Week 10.

[azumods]

WEEK 10 You've found a few new friends this past week, and along with them, a new town to explore. Granted, there doesn't seem to be much, particularly when compared to the cities you started out in; at the same time, the air is fresh with the scent of flowers and honey wafting on the breeze. Along with the usual Pokémon that can be found in populated areas, it seems that several Combees have made their home here - they can be found drifting along idly, seeming no more capable of true emotion than anyone or anything else, but perhaps they're trying their best. It's a little difficult to say; they are still bees, after all. That said, the world continues to change around you, bit by bit; you still have a long way to go before you've saved everyone, but for the time being you should probably recharge, and take some time to sort through what should happen next. Talking to the locals may net you the information that there's something odd about the meadow north of town; perhaps a few of you should go to check it out... CURRENT LOCATION: FLOAROMA TOWN POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week ten of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend.]

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[anythingforyou]

[If there's one thing that's been consistent about Camilla at all this week, it's that she's been spending an absolute fuckton of time in the meadow. Really, it wasn't even intentional; she'd just intended to come here to see if there was something up, and said something turned out to be a cute hedgehog that she's grown all too fond of, so it's resulted in her staying around the area and going into town to gather more supplies.

It's in the morning that one can find her training her darling group; Camilla hasn't been allowing herself a chance to slouch since they got into Snowpoint, and the many Combee that her team have gone against prove that much. Her Pokemon are out in a group, seeming to take on a small horde with plenty of coordination.]

Arion, you're doing wonderful! Hit them with another Crunch! [Camilla watches as a Combee seems to come from behind while he does that, signalling to her Burmy.] Eda, get behind Arion and use Protect! And Altena, use Feint Attack while it's distracted!

[The coordinated movements between Eda and Altena are definitely enough to ensure that Arion's flank isn't left open by the time the Combee decides to attack. It gets some clapping from Camilla, who joyfully watches on.]

You're doing great, darlings! Keep it up!

[Closer to the evening sees Camilla laying down in the field, her Pokemon all out and most of them curled up near her as she watches the sky turn to dusk. Eda's probably out trying to pick up any trash that's in the field, while Beruka follows the little insect along. Arion, however, gets some of Camilla's amusement as she feels him snuggle up to her with a chuckle.]

Why, sweetheart, you're never usually this cuddly. What's the occasion, hm~? [The teasing statement gets a bit of a groan from the Deino, but that reaction gets a chuckle from Camilla.] I only jest, you know. You can stay as close to me as you want, my darling partner. I promise you that.

[Maybe he's just jealous of how much affection she gave Shaymin, now that she thinks of it. Either way, it's almost cute.]

morning

[discutio]

[Camilla wasn't the only one hard at work training their team; Ignis spent most early mornings with his own five companions. Especially now that he had to get Brennaere caught up to the rest.]

[However, once he'd finished with that for the day, he decided to focus on training of a different nature; seeking out Camilla by the sound of her encouragement was simple. Today he wasn't in full uniform, the lack of completely frigid weather lending itself to something a bit lighter; purple shirt, black pants, silver gloves. Perhaps of more interest were the two dagger-length sticks carried in one hand as he waited for Camilla to finish, Hemera patiently at his side.]

[anythingforyou]

[There's an eventual lull in the Combees coming by to attack, and that's Camilla's cue to give her darlings a nice little break from all they've done. Really, he can probably hear her being disgustingly affectionate to them while she heals them up, but she does look over while she's doing so--]

Oh, Ignis!

[...She doesn't seem disinclined to stop the affection, but oh. Oh boy, her tone gets a little animated when she sees what's going on.]

My, my, how rude of me to keep you waiting, hm?

[discutio]

Not at all. You did seem quite busy, and I've time enough to spare.

[He spoke with what was perhaps an unusually cheerful smile, a little less reserved than usual himself.]

[anythingforyou]

[Okay, that gets a chuckle from Camilla. She's definitely noticing that smile, and quite frankly, that's good in her book.]

Oh, really, I've only been enjoying myself with the scenery and my darling partners.

