Catching Up [Bike 🚲]

[Tiki]

After scoring a victory against Whitney and obtained her gym badge, as well as touring the not-at-all-creepy haunted house in Goldenrod City, Penelope met up with her mentor again and a couple juniors from the Goldenrod Picnicker Group. In very picnicker style, their way of catching up was to gather some picnic food and gathered in the wilderness, away from the busy and bustling city life. Also, there won't be anyone else listening to them. Penelope made herself a very nutritious small box of salad, and a scrumptious sandwich while briefly staying at her parents' house.

When they had finally arrived at Route 35 to find a quiet and calm place at night, the sun was already on its path setting. Since they're not too far from the city, they could quickly go back before the sky turned really dark.

"Oooh, the sunset is pretty! I can never get tired of the sunsets!" One of the girls softly voiced her excitement.

"This seems like a good spot, let's settle down here!" Another girl stated without energy in her voice.

"Hmm... Sure!" The group's mentor, a more matured and older woman, agreed and prepared to lay out a large picnic blanket as everyone to sit down and put their backpack down. "Now, we are kind of in the wilderness, so watch out for Pokemon too! Let's have our Pokemon eat dinner with us too!"

Everyone collectively sent out their Pokemon, which for most of them were one or two Pokemon. Penelope, though, sent out her Chimecho, Deerling, and Skiddo instead. She didn't bring her full team out with her this time, since she left some Pokemon with her parents and their Pokemon for bonding.

"Oooh! A Skiddo! That's one of the Pokemon from Kalos region, right?" The easily excited girl voiced her surprise once again. Her Mareep bleated along and waddled toward the Skiddo to examine it.

"This Deerling has a strange little hat with it too!" The tired girl got a little energy back from the adrenaline and holiday warmth upon seeing the Deerling, even though it was summer now in Johto.

"So, how about you tell us how you met this Deerling? Your Skiddo had gotten stronger since we last saw you, Penny!" Her mentor began talking and unboxing her sandwich box, a strong fragrant of herbs in the sandwich wafted the area. Her Venomoth held onto the edge of its bowl and used its tiny hand to scoop up the pellet into its mouth.

OOC:
Route 35 Night.
Bike
withdraw Ledyba and chimecho from box 1, EXP Share on Ledyba
deposit breloom

Girl 1- Mareep
Girl 2- unown
more girls??
Mentor- Venomoth

[Pixel]

A wild [LV 20] Nidorina is crashing the party!

Shiny? JLajR9N4p_1-42
Uncommon? p_1-3 Common p_1-3 Level? p_18-241-42·1-3·1-3·18-24

[Tiki]

“I was in Ilex Forest for quite a while,” Penelope began. “Not because I was lost, of course! The forest has a lot of mysteries! And a lot of Pokemon to see! I think the Deerling was watching us first before it warmed up to us. And then we got along by having a few battles too!” She began, almost verbally going off tangent in her storytelling. ”Try not to get lost though, as some parts could make you go circling, and the weather could change a lot while you lost track of time! When you guys become full fledged trainers, make sure to bring extra clothings for rain and snow!” She spoke, as her mind began to remember the strange days in the forest wandering about. Thankfully she didn’t brought her Breloom along, or she would have to explain why she was in a mushroom infested part of the forest for a very long time.

“And then this Deerling just stayed with you?” one of the girls asked.

“Remember that some Pokémon can be bonded by simply impressing them with your strength or battle skills! Some Pokemon love the thrill, the excitement, and the action!” The mentor of the group kindly spoke as she petted her Venemoth who was eating their 253th pellet. The bug buzzed and purred calmly as the petting was relaxing the nerves.

”Ooh! I remember that! Remember when Rachel’s Pidgeotto likes to battle after evolving?” A girl exclaimed.

“Rachel C?”

”No, Rachel A.”

”Rachel Accelgores? Her dad’s a doctor? And she has a Nidoqueen because she got a moon stone for her birthday one year?” The girl with Mareep asked, cleaning up her Pokémon’s food bowl as it was done.

