[@samreaper] "Kid, you don't get it. Not everything can be solved by just talking it out. What were you going to say? Work for them until I paid off what I stole? In the end, I'd just be sent to jail and the damned Lunds would just send someone to kill me while the guards turn a blind eye. I'm just trying to prolong the inevitable. Hate me all you want if it makes you feel better. It'll make this a lot easier for both of us if you do." He sighed and just listed to the verbal assault that Tristan gave him. Robbie just let the boy get it all out of his chest and then just chuckled bitterly because frankly, he really didn't have much else in the way of his own defense other than he just wanted to live. "You're right, I am a liar and a thief. Some things don't really change after all no matter how much you wish, but I do wonder... If I am a liar and thief, then what does that make you, Glory? A root from the seeded corruption?" He had this bitter smirk on his face as he asked the question, watching to see whatever reaction that the boy had. The battle commenced, and Tristan showed that he was not going to show any mercy by going two against 1. Well, if he wanted to play it like that then fine. "Avoid the feathers with Quick Attack into the Riolu." Rather than simply trying to jump back, the Ditto dashed forwards towards the feathers quickly enough that the feathers were just piercing the ground while it dashed to the opposing Riolu. The two would clash though Princess would be knocked back from the impact of the Ditto's own Quick Attack. While Transform copies the stats, stat changes, moves, abilities, and so on, it did not scale with the Pokemo. If the Ditto was of a lower level, then it would simply be a weaker version of Princess so if the inverse was true then that meant that this was version of Princess was superior to the original. "Now kick up some dust!" Robbie commanded. The Ditto dugs its foot into the dry, loose soil of the dry canal and kicked it up to create a cloud of dust that would obscure the mimic Pokemon. The Ditto was able to use the Riolu's ability to sense aura and took advantage of its obscureness and leaped out of the dust cloud back to its trainer's side. He glanced down at his Pokemon and said, "Ditto, Transform again." This time, the form of what was a Riolu twisted and molded into a certain magenta bird though with the eyes of a Ditto. "Use Feather Dance on the Murkrow and follow up with Peck on the Riolu." What does Tristan do in response? [hr] [@Zarkun] Alright, Slayer and the newly acquired Lucha were healed up and ready to explore what this village had to offer. Considering Jason was already in the Entertainment District, let's start Jason's adventure there. Walking around in the district, he would have to wade through various crowds of people. It was actually incredible that the wooden platforms and the branches that supported them from below did not buckle from the combined weight of so many and from the various buildings. In those buildings were just people and their Pokemon having a fun time with various activities. Some were sitting around the various restaurants, cafes, and the like with Pokemon sitting around their partners were eating food that seemed to be making them friendlier towards their trainers. Actually, the Pokemon in most of the places beyond just eateries seemed to be friendlier. Nearer the Elder Tree was one of the hottest and newest attractions was the Gym, a massive stadium that looked like it could seat hundreds upon hundreds of people. On it was the Evigian League symbol; a multi-colored mosaic Pokeball. It had electronic screens displaying a series of various animated graphics, advertisements, and then an animated cutaway of electricity splitting the screen did an image of a blonde teenager with various bangles and feathers adorned appeared with the name "Lightning Dancer, Thora Nilsen" in big, flashy letters crackling with electricity. It would seem to Jason that gym battles were now being pushed as public spectacle if this was any indication. Well, that and the ticket booths outside. Continuing on he would find one of the other mainstays of the district, the Contest Hall. This too was also a stadium though perhaps a bit smaller in scope compared to the gym. The entire area surrounding it was actually filled to the brim with people, some potential Coordinators looking to make a name for themselves in the Evig Region Contest scene and many who were just spectators to the day's event. Jason though would recognize someone from that crowd; a very friendly Scraggy waving from afar to him. It was standing next to a very familiar cowboy that had traded in his typical ranch attire for a rather dashing suit that looked meticulously maintained. Connor's eyes followed the direction of where the little hoodlum Pokemon was waving towards and instantly the color from his face drained and did his best to pretend that Jason simply wasn't there. If Jason ignored that and continued along, he would see some Pokemon he had not seen before wandering around. Running around the tree branches and the tops were these bizarre green monkey Pokemon with bushes on top of their heads. They didn't seem to be bothering anyone, they seemed to just be scavenging. