( at first, he doesn't seem to realize who "rescued" him and it causes a giggle to pass her lips when he does a double-take, veering to face her. she lifts a hand in greeting but the pleasantries are cut short because the applin has plans to lunge again. this time she's a bit worried herself about the attempted attack. ) Ack! Oh no, it's coming back!

( tristan is, however, very much on it! as he steps between herself and the offending pokemon, she feels a slight bit of heat rise to her cheeks and watches as he orders his adorable monkey-mon to defend them. she raises her brows, though, when he mentions that they've been practicing. not one to not be totally impressed by tristan's level of skill dueling expert, eh? she brightens up and feels less threatened! ) Tristan to the rescue! I'm so glad you've trained somewhat, I'm still learning with Eevee...

( when chimchar swipes at the applin, the grass-type frets and soon scurries off, afraid of being inflicted with a burn, or worse, fainting. ) You made it go away! Great job, Tristan!