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Isabela Madrigal | Encanto

[senorita_perfecta]

Route 29
Isabela is still in shock of what happened to her right now. She has went from tending the gardens at Casita only to be blacked out to waking up at a strange house and being sent off her way by a cheery woman who certainly isn’t Julieta. There was apparently no time to ask questions of her current whereabouts or about her family. And yet she got no answers

She barely survived countless Sentrets and those squirrel things whose name evades her as she tries to get to the end of the route for what might have felt like hours and yet Isabela manages to get out of the forest, pretty much out of breath and with a little green bud like Pokémon with stubby legs.

“Bud, Budew, Dew? Budew,” the little bud creature wonders if they have escaped those pesky normal types by now.

Violet City
After a few days have passed, Isabela manages to find her way into Violet City to make a stopover, rest up and get more supplies. She is looking around the city for some stuff for the trip ahead and the Budew (named Carmen) is wobbling behind her, practically in awe of what she is seeing. Turning to find a PokéMart, she enters the establishment, hoping to find supplies she would need within her budget since she has not applied for a job just yet despite being of age by Jotho standards.

“Hi, I’m looking for some stuff for the next couple of weeks. Is there anything I can find within my price point?” she asks to anyone near her while Carmen happily dances around her feet.

Bellibolt-Oh No!
It had to be her most unlucky day that she has taken the moment to have a nice relaxing lunch by the pond and possibly catch some water type Pokemon while it is raining. The young lady does wish that she could have gotten a sturdier umbrella and yet it somehow managed to slip out of her mind as she fights to keep the one she has in place. But that is nothing compared to what happens next. While she is trying to steady the umbrella for her and Carmen’s picnic and fighting the March rain showers, Isabela could hear noises from near the water’s edge though it is hard to tell what species it could come from due to the current weather.

The little Budew nervously shakes as she turns her small body around to find it. Isabela can tell that those noises are giving her quite a fright that she gets up to walk up to the edge to find a big green smiley frog thing(?). This is clearly the first time she has seen something like this. Yep, that is enough Pokémon spotting for her as she tries to return to her resting spot and yet the frog Pokémon is following as if it wants to hug her. This is getting her to be pretty nervous as she tries to back away from it, not knowing how powerful this thing could be. And yes, Isabela might have made an unlikely new friend in this unbelievably friendly wild Bellibolt.

Wildcard
Hi this is Mari the Harry player. I am testing out Isabela right now. Have a different prompt in mind? Put it down in the comments below. You can find me at Plurk (mariscorner) and Discord (Mariposa21 #4257). I can match your style (brackets or prose).

Bellibolt

[crystalmaster]

Radley is in town filling an order or two and happens to see the scene. He has never seen Bellibolt before and also has no idea what to expect. And now his adorable Evie the Eevee wants to make new friends!

"Vee-vee-vee!" she exclaims, barreling towards them both.

Radley gives chase, trying to hold on to his own umbrella. "Evie! Wait!"

Evie sits down and tilts her head. "Vee?"

Violet City

[mamalike]

[Eda sighs and shakes her head at the question.]

Your guest is as good as mine, sister. I haven't been here long myself. I was planning to swipe what I needed from this place, [The way Eda sees it, this realm owes her big time.] but their security isn't as pathetic as I'd hoped.

Route 29

[duelingexpert]

"Hey, uh.. are you alright there?" Catching sight of the lady as she emerged from the forest and could begin trying to catch her breath. He took note of the pokémon at her heels but said nothing about it. It clearly wasn't acting aggressively, so it likely belonged to her.

Tristan was still trying to get the hang of everything himself, so unfortunately there wasn't much he had to offer her other than an ear to tell her troubles to. One forest looks like any other if it's a forest you've never been in before.

violet city

[nonmagical]

Mirabel was visiting Violet City to check out the gym, having been interested in these "gym challenges". As she's exploring, she gets caught up in the rain. The Pokemon Center seems a little too far away, but as she's making her way there...

"Isabela!"

She'd recognize her sister anywhere... the rain is forgotten as she runs to her.

"ISABELA!!"

Tristan Taylor | Yu-Gi-Oh! | OTA | Action or Prose is fine, I'll switch to match!

[duelingexpert]

I. New Bark Town

You know, just once, I wouldn't mind if this supernatural stuff would send a postcard or something to let me know when it's coming.

[Said a brunette with a distinctive hairdo that was taking this waayyyy too casually given the situation he was now in. All he had on his person were the few items that had been conveyed to him, and the clothes on his back.

He sighed, and ran a free hand over his face as he debated what he should do first.]

