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Ask to Join Captured by the Evil Team! (part 2: new RPers weclome)

FifthDragon

FifthDragon

Alex listened carefully to Ray before responding to his first comment. "Haha, I guess they are advertising it. The flyer at least seemed pretty proud to have you speaking there," he said truthfully, trying to reassure Ray. "As for rehabilitation, I ... do have some knowledge," he explained hesitantly. "Like I said, I'm not as good as my mom, and it won't happen overnight, but I'd absolutely be willing to help. You said it yourself, you have to start somewhere!" Alex thought for a moment. "Some cases were more difficult than others, but we never encountered one we couldn't solve. I can give you a quick rundown of how it works in general if you'd like. Of course, specifics will change per the situation, but the general plan is usually the same."

"What you mentioned about the typical trainer-pokemon relationship is very interesting. I'm glad to hear that those relationships are still fairly sacred, even in the face of darkness. What surprised me was when you said both the trainers and pokemon had 'messed up views of the world'. That tells me that leaving an evil team isn't a transformation on the part of the trainer. What was it like when you switched sides? Did your pokemon simply follow suit or was it more of a collective decision? Or maybe some of your pokemon actually convinced you rather than vice versa?"
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

Nana noticed that Ray was too busy in his conversation. Therefore she decided she would have to take some chips from the coffee table. There was two ways to get to them. She would have to pass by in front of Michael, Jodi and Eli or in front of the Growlithe. Nana decided to pass by the Growlithe, she figured it looked less dangerous. She walked slowly across the room and did everything to avoid attention. She reached the coffee table and used her psychic to gather some chips.
Azumi and Maker watched the scene and giggles at Nana's reactions. Azumi got up and directed herself to the group. ''Listen everyone, I need to go get some stuff for today. I'll be back soon, make yourselves at home." She grabbed her bag, gave Ray a kiss and left the apartment.
"Well, you guys want to do something before heading to Ray's speech?" Maker asked the group.
 
Brecker

Brecker

"Well, it was a a slow and uncertain process..." Ray responded to Alex. "The first thing that set me on the right path was the disbanding of team rocket. If that never happened, I'd probably still be in the gang today... After that I went to Kalos and joined Tempest for a bit, but I quit soon after and half-assedly resolved to try to turn my life around. But the future just seemed so uncertain, so I was struggling to leave my old ways behind - it was only after I met Azumi and the others that I had a reason to fully commit to my new ideals. It's not like we all got along right from the get-go... but they stuck with me long enough for something good to come of it, so I'm grateful to them.
My pokemon were just as confused as I was during this whole process. None of us knew what the hell we were doing, so I'd say it was a collective decision - or rather a collective indecision... We were just trying to be there for each other and take it one day at a time, so I'd say we gradually changed sides together. There was no single instance when we decided to change sides - it was all a pretty messy process..."

Even though Nana didn't seem too bothered by it, Typhlosion didn't like seeing her get ignored by Ray, and so he marched over to the table indignantly and snatched the whole chip bowl out from under his trainer's hands and brought it back to her.

"Huh, what was that about?" Ray wondered out loud.
"Anyway, I'd love to hear the details of the rehabilitation process, if you don't mind!"
 
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Hecotoro

Hecotoro

"Card games?" Maker asked with a soft tone of boredom. "Na, let's do something else! How bout we have a battle?" She got up and stretched her arms. "Me and Eve versus anyone!"

Nana jumped happily when she saw Typhlosion get the chips. She gave the ones she had managed to take and gave them to Growlithe. She quickly teleported to Typhlosion's and Akali's location to enjoy the chips along with them.
 
FifthDragon

FifthDragon

"Thanks for sharing that with me," Alex offered as he watched the chip bowl soar into the sky in the hands of the giant badger.

