[PTU] Johto Adventures (IC)

[Minescratcher]

For most people, today is just another ordinary day in Johto. You are not most people.

You have come to New Bark Town from across the region, or even outside of it, for many reasons, but today will be a turning point in your life for all of you.

You're going to get your first Pokemon today.

Unfortunately (and somewhat anticlimactically), Professor Elm is out when you arrive. His assistant helpfully tells you that he should be back in "Just a few minutes. There are seats over there, it shouldn't be long at all." After a bit of searching for where exactly "over there" is, you manage to find the benches hidden between a table missing one leg and a small mountain of plastic disks and take a seat.

[BadCrow]

Alexander nods to the assistant in thanks. Far too restless to sit down after the long and cramped ferry ride from Cianwood city, he paces back and forth after resting his sizable backpack against the bench. He leans on the table for a moment before wandering over to the pile of discs, mindlessly picking through them.

The headphones around his neck buzz. The tinny voice of a singer can occasionally be heard: "There was a bouffalant soldier...... heart of Uno-oh-va... Bouffalant soldier"

Would he be kept waiting long? Alexander could hardly stand still. After so long on a tiny boat, he needed to explore, to see something new and strange. Maybe Elm was outside? Should he look for him? Alexander glances around for a window. No. Patience. He was so close to becoming a trainer and having a reason to travel that no one would question. He could wait.

Alexander abandons the pile and turns back to his pack, headphones still humming in the background. Had he forgotten anything? The buckles fall open under his fingers.

Clothes? Check.
Fishing rod? Check.
Medical supplies and food? Check.
Tent? Bedroll? Rope? All there.

He repacks the bag, fastening the buckles and nervously tightening and readjusting the straps. What was he waiting for? How long until his journey could begin in earnest?

...woy yoy yoy, Woy yoy-yoy yoy...

[tonberryking]

Unlike Alexander, the other boy nearby has very little to inventory. A skinny stork of a lad, he sits on the floor near the bench his back against the wall with only his rolled up sleeping bag for support. Other than whatever could be in his vest, that bedding may have been all that he brought, and his half closed eyes look meditative...or vacant. It's hard to say.

Loft hadn't slept well since he arrived in Johto from... well, wherever he came from. He certainly doesn't want to go back. But a serenity unknown to the lanky youth seems to over take him in these finale moments before he gets his first pokemon. He can picture it now. Well, he pictures a few different pokemon, as he isn't entirely sure which one he will get, but he goes over the different starers he knows about, counting them off one by one.

Loft's head begins to bob in motion with his mental counting... and then droops down.

"Zzz...."

His dreams, however brief they may be, are peaceful.

[GameOfChampions]

Lucus gratefully walks over to the bench and plops right down on it, he was a bit tired and the bus and train he had taken to get to New Bark town had left his back sore. He dropped his pack on the floor and sat down on one of the benches, even though he was sore and tired he couldn't help but fidget excitedly. 'I'm finally getting a Pokemon! I'm going to be a trainer!' the thought banished all the exhaustion and left him only excitement and a bit of trepidation.

As he waits for the professor to come back he looks around the lab curiously, taking in the mess and all of the scientific equipment and whatnot before his eyes came to a rest on the others he figured were there to receive a Pokemon from Elm. He nods politely at the bunch of them "Hello. I'm Lucus, I assume you guys are here for the Pokemon as well?"

Small talk couldn't hurt if he needed to pass the time until the main event.

[BadCrow]

Alexander pushes himself up from his crouch as the other soon-to-be trainers arrive. He glances at the quiet one for a moment before turning toward the red haired youth. "Yup! The name's Alexander: trainer in training." He smiles warmly at the other boy, extending a hand after wiping it on his rather worn jeans. "if the old man ever makes his way back here, that is." Alexander's grin continues unabated. "It's nice to meetcha Lucus. You been traveling long?"

[YuweaCurtis]

Backpack strapped to his back, Damien makes his way up sidewalk to Professor Elm's lab. He would look around, spying what he can view from the front. He'd note the backyard and it's contents before heading inside. He would be told the same thing about the Professor, and give a deep annoyed sigh. "Alright then." he says before heading toward the bench. It must get pretty busy in here for there to be a mess like this, he observes before turning his attention to the other trainers there. He catches the Alexander saying Lucas' name and assumed it was a conversation of new trainers so he could join. "Oh, hello my name is Damien. I just got here but I'd imagine we are all here for the same thing. He would look at Alexander, I didn't catch your name.

[GameOfChampions]

Lucus grins a bit "One day he'll come back, when we're old and grey." and then shrugs "Not really. I traveled here from Viridian so it's not too far but I'm just a bit tired cause I left really early in the morning. I couldn't wait to get here!"

He waves to the new person who just walked in "Yep you'd be right. We're all here to get our starters."

[BadCrow]

Alexander's smile widens at Lucus's words. "You're from Kanto? And you lived next to Viridian Forest? I've heard it's chock full of bugs and birds: caterpie the size of your leg!" He scratches the back of his head. "I've never been that far east, but who knows? The life of a trainer could lead anywhere, right? That's kind of the point." Alexander turns as the newcomer introduces himself. "Hi, Damien! I'm Alexander. This is Lucus. And that guy over there is sleeping." He gestures to the indigo-haired youth leaning against the bench. "It's nice to meetcha, but if anyone else shows up, we're going to start running out of floor."

[Minescratcher]

After a few minutes, the automatic door whirrs open again, and Professor Elm enters at last, staggering under the weight of three large cardboard boxes. He slowly but carefully makes his way over to a table-shaped machine in the back, next to which he sets down the boxes and begins to open them. The assistant sighs quietly and follows him back.

"Excuse me, Professor, the Trainers-in-training have been here for a few minutes now..."

"My apologies, I just got a little wrapped up in my work..."

Elm stands up suddenly and spins around, knocking over a machine that looks somewhat like a cross between a lava lamp and an ammunition box. He clears his throat and addresses you.

"You all can come on back here, I didn't mean to keep you waiting. Very sorry... It's good to see you at last! A very exciting day for all of you. The Pokemon are in these boxes. There was a slight delay getting them and it seems to have made me rather late. If you'll just give me one moment..."

Professor Elm pulls a number of Poke balls out of the boxes and places them into the table-shaped machine.

"I want you to raise one of the Pokémon contained in these Balls. You'll be that Pokémon's first partner! Go on. Pick one!"

