ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Ohh... Nadia, right... that is an unfortunate parallel.

Lake: <Aww, it's okay Dintel.> -Picks him up and hugs him.- <It was my fault really, had I known Throh knew endure and reversal, maybe I could have kept my shield up longer. Then I might have survived Hydregion's Outrage attack. Still, can't be helped, now.>

Hey, you two. -Pets Maekrite behind the ears.- It's okay, Makerite. Tagg's been at this for much longer than I have. It's no surprise that he won, really. As for Woolly...

-Looks at Woolly, who still hasn't said anything.-

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about her. I think she feels as if it's her fault that we lost.

- Still looking for Tagg -

... Do you think we're getting closer?

HotStuff: <I hear something... Sounds sort of like whispering. Think it might be him?>

- Shrugs -

Only one way to find out.

- We go over to investigate -

-Sighs-

Why did it have to be Round 7?

I agree, it could have been a lot more fun with you both in the finale... but things don't always turn out in the most dramatically appropriate way, even if we try.

So, what now?

- HotStuff and I spot Tagg and Tangent talking. Not wanting to interrupt anything, I decide to hide nearby, watching them -

— Oh, I see... Well, you have also been a PEFE researcher for very short time... — turn to Woolly — Hope she can get back OK fast. How does Unite feel about her?

-Maekrite leans head to Luke to get more behind-the-ears petting, not caring ifhe looks a bit ridiculous as he does so; Dintel blinks, and slowly walks to Woolly to sit besides her-

Dinte — <...!>

-stretches paws-

Dintel — <Woolly needs a hug?>

Maekrite — <Oh... I so much expected Luke to win... *ear tips, please, oh yes* I mean, he isn't a favourite of u Fritrah for nothing, I hope... oooh yes...>

-Is getting the normal feeling he gets when someone's watching him, but is too busy sulking to attempt to confirm-

I'm pretty sure I'll be fighting Fool in the finals. That means I have to defeat MGMT.

Well, better go do that, then. You've been a field agent for how long now?

Four years Tangent.

I'm certain that he's truly in love with her. They're pretty much always together when they're both out of their balls, nowadays.

-Keeps petting Maekrite.-

Oh yeah, Ho-oh. I wonder if he and the other legendaries know that we've lost, yet?

Woolly: <...Hmm?> -Notices Dintel.- <A hug? Oh. Sure.>

-Woolly picks Dintel up and hugs him.-

Woolly: <Aww, you're so sweet.>

So you have four years' worth of hardcore, wild-tested, clever, sneaky, and occasionally downright evil tricks to draw from. You should do fine.

-stands up-

Now, I need to go see where the rest went...

-Dintel's GROUND type almost ignores Woolly's STATIC ability!-

Dintel (hugging back) — <It tickles! You are very cuddly!>

— ...Dintel...

-to Luke-

— the Legendaries? Knowing them, they were watching somehow. Wonder where Suicune is... I heard what happened to the bubble fort...

Woolly: <Heehee! Thank you! You're very cuddly too!>

The bubble fort? Oh, well...Phantom and Hallow got lose, and they had some pins and...Well, you probably can figure the rest out.

See you around Tangent.

-Looks around-

Show yourself, I know I'm not the only one in this alley.

- HotStuff and I come out from our hiding spot -

Oh, hi there, Tagg.

Happy: <Daisy stop wangsting! You have been doing this for too long!>

Why? I cant do anything about it...

Happy: <Hmmm... Maybe if you had a battle with a strong trainer you would cheer up. Maybe we could battle someone who would require you to focus on it.>

I guess...

happy: <Good! Lets go battle someone who lost in the conference.>

Hello DS and HotStuff. I'm assuming you guys heard everything.

-is going to conference with happy-

Happy: <Okay Daisy lets find someone who is strong to fight... I heard Red lost to Luke so maybe we could fight him. For fun at least.>

Um... Most of it. You okay?

-Sighs-

I could admittedly use a hug.

- Smiles reassuringly -

Hehe... Sure thing.

- Hugs Tagg -

— Heh... I hope they got to taste Suicune's version of the Bubble Shield prison mode. — turns to Woolly and Dintel — Dintel got pretty sad when he heard the news, yeah...

-Maekrite shows his fangs at the mention of Phantom and Hollow-

Maekrite — <Phantom was the Zoroark, right? rrrr....> — returns to my side and leans on the ground — <One that I was glad to see go down.>

-Dintel hugs Woolly stronger and begins telling the stories about what does he do with his bubble the entire day, which pretty much amounts to nothing-

-to Luke-

— So... what do you plan to do next? I mean, before the conference ends...

edited 19th Jul '11 3:24:24 PM by SilentReverence

-Accepts the hug-

Thanks DS.

- Smiles -

No problem, Tagg. That's what friends are for!