- ♦ Gold ♦ Johto Champion ♦
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♦ 18 ♦ Male ♦ Crush: None ♦ Tagged: Erika / Everyone ♦
- Ambipom wasn't phased much by the presence of the Typhlosion given that he had been around Gold's since the beginning. He had been one of Gold's first Pokemon though he had been only a Aipom back then. It had been a long eight years since the two had first met, but it was obvious Gold's personality had rubbed off on the Pokemon more so than it had on the others given their close bond. Nonetheless as Nike began to sniff him and drop down into a playful stance, the normal type stopped swinging the cue around. Even though a Typhlosion wasn't a rare sight for him, it was unusual for Gold's to ever try to play with him. Preparing to swing the cue at the fire type, Gold quickly swooped in and snagged the cue from his Pokemon to assure it didn't harm the other with it. "How many times do I gotta tell ya this ain't a weapon, bud? Sure I might have hit Silver with it a couple times and Kris might have hit me with it once or twice, but that doesn't mean you can do that," he scolded. Shrinking the cue back down, he stuffed it back into his pocket before taking his hat from his partner's head next. "Behave, okay?" The Ambipom nodded at his trainer before looking back toward Nike and balling the two hands on his tails into fist before putting them out in front of himself as if preparing to play fight.
Quickly running his fingers through his messy hair, Gold put his hat back on before looking toward Erika as she spoke to him. "We're splitting into groups to cover more ground." It didn't necessarily answer where they would be going but it did remind him that he needed to figure out groups. He hated that the lead seemed to be placed on him, but he'd have to accept it for now. Looking around, he noticed one trainer take off into the forest already. There wasn't much he could do about it though. He figured he should stick to the plan on how the groups would be divided out, but he had a different idea. "Alright everyone. We're going to split up from here to cover more ground. This location will be our base and when it gets dark we will meet back here and set up camp. Do not go off on your own. So partner up and travel together." It wasn't much of a plan at all. Typical of him, but it was how he felt it made it feel more like an exploration that way. Receiving a look from Caitlyn the Johto champion gave her an innocent smile before moving to Ho-oh. The legendary seemed unamused with him as well.
You are a reckless on Gold. I suppose that is how you have gotten to where you are now though. I suggest leaving me out and allowing trainers to call for me if trouble arises that they cannot deal with or if they need a way back to this location at night, the bird mused. Giving a small nod, Gold gave the legendary a pat on the head.
"Ho-oh will be surveying the skies overhead so if you need its help, I suppose just scream for it," he said with a light shrug. There really was no way that he had of summoning the bird from a distance. Besides, he doubted he would have much need for it and he suspected others might not need the legendary either. It was simply a safety net. Looking back toward Erika, Gold gave a small shrug of his shoulders as a small smirk crossed his lips. "Well, you're more than welcome to join me if you want. I don't know who else wants to tag along."
