Pokemon: Gotta Fuck 'em All!

[daxtinator396]

Steve looked concerned at the deep psychic conversation happening with Baltoy and Alexis... her expressions troubled him. She was not very happy. He decided to leave it for now and get to know his new pokemon,"Hey there Miyu... I'm Steve. Please don't be scared okay? I'm different. I love Pokémon. Dusky is very happy with me and I managed to get her to stay with me much the same way I did with you. Isn't that right Dusky?" He asks with a smile and she nods and rubs against his knee lovingly,"Poh!" She said happily telling Miyu about her friend Steve. As he left them to talk again he looked over to see Alexis walking over and her tears made him concerned,"What happened? Is everything all right?" He suddenly wondered if Baltoy had looked at her memories too... her distrust of trainers... maybe they could help each other! He smiled slightly," Does she know something that can help? Oh... Trapinch... would you like to come with me? I have a shoulder for you to ride on. Miyu can ride on the other shoulder and Dusky can ride in my bag between you. You can all talk! Doesn't that sound nice?" He asks as Dusky senses the Trapinch's discomfort and goes to comfort it.

[dragonmaster121989]

Taking note of the anger in Lilian's voice Jackson quickly puts his shirt back on and gets off the table. With a semi smile he says " I'm sorry Lilian... I hope this doesn't ruin me being able to shop here later on. " With his head held low Jackson walks out of the pokemart and back onto route 101, spotting the battle going on Jackson's mood quickly changes to excited. Taking notice of the condition of zigzagoon Jackson lets Scarlet out of her pokeball " Ok sweaty for now you are only staying on the side lines if it comes to the point where the trainer has nothing else to use you go in and we will catch the Pidgey for her, no need to let a good pokemon get away "

( ooc hope you don't mind me jumping in if worse comes to worse I'll trade you a empty for the pidgey if I catch it, That is if you want to do it that way if not just tell Jackson to stay out of it )

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

Claire sighs and then smiles. "Good job Zigzagoon." she says. She throws the pokeball at it. "Okay... Let's try this one more time. Go Mudkip!" she shouts. She walks up to her Mudkip and pets it again. "Okay Mudkip. I'm not disappointed. I want you to tackle that pidgey as hard as you can okay?" she says to it. Claire then returns to her starting position. "Okay Mudkip! Do as I told you!"

[Reapergod36]

Elixia walks up to the Blaziken and went into a boxing pose, as she then charged towards the Blaziken throwing a kick towards the side of his stomach. She did her best to keep her balance during the kick, hoping the Blaziken would go down. She didn't want to be raped by Houndoom, and glared at the Blaziken. "Blaziken, step aside." She said sternly, as if she owned the pokemon.

[Laughing Hyena]

He visibly winced from the man's cries since that probably hurt a lot but also because his cover was blown since they saw him but fortunately the dumpster rampaging through along with the screams caused the gym and its member to come pouring out. The girl hopefully that Madison had ran down with the dumpster was just knocked out and not just dead.That gave him reinforcements but they were going to make a break for it with the girl since dumpsters typically have a big gap underneath them for hauling them away. Madison had to at least try because he was the closest to them all.

Breaking into a sprint to try and head them off he took up one pokéball and then a second one expanding both of them. Sure they were empty but there was one thing he could do with them as he cleared the distance. So he took aim and then throws the first of the pokéballs aiming for the head or face of one of the Magma members trying to carry the girl. The reason was if he managed to hit him he might drop the girl because he's holding the weight between two people. If one lets go the other will have to compensate for it. And with them running for their freedom whilst carrying the girl meant that they might suffer a domino effect and fall down. Hopefully with the girl uninjured and them stopped short on their escape. Regardless though if he missed he was going to try again with the other one he had in his second hand.

