Alright let the training begin!

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its here!

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Dice is best boy!

Jane is best girl

>>1153121
Awwwwwwwwww yeah!

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>>1153121
I found this on twitter somewhere. Is this pretty accurate for Laki?

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>>1153158
[Extremely]

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>>1153121
Hey Gobble, I'm dead tired so I won't be sticking around, but I want you to know that I really appreciate your hard work. You're the best, keep it up! I'm looking forward to reading the thread when I wake up.
Keira is best girl so you fucks better vote in her favor whenever possible

>>1153152
THIS

>>1153166
[Thanks! Have nice dreams!]

>>1153158
Laki a cute.

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You want to get your team ready for the next fight. You expect it to be intense, and you’d feel terrible if you didn’t do everything you can to give them the edge they need.

Wait a second. Before you do that, you load up your TM. You almost forgot about it. You take it out and boot it into your Pokedex.

The screen flickers and fuzzes for a second before it produces a bunch of technical gibberish. At the end though, it sums it up, along with the move name. Sunny Day.

Oh. Well, that’s not really useful right now, but that’s just your luck. You start by aiming it at Gobble and asking if he’s ready to learn. He nods.

You’ve seen this done on shows before, and the instructions as you go along all seem simple. You just aim and use, and keep it on him while he sits still for a few minutes.

After it’s done, you ask him how he feels.

He shrugs. He doesn't feel different at all.

“Can you use it?”

He tries, but nothing happens. He gives up and sits, finding that picking his fur is more interesting than trying again. You look at the pokedex. It says it’ll take several hours and before it’s useful.

Well, in the meantime, it’s back to regular old training.

>Learn a new move
>Work on some stats
>More dance practice. Really learn to move
>Try to upgrade an existing move
>Something else

>>1153187
>Work on some stats
Special Defense or HP!

>>1153187
>>Work on some stats

>>1153187
>More dance practice. Really learn to move

>>1153187
>Work on some stats

>>1153187
>Work on some stats
HP

Fancy stuff is fine and all, but only if you haven't neglected the fundamental stats.

>>1153187
>More dance practice. Really learn to move
>Work on some stats
Is there a way we can work both in. (maybe his speed or evasion?)

Also
>Sunny Day TM
We should use this on Bella and help her develop solar beam

>>1153187
>work on some stats

>>1153187
>More dance practice. Really learn to move
>Work on some stats

>>1153187
>Learn a new move
Counter is an egg move he can learn, and would be pretty useful.

>>1153187
>>Work on some stats

>>1153187
>Work on some stats
>More dance practice. Really learn to move

I'd like to get him some more moves too, but I don't see that happening right now.

>Work on some stats

>>1153219
maybe we can work on a move after this battle; see how performs this fight first and then decide what to teach him afterwards

>>1153187
>Work on some stats

>It says it’ll take several hours and before it’s useful.
Don't think that "and" is meant to be there Gobble.

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>>1153233

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Well, first thing you want to do is work on his stats. Gobble has a decent collection of moves, but what he really needs right now is just some general training.

But what specifically are you going to train?

>A bit of everything. A well rounded ‘lax is a healthy ‘lax
>His attack! He needs more power
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths
>Special attack. He can learn a lot of those moves
>Speed. Who would see it coming?

>>1153284
>His attack! He needs more power

>>1153284
>Speed. Who would see it coming?

>His attack! He needs more power

>>1153284
>>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

Dang, I was hoping we could raise HP. Just please no Speed, he is in the bottom 10.

>>1153284
>>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

>>1153284
>A bit of everything. A well rounded ‘lax is a healthy ‘lax

>>1153284
>Defense and Special Defense. Play to his strengths

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>>1153306
[Don't worry. Herb's cooking is doing that already. But I did forget to include it as an option.]

>>1153356
Personally I like the idea that Herb's cooking is giving a passive boost to HP. It'll allow us to focus on our pokemon's other stats when training.

Though we should keep an eye on what foods Gobble forages

>>1153366
Well when we fought the last gym we did big cooking to boost stats some.

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>>1153166
I will vote for best girl! Don't you worry your pretty little petals about that!

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“Let’s work on your defenses.” You tell Gobble. He warily pushes himself up and gives you a funny look.

“He’s not going to beat you.” Laki laughs as she slaps you on the back. She’s wearing tight spandex. “But we are going to toughen you up.”

“We?”

She raises an eyebrow. “You can do it yourself if you want, but just like what you did last night, it’s better with a partner.”

“What’d you do last night?” Keira asks in her sunny way.

“N-nothing!” You grab Laki and go to a training area.

You train under a waterfall. Laki and her pokemon, you and Gobble. The constant pressure coming down really toughens him up, and Laki has the idea of having the pokemon lightly bump each other

By the time you’re done, Gobble is floating face up in the water, blowing up a stream. He’s pooped. Not too pooped o float over and ask for more food, though. You toss him some you prepared when he was busy and sit down.

Laki’s Meowth crawls onto your lap and curls up.

