bywiseguidance]

[Ziva laughs.]

I would not mind either way, coming with you or meeting them.

[newberktown]

[Valhallarama settles onto Hiccup's lap, accepting some pats on the head as she yawns and curls up to go back to sleep. Her grip on the bone club is still strong, though, in case her message didn't get across.

Really, Hiccup's just happy that the pokemon isn't wailing her head off.]

Alright. We'll see, then, when we move on from here.

[bywiseguidance]

Alright. And where are you now, out of curiosity?

[Obviously not here, she would've seen you. Tiny town is tiny.]

[newberktown]

[Definitely not there. Hiccup's still NEVER been there.]

Cianwood City. Other side of the map.

[bywiseguidance]

So it is.

[Yeah she glanced at her Town Map. There's not much reason to come here, really...]

This is a rather large world, for not having much transportation or infrastructure...

[newberktown]

There's a train in Goldenrod City that can take you into the Kanto region.

[That's, uh, something, right?]

[bywiseguidance]

Far less than I expected for a place capable of producing things like these.

[Holding up a Pokeball because seriously? Containing a living creature as energy inside a little sphere? SHIT'S CRAZY YO.]

[newberktown]

[Yep. Shit's definitely crazy.]

I guess so. But it's more than what I've got, back home. If you're not flying, it's either by boat or by boot.

[bywiseguidance]

I suppose. It is merely an inconvenience.