Seasalt caverns [@PKMNB0Y] “Hmm…what indeed. Nothing too troubling, just a little catching and finding. A little thief stole something from me. A family heirloom of sorts, and I’d like someone like you to help find it.” “We’re looking for ghosts,” Mattie interjected. “Pfft.” Marzana couldn’t help but to let out a little laugh. “Ahaha, Mattie you can’t just say that. No one will believe you. Well, no one but me and maybe that little thief. Ooh, if I see her again…” The eccentrically dressed woman would offer Richard a small, slightly unnerving smile. “Haa…no, that sounds like too much work and I’m already shirking things as it is.” "Perhaps, but it is the truth," Mattie responded. "Well, an oversimplification, maybe, but the truth." She motioned to Marzana. "My friend here has lost some people of the... unalive persuasion and needs help re-gathering them." “Ahah, well, its not people really. Its more similar to energy? Perhaps it would be easier to show you Hmngh…Mattie, thinking is hard. What do you think-” [i]beep beep[/i] “Ah? Oh, I get a signal here. Tsk.” Marzana proceeded to click her tongue as she’d fish a phone out of her dress, somewhere. “Oh hello Otto. Oh, you sound unhappy, is there something wrong?” There were the distinct words of a very annoyed male voice that said ‘late’ and ‘Rossaden’. “Haaa...you always have so little faith in me. My track record is perfect you know. I'm in a cave now, so I'll be there soon.” Otto, did not sound happy about being obviously hung up on. She’d put the phone back in her dress, somewhere. Mattie seemed unphased by all this, merely tilted her head to the side while Marzana has speaking. Once the other woman had hung up, Mattie asked, “Is there a problem?” “Hm? Aw, does little Mattie care about me?” She’d ask, wrapping Mattie in a hug against her chest and giving her a little head pat. “No, no problem. Buuuut it does mean I have to go do my actual job for a while. That said…boyo. If you want to help me out, come to route four sometime. I’ll be waiting there for a bit.” Notably, she never answered Richards question about the ‘good feeling’. “Or don’t, and let misfortune befall all of Eidda. You're choice.” If Richard had nothing else to ask or to say to them, the pair would leave. Taking him with them too, if he requested. Would give him a little more time to question them, if he did. [hider=Possible Actions] Marzana and Mattie are leaving. Following them out is likely the safest choice. That said, the eccentric pair may be more trouble than its worth, though it would let you question them more. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) [/hider] Pokemon Center -> Stellar Toy Co. [@Savo] [center][hider=Cottonee] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/AvApeGM.png[/img][/center] [color=8dc73f] The Chibi Professor was in a field full of flowers, surrounded by Cottonne. She was feeding them. “Cottonee, The Cotton Puff Pokemon. I love these things. They make the best pillows to lay. If only I could sleep more, mngh. Anyways, they’re usually friendly pokemon and lots of people use their cotton as bedding and pillow stuffing. They also use it as decoys to escape predators and foes.”The professor fell on top of the dozens of Cottonne, where she’d proceed to fall asleep…[/color] 500p obtained! [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Slakoth] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RjP28mS.png[/img][/center] [color=8dc73f] As the Professor tried to sleep on the pile of fluffy cotton pokemon a small cry from off to the side alerted the entire cottonee and professor to its presence. “Eh…A slakoth? The slacker pokemon, huh. They sleep for up to twenty hours a day, and time they don’t spend sleeping they spend eating. For some reason, people who see it seem to want to slack off and sleep as well…” Camphor grumbled lightly as the Slakoth slowly joined the Cottonnee in her in the pile. “Must be nice…sleeping that long…” Chibi camphor has fallen asleep![/color] 500p obtained! [/hider][/center] It was while he was scanning and texting, that he’d realize that Remi and Nevine…had left. By the time he had posed his question of leaving together, they had already skedaddled. A little rude, maybe, but Remi did say they were already leaving before he’d have started scanning. He’d ding and get a private text from Remi that read simply - [quote=Remi] Remi: Sorry! Wanted to get moving. You talk to much sometimes ya know~? Hahah, not that its a bad thing. Gotta go train and get skill points if I’ma kick your butt next time! [/quote] Finding the Toy Factory wasn’t too hard, after that. He'd find himself arriving on scene