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[leadinglady]

[ backdated to before the elves, just when the snow is really heavily piling up! SOMEBODY has just been dumped out beyond the village after her de-hiatus kidnapping, and gave up wading through the packed snow after like five minutes. so she's trying a different tactic.

wherever you are, there's suddenly a girl on an armored penguin calling out for you to WATCH OUT!! as she sleds down the slope, swerving to avoid hitting you....... and then crashing into a tree. awkward. the only way that could be even more awkward is if you'd been unlucky and stepped out from behind a tree, out-of-sight, so that you didn't even get a warning before the girl and her penguin crash straight into you instead. whooops. ]

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[acuity]

[ r u implying what I think you're implying, miss. the great. she stares hard with a >:T kind of face. ]

Some of them are naturally this size. Like empoleon. I certainly don't overfeed her, I take good care of everyone on my team!

[weaponry]

[ this is really awkward.....

and it's kinda like how real first impressions go. hooray for an introduction that's like a mating dance of porcupines. ]

So they're naturally this big? That's impressive! I wonder why I've only seen small pokémon so far? How big are they when they're first hatched? [ She takes out another item in her scroll: metal polish. She holds it up, offering to polish Empoleon. ]

[acuity]

[ keywords... kinda, if by gym you mean her heart oh idk. penguinbuddy eyes the polish and pecks at it a little because ohhh shiny. ]

You've seen them in Luceti? Those of other trainers?... And I suppose that also depends on the species. But what exactly is that?

[weaponry]

[ Tenten does have a haunting effect if tactless, in-your-faceness isn't one's cup of tea. ]

Yeah. Other trainers! One of my friends got one as an egg, I think he won it. [ She continues on as she unscrews the polish. ] This is metal polish! I polish and sharpen my weapons everyday so they have a maximum effect against those that they face. Sometimes, it's so shiny that with correct angling, your opponent can't even see anything because of the glare! [ She starts to wipe the polishing sponge along the front of Empoleon.

Tenten: She doesn't ask. ]

[acuity]

Ah... so it's something like a metal coat, or an accessory? Fascinating! I'll allow you to apply it on empole...

[ ......... watching as Tenten just goes and does it anyway, WELL SURE WHY NOT. penguinbuddy stops flailing for a moment to patiently be sponged, cocking her head a little to try to admire herself in the mirror of her own armor. NOT BAD 8|b ]

[weaponry]

No, not really. It just removes any dirt and blemishes from the metal coat, it then strengthens and shines the coat. It's like a bath, for metal. This type of polish also eliminates small scratches and grooves so I think you'd like that. [ She continues to apply it. She goes for the right fin first, so she can stare at herself as she completes the rest of Empoleon in a beautiful, metallic polish. ]

[acuity]

[ empoleon obligingly lifts her flipper a little for easier application, as well as to preen a little as she sees her reflection. so sue her, she likes looking pretty :V ]

I see! So it's more for use in battle than for aesthetics... though it also works for the latter, it seems.

[weaponry]

[ Tenten smiles at Empoleon's distracted by the shiny and continues to coat the rest of her body in a ridiculously shiny polish. ]

It works for both! Keeps it shiny and sharp, the two best things for metals, you know?

[acuity]

It seems like it. But now I have to wonder why you need to carry something like this around at all.

[ kinda staring, the only metallic thing she seems to have on her is dat headband as far as she can tell 8|a ]

[weaponry]

Because, I use metal products everyday in combat. [ She takes out a scroll and tosses it into the air. Immediately another scroll flashes out before turning into a metal staff. Tenten catches it casually and twirls it about a bit. ] This whole scroll has metal things that I polish and sharpen everyday! [ ...Yep. That's a lot of metal polish. ]

[acuity]

[ watching and obligingly clapping, she's easily impressed. no but this is pretty impressive too 8|b ]

Is that your ninja technique? Summoning things from scrolls?... And I should hope you don't need to enter combat here everyday.

[weaponry]

Yep! Summoning from scrolls and then using weapons to aid me in combat. I've mastered every weapon I've put my hands on so far - except for guns! [ You can hear the proudness just ooze off her voice. ] I enter combat every now and again, mostly when there's a draft. It's kinda quiet here though, but it never hurts to prepare!

[acuity]

That's true, guns don't sound like a very ninja-like tool. But... the draft? I think I've only heard of the one. I didn't know there were more.

[weaponry]

There are but they're sporadic. They usually are spaced out with a couple of months in between, but there are more than one. If I recall correctly, before I was here, there was once a time when the Third Party invaded this place!

[acuity]

Wha--that's terrible! An invasion of the village? How rude!

... What exactly is the Third Party again?

[weaponry]

Yeah. I wasn't here for it, but, apparently, it was quite a dangerous time.

The Third Party are these guys with wings, kinda like us, except they're black and they can fly with them. [ Kinda. ] I'm not really sure what they hold against us, but I remember hearing something about how we aren't natives and need to be exterminated or something. So, like the Malnosso, they aren't good.

[acuity]

That does sound like a cause for concern. I hope you'll be careful if you ever encounter them... but it's quite brave of you to volunteer, anyway.

[weaponry]

Well, of course I have to be brave! I wouldn't be a strong kunoichi if I just ran away from everything, and it's my dream to become a kunoichi renowned for their strength!

[acuity]

That's understandable. Everyone has a dream like that, don't they... and you certainly seem like a capable ninja, so I'll believe in your success!

[weaponry]

Thank you! I think ... actually, what are your dreams anyways? [ She wants to know, know know know knowwwwwww!!!! ]

[acuity]

I want to do research and become a respected scientist, like everyone else in my family!

[acuity]

... But I'll also settle for getting back to the village without further injury.

[weaponry]

It's nice to smart small sometimes, haha! [ Tenten laughs at Platina's sudden goal edit. ] Here, let's just go back to the village together. That way, it'll be impossible for you to get another injury!

[acuity]

I'd like that! Ah... and empoleon looks like she's ready to keep going, too.

[ penguinbuddy preens a little at new sleek shiny armor, then chirps a thanks for the primping :V ]

[weaponry]

Okay! [ however, she doesn't want to just walk back to town. She ponders just how appropriate it'll be to ask Platina this before deciding it doesn't matter. ]

Just how does your Empoleon hold up when it comes to swimming?!