[ti]solo[/ti][S][REFRESH] Shalin's Romping Grounds

Deep within Birchwood Grove was a secluded field centered around a small lake. Its orange-yellow grasses stretched for quite the distance, and it was far away from any permanent landmarks. The GNARLED ROOT DUNGEON had spawned within the field, but it had long since vanished after its guardian had been defeated. Now, it was a quiet destination that Shalin used one of her precious custom fast travel points on. Quiet, that was, until the Beta Tester was at play with her Pokémon.

"Hey, Queen Zing, mind extending your needles for me so I can get them cleaned up?" Shalin asked, all three of the wasp's stingers filthy from battle. With a glow of her red compound eyes, she complied, pushing the disgusting and frighteningly large barb out of her rear. That thing had to be several inches long, easily capable of piercing her hand were it to stab her. She gently poured buckets of water over it, carefully rubbing up and down with a towel afterward. It was dangerous work, but it was needed to keep her from building up gunk beneath the opening... and making sure nothing was built up in the needle itself. By the time they were finished, she was not only able to extend the needle, but squirt out a few drops of her deadly contact poison.

"Alright, one down, two to go!" The Beta Tester stood up to embrace her Beedrill, the two giving each other a great big hug before Shalin repeated the process with the less venomous foreleg stings. While they were venomous, their primary purpose was to be used as piercing weapons. The gunk on those needed to be washed away for maximum sharpness!