[BadCrow]

"No worries, Professor!" Alexander's impatience immediately melts into excitement at the range of choices before him. Approaching the far end of the table, he turns the possibilities over in his mind. He'd seen plenty of trainers during his time in the safari zone, trainers with flaming boars and terrifying serpents. Should he look for one of these? A charmander? the idea of flying on a massive pokemon's back was certainly appealing, but maybe a speedy froakie would be better. There were so many choices!

Lost in his thoughts, Alexander almost fails to notice one of the pokeballs rolling towards the edge of the machine, bumped by Professor Elm in his hurry to lay out all of the options. "Oh, muk!" Alexander exclaims, fumbling and utterly failing to catch the ball. It bounces off of his feet, emitting a flash of light as it collides with Alexanders scuffed and none-to-clean boots.

"'saur?"

A small pokemon with a bulb emerging from it back squats in front of Alexander, looking up at him with ruby-colored eyes. Alexander kneels down next to it, immediately with the unexpected creature. "Well, hello there, girl. You're an excitable little beast ain't you?" He extends a hand to be smelled only to be surprised by the wet rasp of a tongue. "'saur!" He smiles, patting the bulbasaur's head. "Alright then, who am I to get in your way?" Alexander stands back up, lifting the small creature up to his chest. "I think I've found mine, Professor. That or she found me anyway." He looks down at the bulbasaur, and it blinks back at him. "I'll need something to call you though. Maybe Rosie? After your eyes?" "'saur!" "I suppose I'm taking that as a yes. Nice to meet you, Rosie. I'm Alexander, and I think we'll be spending a lot of time together from now on" Alexander looks back to the table expectantly, wondering what pokemon the other soon-to-be trainers would choose.

[tonberryking]

So much for that nap.

When the strange device cracks and crashes against the floor, the purple haired kid's eyes snap open and he kick ups from his position impressively for a sleep deprived mess. His eyes dart around, expecting the roof to come down before Loft realizes he just made a fool of himself. If anyone paid attention, anyway...

Loft slinks up to Professor Elm's machine table, trying to downplay his freak out. He looks down at the pokeballs, even as the others crowd around, and he doesn't instinctively grab for one. Instead, his eyes look like they're just slightly crossed for a moment. Whatever he's doing, to the rest of the kids it looks like it's nothing but a prolonged, weird stare. To Loft, colors begin to seep from the pokeballs: bright ones, vibrant or pulsing; full of life and excitement, but one in particular catches his eye. Its color is a navy and it is trying very hard to maintain a sense of stillness. If Loft didn't know better, he'd swear whatever was inside was trying to meditate. Not doing a perfect job as the aura desyncs now and then, but neither is he himself perfect at it. He makes his choice.

Loft pushes the button and with a flash a little blue and white blur flops out, a girl oshawott. Blinking her eyes indignantly for a moment, she registers what's happened and looks up at her new partner. She screws up her face, trying to look serious and stern, sizing up Loft as best as she can. Loft just manages a slight grin, and when he pets her, she gets fussy and pushes at his hands. She's a warrior, dangit! A warrior who's getting petted some more and with a grumpy face she acquiesces.

There would have been worse ways to start off a friendship.

[GameOfChampions]

Lucus jumps out of his seat in excitement the others forgotten for a moment so he could get his first Poke friend. He starts to look through the boxes before grabbing a ball that he feels good about and let's out his new partner. The flash of red light quickly forms into a small orange lizard with a tan belly and tail behind it with a small flame on the end. It's blinks confused a few times before figuring out that there was a person in front of it. It tilts it's head "Char?"

Licas grins, it looks like he had made the right choice. Fire types had always been a favorite of his and this looked like a strong little guy. He crouches down onto his knees so he is level with the little mon and holds out his hand to let the little lizard smell it. After he does he starts rubbing the little creatures head and back emailing at the happy noises it makes. Lucus checks over the little convertly and notices the signs of a male "Hmmmm. I'm gonna call you Boxer I think? How do you like that?"

The little guy let's out a small happy noise which Lucus takes as a sign of assent and lifts up the Charmander in his arms and looks back to the professor, his little moment with Boxer done.

[YuweaCurtis]

Damien jumps a little at the sudden noise of the object, but only because it broke the relative quietness of the room. "Heh, I didn't wait too long... he says reassuringly. Having pretty much decided what he wanted before he even stepped on the bus to start his travels, he allows the other trainers to move ahead of him. It was crowded enough, so he wants to give them room. Also, he was nosy and wanted to see their choices. Each had their own way of finding pokemon, one seeming to be a fateful encounter of sorts. The other two just seemed to pick pokemon randomly, one staring at the pokeballs on the table and the other going through the boxes. One could argue they both were looking for something particular, though he had no idea what it could have been. They had no idea of knowing what was inside... Right?

After watching the others get their pokemon and meet them for the first time, he speaks up, "I know we are a bit far from their usual region, but do are there any Froakie here Professor Elm? If so, which pokeball is it?"

[Minescratcher]

After watching the others get their pokemon and meet them for the first time, he speaks up, "I know we are a bit far from their usual region, but do are there any Froakie here Professor Elm? If so, which pokeball is it?"

"Surprisingly enough, there is. This Pokeball here, I believe." replies the professor, pushing a key on the machine. An holographic image of Froakie appears above one of the Pokeballs, heralded by a monotone robotic voice.

"FROAKIE, the BUBBLE FROG Pokemon. It secretes flexible bubbles from its chest and back. The bubbles reduce the damage it would otherwise take when attacked. Beneath its happy-go-lucky air, it keeps a watchful eye on its surroundings."

[YuweaCurtis]

A grin forms across Damien's face, it was exactly what he wanted. Well of course it was, but there was no guarantee it would have been one of his choices. He gratefully takes the pokeball and momentarily looks at it before facing it towards the ground and releasing the pokemon within. The sudden rush of a different surrounding causes the small blue frog to cover its eyes as soon as it comes out. Given a few seconds, he then shakes his head and stretches, having had a similarly long journey to reach the Professor's lab. It then looks dead at Damien, "Fro?" It stares at him, sizing him up. Damien doesn't mind this at first, but it becomes obviously that it's more than the usual once over you give someone you've just met. He kneels down to get closer to the pokemon's level and stares right back at him. For whatever reason, the Froakie decides this none verbal exchange is enough. "So I guess you've figured out we are going to be journeying together eh? Don't worry, I'll take good care of ya and train you up to be strong." Fortunately, this sounded great to the bubble frog. He give a glance as if to say 'You better'. "Okay then. Is the name Jubei fine with you? Its the title of skilled swordsmen." The pokemon nods, then turns around to see who else is around it.

