Hannah
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You'd think that a news organization who's pulling you out of your hometown for a scoop would foot the bill for a more glamorous method of travel. A plane into Moorport, a private vessel to cross the waters, anything! Nope. You get the cheap ass Intercontinental Ferry that every other newbie Trainer ends up on. At the very least you managed to catch the Ferry while it was on a downswing. Yes, it's still very much crowded for the few days it takes to get from Unova to Uslane, but not so much so that you're forced to share a room. And with 4 extra beds in the room, that possibility is not as far out as one would think. Probably feel too much like home with that many people sharing a room. Still, at the very least something good is coming out of it. A lead, as it were. Apparently, there was recently a terrorist attack in Brightstar and the person of interest is this woman. Details are thin on the ground for who the hell she is right now, but you've done more with less. It shouldn't be too hard to find someone who's holding out on a bit of information. Or worse come to worse, it's not like you haven't pulled leads out of nowhere before. Team Native and Team Lost Love gotta be doing something somewhere after all. It's just a matter of finding them.
As your Ferry pulls into Brightstar, you have quiet a few things to do. First is you'll need a Pokémon as wandering the Region with no protection just seems suicidal. A PokéDex would also be nice given that they usually have PokéNavs so you can plot out your journey. An eye witness to what went down here a few days ago would be great too, a jump start on the story as it were. Luckily, you can solve pretty much all those issues at once with a visit to the Region's Professor. Professor Hazel if your memory serves. The building with the Professor's lab sticks out like a sore thumb, so making your way to it isn't difficult. The only real issue is you arrived on a boat with a bunch of Trainers wanting to get their start as well! The Professor's Lab is swarmed in short order. "Alright, ya little shits, calm your asses down and line up!" You hear a harsh voice shout. Looking for the source leads your eyes to what could only be one of the Professor's assistants. Her glare itself makes quite a few of the Trainers around you cower and that's before getting to her aggressive, hands on hip posture or the harsh frown on her face. "Three lines, assholes! One in front of me, one in front of the chick flirting with half of you with her eyes, and one in front of the Professor! Make it quick!" Shockingly enough, the line in front of the first assistant is so short that you can actually count them. Also not shocking, the woman described as a flirt has a line almost halfway back to the Ferry, mostly filled with men. You can almost see them trying to look through her white blouse or up her half-thigh length skirt. And the wink she gives does nothing to dissuade them. The most moderate line belongs to Professor Hazel herself, holding a professional smile on her face that really screams she'd much rather be somewhere else.
You bet you could get the ditsy one to talk, but getting to her would take an absurdly long amount of time compared to the other two. The Professor might talk to you, but given the mood she gives you she might keep it as brief as possible so she can get back to what she actually wants to be doing. Her first assistant seems like a hard ass, even now shouting at someone for not speaking up and making themselves heard, but maybe she could offer up information regardless? It's entirely possible to just wait until the crowd disappears too, finding others in town to speak to. You spot what looks to be a few natives milling around, already up and getting on with their day, so it shouldn't be too hard to waylay a few and get what information you can while the Professor's lines clear. Or, well, it's ill advised, until you have a Pokémon and a PokéDex, but this town isn't the only place you can gather information. There's likely to be a lead out there as much as there is in here.
You'd think that a news organization who's pulling you out of your hometown for a scoop would foot the bill for a more glamorous method of travel. A plane into Moorport, a private vessel to cross the waters, anything! Nope. You get the cheap ass Intercontinental Ferry that every other newbie Trainer ends up on. At the very least you managed to catch the Ferry while it was on a downswing. Yes, it's still very much crowded for the few days it takes to get from Unova to Uslane, but not so much so that you're forced to share a room. And with 4 extra beds in the room, that possibility is not as far out as one would think. Probably feel too much like home with that many people sharing a room. Still, at the very least something good is coming out of it. A lead, as it were. Apparently, there was recently a terrorist attack in Brightstar and the person of interest is this woman. Details are thin on the ground for who the hell she is right now, but you've done more with less. It shouldn't be too hard to find someone who's holding out on a bit of information. Or worse come to worse, it's not like you haven't pulled leads out of nowhere before. Team Native and Team Lost Love gotta be doing something somewhere after all. It's just a matter of finding them.
As your Ferry pulls into Brightstar, you have quiet a few things to do. First is you'll need a Pokémon as wandering the Region with no protection just seems suicidal. A PokéDex would also be nice given that they usually have PokéNavs so you can plot out your journey. An eye witness to what went down here a few days ago would be great too, a jump start on the story as it were. Luckily, you can solve pretty much all those issues at once with a visit to the Region's Professor. Professor Hazel if your memory serves. The building with the Professor's lab sticks out like a sore thumb, so making your way to it isn't difficult. The only real issue is you arrived on a boat with a bunch of Trainers wanting to get their start as well! The Professor's Lab is swarmed in short order. "Alright, ya little shits, calm your asses down and line up!" You hear a harsh voice shout. Looking for the source leads your eyes to what could only be one of the Professor's assistants. Her glare itself makes quite a few of the Trainers around you cower and that's before getting to her aggressive, hands on hip posture or the harsh frown on her face. "Three lines, assholes! One in front of me, one in front of the chick flirting with half of you with her eyes, and one in front of the Professor! Make it quick!" Shockingly enough, the line in front of the first assistant is so short that you can actually count them. Also not shocking, the woman described as a flirt has a line almost halfway back to the Ferry, mostly filled with men. You can almost see them trying to look through her white blouse or up her half-thigh length skirt. And the wink she gives does nothing to dissuade them. The most moderate line belongs to Professor Hazel herself, holding a professional smile on her face that really screams she'd much rather be somewhere else.
