[@Dusksong] To start with, Eryn and her team went to the Pokécenter. [hider=Pokémon Center visit][url=http://i.imgur.com/9BmULgS.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/YHtjmDC.jpg[/img][/url] [color=f59a95]‘Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Center. Would you like to rest your Pokémon?’[/color] Assumingly, yes. [color=f59a95]‘Okay. I’ll take your Pokémon for a few seconds, then.’[/color] She’d then accept the Pokéballs and put them into the machine, and… [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZugkxi_b8o][center][i]Di, di, di-do-da![/i][/center][/url] [color=f59a95]‘Thank you for waiting. We’ve restored your Pokémon to full health.’[/color] She says as she hands the Pokéballs back. She then bows to her customer and gives a friendly smile. [color=f59a95]‘We hope to see you again!’[/color][/hider] And then it was off to Route 2! She cleared off away from the buildings of Pureplain City, headed through the fairly extensive suburbs and then finally erun arrived to… [hider=Route 2][center][h2]Route 2[/h2][/center] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/2nerWJd.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/cu9kbwb.jpg[/img][/url][/center] [hider=Original Description]Route 2 is the wetter alternative to the fairly dry and straight-forward Route 1. Dragon Lake naturally flows south, causing many rivers through Route 2 which lead on into Infested Woods, giving the woods all the water it needs to grow. The road forward is a more primitive gravel road, which in order to get to the mountain housing the Wet Caverns on the other side requires one to cross a number of bridges, and it’s near tradition that there’s at least one trainer waiting in ambush for any other trainer who desires to cross. But, Route 2 sees traffic from nature-goers, fishermen and so as well as trainers, giving possibilities to slip by if desired. One step to the left and one has ended up in the wetlands of Route 2, drenched by Dragon Lake’s insistence on breaking into the ground. Large flowers and many bushes arise from these lands, the nature is lush and green. Although one might wish to pack an extra pair of boots if one intends to traverse the reaches, there are undoubtedly many wild Pokémon awaiting in the grass around. Quite a few other trainers seem to have thought this, as there are quite a few in various stages of Pokémon searching or battling. With the combination of water and grass, one can assume the kind of Pokémon one might encounter. In the distance, by the lake itself, stands a number of fishermen’s huts, for those interested. To the right, instead, stands the imposing Infested Woods, which scare people by its name and promises of how terrifying it might be to wander deep, or maybe that’s just scary-tales from those who are scared to death by bugs. Regardless, it stands there, drinking deep from the waters provided by the rivers. One merely needs to break off from the path and then one will sooner or later be in the woods. It is an alternative way to the Wet Caverns that avoids the trainer-bridges, but the choice of where to go obviously falls on the trainers themselves. For the most obvious Pokémon, there are Pidgeys flying about, every here and there one carries a captured Weedle from the tall grass, which tries to sting back…[/hider] With that, she and her Pokémon started seeking through the Route for rare Pokémon! Now, there were patches of grass and there were the rivers. In the grass there were mostly Pidgeys, Weedles and Sentrets stalking about. In the water the most apparent lifeforms were Surskits and Lotads, floating about being obvious about their existence. Now, it’s possible these interested Eryn, but it’s not what the description says she’s looking for. [hider=Most Obvious Pokémon of Route 2][center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/55/016Pidgey.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/iaBIvRl.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/c5/161Sentret.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/ngqmy4F.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #161 – Sentret, the Scout Pokémon. A very cautious Pokémon, it stands on its tail to spot far-off threats and shouts an alarm if it sees one. When they sleep, they always does so with at least one Sentret on guard. If separated from the pack, a Sentret is unable to sleep.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/013Weedle.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/iQPGybI.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #13 – Weedle, the Hairy Bug Pokémon. It has an acute sense of smell, and can easily distinguish its favorite leaves. It eats its body-weight of leaves every day. Its stinger secretes a powerful venom, and it uses this toxic barb to ward of hostiles.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f6/283Surskit.