ohmyarceus | Test drive meme

[Oh. He doesn't like that. Scar watches in stony silence as Henry disintegrates right before his eyes. He pries his own card out of his pocket, slots it into the reader, and freezes.]

[Scar reaches into his bag for the only pokeball he has. He lets out Amit, who is eyeing him, skeptical.]

This thing will definitely take me to another location?

[It's testament to how much his Zangoose missed him that Scar doesn't get some level of Pokemon sarcasm in response. Instead, he gets the prod of one claw in the back of his knee.]

[Just go, dummy.]

[So, Scar goes. When he lands in a building similar but different and far more familiar, he's all the more thankful he didn't eat.]

_{[In the Violet Pokemon Center, Henry can be seen in the middle of the process of picking himself up off the floor. Sure the cookie was a nice pick-me-up but he needs a real meal before he'll be steady on his feet.]

[He glances back when he hears the warp go off and sends Scar a wave.]}

You get used to it...I used to warp sometimes for work.

[Beneath the veil of numb uncertainty, Scar reaches for Henry to help him to his feet. However much support Henry needs, Scar is able to easily help.]

I need to see to something.

[He manages to squeeze that out around the ice in his throat. Scar swallows, commanding his voice to just work for a moment longer.]

I will meet you back here.

[Scar would give a time, but... He really doesn't know. He's also notably pale, but he's so itchy to leave that he won't suffer any question about it.]

_{[Henry tilts his head a little...but doesn't ask. Part of him is reluctant to see the man go--he's still mentally stuck in the state where sticking together is the only way to survive. But this isn't the Otherworld. This is Johto. He's literally in a Pokemon Center. There's not a safer place to be.]}

Okay...

[Just like that, Scar is gone. He can tell Henry is reluctant to be alone, but it would never cross his mind to bring him along.]

[A dozen what ifs buzz through his mind, each more unpleasant than the last, and Scar chokes out each thought before it can fully form as he marches out of the Violet City Pokemon Center.]

[x]

[Two hours later, Henry will find Scar where he said he would be in the Center, no longer standing by the wall, but seated at a bench next to his Zangoose. He doesn't look better, but he does look different. A Process has Occurred. Ignore the puffiness around his eyes.]

[He is also wearing a winter coat.]

_{[Henry doesn't stray too far from the Pokemon Center. He makes a short trip to Sprout Tower to talk to the sages. A couple of them remember him from years ago and it feels nice. Once he finishes with that, he lets his Honedge out for a little fresh air.]

[When Henry finds Scar again, he's coming out of the Violet Center's back rooms with a few Joys. He's been talking to them about getting put back into rotation and also looking at a very cute shiny Swablu someone had brought in, freshly hatched.]

[He waves goodbye to the Joys (having spotted Scar's white hair through the reception window) and walks out into the waiting room. Scar is...he doesn't look great.]

[And there is the instance of...the Coat. It's fucking August.]}

Hey...did you find what you were looking for?

_{[It's a way of asking: What the Fuck without asking What The Fuck]}

[Scar's distant stare softens at the question. His mouth opens. His hand fiddles with the keys in his pocket, turns over the bobby pin he's taken from the house between his fingers.]

[He nods.]

[He forces down another wave of... everything.]

Goldenrod?

Mhm.

_{[Henry nods.]}

I think it was a good idea we didnt eat anything before.

_{[But instead of moving to the warp pad, a thought comes to him. It's a little corny, but well, he's enjoyed Scar's company and he wasn't sure if the big man would hang around the house once they got there. He didn't have his Poke'Gear to take a selfie with him. And so,]

[Henry asks for a marker from the reception desk and offers it shyly to Scar.]}

Do you want to sign my cast?

[It's a beat before Scar processes Henry's question, simply staring down at the offered marker before taking it and pulling the cap off. His exhausted eyes meet Henry's before flicking back down to the cast.]

[What is he supposed to write?]

[Scar leans closer, frowning in his concentration as he drags the marker across the uneven surface of the cast. When he draws back, there's no handwriting, only a crude drawing of a Skitty on Henry's forearm.]

Thank you for waiting.

[Here. In Violet. While he did his Scar Things. The words of thanks are little more than a rumble.]

_{[Henry turns his arm this way and that to get a better look at what Scar has drawn. He can tell it's a Skitty! It's not something he expected. Scar keeps surprising him. He smiles.]}

Thanks!

