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@Acqui: Thanks for the advice. I'm most likely going to go with that due to her personality. @Flux: And... I'm not surprised that I didn't catch that at all.

1823 Grass types got nothing Danielle's team, literally .-.

1815 In that case, Flare or Corona could just burn the Stun spores away xD And yes, Danielle will call her back out in my next post.

1813 If they do have grass types, this is becoming more and more like when James is running away from his home in the anime...

Danielle looked on disappointingly as Mr. Kafkin sat down, uninterested in Mareek's sculptures. She hoped Avis would find her parents soon to strike a more cheerful chord with him. James' request then broke her out of her thoughts, allowing her to remain calm and collected as she worked on the orders. Danielle began humming a tune as she watched the coffee trickle down into the pitcher. Then she paused her humming briefly as she poured the coffee, adding cream and sugar into each of their respective cups. Once the coordinator was satisfied with her handiwork, she motioned for Zared to come over. "Left one is Mr. Kafkin's, right is his missus." Then, she handed the remaining cup over to James and his floating Duskull. "Here go you, James. Sugar and cream mixed with the finest of our Kalosian coffee beans~ Hope you enjoy it! And while you're at it, why_not take a look at Mareek's designs?" Zared was a little displeased that he has to deal with the serious man, but complied and walked over to Mr. Kafkin with the two cups that Danielle had handed to him. He lifted up his left hand first to indicate that this one was his. "Mawile~" he greeted politely. At least he wasn't a fire type, Zared couldn't help but feel bad for his teammate in hiding. ----------- After Avis passed the word on to Flare and his crew, she zoomed past Sissy's family reunion and began searching frantically for Mr. and Mrs. Chastain. This is turning out to be quite a difficult task since there were so many people with Mareek's hand-carved sculptures. If she wasn't in a rush, she would enjoy this hunting session but, alas, Danielle and Slade's life depends on her now. After some minutes, luckily, Avis finally found her human parents admiring some wind chimes. Her human mother was holding a couple of the ornaments while the father was holding their wooden sculpture carefully in one of his arms. She landed onto Mr. Chastain's shoulder and crowed in distress. "I still think this -- Oh, Avis! What is the matter?" Mr. Chastain asked the normally happy-go-lucky bird. He and his wife then got an earful to panicked cries before she flew a little a ways back to Danielle's stall, waiting for the parents to follow. "Marc, I have never seen Avis this scared before, not even when she almost got herself caught in that fish net that one time. Do you think something happened to Danielle?" Mrs. Chastain asked her husband worriedly as she put back the wind chimes onto their respective hooks at the stall. She then encircled her arm around his free one. Her husband, Marc Chastain, was more calm about the matter at hand. He adjusted his jacket's collar before he responded. "Now now, Carole, let's not jump to conclusions. If something terrible did happen, we would be hearing sirens by now. Perhaps Danielle just needs us for something important." With that, they both followed Avis back to Danielle's stall.

1790 Almost as bad as 70 @Turbo: No it's not. It just sounds like one to me xD

1787 Almost as bad as 70 Inside joke with me and ExLink. I was asking what could be worse than the overused 69 joke and he came up with 70.

1786 Almost as bad as 70 <-- This one thought Angry Jackpot was a reference to a game xD So, no, it's not you~

Azery, I'll get to addressing your part once ExLink makes a reaction to my post~

1783 Almost as bad as 70 Unfortunately, I am clueless on the reference too. Sorry Yes! We need more comedy once s*** hits the fan with Slade's parents.

I'm lost myself, since Electric types could go either way. It could go for the gym, but Jolteon could be hindered by the ice field. It could go for the conclave, but Miki would want to go and see the Regice... Help...

Corona chirped happily at the order before she flew off from her counter to give Danielle her next order. Avis, seeing the empty counter, immediately flew over to take the Larvesta's place and swayed side to side, hoping to entertain the stern man as he waited for his order. Once Mr. Kafkin asked for Slade, however, the Murkrow stopped swaying and blinked at the picture. Now she understood why Slade went missing. He must have seen his parents coming to look for him. A sense of dread began to creep into her thoughts as she remembered what Slade had told her about his overwhelming parents. ------------- "New order, Corona?" Danielle asked her little bug. After a series of chirps and gestures, Danielle swiftly went to prepare the two cups of coffee when Mr. Kafkin asked for Slade. Danielle almost spilled some of her precious Kalosian coffee bean bag if it wasn't for Corona holding it up with her head. She glanced at Avis, who appeared to be just as nervous as she was, giving how still she became all of a sudden. 'Focus Danielle. Your Pokemon could feel your fear too. I do need help if this gets nasty though...' With a smile, she turned around to address the tall man with glasses. "Why, you must be Mr. Kafkin then. It's a pleasure to meet you~ As a matter of fact, Slade is a good friend of mine. He should be in the Sizzlen Grill stall making some food with his Pokemon. It's down a few stalls from here~" Danielle added, her finger pointing to the right of her as it made little circles. Taking a note of Danielle's signal, Avis uttered a cry to object to Danielle's observation. She then pointed to the barbecue stall and shrugged to indicate Slade's missing presence before she flew off to warn Slade's Pokemon and to find Danielle's parents, who had left them after they received their commission and drinks. "Forgive me, Mr. Kafkin. My Murkrow must have seen that Slade has taken a break; she has currently taken off to find him for you. In the meantime, why don't you take a look at what my friends, Mareek and Lana, have to offer while I prepare your order? My Mawile will deliver your drinks to you once they are ready~" Zared and Corona also sensed the tension that came over their master; it became more apparent when Avis flew off in haste. Corona, remembering the Kafkins' dislike of Fire-types, flew off and hid herself behind Erce, uttering a few chirps to explain herself. Zared, however, only gave a brief stare of disapproval to the older man before he went back to deliver the prepared drinks for the other customers. When he passed by Lana and Mareek, Zared poked them both and notified them of the situation by snapping his horn towards Danielle and Mr. Kafkin before he sauntered off. ((ExLink, you could say that Avis notified Flare and the others before she left to find Mr. and Mrs. Chastain))

