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March - April Test Drive Meme

➞ Post with a character you wish to test drive in this game's setting.
➞ Tag other people's starters and thread out shenanigans!
➞ Invite your friends! Try out new characters! Come play with us!
➞ Have fun!

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JOHTO | KANTO | SEVII ISLANDS

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Alright, listen up, I got an offer for anyone willin' to listen.

[To those who appeared after Dandy left the wonderful world of Pokemon, he's got the 'gear down incredibly well for a newbie. That's definitely the Kanto ferry he's on too, not that he was trying to hide that fact anyway. Thankfully he makes it all too clear that this isn't his first rodeo.]

I dunno what the hell I did to deserve this, but apparently I gotta track down my own goddamn team all the way in where? Kanto? Who the hell goes to Kanto?! They've never even been to- Y'KNOW, I wouldn't be so pissed if they didn't force me to spend all my cash on one little boat ride.

That's extortion, baby. Makin' a guy pay upfront just to see his poor babies again...

[Honestly Dandy should just be happy he can have them back at all...]

Long story short, I'm broke. If you want to snag yourself some sorta super special Kanto critter without having to deal with actually going there, then you wanna hire yourself someone who's been huntin' all sorts of things waaaaay before coming here. Aka yours truly~

Just...keep in mind my only business partner right now is- [The camera swooshes over to Dandy's little deino, who is happily gnawing away on the ferry itself.] DAMMIT MARTINI, NO!!

[The feed abruptly ends.]

New Bark Town

[After how many weeks, possibly months, it takes to regain his team, Dandy finds himself hurrying to Johto as quickly as he can. So, uh, sorry if anyone actually took him up on his offer, chances are he forgot.

Once his feet touch Johto soil, the first thing he does is bring out one impressively large toucannon, who he wastes no time leaping onto her back. From the look of things, she's pretty used to it, doesn't even squawk or ruffle a feather.

As far as he recalls, he was probably doing stuff on this planet, right? He remembers keeping himself pretty busy...or something. At the very least, he definitely remembers Goldenrod and how much better it is compared to these boring tiny towns.]

Alright, time to get outta this hell hole!!

[There are a lot of ways to realize you don't have your badges anymore, anyone observant could probably tell right away. Dandy, who's already traveled a pretty large portion of a region AND back again, is only realizing it now when his giant bird won't take to the skies.

Defeated, he can only bury his face into the toucan's feathers and scream.]

[Passing the scene by chance is Maya, dressed as some kind of witch, tailed by a pretty purple bird as she hurries to investigate THE BIGGEST BIRD SHE HAS EVER SEEN.

Ignoring the plight of the be-pompadoured spaceman on the toucannon's back, Maya addresses the bird eagerly while her own brand new Oricorio hides behind its trainer's legs. Even if Maya can't tell, her oricorio can recognize how much stronger Dandy's toucannon is.]

Whoa! You're huge! You're the biggest pokemon I've seen all day!

[Dandy can have his pity party while Maya meets his pretty bird, right?? Right. Solid.]

I didn't even know a bird could get this big!

[Thankfully for Maya and her partner, Lulu isn't a huge grouch like most toucannon seem to be. In fact, she brightens right up at the sudden compliments, trilling and throwing out her wings as if to show that, yes, she is a big bird! Thank you for noticing! Eventually her excitement causes her to hop on one leg to the next in some sort of weird little bird dance, causing Dandy to stop his tantrum sooner than he'd like.]

Nothing about this is worth celebrating!! [It would appear that he's missed Maya and Lulu's conversation entirely, but to be fair, jumping around for no reason isn't exactly weird for his bird. Of course, Dandy can only go so long without noticing the other trainer when she's wearing something like...that.] Uh...

[Listen, he's seen a lot of weird shit, so the most she gets is a raised eyebrow.]

...what's shakin', witchy baby?

[Delighted by Lulu's response, Maya claps for the toucannon's wing display before giving her beak a pat, and even her oricorio seems to ease up. It doesn't last long; the much smaller bird hides her face behind her fan-like feathers when Dandy addresses Maya.

Maya, however, is still having a much better time than Oricorio, and her smile maintains. The irony of being addressed as a witch after hers and Nick's adventure in Labyrinthia isn't lost on her, but she laughs all the same.]

Hi! This is your bird, right?

[obviously...]

[You know what.

