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In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Joshua Tamashii

‘Quite a while, yes. I knew him even before his more difficult years, albeit I wasn’t close to him until after he’d already cleared his name. Say 20 or so years, I was already a veteran and he had a rapid ascent to stardom…’ Dorian reminanced a bit about the Elite Four member.

The older trainer then watched as Amelia considered what she’d been told and released her Pokémon from their Pokéballs, patting the large, excited dog next to him all the while. When she spoke, he got a satisfied little smile, and nodded his head in turn to her.

‘You’re very welcome, young Amelia. Do feel free to return again whenever you feel the need for the words of an elder. Now, then, if that was all, I believe Stoutland here would like his walk.’

‘Stoutland!’

So Dorian said as he stood up once again, despite already having been out with Snorlax, in order to go take a walk with Stoutland. Care for Pokémon does take a decent amount of time.

In any case. If Amelia had anything further to say to him, she could. Otherwise, here’s Pureplain City.





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.



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@hatakekuro

So, some hard work putting the front yard back into order along with a dutifully working Rodger, who despite his looks appeared not to consider putting the yard back in order to be particularly much of a chore, Basil once again came to talk to Kalmia.

In response to apologizing for the yard Kalmia just raised a hand and waved a bit, shaking her head a little with a smile. That aside, Basil asked to be introduced to Cyril and his friend.

‘Oh, yes! Sure, come on in!’ Kalmia waved for Basil to follow as they approached the two that were practicing trading by Kalmia’s computer and station.

@Savo

‘Basil, this is Cyril, who came here from Kalos. Cyril, this is Basil, from Worldedge City, also a trainer who has received a Pokédex from me. Be nice to each other!’

‘And this is Chloe, whom I gave a Pokédex,’ Jacques introduced, because he’s still here, smirking by the side.

‘Yupp, hello! Nice to meet you! Hey, do you have your eyes on any particular Pokémon? Have you imagined your future team?’ Chloe spun and asked Basil, a bit of a gleam in her eyes as she completely bypassed how Basil was looking to just be excited. ‘Cyril was doing a plan to get us rich quick! Didn’t work yet, though,’ Chloe told, as well.

Anyways. Now what?

Currently in Pureplain City.





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.



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@Gardevoiran

‘Hm, okay,’ Vivia said with a frown about not knowing what the countermeasure is against. She looked a bit disappointed in that it was just a cave, but after that she was decently amazed by that Mesprit had apparently been communicated by magical writing on fingers, among other things. Woah. ‘That’s a real Psychic-type, huh…’

And, in Lakewatch Town, Skylar probably would need to have his Pokémon or Vivia guide him a lot, because basically all streets had a direction one could walk in to just fall off and down into water. If this place was in a real Pokémon Game, there’d be a mechanic where you jump into canoes or onto Quagsires to be ferried to different streets of the town that were completely separated by water. But, Vivia followed along with Skylar for now and… Nah, no birds. Just a lot of Woopers and Quagsires for now.

Eventually, they found their way to the place they were looking for.

The Explorer’s Guide Service building itself was but a small dent into a building, a door and windows full of advertisement for the service. Inside was a cozy little store-like room where lots of fliers advertised the accomplishments of several presumably employed individuals while good reviews of their services hung around like newspaper articles, the walls covered by papers, maps of Isson and the likes. By the door stood a sign with some info for a visitor.

“Lakewatch residents live somewhat out of the way, meaning we need to travel to find our callings! On our travels, we have learned a lot! Here we offer our experience for you to use!”

There’s also a map of Lakewatch under the message with a “Our guides live HERE!” showing small arrows pointing at various spots throughout Lakewatch Town. It was vague enough that’d it be somewhat hard to find the person based on it, but with the number of arrows and how spread it was it delivered the message that this was an honest occupation in this town.

And, in the back on a chair behind a desk covered in paperwork and a strange small stone-statue of a Trapinch sat a girl staring at her mobile phone. Except, the moment Skylar came in, she quickly looked up, gained a mildly interested look and leant forward. The girl’s wearing a jacket, a hat with some adventurous-looking goggles on and a large backpack lies packed on the right of her chair. She looks like she’s basically already on a journey.



‘What’s up? Heading somewhere?’ the girl asked in a casual yet sharp tone, with hints of interest as she looked over Skylar.

Now, a list of the place’s services are listed to the girl’s immediate right.



And in case they left to do anything else…



So, what will they do here?



Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.



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@Rune_Alchemist @Eklispe

‘… Then why did he send you to me?’ Dunstan asked, sounding positively lamenting about it. Still, the next question… ‘The World Library in Worldedge City has my personal backing. Rainrock Library is a decent collection of information, as well, with a lot more local information. As for reading… “Collected Legends of Sinnoh” covers the creation myth pretty well. They got some connection to it over there. There was also an event there some time ago in Sinnoh, detailed in Rowan’s “The Team Galactic Incident, Detailed Report”... and a more biased version from a Team Galactic member in “Galactic Conquest”, that gives a very different individual’s viewpoint if you can stomach the cringe.’

And, well, that's basically it for answers to those particular questions.





Connected areas:
Route 6. 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.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.


In Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed] → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Phonic@Ariamis@Majoras End



‘And don’t come back!’ Ronin called after them, laughing out loud as the two thieves took off running. Honestly, they seemed like fun! Ronin would have liked to talk to them some more, hear about their antics and adventures, maybe join in on some! They’d surely get along excellently at any time when they weren’t trying to steal from her! … Wait, hadn’t she called out the wrong sentence if she actually DID want them to come back and talk to her in the future? … Eh!

Now, why would snitches get stitches when the snitch was the victim of the attempted theft? What reason did Ronin have to protect the two that just tried to steal from her? Well, absolutely none! Which is why…

‘They went that way and left at the corner! Hurry!’ Ronin called, pointing in the same direction Amanda did to be consistent but also decidedly leading the guards in the opposite direction at the corner where the thieves actually went right. For no other reason than because Ronin felt like it. Feeling proud of herself, she now turned to Amanda, who handed the box back and introduced herself.

