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Two years. And to think I was told my stay here had a good chance of being 'temporary'.

Still, I suppose ferrying a small batch of unadopted Pokemon eggs over to Souji-kun's Breeding Center and then spending the rest of the day in the comfort of what's come to be my "own home" is still preferable to spending it mass-evolving a brood of six rambunctious Eevees, and decidedly superior to the circumstances new trainers customarily find themselves in when they first arrive.

It's a small concession, I suppose, to the much more desirable option of returning home properly — but then, I suppose Johto does have its certain advantages as well.

Shall we have a match today, Niou-kun?

[OOC: There are still free eggs left if anyone is interested in claiming one!]

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Interesting is one way of putting it.

"Utter chaos" would certainly be another.

I bet.
I've raised quite a few Eevees on my own and they can certainly be quite the characters.

Have you? I'd frankly only ever planned for one — my first. The others came about either by receipt from someone else or a series of utterly unfortunate events, or both.

At present I'm up to sixteen, spanning four generations of births and every possible evolutionary result available. I'm told that when they attack en masse they're quite the fearsome sight to behold.

At current I'm only in possession of seven - one of each evolution, save for Eevee itself.
Each one I've willfully taken in, either by gift or purchase of my own.
Or, unfortunately, a few left behind by friends.

I'm sure they would. I've yet to attempt it, as I often need a diverse team, but I'm tempted to try it now.

That's a few things we have in common, then — if I'm not mistaken, two of mine were bestowed upon me courtesy of your brother — and by extension, what I can only imagine was his rather unfortunate sense of humor.

The vast majority of my breeding stock is that way, unfortunately. Comparatively speaking, I've caught relatively few Pokemon; most of them are simply in my care because of the trust of departed others.

Dave?
Well then, if they are from him, I apologize for any 'cool' behavior they may try to exhibit at times.
I know he is insufferable, so I am sure his Pokemon might have picked up on some of that.

Ah...that's the same as my own. If not received from the departed or as gifts, then bought as eggs.
I have not actually caught very many Pokemon.

Following one of his previous departures. It's not so much the fact that he saddled me with two of them in commemoration of our brief acquaintance; it's the fact that one of them happened to be female.

Is that a consequence of not traveling often, or simply disinterest?

Still I'm sure they've picked a few behaviors up from him, so you have my sympathy anyway.

I'm not sure what it is, really.
It may be that by the time I reach a certain area, I have already obtained the Pokemon I would have been interested in catching some other way.

Is that how it is? I think there are advantages to both methods, really; a wild Pokemon is more efficient in that it's of a stronger level from the start, but raising one from an egg allows for a more thorough shaping of its demeanor.

Admittedly, I really enjoy raising the Pokemon from when they hatch.
Though that's not strictly keeping me from catching them.

The mothering sort, are you?

You could certainly say that.

I see.

Well, I admit, I am still in search of good homes for another few eggs, but with you having raised so many already, I'll spare you the obligatory solicitation — surely you wouldn't be interested in another.

Mmm, that would depend on what sorts of eggs you have available, actually.

At present, I'm taking a batch of Mareep, Miltank, Shinx, Remoraid, Slowpoke, Stantler, and I believe Vulpix over to the Breeding Center. It's a fair assortment.

[[She reads the list over and gives it some thought. She already has Ampharos, Luxray, Octillery and Ninetales...She doesn't think she needs Miltank or Stantler...

Well. Maybe Miltank, but she was considering getting one after she had a house.]]

Hmm...
I might actually be interested in a Slowpoke egg.

I'd be more than happy to oblige you, if you'd care to take one. They're a bit simple, understandably, but these ones do come with a fairly interesting moveset, as Slowpokes go.

I would love that.
And simple is quite alright. I've worked with a multitude of different types of Pokemon at this point, there is nothing wrong with adding simple to that list.

Then by all means, let me oblige you. I'm grateful for it myself; it's one less egg to worry about, really.

Wonderful, thank you!
How much do I owe you for this, by chance?

Absolutely nothing, though I won't turn down gratitude or the offer of an IOU, in the event that you someday find yourself with a batch of eggs of your own.

How about both.
You have my gratitude and an IOU.

I'll cheerfully accept it.

And you have mine, of course, for taking one more egg off my hands.

Well as a fellow breeder, I know how egg batches can be.
But I will gleefully accept yours as well!

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