#pinkan

*Of course the illusion starts to crumble apart after battle. Now I have to think about a new form to take to hide this...* Pinkan grumbles to himself barely intelligible. He quickly snaps back to attention and looks back at the small Diancie.

“Yes thank you for the concern... But there is nothing to worry about! Save for this uh...” He takes a moment to glance at himself, seemingly trying to locate the injury being mentioned. “bruising? Yes bruising! It is no big deal, just recent battle damage! With a... unfriendly enemy...” Pinkan trails off, paw moving from the back of his head to gently hold a part of his neck. After a short pause he continues once more.

“I highly doubt I will push myself hard enough to cause any injury. This should be a simple enough task, no need for over exertion of any sort.” Pinkan says cheerily with a comforting smile. Underneath the positive exterior there is a hint of doubt. Pinkan’s movements seem a bit more stiff than before his battle though his body shows no signs of injury save for minor bruising.

Pinkan’s glare remains on Chex for a moment before he attempts to clear his throat again and continues a bit roughly.

“By calling upon a companion of mine we were able to look through some of the most recient job requests. Natalie claimed that her father was attacked by a Tapu Lele. There just so happens to be a warrant for such a pokemon’s capture.” Pinkan then hands over the few papers he is holding to Chex. They talk about a rise in food thefts and children’s items all being credited to a Tapu Lele. These attacks are most commonly found around the north east side of the island, centering around Mount Farren Northern entrance. The papers detail the dungeon difficulty and give out an estimate award for the pokemon’s capture. The papers do not detail any information about the pokemon’s exact location or power level.

“As you can see this pokemon seems to have been causing trouble for quite some time. At the bottom of the first page there are mentions of sightings and thefts around Mount Farren. That dungeon happens to be within reasonable travel distance, so their base must be there as well.” Pinkan explains. Natalie nods in excitement. He then takes back the papers.

“We had more articles talking about Mount Farren because there was something important there I think… Sadly I dropped the papers in the fountain when we had our…uninvited guest…but I doubt there will be an issue there. I know the mountain fairly well. Its just the matter of getting up and going really.” There is a hint of pride in Pinkan’s tone as he explains. He seems happy to have found out so much.

The stranger took a moment to catch her breath. Nothing seemed to be working the way she had intended, neither of her opponents were even slightly fazed by her attacks. She felt an eerie burning from the dark pulse used prior and the remnants of it felt suffocating. She noticed the sneasel muttering something, as if he were controlling it, becoming more and more encased by it, almost disappearing? Whats going on?

The stranger shook her head, she needed to focus. This was going nowhere and the chances of someone new joining the fray were growing too high. She needed to get this over with, or at least buy time to retreat. Her main target would be the Finneon, protect does not always work and she was quite tired of the guardian act. Luckily the stranger knew a move that would fry that fish real good.

“You see…. uhhh 4 eyes are better to see things with than 2 eyes? But because my eyes look…uh… different and I have 4 of them I uh… Have to keep them hidden?” Pinkan replies flatly, sounding as though he is starting to give up.  He hopes that this explanation will be sufficient for the children, because he sure doesn’t have another one planned.

“Simply put whatever my “real” name is, it is something I would prefer to keep to myself. Make of it what you will. Simply because one knows me by a different name does not make it a lie. Just another name for the same being. Names come and go all the time. Pinkan is far more preferable to be called by than what anyone would assume is my “real” name.” Pinkan takes a deep breath. He seems to be getting more stressed by this line of questioning. “I have no reason to outright lie to this child, but I am allowed my own personal secrets. Really there is no need to fuss over the name. I offer no ill intent to anyone, least of all a child.” He calmly finishes.

In the background Shura seems anxious about Pinkan all together. Natalie on the other-hand has taken to staring Pinkan down with fierce intensity. Her ears are open and all sets of eyes are glowing as she seemingly analyzes him, before she blinks and the glowing stops. Whatever she was looking for she must have found, though she wears a more miffed expression.