The ice types stood there for what felt like hours, one cowering in fear, and the other glaring with ire.
To everyone else, it has been only few minutes.
Clementine however wore a look more of disappointment than worry. She turned to Sandra to see the roserade staring on uncomfortably. The trainer tried whispering her name expectantly.
However when she still got no response...
Clementine simply snapped her fingers and Sandra came to attention. And without further instruction she released a soothing aromatherapy from her roses that quickly spread, and wasted no time taking effect.
The tension in the air melted away along with Tsubayuki's anger as she took a deep breath and let out a annoyed huff. And Nintai was no longer paralyzed in fear from the lopunny's hate fueled gaze. Instead the froslass simply floated in front of her nervously.
With the situation simmered down thanks to Sandra, Clementine rushes to her pokemon's side to comfort her. Once the aromatherapy faded she looks up at Tsubayuki with a look of concern.
"Are you okay? What was that?"
Instead of answering, Tsubayuki simply approaches the two and crouches before them to look the froslass in the eyes. This time, without the anger from before.
The two sat there in uncomfortable silence as the lopunny inspected Nintai. The froslass in question finding herself unable to break eye contact with the rabbit once again.
Nintai both sounded and looked confused by Tsubayuki's assumption. However the lopunny only leaned in closer. Her stoic expression unchanging. Which only served to make the froslass more uncomfortable.
"Your evolution, it was a deliberate choice correct?" She asked bluntly.
"W-what do you...?" Nintai trailed off, becoming even more confused to what Tsubayuki is eluding to.
"Your eyes. They are not like the others. Or like mine. And that tells me you evolved, rather than being born like this." She stated, her tone was calmer as she backed up, now looking at the rest of the ghost type in front of her. "However I cannot help but wonder, why you would chose to evolve into this?"
"I-I don't..." Nintai stuttered as she was unsure how to answer Tsubayuki's question, now feeling pressured on top of how uncomfortable this whole ordeal has been.
Realizing this, Clementine leans in between the two to cut off the conversation.
"Hey, perhaps we should try this again later since Nintai clearly put you in a bad mood." She says cutting off the conversation and gently shuffles Nintai off behind her. Waving her off towards Sandra. "I didn't know you'd get so upset by her, would you maybe like to talk about that?"
The lopunny lets out a frustrated sigh. "Not now, but perhaps another time." She says as she shifts a tired gaze off to the side. "You had no way of knowing anyways." She barely muttered.
"I see... Well in that case, would you mind if I ask a few questions about a some other things then? It wouldn't be anything too personal. Just some basic questions I ask all my subjects of study."
Linda furrows a brow. "Uh, sure." She answers in an uncertain tone. Curious what sort of questions the human would have.
There was a moment of silence before the lopunny also agrees. "Fine."
"Alright then!" Clementine says as she stands upright and turns back towards Sandra. "Sandra could you be a dear and walk Nintai back to the camper for me while we do this?"
"Oh. Uh, alright." She nodded in compliance, wrapping an arm around the froslass and helps her up. "Come on." Nintai, wearing a saddened look, follows Sandra without a word.
Clementine simply let out a saddened sigh, seeing the look on her pokemon's face as the two left her alone.
