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Current I might slowly be coming back to life. Getting laid off does give one more time to think about stories and such.
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Happy new year. Yes I am still alive. Bleep you 2022.
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You need to chill, girl. ;P
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6 yrs ago
I still don't know why I'm awake.
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I have no idea why the hell I am still awake right now. I blame my brother.
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I'm a 30-something woman just looking to keep those writing muscles in whatever shape I can. I'm also Canadian, so fill the rest of this bio with every stereotype you can think of. I've also single, so clearly I'm a catch.

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Gary Oak shouldn't have been surprised that his grandfather's appearance would have elicited such a response. The little kids that used to come by may have still bought his wise old man shtick in his current state, but for a group of adults who appeared to be around his age, it was transparent that the venerable professor was not what he used to be. The elder Oak even managed to scare one of the women to tears from the looks of things. "Why couldn't this just be easy?" he muttered to himself.

He let out a sigh and turned back to the group assembled before him. "Let me try this again," he restarted. "You are here, at the still-world-famous Oak Laboratory. Countless trainers have begun their journey here, including myself, the one and only Gary Motherfucking Oak. Don't you ever forget that name!" He pointed at each of the trainers standing before him to emphasize that last point.

"Anyway, this is where you officially get registered to try and take on the Kanto Gym System and eventually the Indigo Pokemon League. I am a part of that system, and Viridian City is the closest gym to Pallet Town, but don't challenge me. If you challenge me, I will stomp you like the insignificant Bug-types you lot are right now. Your best chance to get that first badge is to go through the forest and head to Pewter City. Challenge Brock. He's pathetic. Should be an easy target for... well all of you since you have an Oshawott," he pointed at Ezra, "And the rest of you are women, so that foolish virgin will probably give you badges just for gracing his presence. This is also where you get your Pokedexes. You can upload them as apps onto your phone if you have one, but these serve as your ID for the challenge, so don't lose it. Don't break it. Because we aren't flying new ones out all the way from Kalos just for stupid klutzes!"

"So since I see six people, and I have six Pokedexes, just come up when I call your name and grab your device." Gary quickly flipped through his phone to get to his notes. "OK... Vivian Aurora... Ezra Daly... Fary Nitashi... Karen Rose... Karen?" While the first three Pokedexes were quickly claimed, no one was budging on the fourth one. It was way too early for Lilith to let the glamour fall from her mysterious cloak. Especially with her cursed birth name. "Kaaaaaren? Really living up to your name aren't you, huh? Well you've seen the manager. Go complain. See if I care. We'll process of elimination this anyway... Lizbeth Rowe... Hana Tatsu-"

"Good news Trainers! I have your Pokedexes for you right here!" Professor Oak burst back into the main hallway with a small shoebox in his hands. "My apologies for running off like that! I just had to go get your brand-new Pokedexes! I made them myself you know!"

"Gramps, what the hell are you doing?" Gary was visibly pissed off now. "We've been over this! You don't make the Pokedexes anymore! Not after gave a 10-year-old a device that just consisted of your grocery lists and some damn dirty limericks!"

"Nonsense! These are my finest inventions!"

Gary quickly rifled the box that his grandfather brought out. "These are just iPods... with red nail polish all over them!" He clicked the button on one of them. "And they're broken! Where did you even get these?!?"

"I told you! I built them myself!"

Meanwhile, Lilith had attempted to use the distraction provided by the old man to try and sneakily acquire her Pokedex. However, the old man was too perceptive for her.

"Hello there!" Oak shouted at the Unovan. "Tell me, are you a boy or a girl?"

What an insult! How dare this senile coot even think I could be a boy? Lilith was as irked as Gary was, and she let the old man know it. "That depends. Which gender would you prefer ends your over-extended life and feeds your soul to the flames?"

"Hah! You've got spunk! I like that!" Professor Oak didn't even seem to register Lilith's needlessly dark answer. He was too busy slapping his grandson on the back. "This is my grandson! He's a trainer just like you! Um..... what was his name again?"

