Calvin is still too preoccupied coddling his dear Sylveon to notice his surroundings, fretting over her perhaps more than he needs to. She suddenly stops squirming in his arms, though she doesn't go completely limp— No, instead it feels as if every muscle in her body has gone taut with anticipation, and he blinks quizzically. "What's wrong?" He questions, even if she can't necessarily speak back to him outside of her own cries, and looks around.

[break][break]Suddenly, a squawking Toucannon flies out of the bushes, rushing forwards and diving towards them. "Shit!" Calvin yelps, and as much as he wishes he could say he remained calm and took control of the situation, he definitely did not. He darts away, carrying his poor fairy-type with him as he goes, and darts behind the safety of a tree trunk.

[break][break]Eventually, the squawking dies down, the Toucannon having decided that it had better things to do than chase them down. "Aw, man," He whines to himself, cheeks rosy with his humiliation as he relaxes his arms, Cupcake allowed to slide from his grip. "That was really, really un-Ranger-like."

+ skipping toucannon

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As he attempts to catch his breath beneath the shade of the tree, Calvin doesn't register the Komala that perches above. He has no reason to look up now that he's pretty certain that the Toucannon has decided there were better things to do than chase him around Route 116, and Cupcake doesn't seem bothered by the Komala either, her blue eyes flicking up to face it before considering it a non-issue and beginning to sniff around the area. Calvin's mostly just embarrassed by his behavior— He knows that anybody else would have been able to take on the Toucannon with no issue. He groans to himself, brows furrowing with his frustration.

[break][break]He only cracks open an eye when Sylveon begins making noise, as if begging for his attention. With a huff, he rises to his feet, and hesitantly goes to see what she's looking at that requires his attention. He prays that it's not another Toucannon in the bushes situation. Please don't do this to him, Cupcake.

+ skipping komala

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Thankfully for him, it is resolutely not another Toucannon in the bushes situation. He brushes away a low-hanging branch that separates him from whatever Cupcake is looking at, and his eyes land on what seems to be the culprit— A Delphox plucking berries from a plant, bringing each selection to its nose and sniffing before taking careful bites. To be honest, he kind of really doesn't want to disturb the fire-type, praying that he can just get away with watching it. He can't help his curiosity, after all. It's his first time seeing a Delphox out in the wild, and his first time seeing a Delphox in general.

[break][break]Granted, it's his first time seeing a lot of Pokemon lately, but that's neither here nor there. Some are just inherently more interesting than others, he can't be faulted for that!

[break][break]Unfortunately for him, he's stared a little too long— Calvin goes tense as the Delphox finally notices the Ranger and his Sylveon studying it, and— Well, to be honest, it doesn't do much other than look back at him, but he can already feel something coming. Jolting out of his stupor, he quickly calls out, "Cupcake, use Fairy Wind!" Dutifully, she does, and he watches as the fire-psychic-type braces against the sparkling wind, caught off guard by the sudden action and therefore weakened by the attack. Hopefully, at least.

[break][break]He doesn't bother waiting around to find out, chucking out a Pokeball hastily and hoping he hears the signature click of a successful catch. Sorry, Delphox.

+ attempting to catch delphox

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