‘Thank you very much, Amanda! Good samaritan, you. Many brownie points. Good karma. I’m Ronin, and this is Valkyrie. Now, I’ve got to deliver this box before I get robbed again! It just might be the key to my return to Penrose, after all!’ Ronin told happily, before spinning on the spot intending to continue along the path that had been pointed out to her by the strange shopkeeper!




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Amaryllis made this little flower appear behind Bunny’s ear, which Mariette stopped to inspect. The colour wasn’t entirely to her taste, she liked the calm feeling of blue more than she did red. But, it was a fantastical gift which could only be made by Amaryllis, meant only for her. Mariette might put it in a glass and keep it displayed in her room to look at every now and then…

‘Thank you. Until next time, then,’ Mariette said, and intended to leave… when both Hilaria and Sophia asked one way or another if she didn’t want to stay, the later talking about a feast for them. Eli paused behind her, the darkness harpy reminding Mariette with her eyes about what they had come for. She considered it for a couple of seconds…

‘I’m afraid I’m going to have to decline that meal. You don’t want me around when the Ascendancy arrives,’ Mariette told, for the sound of people approaching meant she had to get going as quickly as possible. With that, Mariette exited through her portal, Eli skipping inside and turning around to wave her little black slime-wings at them in farewell.

‘We’ll see you later!’ Eli happily called as she waved to them, and then the portal closed and there was no trace of them left…

@BrokenPromise@Crusader Lord@FamishedPants@ERode

… Okay, with that done, and currently present in an apartment across town, Mariette picked up her phone and pressed a specific set of buttons before guiding it to her ear.

‘What have I missed?’
In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@hatakekuro @Savo

Ace dove down, talons first, because talons for Fury Attack and beak for Peck makes sense, and started scratching at Cecil intensely! Cecil was not able to catch the first couple talons that came scratching at her in fury, making her take some damage, those are some seriously tiny arms on Darumakas… but then she got one!

‘Rufflet!’ Ace complained, and immediately scratched at her with his remaining talon (still Fury Attack). However, he also waved his wings to pull himself off her… and with that he managed to pull herself out of the hole! And then… time to roll.

‘Lift her! She can’t roll in the air!’ Rodger commanded. Now, Ace weights around a fourth of Cecil’s weight, and with that it became really, REALLY hard for Ace to try to lift her off the ground, but those fluttering wings sure tried to. So, once again with feet on the ground, Cecil took more Fury Attack swipes, but she’d recovered enough that she could start preparing for Rollout, and-!

And que a very panicked screaming Rufflet being carried along a rolling Darumaka and getting run over multiple times by the red boulder-like being rolling across Kalmia’s lawn.

And that… that did it. With the equivalent of being hit by multiple Rollouts a second, half a lap around the yard later and Ace was left more-or-less flattened on the ground while Cecil could stand up, more or less fine, but having taken heavy damage mainly from flailing Fury Attacks from a rather desperate bird.

‘Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuff…’ complained the downed bird.

Basil was victorious! Basil earned 1000P for winning!

Cecil grew to Level 6! Cecil learned Incinerate!


‘Ouch. Better luck next time, Ace,’ Rodger said with a twist of feeling his Pokémon’s pain in his expression as he held a Pokéball forward and called Ace back. He then looked to Basil with a bit of a smirk.

‘You were just lucky to have started with a super-effective move… but you got guts, Basil. I like that. I look forward to the day I can truly go all out against you. Then we’ll see who ends up on top!’ Rodger said, breaking out a bit of a grin at the end there. One way or another, Basil had at the very least earned himself a rematch one day.

‘Well, well, well. Haven’t you two been busy?’ Kalmia said with the biggest of smiles possible as she looked over the yard that Cecil had successfully torn apart rolling through. ‘I do hope the two of you are ready to help get this place back in order, right?’ she added, and just in time as if having completely predicted this Tim and Tom showed up grinning with one shovel each to offer to each of the combatants…

Rodger’s going to chuckle a bit before taking the shovel and just getting this out of the way. Now, with that out of the way.

‘Seems like I lost. I’ll go get strong so that I can start winning already,’ Rodger told Jacques. ‘I’ll make you proud of me yet.’

‘I’ll look forward to it. Good luck, Rodger,’ Jacques simply said, and that should about do it. Rodger was intending on going off to his bike and ride off into the eventual sunset…

‘In any case. Congratulations on winning your first battle! Now, let me just heal Cecil up…’ Kalmia said, and took out a Super Potion, because that should about do. ‘And then prepare you with the first little set of Pokéballs that I can supply you with…’

Basil obtained 5 Pokéballs!


‘And that should do! You’re now ready to embark on your journey! Do remember you can call me anytime through the Pokédex. Mine, as well as the numbers of all the trainers with the Pokédexes I’ve distributed, are already saved onto your Pokédex! Oh, and theirs will update with yours, so don’t worry, they can reach you, too,’ Kalmia told happily.

‘So! Any more questions?’ Kalmia asked, and that was about that. Basil can depart now if he wants to.

Currently in Pureplain City.





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.



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@Rune_Alchemist @Eklispe

‘Did he, now? How dismissive of him. He should know enough about Uxie to satisfy you without bothering me. Perhaps I should dock his pay…’ Dunstan commented as he spun his chair to start typing away at the computer for a bit. And… on his computer he clicked up some huge files on the guardian trio. Drawings of all three were readily available…

‘The Lake Guardians, three legendary beings that were born from the same egg and gifted humanity with knowledge, emotion and willpower. There are some sightings of Mesprit a bit of everywhere as it’s the only one that seems to enjoy showing itself occasionally, there’s the very rare sighting of Azelf predominantly around Lakewatch Town, and there is absolutely no sightings of Uxie reported because Uxie makes them forget they saw it. Overall, the three are harmless. Assuming you don’t attack them, they’re a peaceful bunch that just stay within their roles as guardians. They have very dangerous methods of neutralizing attackers, but it will only ever be targeted on such attackers, leaving them without memory, emotions or willpower, respectively,’ Dunstan told, sounding almost bored as he did.