_{[All that's left now is one last warp. Then they'll be in a bustling city. The longer Henry is surrounded by the bright colors of Johto, the further down he can push the recent memories of running scared through the dark being chased by eyeless dogs. It's only been a few days. And seven years.]}

Let's go.

_{[Henry swipes his card and steps up onto the warp pad. He holds his breath and disappears.]}

[Scar stares into the space Henry disappeared from. He has to stand up, again. Instead, he leans back against the wall, resting the back of his head on the cool surface. He isn't ready for this, today. He was supposed to have another week.]

[She had kept the house.]

[She had kept his things.]

[One last leg.]

[Scar forces himself to his feet and follows Henry onto the awful panel, swipes his card, and disappears.]

[New Bark Town]

[In all her many years of being a Mandalorian warrior, this is the strangest thing that’s ever happened to her.

Bo-Katan wakes up, finding herself in what appears to be the room of a child. Still fully clad in armor. Though a quick search of her person leads her to realize with dread that she’s completely unarmed. The travesty.

Before she knows it she’s having a bag shoved at her while being pushed out through the front door of the house by some strange woman. No amount of demands or protesting doing any good. She is left to stand there somewhat stunned. Taking in her immediate surroundings which is a quaint little town, she hears something at her feet. Looking down, a pair of big black eyes blink back up at her. The round bird, what she would later discover is called a Rowlet, makes a trilling sound and turns its head at an odd angle. Bo-Katan lifts a brow at the strange bird.]

What’re you looking at?

[She then walks away, deciding to explore the town and see if she could get answers from… anyone. The Rowlet blinks again and watched her go for a moment before running after her on stubby legs, wings extended, for several paces before taking to the air.]

[Route 29]

[Answers were not to be had in town. At least not the ones she was looking for. Far too many people commenting on her cute “pokie mon”. And speaking of that thing, it wouldn’t leave her alone. Going so far as to try to perch on her helmet after she put it back on. The Mandalorian princess waving her arms at it in a shooing motion.]

Stop that! Go away!

[She then proceeded to take what looked like the road out of town. Again shooing away the stupid bird as she went. Though a voice made her freeze.]

Hi! I like shorts! They’re comfy and easy to wear!

[Turning around she finds herself face to face with a kid wearing… shorts.]

Excuse me?

[Eye contact has now been made! Unknowingly to Bo-Katan that meant a battle! The kid throwing one of those weird balls that she found in the bag. What pops out of it is a purple rat. The kid giving it a command while pointing at the bird next to her. What commenced was some sort of brawl between the two animals. The bird flailing and occasionally looking at her expectantly, as if she was supposed to do something. A sigh filters through her helmet’s vocoder.]

What is happening right now?

[Cherrygrove City]

[Eventually Bo-Katan makes it to Cherrygrove City. This place is at least has a little more civilization going for it, though she’s still being followed by the Rowlet. The Mandalorian doing her best to simply ignore it, hoping it’ll give up and move on.

What appears to be a bar does catch her eye and you know what? A stiff drink is probably exactly what she needs right now. So in she goes and sits herself on a stool. The bird flying in and landing on another one next to her.

Taking off her helmet, she sets it on top of the bar before giving the person behind it a look.]

I’ll take the strongest thing you’ve got.

[Just another day in Pokemon world, just living life and doing his thing. Mando had really hoped for a quiet day, but then there's a ruckus off in the distance. He checks his communicator; yes, he's near New Bark Town, meaning it's probably someone new to this world who doesn't understand Pokemon combat yet. Mando sighs and trudges off in the direction of the noise, quietly hoping it gets resolved before he gets there.]

[But then he turns a corner and sees who's fighting, and he freezes.]

[It's been years since he's seen another Mandalorian. Almost two years in this place, and he's been the only one from his world. He hadn't realised how much he could miss seeing someone familiar until he spots Mandalorian armour, a Mandalorian helmet. Better yet, it belongs to someone he knows.]

[Mando strides up next to her, taking a Pokeball out from his belt and tossing it into the fray.]

Kando, take care of the rat.

[Mimikando the Mimikyu pops out of her ball. She shakes her head, then shoots Mando a look. Seriously? You got her out to deal with this?]

Bo-Katan. You're here.

[Mando is completely ignoring the kid and the three loose Pokemon. He has utmost confidence that Kando will beat the snot out of that Rattata and not even muss her costume.]