You bet you could get the ditsy one to talk, but getting to her would take an absurdly long amount of time compared to the other two. The Professor might talk to you, but given the mood she gives you she might keep it as brief as possible so she can get back to what she actually wants to be doing. Her first assistant seems like a hard ass, even now shouting at someone for not speaking up and making themselves heard, but maybe she could offer up information regardless? It's entirely possible to just wait until the crowd disappears too, finding others in town to speak to. You spot what looks to be a few natives milling around, already up and getting on with their day, so it shouldn't be too hard to waylay a few and get what information you can while the Professor's lines clear. Or, well, it's ill advised, until you have a Pokémon and a PokéDex, but this town isn't the only place you can gather information. There's likely to be a lead out there as much as there is in here.
Casey
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The Ferry trip into this new Region is possibly a blessing and disguise and a curse at the same time. Why's that? Because, on this Ferry, there are so many Trainers just ripe for picking for his habit. But in the close range of a Ferry, anything suspicious would be picked up fairly easily and the culprit singled out. It's hard to blend in with a thin crowd after all. When there isn't that many people around, it's easy to pick out the few things that separate one person from the other. Probably for the best not to chance ruining his fun before it's even properly began. Still, there's enough to keep him distracted from his hobby until the Ferry finally makes landfall in Brightstar. Compared to Goldenrod, it's a quaint little place. Small town vibe, the really only important things in it is the Professor's Lab and the small PokéCenter that's probably run by volunteers. Might be good for a time so long as he can keep from arousing suspicion.
"Alright, ya little shits, calm your asses down and line up!" You hear a harsh voice shout, intruding on your thoughts. Following it to its source finds your eyes back at what can only be the Professor's Lab and what must be either the Professor herself or one of their assistants. Her glare itself makes quite a few of the Trainers around you cower and that's before getting to her aggressive, hands on hip posture or the harsh frown on her face. "Three lines, assholes! One in front of me, one in front of the chick flirting with half of you with her eyes, and one in front of the Professor! Make it quick!" Shockingly enough, the line in front who you now know to be an assistant is so short that you can actually count the number of Trainers in it. Also not shocking, the woman described as a flirt has a line almost halfway back to the Ferry, mostly filled with men. You can almost see them trying to look through her white blouse or up her half-thigh length skirt. And the wink she gives does nothing to dissuade them. The most moderate line belongs to newly revealed Professor Hazel herself, holding a professional smile on her face that really screams she'd much rather be somewhere else. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice a woman who isn't quite as quick to separate into lines like everyone else coming off the Ferry is. It seems she's willing to observe for now, or maybe is just slow in reacting.
Either way, you can wait in one of the lines for a Pokémon and PokéDex. The quickest one would be to go through the line with the woman owning the foul mouth while the longest would belong to the woman who even now looks like she's trying to collect a few numbers for a fun time later. The only reason she isn't is what looks to be a death glare from both the first assistant and the Professor herself for the second assistant's unprofessional behavior. Still, it doesn't make much of a dent in her carefree spirit as she sometimes offers her hand to someone in an odd way. You can't make it out from where you are, but you think you can see something written there. She seems careful to hide it whenever either her boss or her coworker look her way though. The Professor herself looks to be more and more annoyed the longer she's out there, but she's handling it with professional and a somewhat frosty smile. There are pros and cons to each. And then there's also just finding something else to do until the line clears. It'd probably be ill advised to learn the city until you have a Pokémon to defend yourself with, but no one's stopping you from making basic explorations anyway.
The Ferry trip into this new Region is possibly a blessing and disguise and a curse at the same time. Why's that? Because, on this Ferry, there are so many Trainers just ripe for picking for his habit. But in the close range of a Ferry, anything suspicious would be picked up fairly easily and the culprit singled out. It's hard to blend in with a thin crowd after all. When there isn't that many people around, it's easy to pick out the few things that separate one person from the other. Probably for the best not to chance ruining his fun before it's even properly began. Still, there's enough to keep him distracted from his hobby until the Ferry finally makes landfall in Brightstar. Compared to Goldenrod, it's a quaint little place. Small town vibe, the really only important things in it is the Professor's Lab and the small PokéCenter that's probably run by volunteers. Might be good for a time so long as he can keep from arousing suspicion.
"Alright, ya little shits, calm your asses down and line up!" You hear a harsh voice shout, intruding on your thoughts. Following it to its source finds your eyes back at what can only be the Professor's Lab and what must be either the Professor herself or one of their assistants. Her glare itself makes quite a few of the Trainers around you cower and that's before getting to her aggressive, hands on hip posture or the harsh frown on her face. "Three lines, assholes! One in front of me, one in front of the chick flirting with half of you with her eyes, and one in front of the Professor! Make it quick!" Shockingly enough, the line in front who you now know to be an assistant is so short that you can actually count the number of Trainers in it. Also not shocking, the woman described as a flirt has a line almost halfway back to the Ferry, mostly filled with men. You can almost see them trying to look through her white blouse or up her half-thigh length skirt. And the wink she gives does nothing to dissuade them. The most moderate line belongs to newly revealed Professor Hazel herself, holding a professional smile on her face that really screams she'd much rather be somewhere else. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice a woman who isn't quite as quick to separate into lines like everyone else coming off the Ferry is. It seems she's willing to observe for now, or maybe is just slow in reacting.
