((Kinda need Tsumani/The Potato Prince to say something... I wish I didn't have such a need for structure smh))
Roncho was prepping his hammock for the night ((since we don't really have any sense of time other than Eli's comment about the three-day-long fight, I'm just gonna take initiative and call it night)) when he noticed Eli following at an awkward distance behind him.
"Hey bud, it was great to meet ya, but I'm hittin' the sack for the night. Might not be a bad idea to do so yourself. You might not be a Golisopod, but first impressions are still important, y'know?" ((it's funny because Golisopod's signature move is First Impression))
Before he could get settled, a shiny Dartrix that he assumed was Paiyu's came zooming by, seemingly desperate to find someone or something. Flufflenutt squealed at it, and, with a mischievous grin, gave the bird a round of applause, sending it spinning in circles around a nearby tree.
"Hey Fluff, cut that out!" The Whimsicott quickly ceased its encore and purred innocently at Roncho. "C'mon, bud, you know better. I don't have a lot of friends, and I don't want to lose the ones I just made!"
Roncho immediately realized his mistake, but it was too late. Flufflenutt began crying wildly and ran off towards the city. Oh come on, Fluff. I just want to get some sleep... You know what I meant.
He scrambled to put his boots back on and ran after his fluffy friend. "FLUFF!" After quickly scanning the route, and hoping that Flufflenutt wouldn't run into the city on her own, he noticed a rustling bush out of the corner of his eye. "FLUFF!" Flufflenutt squealed back at Roncho. When he approached the bush, she had her back to Roncho, but quickly turned around, holding a bouquet of Flabebes. "Whimsi!" She was trying to put on a sweet smile, hoping to win back the love of its trainer.
Roncho smiled, relieved that she wasn't trying to run from him anymore, and picked her up. "Now, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. You guys are my best friends, no matter what. But I do need some human friends, too. Besides, I think they like y'all." He started to give Flufflenutt a hug, then remember the Flabebes. "Hey, you should probably let those go..." Roncho felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned to look, a massive Florges was standing over him, giving him a menacing maternal glare. "Uh, Fluff, we should probably go..." They began to book it back to the hammock, but before they could get very far, another Florges of equal size blocked their path.
"Boom boom, pop!" Roncho called out to his Scizor to save the day. Boom Boom Pop buzzed excitedly, happy to finally be introduced into the story, and started flying around on his own. "Use Bullet Punch on these Florges!" But it was already too late. BBP had pulled out some shiny swords and was swinging them in the air, lost in his own world. He's not exactly the brightest Lampent in the mansion... Roncho sighed. "Boom boom, berry!" He tossed an Occa Berry, Scizor's favorite, into the hands of the nearest gargantuan Florges. "Catch!" BBP caught the scent of the berry and charged for it, furiously punching the air. His zeal caused him to zoom straight through the Florges, knocking it into the horizon. The ground behind where the fairy once stood was littered with a thousand claw-shaped holes. After finally slowing down, the Scizor returned to Roncho and happily chomped away on its Berry. The Florges that stood behind Roncho, seeing the Scizor return, quickly fled with its offspring into the bushes.
"Well, thanks for your help, bud. We're gonna have to work on that noggin of yours, though." BBP buzzed contentedly, oblivious of his shortcomings. They made their way back to where Roncho had set up his hammock, only to find that it was no longer in the area. "Gosh dangit, not again!" Roncho slumped down against the nearest tree and tried to go to sleep. BBP plopped down beside him, patted him lightly on the shoulder (well, as lightly as a large metal claw would allow; Roncho wore shoulder pads for this reason), and rested his steel head on Roncho.
It had been quite the interesting day. What could tomorrow possibly hold? Would Eli be accepted in Almia? Roncho was too tired to worry about these things right now.
