[@baraquiel][@GremlinAgain] Somehow, Archie's mother knew that the next time she'd see him that she would have to give him a spank for some reason. Thankfully, Bravos was less inclined to follow too deeply in his trainer's antics and with some help from the Rotom that lived in the phone, it began to scan the pink goop. It then pinged and with its all too familiar robotic timbre read out an entry. [hider=Le Entry] [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/132.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #132-Ditto, the Transform Pokemon. It can freely recombine its own cellular structure to transform into other life-forms. However, if made to laugh, it can't maintain its disguise.[/i][/color] [/center] [/hider] However, this seemed to have not gone under the notice of either Archie or Neil though the latter was dealing with this precocious little boy though it was obvious that the kid was not going to let up. On one hand, he knew that he should have just told the kid to go home or do something else, but for some reason he got the feeling that it would somehow be even more troublesome if Archie was left to his own devices. [b]"Okay, look, there is no feasible way that you can question that many people, but I can tell you that most of them are seasonal workers. They aren't here long, but we have core staff members that are here all year round. If there's anyone here that would likely be the thief, it would most likely be them. They know the inner workings of this place better than anyone else."[/b] He said as he lifted his hand and began to lift a finger while he listed each one of them off. [b]"There's Hurly, Robbie, Danny, Billy, and Bobby, and yes, those are actually their names. One of them should be manning the cameras right now and the rest of them are probably shearing some wool from the Mareep and Wooloo and milking some of the Miltanks. Who do you want to talk to first?"[/b] What does Archie wish to do? [hr] [@Xaltwind] Well, it was less sea legs and more like lake legs though it certainly had less of a ring to it. Once she was back of terra firma she made her way to the docks and found a clearing... [hider=You arrived at...] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/f1/c1/46/f1c146502141e909739f90cf03c8c04b.jpg[/img] [h1][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBbeuIxC71M]Lake Charity[/url][/h1][/center] A blue vastness stretches before you. It would certainly take a great amount of time just to walk around it. To the north one could see the beginning swell of mountains of the Rheinvale Valley, to the east one could see the vast plains that made up the farmland of Route 1 and the towering forest of Starbor, and to the west hills where one could faintly see the walled castle town of Vastille. The surface of the water was serene, lapping gently and yet at first glance it could be mistaken for the ocean. There was also a little shack that sold fishing equipment and a waiting area where one can buy a ticket, like a bus or train stop. [i]Connected Areas[/i] Starbor Village. [i]A forest filled with ungodly huge trees and many secrets.[/i] Vastille City. [i]A castle city with fierce individuals[/i] Florasong Town. [i]A town filled with flowers and songs.[/i] [hider=Suggested Actions] 1. Find Pokémon.[i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Talk. [i]There’s plenty of travelers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.[/i] 3. Exit. [i]Exit the Route 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. Ticket Stand. [i]Travelling isn't always free you know![/i] 6.2. Fishing Stand. [i]For all of your fishing needs.[/i] [/hider] [hider=Lake Charity Pokemon] Common: Uncommon: Rare: [/hider] [/hider] Upon approaching the ticket stand, an elderly man would ask her for 50P, a rather meager sum for the rare privilege to travel from location to location comfortably. When she received a ticket, she would have to wait around with other people who were chatting with each other, or they were looking at the timetables impatiently though Evelyn would not need to wait long. A ferry arrived and people from their daily commute stepped off it one by one before she could enter. Eventually, Evelyn could have her options of sitting outside and admire the mid-afternoon sky as the sun was just beginning to show signs that it was beginning its descent, or she could sit inside because lakes were prone to being windy around this time of day. After a not so short period of time, she could see a town not too far off on the horizon. If she were to wait long, as if she had any choice at this point anyway, she would be rewarded. The ship would soon dock and... [hider=You have arrived at Florasong] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e3/ae/49/e3ae49020737da695291a9eb086d4891.jpg[/img][/center] [center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge-OARWV9sE][h1]Florasong Town[/h1][/url][/center] There