[tonberryking]

The grumpy looking oshawott continues to be petted, but in a sudden fuss, she grabs Loft's hand with both of her tiny paws and points at the boy with the Froakie, angrily chirring.

"Wott, Wott! Sha-wot!" she ends with a harrumph that confuses the poor purple haired kid who looks between her and the other water-trainer.

Surprising everybody, Loft speaks:

"Wait.. what? You want to go with him?" the oshawott furiously shakes her head and points at the Froakie and then back at Loft accusingly. "Him? Jubei? What about-- the moment he says Jubei, Loft's pokemon hops up and down, before pointing at herself. And then weirdly, Loft's eyes almost cross again and comprehension dawns on the poor dope.

"Ohhhhh. You want a name. Of course..."

Sha-wot!

"She says she wants a serious swordsman name, huh? Um... Musash--No. Boy's name. Um... Saku--Nope. Too many with that one. Well, what about Tomoe?" Loft gets a response in the form of his new partner striking a pose with her shell out. As serious minded as she's trying to be, the little 'warrior' is clearly excited now and doesn't harass Loft when he finally picks her up and puts her on his shoulder.

"Y'all can just call me Loft, I suppose." he says ruefully to the others. "But that being the case, what now? I'm new to this region and I'll probably need some guiding if I'm gonna make it to the first Gym...."

[Minescratcher]

"Hmm? I see you've all chosen your Pokemon now. I think they're all great Pokémon, too! Puts me in mind of the old days - "

"Ahem!"

" - Right, right, sorry. Well, if you'll just give me one moment, I have something else for each of you." The Professor counts silently, his finger tapping in the air one, two, three, four times.

"Four? I could have sworn there were a couple more supposed to be here today.... Ah well. I have a special request to make of you. How would you like to help me out? See?" He picks four tablet-shaped devices out of another box and holds them out to you.

"This is the latest version of the Pokédex. It automatically records data on Pokémon you've seen or caught. It's a high-tech encyclopedia! I'd like you to have it. Go meet many kinds of Pokémon and complete that Pokédex!"

[BadCrow]

Alexander turns back to the Professor when he resumes speaking, and his eyes widen slightly at the mention of the pokédex. "I've seen these. A lot of the trainers in the Safari Zone had them. They're easy to use, right? Anything more tech-y then a tape player is a bit beyond me." Alexander takes his new pokédex from Elm, waving it over his bulbasaur with little success. He taps the tablet screen experimentally, and it flickers to life.

"Bulbasaur: the seed pokémon. It bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and very difficult to capture in the wild."

"Calm, huh. I suppose one of should be." Alexander grins down at his small and seemingly-unperturbed companion. "Thanks, Professor! It shouldn't be a problem. Any other advice for a young trainer just striking out? Sights to see? People to meet? Adventures to pursue?"

[tculler]

Suddenly with a large crash, a small boy with a shaved head flies into the room, barefooted and out of breath. "I'm sorry...huff...I'm late...huff...professor. Lost time...huff...training!" The boy looks around the room, suddenly recognizing the other 4 children and their Pokemon. Suddenly, his eyes begin to tear. “I’m not too late am I?” He asks the professor, wiping his nose with the back of his hand.

[Minescratcher]

Suddenly with a large crash, a small boy with a shaved head flies into the room, barefooted and out of breath. "I'm sorry...huff...I'm late...huff...professor. Lost time...huff...training!" The boy looks around the room, suddenly recognizing the other 4 children and their Pokemon. Suddenly, his eyes begin to tear. “I’m not too late am I?” He asks the professor, wiping his nose with the back of his hand.

"Well! It's good to have one more join us here today! You're not too late after all. I feared you had just disappeared from the planet!"

The Professor indicates the table-like machine next to him. "Choose your first partner Pokemon, youngster. Pick any one you like!"

Elm begins to rummage through the cardboard boxes again.

[tculler]

The newest boy raises his hand to the group and says "Dray" before turning to the table. “There’s so many. Which do I pick?” He grabs the closest ball and throws it. A small, green pokemon looks up at him. “Hi there!” Dray says. The pokemon indignantly says “Tree!” and then turns away from Dray. The boy pokes the back of the pokemon. “Do you want to be my travelling companion?” The pokemon shakes his head and Dray looks to Elm with a frown. “Treecko’s have a hard time trusting humans. I’d pick a different Pokemon.” “Ok”, Dray says sadly, returning Treecko to his ball.

He reaches for another pokeball, near the middle and throws it. A small monkey pops out and says “Char!” punching the air. “You’re cool!” Dray says, and puts his hand out for a high-five. The monkey pokemon does a 360 and punches Drays open palm, causing him to fall over from the sudden attack. Dray looks scared for a moment, and then starts to laugh. The pokemon laughs with him. “Char, char, char!” “I like this one professor!”

Dray stands up and turns to the pokemon. “Will you be me travelling companion?” The monkey excitedely bounces and nods his head. “Great! That punch was scorching! Do you mind if I call you Scorcher?” The pokemon continues bouncing in place excitedely. “I think I found my starter, Professor!”

[Minescratcher]

The newest boy raises his hand to the group and says "Dray" before turning to the table. “There’s so many. Which do I pick?” He grabs the closest ball and throws it. A small, green pokemon looks up at him. “Hi there!” Dray says. The pokemon indignantly says “Tree!” and then turns away from Dray. The boy pokes the back of the pokemon. “Do you want to be my travelling companion?” The pokemon shakes his head and Dray looks to Elm with a frown. “Treecko’s have a hard time trusting humans. I’d pick a different Pokemon.” “Ok”, Dray says sadly, returning Treecko to his ball.

He reaches for another pokeball, near the middle and throws it. A small monkey pops out and says “Char!” punching the air. “You’re cool!” Dray says, and puts his hand out for a high-five. The monkey pokemon does a 360 and punches Drays open palm, causing him to fall over from the sudden attack. Dray looks scared for a moment, and then starts to laugh. The pokemon laughs with him. “Char, char, char!” “I like this one professor!”

Dray stands up and turns to the pokemon. “Will you be me travelling companion?” The monkey excitedely bounces and nods his head. “Great! That punch was scorching! Do you mind if I call you Scorcher?” The pokemon continues bouncing in place excitedely. “I think I found my starter, Professor!”

"Wonderful! Here is your Pokedex as well." Dray is also given one of the tablet devices.