If I'm here, chances are Yugi and the others are too.

[In the past they always were.]

Didn't mom say something about a communication device..?

[With that, he found a shady, out of the way place to step out of the road and search through his bag]

II. Network

So, I'm not sure who is out there reading this but this is Tristan Taylor and I'm looking for my friends.

Have any of you seen anyone answering by any of these names: Yugi Mutou, Joey Wheeler, or Téa Gardner? Yugi's a short little guy with tricolored hair, kind of looks star-shaped. Joey is well.. he's blondish, kind of scruffy looking, has an accent? And Téa is well.. Téa.

[Descriptions are so difficult, apparently.]

Anyway, if you guys are reading this- give me a buzz and then let's figure out what's going on here.

III. Route 29 - Of course it's a Monkey

[Strangely, this isn't the first time Tristan has been thrown into an alternate dimension or virtual one and been made to battle his way out of it. So the idea that he now had to rely on "real" monsters just takes him back to the fateful trip to India. So which ancient dead guy would ultimately end up being behind this one?

Wanting to ensure that his first meeting with his new pokémon didn't lead to any collateral damage, he moved off a ways from the nearest town and extracted the pokéball from his bag.]

It's kind of like one of those capsule monsters, huh?

[With that said, to no one specifically he gave the button a press and tossed it into the open field. As the light faded a chimchar stood in it's place. Almost as soon as he noticed what the species reminded him of, his expression fell.]

You gotta be kidding me, is that a monkey?!

[A flashback to being trapped inside a robot monkey flashed through his mind. What he should have been doing was paying more attention to the tall grass. Having startled the local fauna, he didn't realize he was about to get jumped]

route 29

[oncewasblind]

( serenity is minding her own business and meandering around the routes to try and acclimate herself with this new "world" she's found herself in when a familiar voice reaches her ears. ) Huh? Could it be...

( picking up the pace, she hurries along the path until she sees him and lights up! she opens her mouth to call to him but spots the shaking grass and instead just boldly rushes over to him to yank him away from the grass as an applin leaps out in an attempt to attack...! )

Tristan, be careful!

Network

[ladyharpist]

well, well. look who just turned up. i happen to have information about your pals. some, at least. but i wonder what i should ask in return if i tell you about them...

II

[crystalmaster]

[Radley is amazed to see this message come through. He recognizes most of the names from his Duel Monsters tournament DVDs!]

Oh hey! Joey's here; he's a friend of mine! And there's somebody named Atem who looks like Yugi. He told me Yugi is his partner. I haven't seen Yugi himself, though, or Tea. Ryou Bakura and Seto Kaiba and Marik Ishtar are here. I'm Radley. I'm uh ... from the future of your world.

Re: III. Route 29

[infernofireblast]

[Oh snap is that Tristan?! Joey knew there had to be some more of the gang floating around. Finding da second of the two amigos is just perfection, but definitely gets Joey wondering how long he's been here if he hadn't been able to run into him prior to this.

Sneaking up behind him, Joey would try his best to jump onto Tristan's back and give his bud a proper scare.]

Tristan! How da hell long you been in here ya crazy coot!

Network...

[rolltoavoidpossession]

Tristan??? You made it here too?

It's me, Bakura!

[Give him a moment to type up the second message about who's here and who isn't.]

Yugi and Téa aren't here, but Joey, Kaiba, and Marik are. I got here a few months ago, after Marik and Kaiba, but before Joey did.

serenity wheeler | yu-gi-oh!

[oncewasblind]

( azalea town : adventure park )

( serenity hasn't been to an amusement park in a while and certainly not this sort. there are people whizzing past on zip lines and other interesting arbor related courses. she heads along a canopy bridge until she comes across the rope climbing. zipping along and climbing trees might be a little too much for her but she's willing to give rope climbing a chance. it's a good way to work out the arms and legs, right?

she approaches and looks around at the safety gear before adjusting it on herself with the help of the instructor. once all settled, she heads to a rope and while double checking herself, she reaches for a rope but it happens to already have some hands on it! she raises her brows and blushes, letting go! )

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to grab the rope you're using!

( dark cave : just off route 45 )

( it's very, very dark in the aptly named "dark cave." serenity only ducked into it because it happened to start raining and she was in need of somewhere to keep both herself and her sweet eevee safe from the potential for a storm. she was crouched down next to eevee, petting her lightly, shivering from the drenched clothing clinging to her small frame. )

I, It's okay... The rain will p, pass...