Either way, you can wait in one of the lines for a Pokémon and PokéDex. The quickest one would be to go through the line with the woman owning the foul mouth while the longest would belong to the woman who even now looks like she's trying to collect a few numbers for a fun time later. The only reason she isn't is what looks to be a death glare from both the first assistant and the Professor herself for the second assistant's unprofessional behavior. Still, it doesn't make much of a dent in her carefree spirit as she sometimes offers her hand to someone in an odd way. You can't make it out from where you are, but you think you can see something written there. She seems careful to hide it whenever either her boss or her coworker look her way though. The Professor herself looks to be more and more annoyed the longer she's out there, but she's handling it with professional and a somewhat frosty smile. There are pros and cons to each. And then there's also just finding something else to do until the line clears. It'd probably be ill advised to learn the city until you have a Pokémon to defend yourself with, but no one's stopping you from making basic explorations anyway.
Exia
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Morning arrives, as it's wont to do, on what is promised to be the beginning of your Pokémon Journey. Not being an idiot, you dragged Mina down to the Lab grabbed your Pokémon from Professor Hazel last night and had her pick up her PokéDex at the same time rather than try to fight the rush of new Trainers that come with the Ferry's first light. You merely try not to let the Professor's brusque nature rub you the wrong way, knowing she's not annoyed with you specifically and that it's just the way she is. It's the way she's been since your family moved to Brightstar and you're fairly sure it's the way she'll be until she's either left alone or she's lowered into her grave. She's gotten a little better since she got her assistants, Lilianna and Jackie somewhat recently, but now she just seems annoyed Jackie puts on her angry bitch routine to get the least amount of work when Trainers show up. As you get up and check in to make sure your sister is ready to go as well, you can actually hear Jackie getting into her role, putting order to the chaotic mess of Trainers outside and cowing them so they can be sorted out and gotten out of the Professor's hair as quickly as possible. And while that's nice and it, it is still rather early in the day for that level of volume.
At the very least, you have made sure your preparations are complete in all this. You have your Pokémon, a Spinarak, you have your PokéDex and a PokéNav so you can find your way around. You suppose you either need to make the plans for what will happen or simply leave it up to your sister. This is her journey after all, you're just along to make sure she doesn't try... hurting herself again and help her to happiness as best you can. Hopefully this will be exactly what she needs to finally find what makes her so.
Only one thing sort of bothers you since it could potentially affect the safety of Mina: the attempted bombing of the Professor's Lab a few nights ago. As far as you've gathered, Team Native saw the Professor's Lab as a gateway for outsiders and attempted to destroy it. The Professor and her assistants fought them off, but they still managed to do a bit of damage to the surrounding area and capture some new attention. Given how fervently Team Native despises outsiders, they may come for you and Mina if they figure out you're not native to this Region. Might be something to keep an ear out for, maybe see if you can get some information to help see them coming. It wouldn't do for Mina to get hurt after all.
Morning arrives, as it's wont to do, on what is promised to be the beginning of your Pokémon Journey. Not being an idiot, you dragged Mina down to the Lab grabbed your Pokémon from Professor Hazel last night and had her pick up her PokéDex at the same time rather than try to fight the rush of new Trainers that come with the Ferry's first light. You merely try not to let the Professor's brusque nature rub you the wrong way, knowing she's not annoyed with you specifically and that it's just the way she is. It's the way she's been since your family moved to Brightstar and you're fairly sure it's the way she'll be until she's either left alone or she's lowered into her grave. She's gotten a little better since she got her assistants, Lilianna and Jackie somewhat recently, but now she just seems annoyed Jackie puts on her angry bitch routine to get the least amount of work when Trainers show up. As you get up and check in to make sure your sister is ready to go as well, you can actually hear Jackie getting into her role, putting order to the chaotic mess of Trainers outside and cowing them so they can be sorted out and gotten out of the Professor's hair as quickly as possible. And while that's nice and it, it is still rather early in the day for that level of volume.
At the very least, you have made sure your preparations are complete in all this. You have your Pokémon, a Spinarak, you have your PokéDex and a PokéNav so you can find your way around. You suppose you either need to make the plans for what will happen or simply leave it up to your sister. This is her journey after all, you're just along to make sure she doesn't try... hurting herself again and help her to happiness as best you can. Hopefully this will be exactly what she needs to finally find what makes her so.
Only one thing sort of bothers you since it could potentially affect the safety of Mina: the attempted bombing of the Professor's Lab a few nights ago. As far as you've gathered, Team Native saw the Professor's Lab as a gateway for outsiders and attempted to destroy it. The Professor and her assistants fought them off, but they still managed to do a bit of damage to the surrounding area and capture some new attention. Given how fervently Team Native despises outsiders, they may come for you and Mina if they figure out you're not native to this Region. Might be something to keep an ear out for, maybe see if you can get some information to help see them coming. It wouldn't do for Mina to get hurt after all.
Lumina
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The promised morning is finally upon you. You're not sure if you can pull off excited, but at the very least you're as ready for it as you're gonna get. Ex dragged you to Professor Hazel's Lab last night to pick up your PokéDex so you wouldn't have to really deal with people. Still had to deal with Professor Hazel, but at the very least when she acts like you're annoying her just by being there, you know she would act like that no matter who showed up in her Lab and don't have to have to pretend like with most people. In her own bed nearby is Torekka in her human form, just getting out of bed just like yourself. You can hear Ex already up and about, probably doing last minute things and you can definitely hear the loud assistant the Professor has yelling at the Trainers who just arrived. Which, given how many people have started showing up in Uslane recently, isn't anything new.
