Sorrryyyy, but it's another short one. In all honesty, I really shouldn't be spending so much time writing because I have a shit load of work to do for school, but I did anyway.


06: Innocence

The first time he saw the electric mouse, he had pretty much an identical reaction to every single other occupant of the mansion- how could something so small and so cute, ultimately be so destructive?

Fox have never heard of the Pokémon species before, and he opted for looking at it similarly as he did for the majority of the strange foreigners he encountered. He didn't judge; he assumed that some people were freaked out at seeing a humanoid vulpine strutting around. However, he still felt that there were worse things people could be afraid of.

It confused him at first. Initially, he did not know what the mouse was capable of. So when he saw firsthand the electricity flying across the room because Captain Falcon wasn't watching where he was going and accidentally kicked the "defenseless" creature, it scared the daylights out of him. Was this going to be an everyday occurrence now?

If so, he was ready to hop town.

He then chose to take the more cautionary route. He was observant, because he did not want to be on the receiving end of an electric shock. He felt wary being in a room with so many outlets and then seeing the mouse wander in. And then he felt bad for almost avoiding her because it wasn't totally her fault. He soon learned when overhearing her speaking to Samus after another incident that the loose electrical wiring in the room sent her cheeks into a frenzy, and Fox did not doubt that for a second. He could hear the crackling down the hall and for that reason alone, he remained in his room for a good chunk of the day.

As time went on, the slight fear slid into the back of his mind and eventually exited altogether without a word. And he was glad, because he soon learned to enjoy the mouse's company. He saw as each day passed, her control and abilities improved and he couldn't help but feel happy for her. It was obvious she felt good about it too.

Naturally, there were a few slip ups here and there, and a few visits to the infirmary for some of the residents due to accidental electrical paralysis due to the static ability (he thanked Red for warning him about it). But time went on and life became somewhat normal.

He remembered the first time he called the mouse cute to her face the annoyance that flashed like lightning across her small features. She complained that so many people thought that due to her size and appearance that she was some innocent creature. He laughed as she rambled on for 20 minutes, criticizing everyone for things that were out of their control and how it just wasn't fair.

And he let her have that moment, opting for telling her some other time about how she could use her innocent demeanor as a deadly weapon.