( she shifts on the ground floor of the cave and peers around it some. it really is extremely dark and she isn't sure she wants to go any further than the mouth of the cave. there's a clattering of stones behind herself, though, and suddenly a skorupi appears from seemingly nowhere. she lets out an undignified shriek at seeing it and feels the ground give out behind herself. soon she's tumbling and winds up separated from her eevee...! )

( azalea town : adventure park )

[feel_the_burn]

Hey, don't sweat it.

[Dana removed her own hand from the line, and took a step back.]

Why don't you go on ahead, I can go up after you.

[She might be in a strange land, devoid of her powers and close allies but that didn't mean she needed to be a jerk to everyone she met. They were all here to have a good time and take their mind of their troubles, weren't they?]

Dark Cave

[crystalmaster]

[Radley has also taken refuge in the cave with some of his Pokemon. Hearing the shriek, they come running.]

Are you okay?!

[Several Eevees make concerned trills. Radley stops short of the new hole, trying to peer in.]

Dark Cave because I'm evil

[thetombkeeper]

[How fortunate it is for Serenity that a hand grabs her by the wrist before she fully falls and a Yamask catches the Eevee in his arms. The rescuer grunts a few times before pulling her back up to the current floor as well as away from the newly created hole. The Yamask gently sets the Eevee down and explains to them that everything is okay.

Serenity may recognize the particularly nasally voice that addresses her once they're both safe from any weaker spots on the floor. It's hard to see but she may also recognize the blonde hair, dark skin, and striking lavender eyes.

Seems his eyes haven't adjusted fully to the darkness of the cave for him to recognize who he's just saved while looking for dark and ghost type pokémon.]

Are you alright?

(dark cave: just off route 45)

[infernofireblast]

[A light would begin to emanate from deeper in the cave, and the sound of footsteps would steadily grow louder as the light drew closer. After a time Joey would become viewable as he rounds one of the caves many bends, old timey lantern in hand and backpack on his back. Spotting that someone is in the cave ahead of him, but unable to make it out with the harsh contrast of the lighting, he squints and stares ahead.]

Hello? Someone der?

Dark Cave

[rolltoavoidpossession]

Ryou was also sheltering from the rain in the cave, though he decided to look deeper in the cave to see what's in here. Might as well, if he's going to be stuck here.

The shriek draws him back to the mouth of the cave, flashlight in hand and Dracozolt at his side as he looks for whoever called out.]

Hello? Who's there? [Seeing the hole, he creeps up to the edge and peeks in.]

Eda Clawthorne | the owl house | OTA

[mamalike]

(Spoiler Warning: Just to cover my bases with a heads up, Eda is being played from between the 18th and 19th episodes of season 2.)

Route 30

[It's late at night, but Eda's still making her way to Violet City and its gym. It's not that the gym challenge is all that exciting to her, but she's hoping it'll help her feel less antsy about not being home to see how things play out. Plus, if she goes all the way with the league... Well, being (one of) the most powerful trainers in the region has a nice ring to it.

But as she heads down the trail, Eda stumbles and nearly trips over something that then rears up with a shrill hoot. And, well, Eda can't bring herself to be mad at the owl-like Pokemon that tripped her up. Especially because it seems to have an injured wing.]

Hey! Easy, easy... Come here, Mama Eda's g-- [With another high-pitched cry, the Hoothoot flies away, leaving Eda to get out a Pokeball and chase after it. With a hurt wing, it's not moving too quickly, but Eda could still use some help.]

Hey, stop that bird! Ah, carefully!

Network (voice)

Ugh. Alright, I'll admit it. I need advice. [Eda's voice is croaky and sounds so tired as the audio feed starts. If only this was the result of overindulging in apple blood, but no, it's not. This is just proof that she cannot escape being a mother.] Luzifer kept me up with her screeching all night, and this morning when she finally stopped, someone on the hotel staff came by to tell me Queenie was eating all the fruit in the lobby!

[A scoff.]

I asked him what he else excepted, leaving a bunch of fruit bowls in a hotel for people with pet demons, but then-- Well, long story short, I need to go back to camping tonight. Which wouldn't be a big deal if I'd gotten any sleep the night before!

Luzifer's a Hoothoot who's scared of her own shadow, and Queenie's a Noibat who won't stop eating, and can't seem to help making everyone around her dizzy. They're good kids, but they are a handful... And not even the kind I'm used to! So how do you guys handle this sort of behavior? Neither of them like to stay in their Pokeballs at night, so that's not happening.

Wildcard

If you've got another idea for a thread, feel free to go for it!

Network | voice

[viscora]

Have you tried making sure your accommodations were more to their liking? At least keeping food with you in the room?

Other than investing in ear plugs, it's all I can really think of.

