Oh, this boy was so stupid. But oh so cute too. Ana at least knew what was going on, and openly supported it. "It's called a wink. I'm slightly flirting with you, Alesei. No, I'm not sending secret messages to Ana. This is my first time meeting her. She just knows what I'm doing because I'm being super blatant about it. It's okay though...you're super cute when you're being oblivious..." Hopefully spelling it out for the guy would be enough to get him flustered. Cute and dumb don't always go together, but luckily that was the case with Alesei. Ana, for her part, just wanted to relax and seemed amused by the whole situation. The blonde followed Ana's logic, and sat in the water. Luckily there was still more than enough room for Alesei as well. Patting the spot next to him, Kee asked Alesei a question. "Why don't you join us, Alesei? And sit down next to me and tell me about yourself?"





743 - 16 = 727

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Keenan didn't even see the shadow hiding dragon pokemon at first. But it defended its master well, and both remaining Liepards left. Both of the puppies in the hollow tree tentatively came out. The blonde's Houndour started to bark and communicate with the duo while Keenan shook his head. "I'm not so sure on that. Whatever scared the kids and these two weren't Liepards...the tracks don't match at all. We need to be very careful in returning them..." His Houndour convinced the pups to get closer, where Keenan can see the Growlithe limping. Taking out his medpack, he beckoned the little guy over, and did some minor triage, wrapping up the wound. He calmed the Pokemon down, and picked it up in such a way that it was comfortable for them both.

"Shall we? You lead?" He asked his partner. Houndour was going to be behind them, with the Yamper between Kee and Lonnie. Assuming the man would like to lead.

Keenan likewise chuckled at the cute boy. The lady was right though, they were there to relax. But what harm could come from some friendly conversation. "I believe you're looking for synonyms. Similar meanings. Ladylike may be appropriate for the gender, but probably not the right meaning you want. Language is atrocious...I barely eked out a B- in the subject." He may not have been the best in his studies in high school, but he certainly wasn't awful. Mostly Bs and a few As. But anyways, the hot young man boisterously introduced himself as Alesei. Interesting name for an interesting young lad. "I'm Keenan, and thanks for being some nice eye candy for me." He gave Alesei a wink. Then waited for the young lady to introduce herself. "Nice to meet you both." He smiled warmly at both people.

810 - 67 = 743

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PURCHASING

welcome to the poké mart!

Grubbin evolved into Charjabug

REDEEMING

welcome to the poké mart!

Charjabug learned Dig

TOTAL

do come again!

Kee was only half paying attention to the sauna he was assigned to. He would be sharing one with two others, so long as he didn't mind one of them being a woman. Seeing his interest lied strictly with men, he did not. Clad in only a towel, the blonde walked in right behind her, even as she made a comment. It was already fairly blistering...he hoped he didn't get burned. Kee never been in a sauna before. He always loved hot baths though, so hot springs were always on his bucket list. He did start to giggle a little bit at the other man's antics. "I don't know if they asked you, but they did ask me if it was going to be a problem if a woman was here." He was already drenched in sweat, even as he fairly openly checked out the guy. Cute, with an interesting hair style, and very pretty eyes. Nevertheless, he did sit down, making sure the towel still covered up everything.

Heat points: 1000 - 190 = 810

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Keenan did get the hint, and likewise covered for her. No need to get her in trouble for helping her out, despite technically endangering himself. Still, his cheek, despite turning black and blue real fast, wasn't swelling up. Just...really sore. The officers were satisfied with their answers, and so left. Pretty confident with the evidence found and what they witnessed that the man would be in jail for fifteen years. Good behavior, maybe five, but still likely longer. The blonde recalled his two friends. "I know a fantastic place with a decent selection of pasta dishes. It's really good, and you're practically guaranteed to have leftovers! If you end up not liking it, I'll take you someplace else. Don't worry, hopefully that'll be the first and last time that happens." Otherwise, Kee was going to get mad. But for now, he was going to enjoy the victory, and hopefully make a new friend. He doubted it, but you never know.

~Thread End~

Keenan was super nervous as he heard the footsteps. He barely saw the man's legs when the whole house shook. The man stumbled and cursed, the Meowth and its family screamed, and Kee managed to keep his mouth shut. Thankfully, with him being so low to the ground, he was able to withstand it the most. He saw the unstable feet go away, as the place was still being torn apart. With all the racket...he took out a pokeball, and released his Beldum.

"Sizzilipede, use ember on that padlock! Beldum, use tackle once it's glowing!" The fire bug crawled out, and fired several balls of flame at the lock, soon making it glow. Then the blue meteor looking pokemon slammed into it with all its might, breaking it. "Time to go!" Kee and the pokemon ran to the window by the tree as they heard the man cursing and screeching about something downstairs. The gaggle of Meowth went first, then the Sizzilipede, then Beldum, and Kee was last. They all climbed down, and ran for the woods.

It wasn't long before Kee and the pokemon saw the lady with...a Rhyperior?! Where did she get all these badass and cool Pokemon?! Going over to them, Kee was about to say something, when they heard the man shouting. The guy stormed over to the Meowth, fist raised, and swung. Only to hit Kee in the face. The blonde went down, spat a little bit, but stood up in front of the Pokemon. Chills tingled his spine as he looked over to his Sizzilipede and Beldum. They were pissed. But the sudden appearance of two officers, both of which having seen the punch and attempted strike at a Pokemon, stopped Kee's own buddies from vengeance. The man was arrested on the spot for assault, Pokemon abuse, and grand theft. After getting Kee's statement, they wanted to get the woman's too, as a witness.

