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[The first thing to appear on the video is a growlithe, staring forward with his all-too-typical vacant expression. He pants a little, and his head is cocked just enough to allow a rather long string of slobber to trail from its mouth. In front of it is a hunk of red stone, a gift from her partner only a few weeks prior.]

[The video wobbles as Hawke fiddles with it, piercing blue eyes and dark hair onally appearing on screen as she fidgets with it, making sure the pokemon is perfectly in focus. Once she's certain that everything is perfect, Hawke leans over and smacks her knees, immediately drawing the beast's attention.]

Alright big guy, just as we practiced!

[D.T. lets out a sharp yap, pouncing forward and onto the stone. The effect was almost instantaneous, both stone and beast lighting up in a bright, white glow. A blob replaces the shape that D.T. once held, and that blog slowly begins to grow in size. When it finally rivals the size of an extremely tall man, the shape grows outward, finally taking the form of a rather large dog.]

[And then it moves, disappearing from the screen. Its lunge knocks the pokegear free, and it hits the ground just as a loud oof escapes Hawke's mouth. Those not watching the video feed and instead witnessing the woman completely buried beneath a mound of orange and black fur. The video rotates between focusing on the grass in front of it and the dog burying the woman.]

You blighted oaf! [The voice from beneath the dog is breathy and strained. A pair of legs kicks out, immediately pounding on the grass beneath her.]

[It would seem Hawke's Growlithe has successfully evolved into an Arcanine.]

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_{[Huh, who would've guessed that Growlithe would be so popular? This marks the third one Bertolt has seen (counting his own) as of late, but the red rock on the ground is certainly new.

He's even about to ask, but words leave him as he watches it, well... actually change. Bertolt never had the chance to watch Armin and Jean's pokemon evolve, so this? This is new, and he's speechless - up until the woman speaks up. That... Doesn't sound good. Can people suffocate under a dog like that? Is that going to happen to him?]}

...Miss? Are, uh... Are you okay?

[D.T's ears perk up, and he immediately bounds toward the sound. His snout rights the 'gear, and then begins to snuffle about it. Even after over a month, he still isn't used to the idea of sounds and people coming from the device.]

[For once, Hawke's a little grateful for his odd behavior. She lets out an only slightly exaggerated gasp. Her hands quickly pat over her body, making sure that no bones are out of place.]

[Once she's sure that she she's in one piece, she sits up and scrambles over to the 'gear. By now, Dog Two has administered enough licks to his new 'friend' that the device is sufficiently coated in slobber. She regards the new edition with no small amount of disgust.]

I feel like vomiting, but I suppose other than that I'm fine. Or will be.

Er... who are you?

_{[Ah, slobber on the screen. Fortunately that's something Bertolt is used to (especially since Marcel has taken it upon himself to start using everything as a pillow and subsequently drooling on whatever it is), though he can't help but grimace a little out of sympathy.]}

W-Well, at least nothing was broken.

But, um, I'm Bertolt.

No, no. Nothing broken. My reputation, of course... [She'd gone to painstaking lengths to maintain her personality. With her luck, half of the network will have viewed the feed soon enough.]

[All her efforts to remind Johto that she was the Champion where she came from were quickly going to waste.]

[After giving her head a scratch, she shakes the growing frown from her lips. No sense pouting over it and making matters even worse.]

I haven't seen your face on the feed. You new here? [As if she was some kind of expert on who was who here. She barely pays any amount of attention to the network.]

_{[He's glad he doesn't have much of a reputation to worry about. He always preferred to stay in the background of everything, but it didn't make him immune to the occasional embarrassing moment.

Most of it was embarrassment from himself, though.]}

Sort of. I think it's only been a little over a month, maybe two since I got here. _{[Again. Bertolt is still trying to come to grips with the fact that he's been here before, but so far that 'secret' is between himself, Sion, and unknowingly Armin too.]} I'm still adjusting to everything so I haven't really, uh, put anything up.

Oh.

[Hawke blinked. Sure, she hadn't been paying attention to anyone else that much, but, still... It was surprising that the man on the other end may well have been there longer than she had.]

Well... I guess I'll save my welcome speech for someone else. [Not that she had one planned.]

So. Bertolt, you said? Name's Hawke. First name doesn't matter.

So, that's what evolution looks like! Pretty impressive. Congratulations on your new giant barkbeast. He is very massive and a pleasing colour.

[ Terezi seems rather unconcerned that Hawke is drowning in dogge at the moment. ]

[A few kicks and a well-placed shove later, Hawke managed to free herself from beneath the beast. She clambered over to her 'Gear, lifting it up to glower into it.]

Yes. Impressive. [She coughed once, then drew a ragged breath.] Why don't you try it next. Then I can have a laugh at you.

[Never mind the fact that she wasn't laughing. In fact, she was being quite sincere.]

I am planning to catch a Shinx as my next Pokecompanion, I do not believe they grow to be that big. Or maybe they do. These PokeDex aren't exactly forthcoming with information!

But perhaps your barkbeast is big enough to ride. You won't have to walk for three days between each lame town.

My partner has one of those. Real cute. Couldn't tell you how big she was going to get. Maybe you should ask him -- he seems to know everything about cats.

[Now... there's a thought. A real interesting one!]

I suppose I could. No more wandering through the woods blindly. That's your job now buddy.