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/EG8R6xA.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #283 – Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon. Found on lakes or in puddles after evening downpours, feeding on microorganisms. It secretes an oil from its feet that enable it to move on water as if skating. When endangered, it secretes a sweet fluid from its head.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ee/270Lotad.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/4R1z2EH.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #270 – Lotad, the Water Weed Pokémon. They live in clean ponds and lakes, where they float with their large leaves above the surface, and they serve as ferries to smaller Pokémon. They rise climb ashore only in search of cleaner water. If it’s dehydrated, the leaf will wilt.[/i][/color][/center][/hider] So, she walked along Route 2, searching the grass and the waterflows and what not, hopefully staying off the bridges for now because there were trainers waiting on top of them. The options were to either take a detour through Infested Woods or need to go through at least two trainer battles before getting to the other side (they’d be played quickly, don’t worry). However, curiously, she saw what appeared to be an abandoned wooden rowboat floating down the river going from Dragon Lake and under one of the bridges. Assuming she was watching it, she might recall that people say that crossing that lake in a rowboat is fairly foolhardy, and the reason was- CHOMP! Suddenly the boat rocked, and a blast of water erupted from within it. The wooden boat rolled over from the force, splashing down to lie upside down. There, a Pokémon sat, its jaws having cleanly bit through the bottom of the boat and was now had its elongated nose stuck in the hole it had just bit through. The boat sank slowly, just as the Pokémon’s eye on this side drifted and landed on Eryn. Looks like she found her blue reptile, somehow. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/158Totodile.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/LUMqz2W.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #158 – Totodile, the Big Jaw Pokémon. It’s rough and tough. Despite how small its body is, its jaws are very powerful. Without proper training, it tries to bite everything moving in sight. Trainers with one need to be wary, as even if the Pokémon thinks it is playfully nibbling, its still using enough force to cause serious injury.[/i][/color][/center] What would she do now? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Seek trainers. [i]There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]There’s some other travelers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.[/i] 5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 9. Area Specific: Fishermen Huts. [i]See what the fishermen over there's got going.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Pureplain City. [i]You can get back without complication.[/i] Infested Woods. [i]You’re right next to it.[/i] Wet Caverns. [i]May need to cross a bridge or two to get there.[/i] [hider=Route 2, known Pokémon]Common: #13 Weedle #16 Pidgey #161 Sentret #270 Lotad #283 Surskit Uncommon: #60 Poliwag Rare: #158 Totodile #420 Cherubi[/hider][/hider] __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] [color=2fbdb6]‘I know, right~!?’[/color] Archie grinned about the nifty nickname, failing to hear about how that implied the other nicknames weren’t also amazing. Regardless, no close combat fighters for Bellawesome. [color=2fbdb6]‘Aww, that’s alright. Bellawesome, do your thing~’[/color] Archie simply said when Lure came out. Bellawesome waited patiently for the Claire / Lure discussion to conclude, and then… then dashed forth. [color=b9cf99]‘Belloss~’[/color] Given how the skirt glowed from the sunlight, it was apparent that Bellawesome also was under the effect of Chlorophyll, boosting her speed under the harsh sunlight. When Lure’s Gust came, Bellawesome pranced aside. Jumping into the air and drifting through the air with grace, holding the blade close to her body, she let herself be carried past the wind by jumping on the side of the wind blowing back towards the source. There was something inherently graceful and full of skill in this Swordmaster Bellossom, as she skipped past the Gust with rather minimal damage and kept running for Lure. Given the artful dodge, Bellawesome had been momentarily delayed from arriving at Lure in a single turn, but she was getting closer and had the Leaf Blade at the ready, seemingly intending on using it. Will Claire think of some way to corner her? __________________________ [@Gardevoiran] [color=b5e6e2]'Oh. Okay. Good luck,'[/color] Vivia said, nodding to him and then taking a while to consider what she was doing right now. Skylar found a decently small Tropius, snoring where it lay, and threw his ball. It hit and the Pokémon was transferred into the Pokéball and landed on the ground. The ball rolled once. The ball rolled twice… [hider=result]… the ball rolled thrice. [i]click[/i] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Skylar caught Tropius![/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/dd/357Tropius.