Post is now in progress. Sorry for the delay. I was really sick, and this weekend has not been helping.
Remram Member
STATUS: -Insert bs here- 10 yrs ago
- Last Seen: 6 hrs ago
- Joined: 12 yrs ago
- Posts: 7145 (1.59 / day)
- VMs: 1
-
Username history
- Remram 2 yrs ago
- ██████████ 12 yrs ago
-
Latest 10 profile visitors:
-
Most recent →
princess,
ReusableSword,
Yankee,
Antlers,
Xaltwind,
Expendable,
CabbageAngel,
adncod,
Tae,
Potter
Status
Recent Statuses
10 yrs ago
Current
-Insert bs here-
1
like
11 yrs ago
When the hell was this here?
Bio
User has no bio, yet
Most Recent Posts
The people in this town really had no sense of urgency, did they? Basil hung up after finishing his call with Kalmia and sighed, returning Glory to his Pokeball for a well-deserved rest. This was definitely not on his bingo card of thing he expected to happen, but there he was. All he could do now was wait. However, a look of realization spread along his face as he looked around for Stella.
"Stella? Hey, you can come out now! Where are you?" He called out, turning around frantically as he tried to catch any sight of the little psychic-type.
As Basil called out her name, Stella stepped out from behind one of the village buildings. She skipped over to Basil; her eyes fixated on him. There was a slight twinkle of amazement in them.
The young noble heaved a heavy sigh of relief and knelt down next to his little admirer. "Jeez, don't run off on me like that ever again, okay? I was so worried about you." He chastised firmly though it turned into a smile as he gently patted her head. "I told you, right? I won't let anything happen to you."
He heard rustling of leaves from above followed by a shadow looming over him and it was growing bigger. Looking up Basil saw something big hurtling towards the ground and with a shout of surprise he scooped Stella and jumped back as some big flower creature crashed into the ground. A look of shock and awe was etched on his face. Did this thing eat an Abundance Berry or something? "What the hell is that?" He muttered to himself as he pulled out his Pokedex. Yeah, it looked like the Pokemon in the picture except it easily towered over normal specimens.
Then a voice called out from above the creature, presumably its owner, a little boy with teal hair with an aura of woodsy fairy tale whimsy. Before he could even ask who the child was the village spectators conveniently mentioned that he was the gym leader.
The gym leader? Who called him? Why is he protecting me? Basil thought to himself though his train of thought was interrupted by the sight of his travelling companion rushing to the scene. She certainly did not look very happy with being left out of the loop.
"Uh, hi Anise." Basil smiled awkwardly at her knowing that he had a lot of explaining to do. "Remember that over-leveled Pokemon I caught? This is her," he said while holding Stella a little higher. His smile curled to a frown as he set Stella back down. Anger still simmered behind his yellow eyes. "It turns out that she was running away because she was being used as a lab rat and I found one of the people responsible. Things happened and I requested Professor Kalmia and the Elite Four member Jacques to meet us here and now the gym leader is here. I'll- I'll explain when they get here."
From the corner of his eye Basil noticed that the policewoman he encountered earlier. Well, it was fair that someone would have called her since he declared that the those who watched the battle were eyewitnesses to a crime. His eyes were torn away when his Pokedex alerted him with a beep, and he curiously checked it though he was even more confused than before. Level 57? But it was much higher a moment ago? Is the Pokedex bugging out?
After a long time of waiting, a very familiar dinosaur descended into the village with a very flashy gentleman standing perfectly straight as if to defy gravity. "My apologies for dragging you all the way out here on such short notice." And there was the professor who was less than graceful in her attempt to get off the Aerodactyl though she eventually managed it. "Professor, thank you for coming. I, uh, -" He stopped when he realized that there was a third person getting off the fossil Pokemon, a woman with a Seviper.
However, he focused back onto the topic at hand. He took a deep breath and said, "I uncovered an unknown organization artificially strengthening Pokemon via experimentation." "Sorry, uh, let me start from the top. This is Stella, I caught her in Lakewatch Town, or to be more accurate, she decided to join me." He motioned his hand down towards the little doll eyed psychic-type standing by his side. Little did I know that she was level 74 and that it decided to join me so it could use me as her getaway. A group of people were looking for her and I decided to book it to here while they were still unaware of what happened because, well, I thought it was a dangerous situation."