"And for each of you, six Pokeballs! More than enough to begin your journey as a Trainer." Each of you receives six empty Pokeballs from the Professor as well.

"I believe that's everything... Any questions from the new Trainers?"

[GameOfChampions]

Lucus takes his Pokedex carefully and his face almost breaks in half from his smiling when he receives the Pokeballs. He nods along to the professor. "I'll do my best professor."

He looks to the rest of the group "Hey anyone here know the area and/or the way to the next town? I'm not from around here and don't want to get lost."

[tonberryking]

Loft starts searching over his vest for places to put the gifts from the professor, but Lucus' last question brings him to attention.

"Hey, yeah, what that fella said. I'm new to this place myself, and could use some directions... don't want to just traipse around in the woods all night."

Tomoe, from her perch on Loft's shoulder begins to prod her partner's purple hair (or rather, the skull beneath it) with impatience, and points to the door when the skinny youth finally looks at her.

"Ack! Jeez, you're not one to just sit around, are you? Look, just let me ask these nice kids and the professor some questions and we'll be on our way. The outside ain't going no where..." as the Oshawott pouts a little, Loft ruefully goes back to the others. "Or, heck. What say we all just go together, huh? We're all wet behind the ears, so let's keep company...at least til the next town, what say?"

[Minescratcher]

Lucus takes his Pokedex carefully and his face almost breaks in half from his smiling when he receives the Pokeballs. He nods along to the professor. "I'll do my best professor."

He looks to the rest of the group "Hey anyone here know the area and/or the way to the next town? I'm not from around here and don't want to get lost."

"Ah, that would be Cherrygrove. Head west from here along Route 29, and you should be there just in time for lunch. Maybe a little early, even! The path is quite straight, but if you get lost, there's a map of Johto on your Pokedex."

[GameOfChampions]

"Thanks Professor! All right I'll be heading out then, I'll try to keep in touch." Lucas smiles and waves at Elm as he starts to take a few steps, Boxer copying him with his little orange paw as he hurries to keep up. Lucas gets a few steps before a wave of fear hits him. 'I've never traveled alone before, what if I mess up or Boxer gets hurt! Maybe those other kids would know some more? I'll wait for them.'

The aspiring trainer was glad to hear one of the others suggest to travel together "That sounds like a good idea. I'll stick around."

[BadCrow]

"Sounds good to me, Professor! But if there is a map on this thing, I'll be taking a detour first. I've heard that Tohjo Falls is just east of here. I can't just walk away from that. Plus, Rosie and I have to get to know each other a bit before we get to the real trek. Thanks again!" Alexander sets Rosie down and shakes the Professor's hand. "Of course, any of you folks are welcome to come along," he adds, nodding at the other new trainers while hefting his backpack onto his shoulders. It's not every day you get to swim in the biggest waterfall this side of Mt. Mortar. Otherwise, I reckon I'll catch up with you you in Cherrygrove." Alexander pauses to see if anyone decides to join him before waving and heading out the door. He and Rosie head east towards the edge of Newbark Town, Alexander struggling to open the map on his pokedex and the bulbasaur walking placidly at his side.

Their Journey had officially begun.



survival for finding his way to Tohjo falls if necessary: [roll0]

Actions: Alexander activates Trapper! He crafts two traps out of available materials that have particular affects depending on the materials they are built out of (dust trap, tangle trap, or abrasion trap presumably)

[YuweaCurtis]

"Traveling as a group sounds great," Damien says, briefly petting Jubei. The agile frog wasn't like Tomoe, and seemed to enjoy the touching... Most likely. He also seemed curious about the otter pokemon. Then Alexander speaks, piquing his interest. "Hey! I'll go with you if you don't mind! It sounds pretty cool and who know when we'll be this close to it again? He opens up his pokedex, And there will be better pokemon there than Route 29. Well, I'm assuming anyways. He looks down at his pokemon, Does that sound good? A giant waterfall? The pokemon tilts its head, "Fro?" Damien chuckles. "I guess that was a stupid question. He looks back at his pokedex, "Even if there aren't any pokemon I want, or I can't get any, it'll give me a bit more time to train Jubei."

[Minescratcher]

"Ah, you'd prefer to go to Tohjo Falls first? I can take you across the watery part of the route, if you'll give me a moment." Elm turns to address the other Trainers. "Will you be accompanying these two to the Falls? If you are, my friendly Pokemon may need to make multiple trips."

[tonberryking]

As Loft speaks, his pokemon gauges his words with mild disdain. Apparently equating the next town to be where the gym is (and therefore her first super important challenge to overcome) the idea of getting sidetracked doesn't sit well with Tomoe, who begins pulling at his hair and pointing in the direction she assumes to be west.

Wincing and trying in vain to get her away from his purple locks, he spins in place and once more looks rather foolish in trying to placate his temperamental oshawott.

"Ack! Leggo, Tomoe, please!!" Ultimately, holding her at arms length as she struggles, Loft thinks fast. "Look, It'll be fu-No. It'll be a good training experience if we go off the beaten path! I bet that waterfall is..uh.. a great place to meditate, too, you know! If we go straight to the gym, we'll miss out on... you know, practice and perfection."

Tomoe's pierces Loft with her gaze for a moment before pouts with a harrumph in poke-speak ("Wo-sha!") but acquiesces to Loft's frantic explanation. The poor kid just sighs and tries to put her back on his shoulder, and doesn't wince she she grabs hold of his hair again.

At least she's not tugging it this time.

Loft gives the others an embarrassed look, "Tomoe says she's okay with visiting the falls, too..." he groans.

[GameOfChampions]

Lucus shrugs "Sure I wouldn't mind exploring a new area, I wouldn't mind trying out a fight with Boxer as well. I'd also love to try and hunt down another fire type for my team."

[tculler]

"Alright then! Let's gooooo" Dray emphatically punches the air, and runs out the door, his voice trailing behind him, and his small pokemon chasing after his new trainer. Although he has no idea where he's going, he's excited to start his adventure.

[Minescratcher]

The trip across the water portion of the route was uneventful: many Pokemon could be spotted at a distance but fled as the Trainers approached. After making its second trip, Elm's Lapras had brought everyone across the water. Before you stood Tohjo Falls: a majestic, towering mountain peak reaching up into the sky, the echoing roar of the tumult within audible through the entrance even thirty yards away.

The cave inside the mountain is filled with the sound of thunder, as thousands of gallons of water pours every second from the recesses at its rear, forming two massive columns of water. There is just enough dry land for all of you to stand with your Pokemon, the rest of the cave being covered in water, with the occasional rock outcropping poking above the surface. Pokemon cries are just audible over the din, but it is hard to tell their location.

