Weren't we just here?

[Kazza]

It seemed that Liam had just been here at this lab, minutes ago. Granted, that was because he had been, but he had not expected to have to return so soon. His foray into the Professor's Field could, he suppose, be considered successful. Still, he didn't entirely understand this whole "demon" business. All that he knew on the subject he had read on the boat trip over from Orre - and there hadn't exactly been an abundance of information available to him. Now, he actually had one of the creatures in his hands - or, more accurately, in a pokeball in his bag. The trainer had a few questions he wanted answered before setting off on a journey with the rabid Skorupi.

That wasn't the only reason for his abrupt return to the building that he had seemingly just left, however; on his trip to the desert plain in the fields, he had befriended an Archen whom he would very much like to accompany him on his journey. As he had already caught one Pokemon, the demon Skorupi, his guide, the Drator from the lab, had advised him to speak with Professor Ashley about it.

And so, here he was, swinging his way up the steps to the lab on his crutches for the second time that day, this time leaving a trail of sand from his encounter in the mock desert. His two Pokemon, Xiuh and Leviah, had managed to shed all of the grit on their walk back - it had been far easier for them, without any clothes or hair for the stuff to get caught in. Sand getting everywhere, Liam supposed, was one of the things he was decidedly not going to miss about home.

Reaching the steps, he took a moment to shake off as much of the sand as he could.
"Professor? It's me, Liam, again. Sorry to bother you, but we have a bit of a... situation."

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Pokemon Out;

Xiuh - 7 turns

Leviah - 7 turns

Fainted;

Demon Skorupi (Scorpio) - 2 turns

[Ash]

Professor Ashley opened the door for Liam again, the hinge swinging inward. "Wha..." she began, a perplexed expression filling her face as she took in the group. Liam was covered from head to foot in sand. Camo walked up beside him in her ground form, and an Archen flew somewhat awkwardly behind. The ancient bird Pokemon landed on a nearby tree and watched the group.

Ashley did recognize this particular Archen, he was a friendly fellow who lived in the desert environment. That certainly would at least somewhat explain all the sand, but though the Archen looked slightly worn out, he did not seem as if he had just had a battle. Even if he had, it would have to be some sort of crazy accident for him to bury the trainer in so much sand. Liam's Pokemon on the other hand seemed to be slightly worse for the wear.

Ashley muttered an apology and ushered the young man inside. "What situation? What happened out there?" She asked. Camo would likely have answered, but she had stayed outside talking to another Pokemon that had approached the building. Whatever that conversation could be about, Liam was apparently on his own for the moment with the Professor.

[Kazza]

((Totally forgot to ask earlier, but should I remove Liam's Dorca from his team, seeing as the give-away technically didn't happen? xD))

As he reached the steps, the Professor opened the door for him. He hesitated for a second, with sand still trickling from his clothes. He could feel it pooling in his socks, but he supposed it couldn't be helped - one way or another, sand was going to end up in the laboratory, no matter what he did. He moved inside, his small team following close behind. The apology didn't register - even after the walk back here, he felt slightly flustered by his encounter.

He had, afterall, never seen a demon before. Warning pamphlets on the boat had been somewhat helpful, but only in letting him know that they were akin to rabid beasts, spreading infection to wild Pokemon through contact. That was the extent of his knowledge. Now that he'd captured one, he had no idea what to do with it. Was it going to act crazed and violent forever? Surely there was some way to help it...

Up until the moment that Professor Ashley asked him what had happened, he hadn't realised that the Drator had remained outside. He looked, saw her talking to someone else just outside the doorway, looked back at the professor. He'd just have to do his best to explain what had happened on his own.
"Well, we went to the desert to find some Pokemon, and we were just talking to the Arhcen out there, when a Skorupi attacked us. Except it was a... uh, well, everyone else has been calling it a Demon? We don't have any in Orre so I'm not familiar with the concept..." He realised he was rambling, and cut off the tangent. "Anyway! It attacked, so we knocked it out and caught it, and now it's in a pokeball on my bag."

He paused to catch his breath, and looked at the Professor. "I mean.. just... What am I meant to do with it? Can it be helped? And it's not going to infect any other Pokemon now... is it?" He glanced back outside, towards the archen. He was glad that the fossil hadn't been hurt, and hadn't forgotten to ask about him, too, but this demon business seemed more urgent. He'd ask once they sorted out what exactly to do about the Skorupi.

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Pokemon Out;[/div]

Xiuh - 8 turns

Leviah - 8 turns

Fainted;

Demon Skorupi (Scorpio) - 3 turns