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gengar was quite fond of the rather unhealthy-looking human. despite the mild annoyance that his mistress displayed in chue-e's presence, he found the man to be quite likeable. so it was unsurprising when the mere sight of him had aroused a strong reaction, the ghost-type having noticed the man skirting the outer edges of his mistress's numerous acres of land.

with his harem in tow, he'd move to situate himself in the man's path; slowly fading into sight until the entirety of his bulky form was in view. the ghost-type prided himself on taking on a large, corporeal form; standing at a rather imposing height of roughly six feet. it was unnecessary, but he found that it appealed to his mates. 

his two mismagius manifested behind him, their yellow eyes curious as they peered at the man. 

"gennn," the pokemon drawled. 

he'd spread his arms wide in greeting, appearing jovial and greatly pleased. a look of amusement soon twisted at his features, the pokemon taking advantage of the sun that shown high above the dirt path. he'd dip ominously into the ground, chuckling as he did so. gengar transform into shadow, becoming an accurate depiction of his mistress's outline - her stance that of a woman with her hands upon her hips - the drawn expression revealing a deep frown and angry eyes. 

he'd pop back out of the ground, the ghost-type guffawing at his own small jest that was made at his mistress's expense.

"gen-gen-gen." 

gengar pauses and looks at his wives expectantly. the two females share a glance and then follow his lead, laughing shrilly. 

"mis-mis-mis."

"mis-mis-mis." 

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Oh, poor Cait. It was like some cruel and fickle gods were conspiring against her every time that Chu-e was in her general vicinity. For his part, he hadn't really intended to stumble upon her property. Hell, he hadn't even known she had lived in Fortree! He had just been making a pit stop and recovering before him and his new protege made their way to Lilycove. From what he could remember of his time in the region before, Fortree was never a place he ever spent any time in. He wanted to enjoy it before settling into island life.

He wasn't really paying in particular attention, but after realizing something was, well, manifesting in his way one couldn't help but pause. "Huh." He glanced up at the Gengar and tried to think of how to proceed with this... development. Was this when he went missing and became a ghost pokemon himself? He was pretty sure that none of his pokemon were strong enough to fight these three off... and of course the Gengar has to be taller than him...

It sunk into the ground and he at least leaned over as it did so, wondering how it would decide to eat him with a much calmer demeanor than one would expect. Then he saw the shape of Cait and he gasped lightly, a grin cracking his face after a moment and a real laugh escaping him. It kind of hurt, he had to stop early because he gave a rough cough, but the grin was still plastered on his face after.

"Gengar! My dude! What are you doing here?" Idly, he wondered if it would be rude to hug the pokemon. After a moment, he decided he didn't care and tried to throw a familiar arm around the ghost type in a quick show of approval. "These your girls? Damn, man, two ladies?" He nodded to the two Mismagius in his own form of greeting as he spoke. "Talk about a stud." Man, he hoped the pokemon got the gist of what he was saying.

"Where's Alfric? She's not keeping the leash too tight, is she?"
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the ghost-type would return the hug, though he was careful not to squeeze tightly. the human male was worryingly thin - a lack of fat and flesh covering those frail bone of his. once they parted, the pokemon smirked knowingly at the praise. his grasp on language remained firm, as he'd been a human in a past life; his linguistical skills remaining despite his transition into a pokemon.

he'd gingerly pat chu-e's back as he coughed, the gesture once again meant to soothe. when the man questioned his mistress's location, gengar proceeded to helpfully point in her general direction. and with a low drawl, he'd encourage the man to follow both him and his females. under their escort, he'd not be bothered by the creatures who occupied her expansive property.

she was located in the middle of a picturesque clearing, nestled into the side of a venusaur. the large and slightly older female was slumbering soundly, a hint of weariness etched onto her frog-like features. within cait's arms was a single green egg that was of average size, the woman humming quietly at it; her expression serene. 

but such a look would quickly disappear, replaced with a scowl of disapproval as she noticed the presence of her ghosts and chu-e.
"what are you doing here?"

he'd find that the avatar was adorned in a pale blue dress, her green curls untied and her feet bare. the woman's strange eyes pinned him beneath a mildly heated glare. eventually she'd turn the look upon gengar, who merely gave a little shrug. cait took a single calming breath, anchoring herself mentally before she presented him with a single inquiry.