Still, this is only build up for what's really important. The best advice you ever got still rings in your head, imparted by what must surely be a master of his craft. The primary reason for getting up this morning and getting ready to travel this Region: Finding Rattata. Joey made sure to point out that with a Rattata, all your problems will go away and you'll become invincible in battle. There's no doubt in your mind that everything has lead up to this, to this destined event! Now there's the simple matter of finding one. Your PokéDex doesn't show you were a Pokémon lives until after you've caught it, so you can't use that to find what you're looking for. You might have to get Ex to talk to some people, see if she can find out where Rattata live. Then and only then will life be complete.
The promised morning is finally upon you. You're not sure if you can pull off excited, but at the very least you're as ready for it as you're gonna get. Ex dragged you to Professor Hazel's Lab last night to pick up your PokéDex so you wouldn't have to really deal with people. Still had to deal with Professor Hazel, but at the very least when she acts like you're annoying her just by being there, you know she would act like that no matter who showed up in her Lab and don't have to have to pretend like with most people. In her own bed nearby is Torekka in her human form, just getting out of bed just like yourself. You can hear Ex already up and about, probably doing last minute things and you can definitely hear the loud assistant the Professor has yelling at the Trainers who just arrived. Which, given how many people have started showing up in Uslane recently, isn't anything new.
Still, this is only build up for what's really important. The best advice you ever got still rings in your head, imparted by what must surely be a master of his craft. The primary reason for getting up this morning and getting ready to travel this Region: Finding Rattata. Joey made sure to point out that with a Rattata, all your problems will go away and you'll become invincible in battle. There's no doubt in your mind that everything has lead up to this, to this destined event! Now there's the simple matter of finding one. Your PokéDex doesn't show you were a Pokémon lives until after you've caught it, so you can't use that to find what you're looking for. You might have to get Ex to talk to some people, see if she can find out where Rattata live. Then and only then will life be complete.
Torekka
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You suppose today means a bit more than most. Basically the agreement you had to make with Exia goes into effect today: they're going on a Pokémon journey, so you have to fulfill your part of the bargain and keep Lumina safe. Still, it can't be all bad. New places to see, new things to learn, new people to prank, new food to eat. All without the risk of ruining your new lifestyle. And maybe, just maybe, getting this done will finally make Lumina shut up about Rattata. What's so good about Rattata anyway? She has a damn Zorua, which is like a million times better than a Rattata! Still, a deal's a deal and you don't think you wanna know what Exia would do if you tried to get out of it. There's pretty much exactly two things she cares deeply about and that's her sister and her sister's happiness. You know how to push a human's buttons, but there are some you've learned are just better to stay away from.
As you raise from your bed, you see Lumina doing the same and can hear Exia already up and about. You can also hear one of the humans who help out the Professor shouting at the new Trainers who show up in the region. It's irritating to your enhanced senses, but it's a damn sight better than the noise a few nights ago. Another one of those humans apparently tried to blow up the Professor's Lab, calling it a gateway for outsiders to come into their Region. The affairs of humans are very much not your problem so you're not 100% sure what that was about, but everyone else in town was a little shaky after that. Some of the best pranks of your life came during that time period since people were really easy to get really mad at others. You swear you've started more fist fights this week than you had the month previous! But besides the point. You suppose you should see what Lumina plans to do, see how Exia plans to do it, and make your plans accordingly.
You suppose today means a bit more than most. Basically the agreement you had to make with Exia goes into effect today: they're going on a Pokémon journey, so you have to fulfill your part of the bargain and keep Lumina safe. Still, it can't be all bad. New places to see, new things to learn, new people to prank, new food to eat. All without the risk of ruining your new lifestyle. And maybe, just maybe, getting this done will finally make Lumina shut up about Rattata. What's so good about Rattata anyway? She has a damn Zorua, which is like a million times better than a Rattata! Still, a deal's a deal and you don't think you wanna know what Exia would do if you tried to get out of it. There's pretty much exactly two things she cares deeply about and that's her sister and her sister's happiness. You know how to push a human's buttons, but there are some you've learned are just better to stay away from.
As you raise from your bed, you see Lumina doing the same and can hear Exia already up and about. You can also hear one of the humans who help out the Professor shouting at the new Trainers who show up in the region. It's irritating to your enhanced senses, but it's a damn sight better than the noise a few nights ago. Another one of those humans apparently tried to blow up the Professor's Lab, calling it a gateway for outsiders to come into their Region. The affairs of humans are very much not your problem so you're not 100% sure what that was about, but everyone else in town was a little shaky after that. Some of the best pranks of your life came during that time period since people were really easy to get really mad at others. You swear you've started more fist fights this week than you had the month previous! But besides the point. You suppose you should see what Lumina plans to do, see how Exia plans to do it, and make your plans accordingly.
