[CLOSED] A Festival of Surprises

Mariko sighed as she waited for the festival to start. She was slightly tired due to the cold, but she knew that it was a tad too early to go to sleep just yet. That and she really didn’t have a place to stay here for the night. She was contemplating how she could rectify that problem with her plan, and was currently coming up blank on solutions. Looking up, she watched as Celeste and Luka, who had surprisingly both evolved right as they, Mariko, and Snowdrop had begun to step foot outside of the contest hall, flew around trying to get used to their new forms, and, in Luka’s case, new typing. The two seemed to be having a bit of confusion with their new wingspans and lift since they bumbled about. This made Mariko give a soft smile and a quiet giggle at their expense. She then looked down at where she had placed Snowdrop on the ground, and watched the baby Pokemon throw snow in the air and then dance around in until it had all fallen back down before she repeated the process. The sight was adorable, and Snowdrop seemed to appreciate being in her element of type. Giving another smile at the baby Pokemon, she moved her gaze to neutral ground and watched the scenery around her, waiting for the festival to finally open.

A festival huh…? That seemed like a very interesting way to end a contest, though he really didn't feel like really running through the stalls as much as people watching. Who knows, there might be some suckers amongst the crowd he could prank. Shard had been keeping a tighter hold on his prankster mentality lately which made him feel out of sorts. Looking around, he watched the venders who were still setting up their stalls, before he looked to his side and watched Mistletoe prance around in the snow that covered the ground, obviously happy to be in her season’s precipitation of choice. She had used Camouflage earlier, and so the cold didn’t seem to bug her as much as would if she was still her normal grass typing. Shard on the other hand…. Maleko glanced down at his best friend who was nestled in his arms, shivering and glaring once more at the snow on the ground as though it would go away if he did so. “S-Still too cold for you buddy?” The question was rhetorical but boy did it earn him the death glare of the century. Sighing, Maleko tried to think of something that could possibly distract his friend from his situation. Maybe when the festival was going on, he could slip away without being noticed and play his flute some?

Z walked into the festival grounds with his pokemon at his side. Most of them were wearing warm pokemon clothes to protect them from the elements, but Sparky and Tsurara didn't need such protection and as such abstained. They looked around at the events that were being featured and they decided to visit eira and then go and enjoy themselves. As they walked up, Scorpio walked ahead to say hi to his not-so-little sister figure.

"I'd like to formally introduce, Tsurara and Volt," said Z as he motioned to his newest teammates, "I met them recently and they had their debut in your contest earlier. Tsurara has quite a bit of skill with her ice and Volt is filled with raw power, so I'm sure they will be great for gym battles. I'm glad you liked my performance. Tsurara has been practicing her sculpting for a while now to get it just right."

Z chuckled, "as long as she doesn't lay any eggs in my hair. And I think I can stick around for Tsurara to get a few lessons from the masters here. I'm sure she would love to refine her technique more. It might even help her to get better in gym battles as well. I won't be able to stick around for too long though, I have to get to setting up for a special event that is coming up. Feel free to drop by and visit."

"Who is ele?" asked Z. He didn't recall any one of her pokemon with that name, and he wasn't aware of a pokemon named Ele that she owned. He brushed the scales out of his hair and looked around.
Scorpio was having fun playing with grace, *you really have grown big and strong. I won't be able to toss you around anymore. Maybe one day we can have a real battle and find out just how strong you've become.*

A Walrein with a coat on it's back?  He could not be more confused.  Staring at the Pokemon, he tried to figure out what it was trying to get him to understand, and, seemed to be failing miserably.  Where did the coat even come from?  Confused he took the coat with a small unsure nod of acceptance, not sure what else to do at the moment.  Shard, on the other hand, seemed to be looking at the coat with eyes that showed uncertainty at the sudden appearance, but not a single complaint since he saw it as a thing he could warm himself up with.  Motioning to the coat, Shard made his intent clear to Maleko, who, upon realizing what Shard wanted, moved the coat over his arms in such a way that the Snivy was rested under it and could start warming up.  Maleko, himself, could deal with the cold, his best friend would always come first.  Giving a small smile as Shard snuggled into his hold, and his new heat source, Maleko continued to play the waiting game for the festival to start.