"staying out of trouble, i hope?"
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He appreciated the Gengar's kindness and of course followed after him when offered. "You know, I don't think she'll be happy to see me." Was said with a cheeky grin. As expected, when the peace of one Cait Alfric was ruined by his presence, Chu-e lightly elbowed the Gengar. "Told ya."

This did not stop him from walking forward and creaking to sit in the grass across from her. "I think you're just unlucky." He winked, which was kind of pathetic given his whole 'eye' situation. "I taught a toddler to say 'fuck' yesterday." He seemed weirdly proud of that. "I also caught a pokemon. See?" He plucked one of his balls from his hip and a Taillow appeared between them. The bird gave a large yawn before hopping up and on top of Chu-e's head, ruffling the hair there until he made himself a sufficient nest to nap in.

"You know, it was pretty mean to leave that web in my mouth. I had to brush my teeth, like, three times to get the taste out." Even as he said it he didn't seem particularly bothered, though. That infuriating little grin was still perfectly in place. "What about you, Miss Alfric? Getting up to no good recently?"
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"
venusaur just gave birth," she informed, shooting a glance at the grass-type. "i've just helped her through it.

the pokemon had multiple children, this being her seventh egg lain in the span of roughly two years. a number of her children still remained in cait's custody while others had been relinquished to the care of fellow league members. she pondered over the fate of the unhatched pokemon within her hold, her hand absently sliding gently across its green shell.

"keep your voice down, by the way. she's resting."

she shifted her position, gingerly returning the egg to the pokemon's side. with a wave of her hand, she'd nonverbally dismiss her ghosts - her gaze sharp and her message easily understood. they'd soon depart, with gengar offering chu-e a pat on the shoulder before he faded out of sight.

"so you've been busy.

cait eyed the flying-type who had made himself comfortable in the man's hair, quirking a brow as he shared news of how he'd taught a child how to say the word 'fuck'.

"i'll take care not to let any kids within hearing distance of you then."

she sat up a little straighter now, considering him with the sweep of her green gaze.

"have you been eating? because you honestly still look like shit."  


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"Oh!" Leaning forward, Chu-e inched closer to get a better look at the egg and the pokemon in question. His eyes shone with delight, his smirk melting into an actual smile. "Sorry. One of my pokemon knows 'sing' if that might help her?" He didn't know anything about what pokemon needed when they gave birth.

At least he did quiet down some, at that. "The parent kind of deserved it." But he shrugged that off and didn't delve any deeper into that whole mess. "I've also met a few people. I think you're the only person who knows my real name at this point." That didn't seem to bother him. 'Chu-e Choi' was supposed to be dead, after all.

"Eeeeeh... some? I mean, I try and eat. Pompom and Prince would finish me off if I didn't. Kalos raises rough nurses." He wrinkled his nose at the memory of the Igglybuff and Ralts tag teaming him once to force food down his throat. They were bullies. "I always look kind of like shit, though, so that's not saying very much."
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"
she should be fine. she's a sound sleeper."

the woman ran a comforting hand along the pokemon's side, a fond smile upon her face - likely a rare sight for chu-e thus far. once again such a look would vanish, transitioning smoothly into a more familiar frown as she returned to peering at him. her verdant gaze swept across his thin form, taking the man in and visibly pondering over his present condition.

"
you need to eat," she said. "you look like your underweight. but i'm not entirely sure if that's just because you're recovering from the explosion."

cait bowed her head, her eyes slowly sliding shut as she focused. her gift stirred, a warmth spreading throughout her form as she tentatively called upon her power. despite her mixed feelings toward choi, if there was something she could potentially soothe or fix - she'd do it. 

a strange energy oozed from her, markings crawling up her flesh as her pupils thinned. she'd raise her hand, directing her power to seep into the young man's form. a cool energy that held similarities to a balm would spread, the power invasive as it sought to mend or ease his burdened and scarred flesh. 

"hm."

she paused and offered him a considering look. cait then shifted her gaze elsewhere with a soft 'tch', her shoulders lifting and falling in a shrug.

"eh. looks like you'll live. congratulations, i guess."


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"Explosion?" had he implied it was an explosion did this somehow? Oh, he wished it was. He wracked his brain to try and think of when he might have. His first meeting with her was a little hazy since he had been in bad shape that day, unfortunately. Even so, he just let it roll off his back instead of going into more explicit detail. She seemed to be having a good day if she smiled and he didn't want to ruin that with his fucked up back-story. He wouldn't tell her unless she pushed.

