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victory_road2020-10-12 01:53 am
jurisimprudence) wrote in victory_road2020-10-12 01:53 am
[ text / action for new bark town ] (cw: blood, probably talk of death/violence)
A. text
TWO TH1NGS
F1RST
JOHN 3GB3RT
1F YOU'R3 H3R3, W3 N33D TO T4LK
S3COND
W1LL TH1S WORK TO G3T BLOOD OUT OF CLOTH1NG OR W1LL 1 N33D TO G3T 4 D1FF3R3NT PRODUCT FROM TH3 N3XT TOWN?
[Here she's attached a photo of the standard bottle of liquid soap that comes with the backpack.]
B. action
[If anyone's on the lookout for newbies, Terezi can be spotted sitting by a flowerbed next to "Mom's" house. She doesn't look any less human than anyone else here, at least at first. Though her ears have a bit of a point, they're hidden by her black hair, and the sharpness of her teeth is concealed by her pursed lips as she taps away at her Pokégear. No, if there's anything to raise concern, it's the fact that she looks like she's had a bad accident with some paint, or perhaps smashed a box worth of Grape-Berry Double Homicide Gushers against herself. Teal and purple mar her shirt and even stick to her face and arms in places.]
[It doesn't really smell like paint, or the corn syrup-laden fruit approximant of candy, either. It's dry by now, but one might recognize the smell of blood.]
[Her starter isn't far: a Gible wanders about the flowerbed proper, occasionally casting a concerned glance back at her new trainer in between devouring whatever blooms might remain at this time of year. She'll settle for withered stems, too; she ain't picky.]
TWO TH1NGS
F1RST
JOHN 3GB3RT
1F YOU'R3 H3R3, W3 N33D TO T4LK
S3COND
W1LL TH1S WORK TO G3T BLOOD OUT OF CLOTH1NG OR W1LL 1 N33D TO G3T 4 D1FF3R3NT PRODUCT FROM TH3 N3XT TOWN?
[Here she's attached a photo of the standard bottle of liquid soap that comes with the backpack.]
B. action
[If anyone's on the lookout for newbies, Terezi can be spotted sitting by a flowerbed next to "Mom's" house. She doesn't look any less human than anyone else here, at least at first. Though her ears have a bit of a point, they're hidden by her black hair, and the sharpness of her teeth is concealed by her pursed lips as she taps away at her Pokégear. No, if there's anything to raise concern, it's the fact that she looks like she's had a bad accident with some paint, or perhaps smashed a box worth of Grape-Berry Double Homicide Gushers against herself. Teal and purple mar her shirt and even stick to her face and arms in places.]
[It doesn't really smell like paint, or the corn syrup-laden fruit approximant of candy, either. It's dry by now, but one might recognize the smell of blood.]
[Her starter isn't far: a Gible wanders about the flowerbed proper, occasionally casting a concerned glance back at her new trainer in between devouring whatever blooms might remain at this time of year. She'll settle for withered stems, too; she ain't picky.]
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1 L1K3 YOU 4LR34DY, M1SS T33N N4NN4 J4N3 >:]
JUST B3TW33N YOU 4ND M3
(H3 W1LL R34D TH1S TOO 1'M SUR3 OF 1T)
1 TH1NK H3 1S P4RTLY FULL OF SH1T
BRB 1 4M GO1NG TO CH3CK MY M4P
[There is a short pause while she looks up just where Goldenrod is.]
1T LOOKS L1K3 YOU 4R3 4 GOOD W4YS 4W4Y FROM M3
BUT M4YB3 1 W1LL COM3 V1S1T WH3N 1 4M CLOS3R
C4N YOU T3LL M3 WHO 4LL FROM OUR WORLD 1S H3R3 NOW?
1 H4V3 COUNT3D JOHN 4ND D1RK SO F4R 4S1D3 FROM M3 4ND YOU
4LSO YOU SHOULD T3LL M3 4BOUT B4DG3S >:O
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[And that's all she's saying because, again, this is public.]
I think it is just us four, actually! At least right now.
Jade and Karkat and Dave have been here, Roxy a couple of times, one of the...fishy trolls was here once?
I think that's everyone from while I've been around.
And badges are sort of like little tokens of proof of your strength here! Or, well, the strength of your Pokemon, and how well you work with them.
Generally the more badges you have, the more areas become accessible to you, and the more likely it is that natives here will take you seriously.
And if you obtain all sixteen available, you can challenge the strongest trainers in the area, the Elite Four! And if you beat THEM, then there's a whole to-do with joining another league, just for us, and you can make your own gym, it's all a big deal.
I've got my heart set on a personal endeavor, and I figured that getting off my behind and earning badges and getting the notoriety might help me legitimize my plans.
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TH3R3 4R3 4 F3W OF TH3M 4ND SOM3 4R3 D3C1D3DLY MOR3 TOL3R4BL3 TH4N OTH3RS
1F YOU DO NOT KNOW TH31R N4M3 4 T3XT COLOR 4ND 1D34 OF TH31R QU1RK SHOULD B3 3NOUGH FOR M3 TO F1GUR3 1T OUT
1T 1S K1ND OF STR4NG3 TO TH1NK OF TH3M 4LL B31NG H3R3 THOUGH
YOU S41D 1T'S B33N FOUR Y34RS
HOW OLD 4R3 YOU NOW?
BUT 1 GU3SS TH3 R3ST M34NS 1 W1LL H4V3 TO P4Y 4T L34ST 4 L1TTL3 4TT3NT1ON TO TH3 GYMS
1 4M NOT SO SUR3 TH4T 1 W1LL C4R3 4S MUCH 4BOUT M4K1NG MY OWN OR TH3 3L1T3 FOUR
BUT 1 WOULD L1K3 TO B3 4BL3 TO G3T 4ROUND TH1S PL4C3
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We didn't speak much beyond introductions and he left soon after.
