The mock battle between Audree's Pachirisu and Steven's Tyrogue had been going on in the background. Anybody who had been observing from the distance would've been able to judge that Pachirisu had the upper hand in the fight. Tyrogue really couldn't do much with the paralyzing thunder wave constantly traveling throughout his body and preventing him from attacking at all. It was after the third successful hit in this state, Audree decided to call off the match.<br/><br/><span style="color: Indigo"><b>"Pach, back off, and come here."</b></span>The blonde surfer snapped her fingers and pointed towards her shoe.  The pokemon was so used to it's wave not really working that it wasn't even sure what to do with a prone opponent.  Vicous attacks against a vulnerable opponent weren't in it's nature.  ...It needed someone like Tyrogue for that.  Pachirisu skipped back towards it's trainer with a proud grin on it's face and a near prance in it's step.<span style="color: Indigo"><b>"Nice thunder wave, it's about time you make that do what it's supposed to.  Hopefully you can do that when you're up against a pokemon that doesn't like you." </b></span>A thought crossed her mind at that, was it more potent when it wasn't scared?  She gave a wave towards Steven, not sure how he was going to react to her calling the match prematurely.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Steven knelt down to his Tyrogue and began hugging him closely, as awkward as it may have been for that moment.<b><span style="color: Teal">"It's alright kid, we both needed to learn this lesson, humility. We've never done anything like this before and I'm sorry if I got mad, it's just the morning."</span></b>Steven would then notice Audree waving over at him and waved back at her. Tyrogue spazzed out again in Steven's arms in response to the shock waves that, for some reason, paralyzed him from his next attack had he attempted one. Steven nodded his head over at his Tyrogue saying,<b><span style="color: Teal">"We better let em rest I'll be over at the tents, seeing to his recovery."</span></b><br/><br/><span style="color: Indigo"><b>"Wait.  Can I say a few words to the duo before you scamper off?"</b></span>Audree didn't want Steven to leave quite yet, and she had some thoughts on her mind from the skirmish.<span style="color: Teal"><b>"Hmm? What is it?"</b></span>Steven turned back to Audree and asked.<br/><br/>The teen walked over to her boys and sat her shiny pokemon next to Tyrogue with a noticeable hesitation.  It had a lot of pride, and she was praying it wouldn't lash out at the more naive pokemon after what had happened.<span style="color: Indigo"><b> "So then you two.  From what I've seen you work great as a team because you cover each other's weaknesses a bit.  Pach is fast, and as of now seems to have some control over the fight, but really can't do anything once that happens.  That's where Tyrogue comes in and can actually escalate the fight.  While that's great if you're together and in harmony, what if Tyrogue can't watch your back?  You're too nice and you need an attack meant to actually .....-end a fight-."</b></span>Her last words came through gritted teeth, she didn't like what she was saying and it was watered down.  Her Pokemon was carefree and blissfully ignorant, and she knew it needed to learn a more vicious attack.  ....a kill move for a lack of a better phrase.  These two were probably the best chance to learn one.  Not to mention Steven was cute and the two pokemon already had some history together.<br/><br/>Tyrogue looked up at Audree with a weary face and nodded. Though Pachirisu had been a thorn in his side for today, it was hard for him to get angry at his fighting partner, as he reached out to hug the squirrel. Besides, he did mock battles with Steven all the time, so he's adapted to the pain of being humiliated in a fight.<span style="color: Teal"><b>"Thanks Audree, I don't know if I would've been able to say it any better than that."</b></span>Steven nodded at her and then began to run off again, carrying Tyrogue to the tents in the hopes for a quicker recovery in preparation for the moment the others are ready to move again.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>