After taking a moment to bask in the glory of the Falls, some of you begin the hunt for new Pokemon...

Loft finds a small pool of sticky, reddish-orange liquid smeared across most of one of the outcroppings. A quick check with the Pokedex reveals it to be juice made from fermented Berries, hinting at the presence of a Shuckle! Unfortunately, the outcropping is riddled with small tunnels and holes, almost any of which could hide the rare Pokemon. Unerring eyesight and a bit of luck will be required for this capture.

Make a perception check to find the Shuckle within the maze of small tunnels.

Alexander thinks he recognizes one of the noises coming from nearby, and the Pokedex confirms the sound as a Slowpoke, on one of the outcroppings near the left waterfalls' base.

[tonberryking]

Tomoe tries not to show any excitement, for a warrior must be stern and collected at all times, but Loft feels her wriggle and hop on his shoulder a good bit when they enter the falls. Personally he finds the roar of the water to be quite calming, and the normally jittery youth seems more languid now. It's probably what allowed him to notice the slime trail, inching away form the others and following it. Tomoe seems to be the one who notices, of course, and demands an explanation by pulling Loft's hair again.

"Owch! C'mon Tomoe, I think there's a pokemon over this way..." She's not impressed, at all, and her aura and surface thoughts make it quite clear. Loft puts her down amid a new barrage of fussy squirming. "Hey, I know you wanna meditate... or battle," the fact he can automatically tell what's wrong with her is lost upon the Oshawott, who can't appreciate Loft's gift just yet, "But this could be a rare chance to find something..uh.. worthy of your combat prowess." That makes her light up (to his immense relief) and after following Loft's cues towards the bevy of holes she sticks her head into them, one by one.

Loft, however, takes a more subtle approach and his eyes cross briefly again as he holds out a hand over his view, trying to narrow his focus...


[roll0] Intuition plus an AP point to try to find this Shuckle.

Tomoe's percpetion: [roll1]

[Minescratcher]

Tomoe tries not to show any excitement, for a warrior must be stern and collected at all times, but Loft feels her wriggle and hop on his shoulder a good bit when they enter the falls. Personally he finds the roar of the water to be quite calming, and the normally jittery youth seems more languid now. It's probably what allowed him to notice the slime trail, inching away form the others and following it. Tomoe seems to be the one who notices, of course, and demands an explanation by pulling Loft's hair again.

"Owch! C'mon Tomoe, I think there's a pokemon over this way..." She's not impressed, at all, and her aura and surface thoughts make it quite clear. Loft puts her down amid a new barrage of fussy squirming. "Hey, I know you wanna meditate... or battle," the fact he can automatically tell what's wrong with her is lost upon the Oshawott, who can't appreciate Loft's gift just yet, "But this could be a rare chance to find something..uh.. worthy of your combat prowess." That makes her light up (to his immense relief) and after following Loft's cues towards the bevy of holes she sticks her head into them, one by one.

Loft, however, takes a more subtle approach and his eyes cross briefly again as he holds out a hand over his view, trying to narrow his focus...


[roll0] Intuition plus an AP point to try to find this Shuckle.

Tomoe's percpetion: [roll1]




As Loft concentrates, a faint magenta glow shimmers within the rock, the Aura of the Shuckle apparent to his eyes. At Tomoe's intrusion, the glow begins to move slowly through the rock before stopping. When Loft looks into the hole he sees the Shuckle's head poking out cautiously at the very back.

[BadCrow]

The trip across the water portion of the route was uneventful: many Pokemon could be spotted at a distance but fled as the Trainers approached. After making its second trip, Elm's Lapras had brought everyone across the water. Before you stood Tohjo Falls: a majestic, towering mountain peak reaching up into the sky, the echoing roar of the tumult within audible through the entrance even thirty yards away.

The cave inside the mountain is filled with the sound of thunder, as thousands of gallons of water pours every second from the recesses at its rear, forming two massive columns of water. There is just enough dry land for all of you to stand with your Pokemon, the rest of the cave being covered in water, with the occasional rock outcropping poking above the surface. Pokemon cries are just audible over the din, but it is hard to tell their location.

After taking a moment to bask in the glory of the Falls, some of you begin the hunt for new Pokemon...

Loft finds a small pool of sticky, reddish-orange liquid smeared across most of one of the outcroppings. A quick check with the Pokedex reveals it to be juice made from fermented Berries, hinting at the presence of a Shuckle! Unfortunately, the outcropping is riddled with small tunnels and holes, almost any of which could hide the rare Pokemon. Unerring eyesight and a bit of luck will be required for this capture.

Make a perception check to find the Shuckle within the maze of small tunnels.

Alexander thinks he recognizes one of the noises coming from nearby, and the Pokedex confirms the sound as a Slowpoke, on one of the outcroppings near the left waterfalls' base.

Alexander closes his eyes and inhales deeply as the roar of the falls washes over him. This was why he had left Cyanwood.

Seeing the others begin to wander around the shore, Alexander drops his pack, kicks off his boots, and strips down to his shorts. What's the point of visiting the falls if you weren't going to experience them fully? It isn't until he's in the process of dabbling his toes experimentally in one of calmer patches of water that Alexander hears the curious gurgling sounds coming from one of the rocky outcroppings. His interest piqued by his pokedex's identification, Alexander gathers up a few pokeballs and two canisters of baby food, stuffs them into a sock, clutches the sock in his teeth, and wades into the water.

He was a trainer wasn't he? Trainers didn't ignore strange sounds when they were lucky enough to come across them. Alexander strikes out for the sound with broad strokes, Rosie doggedly paddling behind.


Alexander: [roll0]
Rosie: [roll1]

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[GameOfChampions]

After looking around Lucus doesn't see any fiery Pokemon that would join his team so he makes his way back to the river and decides to start a training program he had planned out for his team over the years. He crouches down beside Boxer and locks eyes with him. "All right Boxer we're gonna start training right now. I've made some plans over the years but I have not been able to ever try it so I'll be learning how to do this like you. The one thing I do want to clarify is that though this may be difficult and trying you need to keep at it. I'm going to train you hard to make sure you don't get hurt in any fights! Now let's do this!"

I start Boxer on a series of sprints and obstacles to try and increase his agility. Teaching him to be unpredictable with his dodges. I would call out dodge at random times during his routine and then lunge for the spot I thought he would be going. After a while of that I started him on a brutal set of attack practices, making sure he didn't get a break so he could get practice attacking and using his power while tired. We continued for a good long while and I was pretty happy with Boxer and the place he was in right now.