‘They are called the Lake Guardians because they were originally said to have been guarding the Dragon Lake, which, yeah, all the sightings of both Mesprit and Azelf are centered on the lake itself. As far as we can tell, the ancient people that once lived around Dragon Lake basically worshipped them, and built architecture in their honour. Unfortunately, due to certain rules we’re not allowed to do further research on them. There’s this whole mythology about how they’re the ones keeping the creation trio in check, but that hardly concerns you. Does it?’ Dunstan asked, typing down something about a sighting of Uxie in his own notes on Uxie…

Since Dawkin is quiet for now, guess that’ll do for a reply.

If they escape for any reason.





Connected areas:
Route 6. 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.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.



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@Savo @hatakekuro

‘I’d certainly look forward to that! Good luck!’ Kalmia told Cyril happily, and then… there was this odd sound from the front of the building, through the still open door… Of rolling, and dirt being showered everywhere, and… ‘Now, let me just… go see what they’ve done to my front yard…’ Kalmia said, as she started taking some determined steps towards the door. Jacques chuckled a bit and followed after.

‘Alright! Let’s go!’ Chloe excitedly headed on with Cyril, and they healed up their Pokémon at the station and after that… Cyril shared his plan. Chloe listened curiously, and Chloe’s reaction… was smirking excitedly at him. ‘Sounds interesting. Let’s try it!’ Chloe said, eager to get started and try this out, and so they did.

To speed up the process, the two tested to trade their Pokémon… and they did, but they got no money for it.

‘Aw, really?’ Chloe said, disappointed as nothing had happened. ‘The Pokédex does register that I “own” a Budew, but I didn’t get money…’ But, then Chloe shrugged and just beamed at Cyril again.

‘Oh, well! Guess I’m just going to catch every Pokémon in sight as soon as I get out of here!’

That is most assuredly Chloe’s plan. Assuming she got Sentret back, at the very least.

So, what will Cyril do now? He’s currently in Pureplain City.





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.



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@Gardevoiran

‘Ooooh… I am… so envious…’ Vivia made an admiring if somewhat sad noise as she looked at the Mesprit entry, for the simple reason that she’d had to stay behind. In any case!

‘Oh, alright. I’ll take you up on that,’ Vivia said, accepting that Skylar would pay the fare for her, though she did sound a bit surprised that he would. And with that, they were off to board the ferry!

It was a standard little boat, the kind that mostly looked like an on-water buss with an inside with enough room for around eighty or so seated people with the roof and all plus an outdoors area where people could stand around and look out over the water. The underside was notably reinforced. The staff took their payment no questions asked, just another day at work for them, and as soon as they had waited long enough the ferry took off. The payment is for one “trainer”, as in one human and up to six of their Pokémon, because that’s how it works in the Pokémon world… assuming the Pokémon aren’t too big.


In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Gardevoiran

‘Mesprit!’ Mesprit sounded out happily about potentially coming along when this was all over. Wasn’t necessarily clear if that was an astounding “yes”, but it felt like it might lean towards it. And with that, Skylar was about to head out… and then turned back to ask if the other two had something similar. First, about Uxie. Mesprit seemed hopeful and happy.

no test at stillwood

kin will know by looking

i am certain kin will approve

go into old forest and find rock

kin will appear there

However, when thinking of the next one, Azelf, Mesprit radiated a bit of worry.

kin at lakewatch is under water

dive through tower

kin will direct you from there

then you brave their trial

willpower will be challenged

meant to be done alone

even without partners

i hope it goes well


So Mesprit told, through those psychic barriers forming braille by Skylar’s fingers. And with that…

‘Mesprit!’ called out for Skylar and waved a little as he departed, and then flew off to who knows where, not to be found even should someone else breach through this tunnel.

‘Oh, you’re back!’ Vivia called out immediately, having stood there fiddling with her fingers looking alarmed and was having Venonat next to her scan into the tunnel with those red bug-eyes next to her, and then when Skylar returned she sighed out in relief and looked to see what he had to say.

The moment Skylar was outside, the rock slid back up again and sealed the way shut, disguising the fact there had ever been a tunnel. Vivia looked a bit alarmed at that, but that wasn’t much compared to what Skylar had to tell her after.

‘I, uh, huh,’ Vivia swallowed a bit, as she looked at the rocks through somewhat startled eyes. ‘Mesprit… D-did you get the Pokédex data…?’ she asked, entirely because of that yikes, she’s not happy about having missed what happened in there. Still… as for this mission… Vivia steeled her expression and got determined, and nodded at him. ‘Alright. Let’s go to Lakewatch Town and see what we can find. I do believe I’ve heard of things similar to here have been found underwater there, underwater…’ she looked a bit perturbed. ‘Well, as good a time as any to get a Water-type,’ she said with a light chuckle. ‘I don’t think we can take that Gym yet, though, from what I heard that’s a Major League Gym…’

That sorted out, however, suppose they could get going!

Ferry to either Lakewatch Town or Stillwood Village is 750 P.





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



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@hatakekuro @Savo

Cecil took off and tried to circle around the bird carrying the bucket, though while Cecil was definitely faster than Ace while the Rufflet was being burdened by the bucket, just turning the bucket around was decently faster than dragging it and there was a longer way to hit it from behind. The two chased each other for a bit before Cecil finally homed in and skipped to impact the bird, and-!

And she missed!

Probably the first of many misses entirely due to Hustle bad luck on the roll carried Cecil way past a surprised Ace, before she promptly fell into the ground again, and whether she intended to have jumped or not she suddenly found herself using the power of her roll to drill several inches down into pure dirt, the dirt steadfast enough to bring her to a halt after having spread numerous pounds of Kalmia’s garden over more or less the entire battlefield. For a brief moment, Cecil was stuck in the ground…

‘Drop the bucket and Fury Attack!’ Rodger commanded excitedly, the big young man looking positively thrilled by the battle.

‘RUUUUFF!’ Ace, of course, didn’t hesitate in the slightest as the bird dove forward to pursue the red boulder down into the hole in the ground-!

Probably wasn’t any way to avoid being hit by the Fury Attack here, but just in case, what’s Basil and Cecil’s next commands?
In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Gardevoiran

Mesprit smiled as Skylar asked if it wanted to come along, eyes looking a bit sad, the creature of emotion radiating bittersweet emotions.