Gary's face was beet red as he blurted out, "You fucking......SHIT!" He turned to the assembled masses. "NO ONE ANSWER HIM! THAT'S AN ORDER!"

But it was too late. "I remember now! His name is Shit! That's right!"

"No! No it's not! You fucking know it's not!"

"Shit! Calm down! No need to yell! Besides, now that these trainers have their Pokemon and Pokedexes, our work is done! Let them go explore, Shit!" Oak waved his arms in the air. "Now go discover the wonderful world of Pokemon!" He ended with a flourish before the mop atop his head slowly slid off and plopped on the ground. With that he turned away and headed to the back of the lab.

Meanwhile, Gary was in a Primeape-like level of rage. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, OLD MAN!" He turned, his head in his hands as he tried to control himself. "IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO GET HIM TO STOP CALLING ME DOUCHE!

"Shit! Shit! I need your help! The toaster isn't accepting my bagel!"

"I... I can't. I just can't fucking deal with this anymore. I'm getting the fuck out of here. No one come to the Viridian Gym! I am in no mood to face any of you pathetic scrubs! You knock on my door, you're getting fed to my Arcanine, dig! Later, losers!" Gray huffed out the frontdoor before summoning his Pidgeot to fly him away from this nightmare factory.

Meanwhile, with her Pokedex safely tucked away in her bag, Lilith just stood there, blinking at the display from one of the top gym leaders in the country. Sia stood sentry on her shoulder, looking none the wiser considering everything that had happened. Well, I think I finally found something I'd want to be called less than my actual name...

Quickly thinking, she scooped up the remaining Pokedex and handed it to the woman who she was talking to earlier. "I believe this is yours. Shall we all get the hell out of this place before the old man decides to set this place on fire?"






It was frustrating.

This was no way for a superstar to travel. On foot. Through the middle of a bunch of woods and brush and natural bullshit.

It was a damn good thing looking this spectacular was effortless. Otherwise Jade Scott would be downright mad.

Prepping for the Great Bash should have been a joyous undertaking. One where all her sisters would come together and celebrate the beginning of the new school year by getting pre-drunk off whatever the heck they wanted now that there were 21-year-olds among the group, followed by piecing together outfits and then heading to whatever secluded location the Bash was destined to happen in.

That didn't happen. Jade's day was all soccer. No planning time or socializing time or alcohol-buying time. Just soccer. Coach Lilly was merciless today. It was the first day back! It was supposed to be just an easing into the season! Nope. Apparently last year's second-round exit was still weighing on Coach's mind. It wasn't Jade's fault that Brittney let in three goals against freaking Hofstra! So why was she getting punished for it? Any other day, she would be fine with it, but not today. So Jade wasn't able to get back to the house until 6pm and she immediately needed to shower.

By the time she did that and made her solo run to the corner store to pick up some booze, the house was pretty quiet. It was disappointing. Jade hated to drink alone. What was the point of that? Besides, her dad had been pretty clear that only alcoholics drink alone. She wasn't that. So now she was trying to find the Bash lot sober. An easier task, but now far more annoying the more she had to bash branches with her arms. At least her outfit was probably the best thing she could be wearing for both trail blazing and stylish partying. Aside from the decision to wear the shorts that ended mid-thigh. She wanted to show off the legs, not have them be nicked and scraped all to shit.

Still, she could hear the music. She could see the glow. She was close.

Finally, the Golden Girl gashed her way into the clearing, where it was clear everything was in full swing already. There was booze provided, which would be fine for what she needed to start reaching the levels of her peers. It appeared there was a massive trough with various smaller bottles of beer and coolers, and then a table that was loaded with hard liquor. That was what Jade wanted. Everyone knows that vodka is the lowest-carb alcohol, so it was the clear option to drink without adding unnecessary beer weight.

