Shop Till You Drop [Benji]

[Alice Geissler]

Taking care of a baby Larvesta was not easy, but it was the miracle of life that she liked about it. Holding that Larvesta did seem to emit some kind of warmness from it as if the moth larvae was made of fire itself. Specifically, a bug that could evolve into a moth. Her Misdreavus was outside of her Pokeball, looking over at the Larvesta held by her trainer's arms. "It's okay, Flynn. We can have Missy play with you. She's a good babysitter for this type of thing." When the Larvesta responded with a happy cry, the ghost looked at the Larvesta curiously since she had never seen him up close. And the mall seemed to be close by, so she entered through the doors with Missy and the Larvesta in tow. Shoppers had stared at the moth larvae curiously, but she didn't mind it at all. Sitting down at an empty bench, she held the Larvesta in her arms and the heat from the Larvesta provided a good source of warmth.

[Benji Aldaine]

Benji was glad to be out of the Academy and on the city streets. Not like he disliked the school, but it was nice to be out and see new things. He didn't really know his way around here but someone had mentioned a large mall down the street and he thought why not. He did have some pocket cash and wouldn't mind buying something, even if it wasn't anything much. His newest Pokemon Jade, the Tyrunt, shyly followed at his side. He had thought a Pokemon like this would be a bit more, feisty or headstrong but it turned out to be the opposite. The little Tyrunt never seemed to want to leave his side, as she would always hide behind him or cling to his pants. Benji smiled, happy to see that she trusted him...he just hoped she'd grow out of her shyness as she grew. That was the main reason he brought her out here, he wanted to get her acquainted with the world and hopefully bring her out of her shell.

When he entered the mall he immediately noticed a student from the Academy. He had remembered seeing her in class before, and though he didn't remember her name he knew she was from his dorm. Casually he approached her, noticing her holding a Larvesta and Misdreavus floating nearby. He curiously eyed the bug/fire Pokemon, it had been his first time seeing one in the flesh. He stopped a few feet away from the girl and lifted his hand in a friendly wave. "Uhm, hello, I'm Benji. I've seen you around the Academy before." Jade clinged to his leg, hiding behind him and peeking every so often to look at the girl and her Pokemon. She seemed especially scared of the Misdreavus for some reason. "They aren't going to hurt you," He whispered to the Tyrunt and then smiled at the Lava student. "This is Jade, erm, she's a bit shy."

[Alice Geissler]

(Benji, just so you know, she's in the Mana Dorm.)

She looked up to see a dark-haired boy and his Tyrunt. She actually remembered that William also had one, though his had probably evolved by now. And this Tyrunt seemed to be scared of Missy for some reason. "Hello. I'm Alice and it's nice to meet you and Jade." Jade the Tyrunt was probably shy of the female ghost, but the Mana Dormer did want to reassure the little dinosaur. "Don't worry, Jade. Missy won't bite and she's friendly." The female Misdreavus looked over to the Larvesta where he was dozing off a little. Well, he was a baby and babies probably needed a nap to rest their body. "And this is Flynn. He just recently hatched, so I'm taking care of him along with Missy." There was also the Absol that hatched a month ago from breeding class, though he wasn't present. She wanted a chance for Flynn to get fresh air inside the mall.

[Benji Aldaine]

(Sorry about that, I fixed it. I could have sworn I saw Lava xD)

Benji scratched the back of his head, a bad nervous habit of his, as he friendly smiled. "Nice to meet you Alice, I didn't expect to see someone from the academy, let alone my dorm out here. So its nice to run into someone." He thought most hung out at the beach or pier or wherever, but this was a mall after all and teenagers loved those. When Alice assured Jade it was okay, the Tyrunt seemed to be less scared, yet she still hid behind Benji not ready to come out yet. He patted her on the head knowing it was best to just give her time and not force her to interact. When she mentioned her Larvesta, Benji's eyes lit up curiously. He bent down, studying the small Pokemon. "I've never seen one of these before in real life, they sure are interesting. He's going to be pretty strong once he evolves one day." He looked down at Jade and smiled. "I can only imagine how big Jade will be when she evolves. I guess its best to get her out here while she's small enough to fit right?"

