Pick Cute or Strong?

[Inu]

Lily looked at the form in her hand.

'Name: Lily Kasai
Gender: Female
Age: I should still be 12
Pokemon in Party: Nine and two eggs
Experience with Pokemon: Both of my parents are trainers, and I'm a beginner trainer
Why you wish to adopt a Baby Pokemon: They're cute and I always wanted to raise a Baby Pokemon.'

She sighed. "I hope this is passable. Hello, anyone home?"

[Blahsadfeguie]

Upon hearing a voice, a lady who apparently had quite a few years emerged from another room. Cradling and feeding a baby Pyrokit, she sidestepped a baby Suicune playfully chasing a baby Raikou. "Hello, young lady," she said, gave Lily a welcoming smile as she accepted the application. "Two eggs, huh? You must like raising Pokemon. I don't see why I shouldn't let you adopt one. We have all kinds of babies here, and even if you don't find what you're looking for I may be able to come up with something another way."

[Inu]

Lily smiled. "Really? Thanks!" She looked around. She saw a Baby Articuno, a Baby Tauros, and even a Baby Latios! They were all so cute, she didn't know what to pick. But she seemed to fall madly in love with the baby Tauros. She thought to herself, 'But that Baby Raikou would help me out so much more. But I can't resist the Baby Tauros! The baby Raikou is so strong! And Tauros won't stay baby forever. Okay, my decision is final.' Lily bursted out, "I don't know which to pick!"

She looked around some more and asked, "Am I able to come back? My choices are Baby Raikou and Tauros, and I don't know which to chose!"

[Blahsadfeguie]

The lady tilted her head thoughtfully. "Well, you can come back for your other choice later, but it costs $500 for another baby, so long as you've taken good care of the first one. $500 may sound expensive, but you have no idea how much it costs to support these little darlings..." She disappeared again, replacing the now sleeping Pyrokit with two baby Tauros and one baby Raikou. She gently placed them on the ground. The first Tauros stretched its limbs on the ground drowzily, while the second approached Lily with curiosity. The Raikou looked somewhat hesitant about Lily. The day-care lady also motioned to the energetic Raikou playing with the Suicune. "I just can't keep those two playful pups off of each other," she sighed. "So, which one suits you?"

[Inu]

Lily looked at the two Legendary dog pups playing and said, "I wouldn't dare seperate those. They look so happy together." She crouched down on her knees and held out a hand to the Baby Tauros. She looked at the other Baby Raikou and said what first came to he rmind, "DOn't worry, I won't hurt you." She looked back up to the Nursery Lady and asked, "While I think, what do I need to do to take care of these guys?"

[Blahsadfeguie]

((I owe you BIG time. Well, here it is.))

The day care lady answered almost without thinking, as if she was always prepared to answer this question. "Well, all you have to do is make sure the baby gets plenty of Moomoo Milk as a newborn, and transition to solid food after a few days or so. Like an ordinary Pokemon would eat. It's always for the better if the baby has a playmate, preferably an older one to help the baby get accustomed to life. Oh, and never put one inside a Pokeball until it matures, which usually takes about 2 and a half months."

The baby Tauros had timidly sniffed Lily's hand, and instinctively backed off a little bit, keeping its distance. Perhaps its nose had picked up something suspicious? "Don't worry, he always does that," assured the lady. "He's such a curious fellow, but he's also a bit paranoid. Bit of an oxymoron, if you ask me. But once you earn his trust, he's very loyal."

[Inu]

((Only took you a month to reply...))

Lily slowly drifted away from the legendary Baby and looked at the Tauros. She said, "Mikori, want to meet someone?" The Eevee ran away from the group of babies she was playing with, and jumped to Lily's side. The fox sniffed the Baby Tauros and said in his high-pitched, enthusiastic voice, ~I'm Mikori! Who're you? Want to play tag?~ Lily sighed and said, "Mikori, give it a break, its only a baby." The Eevee took a step toward the Tauros, and held out a paw in greeting.

[Pikachu]

The baby Tauros gave a high-pitched 'burble' sound, gurgling cheerfully and reaching out a stubby paw to take that of Mikori's.
{T-tag....} it said softly; then, with a little more emphasis - {Tag. Tag. Tag tag. T-tag tag.}

It seemed to be quite pleaced with the new word it had learned, squealing 'Tag!' happily at the nearby baby Raikou, who simply looked at him with a vacant expression, thrashing its tail happily from side to side. The Nursery lady laughed.
"Always ready to try new things, he is." She smiled, and bend down to the Tauros' level. "Hmm, little fella? Would you like to play tag with the visitor?"