Halfway there by now as he ran, he dropped his pokéball behind him and out came a lovely looking Eevee with a beautiful brown coat with white fur. "Vee!" She exclaimed as she began running and the little one could keep pace with her Trainer all the same. Madison wasted not a second as he barked a command. "Eevee use Sand Attack on those three!" Eevee immediately was one it as it leapt backwards curled up into a ball kicking up dirt at them as she went. Then she lands in a nice patch of dirt and gravel and then turns around and springs up to kick up the debris of dirt and gravel or whatever was available to kick up from the ground before she bounds about towards her Trainer. Hopefully Eevee was on target and the two of them still ahead of them to nail the three kidnappers with it. Should that all fail, his final plan was to try and cut them off at the pass with his running speed and perhaps shunt the two that were hauling her off their feet. They were carrying someone and he was completely unburdened so he hoped he could manage it. If he couldn't or if the one closer to him was the one ahead of them acting as an escort then in this regard he readies Eevee as his backup weapon of choice. They couldn't afford to battle for long and stalling for time would make their window of escape close.

[Voff]

"Oh, hello. I didn't mean to interrupt your work. I just recently got into training and battle pokemon, but I'm kinda clueless about the matter and figured maybe I could get a few pointers from professor Birch. I want to improve as a trainer, with growlithe by my side. If I get far enough, hopefully, I can even challenge the elite four." Varen said hopefully while gesturing to growlithe. The guy seems friendly and willing to help. Varen doesn't want to impose, but he hopes the guy has time to help.

Looking about the lab he decided that he didn't envy the guy for having to tidy up the place. Varen was fascinated by all the equipment he could see in the lab and tried to see if he found something of interest.

"But sorry, I'm being rude, I didn't even introduce myself. I'm Varen Bakk, pleased to meet you. Who might you be?.", Varen said as he tried to get the measure of the guy.

[Kuragari]

On Route 101:

Samantha

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Watching the woman in battle, it looks like this one isn't going particularly well for her. The Zigzagoon she's using is almost to the point of unconsciousness while the Pidgey that is her opponent looks almost fresh and unscathed. It looks like this is a rather uphill battle for the girl in front of you. Shadow almost has a look of “So what?” at the idea of you seeing him reign himself in though. Nothing you haven't seen, or experienced, before after all.

Samantha watches the fight, feeling sorry for the Zigzagoon as it has trouble taking on the Pidgey standing before it. She suspects there's a level difference of some sort between them...that or this woman had just caught the Zizagoon and had already rushed it into battle. Her attention is on the fight, so she doesn't end up seeing Shadow's expression.

Claire sighs and then smiles. "Good job Zigzagoon." she says. She throws the pokeball at it. "Okay... Let's try this one more time. Go Mudkip!" she shouts. She walks up to her Mudkip and pets it again. "Okay Mudkip. I'm not disappointed. I want you to tackle that pidgey as hard as you can okay?" she says to it. Claire then returns to her starting position. "Okay Mudkip! Do as I told you!"

When the trainer swapped Pokemon, Samantha took note of how the trainer interacted with her Mudkip. She didn't quite catch what she was saying, but the reassuring way she was petting it left her to assume it hadn't done so well in a previous fight.

Maybe she could use some help... Samantha thought to herself, but the only question was, would the trainer appreciate any help. Would she even want any? She didn't seem to have noticed them standing nearby and watching, but then again, neither had the Pidgey.

Then an idea came to her. "Say Shadow, think you'd be able to sneak behind that Pidgey and distract it when her Mudkip attacks?"

[Sirfluffles]

Elly

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The man on the floor almost immediately jumps up like he hadn't been stomped on a moment before and says, “Only if I can see both a what ya got hidin' under the shirt.” with a perverted, yet pleased smile. The lady sighs and hits the man on the top of the head, sending him right back down to the floor, this time for more than a little while as he rolls around clutching it.

“I swear the only reason we keep him around is we aren't getting new hires...” she mutters to herself under her breath, but still loud enough for you to hear. When she faces you again, its with a customer service smile on her face “Sure thing, miss! Just one second.” as she turns to head into the back, she kicks the man in the gut to keep him on the floor while she's gone then disappears. For a short while, the only thing lively thing in the room is the groans of pain the man gives off and he rolls. In a thankfully short amount of time, the woman is back with two PokeBalls. [color=#FF40FF]“Here you are.” she says, releasing both Pokemon onto the counter. The Skitty looks shy and rather unsure of itself, looking around haltingly before locking on you. It looks like it doesn't really know what to think of you since you're new to her. The Sableye, on the other hand, acts like it really doesn't care. It's crystal eyes look at you, but it feels more like he's looking through you.

