Airi inhales and exhales the crisp air flowing throughout the route. She closes her deep azure eyes and takes a few moments to enjoy the warm, golden sun gently kissing around her body and the gentle breeze whipping around her body. The outskirts of Littleroot Town are slowly starting to become one of her favorite routes to explore due to the cute, but powerful creatures that calls this place home. It was just a couple of days ago that she rescued a Jigglypuff and nursed him back to good health. Today, she hopes to add even more Pokémon to her team. However, this time she will not be exploring the route on her own. She had extended an invitation out to Kokou, not that he is her favorite individual or anything along those lines. If anything, she seems Kokou as a troubled teen, who needs a little bit of guidance sprinkled with a little bit of love her and there. Of course, she does not know too much about him after than spending a few minutes with him saving the Swellow for making one of the worst mistakes of its life. She noticed that he seems extremely stubborn, and he shows little interest in taking orders from others or abiding by specific rules presented to him. Still, leave it up to Airi to believe that she has what it takes to get Kokou to open up to her, then eventually encouraged him to make some more positive a decision.

As Airi hears familiar voice echoing through her keen ears, she slowly opens her eyes and focuses them on the young trainer making his way towards her. "Long time no see, Kokou. I do hope that you are fully alert this morning and eager to catch some new Pokémon," she greets him with a bright, alluring smile. Her deep ocean blue eyes connecting with his darker orbs for a few seconds as she makes an attempt to read his facial expressions and body language. He seems to be quite upbeat and lively today. A little too upbeat and lively, if she says so herself. Airi raises an eyebrow at him. "Well, Kokou this is a little bit different. I can't say that I've seen you so... Chipper?" She giggles, slightly trying her head to the side for a few seconds. What is really going on with him today? She wonders to herself, but depends not to bring too much attention to his behavior at this point.

"So, what have you been up to since the last time the two of us teamed up to save a Swellow?" She questioned, raising her eyebrow in a curious manner as she waited for him to dish out any life updates that has been going on in his life since their last encounter.

Kokou Inudai

Before Kokou could reply to his companion, a sparkling began shimmering around the bush that was previously rustling. As the shimmering continued a tall Pokemon revealed herself. Gardevoir was the Pokemon in the bush, hiding itself using it's psychic powers. Now that it was revealed, Kokou didn't waste any time he threw his Pokeball fast and hard at Gardevoir. The Pokemon was staring at Kokou, looking awfully upset. Using it's psychic powers, it telekinetically froze the ball and dropped it. "Gardevoir!" The Pokemon hissed and lifted Kokou up with her telekinetic powers.
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Hanging upside down now, Kokou struggled to get free. Gardevoir was much stronger than Kokou and held him high in the air. She waltzed over to Airi and shook Kokou in the air. "Gardevoir." She said, then dropped Kokou on his butt. 
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After scrambling to his feet, Kokou was looking quite upset. He had never been man handled by a wild Pokemon before, then again he had never encountered one so intelligent. Kokou grabbed the PokeBall containing Fu from his utility belt and threw it in the air. Gardevoir was standing next to Airi, admiring her choice in apparel, when Fu was released behind her. "Decid!" Fu hooted and then Kokou let loose a sharp whistle, commanding his Pokemon to take action. 
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Alert and vigilant, Gardevoir was alerted to Kokou's command for Fu, and turned around quickly. With her hand waving in the air in front of her, Gardevoir released Mystical Flames in the air. Fu was quick on the upkeep and flew into the air, dodging the flames. Fu flew high up into the air, then pulled out a feather to use as an arrow. He aimed his Spirit Shackle, and fired it at Gardevoir. Gardevoir was fast though, she dodged the strike and it fell into her shadow, just like Fu was expecting. The magical force of Fu's ghost powers sunk into Gardevoirs shadow, summoning it to life to bind Gardevoir tightly. 
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Calling out to Airi, Kokou finally replied to her with a sly smile on his face. "I've been good Airi. Working at the uh.." He had to come up with a lie real fast, he didn't want Airi to know he was working for Rocket.
"Working at the Verizion phone store, selling smart phones. Haha." Kokou laughed awkwardly, then turned his head back to the PokeBall with Gardevoir fighting inside of it.
AIRI WATANABE

The stunning, shimmering light quickly catches Airi's attention, causing her piercing azure eyes to shift towards its direction. Her deep azure eyes widening slightly in admiration as she watches the Gardevoir reveal herself to them. So elegant and so serene! At least, those were the words that she would have used to describe the Gardevoir before Kokou made a bold action and tossed a Poke Ball at the fully evolved Pokémon without attempting to befriend it nor weakened it with one of his Pokémon first. Airi sighs and shakes her head at his eagerness to capture a Pokémon without trying any other methods before simply tossing an orb at it. She is not too surprised that the Fairy/Psychic-type Pokémon responded back to Kokou in such an aggressive manner. "Kokou... I really to give you the benefit of a doubt. But I cannot ignore what you just did... In what world can someone just toss a Poke Ball at a fully evolved Pokémon without either befriending it or weaking it with a battle?" she asks, shaking her head then giggles at beautiful Pokémon making use of her psychic powers to punish him.

The Gardevoir's intelligence and her battle prowess impresses Airi quite a bit. In fact, this one reminds her of her own Gardevoir, Latte. Airi watches as Fu makes its appearance on the "battlefield", wasting no time using his signature move to put the Gardevoir in her place long enough for Kokou to toss a Poke Ball at her. Perhaps this time, he will be more successful. Or so, she hopes that it is the case or else the Gardevoir just may rip Fu and Kouko a new one.

"Yeah, working at a place like that..." She shakes her head, not even believing his words for one minute. She does not know what it is that he does, but the more she thinks about it the more she believes that she does not even wish to know about it.

Kokou Inudai