Pair talk 4

And then, when I thought I was safe and could finally go home...I heard a voice! And it said...
“I fooouuund yooouuu!”

O-ooh...

Hey, hey, HEY! None of that, now! YOU’RE the one who asked to hear my scary story!
Don’t tell me you’re gettin’ all scared!

I-I don’t feel so good...

What?! Uh-oh. Don’t tell me you’re so scared that—

Oh no...

Y-you’re not about to self-destruct, are ya?! ARE YA?!
I’m not tellin’ you a scary story just so you can up and EXPLODE on me!

Ahhh—

Ah?!

ACHOOOOOO!

VOLTOOOOOORB!!!
... ... ... ...Huh?

Phew, that felt good! Sorry—I was holding that sneeze in for so long... Your story was really scary, Gengar!

O-oh...heh. That’s good. But I think YOU gave ME the bigger scare, bud! I was bracin’ for a big explosion...

Huh?

So I turned around, totally terrified, but there was no one behind me!

... ... ... Whoa...

Thinkin’ it was just my imagination, I figured I was safe and could finally head back home... But then I heard a voice! And it said...
…“I fooouuund yooouuu!”…

... ... ...

Uhhh...hello? You OK, bud?

... ... ...

You weren’t even listenin’ to my story, were you?! And I was really givin’ it my all, too!

... ... ... ...So.

So...what?

…So, so, so, so, so so so...scaryyyyyy!!!

Hahaha! So I had ya frozen with fear, huh? Niiice!

Oof... You gotta lotta nerve, bumpin’ into me! You better watch where yer walkin’, or el—
Huh?! You ain’t walkin’ at all! Uhhh, well, watch where yer rollin’, I guess!

Sorry!!! Super sorry, yo! I was kinda zonin’ out!

Ohhhhhh!!! I can’t contain my anger—or my electricity! Now jus’ how’re we gonna settle this?!

So, uh, actually, I have this thing where I get, like...super drawn to strong sources of electricity...
I guess your sparklin’, cracklin’ electricity just got me all disoriented, Electivire...

Huh... Is that right?

And, uh...my rollin’ always gets a little unsteady when I’m around really cool and strong Pokémon.
It felt like—like fate brought me to you, I guess? I was just so moved by the whole experience, yo. Felt like I’d been zapped with electricity and couldn’t move right!

Why, you little...

Y-yeah?

Guess I can’t fault ya fer that! Jus’ be more careful next time, ya hear?!

Yooo! And you’ve got a big heart too?! Didn’t know I could look up to you more than I already did, but here we are!

Gwahahaaa! OK, OK! That’s enough compliments outta you!

Oh my, Koffing, your face is looking a bit...purple. Are you OK, sweetie?
Have you been eating properly?

Huh? I look weird? And well... I might forget to eat breakfast sometimes...

Oh, no! That won’t do at all! You’ve got to eat breakfast every day!
As for WHAT to eat... Hmm... I recommend either sludge or some nice, rotting garbage!
Which do you prefer for your morning meal, Koffing, dear? Sludge or trash?

Uhhh... If I had to say, I guess I prefer trash? Sludge is pretty hard to pass up too, though...……
What about you, (your name)? What do you prefer to eat?

Yes, sludge really is quite scrumptious. And perfect for breakfast, since you can slurp it right down in one go!

All right... I know what I’m having tomorrow morning!

Yeah, you get it! Isn’t trash so tasty? Whenever I eat it for breakfast, it makes me feel good all day...
All right... I know what I’m having tomorrow morning!

Do you mean to say you DON’T like to eat trash and sludge and stuff, (your name)?

There’s no need to eat it if you’d rather not, dear!
Your morning sets the tone of your whole day, so it’s best to start it eating something you like!

Talking about this is making me hungry... I kinda wanna go scrounging for some garbage now.

Just be careful not to overdo the snacks, darling Koffing. It’s all about balance, you know!

Yup, not a scratch to be seen! As expected, today’s egg report iiis: smooth as heck!

What a smooooth egg... Heyyy, can I touch it?

Sure! But be careful, OK?
I give away eggs whenever I meet hungry Pokémon in distress—’cause these things are PACKED with nutrients!
I’ve given eggs to humans before, too! They were SUPER happy with ’em!

Heheee. That egg’s really important to you, huuuh?

Yup! And I won’t give an egg to just anyone!
There’s no WAY I’d give one to any baddies! No way, no how!

Yeahhh. Yeahhh! That sounds smart. But isn’t it hard to protect the egg all by yourself?
I can help you out if baddies come...

Hehe... Thanks! But I’m all good on that front! If a baddie ever got in my face, I’d give ’em one of THESE!

Heheheee. You got really good form. I guess you don’t have aaanything to worry about.