Elly laughed quietly to herself, their antics were... somewhat like a couple in a comedy or sit-com... or one of the movies in Unova, weird. She thought that she shouldn't ask the man anything whilst the woman was gone, he seemed used to the beating.

Looking at both the pokemons, Elly was at a loss for words. Honestly, she wanted to scoop them both up and hug the living daylight out of the two Pokemon.
"They're so... CUTE!" Elly burst out, but the hard part was choosing which of the two she'd want...
"I guess I can't say I want both..." Elly was a little disheartened, but she breathed in deeply.
"Could I get the Sableye?"

[LoneWolf]

Raphael

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You spend a while looking around, the people of the City still looking surprised and curious about the gear you're toting, but outside of that no one really interacts with you. Just when you're ready to leave, a 2 women in what you could only call nautical costume walk up to you with the obvious intent to talk.

“Wow, like, that get up is so cool!” one of the girls say

“Like, totally! Is there anyway we, like, could get one of those?” the other says, a sultry look starting to appear in her eyes. “We'd be, like, ever so thankful.”

Raphael is running through a final mental checklist as he leaves the city when a voice cuts into his concentration.

“Wow, like, that get up is so cool!” “Like, totally! Is there anyway we, like, could get one of those? We'd be, like, ever so thankful.”

"This? This one's a prototype, I'm afraid." His tone is polite but a bit distant, clearly intended to answer their question and then end the conversation. Then he finishes turning and gets a proper look at who he is talking to, and his body language becomes much more open. It wouldn't be hard for a watcher to read his thoughts at that moment: *A couple of cute girls want to talk to you, so stop being an idiot and do it.*

"The parts are easy enough to get - or at least, they are in Johto - but putting them together is a bit more difficult." He grins wryly "This one took me a month and a half to finish."

"I'm Raphael, by the way." He pauses, obviously expecting them to introduce themselves in turn, while a corner of his brain wonders about their uniforms. They're familiar, but he can't quite remember where he's seen them before...

[MiscChaos]

In Littleroot:


Varen

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The Professor looks at you and adopts a bigger smile, putting the items in his hands somewhere on a shelf to be dealt with later.

“Well, there really isn’t that much advice to give, my boy.” he says after a long period of starting at the ceiling. “All I can tell you is take good care of your Pokemon, become friends with them. They’ll reward that kindness ten times over. Their friendship in return is a reward of its own anyway.” He puts his hand on his chin and thinks a little more. “Also be well supplied if you can help it. It makes your Pokemon’s life a lot easier. On that note.” He disappears into the back for a second and returns with a bag. Taking one look at it then at you, he seems to instantly know that the pack was made for someone slimmer in size. “Hm. Well, even if you can’t use the backpack like normal, you can still use the items within. There’s a PokeNav, PokeDex, and 5 PokeBalls, and 3 Potions in there for you to use.” he hands the bag over without further comment, looking like he’s done for now unless you have further questions.

On Route 101:


Claire

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Your assurances seem a bit weak to Mudkip, but she doesn’t dare make you more disappointed by disobeying orders, so she launches herself full tilt at the Pidgey. The bird Pokemon almost seems to laugh in response and charges towards your Pokemon itself, the two meeting in the middle and going head-to-head. Unfortunately, the Pidgey has the advantage of not fighting multiple battles in a row, so it manages to outmuscle Mudkip. Still, it seem to come out worse for being the victor, your Zigzagoon’s Tail Whip still in play. Not so much that it can’t shake it off, but it definitely suffered more than Mudkip did in that exchange. A few more Pyrrhic Victories like that and the Pidgey might be done for. Still, Mudkip HAS fought more than a few battles before now. Fatigue seems to be hitting her kinda hard. Not enough to get her out of the game, but it might be time to wrap this up soon.

