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"No, I think it was mostly pure stupidity," Mightyena said softly while she watched Keldeo bathe Nate in blue light. When the glow faded, she nudged him with her nose. He groaned, and Mightyena relaxed slightly. "Thank you," she said to Keldeo. "And I apologize for my trainer's behavior." It...

For a few seconds, Nate thought he might have done it. Even when the keldeo took off running, Nate managed to hang on, ducking his head against the wind and focusing on nothing more than keeping a tight grip around the legend's neck. Did that seriously work? All he had to do was hang on for a...

Nate was prepared for some kind of macho display this time around, but his gut still clenched when the keldeo abruptly got all up in his face. The guy was fast, if nothing else. As the keldeo rattled off a list of the various legends' accomplishments, Nate made a circular get on with it motion...

Of course Nate flinched when the hydro pump nearly took his head off, but he recovered a moment later. So maybe calling out the keldeo hadn't been his brightest idea ever. But it had worked, hadn't it? Nate crossed his arms and feigned disinterest, like he nearly got decapitated every day. Which...

Kanto, huh? After all the Hoenn types knocking around, Nate was a little surprised to find someone else from his home region hanging out here. "Right, yeah. Bunch of weird ones on the list. I don't have the first fucking clue what a Marshmallowed is or nothing." He took another look out at the...

Nate's eyebrows rose slightly when the girl reacted immediately to something Mightyena had said. Another person who could talk to pokémon? It was starting to feel like he was the only person who fucking couldn't. Which, yeah, that would track, wouldn't it? He wavered on the edge of saying...

For a while, things were peaceful down by the lake. At least theoretically. Nate drummed his fingers on his leg and squinted against the too-bright glitters coming off the water. He really should have taken it easier on the caffeine. Meanwhile Mightyena dozed, or at least he thought she did...

With nothing immediately pressing to do, Nate headed out of the cafe, determined to get some actual peace and quiet this time. Not that he minded, actually, that the other two had shown up. But he needed time to think, goddamn it, especially since that conversation had been another huge...