"So for rehabilitation, the most important thing to keep in mind during the whole process is that the pokemon being rehabilitated is most likely simply afraid. It's very rare for pokemon, or even people, to be intentionally destructive or needlessly aggressive. So, the key is thinking from their perspective. Most of the process is fairly intuitive. It consists of two parts that happen kind of at the same time."

"To start, we'll want to find a place that they are comfortable in, but don't feel the need to protect as their territory," Alex explained as much with his voice as with his hand gestures. "What this place would be depends on the pokemon. For example, a typhlosion may be most comfortable in a grassy field where he can use his height to see anything approaching, even at a far distance," he explained, indicating Typhlosion with his hands. "The first session will be spent allowing the pokemon to explore their environment. In the second session, perhaps the next day or later that same day, I'll introduce myself by waiting for the pokemon in the area. This part can sometimes be helped along by a friendly pokemon, such as my Growlithe." Alex adjusted himself in his seat.

"The third session is when we'll re-introduce you. We'll begin much the same way as the second session, but with you in the area next to me. If all goes well, the pokemon should have a solid foundation by this point."

"The second part of the therapy is establishing a cue to warn them about being retrieved into their pokeball, and associating that cue with a treat. Being retrieved and then sent out is very disorienting if the pokemon isn't expecting it. In this context, that almost always increases the pokemon's anxiety. This step may not seem like it helps the pokemon a whole lot, but it's very important for safety and may also help with trainer and pokeball-related anxiety." Alex pulled out a strange piece of white plastic from his pocket, about the size of a business card. "This is a clicker. If you press the indentation in the center, it will make a distinct sound. We'll use this as the cue." He passed the clicker to Ray.

"So what species will we be working with? That'll determine where we'll be."
 
FifthDragon

FifthDragon

Growlithe looked up as Nana approached her, trying and failing to keep her tail from wagging. When Nana teleported away, after setting the chips on the ground, Growlithe jumped up to devour the salty snack. After finishing her treat, she wandered over to Ray, and sat down near his feet. She stared at him, hoping for more pets from a new person.

Espeon, meanwhile, watched from her pillow with a hint of jealousy as Growlithe got food. He considered demanding for some food from Alex, but decided it was too much trouble.
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

"You're gonna need something better then that!" Maker called out. "Flare blitz!"
Eve charged at the incoming attacker. Her body became enveloped in intense flames. "There's no way you can match our attack power!" Maker yelled proudly.


Nana, now feeling more comfortable, turned the TV on to her music videos and began dancing around the living room.
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

Eve fell rolling to the side. She got up and shook her head. "You ok there Eve?" Maker asked her pokemon. Eve gave out a happy cry. "Great! That defense boost really helped out!" Maker directed herself to Eli. "That was pretty neat!"
Eve jumped to her starting point. "Ok Eve! Let's heat this place up! Go for the doble fire spin!"
Eve nodded in agreement and sent two fire spins towards Veon, one through the right and the other from the left.
 
Brecker

Brecker

"Wow, I had no idea it was such a deliberated process... sounds like you know what you're doing!" Ray took the clicker from Alex and began to examine it curiously. "This is all so foreign to me... but I'm willing to give anything a shot if it might help these two. Though I'd be more concerned about your Growlithe getting eaten if I were you..." he half-joked. "The pokemon in question are a Feraligatr and a Tyranitar. Veilstone has lots of water and lots of rocks, so finding a suitable environment shouldn't be too hard... "
It was then that Ray noticed that Growlithe had wandered over to him, and he reached down and scratched the pokemon behind the ears.
"Oops, sorry girl! I was only joking about that last bit..."
 
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Hecotoro

Hecotoro

Eve hit the floor hard. She got back up though, shaking her body and letting out a small roar. "That was pretty cool!" Maker called out. "Ok Eve let's go for quick attack ourselves!"
Eve began moving at an amazing speed. She zigzagged through the field going straight for her opponent.
 