In the corner of your vision, you spy a Houndour sneaking behind the Pidgey. Now that you’re paying attention, you also spy a man and his Poochyena (strangely wearing a bow…) watching over your battle too. When’d you get a crowd?

Samantha

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Shadow looks up at you, but then gives a low, affirmative bark. He creeps around back the Pidgey, ready to go on your command. Will the Trainer really appreciate the interference though?

Jackson

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Lilian doesn’t respond as you make your way out of the shop, still angered by your persistence. Still, you mood picks up when you see the battle between a lady and a Pidgey. She swaps out her Zigzagoon for a stronger, but tired looking Mudkip. One that was apparently afraid of disappointing its Trainer from the lady’s words. It seems to fair a bit better than the Zigzagoon before it, but this battle is anyone’s game right now.

In Petalburg:


Tsubaki

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Good news is, it’s not a snake. Also good news is that you moved slow enough to hear the loud curse of Team Magma members becoming frustrated over the futility of their search. Bad news… you see that it’s a Tangela currently trying to wrap a vine around you. The way it’s looking at you is… heated, to understate it. Might it be in heat? Any way you slice it, staying here’s a bad idea, yet going out there, with Team Magma still roaming the area, is a bad idea. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, or rather a hard Pokemon, you need a solution, fast.

Madison

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The PokeBall sails true, the abductors too wrapped up in trying to get out of the way, getting bopped right upside the head. The force you threw it with, combined with the element of surprise, causes him to tip over, but not quite fall, throwing his and the woman’s weight into the woman next to him, in turn causing her to stop and try to right herself and her partner. That’s more than enough time for Eevee to cut in front of them and Sand Attack them, all 3 of them raising their hands up to guard their faces, something the woman they were abducting doesn’t have to worry about since she’s over their shoulders, fireman style. Raising their hands up so quickly causes them to flip her over, making her land on her face, but out of their grasp. The instant she recovers, she bolts for the people who came out of the gym, placing her squarely out of her attackers’ hands. One of them makes a small sound of annoyance, then they all run as fast as they can, significantly faster without the Shop Keeper over their shoulders, out of the town. An older man who looks to be in charge of things steps up with an approving smile on his face.

“Good work, kid.” He says. A sentiment the Shop Keeper seems to agree with in spades by the way she nods her head.

On Route 117:


Elly

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“Sure thing.” the woman says, the Sableye in question looking mildly surprised that he was picked over the Skitty. Rallying once again, the man stands up with a perverse look on his face. The woman’s too busy starting to get the paperwork to see this, so he gets his word in unimpeded.

“I can think of a way for you to get both.” You hear the woman sigh again, followed by a kick to the gut that sends the dude right back on the floor.

“Be lucky it wasn’t the testicles.” she mutters as the last of the paperwork is filled out. Turning to you, she says, “Here, you go! Sableye’s all yours. I wish I could give you the Skitty too, but we have rules against that. Apparently Boss had people try to pick up whole teams from Daycares before.” she says, shaking her head at the thought of it. The Sableye in question looks skeptically at you, but seems to accept you as her Trainer.

On Route 110:


Lisa

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Pass

On Route 111:


Steve and Duo

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“It’s nothing.” Alexis says in deflection of Steve’s question, obviously not comfortable sharing at this moment. Baltoy gives him a mental expression that says not to pursue it any more right now. Miyu, while trusting of Dusky, is gonna take more time to feel comfortable around Steve with only the fox’s word to go on, so she still looks at him warily. The Trapinch straight up retreats to the Baltoy, hiding behind her. The Baltoy almost seems to sigh, then starts a private conversation with the Trapinch that ends up calming it down mightily.

“I wouldn’t ask her again right now, if I were you. Out of all of us, she got it the worst from previous trainers.” Baltoy saids, projecting her psychic voice so every can hear it. Then she starts moving towards Mauville again. “As I’ve already said, if we don’t have anything else to do, I’d rather get moving.” This time it doesn’t sound like a suggestion. It sounds like she’s going to move on with or without you. Alexis hears that and starts moving herself and Trapinch, attached to Baltoy as it is, moves almost before she does. Time to get movin’, boys.

