[@Gardevoiran]

Skylar got a few amused looks by people as he walked by with his entire team out, because while it happened it wasn’t all that common and was definitely a sign of a trainer on their Pokémon journey, so the older villages seeing him definitely were all smiles and the younger ones looked on in comparable amazement. 

With that, Skylar sat down and attempted to watch the Pidgeys with his eyes. His Pokémon did whatever, he was indeed correct in that there wasn’t much experience to be gained at his level around here. While Skylar watched the Pidgeys for a considerable while, there wasn’t many signs of any Pidgeys with any different colourations.

That is, assuming that blurry thing over there wasn’t a pink Pidgey. Not that Skylar could see what exactly it was.

Did the other Pokémon see it? Nope, they’re currently resting or being distracted by one another. 

Maybe he tried pulling the Pokédex on it… nope, it’s gone. 

Perhaps there was a location around here where he could potentially hear more about whatever that was?

[hider=If you wait long enough on this location][color=b5e6e2]‘… I-I’m back…’[/color] Vivia eventually came stumbling back. 

[color=b5e6e2]‘I… I got it!’[/color] Vivia told, raising a  hand and showing the Shrine Badge. [color=b5e6e2]‘But yikes, she was tough. I was about to lose even though she only used three Pokémon…’[/color] Vivia told…

That is, Lorette was satisfied with her battle with Skylar earlier and just battled Vivia with her normal Gym team.[/hider]

What will Skylar do now?

[hider=Highhill Town][center][h2]Highhill Town[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/dsqK7cw.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/EiXydD2.jpg[/img][/url]  [url=https://i.imgur.com/AT5U8U9.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/5bvHMMV.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

Highhill Town is a small, lively place that has seemingly stood atop this hill from time immemorial and never really changed. The atmosphere in Highhill Town is much fresher than surrounding places, the buildings are older and the work as honest as ever. The old town is populated by elders and younglings aplenty, and the town has a culture of their own. Plenty of Pokémon assist with the work, either as work-force or the animals that work is being done on.

One usually only crosses Highhill Town on a trip to or from Pureplain City. Regardless, it is a place of beauty. The fields around it are cultivated by hard-working people and Pokémon while the lake to the east gleams in the sunshine as fishermen attend it. There are small roads of asphalt spiraling up the hill to lead to all the old buildings, and children playing around in stairs or nature is very common. 

It is said that a trainer praying at the nearby Silent Shrine will be blessed on their journey, so many travel to Highhill Town just for that. There’s also a set of very ancient rocks spread about town, pointing out towards the lake on top of the hill with some engravings. What they mean? Nobody knows. Also, Highhill Town is the residence of a certain Move Changer, whose abilities are sought by some new trainers. What he can do? Visit him to find out.[/hider]

[hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in towns~[/i]
2. Talk. [i]In cities and towns, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i]
3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/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. Notable Buildings. [i]Visit any of the facilities of the city![/i]
	6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i]
	6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i]
	6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]???[/i]
	6.4. Docks. [i]For fishermen or perhaps a ticket across Route 14.[/i]
	6.5. Ancient Rocks. [i]Of completely unknown origin, ancient writing on them.[/i] 
	6.6. Ranch. [i]There are ranches around Highhill, if you stand to gain from them.[/i]
	6.7. Move Changer. [i]We can guess from the name, but what can this man do?[/i]
	6.8. Mayor’s House. [i]If you see reason to visit, it’s right by the rocks.[/i]
[/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 1. [i]To the south, is the common route of first journeys. Green and straight.[/i]
Route 3. [i]To the north, the route to Rainrock or the Silent Shrine. A wet woodland.[/i]
Route 14. [i]To the east, the lake known as the Dragon Lake, potentially for crossing.[/i]
Path to Silent Shrine. [i]To the west, the Silent Forest and the path to the shrine within.[/i]

[hider=Highhill Town, known Pokémon]Common: 
#10 Caterpie
#16 Pidgey
#66 Machop
#532 Timburr

Uncommon:
#588 Karrablast
#616 Shelmet

Rare:
#198 Murkrow (night)[/hider]

__________________________

[@Eklispe]

Florrie caught a Spritzee!

That aside. When it became apparent that Dawkin and co were leaving, Milotic did a final little gentle nod… then perked up, her attention focusing on the horizon past the sandstorm. She opened her mouth… and a loud, yet serene-sounding call echoed out of her, across the desert. As Dawkin heard it, it was like the sound itself was inherently calming, albeit he wasn’t the intended recipient at this time. After her call was done. Milotic slipped down into the waters of the Mythic Oasis again, swimming down to the bottom to rest until the next time she’d be needed.

