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Thea averted her eyes for a moment, rubbing her nape. "Well, I got one, but I'm not really good with it." She chuckled embarrassedly while she pulled her PokéNav and scooted closer, listening carefully to the instructions of where to get there. "Ah, that is so helpful, thank you so much, mister!" Thea chirped—[break][break]

Until the reveal struck her like a straight punch on the face. "Wh-What, really?!" Thea's eyes opened widely. "What a terrible timing... Ugh, I should've asked when the Gym is open..." She pressed a hand against her face, with the Wigglytuff following the facepalm gesture. "Family, friends? Around here? Not really." Thea slipped a sigh, tapping her feet and tilting her head, pondering about what she should do, but the Audino cries surprised her and also her Minccino, Belle, that chirped back at the cry.[break][break]

The sight of the Audino made Thea gasp, and when the man picked him up for a hug, Thea's eyes sparkled. "Oh my oh my ohmy! Look at it! It is so pretty, so cute! Look at this fur!" Thea squealed, making Zeus take a step back with Belle, and Gominha to cross her arms and puffing her pink cheeks in jealousy.[break][break][break][break]

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Thea watched the Audino wave and approach, she could feel her heart starting to race, witnessing such a cutie. "Oh my god, Pulse, huh? You are so cuuute!" She carefully and gently brushed her hand on his feelers, and when he offered her a hug, she didn't hesitate to embrace him a bit tightly. "Aww, you are such a dear!" Thea hummed, feeling how fluffy he was before eventually letting him go.[break][break]

Gominha glanced at Pulse approaching a bit skeptical. Still, while she was jealous, Gominha out of all Pokémon was never the type to reject affection. She went for the hug, a bit half-hearted at first... But when she felt his softness, her eyes blinked looking at his, and she squished him a bit, snuggling with a warm chirping before letting him go, holding her own cheeks with twitching ears, impressed at his softness.[break][break]

Belle was a bit more timid, so she looked at him with uncertaintty. But Gominha waved her tiny hands, chirping in an encouraging way. Belle looked back at the Audino, and sheepishly went for the hug. When she did, her tail perked up before swaying back and forth in a sign of enjoyment, while she nearly melted in his arms with a nuzzle.[break][break]

Zeus watched the scene unfold with wide open eyes, looking at Thea with a raising brow. "He is very, very soft. You have no idea, Zeus. He is like... He is like Gominha, but... It is different. I wouldn't say he is like a Chansey, but there is something different in it. It is just lovely!" Thea explained, then looked at the man. "Pulse is a darling, you must treat him really well— Ah!" She blinked, noticing her lack of manners. "By the way, my name is Thea. And these are Gominha, Belle, and Zeus—" She pointed at the Wigglytuff, the Minccino, and the Primeape, respectively.[break][break]

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Zeus watched the situation with a confused expression overall, but as soon as the Audino offered an hug, he tilted his body. His eyes then shifted to Gominha and Belle, who nodded eagerly to him, as if encouraging him to go for it. Zeus eventually went for the hug, and he was pleased surprised by the softness of the fellow Pokémon. His hug wasn't as long as the others, but he was equally satisfied, oinking happily to Pulse before he was pretty much pushed away by Gominha, that simply decided to stick close to Pulse, chirping happily.[break][break]

"Now now, don't fight for Pulse, I'm sure he has enough affection for everyone!" She giggled, already understanding how caring the Audino was. And man, how much of a dear he was too![break][break]

With her attention returning to the man, she grinned. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Thomas!" She bowed her head briefly. "Cute AND strong Pokémon? A whole ranch out of it! Woah! You're making my unlucky day become very lucky~" Thea clasped her hands together, and her Pokémons didn't seem opposde to the idea.[break][break]

"I mean... I already won't have anything else to do, may as well do something fun, if you will have me, mister."[break][break]

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Unless Pulse felt uncomfortable, Gominha would hog his attention for a bit, which would prompt rolling eyes from Zeus, and a curious glance from Belle, that swayed her tail while she followed Thea and the Thomas.[break][break]

Thea was excited, with a feeling of anticipation poking her the more they walked toward the ranch. The big Audino sigh brought a giggle out of Thea, and only hyped her further. If Pulse was already enough to make her jolly like that, she couldn't even grasp how warm she would feel about a whole ranch of Pokémons that could be as cute as the cute Audino.[break][break]

And despite the anticipation, as soon as they got in there and the horde of Pokémons appeared before her eyes, she couldn't help but press her hands against her chest, feeling her heart melting as she saw the cuties greeting Thomas, her, and her Pokémon. "Oh my gosh, Mr. Thomas, they are so adorable, oh..!" Her eyes sparkled when the first Pokémon went for a greet, which she returned it with just as much warmth.[break][break]

Thea's Pokémons were surprised by the warm welcoming, but they did their best to greet back— Even Zeus, being a bit more stoic, tried to return the sentiments.[break][break]

"If I knew there was a ranch like this one around here, I would visit this City much more often!" She said with a bright smile.[break][break]

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Thea couldn't help but giggle at Gominha hogging Pulse's attention, raising an eyebrow. "Gominha, please. You will just stay all lovey dovey with someone you were jealous at?" She asked, and Gominha's ears rose in an indignant gesture, sticking her tongue out at Thea and averting her face away. Thea laughed, rolling her eyes, but ultimately letting her Pokémon be. As long as Pulse wasn't minding it.[break][break]

When the other Minccino showed up, Belle perked her ears up, leaning in with a curious expression and swaying her tail before offering it for a typical Minccino greeting, shaking their tails together if the other Minccino reciprocated the gesture.[break][break]

Zeus tried to stick close to Thea, but if any Pokémon greeted him, he wouldn't shy away from it. Still, he remained stoic while Thea smiled to Thomas. "Your Pokémons are so lovely! You must really care for them, if they are that much affectionate. And so well behaved too~ I will make sure to visit many more times!" She couldn't help but feel endeared by those cuties.[break][break]

When questioned about Martial Arts, she looked at her own clothes, and then chuckled with an eager nod. "Exactly! My father has a Dojo, and I love Martial Arts! It is why I've come to this City's Gym." She explained, clenching her fist with fiery passion. "Martial Arts is a wonderful art, as the name says. It is beautiful, strong, and has a lot of deep meaning in it. It is impossible to not fall in love with it."[break][break]

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Every single one of those Pokémons were fluffy and very affectionate. Even the more timid ones were adorable and Thea felt like she was in Heaven. She didn't let it distract her for too long, but it didn't make her any less comfortable, especially seeing the cute greeting of the Eevee, that made her wave back with a chirpy greeting. "Hello cutie~"[break][break]

Her eyes then set on Thomas, finally ignoring Gominha, that was indulging herself in affections with the Audino.[break][break]

"You are right, our Pokémons are our families too." She smiled warmly at the thought. "Oh, so you are Noah's childhood friend?" Thea blinked surprised at the reveal.[break][break]

"The little time I had training with him made me feel like I have a lot more to improve, but I didn't expect to meet a friend of him instead of Noah himself in my trip to here." Thea chuckled.[break][break]

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