‘Mesprit...’ Mesprit told, and it didn't sound like a positive reply. New text came into contact with Skylar's fingers, as Mesprit practiced Psychic powers with finesse only possibly by legendary Pokémon.

i can not

for the lake guardians

must stay prepared

around the lake

should

it

rise


... There was a feeling of tenseness and slight fear yet also pride from the Emotion Pokémon as it told this.
In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Gardevoiran

‘I-I want a detailed description! Of everything that happened!’ Vivia told with a certain flare to her voice, despite her tone sounding a bit unsure about this. Still, not much she could do from there.

So Skylar came in and had his little vision, and gave his reply…

There was a somber happiness emanating from the being on his shoulder to his reply, empathy for what he’d felt about it, and once again the small barriers formed in mid-air touched his fingers, giving him something to read, a way to communicate with a being that didn’t talk his language.

she is our friend

our most important friend


Read the first message. It was accompanied with great happiness, as if remembering fond times. And then… anger. Anger at the situation she was in.

they want her power

they will not have it

kin told me

they flawed in methods

will not obtain their goal

you have time

grow strong and return

i believe in you


Hope, was the feeling the line of words ended on. Anger, transitioning to hope. The vision before Skylar changed, zoomed out. He was looking at a number of darkly lit factories in an industrial district. As a resident of Isson there was no mistaking the bottom layer of the southern side of Worldedge City. And… with a feeling of dislike, a specific factory was emphasized. As in, greatly emphasized. There was no mistake in the feelings the being put into every inch of that outline. Yikes, that’s a lot.

our foes

are numerous and often disguised

at least one in the league

be careful who you trust


The being adds, if only because the GM wants the players to solve it and not just call the Pokémon League on them.

Something fell into Skylar’s hand.

have this

if they succeed

we will need it

seek my kin

in old stillwood and lakewatch

complete the chain

and save the world


And with that, the being jumped off Skylar’s shoulder and the vision vanished, meaning he could now see “normally”, for him, anyway. The being did a happy loop before coming to a stop in front of him, the pink and gray Pokémon emanating hope and joy, totally proud.

‘Mesprit!’ the Pokémon called happily, a big smile on the legendary Pokémon’s face.



And, in Skylar’s hand had been left…

Skylar obtained the Crystals of Emotion!


A couple red jewels, or crystals apparently, gathered in Skylar’s hand, bound together. A third of a whole.

Now, then. What’s Skylar’s reaction?

And in case he just turns and runs for whatever reason…





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



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@Eklispe @Rune_Alchemist

‘Well, alright, then! I’ll battle you after! I’m a patient boy! Ninjas have to have patience, or they’re no ninja!’ Alec called most excitedly, staying right where he was as the rest went off.

And so, off to the lab, where Claire showed off her Pokédex entry for Uxie to Dunstan. For Dawkin, who hasn’t seen it before now…



Pokédex Entry #480 – Uxie, the Knowledge Pokémon. A Legendary Pokémon. It was born from the same egg along with its kin, Mesprit and Azelf. Known as the “Being of Knowledge”, legends speak of that with its emergence it gifted humans with the gift of intelligence, allowing ancient humans to solve problems and improve their quality of life, leading to the civilization we know today. It has full control of the memories of those who see its eyes, which it uses to make people forget they’ve ever met it.


Dunstan leaned to the side in his chair, looking utterly relaxed as Uxie’s Pokédex entry was read, lifting the hand which elbow was leaning on the arm’s rest to poke on his glasses a little as he waited for it to be done, after which his eyes lifted up to look at Claire for a couple of seconds…

‘Uxie wouldn’t happen to have sent you with a message to me, would it? Like, “I know who the villains are, where they are, what they’re plotting and I’m letting you know”, or something along those lines?’ Dunstan asked, sounding more or less like someone who’s been having a rough day/week/month/year/life.

‘Ah, yes, about that!’ Florrie suddenly spoke up, and Dunstan looked over at her briefly.

‘Me and Dawkin went to the Mythic Oasis to see if we could find any Zy- cell- er,’ Florrie stumbled over her words and looked at Claire because she was suddenly unsure if she should be saying that, but then came to the point looking to Dunstan. ‘B-but we came across a man in black engaged in battle with Cresselia! We were horribly outpowered so we could only watch as he caught her. I don’t think he noticed us, because he was talking to his Pokémon out loud, and he mentioned Amethyst… and Dawkin mentioned he’d showed up to look at Darkrai, before, too, but ultimately left before Virtue’s attack on the tomb… Basically…’ Florrie looked to Dawkin to see if he had anything to add to that.

‘But, he mentioned Cresselia wasn’t the one he was looking for, so… we figured he might have something to do with what happened to Zygarde, too…’ Florrie finished.

Dunstan was running an annoyed hand over his face.

‘Right… of course… Amethyst… Suppose I could call the cavalry and have them raid Bigfjord again, because that solved so many problems the last dozen times…’

Now, it’s probably common knowledge that Team Amethyst originally originated from Bigfjord City, but an entirely different matter if they actually stuck around. Claire might not know. Dawkin might have been advised to avoid the city back home by grown ups while growing up. The place doesn’t have the best of reputations.

‘Right, what did you have to say?’ Dunstan eventually asks Claire again, if she hasn’t started talking on her own before that, which’s moderately likely.

What does Claire and/or Dawkin have to say?

If they escape for any reason.





Connected areas:
Route 6. 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.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.



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@hatakekuro @Savo

Cecil rolled forth and made an impromptu drift to spray grass and mud at Ace as he came flying.

‘Oh, the bugger knows Rollout,’ Rodger said in a sudden realization as Ace had to make his own decision and-!

He was sprayed with mud and-

Keen Eye prevents loss of accuracy!

‘RUUUUFF!’ Did not mean the Rufflet was particularly happy being sprayed with mud and grass! The feisty bird shook the mud off himself and glared with absolute fury at the rolling ball of Cecil, whom after having started rolling could not be commanded to stop rolling for a couple of turns, only directed. It was really hard to make physical attacks against what was effectively a rolling 80 pound/40 kg boulder…

‘Geh. Ace, guess we better fly high and stay away from it, perhaps Leer on a distance…’ Rodger said, sounding so regrettable, and that was no match for the displeasure in Ace’s face… except, that’s when he grinned. ‘… No. No, that’s not me. A challenge presents itself, and neither me nor my Pokémon will fall back from it! We’re facing it head on!’ Rodger called, and Ace replied with a determined cry. This is when Rodger looked around the battlefield, and…

‘Ace, grab the bucket! Grab the bucket, and CATCH HER IN IT!’ Rodger commanded, and Ace followed the instructions. He flew to grab the handle on the bucket leaning on its side, and then wave his wings with one utter ferocity to start dragging the bucket along the ground after him so that he may attempt to face Cecil’s rolling head on and catch her in the bucket…!