"Most of my eating issues are because of my recovery, yeah. I also have to take some medicine that makes me nauseous. I'm kind of barely slapped back together." He laughed some at that. Finding humor in his situation was a must.

Then Cait did whatever the fuck... that had been. Chu-e had no choice but to watch in some morbid but rapt attention. It reminded him... kind of when Articuno had judged his soul back during that big party. Not as cold, though. Just a similar kind of presence that was much too large for a regular human. He shivered and gave her an assessing look, his own frown on his face now in bewilderment rather than sadness or disapproval.

It left a refreshing and almost minty feeling afterward. Like he had soaked in a nice, hot bath. It was soothing and he felt tense muscles relax and aches seep from joints. They would come back, they always did, but for the moment it was a rare peace.

There was the question, not that Chu-e would know to ask it, if she had sensed how messed up his insides were. He hadn't been lying about the extend of the damage, and there was some things even magical healing abilities might not be able to fix (at least that quickly).

"What, uh... was that?"
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"
a bandaid," she stated, mildly.

her gift had been applied lightly and quickly, meant to ease his discomfort somewhat for the better half of a day. surgery in combination with celebi's influence would be required to more effectively heal him, the woman vaguely aware that something was amiss. 

'i guess i'm misremembering what happened.'

he didn't correct her - and she decided against prying in turn. after all, it wasn't her business to understand the circumstances which had utterly wrecked his body's innards. 

"
i'm a healer by trade," she elaborated.

her features returned to being somewhat normal again, though an increasingly familiar glow caused her eyes to gleam. cait gave a little smirk, waving her hands in an overdramatic pattern. it resembled a weird dance a hippie high on weed would perform, her limbs swaying as she remained within her seated position.

"i'm also a fairy, man," she said, adding a 'far out' accent to it. "totally in tune with the wind, trees and gravitational force of our spirits, dude."

her hands clapped together before the woman smoothly adopted a zen pose.  



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'Bandaid' was mouthed by the man as he tried to make sense of whatever the hell had just happened. While there was a vague awareness of the idea of Avatars it was never something he had the time to look very deeply into and had never kept up with. Even if Cait was publicly known to be one, it was knowledge Chu-e would lack and likely wouldn't put together.

He was fine to accept his new friend (he was willing to claim her as such) was just magic or half pokemon or something.

More importantly was her acting like a stoned out hippie. Seeing the woman who he figured, up to this point, was no nonsense and constipated from sticks really effected him. A snort and laugh was startled put of him, making him clap a hand over his mouth to hide the grin.

"I'd," Chu-e had to stifle another laugh. "I'd say that's true. Fairies are scary." His eyes sparkled with this comparison. "They kidnap you if you say the wrong thing, take your name, steal teeth and bones..." and that was just the basics.

"You know, I used to be a Fairy specialist. I think you would have fit right in with them."
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"
i'd be a dual-type," she chimed, a little smirk tugging at the corner of her painted lips. "a fairy and a grass-type; like whimsicott or shiinotic."

the woman stands and gives a stretch, her muscles a bit more stiff than she personally fancied. cait had been kneeling at venusaur's side for a time, her body having grown numb. eventually the flesh loosened, her hands rubbing soothingly circles into her arms.

"
so you were a fairy-type specialist, hm?"

he most certainly didn't look it. though his personal views on fairies would lend credibility to his claim. his perspective was uncommon due to how fairies were depicted nowadays in popular media, that dark 'twist' infrequently explored in fictional pieces. the woman reached for her basket that was nestled in grass, the item having yet to draw any amount of attention. it was a hand woven piece, its craftmanship solid.

she'd reach inside, producing a blunt and a lighter before replacing the lid. cait appropriately distanced herself from her slumbering pokemon before she set the tip of it alight, making sure the smell didn't disturb her sleeping venusaur. 

"
mmm.

she exhaled, a rush of smoke escaping her flaring nostrils in a cloud of reeking gray. 

"
a little high keeps the murderous thoughts at bay," she remarked, the words strange and vaguely musical in tone.

cait considered him, quirking a brow as she leaned against a tree and tapped away the ash that had accumulated thus far.

"
you smoke?"

she flipped the neatly wrapped item, offering for him to take a hit. 