The baby only picked up on the one word. {Tag.} it said happily, tugging at her dress. Giggling, the Nursery lady scooped it up in her arms, there it gazed curiously at Lily, perhaps interested in observing her at a different perspective.
"Would you like to hold Tauros?" she asked. "He's not too heavy, or wriggly; not like a baby Entei we saw go a few weeks ago. Squirming like a wurmple, that one was. No, he's often very well behaved. Aren't you, darling?" She stroked the creature's baby-soft fur, and it squealed 'tag' again.

[Inu]

Lily smiled and held the small Tauros. Mikori was on his hind legs, holding his paw to its full extent trying to tag the Tauros. Lily but the baby down and said. "You'll want to see this Aisu." She took out her Pokeball and released the Swampsian.

Aisu looked at Lily, then switched his gaze to the Tauros. He sniffed the baby, unsure of what to expect. He stood over it in a kind of motherly way. Lily raised her eyebrows as she watched Aisu, Mikori, and the baby Tauros.

[Pikachu]

The Tauros flinched back as the Swampsian was released, watching in amazement as it was released from the capsule in a brilliant burst of white light. Staring at the Swampsian's great nose as it bend down and sniffed him, he sniffed curiously back, and then sneezed, surprised to find Aisu's fur slightly wet.

Scurrying back a few paces, he hid himself behind Lily's leg, peering curiously at the cat, before inching forwards a little more. Tilting his head inquisitively, the Tauros sat back, unsure of what to expect from this giant stranger.

[Inu]

Aisu glared at Lily in an insulted way. She giggled and said, "Relax, Aisu. It's just that he's only a baby, and you're already fully evolved." Aisu paced back and forth, still not pleased.

Lily kneeled down and asked the baby Tauros. "Hey little guy. How do you think you'd like coming along with me?"

[Pikachu]

It was hard to tell whether the baby understood Lily's words or not, but an expression of delight crossed its face, and it clapped his hands eagerly. The daycare lady laughed.
"Well, I think that's enough of an answer, don't you?" Disappearing for a few seconds, she came back with a short form and a piece of paper.
"This is Tauros' birth certificate. Since Tauros is not old enough yet to be in a pokéball, this shows that it's yours. Just sign here, and I'll get Tauros' things ready."

She left, moving into a back room, and there was a little cluttering and banging as she searched about. Tauros watched expectantly for a few seconds, before slowly edging closer to Aisu, as if trying to see whether the large cat would notice. It was working well enough, had the small baby not sneezed as it was moving between the cat's great paws and, startled, scurried off again. It seemed quite excited, though, squealing happily every so often.

The Nursery lady came back with a few bottles of MooMoo milk in her arms and a small, faded brown blanket, which the Tauros seized eagerly with his paws.
"That should be all you need for now." she said. "Most babies move on to solid foods after anywhere from a few days to around a week, but incase Tauros is a bit of a late developer, I believe they sell MooMoo milk in the safari zone in Earth Village. Apparently, it serves as bait, and most pokémon can't resist it. The blanket is something Tauros has had ever since he hatched; can't sleep without it, bless him."

She bent down, patting the Tauros on the head.
"Okay, little guy? Are you ready to leave with this young lady?"
The Tauros seemed a little remorseful to leave. {T-tag...} it burbled, plucking at her dress. The Nursery lady laughed, scooping him up again.
"You'll be fine. Now, off you go." Handing the baby to Lily, she said "Feel free to come back anytime. Your first baby is free, but anything you adopt in future costs §500. Just remember!"



Baby Tauros was adopted!

[Inu]

Lily felt slightly uncomftorable as all of the baby Tauros' items were thrown onto her. She put the MooMoo milk into her bag and held the blanket. She signed the paper, then kneeled down to the baby Pokemon's height.

Aisu pretended not to notice the baby crawling towards him. When he sneezed, the Swampsian gave a little jump, not expecting it. He crouched onto the ground and cocked his head, staring at the baby Pokemon. Lily wrapped the Tauros in his blanket and said, "Thanks! Now we're off!"

The trainer and her new Pokemon walked away from the Nursery, Aisu bounding after them.