save our snorunts event log

[indigo_league]

Who: Everyone!
When: January 2-26
Where: Practically everywhere. Maybe not the volcano on Cinnabar Island.
What: Save those Snorunts!
OOC Info: here!

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The hills are alive with the sound of… sneezing?

It’s almost a week into January, and trainers may have started to get nervous about the lack of Snorunts. Whether you’re excited to see them, or just want the metaphorical bomb to drop and be over with - the wait is finally done. Snorunts have started to make their way into town.

But instead of fortunes, what they have to give right now is coughs, bleary eyes, and sad little flops sideways into the snow. They’re not alone, either: every once in a while you’ll see an equally sick Glalie or Froslass. (Be careful - a sneezing Glalie is basically a wrecking ball waiting to happen, prone to launching itself backward! And if you’ve been struck by an odd spurt of bad luck, maybe you’ll be right in the way when it does…)

In cities across Johto and Kanto, and in field camps in between, Nurse Joys are scrambling to treat the miserable Ice Pokemon. But they’re direly in need of more helping hands. Will you pitch in?

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[outofsynth]

That had gone quickly, considering the amount of Pokémon. Not to mention just how much flour had been caked onto them. Min picks up an extra towel, helping to dry them off. It's been quick, but he might as well while he's here. Radley does have a business to get back to, after all.

"We're in Vermilion," he answers, thinking back to the house they have there. "We travel around for work or whatever, but thanks to the warps we don't usually have to be away for long."

[crystalmaster]

There's still a couple of others that might require a little more work.

He smiles gratefully at the help.

"Cool. That's one of the bigger Kanto towns, isn't it?"

He thinks he remembers that from playing Yellow.

[outofsynth]

Min thinks it over, then settles on a non-committed shrug.

"Big enough," he tells him. "Saffron and Celadon beat it out by a fair bit."

[crystalmaster]

“Oh yeah, true,” he muses. “Have you been to the Celadon Department Store?” He supposes it’s similar to Goldenrod’s.

[outofsynth]

"Yeah, it's pretty much like Goldenrod's," he tells him, answering his unasked question.

"It's only a couple of warps away, so it's great for anything you can't get from one of the regular stores."

[crystalmaster]

"Cool. Yeah, we go to the Goldenrod one a lot," Radley says as he finishes scrubbing the remaining flour off of another Eevee. "There's always something new to see."

He hopes to build a department store in his town if he ever goes home.

[outofsynth]

"Makes sense. It's right nearby."

Of course there are plenty of other options, but Min can't deny the convenience of having everything all in one big building. With the towel ready, he scoops the freshly cleaned Eevee out of the tub to give it a dry.

[crystalmaster]

Radley smiles and nods. "I really like living in a city. Back home, I lived in a pretty small place."

The Eevee chirps happily in gratitude.

[outofsynth]

"Me too. Back when we actually lived somewhere."

Not that he sounds displeased by that. He gives the Eevee's headfur a ruffle, smiling slighlty.

[crystalmaster]

The Eevee purrs, nuzzling his hand.

“Were you on that train a long time?” Radley vaguely remembers being told about that.

[outofsynth]

"A while, but we went touring after that," he explains. "It's not like we could keep a place without any quick way of getting from town to town."

They hadn't originally been planning to settle when they'd took a place in Vermilion, but it's nice and a pretty central location. It's not a bad place to warp from town to town from.

[crystalmaster]

"It's great you guys have been able to get your band going here," Radley smiles. "You're good."

Evie chirps. She likes their songs too!

[outofsynth]

It is great. He'd been happy back when they'd been unknowns without so much as a demo tape trying to convince places to let them play, but this is better. Much closer to what he'd dreamed of back when they were kids. It's impossible not to smile.

"Thanks. I wasn't so sure at first, but we've had some lucky breaks here."

[crystalmaster]

"You really have. I'm happy for you. I'd still love to have you guys play at the cafe, but you're probably getting much bigger gigs than that now."

[outofsynth]

Min laughs, shaking his head. They could probably try (and their producers have definitely encouraged them) to go for bigger gigs, but they've only just released their first album and while Min-Gi's come a long way in overcoming his stage fright he's unsure how much he'll be pushing it if they get too ambitious.

"We don't really go for bigger venues," he admits with a shrug. "We've been thinking about working about getting a bigger Johto fanbase though. Kanto's just been easier since we can get pretty much anywhere."

The warps are great once they get them, but without having visited somewhere beforehand it can be a much bigger effort without their van.

[crystalmaster]

"Yeah?" Radley grins. "Then I'd love to help with that if you'd like to play at the cafe."

[outofsynth]

"That'd be great," he agrees. It's not exactly their typical venue, but it could be fun.

"We'll have to sort something out when we come over here properly."

[crystalmaster]

"Cool. I'll look forward to it," Radley smiles.

Evie cheers.

By now everyone is washed and almost dry.

[outofsynth]

With just a few more Pokémon (mostly Eevees, of course) left to dry they make quick work of it between them. Min looks around for the laundry basket once the last one is dry.

"I hope Moon's okay still..."

She's probably fine. Most likely she's gone back to sleep, but even if she hasn't it's not as though she doesn't have plenty of company.

[crystalmaster]

The laundry basket is nearby, filled with towels to be washed.

"I'm sure she is," Radley smiles. "Marigold and Rosie were happy for the company."

[outofsynth]

Another towel for the pile then. Min-Gi would feel bad for him, but Radley is probably used to it.

"Yeah. They seemed like they were pretty friendly."

[crystalmaster]

He definitely is.

“Yeah, all of them are pretty social … except Lupus.” He chuckles.

[outofsynth]

"I guess all Pokémon have exceptions. I think Moon's more like that."

Not that she's unsocial, but she definitely enjoys some time to herself to sleep. Even when she's up she doesn't seem as excitable as most Eevees are.

[crystalmaster]

“Yeah. It’s kinda nice they’re all so individual,” Radley says. “And I guess they probably exist somewhere, but even with all the different personalities, I’ve never seen a nasty Eevee.”

He kind of hopes they don’t exist, as unrealistic as that is.

[outofsynth]

"It's probably less common in some kinds of Pokémon," he theorizes. After all, there are just as many that are known to be more aggressive.

Eevees are often thought to be a good Pokémon for novice trainers or even people looking for a nice pet. It makes sense that there wouldn't be as many who weren't so people friendly even if they're almost definitely out there.