Bella hops on top of Meowth in a bid for more attention, so you guess she’s next. You’ll start with Sunny Day, not that you need it in this heat right now, but what else?

>Work on a new move
>Work on stats
>Maybe you can do something to help her handle heat better
>Work on buffing up her rapid attacks
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand
>Something else

>>1153435
>>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand

>>1153435
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand

>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand

>Not too pooped o float over
Missing a T there Gobble.

>>1153435
>Work on a new move
We need some poison to her move list

Though i'm willing to support
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She's getting a bit out of hand

>>1153435
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand
>Work on a new move

At least touch some ground on moves; she hasn't learned anything as a Roselia yet.

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>>1153435
>She’s wearing tight spandex

>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand
and if we have time
>Work on a new move

>>1153435
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand

>>1153435
>just like what you did last night, it’s better with a partner.”

Have... have I been canonized?

Also
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand

I don't think she's too bad right now, but better to nip it in the bud. She just wants papa's attention, really.

>>1153435
>Work on her attitude and teamwork. She’s getting a bit out of hand
And if we have time
>Work on a new move

I was wondering how Herb might take advantage of Kiera's invitation when it hit me. The 'Herb'est thing to do is use it to have her model for him. Nothing tasteless, but some of the more risque fashions, like you see in the big name designer venues.

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>>1153450

>>1153505
I'd back that

>>1153516
I'd kinda like it if we got Herb into designing clothes, and not just coordinating them.

Not a big deal, but it would be neat.

>>1153534
Well maybe, it might distract from his cooking though. I dont mind it as long as we arent pulling ourselves into too many directions.

>>1153539
I think we can do cooking with some fashion. It isn't like we can't stitch things while we let our Pokemon practice things.

>>1153550
That could work. Like I said, as long as we find a balance

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You take Bella aside after Meowth gets up and cleans itself. You can’t help but notice it’s fussing behind it’s ear the same way Laki is as she puts a flower in hers.

“Bella. We need to chat.”

She perks up. She’s interested, but only for a second. She gets distracted by seeing Dice standing right on the edge of the water. She runs up and pushes him in.

He floats head down for a while before finally turning around. He doesn’t seem to care one bit.

Maybe you should do this whole training her on a move. Keep her doing two things at once she she’s not distracted.

>Begin learning Solarbeam
>Try to learn Bullet Seed
>Work on Mind Reader
>Swords Dance would open up a lot of possibilities
>Grass Knot could be useful
>Toxic seems like a no brainer
>Something else

>>1153566
>Toxic seems like a no brainer
Then she becomes the status princess

>>1153566
>Toxic seems like a no brainer

>>1153566
>>Toxic seems like a no brainer

>>1153566
>Toxic seems like a no brainer
Next opportunity we should get her to learn grass knot, it has a lot of potential uses especially with the way we do battles.

>>1153566
>Toxic seems like a no brainer

>>1153566
>Grass Knot could be useful
It plays to what she knows; being a dick.

>>1153566
Actually remember to link the reply this time.

>Toxic seems like a no brainer

>Maybe you should do this whole training her on a move.
Think that should be "while".

>Keep her doing two things at once she she’s not distracted.
I think that's meant to be "since"?

>>1153566
>Toxic seems like a no brainer

That seems like an odd selection of moves; I was expecting basic stuff she gets like Leech Seed.

>>1153598
I think it should be "so that she's", but a butt is a butt by any other name.

>>1153599
Well we can do Leech Seed soon too. Its goes with our whole HP drain concept, but I like the Poison there too so it just erodes our opponents

>>1153566
>Try to learn Bullet Seed

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>>1153598

Also consideration for the future

we currently have the ability Leaf Guard (which works well with Sunny Day). But Roserade doesnt have Leaf Guard.

Does this mean we get Roserade's Hidden Ability Technician?

>>1153608
Less advocating Leech Seed (not that it's not great), more stating some surprise over the fact every option is basically a TM or Egg Move when before our options when training were largely stuff the Pokemon naturally picked up.

>>1153633
Yes, which doesn't actually boost too much except for the Multi-hit moves which are all physical normally, Magical Leaf, Normal Weather Ball, and Hidden Power. Though I suppose weaker moves that she gets off faster will also be boosted.

>>1153669
That basically what i was considering if we work on a rapid fire idea or maybe even a dual quick draw combo (two different attacks one right after the other)

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“Let’s learn a new move! How about Toxi-”

Bella leaps up and uses Leech Seed on Mace. She knows Leech Seed?

“Belladonna!” You retrieve Mace to stop the effects. At least, that’s what you heard you’re supposed to do. You’re glad to see it worked, and let him back out. You keep an eye on him just in case. He looks confused, but otherwise fine.

She laughs and falls over. The laughter ends when she notices you’re not laughing. She makes a motion to ask if you’re impressed that she learned it.

“Yes, I’m impressed, but I think you’re missing the point.”

She shrugs. What’s the big deal?

“Besides, Laki puts you in headlocks and stuff all the time.” Keira comes out of nowhere to help translate. You also think Keira is translating a bit freely to make a point, but maybe you’re just being paranoid.

