The weedle continued its weird war dance, so Jared just sat down with a sigh and turned on the tablet device that he was given.

The screen lit up with a large red R as a loading screen.

Interesting, it seems to have everything on it...

Looking at the large catalog of different items, Jared found some different quality bug type foods listed, he noted that the value of a rocket credit was identical to dollars,

Hmm, they even have pokeballs, but spending everything I have would only get one...

"Oh... they have C grade food... SIX HUNDRED FOR TEN KILOGRAMS!?... someone is going to need to explain to me what in the hell the point of that is... I don't even want to look at the price of B grade..."

Just then the phone vibrated in his hands letting him know that the cutoff time for the first shipment will be in one hour.

The weedle continued its war dance, meanwhile Jared decided to purchase five kilograms of C grade bug type food with three hundred out of his five hundred credits.

Glancing at the weedle in thought, Jared lightly sighs, He's small, and I'm supposed to be taming him, might as well go all out with the good stuff to make a good impression, not like he'll be able to eat it all with how small he is... I hope.

Moving his eyes to the rest of the room he shook his head when he found the toilet,

They really couldn't have added a single wall divider? Is the purpose to make it so you can't run away from the pokemon you are caged in with?

Like a prison cell, it was a single large room with nothing separating anything else, there was a toilet on one side with a small sink, and on the other was a small kitchen complete with another sink, a small stove, and a mini-fridge. On another corner of the room was a bed, with a few blankets placed neatly on top.

Opening the few cupboards Jared found them to all be empty except one. It contained a few wooden cups, bowls, plates, and a few forks and spoons.

Grabbing a cup he filled it with water and got his fill, then picking up a bowl he filled it halfway and slowly meandered his way near the weedle, all the while trying to keep his form low and less threatening.

The efforts seemed to fail because the weedle began to furiously flail his stinger, and redoubled his efforts to deter the threat.

Setting down the bowl a few meters away, Jared remarked as he leaned over, " You don't understand me, but you know what water is right? "

Walking back to the kitchen he continues, "I bought you some C grade food with more than half my credits, so if you wait a while I'll give you some."

I'm getting a bit hungry, but I should probably wait... I doubt the weedle would be happy to see me eat while he gets nothing, I also vaguely remember watching Cesar Milon videos where he said it was a good idea to eat with your dog to bond... or maybe I'm just remembering it wrong... either way it seems like a good idea.

Time passes, Jared tries to make conversation with the weedle with a non threatening voice, but it doesn't seem to produce results.

Suddenly a few loud knocks are heard at the door. Opening it Jared finds Shane, and with him was a muscular grey machop, standing half the height of a man.

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Seeing this sight, Jared scolds himself inwardly with a few words, ...they are so short, it's a bit silly of me for mistaking them for men back at the harbor all those days ago.

Shane glanced past the door into the room then spoke past Jared as if he was looking for something, "Youwr shit is heawr"

In response, the machop dropped the bag of food in the room before leaving, and then the door was closed shut with an audible click.

Opening the thick pouch made of plastic, Jared found a mix of various leaves, nuts, and dried berries, "So this is what C grade food looks like huh... three hundred credits for literally rabbit food, what's this world coming to... well at least it smells nice, kinda like trail mix?"

Grabbing a handful of the food he stuffed it in his pocket, he then stored the rest of the five-kilo pouch into his backpack.

Walking past the weedle to get to the kitchen, it predictably began to hiss and act threateningly as Jared got too close on his way past.

Once he was far enough away, the weedle settled down and lied it's small body down, but kept its eyes and stinger pointed in Jared's direction.

Using the only pot, Jared prepared some brown rice. The smell of the food seemed to agitate the weedle, because it perked up, and began wiggling threateningly again.

Jared rubbed his chin as he observed the puffed up angry caterpillar looking pokemon,

I heard it was a bad idea to look an animal in the eye or make fast movements, I wonder if it applies to pokemon?

Filling up a bowl with rice, and adding some bits of fish for flavor, he steadily made his way a few meters from the weedle then sat down slowly.

The weedle was not pleased and eyed Jared with a glare, and a twitching stinger,

Wonder if I'm going about this wrong? I'm no animal expert though...

Pulling out the handful of C grade bug food from his pocket, he placed it down directly on the floor the smooth concrete floor to let the weedle get a good view of it.

He then slowly backtracked a few meters then sat down again, before eating his bowl of rice.

The weedle noticed the food and stopped its war dance for a moment. It almost seemed to be pondering something, but a moment later his eyes returned to Jared then resumed his threatening poses.

In a soft voice, Jared soothes, "I spent a lot on that food, I hope you'll at least try it, have you ever had C grade food before? I hear it's every weedles dream..."

Jared was nearly finished with his food when Gastly came back through the wall. he stopped eating to ask, "Ah, Gastly, how's Kai doing?"

Gastly annoyed voice appeared in Jared's mind, "The snake curled up in a corner and fell asleep. The child bought some things and is eating now."

In response, Jared lets out a long breath, relieving some worry.

The weedle had at some point stopped it's threatening poses and had been eyeing the food, but when Gastly burst in, those thoughts left his mind, and he started wiggling hatefully at the evil ball of gas instead.

Gastly noticed this and scoffed, "This bug has no respect, should I teach it a lesson?"

Shaking his head, Jared replies, "I don't suppose you can speak to it, don't you pokemon all know the same language?"

With a grin, the Gastly suddenly enlarged, and changed himself into a horrifying visage, he then began speaking to the weedle in his real voice, "Pathetic insect, you dare to pose before me?"

Weedle replied threateningly, "Come then, flying coward, my stinger will take you on!"

All Jared hears is, "gas gastly gastly g gass" and " wee weeddle weeedl," but when Jared noticed Gastly preparing to attack, he intervened, " Wait, this isn't what I meant by talk to it!"

"Stupid human, the little worm insulted me, he needs to learn his place!"

"Just wait, you think you can translate for me?"

"Why should I?"

"It's just a small weedle, why do you have to go picking fights? Don't you know I need to tame him or I can't leave!? How am I going to accomplish that if you beat him up?"

Gastly pulled his form in, then began talking to the weedle, "Stupid worm, the human has words for you, he says you are beneath his dignity to tame, and your sight disgusts him, he thinks you are so weak that he can crush you with a single foot, and he hopes you will submit quickly so he can trap you in a pokeball, and never have to see your ugly worm nose again!"

In response, the weedle turned to Jared with a vicious glare before shooting him in the face with a bit of sticky string.

Seeing the weedle more enraged than ever, Jared wiped the sticky goo off his face with exasperation, "Gastly I don't know what you said, but you CLEARLY didn't tell him what I asked you to say!"

"Hmph, not my problem human," With that, Gastly returned to Kai's room, leaving the enraged weedle to Jared.

With the Gastly gone, the weedle begins to crawl in Jared's direction with cruel purpose.

Feeling a bit scared and wronged, Jared's eyes open wide, "DON'T LISTEN TO GASTLY HE'S A LIAR!!!"