The story behind Tanis' arm is actually considered to be a spectacular tale of what not to do if you're a Grass type, in which the first mistake is picking a fight with a Fire type Pokémon. In this particular occasion, a Growlithe thought it fit to go after him and Bite into his arm, pinning Tanis in place for a completely misunderstood reason. After struggling for a little bit, he turned the action around by Crunching one of the Growlithe's legs that he could reach at that moment. It left them both in an otherwise amusing situation that Tanis would admit is quite funny to imagine had he been watching it unfold as opposed to actually being a part of it. A third Pokémon was there, who made his presence known, which spooked the Growlithe into letting go after what felt like nearly tearing his arm off. Tanis' mistake was keeping up his pressure with his own teeth. That paved the way to the Growlithe burning his arm with Ember to get him to let go. Other stuff happened too, but as far as the Burn went, it literally ate him alive and spread throughout his entire arm and part of his chest before it finished with him. Everything else that happened wound up unrelated to the arm's condition, but needless to say, it was in poor shape.

Though there was no risk of him actually losing the arm itself, the damage that was done to it was extravagant. In comparison to the state of his arm as it is now than a few days ago. The brown shade and black burn mark he's sporting right now, was originally nothing more than a complete black tint running the entire length of his arm, there were no brown specks and no obvious origin point of where the burn first began. As for the Bite wound, the reason it's as bad as it is currently is precisely what Meadow was afraid of: Infection. Due to the poor state of his arm prior to it, and how long it took him for it to get treated, infection had begun to set in at that point. What Meadow was seeing is the tail-end of that actual infection which had spread and had caused a rash-like redness from what was otherwise a deep gash and numerous teeth marks that were no doubt going to leave him with more scars than before it started. So Tanis' claim that it's better than it was this morning was well-founded, as the redness has turned mostly pink now, and the Burn itself has shrunk down to just coating mostly on his upper arm. Regardless of his arm's current condition, he was told not to leave the town, otherwise there was potential risk of it not healing properly. The real logic behind that was to prevent Tanis from getting into a fight, but he was never actually told that... Though whether he'd adhere to that considering his personality, that was an entirely different matter altogether.

Tanis had an overwhelming feeling that the moment he uncovered his two wounds, Meadow was likely going to react in some manner concerning whether he should actually even be outside with wounds like that. He did try to reassure her pre-emptively by declaring it's better than it looks, which it was. Meadow's own assessment on his condition was surprisingly accurate and would make for an excellent argument as to why she's not a nurse as opposed to a florist. The core grief that was plaguing him up to this point was his Bite wound. Considering how raw it looked and how discoloured it looked despite having been there for some time. Plus the fact that Tanis had been constantly holding and very gently rubbing that spot the majority of their discussion so far, it only stood to reason that's where the pain he was feeling was coming from. Her summation that the Burn mark further up his arm not actually causing anything in the way of pain unless it was touched. Why else had Tanis not actually touched that spot ever since she's been there? A most excellent deduction on her part as she was absolutely right. This all did fly over Tanis' head however, as she never said anything about what she thought about his condition. Not that he really needed that assessment as he already knew exactly what the nature of his injuries were, Yet the fact she worked it out without him telling her would've been very impressive. And she said she wasn't skilled in anything in particular besides flowers!

He didn't look at her until after he'd finished removing all of the bandage and inquired her with his query about moves, but what he could see from her thoughts on the matter of his current state was written all over her face. It didn't surprise him one little bit. To think that she wouldn't be shocked, or perhaps bordering horrified was too much to ask. But he did unveil what was hiding within the confines of the bandage for two reasons: To showcase when he used Solarbeam, or more precisely, why, and it was nearly time for it to be changed. He figured dealing with two things at once was a good enough reason to remove the constraints, though it came at the cost of truly showing just how much he was hurting to someone who he was trying to convince it wasn't as bad as it first seems. He's putting on a brave enough poker face that except for some agony-based twitching which betrayed him, that and his shaky voice. Those two combined bought upon Meadow's actions in wrapping his Bite wound back up again before the pain either gets worse, or potentially bringing Tanis back into a more neutral and less-pain based situation. He was unaware that he was making the two telling signs that showcased that his words were not quite as truthful as they first may appear. As far as comparing them with this morning was concerned, yes, they were better than that time. But there was no viable way that Meadow would've known that herself, and it was only until Tanis actually considered that fact that he realized that it didn't ultimately matter what he actually said in his defense, she was looking at it for the first time, and what she saw was more than enough concern to bring out the nurse in her.

The first thing she actively did was inch herself closer with what she considered to be baby steps. They did appear tentative, almost as if he was a rabid animal that was likely to attack her if she dared to get too close. Maybe not quite as far from the truth as he may admit to. Tanis did keep an eyes on her movements, and where she ultimately winded up: Literally arm's reach from him. But he didn't initially feel as though she was going to do anything, in part because of how she was looking at him, absolutely zero aggressive intent whatsoever, and the fact she was still holding the flowers he had given back. He'd actually forgotten to take those back, that was careless of him. While his arm was not granting him too many opportunities to actually do very much besides cradle it in his other arm, Tanis didn't ultimately do or say anything that he wasn't already doing. He was confident that if she was going to try anything, he'd have the capacity to stop her at some point by merely telling her to stop. Inching forward was, peculiar, but not the worst thing that she could do in his otherwise vulnerable stance that he'd imposed upon himself. In hindsight, not the best thing to do, but it seemed good in his mind at the time. Her otherwise worried gaze turned into one that seemed to hold slightly more determination to it, one with a conviction that declared that she had a plan, that was what got Tanis the most worried. What was she going to actually do? Tanis continued soothing his arm as best as he could with the other one, while he maintained close eye contact with her, slowly sorrowing his eyes as she begun talking, and ultimately stuttering again. She declared that she realized that he was in a bit of pain, before she begun twisting her tongue and ultimately her words as they trailed off into garble. Now that actually sounded strangely familiar. He thought that she was past that phase of their discussion, but it seems like it's not. But the way she just trails off like that, it's like whenever she wants to assert herself and pin a point down, she changes her mind halfway through before she can make it, or maybe she's struggling to find the right way to put it. That's what he's noticed at least. What she needs is a little bit of strength in her words to bang the point home instead of trailing off.

... That or maybe practice with tongue twisters.

But finally, she braved her shortcomings in a much more timely manner than she had done previously, and got her point across. She wanted him to cover the bite wound up so soon after he'd just got the bandages off? Tanis broke the silence almost immediately after she declared that intent, before she bought mention to having more bandages, repeating, specifically, what he was told. "... B-But I was told to a-air the a-arm out a few times ea-each day..." He spoke in precisely the same manner he had done after he removed the bandage and grasped his arm from the sheer pain that tormented him, yet he also spoke in a way that he sounded like he was reciting something from a script. Or to be more precise, he was repeating what the Pokémon who had been treating him told him. What he hadn't actually been told, was that that was in reference to the burn, not the Bite mark. It took a little explanation of that fact for him to work out that was the case, and that he shouldn't be uncovering the bite wound unless he was immediately reapplying a new bandage, which was Meadow's intent and desire at that junction. Tanis was quizzical at first, but the realization hit him the moment he worked out that what was mentioned made proper sense. As to the bandage query, that was approached with a simple enough response, in that Tanis said nothing but merely produced a new white roll that hadn't come out of its packaging as of yet. Now he understood why Meadow inched closer to him, but he was still a little concerned as to why she was taking it upon herself to tend to it rather than insisting he did it, and let him do it... Was she absolutely positive that she was as shy as she claimed? He still didn't see it.

The bouquet now sat between them both, Meadow's paws were free, as were Tanis' own, as they both began the work to wrap up his arm again. The plan that they both agreed on, partially by herself, and partially from him, was that they'd cover up just the bite wound, and leave the Burn uncovered at least for now so it will hopefully heal a little quicker. That was Meadow's portion of the plan. Tanis added that his paw should also be left uncovered as it was otherwise all healed and unaffected by the wound they were trying to cover, little point in wasting the stuff like he had done earlier. With that, they both set to work in wrapping up his forearm. Though he was reluctant to actually hand her the bandage wrap at first, he wasn't actually able to hold it effectively and start wrapping himself up with only one paw that was shaking slightly, another side-effect of the pain he was feeling. So much so that he fumbled the roll as it landed on the bouquet that sat between the two. Well, that was effective. Fortunately for him however, Meadow seemed more than willing to take the task onto herself, as she grabbed the roll and started doing it herself. Tanis still wasn't convinced, but he did place a paw at the start of the roll to stop the bandage from merely slipping off him as she begun. Tanis' expression was only watching as she busied herself in turning his forearm into a disembodied mummy arm. Of course the act was definitely painful, but he refused any and all apologies she may have said during the course of wrapping him up, instead just urging her to continue and ignore him. The entire process took less than two minutes once Meadow took the reins, at which point she had entrapped his arm in two coatings of the bandage, when a new problem arose: She still had excess left she didn't need. The moment that concern became an issue, and before Meadow could consider inquiring about it, Tanis finally found a situation where he could potentially be helpful in what was otherwise The Meadow Show. He claimed the remainder of the roll from her, rolled out a little more of the fabric, so he could reach a straightened portion with his head, held out his free arm holding the roll so it was out of the way. Tanis gazed at the bandage as if it was the most evilest thing on the planet, gritting his teeth and literally noises away from snarling at it. In the next instance, he opened his mouth and lunged his head at the bandage itself, and before anyone could say anything, he clamped his teeth into the substance with such force, the bandage strip stood zero chance of holding together after that. Not exactly the best use for a Crunch, but it got the job done as the segment was split in two, and the excess floated down without anything left to hold it together. Who needs scissors when you apparently have sharp teeth? Definitely not something that would appear in Meadow's book about Treecko's. At least the result was better than spending time trying to chip away at it with Meadow's paws or nibbling at it with her own teeth.