That was what Rodger was planning, in any case. Did Cecil even potentially fit in that bucket? Regardless… what’s Basil and Cecil’s reply?

Keep in mind once Rollout has started, it’s hard to stop, and it’s gaining power.

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@Typical

‘I could let you buy it for 5,000 P if you’d provide. It’s actually for my younger sister, but she hasn’t been interested in adventuring with me for a while. Claims that she’s gotten too old. Nonsense, you’re never too young for ruin searching!’ Wilhelm stated proudly about the wetsuit that she picked for herself. And… using Peri to cover herself changing is one interesting use of a giant Pokémon, nice.

‘Quaaaaaag!’ was Quagsire’s reaction to needing things… which indeed, was pretty vague.

‘Oh, for a moment there I was wondering what my Nuzleaf was doing over there…’ Wilhelm was momentarily confused until he figured, having looked at his own Pokéball for a bit, but that’s all solved!

Now then, deeper in that bubble that was specifically created to explain the question of “how are we having Pokémon battles underwater after using Dive with not-water-types”, they eventually found themselves in Flooded Lakewatch, where Eryn asked her questions…

‘I’m glad you asked! See, this was once built above the surface. Lakewatch Town was once a town on the side of the lake, not on top of it. However, since then Dragon Lake has grown. More water is added and less floods out, probably in large parts due to the constant rain on Route 3. Eventually, it became clear that Lakewatch as it was would no longer be inhabited. However, instead of just abandoning their town, they built their new town ON TOP of the former one. And then, when the surface of Dragon Lake rose again, they once again built their way upwards. It’s simply how Lakewatch Town functions nowdays! Which gives us this marvel of architecture growing beneath, an explorer’s dream.’

‘So, Flooded Lakewatch is perhaps not “ruins” the way the regular individual would refer to ruins, but they’re nonetheless a fragment of ancient civilization long since abandoned due to worsened living conditions. People do come down here regularly to check for damages, can’t have all of Lakewatch collapsing from underneath, but the architecture of ancient times has proven itself incredibly robust. In addition, new treasures are regularly uncovered down here and plenty of Pokémon live here, making it an incredible place to explore.’

‘I am down for exploring!’ Wilhelm told. ‘Hoho, get it? I am down here, and I am also here for exploring, so I’m down for exploring…’ he chuckled at his own joke.

Swimming after Seismitoad, there really wasn’t all that much behind him. He was drifting about, catching smaller living things to live, hit them with some sound-shocks… still, drifting about in various underwater houses and areas, Wilhelm took to collecting various rocks with no value to a Pokémon trainer but tons of worth to a Ruin Maniac, while Eryn could here and there find some shiny things on the bottom. And, what was that? A crown of some sort placed on a pedestal? Quite fortunate of her to be able to find it in one of the random rooms. Perhaps a Politoed placed it here.

Eryn obtained Heart Scale!
Eryn obtained Big Pearl!
Eryn obtained King’s Rock!


And then, turning around… there was a smaller, blue frog that was looking at her. It panicked a bit when looked at and swam back a bit, but then took cover in the opening of a door to look at them curiously.



Pokédex Entry #656 – Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokémon. It secretes flexible and delicate bubbles from its chest and back which absorb damage that would otherwise damage it. While it is known for a happy-go-lucky attitude, it has astute awareness of its surroundings.


Still, assuming she didn’t want anything particularly out of that one, moving on. Eryn pointed in a “random” direction.

‘Hoho, just remember where we parked!’ Wilhelm joked a bit as they headed off, Quagsire just leading them on the way. The path took them inside one of the soaked buildings, there were some drenched dolls floating in here as they drifted through and arrived to a… tower. A smaller tower, that led up to… the surface. There was a surface. Also, there were old markings all over the walls, and…

‘... Huh?’ Wilhelm made a curious sound. ‘Why, these markings remind me of those on the Ancient Rocks of Highhill Town and the ruins by Ancient Stillwood,’ Wilhelm commented. Then, Quagsire brought them up, and as they breached the surface, it became immediately clear they were somewhere entirely new.



She can always just head back.





Connected areas:
Lakewatch Town. Above you.


In Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed] → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

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It was over. Eli breathed out a bit in relief, it had seemed pretty dangerous there for a bit. She noticed Hilaria waving at her, and, well, er, the darkness harpy gave an unsure little smile and waved a dark wing back at her. That’s about all she could do.

‘The enemy has been vanquished.’ Mariette opened a portal and walked out, looking a little worse for wear due to having been grabbed by Billy earlier. She’d appear next to Amaryllis, Sophia and Hilaria. ‘I apologize for the spray of my barrage that may have inconvenienced you, it was not the intended attack that was performed.’

‘Thank you for calling me. Thank you for helping with the battle,’ she said first to Amaryllis, and then to Sophia and Hilaria. ‘And… thank you for looking after Bunny,’ Mariette said, intending to take back her toy bunny from Amaryllis. She gave Nuncio a brief look over, but ultimately decided that there wasn’t enough cause for anything else.

‘Today’s effort in protecting the city is done. I’ll take my leave for now. Come, Eli,’ Mariette said, turning around to open a portal and going (assuming she got Bunny). Eli skipped over to join her mistress, and with that, Mariette was 100% intending on leaving… but any of those present can make her stay by talking to her, grabbing her, etc. If nobody does, she’s off.

@BrokenPromise@Crusader Lord@FamishedPants@ERode
In Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed] → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Phonic@Ariamis@Majoras End





Instead of running off as intended, Deni found herself giving over the box.

In the very next motion, Reinforcement Magic went straight through Deni, boosting her physical capabilities as a (moderately weak) shield formed behind the beast girl in case she tried to jump back while Deni’s hand flew to her sword and cut a rapid iai-style slice forward at the foes before her that were clearly trying to steal the box she held.

