~ These Creatures Are Friend-Shaped ~
Yennefer had never seen a Pokemon before Tissaia showed up with a strangely adorable little green bat nestled on her shoulder.
Forgetting to be afraid of the witch who had bought her from her stepfather, Yennefer pointed at the bat and asked with naked curiosity, "What's that?"
"Haven't you ever seen a Pocket Monster before?" Tissaia inquired, with a tone a of mild disbelief.
Yennefer slowly shook her head.
"Many Pokemon make their home at Aretuza. This one is my partner. He's a Zubat."
Zubat let out a small squeak and fluttered down from Tissaia's shoulder, surprising them both as he circled around Yennefer twice before returning to his previous perch.
Although she was still upset about being sold to a witch (and for only four marks), Yennefer was also eager to meet more of these magical creatures and gain a Pokemon partner of her own, and went with her willingly enough.
The first thing Yennefer did after arriving at Aretuza was sneak out of her room to look for Pokemon. They were harder to find than she'd expected, or else they were hiding from her... Inevitably, she ended up wandering so far from her room that she couldn't find her way back. Not wanting to get in trouble for having left the room without permission, she avoided any humans she happened across, only get more and more lost, until-
Yennefer jumped when she felt a light touch on her elbow. She turned to look and found herself staring down at a black-and-purple pig with two large black pearls on its forehead.
"Are you a Pokemon?" Yennefer asked, although the creature was obviously not a normal pig. Besides the coloration and the pearls, it was standing upright on its hind legs. Regular pigs couldn't do that.
The Pokemon nodded, and moved to put a hoof on Yennefer's hand. The pig started walking and Yennefer held on to its hoof (hand? was it a hand?) and followed.
When they reached the bedroom, they found Tissaia waiting there.
"I wondered where you went," Tissaia said, frowning down at the Pokemon beside Yennefer.
She didn't sound particularly angry, but Yennefer didn't think that meant she wasn't in trouble.
"Grumpig," the Pokemon said in a defensive tone, moving to stand in front of Yennefer. The black pearls on her forehead glowed purple with psychic energy.
Zubat shrieked and hid under Tissaia's cape.
Tissaia let out a loud sigh. "So she's your piglet now, is that it?"
"Grumpig!"
"Fine. You make sure she shows up on time for classes."
~oOo~
Pokemon team recap:
Yennefer: Grumpig (not nicknamed yet)
Tissaia: shiny Zubat (no nickname)