Basil then raised his hand slightly towards his redheaded companion. "I met up with Anise here as originally planned and, on her suggestion, I went to the police and clumsily gathered clues. Yeah, er, sorry about that by the way ma'am." He gave the officer a sheepish, apologetic smile before he continued. "What I found out was that Stella was the daughter of a famous Gothitelle back home in Worldedge and then I asked her some questions. I had her draw out her responses." Basil slid his backpack down his shoulders and pulled out his sketchbook to show Kalmia, Jacques, and whoever else was participating in the conversation the drawings that Stella provided during their information game. "While the drawings are crude, they do detail an account of being experimented upon to which I was able to confirm very quickly unfortunately."
He slid his sketchbook back into his bag as he continued to recount his long tale. "After asking around for recommendations for places to train, by chance I asked a man who wanted payment for information after the fact. When I asked what he wanted, he decided that his reward would to be my help to find Stella unaware that I was her trainer. Stupidly I confronted him, and he didn't try to deny the accusations of experiments performed on her; he threatened me instead to hand her over or else I wouldn't like the outcome. I didn't and he challenged me to a battle and well, also stupidly I accepted."
Basil gestured to the very tired Espurr sitting on the ground while they spoke. "That Espurr was his Pokemon and it was even stronger than Stella. I realized that it was enhanced just like her and a battle turned into a rescue mission. I was able to wrest its Pokeball away from him thanks to my Hawlucha and we were able to convince it to fight back against its trainer. Well, uh, it atomized its Pokeball and he ran away. His eyes fell upon the spot where the Pokeball ceased to be. "I decided not to give chase because I don't know my way around the village, and my priority was to make sure that Espurr was okay."
There was still that feeling simmering in him, that anger that drove him into this situation. Knowing that there were people that still treated Pokemon like this after everything that had happened in Isson sickened him. "I can't tell you who the group is or their motives, but there are only a few things that I know for certain. It's a really weird coincidence that the two enhanced Pokemon I stumbled upon are first stage psychic-types and it's even weirder that there is a group with the resources to do this covertly until now. They're probably getting help, which means they have powerful allies and traitors to Isson."
For some reason Basil started to feel a bit self-conscious. He was talking so much, sharing his own overblown opinions, and there were so many eyes focused on him. "So, uh, that's why I called you all. I figured it's better than keeping it to myself and have people that could do something behind the scenes. Um, the crowd, or whoever is still here, can corroborate what transpired during the battle and give a description of the criminal, which I will be happy to provide as well."
Basil cleared his throat as if to try and clear away whatever anxiety he was feeling right now. "Also, I was hoping that one of you could take care of Espurr. I think it would do it some good to live quietly and rehabilitate. Actually..." Basil pulled out his Pokedex and held it out "Professor Kalmia could you check this out? My Pokedex alerted me to something strange; Espurr's level dropped from 82 to 57 since the battle. I didn't even know that was possible. Is it bugged?"
Hey guys I'm sorry for the delay, but I will try to get a post up this weekend. This has been not a fun week.
@Sho Minazuki
So am I good to go with Kauro?
So am I good to go with Kauro?
"...Glory, what did you say?" Was all Basil said as he watched Espurr point the charging beam of psychic energy literally distorting the space at the orange haired boy. Before he could say anything, he watched as it shot a destructive blast that would have vaporized his opponent though it was clear that its trainer was not its target, it was its Pokeball. The young noble watched as the Pokeball, its tether to its trainer, was reduced to atoms.
Basil watched as his opponent high-tailed out of the situation and as much Basil would have liked to give chase, there were more important things. He and Glory walked over to the tired Espurr, and Basil knelt down to be closer to its eye level. A warm, reassuring smile stretched across his face. "You're going to be okay. No one is going to hurt you ever again. I am going to make sure you are taken care of." His gaze then fell upon the crowd of confused onlookers. This could get bad very quickly; he needed to get a handle on the situation.
