WHO'S THAT POKEMON?

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Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: May 24 - 27
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Carly Nagisa | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds (comments will also come from 'fortuneglass')

[insidescoop]

[A - Greetings, from the OPEN ROAD]

[The last thing Carly remembers, she turned to dust.

No, literally! She was all dust and tears- it was really very tragic. She wasn't really looking forward to where she was going to wake up either- Aslla Piscu had sort of implied that if they lost their fight against the Signers, they'd both be stuck in a metaphysical hole in the ground for a few thousand years.

Also she probably wouldn't be getting out, so, that stank.

This isn't some strange metaphysical evil hole though. Actually, this place somehow looks better than where she lived before- and it definitely looks better than where she'd fallen off her motorcycle and started turning to dust.] ...Hehhhhhhhh...?

[Carly blinks. And blinks repeatedly.

Everything is blurry coloured blobs in one eye, because Carly's glasses are very very broken at one side. She adjusts them anyway, a fairly odd sight given the clothes she's in.

At least her eyes went back to normal when she lost. Black sclera are Creepy.] Wh...wh... ...Is this heaven!?

[...

Well, technically it's the tall grass of one of the Routes. Which Route? A Route. But sure, that can be heaven.]

[B - Sleep-country]

Aaaaaaahhh~ I'm in heaven~

[Carly has found out (quickly, very quickly) that she is not, in fact, stuck in a strange version of an afterlife. Instead, it's just another world entirely- which is probably the same kind of deal, but right now she doesn't care.

Because right now, Carly is surrounded by Whimsicott, and she doesn't look like she's about to leave anytime soon.

She waves at the nearest passerby, whether on a street in one of the towns, or simply on one of the other routes she's somehow stumbled her way into.] Hey hey~! Join in, it's really comfy~!

[Why, she could just settle down, take a nap....]

[C - Like 90% of a Spiritomb]

Aheheheee...

[Does the saying, 'you are what you eat', perhaps also work if instead phrased...'You are what you keep'? Because really, it was an innocent enough idea. She saw a weird hopping spirity thing. It seemed like it could use a hand- and apparently, all it needed was something other than its little keystone and it was happy as a clam with the new vessel!

(The spiritomb will probably have an absolute ball in the New Rock, at least until it remembers it's still stuck to a rock. Oh well.)

Except, maybe she wasn't supposed to keep the old rock it left behind, because one minute she was holding it and the next she...Was it?]

...Th...that's really high up there, huh...

[On the one hand, she's not entirely a Spiritomb. Or at least, she doesn't feel much like 108 ghosts at once. But on the other, she's a lot shorter, and seems to be stuck to this rock in a very strange way- sort of...floating out above the rock in a blob of purple, with swirly green eyes not unlike her glasses.

A minute ago she was on that bench, now she really isn't, oh dear.] Ahhh...h- hey!! Hey, you! [She waves with a noodly shadow 'arm' of sorts.] Hey, I need help..!

[PLEASE ALL OF HER THINGS (which is not many) ARE ON THE PARK PLANTER....which is all the way up there! The chances of people understanding what she's saying will vary]

B

[saint_sami]

Oh, wow!

[Sasami caught sight of the strange sight and couldn't help but stare in awe. They looked so comfy and adorable and she had to join in!

Scoot over, Carly, Sasami's joining in!]

[fortuneglass]

Right~? [None of these are hers.] They're so soft and cuddly and cute..! [She cheers, eagerly making room.] I love them..~!

[saint_sami]

[And Sasami easily take her spot in the room Carly’s offering.]

Are they yours or did they just show up? You show keep them either way!

[They’re really soft!]

[insidescoop]

Nope! I don't have a clue where they came from! [She admits honestly. She balks at the idea of keeping them all though.] Th-th-

That's a bit too many to keep don't you think..!?

[saint_sami]

Oh, dear, I never thought of that!

[HMMM]

Maybe we can find others?

[insidescoop]

O-Other pokemon..!?

[She absolutely missed the obvious statement there.] That would make this even harder wouldn't it?

[saint_sami]

[Sasami laughed at that.]

No, silly! Other people! Other... trainers!

[insidescoop]

...Ah.