>Do what I say, not what you see
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
>The difference is that you don’t mind it when Laki teases you. Mace and the others do
>Promise her extra treats if she behaves. You can condition this out of her
>Something else

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>>1153598
>>1153605

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
>The difference is that you don’t mind it when Laki teases you. Mace and the others do
>DadDisappointment.gif

>>1153686
If we have a way to make those multi hit moves special then sure.

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
>The difference is that you don’t mind it when Laki teases you. Mace and the others do

>>1153697
That doesn't look like a girl.

That looks like a girl (male)

>>1153689
>The difference is that you don't mind when Laki teases you. Mace and the others might/do. Plus Laki and I understand we are just playing, using attacks on our friends might be come off as malicious instead of as a joke. And you're not trying to hurt them are you?

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>>1153714

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
>The difference is that you don’t mind it when Laki teases you. Mace and the others do
>Besides, headlocks and status altering moves are completely different, you could seriously hurt someone.

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you

>>1153706
Adding:
"There's a difference between teasing and being a bully. Laki's never hurt me, even when it looked like she could, if she wanted."

>>1153689
Supporting
>>1153716


Also
>You also think Keira is translating a bit freely to make a point, but maybe you’re just being paranoid.
Don't make my mind start going through those loops. Gobble pls.

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
Don't tell her that you dont mind the bullying. That'll just encourage her bad behaviour and focus it on us.

sorry gobble I've got to check out. Thanks for running.

>>1153689
>Have a talk in front of Bella with Laki about her bullying you
Don't let bad influences go unresolved; children do as their role models do, not as they say.

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“The difference is that I don’t mind when Laki does it.”

Laki and Keira both raise an eyebrow.

“I mean, we’re good friends and I trust her, and it’s not the same thing as using a status move. Look.”

You point to Gobble and Mace playfighting. They’re just lightly wrestling. Mace only seems to open up and relax with Gobble. Mace isn’t fast or strong enough to overpower Gobble in a direct push fight, but Gobble can’t move the heavy Mace very far or deal with him when he uses a quick burst of energy to shift. Dice waddles in and trips over them both. They laugh at the fallen Totodile, and he laughs with them without knowing why.

You turn back to Bella. She’s already preparing an attack with an eager and mischievous look on her face.

“No! No moves. And you have to be gentle.”

Laki comes up and puts you in a headlock. “That’s right, Bella. Be gentle. Not everyone is strong like us.”

You push yourself out. Well, Laki lets you push yourself out after you reach under her rib at least. “No. Laki. You’re showing her a bad example.”

Laki looks like she wants to fight you on that, but she turns to Bella and backs down. “Whatever.”

You hope she isn’t mad. There’s a huge part of you that wants to make sure, but you fight it with everything in your being so you can stay strong in front of Belladonna. Besides, it’s such a small thing. Girls don’t get mad over tiny things and blow them out of proportion, right?

You spend time working on Toxic with Bella. You think she gets it. At least, she’s mostly got it. You won’t know for sure until you try it in a battle situation. She looks momentarily satisfied and doesn’t even think to trip Dice as he waddles by. You tell her how proud you are, and she assumes it’s just about her progress on the move. Seeing her light up like that makes your heart skip a beat.

You turn to Mace next. He’s looking fairly relaxed after horsing around with the others.

>Work on a new move
>Let's do more energy exercises
>Stats. Let’s beef up. Under-evolved pokemon need that even more
>Just sit and meditate.
>Something else

>>1153838
>Stats. Let’s beef up. Under-evolved pokemon need that even more
The energy is fine for now.

>>1153838
>Let's do more energy exercises

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>>1153807
[Sleep tight!]

>>1153838
>>Just sit and meditate.

>>1153838
>Ask which Mace feels like doing: Energy exercises or Meditation?

Though a new move might not be a bad idea too

>>1153838
>>Just sit and meditate.
and once we've centered ourselves
>>Let's do more energy exercises

>>1153838
>Let's do more energy exercises

>>1153838
>Let's do more energy exercises

>Girls don’t get mad over tiny things and blow them out of proportion, right?
Herb you poor dumb bastard.

>>1153838
>Just sit and meditate.

>>1153838
>Just sit and meditate.

Good for both of us i think.

Also, I'd like to see Bella do poison sting, magical leaf, etc. to make sure she has them.

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[Give me some rolls, please!]

>>1153838
>Girls don’t get mad over tiny things and blow them out of proportion, right?
Call an ambulance, I'm fucking dying here!

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>1153910

>>1153838
>Girls don’t get mad over tiny things and blow them out of proportion, right?
Herb doesn't get out much, does he?

>Stats. Let’s beef up. Under-evolved pokemon need that even more

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>1153910

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>1153910

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1153910

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>1153910

>>1153910
Still prefer Misty, but I guess Serena isn't too bad.

>>1153927
It's a good thing you didn't hit submit a second and a half earlier.

>>1153926
Oh thank goodness. I thought we were going to have another energy failure.

