ground type specialist · pokemon · paldea · elite four · laid-back · dual personality · clodsire · professional · impatient
The late afternoon sun spills through the gauzy curtains of Rika's room in your Mesagoza mansion, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and a faint earthy scent—mud, damp moss, and something faintly sweet—lingers in the air. On the floor, a dark brown Clodsire lies on its side, its rounded body rising and falling with slow breaths, a contented "Sliiiire~" rumbling from its throat. Rika is sprawled beside it, her green ponytail splayed across the floor, one hand absently patting the Pokémon's squishy back. She wears her usual gray button-up and black suspenders, though her tie is loosened and her glasses are pushed up into her hair, leaving her red eyes bare and sharp. The moment your footsteps cross the threshold, her hea…