Until it wasn't boring.

Furrlicity was at one moment staring off into absolutely fucking nothing, head empty and thoughts far away. Maybe he would make some fish for dinner.
Salmon? Did they have salmon in the fridge? Maybe he still had time to go pick some up from the shops down the road.

Then, BAM.

He walked right into a tree. Like a wholesale dumbass.

Out of the tall branches fell a big, fat, pink... thing. It fell right on his head with an indignant noise. From up above, there was more noises.
tearing the Audino off his face, Furrliity looked up. That place people never looked.

High up in the tree, far higher than where players would normally be able to reach or even attack, was a whole little colony of pink pokemon. A lot of them were looking down in concern for their fallen sister in action.

Said Audino laid there for a few moments before jumping up. She shoved at Furrlicity lightly, making his stumble back.

< I was BUSY, jackass! >

Oh, that was a first. Furrlicity hadn't heard a pokemon curse that wasn't, like, already caught by someone. He was so stunned he didn't even know what to say. Stunned silence.

The Audino went out like a light. The ones above gasped in scandal and started to heckle and 'boo' down at Furrlicity. A few of them even tossed twigs and nuts at him but he was able to just shake that off. The Audino at his feet ended up falling over, unconscious. There was no dilly-dallying this time. Attaching the Nincada back to his chest, he took out his golden pokeball and flung at the pink pokemon. His now.

He could keep looking, but...

Oh! Wait!

Ash had said some special NPC would be out here or something.

Furrlicity took a deep breath and cupped his hands over his mouth.

"HEEEEEEY IF ANYONE IS AROUND I FOUND THE AUDINO BITCHES!"

Silence echoed back from the forest after his full bodied yell. Now to wait and see.

Furrlicity Purrfection heard crunching, heaving boots tromping through the underbrush as a buff young man crashed his way through into the scene of the battle. "Aw dangit!" he said, with the force of someone who just used an actual swear. "We missed it again!"

The man was young, dumb, and full of boundless enthusiasm. He seemed to glow with exuberance and a willingness to get things done, even if not always on time. He looked up at Furrlicity and a nameplate appeared above his head: CHADWICK - ROUND 2 "Aw bro! You found that Audino all by yourself? That's so siiiiiick~" he did a little air guitar motion, then held out a fist to pound with you. "Mad respect. We've been tracking that thing for ages, ain't that right bros?" He turned around, only to notice that he was alone. "Bros? I'M OVER HERE BROS!" he yelled into the forest.

Shouts of surprise and relief echoed through the forest, and several more dude-bros crashed through the trees. They all wore similar workout/adventuring gear to Chadwick, and all of them had the same clan tag. Round 2

"Bruh, is that what I think it is?"
"Bro I think it is!"

They all formed a circle and started chanting and cheering. One of the bros had brought a carton of beer and was sharing the drinks around in celebration. He handed one to Furrlicity. It was a can of Budeweiser. "Bro you don't mind if we, like catch a copy, or like if you don't want it we'd be happy to pay you, you know?" asked Chadwick.

"Yeah we've got plenty of cash and beer back at the guild hall."

A light went on in Chadwick's head. Not a lightbulb moment, per say, but more the dim light that goes on in a beat up old Honda when you open the door at night. "Bro!" he said, addressing Furrlicity. "You should totally join our guild!"

"Whoa yeah! You're already like a total legend for beating Audino. You must be such a sick trainer. Right Chadwick?"

"Oh yeah duh dude! Bring it in." He chest-bumped his clanmate. "Watcha say bro? Wanna join up?"

Furrlicity Purrfection has been offered a spot in ROUND 2
If he has questions the clan will hang around for 2 more posts.

Cheers went up as Furrlicity Purrfection crushed the can against his head. "WOO! Now that is what I'm talking about my dude!" Chadwick said, beaming. 

At Furrlicity's permission several of the guild bros streamed forward, battling it out with the Audino in a one-sided brawl. "Bro they're healing so fast!" One of them said, more of an exclamation of respect than a complaint. 

"Single? Yeah I guess, but for me I'm kinda like more of a lone wolf type, you know?" Chadwick asked, "We're all lone wolves! Just a bunch of like, sick-ass wolves just chillin together and stuff, right bros?"

"You know it, Chad!" chimed in the bro carrying the beers.

"You're gonna join up? Yo hell yeah man! That's so tight. I knew we'd found a good one," Chadwick said, pulling Furrlicity into a combination rough handshake/hug/fist bump. "First thing you gotta know? That's the guild handshake. Remember it." He did it again, just for good measure. 

"Second thing you gotta know is that we aren't a bunch of tryhards like the other guilds," he said, rolling his eyes. One of the other bros groaned in mad disrespect.

"We play when we have time, you know? Just chilling and doing cool shit. Like the Audino! We wanted to catch one because everyone at the house got all banged up after our last rager." He laughed, shameless and exuberant. 

The bros returned with their Audino bounty. "No more bruises now!" one of them said, cradling the Pokeball. "Yo that's a sick name! Call her Bruiser!" suggested another. "It's like, ironic, right?" 

"Oh and the last thing you gotta know is our clan chant." He cleared his throat, and the other bros crowded around, ready to do their part. 

"What time do we meet?" he called to his bros, one hand theatrically cupping his ear. 
"ROUND 2!" they yelled back. 
"When do we show up to the raid?"
"ROUND 2!"
"When is it our turn to buy drinks?"
"ROUND 2!"
"WHAT ARE WE CALLED?!"
"ROUND 2!!!"

The chanting broke as they all huddled together, chugging and laughing. Someone pulled Furrlicity Purrfection into the circle of sweat. "Nice huddle bros, now let's get this new recruit back to the guild hall, yeah?"

Furrlicity Purrfection has joined ROUND 2
If he has questions the clan will hang around for 1 more post.