>>1153926
G-good job

>>1153919
I just love it when rocks accidentally evolve.

>>1153926
Oh thank you so much!

Man, i almost fucked up so bad

>>1153947
That is only on a 1.

>>1153962
Don't tell me when I need to wear my glasses, thank you.

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Mace is a special boy. The next move he learns is supposed to be smack down.

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>>1154061
As such.

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You sit beside him and meditate for awhile. It’s hard. You keep getting distracted by the sounds of splashing. The girls and their pokemon play around in the water. Gobble pokes Mace to play some more, but Mace is too deep to notice. You on the other hand, are very distracted by it until Gobble gives up and goes to sniff various plants to see how edible they are. Now you’re keeping an eye on him while he does that to make sure he doesn’t do anything he’ll regret.

You sigh. Okay, this is for Mace. You can do it. Just try harder to meditate.

That’s not working! You can’t just try. Do, or do not.

You do. For a minute. You find your center as you relax and let your body go.

Brap.

Oh jeez. Oh jeez you just farted. You open one eye. Everyone is looking at you. Even Mace.

“Heh.” You scratch behind your head.

Keira stifles a laugh, then falls over into the water. Laki joins her. She catches the priestess and immediately apologizes, but Keira tells her it's okay, which just makes Laki even more uncomfortable.

The girls eventually tell you to take it easy. They’re only laughing because of how embarrassed you are. That just makes you more embarrassed, though. You feel like you missed a chance to get in touch with yourself, too.

You all pack up for the night. But as you’re leaving, you turn to make sure Mace is coming.

Mace rockets into the air. Not far, this time. He’s about to come crashing down when he fires another jet of energy. It’s uneven and he bounces in the air and overcompensates all over the place, but he avoids smashing or taking off. He comes to a sloppy but decent landing beside you.

“Good job!” You tell him.

He salutes. He looks more surprised than you are. You might not be the best at meditation and control, but at least you’re encouraging Mace.

He gives you an encouraging look right back. You can’t talk to pokemon like Keira can, but you get his meaning. “Never give up.”

You sleep with that in mind, and get right to training after breakfast. You don’t even get distracted by Keira’s blanket slipping and showing the side of her body.

“Ready for your turn, Dice?”

Dice chomps down his breakfast and stares at you.

>More training on noticing surroundings
>Work on that strange fighting style of his
>Work on a stat
>Work on a move
>Something else

>>1154088
>Work on a move
He needs more

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his
Let's solidify a rudimentary form of it before we start bringing up his stats.

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

>>1154088
>>More training on noticing surroundings

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>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

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>>1154088
>Something else.

Talk about evolution. He might be close. Is it something he wants?

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his
Uniqueness is nice
>Brap.
I'm not sure whether this is the sound it made, Herb is a member of the Bloods, or this is an error.

>>1154133
That is only level up. We need to really hit the bags for his much better Tutor list.

>>1154143
>he doesn't know

>>1154145
>he doesn't know
Let the anon keep it that way.

>>1154088
>>Work on that strange fighting style of his
>>1154133
We've had him for like a 2 days and haven't had a single battle with him. I don't think he's anywhere close to evolving.

>>1154145
>>1154151
The point is that knowing ice fangs puts him around that level, or a bit higher. And even if I'm wrong, and he's young and not close, it'd be a good thing to know.

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

>>1154167
Moves/levels don't work that way in this quest
While it would be pretty difficult to do, if we wanted we could teach him Superpower or Hydro Pump right now

>>1154167
I feel like Dice is pretty avant garde about everything not having to do with biting things.

>>1154183
>Wanting Hydro Pump
>On totodile
Make me laugh, we want tutor moves.

>>1154088
>Work on that strange fighting style of his

>>1154195
I never said I wanted it just saying that it was possible

>>1154206
True, I'm blind.

>>1154195
He said if, and hydro pump is pretty useful in a practical setting, no matter the mon. Aerial dodging, structural devastation.

>>1154216
Yea we can use Hyrdo Pump to propel Dice into a improvised body slam with our drunken master style

>>1153421
Keira is one of my favorites and this picture is a work of art

>>1154183
You make a fair point. It's a bit weird to think about for me. But keeping that in mind, it's probably most efficient to use move training time to focus on egg/tutor moves. I do want to use training time to confirm what moves our mon have naturally grown into before testing them in the heat of battle.

Bella's bully leech seed is an example of it done even better though. But I'd still like to know how fast she can fire poison stings, does she know giga drain, etc.

>>1154185
Well, Keira can help with that.

>>1154241
>Well, Keira can help with that
L-Lewd!

>>1154256
? I don't get it? Am I pulling an Herb here? She's a good translator.

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“Hey, Dice, can I ask you something?”

He blinks.

“When the time comes, are you okay with evolving? And while we’re on the topic, is there anything you think I should know, just in general?” You realize how little you actually know about the small guy.

He just smiles. He seems fine. You show him a picture of his next stage from your pokedex just in case. It’s a bit annoying to use because you can’t bookmark a page, but you flip to it eventually.

