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So you want to be a Pokemon Master?

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: November 25 - 27
Summary: GET YOUR BUTTS IN HERE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME
Rating: BUT PLEASE PUT APPROPRIATE WARNINGS IF ANYTHING COMES UP
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Everything's ordinary, and then, all of a sudden, it isn't. Oops~! Enjoy all the weird new Pokemon roaming about, and have a good time! Any and all are welcome to join in the glitch-ridden festivities!

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[It's been a heck of a weekend for Penny.Definitely not BAD, mind, but it's been a ride. Between the glitched traveling times and paths and doorways just generally not leading where they're supposed to, she's pretty sure she's fighting Grimm all over Johto and Kanto.]

[So she'll take a few quiet moments in Goldenrod City, or at least as quiet as things get on these weekends.]

[She can't eat right now, but her Pokemon still need to, so it's in the search for one of the city's many restaurants or convenience stores that she spots yet another familiar face-]

Yang?

[Does she know where she is right now? Will Penny be a friend she traveled and lived with for months, or that girl she met once and then saw die on live television.]

[Questions for later, apparently, because Penny's running up and going straight for a hug.]

Yang!

[At least it's not a full-on tackle.]

[ Yang stopped and looked around. ] That sounded like —

[ she turned. her eyes immediately went wide at the site of the familiar ginger gunning right for her. ] Penny! [ Yang only barely got her hand out of her pocket fast enough to catch that enthusiastic embrace. whether Penny would have intended for her to get bowled over or not, it still required some effort on Yang's part because of the sheer momentum. ] H-hey, easy now!

[ it took a second for her mind to catch up to where her emotions were at. or maybe that swift hug did jostle her brain around a little. ] Gods, Penny, I was so worried you were gone! I saw the empty house and... yeah.

You remember!

[Hey, two for two so far, pretty good. She gives Yang another squeeze before taking a step back.]

No, I'm definitely still here!

[She looks down for a second.]

Just me now, again. Blake's gone home.

~~[Unless Penny's mun has missed something, in which case shoosh.]~~

[Despite that, she brightens back up.]

And I couldn't just stay home with things getting so crazy! There've been Grimm popping up all over, and I saw Ruby! And-

[And one second here-]

-and you have arms.

[How did she miss that, that seems important. Did it grow back, are you part starfish now.]

[ just as usual, Penny couldn't slow down at all. or no, it seemed she had even more energy than usual... ] Oh. [ there's a momentary pang of regret there, since she had been actually looking forward to seeing Blake and having another Talk since it had been months and she's had a lot of time to do some thinking on that end. that just confirmed that here, just like at home, there won't be such an easy chance.

that only puts a damper in her mood for a short bit. there was a lot to unpack in those statements. ] Wait — Ruby's back, too? With Grimm?!

[ why couldn't this have been just another moon party like last time this happened around her? ]

[Her power cells have a possibly-indefinite battery life.]

She is! We- um. Talked.

[Ignore the big doofy grin she's trying and failing to hide.]

[It goes away as she gets to the next part, anyway.]

And yes, they've been appearing in small groups- well, I guess not ALL over, but. You know, more than they should be.

[ she notices but it takes her some seconds to realize the meaning. after all they had a talk but it didn't conclude with Yang spilling the fact she knew about that little not-so-secret secret. ] I'd ask you to point me in her direction but ... I'm guessing she's off helping take care of that problem.

[ Yang finally let go of Penny and brushed the bangs out of her eyes with her left hand. habit. ] Oh and uh... you were right. [ it takes a moment, but she finally pulls her right hand up to face level. that sure is a new robot hand, all shiny and chrome. ] Dad got this for me. More like... he picked it up for me since General Ironwood had it all ready to go for me.

[ she pulls the sleeve back to show it goes up past her wrist, but there's no need to show where it starts; the bulge is pretty obvious with this jacket, no matter how sleek the arm actually is. the model and maker's markings may even look familiar to Penny. who knows. ]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure where she is right now. But, yes, she was fighting too. She was amazing.

