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WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: Traveling to Aquacorde, and then Pokemon Catching 101!
WHEN: August 28th
WHERE: Vaniville, Route 1 and eventually Aquacorde!

Well, after that strange introduction from Professor Sycamore, and all the introductions being out of the way, the Aides pull out some Pokeballs and continue with their explanation.

"All Pokemon come from these Pokeballs. We are going to teach you how to catch a Pokemon, so that you may use this knowledge. Not all of you have to become Trainers. There are Pokemon Breeders, and all sorts of things you can do here. We will be taking all of you to Route 2, just past Aquacorde Town, on some larger Pokemon that you can ride so that we may get there faster. It will be a one hour ride."

The Aides tossed their Pokeballs, and multiple Pokemon appeared - including a large orange and black dog, a large fiery horse and a giant rocky triceratops-looking thing.

"Please do not be afraid, they will not harm you. Hop aboard, and let us get on towards Aquacorde!"

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...not puppet theater, then. Kotoha considers that for a few moments and shrugs it off; she's seen weirder.

"Yeah, uh...probably not a good idea to use human bodies here, just a head's-up."

Slight pause.

"Also, you might want to look into getting a Butterfree or a Vivillon? Since you're rocking the ninja look and all."

Maybe some of that on the side, but there's the whole ninja thing to contend with, after all.

Excuse him a moment, he's just going to stare at her some more at this 'ninja look' thing. "It's not a look. I am a shinobi, pretty much born and bred to be one, after all." Which is why this fighting with animals thing kind of bothers him, he'd rather do his own fighting unlike certain people he knows.

Oooo. That's cool.

"Cool! Also, yeah, you'll definitely want a Vivillon, then - historically, a lot of ninjas trained the three-stage Bug-types just so they could harvest their powders."

Cool to her, mundane in his world. But hey, he'll take cool.

"Vivillon, huh? What kind of powders do they have? I assume poison, but what else do we have?" And, you know, if she could point out one to him when they came across one.

"Uhh, let's see...Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore...I think Butterfree can learn Rage Powder, too."

Poison, stun, sleep... Oh yes, these sound like the most useful of the creatures in this world. Rage is interesting, though.

"Rage as in making something actually rage? These sound more interesting that I would think of bugs."

"Oh no, Bugs are great! The mainstay of my normal team is a Volcarona!"

A slight pause to indicate something about as tall as Kotoha herself and with a matching wingspan.

"He's about this big, six wings, looks like a big fluffy moth."

Big. Fluffy. Moth.

Okay, sure, you're crazy, girl.

"Huuuuh. I guess I ought to try and get some then, right? Might as well have something to keep me safe while I make some new puppets. Maybe something to help me quickly carve up and take down some trees?"

Pause.

"I...might be able to help you with that? I kind of have a limited power over nature, so at the very least I can make sure you don't cut down a tree you shouldn't."

...

What.

"Run that by me again? I think I misheard you when you said something about power of nature?"

"No, that's about right. Faris called it Geomancy - it's a kind of combat magic that channels natural energy."

Entirely serious as she says this.

Guess who totally doesn't believe this what-so-ever. Even though he's seen shinobi do it before.

"Mind showing me?"

"Okay!"

Kotoha takes a moment to look around before facing the river off to the side and pointing at the bank.

"Gaia: Branch Arrow!"

There's no flashy lights or outward indications of the power she just invoked, but as soon as she says the words a barrage of pointed tree branches lance down from overhead, forming a straight line as they thud into the loose soil of the riverbank.

Give him a moment.

Just a moment.

Mind rebooting...

....

Yeah, okay, he's got nothing to say to this other than to stare with his mouth agape. He's seen this kind of stuff before but this girl isn't a shinobi and she's not someone who'd be one even if she did try to pull that.

There are no words.

Oh man, it's That Look.

Kotoha loves That Look.

She'll just wait for his brain to reboot.

Luckily it doesn't take too long and once it comes back on he's leaning forward just inches from her face.

"How did you do that?"

Okay, not going to giggle helplessly at the ninja that makes puppets out of human bodies.

Not gonna, but it sure is tempting.

"I borrowed a crystal containing the soul of an ancient, legendary hero from a friend and carried it around with me for a month as I fought demons. Now, even without the crystal, the skills of the warrior are mine to use freely."

...demons?

Demons.

Man, he's not questioning it when they have the damn tailed beasts. And his brother having been essentially a demon for years upon years.

"Makes about as much sense as anything else around this place, I guess. Let's just... get goin', alright? I want those powders as soon as possible."