[As the story goes on, Steve leans closer and closer to the sound coming from the Gear. Even the Musharna settles to the padded floor, though its unblinking eyes give no clue as to whether or not it's listening.
Steve, however, is as expressive an audience as you could ask for. Her eyes widen with worry as the little Poochyena wanders into danger, and she thinks of her friend Vince Lombardi, the one they got from Shaun Mars and raised from an egg.
As the story goes on, she forgets all about the sounds of steady blows behind her.
At the end, she softly claps her paws together. She begins to snub enthusiastically, and the Musharna rouses. The keys on the Gear depress and form words.]
Wow! That's a wonderful story. Thank you for telling me.
I think it's a good ending. A really good ending. The Shroomish hurt somebody, but he didn't mean to, and she was okay. He wasn't poison on purpose. And he made friends, even though he was grumpy.
Just because someone's grumpy doesn't mean they're a bad person, or scary.
[There's a rough grunt and a particularly loud impact from behind her that brings Steve back to reality. She glances over her shoulder, then her head hunches down.]
Dang son! *applause*
Steve, however, is as expressive an audience as you could ask for. Her eyes widen with worry as the little Poochyena wanders into danger, and she thinks of her friend Vince Lombardi, the one they got from Shaun Mars and raised from an egg.
As the story goes on, she forgets all about the sounds of steady blows behind her.
At the end, she softly claps her paws together. She begins to snub enthusiastically, and the Musharna rouses. The keys on the Gear depress and form words.]
Wow! That's a wonderful story. Thank you for telling me.
I think it's a good ending. A really good ending. The Shroomish hurt somebody, but he didn't mean to, and she was okay. He wasn't poison on purpose. And he made friends, even though he was grumpy.
Just because someone's grumpy doesn't mean they're a bad person, or scary.
[There's a rough grunt and a particularly loud impact from behind her that brings Steve back to reality. She glances over her shoulder, then her head hunches down.]
Most of the time.