Lucy
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You're not 100% sure, but you think you escape Kanto without drawing any additional heat. At the very least, you think that if someone was on your trail, you would have seen something by now. Though given the town you ended up in, it could just be that they have bigger problems than looking for a Pokémon molester at large. At first glance, Pewterton City is much like any other city, Trainers coming and going, and everyone else doing what was necessary to keep things going. Another look would give the impression that something was... off. Maybe a Trainer would come by the PokéCenter you've taken up temporary residence in quite a bit cut up or otherwise hurt. Injuries you can't, in your experience, pin as caused by Pokémon. Most tellingly, the nurse on duty most times out of not doesn't treat this as a cause for concern. She simply sees it, sighs, and then treats the poor sap and their Pokémon as best she can. The patient usually exits shaky and jumping at shadows, but at the very least they're physically well. From what you see, no one else who is native to this city seems alarmed either. Still, none of this has directly affected you yet, which is fine given the spook you just escaped from.
The past month has been used cooling your heels, keeping an eye and ear out for pursuit, and getting yourself set up. Given your gentle disposition, the PokéCenter is happy to give you side jobs to keep yourself fed and they don't have a problem with you using a spare room as your own either. Still, you're not altogether sure when your past in Kanto will catch up with you, if it will at all. The way you figure, you have options. You can assimilate into this town. They have a PokéCenter who looks fondly on you and a Trainer School not far along that you could probably put your knowledge to use in. Then again, you hear there's a Daycare out in Vertrose that you could pay a visit. Or maybe just rekindle the flames of being an Elite Pokémon Trainer and have yourself a Journey. This Region is supposed to be famed for having all kinds of Pokémon from all different Regions so that could be a great way to kill time and blend in with the populace. You'd need to look through your pack for your old PokéDex, but nothing's really stopping you. The Region is your playground. The only hiccup you can see for the moment is your Pokémon. You were short on time and not entirely in your right mind in your panic, so you grabbed the first one you saw that you knew they wouldn't look too hard for and ran. That resulted in you being the proud owner of a Bounsweet. While the little thing is adorable, it's also completely unable to defend itself or you right now. She doesn't know any offensive moves, so you'd have to either find a safe way of training her up until she does or find a way of obtaining a Pokémon that can defend all three of you. The easiest thing to do would be to go to Brightstar and pick up a Starter, but that would still mean avoiding all attention until you arrive. Quite the pickle to work though...
You're not 100% sure, but you think you escape Kanto without drawing any additional heat. At the very least, you think that if someone was on your trail, you would have seen something by now. Though given the town you ended up in, it could just be that they have bigger problems than looking for a Pokémon molester at large. At first glance, Pewterton City is much like any other city, Trainers coming and going, and everyone else doing what was necessary to keep things going. Another look would give the impression that something was... off. Maybe a Trainer would come by the PokéCenter you've taken up temporary residence in quite a bit cut up or otherwise hurt. Injuries you can't, in your experience, pin as caused by Pokémon. Most tellingly, the nurse on duty most times out of not doesn't treat this as a cause for concern. She simply sees it, sighs, and then treats the poor sap and their Pokémon as best she can. The patient usually exits shaky and jumping at shadows, but at the very least they're physically well. From what you see, no one else who is native to this city seems alarmed either. Still, none of this has directly affected you yet, which is fine given the spook you just escaped from.
The past month has been used cooling your heels, keeping an eye and ear out for pursuit, and getting yourself set up. Given your gentle disposition, the PokéCenter is happy to give you side jobs to keep yourself fed and they don't have a problem with you using a spare room as your own either. Still, you're not altogether sure when your past in Kanto will catch up with you, if it will at all. The way you figure, you have options. You can assimilate into this town. They have a PokéCenter who looks fondly on you and a Trainer School not far along that you could probably put your knowledge to use in. Then again, you hear there's a Daycare out in Vertrose that you could pay a visit. Or maybe just rekindle the flames of being an Elite Pokémon Trainer and have yourself a Journey. This Region is supposed to be famed for having all kinds of Pokémon from all different Regions so that could be a great way to kill time and blend in with the populace. You'd need to look through your pack for your old PokéDex, but nothing's really stopping you. The Region is your playground. The only hiccup you can see for the moment is your Pokémon. You were short on time and not entirely in your right mind in your panic, so you grabbed the first one you saw that you knew they wouldn't look too hard for and ran. That resulted in you being the proud owner of a Bounsweet. While the little thing is adorable, it's also completely unable to defend itself or you right now. She doesn't know any offensive moves, so you'd have to either find a safe way of training her up until she does or find a way of obtaining a Pokémon that can defend all three of you. The easiest thing to do would be to go to Brightstar and pick up a Starter, but that would still mean avoiding all attention until you arrive. Quite the pickle to work though...
Kahua
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Well, you made your resolution to chase after the woman who could only be your mother, but you need more than a resolution to get going. The most important thing is a Lead. You saw that she was tired to a terrorist attack in Brightstar, but only someone who's trying to get caught would stay in the same place that they were outed. She would have moved on by now. The question is where? You'd need more information on Team Native's movement and you're not altogether sure where you'd get that information. Obviously Brightstar would be the best bet, but unless you got there in a timely matter, the trail would get cold. If you were in Summerlin, you could ask their Gym Leader, Paz, what information she has given she's the most militant in shutting down both Team Native and Team Lost Love. Or hell, her Lieutenant, Mimi, would also know that kind of information. Given that you've known Damian basically your whole live, you know asking him would be a waste of time as he doesn't really care for conflict and purposefully stays out of both Team's business. There's Rufus who always seems to be oddly knowledgeable about what's going on in the world, but he's on his boat out in the middle of Route 130 right now and you're not sure he'd appreciate being disturbed. He's a bit like everyone's crazy uncle in that way: cool, good for a laugh, but weird when it comes to his "me" time.
