Just realized my location didn't exactly conform to standards in terms of number of types; I took Poison off since that would round off the types to a solid 8.
Bounsweet looked over to Archie expectantly, shrugging its sepals. Corphish, on the other hand, eagerly gnawed on the treat, but perked up at the thought of bigger creatures to pince in glorious combat. Dewpider had the complete opposite reaction, scuttling behind Bounsweet and peeking out from behind the mangosteen.
Cold shoulder, huh? Juana remarked, giving a passive concerned glance to Tora. "I mean, I think it's on the way to Feyhollow anyway, and it's always good to do a good deed for anyone. Corphish looks like it's ready to get all up in some angry cats," Juana suggested, doubtful that Des would address either of them at all.
Bounsweet gave a nod to Archie, and then turned back to Juana.
"You think you can all take on a bunch of Persians?" Juana asked.
Corphish waved its claws like "LEMME AT 'EM! I'LL CLIP THEIR WHISKERS!" while Dewpider gave Corphish a look that said "Do you want to end up as cat food with buttersauce?"
As the sun dipped over the mountaintops, setting a golden halo around the ridges, Juana noted that her Pokédex buzzed.
"Bounsweet grew to Level 3!
"Corphish grew to Level 2!
"Dewpider grew to Level 2!"
"Huh," Juana remarked. "All that scrapping by the river must've done some good for the Pokémon."
-Sunset bonus: Bounsweet, Corphish, and Dewpider grew one level each. -TP: Post +1, HHG bonus +1, Sunset bonus +3; total: 19. -CP: CP +1. Created location Zephyr Strip: -10. Total: 14. -Continued interaction with @Silver Fox's character Tora. -Continued interaction with @SillyPhilly's character Des.
@DusksongI think a doc would work quite nicely since it'd be easily accessible at any time (instead of having to dig through the pages which I'm sure we're not too keen on doing).
Pokémon Types: Steel, Electric, Ground, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Fighting, Normal
Lore:
The Zephyr Strip lies to the west of Central City; the site is a large town built around a shopping center based in a long-abandoned electric train. The train has been renovated with new lighting, new reinforcements, and newly-refurbished interiors, with the outer paint job left untouched for that rustic feel. As it houses a shopping center, it is a popular tourist destination, not only for the shopping but for some of the folk tales of the potential haunting of the train itself. The train is situated inside of a train station laden with vines, though since the area is inhabited, there is often hedgework done to trim those vines down (courtesy of local services provided by the Zephyr Maintenance Company’s Bisharps and Pawniards). The shopping center houses a shop per car, and they are lined up and well-lit in an easily-organized fashion. From boutiques to restaurants to souvenir shops to bookstores, you’ll probably find it all in the Zephyr Strip.
Around the station is a bit of a ghost town; nothing but expansive plains as far as the eye can see (though if you follow the tracks, you’ll meet a place where they converge with a rail line heading to Central City), with high buttes and mesas extending into the sky. In the northeastern distance, the Atana Mountain Range is barely visible through the haze. There are several windmills set up around the station, most likely to provide an additional source of clean energy. The dry plains house a plethora of Ground, Normal, and Grass type Pokémon, with the occasional Poison type slithering through the grass. The more inhabited areas, especially those under the roof of the station and the train, will see Steel, Electric, Dark, Fighting, and Normal Pokémon, though in the furthest recesses of the train and the station, there have been reports of ghost Pokémon skulking about.
Sometimes the power would flicker, and people who live around the Zephyr Strip attribute it to the mischief of Pokémon like Rotom and Electabuzz, whose interactions with power sources and electrical devices would lead many to conclude that this is so. Notably, this is treated as a sort of routine event for the locals. However, people have been reporting hearing strange noises from the train’s decrepit locomotive. Like… scraping? Some have even seen a dark, rubbery tentacle pass by the window once or twice. There are rumors that it’s a Pokémon not of this world, and that there are actually multiple in there. They insist that Deoxys couldn’t possibly be stuck in a train for that long, but others say that it certainly is not Deoxys.
Zephyr Strip Poké Mart
Just one of the strip’s many stores; it’s a convenience store catering to the needs of passing Trainers.
~Beginner~
-Poké Ball: 5 TP. A capsule device, designed for capturing Pokémon. -Poké Doll: 3 TP. Use it in battle to escape from any wild Pokémon battle without fail. -Potion: 5 TP. A spray-type medicine. Heals a Pokémon by 10 HP. -Heal Ball: 5 TP. Heals the Pokémon captured inside upon capture.
~Skilled~
-Great Ball: 20 TP. A somewhat better capsule with a better catch rate than a Poké Ball. -Super Potion: 10TP. A spray-type medicine. Heals a Pokémon by 20 HP.
Juana picked the wrapper up and read the warning. Yep. Not for human consumption.
"Nnnnnduly noted," Juana replied, crumpling up the wrapper and shoving it into her pocket. She got up and adjusted her tool belt. "If we start now, we can probably get to Feyhollow without much trouble. Bet there's a center there where we can get our Pokémon back in shape." Juana looked at Sirius and Corphish. "I know at least a couple who could use the ol' fixer-upper."
As Des approached, Juana perked up and smiled at the newcomer. "Hey, I like your style; you kind of remind me of some of the women I've seen in Unova," she complimented. Internally she was thinking Cobalion's corn, am I really the only kid around here?!
Dewpider and Bounsweet turned their attention to the other woman. Corphish on the other hand looked enviously at Growlithe's doggy treat.
"My name's Juana, and these are my Pokémon. Bounsweet's an old friend, but I just picked Dewpider and Corphish up today at the river. Tora and I were just on our way to the next town over; we wanted to get to Feyhollow before it got too dark. Never know what kind of vicious Comfey would posy-pick us into submission." She laughed.
Juana put her hands on her hips. "So, what's your name?"
-TP: Post +1, HHG bonus +1. Total: 14. -CP +1. Total: 13. -Continued interaction with @Silver Fox's character Tora. -Continued interaction with @SillyPhilly's character Des.