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Salvo trotted into Motterossa at leisurely pace, with Shaun as ever perched on his back. The Watcher had realized a week or two ago that some of his food stores were getting low, so he'd headed for the nearest settlement. But since he pretty much was never in a hurry to get anywhere, it had taken them so long that he was entirely out of some essentials. So he was headed for the nearest store, though as always he was on the lookout for any interesting pokemon to photograph, even if being in town usually meant they were owned and he'd want to get its owner's permission.

(OOC: Note: Shaun is riding on top of Salvo, his Tropius. So Miles probably ran into Salvo instead.)

Salvo was ambling along when something rammed into one of his legs. Being a sturdy quadruped with thick legs, the force only made him wobble a bit, but he did wonder what had caused it and craned his long neck over to see what the cause had been. A bark directed his attention to the culprit, a Growlithe who seemed to be annoyed at him for some reason. <"Hello. Something bothering you?"> he asked the dog mildly.

Shaun felt the small wobble run through his mount as well, and it was hard to miss the barking. When he turned to look, he saw a boy who was likely the Growlithe's trainer, considering he was talking to the dog. "Hey there. I take it he's an active little guy?" he said to the boy.

Salvo tilted his head as he considered the Growlithe's question. <"Butterfree? No, I didn't see one. I wasn't really looking though, I was trying to find the stores for my trainer. I don't think a Butterfree would want to play tag if you were barking at it, though.>" responded the Tropius.

Shaun found the image of the Growlithe with his paws planted on Salvo so endearing that he had to whip out a camera and take a quick picture. Then he paused and said to the boy, "Sorry, I usually ask before taking pictures of trained pokemon, but that's the kind of shot you have to take before it goes away. Do you mind if I photograph him? I'm a Watcher, it's what I do."