Well, those are what you know you can chase right now. You're sure you can find more leads out in the world somewhere. Right now, your family seems to take up most of your attention. Mostly in their resigned assistance in gathering some things that might be important to take along, knowing that stopping you would take physical force and they're rather loath to do that. Your sister, Alika, practically raised you after all and while she has no problem taking you to task when you fuck up, she's a bit less willing to restrain you just for wanting to know where you came from. Your brother, Alani, might, if he thought either Alika or Kahakilani would back him. But he knows neither of them could stomach keeping you locked down for long and he isn't about to take on that kind of responsibility all on his own. Kahakilani is the most understanding of your decision, which isn't surprising. This is the man who raised you on family before all else after all. You get the feeling if it was his parents or one of his kids out there, he'd already be gone. So it's not a shock when he slips you his old PokéDex, emptied due to years of disuse corrupting the data within and having to be factory reset. Now when he gives you a bit of pocket money to get you a few things, you feel he knows where you're coming from, but doesn't want to baby you. That's something neither he nor Alika ever once did after all.
So the morning comes and you're as ready as you're gonna be to get going. You know the paths out of town and where everything is in the town itself, so finding your way out is as easy as breathing. It's not something you've ever done before, but it's the necessary first step to figuring out what the hell is going on.
Well, you made your resolution to chase after the woman who could only be your mother, but you need more than a resolution to get going. The most important thing is a Lead. You saw that she was tired to a terrorist attack in Brightstar, but only someone who's trying to get caught would stay in the same place that they were outed. She would have moved on by now. The question is where? You'd need more information on Team Native's movement and you're not altogether sure where you'd get that information. Obviously Brightstar would be the best bet, but unless you got there in a timely matter, the trail would get cold. If you were in Summerlin, you could ask their Gym Leader, Paz, what information she has given she's the most militant in shutting down both Team Native and Team Lost Love. Or hell, her Lieutenant, Mimi, would also know that kind of information. Given that you've known Damian basically your whole live, you know asking him would be a waste of time as he doesn't really care for conflict and purposefully stays out of both Team's business. There's Rufus who always seems to be oddly knowledgeable about what's going on in the world, but he's on his boat out in the middle of Route 130 right now and you're not sure he'd appreciate being disturbed. He's a bit like everyone's crazy uncle in that way: cool, good for a laugh, but weird when it comes to his "me" time.
Well, those are what you know you can chase right now. You're sure you can find more leads out in the world somewhere. Right now, your family seems to take up most of your attention. Mostly in their resigned assistance in gathering some things that might be important to take along, knowing that stopping you would take physical force and they're rather loath to do that. Your sister, Alika, practically raised you after all and while she has no problem taking you to task when you fuck up, she's a bit less willing to restrain you just for wanting to know where you came from. Your brother, Alani, might, if he thought either Alika or Kahakilani would back him. But he knows neither of them could stomach keeping you locked down for long and he isn't about to take on that kind of responsibility all on his own. Kahakilani is the most understanding of your decision, which isn't surprising. This is the man who raised you on family before all else after all. You get the feeling if it was his parents or one of his kids out there, he'd already be gone. So it's not a shock when he slips you his old PokéDex, emptied due to years of disuse corrupting the data within and having to be factory reset. Now when he gives you a bit of pocket money to get you a few things, you feel he knows where you're coming from, but doesn't want to baby you. That's something neither he nor Alika ever once did after all.
So the morning comes and you're as ready as you're gonna be to get going. You know the paths out of town and where everything is in the town itself, so finding your way out is as easy as breathing. It's not something you've ever done before, but it's the necessary first step to figuring out what the hell is going on.
Calder
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It's 5 in the morning when you first step foot in the Uslane Region. In one of the most water adjacent parts of it, Clearwater even. You suppose this is the perfect place to start your sea venture. When you were making your plans, you found that this was the end of the water routes on the Southern side of Uslane. Which means probably the easiest to explore since none of the paths would take you too far from shore. You don't have a Pokémon to carry you across the entirety of the sea yet, so that will have to do until you fix that small issue. Still, if there's a place to get one or figure out how to get your hands on one, it's here. It's the home of the Water Gym Leader for the Uslane Challenger's League after all. The man in question, Damian, seems rather fond of the water as well if what you've heard in the hour or so you've been here is right. Oftentimes, challengers to his Gym will have to wait until he gets back from a wave he found. That seems to be the case right now in any case. The Gym Leader isn't anywhere to be found, no one knows where to find him, and no one finds that strange in the slightest.
You've outlined the basics of your plans for this Region, but now it's time to put them into effect. You could stay around here and see if the sea speaks to you. Then again, there's quite a bit of coastal area left to explore in this Region. You don't have a PokéDex's PokéNav to guide you, but you have the basic idea of where to go. The only real issue is your Magikarp. While you're thankful to his mother for parting with him, the fact stands that the thing can't defend itself right now. It doesn't have any Egg moves apparent and Splash is really only good for lulling people into a false sense of security. So finding a way to teach him something offensive or recruiting a Pokémon to defend the both of you seems like a pretty pressing matter right now.