I am twenty human years old now! I know Trolls count age in sweeps but I am not sure what that equals to.
And traveling gets easier the more badges you have, and the more places you go. You can get items that teach Pokemon moves that can help them take you over water or fly in the sky, and there's a warp system in place - if you've been to the Pokemon Center in one town, and go to the next, you should be able to instantly travel between the two. Doing it too many times kind of makes you sick, though.
But besides that, folks primarily walk around here. There's a train, but it's limited to two cities, so...it is sadly not as extensive as one might hope.
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1T 1S PROB4BLY FOR TH3 B3TT3R H3 D1DN'T ST1CK 4ROUND LONG
BUT HMM...
1 4M 4BOUT S3V3N 4ND 4 H4LF SW33PS R1GHT NOW
WH1CH 1S 4ROUND S1XT33N HUM4N Y34RS
SO 1 THINK YOU WOULD M4YB3 B3 N1N3?
1 WOULD H4V3 TO DO TH3 M4TH TO B3 SUR3
S1NC3 4 SW33P 1S 4 L111TTL3 LONG3R TH4N TWO HUM4N Y34RS
BUT TH1S M34NS YOU 4R3 NOT 4 T33N N4NN4 4T 4LL 4NYMOR3, J4N3! >:O
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Sixteen, though...gosh, okay, that's not too bad.
Considering this world's age of "you're totally okay to go be out on your own in the wilderness with wild superpowered creatures" is ten, you should be fine.
Just don't eat the berries you find on your travels, they're...not good for people to eat raw. Pokemon can eat them, but unless they're prepped carefully, they make us sick.
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1 H4V3 4LSO GL4NC3D THROUGH TH3 TR41N3R GU1D3 SO 1 KN3W TH4T P4RT 4BOUT TH3 B3RR13S
1 KNOW 1T 1S H4RD W1TH TH3 C4L1B3R OF OTH3R P3OPL3 H3R3 BUT YOU C4N TRUST M3 NOT TO B3 4 COMPL3T3 1D1OT >:]
HOW MUCH DO YOU 4CTU4LLY KNOW 4BOUT TROLLS, M1SS TW3NT33N N4NN4?
1 4M NOT SUR3 HOW M4NY OF US YOU H4V3 M3T
OR FOR HOW LONG YOU KN3W TH3M
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And I was not well for some time.
Um...probably not enough to consider myself confident in my Troll Knowledge?
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P3RH4PS 1T 1S FOR TH3 B3ST TH4T B3RRYM4W H4S NOT 1NS1ST3D 1 TRY TH3 FLOW3RS SH3 H4S B33N 34T1NG
THOUGH TH4T R3M1NDS M3 TH4T 1 W1LL H4V3 TO G3T US3D TO 4 HUM4N STOM4CH
1 4M TOLD HUM4NS DO NOT 34T BUGS MUCH
WH1CH BR1NGS M3 TO MY OTH3R PO1NT
1F YOU 3V3R H4V3 QU3ST1ONS 4BOUT TROLLS YOU C4N F33L FR33 TO 4SK M3 >:]
1 F1GUR3 1T 1S B3TT3R TH4N L34RN1NG S3CONDH4ND FROM JOHN OR D1RK
[And frankly, it will drive her up a wall if she doesn't have some reminder of troll things when she's stuck as a human, herself.]
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But then again, I don't think many of them spring up here, since bugs are also Pokemon, and outright eating Pokemon seems to be a taboo subject. Byproducts are fine, but you aren't necessarily going to know what's in a tube-loaf of bologna, for example.
Oh! That is a very generous offer, thank you!
I would actually quite like that! Though I'm certain there will be things about the Troll experience that I won't be able to quite wrap my head around.
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TH3N 1 W1LL K33P MY 3Y3S OP3N FOR 4NY POT3NT14L NON-POK3MON BUG OFF3R1NGS
DO 1 W4NT TO KNOW WH4T 4 TUB3-LO4F OF BOLOGN4 1S
OR 1S NOT KNOW1NG TH3 PO1NT?
BUT 1T 1S F1N3 1F YOU DO NOT 4CTU4LLY UND3RST4ND 3V3RYTH1NG
4S 1 4M SUR3 TH3R3 4R3 TH1NGS 4BOUT HUM4NS 1 W1LL NOT UND3RST4ND 31TH3R
L1K3 P3RH4PS TH3 BOLOGN4
SO LONG 4S YOU 4R3 R3SP3CTFUL TH3N W3'R3 GOOD
[She is absolutely reading it as bo-log-nah.]
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Well, human bologna is like...pork all ground up with seasonings and then formed into a loaf, and then...boiled I think? And then it's sliced very thin and used as sandwich meat. I'm not actually very partial to it, and I don't know what this world's equivalent would even be made of.
Maybe the fallen-off tails of Slowpokes? But there's a whole town here that'd have a conniption if you even suggested that.
[What, Slowpoke tails do look like bologna]
I will do my upmost to be respectful, then!
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THOUGH NOW 1 K1ND OF M1SS GRUBLO4F >:/
OH W3LL
DO YOU H4V3 4NY QU3ST1ONS FOR M3 NOW?
1F NOT W3 C4N S4V3 1T FOR WH3N3V3R TH3Y COM3 UP
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Let us wait until they come up naturally!
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1 SHOULD PROB4BLY ST4RT TR4V3L1NG 4NYHOW
OR 4T L34ST G3T SOM3WH3R3 1 C4N CH4NG3 OUT OF TH1S GROSS SH1RT >:/
1 W1LL T4LK TO YOU L4T3R J4N3!
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