It was difficult to tell, but Rhyhorn was confused! First, this strange being made noises and gestured about like she was one of those darn flyers that kept stealing his berries, and then she dropped something that looked like a strange berry, and then she went still.<br/><br/>Was she offering him a berry? Was that a berry? He didn't think it was a berry it was way too solid looking. Then the yellow one started chattering, and meaning began to slowly infiltrate his awareness.<br/><br/>It was still all so confusing! She was talking about fighting and conflict and travel and eating the whole world but that made no sense! If you ate everything, you wouldn't have any more berries later! "Rhy? rhyyyyrhy?" he complained to the yellow one, who replied "Zeedrowzee."<br/><br/>Ahh! Clarification! She was saying he'd get stronger by fighting and traveling, and then no one could chase him from a berry bush again! That was a pleasant thought! Chasing away those flyers, and getting those bugs to stop eating his berries.. oohh.. Rhyhorn glared over at Scyther, still not forgetting the loss of that sweet berry bush with those sweet berries. To be strong enough even faster pokemon couldn't steal his berries away before he had a chance to try them. And finding new and interesting and tasty berries too, ones he'd never tasted before... Mmm. MMMMMm.<br/><br/>And speaking of trying berries, there was this round half white half red berry in front of him. The yellow one said it wasn't a berry, but Rhyhorn wasn't sure. Maybe it was!<br/>He shuffled up to it, and sniffed it a couple times. It didn't smell like a berry. It smelled like the strange female being. Still, maybe it was more food like the other stuff! He nudged it, then opened up his mouth to take a bite!<br/><br/>Suddenly, there was a red light everywhere! He thrashed back and forth, back and forth, trying to get free of it, but it clung until it faded and he was in a dark, comforting space. It was kinda nice. like a sleeping burrow actually.<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>Naomi and Eleyna watched in anticipation as the slow conversation between the pokemon progressed. Even the others paused their exploration/examination of the mural while Eleyna struggled to hold the dramatic pose, an increasingly awkward endeavour.<br/><br/>Then Naomi held her breath as the Rhyhorn shuffled forward, extended his neck and tried to eat the pokeball! For a moment, it looked like Eleyna would lose the capture device, but then it triggered and the red capture beam flashed out, drawing the Rhyhorn into it!<br/><br/>It rocked back and forth, making little circles in the dirt, and finally settling askew with that telltale shimmer of a successful capture.<br/><br/>Naomi let out a breath. "Whoo. It worked. It actually worked!" She launched herself at Eleyna and hugged her tight, missing the surprised and awkward look on Eleyna's face, spinning them around before letting go. "It worked!" She danced over to Somnificent, picked him up, and spun him around too! "You did it! I wasn't wrong!"<br/><br/>"What do you mean, you weren't wrong?! What was all that about top trainers charming pokemon?" Eleyna responded, incredulously!<br/><br/>"I didn't know for sure, I've never seen it done before and you know how trainers brag about things that they didn't actually do but it seemed like it should be possible, whoo, it worked!" Naomi spun around again and tried to give Eleyna a high-five, but 'Tai wrapped himself around Naomi to calm her down before she managed to trip herself and go falling against something!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>