"Smoochie!" When the Magmar got closer, of course Chu-e recognized the fire type. His mood was pulled out of the trenches instantly. It had been a while since he had seen the fire type but of course he recognized him. He would have probably tried to love on the fire duck if he hadn't been, well, on fire. But when he got closer, he could at least lean down and gives Biggelsworth some good scratches and love.

"Dorian, you ass, I've been looking for you!" Chu-e said this with a grin; he meant no insult and he trusted Dorian to know he was joking. There would be no hearty handshake, oh no, Chu-e launched himself at the other to give the taller man a tight hug. He was one of the few people he actually liked and trusted not to put a knife in his back without reason.

When he pulled away, Chu-e lightly slapped his friend on the arm. "After we got separated at the Elite Four HQ in Kanto and that explosion happened- I didn't know if you were alive or dead! It's good to see you still in one piece!" He huffed some at the first question, irritated, but his mood too high to completely wipe the grin off his face. "Been shitty so far. Most of my good pokemon died and when I got here all my shit was fucked so bad they thought I was just a Grunt. Sucked ass."

"I came here looking for you; word on the grapevine was you were in the area." Chu-e laughed and looked like he was about to say more, but then a roar from the mountain sounded. Ugh, a wild pokemon? Really? This sucked. A large, color full, stupid looking dragon tore from over a nearby hill. It seemed mad that Dorian had his pokemon out, probably saw it as a challenge or something. "I got this one. I need to train."

Chu-e didn't know what it was but it was probably dragon. At least he had a hard counter for that. Tossing out a pokemon, Creams appeared and shook herself out with a yawn. The Swirlix had only been in a few battles so far and Chu-e wanted to evolve her ASAP. His team was lacking since it had been gutted and he wanted to fix that.

"Safeguard everyone, then Play rough." Creams shook herself off and tried to enter a fighting pose- she had been training in slateport on dark types for a little while, just enough to raise her confidence, but battling a dragon was a whole other story. She took a deep breath and a golden glow overtook not just her but also all of Dorian's pokemon. Chu-e was confident that Dorian could take care of himself but why tempt fate.

At that, a pink glow started in Creams and crackled over her body. She ran to meet the toddler colored beast. The dragon raised it's claws to slash into her squishy pink hide with a Dragon Claw. It hurt but thankfully mostly bounced right off given her typeing. The Play Rough slammed into the pokemon with enough force to surprise the Dragon to knock it astray.

Chu-e sucked on his lower lip and sighed. "That things so fucking ugly. I hate it." But he threw a pokeball anyway. Dorian would know very well it didn't fit his style and he loathed that kind of pokemon, but Chu-e had plans for it. "I think it'll make good fodder for later."

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dorian westcliff
chu-e hates it but he's catching the dragon!

i know i said i didn't want either of them before but then i was like 'i can probably, like, trade it or have chu-e sacrifice it later' ;p;

Picking up the pokeball, Chu-e decided to pick up their previous conversation while Dorian fought his own pokemon. He scowled down at the ball before putting it away. Ugly, stupid thing. Dragon types were only useful if they were also pretty.

"Lucky. I broke some bones and had to take some time off to heal. I'm good now, though. Just a little late to the party." He shrugged off the next part. "I already talked that out with the boss." Not that that had went well. "Don't feel bad for them. I'll miss my old team but they went out how they wanted; covered in the enemy's blood and fighting to protect me. I still have Sweetness, Stray and Sunshine, at least." Dorian should be at least vaguely familiar with the Skitty. Chu-e knew he had met the Glameow once and checked the condition of the Growlithe another time, but he didn't know if he would remember their names. "That feral Aerodactyl is still around, too. I'm not sure much could kill that thing."

Which made it useful as a backup plan if he needed to bounce someday. Shame he couldn't control it.

"The pokemon here are pretty vicious, aren't they? It's a nice change of pace." Already some more had been drawn out by the sound of battle. Two dark types, one sneaking in the shadows much like the first had and the other just under the ground, pushing up mounds of dirt as it approached.

"Creams, use Energy Ball on whatever's trying to come from under us." The Swirlix bounced around as she did so. She was very tired, Dragon types were strong even if she had advantage, but she would listen to Chu-e till she fell. He was very good at gaining absolute loyalty from his pokemon as far as they weren't too smart.