Hey, Pelipper! Think you could gimme a lift somewhere far away?

Whaaat? You?! Hmmmmmm...
Sorry... I don’t know if I can do that...

What?! Why not?

P-pleeeaaase don’t get too close...

Huh?! What’d I ever do to you?

S-sorryyy... I’m just not very good with electricity...
So the current running across your body scaaares me a little, Electabuzz...

Hmmm, yeah, I see the problem...
Oh, I know! If I wrap myself up in something that stops my electricity from touchin’ you, could you carry me then?

Uhhhhhh... Maaaybe that would work?

Awww yeah! All right, I’m gonna go look for something that’ll do the job!

Peli! OK. See you laaaterrr...

La la laaa, la la la... ♪

Hee hee, you seem like you’re in a good mood, Lapras. Are you singing because something nice happened?

Hello there, little Audino.
The sky was just so gorgeous that I couldn’t keep myself from singing.

Your voice is so pretty, Lapras. When I hear you singing, it makes me want to stop everything and just listen.
There’s so much joy in your singing that it brings me joy, too! Hee hee... ♪

Is that so? Well then, why don’t you sing with me, Audino?

Oh wow... That’s a great idea! Um, OK... Laaa la laaa! ♪

La la laaa! ♪

*sigh*

Heya, what’s wrong? Whatcha sighing for?

Eh, it’s nothin’. I just can’t get my fur to be all pointy and cool the way I like it today... It’s kinda gettin’ me down.

Huh? But isn’t it the same as it always is...?

Are you kiddin’ me?! It looks TOTALLY different than usual! Though I guess you wouldn’t know that, huh?
Wait a sec—weren’t you sighing before, too? What gives?

Weeell, my wool just doesn’t wanna be fluffy today...

Uh, really? Looks the same as usual to me, pal.

Not at all! It is so totally and completely different!

Oh, for real? My bad.
Hey, let’s not fight anymore—it’ll just mess up our coats even more. Besides, I don’t wanna fight with my friends!

That’s right! Friendship first, right?

Oh, hello, Marill, dear! Are you heading for a swim?

Yup! I’m gonna swim pretty far today!

How nice. But are you safe all on your own? What if you get tired while you’re swimming?

Nope, I’ll be OK! Even if I get tired, I got my tail with me!

Your...tail?

Uh-huh! My tail’s super floaty—there’s no WAY I could sink! So I’ll be totally OK!

Oh, I see! Well, that’s a relief...I think. Just don’t get so excited that you can’t find your way home!

I won’t! Bye-byeee!

Hey! Hey, Marill! How come you don’t sit on your tail like me?
It’s so easy to bounce around on, and I can go really fast!

Oh, that’s ’cause I got bigger! I’m too big to sit on my tail now!

Huh? Really?! Does that mean that when I grow up, I’ll get too big to ride around on my tail, too?

Um, I guess? I think you’ll probably end up walking around on your feet, just like me!

Whaaaaaat?! Nooo, I don’t wanna! I wanna stay just like I am NOW!

But you’ll be able to run way faster, then! And play all you want without getting tired...
There are all sortsa good things about getting bigger!

You really mean it? Huh, then I guess I DO wanna hurry and grow up!
And then I can play with you all the time, Marill!

Hee hee! I can’t wait!
But you know, I’ll be even MORE grown up by that time!

Huh?! No faaaiiiir!

Rill! Azumarill! Hey, Azumarill!

Azurill! Hey there! Always happy to have you come over! What’s up today?

Let’s play together! ♪
I wanna float around in the water and bob up and down with you!

Sure thing! For you, big sis is ALWAYS ready to play!
But once we’re DONE playing, you and I gotta help out (your name), OK?

Awww, we hafta help out? Riiill...

Yup yup! And if you do help out, there just miiight be something good in it for YOU, y’know?
Hmmm... I wonder if (your name) has any plans to make FUN TOYS or PLAYGROUND STUFF today...

Huh? Toys?! Yeah, I’ll help out—I’ll help out SO MUCH!
C’mon! Let’s go! Let’s go find (your name) RIGHT NOW!

Huh? Uhhh...weren’t we gonna go play together?

Oh yeah... I forgot! Eh heh heh.

Oopah... What should I do?

Hmmm? What’s up?

Umm, so there’s a place I wanna go see, but there’s a river in the way...
And I’m not really good at swimming...

Oh, really? Well, uh—maybe I could take you there?
You’re pretty small, so you could ride on my back while I swim over... How about it?

Yaaay! Really? Really really?! Oh, and can I invite some friends too?

Sure! You can sit on my back and chat. ♪
And if anything tries to attack us, I’ll keep you safe. Here, let me show you how...
CLUH!

Oopah?! So those round spots turn into spikes?!
Uh... I’d better be careful not to sit on those.

