ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Becky: <Hehehe... success...>

-Soujin then begins heading for the pier-

Kiawe: "Well, there will be battles, but there will be more than that. For this challenge will be a test of observation."

Best Berry Employee: "...What are you talking about?"

-Lana waits for them to arrive.-

Lana: "Congratulations! You defeated the Totem Pokemon and completed the Water Trial! Here's your reward."

-She holds out a Waterium-Z.-

Shaun: "I like the sound of that..."

Route Eight, past

Alex: ...You mean your boss isn't a fruity AI called Oran OS?

-A lanky green haired figure in a prominently orange and yellow Alolan flower print shirt is

-On the screen the player character disappears in a puff of smoke shortly before a Greninja launches an uppercut out of a shadow on the ground to send the opponent flying before flipping and kicking the foe back to the ground-

Kazuma: "How do they keep coming up with new fighters like this?"

-He continues playing, the player character having reverted to a human by now-

J-Con, JVC Booth

-A woman wearing a "retro" Flash Fire Bitches shirt and carrying bags full of merchandise approaches Kazuma-

Gudrunn: Ooh, what is that?

-Ultra Combo!-

-Kazuma glances away from the screen while an animation involving the use of solid double team clones plays-

Kazuma: "It's J team verses Capcom, one of those crossover fighter games. You know?"

-Player 1 wins!-

-The victor strikes a greninja-y action pose before being obscured by a cloud of smoke. Which reveals a young man flicking a pokeblock nonchalantly into the air before catching it in his mouth-

-With the round over, Kazuma turns from the screen and gives an awkward squinty smile-

"Heh, well. It's just a demo of it"

Iri Manor

Jacob: "THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE"

-CRASH!-

-Verax pokes his head out of his room, wearing floaties, squeaking Lotad slippers, and holding his stun staff-

Verax: "What is it? I thought you just got a copy of that new game-?"

Jacob: "THAT IS THE PROBLEM"

-SLAM!-

Verax: "... Sigh."

Jacob: "ALRIGHT STOP THAT, YOU'RE NOT EVEN SIGHING ANYMORE, YOU'RE JUST SAYING THE WORD SIGH."

Verax: "Alright let me see what's going on."

-Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak-

-He comes to watching Jacob playing the new J-Team vs. Capcom and testing out himself-

"... What?"

Jacob: "THEY MADE ME AN EXPY OF ARCHER." -Pointing angrily at the screen-

Verax: "...Wait◊"

"...I, but, you-"

Jacob the dude who totally did not evolve into an Expy of Archer: "I AM MORE DIMENSIONAL IN COMBAT THAN JUST BEING A CHEAP MIMIC OF SOMEONE ELSE."

-Verax sighs◊ and sits down, face in his hands-

edited 18th Apr '17 5:25:44 PM by Verax

Jacob you adorable pointy Pomeranian you

J-Con, J-Team Vs. Capcom booth

Gudrunn: -gives Kazuma a confused stare- Fighting... Game?

edited 18th Apr '17 5:24:24 PM by Umbramatic

Berry Best Employee: "Uh, no?"

"Though... that name does sound familiar... maybe Karen works for them or something."

Soujin: "Thanks. It definitely was a challenge..."

-He takes the Waterium Z-

Kiawe: "I certainly hope you'll enjoy it. Follow me."

-He heads for the top of the mountain-

-Jason may run into Hajime, who is wandering around with Buddy-

Royal Avenue, J-Con

-Jason is currently muttering to himself-

Jason:Couldn't even get my arm right, it can't extend like that. And it's more than just Snake's robo-hand dammit I swear. And this damn shoulder cape's not got a knife in it, who do they think I am, Talon?

-And yes, he may be passing the Hajime-

Mt. Silver

-The creature known as Tragedy is here, near the peak, looking down at itself-

-One of its arms is flickering and has a large cartoonish bite taken out of it-

-It sighs-

-This is humiliating-

-This is embarrassing-

-This is unacceptable-

-This is getting tiresome-

-Why won't those damn Hunters leave it be?-

-Why do they keep coming back?-

-How do they keep finding it-

Royal Avenue, J-Con Backstage

-It was a rush of action as instruments got hauled out onto the stage proper and the performers led by Susan in her full regalia stood waiting. Pent is actually just in his usual garb and idly checking his keytar over for the fifth time this morning-

You didn't say we'd be performing at the convention...

Susan: Well I didn't know it was for J-Con until they clarified the venue this morning, okay?

-The earpieces in the cast and crew's ears chimed softly, prompting a twinge of annoyance from Susan-

/Duck/: >Five minutes till showtime folks.

