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[action] this will end well

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[Just casually walking his Manectric and-- waiiit. Is that Stitch? He hasn't seen him for a very long time now, not since the whole fight incident WAY BACK, and his face sets a little as he spots him, but ... it looks like the decision isn't up to him when Tricia gives out a loud, excited bark at Ronald, clearly into not being the only dog out here. Tail wagging excitedly and everything.]

[But at least she stays put. Cooper looks over at the other pair to see how this will play out, but ...yep, a little wary. >:C goddammit Stitch.]

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[While Tricia might be obedient enough to stay put, Ronald... isn't. So here have six feet of dog coming bounding your way, barking all the while.]

[OH OH HI HELLO NEW FRIEND]

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[--oh god, uh]

[Well okay Coop has his OWN six feet dog so he's sort of prepared for this, but seriously, a dog that's bigger than a car running your way is just. A little startling. So he'll give Tricia the okay to run to meet the Arcanine, which she does, happily. She's alllll over him. All pounces and OH YOU'RE ONE OF THE BIG FIRE DOGS, WE HAVE ONE LIKE THAT, BUT MAYBE YOU'RE LESS BORING THAN BIG RED!!]

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[Stitch stays where he is, but keeps an eye on Ronald in case he'd run away further. When he turns and spots Cooper... his smile drops instantly. For the expression that follows, see icon]

[Meanwhile, Ronald is having lots of fun, pouncing and jumping and butt-wiggling like dogs do. I'M THE BIGGEST FIRE DOG AND I SURE AIN'T BORING. DUDE, WATCH ME ROAR]

[And that he does. Or, well, bark loudly anyway, a nice burst of fire accompanying it]

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[OH WOW]

[ALL THAT FIRE, MAN]

[Tricia stares at it with WONDER for a moment, and then decides that sure, she doesn't have FIRE, but she sure as hell has her own swag - and sparks lightly, letting the little sparks run through her fur, before she releases a big bolt into the air where it dissolves. HA. LOOK.]

[Meanwhile, Cooper will sort of ... size Stitch up. He's waiting for Stitch to make the first move, really.]

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[Ronald watches the lightning as it goes up and barks gleefully. AWESOME! NONE OF TRAINER'S OTHER POKEMON CAN DO THAT]

[Stitch stands aside, looking at the Pokémon, then glancing at Cooper, then looking at the Pokémon again. He looks terribly conflicted.]

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[Aaand Cooper notices. That's improvement, he supposes, and it doesn't look like Stitch is going to ATTACK this time, but that definitely doesn't keep him from being a little anti. And if it's a waiting game, he can play it.]

[He could just call for Tricia and leave, but ... he's also a little curious. WELL STITCH. What you gonna do?]

[Tricia will just strike a bit of a pose, all, YEAH, FEW CAN DO WHAT I CAN.]

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[THAT'S AWESOME! I BET YOU ARE REALLY STRONG TOO.]

[Impressed Arcanine is impressed.]

[Okay well, Stitch is just gonna... awkwardly look at him until eye contact is established and then...]

Haai... [Complete with very uncertain smile and faltering not-really-a-wave but more like a close-hand gesture]

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[YEA as you should be, Arcanine fella. She trots around him a little, looking cocky. Not that strong, maybe, but SUPER FAST. Beat that!]

[And Cooper will just raise an eyebrow a little. Hands in his pockets, his stance remain mostly neutral, but a little distance-taking.]

Stitch.

[What a greeting, that.]

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[Ronald's been hearing that he's pretty fast too, and you know, being an Arcanine, he is. OH I KNOW. LET'S HAVE A RACE.

[LJAWNIM (this is your fault Linda |: ) Stitch just stands and awkwardly rubs his hands together, eyes nervously wandering back and forth]

Yes. Uh.

[action] steeetch you cute

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[But Tricia is ELECTRIC pokémon, so she's very confident. And she's ALL for a race and just. Takes a stance without even asking or caring what the course is.]

[And hey, again, that's a pretty good sign. Cooper tilts his head a little as he regards the boy - because he really is just a boy right now, a nervous little kid.]

[... Cooper was never all that sure how to deal with kids though, and he sighs. It's almost like defeat.]

Wrecked any more property?

[>:C WELL? No but he wants to see how Stich will react, and what he'll say to that.]

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[Be glad Ronald hasn't learned extremespeed yet. He barks excitedly and follows suit with the stancing, eyes set on a tree not too far away.]

[Stitch remains as fidgety as ever, avoiding Cooper's gaze, but he noticeably winces as he speaks]

Uhm, well. No, but I... [He has assaulted people instead |: ]

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[Tricia is smaller and thus has to work harder to keep up, but she's doing an admirable job and is probably in the lead a few times. And having a LOT of fun.]

[...Cooper, meanwhile (ljaawnim), totally picks up on the implication and his gaze sharpens.]

No more assaults?

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[Ronald sets off with a whoosh and is left panting when they finish by the tree. THAT WAS AWESOME. WHO WON?]

[Stitch jerks a bit as if to stop Ronald when the two Pokémon bounds off, but stays put when they stop by the tree.]

... Uh, maybe... Maybe once.

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[NO IDEA. I DIDN'T LOOK. DID YOU LOOK??]

[Cooper isn't even looking at the two. They can do whatever they like. He trusts Tricia not to run away again.]

[So he'll look at Stitch in silence for another moment...]

What did you do?

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[NO I THOUGHT YOU WOULD.]

[IT'S A DRAW THEN!?]

Nothing... Nothing too bad. [His eyes are practically glued to the ground by now]