Test Drive Meme - Spring 2025

[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

[prodigaltrickster]

Joseph takes one of the MREs and starts reading the instructions on the back, absolutely fascinated by it. They're much lighter than canned food, and have a lot more variety... even if they don't taste amazing, the effort required is worth that price.

"Freeze-drying? That's... incredible. If you can get rid of all the water content, then you don't have to carry around that extra weight..."

He holds one of the packets of freeze-dried food up for Rush to sniff. Which is a mistake, because Rush immediately bites it and rips the bag open so he can investigate the food (by eating it).

[seacub]

"Yep! It's really useful, and while it's nothing compared to..well, fresh food, it does the trick! They use it for astronaut food too-"

A thought occurs.

"............oh. ...They haven't been to space yet in '38..."

Right well, before he can really dive off on that tangent, he has to rush (heh) to stop Rush from actually eating the pack. "NO-! Don't, that's not safe if it's not prepared properly!!"

[prodigaltrickster]

"Hey- you heard him, let it go!"

Rush hesitates, but he does understand what he's being told and lets it go. Although the bag is already mangled. Joseph inspects it carefully, and glances at Rush with a melodramatic sigh.

"For shame... you broke something and you have no money to buy it with."

He definitely hasn't forgotten about space travel, though, he's going to be dragging them back to that topic as soon as this is dealt with.

[seacub]

"Hahaha...well, we'll call it a demo-pack and put it on the house, how's that?" Emporio laughs easily now that he's at least certain Rush won't be making himself sick.

"Really, most of this isn't anything you necessarily have to pay for- no one arrives here with money, so it'd...kind of be cruel to do that?" The teen grimaces at the very idea. "It's definitely appreciated when people pay with something, but stuff like this runs on an honor system. And even with the bigger equipment, there's no deadline for payment- if you need a tent you...need a tent, you know? Which reminds me..."

Holding the pack still, he drums his fingers along the sides of it, looking over to a large bin of clothes.

"If I'm right, you have two outfits to your name right now and nothing else. Am I wrong?"

[prodigaltrickster]

Wow, this place really is whimsical. He can't imagine being trusted with no deadline for payment back in New York, and he's definitely going to take full advantage of that. Although he's not going to say that.

"Um... yeah. I guess you have to pack lightly when you're traveling through time and space."

Like he has any idea how it works.

[seacub]

To be fair, the amount of people who actually show up here is really small.

He does crack a smile though. "Heh...something like that. Realistically, people don't wake up here that often; there's definitely other trainers who stop by, normally with more to spare for themselves but... ...well, everyone who wakes up here, has the same story to tell. Backpack with lunch, spare clothes, and a new pokemon. And dish soap, of course, but..."

He does not need to finish the statement.

"Anyway- what I'm saying is, if you want, that bin of clothes is there for a reason; it's all washed and dried, donated for people to take what they need."

[prodigaltrickster]

Joseph pauses, training his face to not look ungrateful. Because of course, he's going to need some hand-outs while he's here, without the Joestar fortune to fall back on. And he's pretty sure Granny Erina would twist his ear off of she saw him turning down things he needs, just because they're free and pre-owned. So he hesitates, but does walk over to check it out.

"That's very thoughtful of you, keeping this around." And honestly, the whole Gym's concept is very thoughtful.

It does take some effort to find clothing that fits on his frame - he's pretty used to that back home, too. But he does manage to find a gem, too, a red-and-white jacket that reminds him vaguely of one he left back in Venice. If nothing else, it should help protect his midriff from Rush's claws.

[seacub]

Ahhhh, well. Emporio has to rub his head, a little flushed. "...It's...like I said right? Everyone starts the same way, and I was tired of seeing no one do anything."

He waits, while Joseph goes through the clothes. Makes sure the rest of the store is still in order, and so on. When Joseph does find the jacket, or whenever he draws attention back to himself, Emporio turns his head though.

"Oh hey! Nice find!" A jacket's a good idea right now after all- it's still pretty brisk in the twilight hours.