The task was complete regardless, and Tanis spent the next few seconds examining her handiwork. He lifted up his arm and turned it all around, checking out what was there. True to form, everything from the bite wound was covered, there were no random open segments in-between the bandaging where air could get in, and it was nice and tight, which nullified most of the pain back down to how it was beforehand. It merely cemented the idea that it should be constantly covered and not left out in the open. Goes to show he should listen a little more. Quite a few questions filled his mind at that particular moment, mostly where she learned to do that. But there was no doubt in his mind that she knew what she was doing, regardless of how initially painful it was. That was going to happen regardless of whether she did it, or he did it, so he didn't hold her responsible for it. Actually, if there was anything that she was going to be responsible for, it was for her handiwork on it, and that wasn't something that he considered a bad thing. He was wearing the thing, and it was exactly how he wanted, so how could he judge her poorly for something like that? It wouldn't be right, not that he was actually planning to anyway. But he did plan on one thing that, for all he knew, may very well be the last three words that Meadow was probably expecting out of him considering what he's been like. "Thank you, Meadow." Gratitude goes where it's due, regardless of anything else that she has done, that is not a small task in his eyes, this was her, beyond the duty of call, and as merely someone who actually knows him currently. She took the time and the patience to not only stick with him until this point, but to actually take the time to tend to something that was wrong with him, and turn it into a right. Granted, it was by her insistence, but she was still the one who put that bandage on him. A bandage that would eventually be put on by himself, which he had initially failed on. That act is indeed worthy of praise. For a few seconds, perhaps to the point of being a little awkward, Tanis stared directly into her eyes, watching for a sign that he was confident he wouldn't get. After he internally confirmed with himself that he was right, Tanis closed his eyes and let out a smirk, unveiling a sly smile. Right at that particular moment, Meadow had just put a huge dent into the wall that she has slowly been chipping away on to get into Tanis' good graces. She had some work left, admittedly, but that act wouldn't be taken lightly in combination with the bouquet.

Though Tanis himself hadn't actually realized it until she said it, as the subject moved away from his arm, and onto movepools, Meadow took his meaning incorrectly as she started discussing her own moves instead of what he originally intended to ask, which was what Grass moves she knew about. In a precisely similar situation as when he asked about her garden, which turned into an explanation of flowers, it went in the wrong angle that he was a little late to correct before she begun getting invested in the subject. So estranged folks who had been watching the two since the beginning may have expected Tanis to flare up in a rage again considering that's what happened the first time around. Technically they would be right, normally anyway. However, Meadow has been doing such a good job of actually being persistent enough to try befriending Tanis, that it was actually working. So that off-course subject she was now taking was taken not with an unquestionable 'What are you doing?!?' flamed-induced spitball, but a meagre 'Oh well' and allowing her to continue with her thought process. Even though the subject wasn't on flowers, she didn't seem to mind the actual conversation as such. Plus it benefitted him as he was starting to get curious about this Pokémon who genuinely seems to care enough about him, knowing a little more about her wouldn't hurt. Though his face may have initially indicated that he was considering flaring off like before, the only actual response she got from it was an accepted grin, and him picking up the bouquet again. He couldn't quite explain it himself, but holding these flowers were really making him feel better. It could be attributed to many things, but why does he suddenly feel more... Lighter, in comparison to the rest of the time he spent holding them? How curious.

Meadow listed off her attacks, along with a vague description of each one, some a little more in-line than the others as he compared the moves with what he could recall seeing before. Thundershock was the first move, which she described as an obvious one considering she was an electric type. That made sense to Tanis, Thundershock is among the most common moves for an electric type, so it didn't come as any surprise that she knew it. But one startling fact did give him pause. She got hurt using it? That's... Interesting. He's seen a couple of Pokémon use it before, and it didn't look to him that they got hurt using it, plus she admitted that it's a common move, so why was such a common move one that hurt her? She did claim that it hurts 'Pichu'. Is that her species name? That was the first time she said that. Only one move in and he'd already learned who she was and an interesting fact about electric moves on a Pichu. If that's the case, maybe asking for a demonstration is not such a good idea.

Charm and Tail Whip were also moves that he knew all about. He did protest that he should probably know how to use Tail Whip at the very least considering, you know, he has two tails! That said, he did know Leer, which was essentially the same thing, so he's not as sour about it as he may let on. Charm is a very unique move, definitely a fantastic support move that he also wouldn't mind having. Although using it does require you to actually have a gentle demeanour during a battle, which.... He doesn't. So wishful thinking aside, it's still a good move to have. Sweet Kiss is not a move that he'd heard of though, although the Confusion affliction he most certainly has! He didn't agree with Meadow's assessment of inflicting that effect, as it is arguably one of the worst things that you could inflict, and it makes for an excellent tool that can severely impact the battle to your favour. Perhaps what she was referring to was how the move is used? Sweet Kiss didn't sound like it would cause confusion, and it certainly didn't sound like something a Pokémon would want to use willingly. But she listed it off anyway as a move she knew. The last two moves she definitely seemed quite proud of, or she did until she chuckled to herself. How she continued to keep such an upbeat attitude, Tanis had no idea, but he could say that it was contagious, as he couldn't help but smile and snigger a couple of times himself at her response. She then went on to explain both Tickle and Disarming Voice. Both moves that Tanis didn't know. Tickle, whether fun or not, sounded like a disorientation move that likely affected her opponent. Disarming Voice definitely sounded more unique and likely not known on Pichu's, he'd potentially admit. But that didn't mean he knew what it was. He clung to every word that she used to describe it. The key thing he got out of that, aside from hitting multiple Pokémon, was the fact that it required confidence for her to use.

A move required confidence to use? Well, it was true that he had moves that needed a little preparation before he could actually use them. His Crunch, as he demonstrated earlier, needed him to gear up and open his mouth wide for it to be effective. Absorb needed him to throw a seed at someone before that would work. Solarbeam is... Well, Solarbeam, it always needs time for it to work. But those moves required him to prepare for it in some way, not so much to be in a proper state of mind. Then again, she did say she had moves like Charm and Tickle, so perhaps her style of fighting is more akin to emotion than it is anything else. He hasn't seen something like that before, he wouldn't mind seeing it in action at some point. Like the move Absorb, Tanis absorbed as much of the information as he could, he spent a good number of seconds contemplating her moves and what she could do. It was a far cry from the question that he wanted to ask, but the answer he got was thought provoking all the same. He continued to least each move in his head in the precise order she mentioned them, repeating again once he reached Disarming Voice. He rotated through the moves four times, all the while his right paw was scratching his mouth, until on the fifth occasion, as soon as he thought 'Tail Whip', something clicked in his head, and he couldn't help himself bringing it to light. "... Wait a minute... I didn't hear any physical moves..." If he knew the moves like he thought he did, Thundershock was a ranged attack, and almost everything else did other things. While he wasn't entirely sure what Disarming Voice was persay, he did figure it was likely not something physical considering the 'voice' portion of its name. So that left a rather glaring contradiction taking into consideration that Meadow has Tail Whip. Though there's likely other utilities for it that he's likely not seen, its primary function is to weaken your opponent and open them up to an attack, a physical attack. That being said though, she did say she wasn't a fighter, so that core concern of his would only be a serious flaw if she was an actual fighter. She already admitted she was a florist, so naturally battling would take a backseat.

Unlike himself of course.