On Route 120:


Elixia

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Blaziken looks at you like you’ve lost your mind as you kick a Fighting Pokemon. The look only deepens as you command him to stand down, though it does seem to admire the sheer moxy it’d take to do so. Still, it doesn’t look like it’s ready to let you through, upping its guard in case you try to attack it again. You don’t hear the baying of Houndoom, though you do hear howls followed by the screams of men, so you don’t think you have to worry about them for the moment. Still, you don’t know what else Jordan might have in store, so not spending too terribly long here might be a good idea.

In Lilycove:


Raphael

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They seem to gloss over their names, either not deeming them important or not wanting to divulge that information.

“Do you think you could, like, maybe build us one?”
“Please! Pretty please?” the two of them say, not an ounce of shame between them. It seems they aren’t giving up all that easily and who knows? This may end pretty well for you.

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

Claire looks over and sees the Houndour and the man and his Poochyena. She sighs and begins to think. "Alright... Let's try this." she says. She throws a pokeball at the pidgey. "Come on. Just stay in. Please..." she says quietly. She looks over at the Houndour and then at the man. "Call your pokemon back please. I think I can handle this." she says to the trainer as she turns her attention back at the wiggling pokeball. "Mudkip, tackle the pidgey if it comes out of the pokeball okay? And I mean a real tackle. Like harder than ever okay?" she says to it.

[Sirfluffles]

Elly

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“Sure thing.” the woman says, the Sableye in question looking mildly surprised that he was picked over the Skitty. Rallying once again, the man stands up with a perverse look on his face. The woman’s too busy starting to get the paperwork to see this, so he gets his word in unimpeded.

“I can think of a way for you to get both.” You hear the woman sigh again, followed by a kick to the gut that sends the dude right back on the floor.

“Be lucky it wasn’t the testicles.” she mutters as the last of the paperwork is filled out. Turning to you, she says, “Here, you go! Sableye’s all yours. I wish I could give you the Skitty too, but we have rules against that. Apparently Boss had people try to pick up whole teams from Daycares before.” she says, shaking her head at the thought of it. The Sableye in question looks skeptically at you, but seems to accept you as her Trainer.

"Thank you very much." Elly said with a cheerful smile, she patted the Sableye, clearly happy about her new, and first Ghost type Pokemon. After hearing about the incident with people taking entire teams, Elly chuckled slightly, trying to show that she understood the circumstances.
"Hmmm... what to name her..." Elly muttered to herself, Fang barked happily, watching the Sableye with curiosity.
"How'd you like Ruby?" she asked the Sableye, frankly, she was resisting the urge to pull the Sableye in for one big group hug with Fang.

She stared at the couple for a moment, then asked somewhat meekly,
"Uhm... how do you become a Pokemon Breeder? I'm kind of interested..."

[dragonmaster121989]

Jackson chuckles a little when asked to put his pokemon away, kneeling down Jackson gives Scarlet a pat on the head and says " Ok girl she don't want any help so let's go find us a pidgey of our own. " Standing back up with a confident smile on his face he takes a quick look around for any pidgey's hoping one might be watching the fight before walking into the tall grass.

[Kuragari]

Claire looks over and sees the Houndour and the man and his Poochyena. She sighs and begins to think. "Alright... Let's try this." she says. She throws a pokeball at the pidgey. "Come on. Just stay in. Please..." she says quietly. She looks over at the Houndour and then at the man. "Call your pokemon back please. I think I can handle this." she says to the trainer as she turns her attention back at the wiggling pokeball. "Mudkip, tackle the pidgey if it comes out of the pokeball okay? And I mean a real tackle. Like harder than ever okay?" she says to it.

"Actually, its not his." Samantha calls out as she comes closer, watching the Pokeball carefully, as well as the tired looking Mudkip. "He's mine...and I was just wanting to help. You looked like you were having some trouble, and your friend there looks pretty beat." She beckons Shadow over, watching the Pokeball with curiosity.