Meanwhile, Dawkin told Florrie about the situation from before while also letting Vivillon lead them back to Raremine Town. As Florrie heard of the strange man’s actions…

[color=b2dbb2]‘Th-that sounds… like he might be involved in the thing that happened to Zygarde! Zygarde is a legendary Pokémon too, after all, and if he’s hunting them…’[/color] Florrie shuddered, looking worried. [color=b2dbb2]‘If so, gathering up Zygarde again might be even more important than before…! We must tell the Professor about this…’[/color] Florrie concluded.

The trip back to Raremine Town was not particularly eventful, just following Vivillon back to town. This time Florrie donated one of her Potions to heal what damage Vivillon took from the sandstorm. Soon enough, they got back to town.

[hider=Raremine Town][center][h2]Raremine Town[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/saVwpPm.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/rhaACBx.png[/img][/url][/center]
[right][sub][sub][sub]no cat-eared girls here, sorry[/sub][/sub][/sub][/right]

Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town.

The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live.[/hider]

However, arriving in town… there appears to be quite a commotion going on. There were miners and scientists running about, cooperating with various Psychic and Ground-type Pokémon searching various buildings one by one, like some strike-force looking for criminals or something. Overhead flew a Pidgeot which Dawkin would remember to have been Leila’s, from last time someone tried to steal something from her, scanning the town and around from above, soaring in a circle. What now?

Oh, and Alec the Ninja Kid is still right here. He didn’t get any other memo to be elsewhere. He needed the help to get out of the sandstorm, anyway. Still holding the Espurr he was adopted by from the oasis.

[hider=Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in cities~[/i]
2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i]
3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/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. Notable Places. [i]Visit any of the places in the city![/i]
	6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i]
	6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i]
	6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]Kristy’s Minor-League Ground-type “Gym”.[/i]
	6.4. Desert Miner’s Hangout. [i]The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert![/i]
	6.5. Research Lab. [i]For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.[/i]
	6.6. Stone Store. [i]Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones![/i]
	6.7. Bug Garden. [i]A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis![/i]
	6.8. Warehouses. [i]Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.[/i]
7. Familiar Faces; Claire. [i]Claire’s in town, you could meet her.[/i]
8. Commotion. [i]There seems to be a search going on. Want to partake for some reason?[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 6. [i]The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.[/i]
Route 7. [i]The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.[/i]

[hider=Raremine Town, known Pokémon]Common:
#290 Nincada
#529 Drilbur
#664 Scatterbug 

Uncommon:
 
Rare:
[/hider]

__________________________

[@Rune_Alchemist]

After tumbling a bit, Claire entered Raremine Town! First, she went to heal… Bunches of workers walk around and being reasonably happy, and Claire had an immediate destination in mind. 

[hider=nurse][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]

Then she made her way through the hot town towards a specific location… but first, here’s a tiny random event that she just happens to run by, because this is the only time I can really do this event.

There are a group of people gathered in front of the research lab. These individuals specifically don’t actually look all that happy. Judging by their attires and helmets that they wear 100% of the time, they’re workers and they’re being met by a number of scientists. Leading the two groups are two sets of modestly attractive women.

[hider=Woman leading scientists][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/wRUffiD.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/cz2mh5S.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider]
[hider=Woman leading miners][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/yUn2CI6.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/yEonHDY.png[/img][/url][/center][/hider]

[color=f75423]‘… we already caught one of your assistants red-handed! Now, let us search the laboratory for clues already!’[/color] told the red-haired one spearheading the miners.

[color=fce2a4]‘What, exactly, did you catch Collin doing?’[/color] the blonde woman asked, crossing her arms and frowning.

[color=f75423]‘Stealing our ancient Pokémon! We have a whole pen that’s currently empty! Let us search your lab already!’[/color] 

[color=fce2a4]‘The lab has no connections to Collin’s actions. I would request I get to interrogate him myself-’[/color] 

[color=f75423]‘Of course you’d say that! But now that one of your assistants have been caught with their hand in the cookie-jar, we don’t feel we can trust you!’[/color] 

[color=fce2a4]‘There is very sensitive equipment in the lab! We can allow perhaps one or two of you to do rounds and-!’[/color] 

[color=f75423]‘That’s just not going to cut it-!’[/color] 

The two were arguing with one another, the miners and the scientists looking at one another with significant annoyance… until a sudden echo, sounding something alike a Pokémon’s call, rang out over them from what appeared to be across the desert. There was something inherently calming about the tune that sounded out, and all of a sudden the inhabitants around the entrance of the lab found themselves calmed down… 

[color=f75423]‘… I’ll leave Claydol with you to check the lab, but otherwise my miners will look for the culprits. I’ve buried Ground-type Pokémon around town, they won’t get anywhere underground,’[/color] the red-haired miner leader told.