Miss Scott strutted to the table and claimed a bottle of Absolut for herself. She scanned for some suitable mix and spotted a jug of cranberry juice. Diet of course. That would also be hers. The Queen of the Pitch deserves her choice of beverage, after all. Fishing a cup with her pinkie, Jade made her way towards the lone cabin on the lake, choosing to prepare her drinks in seclusion. It made sense given the day she had.

Two fingers of vodka, drowned in juice to make it red. It matched the cup perfectly. A sip confirmed the mix was done perfectly as well. At least things were start going her way now. It was about time.

Jade marched over to the window, cup in hand as she surveyed the Bash unfolding on the lakeside. There was sure to be pong out there, as well as other competitions that she could dominate. Other people she could dominate. Things boded well. The Golden Girl took a long pull from her cup. "Let the game begin," she said to herself.
All of a sudden, the little bench outside the lab had gotten more crowded. It wasn't to Lilith's liking, as she preferred relative solitude or one-on-one interactions. Although the addition of what appeared to be a magnificent specimen of a beach bod to the group didn't hurt. Even she could admit that. Still, as the trio of new challengers approached, followed soon after by a tumbling plant of some sort, it became clear that there would be a sizable group heading up to the lab at this point. One that she was intent on getting ahead of.

"Enough of this prattle," Lilith stated. "Let's get this over with so Kanto can feel the spirits' wrath." She purposefully started up the path towards the sprawling Oak Laboratory with Sia clinging onto her shoulder as tightly as her wax body would allow. The others began to follow suit to get this journey started...




"I'm telling you! That's not how that works!"

Professor Samuel Oak looked perplexed as he got yelled at by his grandson. "But I read about it in the research papers! There is a Galarian scientist who discovered new Pokemon by combining fossils! This has to be a brand new way to create new Pokemon species!"

The vein in Gary Oak's forehead bulged even more. "But you can't duct tape a knife to a Pidgey and call it a Pokemon!" he exclaimed. "How did you even manage to get that knife to stay on it's head?"

"I told you! It is a part of it's body! I'm going to call this Pokemon... Stabling! Yes! That's a fine name for this species!"

The Pidgey weakly tried to fly away, but the giant butcher knife attached to its crown of feathers made it difficult and it stayed rooted to the table.

"For fucks sake, Gramps!" Gary rushed over to try and delicately peel the tape off the Tiny Bird Pokemon's head. "This is borderline cruelty!" He managed to get most of the adhesive off with only a couple small feathers attached to the strip of tape. The Pidgey shook its head, chirped softly and flew out towards the vast green pastures beyond the open window.

"Gary! How could you let that Stabling get away! I didn't properly document it yet!"

"With what, old man? You got a notebook with the words KNIFE BIRD written out in block capitals... 24 times!" Gary snapped back. "Ugh, at least you remembered my name."

The argument on Professor Oak's latest discovery was interrupted by the sounds of Dodrio calls that acted as the doorbell.

"All right, that should be the new group. Hopefully they are all here and I can get out of here sooner rather than later."

As the two Oaks emerged from the partitioned doorway out to the main lobby, they could see the group of six trainers in front of them. "All right! A full group! Just what I wanted to see!" Gary said, clapping his hands. "Wel-"

"HELLO LITTLE GIRL!" Professor Oak shouted into Lizbeth's face. "Are you here to get your first Pokemon?"

"For fucks sake, Gramps! She has a Pokemon on her shoulder!" Gary stated, motioning to the Impidimp perched on her shoulder. "Although that is definitely a rare sight around here. Anyway, ignore the Professor," the younger Oak apologized, air quotes hovering around Professor. "My name is Gary Oak. Some of you may have heard of me, but for those foreigners here, I am the leader of the Viridian City Gym. I'm here because my grandfather..." Gary looked around, but the elder Oak was nowhere to be seen. He let out a sigh. "Does things like that, and his fat assistant Tracey went and disappeared. Probably off getting drunk or something. So it's up to me to get you all registered to take on the Indigo Pokemon League challenge! Hopefully as quickly as possible. So, are there any questions to start?"