When did you arrive?

[OOC: Din is from the last episode of Boba Fett as his canon point. He's also been going by Mando here because of paranoia and also hey, when you're the only Mandalorian around, it makes sense. A few people know his real name but not many. He won't be offended at all if Bo calls him Din or Djarin, though.]

[As someone comes up next to her, Bo-Katan quickly looks and startles a little bit.]

Din?!

[She hadn’t at all expected to see him here. Last she saw him was just before he left Mandalore, unsure when or if she would see him again. But now here he was, and truth be told she felt a little relieved.

Bo herself looks mostly the same. Though her armor is a little more scuffed. The one exception being her right pauldron. The old one replaced with a shiny unpainted one with the emblem of the mythosaur on it. Perhaps he might recognize the craftsmanship.

Her helmet turns as she looks from him, to the creature he released, then back to him. A bit dumbfounded but eventually able to find her words.]

A few hours ago.

[The fighting animals are completely ignored now as she focuses her attention on him.]

When did you get here?

↪ network [video]

[Kuroko is from the era of flip phones, but it's not too hard to figure out the PokéGear and its more advanced features. Since arriving, he's gotten used to the idea of video messaging rather than texting all the time. For this post, he's got his camera focused on his Gastly eating some PokéFood™. The background is recognizable as somewhere in Cherrygrove. When Kuroko speaks, his tone is even and neutral.]

After Gastly evolves into Haunter, do I still need to trade him to evolve into Gengar?

[It's been pretty cool to see all the Gen 1 Pokémon in real life since he had the Blue version of the games as a kid, so he knows a few extra things coming in.]

↪ goldenrod city

[Kuroko is visiting from Kanto, and is wandering around rather than using a map to find where he wants to go. Goldenrod City is bustling and as nighttime is approaching more nightlife people are out and about. The department store is easy to find, and that's Kuroko's first stop.]

[His goal is to get more Pokéballs. He might buy some other things while he's here, but that's not what he came for. While looking around each floor, he bumps into someone, and that someone could be you! Kuroko stops and looks at whoever he bumped into.]

Oh, excuse me.

[You might not see him at first, his lack of presence makes him nearly invisible to those not hyper aware of their surroundings. But he's not running away from the encounter or anything, lingering to make sure everything is cool here. He tends to startle people once they realize there's a person there.]

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[Riz recognises the armour, of course. It isn't even from living with Mando for more than a year now; Mandalorian armour is distinct enough that he feels he'd have recognised it even if he had only ever seen it once in his life.

(the fact that he sees said armour every day across the breakfast table does kind of help though)

If there is another Mandalorian here, he'll have to inform Mando. And Riz might have left it at that -- he might have just taken the knowledge of another Mandalorian being here and reported it to Mando, leaving him to deal with another one of his kind, if it weren't for her doing the unthinkable: she takes her helmet off.

Listen, Riz has been navigating Mando's absolute refusal to ever take off the tin can for more than a year now. He's seen him panic like his ass was on fire the one time the helmet was taken from him (which had led to a complicated but kind of hilarious Mando-walking-with-a-shirt-around-his-head manoeuvre). He's done the whole if-Mando-is-in-a-room-we-don't-open-it-ever deal. Bo-Katan taking off the helmet piques his interest and now he has to talk to her.

And that is how Bo-Katan ends up with a very short teenager scrambling onto the seat next to her, leg still rather stiff, his eyes curious though not particularly judgemental.]

I thought those weren't supposed to come off.

[Never let it be said that Riz is good at small talk.]

[When a glass is put in front of her, Bo picks it up and quickly takes a mouthful. It’s when she swallows that a kid climbs up onto the other stool next to her. Not paying him any mind until he speaks.

It’s then she turns and gives him an odd look. Not because he’s a kid, or even because he’s green. There’s plenty of green people in her galaxy after all. It’s the question.]

Where did you hear that?

[She could take a guess but she wanted to hear his answer first.]

[Riz hesitates for a moment.

Can he trust this woman? If Mando's various bounty hunting stories had taught Riz anything, it was that Mando had lived a dangerous (and seriously badass) life before coming here. It's the sort of life that comes with more than its fair share of enemies. Can he trust her with the knowledge that Mando is here? She might not have any weapons on her, but Riz knows well enough that you don't need weapons to kill someone if you are motivated enough.

