[VIDEO + ACTION] On the Road Again!

[seacub]

Who: Emporio, and you! And some ghosts, maybe.
When: October 30
Where: Online...or alternatively, Olivine
What: He's back on the road baeby!

[Camera on, and it's clearly being held/hovered with the help of a rotom. Emporio is there- all gangling teen, wearing that classic favorite of the Gengar-hoodie for all that most of what he wore to his E4 challenge has otherwise been grown out of. It's an appropriate time of year for it right??]

Hey everyone! Uh...Long time no see?

[How does one hop back into socializing after being buried in pokemon and also books for a number of weeks.

And packing. There appears to be a long, narrow boat on a trailer behind him- the trailer itself being attached to... A Tauros? Look, Mootiny seemed the best option for this-]

I've been pretty busy the last while...but I've got some pretty exciting news! It's not completely set in stone, but I'm going to start construction on my Gym finally!

[He just, well.] There's just a few things I need to settle, like actually moving to the area...huh?

[Some passerby with an odd glaze to their eyes stops, hands Emporio a box, and grins.

They then leave.] ...Thanks?

Man, that's the third time today... ...A-anyway...I kind of got lost in my own business for a while, but how is everything? It didn't seem like anything big was happening at least!

[Is that because Emporio is Always surrounded by ghosts? Mysteries.

In any case, those In Olivine will easily find him as he prepares to set off on his trip- harnessing various large pokemon in the place of Mootiny to decide the best course of action for the road.

This could take him a bit, if he thinks about it.]

Comments

[phdepression]

[October 30th! Jotaro is on Route 34, making the journey North to Goldenrod City. He's probably going to be there on Halloween Night for what he hopes to be a festive but peaceful evening.

Right now, Jotaro is giving Freight the Mudsdale a much needed break. The horse stands behind Jotaro in the background, drinking from a river, as Jotaro answers responds to the video.]

I'm glad that things are going well. I'm still happy to help with the gym...

... Well... if someone else doesn't help you first. Was that a friend of yours?

[seacub]

You've helped a lot already, believe me..! I'm really hoping some of these pokemon can help fill some niche ideas once they hatch.

[He'll take more help too though. More worryingly though...]

Er...honestly, no? I've been handed a lot of stuff today. Not even anything really important, just...stuff?

[phdepression]

Well, if you need anything else, let me know. It's not like I have anything better to do, especially now I've officially explored all three of the main regions. [Not bad for half a year's work.]

...

That's strange. Is there a pattern to what you're being given? Or is it really just... stuff? [Thanks, Jotaro.]

[seacub]

Of course! And hey, the route I have to take with this will be pretty slow so...if you need something to do, I wouldn't mind a travel partner.

[Ahem, that aside.] ....So far just. Stuff? Knicknacks and things.

It sort of feels like when my pokemon find stuff on the ground...

[hey wait]

[phdepression]

Heh... well, let's catch up then. I wouldn't mind travelling a bit more either.

[Travel partner, get!]

... Hmm... Then maybe those people are disguised Pokemon giving you items. It doesn't sound impossible. Where's the rest of your team?

[seacub]

Great!

[uh]

..................Like zoroark..? ...I don't know...

...My team's all accounted for at least, so it can't be them...

[they are

possessed]

[phdepression]

Maybe? It's hard to say either way.

[Jotaro pauses and thinks for a long moment as he considers the facts. People are handing Emporio trinkets like Pokemon. It's not Emporio's Pokemon. The people are unlikely to be all Zoroak. However, the final piece slots into place only when Candela the Litwick headbutts Jotaro's leg to try get him to show her Emporio, reminding Jotaro that ghost Pokemon like him.]

Can ghost Pokemon possess people?

[seacub]

Ghost pokemon?

Yeah of cou-

[oh]

................you think they're possessed huh....

[phdepression]

[Jotaro frowns.] It seems likely. Which is concerning.

Are ghost Pokemon prone to doing that? Does that hurt humans? Do they do it for long periods of time? [Jotaro's legitimately worried right now. Do they have a ghost epidemic going on? It's innocent now, but what if it gets worse?]

Network

[phoenixwiz]

(Harry hasn’t gotten to reach enough badges to challenge the Elite 4, in fact he has only Pryce and Clair to challenge before he could set off for Kanto but he couldn’t help being proud of Emporio being able to start a gym of his own. It is starting to feel rather empty in the Femblemtroika compound following the wormhole incident as the others who lived in there before he moved in have vanished and he doesn’t know if he could continue living in a very large and very empty place for long.

But that is not his main concern right now besides helping his team to gear up for their battle against Pryce in Mahogany Town as he send in his congratulatory remarks to Emporio on the network.)

Wow! That is great to hear, Emporio. Congratulations in getting to run your own gym.

[seacub]

Thanks!

I've been working on the plans a while...a Gym has battles to offer for sure, but I wanted it to be a good resource for people arriving in this place too.

[phoenixwiz]

That is great to hear. Having a Gym to act as a hub for everyone to gather around and do various activities besides gym battles is a brilliant idea.

I’m pretty sure that you’ll make for a great Gym leader for sure.

[seacub]

Heh...thanks! I need to get there first though, not to mention the teams...

[Teams...plural??] Part of my worry is if I should have made a stronger back up. I'm not sure what I'll do if they reject the proposal...

[phoenixwiz]

Just try mixing and switching your Pokémon around if you need to and see if there are any viable teams that you can use for the gym battles. I’m pretty certain that you’ll find the teams that would work well with the gym battles.

I don’t know if having type specialities like most Gym Leaders could also apply but it could work.

[seacub]

Heh, I definitely have the teams set, trust me...

It's more... ...well, we'll see. If it works, then anyone visiting will get a pretty great surprise after all!

[phoenixwiz]

Oh yes, that would be a good surprise for anyone wanting to take part of the challenge if the team composition works out well.

I’m currently working on trying to get my team to face Pryce at the moment. Here is hoping that they will be ready to face his Pokémon real soon before I can take on Clair next.

[seacub]

Pryce? Hmm. If you're going for Clair right after that, it could go either way depending on how you set the team up. Pryce is obviously an Ice trainer, and the tunnel to Blackthorn would be full of Ice types too...

...but there aren't a lot of things that can take on dragon types...

video

[epitaffio]

...

[Huh. Nothing big happening, he says.]

What'd that guy just give you?

Re: video

[seacub]

Uh....

[................]

....It's a sandwich?

[wat]

[epitaffio]

[UH,]

You're not gonna eat it, are you?

[seacub]

......................no?

[HE WAS GONNA EAT IT....]

[epitaffio]

Oh, that's good. You shouldn't just take food from strangers!

[Especially when there's Ghosts messing around. But also most times, generally speaking.]

[seacub]

Haha, yeah!

[he's eating that sandwich later]

I've gotten more than food so far though.

[epitaffio]

Wait, really? You mean more people have been walking by and giving you stuff?

[seacub]

Yeah, it's been happening all day it's really weird...

[Another person shows up, with that same...strangely glazed look in their eye. This time they have a weird mask.]

....Thanks.

[There they go...]