[One] -- "Angry"

[Jackal]

The journey from Johto to Togainu had taken much longer than Zane had expected--very near four whole days. As he had recently come down with a bad case of insomnia, the time stretched on even longer than it would have... and Zane found himself loitering about the ship's small bar and casino.

He didn't have much money to speak of, so he surely wasn't going to gamble any of it away (he was never very lucky when it came to such things, anyway), but he did but himself a drink or two. Or fifteen.

Needless to say, when he finally got off the boat a while later in Togainu, he was a bit tipsy.

And Zane, when "tipsy", gets angry very easily.

--

He'd heard there was a laboratory that gave out Pok?mon to beginning trainers a few miles down the road, and so decided to head out in that direction. He'd never had a Pok?mon before--as he generally enjoyed rough-housing with his gang--and figured it would be a good way to pass the time.

Zane was sauntering down the worn dirt path, a bit of a stagger in his step, when the toe of his scuffed boot caught under a raised root and brought the young man to the ground. He gasped as the air was knocked out of his lungs and immediately began cursing whatever entity crossed his mind for bringing said tree into existance.
He scrambled to his feet, wiping the blood away from a nasty-looking cut that had appeared on his chin, and continued on his way.
--

The taste of metallicy blood fresh in his mouth, Zane stood before the entrance to the lab. Still a bit fuddled, he didn't bother trying to tame his hair--which was sticking out every which way--nor smooth out his clothing, which was dusty and invariably wrinkled.
Today he was wearing his favorite cubone-skull shirt, with his flight jacket slung over his arm. Alcohol made him... warm.

You know how it is.

He giggled as a small, rather pudgey Pidgey flittered around by his feet before shaking his head--as though trying to clear it of the impending hangover--and knocked loudly on the door. Why he didn't go in was beyond him; he was usually the person to knock doors of their hinges if he needed to be going somewhere. And because he could find no answer, the young trainer-to-be stood twiddling his thumbs, watching the clouds swirl and blend together at the fringe of his drink-muddled vision.

[Zero]

It wasn't long before there was an answer to Zane's request by knocks on the door. The Professor, young for her years, opened it and glanced at her new guest with idle eyes. In one hand she carried a small Pok? Ball, one of minimized size, and she seemed to be thinking as she considered why Zane was there. He was a little old, maybe almost as old as herself she could only guess, but there could only be one reason people would come to the Lab. To get Pok?mon, yes? That's what they were there for, other than research.

"Hmm..." Zero bit her lip and pocketed the Pok? Ball, "You're here for a Pok?mon, right? Come on in." She offered, opening the door a bit wider and stepping back from the boy's path.

[Jackal]

Zane grinned broadly at the woman who opened the door, flashing his abnormally white teeth in his signature wolfish style. He wiped the blood away from his lip, and let her voice seep into his head.

"You're here for a Pok?mon, right? Come on in."

He nodded at the invitation inside, half-shaking stray bangs from his eyes. "Pok?mon? Mm-hmm. Never had one before, an' I figured if I was gonna' be stayin' around here--I'm from Johto an' all--that I could probably get a Pok?mon."

Aside from angering easily, Zane tended to talk a lot more tipsy than he did sober. If she asked, he'd likely tell her... well, just about anything.

"Um--I don' know a whole lot about Pok?mon, right, 'cause I usually do my own fighting, but I was wondering if you had any poison types, maybe? I like them."

[ooc; Woo!--short. I hafta' be going now. Ewww.]

[Zero]

Zero thought a moment to herself, foot tapping in habit. "Well, we don't have any poison-types per-say, but the closest thing would be Bulbasaur. It's a grass-type, but it's evolutions, Ivysaur and Venusaur, are both grass/poison, and learn poison-type moves." She explained.

"I could bring one out for you if you'd like, I'm more than happy to see you get the right starter Pok?mon."

[Jackal]

"Ivysaur? Some punk kid from Kanto came through my town once all bragging and whatnot about his Ivysaur. Said we were nothin cause we didn't have any Pok?mon, so I challenged him to a fight. So me an' his Ivysuar fought. I won, of course, but I got a nasty dose of that poison powder."

This was the instance, in fact, in which Zane realized his profound admiration for the Poison-type: One of the only things that could easily weaken him.

