"Yeah, I'm fine--" Oh. Now Zack is holding his hand, sort of. That's...kinda nice...
But then Zack's pulling him away from the bush, and Cloud turns with a slightly exasperated look. "It's not. Didn't you read about this place? Battling is basically all these things do." He tries to extract his arm from Zack's grasp. "And if this one can explode, then I want it battling for me. Hey, CJ, make yourself useful!"
CJ is aware of type advantages even if Cloud isn't yet, but that doesn't deter him. He circles around and swoops again, calling out with his Disarming Voice until the Voltorb starts to look a bit dizzy. Looks like his best chance - Cloud throws one of his empty Pokeballs at it, just like the manual described, and it looks for a moment like he'll catch it without issue, but then the Voltorb pops back out and looks even more pissed, if that's possible.
"Shit--" Before he can try again, it zaps CJ, who almost falls out of the air but just manages to stabilize. Cloud glares at the little orb and tries to catch it again...and this time, it stays put in the ball. He picks it up gingerly, but it seems inert. CJ coos triumphantly, but descends on shaky wings to perch back in Cloud's hair again; this time, he doesn't complain. "Uh...sorry. You okay?" The bird whistles an affirmative, but...
Cloud turns to Zack, looking a bit chagrined. "Um...you mind if we stop at the Pokecenter on the way to--to our date?" He can't help a bit of a smile returning as he says it. A date! With Zack! He still can hardly believe it.
sorry for the delay!
But then Zack's pulling him away from the bush, and Cloud turns with a slightly exasperated look. "It's not. Didn't you read about this place? Battling is basically all these things do." He tries to extract his arm from Zack's grasp. "And if this one can explode, then I want it battling for me. Hey, CJ, make yourself useful!"
CJ is aware of type advantages even if Cloud isn't yet, but that doesn't deter him. He circles around and swoops again, calling out with his Disarming Voice until the Voltorb starts to look a bit dizzy. Looks like his best chance - Cloud throws one of his empty Pokeballs at it, just like the manual described, and it looks for a moment like he'll catch it without issue, but then the Voltorb pops back out and looks even more pissed, if that's possible.
"Shit--" Before he can try again, it zaps CJ, who almost falls out of the air but just manages to stabilize. Cloud glares at the little orb and tries to catch it again...and this time, it stays put in the ball. He picks it up gingerly, but it seems inert. CJ coos triumphantly, but descends on shaky wings to perch back in Cloud's hair again; this time, he doesn't complain. "Uh...sorry. You okay?" The bird whistles an affirmative, but...
Cloud turns to Zack, looking a bit chagrined. "Um...you mind if we stop at the Pokecenter on the way to--to our date?" He can't help a bit of a smile returning as he says it. A date! With Zack! He still can hardly believe it.