Lilith just stood there with a blank look on her face. Is this your professor? Is this... your professor, Kanto? Sia remained calm as ever, still smiling.





It was weird. It was like hugging a long-lost relative or picking up a puppy for the first time. That feeling so unfamiliar, yet instantly comforting. Something that one didn't know they were looking for, but are much better off having found it anyway. It was so warm.

That's the best way Shawna could describe how she felt when she took Sunshine's hand. Even after her newly-christened girlfriend departed to prepare for classes, that feeling remained, even when Shawna was left by herself. It felt like the void didn't have the upper hand for once.

And there wasn't the fluctuating doubt that was there with Kellie. That sense that were things were fine but always teetering on an edge. Sunshine wasn't playing coy. Sunshine seemed to be all in on this. Hell, she was the one who pushed the issue. She was as committed as Shawna wanted to be, and that was something to be treasured. She got something she didn't know she needed. In the tempest that her life had become, she had suddenly found a rock to cling onto.

It's why Shawna was in a surprisingly good mood for a change. At least without the help of various pills or plants or concoctions. There was a lightness to her step that had been vacant for quite some time. There was an actual desire to go into school, and there wasn't anything that could really bring her down at the moment.

"Yo! What up? Hanging out or just making your way somewhere?"

Nope. Not even that. A quick glance confirmed the speaker. It was hard not to recognize one of the alpha jocks of King's Academy. Jack Goff. Even the name sounded way too appropriate for someone of his stature, but Shawna used to be above such crude jokes. That wasn't the case anymore. It was hard not to have contempt for a boy who got to where he was just by having vast amounts of quick-twitch muscle fibers that allowed him to speed around arenas and fields faster than it should be possible at his age. She certainly had it before.

Yet now, in this midst of one of the purest highs of her life, Shawna couldn't work up the annoyance for someone who literally never spoke to her. There was confusion, sure. Why is he speaking to me? Boredom? Outdated mockery? Do women give off a special pheromone when they are coming off a sapphic moment that just attracts guys hoping for a spectacle? It was enough to get her to stop moving. There was another boy. Chad... something. She couldn't remember him from anywhere. But Jack clearly commanded the lion's share of attention.

Shawna pivoted with an eyebrow raised at the brunette. "Well, I thought about going somewhere else today, but I guess I ended up here anyway, so that failed. So yeah, probably heading to class at some point. Why?" Might as well get an answer to her question.
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Or stop Emi from going wherever her dearest Brandon might be.


That is a short trip to San Jose just to kick him in the nuts.

...Although there are plenty of other FBS schools that would take a washout like him...
Walking was not Lilith's favorite manner of exercise. Granted her top choice for exercise was "nothing" but still, walking was low. It was a necessary evil though as she headed uphill towards the Professor's lab. It was tough to gauge how much further she needed to go, but it looked like she was closing in. Sia seemed optimistic, even in the light of the sun. The little Candle Pokemon was content to remain rooted to Lilith's shoulder, taking in the sights as the two climbed up towards the starting line.

As Lilith approached the gateway to the lab, it was clear she wasn't the only one attempting to kickstart her league challenge today. A woman sat on a bench near the entrance, seemingly content to live in her own world. There was a Pokemon with her as well, although Lilith couldn't place it immediately. The sharp hands seemed to identify it as a Steel-type, but the little creature attacked its food with a level of aggression that didn't seem to fit the narrative. I'll have to ask about just what that Pokemon is later. I mean, it has to be a Pokemon, right?

Upon approach, Lilith cleared her throat as softly as she could and proceeded to the benches. She had an image to maintain and it wasn't going to be blown on day one. "So, is this the line-up to see the great and powerful Professor?" she asked the woman. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was a peasant bus stop instead. Rather disappointing."
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In PBR chat, we've been discussing rebooting this. If I reboot this, I'd combine the groups, making one friend group because I do think that made it hard for inspo and interactions. The gearheads will sacrifice their rides by traveling via two story RV - paid by AJ, of course. I might allow one gearhead to bring their car because it doesn't hurt to have one car. I'd also make it a two week deadline posting cycle because I would love to get the story SOMEWHERE, so if you cannot commit, I understand and please do NOT join. By the end of two weeks, I need a post out of you or I will give the boot. I don't need flakes or people that ghost. I would make discord required. You don't need to show your face every hour of the day, or even every single day, but you need to talk to us from time to time. A few times during the week. Discord and canon idea discussing is what helps keep a RP thriving.

