January - February Test drive

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[stardiving]

[He almost never uses video, but it's not every day that he sees Aymeric's face on the screen and he is not going to simply ignore it.

After so long with so few of them, everyone showing up now? It's almost unbelievable. Certainly inconvenient, since they've all started traveling, but the others can take care of themselves and it's a very close thing that he doesn't gather his things to leave right then.]

Hells, Aymeric, you couldn't have shown up two weeks ago? Actually, never mind, the trip was awful enough without subjecting you to it as well.

[kingcat]

Grimmjow reached down to repack his bag, grunting softly when Ichigo gave him a non-answer. "Yeah. You know about this shit," and he didn't. Ichigo was the one person he trusted not to take advantage of that fact. "So... those Quincy I was about to fight. The fuck was up with 'em?"

A.

[zodiheart]

[The video feed clicks on to show Elidibus, not in the ceremonial robes, but in rather tasteful attire, pale hair drawn back from his face in a tail. The crimson mask, however, is unmistakable.]

Alas, it falls to me to inform you that it was not myself nor any of my brethren that pulled you to this place. What and why we are taken is as mysterious as it is random, to the chagrin of many.

[bewitchingbeauty]

"Camilla; nice to meet you Radley," She smiles, and extends her hand for a handshake, while Flabébé floats happily around the cute little Eevee.

[crystalmaster]

Radley smiles too and shakes her hand. "So, are you heading anywhere specific or just trying to figure things out, like I am?" He hesitates. "I know some things about this place, but not a lot. I've never seen a lot of these guys before." He looks to the Flabebe. He's only familiar with the earliest games and elements of the franchise. The Johto region and its Pokemon are completely new to him.

Eevee happily jumps up on two legs, wanting to play.

[bewitchingbeauty]

[Camilla looks at the Pokédex, gasping when she sees the small little Shinx.]

That's really impressive! Will my little one transform too?

[bewitchingbeauty]

[Camilla giggles, that's adorable!]

Oh my dear, you know that no matter where we are, we always think of each other. [She smiles softly at him.] You have to show me around! This place is very different from the kingdoms I've visited myself!

[bewitchingbeauty]

"I have no idea where anything is, so I want to explore!" She smiles, "It's not every day when I'm in a place without war."

Flabébé is happily playing with Eevee, she loves being chased!

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[crystalmaster]

Radley sees the feed come on and it's a supreme struggle not to laugh.

"Hi there," he greets. "Everybody seems to start there. I went along Route 29 to Cherrygrove and then out to find Violet City. I'm there currently. There doesn't seem to be any easy route home, but apparently some people just vanish and go back at random?

"Everybody also gets some kind of animal, but you're the first I've seen with that one."

Eevee pops up to say Hello.

[ourstosee]

[Of all the faces Aymeric might have expected, Estinien manages to be both the most and least surprising. He'd heard tales of the former Azure Dragoon on the wind, after all, some of which came furthest flung reaches of their shared star. It wasn't so outlandish that he might find himself beyond it.

Still, there's no hiding the hint of relief he feels, a burden he didn't know he'd been carrying lifted from his shoulders. He was far from incapable, but there was something to be said about knowing he would not have to go it alone. Especially when it was someone who had always been, if not at his side, watching from the distance.]

I suppose it should be expected, that my dear, traveling friend would find his way to heretofore unknown places. [He shakes his head, amusement clear.] Allow me to extend my sincerest apologies for keeping you waiting.

[crystalmaster]

"It is pretty nice and peaceful here," Radley muses. He, too, has come from a place recently at war, albeit not the traditional kind. He's not sure whether asking about her world would be a tactful approach, if it's at war. Maybe he'll try to ask if she has anyone at home in a round-about way. "I'm worried about my friends back home. I know they're worried about me ... unless it's one of those time-travel things where eventually I'll go back at the same point I left. I kinda hope that's the case; it makes it easier to bear, thinking of it like that. I hate the thought of leaving Eevee too, though. I don't suppose I'd be allowed to take her with me."

Eevee is delighted to just romp for a while. She doesn't want to think about Radley leaving.

[ourstosee]

[That's a fair bit of information to take in at once. He knows, at least, of Cherrygrove and Route 29, thanks to a well-marked signpost. Violet City, on the other hand, is beyond him. The tree motif is not lost on him, and he finds a part of him wondering if he's stumbled onto a lost bit of Gridania, unlikely though it seems.

He makes a note of the apparent disappearances and tucks it away for the time being. He'll follow that course of conversation momentarily.]

Animal being these creatures, then? [He motions to the roosting Swablu, who pays both him and the abruptly appearing Eevee no mind.]

