It's a fine spring morning when Ellie Pine, Junior Research Assistant, finishes the invention that will make her name. Eventually. Once she demonstrates it. And probably improves it a little, right now it requires psychic talent but-
Direct, two-way communication between humans and pokemon. It'll be a game-changer. She screws the cover plate shut and hooks it to the nylon strap.
She whistles. "Eevee! Here, girl!"
It's also good to have clearly pins on your ruff, which Jolteon now does. Very distinguished-looking.
Their time in Cerulean City goes on. Ellie and the team make progress on the gym challenge in between the training and recreation. Jolteon's the star because of the type advantage, but the others get their turns too when she needs a rest or they face a quagsire or marshtomp or similar counter.
Officer Jenny informs them that the body of the man Flicker and Flareon saw at the lab was found. They're not sure about cause of death, but it doesn't look like it was any of the wounds he had sustained while fleeing. He was headed south, paralleling the road to Saffron City. The police there have begun searching for any known associates of his.
Flareon's dad continues to recover.
Flareon talks to her dad a lot, then, one day, tells Ellie - "He's okay to leave the rehab place soon, but the doctor stills thinks he should be living with someone else who speaks human and has thumbs and stuff, and... He's not all that healthy, now. He says he's worried I'll get bored, and he doesn't want me getting stuck as his caregiver..."
Fidget. "I - dad encouraged me - I wanted to know if. I could travel with you?"
Heeee! Snuggle!
"Does that mean I get an Ellievee name, too?" she teases.
She hums. "Well, I like fire words, but a lot are kind of stereotypical..."
"Could work! Don't know about stuff like 'red,' but color words that're also other things could be cool."
"All right, let's check some lists. Color words... ruby, garnet, crimson, scarlet, burgundy, gold, amber, xanthous..."
She giggles. "Xanthous is a really silly sounding word. I like... Garnet, crimson, ruby, and amber. Crimson sounds like more of a color than anything else, though, so maybe not that... And Amber's kind of more girly feminine than I usually feel..."
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