are two things that people experience just as they are about to enter the town. The first is the sounds of music of various genres being played along the streets by hopeful musicians. One would expect it to be a cacophony of noise and dissonance until one would realize that the musicians were playing back to one another in an exercise of improvisation and collaboration to create melodies that suited to the town's visual aesthetic. The second thing that one would experience just as they enter town is the floral assault on the olfactory senses. Everywhere no matter where one turned, there were flowers as far as the eye would see. Potted flowers, garden beds, hanging baskets, and more just about every turn. The atmosphere was joyous and festive and yet, there is a soothing feeling that one would not find in the hustle and bustle of city streets. One could find people sitting around and relaxing at the outdoor cafes that littered the town and watch not only the musicians, but visual artists paint the idyllic town. One of the crowning jewels of Florasong was what people called Aria's Park, a memorial to the founder of Florasong Town, which is a wonderous garden filled with flowers from all over the world and has many volunteers constantly maintaining it. If one isn't interested in flowers though, it was also home to many Pokemon that were attracted to the aroma and nectar of flowers. Then there were Florasong School of Music, the place where every aspiring professional musician in Evig and even the rest of the world would kill to get into though that is nothing compared to the Florasong Opera House where any musician worth their salt would try to get a chance to perform there though the competition was stiff. After all, all the street musicians were all people who wanted to play there. Aside from that there were a few other places of interest. To start, there was a research facility that researched the Pokemon that lived in Aria's Park and there were other shops aside the Pokemart that sold some things of interest to a Pokemon trainer. There was a berry emporium and an artisanal Pokeball store. There was also a dilapidated old building that gave off some serious bad vibes. These were the common Pokemon that were roaming around. Rats that were scurrying around the cafes with crazy looking eyes looking for a quick meal, bipedal dapper looking bugs that played alongside the street musicians with xylophone sounding antennas, and little puppies that wandered around the streets or slept comfortably along the flowerpots. [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/legendsz-a/pokemon/504.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #504-Patrat, the Scout Pokemon. Using food stored in cheek pouches, they can keep watch for days. They use their tails to communicate with others. Extremely cautious, one of them will always be on the lookout, but it won't notice a foe coming from behind.[/i][/color] [/center] [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/401.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #401-Kricketot, the Cricket Pokemon. It shakes its head back to front, causing its antennae to hit each other and sound like a xylophone. It chats with others using the sounds of its colliding antennae. These sounds are the hallmarks of fall evenings.[/i][/color] [/center] [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/506.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #506-Lillipup, the Puppy Pokemon. This Pokémon is courageous but also cautious. It uses the soft fur covering its face to collect information about it surroundings. This Pokémon is far brighter than the average child, and Lillipup won't forget the love it receives or any abuse it suffers.[/i][/color] [/center] Now, what does Evelyn wish to do? [i]Connected Areas[/i] Route 1. [i]A hilly route filled with many ranches and farmland.[/i] Lake Charity. [i]A massive body of water. Used to travel between Starbor Village, Valstille City, and Florasong Town.[/i] Route 2. [i]West of Florasong. [/i] [hider= Florasong Known Pokemon] Common: #401-Kricketot #504-Patrat #506-Lillipup Uncommon: Rare: [/hider] [/hider] [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 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. Research Center. [i]A place used to study the Pokemon in Aria's Park. Maybe there is a point of interest?[/i] 6.4. Florasong School of Music. [i]Not really just a building, but a general campus.[/i] 6.5. Florasong Opera House/Gym. [i]???[/i] 6.6. Lyan's Berry Emporium. [i]For all of your berry needs.[/i] 6.7. Critical Capture. [i]To get unique Pokeballs.[/i] 6.8. Aria's Park. [i]A beautiful park filled with flowers and Pokemon.[/i] 6.9. Dilapidated House. [i]Gives off really bad vibes.[/i] 7. Street Musicians. [i]Care to give them a tip?