"... Ah, yeah, I'd like to see one of them. Bulbasaur, I mean. Venasaurs get real big, right? I think I mighta' seen one. I'm not to good at remembering all of 'em. There are too many. Pok?mon, 's what I meant--how many are there? You know? Y'think there are any new ones here? They keep popping up..."

He trailed into silence and rubbed his forhead with the tips of his fingers. The lights in here were bright, and his headache was starting to worsen. In another few hours he'd likely be back to his quiet, reserved, and all-too-grumpy self. Of course, a hangover wouldn't help matters much, but...
He supposed it had been worth it.

"Oh," his voice was a bit quieter this time, "You have any ice-types here? I like them, too."

[Zero]

Zero went to her computer desk and went through some files distractedly while she answered his questions. "Well, right now there are 493 known kinds of Pok?mon, and probably going to be more we simply haven't discovered yet. Venusaur get pretty big, you're right, you could probably ride on one if they didn't have that gigantic plant on their back. Here...." With that, she took a small Pok? Ball from a drawer, enlarged it, and with a red light made a small Pok?mon appear.



This is the first form evolution of the Venusaur branch.

[Jackal]

"He's kinda cute. D'you think I could have that one?"

For the first time since starting this 'journey', Zane was getting a little nervous. He had no idea how to raise a Pok?mon. He supposed they could jog and play-fight and such, like Zane did when he wanted to get stronger, but as far as the elemental aspects went... He was clueless. Hopefully the Pok?mon itself would know what to do.
He scrambled through the dull throb of his oncoming headache for any information he'd ever picked up about Pok?mon:

His foster family hadn't been too into the idea of their children leaving on 'adventures', and didn't even keep a Pok?mon around the house as a pet. He remembered a member of his gang, Matt, had a Houndour--he really liked those ones--and it had been able to breathe fire. Nothing like the Charizard they'd seen once, but Matt had explained his Houndour needed to level up first. Zane had nodded, wondering how such a thing was measured--it was certainly a difficult thing to place on human strength.

He shook his head slightly, dismissing the thoughts and throwing a glance at the Professor.

[Zero]

Zero returned the Pok?mon, which had been blinking up at Zane with curiosity when it had been let out, and was already being returned! Bummer. In any case, with a smile, she handed the bi-coloured capture device to Zane, and scurried off to grab a small pack which was presumably full of something or other.l "There you go. Your Pok?mon-- and here are some useful items you'll need so you don't die halfway to Chorus." She joked, giving him the bag, as well.

Recieved Bulbasaur and Starter Pack!


Name:
Gender: Female
Species: Bulbasaur

Level: 5
Attacks: Tackle, Growl
Ability: Overgrow

Flavor Text:
For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back.

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/dp/001.png[/img]
[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Species:[/b] Bulbasaur

[b]Level:[/b] 5
[b]Attacks:[/b] Tackle, Growl
[b]Ability:[/b] Overgrow

[b]Flavor Text:[/b]
For some time after its birth, it grows by gaining nourishment from the seed on its back.

Key Items

Journal
(optional - record status so far on your journey)

Pokedex
(records Pokémon seen and obtained)

Togainu Map
(a map of the region)

Medical

Potion - 1

PokéBalls

PokéBall - 3

PremierBall - 2

Berry Pouch

Oran - 2
(heals Pokémon slightly)

Pecha - 2
(heals poison)

Lum - 2
(heals any status ailment)

TM/HM Case

TM27 - Return

[b]Key Items[/b]

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/journal.png[/img] Journal
(optional - record status so far on your journey)

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/poke-radar.png[/img] Pokedex
(records Pokémon seen and obtained)

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/town-map.png[/img] Togainu Map
(a map of the region)

[b]Medical[/b]

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/potion.png[/img] Potion - 1

[b]PokéBalls[/b]

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/poke-ball.png[/img] PokéBall - 3

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/premier-ball.png[/img] PremierBall - 2

[b]Berry Pouch[/b]

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/oran-berry.png[/img] Oran - 2
(heals Pokémon slightly)

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/pecha-berry.png[/img] Pecha - 2
(heals poison)

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/items/lum-berry.png[/img] Lum - 2
(heals any status ailment)

[b]TM/HM Case[/b]

[img]http://veekun.com/dex-images/tms/tm-normal.png[/img] TM27 - Return

Zero gave him once last look, almost of concernment, seeing as Zane was obviously a little out of it and being entrusted with a Pok?mon. "You take care now, alright?"