He looks down at the ring. Huh. Neat.
When she returns with the sashimi he can't help bit smile a little.
"Ya rearranged them f'r lil' ol' me?"
Man, he wished his stomach wasn't so sensitive, though. Not that he dislikes the food he can eat, it's just... a little limiting sometimes compared to a human.
"Thank you. --Wait did ya jus' have the sashimi on hand somewhere?"
Bee looked down at the cupcake, well for one she took the plastic water stone ring off, washed it off, and put it on his hand. "Here you can have this! One moment!"
She hurried off for a moment. She came back with another little container. This container just had some Sashimi on it, not the most expensive fish possible, but she kind of moved them in the package so they are kind shaped like a cupcake.
"Hows that?"
"I'd say so, yeah."
Hmm. Maybe this Crobat was also weird. Still. It hadn't attacked him just yet.
"What 'bout yerself? You seem strong, too."
Archie's crobat rests on his shoulder for a bit. Not getting on the ground with that other one right now, thank you. Didn't pass the vibe check.
Cyrus' Crobat was as curious about Archie as its companion had been. It sniffs him all over, taking particular interest in his legs. When it got as much information as it'd get smelling the 'human', it rest its heavy body on the ground to keep an eye on Archie and the fellow bat. Wings kept the front half of its body up.
It's energy wasn't... friendly. Similar to Cyrus, it was way too intense, in fact. Like it could launch up and attack at any moment.
Cyrus was unperturbed by this obvious tension.
"That looks to be a powerful Crobat. Are you a skilled trainer?"
"..." Well. He's out of the cramped bathtub at least. He's currently just curled up on the bed in the spare room handed to him, trying to get comfortable.
Why couldn't it have been a waterbed... He's gotten too used to the sway of the ocean again.
He carefully runs a hand over the stitches Plumeria did, sighing. Woman clearly knew what she was doing with them. Probably had to patch up that Guzma more often than not, or grunts. Either way, it was impressive. Mightyena gives him a lick in the face, clearly worried about his trainer. Archie pats him on the head, trying his best to smile genuinely. Guess the Pokémon could sense he was out of it better than anyone here. Made sense. Been together for ages. "I'll be alri'." Still, he felt a little feverish. Should probably mention that to Plumes-- Plumeria next time she comes to check up on him.
For now he'd try to rest.
...still. He did top. Sooo.
THIS MEANS HE'S THE ALPHA--
"..."
This ain't getting anywhere. Now he just feels even shittier and he's getting riled up. "...Well. What do you know, anyway?"
Guess he was wrong when he thought Guzma would understand. He huffs, cheekfins flared out and wiggling in annoyance. This fucking guy.
He's not liking this discussion. Like. Not one bit. Finally stopping his constant dangling, Guzma now puts his head on his open palm, resting his elbow on a leg as he avoids eye contact. If you're not talkin' to 'em, how the fuck d'ya know they're doin' fine?, he thought -- the same words he mentally yelled at himself during his own three months hiatus from the whole team leading thing.
…nah, this is different. With Skulls, he was the problem. Guzma doesn't think it out of self-deprecation, he was the only one on board with Lusamine's stuff. This was a group of lunatics who wanted to flood the world from day 1! It's different. There's no parallels here.
"Yeah well.
Ya never know."
Stay vague Guzma, stay annoyed.
"So when are we fixing the hole in the wall of my room?"
Rotates merfolk powers...
I feel like there's slight differences between different types of merfolk ofc but here's what Archie (and most merfolk) can do:
Manipulate water; move it around, levitate it, increase or decrease it's temperature, turn it to ice, evaporate it etc
Being immune to having his mind read by Psychics, be it Pokémon or people
Telekinesis.
Becoming invisible for a limited amount of time.
Shapeshift between forms (human and merfolk)
Enhanced voice / 'singing' capabilities. Think sonic screeches and siren song. Siren song gives them the ability to manipulate people's thoughts and actions through words (or singing if you're extra like that I guess). Most merfolk agree to never use that ability, and it's highly frowned upon in most circles. Merfolk who regularly travel to the depths have build up a tolerance / resistance for it though. (I HC the depths of the ocean are extremely hazardous / unfriendly and therefore super dangerous. Doesn't stop some brave souls from wandering there though.)
Enhanced senses underwater.
Can understand Water-types
They're one of the slower healers among supernatural beings. It makes venturing into dangerous situations extra risky.
Indie AU/HC-based Archie from Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, written by Nikki
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