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"I knew you had the who grassy vibe going on." She had never answered him from their last meeting, with the spiders, since he had been mounted to a wall. "Whimsicott suits you better. They're fluffy and cute." He watched her curiously but just pulls his knees up to his chest so he can rest his head on them for the moment. It was relaxing here. "Mhmm. You'd always get these people who would come in with their... dragons and dark and fighting types. Trying to be all bad. And then my Clefable would beat their asses. People always think Fairies are just cute and soft and pink but if you know how to use them they're absolutely brutal." He grinned against his arm. "Like, uh... grass types can be flowers or poison, ya know?"

He said all this as Cait did whatever she was doing. When she pulled out a blunt, of all things, it startled another laugh out of him. "I'm learning a lot about you today." He took it when offered and assessed it a little before shrugging and lifting it to his lips. "Not in a while." Then he took a deep breath, letting the smoke tickle his lungs and holding it there as he handed the blunt back. He sighed and tilted his head back, tried to blow a smoke ring. Chu-e was kinda out of practice but the effort was there.

Closing his eyes, Chu-e tried to melt into himself as he waited for the high to creep into his bones.
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"it's good for pain management."

after noting that something was indeed amiss, cait wondered if he dealt with any daily agonies. his pale flesh had been knitted back together - true - but she wasn't entirely sure if the pain would eventually ebb or if it had transitioned into something far more chronic. 

"
edibles or a smoke will do you good. i'm a supplier on the lowkey - but only to friends and family. if you come around i'll hook you up."

she paused, her expression becoming serious as her gaze traveled the length of his form.

"
also you need to eat something. it's going to get colder and your scrawny ass doesn't look ready.."

certain that her venusaur would fair just fine on her own, she decided to leave her in peace with her egg. cait beckoned choi with a bent finger, indicating he should rise and follow her lead. 

"
walk with me, mister choi."

they'd share the smoke once they started down a dirt path, with cait offering him her blunt in turns.

"
my man's not around today and i'd rather he not see me bring someone sketchy into the house. so you can chill in my cabin for a spell. hungry?"  


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Chu-e grunted as he pushed himself up. That was usually one of the harder things for him to do nowadays. His body didn't really like moving from one to position to another like that. He would be more than happy to pass back and forth with her, letting the smoke settle into his skin. Smoking had always made him feel like putty; languid and the world soft at the edges. He had forgotten how much he enjoyed it.

A over dramatic gasp left him and Chu-e pantomimed holding one hand to his chest. "I've been upgraded to 'Friends and family' and sketchy? Miss Alfric, you really know how to treat a man." He winked again and grinned. "I'm glad you said you'd rather not let him see my sketchy ass than because he would be jealous or something. I was worried I'd need to find a way to beat his ass for a second."

And maybe it was kind of silly, but Chu-e realized he probably would have found a way to do that. While their first meeting had not gone that well, and he wouldn't count them as 'best friends' or anything, he was holding back too much for that, he found he did like Cait. She was stern but easy to talk with a way he hadn't experienced in years. It was refreshing. Most people knew one mask or the other. People who knew him as Ji-Hoon started their relationship as a lie. A way to play up his illness and just be a sickly but harmless man. People who remembered Chu-e Choi wanted the bloodshed and insanity that came with it, a ruthless man who would cut down all who opposed him. But Cait was in the unique spot few were in, holding both his masks in her hands and being able to see glimpses of the man he really was underneath.

He was probably just feeling sentimental. Smoking always did that to him, too.
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their journey was markedly uneventful, the cabin eventually slipping into view after a fair amount of walking. a weirdly comfortable silence situated itself between the pair, with cait pondering over what she'd prepare for lunch. she fancied something light, but she needed something fattening that was specifically tailored for choi.

"ever tried 'soul food' before?"

the woman broke the silence with the inquiry, shooting the man a curious glance.

"
it'll fill you up, i imagine," she said.

within her culture, 'soul food' originated from their time in johto. due to her ancestors being hard laborers, they required high calorie diets to make up for their lifestyle. the recipes were handed down from generation to generation, with cait having been instructed on how to properly prepare meals that effectively fueled the body. 

she'd retrieve the key from her basket, surrendering the remainder of the blunt to choi so he could polish it off. 

"
finish it before you come in," she said, pausing at the entrance. "i usually don't smoke inside. the smell sticks.