"Just hold on a second," muttered Basil. He stood straight up and looked at the crowd.
He cleared his throat and his gaze looked at the crowd nervously. "Uh, excuse me! He could feel their eyes on him, looking at him like he was some sort of reckless hoodlum. After all, he really did just put some people in the cross fire of Espurr's attack even if he didn't intend for that to happen. The young noble swallowed hard and lifted his Pokedex over his head to show the crowd to help identify himself.
"My apologies for what happened. My name is Basil Rivens and I am one of Professor Kalmia's assistants. While I cannot explain the details, what you witnessed was my confrontation with a criminal that is part of an organized criminal syndicate. Uh, actually, you all are witnesses so if you all don't mind could you all stay here for a bit? I am going to call some people with more authority to get some more hands on the situation."
Basil lowered his arm and scrolled through his Pokedex's contact list before he found Kalmia's. With a click of his finger he called the professor. Eventually when she did pop up, words just poured out Basil's mouth due to the excess adrenaline running through his body. "I, uh, hello Professor Kalmia. I'm sorry for the sudden call, but I need your help. Could you come to Stillwood Village as soon as possible? And could you bring Jacques? It'll be easier to explain in person than over the phone, but I think this has to do with Team Amethyst or possibly a new group. I, uh, things are a bit messy to be honest."
@Goggy
Now with the fighting bird added to her party, she reasonably decided to drop by one of the many Pokemon Centers that littered this big city. In fact, there was one right across the construction site that she had wandered into by completely accident. She entered the red roofed building with a big standard Pokeball hologram floating above the sliding glass doors and found herself in a lobby for a comfortable cafe or motel, filled with friendly and comfortable furniture that trainers of all skill levels were welcomed. One would have imagined it to be much more sterile as it was a place to heal Pokemon, but it was so much more than that.
There was a dining area on one side and near the back of the building were accommodations for any trainer needing to rest their weary head and have a bath because Arceus above some of you are going to need it big time. Of course, there was a section where various PCs were lined up ready to be used to withdraw and deposit Pokemon to and fro their designated storage space. In your case, Kapoc's lab and in that wide open space where Vivian had received Atlas.
Of course, there was the all important Nurse Joy standing at her station with her ever pleasant smile, ever present in every Pokemon Center across Evig. Was it the same Nurse Joy or a different one? Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to.
Next to the Nurse Joy station was another counter top that just had a sign that said Move Tutors returning soon!
Approaching the station, Nurse Joy gave her an upbeat smile and said, "Welcome! May I heal your Pokemon today?"
Of course, Vivian was there to heal his Pokemon. Once the Nurse Joy collected her Pokemon while in their Pokeballs and slotted them into a machine.
Nurse Joy handed her Pokemon back."Thank you and stay safe!"
Well, with that she was once again ready to set off to Route 4 and there was absolutely nothing going to stop her...! This time at least.
She would see the city life of people and Pokemon going about their day, loud and ever bustling, but the closer she was to the city limits the activity lessened. The buildings also started to become smaller, more suburban until even these mundane homes disappeared too. The air became cleaner over time, free from the fumes and exhaust of vehicles. It was not long until she reached the official end of the city limits and stepped on a dirt path.
@Lunarlord34
"Ah, sorry I'm not really much of a breeder so I wouldn't really have a spare on me." Jean said as he rubbed the back of his head. He seemed quite surprised that Steph dropped the good professor's name casually."Kapoc? You mean the region's Pokemon Professor? I heard he doesn't actually deal with people unless he deems you're worth his time. You have some friends in high places." The older trainer seemed quite impressed with the Bogan.
"I'm not actually from Evig so I wouldn't know where in the region you can find them, but what I can tell you is the environments they actually like. The Beldum line typically prefers snowy, cold locations so if you want to find one I suspect you will want to head north. As for Deinos, they make caves their homes and I am not talking about normal ones either. I mean you will have to go deep into some inhospitable environment to find one and that's probably the easy part. I heard rumors that not even the Dragon-type gym leader dares to raise one."
