Knees crushing the grass beneath him, Dustin grabbed several mushrooms as gently as he could. His finger pinched at the stem and broke it off, placing it in his bag. Amelia watched nervously, but she slowly approached and sniffed at the mushrooms. She tried to take a bite but Dustin plucked her up and cradled her instead. "No nol, I don't know if these are safe. If they're some kind of poison thing, I don't want you to get sick." He poked her nose and smiled warmly. Dustin had always wanted a pet, but living in such cheap apartments meant the rules were tight. No noise, no guests, no pets. He basically lived in a small room he paid to have his own bed. It sucked, but he spent most of his time at the office. It was only due to this game he had started coming back. It was addictive.. and the more he grew to adore Amelia, the more he wanted to focus on her instead of work. "Okay! Let's fill this bag and see if we can sell them or if safe, I can cook you something nice."

Oh dear. The grass type attacked back without mercy and Dustin winced. Right, right.. Grass kinda rocked Water, didn't it? He didn't think that through very far. Next time he should go into a fire area.. but that sounded miserable and not nearly as pretty as this place. He enjoyed walking through the forest, hearing it come to 'life'. as..alive as a video game was.. he forgot, sometimes. Sighing, he smiled at Amelia. "Hey, you're gonna be okay. Brush it off and let's go again. If anything happens, I'll take you to a shrine, okay? Now, use water gun again! You did so well last time" He didn't know if this encouragement was helping, but Amelia seemed determined and she launched another attack.

Amelia darted back after the tackle, nudging her head against Dustin's leg. She made soft sounds that he knew meant she was tired, but they were so close. "Don't worry, Am, we're going to beat this little guy and I'll give you so many treats." He had to pry her off his leg and urged her forward, gently petting her back. "Okay, just one more should do it. I want you to use another tackle. Charge him and come right back." He'd have to give her so many treats after this.. He knew Amelia hated fighting. Honestly, he'd have to look into a tank or something to help them until Amelia felt more confident.. but he did enjoy have cute and shy she was.. oh gosh he was battling, focus! "Okay, one more time!"