He's had so many downs since coming back, he's gonna fucking enjoy some chick taking interest in his magical pets. With a smirk, Dandy finally hops off, now that it's clear he can't ride Lulu around anyway. At least he has Ass Rat to travel by foot, but man, he was really hoping for that sweet, sweet Goldenrod grub soon...

But that's neither here nor there.]

I call her Honolulu Hot Wings~ [She doesn't recoil when Dandy pats her on the back, so clearly they're best friends.] Or Lulu for short, whatever sounds better to you. Just one of many on Team Dandy.

[Of course, he can only go so long before he spots the oricorio, and his smarmy little cool trainer act falls flat when he finds himself genuinely curious about the strange purple bird.]

Huh...that's weird, I don't think I've seen a purple one of those before...

Well, it's very nice to meet you, miss Honolulu Hot Wings.

[Maya even gives the bird her usual prayer-handsed bow, before she turns her attention to Dandy and her oricorio again.]

Oh, yeah! They told me Iris is a ghost type.

[She leans down to gently pet Iris's head feathers, trying to reassure her, even as Iris tries to hide her beak further behind her wing.]

[Lulu can't stop herself from holding her wings to her beak as she gives a little giggle. What a nice girl!]

Ghost, huh? Mine sure isn't any kind of ghost...

[Just to make sure, Dandy grabs one of the pokeballs on his belt and pops it open, revealing his......oh, it's Ass Rat.

The large, fluffy skuntank looks completely baffled, blinking a few times when she sees they're still in New Bark. Weren't...weren't they supposed to be flying?]

Ah, right. PC...

[Dandy doesn't even have his oricorio on him.]

Whoa! But you're really cute, too!

[Maya's squatting in front of Ass Rat in an instant, obviously not upset to see something that isn't Oricorio.]

Look how fluffy you are! I didn't realize so many pokemon were this big...

[Ass Rat's confusion only multiplies when the strange new girl starts paying attention to her, her eyes wide in fear. All that fluffy fur bristles on the spot as she gives a very long, very distressed yowl. Cute??? She thinks she's???? Cute??? WHY? They just met, there has to be a mistake-]

They're not supposed to be...

[Dandy remembers when they used to be small.

He had a lot more money back then.]

[Maya's smile widens at Ass Rat's miyazaki puffing, unable to stifle a giggle. Iris, on the other hand, has moved to hiding among Lulu's legs, having apparently decided that Lulu is now her bird senpai.]

That just makes them even more impressive!

[And then, looking straight at Dandy, she adds—]

You must be a surprisingly good trainer! How unexpected.

['surprisingly'...?]

Edited (no i had to make it ruder) 2021-04-18 01:21 (UTC)

[At that one of Dandy's pokeballs opens completely on its own, revealing Martini, Dandy's completely normal-sized deino. From the moment she materializes, she's laughing her ass off.

Dandy is, of course, less than thrilled.]

Just a whole bunch of comedians comin' together today, huh?

[While Dandy pouts, Lulu is more than happy to play the part of bird senpai, if that means balancing Iris on both her feet and walking around like she's a sentient pair of stilts for her. Stilts you...stand on the bottom of, anyway. She squawks with each step, she really isn't...a normal toucannon.]

Well, I'd offer you a lift, but it looks like we're grounded. You're new, yeah? Word of advise, don't ever leave or they'll take your shit away.

[Iris, content with this setup, chirps opposite every one of Lulu's squawks. She isn't going to argue with a nice toucannon, nor is she going to entertain this Loud Man Maya seems to have the patience to talk to.

Maya, to her credit, is able to withstand Martini's laughter without devolving into laughter herself.]

Gotta start out the hard way, huh?

[before she realizes the strangeness of it—]

Wait, you left and came back?

[The laughter dies down to a snicker, but it doesn't ease Dandy's frustration at all.]

Apparently? Hell if I noticed it, though. It's like taking a nap and waking up to some kinda reset button on your whole poke-life. Martini got weaker too somehow, I don't even wanna know how that works.

Maybe she just got LAZY!!

[He turns around to shout at his little gremlin dragon, who instantly shuts up. She really can't laugh at that, she does need to work to regain her levels, it's become kind of a sore point now that she's surrounded by her much stronger siblings. Such is life.]

[Okay, Maya has to snort a little at that, though she hides it behind her hand similarly to that oricorio of hers... Martini is so cute!]

Guess you can't skip anything if you start over...

[just another thing that seems like a video game... And thus, not out of place for Maya.]

At least you get to see your old friends again, though! That's pretty reassuring.

[even if that nap sounds kinda scary!!]

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