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!

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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Comments

[painsplit]

[Lilith hesitates a moment, but ultimately her expression relaxes and she relents with a sigh. The Murkrow she was partnered with at the start of this whole thing is nothing if not proof that Pokemon can be impossible to keep under control at times. There's a reason Murkrowtio isn't out of his Pokeball now, in this big open space.]

You don't need to worry too much. Some Pokemon are simply-- Irrepressible. [She could leave it there, but is unable to help adding:] Although keeping her in her Pokeball in such a large and busy area might be a smart move.

[nellacerniera]

[Well, it is a good point. Bucciarati nods, before pulling out Bettina's ball and recalling the Shuppet.]

Irrepressible, and a new member of my team besides, so I haven't gotten the chance to get to know her very well yet. The others tend to be somewhat more sedate.

[A glance back at the Slowpoke, who's still fishing without a care in the world. Is he even aware his trainer has gotten up from where he was sitting? ... It's unclear.]

... Some more so than others.

[painsplit]

[Following the other trainer's gaze to the Slowpoke, Lilith laughs softly.]

There does seem to be quite a range of dispositions among them, doesn't there? Did you catch that Slowpoke in Azalea Town, by any chance?

[The well just outside town certainly seemed like a popular spot for them, and while Lilith is a historian first and foremost, she's got some naturalist to her as well. She's curious about species distribution.]

[nellacerniera]

I didn't. Teodoro there was the one given to me upon my arrival.

[He's clearly fond.]

I've considered going back and catching another--or one of the ones that looked a bit different, though. I believe they're referred to as Galarian Slowpokes?

[painsplit]

[She nods in understanding at the explanation, and then her face lights up at the mention of a Galarian form.]

Yes, one of the regional variants! It makes me wonder what Galar is like to cause adaptive evolution in a few different Pokemon breeds... But I haven't been able to get a straight answer on where it is, even just in relation to Johto.

[nellacerniera]

It's curious, isn't it? I haven't been able to find a map that shows more than just Johto and Kanto...

[What if they want to know what the world at large looks like!!]

[painsplit]

It is curious! It seems like Johto and Kanto are somewhat isolated, but clearly it wasn't always that way, or the variants wouldn't be here to begin with...

[Lilith is no conspiracy theorist-- Or so she'd say, but the truth is she got roped along in enough of her sister's childhood investigations that it'd be easy for her to come up with some ideas as to why this is. However, she's also someone who values manners, and she realizes now she's forgotten hers so far.]

Excuse me, of course... My name is Lilith Clawthorne.

[nellacerniera]

[And Bucciarati looks at least somewhat sheepish as he realizes he's neglected to introduce himself as well.

Or, well, the thought hadn't really occurred to him until just now. Oops.]

Of course... Bruno Bucciarati, pleased to make your acquaintance.

[painsplit]

Likewise, Mr. Bucciarati.

[She isn't the best at socializing. The past couple of decades of her life have mostly been about work, and being the head of the Emperor's Coven didn't net a witch much downtime. But Lilith has been back in normal society back home for about long enough to recognize her social shortcomings. So she just feels kind of awkward here.]

What... What did you name your Slowpoke?

[nellacerniera]

[At some point in during the conversation, the Slowpoke finally seems to register that his trainer has gone to do something else. It's about this point where the little guy wanders over, only to plop down by Bucciarati's feet.

With a faint chuckle, Bucciarati scoops the Slowpoke up.]

His name's Teodoro. For the most part, I've been naming my Pokémon names from back home. [A pause.] Aside from my Skitty. She was already named Buttons when I received her.