[Seth Silvester]

After his last failure at capturing a new pokemon, Seth was determined to make this outing better. He wanted more. More information on pokemon. More knowledge on the surroundings. More meaning out of his position as Warden. Because of these things Seth took six of his strongest pokemon and spent a good portion of the early morning and afternoon hiking to the Dragon's Den.

"Auntie, Waterfall if you please," he asked his Mantine. Auntie bellowed lowly, her head pressed against Seth's thigh as she felt how stiff her partner was. There were larger pokemon out here. Dangerous ones. It made Seth wonder if he should be out here alone.

Climbing onto Auntie's back, he realized something. He wasn't alone....but he was still afraid.

(Claiming the second encounter thread of the week. Preferring a pokemon that won't make Seth shit himself.)

[Eri]

Behold!




Species: Eelektrik
Gender: Male
Ability: Levitate
~Moves~
Charge Beam
Crunch
Gastro Acid
Thrash

[Seth Silvester]

Auntie sensed the Eelektrik before Seth's poor eyes adjusted to the cave's darkness. She stopped swimming instantly, causing Seth's body to jolt forward, his legs tightening the grip he had around the Mantine. "Auntie?" he questioned before hearing the crackle of of electricity. Mere feet away from them the water lit up in a wonderful display of energy, the off-white color stained blue from the cavern's atmosphere. His Mantine bayed at the scene, pulling away from the eerie current. "Wait," Seth commanded, his voice shaking as he slid off his pokemon. The water reached up to the man's knees, dampening the khaki hiking pants he wore.

From the water rose the head of the Eelektrik, it's circular mouth gaping at Seth and Auntie. The human could feel his knees shake as the wild pokemon slithered over to him, pausing inches away from Seth's body. He could feel Auntie desperately wanting to jump in and battle the Eelektrik. She wanted to keep it away from her master. "N-no, Auntie," Seth stuttered, his voice barely above a whisper. "It's curious. It would have a-attacked already."

The Eelektrik glowed brighter as it dove under the water and nudged at Seth's boots. The Warden could feel his heart pounding away in his chest. He felt faint. Out of all the times for him to be wrong, he hoped this wasn't one of them.

Slowly, painfully slowly, the Eelektrik poked its head out of the murky water and gurgled at Seth. "For you," the Warden replied, reaching into his pant pocket and pulling out a berry. Smart or foolish-- this moment would determine Seth's actions. He had either read the Eelektrik's behavior correctly or he was wrong. Dead wrong. Closing his eyes Seth awaited the outcome, ignoring Auntie's anxious hums or Sonnet's pokeball wiggling against his hip, ready to spring loose to calm his terrors.

If the Eelektrik ate, he would capture it as a friend. If it bit, it would faint under Auntie's attacks.

Friend or foe?

Seth waited. He felt slimy lips touch his fingers and a sharp fang scrape lightly against his skin. There was a pregnant pause as the whole world seemed to still and finally, finally, the Eelektrik slurped the berry out of Seth's palm and the cave lit up in a brilliant show of light.

It will be a friend.

(Capturing the Eelektrik. Thank you!)