ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-PEFE!Every goes a bright red-

-good to see she's reacquired all her blood-

-it takes her a while to say words-

PEFE!Every: I don't think you're overdressed. I'm extremely cold.

Cytosol: <Say something nice.>

PEFE!Every: You look nice.

Cytosol: <Congratulations. You are technically following my instructions. Anyway, I'm going to recall myself now. Don't do anything dumb.>

Wait wait n—

-zip-

PEFE!Every: ...So, um, you know the area better than I do. Where do you want to go?

Nimbasa

Megan: -half-grins- "I'm glad they seem to have made a good first impression!"

-then eyes her, concerned- "Are you alright?"

-meanwhile, Thespi is muttering-

Thespi: <Ooh, if this were a plot point-oh maybe she's undercover as a tourist in a distant land—>

Pippy: -sweatdrops- <if she's undercover, don't give her away—>

Thespi: <—investigating our strengths to see if we're fit for a secret mission but then we already showed her at the Trial and she didn't seem to recognize us anyways so that might not be it but then what if she has amnesia and she has fortuitously crossed paths with us—>

Pippy: <She's probably just a similar-looking stranger—>

Thespi: <—who have this—>

-and unzips and dives into Megan's backpack, eliciting precisely no reaction from her, flying out with-

Thespi: <—the key to restoring her memory!>

-a Buginium-Z-

-Megan has not noticed this yet, if she wants to do something to keep it that way-

edited 17th Dec '17 10:40:52 AM by Asterisk395

Silas is walking through the city, "Always nice to see where Dad grew up."

~Of course, you get to see the influence it had upon him.~

Silas and his team were walking through Nibmasa, taking in the sights and history, munching on food, such as burritos.

Silas almost ran into Rose and Megan, but stopped himself in time, "Oh I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something?"

Driftveil City

Nimbasa City

Rose: Totally fine!

-She sees the Buginium Z-

Rose: S-so, uh, you seem like a pretty skilled trainer. Are you thinking of taking on the gyms here?

-She sees Silas, and simply mouths the words "help me" to him.-

edited 17th Dec '17 10:39:24 AM by BittersweetNSour

Nimbasa

-Thespi sees her lack of gasping in total recall and sighs-

Thespi: <Aww, I was so sure about the amnesia thing, too...>

-she drops the Z-Crystal back into the bag-

Pippy: -pauses, sighs, then smiles- <I'm sure you'll get it next time...> -and gives her a gentle little noogie-

Thespi: -giggles- <Yeah...>

Megan: "Kinda?" (The Ball That's Holding That Impatient Little Bug: <YES!!!>) "I'm on my second try at a Pokémon journey, which I started a few months ago. I've known these two—"

-a Vaporeon pops out to join the Empoleon being gestured towards-

"For ages, but the new guys... I don't know what I'm doing... I'm trying to get to know them in training"

-Pippy pats her on the back and zips up her backpack-

Vee: -peers at Rose- <Hey, doesn't she look like—> -makes a buggy buzzing noise, jerking her head at Rose-

Megan: "Oh huh. Has anyone ever told you you look like someone? In Alola, maybe?"

edited 17th Dec '17 11:04:09 AM by Asterisk395

-the Haunter cracks open a can of corn on the Haxorus's tusk, before dumping it into the grains pot-

Haunter: <See, I've done some research on these humans since I woke up from my nap.>

<They go reshaping the entire world around them according to their whims. Annoying enough when you do it it, Mew->

Mew: ~hasty generalizations~

Haunter: <-but with so many of them they should really ask our opinions more. Yet I looked into their leadership, and guess what?>

<Every one of their Presidents has been a human! (Except maybe for Zachery O'Roark, his picture gave me an odd vibe)>

<So! I have a new mission in afterlife!>

Mew: ~... do tell?~

Haunter: <I'm going to get a bird elected President!>

Silas blinked, "Rose right?"

He shrugged, "If I may, everyone has a identical stranger somewhere in the world, and considering how easy transportation is, you're more likely to see them around."

As for Thespi's theory, "Amnesia could be a likely explanation but a bit too simple, I'm fairly certain amnesia doesn't work that way."

<What about that whole "Death of Personality" thing from Babel 7? You know with the psychic assisted wipe?> Tae suggested.

"I suppose there is that Tae. Though the psychics in Babel 7 don't work the same way as the psychics in reality."

Tae shrugged and nodded.

As for Pippy, "Are you intent on proving that this woman here is someone else?"

The passage way lead the group into a cave, a singular shrine awaiting there, <Good luck everyone. We need to get the Airship working if we wanna deal with the Grand Articuno.>

edited 17th Dec '17 11:24:27 AM by EchoingSilence

Cave

Cynthia: "Alright, we can do this team!"

She approaches the sanctuary, Phaz behind her.

Phaz: ~Now what will be the riddle of the day?~

Saffron, past

Lina: S-someone help him!

-Neon is still convulsing. Still fluctuating-

Nimbasa Skies

Robin: Nice of the two of you to catch up, but din't we have an airship to catch?