The Dark Fairy

The Dark Fairy

Previously Eliiiscool
Eli rubbed his face for a second before he raised a hand and pointed his pinky and pointer up then put them down to raise his pointer and middle finger. Veon nodded and quick attacked strait underneath her opponent and double edged strait up and launched Eve in the air Veon them proceed to bombard Eve with Quick attack's while Eve was still midair by jumping from the ground and getting back to the ground in rapid succession.
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

"That's so awesome! But you got way to close! Fire spin!" Maker called out to her pokemon in the air.
Eve used the momentum of the attacks she was receiving to begin spin rapidly, creating a fiery vortex around her and Veon as they both landed on the ground.
"Now that your trapped inside, let's close it up!" Maker said out loud.
Eve focused and began making the vortex they were inside of smaller.
 
The Dark Fairy

The Dark Fairy

Previously Eliiiscool
Eli frowned and raised his hands again pinkie raised on one pinkie, middle, and pointer fingers pointing down on the other. Veon went strait up in the air and used Eves head as a springboard once high in the air she turn downward and used quick attack strait down at Eve, when she was highway down she switched to double edge and since she was falling she kept all momentum from quick attack, creating a fluffy ball of destruction.
 
FifthDragon

FifthDragon

"Well, it's good to have a plan before attempting something so dangerous," Alex qualified. He laughed, "and yeah, you may have a point about Growlithe. We could wait for the second session until after she's evolved. Maker gave me this earlier," he explained, pulling out the fire stone from his pocket. "But I've been waiting until we had the time to give Growlithe the chance to rest after evolving. With a feraligatr and tyranitar though... I might feel more comfortable with Growlithe standing at her full height as an arcanine."

Meanwhile, Growlithe panted and wagged her tail. She always loved meeting new people.
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

Eve curled up as she was about to be impacted. The hit was so strong the vortex disappeared. Eve got up, wabbling and looking dizzy.
"That was so epic!" Maker called out, jumping up and down out of excitement. Eve sat down, try to get her head back together.
Maker laughed at the sight of her pokemon. "You ok there Eve?"
Eve shot her trainer an angry stare, Maker seemed more excited about what her opponent can do then actually worrying about winning the battle.
"Relax Eve! We are just battling to pass the time. If you can't take it, I can have someone else handle it." Maker shrugged her shoulders.
Eve didn't like the idea of switching out. She stood back up in a battle stand. She was breathing hard, meaning she was beginning to feel tired.
"Well we still got more gas in the trunk yo! Knowhatimsayung?! Y'all still good or what?" Maker asked Eli, using her slang.
 
Tudor21G

Tudor21G

Michael felt like he was going to rip all of his hair out."Oh my gosh!'Aker,stop talking like a weirdo and fight!It literally sounds like you're a freaky perverted guy!"He called out to her.
"Wow,you're really annoyed by that,aren't you?"Jodi asked him with a smirk.
"I'm just bored..."
 
Hecotoro

Hecotoro

Maker looked at Michael with a hurt look. "Did you just call me a pervert?" Maker's expression went from being hurt to being mad. "A pervert?!"
Eve looked back at her trainer confused and barked at her to pay attention. Which just made Maker more upset. "What?! I was just called a pervert!" Maker snapped back.
Now Eve became upset and started barking back at Maker. "Don't tell ME how to do my job!" Maker yelled back. Eve began to bark more aggressively. "Oh you wanna go?!" Maker threatened her pokemon.
Eve rushed and tackled down Maker, but Maker grabbed Eve by the leg, pulled her and bit her ear. Eve yelped and bit Maker back. They both started fighting creating a cloud of dust.
 
Tudor21G

Tudor21G

"Woah there!"Michael said,trying to stop the fight."That's not what I meant!That slang just sounds weird,that's all!"He grew a little worried that Maker might attack him,but he needed to fix what he started.He got out Blaziken,Jodi got out Charizard and they separated the two."Okay,I'm sorry.Now please resume the fight!"
 
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