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[meteorman]

Who: Ford and Elsa
Where: Ice Path
When: Now!
Summary: Two big ol' nerds slide around a lot and look for The Best Snover
Rating: PG

[It's been a solid couple of weeks of travel -- longer than it should have been, actually, but they wound up lingering a little more than was strictly necessary. It's not as though the Ice Path or the Snover it contains were going anywhere.

Part of what held them up was no doubt getting sidetracked by hatching the eggs they were both carrying. Ford feels as though he can't really be held responsible for getting wholly distracted by a literal piece of sentient space dust with cute googly eyes. In fact, Betyl the Minior is floating next to his shoulder right now. He's done his level best to wrap a scarf around its circular body, particularly because as a Rock type he knows it's weak to Ice.]

Alright. I think we're about as prepared as we can reasonably be. Shall we?

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[defyingfrigidity]

[Ford isn't the only one tending to a baby rock-type. Elsa's baby omanyte is wrapped up as snugly in her own scarf as well as she could get it, with only its eyes and one of its lil tentacles peeking out. She's even got most of its shell covered!

She knows it would be a better idea to just keep the baby in its ball, but Elsa prefers handling newly-hatched pokemon as much as possible, keeping them out and letting them see the world for at least a few good weeks. She's done this ever since Freya hatched, and hasn't been able to do anything else.]

There's nothing else stopping us, correct? Let's go.

[Elsa's no leader, but the other Pokemon she's got out right now, Marshmallow the Abomasnow, lets out a happy growl and takes the lead! Let us go to the home of my people, friends!]

[meteorman]

[In that they are agreed. Baby Pokemon ought to be handled as much as possible; that's even why Ford is waiting to hatch two other eggs until after this whole adventure is over and done with. It just seems more sensible.

God damn he is so excited. He always gets that way when he's nearing the end of a project. He follows Marshmallow in, careful where he steps (he's heard there's a lot of chances to slip in here, and that in places you have to traverse smooth ice to proceed.]

It was a stroke of genius, bringing your own Abomasnow. Presumably others of his evolutionary family will be more inclined to show themselves with him around.

[defyingfrigidity]

[Oh Ford, if you'd only been here when Elsa was still new. There's a reason Freya acts like Elsa is her mama. Elsa barely let the egg out of her sight, and when it hatched into the sweetest baby Lapras, she could barely leave her alone either. Honestly, how could anyone not do the same, with a creature as sweet and gentle as a Lapras?

But!! On topic. Elsa has a hand in Marshmallow's leafy fur(???) as they walk, also careful of her steps. Walking and running on ice had never been a problem for her back home, but now... now, she's gotta be extra careful.]

Perhaps they might be a little less hostile as well. Marshmallow has always been tame for as long as he's been an Abomasnow, but... I'm not sure how those in the wild might act.

[meteorman]

[Ford probably should be more careful than he's being, really, but he's never broken a hip and despite pushing seventy he's under the impression he isn't going to start any time soon. He takes good care of himself. He'll be fine. He mostly just doesn't want to fall on his ass and look like an idiot in front of one of the first Actual Friends (tm) he's made in a while.]

My preliminary research [Because of course he's done some] suggests that Snover will be fairly inquisitive to begin with. The real trouble may not be finding one but rather finding the right one.

[A couple of Swinub scurry away across a nearby patch of ice. Some Golbat swoop overhead. It's actually kind of pretty in here, despite the chill. He's certainly been in worse places.]

[defyingfrigidity]

[Oh please, he could never make a fool of himself in front of her! Sure, she might laugh, but Elsa will never think less of her friends just for slipping on some ice. Especially because she runs that same risk too; back home, her magic had kept her steady enough that she could run across ice (in heels!) without slipping, but... no such luck here.]

Is there something specific you're looking for in a Snover?