I'd love to see my roleplay thrive.

This time around I will only allow people to make someone in this friend group. It'll be the same stick. Gearheads/Misfits. But this time around, they are all one big ass happy family. That way those rejoining don't have to change their stick. No outside people we meet on our travels. We will NPC anyone else we decide to introduce. When we have a flow going, and I am confidant in it, then I will happily allow people to consider making important long-term NPCs that come and go from every city we visit. But for now, just our ONE character that is IN THIS FRIEND GROUP. So just out of highschool age and face claim that attended Beverly Hills High, Los Angeles.

I will be bringing back, AJ. I would like to see if the original male characters are coming back this time around, just for the sake of ratio. I don't mind a little imbalance, because it's a given people love making females, but ideally i don't want it to be so out of whack where it's like three boys and eight girls. or something.

So please let me know how you're feeling. If you're up for this. And if you have the TIME for it.


I believe you know where I stand on this. Emilia needs to find that happy ending, and damn it, I will die trying to give it to her. So let's freaking ride.







As the sun rose high in the sky above the idyllic little buildings that made up Pallet Town, the sea breeze seemed to carry a fresh scent on it. A familiar scent, but also the scent of a new beginning. The sound of waves lapping at the beach was calming, as if to soothe anxious nerves that may be unready to take such a bold step on a brand new journey. A journey that was sure to be filled with ups and downs. New friends, new adventures, and a ton more cliches that could be spat out by a random bot.

One such person had seen them all through his many years in Pokemon research, and yet the day of handing out Pokedexes and Pokemon trainers always excited him. He straightened himself up in a long mirror, and smiled confidently. "Ah Pokemon League registration day!" Professor Samuel Oak exclaimed to no one in particular. "How I love it so! Getting see all those youngsters with their bright eyes and fresh faces ready to take on the world of Pokemon! Then I send them off with nothing but tiny creatures to protect them from forests and caves full of things that want to eat them alive! It's times like this that keep me young!" He brushed off his jacket for a third time before he stopped at the sound of footsteps clomping up the stairs.

A young man of 22 emerged from the ground floor, looking slightly irritated. He carried his bomber jacket a lot easily than Professor Oak wore his lab coat, which had the sleeves rolled up for some reason. As he brushed his hand through his sharply-spiked brown hair, Gary Oak let out a sigh. "Gramps?" the Viridian City Gym Leader asked. "Who are you talking to up here? Yourself?"

"No, my boy, I'm talking to the Pokemon! They always listen to me! Or at least they will until I give them to their trainers!" Oak didn't turn from the mirror for a second while answering his grandson.

Which means he didn't see how irked Gary was becoming. "You don't have any more Pokemon to give away, Gramps. Not since you gave that Bulbasaur to that homeless guy 10 years ago and he went on a spore-fueled rampage through Celadon City. The cops were asking what you were going to do about all the property damage, remember?"

"Ah yes, I know Johnny was very thrilled to get his Bulbasaur. But, if there are no Pokemon here, how will the new trainers get their first partners?"

"Pretty sure they all caught their own."

Professor Oak shook his head. "Kids these days with their smartphones and their zero-calorie colas. They think they are invicible! Well these 10-year-olds will learn soon enough how harsh the world of Pokemon can be."

This drew a facepalm out of Gary. "They definitely aren't 10-year-olds, Gramps. Pretty sure they are all my age at least. I think half of them were out at the Green Bull last night drinking!"

Another shake of the head came from the professor. "They grow up so fast." As he moved though, it was clear that his hair wasn't moving at the same rate at he was.

