[It's late at night, but Eda's still making her way to Violet City and its gym. It's not that the gym challenge is all that exciting to her, but she's hoping it'll help her feel less antsy about not being home to see how things play out. Plus, if she goes all the way with the league... Well, being (one of) the most powerful trainers in the region has a nice ring to it.

But as she heads down the trail, Eda stumbles and nearly trips over something that then rears up with a shrill hoot. And, well, Eda can't bring herself to be mad at the owl-like Pokemon that tripped her up. Especially because it seems to have an injured wing.]

Hey! Easy, easy... Come here, Mama Eda's g-- [With another high-pitched cry, the Hoothoot flies away, leaving Eda to get out a Pokeball and chase after it. With a hurt wing, it's not moving too quickly, but Eda could still use some help.]

Hey, stop that bird! Ah, carefully!

Ugh. Alright, I'll admit it. I need advice. [Eda's voice is croaky and sounds so tired as the audio feed starts. If only this was the result of overindulging in apple blood, but no, it's not. This is just proof that she cannot escape being a mother.] Luzifer kept me up with her screeching all night, and this morning when she finally stopped, someone on the hotel staff came by to tell me Queenie was eating all the fruit in the lobby!

[A scoff.]

I asked him what he else excepted, leaving a bunch of fruit bowls in a hotel for people with pet demons, but then-- Well, long story short, I need to go back to camping tonight. Which wouldn't be a big deal if I'd gotten any sleep the night before!

Luzifer's a Hoothoot who's scared of her own shadow, and Queenie's a Noibat who won't stop eating, and can't seem to help making everyone around her dizzy. They're good kids, but they are a handful... And not even the kind I'm used to! So how do you guys handle this sort of behavior? Neither of them like to stay in their Pokeballs at night, so that's not happening.

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