But he still felt the need to expand on blurting out his comment seemingly out of the blue, just to actually clarify just why he did that. He coughed before he continued in an attempt to stop himself from turning it into a glaring flaw. "I heard Tail Whip, but nothing physical to go with it. Just something I noticed..." Even though it's in a peculiar manner that brings to question just where his stance is on things, he does seem to care in his own wild way, just seems that someone's movepool can be a cause for concern if he sees something wrong with it. There wasn't anything wrong with Meadow's moves, far from it, after all, if paired up with someone who could utilize such moves that Tail Whip would be useful, they'd make an effective team. There was that to consider, and that's why he put less of an issue behind it. That and she's most not like he is, so there's that too. He did smile a little and haphazardly mentioned that too. He sat leaning on the elbow of his right arm, its paw against his chin as he sat there blissfully staring into space as he spoke. "... Probably don't fight as much as I do..." That wasn't a point that was actually directed at meadow herself, though if the burn and the wound that she just bandaged was the indication, then Tanis likely got into more intense battles more frequently than she did. He didn't state that she never did though, that would be a poor misconception that he didn't know whether it was true or not. He didn't feel like probing to find out, considering she hadn't yet asked him whether he did... Though it wouldn't take much to know the answer to that without asking him anything. But there was two things that she said in her explanation that felt, off somewhat that, while he did try to explain it away in his mind, he wasn't fully convinced that was the case. He only picked one to probe her with, as he wasn't quite convinced she wasn't willing to say too much about either, and she didn't want to drag the conversation to something about her if it was something she didn't completely want to turn it into. But he was still curious about it and it had piqued his interest.

He waited until Meadow had collected herself and she was looking his way before he proceeded. "You said that Pichu are hurt by their own Thundershocks, Meadow?" He already knew the answer to that question, but he felt like clarifying so she knew the point of the query he was posing. "... Why? I've never seen that happen before..." That was definitely a unique aspect of a move that he had not seen or heard before until just now. Just goes to show that there's still so much that he doesn't know yet. He couldn't even begin to imagine having to also deal with suffering from some kind of recoil whenever he used a move that he's supposed to have a type advantage with. An electric type that gets hurt from using an electric move... The entire notion is completely farfetched that he was struggling to completely firmly believe if he heard that right. Definitely an area he wanted a little more information on if Meadow was willing to provide it. The look he was giving her definitely had one of intrigue and one with a thirst for knowledge, likely similar to one Meadow gave him when she confirmed she wanted to know more about Grass types. That was another area that he did want to ask her, especially now. That was not an invitation that he would actually pose, but he felt confident and willing enough to open the invitation to her, which was yet another unique concept, as while he did offer to do a few things, he never actually extended that invitation, until now. "... Anything else you want to know about Treeckos, or Grass types?" He was nearly tempted to say 'me' instead of 'Treeckos', he didn't want to imply the wrong idea or make her feel as though she had been probing into himself. Which she had, but not personal enough that he thought she was invading privacy. He also didn't hold to know all the answers she seeked, but if he knew, he'd see if he could provide.

It's the least he could do at this time.

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Ohhhh-kay, that was longer than I thought it would be! :v I tried to keep everything to a minimum so you could add things if you wanted to. If you see something you absolutely don't like, give me a yell and I'll sort it out in two shakes of a Pichu's tail. :3

Tanis didn't restrict Meadow's attempts at wrapping his arm up in the bandage any more than holding onto one of the ends to stop it from slipping off, and what restrictions having his arm attached to the rest of him gave to her anyway. Obviously it would've been a lot more handier if his arm could be detached so she didn't have his shoulder or the rest of himself to contend with putting the thing on, but not all on life has the luxury of having such a thing, maybe if he was a Porygon or something. Restrictions aside, she feverishly got to work at a pace that he didn't directly oppose as such because, as he surmised, the pain that he'd suffer through now would hopefully lessen once it was all done. Which turned out to be exactly what happened. Ignoring the small bates of pain that he verbally acknowledged, which was the regular result whether Meadow was bandaging him up or not, only twice did his arm flare up to make its presence felt immediately, neither of which were instigated by Meadow herself. One winded up being a direct result of the first occasion, which was caused by his arm tensing up. That resulted in him unknowingly pressing his arm further into Meadow, which he only promptly realized once the pain re-set in, he pulled the arm away back to its original position soon thereafter. Magically, it all seemed to calm back down to the usual amount, usual in this situation that is, once Meadow finished applying the first coating. No longer fully exposed to the air dampened the flaring quite nicely made the rest of the work much less intense, at least as far as the pain was concerned. Although her work bought the arm's condition back to how it was a couple of minutes after it was reapplied, the sense she made that it was the wound that needed covering, and the burn was what was remarked to being left in the open to air made complete sense... Now that it was actually explained to him. After all, the Burn itself wasn't exactly hurting him at all, but then he wasn't really able to feel too much of anything at that spot. That would probably cause a bit more concern, but as he remarked earlier, it was better than this morning, so Tanis wasn't too concerned about it if Meadow was.

Yet there was one unique thing that he noticed about her that he'd only just cottoned on, now that he had the intermission of her bandaging up his arm, alongside the vocal gap between his gratitude and her explanation of her own moves. Meadow, for reasons he couldn't decipher himself, is definitely a Pokémon he flowed through emotions, and held zero intentions of actually hiding any of them. She has shared almost every single one that a Pokémon could hold, except for anger, and showcased each one to a degree until another one took its place. It cemented his idea that her state of mind and how she is feeling at that moment directs what sort of moves she could use. Confidence for Disarming Voice, brave for Thundershock. Though he could only guess what was needed for her other moves. Mischievous for Tickle perhaps? It also meant that if she had a problem, or there was something wrong, she'd show it, even if she wouldn't immediately share it out loud. Right now, she looked quite happy, actually bordering towards embarrassed as the silence dragged on, which was a clear indication that she was content with her work and definitely appreciated that Tanis also approved as well. Though as he shared her grinning attitude with a smile of his own, he couldn't help but feel there was one other thing about her that he'd realized: Her feelings are contagious! What she is feeling at that particular moment does seem to spread somewhat to those that she's with. That may actually be a direct result of just how persistent she has been in trying to get Tanis into her world, to put it one way. As a result, he's being dragged into it, and he's starting to share some of her emotions along with her, which has happened at least twice now by his knowledge. It's not necessarily a bad thing persay, but it is something he'd need to be a little wary of in an attempt to not fall into an emotion he didn't really want to have at that moment.

The discussion of moves took over that train of thought however, and while her moves were definitely varied and certainly unique, all of which were different to what he actually had himself, that glaring flaw that he pointed out really did stick out to him like a sore arm! Yes, she isn't a battler by her own admittance, but that didn't mean that there should be a reason for a move to be considered useless. Every move, no matter how small, should in theory have its utility if not obviously, then in some manner that it can be useful. But as the truth was unveiled, Pichu's not learning any physical moves definitely put a damper on any future application that move could have for future moves she could learn. But is she serious? She doesn't have any physical moves at all? Tanis could've sworn that all Pokémon learned at least one damage-based physical move which was literally their default 'its better than nothing' attack that did... Something, but not much else. It certainly didn't seem to be troubling Meadow by the way that she seemed to shrug the whole thing off though. She simply accepted the fact that she didn't have any, and would be doomed to not doing so until after she evolved into the next stage of her evolution, Pikachu. Which, as it would soon turn out, just stood to confuse Tanis even more.

Beyond the moment Meadow mentioned the other type of attacks that the words of seemed to escape her at that moment, which Tanis mouthed to himself 'ranged attacks' as if clarifying to himself just what she was referring to, he kept a tentative but otherwise silent demeanour, sticking to every word that she declared in her explanation to try and express the reason why she couldn't learn any physical attacks. But two words she said immediately brought an end to that, and she was left with a stupefied glance that dropped lower and lower as she went onto explaining how Pichu got affected by their own Thundershocks. That word she just mentioned, evolve, somehow sounded familiar to him. As he grasped the bouquet in his possession tighter, his mind begun flowing through the motions in an attempt to delve deep and find the explanation that he desired. She mentioned evolving into a Pikachu, and while he had no idea what a Pikachu was, the way she was explaining it, alongside the further explanation he acquired about a Pichu's electric attacks, definitely sounded like it was something that could happen at some point that would happen to Meadow that would change her species name from Pichu, as it is currently, to Pikachu. Whatever it was obviously hadn't happened yet, but he couldn't quite tell if that's what she was yearning for. With how much she mentioned it, it seemed like something she was aware of and has likely at least considered it... But what did it even mean? It seemed like everything that she stated was a clear enough indication that everything, from her lack of physical moves for her Tail Whip, to the problems with her sacks, as she called them, would be solved by a mere change to her name.