So Exp training and I'm applying Agility training and Brutal training as well as using Ace Trainer feature to train his Sp. Attack and Speed.

[tonberryking]

Loft blinks. He isn't quite sure of what Shuckle actually is, but he tries to extend his metaphorical hand in friendship to the turtlely looking fella.

"Oh.. heya there, fella, don't be shy now, c'mon out. Let's have a look at you, eh?" He smiles crookedly, trying to use what pitiful charm he has, at the very least he hopes this won't scare the creature away. Tomoe seems to find the entire thing a bit ludicrous, but gives the Shuckle a look and starts unwittingly giving her master some aide:

"Osh. Osh wa Wott." which would translate loosely in pokemon to: "No, really, this guy couldn't hurt *anybody*." and not in the nice, complimentary way...


Great. Can't have the Shuckle just attack me, oh no, that would be simple.

Anyway here's Loft's charm attempt, burning an AP, and Tomoe is unwittingly helping:

Loft:[roll0]
Tomoe: [roll1]

[YuweaCurtis]

Coming up on the falls, Damien takes his camera out and begins snapping several pictures. While his main reason for becoming a pokemon trainer was to of course train pokemon, he also has a certain amount of interest in locations like these. Those that are beautiful and natural, or those that seem alien and mysterious. After he gets some shots approaching he would get some closer shots and some of the water's surface as well. He then tries his luck looking through various spots to find him a pokemon, but only really finds some common ones. He wasn't particularly keen on catching a pokemon that would be easily found due the odds of lots of trainers having one. Looking at the others doing their own thing, he wonders if he has enough time to train. He turns to his Pokemon, "Alright we're going to get a little bit of training done, but first let me see what you got!" he says, encouraging the small frog to show off. Jubei nods, briefly looking to see if anyone else was watching him. He would then break out into a run, showing off his natural untrained speed. Damien watches closely, nodding as if taking mental notes. Jubei would then find an area with spaced out rocks sticking out the water and hop from rock to rock, slowing himself some in order not to slip or otherwise fall off.

[Minescratcher]

As Lucus and Damien train their Pokemon, Loft and Alexander continue their Pokemon-catching efforts.

Alexander can easily reach the outcropping. Surprisingly, Rosie is able to keep up with him quite well. As he pulls himself out of the lake, Alexander sees the Slowpoke, lying with its tail in the water. It opens one eye and yawns at him.

Loft's attempts to charm the Shuckle out are met with a very conspicuous, continued absence of any movement from the tunnel, until Tomoe speaks to it. The wild Pokemon blinks at her and slowly emerges from its tunnel. The Pokemon's head shoots back into its shell for a moment, but returns with a sweet-smelling Berry, which it offers to the Oshawott, seemingly ignoring her Trainer.

[tonberryking]

Loft crouches down near the two pokemon, wise enough not to disturb them, or try to just pick up the Shuckle, though he kinda wants to. Tomoe, for her part, seems quite flattered, and takes the berry without even checking to see if her trainer is alright with it (like he's gonna stop her.)

In fact, this is the nicest that Loft has seen his new ward, as she attempts to pet the Shuckle with her teeny little paw, munching on the berry. "Wa-sha! Sha osh. Wott osh shawott wott sha. Sha-wott wott. Wooooootttt." she chirrups.


"Well, you're certainly sweet, thanks!" But yeah. Loft here is a huge softie, and he can figure out what I want real easy. 'Spose that what's he's good for, knowing what to do for you and all. If you wanted to come along, that is... He'd never hurt you, that's for sure."


If Loft is getting any of this, he tries to maintain that doofy look on his face... Tomoe, however, has taken to grandstanding a bit, walking around the Shuckle as she speaks...conveniently standing in front of the hole it came out of...


More charm attempts from both of them. I'm not sure if Tomoe is intentionally trying to keep this pokemon out of the hole or if Loft is lucking out...

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Minescratcher]

Loft crouches down near the two pokemon, wise enough not to disturb them, or try to just pick up the Shuckle, though he kinda wants to. Tomoe, for her part, seems quite flattered, and takes the berry without even checking to see if her trainer is alright with it (like he's gonna stop her.)

In fact, this is the nicest that Loft has seen his new ward, as she attempts to pet the Shuckle with her teeny little paw, munching on the berry. "Wa-sha! Sha osh. Wott osh shawott wott sha. Sha-wott wott. Wooooootttt." she chirrups.


"Well, you're certainly sweet, thanks!" But yeah. Loft here is a huge softie, and he can figure out what I want real easy. 'Spose that what's he's good for, knowing what to do for you and all. If you wanted to come along, that is... He'd never hurt you, that's for sure."


If Loft is getting any of this, he tries to maintain that doofy look on his face... Tomoe, however, has taken to grandstanding a bit, walking around the Shuckle as she speaks...conveniently standing in front of the hole it came out of...


More charm attempts from both of them. I'm not sure if Tomoe is intentionally trying to keep this pokemon out of the hole or if Loft is lucking out...

[roll0]
[roll1]


The Shuckle bends its head towards Tomoe as she pats it, and its face changes gradually from apprehension to one of content. While it still appears suspicious of Loft, it is clearly not afraid of and has maybe even taking a liking to his Pokemon.

[tculler]

"Come ooon." The group notices that the fifth member has not yet made his way into the cave. Looking outside, they see the boy pulling his little pokemon into the cave, but the Chimchar wants none of it. Char, Chim..CHAR. The boy sits down, defeated. "I guess we'll leave the catching to the others". Instead, Dray starts his daily meditations, opening his eye every couple of minutes to check his pokemon. The Chimchar is perched on a rock 10 feet away, observantly watching his new trainer.

OOC: Unless something happens, we'll just be out here in the warm sun

[tonberryking]

Tomoe pats the shell of the Shuckle, giving Loft a coy look for an instant. "Osh. Osh, Osh, wott! Shaaa. and Loft isn't a dummy. He offers a pokeball to the shuckle as Tomoe playfully leans on her new friend.


"Oh boy, a new friend? Don't worry, I, the great and Mighty Tomoe, shall protect you. Far better than this lunk head can, but at least he's tall and can reach stuff for us!"




[roll0] Loft's charm.
[roll1]

[BadCrow]

As Lucus and Damien train their Pokemon, Loft and Alexander continue their Pokemon-catching efforts.