Boss! BOSS!

Well? Did you find anything?

I found this WICKED treasure, yo!
Heh. Nah, I wish. I didn’t find anything.

I feared as much.

There used to be so much shiny stuff just scattered all over the place... I wonder where it all went.

I never see the humans themselves around either... Perhaps they took it all with them?
But no matter. I still have one thing to say.

Oh yeah? What is it?!

Continue on your search for the shiniest, sparkliest, most beautiful objects you can find!!!
That is all. I’m sure these treasures still exist somewhere in this world.
And you, my friend, are more than capable of finding them. I have only the highest expectations.

Yoooooo! You can totally count on me, boss! I’ll go right back out there and hunt some more!

Hey, Magnezone, I’ve got a question. You’re super huge, and you don’t have wings, so... How come you can fly?

To say it in simple words—electric power.

No way! You can fly with electric power? That’s awesome! Wait... Does that mean I can fly too?!

I do not know.
But it requires much electricity and great precision of control.

I’m gonna try right now! Here I go...
Hyayayayaaah!

You can do it.

HYAAAAAAAAARGH!!!

Go. Go. Go.

I did it!!! I flew!

That was a jump. You did not fly. Delusions are not good.

Wh-whoooaaa!
Owww... I tripped again...

Goodness gracious! Are you all right, dear?

Yeah, I’m fine...
It’s just...I fall over real easily since my head is so heavy...

But...are you sure you’re OK?
Here, let me just check you for any injuries!

P-please don’t worry! Nothing hurts or anything!
I won’t let a little scuff or two bother me!

My dear Piplup, you cannot afford to take injuries lightly! If you ignore them, they can get worse, and then you’re REALLY in trouble!

Eeep?! I-I don’t think that’ll happen to me... Will it?
Maybe you should have a look, just to be safe...

Wonderful! Oh...and while we’re at it, why don’t I just give you a full-body checkup?
I can examine you from the top of your precious head to tips of your little toesies!

Ulp... Y-you really don’t need to do all THAT...

Hey, Blaziken. Question—how do I get strong like you?

The secret is havin’ a fire inside ya! A figurative one in addition to the literal one, y’know?
Then you just gotta stoke that fire real good!

I...see. To be honest, getting fired up’s not really my style.
Do you have any, I dunno, practical training tips that you can share?

Hey, hey, hey! Don’t you go badmouthin’ my methods like that!
You absolutely gotta have that fire in ya if you wanna get really strong!
The fire’s what keeps ya goin’ through your toughest training when ya just wanna give up!

Hm. If you say so, I guess that must be true...
All right! I’ll work on building up that fire inside me!

Rock on, bud! I’m glad you’re startin’ to get it!
When I stoke that figurative fire, I get it burnin’ so hot that it’ll spill outta my beak as REAL fire!
So sometimes I end up roasting berries before I eat ’em! Good thing roasted Leppa Berries are tasty!

Not sure I’d want to let the fire spill outta me...but roasted Leppa Berries sure do sound good.

You know, I’ve always really looked up to you, Wingull.

Whaaat? Wow, thanks! Um... Why, though?

You look so amazing when you fly! And it seems like you have so much fun up there in the sky.
I really wish I could fly like that...

Yeah, flying IS really fun... Nothing beats slowly soaring above the ocean!

I knew it! I’m so jealous...
Underground, I’ve had Diglett run into me while I was napping in a hole, and one time a Hoothoot even came and dug me out for no reason!
I feel so uncool...

Hee hee, it must be nice having so many friends around.

I just wish I could take a niiice long nap as I fly across the sky...

Well, I wouldn’t recommend dozing off mid-flight. That’s kinda, uh—dangerous.
You might get blown away by one of Pidgeot’s gusts, or run into an unsuspecting Rookidee...

Wait, really? I guess it’s not as safe up there as I thought...

Yeah... I guess every place has its perks and its, uh—pains?

Yo, you really like touchin’ your cheeks, don’t you, Pawmo.

Oh, yeah... My cheeks are full of electricity, so, um... It feels nice and tingly when I touch them. ♪

Yooo, really? That’s pretty sweet.
Can I touch ’em?

Uh-huh, go ahead!
Just be careful. Sometimes folks who touch them get shocked so bad they can’t move after...

Oh, uh... Y’know what, I haven’t washed my hands in a bit, so maybe I’ll pass this time.
You don’t paralyze yourself, though? You’re totally fine?

Yup! Sometimes some of the...um...tingliness stays in my paw pads, but that’s actually pretty useful.

Oh yeah? Whaddya mean?

Here, I’ll show you.
See? If I punch with the electricity, I can knock out weak opponents with just one hit. ♪

You got some surprisingly scary stuff goin’ on in your head, yo. I don’t wanna get on your bad side.