Who would have thought? [OPEN LOG]

[shslasshat]

Who: Byakuya Togami and YOU!!
Where: the routes around Goldenrod
When: 12/6
Summary: Togami's out training. In and of itself this isn't unusual, but the way that he treats his team might be.
Rating: PG
Log:

Togami eyed the Pidgey for a minute, sizing it up and then looking down at the two Meowths by his side. One was sitting up and alert, ears twitched forward in interest and tail up. The other was curled up fast asleep on the ground. He sighed.

"This one is yours, Rich." The money cat immediately coiled up like a spring, butt wiggling. Sparks began to fly off of the golden coin on its forehead. "Wait-!"

"NYAAAAA!" The Meowth pounced forward, a bolt of thunder coming down from the heavens at the Pidgey right before Meowth made impact, rolling and pinning the now quite unconscious bird. The kitten sat atop the bird and looked back at Togami proudly. He rolled his eyes and walked over, scooping the cat up off of its prey and flipping it upside down in his arms.

"How many times do I have to tell you wait for me to give the order?" he asked, but didn't sound angry, scratching the kitten under the chin and on its chest as it wrapped its paws around his gloved hand and started trying to eviscerate his arm by kicking its hind legs.

Wonder of wonders, he actually smiled a little.

Comments

[shslasshat]

[So it has a trainer after all. He had wondered, since that type wasn't usually native to this area.]

Alice, come here.

[The cat trots over, flicking her tail in the Monferno's face as she goes, sitting half-behind her trainer's legs and licking her paws. Togami looks at Cecil down the bridge of his nose.]

Do you usually have such poor control over your pets?

[paladinlost]

[Ooooh, a tail flick! Not quite as good as a poke but he'll take all the contact he can get! ...Luckily, he can get more of it by going back to his trainer and clinging to his leg.]

Not usually, no. But as he's not officially mine yet and we've spent most of the last week and a half on the road without supplies, we've had very little time for regular training. My apologies if he was a bother to your team.

[shslasshat]

[pls. You're not even in the same egg group.]

He was no bother that Alice couldn't have taken care of on her own.

[He shifts the Meowth in his arms into a more dignified(/budding supervillain) position.]

And you are?

[paladinlost]

[Now now, there's no need to underestimate the Field egg group so badly.]

I've no doubt of that. She appears to have excellent control over her abilities.

[Or enough control to not fry Zidane accidentally, at least.]

Ah, my apologies for forgetting to introduce myself. My name is Cecil Harvey; it's a pleasure to meet you, young man.

[He might look like he's spent the last few days on the road without a hairbrush or extra clothes, but his western-style bow comes out fluid and practiced.]

[shslasshat]

[Alice is the more laid-back one. Be lucky it wasn't Rich, or friendly sparks probably would have been flying. In fact, once Togami puts down the cat in his arms, Rich is going to bounce over to sniff at Zidane.

Togami inclines his head a haughty but practiced half-bow of acknowledgment.]

Togami Byakuya. Togami is fine.

Are you... [his eyes look Cecil from head to toe.] just arriving?

[You look like a hot mess tbh.]

[paladinlost]

[Sniffing is perfectly acceptable. ...As long as Rich is willing to get sniffed back, because that's what Zidane does.]

To this world? Hardly; I started my fourth year here a few months ago. But it has been some time since I last visited Goldenrod. I must say I look forward to reaching the Pokémon Center.

[Or any sort of building, for that matter.]

[shslasshat]

[The moneycat is slightly taken aback by the sniffing, but gives an excited 'nyaaaa' and sits on his haunches to regard Zidane with curiosity.

Togami, meanwhile, is horrified at the prospect of being here for one year, let alone four, although his face betrays maybe a flicker of surprise.]

You're not far from the edge of town, anyway.

Although it seems like Rich has made a friend.

[paladinlost]

[Zidane responds by thumping his tail like a particularly excited dog, except dog tails are usually not on fire. Dogs usually don't follow that up with a handstand, either.]

Has he? That's good to hear. I feared that spending so long without teammates for company would have a negative effect on Zidane's sociability. It would have made his first few weeks with the rest of my roster unpleasant.