1 ✾ Pokémon Trainer Aki would like to GO HOME ✾ Network/Action for Cherrygrove

[witchesbroom]

[ Network Posts ]

[ A ✾ Royal Etiquette ✾ Video – Cherrygrove (action if you are there!)  – Backdated to Tuesday evening; 5/18 ]

[ This whole thing? Makes no sense. The mom? Woman she’s never seen before. The monsters? Don’t even come with their own card! How do you put them in defense mode? That Pokémon Professor? Did he even have a degree?! Aki forgot to ask but after lightly snooping around the communications network she decided it was time to make herself known. She wasn’t sure if this was an entirely trustworthy place, but, after twenty-four hours she finally has something benign to talk about.

If there are two things that seem to stand out about Aki it’s that she really likes the color red and she seems to dress like she’s from a time with steam powered locomotives and cholera in the wells. She has a Budew, somehow posted on her shoulder despite the lack of appendages to truly grasp on with. ]

Good evening. My name is Aki Izayoi. I’d like to ask if it’s possible to rename these monsters. [ She directs the camera to the Pokémon accompanying her in the café booth, Skitty, who is just <i>shredding</i> up some café curtains. ] You see, this strange woman rushed me into her house at New Bark Town…? [ These rustic names are a little hard to remember for a girl from places with such lush names like The City and Satellite. ] And gave me this companion, but… she just won’t listen to anything but her full name!

Catherine! [ Skitty continues to turn beige curtains into couture runway art. A table of two notices and starts to point her out to a waiter.  ]

Princess Catherine! [ It’s not very effective… ]

Queen Princess Catherine! Stop! [ Skitty stops cold in her tracks, but the volume of her voice startles Budew, causing her to fall over off screen. The cry is high pitched, and abrasive like Baby Mario’s cry. ]

Oh no… Budew… [ Aki quickly turns the camera back. ] I’ll view the responses later. I have some things to tend to, I guess. [ A waiter who has noticed the commotion approaches as she flicks the camera off. ]

Excuse me Miss, you have to pay for those curta-

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[ B ✾ MAMMA MIA HERE I GO AGAIN ✾ text; like probably not even two hours later; 5/18 ]

HELP WANTED!

Looking for: One ride from Cherrygrove to Olivine City or Two Island. I have two Pokémon and no money (I have just had to replace a pair of curtains). I will pay you back more than fairly for your assistance. This is for a wedding.

Thank you.

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[ Action Posts ]

[ Action A ✾ Have not Obtained Running Shoes Yet ✾ Route 29; Literally any time from Sunday morning to Tuesday evening ]

[ In what is probably one of the most unbelievable feats of athleticism, anyone who is on this route from this time will probably see a girl running in thigh high heeled boots down the road at a speed that would make one double check to see if she's being chased by the customary inaugural swarm of Beedrill. But... nothing.

There is nothing chasing her. No panicked screams, no stomps, no tantrums, just one single girl running running running as fast as she can. Maybe she nearly runs into you? Maybe she nearly knocks over your Pokémon? Maybe she scares off a Pokémon you've been following all morning? Maybe she charges straight through the field of battle, completely unaware that she just narrowly escaped an Ice Beam? Whatever it is, it's mysterious and/or reckless enough for you to flag her down and ask her what the hell man!! ] 

 

[ Action B ✾ LETS ALL GO TO THE BEACH BEACH ✾ Cherrygrove City, Sunset. 5/19/21 by the shore ]

[ Aki is standing absolutely starstruck at the Flabebes in front of her. Holding all sorts of flowers as they drift idly in the calming sea breeze. Budew and Skitty chirp and happily play in the sand. Aki doesn’t even notice that Skitty is smacking up a dust storm with her tail because of these pretty flower riders. ]

How do I get myself one of these?! [ Are you going to be that NPC that teachers how to catch Pokemon? She… wasn’t paying attention to the official tutorial. ]

Comments

[fayblood]

Shrike looks, well, more than a little taken aback by what he's seeing. Insofar as it's even possible to tell, what with the hood and all.

"W-what--aren't you going to do something?"

Normally Shrike wouldn't be nearly that bold in saying something like that, but circumstances are rapidly getting out of hand, and he doesn't want to see any of the 'mons involved hurt because of it.

[witchesbroom]

Aki looks up to see the re-enactment of Lord of the Flies: Johto Edition and quickly rushes over, "Wait! Wait! Both of you! Stop!"

