ohmyarceus | March - April Test Drive

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March - April Test Drive

➞ 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!

NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN YOUR TEST-DRIVE JOURNEY?
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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[Radley stares blankly at the strange message. He's not sure what to make of it, but in case someone needs help he figures he'd better respond.]

Uh ... did you really mean for that to go public?

Trainer#5655403: RUINS OF ALPH GUIDE
Trainer#5655403: WHERE ARE THE RUINS OF ALPH?
Trainer#5655403: WHY DOES THE SEARCH FUNCTION NOT WORK ON POCKET GEAR

[He is trying, the poor man.]

... Oh, I get it. You're trying to find out where the ruins are? They're South of Violet City.

[Wait, this doesn't seem right. Is the search function speaking to him? Was it just that advanced? Perhaps this was like a telephone operator. That would make much more sense.]

Trainer#5655403: EXCUSE ME, I DO APOLOGIZE. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE WAS A PERSON ATTACHED TO THE SEARCH FEATURE OF THIS DEVICE.
Trainer#5655403: IT IS TRUE: I AM SEARCHING FOR THE RUINS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL MARVEL AND I WISH TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM MYSELF.
Trainer#5655403: I AM A VISITING PROFESSOR FROM LONDON, ENGLAND.

Oh, I'm not on the search function. You're kinda ... broadcasting everything you type on the Network.

If you're near Violet City you can get to the ruins pretty easy. And cool, someone else from Earth! Hi there. I'm Radley.

Trainer#5655403: OH DEAR. THAT IS QUITE EMBARRASSING.
Trainer#5655403: I SUPPOSE I HAD TO FIGURE THIS OUT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO HELP ME.
Trainer#5655403: IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU! I AM QUITE NEW TO THIS TECHNOLOGY SO I APOLOGIZE FOR MY MISSTEPS.
Trainer#5655403: I DO HAVE TO ASK, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "SOMEONE ELSE FROM EARTH"?
Trainer#5655403: ARE WE NO LONGER ON PLANET EARTH? IF NOT, WHERE ARE WE?

[No time for an existential crisis. There was Knowledge to be gained. Perhaps this Radley could prove to be a font of information?]

Sure. I'm still figuring some of it out myself.

Yeah, it seems to be a different planet, even though a lot is similar.

... Or we could be trapped in a video game, but I'd rather not think that.

Trainer#5655403: A VIDEO GAME? THAT WOULD BE RATHER IMPROBABLE, I SUSPECT.
Trainer#5655403: NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AS THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES IS VAST AND LARGELY UNKNOWN.
Trainer#5655403: VIDEO GAMES, SUCH AS PONG AND TETRIS, ARE MERELY SOUNDS AND IMAGES COMPRISED OF DATA AND STRINGS OF CODE.
Trainer#5655403: THERE IS SEEMINGLY NO PROBABLE WAY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO US THAT LIVING BEINGS COULD BE FOUND WITHIN THE CONFINES OF A VIDEO GAME.
Trainer#5655403: THE INFORMATION PROCESSED IN THE HUMAN BRAIN WOULD TAKE UP AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF SPACE, LET ALONE TWO HUMANS CONVERSING.
Trainer#5655403: WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT THE HUMAN BODY RUNS ON ELECTRICAL SIGNALS, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE BIOLOGICAL NATURE OF OUR ELECTRICAL IMPULSES WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE RUDIMENTARY TECHNOLOGY FOUND WITHIN A PONG MACHINE.
Trainer#5655403: THOUGH PERHAPS I AM UNINFORMED AND OUTDATED. WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE TO SUGGEST THAT WE ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE WALLS OF PROGRAMMING?

[The Professor is obviously quite oblivious to the irony of this situation. Bless him.]

Well, the fact that this world is a video game where I'm from, or something similar, at least. Not these specific cities, but others, and many of the creatures. And the fact that music is playing at all hours of the day and night, like in a video game.

... But I really hope I'm wrong. Your logical reasoning is encouraging.

Trainer#5655403: YES, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE MUSIC. I SUPPOSED IT WAS JUST DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH MY RADIO, BUT AS IT APPEARS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARS THIS THERE MUST BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION.
Trainer#5655403: LOGIC CAN ONLY GO SO FAR IN AN ILLOGICAL SITUATION. ONCE AGAIN, IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SOMEHOW TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER WORLD. JUST HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
Trainer#5655403: IF YOU HAVE THE TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU IN PERSON SO THAT I MAY BETTER ASK YOU QUESTIONS. I FIND TEXT TO BE RATHER LIMITING.

Sure, I'd be happy to meet. Where are you now? I can probably use Warp Pads to get to you. They only work for places you've already been, though.

Trainer#5655403: I BELIEVE I AM IN THE TOWN NAMED "CHERRY GROVE". THERE WAS A REALLY KIND OLD GENTLEMAN WHO GUIDED ME AROUND.

Great! I can definitely Warp over there. Give me a few minutes. Maybe we can meet in the Pokemon Center?

Trainer#5655403: EXCELLENT! YES, I CAN MEET YOU IN THE CENTER. I AM THERE NOW ACTUALLY. THE TRIP FROM NEW GROVE WAS A BIT OF A WHIRLWIND.
Trainer#5655403: I DO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS AND I CAN HAPPILY COMPENSATE YOU FOR YOUR TROUBLE.

It's fine. I like to do what I can to help.

I'll start out now. I'll have two small brown animals with me. How will I recognize you?

Trainer#5655403: I'M QUITE HARD TO MISS. I WILL BE WEARING A LARGE, BROWN TOP HAT WITH A RED RIBBON. I'M NEVER SEEN WITHOUT IT.
Trainer#5655403: THERE IS NO RUSH. MY COMPANION AND I ARE RESTING.

Cool. Okay.

[Radley starts out with his two Eevees. They rest a few minutes at each Warp Pad and finally arrive at Cherrygrove. Spotting Layton is indeed easy and Radley goes over with a smile.]

Hi there. I'm Radley, and these are Evie and Evan.

[Evie chirps, going on two legs. Evan is more reserved.]

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