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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 13:44:00 GMT -5
"We'll have a lot of pokemon showing up here once we get some customers," Barthello said. "You can make friends with them."
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 13:45:51 GMT -5
Star nodded. "And a lot of the Pokemon around here can't speak English."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 13:46:55 GMT -5
"Oh. Well, if they still understand me, that's ok," Naiser said with a smile. "Uh, what about humans?"
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 13:48:03 GMT -5
"A lot of the humans around here won't be open to a relationship with a Pokemon," Star said. "The relationships are still struggling to be accepted in normal society."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 13:50:50 GMT -5
"Oh. Then what about uncle Barty and aunt Addy?"
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 13:52:08 GMT -5
"Where we lived before it was accepted," Ana said. "But Adina also has a human form, so she can appear as a human."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 13:54:04 GMT -5
"Oh."
[We should skip a day or two to when a trainer brings in a pokemon to make use of the daycare services.]
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 13:55:42 GMT -5
A few days passed and there was a knock on the door one morning.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 13:58:05 GMT -5
Barthello answered the door. "Welcome to Barthello's daycare service. How may I help you?"
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 13:59:26 GMT -5
"I'm going on a trip and can't take some of my companions with me. Could you watch them until I return?" The customer was a woman in business attire. She adjusted her glasses as she looked over him.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:02:00 GMT -5
"Not a problem. How many pokemon and for how long?"
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:03:02 GMT -5
"I have four and it's going to be at least two months. I usually leave them with Ivra, but she suggested you."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:05:25 GMT -5
"Understood. Come right this way. Sorry, but I do need you to fill out a form. It'll be much easier that way."
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:08:12 GMT -5
She nodded. "It's completely understandable."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:10:33 GMT -5
He led her back the hall to a small office. He sat down behind the desk and slid a sheet of paper across to her. It had things like name and phone number for her, names and species of her pokemon, special needs for any pokemon if applicable, and other information.
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:11:05 GMT -5
She filled the paper out within minutes, then handed it back to him.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:14:39 GMT -5
"Everything seems to be in order. Ah, there is one more small matter. You're aware that at daycares, sometime pokemon meet mates. If there are any of yours that you want kept away from potential mates, you'll have to let me know that." He stood up and began calculating how much it would be.
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:16:17 GMT -5
"The only one that I want to be kept away is Nonia." that was the Delcatty she had listed. "She's the beginning of my breeding business."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:32:42 GMT -5
"Understood." He drew a circle with a line through it beside her name. "Ok. 4 pokemon for 2 months at my rates comes to $1650. That's about $1000 less than at most places."
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:33:20 GMT -5
She nodded and took her checkbook out, writing a check, then handing it to him.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:37:08 GMT -5
He placed the check in a small safe. "All right. Bring your pokemon outside to release them. I'm sure they'll want to say goodbye."
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:38:40 GMT -5
She nodded and stood up, taking four Pokeballs out of her pocket.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:39:45 GMT -5
Barthello stood up and escorted her back outside.
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:41:13 GMT -5
She followed, then let out her Delcatty, Luxray, Eletabuzz and Nidoqueen. "You four be good, all right? I have to go on a trip." 'We will," the Luxray said.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:42:55 GMT -5
Barthello accepted the pokeballs from her. "I'll see to it they're well cared for."
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:45:20 GMT -5
She nodded. "Thank you. I'll check in every now and again through vidphone if that's all right."
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:48:12 GMT -5
"Of course it is. Here's my card so you've got my number." He handed her a business card with a picture of a Ditto on it.
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:50:27 GMT -5
She nodded and pocketed it. "Thank you. I must be off now. Lir, watch her." The Luxray nodded as he stood next to Nonia.
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Post by kratos on Jul 5, 2010 14:51:43 GMT -5
Naiser looked out and saw them. "Oh, hello," he said, running up to them. "New faces here. I'm Naiser. And you all are?"
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Post by Kiki on Jul 5, 2010 14:54:59 GMT -5
"I'm Nonia," the Delcatty said. "Liero, but everyone just calls me Lir," the Luxray said. "Elec," the Electabuzz said. He'd been captured as an Elekid when Shiu, their trainer, had been very young. "Niera," the Nidoqueen said.
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