[quote=@LuckyBlackCat]
... Thankful for all the after-school basketball practice he'd had as a teen, he threw the capsule. It hit its target, which disappeared in a flare of red light.

Ryan watched the Pokeball rocking on the ground, tension growing. Would he be the first of the group to get a Pokemon?
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As the red light began to engulf the small mushroom Pokemon, a small smile appeared on it's face. The ball then hit the ground and began to shake. Once. Twice. Three times. And then nothing. All was quiet. 

The crowd stood in silence for a moment, before Professor Rowan spoke up through chattering teeth. [b]"Congratulations Mr. Ryan. It- it looks like you're the proud n- new trainer of a Foongus."[/b]

It was a quiet celebration with only a few others offering praise, but most people were too cold to speak. Then came Sergeant Socolov's steady voice, [b]"We need to move to keep warm. Now."[/b] He then turned and began to run, the rest of the crowd soon followed.

Result: [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/8275]Congratulations![/url]
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[color=fff79a][b]Twenty Minutes Later...[/b][/color]
There was no more complaining, only silence as they ran across the desolate tundra. Then, without much warning Sargeant Socolov slowed down to a stop and spoke. [b]"Okay. We go back now."[/b]

A young man in the crowd began to speak. [b]"But wh- what about the- the ICE-type Po- Pokemon? We- we haven't f- found-"[/b]

Sargeant Socolov did not let him finish. [b]"Quiet, we have run long enough. We go back now."[/b] Slowly, Sargeant Socolov walked right through the middle of the group to take the lead once more from the other side. But just as he reached the other side of the group, he stopped. [b]"Well, look at that."[/b]

About twenty yards away a wild [url=https://img00.deviantart.net/8a21/i/2016/216/2/3/aloha_vulpix_by_dathie-daclwv0.jpg]Alolan Vulpix[/url] stood, completely still (aside from a wagging tail). Little did anyone know, she had been following them for the last fifteen minutes.

([b]Quick Note[/b]: [i]The first person to respond via the OOC section has dibs to try and catch this Pokemon. You then have 24 hours from that post to post IC before your dibs expires.[/i])