After that, they left. Sighing heavily, he recalled both of his Pokemon as he felt several things grab his legs. Looking down, it was the Meowth and its family. He smiled at them and pointed at her. "She helped. More indirectly, but still." The cat Pokemon nodded at her, then left. Sitting down, panting, he asked her a question. "So...what kind of meal do you want? No real fine dining, but decent enough sit-down places I can do..." He rubbed his cheek...he could already feel it bruise...that was going to be fun to explain...

The four of them went out back. There was a small arena there for battles/practice. The boys were surprised at the suggestion of a double battle, but their mother interjected. "That sounds wonderful, it's been awhile since I've seen one of those!" The large woman bounced towards the referee's circle. Both boys looked at each other and shrugged. Could be interesting at least. Kee's Houndour was already nearby. "Hey, Houndour. You up for a battle?" The black dog jumped up and bounded over, eager to show his strength. Aaron looked over in the distance, searching the treeline. Finding something, he whistled. "Trevenant...you want to show off?" One of the "trees" turned around and started to bound over to them. Once there, Trevenant started to "flex" and try to look intimidating. He just looked goofy in Aaron's and Keenan's eyes.

Both Pokemon went on in, Houndour much more calm and collected, where Trevenent tried to "crack" his knuckles and clearly excited for a fight. Both boys stood in the trainers' boxes. "I think we're ready whenever you are, Noah!"

And once again, Keenan found himself completely and utterly lost. How the hell did he end up in the mountains?! The blonde crawled through caves, ran from Zubat and Geodude, angered a small herd of Stantler, and ran right into a Sudowoodo. And tripped over an Arbok. It had been an interesting time. Thankfully he found a good reprieve. Then he walked some more, dirty, tired, and wanting to sleep. What he stumbled upon was a swarm of Riolu and Lucario. From what he knew, these were really rare Pokemon. And super cool looking. They almost look like dogs. Just upright and standing. He just sat down and watched in amazement. They completely ignored him. Kind of. There were three of them up on a higher level than the rest. They eyed him warily. But otherwise did nothing. They left him alone, and he did the same. He simply sat down and started taking pictures. His brother was going to be so jealous.






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Buying 1 level tutor.

Tyrunt learned Crunch!

Total: 40 PD

Keenan shook his head. "That doesn't make a difference. You're a person. Kind of hard to be in two places at once. Kind of hard to do anything when you're miles away. All of those people that criticized you still should go to hell. That's the fact." And not whatever facts that Derek believed in. Though he was right in that last statement. "Now that last one is true...you are here now. But calm down and stop putting so much pressure on yourself. You can't do everything, but you can't be at your best when you're like this." And he'd gladly prove it with a battle if he had to. Still, surely there was more reason for coming here beyond just paying respects and moping about. Though Kee didn't know what. He was ready to just leave the memorial and gravesite and go back exploring the city.

DEREK HOFFMAN

"Oh, sort of...Aaron's weird like that. That eye goes back and forth between blue and amber. Most doctors can come up with is that it's a genetic anomaly, though not exactly unheard of. Just extremely rare. So long as nothing bothers him or his vision in that eye goes bad, he'll be good." And gives his baby bro something to different between the two boys. Kee simply nodded. He knows he'll treat Granbull well, though he didn't know about the other lady. She seemed decent enough. Hopefully she was a good person. Once they got to the farm house, Caroline mentioned some food. Some homegrown stuff would be nice.

"Raw tomatoes aren't really our thing. But if you're insisting on food, alright. We don't plan on leaving for a few days anyways, I'll get Aaron to come up here with me. Maybe even give us a tour and show us what you do? Maybe even let us help out a little? I don't mind at least, and I'm sure Aaron won't either..." After getting inside and unloading the medicine, Kee was given some food. And he headed back into town. Hopefully Aaron didn't have anything planned for tomorrow.

Thread End.

Somehow, Keenan ended up in Fallarbor town. He had no idea how. His destination was Rustboro, how did he end up here? Sighing, he checked in at a hotel. He'll leave tomorrow, after resupplying. There was a gravesite here, for the Ultra Beast war. He went to pay his respects. Despite not having been involved or anything of the like, it was still good to do. What he didn't expect was seeing a familiar face. He walked up beside the guy, and put the flowers he had next to the memorial, joining many others. The blonde folded his hands and gave a short prayer. He didn't personally knew anyone that was a part of the war or anything.

Despite being something of a pretty boy, and absolutely a dunce when it came to directions for the most part, he did have a good head on his shoulders. "I know many others disagree with me, but it wasn't your fault. How could you have known something like that was going to happen while you were away, and likely on an emergency considering you didn't get permission first? It's dumb that people kept blaming you for not being there. And not even let you explain why you weren't there. I know we just met and all...but I hope that you know that not everyone agrees with that crap." Keenan gave a tentative glance down at Derek, giving what he would hope would be a comforting squeeze on the shoulder, and started to walk off.