Penelope had no idea who they were talking about, since she had started her journeys a few years ago, so it must be someone after she had gone. Although, it was interesting to see them discuss and figure out who when there’s multiple people with same first names.

“Yeah! She’s the one! I wonder how her Pidgeotto is doing.”

As if on cue, in front of them was a Nidorina who was curious about the smell of food in front of her. Penelope ordered her Chimecho to use Extrasensory to send it away. When they heard her naming the Chimecho as “🔔”, she could feel the disappointment in such bland name.

[Tarlar]

🔔 got rid of the little disturbance and grows +2 levels to [Lv 26]! (0/2107)
She get's +1 happiness! (+13)


Ledyba got +1 levels from exp share, now [Lv 2]

[Tiki]

Route 35 night

The Chimecho's eyes glowed bright gold before blasting the Nidorina with her Extrasensory. The poison hare cried in pain and then ran back the way it came from. The psychic type floated back toward Penelope to finish her own bowl of food. Penelope thanked her Pokemon's help, and then returned back to the conversation with her group.

"Last time I talked to her, I think she made it to Ecruteak City." The mentor continued the conversation.

"Okay, but what about her Pidgeotto?"

"How do you answer that question? It's not dead?!"

"Her Pidgeotto is flapping and definitely getting stronger. I wouldn't be surprised if it's like a Pidgeot soon." The mentor smiled, grinning happily for the success of her student's growth.

"Wait, so what about Rachel C?" A girl then asked, as the conversation seemed to be drifting further from where it started.

"Rachel Carbinksi or Rachel Cherubini?" The eldest woman asked, for clarification.

"I don't know who's Rachel Cherubini, but I am asking about Rachel Carbinksi."

"Oh, Miss Cherubini might be from another place that I used to teach. Oops. Rachel Carbinski is doing great! She's enjoying her life in Unova! She said she missed everyone! Maybe try and send her a message?" The mentor suggested.

"Haha... But I wouldn't know what to say."

"Simply just say you missed her as well, would be fine to start."

"Heh. I guess I can do that when we get back. Maybe tomorrow, since it will be late when we get back anyways." The girl whispered, trying to hide her voice now among the group, and hoping another conversational topic would happen.

"So, uh... tell me more about the Chimecho."

"Wait. Weren't we talking about the Deerling earlier? Tell us about that first!"

"Well, Beets likes red things and he can kick pretty well." Penelope replied, but she wasn't sure what else to tell them about her own Pokemon, that she was still learning about them.

"I like Beets! Beets is a great name! Unlike Bell..."

"They're my Pokemon, as long as they're happy with their names, that's all that matters!" Penelope lashed back, not letting the other girl's opinion about her Pokemon's name get into her head.

[Tarlar]

Yanma [Lv 18] Appears!
Weather is Balmy (clear)

Shiny: pF2|s0vqp_1-42
Hold: p_1-1001-42·1-100

[Tiki]

ooc: zen head butt x2, x3 if needed
using bar on deerling

"So... Anyways, I was in Ilex Forest when I see a blur of red in the back. Now, most Pokemon in Ilex Forest were like brown or green to blend with the forest." Penelope began to narrate her encounter with the festive Deerling, the others listening hummed in agreement. "I am guessing it was watching me and my Pokemon battle in the forest before warming up to us? You know, like assessing our skills. I think I was training with my Skiddo at the time, and my Diggersby."

"Aww man, I want to see your Diggersby too! Maybe next time!" The girl with Mareep sighed disappointedly, petting her Mareep on the head making the hooved Pokemon relaxed after a tasty meal of food pellets.

"He's doing great! Potato is actually quite strong, so I let him have a little break from battling." Penelope grinned, proud of her Pokemon's growth and bragged a little.

Before they could continue, a Yanma zoomed in front of them. The Deerling neighed out loud to tell the other Pokemon to rest and relax, as Beets would get this Yanma taken care of. Chasing the flying bug Pokemon, the Deerling's head glowed a light blue. Then, the skipping deer charged toward the flying Yanma.