victory_road | round one | what the hell happened here

Who: Rock Howard and you!
When: August/September
Where: Mom's House / New Bark Town / Route 29
Summary: Getting his bearings and wow does he not know a thing.
Warnings?: None for now!

i. mom's house

[ waking up in a stranger's home is one thing. it's another thing to be surrounded by all sorts of strangers in a stranger's home. rock had to muffle a scream, managing to keep himself together as to not look like a weirdo, but his face says it all. dear lord, what the hell was all this??? ]

I have... so many questions right now.

[ though he doubts anyone will answer him. rock makes his way to the kitchen, trying to keep to himself, especially as he makes his way through "mom's" pantry. he tries not to make the most noise, even though he does indeed bump into people on occasion. if he does, all you get is a mumbled 'sorry'. ]

ii. new bark town

[ he's one of the last people to leave mom's house, and he can't help but wonder what was that all about. sure, seeing people was one thing, but seeing swarms of creatures attacking said strangers and all the cries of "i missed you too" made the teen feel just all the more confused. but he doubts most people would give him any sort of day, if they were like the people he met in the KOF tournaments.

the only exceptions to that were shun'ei and isla, and even his own teammates. so there he was, in his own little corner, looking at a growlithe with a neutral look. ]

Looks like you're the little guy whose stuck with me, huh? [ a small smile. ] Welcome to team Garou, little guy.

[ a bark of approval. rock already likes his new pokemon. ]

iii. route 29

[ rock follows the crowd for the most part. he keeps to the back of the pack, really trying his best to look casual, as if he knew what he was doing for the most part. he doesn't, but acting the part was the key to actually learning. he has his nose stuffed into the trainer handbook, but... a lot of things still fly over his head. ]

So we catch these pokemon, to train them and make sure they... get stronger? So we're teachers?

[ he's still trying to make heads or tails on the entire thing. ]

iv. network (text, un: flybynightwolf)

Can anyone explain why weapons are banned here? It makes no sense.

[ totally not a weird thing to ask. ]

v. wildcard!

[ throw whatever at me! or plot with me over on plurk or discord!

divinereaper or naoto#0929 ]

Threaded | Flat

Presumably due to a rather childish lack of understanding both of what constitutes a 'weapon' as well as how a person can actually effectively be harmed.

Or, to look at it another way, perhaps it was easier to simply ban a list of weapons than deal with all the specifics.

[Rock is going to find a short... child, yes, a child, in one of the cupboards. The child (well, teen, really, but his size makes him look younger than he is) has the gall to raise a very pointed brow at Rock, as if he is seems vaguely annoyed at being interrupted.

Riz (because that is obviously who this is) is clutching a steaming #1 MOM mug in one hand, his other hand clutching a bag of instant coffee that he pulls closer to his body when Rock opens the door of the cupboard.]

Can I help you?

Basically. They call us trainers, though.

[It had been tough to decide who to box and who to keep with her, but Astrid reassured herself with a reminder that the pokemon seemed totally comfortable in their balls and, in turn, the PC system.

Abbadon is trotting next to the two of them, and slowing their progress by stopping to sniff at every single thing in their path. She supposes she can't blame him - the Arcanine had just been moved into a world wholly unfamiliar to him.

A trend with this place, it seems.]

[ Honestly, it's difficult not to bump into Luisa; not only is it so cramped in the room, she also takes up a bit of space herself.

So when Rock bumps into her, she's quick to wave off the apology. ] No, that's my fault. Sorry about that.

[ There's a dark-haired teenager dressed in a blue and black soccer uniform preparing to head out, gently patting the muzzle of a tall horse with a fiery flame of a mane. She's wearing a saddle, so it looks like someone's going for a ride.

Yes, the saddle is sitting on flames. No, it's not burning up. Somehow. He turns to look around, and spots someone he doesn't recognize with a single Pokémon. It looks similar to the fiery puppies he's seen a few of so far, but different...hm. Interesting. ]

Did you just land here?

(Harry was among the last trainers to leave Mom’s House after spending time doing many attempts to get out of the bath tub. As he walks out of the door, he sees Rock chatting with a dog like Pokémon that looks similarly to Godric but is also different.

And Godric is very curious of the Pokémon that looks similar to him that he wants to play with him.)

Hi there, are you new to Jotho too? This is also my first time being in here.

Growl, Growlithe, Growl!

I’m reallt sorry if my Growlithe is a bit energetic right now. He is just that excited to meet new people and Pokémon.

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