Arriving on scene and soon enough picking up on the location of his job partner, or seemingly so, Sebastian would then slide his hands into his jean pockets. From there he'd slowly lead the way to the pond they were supposed to check out, his childhood memories pushing him to their desired destination.

It's this way....Lucky enough I'm from this town, know my way around easy enough.

Tilting his head into the direction they were to head Sebastian would pause only once they reached the Magikarp loaded pond, turning slightly to face the girl again and her Pokemon, it was bright red and more than interesting.

Before we continue though, mind if I scan your Pokemon?

Never seen that kind before....

Pulling out his old school Poke Dex then Sebastian would scan the gorgeous, but deadly looking Pokemon beside the girl.

It was Scizor, a Dual Bug-Steel-Type, the Pincer Pokemon.

Oh, that's amazing.

Quite the interesting Pokemon

Sliding his Poke Dex back inside of his jacket however Sebastian would then put his own Pokemon, Maladi the Pyroar, on patrol duty.

Maladi start patrolling the woods' treeline nearby, stay on your toes and be ready to sprint back here if need be, let's find the perp....

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Igor gifting a DOTTLER to Alethea Ivanova

Passing on to a new area the duo would discover more Bugs, more insects. However this lot drew no attention from Sebastian outside of an initial glance.

Oscar these two interest you? If not let's head on, if you want to capture one I'll wait...

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ooc; passing

character tag: Igor[break]
format: broadcasted[break]
pokemon:
Famine the Galarian Meowth
Gram the Alolan Meowth

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pkmn-hoenn.boards.net/thread/8689/typical-western
Golett here

Zweilous from here

traded to Kaida Adachi for Pidgeot

Dottler from here

traded to Alethea Ivanova

With Sebastian having newly acquired a Pyroar in the form of Maladi's evolution he had opted to give her dibs on the task/mission at hand. Having evolved after a failed Tower of Strength bout, it appeared that Sebastian's lengthy speech and time given to Maladi thereafter had inspired the Fire Cat into evolution outright. Maladi's love for Sebastian as well as her determination to keep him happy had thrown fuel onto the fire within her belly, stirring in her unawakened form. In this she would become Sebastian's first evolved Pokemon.

The mere fact that she had evolved filled Sebastian with overwhelming joy, yet the realization that her evolution was likely based on their shared bond itself made the Rocketeer wheep. From there the two set out to Sebastian's hometown of Verdanturf, a local Magikarp farming pond had been on and off picked through by some unknown assailant, likely a wild Pokemon of sorts.

With his fiery Royal Pokemon beside him Sebastian felt a new level of pride, his hand often stroking her reddish orange and yellow striped mohawk-esque manne in the process.

We'll be there soon girl, should be an easy enough task, right?!

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The opposition called forth a Golbat, a Voltorb, while the suspected female lead called forth a Seviper as well as a Serperior to face off against Sebastian trio of Meowth variants, Litleo, and Litten, being Pestilence, Famine, Gram, Maladi, and Dooku respectively.

And while the Pokemon began to duke it out so would Sebastian seek to engage the opposition's trainers in combat too, throwing skilled punches, kicks, elbows, and knee strikes while also applying some fine grappling maneuvers in between. Still, while he was apparently more skilled than his chosen targets their sheer number allowed them to tag him here and there with their own blows. A punch to the cheek there, a low kick to his stomach, the upstart gang was standing toe to toe with the Rocketeer, each side slowly beating down the other surely enough.

Hehh, not bad ehh.

But, we can't dance all night!

Maladi use Flamethrower on Golbat!

Dooku use Flare Blitz on Voltorb!

Pestilence use Pay Day on Serperior!

Famine use use Metal Claw on Serperior, help out Pestilence!

Gram use Play Rough on Seviper!

I'll finish off these three!