‘NOPE! CAN’T LET YOU DO THAT, SPOTTY!’ Deni shouted with glee and happiness in her tone. Deni really didn’t think she’d get into a fight this early, but gosh darn, she would so gladly fight to keep thieves from stealing this box! It had been entrusted to her, and as a Ronin, it was her pride that was on stake to ensure it reached its destination!

That, and fighting thieves was just such an exciting prospect!

Deni noted Amanda's existence, but honestly, it wasn't that important right now! The box was way more important! She could thank the strange magician later!
In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Eklispe @Rune_Alchemist

So, with Dawkin being boring, Claire turned to Florrie, who winced a bit at suddenly being turned to. Claire mentioned Connor, and…

‘Eh, you met with…’ Florrie first started to ask as she positively shrunk in metaphorical size when Claire waved her hands about, looking a bit panicked. And then Claire went and made a kind of a major request. The green-haired girl fiddled with her fingers, eyes decently unable to look straight at Claire, but… ‘W-well, um, if you’re another of Kalmia’s trainers alongside Dawkin then I suppose I could introduce you…’ she said in a quiet and unsure tone as she felt mildly panicked…

Meanwhile, Dawkin edged Ninja Boy Alec on at Claire. The kid turned, the gears in his head spinning for a bit until the light-bulb finally lit up.

‘Hey, fancy girl! I’ll fight you! I’ll totally battle you!’ Alec shouted eagerly, pointing forwards at Claire and startling Florrie, a pink ball of a Koffing floating up from basically nowhere by Alec as he was already in full force wanting to battle…! … Now, it’s completely understandable if Claire’s busy being introduced to leading legendary researchers instead, but just in case she actually accepts.



‘I-I need to go tell the Professor something, anyway, so… you could… come along…?’ Florrie asked, after that.



Now, then.





Connected areas:
Route 6. 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.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.



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@Gardevoiran

‘Huh? What are you…’ Vivia asked as Skylar had his Pokémon help him up at the central rock and felt all over the ancient rocks… ‘Er, are you sure you should be touching them? Something about accrued damage to ancient monuments by enough people touching the-’ and what Vivia was saying was suddenly rendered moot when Skylar read the ancient passage out loud. Vivia looked at him with wide eyes and just stood there, staggered, watching as Skylar went on a journey to read the contents off all these rocks out loud. Because… woah.

… and then… Skylar held that speech. Because of course he did. Maybe a little early in his journey to hold a speech like that, but nevertheless, here he was one town over, having won a Gym Badge and being as proud as a Pokémon Trainer might possibly be. And… his Pokémon all called out… and he was left breathing heavily in front of the rocks with Vivia looking on wide-eyed from the side…

And… silence.

…

…

…

…





… AND IN CASE HE IGNORES ALL OF THAT Skylar can go off and do whatever he pleases! He’s currently in Highhill Town!





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



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@hatakekuro

There was a sudden moment of silence when Basil made his proclamation, even the overly aggressive Ace stopped for a moment. Kalmia looked at him with slight positive surprise, while Jacques gave a pleased little smirk, there was fight in him after all.

‘… Oh?’ Rodger gave Basil another look, this one more amused than the previous, not having expected Basil to speak with such vigour but wholeheartedly accepting it. ‘You hear that, Ace? Someone wants to fight,’ Rodger said, as he pointed over at Basil and Cecil. Ace, who’d proven himself a violent little bird, spun around and prepared himself, staring with intensity at Cecil, who was his chosen opponent. Rodger raised his chin a bit as he looked Basil over again. ‘I like the look in your eyes. Come with me outside and show me what it’s worth!’ Rodger said before picking up Ace, almost getting his hand pecked, and then started walking to go out for a better battlefield.

‘Yay, more fighting!’
‘Punch, kick, scratch, tackle!’ Tim and Tom were joyously calling out from the side…

‘Alright, then. Good luck, Basil, Cecil,’ Kalmia wished them, and then it was time to go outside… And that’s when Cyril came in.

@Savo

A little earlier

Chloe giggled a little as Cyril told her that he’d be expecting great things of her, smiling a little proudly before Cyril moved on to the next point.

‘Oh, yeah, I got broke. Staying fashionable isn’t cheap, I’ll have you know!’ Chloe told, matter-of-factly, like if staying fashionable was more important than ensuring you have money to eat or something Ignoring the fact I’m never going to make you pay for your regular meals. ‘Oh, you have a make-money-quick scheme? I’m interested! What do you got!?’ Chloe asked excitedly as she skipped after him.

And then they all met at the door. Feel free to have any interactions you please. But still, here’s the continued that will happen at some point.

‘Ah, I’m sorry, sir! I lost!’ Chloe called to Jacques, sounding a little sorry about it but still energetic. Jacques merely chuckled.

‘Do not worry about it, young hopeful. It is from now on that you will have your chance to grow. Good luck out there. You now have all you need to become a formidable Pokémon Trainer,’ Jacques told Chloe, who smiled brightly and looked all warm with happy emotions as she replied.

‘Thank you, sir! I’ll do my best!’

Meanwhile, Kalmia turned to Cyril, smiling a bit her too.

‘Same to you. You’re all set to go out there, now. If you ever have any questions, feel free to call me over the Pokédex. All the other trainers I’ve sent out are in there, too, in case you want to contact them. Now, get out there, and do your thing,’ Kalmia wished Cyril, because really, there wasn’t that much she could tell an already experienced Pokémon Trainer.

Now, here’s where Kalmia would give Cyril five Pokéballs, but seeing how they’re somehow already in your inventory, guess we’ll skip that part.

Besides that! Unconcerned with those greetings, Rodger stepped out into the front yard of the lab, turning around and throwing out Ace, the Rufflet landing prepared to battle before him, glaring at Basil and Cecil. Rodger took a look in his Pokédex (which can show you the moves your Pokémon knows) and chuckled a bit.

‘I’m going to be really honest here. The only applicable moves Ace knows right now are Peck and Fury Attack, and I’m going to have him do what he seems to do best. Fury Attack. I look forward to what you’ll do,’ Rodger says as he proclaims his strategy ahead of time.

