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[lightningbearer]

Who: Sion/Shrike/Geddoe and YOU
Where: Hisui!
When: Throughout the event
Summary: Catch-all for assorted event threads
Rating: PG (probably)
Log:
Sion
I. New Arrivals

To say that Sion in any way expected to find himself somehow transported to the past (of another region, to boot!) would be a lie. However, he's been in Johto long enough now that very little succeeds in surprising him, and he'd always been fairly adaptable to begin with. Which is why in short order he's already acquired a new outfit and is approaching anyone who looks a little lost... Or a little upset. "Is anything the matter?"

II. Around Camp

Are you sitting around camp with nothing to do and looking bored? Are you staring at the quest board wondering what you should do next? Fear not! Sion will gladly step in to help you out. "If you're looking for something to do, I'd recommend..." Well, whatever seems most prudent or in need of doing at the moment, really. Something something you can take the gym leader out of his gym...

III. Gathering Missions/Exploring

Of course, Sion's not spending all his time hanging around the base camp. There's those supplies to be gathered, after all, and who wouldn't want to go out exploring a bit? So, you may happen to run into him and his Hisuian Sneasel either setting out from camp, or out and about beyond it. If so, he'll certainly stop to chat and trade information as to what he's found so far. Or, perhaps, suggest teaming up, if it looks like there's particularly high-level wild Pokémon in the area.

Shrike
I. Not the hood!

Broadly speaking, Shrike isn't very particular about his clothes. He'll just take what he can get without complaint. On the other hand, he still treasures being able to have nice clothes (or, what he considers nice)... and more importantly, still steadfastly refuses to go out in public without a hood that obscures much of his face. Which might explain why he's currently clutching a very definitely worse for the wear hooded cloak around his head while looking at the outfits offer by the Ginkgo Guild. "Isn't there something with a hood...?" He frankly sounds more concerned or upset about that than anything else at the moment, really.

II. Hanging Around

For better or worse, Shrike is still very shy around people, and being thrust into yet another strange land isn't helping matters. So, while he's definitely doing what he can to pitch in and help, he's also... Well, keeping to himself as much as possible. Except when someone approaches him (or he runs into them) anyway, in which case there's an awkward "um, hi?"

Geddoe

I. New Friends

While not, perhaps, as deeply attached to his Pokémon partners as many, Geddoe still found it more than a little annoying to suddenly be without them in a place that still required them. All that time and effort, only to be handed the ball of some brand new, unfamiliar 'mon. Not that he had any intention of turning the offer down, of course, he's still pragmatic about these things, and once he's stepped aside to let everyone else in need of a new partner have some room, he promptly checks to see what he's got to work with. Cue a tiny bundle of yellow and black, crackling with barely-contained electricity, appearing with an inquisitive pichu? on the grass before him. "..." Geddoe has no words for this, but the look on his face pretty clearly and eloquently says you have GOT to be kidding me...

II. Out and About

Regardless of what Geddoe may think about this world's apparent sense of humor when it relates to him, he is perfectly willing to help out. In fact, being a mercenary, picking up tasks for a payout is exactly up his alley, so you can regularly find him checking out the board for any new and interesting (or lucrative) postings. That said, he's not big on the socializing thing, either, so you're just as likely to spot him off away from camp, taking advantage of missions that require him to go further afield if he can. His new partner, probably to te surprise of no one who's come to know him in Johto, can often be spotted riding on his shoulder, or sometimes even his head, a fact which Geddoe seems to just stoically endure. Care to approach the grouchy old man?

III. Matters of Importance

Still, there's one thing the camp is lacking, as far as Geddoe's aware. And given that the locals apparently don't want the newcomers traipsing about the nearby village, that severely limits one's options. So, he'll just have to ask around, instead, meaning early on you might find yourself approached by the stoic mercenary (with an electric mouse on his shoulder) and asked a simple question: "Know anywhere to get a drink around here?"

OOC note: This is a catch-all for all three of mine! I may add prompts or top levels as needed as the event progresses. Feel free to tag using an existing prompt (make sure to specify which character you're tagging!) or wildcard me. I can also be reached for plotting via PM or Discord (AC#7235).

Comments

[dreamsofahero]

"Well, depending on how strong your team is, some of the gathering requests are in locations you may find rather challenging."

Eevee and Growlithe it's harder to say, but given that the Rowlet hasn't evolved yet...

"Perhaps the further reaches of the coastlands? Or, of course, there's always patrolling the perimeter of the camp and dealing with anything you happen to find."

[phoenixwiz]

Even though Lily is in a higher level than the average Rowlet, she hasn’t evolved just yet, although it can happen at any moment now. So he has to be very careful with where he might be going to. While he did visited the coastlands, met Godric in there, and hasn’t run into any terrifying Pokémon, he just wants to be safe for now.

“I am going to stick with patrolling the base camp perimeter,” Harry answers quickly.

(I will be evolving Lily into a Dartrix soon before the end of the event.)

[dreamsofahero]

It was an educated guess, in any case; some Pokemon do choose not to evolve, but here without access to TMs and such to help level the playing field, it does generally mean they're on the weaker side. Sion's been around long enough to be familiar with such things, after all.

"Well, in that case, I would recommend checking with one of the Guild members to see if there's any particular times or areas that are lacking as far as coverage. It wouldn't be very useful if several people tried to patrol at the same time, would it?"

[phoenixwiz]

“Yeah, that is a good point. I don’t want to bother people who would want to do the same task too much,” Harry nods in agreement, it would be very rude not to give others a chance to patrol the perimeter of base camp.

“So, is there any available Guild member for me to talk right now to schedule it as not to clash with other Trainers?” he asks Sion, wondering if there is a Guild member available for him to talk to.

[dreamsofahero]

"More that it wouldn't do to have several patrolling all at once at the same time, and nobody at all at another," Sion points out. Which seems an obvious conclusion to him, but then again, his position prior to coming to Johto often required him to think of such things. Not everyone necessarily comes from a world where war was a common, frequent occurrence.

"Though as for the guild..." He shrugs. "I can't speak for them any more than the rest of us. I'd recommend looking for their uniforms and ask someone wearing one; fortunately they do tend to stand out."

[phoenixwiz]

“Okay then, I will try to see if they are wearing their uniform and hope for the best,” Harry takes note of it.

Meanwhile he did consider exploring the coastlands once more, although he couldn’t be certain just yet considering how young-ish his team is at the moment. A few seconds in, he could see a Gingko Guild member in their uniform passing by that he decides to approach them for any leads.

“Hey excuse me, is there any slots for patrolling duty at the moment today? I was just wondering if there is any I can go for,” he asks the Guild member in question while his team are still standing near the quest board with Sion, hoping that there could be a definite answer.