Alexander can easily reach the outcropping. Surprisingly, Rosie is able to keep up with him quite well. As he pulls himself out of the lake, Alexander sees the Slowpoke, lying with its tail in the water. It opens one eye and yawns at him.


"So you're a fisherman too, huh." ALexander hoists himself onto the rock, Rosie clambering after him. "Me too. Though I'm not lucky enough to have a tail. In any case, you want to share a snack with Rosie and I? You wont have to catch this one." Alexander offers the slowpoke one of the pieces of baby food after placing the other in front of Rosie.


[roll0]

[Minescratcher]

Tomoe pats the shell of the Shuckle, giving Loft a coy look for an instant. "Osh. Osh, Osh, wott! Shaaa. and Loft isn't a dummy. He offers a pokeball to the shuckle as Tomoe playfully leans on her new friend.


"Oh boy, a new friend? Don't worry, I, the great and Mighty Tomoe, shall protect you. Far better than this lunk head can, but at least he's tall and can reach stuff for us!"




[5] Loft's charm.
[7]

The Shuckle chuckles and stretches its neck outwards, whispering into Tomoe's ear. Loft can just catch it making sounds.

"You certainly look strong enough. How about a friendly battle? If you win, I'll join you and your lunk head."


"So you're a fisherman too, huh." Alexander hoists himself onto the rock, Rosie clambering after him. "Me too. Though I'm not lucky enough to have a tail. In any case, you want to share a snack with Rosie and I? You wont have to catch this one." Alexander offers the slowpoke one of the pieces of baby food after placing the other in front of Rosie.

[9]

The Slowpoke slowly steps out of the water. It puts a full second between each step, moving so slowly that the Trainer feels tired himself, but it eventually joins Alexander. The Slowpoke eats the offered food slowly as well, yawning contentedly when it is finished.

[BadCrow]

"You like that?" Alexander leans back against the rock shelf while Rosie quickly scarfs down her snack. "Stick with me and Rosie here, and you'll get more where that came from. To tell you the truth, we only just got together ourselves, but I think there's big things on the horizon. WOuld you want to come along?" Alexander isn't sure exactly how much the slowpoke understood. Psychic type pokemon tended to be quick on the uptake, but this might be the exception that proved the rule. He sets the unused pokeball on the cave floor next to the pink lump, hoping it'd grasp the implication."Go ahead and tap that if you want to tag along."



intuition: [roll0]
charm: [roll1]

[Minescratcher]

"You like that?" Alexander leans back against the rock shelf while Rosie quickly scarfs down her snack. "Stick with me and Rosie here, and you'll get more where that came from. To tell you the truth, we only just got together ourselves, but I think there's big things on the horizon. WOuld you want to come along?" Alexander isn't sure exactly how much the slowpoke understood. Psychic type pokemon tended to be quick on the uptake, but this might be the exception that proved the rule. He sets the unused pokeball on the cave floor next to the pink lump, hoping it'd grasp the implication."Go ahead and tap that if you want to tag along."



intuition: [roll0]
charm: [roll1]

The Slowpoke tilts its head to the side thoughtfully. It remains still for about thirty seconds before it nods, emitting a long squeak, and taps the button on the Pokeball's front with its snout. There is a bright flash of light, and the Pokeball clicks shut in a shower of small sparks.

First catch of the game!
Pokemon: Slowpoke [Water/Psychic], Male; 3' 10", 79.5 lb.
Level: 3
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Docile (no effect)

HP: 12 (49 hit points)
Attack: 10
Defense: 10
Special Attack: 6
Special Defense: 6
Speed: 2

Moves:

Curse
Tackle
Yawn

Capability List
Overland 1, Swim 2, Jump 1/1, Power 2, Fountain,
Naturewalk (Wetlands), Underdog

Skill List
Athl 2d6, Acro 1d6, Combat 1d6, Stealth 1d6, Percep
1d6, Focus 4d6

[BadCrow]

Alexander blinks at the Slowpoke's quick acceptance. This whole trainer thing was easier than he thought. Rosie resting comfortably at his side, Alexander dangles his toes comfortably in the flowing water before making his way back to the shore.

Once there, he gathers up his fishing rod, hoping to catch a snack for lunch. Casting out into the water, Alexander looks around at his compatriots. The skinny one with purple seemed to have had some luck as well, either that or his oshawott had just developed a consuming interest in rock tunnels.

I'll hold off on any training until we see if everyone wants to stick around. Also, just to be clear, Alexander isn't trying to catch any fish for his team. He's just worked up a bit of an appetite, and goldeen are delicious.

Alexander is also down to rp with anyone else who's just chilling for the moment.

[YuweaCurtis]

Damien looks at his pokemon thoughtfully. He gestures to his pokemon, starting briefly before speaking. "Alright, come back over here. I have something for you." Jubei looks at him curiously and then comes back over to him. Damien goes through his bag as his pokemon approaches, fishing out a jar of pokemon baby food. He uncaps it and kneels over. Having planned on getting a Froakie, he had also made sure to get a flavor at least tolerable to the amphibian. Jubei takes the jar for itself and tilts it over to empty the contents into its mouth. While he didn't know what type it was exactly, he know it was food from watching his previous caretaker.

Damien wait for Jubei to finish and let the food digest a bit before speaking up again, "That was good huh? Are you ready for some training now?" The bubble frog scrunches up it's brow to show it's seriousness and nods. "Okay, lets start with some running I guess." Even though Damien had read up on training, it was different actually doing it. He really wasn't worried about doing it wrong it was just awkward starting into it. "Fro." was the reply, one of agreement. So the pokemon picks a spot and runs to it, intended to go back and forth. Damien runs along with him... Well for a bit, his body wasn't built to move around like that for long and while he was pretty healthy he was no athlete.

[tonberryking]

Tomoe's eyes brighten like the beacon of a lighthouse and the little oshawott nearly dances a jig, but she coughs into her paw as if she were calm and collected. Her subsequent nod is her best approximation of a warrior's stony visage before she turns back to Loft and tries in pantomime to explain this.

...He is less than thrilled, but it doesn't take aura powers for him to read that denying her this would be worse than committing a fight, so he nods. However:

"Guess there's no fixing it, but c'mere, Tomoe, I wanna help ya out." Under protest, he picks her up and despite her squirming and thrashing, Loft jabs a couple of points around her shoulders and paws. "I've got a few tricks than can help us out. Okay, go get 'em!"