[D.T. lifted his head, giving a confused tilt of the head to the woman.]

I think that's a yes. Don't you?

[After seeing two of his Pokemon double in size through evolution, Anders is wise enough to stay out of the way of this scene. Even so, he isn't prepared for DT to be taller than him. And he's even less prepared for the enormous creature to pounce on Hawke, though in all fairness, he definitely should've expected that.

With an exasperated cry of DT's name, he rushes over to tug at the Arcanine's shoulders in an exceedingly pitiful attempt at budging the beast.]

Get off, boy! You're going to crush her!

[More than pleased by the attention, D.T. quickly turns his focus to the other human. He butts his head against the blond's chest, turns his head upward, and unleashes his tongue across a bearded cheek.]

[If Anders thought he was getting off with just that, however, he would be sorely mistaken. It takes only a second for D.T. to shift his weight, paws going up onto Anders' shoulder and resting there. His once sharp yap is now a booming boof, unleashed directly into Anders' face]

[At least, in the meantime, his weight has shifted off of Hawke?

[DEATH.

Dead. He's dead. Or maybe deaf? Or both. Probably both. It takes about two seconds for his legs to wobble and collapse under the weight of the Pokemon, and he sinks, thoroughly dazed and confused, into the grass. If he didn't know better, he'd think he just got hit in the face with one of Varric's flasks, except it was full of dog drool in addition to explosives.

Pinsy saunters over and plops down next to her trainer to stare up at DT with a level expression. Is she scolding or approving? We just don't know.]

[He manages about five seconds of consistent licks before Pinsy finally catches his attention. Like most of his companions, he falls victim almost immediately to that odd sort of allure that followed the considerably smaller Pokemon. Wriggling free from the man, he turns to the cat and plops down, considerably weight causing a few localized shockwaves.]

[He even manages a (if only slightly) smaller bark for the pink cat, followed by a collection of licks]

[It's grooming, he promises.]

[In the meantime, Hawke is finally managing to catch her breath. Finally she sits up, looking between the crippled blond and the large dog.]

So... Uh... [She gasps a breath.] Meet the new... and improved... Dog Two?

[How has he not drowned yet? He's pretty sure he's standing in a waterfall. This is awful. The worst thing that's ever happened to him.

Pinsy allows the affection for a time, though once she's had enough, she stands and elects to clamber up onto her canine friend's bulky shoulders. He has a lot of fluff to nap in.

On the other hand, Anders barely registers that Hawke is speaking and can only stare blankly at her for a moment.]

Yes. I mean -- what?

[With his cat friend now collected, D.T. settled down, his large form once again causing more localized shaking.]

[With Hawke convinced that the Arcanine would no longer prove to be a threat, she sat up. Flopping over his backside, the Champion peered over at her fiance. There was, surprisingly, a look of concern on her face.]

Are you going to be okay?

[Though he continues looking dazed for a moment, Anders blinks his shock away in short time.]

Ah... Yes. I'm alright. [His gaze settles on their Pokemon after he makes himself a little bit more comfortable, crossing his legs rather than kneeling awkwardly in the position DT had folded him into.]

He's... rather impressive, isn't he?

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He is... [She was definitely going to need to keep him from jumping on people. The last thing she needed was to be sentenced for causing a death by Pokemon suffocation.]

Pinsy seems to like him, at least. [And they were all leaving at the behest of that damned cat, weren't they?]

He'll be quite fearsome in battle, don't you think?

They do seem to be good friends. Sometimes I think she likes him more than she likes me.

[He shoots DT a mostly joking glare. Mostly.]

If he learns to stop hanging his tongue out of his mouth like a puppy, maybe.

I doubt that'll ever happen. [She patted just above his bushy tail with a grin. It was part of D.T's charm. He might not have been as intelligent as the Mabari she left back home, but he had all of the personality.]

Suppose we'll have to find a place with a bigger bed now.

Maker, no! He is not sleeping on the bed anymore. [THIS IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE, HAWKE.]

[D.T. lifts his head, directing his best puppy-dog face at the blond. Unfortunately, seeing as how he is no longer a cute puppy but, in fact, a rather large and beastly looking thing, the effect is probably minimal.]

[At least, for Anders that is. Hawke, on the other hand, is smitten.]

Look at that poor face! How can you relegate him to the floor?

[Now he's just offended. That face is not poor.]

Easily! I am not sleeping with a horse in my bed!

[Hawke held a hand above her breast. Her expression turned to one of offense.]

How dare you talk about me like that?

[DISTRESS.]

Hawke, no! I meant DT! I meant the dog!

[OFFEND

You're so cruel to me!

[Her joke doesn't last long though. She falls backward and bursts into hysterics after the space of a heartbeat.]

[His eyes narrow at her display, and his arms cross tightly over his chest.]

It's no less than you deserve.

[MORE OFFEND.]

What in the name of the Maker did I do to deserve this?

[Anders gives a defeated sigh and leans over the massive lump of dog in turn to kiss at her face. And he may or may not bat his eyelashes at her.]

Please, no Dog in the bed? I'll even make him a blanket.

[It's the fact that he was so willing to touch the dog that did Hawke in. She shrugged, giving a defeated sort of sigh as she did. Of course, later she would try sleeping on Dog -- Anders didn't say anything about him being the bed, after all.]

Fine, fine. Anything for you, love.

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