Unfortunately, Tanis was having incredible trouble trying to remember just what evolving actually meant, or what it did. Since his reawakening, if it could be called that, he has never once bore witness to evolution from anyone, and similarly hasn't been a part of any real talk that actively involved evolution. To him, he figured that Pokémon were simply born the way they were, and that was how they remained for their entire life, getting stronger only by perseverance and generally battling and practicing your moves. So naturally that was the initial conclusion he reached when Meadow mentioned her Thundershock's affecting her. That, alongside her claiming she wasn't a battler, both gave him the conclusion that she was just inexperienced and that practice would resolve her problems. So when she claimed that all Pichu's had that problem, that was the first instance that he felt something was a bit off. The talk about evolution however, has put a large exclamation point on the whole thing, and now he's not really sure what to even think about it. Any knowledge he did have about it had been sealed away along with whatever else he didn't know, so any manner of thinking he did only bought on emptiness, and a massive headache. It resulted in Tanis twitching his right eye as he covered it and a large portion of his head with his right paw. It was causing some distress that prolonged up until he blurted two words as a result of his turmoil. "... Evolve? ... Pikachu?" Those two words effectively summed up his entire problem, as he couldn't figure out what either of them was. Of course his main query was about evolving, but she put the two together on more than one occasion, so naturally both got the limelight. Beyond that however, her explanation was pretty good and he understood the majority of it. Meadow generally lacked electricity control, and she is incapable of learning physical moves normally until she... Evolved... Whatever that meant.

He also had some thoughts about her opinion on fights, but it took a backseat to that bombshell she landed on him!

His head-holding continued long into the last query he posed to her, what else she wanted to know about Treecko's. He was halfway tempted to say 'Me' as opposed to 'Treecko', but he didn't want to give her the completely wrong idea that he wanted her to pry so deeply into territory he wasn't fully willing to divulge at this particular moment in time. She seemed more than content with the question regardless however, and it seemed like she still had something on her mind. Moreover, the climbing abilities of a Treecko that was eluded to earlier, and his own moves. He watched Meadow as she spoke, watching, waiting. He felt a strong inclination to back away from her immediately after she scooted even closer to him for reasons he didn't even comprehend at that moment, though it also implied he was thinking straight at that particular moment, which he wasn't. But as the two main points of her querying came to light, his train of thought and his brainpower traversed from his issues and what he couldn't understand, to subject matters that he did know something about. It would be difficult for him to feign ignorance when it actually concerned about something that he is actually a part of. After all, who would know a Treecko more than someone who is actually a Treecko in the first place? His headache diminished and reduced to a less ear-splitting and more manageable state that he slowly removed his paw from his head and returned it to the flowers, giving himself a moment to get a free whiff of their fragrance in an attempt to calm himslf not from anger, but from his troubled state. He didn't take much to consider whether to answer both points before actually reacting back. He did offer to show her his climbing abilities, and she was merely bringing it back up to showcase that point, it would make sense for him to actually adhere to it. As for his moves, she already knew the core of his movepool anyway, plus she did share hers after he asked her, admittedly not quite what he asked, but that was a minor detail at best. So it was only fair he did the same thing. He just wasn't really sure how she was going to take it, as besides the two he's already showcased and mentioned, there wasn't anything too interesting going on.

Still, he should at the very least play ball and go with it. After all, she was eagerly anticipating his response with her trademark smile that she's been flashing on more than a dozen occasions so far. He spent a good few seconds trying to figure out where to even start. 'The beginning' would be an obvious answer, but it relied on the fact that he knew where that beginning even was, which he sadly had no idea. Tanis ultimately left the logic behind Meadow scooting closer to him behind him, considering she was keeping herself to herself otherwise and was doing nothing but watching him and waiting for him to respond. "Well..." He started, but lacking any real substance in his voice as he still wasn't really too sure where to even begin. A few more seconds passed by, and he was still no closer to having an answer to his dilemma. Sighing outloud to himself, he came to the conclusion that he should just start from what she's seen, and then go from there. May make for a good starting point if nothing else. "... Solarbeam and Crunch are the biggest moves I have that you've seen. They're more... Unique... Not commonly known moves from what I've heard other say." That was based solely on what he's heard others say about them at the very least. Crunch, as Meadow wasn't quite accurate on, isn't a move that Treecko's typically have, and it always a surprise to his opponents when he brings it out. Instinctively, Tanis brings his right arm to touch the bandaged area on his left again as he is reminded about the Growlithe battle, when caused his wound to flare up in pain again. As for Solarbeam, it's just an uncommon move, fall stop. Not too many Pokémon can learn it normally, yet here he was with a move that is arguably among the strongest along the Grass type arsenal! At least he was kitted out with that one.

"What else." Of course, Tanis had more moves than that, as his eyes travelled to the ground for a couple more seconds as he bought up the list of his moves in his mind. He listed them off to Meadow outloud in the order that he recalled them. "I have Leer, similar to Tail Whip, but using my eyes instead of my tails." He saved to mention that he still felt like he should know Tail Whip as well. Though he didn't think Meadow would mind as such about him ranting about it, he didn't think that would be a good area of discussion as it'd be him ranting more than her actually saying anything to contribute. Or maybe she did, he didn't honestly know, and he didn't feel like bringing it up at that moment. So instead, he moved onto his next move. "Quick Attack is a good one. A distance closer and striking before anyone can really react." That has always been an excellent move as far as he was concerned, and had so many uses that he couldn't even begin to list off just how many times it's been a terrific boon to his cause. Distance closing, distance creating, just the dynamic that he can attack first, all of which have provided him excellent situations that have won him fights, or took him away from fights he was struggling in. Like Leer, he saved explaining all of that, but the way he mentioned his Quick Attack definitely showed he held that move in high-regard. A move he doesn't, on the other hand, came up next. "There's Pound, which is just a basic attack, similar to Tackle and Scratch." That was really all he had to say about it as far as he was concerned. He's used it and it's effective for what it does, but it didn't really do much of anything else that he cared to state. The move has stories to tell, but not exciting ones. That left just one more to go, which even he'll admit has excellent utility. "Finally, Absorb. A ranged attack that drains someone's strength and gives it to me. It's quite potent, especially in long fights." Having the capability of effectively stealing your opponent's energy and taking it for yourself can definitely turn the tide of many battles, not to mention making you public enemy number one if it's a long and drawn out battle. There is nothing more annoying to anyone than spending so many attacks or build-ups to whittle your opponent down, only for them to regain some of their health back that you spent so long taking away, and courtesy of the damage they just took no less.

That actually turned out better than he though it would. With his moves spread out to Meadow for her to make her own observations of what she thought of them, just as he did with hers, he gave her some time to absorb the moves in much the same way he can do with energy. Hah! Tanis gave out another sigh as he allowed his body to slouch somewhat with his head down and his eyes closed. His arms that were originally clasping his wound and keeping the bouquet upright stayed crossed in front of himself, almost like he was considering going to get some sleep. In his mind, he reiterated his movepool back to himself one last time, in much the same way he had with Meadow's. There was one thing he could say about it with certainty: It's a little more unique in style compared with her own. Not that it's particularly a bad thing of course, his style works for him, even if it may not work for anyone else, but he was a little concerned that she may not have had any idea what a few of the moves did. He didn't put too much error in that judgement however, as he did feel that if there was something she didn't understand, she'd likely call him out on it. He also neglected to explain Solarbeam as such, because he'd already done so beforehand when it was bought up in the conversation. Same went with Crunch, as he did actually use it in part just a little bit ago. In conclusion, he's essentially a physical battler who can attack at range with Grass type moves. Not exactly varied, but it gets the job done.

Reopening his eyes and replanting his focus onto Meadow's awaiting eyes again, the subject shifted from his moves, having seen the end of his explanation, to his climbing capabilities. There's quite a lot of things that could be said about it, some if not most of which was likely within wherever Meadow originally heard it from. Originally, he gave her the bare-bones explanations of what a Treecko could do in terms of climbing stuff. That was what he intended when she spoke about it originally, back when he was still seeing her with enough suspicion that was far too unfounded at the time. Now that she has opened him up just a little bit more in terms of talking, as evident by him expressing his own moves like she had done hers, he was more willing to go in a bit more detail than simply saying she was right and offer a demonstration. He was content in still doing that demonstration, but he felt that now she would benefit a little more from actually knowing a couple more details that she likely didn't know. Which started with what she asked him that first time, as proof that he was listening. "Treecko's can climb just about any surface, not just trees and walls: ceilings, glass..." He trailed off after that, deciding best not to go onto a bigger list in fear of likely boring her with mundane points she likely got the gist of at that point. He ran into a snag afterwards though. There was a technical reason as to why he could cling onto surfaces and scale them with no difficulty like a spider, but he wasn't sure what the actual wording or the term for it was called. He knows there's some stuff on his paws that act like studs or membranes of some description that act like treads in a wild sort of way. There's an appropriate name for it all, but he didn't remember what it was. So, instead, he decided to simply show Meadow what he was referring to. He did so by extending his right arm from his crossed arm position and extended his paw out to her. In particular, the fingertips of his paws. As he continued, "It's because of our paw makeup. You can feel it on the tips of my fingers." he left his paw outstretched so Meadow could feel it for herself, which was most definitely not something he was planning on doing when she originally asked that question. He didn't press the issue if she opted against it, but somehow he did feel as though she may do it considering how forward she had been.

