I Can't Believe It's Another Hisui Catchall

[foolishwren]

Who: Heather Mason and YOU!
Where: Hisui
When: July/throughout the event
Summary: A catch-all for Heather Mason, who can be encountered doing various things and saying various swearwords under the cut.
Rating: PG-13 at most
Log:




GENERAL INFO: During her time in Hisui, Heather will be a rather tatty bandit's outfit (she was late getting to the table with all the clothes), some cozy boots, and a blue cap. Heather's new starter is a Hisuian Growlithe who she has creatively named "Twojo" (her actual starter is a Growlithe named Cujo). Over the course of the event she will be catching a shiny Pikachu (!!) and a MYSTERY THIRD POKEMON I have not decided on yet.
She is very tired and not particularly happy about the possibility that she'll never get to see her other Pokemon ever again, but for the sake of other people who she's assuming probably feel the same way, she's at least trying not to be a complete vibe-ruiner over it.


PROMPT A: General Campground Presence

One of the few things that actually help get Heather's mind off of the less-than-ideal situation is keeping busy! When she's not actively exploring, she'll be fairly active around the campground, primarily in the form of keeping the firewood well-stocked and patrolling the camp's borders with Twojo (and a nice hefty stick, in case Twojo's barking doesn't do the trick) to keep high-leveled wild Pokemon from demolishing everything.

As a hot-water-enjoyer herself, she will also be readily volunteering Twojo's firey breath to help keep the showers nice and warm.

Maybe you're joining her on these ventures! Or maybe you desperately need to wash the stank off and there's nobody else around to heat the water for you. OR MAYBE you found her sacked out by the campfires after a long day of roughing it and are in the mood for some conversation.


PROMPT B: Training and Sparring

Being an otherworldly "old-timer" at this point, Heather is used to RARELY having to worry about encountering a problem that can't be at least adequately dealt with by whipping out a level 100 Pokemon.

Needless to say, suddenly being stuck in the untamed wilderness with NOTHING but a measley level-20 Pokemon? That's like... a baby. NAY, a zygote. And she doesn't like that, no SIR. By sunset on that very first day, Heather has thrown herself into vigorous training with Twojo, hoping to stack some levels onto this pup before they have the bad luck to encounter something they can't handle.

Which means she is looking for folks to engage in friendly training battles with! She can't be the only one who's in a hurry to toughen up their new friend in case things go awry.

On that note, she won't say no to friendly sparring, either. When they're all in one place like this, maybe it's a good opportunity to meet some other folks who are into that kind of thing. You never know when you might have to jump in and just punch a wild Pokemon in the face yourself.


PROMPT C: WILDCARD!

You got another idea? COOL, go for it! You can also ping me on Plurk for plotting if you'd like to brainstorm!

Comments

B

[exeggutorhead]

[It had taken exactly one (very short) venture out into the Fieldlands for Envy to realize that yes, actually, he probably should bond with and train his Zorua, no matter how bratty it was. Clearly he needs WAY more back-watching than he's used to in this place. Sure, Pokemon in modern Johto will attack people sometimes, but here? A good 90% seem to be actively looking to maul people, sometimes before said people even notice them.]

[So yeah. Back to basics partner bonding time.]

[He's spent all morning just hanging out with the little guy, but now it's time to get some battle practice in. Luckily, he can see Heather hanging out near one of the open patches on the edge of camp, probably looking for the same thing. The Zorua is down near his ankles, trotting with his pointy little nose up and looking very self-important.]

Hey! Been looking for you, I think mine's ready to try a battle.

[Zorua yips in agreement. Yes, he's been convinced that his new human needs his very valuable help and that there will also be rewards in it for him.]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Yeah, any doubts Heather'd had about the difference between wild Pokemon here and wild Pokemon back home had been banished by the first Nighttime Paras Invasion (tm).]