[Yes.] ...I knew that. [She did not.

Carly coughs, absently patting one of the whimsicott.] We just need to find more people then? Should we get a big sign or something?

A

[pikapikajankenpo]

Yayoi was riding along on Rapidash, deathkyu riding on her shoulders. She was dressed in her Eternal Peace outfit a trail of crackling lightning marking her passing when she pulled up near Carly. The smell of ozone marked her arrival as she waved.

"Good morning!" She called out, all smiles and noting her unusual outfit. A newcomer to the world, which meant the World Break was in full swing. "Did you just arrive?"

deathkyu hopped off her shoulder onto Rapidash's head, the edgily dressed Mimikyu tilting it's head at Carly.

[insidescoop]

There aren't a lot of words to describe what she's seeing right now- and only one of those few words even makes it out of her mouth.

"C....cool..." A cool lady just arrived on a flaming unicorn...that's so cool...

"AH-" It occurs to her that she's been asked a question, and she somehow manages to pull herself to her feet in record time. "Y...Yes?" She sounds somehow uncertain about that.

[pikapikajankenpo]

Yayoi smiled as she transformed back, her outfit winking back in a flash of yellow light into her normal outfit, her hair shortening to her off-the-shoulders hairstyle instead of the waterfall of blonde hair. "Nice. Seems like the world's bringing in people again. Glad that I'm actually around for one of these this time again. Hi, I'm Yayoi Kise, and this is Rapidash and Mimikyu."

Rapidash whinnied and deathkyu made a "ksssh," noise, the edgiest Pokemon dressed in a magical girl's Infinite cosplay bobbing it's head in greeting.

[insidescoop]

"Yayoi...Rapidash, and Mimikyu..." She repeats the names, but it's hard to tell if that's to make sure she's got them right, or if it's simply because she's still in shock.

"AaaaAah- I'm Carly! Carly Nagisa! Ah-"

...She said...World? The World is? "...What do you mean by...bringing in?"

[pikapikajankenpo]

"Every couple of weekends a year, the world sort of opens the floodgates and things get weird around here," explained Yayoi. "The residents who are brought here through the usual route, ie, waking up at the starting house or other places, get their starter Pokemon and then set off on a journey throughout the two regions, Johto and Kanto to live and train Pokemon. However, twice a year, the world gets weird, and all of our powers and abilities we might have had come back, people start popping up in random places in the world, and fast travel between the different sections of the world becomes like a blink of an eye."

"With me so far?"

[insidescoop]

"Uhhhhh..."

Mostly? Yes?

....

No. "....what's a pokemon..."

[pikapikajankenpo]

"Pokemon are the native animals that live in this world," said Yayoi. "They're the indigenous species that populate this planet, and are intelligent beings who people have lived in a symbiotic relationship for centuries."

Mimikyu flopped over a little as he wandered over to Rapidash's flanks as she released Pikachu, Raichu, from her ball since she didn't like riding while on Rapidash. "This is Pikachu, a Alolan Raichu. She identifies as Pikachu."

"Pika!" greeted Pikachu.

[insidescoop]

"Heh?! So these guys aren't all..."

Strange mythical creatures of world renown and mystery? Darn

"....Cool...." Carly has no idea how odd that identifier probably sounds to most pokemon-world residents. "...Ahhh~ What a cute name though~ Nice to meet you, Pikachu~"

The woman pauses, and coughs before adding. "And, uh, everyone else too!"

C - Dirk is a Rapidash

[uber_marionettist]

[Dirk doesn't know why he's a proud stallion with a brilliant mane of roaring flames and a truly striking arch to his neck, but if it's a dream, then it is the best dream of his many extremely miserable lives.

Arquius Sprite, eat your heart out, he'd be thinking, but it's not just Arquius Sprite making this the most beautiful experience he's ever had. And he's [CENSORED FOR THE SAKE OF CHILDREN.]

His long, powerful legs carry him over the ground with at speeds almost as fast as his practised flash-step, his mane and tail whipping in the wind and leaving licking embers in his wake. Thunderous hoofbeats pound in time with his own beating heart as he plunges his head down and then up again, tossing his mane and flaring his nostrils. He kicks off for an extra burst of speed, his powerful haunches gathering for a magnificent leap over a small ledge. A little gratuitous, maybe, but so worth it. He'd be disappointed he can't go faster, but he wants everyone to see what a gorgeous beast he is. He wants to inspire awe, and he'll be damned if that isn't exactly what he's doing.