So now he's progressed to paw-holding, how bold!

The general purpose was for Meadow to feel exactly how much grip he actually had. To do that, he needed a paw of hers to prove it. By trying to run her paw through his fingertips, it would make full sense as to how he's able to do it, as well as how difficult it would be to remove someone's paw from a Treecko's tips once it's on there. That's a simple case of lifting the paw as opposing to pulling or pushing, but if nobody knows that, it'd turn into a tug of war contest that would eventually see them separated. All jokes aside however, it benefitted in proving the point that's what he uses in order to scale or descend surfaces, and he wanted to make sure she was aware of that fact before he actually started demonstrating that fact. Before he did so, he wanted to make sure it had sunk in regardless. "Make sense so far?" The demonstration will come once he's positive that Meadow's followed him and caught up to that point. Then it would be a simple matter of scaling something, which now that the bandage is off of his actual paw, shouldn't be that tough of a task, he hoped.

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Progression! :3 And for once, Tanis is the one offering for Meadow to hold his paw. How many more signs does he need for them to be friends? The stubborn gecko! :v

Meadow was absolutely right in regards to what he didn't know about evolution, in everything, even the moment she second guessed herself. He wasn't aware that she had an evolution that she could change into a different and more powerful form, that being into a Pikachu according to herself. Similarly, what he didn't know was that many of the Pokémon that call Invictus their home, if not evolved already, had an evolution that some may have been striving towards. Tanis would also be included in that regard, but he didn't have a single idea that he even had a different form that he could evolve into, or know what it even is. In essence, he still doesn't through lack of any form of knowledge. Meadow likely knew more about his evolution chain more than he does himself. She figured that it was the first time he'd even heard about evolution, and she would be right, now! It was a topic that had never been bought up to him before by anyone, and had never really queried how some Pokémon are different from others in height and various other aspects. In the past, he knew as much as everyone else did before his 'accident'. It was yet another piece of himself that has been lost within the recesses of his mind. It's a memory that exists within him, but he couldn't recall it, and trying gave him nothing but a pulsing headache that throbbed each and every time he tried to recollect it. For better or for worse, Meadow seemed to show concern, and did look like she wanted to say something, but thought better of it and opted not to. Tanis didn't mind it as such, it wasn't exactly a topic that was taboo or something, it could be bought up again in the future. But if evolution is as simple as Meadow is willing to talk about how much she wants to, then it can't be that tough, right? ... Right?

Meadow definitely looked intrigued with each and every move that Tanis described to her. He did mostly skimp over Solarbeam and Crunch in large part because she had already seen them, and he already explained Solarbeam somewhat anyway, so doing that again would've been a waste of both his time and hers. She seemed content enough about him not doing so, so he didn't consider bringing it up again. As he listed each move, a couple of which seemed to spark a sense of familiarity, from what Tanis guessed, as moves that she knew about. More specifically, Quick Attack and Pound. There was a sense of longing, he guessed, when he bought up his Quick Attack. He felt that she definitely saw the handiness of the move as much as he did. But he didn't know that Meadow would also be capable of learning it, and her knowing it would mean she had evolved. That's what gave her a sense of longing, once again stemmed back to her want of an evolution. The Pound attack had her recollect moments of her past, a her moment that Tanis wished he could do himself, familiarity was bred in the form of having seen the attack before. Though nothing particularly special, it's among the first moves learned from the Minccino line, so of course it would hold a special place in Meadow's mind, if just taunting her. All of it were brushed under the water as she once again didn't pass any sort of comment regarding any of them. While Tanis did scrutinize one of her moves directly in front of her, it was well within her right to do the same thing to him, what it would've been met with was a different matter of course. To Tanis though, it meant that she accepted the explanations enough that it gave her a good enough idea as to what he could do in a fight. Perhaps one day he'll actually show her these moves in action as opposed to just discussing them. His arm has unfortunately put an overall stop for him doing that at the moment, but soon. Soon.

... He's going to be aching for a fight once he's well enough, he can just feel it!

The main point that was being addressed however, was his ability to climb up surfaces, and that seemed to be where the majority of her interaction with him came from. He knows that there are other Pokémon that can climb up trees, usually just trees, through the aid of handholds or in Meadow's case if she could climb, being able to latch onto small notches just large enough to fit her own paws. He didn't bring it up because he wasn't sure if she even did climb surfaces. At the very least, she didn't do it the same way that he could, which is the whole reason why he tried to show her what he was going to do before he actually did it. The motion of him extending his paw out to her was met with a strong sense of curiosity as their eyes met each other. It was like she was asking for permission or something for her to perform what Tanis had already offered up to her. Intriguing to say the very least, if a bit confusing. Tanis wasn't entirely sure why she wanted to do that considering that he was the one that offered in the first place, but he didn't bother quizzing her about it after she nodded and plopped her paw onto one of his fingers. It reacted in much the same way a finger would react when it's pressed down on a little, but otherwise it didn't seem to do anything obvious. That said, she felt the 'problem' right away the moment she tried to tug her paw away, namely that she couldn't, not without bringing Tanis' finger with her. Immediately her demeanour changed to irritation as she somehow found herself practically glued to him by just the mere act of touching him. He suspected this may have been the first time it had happened to her. Nonetheless, he wasn't quite expecting her to start yanking and pulling her arm in an attempt to get herself free, he figured she would've done, but not quite so abruptly. A single strong yank was all it took for Tanis to crumble. From his otherwise seated position, Meadow tugged at his finger, which in turn bought the rest of him along for the ride. By bringing her arm and her paw back to herself from the outstretched position, she hadn't yet been able to remove his finger from herself, and since her arm was back with the rest of her body, Tanis' finger was forced to follow. Since his finger was attached to the rest of him, it meant that the rest of his body followed suit. From the momentum it caused, he winded up being dragged just a couple of feet over to Meadow's side, lay back first on the grass, having been dragged to that position, his right arm being flailed about with as Meadow tried to free her paw from his relentless grip that his finger was placing on her. And to think, this was just a single finger. How much trouble would she, or anyone else for that matter, have dislodging him if his entire paw was on them and was actively trying to hold on?

In took a few tries of trial and error, but finally Meadow managed to wrestle the finger off of he poor paw, collecting her arm back as her own possession once again. No longer tethered to her, Tanis' arm flopped onto the ground along with the rest of him, landing just shy of hitting his head as it landed on the grass directly above him. Fortunately, the bouquet he was holding remained safe, has he still had them clasped on his left arm, and pressed up against his stomach, or so it was originally. Now they're lay on him like a blanket held in place with his left arm wrapped around them like he's cuddling them. His eyes remained on Meadow the entire time, at first with a neutral and lack of any sort of expression on his features. He watched the struggle in its entirety. He could've stepped in and released her at any time, but the entire scene was quite amusing to him and, if anything, it further proved a point to her that he wouldn't get dislodged as easily. His only wished that she wasn't quite as vigorous about it. But if nothing else, she got the point, which Tanis confirmed after breaking his expression by smiling and chuckling a little, finalizing the point that he was more amused about the scene that had been created rather than anything else. "Well, I think you've got it..." Her nodding was the only confirmation he got as she kept her silence throughout the entire ordeal, or at least leading up to the demonstration that he was going to give to her anyway.

So now that Meadow knows just how it's done, it's time to actually show her the demonstration in action. Firstly, Tanis picked himself up from his sprawled out form she had put him in, tenderly placing the bouquet within her arm's reach on the ground in front of her. Like the last time, he said nothing as he did so, but it allowed him to pick himself up and stood upright without hindrance. If he was going to showcase his climbing skills, he needed all four of his paws to do it most efficiently. It was the primary reason he didn't showcase it the first time around, because his left paw was coated in a bandage, making sticking to the surface more of a three-paw affair, which was possible, but more dangerous. Overall he didn't mind at all with showcasing his capabilities in that regard, he enjoyed climbing and had no problem doing it in front of anyone. Though usually it's merely whoever was passing by him at that moment who thought that he was weird for doing it. It only took Tanis a couple of seconds to look around and spot a favourable thing to clamber up: The tree he was leaning on when Meadow approached him. Somewhat fitting actually, but it was perfectly suitable for his needs, as it would prove adequate as an example. The tree itself sported a height that rivalled some of the housing in Invictus, not all, but some of them. Easily towering at least 25-feet tall in total. Adorned on them are various branches holding leaves, the first branch housed about 10-feet high from the ground. For those not tall enough or capable of climbing, it would be a destination no-one could get to without some sort of flight. For Tanis, it would provide an excellent end-goal. Not too high, but high enough that it should give Meadow enough to see just what he can do. As he expressed upon eyeing the tree. "That'll do!" It was virtually no further than ten paces away from them, and it was as good a tree as any, so there was no other reason to consider any other surface.

