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the first thing she hears is rustling bushes, a signal of wildlife lying just beyond the leaves. it fills her with excitement, her mind immediately going toward finding an eevee. fortune doesn't favor her, however, and it's not an eevee. it's simply a cat with a beret. fashionable, cute, with a lovely color scheme but not in her realm of interest.

it probably isn't even a type she'd consider, really. a pity... the little dear sure is chic.

she turns and leaves, heading back the way she came. the fabulous cat is left to its own devices and faye finds herself on the beaten path once again, hopes still somewhat high despite this failure. there's other creatures here, ones just waiting to be found and oh, she'll find them... even if it takes a dozen fashionable cats, she'll find the ones she desires.

safari uwu~
passing the pretty kitty <3

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ah, it seems leaving the fashionable cat to keep searching actually paid off. instead of stumbling upon another cat, the small form of a brown fox comes into view. an eevee, tail as fluffy as ever, scampers about. playtime, perhaps? exercise? either way, she's taking that little thing home with her.

"excuse me," she murmurs, graceful and poised as she steps closer. "would you like company?" her smile is kind, easy, and somehow hiding the urge to just pinch its cheeks. really, it's unfair that such a creature exists. it's just so cute how did nature manage this? the eevee chirps at her, tail wagging with increasing speed. ah, so it seems her words were well received. the little fox bounces closer and begins swatting at the ends of her haori with small paws. ugh, so cute. it'll be even cuter once she evolves it into a glaceon...

they play for what feels like hours until the ball of energy is finally tuckered out. okay... she might have nonchalantly signaled for tobu to use a tiny bit of sleep powder to assist in tiring out the eevee but at least she waited until playtime was almost over. now, the little dear is having trouble keeping its eyes open, even yawning every few seconds. "did you have fun?" she coos, running a hand over the top of eevee's head. a tired yip is giving in response and her smile widens. "if you come with me, we could have some more fun, darling."

please come along, little one... she stares down at the brown fox as it contemplates her offer, head tilting cutely in consideration. if only to make her offer a little more bold, she ushers a safari ball off of her belt and gently rolls it toward the eevee. a look of longing crosses her features for a moment before her face is schooled back into a pleasant look of patience. she can only hope that it'll come, right? such an adorable creature doesn't deserve forceful means of capture.

safari uwu~
aw yis come to mama :fwoggie:

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once the newly filled safari ball is clipped safely back on her belt, faye turns to leave. she came here for an eevee and now that she has one, she doesn't really need to linger any more, right?

except, the safari has other ideas and a snom stands in her path. the cute little icy caterpillar looks positively revolting to the woman and her shrill shriek echos off the trees, startling the wild pokemon around and effectively sending the snom catapulting toward her in fright. oh god, that thing scrambling across the ground is total nightmare fuel!

"tobu," she shrieks, scrambling backwards. "do something!" the butterfree stares for a moment before quietly fluttering forward. without her very handy human shield (thanks ken xoxo), she is practically bug food for the little creature. god, this is terrifying. is this how she dies, at the hands of a snom? oh lord.

tobu manages to stun the creature with a perfectly timed stun spore but it's too late. the caterpillar is already too close to her and oh god, she's panicking. arms are flailing and things are flying. one thing in particular, an empty safari ball, gets dislodged from her belt with a swing of her arm and bounces away from her body. she screams again, scrambling and scrambling and effectively kicking the safari ball away because god she just needs to leave right. now.

the ball rolls into the stunned body of the snom and it disappears in a flash, the woman still screaming as tobu just stares at her. he knows she'll be upset once she stops all the yelling and opens her eyes long enough to notice that the little icy caterpillar is now within one of her safari balls but... maybe she won't notice?

no, she definitely will and tobu isn't sure if she'll be angry or embarrassed. probably a healthy combination of both, right? either way, he has a new bug friend!!! yay!

safari uwu~
panic capture? panic capture. :yugis:

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the snom is gone, the crisis averted, and she's miraculously still alive. that definitely could have gone better but... wait. where did it even go? it was just there, right? she blinks, confusion beginning to settle in. did it run? did tobu just yeet the thing away?

no, it didn't run and tobu didn't do anything of the sort. instead, it occupies one of her safari balls, the wiggling device finally stilling on the ground. a capture. ugh, really?! how in the hell did she manage that? is it mean to just release it right here and now? probably. is that even a thing here? probably not. and so, with a scowl, she hesitantly picks the newly filled safari ball up off the ground and clips it back to her belt.

"tobu," she groans. "let's go." her irritation is palpable, filling the air with animosity. sure, it's also written all over her face but she doesn't even spare the butterfree a glance. instead, she simply stalks toward the exit, more than over the safari zone now. stupid place with its stupid bugs.

something causes her to pause, however. the brief flash of purple in the corner of her eye. odd, she didn't think anything in this place was such a pretty purple. it almost reminded her of the vibrant ends of her hair, violet and glistening in the sunlight. the woman turns and stops abruptly, eyes scanning the bushes. she finds the source of such a color and honestly, it's a little surprising. a budew with purple decorating its body? truth be told, she's never seen anything like it. and so, despite already being fed up with the safari, she steps closer, crouching to get a closer look. the budew cowers slightly in response, a soft whimper escaping it.

"oh," she murmurs, a soft smile beginning to form on her lips. "i'm not going to hurt you, little baby." the budew still seems frightened, pressing closer into the bush it had been using for cover. the woman extends a hand slowly, tentatively, as if to not spook the baby further. "you're okay, i promise. i was just admiring your purple!" her smile widens and the budew shyly glances between her face and her hand, uncertain. "it's very pretty," she coos. "you must be quite proud of it!" at this compliment, the budew coos back and shuffles toward her hand, shyness beginning to melt away.

the little budding flower is adorable and she finds it hard to not fall in love with it right then and there. come on, just look at it! how could anyone resist that face? "do you wanna grow into a beautiful flower some day?" this earns a noise of excitement from the baby as it bounces in place, brushing against her hand with each movement. "i could help you if you'd let me! i have a bit of a green thumb." a light giggle escapes her before she reaches her idle hand toward her belt and pulls her final safari ball out. placing it before the budew with a sweet smile, she coos once more at the baby. "it's up to you!"

she knows this little thing is capable of beautiful flowers, perhaps even prettier than the ones she grows in her garden. oh, it'd be the prettiest flower of all! she can only hope that it's willing to allow her to help nurture it further, to watch as it begins to blossom.

safari uwu~
come to mama, shiny bib :fwoggie: