Our hearts, covered in patches and stitches, are in a state of instability.

[generalflirt]

Who: Masaomi (and Linda), Shikamaru (and a deer), and much later Silver (with some pokemon?)
What: A hike through the mountains
When: The 10th onwards (ending...17thish?)
Where: The... Mountains. Including a fertile valley.
Summary: Masaomi is really depressed and really needs to get away. So he goes to hunt down Shikamaru (and later makes good on a bet)
Rating: Vegas

[To say Masaomi Kida was in pain would be the understatement of the century. It wasn't just what happened the day before. It wasn't just the trip home which he now remembered. It wasn't just the sweetness of the lie which made it hurt. It wasn't anything else to do with the AU experiment either. It was all of those things and more - his own weakness, his own pain, his own frustration with the person he was now. And frankly, he couldn't take it anymore. As he promised the Error Katara on the 9th, he was gone by the tenth, marching out of the village by mid-day in his ninja flack vest and carrying a decent sized backpack of food with him. ...

It seemed like a better idea then. He got the mountains's base by the end of the day, made camp a ways up, and then began his hike in the morning. He kept this up (with isolated meditation attempts and "training Linda" attempts until about the morning on the 12th, at which point, well. He concluded he was lost.

...It was then that he ran into an enormous deer. I will let Pi decide if that is threaded or we just cut to the chase]

Comments

[generalflirt]

...you have a metal tail?

[tsuntrader]

You didn't know about that?

[generalflirt]

[...WHAT?! He goes to feel Silver's ass.

...No really]

[tsuntrader]

[Wh-] Hands off! [What the hell dude come on]

[generalflirt]

[ASS GROPE ASS GROPE]

Liar!

[tsuntrader]

[Yep, that's it Masaomi, you're getting dropped. Not cool.]

You seriously believed that I have a metal tail?

[generalflirt]

[Ouch. That hurt his butt :C But... snickering]

Gold apparently has magic egg powers.

[tsuntrader]

And Yellow has forest healing powers. That's nothing like having a metal tail, you idiot. [... ...But he's offering Masaomi a hand. Just. Get back up and on, alright? And no ass groping this time.]

[generalflirt]

She also has telepathy or something.

[He doesn't even need the hand. He can sit up into a standing position. Canon.]

[tsuntrader]

[Well gosh, fine. ...Hurry up and hop back on before he changes his mind.]

She can see the thoughts and memories of Pokémon if she touches them.

[generalflirt]

[Fine, fine. If you're crouched, he'll do it]

...Memories too? Wooow.

[tsuntrader]

[Done and done.]

She can even draw out what she sees. [...It's pretty cool.]

[generalflirt]

That's quite the skill.

[tsuntrader]

You better believe it is.

[generalflirt]

...Okay so back to the tutoring!!

[tsuntrader]

...What else do you want to know? It's not like I can show you much right now.

[generalflirt]

Tell me about more "basic" moves I should be using. Or which of those you think would be best... or some "advanced" ones I could shoot for, or maybe more about those elusive "basics?"

[tsuntrader]

It's less "only use basic moves" and more "stick to laps, navigation, and getting stronger and less on relying on constantly using moves and fancy strategies."

Quick Attack can be used as a speed boost in a pinch, and that's a creative way to use it, but it's generally supposed to be a quick... Attack. [Wow that's redundant.] Work on reaching that speed without a move. That kinda thing. There's a reason why some of the first moves trainers usually focus on are just Tackles, Scratches, Embers, Thundershocks, and Water Guns.

[generalflirt]

[Okay, he nods at this. Fancy strategies are how he survived back home (sometimes) and way how he survived here but... if Linda's really that good (is she riding on the bird now? Wow) then it makes sense for him not to have to rely on them for her. He waits to hear more]

[tsuntrader]

I'm not saying fancy strategies are bad, either, but it's probably better focus on the simpler things until they're second nature to both of you. Besides, if using her power best suits Linda, it might just be better to focus on that. Murkrow has a million diverse moves he could use, but he prefers plowing through things with his power, so I just work with that. That's why Roost was such a nice move to learn about. Murkrow's favorite move hurts him in the process.

[generalflirt]

Linda's favorite move... huh. [He looks over that mouse. Which one is it? It's not Volt Tackle, surprisingly, mostly because she's as frustrated as he is with how little progress they're making But that's muttered to himself. Go on]

[tsuntrader]

A couple of moves I could see Linda liking are Thunderpunch and Iron Tail. Thunderpunch is pretty self explanatory. Just concentrate electricity into a powered punch. Iron Tail focuses energy into hardening a tail that's promptly slammed into an opponent. How it works varies by Pokémon.

[generalflirt]

[Nodding. Okay, he notes that for later... but aside from that-] She likes Fake Out a lot. And she's determined to get better with Volt Tackle, but nothing we've done has been able to improve it beyond her current level.

[tsuntrader]

Then focus on other moves and become stronger without it. Come back to it later.

You two have a good start on Fake Out, but with some effort, it can do some real damage and give you even more of an advantage in a battle.

[generalflirt]

It can do damage? I mean, it does make me shiver, lately, but it seems just like a surprise?