With confidence aplenty on his side on what he was about to accomplish, he strolled over to the base of the trunk of the tree, stopping as he reached its length. As if slightly daunted by how tall it was compared to himself, Tanis looked up at the task and his current goal that was directly above him. He wasn't deterred in the least little bit, after all, if he was afraid of heights, he wouldn't even consider climbing it in the first place, or climb at all for that matter. But there was one matter he had to make sure of before he considered doing it. That was of course his left arm. This was his first actual attempt at climbing since it got burned, so he had to make sure his left paw was capable of gripping to the surface as much as the rest of him could, that and his arm could withstand the pressure that would be exerted onto it. The best way he had to test the waters was quite literally leaping onto the trunk of the tree and testing it out, which is precisely what he did. His jump was mediocre at the best of times, barely covering any vertical distance before he snapped all four paws onto the surface. True to form, he ignored all manner of handholds, whether the trunk of the tree was rough or smooth mattered little to him, he treated it all precisely the same. Like with Meadow's paw, his fingers glued themselves to the trunk, and prevented him from going anywhere that he didn't want to. He didn't even so much as slide slowly down as gravity took hold of him. He simply remained in place with all four paws flattened against the surface, like a true gecko! He had yet to actually gain or lose any other distance beyond his leap, and that was because he was testing his left arm before doing so. He would have real troubles if he lost his grip and plummeted back down to the ground, likely not a lethal fall, but it was most certainly going to hurt, he had to ensure he'd be okay for it before actually trying it. By doing it merely a couple of inches from the ground, there was hardly any risk besides hurting his own pride. It didn't seem like he was doing anything at first, but eventually he removed his right paw and his left foot from the trunk of the tree, and acted like he was trying to push himself off the tree, seeing if his arm could handle it. Besides bringing about some pain, as he expected, his actual paw was holding firm and wasn't going anywhere. Tanis went to rub his arm with his free paw, like he had done several times previously, as he returned his left foot back onto the surface. He really shouldn't have done that, but he had to make sure he wasn't going to go anywhere he didn't want to go.

He opted to not take this too quickly, as there wasn't a particular reason to climb at a rapid pace, not this time at least. With all four paws back in their original position, he was ready to start the climb. It begun with his left paw and his right foot leaving the surface of the tree, with the other two still stuck in place, and lifting both limbs upwards to latch onto the surface again a little higher than their previous position. His left paw reached further up above his head, while his right foot reached a position just below where his right paw was. With those two paws firmly in their place, he did the same thing with his right paw and left foot, mimicking the same action he had just performed the first time on that occasion. Once those two paws were back onto the tree, the process repeated itself as he clambered higher up the tree. It was effortless, and that method, while perhaps looking very strange and unorthodox from Meadow's point of view, it was generating the result that he desired. This was his method of climbing. He could very easily run up the tree in a manner that may look similar to other Pokémon, and have really good success at it as well. But when it comes to a normal climb, this was how he did it: Safe and perfect. The clamber up towards the branch that he considered his goal took approximately eight seconds from the moment that he actually begun taking the first reach into his climb. Now he had reached the bottom of the actual branch, he would need to somehow circle around the branch in order to land on the top of it, where he can perch onto it. That wouldn't be much of a problem for him, as he has already demonstrated, it would be a simple matter of just changing his direction and continuing to climb that way, it was easily possible.

... Or it would be if that was his intention!

Instead, he had something slightly different in mind. Having reached the branch, going further up the tree would be impossible unless he swerved around it. That would present with a bit of a problem, but it didn't stop Tanis from what he had planned. The transition was a little awkward and took slightly longer than he would've liked, but it typically wasn't often that he did this, and it certainly wasn't something he usually did, so it took him a couple of tries to position himself appropriately to change his paws positions. It started with his right paw, placing the paw on the bottom of the branch while the other three remained on the surface. Didn't look entirely clear what he was actually doing until he did the same thing with his left foot, transferring it from the trunk of the tree to the single branch that hung from the height he was at. From there, he removed the other two limbs off the trunk at the same time and transferred them onto the branch as he begun with his previous momentum, in precisely the same manner he had done scaling the tree, moving along the branch. The core difference was that he was now clinging to the thing upside down, which his tails signified as they both pointed straight down with his focus on more pressing matters, such as not falling off. He continued down towards the end of the branch until he got about two-thirds of the way there. That's the moment he stopped and moved his head 'up', or up from his perspective to look at the ground, where Meadow was originally. He was somewhat hoping that she was taking mental notes, as he had a feeling that wherever she learned about Treecko's didn't cover half of what he had just showcased in front of her. He managed to get here without too much in the way of difficulty, it wasn't anything special as far as he was concerned, nothing he hadn't done before. But what he hadn't done before was doing this with an injured arm. Without considering just how dangerous doing it would be, he removed his grip from his right paw on the branch to rubs the forearm of his left paw again, easing it back down before he continued his trek. How he was firmly willing to allow himself to loosen his overall grip on a surface could be considered almost psychotic in a strange sort of way.

The problem now however, was the exact problem that most climbers had to deal with. Meadow could admit that Pichu's could climb things like Tanis can, but what about the return trip? Climbing up something is one thing, getting back down is something else entirely, and may perhaps be something that Meadow had never really considered. Of course, Tanis knew he'd have to get back down as a part of his showcase of how he climbed up surfaces, and he wasn't afraid of doing it either. Again, if he felt it would be a problem, he wouldn't have so openly offered to do it back then, and certainly not now. Sore arm or not, he was committed and took his work quite seriously. But the first order of business to actually making the return trip was turning around. He could just backtrack and just move backwards, and that would indeed work, but this was supposed to be a showcase, what was the point of doing that if she could already see him doing that anyway? With his right arm having been removed from the branch, that was the paw that would see the most action in regards to turning around. He did so by reaching up the branch and grasping onto the side of it as opposed to the bottom of it like he'd done the other three paws. He clenched the branch with that paw as firmly as he could. Unless Meadow moved, she would be at the wrong angle to see it, but not for what he did after he was comfortable with his grip. Namely, he allowed the other three limbs to let go of the branch, which saw him dangle precariously from the branch by just that single paw. He swung to and fro a couple of times at his body's reaction from being at a side angle, to effectively dangling from a branch. As dangerous as that looked, Tanis had perfect control of the situation. His grip remained firm and like he wanted, he went nowhere that he didn't want to go. With his body having finished swinging of its own volition, he took the opportunity to swing his body primarily to his left, in hopes to now start facing towards the trunk of the tree as opposed to away from it. It took a couple of tries as he couldn't swing himself high enough to latch on, but he finally managed to get his left foot onto the branch before his body jerked the other way. Quickly, he placed his other foot there as well as his left arm to help prevent gravity from removing him from that position. Not exactly the cleanest of moments, but he accomplished what he wanted to do, he was now facing the other way. With that, he was ready!

The return trip back to the tree trunk was precisely the same as the journey he took away from it. He remained upside down and his motions remained the same as always. Like his journey up, he stopped and fidgeted a little as he made the transition from the branch to the trunk. Made slightly more complicated since he's transferring from a rather awkward position. He does it precisely how he did last time as well: Right paw first, then left foot, then the other two as it begun the process of making his way down. The allotted time that it took him stayed roughly the same, perhaps a little longer considering he was literally facing the ground during his descent back to the grassy depths that awaited him. He didn't stop at all until he got his paws back on the ground again. The transition made between the tree trunk and the grass had much less fobbing about, as he simply just continued as he was and twisted his body to accommodate the angle change. And just like that, he was back where he started from. Safe and sound, and back where he won't at least plummet to his demise. With that, he raised back to his two feet and watched from where Meadow was at that moment. He uttered only one word as a final closer to his demonstration. "Simple." To portray the fact that he felt the entire ordeal, as drastic and dangerous as it may have appeared, wasn't anything that Tanis considered as such persay. Was it dangerous? Absolutely it was! But as a Pokémon who prides himself in his capabilities of being able to do that sort of stuff, it wasn't anything too drastic or heart-stopping from his eyes. He was perfectly fine, he had total control and everything went exactly as he predicted it would. But, there was a simple fact about all of this, it was a demonstration of a Treecko climbing that Meadow was interested in, and so that was the point to address more than anything else. "So, will that suffice for how Treecko's climb stuff?" After posing the query to her, he folded his arms and strolled back over to her, a smile adorned on his face. He seemed quite calm despite the potential danger that he'd placed on himself, but to compare him with a Pokémon with climbing abilities like Meadow or another Pokémon entirely is not really doing him any justice. It was perfectly clear just from how he looked at her after performing the entire ordeal that he wasn't phased by any of it. If anything, he'd likely do it all over again if that's what it took.

