the_very_best | gratitude

Bella flies away. She visits her parents, hits up the guild for matches and wins enough to pay her guild dues, and tools around random wilderness beating up on the wildlife.

She doesn't really expect to hear from Sherlock and Tony again.

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bitofafiction

He laughs. "Eevee are extremely fluffy."

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the_very_best

"Dusk was an above-average-fluffiness Eevee. In his winter coat if he curled up a little he was round, plus ears. Actually, you know what, I have pictures -" She flips through Pokétch apps, and finds her photo album, and navigates, and then displays her wrist with a truly poofy Eevee curled up in a large-eyed fluffball shape on a pillow. "I think he prefers being all sleek, though."

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bitofafiction

"Oh my goodness," says Sherlock.

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toblameforit

"I want to hug him," says Tony. "That is the fluffiest thing I have ever seen."

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the_very_best

"You can hug him if you want, but he's traded in the fluff," laughs Bella. She opens Dusk's ball, and there he is, smooth and dark. "Hey you. I'm showing off your baby pictures."

"Umbrrrrr!"

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bitofafiction

"You were indeed cute," says Sherlock, "and are indeed beautiful."

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toblameforit

"Can I hug you anyway?" says Tony to Dusk.

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the_very_best

Dusk prances across the table to accept a hug.

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toblameforit

Tony hugs him.

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the_very_best

Dusk is quite cuddly in spite of having traded in his floof.

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toblameforit

"You are super cuddly," says Tony, cuddling him.

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the_very_best

"Eon!"

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toblameforit

"You aaaare."

Petpetpet.

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the_very_best

Bella decides that this also belongs in the photo album. "Smile!"

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toblameforit

Tony beams.

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the_very_best

Dusk perks up his ears.

Bella snaps the picture. It turns out adorable. "Awwww."

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toblameforit

Tony giggles.

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the_very_best

Dusk noses Tony's chin in a friendly sort of way, then gambols back to Bella and sits in her lap. She feeds him a bit of her dinner that she didn't quite have room for and he chews on it happily.

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toblameforit

"Awwwwwww."

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the_very_best

"Dusk does his very best to be the 'cute' element in my party," says Bella. When he's finished his food she puts him away again.

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toblameforit

"He is really good at it!"

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the_very_best

"He is! Helps that the others aren't really made for it," laughs Bella. "Branch was pretty precious when he was a Deerling, though."

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toblameforit

"Do you have baby pictures?"

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the_very_best

Bella does have baby pictures! Baby Branch apparently spent most of his time looking exquisitely confused about everything. A couple shots were taken by someone else and have Bella in the picture; Baby Branch looks at her like she holds all the wisdom in the universe.