By tomorrow dubbed a mystery [Day 259 :: OPEN]

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Who: N, Swablu, other Pokemon, and YOU
Open: Open
When: Day 259
Where: Pokemon Daycare
What: Well, it's about time one of them evolved, isn't it?
Format: Starting action, will follow
Warnings: Nope

[The end of the world brings about many changes. Obvious things aside, it was nearly impossible for an individual to not be affected in some way by it. Not all changes were positive, of course, and N would be the first to admit that his arrival in the Bastion and the months following had been rife with just as many steps backwards as forwards.

But that's not to say he hadn't grown in some way. The biggest change really had to be his attitude regarding Pokemon battles. Once a subject that brought nothing but contempt and heartache from him, his travels in his own world as well as his time in the Bastion had reshaped his ideals that he no longer sneered at the idea. In fact he was beginning to see it as almost necessary - not just for the mental health of the Pokemon who were the last of their kind in this place, but for the safety of themselves and the people they had become close to.

Not everyone could fight, after all, but all Pokemon could. And that was the important thing. Battling, as much as N had detested it in the past, was essential to keeping a Pokemon's strength, skill and agility up while also keeping them active in a place that no longer had the wide open world to explore in.

Sometimes when training his slowly growing team the words of his father would echo quietly in his mind, telling him that he was wrong and that the people in his life were corrupting him some how, but they were thoughts much more easily shook off then they once had been.

Even if, sometimes, he still felt just as worthless as he had the day Ghetsis turned against him.

That was far from his mind, though, as he had Woobat and Swablu facing off in a friendly battle in the yard of the daycare. Older than a lot of the newly hatched Pokemon but still younger than many that arrived with their trainers, Swablu was finally beginning to come in to his own in those battles.]

Swablu, watch out--!

[Even if... he was still somewhat reckless when it came to flying.

The fluffy winged blur bird careened off course, narrowly avoiding a swipe from Woobat only to bounce off one of the berry trees in the yard and send it's current crop raining down on the soil below.

N sighed and shook his head, but only after Swablu righted himself and showed that he wasn't injured.]

You need to be more careful...

Swaaaab...

I know. Try again, okay? Now, Take Down!

Swab!

[Swablu turned back to Woobat and attempted to charge with the ordered attack. For a moment it seemed spot on, that Swablu would hit exactly as instructed. At the last second, though, Woobat dodged to the side and launched an Air Slash at the bird.

With a 'squack!' noise Swablu went tumbling away, rolling to a rest at N's feet where his fluffy wings flopped at his sides. He looked up at his trainer with a disappointed whine to which N knelt down and rubbed his head gently.]

You'll get there.

Swab...

[Swablu righted himself as Woobat came to join them, but rather than a calm ending to the battle something else entirely started to happen. Swablu began to glow!]

Ah--!

[N's Swablu is evolving! Obviously this needs to be checked out!]

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1/2

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[Ibuki was spectating because... how could she not? It was a pokemon battle! How exciting! But then... things started to happen]

Swablu, Swablu, why so blue?!

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[scary_music]

Oooh, that was a bad pun, forgive Ibuki...!

Wait, wait, what's going on? Is it evolving? Is Swablu evolving...?!

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[N had barely been paying attention to anything aside from the battle, so Ibuki's poor choice of word play had gone relatively unnoticed.

Her cries, however, are pretty much echoing N's own thoughts. It's been quite some time since he's seen an evolution and he's almost forgotten what it looked like!]

... he is!

[Flash! Sparkle! All the effects!

And suddenly the little blue bird is no more, replaced instead by a much fluffier one that lets out a high pitched, musical cry with those wings spread wide.]

Altaria!

Taaaaaria~!

[freedom_engineer]

[Colin seems to have been a little late to the party. Not surprising, given that he's usually on the other side of the Bastion. Still that light show is a little something, and he is detecting interesting energy from that direction, it's worth coming to investigate. He manages to arrive right as the evolution's completed.]

... Huh. What in pi was that?

[He blinks, studying Altaria. Ibuki and N seem to have been momentarily forgotten.]

[unwrittenformula]

[Hey! Altaria knows you! There's a chirrup from the much larger bird and Iubki and N are also forgotten by him as well. Mainly because Colin is about to get glomped in a very fluffy hug.] Tariaaaaa~!

[freedom_engineer]

[YELP! Flail-hug!]

Augh, hey there big guy!

[Access Pokedex, cross-reference what he sees with what he knows...]

So, Swablu. Got all big and fluffy, huh?

[He reaches up to pet Altaria along the neck and over the wing. SO FLUFFY.]