Thanks Chimchain! I updated by team on my OP. I'll copy and paste the team here too: Avis, the Murkrow (Level 25) Ability: Prankster Moves: Night Shade (New) Aerial Ace (New) Dark Pulse Steel Wing Support Moves: Featherdance Roost Corona, the Larvesta (Level 25) Ability: Flame Body Moves: Incinerate (New) Signal Beam (New) Acrobatics (New) Flame Charge Support Moves: String Shot Morning Sun Zared, the Mawile (Level 23) Ability: Intimidate Moves: Fairy Wind Iron Head Bite Hidden Power [Water] Support Moves: Iron Defense (New) Pain Split

It feels fine to me. I put Iron Defense on Mawile as well.

1741 Almost as bad as 70 I think she would have given them to him already. It's not nice to celebrate your boyfriend's birthday on a day that is not his b-day, unless otherwise agreed.

I'm updating my team as well. And I have the same question that Stratos has, only with Acrobatics.

1738 Almost as bad as 70 I love playing as Avis, you have no idea. And yaaaays

1736 Almost as bad as 70 I will mention the Flareon in the next post, since I don't want to write a novel xD

One of the said stalls in the festival had a calm, natural look about it. The furniture and the accessories all seemed to exude a feeling of warmth and nature, as they mostly made of wood. The only exceptions to this theme are the coffee maker, bags of coffee beans, spoons and straws and other ingredients that are set neatly to the side. A Murkrow was flying around looking for anything that could be amiss (and entertaining guests), a Larvesta was seated by the register and the menu as the customers pay for their purchases, which allowed the customers to pet her, and a Mawile was helping to deliver the said purchases from both Danielle and Mareek's end. Their trainer, a girl dressed in a blue furisode, was mostly behind a small counter used to prepare her drinks. "My my, I never thought I would see you in this outfit again, mon chéri!" A tall woman with slick, brown hair said amicably as she approached Danielle's stall. A man with bright, blue eyes could also be seen chuckling beside the older woman; his arm was wrapped around her shoulder as he glanced at the Pokemon. "Mama! Papa!" Danielle exclaimed as she ran over from her booth to embrace her parents. She was met with a tight family hug from the both of them before she allowed Avis to give her greeting. "How is everything back at home?" "Surprisingly lonely." Mr. Chastain replied with a grin. "I never thought it would this boring without your loud mouth. Isn't that right, sweetie?" "Very true, dear. I miss all of those discussions that we have about your boy friends." The mother laughed as she stroked Avis. "Anyways, Valerie also sends her regards. Unfortunately, she couldn't afford to leave her post to come and see you, but she told us to give you a little something. So, you must stop by our room before the Winter Cup begins, understand?" Avis cackled as Danielle blushed at her mother's teasing comment. She realized that she didn't tell her parents about Slade yet. "T-Thanks, mom and dad..." She then heard Corona give a chirp to notify her about the new customers. With a thumbs up sign to Corona, Danielle gathered her nerves and nodded towards Avis. "Sorry, I need to go and help out my friends here. Can we catch up later? Avis will show you around~" Her two parents gave a thumbs up sign themselves and began to follow the Murkrow to the stall. They began to take a look at the wood carvings that Mareek has displayed after they ordered two drinks. ---------- While her master's parents are occupied with Mareek's impressive carvings, Avis took a look around to see how Slade was doing... Only to find that the Murkrow-wannabe is missing. Strange, she could have sworn that Slade was here just a minute ago. Where did he go?

1734 Almost as bad as 70 I'm going to go with the Flareon since it suits him more xD And sure, thanks!

1731 Almost as bad as 70 I had in mind the black fedora with the feather and one plushie, but I don't know which one. xD Also, I can't find a way to fit it into the story yet. I could say something about the hat, but that's it.

1724 Almost as bad as 70 That's impossible for now since he's hiding in his room. lol Since his birthday passed already, that means he should be wearing the new outfit right? I can't really specify what Danielle gave him at this point

1722 Almost as bad as 70 @Link: I'm guessing this was part of the gift Danielle gave? @Turbo: There is nothing like a cheery Crasher Wake type of guy to lighten up the mood! Go for it!

1719 Almost as bad as 70 You forgot it again~~ And that Umbreon Pokedoll LOL!

1717 Almost as bad as 70 Same here Turbo. I'm struggling with the parents' part right now.