Surf's up!

[indigo_league]

Who: Everybody!
Where: Fuchsia City Beach
When: July 15th
Summary: Get yo beach fun on


As far as perfect summer days are concerned, this one is as perfect as they get. The sun is warm, the breeze brings just the right amount of needed refreshment, and the ocean waves are totally gnarly. Because that is what you say when a wave is good.



Seeing as this party has been 'organised' by a group of beach bums, their surfing buddies, and a group of very relaxed Pikachu, it's best not to expect anything too structured out of the day. That would totally harsh the vibe. No, this is very much a 'show up whenever, do whatever, be chill' sort of meet-up.

There's a little stand where visitors can rent all manner of surfboards, wakeboards, and floats. Not for rent, but definitely for fun, is a giant, blow-up Cresselia float. Anyone wanting to join the party need only climb on board to be towed across the water by the surf-stand owner's Blastoise, which is having just as much fun as you are.

Always able to Detect an opportunity, several smaller stands of local merchants can be found selling everything you could ever want in the name of hydration and refreshment. Ice-cream, sodas, fresh water! You name it, and someone is bound to have it.

And while there really are no organised events, ever so often the surfers (human and Pikachu alike) will hold impromptu surfing contests. Feel free to join them. Or feel just as free to tap someone on the arm for some surfing lessons. You might even snag a small, electric instructor.

Speaking of snagging an electric buddy -- that, unfortunately, is the one rule this party does have: No battling and catching the Pikachu!. If you happen to hit it off with one and have a defining character moment after which it decides to stay with you? That's fine. But seriously. No battle. Not even mock-battles between friends. Vibes. Harshed. Let's not.

As evening begins to creep down on the shore and a beautiful sunset bathes the beach in golden light, a bonfire is lit, and food starts appearing everywhere.... though it is all, unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you swing), strictly vegetarian. Anyone craving a good, meaty burger (or an old-fashioned marshmallow) better have brought their own, because here you will find only vegetarian substitutes.

So feel free to drop by, catch some waves, share some food, and who knows, maybe you might even make some new friends. As they say --



Surfs up~!

Comments

[shiro2hero]

It... just means it's made with plants. Tofu, usually. Different way to get protein without involving pokemon.

[At least that's what he knows. Shiro isn't exactly the king of food knowledge.]

[fearinahandfulof]

Tofu?

[shiro2hero]

Yeah. It's... this.

[He picks a skewer out of the pile on his plate, holding it up.]

Protein made from soybeans.

[fearinahandfulof]

[Cassandra studies the tofu, looking thoughtful.]

Are the beans very rare?

[shiro2hero]

I don't think so. Not where I'm from, anyway.

Maybe they are here?

[fearinahandfulof]

[Cassandra frowns slightly.]

I haven't seen any farms so far. Unless I just haven't gotten to them yet?

[shiro2hero]

It's possible. I know I haven't seen a whole lot of them yet. But they're out there.

[fearinahandfulof]

How far have you traveled?

[shiro2hero]

Almost... the whole region. Both of them.

But mostly sticking to the gym routes for now.

[fearinahandfulof]

Oh.

[Look, conversation has never been her strong point.]

There are... are there other regions beyond that?

[shiro2hero]

There are.

Besides Johto and Kanto, there's at least Galar, Sinnoh and Unova that I've heard of. But we're apparently not welcome there.

[fearinahandfulof]

Not any of them?

[shiro2hero]

Only Kanto and Jhoto.

I ... guess the Sevi Islands count too.

[fearinahandfulof]

Have they said why they don't allow outsiders to their world?

[Is their presence that disruptive?]

[shiro2hero]

They don't trust us not to make a mess of things.

[And since they uh. Kind of have of Johto and Kanto in the past?]

[Fair play there.]

[fearinahandfulof]

...How often do we do that?

[She assumes the answer is not "never."]

[shiro2hero]

Way more times than I'm proud of.

[fearinahandfulof]

...I'm. Not really surprised.

[She kind of wishes she was.]

[shiro2hero]

We don't... try to.

For what it's worth.

[fearinahandfulof]

I didn't think you did? Or "we do" would probably be more accurate.

[She can't exempt herself, after all.]

It's just... [She gestures helplessly.] Things get chaotic here sometimes. And because we're not from this world, we're not - we don't approach things the same way.

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, I understand.

Guess it's just a little sore for people who've been here longer. More time to realize we're not totally trusted.

[fearinahandfulof]

Not being trusted for who you are is... difficult.

[And Cassandra would know.]

[shiro2hero]

It is.

Some people have been here for close to ten years. It's... got to be even harder for them. People who are gym leaders, who proved themselves already.

I don't know how they put up with it.

[fearinahandfulof]

People have been here that long...

[Cassandra wonders what she might be like in ten years. Already she's noticed her hair actually growing longer like a human's; that means she'll probably age like one too, won't she?]

How they put up with it probably varies. In my world, some simply accepted it, while others were understandably bitter.

[Cassandra honestly isn't sure how she'd felt about humans then, beyond a fundamental distrust that she hasn't quite been able to shake even now that she is one herself.]

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, they have. I'm up on four soon.

[A very weird thought. He'll almost be thirty, soon. Another very, very strange thought.]

That makes sense. I'm sorry it's something your world's been through.