March - April Test Drive

[indigo_league]

➞ 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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CHECK OUT ALL THE LOCATIONS WE HAVE AVAILABLE IN:

JOHTO | KANTO | SEVII ISLANDS

Feel free to make various prompts in multiple locations!

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Comments

2. Video

[crystalmaster]

[Radley is amused by the Lapras exhibiting such kitty-like behavior in rolling all around. But he can see the owner isn't amused, and he becomes a bit concerned for the innocent Pokemon.]

Aww, the little guy likes you. And he's kinda yours for as long as you're here. Honestly, I'd be happy to take him, but that's not how it works. And you're really gonna need a Pokemon the longer you're here. So far, no one's figured out how to voluntarily leave.

[stillthehatred]

You are able to determine that it is a 'he?'

[Ysayle takes some time to watch her lapras. She never asked and it seems like the lapras isn't inclined to answer her aside from it's... cute little noises that it seems to enjoy offering.

There's more important information in what he has to say, but evidently figuring out what to call this very endearing animal is more important.]

[crystalmaster]

Ah, no. I just didn't wanna say "It," you know? That seems to be what a lot of people say for them.

[Or it's what he remembers most from the franchise back home. It always bugged him.]

[stillthehatred]

[He's kinder than she is, in that respect. Ysayle, for just a moment, reconsiders how she's been calling her lapras and decides that she will continue to do as she intends to. Yet that is the uncompromising way she can sometimes be.]

Are there others here who are capable of determining whether this creature is a he or a she?

[If she's stuck with it, it'll probably need a name. Knowing what it is will likely help.]

[crystalmaster]

I'm guessing you could probably find out at a Pokemon Center. Most of the towns have those, and there's a couple more at out of the way places too, I think.

[stillthehatred]

I see. If it to be staying with me against my wishes, then I suppose I must needs see to it.

[Very, very begrudgingly.]

Is there other necessary information you would see fit to provide to one who has only recently arrived?

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, I'd say so.

[He ponders.]

I don't know how used you are to staying outdoors, but a tent would be good if you don't have one yet. Some of these paths are longer than they look on the map. There's a giant forest I bypassed altogether because I wasn't up for that kinda trek. It takes several days to get through it, and the trees are so thick the sun doesn't come through. It always looks like night in there, or so they say. There's several big caves and mountain paths too.

[stillthehatred]

[Oh, she's a natural at living off the land, though Ysayle would hardly consider that... boast-worthy. Instead, she simply nods. It's evident that she's taking everything Radley provides her seriously. That she's turning it all over in her head. Ysayle does not make irrational decisions, though some objectively might disagree. To her, they're all well-thought out.]

Understood. [She agrees tersely.] I will take the necessary precautions in any travelling I intend to do. [And it sounds like she'll have quite the travel ahead of her. This is normally the part of the conversation where one would offer thanks for the assistance, but evidently her pride is not willing to let that happen. Especially not with someone she's not familiar with.] Is there anything more, or will that be all?

[And of course she doesn't provide him with that.]

[crystalmaster]

They have social events from time to time, contests for the Pokemon to perform in and something called Prom that's for all the displaced people. I hear it always goes wrong, though, like last time the local criminal organization crashed the party and caused a lot of trouble. Oh yeah, if you haven't heard about Team Rocket yet, they like to steal Pokemon. I'm hoping they'll leave me alone. They like to go after rare Pokemon or people with a lot of them. But be careful anyway. It's not always easy to tell who their members are.

[stillthehatred]

A local criminal organisation.

[Ysayle, for just a moment, looks transparently surprised. So it's not all vibrant, lovely, cheerful things here. She supposes it would be unrealistic to expect something like that, though she's held very few expectations about this place thus far. Still...]

I will take careful stock of myself. And of those I am in the company of.

[Given that those who followed her were likened to criminals, she cannot help but wonder if there is some grave misunderstanding at play here. There is always more than what an initial glance would provide.]

[crystalmaster]

Good. That's about all you can do.

Offhand, I can't think of anything else to tell you.

[stillthehatred]

What you have provided will suffice for now. It is what I needed to have a better understanding of my situation.

[She still isn't going to say 'thank you,' but she is, at the very least, appreciative.]

[crystalmaster]

Okay then. Good luck.

[Radley might ordinarily make some mocking comment about the lack of saying thank you, but he doesn't feel much up to it now.]