Sam: -who Robin is riding- <I could snatch it out of the sky!>

Dashedreams

Grima:    I'LL TAKE IT!   

Nimbasa

ABORT ABORT ABORT ABORT

Rose: Yeah, identical strangers. And identical twins. And relatives who went and joined Team Skull. It happens.

Nailed it.

Saffron — Past

-Vierr snaps back to reality and rushes over to Neon's side-

Vierr: Okay, fuck, right. What even... can be done?

edited 17th Dec '17 11:27:27 AM by BittersweetNSour

Aspertia City Gym

-Cheren is here, idly tossing a Pokeball up and down-

Ace: <I don't know how! We can't just Heal Pulse him back to normal!>

Tsunami: <Why not?>

-Ace blinks rapidly.-

Ace: <Achille?>

-The Zorork grabs a Premier Ball and a Revive. Beowulf is released and revived.-

Beowulf: <What happened?>

Ace: <I'll tell you later. For now, know that the only one of us hurt is him.>

-He points at Neon with a wing.-

Beowulf: <I'll do what I can. This is a lot different from what you taught me.>

-Nonetheless, he kneels by Neon and shoots a Heal Pulse over his body.-

Nimbasa

Megan: -blinks- Wow, you...must have complicated feelings about her. I'm sorry for bringing it up. If it's any consolation, Team Skull doesn't seem too bad? It's not like it's like, Cipher or something...

-she attempts a comforting pat on the shoulder-

Vee: -squints at Rose-

Pippy: -to Silas- <I'm...not trying to prove it either way?>

Thespi: <But it happens all the time in stories and stuff!>

edited 17th Dec '17 11:45:31 AM by Asterisk395

Vali Mountain

"Praying on it being something straightforward, like 'What weighs 50 ounces, sits in a tree and is very dangerous'?" Colt laughed as they walked.

"I'm not even fooling myself, this is gonna be arduous. Got any paper or even a stick on hand?"

-Shaun gives Spinme a look that screams "Really? Who would've thought?"-

<Well... Let's hope it->

"YOU ARE NEW! YOU DO NOT KNOW! ENTER!"

The Shrine opened for the small party, Revali blinked, <Well that was easy.>

Silas smirked a bit, "Just because it happens in stories, doesn't make it instantly true. Though I can say the universe seems bent on narrative rules at time and I wonder why."

Hacks decided to add, ~If I had met this person you think Rose may have been before, I could confirm with auras. But for now, We'll just have to take her at her word.~

<Word is extremely suspect,> Snakeye pointed out. Hacks shrugged.

"Guys calm down," Silas turned to Megan, "So who are you?"

Nimbasa

-A Gabe is near Megan-

Vali City

-Kass ruffles his sweater and enters the shrine-

Saffron, past

-The Heal Pulse causes Neon's features to stabilize as younger-leaning for a few seconds before the chaos resumes-

edited 17th Dec '17 12:26:37 PM by Umbramatic

Nimbasa City

-Rose chuckles a very uncomfortable chuckle externally and screams internally.-

Rose: Ah-heh. Yeah. It's not Cipher.

-She accepts the pats.-

Rose: Anyway, moving on! I have no clue who you are!

-She looks at Silas.-

Saffron — Past

-Vierr curses under his breath, then attempts to use his Aura on Neon to stabilize him.-

edited 17th Dec '17 12:30:28 PM by BittersweetNSour

Nimbasa

-Megan smiles, confident that she eased her new acquaintance's discomfort.-

Megan: -to Silas- I'm a Pastoria Gym Trainer on a journey of self discovery. And friend discovery!

Thespi: -in her hands- <Hi!>

-Pippy the metal water bird waves amiably at the fae goth-

edited 17th Dec '17 1:16:36 PM by Asterisk395

Saffron, past

-A little more success, but then another bounceback before long. Mabye we need more power. Or a diffrent kind of power-

Nimbasa

-Gabe and Plague Doktor wave at everyone-

Saffron — Past

Vierr: Dammit! Fuck...

-He grits his teeth-

Vierr: Does anyone here have a way to get us to a Celebi shrine? Ilex Forest, Agate, anywhere!

 Templar Base, past 

-Suddenly a pale blue rift the color of the Adamant Orb opens and a Dratini with odd markings comes out-

Jill: <Tagg!>

Jill?

 Nimbasa Skies 

-Is also still chasing-

 PEFE HQ, a relatively short distance from the Underground proper 

Artemia: -To Musashi- <Yeah, it was the weirdest thing, us and Tracer's mons beat down that "Guzzlord" and-

-Sniffs the air-

<Huh? Do you smell that Musashi?>

Musashi: <Yeah...>

Pica: -Sitting- <Let's get the guys together.>

Templar Base

Lina: -To Vierr- That may be the only chance we've go-

-suddenly Jill-

Tagg? Who is this?

Nimbasa Skies

-Robin and Sam are with Tagg-

edited 17th Dec '17 12:59:47 PM by Umbramatic

Saffron City

-Vierr goes quiet as Jill appears-

Beowulf: <Damnit!>

-Then Jill appears.-

Ace: <Is that the Adamant Orb?>