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

[insidegalra]

[That is definitely cause for concern. Thace is entirely intent on Shiro, absorbing the information and weighing it against what he already knows and suspects.]

What happened? Is something similar likely to happen again?

[shiro2hero]

[He leans back against his Aggron, arms folded. It's over and done with - somehow that makes it easier to talk about. Weird.]

Property destruction mostly. People got hurt from that, but the creatures didn't really seem to want to attack us? For a while - we were mostly able to get them back to where they came from...

But something else came through the wormholes. It - [He chews his lip, debating how best to explain.] This may be easier if I ask if you've heard about "Legendaries" since you've been here?

[insidegalra]

I have learned about them a little bit in Violet while I've been helping the monks at Sprout Tower and researching history. Mostly it's been as old legends, but from your question I take it that they're as real as Voltron.

[Thace already knows this is heading in a not pleasant direction and it shows in his expression.] The legends I've heard mostly feature good, or at least, neutral Legendaries. Was one corrupted by what came through?

[shiro2hero]

Working with the monks?

[He's a little surprised, honestly. Partly because... well. Galra bias here. But also the monks didn't strike him as the type to enlist others.]

Not one. Two. Corrupted and made to seek out the others, trying to infect them, too. I... think the researchers were saying they were "stealing their light".

[insidegalra]

I was asking about their philosophies and whether or not they were truly effective. One of them offered me a chance to work for a few days and learn from experience.

[Thace may or may not have been thoroughly exasperating one of the monks with his quest for knowledge and another stepped in to rescue the both of them and got a friend out of the bargain.]

It was dealt with, a presume. How many casualties?

[shiro2hero]

Effective? As in how?

[Dealing with Pokemon? That's what he imagines most kinds of philosophies involve around here.]

Most of the casualties were structural. People were hurt, but, somehow, no one died.

[insidegalra]

They preach harmony, and both desire and believe in the concept, but is what they've achieved truly harmony? Are their actions working to further the cause of harmony on a larger scale? Some of them appreciated me seeking answers to those questions more than others. I still don't have definitive ones but the atmosphere of camaraderie and respect in the tower was welcome.

[Knowledge or death, after all. And there comes a time when all knowledge must be utilized. Thace is vaguely surprised.]

No deaths is unexpected. Do we know what caused the corruption?

[shiro2hero]

Ah, yeah. That tracks. Monks are usually about that kind of thing here. And on Earth. Think you'll head back there? Or do some exploration?

[There's a lot to explore here, after all.]

One of the creatures from the wormhole. An extremely powerful one. It could drain the energy out of anything it touched.

[insidegalra]

I will go back for a little while. I made a commitment to work with them that I haven't entirely finished. I don't believe I'll be staying in Violet much longer, however. My traveling companions will want to move on.

[If Shiro follows the direction of Thace's glance around, he'll see two women. The one holds herself like a fighter, but the other is very much a Young Teenager...and quite possibly trying to flirt with a boy.]

Has anyone looked into the wormholes? There might be ways to predict if and where they might reopen, or track the energy to the source.

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, I know that feeling. [He does, indeed, follow that gaze, and ends up smiling.] They're not easy to wrangle, sometimes, are they?

[Traveling with others, he mostly means. But also teenagers.]

I think so. The Elite 4 were doing most of the research work. But a few of us did too. Armin may have. Ford Pines knows a lot about them, too.

[insidegalra]

This world seems like I shouldn't have to worry, but I do.

[The small smile says Thace doesn't really mind though. He goes serious again after that. Research mode activate!]

I will make an attempt to find and speak with both of them, if I can.

[shiro2hero]

Even in a world like this, there's ways to get into trouble. Safer trouble - but, still trouble.

[The worst that happens here is getting arrested. Which he has seen.]

Sounds good. I'd talk to Armin either way - he's pretty much the water pokemon expert.

[insidegalra]

[Thace nods, because he can't imagine a world where it's not possible to get into trouble. But there's interest in his expression.]

Water pokemon are something I haven't had much opportunity to encounter yet. Is he open to being contacted through his Pokegear and ID?

[shiro2hero]

Usually he is, yeah. And he's usually excited to talk about them, too.

I don't know anyone here who's done as much research and work with water types as Armin has. It's really impressive.

[And Shiro's more than just a little proud of him.]

[insidegalra]

Do you happen to have it so I can contact him?

[Thace notices the pride and smiles openly.]

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, of course. Hold on...

[While he pulls his 'gear out of a pocket, idly scrolling through his contacts until he can pull up Armin's info.]

Here. This is him.

[insidegalra]

[Thace enters that info into his Pokegear right away.]

Thank you very much.

[In the distance there's a loud shriek that breaks into laughter, and a very human yell of surprise. Followed by an angry "you little--" Thace groans.]

I should go and get that one out of the trouble he's just found. Until we have a chance to meet again.

[And with a little nod of the head, Thace turns in the direction of the sounds.]