Taking a sliding step forward Sebastian would throw a flickering left jab feint to the man directly ahead of him, switching his standing stance to then throw a high switch kick to the man at his left via his right foot. In this he'd connect, sending the gang member crashing into the wall before sliding down onto the floor slumped over and unconscious. Once his foot returned to the ground during a half standing rotation Sebastian would then take to the air, throwing an odd cartwheeling kick at the girl as she rushed him, taking her out next while his own Pokemon began to overwhelm the enemies'. Tackled into some equipment then by the remaining gang member Sebastian would grunt before raising his left arm only to drop it down like a hammer, driving his elbow into his target's spine.

From there he'd dig his right knee into their sternum before then Judo tossing them onto their back before delivering a switch soccer punt kick to their dome, finally having rendered all three opponents unconscious. Bruised and beat on Sebastian would then take time to catch his breath as his Pokemon brought down the last of their enemies too. Huffing and puffing Sebastian would then make his way on over to a computer nearby, discovering that the gang had some Shelder, Slowpoke, and Slowbro locked away in cages deeper inside the cave as well as under water nearby. Using the computer Sebastian would then unlock the cages, releasing the wild Pokemon before wandering about a bit more. Finding a smaller, non-electrical, exit he'd proceed to recall his Pokemon before crawling out of this new path to find his way just some thirty feet deeper into the cave past the initial room where the kids, Oscar, and Deth were.

Straightening his jacket and dusting it off Sebastian would already begin to formulate his explanation as to reappearing a bit beaten up before he even stepped out into the light, already explaining himself once he did.

Hehh, hehh.

Did anyone else see those Zubat getting ready to come terrorize us? Hehh, hehh, me and my other Pokemon managed to drive them off right before they all woke up, but hehh, hehh.

It was a basic enough, but believable enough excuse as long as no one put too much thought into it. For if they did, wouldn't they have wondered why the scuffle was quiet? Why they didn't hear any screaming Zubat?

Sebastian wasn't too bothered with such factors however, a slip of his mind nonetheless.

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Sebastian had spoken with optimism and openness if only to fill the air with something, not wanting awkwardness to fill in it's place.

Even as Asher smiled Sebastian picked up on, or his mind rather lead him to believe, faint traces of....awkwardness indeed.

Beginning to feel awkward too Sebastian would attempt to shrug it off until they finally reached the climax of the hike, their checkpoint. Sadly, this relief was ended prematurely as Asher labeled Sebastian as "Sabby", a nickname that reminded him of his Mother or Grandmother with their cutesy-wootsie titles.

Yeah..hehh, hehhh, we'll be right...hehh, behind you....

Again Sebastian's cardio had never really been an issue, his breathing was fine if only a bit labored, but his muscles ached due to his general aloofness/laziness. As such once Asher had begun repelling down and vanished out of sight so would Sebastian keel over, falling flat onto his back while sighing aloud, his litter of cats retiring into siestas as well.

Ehhhhh.....

/exit

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Maladi's attempt to break through the Surf with Hyper Voice had failed miserably and Sebastian's team had been awarded failure, forced to endure an extra test it seemed. Arriving at the new room they would once again remove their shoes appropriately before facing their next challenge, seemingly avoiding the effects of the host Pokemon's Mean Look.

Usually his feline partners were his go to route, but this time he had opted to retrieve one of his newer caught Pokemon, a Golett.

Summoning the Ground-Ghost-Dual Type Pokemon Sebastian would then await for the Mean Look's failure due to Golett's secondary nature, leaving it to be immune to the chill instilling stare of the host's Pokemon.

Sighing aloud with relief Sebastian would then await the fourth of their party's reaction.

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Thankfully his words had been heeded rather than being taken in negative form. Sighing both mentally and literally the blond would continued his focused rush until he and his allies had broken free of the furious bugs nearby, only slowing right before they met the forets' treeline.

Breaking through with another sigh, this time one of relief however, Sebastian would first ensure his Pokemon were still beside him before giving a once over to the gathered honey as well as the honey comb. With his partner Maverick toting a bucket now as well the burden was lightened even, thankfully.

From there they'd press on, returning to Honeywell and delivering the harvest.

A job well done.

Well that was easy enough...heh, heh.

And sting free even, hey we even avoided causing a forest fire haha!

Maybe we'll meet each other again sometime!

Keep an eye out for the cat crew and I, heh, hehh.

/exit

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