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[believeinwarmth]

[It's early morning on the first of January; Claire is standing outside the Violet Pokemon Center, bundled up, with a little cloud-like Pokemon snuggled in her arms, looking around curiously.]

Happy new year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I'm feeling much better now, and my Christmas egg hatched!

[She nudges the Castform, and it lets

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Ahh! [This eloquent exclamation brought to you by this rainbow-headed girl who is now pointing at you and your Castform.]
You got one too! Heh, I thought I was the only one!

[The camera pans upward to show Dash's own baby Castform sitting atop her head. Upon catching sight of a fellow Castform, the little cloud begins to hop excitedly up and down.]
As for namin' 'em... Mine's name is Nimbus. Ya know, since she's a cloud and all.

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Oh! [Claire nudges her Castform awake; it opens its eyes and blinks at the screen. It begins to babble happily.]

What a lucky coincidence! I wonder how different they'll be, since they're the same species. Is she being a good girl?

[The Castform wiggles a bit and Claire laughs.] This one is usually sleeping or poking into things, but I don't think she means anything bad by it. She's just curious.

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[Nimbus makes a bizarre crooning noise, and goes back to hopping up and down, chirruping happily. This could be translated to something along the lines of, "OMIGOSH SISTERRRRSSS."]
Well, uh... Heh. Not... exactly. She's kind of a menace. I think she's too young to really get what she's doing though...

[Without warning and rather ungracefully, Nimbus leaps from Dash's head and throws herself at the Pokegear. She hits the screen, then tumbles into Dash's lap, still chattering to herself.]
Wh-- Geez-- That is the third time--!! [SIGH.]

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Well, I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to teach her better.

[Claire gasps at the sudden motion and looks worriedly at the other Pokemon, while her own Castform giggles.]

Is it alright?

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Huh? Oh, yeah! She's fiiiiine.

[She plucks Nimbus up from her lap, holding the Pokemon upside-down. Enjoy the happy coos of, "Cast cast cast!"]
Heh, she's a tough one. [She drops Nimbus back into her lap, and the Castform hops back upright, closely eyeing the 'gear screen with wide eyes.]

... Has yours... changed at all? I mean... I walk outside with her, and she suddenly looks different sometimes! [She is apparently speaking of the "Forecast" ability. Confound the outside sunny weather for confusing her!]

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Oh, thank goodness.

...Well, no, but she only hatched last night.

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Oh, it's totally crazy! You'll have to try it once she's ready and all. 'Cause... if it's just mine that does that, I'm pretty sure I've got bad luck with Pokemon or something. [Her Pidgey that screams, her too-aggressive Mareep, her probably brain-damaged Psyduck...]

Anywaaaayyyyssss...
My name's Rainbow Dash! What's yours? [GRIN.]

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Claire Folly. It's a pleasure, Miss Dash. [Strange name... what kind of world did she come from?]