<b><span style="font-size: 15px">Round Primary</span></b><br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 18px"><b>Morning of the Second Day</b></span><br/><br/><br/><br/>Dratini gained +3 XP! (+3 bonus!)<br/>Dratini has almost learned Slam!<br/><br/><br/><br/>Makka stood to the side as Dratini worked. He raised his hand to pause the Pokemon's efforts, waiving and pantomiming an adjustment in Dratini's developing technique, then gave a clap for him to try again.  He nodded. Watching a bit more.<br/><br/>As Naomi inspected the Pokedex they retrieved from the mountainside battlefield, the screen flickered as an errant charge reached it through some remaining line of circuitry. Half the screen remained black where it had been cracked and broken. The rest showed heavy artifacting, a random hodgepodge of colored blocks and static. Speaker popped and sputtered quietly. The screen flashed for only a moment, tapped some last intact memory block, flashing a broken, distorted image, ultimately unintelligible. In the corner, polygons of red blurped and flashed before turning to static then repeating. For a scant few brief moments letters were intelligible in the red static. U--N-W- S-EC-E-<br/><br/>Makka watched Dratini for a while, tilting his head. He nodded in satisfaction that the Pokemon was getting the general sense of what he was trying to teach it. He gave a clap and satisfied nod to the Dratini then walked to a small pile of round posts. They weren't very side, looking to be stakes with flat heads and a slight point at the opposite end. Makka indicated for Dratini to watch. He stepped to an empty patch of dirt and set the point of the stake downward. He showed Dratini the same movements he was teaching it in slow motion, directing it upon the stake. He nodded, then applied the same motion with speed and force, slamming his hand down on the stake. The bit of wood buried itself half way into the earth. He nodded, then picked up another stake setting it next to the other, once again demonstrating the correct application.<br/><br/>He gave a nod, picked another stake, set it on the ground upright and motioned for Dratini to give it a try.<br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/><span style="color: blue">So, what's the next lesson?</span>Eleyna asked Brollem as the last of the boards was set on the float. He looked up at her as he grabbed a leather sack of nails an a pair of mallets.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">What's that? Ah - yes. That... well, that's the hard one. </span>He handed Eleyna the nails and pointed to the boards for her to help him nail them on.<span style="color: red">The next lesson, the critical one... well its up to you to figure it out.</span><br/><br/>Eleyna frowned.<span style="color: blue">Then how am I supposed to learn it?</span><br/><br/>Brollem chuckled as he hammered on a nail.<span style="color: red">Well, experience is the best way, really - most trainers when they start out young have the benefit of growing up along side their Pokemon. They don't particularly know what they're up to out there in the wild... and neither do the Pokemon. Its the reason why most kids take a Pokemon journey. Dangerous as it is, it establishes a bond... a sort of mutual  experience as they and the Pokemon learn what it means to be part of something bigger than just themselves together. They learn, one small step at a time how to be a group... How to work together... how to achieve goals.</span>Brollem went on, occasionally looking up at Eleyna who had also started on hammering.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Then how to integrate new members into that group, how to achieved a shared ideology. They become strong together with each new member of the group... unfortunately, you don't have that - unless I'm understanding you wrong, of course. You're an adult all grown... and so that Pokemon of yours. You both grew up as individuals, and that's exactly what you still both are. You haven't learned how to be a team. That's the second lesson. I could tell you exactly how to best do that, how to achieve success... and you'd be able to, I've no doubt. But, this isn't about me writing a book and you reading it. Its about you becoming a real trainer, maybe even a great trainer. I can show you the door, but its you that's got to walk through it. You may not have put it all together yet - but you've been shown the door.</span>Brollem smiled beneath his beard at her.<span style="color: red">So what're you waiting for?</span><br/><br/>Eleyna scrunched up her nose, not entirely happy with the answer. She set the mallet down and adjusted the brim of her hat as she looked up at the blue sky, thinking. She scanned the few wispy clouds as is for a secret. But their form yielded nothing. She put her hands on her hips.<i>What are you waiting for?</i><span style="color: blue">Then I'm done waiting.</span>She said aloud, looking down.<br/><br/>Her eyes dropped on Brollem  who stared at her. There was a flash of will, a gaze of determination.<span style="color: blue">Make me a trainer.</span><br/><br/>Brollem grinned broadly.<span style="color: red">Now that's more like it.</span><br/><br/>Brollem straightened up, setting down the mallet and whistled shrilly. Kikuchiro the Primeape stood up from the hole he was helping to dig, looking in Brollem's direction. Brollem gave him a hard nod, a steely look in his eye. The Pokemon huffed and nodded with its whole body and started toward them.<br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/>Aiko's eyes lit up as Lydia asked who she was talking about.<span style="color: darkorchid">Oh! You've never heard of the story of Hariyaku and Kiyoko?</span>She clasped her hands together, quite delighted by the idea of getting to recount the myth. As the conversation turned immediately toward what she and Jake would be doing in the meantime, her smile faltered a bit.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorchid">Oh. Well, I'll see about finding you when I'm ready to set out, then. Ja ne.</span>She gave a curt bow and headed back down toward the Kaiyo's home in which she lived.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">Quests:</span><br/><ul>
<li><b>Collect Kenjiki Flowers </b> <i>Risk: Moderate</i>    - Rewards: XP, ???</li>
<li><b>The offering</b> <i>Risk: High</i>        - Rewards: XP</li>
<li><b>Building the Festival </b> <i>Risk: None</i>   - Rewards: XP</li>
<li><b>???    </b> <i>Risk: ???</i>           -        Rewards: XP, ???</li>
</ul><br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline">Locations and Special Opportunities:</span><br/><b>Gym Battle Badge Available (EVO)  </b>-        Rewards: XP, Badge, HM<br/><b>Training Field</b>-        Rewards: Bonus XP During Training<br/><b>Shop</b>-        Terminal Available for Pokemon Trading<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>