Abesent-mindedly, his right paw returned back to the forearm of his left, giving it gentle rubs and generally holding it, just like normal. Perhaps she wanted a demonstration of just how fast he could climb? Maybe she wanted a race? Maybe she wanted to see if he really was as calm as he looked. Well, she was welcome to evaluate any of those things, the baton was with her now. She wanted a demonstration, and she just got one. Who knows what sort of grade he'd get for his performance...

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Bwehehehehehehe! :3 Enjoyed typing up this one! Sorry if the idea of Meadow dragging Tanis by his finger seems a little out of place, I thought of it and just couldn't resist adding it! It was just too good and would be a crime to not include it. Heh. Hope you enjoy!

As amusing as the spectacle was which involved Meadow trying to dislodge her paw from Tanis' finger, there was actually a specific purpose as to why he did that in the first place. Which, fortunately for him, Meadow picked up on immediately. He didn't do it to torment her or make her react in a specific way, although it was an additional and amusing bonus. No, the purpose was exactly as she described: 'His grip on things is strong'. He knew from the outset that doing that would have him latched onto her paw the moment she touched his finger, but what was plainly obvious by her reaction, was that she certainly wasn't expecting it to be so steadfast and reliable a mechanism that it literally forced Tanis from his initial position and forced him into a different one. He could've, and probably should've, actually tried to keep that position to help assist the pressure that it caused. That being said, what better way to show just how effective it is, if it's Meadow doing everything she can to get her paw back rather than have him be any more involved than being the impeding finger that refused to let go. This did prove two very important facts to Tanis as the ordeal went down. Firstly, Meadow is now fully aware of how that works, and secondly, she didn't seem to be fully aware of it. She may very well have learned from somewhere that the Treecko line's physiology on their paws are intricate and different from the standard of Pokémon, but she may have perhaps underestimated just how potent that grip actually was. The good news is that this particular underestimation came with no lingering consequences that she couldn't recover from, even with Tanis sprayed on the grass like a reptilian plush. He didn't pay no mind to the apology or the comment any more than usual, considering he'd already shelved it as inconsequential. Plus he kind of forced the issue himself, so it's not really something he could actively get angry over... Okay, he could, but he won't.

The climbing however, is what made the most interesting aspect of the whole situation. Making it different is the specific way that he'd used to actually clamber up the trunk of the tree, and following the branch dangle as he traversed between the two. His method was most definitely different when compared with most other potential climbers that Meadow may very well have seen in the past. For Pokémon like herself, they lack any particular utility that actually aids in their climbing any more than the next Pokémon. From their paw-holding adventure, Tanis could feel that her paw didn't hold any special design that could assist in that regard, unlike where her own paw was stuck in his finger that is. What she did have differently from his own paws that he could feel were claws, or nails more specifically, that while sharp, didn't feel all that impressive. A clear sign that they're not utilized for anything specific any more than the daily routine. Tanis concluded that there were two specific ways that she likely would climb up a surface, which is not all that dissimilar to most other Pokémon not primed built for it. The first is of course using those nails or claws to dig into the trunk of a tree, or alternatively using hand-holds in conjunction with them. While effective, their limits would be on walls with specific jagged edges, and trees that holds the same qualities. Which coincidentally anyone could effectively climb if they tried hard enough. The second method is to run-up and use momentum to dash up the tree before gravity could take over and bring them back down to the ground again. It would certainly be a quick way of doing so, though not precisely the most efficient. Tanis has tried it that way after having seen it in action, and while he has had some degree of success, better than the one he saw do it thanks to his paw makeup of course, he was eventually forced to adopt his usual climbing stance to stop himself from dropping. Both methods have varying degrees of success, yet as Meadow described, she was not the most avid of climbers. Tanis didn't delve into how she climbed surfaces largely because he never thought about it, but also because the purpose of the whole exercise was to showcase how he did it, rather than how she or anyone else does.

It is in that regard that it is impossible to compare all the usual styles of climbing to his own. It would have the same effect of trying to compare if grass is greener than sand! It's unfair and the answer is clearly obvious. But the reason that the answer is clear is because of the result of Tanis' showcase. Namely that he was very successful in sharing his climbing capabilities with Meadow in comparison to how any other Pokémon could do it. A lot could be said that he has fine-tuned his movements and his positioning so he could transition almost effortlessly between each surface, that his paws are fully accustomed and his body's proportions are perfect, or any other excuse under the sun. But the simple explanation is that his method works for him and the Treecko line as a whole, and not for any other Pokémon species on this planet. There are some minor differences between Tanis' personal style in comparison to another Treecko's, if Meadow were to find another who'd be willing to share, but the style and the usage of the paws would be exactly the same. Not too many other Pokémon could clamber up a vertical surface without the use of handholds, using whatever genetic make-up their species allows to stay clung onto its surface. All that has to be thought is any other Pokémon attempting to climb up the same way that Tanis demonstrated: Paws and palms flat and no hand-holds. Unless the tree is already covered in a sticky substance, most would struggle to get their feet off the ground, let alone climb up ten feet and then dangle upside down on a branch. As Meadow felt however, there were no sneaky tricks or substances involved on his paws. All there were is bristles that coated every single digit on each paw. That's it! Unfortunately, the superior way to actually see just what those bristles were doing underneath his paws would be through a glass window and with a magnifying glass of some sort. But without angering any residents for the use of their home in that regard, this would have to suffice.

His showcase definitely seemed to generate a lot of interest from Meadow. Though admittedly he only glanced down at the ground to look at her a couple of times, each time he wasn't moving or doing anything perilous that could cause a catastrophic fall. Despite how easy he made the whole ordeal look, and regardless of what Meadow was doing herself, he knows more than anyone that deviating your attention away from what you're doing, especially as dangerous as climbing up a vertical surface with no soft landing waiting on the ground, is liable to cause more problems than it's worth. While it is true that he was showing off to a certain degree: Hanging upside down off a branch as opposed to walking on it, clinging to the branch with one arm and swinging around to face the other way, scuttling down the tree trunk face-first, it was all for the purpose of the showcase. Admittedly, he's done it all before, and everything except for the turning around is stuff he prefers to do himself anyway. That clinging moment he usually prefers to use both his arms or his tails to pivot much more cleanly and smoothly than that attempt. The reason he did neither was mostly because of his injured left arm, he was worried that it would aggravate and make him slip, and also because it showed just how much of an impact gravity really had on him. In that regard, Meadow is absolutely right, gravity does have an effect on Tanis. He can't manipulate it to his favour, it's always going to try and drag him back down to earth. Once again, that's where his bristles come in handy. The force that it applies onto him is hardly felt at all as his paws stop him from going where he doesn't want to go. As Meadow witnessed herself, trying to tug him away is a much tougher task than it first seemed, that's exactly the same sort of force that's being applied onto him the entire time, except the tree isn't flailing him around trying to dislodge him. As he also proved by ascending and descending in a 'forward' motion, the force it generates doesn't dislodge him regardless of which way he goes. Even so, there is a way to dislodge him from a surface very easily, which he had demonstrated through the showcase as well: Lift the paw. If his paw was difficult to dislodge from whatever he latches onto, then he would seriously struggle to go anywhere of his own volition, effectively stuck in place. So obviously this would mean there's a 'secret' method that is incorporated that allows him to remove his paws and reapply them on the tree trunk. Sadly, he doesn't have intricate movements of his body functions, as he doesn't have any physical control of what those bristles on his paws does. And therein lies the answer. Trying to scrape the paw in any direction is just going to result in not a whole lot, maybe a tiny movement but no more. But, lift the paw directly off the tree, and he's able to move it. It sounds simple enough to understand, but unless it's described in full in Meadow's research, or seen, it could easily be missed.

