Oh ye gods, no! The garble-speaking one is coming down the same route as Eve!? Quick, fashionable girl, run! RUN FOR THE HILLS! Lest ye ears be subjected to eldrirtch phonetics! D:
Also, @Lunarlord34 one does not simply make puns in Mordor the OOC. *Slaps the offender with an inflatable Igglybuff*
@Remram I was more thinking along the lines of the half-submerged-into-the-dirt rock-skulls-with-arms who'll throw a temper tantrum if someone steps on them. But, you're right, nature is so... Eugh... Unclean... *shivers*
Engrossed in her own daydreams and delusions of her great, undeniable and infinitely successful future, the stylish girl walked along the bustling streets of Grand Glory City... Until they became less bustling... And the buildings began to become less, well, grand and more spread apart... And more spread apart... ANd smaller...
... Until finally, the city proper was behind her, and Evelyn now stood face-to-face with the real, true, unmistakeable wild nature of her home region. The clear skies, the fresh air, the sparkling river water, the swaying vivid grass, the... .... ... The... The uh... The dirt... And rocks...
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"... Wut?"
A meepish noise escaped the blonde girl's lips as she stood there on the dirt path, staring out at the vast expanse of uncivilized land before her. Hills and grass and rocks and dirt. ... Oh, well, there was sort of a road for cars and behicles, but it seemed kinda... Small... And... Spoarsely used...? But... But wait...! This was right next to Grand Glory City, right? The most developing city in all of Evig, right? W-Why wasn't there a sidewalk? Why wasn't there a paved, proper road? Why were there no street lamps or billboards or... Or... ANYTHING!?!
D-Did I... Make a mistake? Is this not the right way...? No, wait... Lemme check... No, the phone says this is Route 4... So, why... Why's it like this? S-Should I go back, turn around? ... No... No, you made this choice, Evee! You wanted to go south, so south we're going! ... Even if... Even if my shoes'll get real dirty from all this... Ugh... Dirt... Ah jeez...
Internal whining and belly-aching aside, Evelyn could do little more than let out a sigh of discontent and slight frustration. But, turning back wasn't an option now. Well, it was, but the blonde was waay to stubborn for that. So, she began to walk, following the winding, ill-trodden path as it went, leading her further and further away from the city.
Still, it wasn't all bad. As she trekked, the young lady would stop and scan the various wild pokemon that were in the distance. She got to enjoy watching a family of bidoof frollic in the river, a couple of duckletts swim around and around with their gooft expressions, and even saw a cute little woopah-woopah surface.
Then there were also the ... The less adorable pokemon... Like... The sentient boulders with arms who thought it was a good idea to lie face-first down in the dirt and act as a living minefield to passer-by's. Evelyn made sure to take careful steps and never, ever, ever step on any stones or rocks larger than your average oran berry. 'Cuz if getting your shoes dirty wasn't bad enough, being cahsed by an angry rock-hulk was worse.
"Still... There's got to be more critters out here, right?" Eve mused, stopping to take a look over at a peculiar sight.
An old set of ruins... Or, well, maybe it was once just one big thing? It was kinda hard to tell, given how ruined it was... And yet, another place tos tay the heck out of! Who knew just what could be lurking in an old forgotten, never-visted place like that? There could be muck or mud, or Muks! Or worse, cobwebs and Ariados! Nope. Nopenopenopenopenope. Whatever lived in those ruins was most assuredly, and without any sort of scientific proof or confirmation, most definitely not going to be cute or adorable! So there was no need to go visit it.
Evelyn then paused her steps, looking around for a bit.
"I guess I'll look around, just for a little bit... I am here already, after all."
With that, Evelyn began to - cautiously, and minding her feet - search around the area for any additional pokemon. She wasn't searching for any particular breed, but rather just trying to see what - if anythig - else was around.
@Lunarlord34 I feel like Steph is the sort of girl who takes the Batman-approach to seeing crime. That is to say, ulta-violence vigilante justice with a lot of face-punching and screaming: "WHO DO YOU WORK FOR!?" - while punching.