However, her next question was the most surprising one. Jean looked at her with a brown arched inquisitively. "I mean, I know there's nothing good about them, but they're long gone now." Jean looked bothered that he couldn't give her a proper answer and then said, "Well, since I couldn't really answer your question here's a freebie; there's an old guy around the harbor that knows where to fish up rare Pokemon though he keeps complaining about that the youth don't care for the art of fishing. Definitely said it with a lot of sputter in my face. Maybe you'll have better luck than me? Oh and some girl is looking for her Snubbull so maybe keep an eye out for it?"
Well, what does Steph do now?
Also don't forget Freya is still here.
@Zarkun
The Riolu looked up at Jason, then at Slayer, and then back at Jason. The distrustful little creature squinted at him to try and see if he was having it on though once again it could see as plain as day that Jason was as honest as he ever was. However, rather than taking the boy's hand it just folded its arms and huffed slightly while eyeing Slayer's Pokeball on Jason's belt. "Olu." It said or more accurately commanded, pointing at the Pokeball and then to itself in a way that even Jason who cannot understand Pokemon would understand.
The old lady giggled at the Riolu. "Baby steps, but I think you know what to do now." She said to Jason with a warm smile. Totally not the GM just trying to move things along since this has been a long encounter.
So, the only thing left to do was to actually 'catch' the Riolu. So, if Jason grabbed a Pokeball from his backpack or wherever he was storing them, all he would need to do was to just press it against the blue fox and let it be absorbed into it.
It shook once...
It shook twice...
It shook thrice...!
"That has settled at least. Say, you have three Pokemon now so if you want you could take on the Pokemon Trainer School's challenge. I was actually just heading up there to surprise my granddaughter. She took over for me recently after I retired as a teacher so you could tag along if you want. Or don't. Don't let an old hag dictate your day."
What does Jason do?
@baraquiel@GremlinAgain
This Ursaring of a man just stared at them, casting his shadow over them as if some stone obelisk caught the rays of the sun. Popping from behind said obelisk was a woman, a very, very short woman that stood about 4'6 with long braided red hair dressed as if she was ready to shovel hay or copious amounts of manure. She gave off a very warm, comforting feeling, something that felt very much like home.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Asked the woman, who was fair to assume was this man's wife. She had to physically crane her neck to look up at her husband.
He had to look directly down at his wife and his expression softened somewhat. "Oh, these kids just came here asking if we could heal their Pokemon. You think we can spare the time?"
The woman looked at Audrey and Archie as if she just clocked their presence for the first time and, well, noticed that they looked stiffer than cadavers. She exclaimed, "Of course we can help them! Honey what have I told you? You need to emote a bit more otherwise you're gonna scare these kids to death! Aye it's a wonder how we raised three daughters without giving them a fright." She turned her attention back to the kids and smiled warmly at them. "Let me introduce ourselves. I'm Frida Anderson and this is my husband, Neil."
She motioned with her hand at her husband who nodded stoically. "Pleasure to meet you two. Sorry, but I've got to get back to work. My wife will take care of you." He walked past the two with his lumbering frame off towards the pens with the Miltank and Tauros.
Frida sighed at Neil's lack of social skills. "Sorry about my husband. He's actually a massive softie, but you wouldn't know it when he looks like he's gonna bundle you up like a bale of hay. Well, things have been tense so I can't really blame him. We have been having problems with the ranch recently." She had a look of realization that perhaps she should not be spilling personal business to random kids. She smiled and made a waving motion as if to tell them to forget what she just said. "Oh, nothing to worry your heads over! Come in, come in!"
She turned around and motioned with her hand to follow her to their home. It was actually a surprisingly large farm style house with a luxuriously large wooden deck decorated with wooden chairs with soft cushions of high quality as well as various other bits of outdoor furniture. In fact, the house itself looked superbly well maintained and definitely did not look like it was anything that came cheaply. It was clear that these were very successful farmers or at the very least there was some wealth inherited from before.
Frida happily chimed "You know my second eldest just became a trainer too! An assistant to Professor Kapoc no less! Oh we're so proud of her, but she's still lingering around here. Probably out along the route with her little sister. I just wish she'd get a kick in the seat of her pants to just be a bit more motivated."
