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He was feeling lazy this week. Oddly, this meant he was determined to get his weekly routine over with early. Perhaps it made a tiny bit of sense – the more work he could cram in now, the less he’d have to do later. Whatever his reasons, he’d barely given himself time to recover from his previous Pokemon hunt before heading out for the current one.

Today, his search carried him to Obsidian Krag. It was a place he couldn’t remember visiting before, so it was bound to have a type he didn’t have. Anything with different strengths and weaknesses from the rest of his team would only make him stronger and more valuable, so he was going to catch what types he could find…at least until he felt up to doing the necessary research on team building.

He walked until his feet started to hurt, and then walked a little longer – just enough to find a place where he could sit down and rest for a few minutes. He stared into the darkness around him, resisting the urge to take off his shoes and rub his sore feet. He’d have plenty of time to do that when he got back home.

[Kitten4u]

Behold!



Species: Drilbur
Gender: Female
Ability: Sand Rush
~Moves~
Scratch
Earthquake
Metal Claw
Dig

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As he rested, something came out of the ground right near him. Acting on instinct, he sent the easiest Pokemon to reach – Midnight, this time – out to meet whatever had come to join him.

Then he good a look at the strange Pokemon. He knew that species…that was a Drillbur. It could evolve into a part steel type, which would certainly be a good addition to Team Origin as a whole. He’d have to see about bringing it home with him, if possible.

“Midnight, go make friends,” he ordered. “You’re good at that.”

The Houndour barked and approached the Drillbur, wagging her tiny stump of a tail. The two exchanged words he didn’t understand, and then started to play. The Drillbur popped back underground and reappered behind her, giving her back paw a quick tap and disappearing as she turned around to repeat the cycle.

The two continued their game for some time – Luke wasn’t sure how long because he’d fallen asleep. He woke to Midnight whining and licking his face, and he gave her a reassuring pet between her ears while looking around for the Drillbur. It hadn’t left, had it?

Fortunately, he was able to spot it, and tossed an empty pokeball. The ball wobbled a little but then stilled, and Midnight fetched it for her trainer before pushing her nose behind him and trying to push him up. He laughed at that and stood, taking the pokeball from the Houndour and following her as she led him back home.