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/fHBruEy.png[/img][/url][/center] [b]Gender[/b]: ♀ [b]Type[/b]: Grass/Flying [b]Personality[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other[/b]: (Up to player.) [b]Level[/b]: 6 [b]Moves[/b]: Leer, Gust, Growth, Razor Leaf, Sweet Scent [b]Ability[/b]: Solar Power. Boosts Special Attack in harsh sunlight, but depletes health. [b]Held Item[/b]: None [center][color=6ecff6][i]New Pokémon caught! Skylar earned 1500 P![/i][/color] [color=6ecff6][i]Would you like to give a nickname to Tropius?[/i][/color][/center] With that done, he was now still in Southern Silent Forest with a bunch of Tropiuses and Vivia looking on with a mildly stunned expression, not that he could see it. What would Skylar want to do from here? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 4. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 5. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 6. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 7. Area Specific: Wander. [i]This place… it’s so relaxing. Wouldn’t it be so nice to just… wander away… without thinking about it?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 1. [i]To the south.[/i] Route 3. [i]If you head north-east for a while.[/i] Silent Shrine. [i]Go north, you should be able to find the road there.[/i] [hider=Southern Silent Forest, known Pokémon]Common: #546 Cottonee #548 Petilil Uncommon: #39 Jigglypuff Rare: #357 Tropius[/hider] [/hider] __________________________ [@prettydrops] Valen headed off to the Trainers’ School. [hider=Trainers’ School][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/ydsMVIV.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/TTLV1Tn.jpg[/img][/url][/center] It’s a school. Kids around Pureplain City flock here eventually to learn the basics of Pokémon battling, or there are trainers that come here only to attend the odd lesson before they embark on their big journey. There’s a patch of grass and trees on the side where wild Pokémon can be found, and every week the teachers are known to have found a new specie to release into it in order to keep the students interested. And, of course, there’s plenty of Pokémon battling among the students as they do their best to learn. In fact… To the right immediately after one enters the school, there’s a list of students in a ranking-list on a wall. A huge list of the 50 top students, ranked in Pokémon battling ability, and there’s a thing that anyone who visits can challenge the list to get onto it temporarily. Leaving for too long obviously means falling off the list, but those who rank high gain some benefits and bragging rights. [hider=current unimportant rankings]#1, Jonathan #2, Reynalda #3, Ilda #4, Tillie #5, Neva #6, Gregg #7, Cristy #8, Shizuko #9, Junie #10, Marvella #11, Wally #12, Christiana #13, Zachery #14, Joya #15, Sadye #16, Lisabeth #17, Katelyn #18, Gonzalo #19, Wonda #20, Rebecca #21, Leeann #22, Emerald #23, Leanne #24, Lekisha #25, Juliet #26, Dina #27, Randell #28, Ute #29, Tad #30, Nichole #31, Hortense #32, Mary #33, Beverlee #34, Thu #35, Catalina #36, Livia #37, Shanell #38, Gabriel #39, Ashlee #40, Dennis #41, Gaye #42, Zack #43, Kyoko #44, Jerilyn #45, Debbi #46, Jessie #47, Fred #48, Rich #49, Jenelle #50, Anthony[/hider] But even above the #1… The school apparently had their own Elite Four and Champion that one could challenge. Pureplain City Trainers’ School Elite Four: Georgia - The Brawler Loke - The Knight Penelope - The Idol Edwin - The Cricket Champion: Daisy - The Siren [sub](The Champion in our hearts, Maple - The Scorcher, is currently out on her Pokémon trip. We send out our most heartfelt wishes to her!)[/sub][/hider] Confusion as to why a trainer with a Butterfree isn’t on the leaderboard aside, Qwerty definitely had some trouble against the higher-leveled opponents. That said, this was mere training for fun, and they probably held back a bit. Some training later, and Qwerty was a bit damaged, but also a bit stronger! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Qwerty grew to Level 7! Qwerty learned frickin’ Psybeam![/i][/color][/center] Yikes. [color=de8d6d]‘Hmmmmm…’[/color] The voice of a woman nearby sounded out. [color=de8d6d]‘A Porygon in Pureplain City. How rare,’[/color] she said, intrigued. [hider=woman to the side][url=https://i.imgur.com/UwAanP6.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/JH14I4I.jpg[/img][/url][/hider] ‘Oh, Professor Kathryn!’ Rex introduced, looking to the red-haired pony-tailed woman in official attire and with goggles on her head for some reason, and she smiled and waved back. [color=de8d6d]‘Hello. Don’t mind me, I’m simply watching. I wonder though…’[/color] she said, leaning forward a bit and inspecting Qwerty. [color=de8d6d]‘Most Porygons of Isson are produced in Worldedge City and are generally only obtainable in the Entertainment District of the same city. What’s your story, little one? Were you transferred from Worldedge City here to be this boy’s Pokémon? Did you come from some other region? Perhaps you don’t even know, maybe everything felt like the same old cyberspace, to you?’[/color] she asked, with a kind smile, directed at Qwerty. [color=de8d6d]‘Regardless…’[/color] she said as she stood straight again, shifting her eyes to Valen and smiling a bit to him. [color=de8d6d]‘One day you’ll with to return to the labs of Worldedge City. That’s the one place you’ll find the items you’ll one day need, after all.’[/color] Saying so, Kathryn was ready to just turn around and give a wave of “good bye” to them and walk. Still, perhaps Valen wanted to ask her something more if he so felt like it. So, was there anything else he wanted to do here? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Pokémon School Park. [i]There’s a small park of grass in here. What kind of Pokémon might be in it?[/i] 2. Talk. [i]Plenty of students and teachers. This is a wellspring of knowledge, someone must know something.[/i] 3. Challenge. [i]Work your way up the leaderboard! Specify the level of opponent.[/i] 4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 6. Study. [i]You want to know something? Feel free to learn about it here![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Habitats. [i]Learn where you might find a specific kind of Pokémon![/i] 6.2. Isson Geography. [i]Learn more about the different places in Isson![/i] 6.3. Names to Remember. [i]Learn about Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or the like![/i] 6.4. Local Legends. [i]Learn about different tales from around Isson![/i] 6.5. Pokémon Breeding. [i]That’s also a subject.[/i] 6.6. Battling Basics. [i]You likely know them already.[/i] 6.7. Specify. [i]Tell what you want to learn and we’ll see if we have a course![/i] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Pureplain City. [i]All around, of course.[/i] [hider=Trainers’ School, known Pokémon]Common: Varies~ Uncommon: Varies~ Rare: [/hider] [/hider] __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii][@Eklispe] So, the two decide not to move. This results in not particularly much. The girl ahead of them appears to have engaged in conversation with whatever entities oppose her, but that is currently too far away to be eavesdropped on. So far she hasn’t been snapped out in any form of way, standing defiantly in the middle of the room. Regardless, nothing much was happening right now, but if they remained in this corridor then eventually undoubtedly something would arrive to head through. This was the main path out, after all. But for now, they simply stood around, waiting for something to happen… [color=e3826f]‘Yamask?’[/color] One of the mask-carrying ghosts stopped by and said something that sounded like a question, looking wide-eyed at Amelia. Then, a second later, it called out. Not loudly, not in alarm or anything, but more like it had realized something. [color=e3826f]‘Yamask! Yamask!’[/color] Then… Amelia felt more ghosts heading in. All weaker presences, but together they were… [color=e3826f]‘Yam?’ ‘Yamask?’ ‘Yamask!’ ‘Mask!’ ‘Yamask?’ ‘Ask-ask!’ ‘Yamask?’[/color] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url] [url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/562Yamask.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/YSolOYo.png[/img][/url][/center] A troupe of little Yamasks looked in, drifting in from who knows where, looking over Amelia and Dawkin with interest. They drifted close, inspecting them curiously, amassing as a small swarm of ghosts that suddenly drifted in, called by the first Yamask’s call for attention. Amelia suddenly had a this little crowd of ghosts looking at her attentively, and the occasional one drifted and looked at Dawkin instead because he was here too, but it was mainly Amelia. It didn’t appear like they had drawn the attention of the Pokémon under the command of the Aegislash, but here was a bunch of other ghosts, all of a sudden. The voices they called out with sounded astounded, surprised, hopeful. Now to remake that map, since the Yamask on the map were meant to signify an unknown ghost of some kind of some amount of power, this should make that clearer. [hider=map][url=https://i.imgur.com/JDqtNqy.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/JDqtNqy.png[/img][/url][/hider] So. How does the two react?