March-April Test Drive Meme

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TEST DRIVE MEME

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Kanaya Maryam | Homestuck

[sylphauxiliatrix]

On The Road

Ah, no, stop that. If you're going to bother each other, I'll have to put you back in your balls.

[Her admonishment doesn't seem to be helping, as Kanaya has to kneel down to physically hold a vulpix away from a Sewaddle. It seems like the little fox just wants to play, but the heat is too much for the little plant-insect.]

Video

[The feed starts focused on Kanaya's face as she first turns on the video function, but quickly swings around to feature her Sewaddle, currently stitching leaves together into a tiny little skirt.]

Alright. You can't tell me that there's not some specific intelligence responsible for bringing us all here when we get paired up with creatures like this. It's just... too obvious.

Text

[After far too much fiddling around, Kanaya has finally discovered how to use her Pokégear to make texts posts. Unfortunately she still can't tell if she can get her text to be in the right color.]

Hello
Is There Any Faster Methods Of Travel Available In This World
While I Dont Yet Have Any Particular Destination In Mind some Of THe Places I Am Hearing About Are Apparently Weeks Or More Away
That Doesnt Exactly Encourage Me To Seek These Places Out

Text

[schachmeister]

Ah, you must be new.

Lets see.
There are some faster methods of travel available. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of them depend on pokemon to some degree.

Looking at the pokemon related methods of transport first.
There are several pokemon moves that can help you travel long distances.
Fly is the most well known example of this. Surf acts similarly, but for water transport.
As you might have guessed, these moves allow for a flying type pokemon to transport you through the air
and for a water type pokemon to transport you over a body of water.
These are moves that must be taught to your pokemon however; they do not learn these naturally.
If you defeat certain gym leaders, they will give you something that is known as an HM, which you can use to teach those moves to your pokemon.
However, you generally will also need another gym leader's badge to actually use those moves outside of battle.
And, of course, a pokemon that is compatible with learning those moves.
It's... not the most accessible system.

Luckily, a simpler alternative is to simply ride your pokemon.
If your pokemon is large and docile enough, you can generally train it to allow you to ride them.
Some need more training than others though.
And, obviously, not every pokemon species is going to be fit for it.

If both of these are an impossibility for you, there is also something called the Pokemon Ride system.
You should be able to purchase a ride pass in any of the large cities.
With it, you can rent a pokemon to ride around if your own aren't up for the task.
I believe they charge you by the hour.

As for the non pokemon dependent ways of travel

You can buy bikes in most of the bigger cities. Rollarblades as well.
Though they are not going to work on every type of terrain.

Once you have visited a poke centrum, you will also be able to use the warp pad there to warp back to any poke centrum you have previously visited.
I'm not quite certain why this is only available after you've already visited a town.
Perhaps this is their way of encouraging us to explore and meet a diverse bunch of pokemon?

I believe there is a train system between certain towns too, though I've never ridden it.

[sylphauxiliatrix]

Thank You For your Thorough Explanation
Its Far More Useful Than The Available Transit Options
Would a Poké Centrum Happen To Be Anything Like A Poké Center

[And a moment later, as a courtesy Kanaya decides to add one more little thing.]

?

on the road

[notvaljean]

[Normally, Jean wouldn't get too involved with someone else's Pokemon, but that Sewaddle looks pretty upset.]

C'mere, little guy.

[Jean scoops him up, cradling him against his chest, out of the fox's reach.]

Uh, do you want me to show you a fire type he [he nods at the Vulpix] can play with? I've got one that won't be bothered by the heat.

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[Luckily, this particular trainer seems rather relieved at Jean's intervention. These little critters are a bit of a handful, and she hasn't exactly had them long enough to learn how to handle them.]

Oh? Thank you, that might just be a good idea. I'm apparently awful at keeping them under control.

[notvaljean]

Okay, hang on...

[Jean fishes out a ball that was hanging on his belt and tosses it on the ground. A Torracat bursts out of it, and starts prancing when he sees the Vulpix. Oh, he knows you! Or one like you! One like you that won't play with him because she's made out of ice and he's too hot so he knows where you're coming from buddy let's play!]

Nah, you just need some practice.

[eclectictype]

[!!!

THAT TYPING STYLE...]

maybe if you have some very nice friends in this world they will come get you
like maybe
friends who happen to come from the same burb

[sylphauxiliatrix]

It takes considerable willpower for Kanaya to not overreact. There's a good deal of relief heh, finding out that there's already a friend here in this place. Or perhaps multiple friends, though Jade is being a bit vague so far.

Maybe
Or If Not The Same Burb Then At Least One With Which I Am Very Familiar
Perhaps The Same Burb As Several People I Care Deeply For
I Would Have To Be Particularly Lucky For That To Happen I Think
I Mean
What Are The Odds Really

[eclectictype]

right!!!
what a strange happenstance that would be if people you knew were in a whole different magical place! :P
hehehe
even without your color i still know its you kanaya :)
im so happy to see you again!!!
karkat and terezi will be excited too assuredly!

[sylphauxiliatrix]

I Havent Been Able To Figure Out How To Change The Colors On This Device
And It Really Is Great To Hear From You
I Was Worried I Was Alone
Aside From My Assigned Animal Companions
Is Anybody Else Here With Us
Is Rose Here

[She's really happy to know she's not the only troll, and of course it's great to have Jade here, but... of course Rose would top her list of concerns.]

[eclectictype]

its ok!! these things are kinda shitty and in serious need of an upgrade but you get the hang of them eventually!
unfortunately rose has not arrived here yet :\
its dave john me jane and dirk (two kids from the other session) for humans
and karkat and terezi for trolls
we all miss her like hell
(or at least dave john and i do :P)
and we have our pokemon too!!!
which one did you get?

[sylphauxiliatrix]

[Ah. Well, that's still better than she expected. Even with her low expectations though... it still hurts to hear.]

Ive Met Jane And Dirk Before Actually
Not Here But
Anyway
I Have A Sewaddle And A Vulpix Right Now
I Guess Im Supposed To give Them Names But I Havent thought Of Anything Yet

video

[charcoalfeather]

[A feed connects to Kanaya's, as is often the case in this world, and the nature of the Pokegear. The girl that answers looks young, with brown hair she's carefully sweeping from her eyes.]

Um... I think that might be the case. Actually, it should be. No one really knows for sure how or why we end up in this world, but there is a god around here.