@Remram Super-excited to get out into the world and see the great, vast expanses of Evig. ^^
Entering the PokéMart, Evelyn was greeted by a clean floor, well-stocked shelves and some what was most likely copyright-free elevator music. Basically, your every PokeMart in any town or city that had one. Which was nice. She could appreciate the consistency in such things. After all, it was way better than going to some outdoor flea market and trying to buy anything from shady rando's who claimed they were selling top-notch medicine made from all organic materials. Was anyone actually dumb enough to believe that sort of crap? No, if you wanted real quality goods, you came to a real quality store.
Like this one.
As the girl unconsciously hummed along with the tune and walked around with her colorful shopping basket, her steps paused as she saw a big, bright poster on one of the walls.
"Hm? A free potion with your first purchase? Well, how can I refuse something like that?" An amused smile crept across her face, though she probably wasn't aware of it herself.
Still, before thinking about the prospect of freebies, there was the issue of what she was actually going to buy. Being out on the road, chances are that the girl might run into a situation where a Pokemon Center was just too far away to reach in a hurry. Or, she could end up somewhere and not know the way, but be in an emergency and need to attend to any har m or injuries her pokemon may have sustained right there and then. However! Her budget was also limited, and spending money on things that wouldn't necessarily be strictly needed was a good way to end up with no travelling funds right quick. Thus, she had to plan... Meticulously... Carefully...
Alright... We'll be outdoors, in the wilderness. We'll likely run into things that can poison or paralyze, and carrying some exra potions with me would be a good idea, just in case... Burn and ICe heals... Hm... I don't think either of those things'll be too common around these parts, and an Awakening is just throwing money away. A rope...? Oh, it's one of those that you tie outside a cave or whatever to guide you back out... Do I really plan to go into a dark, dank cave with who-knows-what inside? ... Then again, you never know what the weather will be like, or what you'll run into out there... It... Could be a nice safety measure, just in case...
As she pondered her options, the blonde girl did grab some things though. Walking through the aisles, she grabbed three of one sort and three others of something else. Then two of a third choice, then paused. Shaking her head, she steeled her gaze and wandered over to the cash register, plopping the basket down and taking out her intended purchases one by one for the clerk to ring up.
All in all, Evelyn bought: - 3x Antidotes (-300p) - 3x Paralyze Heals (-600p) - 2x Potions (-600p)
Total Payment: -1500p
Great! Now she had something for each of her 'mons if something happened. But, before she left the register, she rummaged around in her bag for a bit, before producing her Trainer ID and showed it to the employee.
"As you can see, I'm a fresh-faced, burgeoning trainer just starting out. Soooo... I get a free potion with my purchase, yes~?"
The staff member grabbed the card, gave it a look-over and then handed it back. Nodding and stating with a robotic, unenthused voice that that was indeed the case, they reached underneath the counter and produced a free, no-cost, totally no strings attached potion! Plucking the little bottle up with a ginger nab, Evelyn thanked the shopkeep, stuffed the items she'd just bought into her little bag, and then proceeded to exit the PokéMart, content and pleased with her little shopping-spree.
After all, she was now finally ready to actually get started! Started on her very own journey.
She hadn't spent lon here in Grand Glory City, but for the most part it had been a pleasant experience. It wasn't quite Evertide, but it was modern and enjoyable enough. Walking the bustling, busy streets, the young trainer picked up her Rotom phone and gave it a look-through. Ah, yes, there was a map-App, good. So, she had two options? Well... Going north was not really an option, not this time of year and not with what she was wearing. Winter probably still had a bit of a hold on that part of the region and she didn't want to risk anything.
So, south along Route 4 it was!
"Alright you guys, we're off."
She said... To her pokemon partners. Who were all snug inside their respective pokeballs for now.
Evelyn is leaving Grand Glory City and beginning her journey down Route 4.
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