the audino looked up at him, acknowledging with a vague look that was short of understanding.

at a certain intersection, he caught the glow of a restaurant he hadn’t been to in a while. with plenty of cash on-hand to treat himself, he decided they’d stop in.

”come on. let’s go this way.”

they’d turn, missing the cutiefly.

passing

☉

out from around a corner, an azurill popped and bounced on its tail. ’rill!’

roach jumped a little. ”woah. well, hi there.” he looked over at his audino. ”kinda cute—“ but before he could get any further, a cold splash out of nowhere hit him in the face.

he gasped for air. ”what the—“

and then, the pesky rodent was off in the other direction, before either roach or his audino had any time to react.

”goddammit.”

he wiped his face.

passing

☉

maybe disturbed by the azurill that had previously disappeared, a drampa rounded the corner shortly after—looking disgruntled. it gave a snort, and eyed them. this time, his eyes were on a much greater prize. dragons were always valuable. he wasn’t letting this one get away.

”alright. let’s take ‘er down.”

the audino nodded, and the battle was on. a misty terrain sparkled across the gritty ground, turning it pink. from its mouth came a disarming voice, sweet sound waves ripping into the dragon, who thrashed its head in response and returned a hyper voice, echoing loudly down the alleyway. audino braced and shook it off, closing the distance for a double-slap.

the drampa slumped. roach grinned. ”atta girl,” he praised the audino.

a pokéball was tossed.

catching drampa

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