We attracted quite a few stares as we wandered through the paths just outside the city, and it wasn't hard to imagine why. Not only was I carrying the young girl over my shoulders as she rested in the midday sun, but the two of us were quite visibly worse for wear.
Chee's outfit was noticeably scratched up and muddied, small cuts and scrapes were present across her upper legs and lower arms where the adventuring clothing hadn't been able to protect her from her fall.
My clothes had been less damaged, but I was much dirtier. Unlike Chee who had fallen into the hole and stayed there, I'd clearly spent the entire time digging around in the dirt and stone of the cave, and there were heavy bags under my eyes. The dirt caked over my shorts and jacket were very conspicuous.
By contrast, the shoulder that Chee laid her head on was relatively clean, as her face had been thoroughly cleaned by the tears and rubbing into her gloves she'd done when I found her. The tear stains were, however, very obvious against her sleeping face.
The stares on me were of many sorts. Some stares were curious, other looked on me in sympathy, yet others glared with suspicion. They probably wondered if I was the reason the girl on my shoulders had been crying.
In a way they would be right to think so. It might be fair to say it was my hubris that caused our problems to begin with. If I'd just removed Chee from our Party, she would have been able to fight the wild Pokemon in my stead, which would mean we could have returned and told someone else about Team Rocket instead of facing them.
...But I hadn't been sure it worked that way until after I'd ended up in Team Rocket's hands, and the only reason we escaped was because of the boss monster.
And that same boss monster was the reason Chee was now in this state, so even from that angle I'm still partially culpable.
Speaking of the boss monster... I thought, opening the party window. Let's go ahead and boot the Rocket Grunt from my party, I don't want to end up fighting any more bosses.
It took me a few attempts, but I eventually figured out I could remove individual members from the party by swiping their name to the left and then tapping on the word "kick".
[Cyan's Current Party:
Leader: Cyan
Member: Chee (Info) (Nickname)
Note: Certain features are disabled due to strength difference.
{Disband}]
Satisfied, I dismissed the window. I figured it was about time to check my status again, since I'd left it mostly alone while in the cave.
...Status
[Cyan Hughs
Status:
HP: 5/25
Atk: 10
Sp.Atk: 1
Def: 10
Sp. Def: 5
Spd: 12
Stat Points (13)
Skills:
Eye to Eye
Regression System
Pokemon Status Lv 2
Bonds System
S.T.A.B.
Noctowl Vision (Lv 2)
Type Proficiency 40% {Tap to Expand} ]
[Normal Proficiency: 317% {VIEW REWARDS}
Fighting Proficiency: 0%
Flying Proficiency: 0%
Poison Proficiency: 0%
Ground Proficiency: 0%
Rock Proficiency: 0%
Bug Proficiency: 0%
Ghost Proficiency: 0%
Steel Proficiency: 0%
Fire Proficiency: 0%
Water Proficiency: 0%
Grass Proficiency: 96%
Electric Proficiency: 5%
Psychic Proficiency: 0%
Ice Proficiency: 0%
Dragon Proficiency: 0%
Dark Proficiency: 305% {VIEW REWARDS}
Fairy Proficiency: 0%]
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Pokemon Regression
AdventureThe Pokemon world is at war, entire cities laid to waste in the wake of the battles between nations. Cyan fought bravely as a soldier on the front lines... And died. Now he finds himself waking up back in the body of his 11-year-old self, with a str...