They were through her home and perhaps they would notice that the decor was very modern and yet still had an edge to it with exposed red brick walls in certain areas, dark wooden beams across the ceiling, and sliding wooden barn doors. Eventually, they would arrive in what appeared to be the kitchen and dining area. The most noticeable thing about the room was that one wall was just a massive glass panel that looked over his property.
"Alright, let's see those darlings of yours!" Frida said with a great big grin.
@Typical
"Woooow, great observational skills. It's almost as if we look like we shouldn't be here and that this is a waste of our time!" Profusely complained the red head, his arms were stretched over two seats as his feet were sitting on top of the seat in front of him. The boy groaned, throwing his head back against the cushion. "This is such bullshit!"
The flashy pink haired boy scowled at the whiner. "Hey no need to be rude! You can never polish fundamentals enough!" He heaved a sigh and looked back at Claris though a smile returned to his face. A forced one, but a very well trained smile. "But you are right! We're just sitting in today because we were told that there was a lot to get out of this by his big sister. I figured it would be worth listening to, given she's such a big shot and all."
The red head interjected quite angrily. "Because you dragged us here. You didn't have to listen to my sister all the time! Seriously, we should have left the city by now!"
"I, uh, don't particularly mind doing this actually." The more plain boy nervously said.
"No one cares what you think." The mean spirited boy said plainly.
The flashy boy shot him a look before turning his attention back to Claris. "I'm Elias, the jerk is Hugo, and that's Lars over there. We actually became trainers recently and not to brag, but we work for Professor Kapoc. We're all going to take on the League."
Hugo guffawed and with a cocky grin said, "Oh please, I'm taking it on because I already know I'm the top dog. I just need to get a real team and I'll be set to steamroll the League."
How does Claris respond?
@Azure Bubbles@Joshua Tamashii
The Mimikyu that was going after Amelia's Phantump was struck in the face with a Sucker Punch, dealing a hefty chunk of neutral damage though it retaliated with an Astonishing cry, dealing super effective damage though it's Astonish. It really only dealt about the same amount of damage that Phantump's Sucker Punch.
Meanwhile, while Aurelia Rose received a heavy chunk damage despite being not very effective damage it was plain to see that the Mimikyu that hit it with Wood Hammer was not immune to the strength of its own attack; its shadowy arm was twitching from the pain it suffered the attack's recoil. However, Valerian was not deterred even though his beloved starter was nearly turned into a sparkly pancake. Instead, the Cutiefly kicked up a gust of glittery wind that slammed against them for minimal spread damage though it was enough to keep them preoccupied.
Camelia offered a Helping Hand though how she did it was really confusing. Did she use her nubs to clap together or did she cheer on for the Phantump? Either way, a blue jolt of energy shot from the grass-type to the ghostly stump and empowered its Astonish attack. The little ghost's shocking cry carried more oomph, more drama, and surprise as it pushed back the Mimikyu with voice alone. The Mimikyu tried to retaliate, but the surprise factor of the cry made it flinch.
The Mimikyu looked at each other and nodded at each other. The bigger one's shadowy hands grabbed its tiny companion and with a glint in their eyes, the bigger one threw its friend straight towards Aurelia Rose and its fast ball special friend detached the tail from its costume to use it as a club for Wood Hammer as a desperation attempt.
How do Amelia and Valerian react?
@Crusader Lord@Shazamrock
The two Igglybuff looked at the source of noise behind them. They both turned to look at Nils and Clarissa with their bulbous blue eyes and a single word really got their attention: play. Their pupils dilated like sharks that smelled blood in the water and then turned to look at each other and then back at the two uninvited trainers.
"Igglybuff!" They both chanted happily in unison, their feathery ornaments bobbed as they jumped up and down with joy. They were getting bored with playing with this human that was just screaming for some reason.
The two fiery puffballs focused their attention away from the punk that they were tormenting and waited with baited breath to see who their opponents would be for their 'test of strength' as Nils enticingly put it. They both looked at their new playmates: a cute little Mudbray and a poisoned Buneary that looked like it was raring to throw a punch or two with its muscly ears.