[Voff]

The situation dawned on Varen, who got a bit embarrassed for not recognizing the professor, "Well, I didn't realize...", He started when the professor returned with the back back. How could I be that stupid, he thought. He accepted the items, grateful for the help. He started stuffing the various items into his coat, "Thanks a lot professor, I'll put them to good use", Varen said, putting down the empty bag. Taking the professor's word to heart he started for the door, "Bye", Varen said to him, heading towards route 101.

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

"Actually, its not his." Samantha calls out as she comes closer, watching the Pokeball carefully, as well as the tired looking Mudkip. "He's mine...and I was just wanting to help. You looked like you were having some trouble, and your friend there looks pretty beat." She beckons Shadow over, watching the Pokeball with curiosity.

Claire looks over at Samantha. "I appreciate your help, but I'd prefer if you don't join in please. Thank you, and if I can't handle this myself, then I'll just run away. I'm fine okay?" she says to the girl. She then turns her attention back to the pokeball and waits.

[berserkerhorn]

“5?” Lisa asks with a wild look on her face. “Why does your family own so many?” She asks with a confused look on her face. “Leon… he’s…” Lisa is unable to finish the sentence as she looks down and blushes in embarrassment at the incident she told Mistress Madeline. She takes a good look around her surroundings.

[daxtinator396]

Steve nodded solemnly at Alexis. Some things just needed to be left alone for abit. He would try again later. In the mean time he looked at how his new pokemon reacted and was saddened slightly,"Aww... thats okay. Miyu you'll grow comfortable in your own time. For now you can walk with Dusky okay? You two keep making friends." He said with a smile and gave Trapinch a sad smile,"Baltoy what is her name? And yours. I want to be able to know you both better." He said feeling bad about how scared and lonely poor Trapinch was. He wanted to make her feel better. He went to go forward with Dusky walking alongside him keeping Miyu company with an affectionate flick of her tail,"So what's the next stop on this path Alexis?" He asked with a smile.

[Laughing Hyena]

Madison had a slight grin on his face when it worked out as he had hoped though he does flinch a touch when the Shop Keeper effectively falling onto her face. The kidnappers made their getaway without their quarry along with two of their people left behind. That was good enough for him and his Eevee ran back to her trainer during the distraction since he wouldn't risk leaving her out like that. He smiled down at her and she hopped up into his arms nuzzling the chest of the young trainer. "Nice work Eevee. You did well." He recalled her back into the Pokéball for now. Apparently the one in charge, possibly the Gym Leader if Madison had to guess was impressed with how he had handled the situation. Madison made the effort to gather his thrown Pokéballs and apologized for the Shop Keepers rough landing. "Sorry about the rough landing Miss."

Then came the cordial introduction for the Gym Leader and the others. "Names Madison by the way, I came here from Orre" He offered his name to the older man with a courteous tone and a faint smile. A hint of recognition came to him before he addressed the older man once more as he then would be quick to point out. "There's two more of them in the alley back there. One probably unconscious and the other wishing he was." Madison would be considerate to lead the trainers back there if they haven't already found them with the cries of pain from the male member that got hit by the dumpster. Hopefully they were still there. Either way it looks as though the first few minutes in Petalburg City were particularly eventful with potential new friends and enemies made in but an instant.

[MiscChaos]

On Route 101:


Claire

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Pidgey comes bursting out of the PokeBall, nowhere near weak enough for it to hold it just yet. It doesn’t get a chance to get its bearings though as Mudkip follows instructions and Tackles as hard as she can, pushing the bird back in surprise before it rights itself, a grin on its face. With a cry of its name, it charges Mudkip for another Tackle. You need to make a move before it completes though.

Samantha

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Nothing I can say here, really. Your conversation is with Claire.

Varen

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The Professor looks at you with an expression that says “I wonder how much space is in that coat”, but doesn’t actually press the issue, instead waving goodbye to you once you leave. On the Route, you see the Pokemon on it are either riled up by the fight going on nearby, a young woman and her Mudkip vs a Pidgey that, by the look of it, just escaped her attempt to catch it, or hiding away for the same reasons. They’re distracted enough that you could probably slip by if you don’t want to fight any of them.