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/uJB5YgU.png?1[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]"Pansage, the Grass Monkey Pokemon. Pansage shares the leaf on its head with weary-looking Pokémon. These leaves are known to relieve stress. It's good at finding berries and gathers them from all over. It's kind enough to share them with friends."[/i][/color] [/center] Floating along the treetops were these purple balloons. Upon a glance they did not seem to be anything, but balloons, but when one paid more attention to them, the balloons had eyes. Some of them were just in place, with their limbs attached to the railing. Children were drawn to them, but their parent's tugged them away. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ENQv2Aw.png?1[/img] [i][color=6ecff6]"Drifloon, the Balloon Pokemon. Perhaps seeking company, it approaches children. However, it often quickly runs away again when the children play too roughly with it. Stories go that it grabs the hands of small children and drags them away to the afterlife. It dislikes heavy children."[/color][/i] [/center] Once he had his fill of the Entertainment District, it was time for Jason to venture forth and ride one of the cable carts down to another level. The cart would eventually reach its stop with a sway and then a stillness. [hider=Welcome to...] [center][h1]Starbor Village[/h1][/center] [center][h2]Market District[/h2][/center] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b1/63/2e/b1632ea6fa0bc20ff1f24c8981cf40af.jpg[/img][/center] Beneath the hustle and bustle of the Entertainment District and the quaint peacefulness of the Scholar District was the Market District. A winding open space filled with storefronts, stylish boutiques, and stalls from goods either created within the village or imported from all over the Evig region. It is one of the largest open-air markets within the region though given the nature of it, the products that are in stock are in flux, so there is no guarantee what one would find what they were looking for. The only constant was the farmer's market, where the produce produced in this village is put on display for all to see and buy. There were also any number of food stands for those who want a quick bite while they were shopping. This was also the home of a rather eccentric craftsman that sells his creations. If you're lucky, the crackpot's creations may actually work. For Jason, he was bombarded by people haggling for better deals on one end, others window shopping expensive clothes that they probably would not be able to afford, and the owners of food stalls trying to attract customers with their special deals or just tidying it so it would be presentable. Walking around Jason would see items that would not just interest trainers; there were stalls selling exotic spices, freshly picked crops from the village, baked goods, preserved foods such as jam, and so on. It was not just food too! There were stores selling crafted items from artisans all over Evig and the boutiques sold high end fashion with various brands from Evig, Kalos, Galar, and so on. Jason did already know that the bizarre inventor from Frostford also had a shop set up here. Of course, there were things of interest to trainers as well. Passing by, there was a store that sold various different colored stones and gems that sparkled in the windows and yet somehow dim the light in his wallet. There was a stall that seemed to sell items that seemed to help the Pokemon that equipped said item for battles and there was an entire store dedicated to Pokemon Contest Accessories that had a Mr. Rime that had an accessory that turned its bowler hat shaped head into a top hat and an actual suit. Then he heard this, "Come on, come all! Take the Hell in a Bowl Challenge! The first one to eat an entire bowl of the spiciest stir fry I've made will win a special prize, but if you don't, you have to pay!" Looking around, Jason would see a jovial rotund man at a food cart with a Magby as a logo shouting this. It would appear to be a promotional campaign by challenging the pride of stupid people who think they can handle spicy food, but they really can't and watch them melt. In fact, there were already a couple of people who had been reduced to metaphorical puddles, drenched in sweat and red faced. Jason was free to ignore this if he wanted to. What does Jason do? [hider=Suggested Actions] 1. Find Pokémon.[i] Can still search for Pokémon in towns and cities.[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.[/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 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. Kiosk. [i]Great place to ask for directions.[/i] 6.3. Farmer's Market. [i]Berries, herbs, and various other crops can be found here.[/i] 6.4. Stone Emporium [i]Various kinds of stone mined from Rheinvale.[/i] 6.5. Battle Items Stall. [i]Items helpful for Pokemon battles.[/i] 6.6. Contest Items Store. [i]Accessories for your Pokemon to look their most fabulous.