[/i] [/hider] [hr] [@Lunarlord34] Yeah, 3500P was not going to be enough to buy a Good Rod. The Bogan was, to put it delicately, [i]broke,[/i] but at the very least she was not as broke as Clarissa. When asked about what kind of Pokemon she'd be looking for in the park, Freya rubbed her chin in thought as she pondered. [color=ed145b]"Could be a Poliwag, but that doesn't really match the rumors. The lake is connected by a river to Lake Charity and Lake Charity is connected to a river of melt off from Route 8 and Mt. Ymir. It could really be anything."[/color] As for asking whatever fisherman that were around, they were not much help except they all had a common thing to say: whatever it was, it was a timid Pokemon. That was probably why they were having trouble even finding it in the first place. Anyway, once all of that was done Freya and Steph would go to one to the stand and rent one of those Swanna pedal boats for 250P because I am not a monster though it was probably still too much money for the privilege to ride in an oversized rubber duck, but these were meant for ripping off tourists anyway. They would pedal their way into the middle of the lake in the Swanna Boat and cast their rods. Thankfully, luck was on Steph's side this time and Rupert was not going to get a new friend today. Steph felt the line on her rod tug and with all of her strength she reeled it in. What broke through the surface was a very green fish with a large black mark along its back highlighted by a white stripe. [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/550-w.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #550-Patrat, the Mellow Pokemon. They live in frigid waters, forming schools and sharing food among themselves. When the time comes, they return to the river they were born in. Its ecology is starkly different from that of other Basculin, so theories that it's a totally different species have gained traction in recent years.[/i][/color] [/center] Freya looked at it with disbelief. [color=ed145b]"The heck is that thing doing here? It should be in one of the rivers and lakes by Route 8!"[/color] What does Steph do? [hr] [@Joshua Tamashii] [@Shazamrock][@Crusader Lord] [@Goggy][@Azure Bubbles] The boy looked up at entourage that approached him and the girl kissing the earth. Clarissa introduced herself to him awkwardly. [color=e6755e]"Sup, call me Frankie."[/color] He responded calmly, understanding that this was certainly a weird looking situation. Frankie then glanced over to Valerian who questioned the appropriateness of poking passed out girls with sticks. [color=e6755e]"When you put it like that you make it sound like I'm the asshole here. I'm just checking to see if she's alive or not and I'm sure not going to touch a potential corpse."[/color] This was then followed by Vivian groaning and slowly lifting herself off the ground. [color=e6755e]"See, alive although her pride is probably a foot in the grave."[/color] He commented to himself though his eyes were less focused on the crowd and more on a specific naughty ghost getting up to no good. It then all happened so quickly; the Phantump shouted, Vivian's Pokemon came out in her defense, and Atlas went in guns, er, fist blazing. However, a flash of light came from a Pokeball and a little yellow lizard with sagging skin that resembled baggy pants threw a fist radiating cold energy and collided with Atlas' Fire Punch. The strange thing was that Atlas' felt like it could not throw all of its entire weight in that punch, as if it had been [b]intimidated.[/b] A stream of steam flowed from between their fists. The group's Rotom Phones read out the following entry. [center] [img]https://www.serebii.net/scarletviolet/pokemon/new/559.png[/img] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokedex Entry #559-Scraggy, the Shedding Pokemon. It stretches its saggy skin up to its neck to protect itself. Among Scraggy, individuals with saggier skin apparently garner more respect.[/i][/color] [/center] However, at the same time Frankie's Rotom Phone hovered in front of him and read the entries of Atlas and Gawain though Frankie was more focused on the current situation at hand. [color=e6755e]"Hey, hey, let's take it down a few notches, okay? We did some things that we aren't proud of, but I am sure that this can be resolved peacefully."[/color] He said in hopes to de-escalate the situation. What does everyone do? Connected Areas: Grand Glory City Starbor Forest [hider=Suggested 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 trainers among those walking back and forth in the area or some fisherman wanting a brawl.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]There’s plenty of travellers 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: Mysterious Ruins. [i]Of unknown origin, ancient markings on them.[/i] [/hider] [hider=Route 4, Known Pokemon] Common: #074-Geodude #194-Wooper #399-Bidoof #580-Ducklett Uncommon: #231-Phanphy #270-Lotad #343-Baltoy (Ruins) #562-G-Yamask (Ruins) Rare: [/hider]