Gotta Catch Em' All: Platinum Version (Open!)

[Lychee]

Trainer Palila Rae
Location: Route 203
Team: Rowlett (5/5) Starly (5/5)
Partner Pokemon: --
Items: --
Points: 51 (+1) Posts: 8

Palila raised an eyebrow at Amy, who somehow participated in the conversation with Tony while completely ignoring her- and was spouting some terribly cliche buzzwords about friendship and teamwork. Tony's explanation did make sense though, about his own family.
You've only known this guy what, a few days? You can't sincerely be sure of anything about him yet... She mused internally, watching Amy pat Tony on the back, then offer a frightened pokemon towards another trainer to pet. She grimaced a little, but the expression was not noticed by anyone (thankfully) as a shiny growlithe burst forth from the bushes, and then a flustered trainer appeared too.

After she explained herself, Palila turned back towards Nathan.
"Oh, uh, you are Nathan, then?" She asked, hypothetically, since they hadn't been introduced but he had already been referenced by Sophie. "I can't say that I'm gonna stick together in one big gang with everyone here all the time, but like, c'mon man, whether I like it or not I'm now one of this motley crew of wormhole-homeless kids. And some of them seem hopelessly naive! I'm not just gonna scram." She tried to reassure him in her own way.

Now that the other crowds of small capturable pokemon were gone, nearly all the trainers turned their attention to the growlithe chase in some way.
So far there was a Staravia, Shinx, Grotle and Chimchar giving chase, as well as another Chimchar and Starly making some sort of enticing food-ambush. It smelled delicious, and Palila was glad she'd just eaten. She chuckled and watched the long grass shake as the pokemon ran in and out of the trees at various speeds a little bit like a scooby-doo cartoon. It reminded her of her little brothers, and she dug around in her jacket for the two pokeballs she already had.
Upon opening both Pokeballs, it appeared that Starly was asleep.
"Wha?" Palila quickly put the Starly back into its pokeball, embarassed. Maybe throwing a pokeball that hard really HAD knocked the pokemon out!
"Well, do you want to play tag, at least?" She offered the bewildered Rowlett that was awake, and it sedately cheeped, taking flight and joining in, flying along behind the crowd of pokemon but not overtaking anyone.

"Hey Shiny trainer chicka! Wanna come over here away from the long grass? Without your pokemon, you're shark bait right now- plus theres a bit of a stampede." Palila waved down the mysterious stranger- still with an ear towards Nathan, in case he had anything more to say.