~ These Creatures Are Friend-Shaped ~
"You saved my life! How can I repay you?"
"Uhhh..." Geralt desperately tried to think of something besides claiming the Law of Surprise. Eventually he settled on: "Give me one of your Pokemon."
Duny gladly handed over his precious Pokemon partner, a Sandslash.
As Geralt and Jaskier walked back to the inn where Roach was stabled, the bard asked the witcher, "What are you going to call this one?"
"Dunior."
"Oh, like... sand dune. Because he's a ground type."
"Dunior. Short for Duny Junior. Because he looks like a hedgehog."
"Geralt, has anyone ever told you that you are terrible at naming things?"
After the assassin incident, Yennefer left Aretuza, refusing to be assigned to any more royal courts.
While wandering through a forest, she found herself being followed by a ghost Pokemon. For some reason, its head looked like a tree stump.
When she turned around, the little Pokemon ducked behind a tree and shyly peeked around the trunk at her.
"Hello~" she called out softly.
The Pokemon drifted out from behind the tree a little more.
"Cute little Pokemon, do you want to come with me?"
Making a soft woooo sound, the Pokemon floated over to her.
"Aww, you're a sweet baby, aren't you?" Yennefer said, hugging the little ghost with one arm while she dug through her pack for an empty bottle with her other hand.
From then on, every time Yennefer entered a forest, a new Phantump would become attached to her - sometimes more than one at once.
"Why does Roach make normal horse noises, when most Pokemon only say their own species name?" Jaskier asked.
"I don't know," Geralt replied. "Never really thought about it. Why is your bird able to repeat human speech when most Pokemon are only capable of vocalizing their own species name?"
"I... do not know the answer to that. Pokemon are really such mysterious creatures, aren't they?"
"Hmm."
~oOo~
Pokemon team recap:
Geralt: Mudsdale (Roach), Honedge (Sword 3), Igglybuff (Booger), Sandslash (Dunior)
Jaskier: Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Kricketune, Chatot
Yennefer: Grumpig (Mom), Dratini (Anica), Yamask (Baby Princess), Phantump (Sweet Baby), many Phantump which all have cutesy nicknames