Clarissa's comment got them all fired up! They furrowed their brows with a big inhalation of air they puffed up and then shouted their declaration of challenge! "Igglybuff!"
With another big inhalation of air, they swelled up and then shouted,"Igglybuff!" again though this time was different. They could see the sound waves ripple through the air as they both used Echoed Voice at the same time, but uh, this looked different. It sort of looked like the sound was... on fire? The distortions in the air were crackling with flame as they headed straight towards Tors and Sir Lopsalot.
How do they react?
Now with the fighting bird added to her party, she reasonably decided to drop by one of the many Pokemon Centers that littered this big city. In fact, there was one right across the construction site that she had wandered into by completely accident. She entered the red roofed building with a big standard Pokeball hologram floating above the sliding glass doors and found herself in a lobby for a comfortable cafe or motel, filled with friendly and comfortable furniture that trainers of all skill levels were welcomed. One would have imagined it to be much more sterile as it was a place to heal Pokemon, but it was so much more than that.
There was a dining area on one side and near the back of the building were accommodations for any trainer needing to rest their weary head and have a bath because Arceus above some of you are going to need it big time. Of course, there was a section where various PCs were lined up ready to be used to withdraw and deposit Pokemon to and fro their designated storage space. In your case, Kapoc's lab and in that wide open space where Vivian had received Atlas.
Of course, there was the all important Nurse Joy standing at her station with her ever pleasant smile, ever present in every Pokemon Center across Evig. Was it the same Nurse Joy or a different one? Don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to.
Next to the Nurse Joy station was another counter top that just had a sign that said Move Tutors returning soon!
Approaching the station, Nurse Joy gave her an upbeat smile and said, "Welcome! May I heal your Pokemon today?"
Of course, Vivian was there to heal his Pokemon. Once the Nurse Joy collected her Pokemon while in their Pokeballs and slotted them into a machine.
Nurse Joy handed her Pokemon back."Thank you and stay safe!"
Well, with that she was once again ready to set off to Route 4 and there was absolutely nothing going to stop her...! This time at least.
She would see the city life of people and Pokemon going about their day, loud and ever bustling, but the closer she was to the city limits the activity lessened. The buildings also started to become smaller, more suburban until even these mundane homes disappeared too. The air became cleaner over time, free from the fumes and exhaust of vehicles. It was not long until she reached the official end of the city limits and stepped on a dirt path.
@Lunarlord34
"Ah, sorry I'm not really much of a breeder so I wouldn't really have a spare on me." Jean said as he rubbed the back of his head. He seemed quite surprised that Steph dropped the good professor's name casually."Kapoc? You mean the region's Pokemon Professor? I heard he doesn't actually deal with people unless he deems you're worth his time. You have some friends in high places." The older trainer seemed quite impressed with the Bogan.
"I'm not actually from Evig so I wouldn't know where in the region you can find them, but what I can tell you is the environments they actually like. The Beldum line typically prefers snowy, cold locations so if you want to find one I suspect you will want to head north. As for Deinos, they make caves their homes and I am not talking about normal ones either. I mean you will have to go deep into some inhospitable environment to find one and that's probably the easy part. I heard rumors that not even the Dragon-type gym leader dares to raise one."
However, her next question was the most surprising one. Jean looked at her with a brown arched inquisitively. "I mean, I know there's nothing good about them, but they're long gone now." Jean looked bothered that he couldn't give her a proper answer and then said, "Well, since I couldn't really answer your question here's a freebie; there's an old guy around the harbor that knows where to fish up rare Pokemon though he keeps complaining about that the youth don't care for the art of fishing. Definitely said it with a lot of sputter in my face. Maybe you'll have better luck than me? Oh and some girl is looking for her Snubbull so maybe keep an eye out for it?"
Well, what does Steph do now?
Also don't forget Freya is still here.
@Zarkun
The Riolu looked up at Jason, then at Slayer, and then back at Jason. The distrustful little creature squinted at him to try and see if he was having it on though once again it could see as plain as day that Jason was as honest as he ever was. However, rather than taking the boy's hand it just folded its arms and huffed slightly while eyeing Slayer's Pokeball on Jason's belt. "Olu." It said or more accurately commanded, pointing at the Pokeball and then to itself in a way that even Jason who cannot understand Pokemon would understand.