In hindsight, maybe he could've explained all of what he could do without having to actually physically show Meadow how it's done. But she did think it herself: He was a Pokémon he preferred to act rather than talk. Not to mention that it had been a few days since he'd done anything remotely close to scaling a surface like that since his run-in with that Growlithe. Now that his arm was more appropriately bandaged and his left paw was free, he could utilize that paw into his climbing. It is possible for him to do it with three, but it wouldn't have been as fluid as what he ended up doing with four. It still wasn't quite as fluid as he would've liked, considering he paid the price with his left arm giving him constant grief through having used it extensively and throughout it all, the rest of him kept up however, and was more than suitable to the task. He'd do it all over again if he had to, but he was content... For the moment. What he didn't forget, which is a first, was that the whole thing was so Meadow could see for herself just what it is he does to climb up a tree, in this case. In that regard, it looked as though he had performed to expectations. At least enough that she was looking at him, almost like she's in awe, or perhaps a little admiration? Tanis wasn't entirely sure, but he could clearly see that she was happy enough with the results, even so far as to clapping her paws together with that grin adorned on her face. Tanis felt content with himself on his performance, albeit clearly not in the same manner that she had. But once she started briefly praising his performance on how impressive it was, he couldn't help but feel a little awkward about it. It's very rare that he's granted the luxury of anything resembling anything that could be constituted as a good thing. Instantly, Tanis' eyes and head shifted to his left and upwards, finding the leaves adorned on the tree's branch slightly more interesting than meeting Meadow's gaze. His right paw touched the side of his neck, while his left arm reached out behind himself, pressing the spot of his forearm up against his back to alleviate what his right arm was doing before he changed his position. At that, he lightly rubbed his neck, feeling a little flush over the otherwise simple compliment that only briefly came his way. Meadow had found herself in that sort of situation a few times with him already, yet now he was having his moment of being in an awkward silence with no easy way he could resolve it.

Hmm... Meadow's found a weakness!

Tanis wasn't willing to pass so much as a glance in regards to her first words. The rest, meanwhile, changed that. As the subject changed to the spectacle as a whole, Meadow passed a comment about closing her eyes for a segment of his demonstration. That got his attention back on her, his eyes back on her black orbs again, his right arm falling down to his side as he glued to her words. His mind flashed back to everything he had done in an attempt to figure out when she closed her eyes. Thinking about it, it was only natural she'd do that as a result of him doing something she'd consider scary, if she were the one that did it, that is. Sadly, he held no knowledge that she was not as huge a fan of heights as he obviously is, so the thought that all of it likely would've done never crossed his mind. Nevertheless, he playbacked the entire thing until he got to him clambering upside down on the branch. That was likely the moment, and he initially concluded as such, until he remembered that he did look down at the ground to look at her, and she was looking at him at that moment, so that wasn't it. He realized it eventually when he pictured himself dangling from the branch with only one paw on it as he turned around. Tanis grimaced a little, bearing his teeth slightly as he finalized his thoughts. Ahh, right, that was probably it. He could've tried defending that point by saying that he was in absolute control, but he didn't want to give the wrong impression that he always did it. Because he didn't, not usually. It sounded like she didn't mind it though, likely because it wasn't her that did it, which made sense to him. After all, it's easier to watch than it is to actually do it. 'Don't try this at home!' in an absolute nutshell. Once again, it was the final point she made that broke his silence.

Tanis was fully confident that her climbing capabilities didn't exceed his own, he would actually have been more surprised to find a Pokémon that could scale it better than he could. Of course there are flying Pokémon and those who levitate, not to mention high jumpers. They all also qualify, but for climbing itself, he hadn't met anyone who could best him. But he wasn't about to take a pity party of how badly she does it in comparison with himself. He refused to do it, and besides, he could really only gloat about it if that was a competition. Nothing was stopping him now of course, and a small part of him did consider it, but collected and calm won the day. But he still had something he wished to say on that regard, and he was willing to let it be known. "Practice is key." In much the same way he had done, it takes time and plenty of practice to become a skilled in an art, whether it be battling, climbing, or in Meadow's case, knowledge. Her vast intelligence in the flower arts is definitely a unique skill that he's certain was not picked up overnight. Same goes for her moves, she has practiced the use of those attacks so she could effectively and efficiently use them on a whim. That being said however, climbing is a rather difficult talent to actually learn and harder still to teach. Methods are different, especially in Tanis' case, not to mention that there is a very large hurdle that had to be jumped over before the threshold of being a keen climber could be set. It is true that Pokémon like Tanis has a natural affinity that grants him a boon and an aid to climbing, but practice is still necessary. Yet, as he not-so-delicately put it after Meadow said her piece: "Climbing up is one thing... Getting down, that's the hard part..." That unfortunately is the reality that typically doesn't get looked at to those who want to attempt to scale any height further than a few feet. Anyone could eventually learn to climb up any assorted height, but none of that does anyone any good unless there's a suitable way to get back down again! And therein lies the huge problem. Climbing up using momentum or handholds sounds easy at first, but using either of those methods to get back down is nigh on impossible. Sharp claws similarly only gets someone so far when it comes to actually getting back down again. Leap of faiths come to Tanis' mind immediately, though that would have mixed results, very mixed results! Tanis does know of that dilemma many other Pokémon face when it comes to actually descending a surface, only a select few Pokémon can scale something in similarity to how he does it, even fewer can descend the same way.

The afternoon sun had given way to an orange tint, granting a shadowy feel to the trees and brushes that surrounded the park with the early evening basking its glow upon the pair. The many Pokémon that adorned the park have since thinned, returning to their respective homes to turn in for the nighttime. Though quieter, the park still bustled with plenty of Pokémon that wouldn't transform it into a eerie grassland where ghosts roamed. A couple more hours of sunlight still remained in the day, but it was a clear indication of just how far into the day that both Meadow and Tanis had bought their conversation, and just how long it took for Meadow to break-in Tanis from a callous and otherwise unsupportive enigma, to a little more of a chatterbox. The passage of time meant very little to Tanis more than the sunlight's beginning dimness did. It was this dimness that bought his attention to the bouquet that he had placed on the ground so he could scale the tree. Bending his knees, he scooped the flowers back into his arms, holding them like a large trophy. Held with both paws and resting on his right shoulder. If Meadow's knowledge on how well his grip was anything to go by, he won't be dropping them without doing it on purpose. Made evident by the way both of his paws lay flat against them. He watched them for a number of seconds, enough for a gentle breeze to brush by and watch them sway a touch against his grasp as they reacted. Like all plants, there is so much they can tolerate before eventually succumbing to nature's fate. In a wild sort of way, Tanis is very much like that. Just how much could he handle before he is driven to a point of no return? He's not as eager to find the answer to that as anyone may suspect. But there was one thing that he knew for certain at this moment. Right now, he owes a debt of firm gratitude to Meadow, more-so than he's willing to admit. Not only has she taken the time and the effort to bestow upon him a gift that clearly holds significance to her, though not to what end as such, but she has also helped with the aid of his recovery. Granted the pain is still there, and he is a trifle concerned that his burn may flare up if he left it uncovered like that, but that was nothing in comparison to what was bandaged up, so he wasn't nearly as bothered about it as he should be.

While he has taken some steps to paying back the debt that he currently owes: Satisfying her curiosity and granting a demonstration of his climbing capabilities, he didn't think it was enough. He's paid back one deed, but not the other. This has left him with an outstanding fee that he has yet to fulfil. Tanis was confident that he could bestow her with the only binding promise that he is willing to share to satisfy such a debt. He laid it out with no mincing of his words. "I believe I still owe you a Favor, Meadow." Maybe he did miscount on his part, but in his opinion, he felt that this was accurate. He judged from the lack of continuation on Meadow's part that she was content with his demonstration enough to not warrant a follow-up, so that meant that he didn't have another suitable way to return the outstanding factor of the two favors she performed for him. So this remained as the only recourse left to him. He was perfectly fine with owing her a Favor, it wouldn't be the first time he'd done so, and he would treat it the same way he always had. But bringing it up out of the blue would be a little unusual considering this was the first time he'd mention such a thing to her, so he did follow up on it a few seconds after saying he owed her one, just in time to potentially grant her the unasked explanation she was after. "When you want something done, seek me out, I'll get it done. No questions asked." The light expression that he had been wearing the entire series he spent demonstrating his climbing skills was replaced back to business. This was a serious matter of importance enough that he deemed it as something not so easily glossed over, as such, he was determined to ensure she had it in her head. As to what he would do, well, that all depended on what Meadow wanted him to do. He considered himself as a flexible enough Pokémon to perform all sorts of various deed, from the simple, to be darkest of tasks. With a Favor under her belt, Meadow now had Tanis to perform what she wanted of him, whether she's capable or not. "... Unless you have something now, of course." There was no timeframe as far as he was concerned, if she had something right this second she wanted him to do, he'd listen. Otherwise it could wait for another time.

Though he wasn't completely wrapping up the conversation that they were having, he felt that the time was right to bestow her Favor unto her before he lost the opportunity to do so, especially now that he'd run out of things to say at this time. He did have questions he wanted to ask her, plenty in fact, but he didn't feel like he wanted to really know so much about her right now. Perhaps if they kept bumping into each other with frequency, that could change, but for now, what he knew of her was sufficient for now. Though whether Meadow was satiated herself, that's a question for her.

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Orf... Re-write complete. Not entirely happy, but I got the majority of it down. Bwarg!