He nods enthusiastically. Then he crawls on the ground as if he’s swimming and sneaks up and gently chomps your foot.

“Well, okay then. Let’s get to training.”

He rolls up to his feet. That’s a good sign.

You and he stand up on the lookout cliff as the sun rises. You aren’t really sure what you’re doing, but you just sort of move around while shifting your weight in all sorts of unpredictable ways and have him do the same. It’s sort of like a tribal dance. You’re just glad nobody human or judgement is watching. You’d feel foolish if anyone else was around.

Dice gets pretty good at finding a rhythm and doing the same. You play a game of tag, sort of, where you have to boop each other’s noses without touching any other part of their body while staying in constant motion. It’s hard, and weird but you both get a lot of practice in with being confident and moving in weird ways. You both bend over backwards and clunks heads together.

Nobody is hurt. You’re just laughing, sore, and done for now.

You spend the next day again training. It’s a lot of recapping and making sure you all have everything down. Your pokemon all seem to vary their effort by the amount you’re willing to put in yourself, so it’s exhausting work. You keep everyone well fed and encouraged, though. You know that with effort and the power of friendship, you can all accomplish anything.

You even noticed Laki is starting to do a bit of training herself. Not just her pokemon, but a few pull ups and other things. You guess that as an athlete, she just can’t help it.

You’re about to get some sleep so you can be ready to battle tomorrow afternoon, when you get a call. It’s Valerie. She fills you in on having a conversation with Hana and telling her a deep secret. She also mentions that they’ll be stopping into the island tomorrow.

You look around. You don’t see Keira or Laki anywhere, but they can sometimes just sneak up on you. Islanders seem to really know how to blend into the island sounds without trying.

>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Tell her about what happened with Keira.
>Don’t mention your battle, You might get beaten badly. Just chat.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice
>Something else

>>1154279
I wasn't saying he only understands biting. I was saying that he only cares about biting. My mind went to you thinking that Keira can help us learn where he's coming from because she also understands a want for biting.

>>1154314
>Warn her about the priest and snow
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice
>Invite them to watch your battle

>>1154314
>Don’t mention your battle, You might get beaten badly. Just chat.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice
obliquely. More 'hey, do you know how I might merchandise something?'

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice
At the very least mention the snow.

The last thing we want is her getting lashes because we didn't mention an important custom to her.

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Tell her about what happened with Keira.

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

>>1154314
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

>>1154314
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
And
>Invite them to watch your battle.
And
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

Val is for pal.

>>1154314
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Tell her about what happened with Keira.
>Don’t mention your battle, You might get beaten badly. Just chat.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

>>1154314
>>Invite them to watch your battle.
>>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Tell her about confronting Laki and winning

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.

There's no reason to mention what happened with Keira. That's super private, and it wouldn't be right.

>>1154353
Well, I mean, it's not like it'd be right for Keira to have us not talk about it. But it might be good for Herb to talk about it with somebody. Maybe dad? It'd definitely be weird to put one of our mutual friends in the middle of things.

>>1154314
>Invite them to watch your battle.
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

>>1154314
>Warn her about the priests and snow.
>Tell her about what happened with Keira.
>Mention your Worry Seed Coffee idea. Maybe she can offer advice

What happened with Kiera is definately something Herb should get a second opinion and advice about.

>>1154369
I think talking to our family, specifically our parents, would be a good idea. Serious talks like this is totally in the purview of our parents.

>>1154369
This is shit that could legitimately ruin her life permanently.

Speaking about it to anybody could be a death sentence for her future and aspirations.

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You warn her about the snow and the priests. She says that Hana gave her a bit of a heads up, but not as detailed as that. She didn’t realize it was so strict.

“Thanks, Herb. I’m glad you weren’t lashed or anything.”

You too. You also let her know about your upcoming gym battle at the burning temple.

“Wow! Burning? That must be quite the show. I’ll make sure we arrive early enough to see. I know Hana will like seeing it. And you.”

You feel like she’s hinting at something, but for the life of you, you can’t figure out what. You’re probably imagining it. “Oh yeah! Can I ask your advice on something? I have this idea for a coffee, and I don’t know the first thing about getting it out there.” You mention a bit about it, but not the exact idea.

“Oh, I get it. You’re asking the rich girl to invest in your money making idea, right? I thought you were different, Herb.”

>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>Woah! Where is this coming from?
>Apologize. You won’t mention it again. You didn’t mean to offend her.
>Is everything okay?
>Something else

>>1154404
Or maybe we'll go to jail for corrupting a priestess. Still, we should be able to find someone we can talk to.

Shit, If it comes to it, Mace is a great listener.

>>1154413
>Woah! Where is this coming from?
>Apologize. You won’t mention it again. You didn’t mean to offend her.
>Is everything okay?

>>1154413
>No no no! You just trust her and value her input.

>>1154413
>Is everything okay?

I'm hoping she's messing with us. But maybe she's on edge for another reason?

