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[shiro2hero]

Ahem.

[Oh hi Shiro. It's almost prom season, right? That means you're here to deliver some kind of warning about Prom, right? That's what you do.]

[He clears his throat.]

[Looks directly into the camera.]



Fuck!


[Somewhere off screen, a Gallade is howling in squeaky laughter. Looks like someone let one of the Zorua into the house.]

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[shiro2hero]

[His expression just. Falls. Immediately.]

...

He found a what now.

[Good day: over. Discipline Blue Day: begins.]

[heartofalioness]

An apprentice; specifically a white Zorua. To be quite fair, it was a bit more mild than last time, and this Pokémon seems young.

[shiro2hero]

[Just wait until you see what Pidge recorded...]

A white Zorua? They come in that color?

[heartofalioness]

Not usually; black is the more usual coloring, but this might be a "shiny"--

[A simultaneous Pokédex lookup reveals...]

... Huh. Or... perhaps not. Apparently a shiny Zorua has a warmer black coat with blue markings and red eyes. And no listed regional variants... This one was definitely white, with red, almost wispy markings and yellow eyes. I wonder if it was a new species or... or a new variant, like those Braviary a few weeks ago.

[shiro2hero]

[He winces.]

Allura, if it's anything like the birds we just got through... I don't think we want it in the house.

[heartofalioness]

Perhaps. It might depend, though; this one seemed rather... young, benign. Aside from its vocabulary...

[shiro2hero]

[His sense of danger is rising. Like a spidey sense. But for shenanigans.]

What... do you mean. Its vocabulary.

[heartofalioness]

This Zorua shares its normal counterpart's Ability: it's a shapeshifter.

[And considering it was using Shiro's Gear... with Blue's coaching...]

[shiro2hero]

[Shiro's head drops... into his hands.]

[And stays there.]

Great. Perfect. Wonderful.

I'm putting Blue up for adoption.

[heartofalioness]

No, you won't. [Said flatly, not in protest but a statement of fact. She knows Shiro loves his Pokémon too much to trade them away like that.] I do agree that the Zorua could use better influences. Perhaps yourself?

[shiro2hero]

It's tempting.

[Very, very tempting.]

I don't know where it even... went. I don't see it anywhere, and I've got too many pokemon as is.

[Shiro you have like 12.]

[heartofalioness]

[Gotta catch 'em all, Shiro!]

Well, apparently it and Blue get along well, so it may show up again.

[shiro2hero]

Great.

Just great.

A mouthy troublemaker.

[heartofalioness]

Yes... [A slight smirk.] On the bright side, you do have quite the experience wrangling those.

[Looking at you, S1-S2 Lance...]

[shiro2hero]

Unfortunately, we can't handcuff this one to a tree.

[Still looking at you, Lance.]

[heartofalioness]

[Okay, she can't help a little chuckle before her smile softens.]

I'm sure you'll figure out a solution, Shiro. [Or... hopefully so, given the tyke's fate as Pidge's newest partner in crime.] Let me know if you need any assistance.

[shiro2hero]

If I need a fox expert, I'll be sure to give you and yours a call.

[Since you have the Vulpix and all, Allura.]