[Alice Geissler]

"I guess Jade would love being outside while she's still small. I think it would take time before she gets over that shyness. I think she might be different from other Tyrunts, but that what makes her unique." Flynn had woken up from his nap and looked at the Tyrunt curiously before looking up at Benji. She could tell that Jade would have to open up to people somehow, but it was better not to force it. Shyness takes time to overcome, so the female Tyrunt would have a long way to go before she plays with the others with no problem. Missy looked over at the Tyunt, concerned that she might have scared her. Well, it was natural since ghosts were feared, but it was from shyness than fear. "What brings you to the mall today?" She had a feeling that she had been here before with a group of friends in a video game store where they had bought various video games.

[Benji Aldaine]

"Yeah, she sure is a unique little one," He said looking down at her as she still clung tightly to his leg. "I'm sure she'll grow out of it when she evolves. Though it would be funny seeing a gigantic shy Tyrantrum wouldn't it?" Jade tugged on his pants and glared at him, she seemed to dislike the conversation being only about her. Luckily Alice changed the subject and he smiled slightly. "To be honest I was feeling cooped up at the academy, I really needed to get out and walk around." He glanced around him. "This is actually my first time at this mall, I heard someone talking about it and thought it would be a cool place to check out." After looking at the passing people for a few moments he looked back down at Alice. "What about you? Waiting for someone or just hanging out by yourself?" Perhaps she was just getting her Pokemon out for some air as well, he shrugged and waited for her answer.

[Alice Geissler]

She noted that Jade would grow out of it once she evolves though a shy Tyrantum wouldn't make sense. And a Dragon type like her was supposed to be a fierce Pokemom on the battlefield and through her mannerisms. Maybe Dragon Pokemon had their own personalities that contradicted what they were usually perceived by other people. Missy had a mischievous personality, but usually discards it as she was more caring towards other Pokemon. "I'm just here to relax and have some of my Pokemon take a break from battling. Though I think Flynn would have to battle soon as he would get stronger when he evolves." It was likely that the Larvesta would evolve into a giant moth someday and that he would be powerful than his base form. Actually, that might take a while since she knew that rare Pokemon were harder to raise than common ones. And those rare Pokemon were harder to find in the wild except those restricted areas that required some kind of hidden machine to enter.

[Benji Aldaine]

Benji nodded, finally moving and taking a seat next to Alice. He kept a nice distance to be polite. Jade quickly followed and took a seat on the ground next to him, not clinging but still leaning heavily on his leg. "Yeah it's nice to let them get some rest, too much battling isn't good, you need to pace yourself with it." He glanced at the little Larvesta and smiled. "He has plenty of time to battle and become stronger, he's such a little guy you wouldn't want to work him too hard." Benji glanced down at Jade and tilted his head. "But I feel the same about Jade. I don't want to throw her into battle, but she needs to battle to evolve one day." Tapping his chin he thought for a second. "Hey we should battle sometime, that sounds fun. what do you think?" He leaned back against the bench and watched the various different people pass as he waited for her to answer.

[Alice Geissler]

Unless Jade was going to grow out of her shy phase, it seemed plausible that she needed the training to get out more. Flynn the Larvesta had woken up and looked at the tiny dinosaur curiously. It seemed that he wanted to comfort her and also looked over at the Misdreavus who was watching him like a hawk. It was okay as long as he was safe from harm and nobody tried to harm the little moth larvae. And then, the male Mana student had an idea that they could battle sometime and this could be a good idea for some of her Pokemon to get some training in too. “Sure. We can battle sometime for my Pokemon to get stronger and all that.” Battling Benji might be a good idea for some battle experience for his Pokemon too and plus, she might get to see some of the Pokemon he caught himself. Assuming that the tournament was only days away, this would surely help out a lot of her not fully-evolved Pokemon.