[crystalmaster]

"Yeah, they're called Pokemon," Radley offered. "I knew about 150 kinds of them, but it looks like there's way more than that! Most of the ones I've seen here are completely new to me."

He chuckles and pats Eevee, who always seems to want to meet everyone. Although he feels quite the same; he's trying to talk to everyone he can.

[scalpelofmarmora]

They must be. That seems to be the only explanation. They hide it very well.

[He didn't want to antagonize one just to see what it could do]

I hope so as well. She is perhaps too tired at this moment to care. But I thought that one would be nice.

[He looked at the Flabébé, still impressed by the variety of creatures in this world]

You could always ask. It would help her stand out from all the others if she did decide to.

[Trying to plug the idea of getting a name just a little there]

[ourstosee]

Then these Pokemon are the native fauna of this land?

[150 seems like a staggering amount without any context, but he supposes that Eorzea could boast plenty more than that. He could only imagine how a stranger might react to the presence of a Moogle or the Ixali.]

[fatefulprince]

I'd love that, Camilla! I could also introduce you to some of the friends I've made, too! There are some really nice people here!

[ _{he beams!} ]

This place is definitely not like any kingdoms we know, mostly because... it isn't one!

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, they sure are. I haven't seen any animals exactly like animals from my world, although some of the Pokemon are similar. Others, well ... others don't seem to have any counterparts!

[strawberryprotector]

"Their leader? Apparently, the son of the Soul King. He wanted to kill his father and blur the lines between the worlds. And he could control all Quincies. Including me, because apparently my Mom was one." Was Ichigo still upset about all the secrets and lies his father told him? Absolutely. But there was nothing he could do about it at the moment. "He took Halibel prisoner. She lived, I helped save her, but, y'know, watch out for that if we get sent back?"

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[purifyingroots]

[The man who replies looks sympathetic, to say the least; he remembers showing up here, with no idea what was going on, his body having been completely changed - and he has to imagine it's much worse for anyone more... attached to their previous physical form.]

The place is Johto; if you've just arrived, you should be in or near New Bark Town. I... only wish I could answer the rest, but that is still all somewhat... unclear to me, myself.

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[cryopathy]

[Subtle though he may be, Aymeric's sanctuary isn't too difficult to stumble upon by someone who knows what to look and listen for in their surroundings. Judging by a first look at him, he's terribly out of place, and likely will notice the intruder almost as quickly as they appear, even a distance away. It's the armor, really, and the stern look that gives him away.

Unlike the Elezen, the approaching stranger changed into their new clothes -- sparing, that is, a black fur ruff splayed loosely about their shoulders -- hours ago, to better blend in to this world. They almost want to play him for a fool...

... and the temptation is too strong, it seems.]

Oh, my! You seem a bit... tense. Are you perchance lost?

[shiro2hero]

You're admittedly not even the first one of the Blade to wake up here like this. But... he's probably already contacted you, I'm assuming.

I - [He feels like he should have prepared something, like he should have words for this.] - If there's anything I can do...

[ourstosee]

[The moment the underbrush so much as stirs, Aymeric's head lifts. The task of carefully unfolding his own gifted clothing is immediately forgotten, hands instead shifting to a blade that no longer rests against his hip. His eyes narrow briefly, sizing the approaching stranger up. Strictly based on their attire, they would not seem to pose a threat. But he's bore painful, scarring witness to just how much damage even one, ill-equipped straggler could do.

He doesn't relax. But if nothing else, he doesn't sound outright hostile.]

T'would seem a common affliction. [The corner of his mouth lifts into a smile.] I might could ask the same of you.

[ourstosee]

A curious predicament we find ourselves in, then. Though, it would seem we are not entirely helpless. We were, after all, blessed with guides of our own.

[He motions up to the Swablu on his head, who merely dusts a stray fallen leaf from Aymeric's shoulder.]

[crystalmaster]

[Radley chuckles.]

Yeah, I guess that's true. Someone wanted to see what would happen if we ended up here with these guys. I wonder why. Are we some overseer's entertainment, or will we be needed for something?

[He hoped the peace of this world wouldn't be at risk. It was so nice. But ... if this was like what he knew, there were bad guys out there looking to cause trouble....]

[kingcat]

Grimmjow side-eyed Ichigo for a long moment. "What the fuck are you, a little bit of everything? No wonder you kick everything's ass," he grumbled, slouching over his napping pokemon. "Human an' Soul Reaper an' Hollow an' Quincy. That much crap mixed up we're fuckin' lucky you don't just blow up an' rip a hole in the universe," he grumbled, glowering at Ichigo like it was his fault he was a mutt.