Nothing Like a Break [Closed]

Okay, so maybe he really did not know what he was doing. While he was making his way towards the table Shard had pointed out, he had ended up almost walking into a man sitting at the table before. Luckily for him the man seemed to notice his plight when it came to walking and moved forward just enough for him to pass by. Making his way to the table safely, he sat down and pulled the bag he had brought with him closer to check on his money amount.

"I think we have enough for a cup of tea and a snack."  Shard did a small dance at that information.  Maleko smiled at the Snivy in return and pulled out his money holder.  He had learned rather quickly when he started his journey that he had to be cautious with how much he spent at any given time.  As he counted out how much he believed would be needed, after looking at the menu, Shard took to looking around once more.  He was by nature a curious soul and he took any opportunity since he and Maleko had started traveling to take in the sites.   One thing that caught the Pokemon's eye was the fact that at the nearby table was a woman seemingly watching the two, though it seemed like she was about to go back to her tea.

Giving a small call to draw Maleko's attention, he made to alert his friend to the woman.  She didn't seem dangerous, but it was a better safe than sorry situation.

Upon hearing Shard's call Maleko looked away from his money to the Snivy. He was not sure what his friend was trying to warn about. Looking over at where his friend was looking he was met with the scene of a woman comforting a Smoochum.

"What is it?  She d-doesn't seem to be paying attention to us.  Is it the baby Pokemon?  Are you interested in it?"  He couldn't be more confused as to why his friend seemed so uptight.  "Snivy...!"  "W-Watching?  She was w-watching us?  Probably because she was curious.  P-People do stuff like that.  Remember when I first brought you into the Village?  We were w-watched for days.  She's no threat.  But I am curious about the baby Pokemon...."  Shard seemed to gain a look of exasperation.  "What?  I h-haven't played a prank on anyone in a while!"  The look changed to one of understanding.  Maleko gave his friend a sly smile before changing it to one of innocents.

"Um...  Excuse me miss...."  Let the games begin.

Well he didn’t expect for her to be so willing to suddenly talk to him. Maleko internally snickered at the fact that she did though. Instead he turned his attention to the Smoochum in the woman’s hold like he was curious about it. “T-That’s a cute Smoochum.” Shard chimed in with a sound of confirmation, playing along. Maleko was surprised with how willing his friend was to help him with all this. Usually when he played a prank Shard wouldn’t play along. Then he saw the look on his friend’s face. Okay, he was not playing along, but that wasn’t going to deter him.  In fact it made him almost giddy that he was going against what his friend.  It was now becoming a battle of wills.

So she was a doctor.  That explained why she pointed out Shard's health.  Looking at the Smoochum the woman, Mariko, had ask pardon for, he saw that it had fallen asleep.  "It's fine.  S-Since she is so little, it make s-sense that she would be curious."  He couldn't help but say, though he noticed Shard seemed a little down from the fact he wasn't being studied anymore.  Seriously, sometimes he never could understand what went through his best friends head.  "So a clinic huh?  Must be difficult.  I w-want to be a gym leader.  I had to beg my dad to let me start on this journey.  I only had Shard to begin with... but I f-found another Pokemon while I was on my way here!  D-Don't know why I would f-find a winter Deerling just off the b-boarder between Celosia and the Eastern Plains, but I did."  This was said with a small amount of pride and the slightest bit of confusion left over by his find.  Maybe it was because he had been playing his flute?  He didn't know, and he wasn't about to say that thought to Mariko.