[Just a little sad, but at least she's not having an emotional breakdown. If nothing else, she got to say goodbye this time.]

[And inspecting the hell out of that hand, probably a little more closely than is strictly comfortable. Is this something her father could've worked on? Maybe, and even if not it's definitely top of the line Atlas tech.]

Mister Ironwood? You didn't see him, did you?

[ it must feel nice to exchange goodbyes. Yang wouldn't know. ]

Heh. I'm not surprised she'd be in the thick of things. That's my little sister for you. [ though there's some sadness on her part starting with the word "little". Ruby's surpassed her in a lot of ways, and probably has always been poised to do so. she just never thought she'd be in the position to recognize it for what it was.

thankfully, there's another topic close at hand. Yang flexes said hand and lets Penny touch it as much as she'd like to, though it's... odd, not having the sensation of touch, just of pressure. the disconnect eventually makes her retract the hand and take it into her own. ] No, he just mailed it to us at home, along with his regards. I ... haven't seen anyone except some of the teachers, and my dad, and Zwei, in months.

Oh. I suppose he would be busy with- everything. I'm sorry.

[At least he's alive? Had anyone been able to actually confirm that before this?]

Um- did you want to get something to eat?

[She kind of missed that in the whole seeing-a-friend-after-months thing, but food is one of those Things You Do in this kind of situation, isn't it? And her Pokemon are still hungry themselves-]

I mean, I don't. Exactly. Need to, right now. But if you're hungry-

You know? Food sounds like a great idea. Isn't that right — um. [ she looks down at her new pup companion. ] I feel like if I'm not gonna be here for more than a short while giving you a name would be unfair.

[ Yang points down at her Rockruff. ] Do you want to pick one? I don't even know what species it is.

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Oh-

[Penny kneels down by the Rockruff, holding out a hand for it to sniff.]

[Trauma schmauma, there's a cute dog thing here.]

I don't know, I haven't seen this kind before either...

[ Yang smiled faintly. ] That's good, right? You can scan it or... heck, you can keep it afterward. Like a souvenir...?

[ it's a sentient being, which looks confused at the concept of being treated like an object. ] I didn't get any of my equipment or personal belongings, so. [ shrug. ]

[Gonna give the rock puppy some scritches.]

Uh- if it's still here when all this ends and you're not, I'll take care of it for you.

[People can show up permanently during these weekends, right? Please?]

Oh! That reminds me-

[Penny stands up maybe a little too quickly, digging out one of her Pokeballs. A click and a flash of light later, and-]

[Yang, you're being presented with a tiny spider-monster that takes a second to recognize you, but that gets super excited once it does. It. Might be taking a leap across the gap from Penny's hands to your jacket and heading for its old hair-nest, please don't swat it.]

Thanks, Penny. I'd appreciate it. I'm sure they would, too.

[ sadly, much like it wasn't their time to go yet, it's not yet Yang's time to stay.

but she is trying not to think about that possibility. instead she's focused on what Penny's doing now, half expecting her to have a new dog companion of her own to show off...

instead it's a barely familiar sight that she's exchanging glances with before it's leaping right at her. Yang's swatting is reflexive but doesn't hit the mark as the little spider-tick-ling skitters up her coat and her neck. ]Wha — haha, hey that tickles!

[ ... ] Jolty? You kept Jolty!?

[ there is a faint sound from behind her head and Yang reaches up with her hand to loosen her hair band a little. ] Hey little fella. Sorry for the renovations. Just ... a little easier to handle like, you know? [ as if in apology, Yang tousles her hair some, generating some static for the little pokemon to feed off of. just like old times. ]

I did! He showed up in my PC box after you left. I've been taking good care of him! He doesn't seem to want to evolve, though, he's definitely past the level where it would've happened otherwise.

[ there's some more rustling, which Yang is paying attention to, and that smile stays on her face even as she speaks. ] Oh, that's just because it would be harder to feed him in full size. I mean, can you imagine what a handful it'd be to have him on my back fully evolved?

[ Yang turned her attention back to Penny. ] I'm sorry if he gets clingy at all. I feel better knowing he's in good hands.

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