"Well now, Ash, you seem to have gotten yourself a beauty," the Professor commented, gazing at Celes. He mentally added precocious, as well, since she'd evolved very quickly.
For her part, the pokegirl simply blushed, going from milk white to a very light rose. The compliment, however, wasn't enough to coax her from the shadowed corner she'd fled to on entering the bright examination room.
Ash frowned at the compliment, Ranma's old habits reading more into it than was meant. What he said, however, was, "So how is she, Professor?"
The Professor hit a dimmer switch, dropping the room to a quarter of its previous light level. Much more comfortable, Celes allowed herself to be coaxed, scanned, and prodded - gently - by the elder male.
"Hmm," the Professor said aloud. "Well, Ash, you've got yourself an interesting young lady. She's an Undead type - requires little in the way of food or water, possesses incredible strength and speed, high pain threshold and quick healing, excellent night vision and hearing. Very useful for deep sea or underground mining, and also useful as security forces - at least the night watch. You'll have to be very careful my boy, since she's extremely light sensitive - easily blinded and she'll get sunburns quickly. Keep her heavily covered during the day, all right?"
Ash nodded. "What else do I need to know to keep her healthy?" Celes blushed at the question. Her Master was caring!
Oak grunted. "Well, we call her particular breed Gothique, and at the moment, they're very rare. For some reason, they have a problem maintaining a proper iron level in their blood. Keep her on a high protein diet, liquids if possible - they're digested faster."
Ash made a note. Celes got rare or raw meat whenever possible.
"Also, in addition to the natural physical abilities of an Undead type, Gothiques are natural psychics, and powerful ones. Crowds will bother her for a while, at least until she learns to shield herself properly. On the other hand, she'll have excellent uses in commanding and coordinating other pokegirls, and as a mental healer. Her blood, incidentally, is also an all-purpose vaccine - it literally devours invading bacteria and viral infections. But you have to catch them early, since too much Gothique blood is toxic to humans, and the loss could kill her."
Celes chose this moment to interrupt. "Master, I..."
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(Posted Mon, 01 Nov 2004 14:27)
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