The Beach, Thursday Morning

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Liara had settled here, at least for some time. But that had not made her less set on making her way back home.

It was a beautiful day outside, and she had heard that it might not be long before autumn set in and the temperatures fell sharply. Perfect excuse, then, to take the book on inter-dimensional physics she had found with her to the beach. She strolled around for a while, until it became obvious there was no designated place to sit-- and settled on a rock instead.

Then she took the book out of her backpack and studied the cover. Soon enough, she was reading.

And then the Pokeballs started falling.

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Because her only class of the day was in the afternoon and there was really nothing better she could think of doing anyway, Yeul had decided to spend her morning walking around. Her slow, meandering path took her to the beach and as she watched the water, the Pokeballs began to fall.

Yeul picked one up cautiously, careful not to press the button she found on it, and wondered what to make of this Fandom oddity. Turning the item over in her hands, she walked along the beach, idly counting how many of them were landing until she spotted Liara.

Changing the angle of her course, Yeul made her slow but steady way over to the other girl, hoping she would not mind company. "Do you think this counts as a rain?" she asked cheerfully. "Hello, Liara."

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"I--"

Liara had leaned over and was currently mostly upside-down, clenching her book in one hand and one of the pokeballs in the other.

She tilted her head, but didn't have the clarity of mind to sit up. "Oh. I do not think so. This doesn't feel like it has evaporated at any point."

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"I had not considered that," Yeul admitted. "I'd just been thinkking that since it fell from the sky..."

She trailed off and shrugged, unbothered.

"Do you think these can evaporate?" Holding her pokeball up to the sky, Yeul looked slightly dubious.

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"No," Liara said, finally sitting up. She eyed the pokeball. "I am not an expert in physics," she said, "but I do not see this passing into its liquid state very quickly."

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"What do you think they are then?" Yeul asked curiously. "There's a button on them, but I have not decided if I should press it yet."

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"They appear to be containers," Liara said, holding the ball up to the light. "I do not think we will be able to find out what they were until we look inside." Beat. "Of course, that also means we cannot be sure that that would be wise."

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"There's quite a number of them," Yeul noted, glancing around the beach. "If whatever is contained in them is hostile, we could be in trouble."

She didn't sound particularly worried, despite her words.

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"I am not completely defenseless," Liara said thoughtfully.

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"I am," Yeul said lightly. "But I'm not afraid."

That would totally help if it was dangerous, right?

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Liara looked like she might want to object to that, except her curiosity got in the way and she... didn't.

Sure, it could end terribly. But she had some reason to believe it would not. (A flimsy reason, but a reason none the less.) "Then we should try," she said, turning the ball around until she found the button.

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"Yes, all right."

Yeul thought about taking a step or two back but decided that, ultimately, if it was dangerous those steps wouldn't help her at all, and remained where she was. She turned her ball around but kept her fingers away from the button. There was no need to try with two of them at once.

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Liara pressed both of her thumbs firmly down on the button. There was a flash of light-- and then the ball popped open, revealing...

... a small Newfoundlander puppy. Beware.

"Well," Liara said.

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"Well," Yeul echoed, surprised, then had to add, "it does not look like a monster."

That was a good thing!

"It's really rather adorable."

Which didn't mean it was harmless but that, she felt, went without saying.

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Liara reached very carefully for the pup, who didn't seem to mind being picked up. "No, it does not," she agreed. "Though I am not sure what it is."

It was small and hairy and wriggly.

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Adorable.

Yeul offered her hand to the creature to sniff, if it was so inclined. She smiled at Liara. "Do you think we should try another one?"

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The puppy leaned over gingerly - as far as he could from Liara's arms - and sniffed.

"I..." Well, her scientific curiosity had certainly been satisfied. "...If you'd like."

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“I do,” Yeul decided, after giving it a moment’s thought just to make sure she was certain. Wasn’t it convenient then that she was already holding one? She located the button and pressed it firmly.

With another flash of light her ball popped open to show…

A tiny kitten.

"Awww!" It was no less cute for being half-expected. "Though I think mine is a different species than yours."

What gave it away, Yeul?

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"I believe you may be right," Liara said, peering over. "Both its ears and its frame are different."

She tilted her head at Yeul. "The species does not seem familiar?"

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She picked it up as it squirmed and batted at her playfully with tiny paws. "I think," Yeul said slowly, "that it's a baby cat. The library books Evan lent me had something similar, though the coloring was different in the pictures."

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"That is not terribly unusual," Liara said, her fingers carefully rubbing along the back of the creature in her lap. She was not sure if anything she did might cause it to lash out, but it currently seemed content. "Most species have some color variations."

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"That's true enough," Yeul said, cradling the cat carefully in her arms and wriggling her fingers for it to bat at since it seemed to like that game. "It does make it a little harder to tell for sure what something is when you're hazy on the identifying markers anyway however."

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"These cats you read about," Liara said, "They were not prone to attack?"

The puppy in her arms leaned up and tried to get at her face. She pulled back reflexively.

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"They're commonly kept as pets, I believe," Yeul said, smiling at the tiny cat. "I'm sure some will attack but..."

There were some like that in any sort of animal.

"I would venture to guess that yours is likely the same in that regard."

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"It is possible--" The pup stuck his nose into one of the ridges along the side of Liara's head and gave it a firm lick.

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Yeul giggled.

"Either it is hungry or it likes you," she suggested.