[That's waved off easily as she begins to put her partners back in their Poke Balls for the time being--none of them have ever seen her fight before, and she'd rather not deal with any sort of interference from them in the process. It's a good thing she decided to keep what she referred to as a 'walking stick' with her, because that's something she easily picks up off the ground.]

But truly...I've been looking forward to this. I trust that even if this is for fun, there's little reason to hold back for either of us...? Save for very obvious things, of course.

[I mean, what's the worst one could do with sticks? As long as nobody breaks a bone or dies, it's totally fine. ...Either way, Camilla's going to stretch a little bit first to get prepared, but oh boy. She sounds hype.]

[discutio]

Oh, that would be ideal. [He transferred one stick to his other hand, idly twirling them around to test the weight as he did.] I often have a bit of trouble with people who've not seen me fight wishing to hold back, so I'm glad we've that out of the way. A few cuts and scrapes are hardly anything to worry over so long as we take care to see to them afterwards.

[anythingforyou]

[See, this is why she likes you, Ignis. At least there's going to be no hard feelings depending on who kicks the other's ass.]

Oh, but of course. I'm not going to underestimate a man who defends his prince so well, knowing how strong my own retainers are when push comes to shove. And we do need to be at our best for the others, after all; we can see to that once we're all finished.

[Alright, the stretching is done and she's got her stick in position--it definitely sounds like she's got her grip fight on it, at the very least.]

Shall I start us off?

Morning

[gekkaju]

[Possibly upon realizing that he'd eventually be leaving this peaceful place relatively soon, Atsushi had been spending more time in the meadow himself. Not doing anything particular, just going for a stroll or taking Chazuke somewhere to sit and think about things. Wonder how everyone at home was doing...

To that end, he's a little surprised to see Camilla appear this morning while he's sitting beneath a tree with Chazuke in his lap between crossed legs. He watches from the distance as she takes her Pokemon to the center of the flower field, watching as they launch into battles with one another. It's the first time Atsushi has seen Pokemon fighting like this that weren't just wild ones sparring with each other...the coordination they have with both each other and Camilla herself is impressive. Chazuke is paying particular attention, something that surprises Atsushi since he didn't think the Wimpod would even be watching.

When there's an eventual lull, Atsushi cups his hands around his mouth and calls out to Camilla.]

You guys are pretty impressive!

[anythingforyou]

[The Combees eventually see it fit to buzz off back in the direction of their hive, which will definitely allow Camilla the time to hear Atsushi call out to her and her partners, earning a smile and a few noises from her Pokemon in the process.]

Why, thank you! They've all been working quite hard to become this coordinated; I'm so absolutely pleased with their progress. And they'll only get better when given the time and care to do so.

[Camilla seems to be more than pleased with the compliment, at least.]

Were you watching for a while, then?

[gekkaju]

[Atsushi nods, looking a little sheepish at that fact.]

Y-yeah, we'd been sitting here when you guys showed up...hopefully that wasn't a problem or anything.

[Chazuke chirps quickly a few times in succession before suddenly wiggling his way out of Atsushi's arms, scurrying through the flowers until he gets over to where Camilla's Pokemon are standing. Atsushi watches, confused, as the Wimpod stares up at them with his tail trembling in maybe an approximation of wagging, stars in his eyes.]

[anythingforyou]

Oh, not at all, darling. As long as you were safe, that's more than fine. I suppose I'm simply happy that you enjoyed our showing, hm?

[Oh, that...Chazuke gets a bit of a surprised look from Camilla, though her team seems a little more enthusiastic at seeing him! Well, mostly Eda, who seems to be cheerfully chittering a bit to him, but Arion gives him a tentative sniff while Altena watches.]

My, my. It almost looks as if your darling partner is quite starstruck by what he's seen! How precious! [She chuckles, before looking back to Atsushi.] Have you trained with him, by any chance?

[gekkaju]

Yeah...after talking to Kiryu-san the other day I realized that I'm probably going to need to train a little before we leave Floaroma, but...it hadn't really come up, yet?

[Read: they haven't attempted it yet.]

