Calvin knew farming like the back of his hand. Up until he had left his family for the life of a Pokemon Ranger (even if he was still only a lowly trainee), farming had been all that he had ever known, waking up before the sun even truly rose above the horizon to tend to crops and the livestock his family had kept for generations upon generations. The Brenner Family farm was quite the name in Oldale and Littleroot, and as Calvin travels through Route 117 to reach his destination, he can't help but wonder how his folks are doing back home without his help. Had Pa hired some farmhands this year, with the lack of his only son? Good workers were hard to come by (at least, according to his parents, who had complained about it every harvest), but he hoped they were managing without him.

[break][break]Perhaps it was his background in farming that had him picking up this particular odd job— As springtime steadily began to warm to summer temperatures, the busy season of all livestock farms began, and a small farm had reached out for help regarding a peculiar herd of Mareep. While small in number, they had managed to break through the fencing of their enclosure, and now had to be corralled back in. This was something he had experience in, albeit with Miltank and not Mareep... But herding was herding.

[break][break]Once he arrived and got briefed on the situation by the owner— Whitney, he thinks her name was, though he supposes it doesn't truly matter— he is off. Streusel eagerly flies beside him as he does so, and it's not long before they find their first Mareep, who seems to be distracted trying to scarf down as many eggant berries as possible on a bush as it can. Perfect.

[break][break]"Streus!" He calls, the grass-type's attention swerving to him. He gestures with his head towards the innocent Mareep. "Dragon Rush— Try to swerve it towards the farm." He instructs, and ever obedient, the Flapple does so, rushing towards the electric-type menacingly, hoping to push it towards where the farm is.

[break][break]...And then Mareep runs off in a different direction. "Fuck."

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