>>1154413
>Whoa! Where is this coming from?
>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>I figured you would know how this sort of thing works, so I hoped you would give me some advice

>>1154413
>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>Is everything okay?

>>1154413
>>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>>Woah! Where is this coming from?
Just wanted some business advice...

>>1154413
>>Woah! Where is this coming from?
>>Apologize. You won’t mention it again. You didn’t mean to offend her.
I mean, I kinda expected this

>I know Hana will like seeing it. And you.”
BOI

>>1154413
>Woah! Where is this coming from?
>Apologize. You won’t mention it again. You didn’t mean to offend her.
>I was asking if you thought it was a good idea, not for money.

>>1154413
Supporting
>>1154431

>>1154413
>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>Is everything okay?
Throwing in an apology on our insensitivity, how we didn't thiink things through on her end, etc, etc. seems like a Herb thing to do, too.

We did sorta assume she would know more than us on how to judge it from a business or deployment angle. We just think its nifty.

>>1154404
Exactly. We need to be extremely careful who we tell, if we ever do at all.

>>1154413
>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>Apologize. You won’t mention it again. You didn’t mean to offend her.

>"I know Hana will like seeing it. And you.”

Good. Very good.

>>1154413
>>No no no! You just trust her and value her input
>Is everything okay?

>>1154431
I mean, it's not like any of the locals even know what worry seed is.

>>1154441
Shit, I didn't think we'd need a child psychologist this time around. Should have known better.

>>1154441
We need to take a few days off to catch that damn Chinchou already. Maybe Dice could help with that.

>>1154413
>Something else
"I don't need any money for the idea to work."

>>1154413

>>1154434
I'll support this too.

Also in the future we should really try and you know, make the coffee in question before trying to sell it. I doubt taste would be an issue for us, but the use of worry seed might give it some side effects we should check for.

>>1154413
How late do you plan to go tonight?

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>>1154447
To expound on this, I want us to be on Valerie's boat, and a Chinchou just barely escapes and dives out of sight. We, Herb, would then tear our shirt off and hop into the water with our Dice-Croconaw. The wild mon would be fought and subdued in its own domain almost single-handedly.

Finally the Pokemon would be physically handed back off to Hana, star-light lit water glistening on our hard pecs, and we pat her on the head.


When?

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>>1154486
[A couple more posts. We'll be starting earlier tomorrow and also should have a lewdbin.]

Literally, just showed up, we still game?

>>1154494
Have you been reading Hana's dream journal?

>>1154498
Sounds good to me.

>>1154500
But I didn't even slap in a "How can I ever possibly repay you, Herb?"

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“Woah. Where is this coming from?” You’re more concerned than upset. “I just trust you, and I think you’re smart. I didn’t mean to offend you. I’m sorry. I won’t mention it again. I didn’t think about it at all and-”

There’s a snort, and then a laugh. “I’m sorry, Herb. But you really are fun to tease.”

“Tease?”

“I wasn’t being serious. Oh, now I feel horrible.” The fought giggle in her voice makes you doubt she feels that terrible. “But you were very sweet. I can’t believe I thought you were some sort of secret playboy for a bit when we first met. I guess Jane is very convincing.”

You’re not sure how to react to that.

“Anyway, I’ll see you tomorrow. We need to come up with a new challenge for each other, so think of something good for me, okay? I’m already afraid, but that’s a good thing. We’ve got to face that fear head on. Like papa says ‘who dares, wins.’”

She sounds like she’s convincing herself more than you, but you don’t have time to dwell on it.

You crawl into your little sleeping spot. The rain is starting to trickle down a little, but you have a nice spot under a huge tree on elevated ground.

Gobble is snoring, and Laki seems to be competing with him to produce an even louder snore. You’re not really sure, but you think they have a harmony going. Bella sleeps on Laki’s chest, using her...chest parts as a pillow.

Dice curls in with Nincada and Chatot, who are snuggled nicely with Tropius.

You see Keira laying on some hard rocks by another tree that’s a little lower. She’s been keeping a distance like that since she told you what happened. You can’t imagine that it’s very comfortable, but then again, you’ve also seen her sleep soundly while suspended by vines.

You could invite her over, but it’d be snug.

Valerie joining in on the ‘tease Herb’ train is bugging you just a little. You don’t mind it, really, but it’s the idea behind it. Does everyone see you as a pushover or a wimp? Or is it just friendly, if a bit excessive sometimes? Are you a dope who falls for everything, a nice guy, a little brother figure, or something else?

>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together?
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer
>Just go to sleep. She’s a big girl.
>Go sleep by her. That’d be a nice gesture.
>Something else

>>1154613
>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together

>>1154613
>>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154613
>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together?

>>1154613
>>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer
Sleeping right next to each other right after being told about what happened seems a bit much

>>1154613
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154613
>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together?
Let's not go over to her because that probably is much more forward than inviting her over.

>>1154613
Changing >>1154627
to
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154613
>Does everyone see you as a pushover or a wimp? Or is it just friendly, if a bit excessive sometimes? Are you a dope who falls for everything, a nice guy, a little brother figure, or something else?
Getting a real for me over here.