Jackson

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One is watching, but it’s obviously not as fiery-spirited as the one the young lady is battling now. It looks to be keeping a wary eye on its surroundings with its back against a tree, making sure it isn’t caught unaware, making sure it isn’t pulled easily into battle. It’s a lot more cautious than the other one, though that doesn’t necessarily translate into weaker. Will you go for it?

In Petalburg:


Tsubaki

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Madison

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With a nod and a smile, the man in charge says, “I’m Norman, the Leader of the local Gym.” Looks like your guess was correct! “It shames me that I didn’t hear any of Team Magma’s attack until it was almost too late, but I think I can put a few measures in place to make sure it never happens again. Luckily we had you here to pick up the slack!” he says the last part jovially, though it sounds a just a little bit forced. “So, Madison, what brings you to Hoenn?” he asks as he finally signals someone to grab the two downed people, Team Magma members apparently, and look them over. The one you left injured seems to have passed out from the pain and offers no resistance as they drag them over to the nearest PokeCenter. Maybe they’ll finally get in touch with an officer there. The Shop Keeper you saved gives a deep bow, then moves to clean up her shop, not wanting to interrupt the conversation between you two, though, from the beaming look on her face, you get the idea she wouldn’t mind if you happened to come around afterward.

On Route 117:


Elly

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Sableye, now Ruby, makes a show of seeming indifferent to her new name, but you small grin on her face anyway. The grin reveals quite a row of sharp teeth, but you know it’s in a nonthreatening way.

At your question, the man raises up once again, but is immediately cowed by the look the woman gives him, an almost evil look of pure malice, promising a none too swift end in mind for him if he even begins his newest perverted sentence. Turning back to you with a smile on her face, as if the face of evil never happened, she says, “Well, if you need to decide if you wanna be big scale like my boss or small scale like this place used to be. Then you need to figure out if you want to specialize or be general. Specializing makes more money, but they get a lot less clientele. I know this one family out in Mossdeep that makes out alright doing nothing by Psychic with a little Dark, but that’s a rarity. Once you’ve got all that figured out…”

“I think she just means the basics, Marin.” the man says, the first non-sexual thing out of his mouth in your presence. At that, the excitement she’d been slowly building up in her explanation dims a little as she realizes how in depth she was going.

“Oh, oops! Well, you either need to get licensed by an accredited institute. There’s classes and practicals, which is basically going on a Pokemon adventure, and all that jazz. Or you can learn from someone who knows what they’re doing. You can either go find my boss, he usually stays in Mauville, or you can find the family I was talking about in Mossdeep. The family might have more time since my boss IS running a region wide business, but my boss knows about more types of Pokemon, though the Mossdeep family can probably figure it out.”

On Route 110:


Lisa

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Lorux just shrugs at your question. “I wanted one in every corner of Hoenn so if things went wrong, we’ve got somewhere to hide out anywhere.” He explains, sounding like he sees nothing wrong with it. He pointedly ignores your statement, figuring that if you want to tell him, you’ll tell him and he won’t push you for it. Instead, he says, “Make up your mind on which way you want to travel?” You’re in a clear area, so there isn’t any Pokemon to see just yet, just the path and the Cycling Route.

On Route 111:


Steve and Duo

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Miyu seems comfortable with the idea of more time around Dusky, nodding eagerly at Steve’s suggestion. His query to Baltoy seems to be received a lot more warily though, the Pokemon seeming to be in thought for a minute.

“You’ll have to work for her name, but my own isn’t a problem. I was called Chrys by my former Trainer and I see no reason to change it as the memories attached are not too bad.” Well there’s that at least.

“If you’ll remember, we, or at least I am headed to Petalburg so I can challenge the gym there and pick up from where I left off. I think you just happened to be going the same way?” Chrys makes a noise of disgust.

“Pokemon League. Why do so many believe it is fine to disrespect their Pokemon for what? A bunch of shiny trinkets and accolades they wouldn’t achieve without the beings they abuse?” You can hear the wrath, the anger of old memories play through her voice. “I believe that you aren’t like that, Alexis, but do not think I will be helping in this.” Alexis nods her head.

“That’s fine. So long as you keep your word, I’ll keep mine.”

On Route 120:


Elixia

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In Lilycove:


Raphael

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