There were a lot of pokemon that seemed to call Cerulean their home, but with a sharp eye Aegwynn was able to find those that didn't seem to populate every alleyway and natural area in the city. Aegwynn was even able to point out something that Cassandra might be interested in, pointing over to a bipedal otter that seemed to carry two shells and use them like daggers or swords. While Aegwynn would have gone after it, she knew that Staryu was a very capable water type pokemon, and she hasn't seen Cassandra with her own aquatic companion on her team.
Hugs and Kisses
It was further along their wanderings that Aegwynn took the opportunity to go after a few pokemon herself. Wandering through the streets near the entrance of an alley was a small pink pokemon with big lips. It seemed to remind her of when she found Svangur. She threw out Staryu as her pokemon of choice while she readied a basic ball. Staryu yielded to its trainer while she tried her old methodology...throw and see! She managed to energize it, but the ball burst open practically immediately,
"That always happens!" she pouted before looking up to Stjarna,
"Go Stjarna, show it a Rapid Spin!"
12 - [Shift] Aegwynn releases Stjarna! Stjarna is Initiative 21 and will currently yield until its trainer is finished with her turn.
12 - [Standard] Aegwynn (Trainer level 8) throws a Basic Ball at Smoochum!
Pokeball, Go!: 17
Capture Roll: 92
21 - [Shift] Stjarna rushes at Smoochum
21 - [Standard] Stjarna uses Rapid Spin on the Smoochum!
Attack Roll: 16
Damage Roll: 14 Normal Damage vs. Defense
In a while, Sandile!
One restaurant after another didn't seem to appeal to her. This place was really a tourist trap it felt, and most of the eateries they were passing seemed to be largely commercialized in appearance, or were just a straight up chain restaurant. Olivine Garden? No thank you...but something in the alley behind the mediocre pasta factory caught her eye, a small little reptile that was rummaging through the trash, a couple of trubbish scattering away from it and heading deeper into the alley. She felt like she could possibly provide for it better than the scraps from a chain restaurant, and decided to try and add it to her team. She sends out Skuggi to aid her in this endeavor, and despite it failing against the small 'kissy' pokemon, she tried her throw and see method again. Skuggi chitters as he thinks he hears the ball click shut.
12 - [Shift] Aegwynn releases Skuggi! He is initiative 15 and will currently yield until his trainer is finished with her turn.
12 - [Standard] Aegwynn (Trainer level 8) throws a Basic Ball at Sandile!
You know what really grinds my gears?
A smell has caught her attention, and it smells really good. They must be close to a small out of the way cafe or something. Aegwynn turns to Cassandra,
"My father has always said that some of the best places are always small, hole in the wall bistros. They focus on their craft rather than their appearance, and it shows in the food they serve." she said. She began to follow her nose like Sam the Toucannon, that popular cereal mascot, and just before they find out where that smell is coming from, the sound of gears clattering caught her attention. The area beside a local machinist shop, at least she thought that's what it was, caused her head to turn around and catch glimpse of a tiny pokemon comprised of a couple of gears. She nodded a bit, "That's different!" she exclaimed as she released Drekar, her Deino,
"Ok boy, lets see if we can capture this one and make a new friend!" she said as she threw another pokeball, hoping to not have another Smoochum incident!
12 - [Shift] Aegwynn releases Drekar! He is initiative 16 and will be a good boy and wait for his trainer to finish her turn!
12 - [Standard] Aegwynn (Trainer level 8) throws a Basic Ball at Klink!
Spoiler: If Klink doesn't stay in the ball!
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Aegwynn watches as the little gear set busts out of the ball. She huffs and points at it,
"Sic 'em Drekar. Unleash your draconic rage!" she commanded. The little cave-dwelling dragon stamped his forelimbs before unleashing a wave of energy at the gears
16 - [Standard] Drekar uses Dragon Rage on Klink!
On hit, Klink will lose 15 HP!
Lunch was pretty quaint, and the pasta was amazing. The shellder they saw in the city, she wondered if they were the ones they used in the dish here, or if it was just an ornamental name to the dish. She didn't dwell on that too much. She paid her tab and waited for Cassandra to finish as well before the two of them headed to the PokeMart!
As Aegwynn and her companion enter the PokeMart, the commercialism that they encountered at the Gym only seemed magnified here. It weighed heavily on her as she canted her head towards Cassandra, looking at her,
"The Nurse was right...Tourism. There's lots of stuff here...but...where are the trainer items?" she said inquisitively. It took some digging, but she managed to grab some things she needed. A few pokeballs and some bait, as well as a restock on her medicinals.
•12x Basic Balls
•2x Dive Balls
•2x Net Balls
•2x Potions
•2x Bandages
•4x Bait
She manages to see all this swimming wear, turning to Cassandra, "
There's a lot of swimwear and equipment here...possibly there's a beach nearby! Wanna check it out? We've got some time before our challenge, so it'll be fun to see what kind of Pokemon we see there!" she said excitedly as she finished up her transaction with the PokeMart attendant, paying the $8,200 that was due before asking him/her,
"There's a beach here, yeah? Which way to get to it?!" she asked rather excitedly.