The old lady giggled at the Riolu. "Baby steps, but I think you know what to do now." She said to Jason with a warm smile. Totally not the GM just trying to move things along since this has been a long encounter.
So, the only thing left to do was to actually 'catch' the Riolu. So, if Jason grabbed a Pokeball from his backpack or wherever he was storing them, all he would need to do was to just press it against the blue fox and let it be absorbed into it.
It shook once...
It shook twice...
It shook thrice...!
"That has settled at least. Say, you have three Pokemon now so if you want you could take on the Pokemon Trainer School's challenge. I was actually just heading up there to surprise my granddaughter. She took over for me recently after I retired as a teacher so you could tag along if you want. Or don't. Don't let an old hag dictate your day."
What does Jason do?
@baraquiel@GremlinAgain
This Ursaring of a man just stared at them, casting his shadow over them as if some stone obelisk caught the rays of the sun. Popping from behind said obelisk was a woman, a very, very short woman that stood about 4'6 with long braided red hair dressed as if she was ready to shovel hay or copious amounts of manure. She gave off a very warm, comforting feeling, something that felt very much like home.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Asked the woman, who was fair to assume was this man's wife. She had to physically crane her neck to look up at her husband.
He had to look directly down at his wife and his expression softened somewhat. "Oh, these kids just came here asking if we could heal their Pokemon. You think we can spare the time?"
The woman looked at Audrey and Archie as if she just clocked their presence for the first time and, well, noticed that they looked stiffer than cadavers. She exclaimed, "Of course we can help them! Honey what have I told you? You need to emote a bit more otherwise you're gonna scare these kids to death! Aye it's a wonder how we raised three daughters without giving them a fright." She turned her attention back to the kids and smiled warmly at them. "Let me introduce ourselves. I'm Frida Anderson and this is my husband, Neil."
She motioned with her hand at her husband who nodded stoically. "Pleasure to meet you two. Sorry, but I've got to get back to work. My wife will take care of you." He walked past the two with his lumbering frame off towards the pens with the Miltank and Tauros.
Frida sighed at Neil's lack of social skills. "Sorry about my husband. He's actually a massive softie, but you wouldn't know it when he looks like he's gonna bundle you up like a bale of hay. Well, things have been tense so I can't really blame him. We have been having problems with the ranch recently." She had a look of realization that perhaps she should not be spilling personal business to random kids. She smiled and made a waving motion as if to tell them to forget what she just said. "Oh, nothing to worry your heads over! Come in, come in!"
She turned around and motioned with her hand to follow her to their home. It was actually a surprisingly large farm style house with a luxuriously large wooden deck decorated with wooden chairs with soft cushions of high quality as well as various other bits of outdoor furniture. In fact, the house itself looked superbly well maintained and definitely did not look like it was anything that came cheaply. It was clear that these were very successful farmers or at the very least there was some wealth inherited from before.
Frida happily chimed "You know my second eldest just became a trainer too! An assistant to Professor Kapoc no less! Oh we're so proud of her, but she's still lingering around here. Probably out along the route with her little sister. I just wish she'd get a kick in the seat of her pants to just be a bit more motivated."
They were through her home and perhaps they would notice that the decor was very modern and yet still had an edge to it with exposed red brick walls in certain areas, dark wooden beams across the ceiling, and sliding wooden barn doors. Eventually, they would arrive in what appeared to be the kitchen and dining area. The most noticeable thing about the room was that one wall was just a massive glass panel that looked over his property.
"Alright, let's see those darlings of yours!" Frida said with a great big grin.
@Typical
"Woooow, great observational skills. It's almost as if we look like we shouldn't be here and that this is a waste of our time!" Profusely complained the red head, his arms were stretched over two seats as his feet were sitting on top of the seat in front of him. The boy groaned, throwing his head back against the cushion. "This is such bullshit!"
