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[savethefarron]

Hah, hey, check this out. Guess I've got one of those creepy fish too, Heather. Let's see what this thing can do...

[Some PokeGear noises.] Uh... Hey, Magi-something. Tackle that other Magi-thing!
[AND IT DOES. The joys of a level 19 Magikarp. The level ten opponent flops off in dismay, and all of a sudden, this wtf fish is glowing.]Hey, bud,

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[forperfectstats]

[And Franziska will be standing quite a few yards away from this new raging water dragon.]

I wouldn't turn my back on him unless he's in a Pokeball, if I were you. He seems to be leering at you intently.

[She takes her eyes off the Gyarados and turns towards Snow.]

...Hm, what is it?

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[savethefarron]

[Without another second's pause, he turns and retracts the glaring dragon-snake-rage-entity into its PokeBall. He'll deal with its butthurt later.

For now, he's pulling out another PokeBall, stepping toward Franziska. He hesitates just a second, then offers it to her.]

I thought you'd like this.

[Inside's a Ponyta, fyi.]

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[forperfectstats]

[She notices his slight hesitation and eyes the PokeBall curiously. It's odd, Snow not being his overly casual self.]

It's not another Magikarp, is it? If it's any Pokemon you already have, I don't want it.

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[savethefarron]

[A grin.] It's not. Here--[He reaches out to push the button, letting out the Ponyta. You'll notice immediately that the Ponyta is quite srs bsns (isn't that how she likes it, though?), like he's seen and knows how to handle a battle or twelve.]

You said you and your dad used to ride, and you hate riding Rocky almost as much as you hate traveling so slow.

[There was his logic. It's sound, right? Then, slightly quieter:]

His name's Paragon. That means 'perfection', right? And he'll live up to it, I swear. Plus he won't slow you down--he's level 29 already.

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[forperfectstats]

[Franziska is taken back by this at first. He's giving this to her? Yes, it'll mean she has something to ride on that doesn't carry the threat of ending her life in a gruesome manner (and too right he should be concerned with that), but this is a powerful looking Pokemon. Why on earth would he not keep it for himself? He's not that dim-witted, surely?

His loss. Franziska walked up the Ponyta with a smile and petted his neck carefully. She wasn't sure about the flames on his main and wanted to make sure she didn't burn herself, leather gloves or no.]

It's a Fire type, too...

[Guess what type that cinders to a crisp, Miles?]

Well then, I shall see to it that he's raised in the most perfect of perfect manners.

[Speaking directly to the Paragon:] It appears you and I have something in common... We both need to prove that we can live up to our names.

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[savethefarron]

[Snow's just. Mega pleased that Franziska likes the Ponyta, asdhaskdjad. He's gonna hang back and let them get acquainted.]

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[forperfectstats]

[She's still petting the Ponyta's neck, half admiring how handsome an animal he is and half imagining Miles Edgeworth's reaction to his precious Gloom going up in flames.]

But I suppose it's not exactly fair for you to be the only Pokemon of mine with a name.

[She takes two PokeBalls out of her bag and calls the Pokemon out. A Cubone and a Ledyba look up at Franziska quizzically.]

It's not too late to give you nicknames.

[She looks her Cubone up and down with her arms crossed in contemplation. There's a slight smirk to her voice.]

Despite not evolving yet, you've been working at somewhat satisfactory pace. As to encourage you to work even harder, how does 'Ida' sound for a name?

[The Cubone blinks for a few seconds before nodding her head in silent enthusiasm.]

Good. Now, as for you...

[A shy sounding; 'Bzzzt! Ledyba bzzz ba bzzz']

Stop that! I'm trying to thi-

['Ledybaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz']

Drone. I just thought of it a second ago and was struck by how utterly suiting it was.

[A Ledyba isn't a useless male honeybee, but

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[savethefarron]

Yeah, Machamp's the only one of mine without some kind of nickname.

Ida, Drone, and Paragon... I like 'em.

[Ffff, Edgeworth's gloom up in flames. Take away the capital G and it STILL fits.]

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[forperfectstats]

[Of course you like them Snow, Franziska knows she's perfect at naming.]

Why don't you want to give him one? Or does he not want one, perhaps?

[Still, it's a bit weird. Now that she's thinking about it, calling a Cubone 'Cubone' all the time is a lot like calling a dog 'Dog'.]

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[savethefarron]

[He shrugs.]

He seems fine with it. I mean, sometimes I just call him 'Champ', but it's short for Machamp.

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[forperfectstats]

[Eyebrow raised.]

Did you call him "Chop" before, too? What little imagination.

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[savethefarron]

Hey, maybe he likes it?

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[forperfectstats]

Hah, surely if you're going to call a Pokemon by anything other than its 'default' name, you should at least make it a good one.

Just shortening the species name lacks originality.

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[forperfectstats]

But if he's happy with it, I suppose it doesn't do any harm.

[action] b-baww franzy's being nice for once. 83

[savethefarron]

Glad you agree.

[Thundara's wandering over to stand up on her hand legs and touch noses with Paragon. If she can even reach.]

[action] but... she's always nice.

[forperfectstats]

[As stubborn as Franziska is, it doesn't feel 'right' to agree with him. In fact it leaves a pretty bad taste in her mouth! And she never 'agreed' in the first place-]

...What is she doing exactly?

[Watching Thundara, her face is scrunched up trying to figure it out.]

She's not trying to catch herself on fire, I wager.