Susan: Alright, more importantly. Do you have a song?

Yes, I have something. Mostly. I can improvise.

Susan: You better, because no matter what this time I will throw over to you at the end so don't screw this up for us.

-With a slight sigh the drummer, appearing to be a slightly plain girl in a red tailored suit with matching hair steps over to Susan and applies a light hug, being careful not to mess with the costuming too much-

Latias: Su, Susan. Calm, it's gonna be great alright?

Susan: Right, yeah, sorry. Alright gang if we're all ready then let's do this!

-With a few small moments of hesitation they each got up and started heading out for the stage-

Kazuma: "Yeah...?"

-He raises an eyebrow at the question as the screen goes back to menu prompt-

"You know... A fighting game, where you take some heroes or villains and you make them fight one on one to see who would win, for fun? They're usually pretty competitive, and there's tournaments to see who's the best player of the game is and stuff like that."

-Beat-

"...You play video games, right?"

Route 8, earlier

(A certain green-dreadlocked Best Berry higher-up strolls onto the scene, looking mildly perturbed.)

Culverton: My, what a horrendous racket! I do hope this isn't those ruffians in the silly solar masks again...

Hajime: "Oh, hey, Jason. What's, uh... going on?"

-A Granbull Susan may remember is backstage too-

Angelica: <Heya! I'm here where the instruments are!>

Johto-Kanto Border

-Dimo scrapes a finger between his teeth, trying to get something out from that little serrated gap.-

Dimo: <Effry time ve almost get heem, he keeps getting avay.>

Maxim: <Hy blame Oggie.>

Oggie: <Hy blame Dimo.>

Dimo: <Sez hyu. Hy actually got a bite een.>

Oggie: <Hy got two.>

Maxim: <Hy got three.>

Dimo: <Liar. All hyu got vas shot down by a Mismagus.>

Oggie: <Hehehe.>

Maxim: >:|

Route 8, past

Alex: -twitches- KAREN?!

-She hears Culverton behind her, turns around and straightens, smiling nervously-

Ehe, Mr. Blake, nice to see you here...

J-Con, JVC Booth

-Gudrunn's look just gets more confused.-

Gudrunn: Video... games?

edited 18th Apr '17 6:09:18 PM by Umbramatic

J-Con

Jason:Oh, hey Hajime.

-Beat-

It's the new Jv C game. They got me all wrong it in, I mean...it's just so...

-He spins his hand to think-

Overloaded.

Best Berry Employee: "Uh, I heard the Berry Picker Robots getting broken and when I came here, I saw these folks breaking them."

Stufful: <W-we were breaking them because this is my and my friends' home!>

Hajime: "Oh, yeah, I've heard a lot of people complaining about that."

"But heh, I dunno... I'd think it'd be pretty cool if I could do the stuff with flowers I could do in the game."

Buddy: <Maybe I'd like mine more if whoever voiced me didn't just say 'Popsicles are great!'>

<Plus they sounded nothing like me.>

J-Con

Jason:Yeah, but still, it's almost like they didn't do any real research.

-Beat-

Well, 'cept Blitz. Somehow they got a dude that turns into a frog right.

Route 8, past

Culverton: WHAT?!

(His face contorts with rage.)

Culverton: Sweet Xerneas above, first those hooligans plagiarise our technology and now this! Can we not be allowed to harvest our fruit in peace?

(He's so angry, in fact, he doesn't even notice Alex apparently knowing him by name.)

Route 8, past

-Alex looks left.-

-Alex looks right-

-Alex throws down a smoke bomb, recalls Cogsworth, grabs the Stufful, and yells to Alana-

Alex: RUN YOU VOLLPFOSTEN!

-She speeds off with the Stufful-

Blitz, edited my last post.

edited 18th Apr '17 6:27:40 PM by Umbramatic

Hajime: "Yeah... They seem to know some things alright, but not others... Wonder whether they're just really bad with researching some things or they know, but went with something else instead..."

-The Stufful is carried off-

Stufful: <Aaaaaaaaa!>

Kazuma: "...I would have thought anyone who goes to a convention has at least heard of them"

-He chuckles awkwardly-

"No matter, it's probably easier for you to just try it instead of explain." -He pauses, and puts a hand on his chin thoughtfully- "Well, maybe it's better to show you what buttons do what before throwing you in the pyroar's den..."

-The controls are open though-

J-Con

Jason:Eh...prolly just whatever gets sales, I suppose.

-He shrugs-

Still...whodda thunk that J-Con'd follow us here.