Daily Life [Publius]

Eira jumped at the sudden force landing on top of her, throwing the blankets off as she sat up to see what had landed on top of her. She knew Walrein wouldn't jump onto her with his sudden size and Shimmer wasn't the playful type, so she assumed it had been the freshly hatched Grace wanting to play. Seeing a little Mudkip sitting amongst the furs that she had thrown off, Eira sat confused for a moment before she looked towards the entry to her home and Publius standing there. She scowled at him, not liking that he let his Pokemon jump on top of her when she had just gotten comfortable again. "What is it Li?"

Eira's mood brightened considerably at learning that the Pokemon that had disturbed her was actually a baby Pokemon. If there was one thing that Eira loved, it was baby Pokemon, especially tiny ones like Mudkip. She removed herself from the furs and straightened herself before addressing Publius with a smile. "I'd be happy to help you now that you have a partner of your own. There really isn't any secret or anything to raising a Pokemon, you just interact with it like you with anyone else. Let's see, I guess the best way to learn is to interact with someone who has had a Pokemon for a while. Let me go get Walrein so you can watch how we are."

Eira quickly moved to her bedroom, where she knew her long time partner was still asleep. She took a moment to survey the room for his whereabouts and couldn't help a warm smile at the sight of Walrein having Grace safely tucked under one of his massive fins, keeping her moderately warm with his abundance of fur and fat. Eira slowly crossed over to him, careful to not wake the rest of her sleeping partners as she passed their various spots around the room, until she was right next to the large blue mass that was her Walrein. She nudged him gently to wake him up, Walrein opening his eyes to pear at her sleepily the second she touched him since he had grown to be quite the light sleeper. She motioned for him to follow her into the other room before she turned and made her way back into the front room where Publius was waiting.

"I'm sorry for the wait," she said with a broad smile that lit up her face as Walrein also came into the room, his mouth opened wide in a giant yawn. "As you are aware, this is my partner, Walrein. We've been together for years now, so I'm sure we can teach you a thing or two about becoming friends with your Pokemon."

Walrein hardly noticed the small Pokemon run into him, the small nudge causing him to lean down so he could be eye level with the baby Water type. Most Pokemon would think that he was intimidating, but Walrein was really only trying to smile at the little one with his large teeth gleaming. Walrein gave a bark of a laugh as he reared back to look at his partner, who was silently giggling as well at the Mudkip. "Your Pokemon is simply adorable, Publius. I don't see why you think he is a problem."

Eira thought for a moment about what Publius had just told her about training his companion. After a moment, Walrein bumped her side and she let out a small laugh and smile as she began to run her hand over his head. "That's the thing about being with a Pokemon, Publius, you have to learn how to let go and just trust them. Your Mudkip may be young and he may be excitable, but he is also durable and strong in ways you don't even know yet."

She paused to look at him with a knowing smile like she was amused with something. "You can't be too protective of them or they won't grow to be able to protect you."