It's 5 in the morning when you first step foot in the Uslane Region. In one of the most water adjacent parts of it, Clearwater even. You suppose this is the perfect place to start your sea venture. When you were making your plans, you found that this was the end of the water routes on the Southern side of Uslane. Which means probably the easiest to explore since none of the paths would take you too far from shore. You don't have a Pokémon to carry you across the entirety of the sea yet, so that will have to do until you fix that small issue. Still, if there's a place to get one or figure out how to get your hands on one, it's here. It's the home of the Water Gym Leader for the Uslane Challenger's League after all. The man in question, Damian, seems rather fond of the water as well if what you've heard in the hour or so you've been here is right. Oftentimes, challengers to his Gym will have to wait until he gets back from a wave he found. That seems to be the case right now in any case. The Gym Leader isn't anywhere to be found, no one knows where to find him, and no one finds that strange in the slightest.
You've outlined the basics of your plans for this Region, but now it's time to put them into effect. You could stay around here and see if the sea speaks to you. Then again, there's quite a bit of coastal area left to explore in this Region. You don't have a PokéDex's PokéNav to guide you, but you have the basic idea of where to go. The only real issue is your Magikarp. While you're thankful to his mother for parting with him, the fact stands that the thing can't defend itself right now. It doesn't have any Egg moves apparent and Splash is really only good for lulling people into a false sense of security. So finding a way to teach him something offensive or recruiting a Pokémon to defend the both of you seems like a pretty pressing matter right now.
Sydnie
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For a long while, you were forced to ply your trade in Violetbank Town, the uncontested cesspit of Uslane Region. Anyone who wanted you could have you and do anything they wanted so long as they didn't "scuff up the merchandise" and they paid well enough. It wasn't ideal, but you survived. Many people to meet, many men to fuck, much fun to be had. Maybe a few new kinks added to your repertoire, but nothing really worth writing home about. It was much the same as what you were doing in Rustboro, but with less agency and probably a bit more pain.
That changed about a month ago. A man oozing the feeling of "Don't fuck with me" appeared before you, looking you up and down as if he were inspecting a hunk of meat. It was obvious he didn't give a shit about you and you didn't turn him on in the slightest, which begged the question of what he was doing there in the first place. Finally, he takes a drag of his cigarette and sighs. "So this is one of the best girls we got, huh? I swear, it gets easier to get people off every month." He says with a shake of his head. "Anyway, I'm a proponent of letting my 'employees' hear what's what straight from the boss man so clear the cum outta your ears and listen up. I'mma be expanding services outside of Violetbank. Whether they want me to or not. As one of the most desired pieces of ass we got in this place, I'mma be sending you over there to drum up demand. Demand better not slip or we'll be seeing each other again real soon. And you won't like it if that happens." Without a backwards look, the man exits your room.
The next day, you found yourself on a Spearow heading into Fairsage City, surrounded by people who were in charge of making sure you didn't escape. A man of fair features giving the name of Leo introduces himself as your pimp for your stay in Fairsage and directs you to give any questions or concerns to him. Through the smile on his face is warm and welcoming, the look in his eye says rather clearly there had better not be any questions or concerns. That was a month ago. You're not sure what's going on, but you receive a lot less customers in Fairsage than you did in Violetbank. Fortunately, it seems it's not just you. Every girl you talk to seems to have the same complaint/relief. As a matter of fact, you seem to draw the brunt of what clients do appear.
But your handlers are getting desperate. You hear whispers of an "Armando" not being happy with the numbers they're putting up and them needing to resort to niche or drastic measures in order to drum up demand. Through one of your girls, you hear that your name is brought up increasingly often when it comes to discussing drastic measures. More worryingly, you hear talk of drugs to keep you compliant and talks of Team Lost Love's research and their increasing offers for one of their product.. That doesn't sound up your alley at all. You get one of the girls to stir up a little trouble and you slip out the back while everyone's distracted. The only money you have to your name is the rather pitiful tip one of your customers left. Your only company is the recently hatched egg one of those customers who try to buy your love left you, holding a Ralts. You're not 100% sure what to do now, but you know it'd be for the best if you skipped town. And maybe avoided Violetbank while you were at it. Or maybe there's someone in town who can help! You're not sure who or where they would be, but there's gotta be options!
For a long while, you were forced to ply your trade in Violetbank Town, the uncontested cesspit of Uslane Region. Anyone who wanted you could have you and do anything they wanted so long as they didn't "scuff up the merchandise" and they paid well enough. It wasn't ideal, but you survived. Many people to meet, many men to fuck, much fun to be had. Maybe a few new kinks added to your repertoire, but nothing really worth writing home about. It was much the same as what you were doing in Rustboro, but with less agency and probably a bit more pain.
That changed about a month ago. A man oozing the feeling of "Don't fuck with me" appeared before you, looking you up and down as if he were inspecting a hunk of meat. It was obvious he didn't give a shit about you and you didn't turn him on in the slightest, which begged the question of what he was doing there in the first place. Finally, he takes a drag of his cigarette and sighs. "So this is one of the best girls we got, huh? I swear, it gets easier to get people off every month." He says with a shake of his head. "Anyway, I'm a proponent of letting my 'employees' hear what's what straight from the boss man so clear the cum outta your ears and listen up. I'mma be expanding services outside of Violetbank. Whether they want me to or not. As one of the most desired pieces of ass we got in this place, I'mma be sending you over there to drum up demand. Demand better not slip or we'll be seeing each other again real soon. And you won't like it if that happens." Without a backwards look, the man exits your room.