just as Aster was bolting through the window. [hider=Some actions/locations you could go to] You’re in a pokemon center and the Poke Mart. The contest hall is currently holding a master-rank championship contest. Perhaps you could inquire how you could participate yourself. The resort area is famous for its well, resort. Sandy, sunny beaches, amusement park, Casino…and gym. Its often considered the toughest gym in the region. You can get to Route 1, Route 2, and Route 25 from Byjerlfal. Neither of the three routes are particularly dangerous. Frieda mentioned a cave system on Route 2. Perhaps there could be something interesting in the Commercial district or the Industrial district. You also saw a park on the way to the lab. Might be a good place to start, if you really wanted to stay in the city or avoid heading out, for a bit. It looked like someone unfamiliar walked into the lab while you were battling. [/hider] Temple [@Pyromania99][@Thayr] “No, go ahead. Just keep it quiet.” Yasu responded in affirmation to Camilla before turning her attention to Isla. “Mhm, Travel back towards Byerlfal on Route 1. About a third of the way there, you’ll see a tree with some talismans hung on it. Go south from that tree and you should soon find a small, overgrown path. That should take you to it. Wild pokemon are a bit more prevalent in that area though, so be careful if you do go.” “Teeeen?.” “...Hatty?” “Teeen!” “...No.” “Teeen!” “Geh-Fine! Fine! No need to shout, ugh.” Hatenna went back to happily munching on her Wiki berry as Yasu in turn winced from the loud shout. “Hatty wants us to go with you if you go to the shrine.” Yasu grumbled, frowning lightly as she’d rub the back of her head. Camila’s phone call to Frieda would go through without much trouble. After a few moments of ringing, Friedas friendly voice would pick up. “Oh, hello Camilla. Just the usual…the professor been a little disgruntled more than usual. Chloe Rothschild did show up…late and well, apparently some weird pokemon attacked her while she was in the lab? But anyways, ehm…Celebi? The Mythical pokemon…my knowledge isn’t well versed in Mythicals but lets see…” Frieda would hum lightly to herself as Camila could hear the soft tapping of computer keys on the other end as she walked into the small record room. It was a small study, desk, filing cabinets, nothing too special. A computer hummed idly on the desk, likely a digital record of things while the filing cabinets possessed physical copies. Going through all the records would take ages, but starting would be better than not. The most interesting thing at least, showed that many written records had been kept dating back nearly hundreds of years. Notable incidents from the records include that the village often had a festival of some sort every decade - supposedly meant for Celebi. This festival continued up until about a hundred years ago when a child went missing on said festival day. The parents, the family and likely Yasu’s ancestors called off the festival after that. “Are you wanting to know anything specific? I assume you’re in Pines End and visiting the temple if you’re asking about Celebi. Habitation wise well…I mean, it loves the forest and is seen around there…I’m not sure what else to say. There are very few confirmed sightings of the Pokemon ever since it was first recorded so we know very little.” A pause as Camila would hear a sharp intake of breath. A few more keyboard taps. “Pines end used to celebrate some sort of…festival or something every decade, but the family that has run the temple for generations called it off after their only child went missing on the day of the festival. Also…” Frieda’s voice became a conspiratorial whisper. “I didn’t tell you this, but about ten years ago to the date today the Professor was asked for her opinion on an odd happening in Pines End. I don’t know the details but it involved the family that looks after the temple and apparently primarily, their kid-wah professor!” The sound of the phone falling a Frieda supposedly dropped it. “N-nono, just calling Camilla! She’s in pines end, was asking me about Celebi. Yes, yes, I know I’ll get back to work sorry,” She’d pick up the phone again. “Sorry Camilla, need to get back to work. Let me know how your investigation goes!” [hider=Some actions/locations you could go to] You could head back to route 1, or head on to route 3. Find trainers to battle. While sparse, there’s probably people here you could battle and train against. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Maybe you wanna try resting at that Hotel. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) [/hider]