[Twojo hears Envy and his partner coming before Heather does and starts bouncing excitedly, her tail becoming a blur. YES! YES, IT'S HER FRIENDS! Whom she has only known for a day or two.]</sub>

Yeah?

Got him to stop being an ankle-biter, huh?

_{[She crouches down once they're close enough and cautiously offers her hand for the tiny fox to sniff.]}

Sounds good to me, I've been having her toast the occasional small shrub but I think she'd find an actual battle more interesting.

_{[And less of a fire hazard.]}

[exeggutorhead]

Well, for now anyway. Even figured out a name for him, too, he's gonna go by Margrave.

[Margrave yips again in agreement. Yes, he has decided that this is an acceptable name. He does have to give Heather's offered hand a bit of thought before deigning to lean forward and give it a quick sniff.]

[foolishwren]

Margrave, huh?

Sounds... fitting.

<sub>[After letting the Zorua do whatever amount of sniffing he's going to do, she withdraws her hand, having a feeling that their bond is probably not yet at the point where petting would be on the table.]

[Twojo, on the other hand, is a polite distance away but already play-bowing emphatically hat him.]</sub>

[exeggutorhead]

Yeah, I figured it's a royal title and sort of ghost-y. And he likes it, which means it's good enough.

[Heather is very wise to assume that petting isn't on the table, and so her fingers are saved an offended nip.]

[He definitely sees Twojo's bowing, although he pretends not to notice as he saunters in that direction before sitting down a few feet away. His pricked ears give away that he's interested, though.]

Yours looks all ready to go, maybe we should get started before his majesty changes his mind.

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather is intuitive like that by now.]}

Yeah, Twooj is a happy battler. As long as nobody's using water-type moves.

This clearing's a good size-- you take that side.

_{[She whistles to the Growlithe, who gleefully hop-scampers a few strides in her trainer's direction, but without ever once actually turning to face away from Margrave. YES SHE WANTS TO PLAYYYYYYY.]}

[exeggutorhead]

Well, I might not know exactly all the moves Margrave's got, but lucky for Twojo there's pretty much no chance of any water ones.

[He heads over to his side, and Margrave moves into position himself. He can't fully hide his own anticipation anymore, with the wispy "fur" on his head starting to wave and dance.]

Ready?

[foolishwren]

We can figure out movesets the old-fashioned way.

<sub>[Which she's never actually done before.]

[It is so fucking weird not to have a PokeDex.]</sub>

All right, Twooj. You ready?

_{[A high-pitched bark is her reply.]}

... Sounds like she is!

[exeggutorhead]

[It's SO fucking weird.]

[It's been a damn long time since he's actually trained a Zorua, too, so he can't even entirely remember what moves a regular one might know at a low level, much less...this one. Which seems like it must be part ghost.]

Okay then, let's get going! Margrave, try a...Scratch!

[Ding ding ding, he guessed the right baby move! The little Zorua darts towards Twojo with intent, rearing up when he gets close to swipe with his little claws.]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[AND OFF THEY GO!]

[Twojo turns her head to the side to avoid getting claws right in the eyes, but the attack does land with a dull thump into her neck-ruff.]

[But it... doesn't really seem to do a whole lot.]</sub>

Twojo, try Tackle!

_{[BABY MOVES!]}

[exeggutorhead]

[Interesting, that...should have done a little more? But Envy's distracted from how much scratch did or didn't do by the fact that the tackle goes straight THROUGH Margrave in that very particular way that a proper normal type move will on an otherwise solid ghost.]

[WELP. THAT ANSWERS THAT.]

[Margrave actually hops up and down a few times, his yips sounding almost like laughter. TRICKED!]

Ha! Well, guess he's definitely a ghost. Okay, try a Bite!

[This time though, Margrave turns to look at him like he's just shouted nonsense. Excuse that's not a thing he does??]

Uh...Feint Attack? Pursuit?

....Lick?

[NOPE NONE OF THOSE]

Scratch again, then!