‘Alright, let’s do this!’ Rodger says, as he points forward at his opponent.

Pokémon Trainer Rodger would like to battle!


‘Ace, Fury Attack!’ Rodger calls, and Ace is already in the air, waving his tiny wings frantically to get forward and deliver his numerous chops of the beak or feet or wings or whatever constitutes a Fury Attack! This is going to be one highly offensive bird!

What will Basil and Cecil do?

And what will Cyril do now? Currently in Pureplain City.





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.



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@Joshua Tamashii

‘I’ve been well, I’ve been well. A healthy training regimen ensures I will be able to continue this for an additional number of decades,’ Dorian says as he places the bike by the side of the Gym, and somewhere in the vast distance Hector protests loudly about how the old man should retire already which Dorian pays no heed… but that aside.

Dorian listened calmly as Amelia explained her troubles. He sat down gently to relax on the outside of his Gym, looking so exceedingly calm as he waited for her to finish. As she finally did come to her finish… the old man put his hands together and looked at her calmly.

‘Unfortunate, that you were pulled into this incident. I was told about it by Jacques, for he also sought my council as of how to handle the incident as well as his own companion. Quite unfortunate,’ he told, and then took a pause, assumingly to gather his thoughts.

‘To be free… What to be free means depends on the individual’s point of view. Realistically, there is always something that chains us down. Be this by responsibilities, wealth, or strength. A lack of any of these closes some doors, opens others, but in no way will all the doors ever stand open. Some would be satisfied simply being allowed to travel as they desire, others do not feel free unless they restrain the freedom of others. That is the unfortunate reality of this world. As a Pokémon Trainer on her journey, you are freer than most. You do not have to worry about sustaining your daily life yet, you’re free to go wherever you like. This hasn’t always been the case, has it, young Amelia?’ Dorian told, making an educated guess. He readjusted how he sat a bit, and looked at her once more.

‘“I believe that one should not be restricted by their limitations but strive to try and overcome them”. Those were your own words, last time you came to see me. It sounded very much like a girl intending to become stronger. Still, it would be hypocritical of me to say nothing can change, with what I replied. Strength is not a goal, but a means to an end. If the end is no longer worth it, then strength is unnecessary. If you feel you do not wish for strength, then by all means, let it go. I do not have an absolute answer for you, for the answer is not mine to give,’ Dorian said, and started reaching into a pocket.

‘Although, something I can say is… when I find myself facing a troubling decision…’

A crash could be heard from his pocket, and with a beam of light a form took shape next to him.

‘… is that I find it most therapeutic to consult my Pokémon. Sometimes they even give me my answer. Isn’t that right, Stoutland?’

‘Stout!’

And with that, the happy and positively giant dog pressed his face against the side of his trainer with a wagging little tail behind the bearded dog.



Pokédex Entry #508 – Stoutland, the Big-Hearted Pokémon. A very wise Pokémon, it rescues people stranded at sea or in freezing blizzards. It is unaffected by cold, and being wrapped in its fur can allow a person to survive a night even in the wintry mountains. An intelligent and good-natured Pokémon, it’s often a companion of rescue teams.


‘The decision isn’t yours alone, after all. Your decision is going to impact your Pokémon as well. What do they want?’ Dorian asked, as he so gently patted the big dog that was so happily nuzzling the seated elder.

What’s Amelia’s reaction?





Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.


In Pokémon: Start → 6 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@hatakekuro @Savo

All Basil’s internal questioning aside, Basil soon had his Pokédex and soon thereafter he had his Pokémon as well. A Darumaka that he named Cecil. Kalmia looked on pretty happily as he got those things sorted out for himself. After all that, there was only one thing that was left to say.

‘You’re very welcome, Basil,’ Kalmia said, looking proud enough. ‘And, now is perhaps the time I explain all that’s going on outside…’ she considered, looking outside at where now a Sentret was flinging a bucket over at the opposing Budew for some reason.

‘You’re not the only trainer that I welcomed today. There’s also the guy, Cyril, right outside,’ Kalmia said, gesturing diagonally outside the door to where that guy was currently engaged in a Pokémon battle with a blonde chick. Then, suddenly, he had two little brown-haired twins standing right underneath him.

‘O, oooh! You got a Pokémon, too!’
‘Lemme see, lemme see!’ called the two twins, bouncing by him before Kalmia could pull them back.

‘And, er, these are my assistants, Timothy and Thomas, or Tim and Tom, say hi,’ Kalmia said, looking like she’s not entirely sure about them.

‘Heeeey! When you get rich, donate it all to us for making this possible, okay!’ Tim said.
‘Oh, and if you see our brother out there, beat him for us, so he can get stronger and beat you back eventually!’ Tom added on. They were both grinning before they ran off somewhere, laughing like the little kids they are.

‘And this, of course, is…’ Kalmia said, gesturing towards the last present person not currently in a Pokémon Battle. The spectacled man in a top-hat and suit with red ribbons pressed a button on his phone before he let his hand drift around his clothing and emerge on his right with no phone despite there having been no sign of the phone actually slipping into a pocket or anything. The hand then wandered up to his hat, which he tipped a bit while nodding to Basil.

‘I am Jacques of the Elite Four. Pleased to make your acquaintance.’ Jacques said, giving Basil a piercing look along with the kind(?) smile, analyzing the boy from top to bottom.
‘So that’s how he turned out…’

‘Turns out, the same way that I received the task and permission to distribute Pokédexes from Professor Oak, Jacques here…’ Kalmia started…

‘… negotiated that same permission from Professor Sycamore,’ Jacques said. But, then he spread his hands in a “alas” gesture. ‘We didn’t know that the other was doing it, and so we ended up with two different sets of Pokédexes for the same region. However, upon meeting up we’ve determined that the more the merrier, and our operations will run concurrently. In fact, I arrived here on the first day and suggested we’d have a bit of a friendly competition, Kalmia’s trainers against mine. Not one to fail tradition, I brought Chloe here to face off against Cyril, but…’ Jacques sighed a little.

‘Oh? Have you run out of hopefuls for Basil?’ Kalmia asked, looking mildly amused.

