It wasn't that he was following Shi on purpose, really! Calvin had been sent up on the mountain range for Ranger duties, patrolling the area for anything— For what, he hadn't been told... Or maybe forgot, but he was choosing to believe he just hadn't been told anything specific to watch out for in the first place. But after a while, trudging through the mountains got boring, and when he got bored, he tended to just wander off the beaten path, and... Well, suffice to say, he was sort of lost. He had continued to aimlessly wander, Cupcake at his side, until he had heard a voice, and went to track it down in search of some help getting out of the untamed wilderness.

[break][break]"Sorry, sorry! I just—" He and his Sylveon emerge from the brush, but he cuts himself off and stops in his tracks when he sees the rifle in Shi's hands. Yeesh, this guy must be on edge! Maybe if he recognized the man, or perhaps was a little smarter, he'd recognize that this was not a guy he wanted to be around, but... "Whoa, don't shoot, please— I was just tryin' to find my way out of the mountains, and I heard a voice, so..." He holds his hands up in surrender. "Not lookin' for any trouble, I promise!"

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Despite himself, Calvin can't help but raise a quizzical brow. Yeesh, this guy wasn't messing around, was he? Frustration simmers underneath his skin at the way he's talked down to, reprimanded for having the idea to ask for help getting out of the mountains. He has half a mind to reply with something snarky, sharp words sitting on the tip of his tongue, but he stamps it down. He can be slow on the uptake, he knows, but he has the presence of mind enough to know not to backtalk a guy with a rifle. Even if it's kind of an odd thing to be carrying around... He was under the impression that Pokemon tended to be more effective than guns, but what did he know? Not much.

[break][break]He opens his mouth to apologize once more, before being caught off by the display that the silver-furred Eevee belonging to Shi puts on. Cupcake steps forwards in return, a soft, answering "Vee!" leaving her mouth as she does. Her ribbons sway gently, and she seems interested in what the Eevee is doing, much to Calvin's bewilderment. "Oh..." He says, almost in awe. "Aw, man, I think they like each other...?" At least, that's his best guess as to why his Sylveon would be leaning forward to sniff at the Eevee.

+ Shi Mikhaylov

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