I'm actually surprised Chazuke seems so interested...the only other time we almost got into a battle he ran away from it.

[anythingforyou]

Did he? He does seem a little bit like the skittish type...

[...Hmm. You know, all things considered...]

Perhaps he simply need to know that he's in an environment where something terrible won't happen to him, in order to gain some confidence in his skills.

[...There's clearly something unspoken there.]

Evening

[eudaimonikos]

[Michael appears at the edge of the field a little before dusk. Looks like he's spreading honey over a tree trunk. And then adding some Oran berries for extra flavor. That done, he backs off to watch it - and hey, over here by Camilla seems like a good place.]

Hey! How's it going?

[anythingforyou]

[...You know, she was wondering what that sweet smell in the air was. When she hears Michael come nearby, Camilla peers up at him with a chuckle.]

Oh, quite well, if a tad exhausting...though, I suppose sparring does that to one. I take it you're rather busy yourself, hm?

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah, yeah...

[He folds his legs up to sit on the ground near her party, glancing over towards the tree.]

It's this new thing we're doing, kinda a work in progress. You've been sparring?

[anythingforyou]

You'll have to tell me a little bit about it; I'm curious, because it smells rather sweet.

[That gets a bit of a response from Arion, the Deino just kind of. Sticking his head in the direction of Michael with a disapproving noise. Either way...]

Ignis came by earlier and rather thoroughly trounced me, to say the least. It made me realize just how much I've missed having something to fight against, without the aid of my darlings--and just how much I've been slacking, as well.

[eudaimonikos]

You fought Ignis? And you didn't invite me?

[He's hurt, Camilla! He's positively wounded!]

He totally kicked your ass, didn't he?

[anythingforyou]

[Oh god, that gets Camilla to laugh.]

Well, you didn't ask! I'll be sure to invite you along next time, I promise.

But he absolutely did. The most I could do to him was disarm him, and even then I was at a disadvantage! It certainly helps that he's better at fighting in close quarters than I am...and on foot, as well.

[Still, 10/10 would get her ass kicked again.]

morning;

[ventulus]

[ Ventus blinks as he stopped in his morning walk to watch Camilla's training match going on. That's certainly a great amount of team work going on...successful too, from what he can tell. ]

Wow...you've been really training them well. I don't think those other Pokemon stand a chance.

[ He's calling it early, sure. But he might also be a little biased. ]

[anythingforyou]

[Oh, Ventus, hey! Camilla waves to him while her Pokemon go back to their work, smiling.]

I like to see what they can do as a team, sometimes! It certainly makes them a lot more coordinated than any of the wild ones, that's a certainty. I'm sure if they weren't all occupied, they'd be very complimented.

[For now, they're just kicking some bees butts.]

What brings you over here, dear?

[ventulus]

[ He's out with all three of his own. Klefki's by his side, while Togetic has wandered a little closer to Camilla, and Munna is the same as Klefki, though with less floating for now. ]

I was just taking a walk and had these guys with me because I thought it'd be good to get some air for all of us. Then just do whatever calls me to -- before I knew it, I was over here.

[ He smiles a little, putting his hands behind his head. ]

I think I might have them do some practicing later on, though.

[ Or play hide and seek with them. That totally counts as practice. ]

[anythingforyou]

Well, you really do have excellent timing. Do be careful though, hm? I wouldn't want you getting harmed in the crossfire, after all.

[Camilla looks and watches as Togetic looks like she's coming over, and Camilla holds her hand out in invitation. If you want pets, little one, she will give them pets dangit.]

Well, I do wish you luck if you decide to. Your darling partners do appear quite capable; perhaps I'll stay by and watch how you train.

[ventulus]

Oh okay, I will.

You can come by and watch anytime you like. It'd probably be a little different than this, though.

[ Because not too much fighting, but practicing moves and playing games are definitely going to be a go. ]

[anythingforyou]

...I'd quite like that, actually; it may give me some new ideas on how I could train my own darlings up. I've mostly focused on their abilities to fight in a cohesive group, should they need it, but...

It would be nice to see what others are doing, so we aren't too heavily specialized.