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[bestrobin]

Has anyone seen a big creature with red fur, yellow eyes, a thick tail, and large dragon-like wings?

It would make loud, shrieking noises, respond to sonic waves and vibrations, and it would possibly hide in mountainous areas or caves.

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[bestrobin]

He's a Dragon Bat. Most would consider that a monster.

And no, not unless you attack him first. He's more likely to lick you than attack you unless he feels threatened.

[ragnarsson]

That's the second-most interesting creature I've heard of here.

[He still thinks his fire horse is cooler, because a horse on fire tops everything, even something like a Dragon Bat.]

Good. I'll take him to you if I find him. What's his name?

[bestrobin]

What's the most interesting?

( Damian would argue Goliath was the most interesting. No one is better than his Dragon Bat. )

You'll regret it if you don't. His name is Goliath.

[ragnarsson]

The horse I captured that was on fire. His name is Skinfaxi. I'm training him right now.

[His Ponyta is the best and nothing anyone tells him will convince him otherwise.]

[bestrobin]

A horse on fire?

( He's calling bullshit until he sees it. )

[ragnarsson]

[He can hear the skepticism in Damian's tone. He can't have that now, so he switches over to video. He pulls out the Pokeball and tosses it. There's a brief flash of light that's partially off-screen. Ivar turns the video around, revealing a colt with long legs, a broad chest, oh, and his tail and mane composed entirely of red-orange flames.]

Say hello, Skinfaxi.

[The Ponyta dutifully comes up and snuffles the phone, so Damian is subject to a video full of the horse's nose and muzzle.]

[bestrobin]

( Damian watched expectantly. His eyes were drawn to the flash of light, and he arched a brow at the creature that appeared.

He took in the lines of fire down its neck in lieu of a mane and in place of its tail. Immediately, there was a thought that he wanted one of his own. It would be a good addition to his pets as it was - even if none of them were here as of now. )

What is it?

[ragnarsson]

[Skinfaxi steps back after sniffing the phone. Ivar pets the Ponyta's mane fondly. His hand runs through the flames without any signs of discomfort or burning occurring.]

A creature called a Pokemon. This kind in particular is called a Ponyta. There's many different ones beyond the wall.

[bestrobin]

I want to see them.

( This is him asking if you'll take him to see them, Ivar. )

[ragnarsson]

There's plenty that hang around the lake outside the city walls. Most are gentle if you don't startle them or try to capture them. Want to go?

[He'll gladly take Damian to go see them. Ivar is much more fond of animals than he is of people most of the time.]

[bestrobin]

Yes, I want to go.

( He didn't need any time to think about it. He knew he wanted to go and see these Pokemon for himself.

But he was curious-- )

How did you catch one?

[ragnarsson]

Mostly, it was a lot of patience in making friends with him. But when my girlfriend startled him, we ended up having to battle him with her Pokemon in order to capture him.

[It hadn't been Ivar's first plan, but it had worked well enough. Skinfaxi had taken a while to lose his nervousness after that.

[bestrobin]

What kind of pokemon does she have?

( He was becoming more and more curious about these... pokemon. )

[ragnarsson]

It looks like a haunted tree stump. [Hey, he didn't invent these critters, or he definitely would have gone with less ridiculous looks for them.] It's called a Phantump. She gave him the name Sprig.

[bestrobin]

Who names these creatures?

( Says the boy with a cow named Bat-Cow. )

[ragnarsson]

I wish I knew. [He'd named his Ponyta Skinfaxi, which was a perfectly sensible Norse name that meant "shining mane".] But ridiculous names or not, I like them. They all have abilities they can be trained to use, or so I've been told.

[bestrobin]

​That's useful. Is Skinfaxi the only one you have?​

[ragnarsson]

At present. Capturing them isn't easy, but I'm told battling wild ones with the tame ones is easier than just doing it on your own.

[But Skinfaxi wasn't full-grown yet and Ivar wasn't willing to risk injury to his fiery colt.]

[bestrobin]

Do you plan to catch more?

[ragnarsson]

If the opportunity presents itself. Capturing Skinfaxi was hard enough as it was. But I've seen an black one with electric powers I might have my eye on.

[He's got a theme of horse Pokémon going on here.]

[bestrobin]

I want to see it if you do.

( Nothing wrong with that. Damian personally would take any of them. )