TEST DRIVE - NOVEMBER & DECEMBER

[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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[Route Scene]

[death_calling]

[There's an old saying that the early bird gets the worm, and Olivia has quickly learned that in order to see the most interesting Pokemon, getting up near daybreak is essential. To that end, she is combing the nearby route with her Pokedex, actively seeking out new companions for this forced journey. She has to make the most of it, even if creature violence doesn't strike her fancy.

The Pokedex picks up a partial scan of Penningar, his tail noticeably resting on top of a berry bush. And at first, she thinks it's a wild Pokemon, only to see the aforementioned trainer standing nearby...

Oh, dear. She's not an expert at pet wrangling, but that Meowth definitely doesn't look like they're going anywhere anytime soon.]

Forgive me for the intrusion, but I've heard cats tend to be extra finicky when attention is being given to them. Perhaps leaving the Pokemon alone for a few minutes will help?

[talkyourwayout]

[Louie lets go of Penningar's arms and straightens up, looking the other trainer over for a moment. The Pokedex at the ready and where they are suggest she's new, but she might just be the "curious to learn" type. Or, as Louie would put it, a nerd. He smiles at her with a nod.]

You might be right with this guy. [He looks down at Penningar with a mixture of amusement, fondness, and exhaustion.] He's definitely a lot more... Cat-like than some other feline Pokemon I've known. More housecat-like, anyway.

[A pause, then he shrugs.] That or he's just plain narcoleptic. I don't know.

[death_calling]

[She is, indeed, a certified scientific nerd. Putting the electronic device away so she doesn't become distracted by it, her attention is split between the youngster and his fickle feline.]

He must feel rather safe out here if he can just fall asleep at random. Then again, cats are known to sleep up to 16 hours daily, so your narcoleptic theory does hold weight.

[She equally offers up a shrug of her shoulders. This is why she doesn't have pets normally. It's so hard to get a read on their feelings and wants.]

It's early enough in the day to start a campfire, so why don't we have some tea and breakfast while your cat companion rests?

[With that being said, she extends her hand to Louie calmly.]

I'm Olivia, by the way.

[talkyourwayout]

[Louie chuckles at the mention of how much cats sleep. That kind of thing is why they are his favorite animal.]

Breakfast sounds good, sure. [He tilts his head to the side a bit and shakes her hand.] Louie. You new here, Olivia?

[death_calling]

[No more than a few steps away is a small enclave that has the remnants of a campsite, the fire pit trough already dug out. She makes it a point to pick up a few sticks and twigs for fuel, also placing her bag down nearby. It's a vastly better upgrade than what she started with.

Speaking of that...]

Yes, I've only been here for about 10 days, so I'm still getting used to everything. It feels like a dream at times, with the music and otherworldly creatures. [She chuckles a little while unloading the necessary camping tools: a portable tea kettle, a pan, some sliced potatoes, eggs, and tomatoes. Breakfast hash it is.]

What about you, Louie? Are you doing okay out here in the wilds?

[Despite being thrust into a new role, she genuinely does care about the younger generation. Even if those same youth are actively trying to get into her Pokemon battles.]

[talkyourwayout]

[While Olivia gets to work, Louie takes a seat on the ground, making sure he can keep an eye on where Penn is now starting to snore.]

Oh, yeah, the music is really weird. Sometimes you start to get used to it, and then it changes or whatever and... [He blows a raspberry.] But me? I'm doing okay. This isn't my first time here, actually.

[death_calling]

I suppose the music is one of many oddities in this place.

[Occasionally she'll glance up at Meowth, but if nothing is amiss, she'll focus on the task at hand. The only Pokemon companion she's got is released from his Pokeball, an excited Heat Rotom. Of course, her first purchase in the land of Pokemon happened to be the transformation catalog for this very reason: versatility. Also to get her Pokemon to behave.]

[She stops working in order to stare blankly at Louie, tilting her head curiously. Without thinking about the context of her words, she speaks up, letting her weird flag fly.]

So, this isn't the afterlife? Or purgatory?

[talkyourwayout]

What? No, no. [He chuckles faintly, gesturing around with one hand.] I think it's a different dimension, maybe, but we're not dead. Well... I don't know, maybe some people are, but somehow I've survived all the crazy adventures so far.

[death_calling]

It's rather cheery for an alternate world then.

[There's a hint of sarcasm in that statement, handing him a mug of earl gray tea.]

Oh? I'd like to hear those stories sometime, if you're okay with talking about them. My world...isn't very exciting.

[talkyourwayout]

Thanks. [Louie smirks a bit at the sarcasm, even as he inhales deeply over the tea. The warmth is really nice.] Well, I figure not every alternate world or weird reality can be weird and dangerous. Just most of them.

Sure, I could tell you about some adventures, but hey, don't sell "not very exciting" short. It's not a bad thing.

[death_calling]

No trouble at all.

[Staying warm is essential in the wild, and if the fire remotely gets close to going out, Rotom eagerly keeps it lit.]

You're definitely not wrong if science fiction and horror movies have taught us anything. Big monsters only exasperate that. [But regarding her own home, she politely shakes her head no and raises one hand in objection.]

Giving it too much credit there, Louie.