With her 'lovable' partner perched onto her shoulder, the professor finally began her trek into the vast number of environments and terrain the safari had to offer - all of which she'd thoroughly analyze when the time came. If she used up all of her time admiring the craftsmanship....she'd never forgive herself.

Sadly enough, the duo's luck wasn't the best right off the bat...which, some could argue, might've been the presence of the murkrow...or because Amelia partially screamed at each little noise she heard in brief excitement that it was a rare pokemon of some sort. Thankfully, she managed to bite her lip and hold her tongue after a few times, stifling her excitement for when she actually came across something.

Several minutes passed, and suddenly, the bushes began to shift back and forth - something was obviously rustling about inside of it. "Iago, look!" The soft, gasped reply of the red-haired woman rang out as her blue gaze trained itself onto the shifting foliage. Creeping from out of it came a soft furred, utterly adorable looking creature - a minncino. Its feathery tail shifted back and forth as its large eyes rested onto the trainer and murkrow, perhaps frozen in slight fear.

"I...I want one!" The professor suddenly gushed in a small little 'eek'. Iago, after rolling his eyes, sprang to action. Dark wings would spread out to their full length, glowing in a bright white light. Using Wing Attack, the dark bird pokemon rammed into the smaller furred creature, sending it flying. "U-Uhm, Iago. Remember, I wanna catch this one, so don't-" The professor's frantic words were otherwise ignored by her partner, as his beak drilled into the wild pokemon once more in a Peck attack. The rodent-like pokemon whined softly, trying to hit the bird that hovered and flapped overhead, but, it was futile.

With another wing attack, the pokemon was sent packing and the professor let out an exasperated sigh. "...Thanks Iago. You're the best."

Putting aside their recent...er..'victory', the red haired professor tried her hardest to otherwise ignore the murkrow's almost smug look. "You're completely unbearable sometimes, y'know?" She complained to the bird, but, her words only seemed like a compliment to the dark/flying type as that smirk upon his beak only grew. "Well! No time to get down over it - I'm sure there's other fantastic things awaiting us! Leeeetttss go!" Never one to be down in the dumps for long, the exuberant woman pointed a finger forward, a wide grin growing upon her lips whilst Iago only rolled his eyes. Surprisingly, he did seem to let out little 'caw' of agreement.

With that being said, the duo continued their trek deeper into the Safari zone, ever curious as to what it was it had to offer...And it was only a matter of time until they came across as rather peculiar looking pokemon. A dark furred cat with red markings, who languidly lounged about, its mouth flashing open in a small yawn.

"It's...It's so..." Amelia could barely get the words from out her lips. The urge to both cuddle the adorable looking kitten to the more nerdy desire to study the heck out of it grew with each passing moment. Iago didn't seem to share his trainer's exuberance though. In fact, the dark feathered bird only seemed to grimace. He...really wasn't the biggest fan of cats. Perhaps because of Alice - no, very likely because of Alice. They were annoying. Cocky. Their claws were stupidly sharp...Before the bird even knew it, he was casting the litten a tiny glare...and otherwise completely oblivious to his trainer now making 'buddy buddy' with the feline.

"You're just the most adorable thing ever," Amelia cooed as a finger lightly stroked the underside of the litten's chin, trying her hardest not to smirk in victory at the loud purr she was given in return. "Oh - your paws are so soft too," the woman marveled in delight. In only a matter of moments, her face was cuddling against the soft fur of the litten, who soaked in the intense affection and attention like a sponge...All the while, smirking almost evilly at the murkrow, who gazed on in slight...jealousy?

After a few moments of coddling the pokemon - and eventually realizing she couldn't afford to spend too much time here - Amelia rose, excitedly flashing the oddly colored pokeball to the feline. "I know a certain cat back at home that might be happy to have some more feline friends. Come with us?" 'Pretty pretty please with Cherri Berries on top!'

Capture attempt on litten via friendship