Opening her mouth, Creams gathered energy before shooting it at the mound. It slammed into the dirt, making the pokemon cry out, but not before it jumped out from it's Dig to hit the Fairy type. Seemed it was a Krokorok, another dark type, and sadly for it Chu-e was not interested in a pity catch. "Dorian, you might have to get the kill in on this one. Creams can take it down but she's too fresh." Which was to say, she wasn't strong enough for that kind of blow yet. Sweetness or Stray would have been able to do it no problem but Creams and Lump, his Bergmite, weren't suited for death just yet. He needed to work on them a little first.

"Use Play Rough again. If it doesn't go down, follow it up with another Energy Ball." That attack had hurt Creams pretty bad but she still listened. The energy gathered in her body again, pink and bright, before she slammed herself into the other pokemon and unleashed it. The ground type called out in pain but before it could retaliate, another energy ball hit it square in the chest. The other pokemon fell, unconscious, and Creams stood over it victoriously.

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dorian westcliff
i was the one who made it and she got it from me ;w;

passing on gator friend!

"I'd still like to have an Orre pokemon of my own. The area of Sinnoh I grew up in, most of the pokemon weren't very frightening. Mostly farm animals and the things that preyed on them. They were scared of humans." It didn't ever seem to hurt as much talking about Sinnoh with Dorian. The times were still rare he did, granted, but it didn't carry the same bitter sting as it did when it was dragged out of him by others. It was almost kind of nice, really.

An Energy Ball was shout out, just behind Chu-e. He turned, seeing a weird donkey pokemon had been stopped in it's tracks from sneaking up on him. "Ugh." He almost felt embarrassed. He had gotten caught up in his feelings for a minute and dropped his guard. Pathetic. Good thing that Creams had been on the lookout.

His pokemon was ragged but faced the ground type head on. She got in another Energy Ball before it could retaliate but in the process was struck by a Heavy Slam right after. Creams fell, exhausted, but she wanted to protect her Trainer so badly...

Chu-e would be fine, honestly; he had other pokemon to protect him and he knew he could count on Dorian, most likely. The Fairy type was mostly just being dramatic. Chu-e was already reaching for another pokeball to call another pokemon out when there was a glow, Creams' body changing shape.

She charged forward, a Slurpuff now, and plopped a Draining Kiss on the other pokemon. Creams sucked the last bit of strength from the donkey pokemon and healed herself with it, pleased as punch.

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dorian westcliff
sorry this took a bit skjhfajksd

passing on donkeh

"I'd probably fry if we went there, anyway. Sinnoh was super cold all year round." At least the area he was from was, close to the mountains as it was. It was only comfortable in Hoenn now since it was winter time and cooler. Even then, this was just brisk compared to the harsh winters he had gotten. Plus, since it was tropical, it would mostly be humid he guessed. Just the dry heat of a desert like Orre would probably kill him or at least make him miserable and useless.

Even after evolving, it was clear to Chu-e that Creams was almost beyond being able to stand. The adrenaline had filed out of the Fairy type, leaving her panting and drooping. So Chu-e did the humane thing and called her back into her ball. In doing so he also grabbed another and called out Lump. The Bergmite shook herself and yawned, giving an appraising eye at the fire types Dorian had out. She had gotten some action in when Chu-e and a Grunt named Erinn had taken out some guys that were trying to rob... what they had been trying to rob. That battle had been rough in itself and she couldn't see herself taking out three strong looking Fire types...

But she wouldn't have to. A large, blue and cotton bird landed a little ways away, seeming to not notice the humans or pokemon or the destruction they had already caused. She pecked away at a berry bush, trying to pluck what she could off of the plant.

Chu-e didn't care much for Dragon types, the Druddion had been more a fluke and hopes he could catch something better later, but this pokemon interested him. It was soft and pretty in the way he liked. So, with a grin, he clicked his tongue to draw Lump's attention and pointed at the Altaria.

"Lump, Blizzard. Don't kill it." The iceberg pokemon glanced at her trainer again before toddling forward and taking a deep breath, only to release it in a powerful gale of frigid air. They were around a volcano, so it was still hot here, but the blast was enough to make you shiver for a moment. It frosted over the bush the pokemon was easting and- and the pokemon, freezing the Altaria's wings and body. Not solid, that would be death, but with a double weakness and being surprised from such a powerful attack was a recipe for disaster. Chu-e tossed one of his dwindling pokeballs and was pleased with himself.

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dorian westcliff
catching the cotton dragon!