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Having seen several mentions of the upcoming holiday season already, I suppose this is as prudent a time as any to raise awareness of Souji-kun's Breeding Centre and Foster Home for Pokemon — both fine places for anyone looking to acquire a new Pokemon. Though he's regrettably no longer among us, his legacy lives on in the form of these two institutions, and the very capable Saber-san has graciously taken up the charge of overseeing them in his absence. I myself can vouch for the reputability of the organizations, and likewise would personally recommend them to any trainers interested in augmenting their rosters or finding gifts for a friend or acquaintance.

Of the two, I'd particularly emphasize the existence of the Foster Home. There are many benefits to raising a Pokemon from hatching, of course, but there's likewise something undeniably rewarding about being the person to provide a good home for a stray in need. ~~No matter what that stray might be.~~

That said, speaking of finding good homes for Pokemon needing one, it seems I have some eggs of my own to contend with. Anyone interested in acquiring one, please inquire within; I'll attach the list of types available to this post.

[OOC: And here is the IC post for this batch of eggs! There are still some left, so feel free to cruise on over and snag one!]

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he has!
hes in goldenrod with the rest of us currently
and i think you should do whatever you think best for the pokemon
im sure dave would agree :)

Are you? Well, that solves another problem rather neatly as well. I can deliver your Bulbasaur in person, and save my Pidgeot a trip.

youre in goldenrod as well then?
im staying at the inn :)
i can meet you anywhere you like though

I live here, in a house next to the Breeding Centre. We've been neighbors more than a year now, and I'm keeping watch over it at the moment as a favor to Saber-san.

Which reminds me, introductions would be in order first. I'm Yagyuu Hiroshi.

oh im familiar with the center!
actually someone else i know works there
hayate??

im aradia megido!
its a pleasure to make your acquaintance

I'm acquainted with Ayasaki-san as well. What a small world.

Megido-san, the pleasure is all mine. I'm Yagyuu Hiroshi.

ive spoken to him several times!
hes a very helpful person i think
and i can come and meet you whenever you iike yagyuu!
at the house next to the breeding center

That would be fine with me, if it's no inconvenience to you. Or if you'd prefer, there's a fine cafe a short distance from the Pokemon Center — I wouldn't mind getting out of the house for a change, either.

its no inconvenience at all!
ive already finished my work shift for the day and have no further plans
and a cafe sounds lovely if youd prefer that :)
getting out of the house is always important!

In that case, about half a block down from the Pokemon Center you'll find a cafe with a red-striped awning in front. I'll be there in fifteen minutes with your egg.

ill see you then! :D

[ And in about fifteen minutes exactly Aradia will locate the cafe, Indy the haunter trailing along after her in his usual fashion. He occasionally makes faces at passers-by, but otherwise sticks fairly close to his trainer, who has only just realized she has no idea what "Yagyuu Hiroshi" looks like. Whoops. ]

[And already they are off to a magnificent start because oh, by the way, did Yagyuu ever mention that he is terrified of ghosts.

No?

WELP.

Don't mind the well-dressed guy in scarf and coat brandishing a Bulbasaur egg, he'll just be over here TRYING NOT TO PEE HIMSELF IN TERROR.]

[ Oh man Indy's favourite sort of target. Scaring people who are already terrified is fun, right? And it's only because he starts to drift towards Yagyuu that Aradia's gaze drifts in that direction.

...Well, he is holding a pokemon egg! Nothing for it but to ask.

So yes, Indy is coming closer, with Aradia, before he phases out of sight. And then pops up right behind Yagyuu, because he's a jerk like that.

Aradia ignores his antics. ] Ah, Yagyuu Hiroshi?

[The good news is, Yagyuu lives with a Gengar that for personal reasons he can't get rid of, so it's not like he's entirely unused to ghosts just HOLY SHIT POPPING UP THE FUCK OUT OF NOWHERE SWEET FEDERER

...but the bad news is, it still makes him want to scream like a little girl every time.

PHANTOM THE ABSOL, WHERE ARE YOU, DO YOUR DAMN JOB AS A STARTER AND MENACE THAT GHOST ALREADY, DAMMIT.]

Ah. Yes. Yes, that's me, and you must be Megido-san?

[COME ON, MAN, YOU ARE SHAMING YOURSELF AND YOUR SCHOOL AND THE VERY NAME OF TENNIS BACK A THOUSAND GENERATIONS, BE IMMOVABLE LIKE THE MOUNTAIN OR SOMETHING, SHIT.]

And this is your...Haunter. I presume.

[ Indy is now cackling because wow this guy is fun. Aradia's kind of missing some of the byplay just because she's so used to ghosts and things popping out of nowhere. You don't dream of being an adventureologist without nerves of something approaching steel!

