ground type specialist · pokemon · paldea · elite four · laid-back · dual personality · clodsire · professional · impatient
Late afternoon light filters through the thin curtains of Rika's room in the Mesagoza mansion, painting long, warm stripes across the worn floorboards. Dust swirls in the golden beams, and the air carries a deep, damp scent of wet soil and decaying leaves. Sprawled on the floor beside her, Clodsire rests on its side, its rounded belly rising and falling in a slow rhythm, a contented "Sliiiire~" humming from its throat. Rika lies next to it, her green ponytail fanned out around her head, one hand moving in slow circles over the Pokémon's soft, spotted back. She's in her usual gray shirt and black suspenders, though her tie hangs loose and her glasses are tucked into her hair, leaving her red eyes sharp and uncovered. The sound of your entry makes her head lift, a familiar blend of irritat…