third draw (video)

[blue_ice]

[The feed opens on a smiling Alolan Raichu wearing a lavender scarf with three badges pinned to it. Looks like she knows she isn't supposed to be messing around on the Gear...but she's so excited! She found out something awesome!

Gaze upon her trainer's ID! She excitedly points to where it says 'birthday: October 25th'. She can read calendars now, and that means there's gonna be a party soon, right? She likes parties. Leizi squeaks happily, giggling to herself, and that's what seems to draw her trainer's attention. A grumpy Kaiba appears on screen and snatches the card back. ]

Give me that! Leizi, you know I can't lose that. It's not a toy.

[ Leizi squeaks innocently, flapping the ends of the scarf like they're wings. Kaiba sighs and stares at the little lens. ]

Leizi's been acting out lately. Is it a Psychic type thing, having too much brain power and too few outlets? I think she might need something to keep her busy.

Do you think entering the contest would be good for her? I've never seen one in action before, but from what I read it involves creatively telling a story while using a Pokémon's powers to illustrate it. My only obstacle, then, is teaching her to be scary.

[ Leizi hops and spins in a circle. She can do it! Kaiba just sighs. Long way to go. ]

Comments

[blue_ice]

Mm. My team's new to this too, but I think they want to try. I might have raised them to be a little too hungry for attention.

But regular physical exercise is important for keeping them calm too. I have a few aquatic Pokémon, so we spend a lot of time by lakes.

[outofsynth]

A few of mine probably wouldn't mind trying, but I'm sure we'll have plenty of chances when we're more settled.

I try to rotate mine so they get enough attention when we're on the road. It's a lot easier to make sure they all get enough time out when I'm in a city.

[blue_ice]

Yeah. Marik warned me about catching too many...but I'll make sure they all get time and care. I want to cover every possible situation on the road. That might be too ambitious, but I have to try.

[outofsynth]

No, I understand. I'm trying to get a good balance of Pokémon too. There's so many types and strategies, it feels like you need a lot to account for that.

You know Marik?

[blue_ice]

Mm, I'm slowly getting better at it.

And Marik's my traveling partner. We're from the same world, and we didn't exactly get along before. But he helped me when I was struggling in the wild, and we're training together now.

[outofsynth]

That's good. Marik said you'd been doing really well in the gym challenge.

[Now that he knows they're travelling together, he realises he's heard a little about him already.]

Yeah, I'm glad I didn't get here during the whole time travel thing. That sounded rough.

[blue_ice]

[ Marik is so kind to him. It still shocks him, even after these months together. ]

It was, but he helped me through. It's admirable. He helped you too?

[outofsynth]

I guess? He's given me some good advice, and he bought me a smoothie once, but mostly he's just been nice to me.

[Not that most people here aren't nice, but Marik is easily one of people he feels like he's connected to most.]