Not that he underestimates Mando and his ability to keep himself safe. But it would be a bother, and if she'd come after him, it might put Boober at risk.]

I met one once. A Mandalorian, I mean. He was very insistent the helmet stays on.

[That's... vague enough, right? Nothing to indicate Riz still know this guy. Or that he lives with him.]

[ooc: just as a note, VR humanises characters, so alas. Not very green right now.]

[A little amused smirk comes to her face. The woman giving a single shake of her head before taking another sip of her drink. That definitely sounds familiar.]

Din Djarin, I take it?

[Of course it might not be. It could be anyone else from his covert. But that’s her most educated, and a little hopeful, guess.

Sorry Din, she just name dropped you.]

Is he here?

[Please say yes.]

((OOC: Oh right lol. My bad. Ignore the green part then. XD))

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[That's an odd feeling, having someone use his given name. He's been going by Mando for so long here that it almost sounds weird to be called anything else. But she definitely recognises him, and Din nods to her.]

Yes.

[Kando promptly KOs the Rattata with an entirely unnecessary Plays Rough. Her work done, she goes over to the Rowlet to introduce herself. Yes, hello birdie, you have a helmet person too, she sees.]

Almost two years now.

[He does notice the new pauldron. After having to fight and scrap so long to get his own armour, he pays attention to other people's armour in a way that is only slightly judgmental.]

You lost your pauldron.

[The painted one, anyway.]

What?

[The surprise is clear even through her helmet.]

But that’s…

[Impossible. She just saw him not that long ago.

Meanwhile the Rowlet cheers in its Rowlet way when Kando takes out the Rattata, its owner clearly unimpressed. The kid complaining about how that’s not fair. The round bird then strikes up conversation with the other Pokémon. Telling her all about her armored human who doesn’t seem to like her.

At the mention of her pauldron, Bo-Katan looks at her shoulder and then back to Din.]

Yes. [A pause.] You don’t remember?

You do! A lot of people here should be willing to help out though, so it's not too difficult to do.

[~~Unlike when he was a lonely fifteen year old who was too worried about hurting others to even think about approaching other players in school to trade with his copy of Green.~~]

Time doesn't move the same way here. Everyone says that it's like time stops back home while you're here, and then starts back up if you go back.

[Kando shoos the kid away. Get lost, buster, no one wants your money. Take your rat and try again another time. Then she turns back to the Rowlet, nodding in sympathy. Yeah, it's hard sometimes, the humans don't always understand how great Pokemon are. Don't worry, though, her human is on the case, and he'll convince the Rowlet's person that she should be nicer to the little bird.]

No. [Well, this is awkward. Best to head it off at the past.] The last thing I remember from home was flying to Tattoine to help Boba Fett. We haven't seen each other in months.

[Months, years, whatever. Time gets screwy when you start dealing with hyperspace.]

[There’s a long silence as Bo-Katan processes all of that. It’s strange, but she had no reason not to believe him. Still, a sense of disappointment hung in the air. After all they’ve been through. All that time they spent together, and he remembered none of it. She says nothing about it though.

The Rowlet trills sadly, hoping that Kando is right. Surely they’re supposed to be together. Look! Her face is even on the human’s helmet!

With shorts boy running off, Bo then realizes something is missing. She looks around and behind Din.]

Where’s your kid?

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[Bars aren’t normally Shadowmaru’s thing. But he happened to be in Cherrygrove on business (sort of), and why not? His Pokémon team did appreciate the berry juices provided, and he had to supervise them after all.]

[It’s not a dark brooding corner of the bar, it’s actually very nicely lit, but the corner table is his and his small army of canine pokemon. Fairy Type:Null included.]

[… it’s the Type:Null who spies the woman in armor first. And hey! He knows that armor! That’s their friend! Right? So he’s absolutely thrown for a loop when it’s clearly not the Mandalorian they know… and… the helmet comes off?]

[Oberon the Null screeches to a stop, with a shower of startled glitter. Which of course alerts Shadowmaru something is amiss and…]

[Well. That’s a young man with vivid purple hair clasping a hand to his eyes like he’s seen something inappropriate.]

Madame Mandalorian! There are eyes here!

Test drive meme - July & August

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Bo-Katan Kryze | The Mandalorian

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Tetsuya Kuroko | Kuroko's Basketball

Cherrygrove

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