[foolishwren]

Whoahoa, holy crap!

<sub>[Heather laughs too, because Twojo LITERALLY DID JUST GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THAT LITTLE FOX and took a tumble into the grass, looking confused. Even if it's on one of her own Pokemon, Heather can appreciate a good trick.]

[Scratch, once again, seems to do little to nothing, although it does get Twojo to spin around indignantly to face Margrave. Her SERIOUS face is on now!!]</sub>

Okay, so no normal moves.

How abouuuuuut... Ember!

_{[Because, maybe Zoruas here are part Ice? He is white, after all.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[The Ember does at least connect, BUT it doesn't do the level of damage it would to an ice type. It does, however, singe some of that pretty white fur on his ruff. He lets out a deeply indignant howl as though it's done far more than it really has, sitting back on his haunches as he's distracted by examining the fur for damage.]

[It seems Envy has gotten a Pokemon after his very own heart.]

[Envy, meanwhile, is trying very hard to remember low level ghost moves. Damn, he really doesn't train those much...but Scratch really isn't doing anything.]

Curse? [nope] Shadow Ball! [no reaction]

Shadow...[wait what was it called again] Sneak!

[THAT Margrave recognizes! His very own Serious face on now because his dignity is on the line, he vanishes into the ground to pop up behind Twojo and GET HER]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Hm, okay, well, at least it hit.]

[Cujo's early moves are coming back to her a little bit now. It helps at least, she supposes, that Twojo is clearly still a Fire-type. The Scratches barely landing, though, that is sort of unusual.]

[The pup's brief confusion over Margrave vanishing is replaced with a loud yelp as the ghostly fox indeed GETS HER from behind. And it clearly does more than the previous attempts, too. She actually tumbles over and then scrambles back upright, huffing and wff-ing.]</sub>

Haha, shake it off, girl!

Do you know how to Bite?

_{[She DOES know how to Bite! And she charges at Margrave with her little teeth bared.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[Margrave is DELIGHTED. Vengeance is his!]

[But not for long. His ears go back and his eyes get big, but he's much too close to dodge the bite, and yelps loudly as it connects. And it clearly does a LOT of damage. Super effective!]

[Which comes as a surprise to Envy, even with the ghost typing--he'd still kind of been thinking of Margrave as a dark type, and even been wondering if he had the very exciting Dark/Ghost typing...guess not.]

C'mon, Margrave, you got a little more in you?

[He does, juuust barely. But the little fox is getting very impatient with his human! Telling him to do all these moves he doesn't know, and now he got bitten! And then, before Envy actually calls anything out, that sulky feeling starts actually manifesting. The wisp on his head starts to glow and shift into strange shapes as dark blue and purple energy swirls around him...and then a big blob of it fires right at Twojo. BITTER MALICE!]

[Or...well, it's more like Disgruntled Pettiness, so it's not really a full strength attack. BUT ENVY SURE WASN'T EXPECTING IT.]

Woah! Hey, what was that?

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather's brows lift when Bite lands a glancing blow. On some level, she was also still kind of expecting Margrave to be part Dark-type... apparently not. Unless the little guy was just dramatic about EVERYTHING, which was possible.]

[But what happens next quickly cuts off Heather's speculation-- hot damn. She's never seen that attack before. It's like Shadow Ball, but... NOT.]

[Twojo seemingly wasn't expecting it either, and she gets bowled over backwards like she was just hit by a gale-force wind. Which, uh, definitely means that wasn't a normal-type attack. Not that it looked like one to begin with.]</sub>

Oh shit! Twooj, you okay?

<sub>[The Growlithe totters back upright, disoriented, but answers her trainer's question with a slight tail wag. She's not out for the count, but that attack was stronger than anything else the other combatant and tried.]

[Reassured, Heather turns back to Envy.]</sub>

That was wild. I'm no expert on Ghost-type moves to be honest but have you ever seen anything like that before? That was way bigger than Shadow Ball.