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[crouching_sin]

[Normally Naoya wouldn't bother with a post like this, but he's at his wit's end. He's done his best to try to solve it himself, but it's not working... so it's a rather frazzled-looking Naoya who appears on the screen, barely holding on to a very frightened-looking Ralts.]

[The Ralts in question is making tiny squeaking noises and looks like she wants to cry and hide rather than be anywhere in the area. Any Pokémon watching can probably hear her squeaking 'he is a bad and scary man'.]

Most of my Pokémon are rather well behaved. This one, however... doesn't seem to want to be anywhere near me. I haven't done anything to scare her. She just hatched a few days ago.

Has anyone else had problems with a Ralts that... doesn't seem to like them?

[He just... turns the video off. He'll put her back in her Pokeball now because... he doesn't know what else to do.]

Comments

[babel_hacker]

[She's still so young...

It wouldn't be easy and it's likely to take a long time for him to heal. He...would need support in order to overcome it.]

[crouching_sin]

[... I don't know how to do that. She just sits down on the ground, pouting a little.]

[babel_hacker]

[By just being there for him and extending your hand, whenever he needs t.

There's no right way to go about it...]

[crouching_sin]

[I'll try... but it's going to be hard with him.]

[babel_hacker]

[Just as long you do your best. And if you ever need someone to talk to, ask for me.

She pats her head. Atsuro quietly watches and looks at Naoya.]

[crouching_sin]

[Naoya looks away briefly. This feels... intimate. Something he shouldn't be privy to.]

[Alice nuzzles Andromeda a little, before nodding. Okay...]

[babel_hacker]

[When Atsuro speaks, it's just a whisper to Naoya.]

...Seems like they settled it.

[crouching_sin]

... I think so. She seems calmer now, at least.

[babel_hacker]

Right.

...I guess I'll keep Andromeda on my team for a while.