Hey guys! Thanks for reading.
MLG: The hippie thing was really random - it came out of nowhere during the content of the fic. I wanted to try and bring about some form of panic, uncertainty and maybe randomness. But I do plan on having them return in the fic, a sort of Pokemon PETA if you will. By then we can maybe explain who they are a bit more.
Jake (its pronounced with a long [a], like the word cake) is someone raised on totally different morales to Milo, so they have a cool dynamic. Milo is a bit hostile, but he does bond with the stylist.
Lune: Someone really doesn't like Milo :p
I get it. These four chapters have failed to make him likeable. Obviously I'm a bit more clued up on his past and aspects of his personality that he hasn't exhibited, so all I'll say is think about the Milo/Medi dynamic. That 'promise' Milo reffered to is important.
When I was planning the fic I knew that a particular point in the story would be perfect to explain Medicham's past, but it's not for some time. But key parts of the story - including a bit more about this Will character - will be explained.
As for the lightening/lightning thing - my bad >< I did edit a couple of instances but must have missed a few. Sorry!
The team; Milo's league team all just hang out on Pua Samoa - in Ch1 Flygon was mentioned to have roosted in a little secluded part of the island. So Milo's current team (Medicham Arcanine Totodile) is all he has. My sig has his current team. Incidentally, Milo does get one of his league team members from home in Chapter 5, but only briefly.
Oh and in a pretty....redemptive scene in an upcoming chapter, you will see Milo cry. So maybe there is hope!