>>1154613
>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together?

But only if she wants to. Keep our voice quiet so as not to wake up anyone else, and make sure she knows we don't think she needs to isolate herself from us quite so much.

>>1154613
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154613
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer
Baby steps.

>>1154613
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154646
Getting a little* real for me over here.

>>1154613
Clearly the only way to make things right is to molest Keira while she's barely awake.

>>1154646
Exploring this side of Herb is legitimately more fun for me than the waifus, although the waifus are a close second. Guys' emotional vulnerability just isn't really explored much in fiction, and guys have a hell of a lot of it. It's a refreshing change of pace.

>>1154613
>>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

>>1154665
Or Laki will do so while sleeping. probably grabs both keira and us with sleeping roaming hands. Shame Bella has already claimed the pillows

>>1154613
>Invite her over, but use Laki as a buffer

Hmn. We're not 100% comfortable, but we can be uncomfortable together. Maybe talk about that.

>>1154646
We make people happy. And that should make us happy.

>>1154613
>Invite her over, who cares if you squish together?

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>>1154646
let them laugh and have their fun while they still can

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You guess that you like that everyone seems to enjoy your company. And it’s not that the teasing itself bugs you, it’s just the motivations and meanings behind it. Maybe you’re overthinking it. You don’t want to be that person that everyone is afraid to joke with. And for all you know, the fact that everyone likes to tease you is just a sign that you make people comfortable.

Or maybe it’s a sign that you exude primal weakness and everyone picks up on that in a subconscious way.

You know what? None of that matters right now. While you’re feeling sorry for yourself, Keira is shivering. You just can’t ignore that.

You move over to the other side of Laki. You’ve become less worried and less nervous about maneuvering around the strong, shapely friend of yours. She sleeps like a rock. You settle in behind her with a small gap between the two of you, then whisper over to Keira.

“Hey. You don’t have to sleep off alone like that.”

She opens her eyes and glances back. “It’s okay.”

You pat the spot on the other side of Laki. “It looks wet over there. Come on.” You’re not used to pushing people, but tonight is an exception.

She gives you the sweetest smile. Even you pick up on it. She curls up next to Laki with her thin blanket, looking a lot more comfortable.

“Thanks, Herb.”

You fall asleep feeling warm and fuzzy. Not because she seemed thankful, but because you did something that made someone happier. Maybe that makes you a wuss or a pushover or beta or whatever people want to call it. But it makes you feel needed, and good.

You wake up half on top of Laki. She’s pulled you right it. You peak over her and see her other hand on the blanket on Keira’s-Oh jeez!

They both seem to wake up at the same time, pause, look at each other, and Laki leaps up. She apologizes profusely and says she didn’t mean any disrespect. Keira insists she shouldn’t worry about it and says it’s karmic. Plus the blanket was between her and Laki.

Laki doesn’t know what to make of that, but she seems glad not to have violated the rule about touching clergy and lets it go. She seems a lot more concerned about the bare skin rule than touching her through clothes. It really is a different culture than yours.

You have a battle this afternoon, so if you’re going to get your pokemon a good breakfast with time to digest, you should cook it up now.

>Cook them up something light so they can stay on their toes.
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.
>Something else.

>>1154762
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154762
>>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154762
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.
steak and eggs for breakfast, i tell you what

>>1154762
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154762
Keira's such a sweetheart.

>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

>>1154762
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

>>1154762
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

>>1154762
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154762
>>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154762
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

I'm glad Herb is figuring out who he is. I'm waiting for when things come around and he finds himself respected by his peers.

Also, looking forwards to seeing if Hana gets the nerve up to ask us out.

>>1154792
I second both of these. My two favorite girls are the ones who seem to have crushes on us, so I'm a happy camper on that front.

>>1154762
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

>>1154762
>Cook something hearty that will keep their constitution up.

>>1154797
Laki and Hana?

>>1154804
Keira and Hana.

>>1154822
>inb4 Hana just wants to battle to prove how outgoing she is

>>1154822
Bro, I think laki is more the contender for having a crush than Keira

>>1154840
I definitely don't get that impression, particularly after last thread. Maybe, though.

>>1154762
>Cook a nice protein packed breakfast to give them some extra oomph.

>>1154804
>>1154822
Yeah. Jane sees us as competition, rather than a friend, and Val's on-again-off-again about giving any signs she sees us as a sexual entity. Other than that, we actually seem to have made some pretty great impressions.

I can't help but wonder about what if we'd gotten angery at Keira when she admitted to crossing the line. I don't even like sad AUs, but it would be so different that I'm interested.

>>1154843
Last bin definitely gave me an impression of affection.

>>1154822
Laki has a crush too. Pastebin proves it, we actually make her feel vulnerable when we act badass.

>>1154854
>>1154858

Did I miss a bin? The one I saw with Laki was written by someone other than Gobble.

>>1154879
? Hot spring bin was written by Gobble. Mostly took place in her head, though.

