Robin laughed softly as he imagined Kaiyo surrounded by a small gang of Piplups. It seemed to fit him, for some reason. Maybe because the clothes he was wearing made him look a bit like a penguin. But before Robin could continue the conversation, there was a banging at the front door. The swordsman looked over to find Shade's Houndoom dragging in a weak and shivering teenager, with a strange, small, whipped-cream looking Pokemon following along. Another person stranded in the storm? She looked terrible, and even more poorly equipped than Fuji had.
"Aw, damn." Robin muttered, a fresh flow of adrenaline and panic entering his system and burning off the exhaustion. The blue haired swordsman jumped up from his position on the couch, running to the girl's side. She was breathing, thank goodness, but didn't look good. Shade's Houndoom had already began to remove the girl's wet clothes, but was clearly having trouble.
"Hyoga, go get another blanket please. This girl is going to need one." Robin called over to the Glaceon Pokehuman. He gently removed the girl's damp coat, quickly removing other wet clothes she had on her. Robin darted back to his backpack, taking out some cloth scraps from his ruined shirt and using them to dry off the girl some more. Now that was done, Robin gently picked up Kiki and carried her to the couch where he had been sitting before. It was near the fire, but not too close. For a finishing touch, Robin took his winter parka from where the Absol had left it and draped it over Kiki's upper body. It was no blanket, but it would do until one was brought. Done with that, Robin sat down and let out a breath. He looked over to Shade's Houndoom before nodding and smiling at the dark type.
"You're a smart one, aren't you?" Robin said to the Houndoom. He looked over to where Shade was sitting. "Excuse me, miss Shade. Is it okay if I pet your Houndoom?"
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The Absol carefully watched Shade's hand, and flinched slightly when the human began to pet her. But as the human continued to pet her, she couldn't help but to relax more. It felt... Pretty good. For some reason, it was comforting.
"<O-okay...>" The Absol said to Lux. While the spoken assurances of both Lux and the Houndoom helped put her more at ease, she couldn't help the uneasiness she felt around the other dark-type.