Aki swoops up Skitty and holds her back as Budew, in its tiny 8 inch glory, continues to stomp on the Flabebe, who is looking closed to thrashed.

She stops close to them before hiding her face away from the hooded child who can barely see, "Can you toss me their balls? They should be in there!"

There are eight pokeballs in this bag. Select wisely, Shrike!

[fayblood]

He can see reasonably well enough. He's used to getting around while wearing a hood, at least, he's done it so long, now. But more importantly, he's apparently being asked to do something. Shrike does hesitate at the idea of going through someone else's things, but it's a little urgent, and he was asked, after all...

Unfortunately, he has no idea which are the correct balls. There's eight of them, but only two Pokémon fighting. So, he does the best he can, which is to randomly grab balls and start tossing them over in hopes that eventually one will be the right one.

i told u It Gets Worse(tm) from here. also, doing this in prose is actually really nice haha

[witchesbroom]

Shrike's first ball rolls to the shoreline, making it not a total loss like the first one but, it is eventually something that will probably have to be addressed. And, after that, Shrike's rolls got a lot more Consequential(tm).

The second one was also empty, but it rolls to the back of Aki's heel, causing her to stumble back and over onto the ground. The third rolls next o her and recalls Queen Princess Carolyn. The fourth, as luck would have it, sails over the commotion, hurling through the air with the power of destiny, smacking yet another Flabebe that was just spectating the commotion.

The ball drops to the sand and starts to rattle. Aki pulls herself up and dusts herself off. Budew and the sparring Flabebe pause to watch the outcome. The entire world seems like it hangs on the precipice of this moment.

tbh I've always preferred prose because it's nice and clear and always displays properly! XD

[fayblood]

She had said to toss them, and so Shrike had done! But while he's strong for his small stature, he's not used to throwing pokéballs, so his aim leaves more than a little to be desired.

That said, when one of the balls happens to hit one of the other Flabebe he also halts in his tosses, waiting to see what happens next. He messed up, didn't he?

[witchesbroom]

The ball gently rocks side to side until it tilts completely on its side with a final click. Aki takes a restrained hop forward in the sheer glee of success, even if it is not totally hers. Budew suddenly gains the strength of a quarterback and decks the Flabebe on conscious on the beach before jumping with Aki.

"Wow! I can't believe we did it. The four of us, as a team!" She beams.

"What's your name? I'm Aki."

[fayblood]

That definitely didn't go at all as Shrike thought it would. On multiple levels. But it seems like it worked out in the end, at least? Probably.

"Oh, um. People call me Shrike."

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[witchesbroom]

She relaxes the rest of her posture to be less uptight as she nervously moves her hand to take the pokeball from Shrike.

"How long have you been at th-" Aki's voice stops short upon seeing another drifting Pokémon right behind him.

2/2 | omg i am so sorry i ordered dinner with my sister and i thought this was posted!

[witchesbroom]

"My goodness!" Her volume is completely inappropriate for talking to someone literally inches away.

"What! Is! That!" It is a Gossifleur, idly drifting by the shore. It looks almost completely harmless, and, unfortunately, unaware of the destruction it has found itself on a collision course with.

HAHA it happens XD

[fayblood]

Needless to say, Shrike starts at the sudden exclamation, spinning around to see what she's talking about. The movement disturbs the Rookidee perched atop his hood, which flaps into the air with an annoyed squawk of its own.

"It's another kind of Pokémon..."

He thinks that much is obvious, but given that she didn't even know how to battle or catch them, maybe she still hasn't figured out how to recognize them, either?

[witchesbroom]

She looks a bit offended at the lack of faith in her studying, as much of a justification Shrike has in not possessing a single iota in the girl who is currently the incarnate of "pressed A; did not read".

"I know that it's a dueling monster!" She says a little defensively before looking at the Flabebe that she has just added to the party with the help of Shrike, "but it also looks like a plant! Do you know anything about it?"

It seems like the chaos has subsided for now, given that the music has not started once again.

[fayblood]

"I don't know all the kinds yet, but there's some that are called 'Grass' types and can be plants, too."

Sort of. He doesn't fully understand the reasoning behind it (does anyone?) but at least he's taken the time to try to study up on types and such. If only to be prepared and know what he's facing should he need to battle.

[witchesbroom]

"That's reason enough for me!" She quickly tosses him her bag again, "Help me out as I go get the other Pokeball at the shore!" Aki dashes off down the sand, leaving a trail of dust in her wake.