[unwrittenformula]

[ALL THE NUZZLING. Hi Colin hi hi hi.] It surprised me that he evolved so soon, but... I guess I've been training him well... [Whoops he might be a bit embarrassed about that.]

[gianthobo]

[Eevee is excited! And curious! Which leads her to run over and bend down near Swablu. Are you okay, friend?]

[unwrittenformula]

[Of course he's okay!

And Eevee is going to a get a very fluffy-winged hug as soon as the evolution ends, revealing Altaria and all his cottony glory.]

Tariaaaaa~!

[gianthobo]

[Well she doesn't know, she's never lived anywhere but here! But she lets out a surprised yip and then nuzzles into him. Yay!]

[... AZ wanders past, and just smiles.]

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[Friiiiend~ N barely notices AZ (amazing, I know) but he really is far more wrapped up in what's going on. Hell, for all of his troubles and internal struggles with battling he can't help but be so damn proud right this second. The egg hadn't even been his but that hadn't stopped him from raising Swablu from the second he hatched. Giving probably the biggest smile anyone would ever see on his face, N moves over and gives both Eevee and Altaria a big hug of his own, burying his face in the fluffy wings.]

[gianthobo]

[AZ approaches and drops to his knees, pulling everyone involved into a gentle hug.]

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[SO MUCH HUGGING.] I wasn't expecting that... Tariaaa~ [It's okay, N. Altaria wasn't, either.]

[chosenbylife]

[ Calem is just heading out of the house himself, a long length of rope over his shoulder and Lucario trailing behind him. He's going to let his pokemon do a tug of war, they usually like that... though it's usually all of his pokemon vs. Gogoat. It's the only fair way and seems to satisfy Gogoat's urge to go senselessly destroy things a little.

As such he manages to catch the tail end of the evolution. And well... he STILL doesn't quite get along with the guy but even he can't help but smile. A pokemon evolving is always a special moment for both it and it's trainer. ]

So Swablu has finally evolved? Altarias are so wonderfully fluffy!

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[Yeah they're... still not on the best of terms. But if anything can make a good mood happen it's an evolution of a Pokemon you've been caring for since day one. N's excited smile does fade a tiny bit at Calem's arrival once the evolution has ended and Altaria is there in all his fluffy winged glory, singing a happy song to the sky.] I wasn't expecting him to. Not so soon anyway...

[chosenbylife]

So soon? Have you not had him for a very long time?

[ He is fairly certain Swablu has at least been around since he first arrived here in Bastion. ]

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He hatched here, actually. [N smiled a little more, scratching under Altaria's chin.] In fact... his egg wasn't even mine...

[chosenbylife]

[ Calem makes a heroic effort not to make a snarky comment asking if that meant that he stole it. Because they are actually having a civil-ish conversation here. And Lucario might punch him for it ]

So you have been with him for a very long time then...

[ There must be more to the conversation... ]

But if his evolution still came as a surprise you probably haven't even begun to think of securing an Altarianite for him yet, have you?

[unwrittenformula]

[N would have quickly defended with what happened to Vatheon and Wally the second Calem even thought to insinuate such a thing.

But he doesn't so N sees no need to explain further for the time being.]

... Altarianite?

[ourlegends]

[ N's cries of surprise were quite loud, and she could see the glow of Swablu's evolution from where she was in the house. She rushed outside as quickly as she could, Zorua following her and barking excitedly for her big brother. Hilda stands next to N and watches, a huge smile forming on her face. ]

He's evolving!!

[unwrittenformula]

[Of course everyone is going to be excitedly joining them for this moment! Even Woobat is swooping around letting out excited noises. The evolution and all it's glowing awesomeness fades away, and Altaria promptly... tackles Hilda.] Taaaaaria~!

[ourlegends]

[ DERF. TACKLED BY FLUFFY DRAGONBIRD. Hilda laughs and wraps her arms around him happily, though. ]

Way to go! I'm so happy for you, Altaria!! N has really trained you well!!

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[TACKLED AND NUZZLED and wrapped in fluffy fluffy wings of fluffiness.]

Taaaria! Altaria!

I think he agrees...

[And N is of course turning bright red. How does I handle compliments.]

[ourlegends]

[ She giggles a little, and breaks away from Sir fluffy in order to go give her boyfriend a hug. ]

See? You did really well.

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[That means Altaria can get in on this group hug too, right? Because that's what's happening.

Suddenly a lot of fluff all up in hurr.]

I'm glad... I'm really glad I was able to raise him well in Wally's absence.