The flashy pink haired boy scowled at the whiner. "Hey no need to be rude! You can never polish fundamentals enough!" He heaved a sigh and looked back at Claris though a smile returned to his face. A forced one, but a very well trained smile. "But you are right! We're just sitting in today because we were told that there was a lot to get out of this by his big sister. I figured it would be worth listening to, given she's such a big shot and all."
The red head interjected quite angrily. "Because you dragged us here. You didn't have to listen to my sister all the time! Seriously, we should have left the city by now!"
"I, uh, don't particularly mind doing this actually." The more plain boy nervously said.
"No one cares what you think." The mean spirited boy said plainly.
The flashy boy shot him a look before turning his attention back to Claris. "I'm Elias, the jerk is Hugo, and that's Lars over there. We actually became trainers recently and not to brag, but we work for Professor Kapoc. We're all going to take on the League."
Hugo guffawed and with a cocky grin said, "Oh please, I'm taking it on because I already know I'm the top dog. I just need to get a real team and I'll be set to steamroll the League."
How does Claris respond?
@Azure Bubbles@Joshua Tamashii
The Mimikyu that was going after Amelia's Phantump was struck in the face with a Sucker Punch, dealing a hefty chunk of neutral damage though it retaliated with an Astonishing cry, dealing super effective damage though it's Astonish. It really only dealt about the same amount of damage that Phantump's Sucker Punch.
Meanwhile, while Aurelia Rose received a heavy chunk damage despite being not very effective damage it was plain to see that the Mimikyu that hit it with Wood Hammer was not immune to the strength of its own attack; its shadowy arm was twitching from the pain it suffered the attack's recoil. However, Valerian was not deterred even though his beloved starter was nearly turned into a sparkly pancake. Instead, the Cutiefly kicked up a gust of glittery wind that slammed against them for minimal spread damage though it was enough to keep them preoccupied.
Camelia offered a Helping Hand though how she did it was really confusing. Did she use her nubs to clap together or did she cheer on for the Phantump? Either way, a blue jolt of energy shot from the grass-type to the ghostly stump and empowered its Astonish attack. The little ghost's shocking cry carried more oomph, more drama, and surprise as it pushed back the Mimikyu with voice alone. The Mimikyu tried to retaliate, but the surprise factor of the cry made it flinch.
The Mimikyu looked at each other and nodded at each other. The bigger one's shadowy hands grabbed its tiny companion and with a glint in their eyes, the bigger one threw its friend straight towards Aurelia Rose and its fast ball special friend detached the tail from its costume to use it as a club for Wood Hammer as a desperation attempt.
How do Amelia and Valerian react?
@Crusader Lord@Shazamrock
The two Igglybuff looked at the source of noise behind them. They both turned to look at Nils and Clarissa with their bulbous blue eyes and a single word really got their attention: play. Their pupils dilated like sharks that smelled blood in the water and then turned to look at each other and then back at the two uninvited trainers.
"Igglybuff!" They both chanted happily in unison, their feathery ornaments bobbed as they jumped up and down with joy. They were getting bored with playing with this human that was just screaming for some reason.
The two fiery puffballs focused their attention away from the punk that they were tormenting and waited with baited breath to see who their opponents would be for their 'test of strength' as Nils enticingly put it. They both looked at their new playmates: a cute little Mudbray and a poisoned Buneary that looked like it was raring to throw a punch or two with its muscly ears.
Clarissa's comment got them all fired up! They furrowed their brows with a big inhalation of air they puffed up and then shouted their declaration of challenge! "Igglybuff!"
The Fire Puffs challenge you to battle!
With another big inhalation of air, they swelled up and then shouted,"Igglybuff!" again though this time was different. They could see the sound waves ripple through the air as they both used Echoed Voice at the same time, but uh, this looked different. It sort of looked like the sound was... on fire? The distortions in the air were crackling with flame as they headed straight towards Tors and Sir Lopsalot.
How do they react?
@Sho Minazuki
Added the mask, code name, and Regalia.
Added the mask, code name, and Regalia.
Hey guys, just letting you know that I am delaying the post a little bit to do something that I've really been meaning to do for this game. I am compiling the NPC list from my notes so you guys won't lose track of the important characters since I doubt y'all are writing notes.
© 2007-2026