>>5705131>>5705150>>5705168"Hi honey, I'm home WHATTHEHELLARETHOSETHINGSINMYLIVINGROOMYOUNGGIRL?"
Oh Arceus, no. The pitch. The decibels. It's one of those days.
>1 : Your mother is not the... stablest... person"Mom? Remember? This was the Pokémon distribution day today...
- NONSENSE! ONE, YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH FOR GETTING A POKEMON. AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. SECOND, THIS IS NOT A POKEMON HOUSEHOLD."
First, get her back to her sense.
"Mom, you agreed to me going to the distribution. We talked about it. You signed the wager - else the Professor would not have given it to me."
She blinks a couple time.
"We... Talked About it?"
The wire of her mind uncross.
>29"WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS YOU GETTING ONE - AND ONLY ONE - POKEMON. AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP YOU IN THE TECH FIELD, LIKE A MAGNEMITE!"
That one's on you - you implied that heavily. The closest would have been the δ-Combee. And then she would have complained that you didn't get something Normal, the more "Tolerable". And if you did, she would have complained that it is a dirty, damaging, useless mouth to feed.
"Mom, we changed region. I told you : Gym badges are mandatory to get into school here. When we had to left everything behind, you told me it will be good for me. Meet new people. Make friends. One of the best engineering school in the world. That's why you agreed to...
- ONE, NOT TWO! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU DANNY?
- And if I walked in with him alone, you would have say the same thing about being irresponsible and bringing in a fire hazard. That's why I caught <span class="mu-b">Bubbles</span>.
- And that's how you burned your hands?
- Not burned. Poisonned.
- IBEGYOURPARDON? YOUBRINGEDAPOISONPOKEMONINMYHOME?
- No, no... Wooper got poison-energy in the goo surrounding them. In a trace amount, negligeable amidst ground and water energy - both of which are highly water soluble. Just don't handle it barehand out of water, and... Come with me <span class="mu-b">Bubbles... Allright lass, jump in the bathtub... Watergun."
The attack is not focused where it should be, turning the bathroom in a damp mess.
Still, you feel great about yourself : it's your first time ordering a pokemon to use a move - and she did it! There's still training to be done, but your chest swells with pride.
"As you can see, that one is low maintenance.
- yeah, of course, BARRINGTHECLEANINGFORTHETOXIGOO
- Mom, it's not a Slugma dropping a lava and ember trails in its wake. Goo stick to her - or other living being that touches her. Plus, she's low-maintenance. Look how adorable and happy she looks!
- Woop woop"
Your pokemon is bobbing from left to right in the bathtube in contentment.
<span class="mu-r">Apu</span> clinged at you the whole time, careful with his hands. The yelling scared him.</span>