The next day, you found yourself on a Spearow heading into Fairsage City, surrounded by people who were in charge of making sure you didn't escape. A man of fair features giving the name of Leo introduces himself as your pimp for your stay in Fairsage and directs you to give any questions or concerns to him. Through the smile on his face is warm and welcoming, the look in his eye says rather clearly there had better not be any questions or concerns. That was a month ago. You're not sure what's going on, but you receive a lot less customers in Fairsage than you did in Violetbank. Fortunately, it seems it's not just you. Every girl you talk to seems to have the same complaint/relief. As a matter of fact, you seem to draw the brunt of what clients do appear.
But your handlers are getting desperate. You hear whispers of an "Armando" not being happy with the numbers they're putting up and them needing to resort to niche or drastic measures in order to drum up demand. Through one of your girls, you hear that your name is brought up increasingly often when it comes to discussing drastic measures. More worryingly, you hear talk of drugs to keep you compliant and talks of Team Lost Love's research and their increasing offers for one of their product.. That doesn't sound up your alley at all. You get one of the girls to stir up a little trouble and you slip out the back while everyone's distracted. The only money you have to your name is the rather pitiful tip one of your customers left. Your only company is the recently hatched egg one of those customers who try to buy your love left you, holding a Ralts. You're not 100% sure what to do now, but you know it'd be for the best if you skipped town. And maybe avoided Violetbank while you were at it. Or maybe there's someone in town who can help! You're not sure who or where they would be, but there's gotta be options!
Liah
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True to his word, Professor Sycamore spared no expense sending you out to the Uslane Region, even springing for a plane flight when most people would use the much cheaper Intercontinental Ferry instead. You're not sure if Venipede liked the trip, being so much higher in the air than he normally is. Thankfully, as a Pokémon, he had the option of merely staying in his Ball. An option he gleefully took advantage of. You left the Kalos Region at 4AM, bright and early. 2 hours later and your plane touches down in the only airport in the Region: Moorpoint. The city buzzes with activity even this early, a bustling port town with ships coming and going in addition to the air traffic. A sprawling metropolis of a place, you see a giant electronic projector in the middle of a rather tall building. In a glittery, purple room, surrounded by holographic Pikachu, you see a rather energetic young woman bouncing around. "GOOD MORNING, beautiful Moorville! It's your favorite idol Gym Leader Tricia here to help you welcome the day and GET! YOU GOING!" She seems to have an entire routine that you can pay attention to or not. It seems a good chunk of the population is so you can get around rather unimpeded if you so choose.
You're in this region for the purpose of filling up the PokéDex Sycamore gave you, which is apparently very easy in this Region given that it's a place Pokémon seem to migrate to and settle down. No one's sure why, but that's the way it's shaken out thus far. There's quite a few ways you can go at it. You know who the Gym Leader is and you can see that the building the billboard is on is the Gym so you know where she is too. Seeing what advice she has for a newcomer could be worth your time. Then again, there's something to be said for just getting out there and doing! There's 3 Routes out of town by land, one to the north, east, and south, if you want to just get going. It takes a while for the PokéNav in your PokéDex to sync up with the satellites in this Region, but when it does you have a map of the Region at your fingertips so you can plot out exactly where you wanna go. "And remember everyone to BE~ ELECTRIC and let your energy POWER THE GOOD in life! Tricia, signing off everyone!" You hear the tail end of the announcement as the billboard switches over to display advertisement for some Regional cuisine, Tricia's Idol album, and some clothing line modeled by Gwyneth. Seems like the excitement for the morning is over.
True to his word, Professor Sycamore spared no expense sending you out to the Uslane Region, even springing for a plane flight when most people would use the much cheaper Intercontinental Ferry instead. You're not sure if Venipede liked the trip, being so much higher in the air than he normally is. Thankfully, as a Pokémon, he had the option of merely staying in his Ball. An option he gleefully took advantage of. You left the Kalos Region at 4AM, bright and early. 2 hours later and your plane touches down in the only airport in the Region: Moorpoint. The city buzzes with activity even this early, a bustling port town with ships coming and going in addition to the air traffic. A sprawling metropolis of a place, you see a giant electronic projector in the middle of a rather tall building. In a glittery, purple room, surrounded by holographic Pikachu, you see a rather energetic young woman bouncing around. "GOOD MORNING, beautiful Moorville! It's your favorite idol Gym Leader Tricia here to help you welcome the day and GET! YOU GOING!" She seems to have an entire routine that you can pay attention to or not. It seems a good chunk of the population is so you can get around rather unimpeded if you so choose.
You're in this region for the purpose of filling up the PokéDex Sycamore gave you, which is apparently very easy in this Region given that it's a place Pokémon seem to migrate to and settle down. No one's sure why, but that's the way it's shaken out thus far. There's quite a few ways you can go at it. You know who the Gym Leader is and you can see that the building the billboard is on is the Gym so you know where she is too. Seeing what advice she has for a newcomer could be worth your time. Then again, there's something to be said for just getting out there and doing! There's 3 Routes out of town by land, one to the north, east, and south, if you want to just get going. It takes a while for the PokéNav in your PokéDex to sync up with the satellites in this Region, but when it does you have a map of the Region at your fingertips so you can plot out exactly where you wanna go. "And remember everyone to BE~ ELECTRIC and let your energy POWER THE GOOD in life! Tricia, signing off everyone!" You hear the tail end of the announcement as the billboard switches over to display advertisement for some Regional cuisine, Tricia's Idol album, and some clothing line modeled by Gwyneth. Seems like the excitement for the morning is over.