[indoorfrog]

[Things had gone terrible right and terribly wrong all at once.

The right thing first -- Gerard was human again. Good. (is it really, does he really deserve it?) Though he lacked any real amenities here on this forest path, he had been able to check out his reflection in the still water of a small pond and had seen he had looked every bit the same before everything had started going wrong (before he had let down Elody)

The wrong thing -- He had no idea where he was. Wherever Snow White's summoned wind had brought him, it certainly wasn't the fabled (infamous) Toy Island. Furthermore, he couldn't see the children. He hadn't been able to find Rosamund, Timothy or Pib either, but they, at least, were adults. The children were just that -- children. They needed minding, even if (or because) their stories had paid little heed to that.

Then there was the strange little creature that followed him, no matter how often Gerard tried to shoo it off; some strange, ghostly little tree sprite that kept diving under his cloak, lifting it up, tenting it behind him, making it billow and stream before darting out from underneath again with strange little giggles.

(For a moment Gerard had considered that perhaps this was Pinocchio. The attitude certainly seemed to fit, even if the form didn't. But regardless of how much he had tried to prompt the little creature, it gave no sign of recognition.)

Gerard's ponderings and fruitless attempts to get rid of his new little shadow were suddenly interrupted by a shout to 'Get that bird'. His head shot up to see a small, feathery orb coming towards him at great speed, followed by an older woman at a slightly slower speed. On sheer instinct, he shot his tongue out towards it, only afterwards realising, when he was already standing there, looking like a fool with his very human tongue extended out, that that was obviously not going to work now.

And then there was nothing much else to realise as the small owl collided with his head.]

Laszlo the Flesh Maestro | Original

[viscora]

Network | Voice

[ A painfully deep voice in the most Bela Lugosi Dracula-esque accent you've ever heard speaks up on the network. I don't care if translation microbes are a thing, the accent is also a thing.

Their tone is just a bit incensed, disgusted with the state of the world, and then they noticed there's a small slime dragon near them and that seems to be the ray of light in this isekai abyss. ]

Does anyone know what other insanity awaits me as long as I'm stuck here? I don't mean the wildlife - that can stay, but if anyone else tries to claim they're my mother I think I'm going to scream.

Also, if anyone wants to enlighten me as to how any of this happened, I'm more than receptive. I'm expecting some sort of Mage fuckery, but I'd love to be wrong.

Either way, I will get my revenge.

Cherrygrove, at a grocery store or something

[ A beautiful, androgynous figure in a raincoat and dress peers over the various fruits and veggies up for sale, looking at the berries with some measure of curiousity.

And then they have a devious little smile as they just start...throwing the berries into their cart, playing a weird, twisted sort of basketball with those little bastards.

This goes on for a while before the Goomy eats one, then looks at their trainer with a blank, innocent set of eyes, daring them to do something about it. ]

What is wrong with you?

Voice

[dreamsofahero]

Well, let's see... People here use that wildlife to battle each other, in matches that are surprisingly nonlethal, all things considered. There's ledges scattered throughout various routes that you can easily jump down, but are utterly impossible to climb up. Every few years ago a new region of the world and, with it, new such wildlife becomes known... and is treated as if it had existed all along. It's impossible to keep a sharp edge on anything, even a kitchen knife used strictly for cooking, for long. Magic from other worlds doesn't work here, and the locals will claim there's no such thing, even though there's little other explanation for the sheer power and other oddities the local wildlife possess.

Oh, and approximately twice a year things manage to become even stranger for a few days, if you can believe that.

Rio Kamishiro | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal

[icefallen]

1) Route 29

[Okay, so, this isn't too hard. Controlling the actions of a living creature is a little awkward, but it's not too much different than Duel Monsters, strategically speaking: find a weakness and hammer on it. Plus, she got a cute penguin for a starter, a female Eiscue that she's named Nereid. Rio currently has her out trying to get a feel for this battling thing by smacking down flying creatures, which appear to be less capable of withstanding ice than the bugs or rodents or other such things living on the route.

The grass rustles. She tenses, turning towards it and preparing to issue a command. But in the span of a few seconds, a chain of events happens. Nereid is blown off her flippers by... something, and the something then comes hurtling toward Rio with the recoil.

...The resultant shriek is audible for a long, long distance.]

--Get it awaaaaaaaay!

[It's an Espurr, sitting on top of her in a daze. She manages to shove it off and shuffle back until her back hits a tree, promptly forgetting everything she's learned so far in favor of being afraid of the cat.]

No! I hate cats! Hate them, hate them, hate them!

