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Ever Grande

Jack: I know, right?

I don't even think I've met half the people on this team.

Ever Grande

Linnéa: Yeah. I still haven't gotten to know everyone that well either.

Ever Grande

Jack: Well, I'm definitely glad I got to know one more member better. :)

Ever Grande City

-Sarah may run into Blitz-

[Slouch and company (Minus Astrid and Wally) have been berating the Golden Noctowl for some time now. They're reaching a conclusion.]

Vesuvius: <-and another thing, did I hear you say that you expected us to pay you? For... what, if I may ask? The pleasure of your company?>

Noctowl: <Well, yes, but->

Riptide: <If anything, you should be paying us for wasting our time.>

Numbskull: <Bone! Bone bone!>

Riptide: <And where'd you get this 'gift of freedom' idea? If we wanted to leave, and you refused to cooperate, we woulda found a way sooner or later... Even if we had to force it outta you.>

Slouch: Also, I object to your calling my Secret Base a 'hole.' [Hurt] I put a lot of effort into making this place look really nice, and it isn't that bad...

Noctowl and Riptide: <It is.>

Slouch: Oh...

Vesuvius: [To the Noctowl] <Make no mistake, we're grateful for your help, really-> [Vesuvius looks around at the others for validation. Slouch and Numbskull nod, and after a gentle nudge, Riptide grumbles in acknowledgement] <-but to claim that you deserve veneration is going a little far, don't you think?>

Noctowl: <Maybe a little...>

Vesuvius: <So it's settled then. On behalf of everyone in this room, I'd like to thank you for your help back at the Mystery Zone. However, I ask that you try to consider our point of view in future.>

Noctowl: <I, THE GOLDEN NOCTOWL, GRACIOUSLY ACCEPT YOUR->

Riptide: <Keep your voice down. You don't wanna wake the baby, do ya?>

Astrid: [Snaps awake] <I am not a baby!>

[Riptide chuckles.]

[Astrid approaches the Noctowl.] <Wow, a golden Noctowl! I've heard about you! Is it true you played tricks on Uncle Rip and Vess and Slouch? Slouch says you might have stolen his wallet! Wow, is that true? That's a really mean thing to do, why would you do that?>

Noctowl: [Blinks]
<...Aha! Haha! Ohoho! Hohohoho! Oh, the blissful ignorance of youth! Aren't kids just darling? Don't you just love the way they joke and kid? Ah, to be young again. Ah, how good it used to feel to play pretend and make believe and tell purely fictional stories with no basis in reality!>

[Slouch isn't convinced. He narrows his eyes at the bird Pokémon.]

Noctowl: <Wheeelp, I'd better be going! Just look at the time!> [He looks around frantically for a clock. There isn't one.]

[The Golden Noctowl takes to the air and begins flying in a circle, chanting the words to a spell.]

[Nothing happens.]

[Puzzled, the owl tries another incantation.]

[Nothing happens.]

Noctowl: [Hesitates] <Fun, unrelated fact: I've never actually left the Mystery Zone before.]

[He tries another chant. No result.]

Noctowl: <How did you guys get there in the first place?>
<...Just for curiosity's sake, of course.>

Slouch: We don't actually know...

Vesuvius: <I suspect that the Mystery Zone isn't a place you can go, per se, but rather, a place that you just... end up in.>

Noctowl: <...Oh, y-yeah?>

[Another chant. A plushie falls off a nearby table.]

Noctowl: [Pauses]
<Say, how would you feel if I stuck around just a little while longer?>

edited 7th Nov '15 6:59:15 AM by Slouch

Ever Grande

-She likely does, unfortunately literally as Blitz heads to the center lobby-

-She gives a squeak-

Ever Grande

Linnéa: (smiles)

Ever Grande City

Sarah: Oof! Sorry!

-She moves past... then backpedals and looks at her again-

Sarah: Wait, Blitz, is that you?

Ever Grande

Jack: Well, I best be going.

I'll see you later, hopefully.

edited 16th Oct '15 3:43:42 PM by BaconManiac5000

Ever Grande City

-The red eyed girl with shoulder length Brown hair smiles sheepishly-

"Hey Sarah, was it that obvious?"

-She appears to be making due with her old wardrobe as best she can, with a slightly baggy green sweat shirt and pants-

Slouch: I'm never going to get my wallet and phone back, am I?

Noctowl: <Assuming the purely hypothetical scenario in which I stole your belongings is true, then it is entirely possible that you won't ever see them again. However, it must be said that the chances of that being the case are incredibly slim.>

Slouch: ...That so?

edited 23rd Oct '15 12:47:48 AM by Slouch

Ever Grande City

Sarah: Well, I literally only exist because of a genderswap, so I kinda tend to recognize them. Although...