[color=fce2a4]‘We’ll send Psychic Pokémon to try to check if they’ve teleported away. Meanwhile, Perseus, my Pidgeot, will be scouting the skies. They won’t get far. Let’s work together,’[/color] the blonde scientist leader told, and there was suddenly an agreement.

With that, the two sides that were previously at one another’s throats suddenly decided to work together and look for the real criminals, all because of some mysterious call from the desert…

Regardless! That wasn’t Claire’s destination! Her destination was the Bug Garden! If she still wanted to go, that is. Or, otherwise, we can make it so that she went to the Bug Garden first, did her business there, THEN went and saw this scene at the research lab. That works too.

The Bug Garden was a building, a fairly large building with plants around it and promising more plants inside.

There were signs.

“Bug Garden

Feel free to visit and enjoy
Vivillons for the purpose of finding the Mythic Oasis can be hired for 750P per day
They are not for fighting
The Pokémon in the garden are wild, but we appreciate avoiding holding battles in the garden

Thank you for your consideration”

[hider=Bug Garden][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/Q9g6vIh.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/Q9g6vIhl.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

The bug-garden was indoors, a pleasant atmosphere in here where trees grew happily and the bugs could thrive. At the door, there was a place where you could hire the Vivillons for 750P. Past that one could enter the garden for free, where one could look about the many plants with food for the bugs, numerous trees standing about and a fountain in the middle. This was probably the fanciest place in Raremine Town. There were a few gardeners about, but otherwise it was all Pokémon. On the ground Scatterbugs and Spewpas strayed about, and in the air or on the trees fluttered Vivillons… 

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d3/664Scatterbug.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/NOTmPPg.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #664 – Scatterbug, the Scatterdust Pokémon. Using a dust which covers its body and regulates its body-temperature, it can live in any region or climate. If attacked, it can release a poisonous black powder which paralyzes upon contact.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b7/665Spewpa.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/2Ihcl8i.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #665 – Spewpa, the Scatterdust Pokémon. It lives in thicket shadows, where it hides until evolution. It’s body is tough to avoid predators eating it, and if attacked it attempts to scare its enemies away by rustling its fur. If all else fails, it can spew a powder at an attacker.[/i][/color][/center]

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4c/666Vivillon.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/veI3MPS.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #666 – Vivillon, the Scale Pokémon. Known to appear all over the world, the pattern on the wings differ depending on the climate of their habitat. They’re extremely skilled at finding water, so if you release one in a desolate environment it can be followed to find your way to a spring. In the deserts of Isson, they’re the primary means of finding the Mythic Oasis.[/i][/color][/center]

However, it wasn’t just ONE colour of Vivillon. It was seemingly… [url=https://princess-phoenix.deviantart.com/art/Vivillon-Pattern-Collection-460658339]all of them?[/url] The many Vivillons scurrying and fluttering with their wings around the area was in a multitude of colours, making the interiors of the Bug Garden a colourful one indeed.

[hider=Bug Garden, Known Pokémon]Common:
#290 Nincada
#664 Scatterbug
#665 Spewpa
#666 Vivillon

Uncommon:
#291 Ninjask

Rare:
#292 Shedinja
[/hider]

What would Claire do here? And by extension...[/hider]

What would Claire do in Raremine Town?

[hider=Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in cities~[/i]
2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/i]
3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/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. Notable Places. [i]Visit any of the places in the city![/i]
	6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i]
	6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i]
	6.3. Pokémon Gym. [i]???[/i]
	6.4. Desert Miner’s Hangout. [i]The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert![/i]
	6.5. Research Lab. [i]For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.[/i]
	6.6. Stone Store. [i]Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones![/i]
	6.7. Bug Garden. [i]A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis![/i]
	6.8. Warehouses. [i]Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.[/i]
7. Familiar Faces; Dawkin. [i]Dawkin’s arriving to town, you could meet him.[/i]
8. Commotion. [i]There seems to be a search going on. Want to partake for some reason?[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 6. [i]The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.[/i]
Route 7. [i]The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.[/i]

[hider=Raremine Town, known Pokémon]Common:
#290 Nincada
#529 Drilbur
#664 Scatterbug 

Uncommon:
 
Rare:
[/hider]