[/i] 6.7. Inventor Betrand's Store. [i]Absolutely mad inventor. What he has for sale is up in the air. Whether or not it'll blow up in your face is also up in the air.[/i] 6.8. Food Carts [i]Various kinds of street food.[/i] 7. Rail Carts. [i]Take a cart to help you get around the village. Agriculture District, the Scholar District, the Market District, and the Entertainment District[/i] [/hider] [hider=Starbor Village: Upper Levels] Common: #273-Seedot #396-Starly #731-Pikipek Uncommon: #425-Drifbloon #511-Pansage Rare: #701-Hawlucha (Entertainment District) [/hider] [/hider] [hr] [@Joshua Tamashii] The Yamask looked at her with great intrigue though not because of her friendly, calming aura, rather because she gave off the feeling of death that one would not expect from a eleven-year-old girl. Well, perhaps death was an exaggeration, but she gave off the feeling spectral feeling that ghost-types typically gave off. It just hovered in front of her instead of returning her handshake mainly because it could not get a read on what exactly she was. Amelia wasn't a ghost, at least it did not think she was. No one had died on this route, at least as far it knew. This Yamask was not the only one curious ghost; other Yamask popped out of the walls and even the Golets stopped what they were doing just to gather around her and looked at her with great curiosity. Her spectral abilities had an energy that drew in ghost-type Pokemon. They were not attacking though; they had any visible intentions that they were going to gang up on the pre-teen. Their intent was simply trying to understand this less than 5- foot-tall anomaly. What does Amelia do? [hr] [@Sanguine Rose] Neil turned to Fate with a look of surprising. He actually was not expecting for her to offer any help and well, typically he would not even accept something like this without a second thought but given the situation he wasn't one that can turn down such an offer. Who in the world would have thought that things would had gotten this "Well, to be honest I am getting concerned about where the kid had gone off to. The property is very big, even your Rowlet would have trouble finding him if you don't know where to look and if he got into trouble out there, it would be impossible for us to know. I should've asked the kid for his number." He stood there tapping his foot in thought trying to think of something when a realization dawned on him. "Wait, I have something that can help.", said the Ursaring of a man. He quickly ran off with equally thumping footsteps back into the house before coming back a few minutes later with a pair of very fancy, fashionable shoes that would be very easy to recognize from a disgruntled rich boy. "I had him change his shoes out for some boots. No point in ruining them by walking in Tauros patties. You said your Eevee can smell him out, right? Let's see if you really can find him." he explained before putting the shoes down to let Sage get a whiff to find the scent of Tristan. What does Faye do? [hr] [@Lunarlord34] Enough effort that it should've technically gone down, but that would mean for the GM to actually set up another encounter, so we'll just say that this Wingull in particular was far more resilient or perhaps out of spite for the loss of its manwich. Honestly, could be both. Steph seemed to be in the habit of just pissing off bird Pokemon, if charging beak first at the Sneasel was any indication. Now that was something that would've hurt, except, well, it ate shit. An ice shard smacked into it with a crit and now it was just lying on the ground, twitching. This thing was basically at 1 HP so there was no real point in Jack to actually follow up the rest of the order. Any more would just knock it out. Honestly, there's no point in making a separate post to catch the Wingull because it had no way of breaking out of a Pokeball anyway It rolled once... it rolled twice...it rolled thrice! [hider=Result] [color=6ecff6][i][center]Steph caught Wingull![/center][/i][/color] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Fxat1rI.png?1[/img][/center] Gender: Male Type: Flying/Water Personality: (Up to player.) Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.) Level: 5 Moves: Growl, Water Gun, Quick Attack Ability: Rain Dish [i]The Pokémon gradually regains HP in rain.[/i] Held Item: Currently at low hp. [color=6ecff6][i][center]New Pokémon caught! Steph earned 500 P! Would you like to give a nickname to Wingull?[/center][/i][/color] [/hider] What does Steph do now? [hider=Suggested Actions] 1. Find Pokémon.[i] Can still search for Pokémon in towns and cities.[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.[/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 Locations. [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. Harbor Marketplace. [i]Shop for various items. Selection changes weekly.[/i] 6.4. Harbor Battle Circle [i]You are currently too weak to enter, but you can still place bets.[/i] 6.6. Restaurant/Bars. [i]A place to get food and information.[/i] [s]6.7. Shady Stall. [i]A deal of lifetime claimed by some obvious charlatan.[/i][/s] [/hider] [hider=Grand Glory Harbor Known Pokemon] Common: #278-Wingull Uncommon: [/hider]