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Earl peered at Basil when he said he was here for him. Then he introduce Anise, who was struggling to get her hand off her nose.

[color=e04f4f]‘H-hello. It’s nice to meet you,’[/color] she said in a modestly controlled tone and did a bow. Earl’s response was a small wave. Cleffa gave a happy cry. Then…

Earl didn't show any particular expression of surprise when Basil gave his suggestion. Instead, he pulled out his notebook, and started writing on one side of the notebook.

[color=4c925e]‘Hm. Being sought by the unlawful is not something I like. I’m all for putting bad guys in their place, but I don't want to be the one to do it, nor do I want to seek protection,’[/color] Earl said, writing something.

[color=4c925e]‘It’ll also require social interaction. And I’ll be forced to cook for more people. You two don't have the appearance of people that can cook, and I like my cooked food,’[/color] he said, and Anise looked maybe a little offended.

[color=4c925e]‘There’s also the possibility you want to go somewhere I don't, and I get peer pressured into following. Or maybe I want to go somewhere and find myself unable to say it out loud,’[/color] he said, qualifying those as actual things that could happen.

[color=4c925e]‘That, and I’ve already declined several offers to travel with other people. If we run into any of them while I am travelling with you, it is going to be awkward.’[/color] So he said, writing lower and lower.

[color=4c925e]‘On the other hand,’[/color] Earl then said, bringing his pen over to the top of the other side of the page. [color=4c925e]‘You have a ridiculous amount of berries that I want. If I were to travel with you, you could let me have a portion of them, correct? That, and you got me a discount on herbs from the herb-store for my contribution, which I’m grateful for.’[/color]

[color=4c925e]‘I’ll have people with me that want me to succeed. I get more test subjects, and perhaps support where I need it. You’ve shown willingness to improve the lives of others,’[/color] Earl said, gesturing for the herb store. [color=4c925e]‘Who’s to say you won’t do the same for me?’[/color]

[color=4c925e]‘There’s a part of me that also wants to grow stronger. It isn’t my primary goal, per say, but it would make it easier to accomplish what I want. If you also seek that, then we have a common goal. As I have realized, I am having trouble growing on my own on that front.’[/color] Earl kept writing on the right side of his page.

[color=4c925e]‘In addition…’[/color] He looked up from his paper, at Basil and Anise. [color=4c925e]‘You’ve already run into the stuff of legends before. In addition, you’ve got some powerful connections. I didn’t miss the commotion earlier. It is hard to miss a prehistoric dinosaur soaring in with a curious cast on its back. Going with you may mean getting to partake in your connections and future endeavours, and perhaps even running into more of the mystical.’[/color] Having said so, he wrote down a large section on the right side of the page.

[color=4c925e]‘That’s the big plus. It is contending with the big minus of you being hunted by the forces of evil. That sounds like a pain and I want nothing to do with it. That, and if we run into any of those who asked me to travel with them before. That would be [i]super[/i] awkward.’[/color] Those two negatives sounded almost like they were of equal weight.

Earl stood there, staring into his notebook, comparing the two columns he had written. At his feet, Cleffa looked up at him curiously, then turned and waved happily at Basil and Anise, as the tiny pink ball it was.

Eventually, he put the notebook back into a jacket-pocket, before adjusting his glasses and looking towards Basil and Anise.

[color=4c925e]‘In the end, it boils down to “am I willing to accept danger and discomfort for the sake of advancement”. I would claim answering “no” to such a question would make me a lesser herbalist. I accept.’[/color] So Earl proclaimed.

[color=4c925e]‘… Assuming the lady is okay with it. She looks anguished,’[/color] he said, looking over at Anise.

[color=e04f4f]‘N-no, no, it isn’t that!’[/color] Anise exclaimed, still trying to overcome the grimace from the smell that had been here earlier. [color=e04f4f]‘I’m happy to have you. It’s just, uh. Is it gonna smell like that every time?’[/color] 

[color=4c925e]‘That took me a bit by surprise, too. It must have been because I used the herbs from the store for the first time. It doesn’t usually smell quite that bad. Still, I suppose it will, each time I use those specific herbs or change the process,’[/color] Earl said.

[color=e04f4f]‘A-alright…’[/color] Anise said, still reeling a bit.

[color=4c925e]‘I have some places I want to visit. Like Endless Forest, Sparse Forest, and the area around Gentlevale City. So if you’d keep that in mind, I’d appreciate it. I also want to find a Doduo. Someone in town is trading their foreign Capsakid for a Doduo, and I want that Capsakid,’[/color] he proclaimed.

What’s Basil’s reaction?

[hider=Stillwood Village][center][h2]Stillwood Village[/h2]

[url=https://i.imgur.com/NDG5NfG.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/Y9bCCki.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

Inside these calm forests lies a village completely in-tune with nature. The buildings are built around or in the trees of wood and stone, the light shining onto the village stifled by the great trees above. In the air, meeting your nose as soon as you tread into the village, is filled to the brim with the smell of forest and spores. It’s a wild smell, but somehow it is extremely relaxing and any worries seem to be stifled before the calming village ahead where everyone is always so calm and happy, wild Pokémon walking freely on the roads of the place. This is Stillwood Village, the most relaxing place imaginable, it’s people in touch with nature and wishing the best to all those who come to their cozy and ancient little home.

Wild Grass Pokémon freely wander the streets, spreading their spores into the air which the townspeople actively walk through every single day. They are all smiles, very helpful, the entire village and all visitors afflicted by the relaxing sensations brought by the spores during their stay in Stillwood Village. However, these spores are the reason quite a few avoid Stillwood Village, arguing that it messes with one’s mind. It is extremely rare that a member of Stillwood Village moves out of the village, after all. It will also quickly become evident just how little the members of the village care about the world at large, all their worries gone by the relaxing spores and just continue living, no troubles in the slightest.

That’s Stillwood Village for you.[/hider]

[hider=Suggestions to actions, Stillwood Village]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. Herb Store. [i][s]Selling bitter medicine that is very good for your Pokémon![/s] Selling their own brand of cheap goodies that are very good for Pokémon and Pokémon also like them![/i]
    6.5. Flower Shop. [i]For decoration and for pleasant smells, the flower shop has the best selection in Isson![/i]
    6.6. Berry Garden. [i]Allows trainers to rent earth to plant their own berries. New trainers gets a kit to start them off![/i]
    6.7. Treehouse Arena. [i]Even forest-people want to battle it out sometimes. Lots of berries as prices~[/i]
    6.8. Ancient Woods. [i]An older part of the forest. Dangerous, but said to hold a link to the past. There are large old rocks here. What more could they hold?[/i]
7. Stillwood Village Trades: Grass-type
7.1. [color=DE6E87]‘I got this little Bounsweet, but I keep being attacked by birds! Please, trade me a Geodude for it? Rocks should be strong against birds!’[/color]
7.2. [color=F8DC29]‘I actually only got this Gossifleur to lure trainers into trading me what I really want… I want a Spoink. Please, get me a Spoink.’[/color]
7.3. [color=BED060]‘This is a Capsakid. I got it because I heard it was gonna have two heads. It doesn’t. I’d trade it for a Doduo? I like two heads.’[/color][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 4. [i]Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.[/i]
Route 5. [i]A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.[/i]
Route 14. [i]The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.[/i]
Mountain Valley. [i]A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.[/i]

[hider=Stillwood Village, known Pokémon]Common:
#44 Oddish
#187 Hoppip
#188 Skiploom
#285 Shroomish
#315 Roselia
#406 Budew

Uncommon:
#45 Gloom

Rare: 
#190 Aipom[/hider]