2) Goldenrod City

[Rio finds the shopping mall almost immediately, wasting no time in stuffing a few bags full of whatever she can afford that strikes her. At the very least, there's some provisions like medicine and Pokeballs in there; she's not completely daft. But then there's stuff like candy, little trinkets, and other miscellany she doesn't really need.

Not that anyone can tell what she bought. That is, until she trips over a radio wire on the ground and bumps into a guy wearing a Rocket uniform, who proceeds to go off on her to watch where she's going. For a blessing, she stands there and lets him continue on and on, at least until her temper finally gives.]

Are you done? The least you could do for laying a thick wire flat across the ground for people to trip over is to help me pick up all of it.

[Unsurprisingly, he does no such thing, turning away and returning to his business. Maybe someone else will have witnessed the scene and lend her a hand?]

1

[songstressedout]

[ After the contest, Yuzu needed to wind down for a bit... and fortunately for her, Cherrygrove isn't too far away from Azalea. At least, that's the case when you have access to both warp pads and flight. A picnic with her Pokemon on the beginner-friendly Route 29 followed by some time at the spa sounded nice and relaxing, after all.

Then, as she was making her way through the route... she's startled by the sudden shriek that Rio lets out. Yuzu is pretty sure she sees a few birds off in the distance, startled by the sudden scream. Yuzu can't blame them. She practically jumped as well. ]

W-What's going on...!?

[ Either way, even if the Pokemon on this route are pretty beginner-friendly, in terms of strength... it does occur to her that somebody might have ended up here like she did, so she's quick to rush over in the direction of the shriek and— ]

...Eh?

[ It's... just an Espurr? And not even an agitated Espurr either. Not that she's ever really seen an Espurr's expression change much from their thousand-yard-stare, but still. ]

Nashira Rossi | Original

[loveconducts]

Route 29
[Listen, Nashira isn't happy. Her powers are gone. Her scales are gone. Her horns and tail are gone and she has no idea how other races live like this. And there was a weird lady calling herself her mother which is a whole suitcase full of issues she's not even gonna bother to unpack.

There is another problem. Maybe it was a lingering essence of her old life but she appears to be wild pokemon nip. She cannot speak to them. They keep approaching. It's like someone dipped her in nectar. She has reached the point of picking up her Charmander and running for it. An entire swarm of weedil and sentret are following.

Help.]

[Goldenrod City - The Magnet Train Station]
[She doesn't have a ticket but she has been in here for like an hour, staring at the train in rapt fascination. She keeps getting caught by security trying to approach it. Her pokemon (a charmander and a jangmo-o) are distressed enough to start asking strangers to please make her stop trying to look at train rails up close?

Of course, once you approach, she's all excitement.]

Oh, guardians, where do you think they put the shrine on it?

[Wildcard!]
[None of these suit your fancy? DM this journal or moepuff to work something out or just make something up! Be free!]

goldenrod!

[chirpier]

[ leave it to yachi to get very, very anxious at the site of the woman too close to a mechanical hazard. the woman’s pokémon don't have to ask twice, either! she comes rushing forward with one hand trying desperately urge her back, while the other holds a togepi having fun with the sights. ]

Oh, please be careful, Miss, that’s really close—! [ yachi is seeing her getting split in a half or worse. ] Sh—shrine?

Loona | Helluva Boss

[hellhathnofurry]

[Route 29] [cw: warning for potential language, unsavory things, and not being kind towards Pokemon]

[After getting thrown out, but not before wrecking her "mom's house", Loona is off on her own. While normally, she looks pretty dog-like, she's thankfully blending in with the humans pretty well. A Hisuian Zorua trails behind her, as she fiddles around on her PokeGear.]

This is crap - I don't even have my Sinstagram! Where the hell are all my pics?!

[... Yeah there's the whole being trapped in the mortal realm without the rest of I.M.P but her da - Blitzo was probably trying to get to her anyway. She just has to play it cool. She can do this.

Except...]

You don't have to keep following me, you know. Seriously, what the crazy [female dog's name] said was a load of crap. Just do whatever you want.

[She turns around, continuing to fiddle with the PokeGear, except she's getting the impression she's still being followed. She turns around with a growl.]

I said BEAT IT!

[The Hisuian Zorua shrinks back, but doesn't run away either.]

Ughhh, what is with you!

[Network]

hey so i've been walking around this place for a while now

i think i'm near a violet city?

is there anyplace i can get a bite to eat or do i have to eat the fox my "mom" gave me

Network

[4play]

There are most likely inns or convenience stores in Violet if you have the money for them. If you don't, you will have to scavenge.