Gary looked at the professor skeptically. "What is going on with your head? ...Are you wearing a mop?!?

"How dare you! This is my natural hair!" Oak asserted as he finally turned around to address his grandson. "I grew it myself!"

"You were buzzcut and balding last week!" Gary exclaimed. Now that he could see Oak's face, it appeared the mop wasn't the only cosmetic adjustment made. "...Did you glue Mareep wool to your chin?" There was definitely something stuck there in an attempt at a soul patch.

"This is my hip new facial hair that all the kids respect!" Oak seemed to be having trouble with the main facial accessory he was sporting as he was now holding it onto his face. "Plus it goes great with my new glasses!"

"Those aren't glasses!" Gary asserted. A quick look around at Oak's workbench revealed what it actually was on the professor's face. "You cut arrows out of a Mountain Dew bottle and stuck them over your eyes, Grandpa!"

"Don't call me Grandpa! I am the mighty Grand! Grand Oak! the professor stated triumphantly. "And you're just jealous because I have the only pair in the world!" He pounded his fist into his palm. "Now come on, we got to get those new trainers their Pokedexes! I made them myself you know!"

Gary was well beyond irritated with his older relative at this point. "No you didn't. We had to start getting them shipped in from Kalos five years ago. Because the last one you built didn't contain Pokemon info. It was just a bunch of grocery lists and crude drawings of Pokemon made to look like humans. And I immediately had my Arcanine burn the hell out of that one, even if it couldn't burn that sight from my eyes." Gary shuddered. "Now let's go get this over with.

"Yes, it's time for those trainers to get on their way! Let's go get them started... uh..." Professor Oak looked very confused all of a sudden as he stared at his grandson. "What was your name again?"

A visible vein bulged above the Viridian Gym Leader's left eye. "GARY! SERIOUSLY, ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, OLD MAN? GARY MOTHERFUCKIN' OAK! WE HAVE BEEN OVER THIS A THOUSAND TIMES! IT'S GARY!"

Clarity reached Oak's face. "Ah yes! I remember now! Your name is Gary! Well, come along Gary! No time to dilly-dally! We have trainers to christen!" The elder gentleman marched towards the stairs, everything falling off his face aside from the wool soul patch as he left his grandson to seethe.

"I can't believe I have to put up with this shit. I'm a gym leader. The best one. Make that loser Brock do this. Or that Tracey guy. Asshole must be off scarfing donuts or something. Definitely not doing his damn job! Gonna have Arcanine flame-broiled that douche..." Gary tromped down the steps after his grandfather, hoping he remembered the way to the main portion of the lab.





The door swung open on one of those picturesque homes along the beachfront, allowing a young woman to enter the sunlight for the first time today. She appeared dressed for colder weather, with a black-and-gray striped zip-up hoodie covering a black lace tank-top and a pair of black jean shorts. Her legs were protected from the sun by a pair of orange stockings that poked out of her combat boots. Still, the woman squinted as her eyes adjusted to the bright light.

"Ugh. Kanto is way too shiny," Lilith complained to something in particular, even if it didn't want to show itself yet. "Still, can't beat the price on that FlyB&B, huh Sia?"

A purple light flickered next to Lilith's black-and-orange locks as the rest of her companion materialized on her shoulder. Sia flicked the wax from her eye before it immediately settled back into place. "Lit...wick?"

"Ah, you don't care about trivial living matters like that. You just liked that giant dark closet."

This got a smile out of the Ghost/Fire type. "Lit! Litwicklit!"

Lilith smiled her usual sly grin. "Yeah, it was more than suitable. All right, let's go see this Professor and begin this quest," she stated, trying to work herself into character. There would surely be other trainers there, and they would need to know they were dealing with someone who commanded the souls of the damned. "Sooner we get out of this depressingly cheerful town, the better." Sia nodded in approval as the pair shut the door behind them. With a wheeled duffel bag in tow, they headed towards the giant hilltop laboratory that overlooked the town.
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