She wobbles on her feet when he sets her back down, and she looks almost ready to fight him instead until she realizes she feels ever so slightly, more power in her body. With a huff, she turns on her heal and gets ready to ruckus with the shuckus.

"Sha-wott!"


Whooo~ First fight!
[roll0] Loft's accupressure move to raise one of her stats by 2 CS.

Tomoe will, without orders use her Night slash move first thing: [roll1] which crits on 18+

Damage: [roll2]

[Minescratcher]

Tomoe charges the Shuckle and attacks, landing what seems to be a solid blow on the shell. Unfortunately, the wild Pokemon appears to escape almost all of the damage from the attack, merely rolling back slightly. As Loft's Pokemon recovers, the Shuckle suddenly jumps into the air, smashing into the rock on landing and sending sharp chunks flying at Tomoe. Many of them just barely miss hitting Loft.

Acupressure raises Tomoe's Defense by 2 CS
Shuckle takes 1 damage after modifiers
Shuckle uses Rock Slide:
[roll0]
[roll1]

Tomoe takes 8 damage after modifiers

[tonberryking]

Tomoe reals back after her obsidian energy blade shatters against the shuckle's shell, but hops up with a huff. Not an angry huff, because an angry sword is a defeated sword... or that's what she thinks someone once told her... The shell she'd been holding gives a flicker of energy for a moment before reverting to it's pale yellow hue and she considers her options.

"Keep your guard up and lower his, Tomoe..." Loft calls out, to Tomoe's surprise. He makes a whip cracking motion and oddly enough, she comprehends what he's suggesting, and she goes to try to sweep her stubby lower half at her first opponent.



Tomoe uses Tail whip, lowering the Shuckle's Defense CS by 1

[Minescratcher]

The Shuckle slides out of the way of her tail, dropping its guard noticeably. It reaches out with its front two arms and tries to grab Tomoe, but she sees it coming and evades.

Tomoe's Defense is raised by 2 CS
Shuckle's Defense is lowered by 1 CS

Shuckle takes 0 damage after modifiers
Shuckle uses Constrict
[roll0]
[roll1]

Tomoe takes 0 damage after modfiers

[tonberryking]

Loft takes a deep breath and Tomoe catches him making a slashing movement out of the corner of her eye. In turn, the Oshawott forms her dark energy blade once more with her tiny shell and darts in close to the Shuckle, trying to pin one of its limbs with her thrust.


Guys, I am so, SO sorry. I had a terrible series of events happen and forgot about some of my games
.. I don't know how but it just slipped my mind...

[roll0] Tomoe's to-hit; crits on an 18
[roll1]

[Minescratcher]

As Tomoe darts at the Shuckle, it darts back into its shell, intending for her slash to bounce harmlessly off. However, the Oshawott manages to get her attack into the shell, striking the wild Pokemon hiding within. It's not quite as effective as it could be, but still a powerful blow.

The Shuckle rocks back and forth slightly before poking its head and limbs out again; its left foreleg is badly scraped. It makes several clicking sounds before nodding to Loft.

"Excellently done. You are a powerful fighter, and it would be an honor to travel with you."

Tomoe's Defense is raised by 2 CS
Shuckle's Defense is lowered by 1 CS

Shuckle takes 24 damage after modifiers
Shuckle agrees to be captured

[tonberryking]

Tomoe's eyes light up in pleasant surprise, unto the point of giddiness. However, she manages to contain just herself long enough to waddle back over to Loft to show how proud she is of her (not his) achievement as the shaggy guy offers a pokeball to the shuckle. By then, she's wiggling with excitement and only when Loft turns to head back to the others does she compose herself, by trying to frown again and tug hard on his pants leg until he picks her up and puts her back on his shoulder.

"Hey guys! Guess what we found!"

[Minescratcher]

Tomoe's eyes light up in pleasant surprise, unto the point of giddiness. However, she manages to contain just herself long enough to waddle back over to Loft to show how proud she is of her (not his) achievement as the shaggy guy offers a pokeball to the shuckle. By then, she's wiggling with excitement and only when Loft turns to head back to the others does she compose herself, by trying to frown again and tug hard on his pants leg until he picks her up and puts her back on his shoulder.

"Hey guys! Guess what we found!"

Loft's pokeball absorbs the Shuckle, shakes three times, and clicks. The shower of sparks it releases seems to fall to the ground in slow motion.

Second catch of the game!
Pokemon: Shuckle [Bug/Rock], Male; 2' 0", 45 lb.
Level: 4
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Jolly (+Speed, -SpAtk)

HP: 3 (23 hit points)
Attack: 1
Defense: 28
Special Attack: 1
Special Defense: 28
Speed: 5

Moves:
1. Rock Slide
2. Bide
3. Constrict
4. Withdraw

Capability List
Overland 3, Swim 1, Jump 0/0, Power 4, Juicer

Skill List
Athl 2d6+1, Acro 1d6, Combat 1d6, Stealth 3d6+1, Percep 2d6+1, Focus 3d6+1

[Minescratcher]

The Professor's Lapras brings everyone back across the water again, in another uneventful trip. Elm tells you that Route 29 goes both north towards Blackthorn City and west to Cherrygrove, suggesting that you take the westbound road first, as the mountainous terrain northwards makes traveling nearly impossible. He waves to you as you leave New Bark Town.

The smell of freshly cut grass overpowers all other scents on the route, seeming to come from all sides. Pokemon cries can be faintly heard from the trees, the taller grass to both sides of the road, and occasionally from above, as a bird Pokemon soars overhead. In the distance, a group of three people and two Pokemon can be seen standing in a circle beside the road.

[BadCrow]

Alexander, headphones buzzing around his neck, waves to the professor one last time before turning to his companions. "Alright then, off we go! I'm going to follow the prof's advice and head west. You're all welcome to join me if you'd like. After all, company makes the miles pass quicker." Alexander waits for any responses as he stretches out his limbs, settles his pack on his shoulders and heads off down the path at a leisurely pace, Rosie pacing beside him.

As he walks, Alexander keeps his eyes peeled for any berries or herbs growing near the road. They were almost always useful, and he'd been able to make a little money selling them back in the Safari Zone.


survival: [roll0]

[YuweaCurtis]

Having finished Jubei's training regime back at the falls, both were more than ready to more officially start their journey. He is slightly tempted to go to Blackthorn City, but the journey seems too treacherous. Hearing Alexander speak, Damien nods, "Sounds good man, no telling what we may run into out there." As he speaks, Jubei is already following Alexander, but looks back to look at the others. Especially Tomoe.