Carly's voice is hardly noticeable the first time, but after a couple cries for help, he does hear them--loathe to slow though he is, the fact that he can't see any source for the voice is giving him pause. Literal pause: his gallop becomes a trot, his trot comes to a halt. He stands, head lifted high, ears swivelling as he listens--and looks--for the voice's origin.]

[insidescoop]

[Wow!

Cool horse. Carly doesn't have any idea the kind of mastery she's interrupting- she just waves a smokey arm-thing and cries a little bit from relief.] Oh! Oh!!

Down here! You can hear me right? You stopped and all, so you have to have..!

[uber_marionettist]

[Dirk finds her all right--a purple wisp of smoke, cut with yellow zig zags and luminous green orbs. A mardi gras themed fart.

So he sees her, and lifts his head a little higher--ostensibly to see her better, but it's really more of a short acknowledgement, an equine 'sup.'

But. Uh. She's... talking. Which, good for her. Making sounds with her mouth and combining those sounds to a greater whole, which he, as a fellow sentient creature, perceives to have meaning. Great job.

Except he's a horse.

Horses can't fucking talk. He could start tapping out morse code, go all Clever Hans on this shit. He doesn't really want to, though. It'd take forever and he has places to be.

So he snorts loudly instead, hot breath even hotter from the raging inferno that burns inside his regal chest.

Yeah. Nailed it.]

[insidescoop]

[Not even pokespeak?? A shame! A true shame!

Carly is an optimistic sort however, so when Dirk just Snorts, she seems pleased enough.] Oh! Oh good, you did! [She cheers in relief.]

I need to get my things, see? That bag, up on the planter! [she explains. The planter in question is basically one of those typical city 'tree pots', a big bunch of raised wood walls that people tend to have a bad habit of sitting on.

Also, there's a backpack there.] ...Please?

[uber_marionettist]

[Dirk's gaze shifts to the planter with hardly any movement--what slight lowering of his head is included comes only a couple seconds after he's already looking. Horses have a massive visual field, you see.

Well. It's a pretty simple request. Why not. He's feeling magnanimous.

Besides, the act of walking over is in itself a chance to show off. Speed and power is good, but there's more to life than what you do. It's what you are. And he's fucking awesome. Awesome in the old sense of the word, that is. The solid sound of his hooves on the street is satisfying in a way that transcends description--sweeter than the choirs of heaven, the music of the god damn sublime.

Where was he? Oh, right. Getting the bag is pretty easy. He has a horn, which he just slips under the bag strap before lifting his head again. The bag slides down its length and hangs neatly off to one side, which it now occurs to him could look pretty stupid if he weren't performing a stunning feat of equine dexterity. Also, he's doing her a favour. So whatever. Really, he's just impressed it didn't immediately catch fire.]

[insidescoop]

[Carly, and perhaps everyone else in the area, is quite oblivious to the magnificence of The Rapidash. Mostly to Carly it just sort of looks like this guy is taking his sweet time heading over there. But she's hopeful!

She's hopeful of the END goal here, and thus watches with as much patience as can be managed.

It pays off when her bag is coming down courtesy of a horn.] Ahhh!! Yes! Thank you so much!! [She cheers, bouncing around the bag.] Phew! Now I can get everything I ne-

[Oh no.] ....

Come to think, I probably can't lift this huh...

[uber_marionettist]

[Dirk lowers his head and slides the bag down his horn to land with an unceremonious flump on the ground.

Can't touch her things? Too bad. Not his problem any more. Good deed achieved.

He turns to leave.]

[insidescoop]

Aha...

[Well. It's...it's not like she can ask him to carry her stuff forever, she supposes! Aha! Ahaha...

Aw butts.] W..well! [She laughs nervously,] T...Thanks again then!

[There is then nothing but silence, as she watches the Rapidash move to leave. Huh.]

...strong and silent type I guess... [she mutters (loudly), blinking at the pokemon.]