‘Hardly. Excuse me, Professor Kalmia, I’m going to need to borrow your PC. To retrieve a new Pokémon, you understand. I had a couple to spare…’ Jacques went over to the computer in Kalmia’s room, making a couple of clicks while Kalmia looked on curiously.

Then, outside. There was a sudden noise of an engine. An engine on two wheels, a bike heading down the otherwise coze street of suburban Pureplain, the driver in a dark purple jacket and black helmet driving so fast and powerfully like knowing he would not be hitting anything.

Then, way before actually arriving, the driver spun the vehicle, the back wheel swerving with intense power as the bike neared its destination. The whole vehicle broke speed as rubber burned with a screeching noise as the bike slowly came to a perfect stop right before the building. The bike-rider that had stopped right outside the Pokémon Lab slowly turned off the engine, put down the thing the bike will be leaning on for now with a quick kick and then stood up before the lab, taking off his helmet to reveal a moderately cocky-looking brown-haired older boy.

‘I’m here, Jacques. Now what’s up?’ he asked, looking over the battle a bit first before walking by to get to the lab itself.


‘I’m happy you were able to come on such short notice, Rodger. Your dependability is remarkable,’ Jacques said with a smirk.

‘You call, I come. Besides, I was only on Route 4. No biggie,’ Rodger said with a shrug.

‘… Wha… Route 4... ?’ Kalmia asked, having to look over at a wall that didn’t actually have a map as she considered. Because while Route 4 isn’t far, it isn’t THAT close…

‘I was wondering if you’d like to have another Pokémon and battle another newcomer. Interested?’ Jacques asked, and Rodger looked over at Basil, already having identified who it must have be.

‘This guy, eh,’ Rodger said, looking over Basil, and… not immediately looking particularly impressed with what he was seeing. Basil, in the meantime, could probably more or less see the immediate tell-tale signs of a Bigfjord City resident in Rodger, and… well, there’s a reason why Bigfjord City has the Dark-type Gym; the streets are famously MUCH rougher than they are in Worldedge City where Basil grew up… it wouldn’t be unimaginable that this guy had a rough childhood too, but not for the same reasons as for Basil. … Rodger smirked.

‘Alright, I’m in. Now, what’s my Pokémon?’ Rodger asked, and Jacques wasted no time grabbing and throwing over the Pokéball that had materialized from the PC, which Rodger effortlessly caught in mid-air.

‘Of course, that’s all up to if YOU want to have a battle,’ Kalmia said, looking to Basil and 100% understanding if these two were being intimidating. ‘Jacques and Rodger have made their offer, and it’s entirely up to you if you’d like to accept or not. So? Would you like to have a battle?’

And here’s where the yes/no choices would appear in a video-game…

There was a crash as a Pokéball opened, and Rodger caught the creature that appeared on his arm. It was a half-a-meter tall baby bird, spreading its wings and staring up quizzically at Rodger, he smirked down at the little bird and its long, red top feather.

‘Well, well, would you look at you… Small and tough, and I know what you become. I like you. Welcome to the team, Ace,’ Rodger told, looking proud of the glaring bird on his arm…



Pokédex Entry #627 – Rufflet, the Eaglet Pokémon. Known to bravely or recklessly challenge any enemy, no matter how strong it is. They’re natural-born warriors pick fight indiscriminately, even with their own parents, and grow stronger as they get injured. It uses its talons to crush berries or the shells of clams to get food.


… And the Pokédex hadn’t stopped talking before Ace had pecked his own trainer. Rodger had recoiled, thrown out his arm so that Ace took flight and hovered in the middle of the room while Rodger stumbled back a bit before taking his own street-brawling fighting stance.

‘Oh, you wanna fight!? I can give you as much fight as you want…!’ Roger told before Kalmia could run in to-

‘Not with each other! And even before that, DON’T FIGHT IN HERE!’ Kalmia said, because they were still inside Kalmia’s lab here, yupp. Anyway.

What is Basil’s reaction?

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@Gardevoiran

Vivia looked happy and proud as Skylar cheered for her, and then listened on as Skylar thought of what to do next.

‘Well, we could get to Stillwood Village by ferry from here, but we could also cross Route 3 onto Route 4 to get to it,’ Vivia suggested, but otherwise, sure. That works out nicely enough. Then that about heading to the Ancient Rocks. ‘Alright, let’s go. I have been curious about those rocks, though I don’t think we’ll be able to unearth any mysteries, hah,’ Vivia said with a slight laugh, but otherwise she was ready to set out. ‘Torchic is cute, but I think I’ll see what comes my own way. Thanks for the suggestion, though,’ Vivia said, appreciating the suggestion, but anyways.

Now, off towards the top of Highhill Town first.







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



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@Eklispe

Florrie agreed, and then… then Claire showed up. Because why not.

@Rune_Alchemist

It wasn’t just Dawkin there. There was also this somewhat panicking young girl with long green hair whose eyes widened considerably by Claire and Ralia’s sudden appearance, looking to Dawkin to Claire with alarm until it became clear that the two knew each other in some capacity.



‘O-oh, you two know one another. Um, I’m Florrie, Pokémon Trainer and assistant of Professor Dunstan here in town…’ Florrie told, giving Claire a little nervous bow. Claire’s energy was making her nervous, clearly.

There was also a Ninja Boy, who…


‘Ah? Is there a battle? No battle? I can battle! What are we doing?’ Alec asks, because he’s still here. For… some reason. He’s just been following Dawkin the whole way. Regardless. Dawkin can go get his Pokémon healed, and…



‘A bunch of Ancient Pokémon disappeared from one of the warehouses! One of the thieves was seen, and it was apparently Collin, one of the assistants at the Pokémon Lab in town! Because of that, Kristy took a bunch of miners and confronted Leila and the scientists about it, and it looked like it was about to be a fight but then some form of echoing sound came from the desert. Instead, they teamed up and are now searching for clues together! Kristy and the miners are having their Ground-Pokémon look for enemies underground, Leila’s Flying-types are checking the air and Psychic types from the lab are looking for signs of Teleporting! Lovely to see them cooperating instead of being at one another’s throats all the time…’

And that was what Dawkin could get himself told. Dawkin and Claire can now decide what they feel like doing.





Connected areas:
Route 6. 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.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.


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