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[questioneverything]

"Why do I have to leave a message, too? I thought people called me to leave a message here."

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[questioneverything]

[Romelle nodded and showed her bag. She had a few, actually, so she grabbed the first one, an Oran, and handed it over.]

Here. Try throwing this, but not too far. It should lure one over.

[songstressedout]

Right, thanks...!

[ She glances over from behind the cover before tossing the Oran Berry a small distance. Not far, but just enough that the Piplup should hopefully take notice and start to waddle over.

Lo and behold, it works! The Piplup tilts it's head curiously at the sudden appearance of an Oran Berry, but it starts to cautiously trot over... which slowly speeds up until it's a full happy waddle towards the berry.

Meanwhile, Yuzu starts to walk around the cover, trying to take the opportunity to sneak up behind the small penguin... ]

[questioneverything]

[Romelle moved in the opposite direction, moving to flank the small Piplup in order to help out if Yuzu ended up needing back up. One thing Romelle had learned here was that the Pokémon in the wild were either much more skittish or much more aggressive than the ones back in more modern times for this world. Many were very quick to attack while others were very quick to run away... even disappear! And, well, if Yuzu wanted to be able to safely catch a Piplup, they'd need to be careful.]

[songstressedout]

[ So far... so good... the Piplup starts to happily feast on the berry, blissfully unaware of the two girls sneaking up on it... and finally, as Yuzu finds herself in a good position to throw the ball...! ]

Hn...!

[ She chucks it, the Pokeball soaring through the air in a graceful arc, a spin put on it by Yuzu, and...! ]

Lup...!?

[ Collides perfectly with the small penguin, catching them off-guard and being absorbed into the wooden ball, which falls onto the sand and starts to wobble... ]

[questioneverything]

[Ooooh the suspense! Romelle held her breath, watching, waiting... it rocked again. These old wooden Pokéballs weren't as solid and reliable as the newer ones back in the present. She clasped her hands over her mouth as if breathing would make it pop open...]