It didn't take long to spot the first potential capture of the day. As he entered a dark treeline beyond the main entrance, Eddie nearly jumped out of his skin when a set of fluttering, leathery wings descended upon him. Something had latched itself onto his cheek, and it was... warm? [break][break]

“Beau! Get this thing offa me!” [break][break]

Eddie flailed momentarily, but the bull beside him didn't pay him much mind. Maybe there was no way for the Paldean Tauros to attack without injuring his trainer in the process. Maybe he realized that the lumbering oaf accompanying him wasn't in any real danger after all as Eddie's fingers finally gripped blue fur and pulled the offending Pokemon off of him. [break][break]

Huffing with effort, Eddie found himself holding a strange, bat-like Pokemon in his hands, the creature remarking him with a wide and innocuous smile. He raised a quizzical eyebrow at it as it's heart-shaped nose snuffed at him inquisitively, [break][break]

“Oh, uh, hi. You tryin' to hitch a ride or somethin'?" [break][break]

The Woobat made a happy “snuffing” sort of sound in affirmation. Eddie sighed as he dug out one of his Safari Balls, giving the creature a gentle tap on the nose with the capsule, [break][break]

“Alright, but no more clingin' to my face like that. Shit's weird, yanno?”


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[attr="class","ooc"] Attempting to catch Woobat!

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Stowing the newly captured Woobat away, Eddie was ready to move on to the next area when he heard a chattering from the canopy above him. Staring up into the shaded boughs of the trees around him, he squinted his eyes in concentration, trying to figure out where the noise was coming from. [break][break]

The noise apparently decided it wanted to come to him as a blue and yellow blur plummeted from it's hiding spot in the upper branches. Eddie was sure he would have been struck by the thing if Beau didn't charge forward with a light WILD CHARGE, only putting enough strength into the strike to wreath his horns in sparking electricity and headbutt the descending assailant. There was an indignant chirping and scattering of feathers as the Rookidee was sent sailing into a nearby tree trunk, landing with a 'thud'. Eddie winced; that sounded like it probably hurt, [break][break]

“C'mon man, you can't sneak up on a guy like that,” he chided as he tossed another Safari Ball at the fainted Rookidee, “Lemme get you patched up.”


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[attr="class","ooc"] Attempting to catch Rookidee!

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Another Safari Ball down, and another successful capture. This was already starting to feel like a very productive trip. [break][break]

But it was time to get out of these trees before another Pokemon with wings decided to assail him. Trudging through the brush with Beau following in his wake, Eddie now found himself in front of a small, trailing stream. He peered into the water, searching for any aquatic Pokemon to add to his roster, when he caught sight of something that was downright horrifying, [break][break]

“The hell happened to my face?!” [break][break]

In his wavering reflection dancing on the water's surface, Eddie could clearly see a heart-shaped stamp on his cheek. Beau sidled up to him to take a look, and Eddie swore that he could hear the bull snicker with depreciating amusement, [break][break]

“Aww, god damn it! How the hell am I gonna get this thing offa me?”[break][break]

He spent some time grumbling and trying to scrub off the mark with little success, unaware of the Alomomola watching him from the cold water below. Eddie only briefly caught a glimpse of the Pokemon's hand-like fins as it eventually swam off, having apparently gotten bored of his antics.


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[attr="class","ooc"] Skipping Alomomola!

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In his fit of raucous grumbling, it took Eddie a moment to realize that he had company. When Eddie finally looked away from the reflective surface of the stream, he found that Beau had his snout to the ground, sniffing inquisitively at what looked like a sentient bundle of cabbage, [break][break]

“Oh, shit, sorry- can I help ya?” [break][break]

The Petilil stared up at him with small, inquisitive eyes, undeterred by the wet, bovine nose that was currently rustling the dark leaves on the top of her head. She gave them a small sort of curtsy, dipping low, before she started to totter off to the west, following along the bank of the stream. She stopped a moment, watching the pair expectantly. Eddie looked at Beau, who stared back at him with a similarly puzzled expression, [break][break]

“Do ya think she wants us to follow her?”[break][break]

Maybe so. Perhaps it wasn't a wise decision to follow a strange Pokemon into the wilderness (many such children's tales cautioned against that sort of thing), but Eddie was confident that they could probably handle whatever they were being lead into.


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[attr="class","ooc"] Skipping Petilil!

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It didn't take long to find whatever the Petilil was leading them towards. Near the river's edge, seated on the stump of a fallen tree, was what looked like a rotten apple. Red flesh was marred by mushy splotches of dark brown, and dark liquid pooled onto the decaying wood it rested upon. A pair of green, antenna-like eye-stalks jutting out from the top regarded the newcomers weakly, [break][break]

“Man, your buddy's in a bad way,” Eddie muttered with concern, leaning forward to inspect the sickly Applin more closely. The Petilil made a whimpering, pleading sort of cry in response; Eddie gave her a reassuring pat on top of her tiny cabbage-head, [break][break]

“No worries, Beau and I'll get him fixed up!” he beamed confidently, fishing out another Safari Ball, “Little guy'll be right as rain in no time!”


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[attr="class","ooc"] Catching Applin!

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With the Applin captured, getting the creature some medical attention was Eddie's top priority. Saying his goodbyes to the little Petilil, Eddie trudged back towards the Safari Zone entrance, retracing his steps along the stream and through the thick treeline. He could have sworn he heard a cautious lowing from the bull following behind him, but Eddie didn't quite register what the warning was for until his shoe landed in something soft and gooey. [break][break]

Great, it'd be just his luck that he'd step in a steaming pile of wild Pokemon droppings on his way out. Eddie grimaced as he tried to lift his shoe, only to find it stuck fast. Huh, maybe it was mud instead? He looked closer, trying to lift his shoe enough to see what exactly he was caught in. [break][break]

A pair of beady black eyes peered up at him as gelatinous arms gripped the top of his shoe. The Ditto smiled, a wide but vacant expression. Eddie fished out his last Safari Ball and tossed it at the sentient pile of grape jelly in an effort to come out of this odd exchange with his shoe intact. [break][break]

Why was he attracting all the god damn weirdos?


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[attr="class","ooc"] Catching Ditto!

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