-She looks Blitz up and down, fidgeting awkwardly-

Sarah: ...I really don't understand why everyone changes so much and not me. >/////>

edited 16th Oct '15 3:32:58 PM by BittersweetNSour

Ever Grande City

"I was hoping it wasn't that obvious... I really don't have the wardrobe for this figure. It's been weird"

<////<

-Blitz coughs awkwardly-

"At least the dare was only a week"

Secret Base

Slouch: Well, as long as you're staying with us, you should have a name. That's how things are done here in Slouchheim. Everyone's got their names here:
[He points at each party member as he addresses them]
There's Riptide and Vesuvius, you know them... That Tynamo is Astrid... The Forretress is Wally...

Noctowl: <Wait, how long's he been here?>

Slouch: He's been here the whole time.

[Wally is still spinning in place. Slouch and the Golden Noctowl watch him for a moment.]

Slouch: That's just how he is. We don't question it, really.

Wally: <weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee>

[The Noctowl shrugs and turns back to Slouch]

Slouch: Anyway, I wasn't finished. That one there's Numbskull.

Noctowl: [Regards Slouch quizzically] "Numbskull?"

Slouch: ...Yeah. It wasn't my choice.

Johto Safari Zone, several years ago

[A Cubone is trying to impress a group of Marowak by juggling several objects which proceed to bonk him on the head in quick succession as he fails to catch them. He poses triumphantly.]
[The group, decidedly not impressed, turn and walk away, chatting. However, the Cubone doesn't seem to mind.]

Cubone: [Waving] <Bone bone!>

[A Safari Ball bounces off of the Cubone's skull helmet and he is sucked inside. A moment later, a young trainer, Slouch, picks up the ball.]

Slouch: Neat.

[He exits the enclosure, and the attendant perks up.]

Attendant: Did you enjoy your Safari Game?

Slouch: Yeah! I caught this here Cubone.
[Releases him]

Attendant: Oh, him? [Chuckles]

Slouch: Wh...? Huh? Am I missing something?

Attendant: Nothing major. That one's somewhat of a favourite amongst us Safari workers, is all. I'll be a little sad to see him go, to be honest.

Slouch: Why's that?

Attendant: Oh, he's just kind of 'out there.' Don't worry, it isn't cause for concern or anything. We at the park have actually taken to calling him 'Numbskull'.

Slouch: That sounds a little mean...

Attendant: Nah, he loves it. Don't ya, Numbskull?

Numbskull: [Hops] <Bone bone!>

[Slouch shrugs]

Stormchaser

Solana: Yeah, but the new kids don't know that.

As Tagg scootches closer, she hugs him, before running her fingers through his hair as if she were looking for bugs.

Solana: To them you're a king on high. Respectable and wise, but kinda distant and detached. You know what I'm saying?

Somewhere outside of Ever Grande

Brushfire: <So, uh, not for nothing, egghead, but where exactly are you taking our trainer?>

Blissey: <Somewhere with no witnesses. >

Pleth: <...Wait, what?>

Blissey: <Well, now that there's nobody around to hear, I'm going to slit his throat with this. >

-she pulls a scalpel out of her pocket-

Brushfire: <...This had better be a joke.>

Blissey: <Nope! Welcome to Hygieia Healthcare, where everyone leaves with a smile!>

-she twirls her scalpel-

<Sure, it might be six inches off, but it's a smile all the same! >

Pleth: <Hey, Brushfire?>

Brushfire: <Pleth?>

Pleth: <Did you know this was going to happen?>

Brushfire: <Um, no?>

Pleth: <...You're sure? There was no possible way you might have been able to see this coming?>

Brushfire: <....Damn it!>

Pleth: <Aha! I knew i—>

Brushfire: <I forgot!>

Pleth: <...Forgot?>

Brushfire: <Yeah, I forgot to read the Blissey's mind to make sure she wasn't crazy.>

Pleth: <...You forgot.>

Brushfire: <Yeah, that's what I said.>

Pleth: <Great.>

Brushfire: <Speaking of forgetting things, shouldn't we help Ever?>

Pleth: <...Probably, yes. Hope you can fight, fox.>

edited 16th Oct '15 4:59:30 PM by memyselfandI2

Ever Grande City

Sarah: Yeah... If I were the one giving the dare... Actually, I really wouldn't treat this sort of thing as a joke anyway, but if I did give it to you, I would have just said a day. It's... not exactly comfortable for you, it looks like.