>>1154890
I must have missed that one. I'm not doubting you guys on Laki's crush. I just get a stronger vibe from Keira and Hana on that front. Laki's a lot better at hiding it.

>>1154762
>She’s pulled you right it.

Should be in, that's a butt.

>>1154897
To me, a lot of what Keira puts off is Lust and friendship. Romance seems tertiary, and I'm not surprised everyone's not getting that vibe.

>>1154897
check gobble's twitter for the bins

http://pastebin.com/yr3PkstG

>>1154908
I mean, at this stage, that's all it would be for any of them. That tends to be what comes first in attraction, with emotional investment coming later.

>>1154908
>Romance seems tertiary, and I'm not surprised everyone's not getting that vibe.
I'd hazard to say that some of us who aren't waifuing Keira are picking up on that and it's influencing our waifuing decisions.

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>>1154908

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You fry up a nice meal that will give their attacks some extra power.

Keira climbs the tall tree near you. Her grass skirt and bare feet make you wonder how she can do that without dying of tiny cuts, but she always seems to be able to navigate her way through nature without ever suffering that sort of thing.

She gets as high as she can, then stretches her hand up. She stays there for a second with her eyes closed, then leaps down.

“Why did you do that?” You wonder if it’s some sort of ritual.

“When I take my next trial, I’ll be able to go all the way up to the top of the mountain. Until then, I can’t set foot any higher on the rock then just up that small hill. This tree goes above that, though.”

Huh. She’s right.

“Isn’t that bending the rules?” Laki asks.

“No way. They’re worded the way they are for a reason. And besides, people fly overhead in aeroplanes and gyrocopters, and that doesn’t count. The clergy ruled on that many years ago.”

Every packs up and heads down to the temple. You see Hana and Valerie there. The top of the yacht can be seen at the dock way down on the water, even from this distance.

You’re about to wave when Jane suddenly appears right in front of you. Laki is completely taken by surprise and almost trips backwards, but she regains her footing in time to catch herself, if not her dignity. That makes her angry.

“You don’t think I’d let you be the first to battle in the burning temple, did you? It’s not every day you get a chance like this, and some outsider like you isn’t going to use up all the time and leave nothing for the rest of us.”

“We were invited first.” Keira says.

Jane bows respectfully, but her voice is still confident when she brings out her counterpoint. “It’s still first come, first serve. If you want it so badly, then get there first!” She pokes you in the chest, then turns around and runs.


>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up
>Get Mace to give you a boost!
>Slide down the steep, wet path. Try not to die
>Just let her go.
>Something else

>>1154933
>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

I'd suggest Mace, but i want him at 100% for the battle

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[That's the last update for tonight. I'm off to bed until tomorrow. Can't wait to see how this turns out!]

>>1154933
>>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

>>1154933
>Just let her go.
Let her take the trial first and watch her errors. It also causes him to waste his first choice pokemon on her. Then we can cheer her the entire time to alleviate suspicion. It's brilliant! Mwahaha

>>1154933
>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

>>1154947
Thanks for running, Gobble!

>>1154947
thanks for running gobble

>>1154925
>Virgin killer sweater

Pft, if those things really worked I'd be super dead by now. False advertising/10. Cute though.

>>1154920
Maybe. There's still something that I don't quite see from her that I do from Laki or Hana. Maybe that's because we haven't been in her head as much. Not that we've gotten too much of Hana's perspective either, but she's usually pretty easy to read.

>Every packs up
Butt

>Just let her go.

Whatever. She should learn we don't wear a bandanna.

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>>1154955

>>1154933
Whoops, forgot to link in this>>1154955

>>1154949
I do like your logic, but this is also a time for us to man up. Show them despite being seen as 'Soft' that Herb is all man.

>>1154933
>Just let her go.
It's easier to not give a shit.

What happens if we lose a gym battle? Do we just retake it or move on and eventually come back to it?

>>1154933
>>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

>>1154933
>Just let her go

If she wants to run to get there first, let her.

>>1154955
Yeah, I mean, a lot of this is just up to our own interpretations. You could be right. Either way, we can at least agree that Hana is top-tier.

>>1154972
We git gud I guess. If we lost by a slim margin or terrible luck, maybe we come back in a couple days. If we were trounced, maybe we try again after getting significantly stronger, maybe the next time we're on that island.

Hmm, close vote.

>>1154933
>Just let her go.

Jeez she's a child

>>1154933
>Get Mace to give you a boost!
>Slide down the steep, wet path. Try not to die
Combine them. Mace gives us a ROCKET BOOST DOWN THE STEEP SLOPE!
Do it. You know you want it.

>>1154992
Actually, after more practice, we should try strapping Mace to our back and flying.

>>1154933
>Just let her go.

>>1154933
>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

It's on you smug bitch.

>>1154933
>Just let her go

>>1154933
>>Run as fast as you can. Maybe you can catch up

Darn it I missed the run, is this vote timed? Or would it still be valid?
Kinda sad I'll be missing tomorrows as well.
Thanks for running Gobble and good luck anons during the fight!

H-hello?

>>1155259
Hi!

What's... up?