Chapter 12: the toy store
"As promised for behaving I am going to buy you a toy" Nina said after the caravan dropped off the duo by a building with a sign that made Alex blush, 'Humans'R'US' the sign said with a cartoonish depiction of a male and female human clad in only a shirt and diaper each holding a stuffed toy.
Upon entering they had to walk past the welcoming pokemon that cooed at each human that passed by either being pushed in prams like Alex or being carried or even walking right next to their pokemon, "getting recognized for your cuteness already? They certainly have good taste" Nina said giving a laugh as Alex groaned flopping his head back on the cushion in his seat.
Though Alex let out a sigh of relief when they went past the girly section he did find himself in the plushie isle filled with all sorts of stuffed toys that ranged from mythical creatures down to more everyday pokemon, Alex almost shit himself in surprise when a plush raltz dropped down in front of him being held in the air by Nina's hand "my personal recommendation though I may be bias" Nina said but Alex folded his arms.
"Do I get to pick or do you?" Alex asked and Nina nodded "you do Alex" Nina said her voice telling Alex that the gardevoir felt wounded by the question, "i-i didn't say no to the raltz I just want to pick my own" Alex said and Nina lifted him up out of the pram whilst levitating the toy off to the side still fully intent on buying the pint sized version of her former self.
Among the other toys on the shelf Alex noted that most of them were at a ratio in terms of size to humans were at least half the size of an average human, there were ones larger than that being the size of if not bigger than a human but he didn't want one of those. That is when Alex's eye caught on the black and yellow exterior of an umbreon plush, locking eyes with it he extended both hands towards it like a man possessed "THIS ONE!" he said commandingly then upon realizing what this looked like from the outside almost went completely limp from embarrassment.
Nina held Alex up to the plush allowing him to take it off the shelf with the pokeparent giggling at the fact the umbreon dwarfed Alex's frame due to his new proportions, Alex ignored the giggling as he hugged onto it feeling its soft material the smell of the material and feeling of protection threatening to send him to sleep.
"Umbreon night time friend," Nina said reading the label "glow in the dark, machine washable friend with the scent that helps your human doze off." Alex didn't care it just felt right as he was lowered back in the pram, whilst being pushed around Alex almost fell out trying to look down the videogame isle with Nina telling him that these were the only two toys they were getting and that next time they were there they might get more toys.
Inside Alex's mind he had a very clear divide on what to do with what was left of his self respect warring with his desire for toys and the rapidly growing lack of fucks to give, "emotional manipulation it is" Alex thought rubbing his eyes for irritation making small pathetic noises only loud enough for Nina to just pickup on them.
"Crying over not getting more toys?" Nina said stopping and kneeling in front of Alex ready to more sternly tell him no but stopped noticing the tears on the boys face as the small noises turned to louder whimpers, "m-m-mama it was lonely out there," Alex whined out hiding his face behind the umbreon smiling before contorting his smile into a quivering lip "it was cold no mama there, no daddy I just want what I-i wana play" adding more of a wobble to his voice that part of his mind was screaming to stop that.
He felt his voice growing sore but held it as Nina fought and lost the urge to give in before she sighed, "ok then point out what you want and mama will buy it for you," Nina said cupping Alex's chin with a hand "but we will not come back to this toy store til next month ok I don't want to spoil my baby boy too much" she added smiling.
About 20 minutes later Alex was not only sitting in his pram in the caravan but humming happily as he ate a cone of salt and vinegar chips but on the bed was stacked a nintendo switch, several video games, 4 boxes of legos, both plushies and a revolver that shoots out foam darts.