hisui catch-all

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Who: Kirishima + Growlithe + You!

Where: Hisui

When: July

Summary: Several open prompts for arrival, chores, and patrol. Eventually closed threads for things like special missions or as discussed. If you want a custom prompt, hit me up!

Rating: Probably just PG13 for fighting/dangers of Hisui? Will add more if any come up.

Note: Starters are in prose, but feel free to swap to brackets!

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[blue_ice]

Kaiba cringes just a little---whoa, they're not in a loud city here. But it's all right...he's here to care for King, who's still a little shaken up from the experience. He gratefully accepts the medicine and administers it, and after a few moments, the Goomy is back to his usual self! He's dancing in the water as he usually does.

"I've been told the basics like the circle of grass, fire, and water, and I've been able to puzzle out a few more, but apparently there's a whole chart with complex interactions and Pokémon can have more than one type. And conveniently, everyone's copy of the chart was on a device that no longer works."

He's a little sour about that. "Is rock strong against electric, then?"

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Sorry, Kaiba, you're dealing with someone who's pretty excitable and has a powerful set of lungs on him. Good thing you're both away from an area where stealth is required. But Kirishima calms down quickly, especially when he watches the medicine revive the Goomy. He can't help a chuckle at its wobbly little dance, though it's bittersweet since it reminds him of his own. His team is back in the future and it's just him and Growlithe now - not that she's bad company!

Growlithe goes to take a drink from the river, at first downstream from Kingyoku, only to snuffle and drool the water right back out. Bleh! Kaiba's not the only one learning a lesson today.

"No, it's got normal effectiveness, but Rock Slide is a physical move and Electric types as a general rule have weak defenses to those sort of attacks." Kirishima moves to sit on a rather large rock that is near the riverside. "Ground type is the only super effective type against them - actually Electric doesn't usually effect Ground types at all. You're right, Pokemon sometimes have more than one type, but not more than two. But it gets even more confusing when you learn not all their moves have to necessarily match their types!"

He gives a huff and rubs the back of his neck. "Honestly? The best way to learn is doing exactly what you're doing. Learning what the partner you have can do. Even if you're some sort of genius who can memorize that chart, it's nothing next to experience. I don't think anyone looks at a Goomy and goes 'that's a dragon'. Right? But it is."

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Kaiba watches the Growlithe curiously...okay, Goomy residue is gross. Got that. He reaches over to pet King, glad that his partner is doing better. King warbles happily in response.

"Right. I was hoping to learn more, because I really don't want to put King in a dangerous situation...but he's what's called a special attacker, then?"

He gently splashes King in the River, and King playfully spits back.

"And you're right. Definitely didn't ping him as a dragon. I know my dragons, and he definitely didn't ping as one."

But he is friend-shaped. Kaiba smiles fondly at his little partner.

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Growlithe, for her part, walks around Kaiba and King to go wash her mouth out and drink upstream. After that, she begins a semi-circle patrol around them, as the shore butts up against hills and woods on the way back to camp.

"Right. I kinda think of special attacks like energy or elemental attacks. Electricity, fire, water, psychic..." Kirishima cocks a wry, sharp-toothed grin watching the two interact. For someone who's only been here a few days, this stranger seems to be taking well to his partner and vice versa.

"There're lots of dragon Pokemon who don't look like dragons. Noibat looks like a bat, Gible looks like a shark. If you ever meet a Gible, do not try and throw it in water! It's a Ground type!" But now his curiosity is piqued. "Are dragons real where you come from?"

[blue_ice]

Kaiba has to think about that for a moment. "Not by most people's standards. They're not waiting around the outskirts of town hoarding treasure or anything along those lines...at least not in my era. But in the past, there were people whose souls took the form of dragons, and one of them was my ally."

The Blue Eyes White Dragon, his most trusted friend. He doesn't dare take the card out and risk water damage right now, though.

He glances at the dog guarding them and almost smiles. "Mm. I...suppose I should thank you both for saving us," he says, finally.

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"Wooahh..." Kirishima breathes, grin widening as his imagination takes off with this piece of information. Of course there were legends where he's from about spirits possessing things or continuing on and there's Ghost Pokemon here, but how cool is it to think you could just straight up become a dragon when you die? It would make putting one's life on the line as a professional hero a little less daunting, at least he thinks so. "That's awesome!"

Kaiba probably could have told him literally anything and Kirishima would have believed it when it came to where he's from. He's heard all sorts of crazy things, but this one might rank up there on the cool factor.

"Aw man, you're welcome! I think we're both just happy we could help." Growlithe seems to still be in working mode, though one might notice the waggle of her fluffy tail as she otherwise seems to remain alert - that head is on a swivel at least even if the eyes are obscured by fur. "But I gotta say, you saved King all on your own. And even if Bubble wasn't the best choice, you guys still set it up for us to knock Luxio down!"

He taps his fists together at the knuckles.

[blue_ice]

Kaiba looks over at the Growlithe and suppresses a little smile---he'd never had a pup at home, but he knows how eager they can be to please. She'll be a loyal companion for such a headstrong trainer.

He reaches for King and gently pats him. "We'll keep practicing," he assures his Goomy. Then, back to Kirishima: "How do I figure out everything he can do? Another trainer mentioned a few move names to try, but I'm not sure if there's something else I should look at."

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"Good question. A database makes it a lot easier there. Ask him to show you what he's got!" Kirishima rubs his chin as he looks at the two. "What about Protect? That's a good defensive one. Absorb can give him back health, but it requires him taking energy from someone else so it's probably not one you wanna get demonstrated. But I don't think anything else needs a target."

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"Alright. Can you...protect yourself? Increase your defenses?"

Kaiba's patient when he asks King these questions. He's not sure exactly what he's looking for, but it seems the Goomy understands the request. He lets out a little grunt, and a strange sort of wave-shield seems to appear before him! Kaiba gently tosses a berry at the shield to test it out, and it bounces right off, the shield flickering a moment before disappearing.

"Good," Kaiba praises, picking up the berry and feeding it to him. King's thrilled to have another snack! "So I guess he's tougher than he looks."

King burbles happily.

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"Oh yeah, the Goomy line's best attribute is their Special Defense! So against those energy type attacks. And because he's a Dragon type, there aren't many attack types that are super effective on him - really just ice, fairy, and other dragons. One strategy that might be effective until you get the hang of predicting how other Pokemon attack or their type is to use Protect and Absorb to wear them down until they pass out. It can take forever, but it's one way to do it."

Kirishima shrugs. He's not the most patient of people when it comes to a fight, especially not in the wild, but he definitely appreciates the value of a damage soak and time has gotten him better at strategizing it. "I wouldn't worry too much about the specific names of moves right now, even if they're all pretty basic. As long as King understands what you mean, that's all that matters. Once we get all these machine parts, we'll be able to get back to a place you can look at a PokeDex."

[blue_ice]

King seems super-excited about this news. He dances in place with a happy little burble, as he tends to do.

"He's trying his best. I'll keep working with him. But...you think they'll be all right, coming so far out of their time?"