While Indy's grin is creepy, Aradia has a warm, cheerful smile. She's relieved to have found him even without a description. ] Oh, yes! You can call me Aradia, though.

And this is Indiana Jones, although he goes by Indy for short. [ And here she'l shoot a look at her own starter, which says something along the lines of "Stop mucking around over there and come greet Yagyuu properly". Indy obeys willingly enough, popping back up in the front. ]

[FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY — oh, and look at that, his Espeon, Lady, just caught up. Which is possibly bad news for Indy, given that despite being a Psychic-type, she is also the world's most possessive Espeon, and she does not tend to like it when people start hassling her true love, okay.

By which she means Yagyuu. Yagyuu is her true love.

(Which reminds her, who the hell is this random non-male person her beloved is talking to, anyway?)]

Aradia-san, as you prefer. You're a fan of adventure movies, I take it?

[Thus speaks the guy who named his starter after the titular character of The Phantom of the Opera.]

And Indy, as well. [He glances down, motioning to the Espeon now waiting placidly at his feet.] This is Lady, my Espeon.

[ But Indy likes hassling! But yeah if she glares at him he'll cackle and back off a bit. He's not mean-spirited, he just enjoys trolling. ]

I am! Especially adventurologist ones - I mean, adventurer and slash or archaeologists. Like Indy! It was something of a childhood dream of mine.

[ Aradia gives Lady a little nod/wave combo. ] Lady - it's nice to meet you.

[ She didn't catch that reference. ]

[Ugh, it's like Hirochii all over again, except competent. Which is probably more like Niou-kun, really, which is...shit, there he goes being all nostalgic, now. Fucking Ghost Pokemon.]

I see. I admit, they're not my choice of favorite, but my teammates have certainly ensured that I've seen a fair number of them anyway. And while we're on the topic of Pokemon, here, this is the Bulbasaur egg you asked for.

[He offers it obligingly.]

Lady is the first Pokemon I ever hatched. Raising her has been rewarding, to say the least; I hope you'll find your Bulbasaur equally so.

Oh! [ She'll take it carefully, and will deposit it in the egg sling she brought just for this purpose. Yes, this sling has seen a fair amount of use. And there might be another ghost pokemon huddled within - namely a Litwick, fully prepared to huddle on the egg and cut down the hatching time for the next few days.

She has a thing for ghosts. ] Thank you so much! I'll be certain to take care of it.

[ Aradia eyes Lady with renewed interest. ] She was hatched? I do think it's rather rewarding - the training and the hatching, I mean. It feels useful!

[Once the egg is sufficiently handed off, Yagyuu bends down and scoops Lady into his arms, which sets her purring and nuzzling happily — and also leaves him feeling a little more reassured about the whole HOSHIT THAT'S A GHOST RIGHT THERE thing, because Lady is like a fuzzy psychic shield who will not allow a single perfect hair on her beloved's head to ever come to harm.]

She was. I bred her myself, from a pair of my teammates' Pokemon. I later inherited her mother, actually, when one of them departed Johto entirely, but Lady is the one I've had longest, and in some ways she's the most significant, as she's the one who is truly mine.

[She also responds well to flattery and Yagyuu knows how to keep His Laydeez happy.]

Ah...I've only recently inherited any pokemon myself. [ And she's only been in Johto just shy of a month. ] Although I also re-inherited pokemon that I apparently left behind before? They're...very strong.

[ She has no idea what to do with them since the levels of pokemon around the town aren't really... comparable. Aradia's a little worried they might get bored. ] Are you a breeder, then?

I've had an experience like that several times before — inheriting members of other people's rosters, that is. Your Bulbasaur's sire, for example, was my teammate's starter who fell into my care after he left.

[And when you figure at one point he had more than twenty castmates and now he's down to about one...]

That's the designation I was given, yes. I've found it rewarding enough.

Mm, my friends said people from my world come and go fairly quickly sometimes. [ They can't be used to it, really, but they've...acclimated, maybe that's the word she wants. It's weird to think about, and Aradia doesn't relish seeing any more of her friends leaving, although it's likely inevitable. ]

I've been enjoying it so far, too, really! And one of my trainer friends - Jake English - said I could utilize his roster for breeding matches, so I think that will help widen my pool somewhat?

It will, yes. Every trainer and breeder here has a total limit of fifty-four Pokemon that they can keep, between their roster and their PC. Having his roster at your disposal will widen your pool to a possible hundred and eight.

[Thus speaks the guy who's hit his box limit, whoops. GDI, people taking off and leaving him shit.]

There are some particularly creative matches you can come up with, if you find the right combination.

And further contracts with people in terms of breeding could widen it further! It's just a matter of finding people who would be willing to work with me, really.

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