Day 307 Everything changes... [Open]

[gianthobo]

Who: AZ, Eevee(?), and you!
Open: Open
When: Day 307, at dusk
Where: The Pokemon Daycare
What: Eevee's finally ready to grow up...
Format: Either!
Warnings: None I can think of?


AZ can tell that Eevee's ready. He's seen enough Pokemon evolve to recognize some of the signs - increased energy, increased appetite, and an unusual amount of clings. He's well aware of how friendship evolutions work, and Eevee wants to evolve with one of those.

So it's at dusk that he takes Eevee out to the yard, and watches her as she runs around, chasing bits of grass and climbing up structures. It's always a little sad when a Pokemon is ready to leave their base form and evolve for the first time. It's natural, but it's a mark of passage for those species that evolve.

Floette, Golurk, Sigilyph, and Torkoal are there, but they're hanging back, watching her as she runs. This is between AZ and Eevee, really. As the night falls over the Bastion, Eevee runs back to where AZ is sitting and leaps onto his lap. He strokes her back, and she starts to glow. He watches and shifts his hand so he's not in the way. After a few moments, she's just a bright light that shifts until her form is darker, sleeker, and has faintly glowing rings.

The new Umbreon nuzzles into her trainer happily, yipping excitedly as she wags her tail. She did it!

"There you go, Eevee - Umbreon. Good girl." AZ hugs her gently, and sets her down so she can run around some more and talk to the rest of the Pokemon in the yard.

Comments

[ourlegends]

[ She had been standing in the doorway to the yard, watching quietly as Eevee did her thing. Hilda held Zorua in her arms, and while Zorua was eager to shout out a greeting to her sister and play with her, Hilda shushed her and told her to just watch in a whisper. It was only when Eevee finally evolved that she let Zorua go. Zorua barked happily and ran over to tackle her newly evolved sister happily. Hilda smiled and moved next to AZ. ]

Congratulations, Dad. She's a gorgeous Umbreon.

[gianthobo]

[Umbreon wrestled with her sister a little, trying to curl around her protectively. She can protect her now, see?]

[AZ put a hand on Hilda's shoulder and nodded, smiling a little.]

It's always a little strange to watch them grow up. I've seen it a lot, but when it's one of yours, it's... different.

[ourlegends]

[ Zorua don't need no protectin'! Except she totally does, she's still a babby. Zorua's just focused on playing with her sister, though. Hilda looked up at AZ. ]

Yeah ... It's been a while since any of mine have evolved. It'll be quite an experience when Zorua finally does.

[gianthobo]

[Little sis, look! She can pounce really good now!]

Sometimes I worry that she might have grown up too fast. All of mine are older... I don't want her to miss a childhood just because the rest of us are old.

[He looked down at Hilda and nudged her a bit, gently.]

That goes for you, too.

[ourlegends]

Hey, I had a childhood ...

[ She did! She actually waited until she was older to become a trainer! She's totally an adult now. Right? 15 was an adult age. But she looks back to Umbreon and smiles gently. ]

I don't think you'll have to worry, though. I think she's still going to be a kid for a while longer.

[gianthobo]

... You're still a child to me, but I guess almost everyone is.

[Being old... does that.]

And good. ... I just want everyone I care for to be safe and happy.

[ourlegends]

.... I guess that's true.

[ She sighs and leans against the wall of the house. ]

I think Zorua's getting a bit restless. She's a little jealous of everyone evolving so quickly. I keep telling her she can't rush it, that she'll evolve when she's ready, but she's an impatient little one.

[gianthobo]

... I know. I remember it felt like I'd never grow up when I was younger. Looking back on it though... it wasn't very long.

Time is strange like that. She'll understand when she's ready. I don't blame her for being restless, though.

[He sits down so he's more on Hilda's level.]

... I'll feel a little better about taking her out to the Skyway. I'm worried that things are only going to get worse before they get better.

[ourlegends]

Yeah ...

Emboar's used to the Skyway by now. I mean, we haven't been on the Skyway that often lately, but ... If we needed to go, we'd be ready.

[gianthobo]

I understand. ... And there are plenty of people who are trained in fighting. There's no need to endanger yourself unnecessarily.

[ourlegends]

I know. We won't go unless we have to.

[ She knows better now, Dad. ]

[gianthobo]

There's plenty of things that need to be taken care of here, after all. And fighters aren't always the best at that.

[He's seen the kind of people who go to war, and he's seen what happens when they come home. It's not always pretty.]

[ourlegends]

What about you? What would you do if they needed you and your Pokemon there to fight?

[gianthobo]

[... He's quiet, looking down. Floette turns to stare at them, and AZ closes his eyes.]

... I don't think I could let them do that. Not... not again. If there was no choice, I would go with them, because... I won't let them die alone and afraid again.

... Better to go with them than have them ripped away.

[ourlegends]

[ She moves over to give AZ a hug. She didn't mean to make him feel bad ... ]

I feel the same way. If I had to, I mean.

[gianthobo]

[He hugs her back gently, nodding.]

... I promised myself that I wouldn't let my Pokemon die without me. I've... seen a lot of them go... and it never gets any easier.