The music kicks up again, this time louder by Shrike. Aki figures this is just like Duel Monsters!!! So she can just tag team with him!! Despite her intention of wielding their awesome alliance, her lack of knowledge leaves a lot to be desired. The weather of the battlefield because of her red-heeled combat boots is a sandstorm.

Budew quickly rushes past Shrike, with the bloodlust of an entire Greek Phalanx unit. It starts hopping back and forth on the field, keeping its chloroplasts warm for battle through the haze of dust in the setting sky.

[fayblood]

"I--huh??"

Shrike catches the bag, more out of reflex than anything. But he has no idea what she expects him to do. Take out more of the balls, maybe? Her Pokémon sure seems eager to battle, at least, so maybe she's just in a hurry to catch more for some reason...

Meanwhile, as Shrike stands there confused, his Togepi hops about near his feet, apparently cheering the Budew on. At least someone seems to know what's going on here!

[witchesbroom]

Despite the improbable attire, Aki is able to quickly save the Pokeball from being swept out to sea. She starts to make her way back, but the waves push in. With her heeled boots quickly sinking into pockets effaced by the waves, her attempts at sprinting become a weird, fierce, quick wobble.

She's always dueled with plant monsters, and, for most of her life, they were her closest friends. Seeing that they still exist here is a small window of comfort for her. Like what most of us have learned this year: you can never have too many plants!

Her first plant, Budew takes the sign of encouragement to further pump itself up. It uses worry seed on itself, quickly becoming hyperactive and aggressive. The Gossifleur attempts to lull it to sleep with a sing attack, but Budew crosses the distance and.... opts to instead use fistibuds. Someone has not told Budew that this isn't fight club, as Gossifleur's intimate performance is quickly drowned out by the sound of violent slapping.

[fayblood]

For now Shrike just stands there and watches. Probably looking like an idiot, which is fair because he's more than a little dumbfounded by the rapid-fire sequence of events just now.

Still, he feels maybe he should do something before anyone actually gets hurt in all the chaos.

"Be careful! Don't... don't hurt it!"

[witchesbroom]

Budew is relentless with the onslaught, only pausing when Aki calls out.

"Miss Rose!" It turns around a little startled as Aki comes up behind it and dunks her Pokeball on Gossifleur with as much force as her arm can wind up.

The Pokémon quickly flashes into a red light before going into the ball.

"What attack did you tell it to do?" Throw Hands was super-effective.

[fayblood]

"I didn't tell it to do anything..."

Well, other than at the end there. He certainly hadn't told the Budew to attack at all, let alone which attacks to use.

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[witchesbroom]

"You know, I only know Worry Seed and... I think there's another one that starts with A, but I can't remember it right now. Usually, Miss Rose just hops in there and knows what to do." Aki is unaware that Pokémon battles shouldn't be this violent especially given her dueling origins having her smacking children around with a Gigaplant brought to life by her psychic powers.

As Aki gives off a brief explanation for Miss Rose's future participation on the Johto No Fly-list, the ball turns and clicks with another success.

[witchesbroom]

"You're quite good at this! I wonder what else we can find!" Aki daintily picks up the ball and puts it in her backpack.

"I don't have anything to pay you back with at the moment, but I promise I'll return the favor some day! I was a competitive duelist back home, and this is somewhat similar." She isn't quite sure on the last assessment and it's quite palpable in her voice. She heard
there's a competitive league and she's fighting with plants. It fits her two criteria as a career.

[fayblood]

"Ah, it's fine!"

Shrike really doesn't feel like he's done much, if anything, to contribute.

"But... um, you know you can see information about the Pokémon the thing?"

He means the 'gear.

[witchesbroom]

"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about," She really thought she was going to be here for maybe a what would be maybe thirty minutes and instead found herself trekking inconsequentially through an endless road for three days.

[fayblood]

"Uh..."

Shrike takes a moment to go through his own bag, eventually pulling out his PokéGear and holding it up.

"This."

[witchesbroom]

She mirrors his actions, pulling out her PokeGear and holding it up, "Okay! Teach me!"

She's ready to learn Shrike! It's like Whitney Houston said, the children are the future even if they are older than you.

[fayblood]

That was definitely not the reaction Shrike expected, even if in retrospect he probably should have. Still, though, he's already here, and she clearly needs the help, so he might as well try.

"You press this to turn it on..."

He demonstrates as he explains, going immediately for the functions related to getting information on Pokémon. His explanations are pretty short and not very detailed at all, bordering on vague as often as not, but as he does the actions himself as he describes them it'll probably be fine. Hopefully.