Ever Grande City

"Well... personally I find being a Pokemon a bit more comfortable... Mostly because I don't feel guilty taking a shower then"

-Blitz coughs awkwardly-

"Tori started the week-long thing by daring Sakura to share a room with me anyway. But I'll live and I probably deserved it the way one of my questions went wrong"

-She shrugged-

Stormchaser, past

-To Sol-

I suppose. And I'm not sure if that's necessary when compared to my straighter haired fellows the chances of me getting lice are pretty low.

Outside Ever Grande

Hygieia: -whistles- <Anyway, if you're done, I'm going to kill your trainer now.>

Brushfire: <Please don't.>

-she puffs out an Ember, which knocks the scalpel from Hygieia's grip-

Hygieia: <Oh! Putting up a fight, then?>

Pleth: <Um, yeah? You're a Blissey. Not exactly a threat.>

Hygieia: <If you say so, dear.>

-she reaches into her pouch-

Pleth: (to Brushfire) <Okay, that's going to be an Egg Bomb, so we run in different directions. She's not fast, so we should be able to pin her down and win by attrition.>

-and pulls out a scalpel, which she hurls at Pleth-

Pleth: -catches it with limited difficulty- <Okay, neat trick and all, but you're not nearly fast enough to—>

Hygieia: <Oh dear, I must have coated that scalpel with something nasty! How silly of me...>

Pleth: <Ugh...>

Stormchaser

Solana: Oh shush you. You of all people should know that grooming is as much of a social bonding experience as it is hygienic. It's the principle of the matter dear~.

Solana continues to do so.

Solana: And as for the shipping folk, I can't say I blame. I'm not the most conventionally attractive woman. I've got way too many "unpretty" scars on my face and I'm missing a few of my back teeth due to my upbringing, so obviously the fans question why you chose me over a more conventionally attractive lass. That and we tend to go for a while without doing much with each other, which only adds fuel to the fire.

She grins

Solana: Though, by now, I've learned not to give much weight to what the fans think.

Outside Ever Grande

-while Pleth tosses the scalpel aside, Brushfire hops forward, and breathes a small plume of fire in Hygieia's face-

Hygieia: (largely unaffected) <I'm afraid you'll have to do better than that. >

-at which point she whips another scalpel out of her pouch to parry a slash from Pleth-

Pleth: <Maybe the fox hasn't got much, but I do! Wanna know what I did to the last mon that tried to kill me?>

-she aims a slice at Hygieia's eyes, but the Blissey leans back slightly, relying on her own bulk to snap back forwards and jab her scalpel at Pleth, forcing the Sceptile back-

Hygieia: <Fail entirely to kill them in return?>

Brushfire: <Yes, actually.>

-Brushfire spits another small fireball at Hygieia, who once again shrugs it off-

Hygieia: <Please desist. Fires in medical areas can be extremely dangerous. >

Pleth: <So can I!>

-Pleth charges Hygieia again, alternating between claw slashes and Leaf Blades, before suddenly leaping up and kicking at Hygieia's face-

Pleth: <Ow!>

-and she stumbles back, a scalpel sticking out of her foot. She tugs it out and tosses it away, but is now noticeably favoring her injured leg-

Hygieia: <Careful there! Horsing around in the lab like that, you could get cut. >

Brushfire: <In Volcanion's name, will you stop talking?>

-spits another Ember at Hygieia. While she shrugs it off like before, it leaves a red mark-

Hygieia: <Oh no! Under normal circumstances, I might apply ice or perhaps cold water, but fortunately...>

-she pops an egg, cracks it, and sucks out the yolk-

Hygieia: <Blissey eggs are naturally restorative!>

Brushfire: <Dammit.>

Stormchaser, past

-To Sol-

Most of the fans don't know what they're talking about, yes. I'd imagine someone else would've probably gotten tired of me by now due to my...oddities. >_>

Ever Grande City

Sarah: ...Yeah, I don't blame you for feeling a bit awkward about that... You don't need to feel guilty, though. I mean, even if it's, ahem, altered, it's still your body.

-She coughs awkwardly-

Sarah: Body swaps are another story, though. I've gotten far too familiar with people I really have no reason to be so familiar with. >////>

edited 16th Oct '15 6:30:25 PM by BittersweetNSour

Ever Grande City

"I suppose... Guess I've just spent so long being careful not to give the daycare a bad name that it's hard to imagine doing anything with a girl, and now I AM one"

-Blitz pauses-

"You know what, I'm not gonna ask because that sounds ten times more awkward than this."

edited 16th Oct '15 6:59:39 PM by BlitzTrain