[Arcanine responds with a proud 'BOOF!' from around his new toy, wriggling and wagging his tail even more enthusiastically. He's well trained enough not to immediately go barrelling full-tilt at James, but he prances over with the barely-bridled enthusiasm of any good doggo who's been told he's good, and begins inspecting James from closer up. Sniff, sniff...]
[Blue, meanwhile, looks exasperated but a little pleased, as any trainer would be when their Pokémon is complimented.] Sheesh, you'll give him a big head! [He mock-complains, dusting his hands off from bits of dead bark and underbrush as he trails more slowly behind his Pokémon. Tailing after Blue between his feet is another canid Pokémon, Eevee's ears flicking as he appraises James more skeptically than the larger Arcanine.]
So? Where's your Pokémon? [Blue cranes his head around. This guy was a trainer too, right...?]
[Arcanine drops his log at James' feet and barks, wagging again. Pets! Pets and log-toss, come on, James!!]
[Blue raises an eyebrow at the description, but indeed, once James sends his Pokémon out, they're... two very oceanic-looking Pokémon. Was this guy a Water-type specialist like Archie? Although he had a Growlithe, he said...] "Two tentacled pals" and no Tentacool, huh?
I've never seen either of these Pokémon... [He muses, walking closer to join James, his Pokémon and Arcanine. He kneels down, pulling his Pokédex out to scan them.] What region are you from?
[There's a noticeable freeze from Blue, pausing to glance back up at the man. Another Kantonian...? The only one he'd met here, amongst all the lame Hoennians and Alolans. Well, it was better than nothing, he decided with a cynical lidding of his eyes, watching as Mareanie devoured his face.]
[Ignoring James' suffering for a moment, he instead kneels down to grin at Inkay, flipping his Pokédex open.] Aren't you different? The Kalos region, huh... Gramps has a research fellow there...
[While Blue starts recording dex data, Arcanine joins his trainer, giving the smaller Pokémon a friendly sniff, although he seems unsure of all the commotion coming from the man stumbling about.] Your trainer's not in trouble, is he? I smell poison from over there....
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Maybe he can thank his lucky stars for that.
...Slowly his gaze sweeps towards the Arcanine.]
Well, aren't you handsome?
[That's directed at the Arcanine.]
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[Blue, meanwhile, looks exasperated but a little pleased, as any trainer would be when their Pokémon is complimented.] Sheesh, you'll give him a big head! [He mock-complains, dusting his hands off from bits of dead bark and underbrush as he trails more slowly behind his Pokémon. Tailing after Blue between his feet is another canid Pokémon, Eevee's ears flicking as he appraises James more skeptically than the larger Arcanine.]
So? Where's your Pokémon? [Blue cranes his head around. This guy was a trainer too, right...?]
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My two terrific, tentacled pals?
One moment.
[He lifts a Poké Ball out of each pocket and gently expands them to fill his palms.]
Okay, you two, come on out!
[Inkay pops out first with a delighted squeal, then Mareanie plops out on to the ground and gives Blue a slightly bored look.]
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[Blue raises an eyebrow at the description, but indeed, once James sends his Pokémon out, they're... two very oceanic-looking Pokémon. Was this guy a Water-type specialist like Archie? Although he had a Growlithe, he said...] "Two tentacled pals" and no Tentacool, huh?
I've never seen either of these Pokémon... [He muses, walking closer to join James, his Pokémon and Arcanine. He kneels down, pulling his Pokédex out to scan them.] What region are you from?
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[He says and he smiles at Arcanine.]
But these two cuties are from distant, daring lands!
Inkay is from Kalos and Mareanie is from Alola.
[Inkay waves and Mareanie turns to look up at James.]
Oh, no, d-
[She leaps up enthusiastically and wraps her tentacles around her Trainer's head. James staggers about in an attempt to pull her loose.
Inkay, meanwhile, doesn't seem alarmed by any of this. This happens all the time.]
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[Ignoring James' suffering for a moment, he instead kneels down to grin at Inkay, flipping his Pokédex open.] Aren't you different? The Kalos region, huh... Gramps has a research fellow there...
[While Blue starts recording dex data, Arcanine joins his trainer, giving the smaller Pokémon a friendly sniff, although he seems unsure of all the commotion coming from the man stumbling about.] Your trainer's not in trouble, is he? I smell poison from over there....