ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Glöckchen: "Indeed."

She rings her bell.

 Humilau, past 

Perhaps I pushed a little too hard too quickly. >_>

-To Channah-

Okay, Lentimas it is.

 Reversal Mountain, today 

-Traveling the active side-

This part always reminds me of Stark Mountain's interior.

 Humilau, past 

Perhaps I pushed a little too hard too quickly. >_>

-To Channah-

Okay, Lentimas it is.

 Reversal Mountain, today 

-Traveling the active side-

This part always reminds me of Stark Mountain's interior.

Swablu #1: <Cool!>

Spathi: <Please don't make ice puns.>

Swablu #1: <What's a pun?> -chirp-

Abra: <Why are there so many birds>

-she attempts to use another Dark Void, but it fizzles-

Abra: <ACK>

-and the Dark Obscura just bursts wildly from her hands-

Thespi: -delightedly- <Ahahahahahaha! Now, what's a good line... Heroes! Take flight!>

-dramatically tousling the hair and/or feathers of all present-

-feeling a horrible burning sensation, the Tyranitar responds-

Tyranitar: <eeeeeqqqQqqq>

-which sweeps across the floor, causing some of the spilled T Ms to spark and fizz-

Temmie: Hey hey hey, watch the merch!

Abra: -plunks into the water, taking heavy damage for her HP size-

'''Smeargle: clambers up onto Temmie, using some of the remaining paint to spray an Icy Wind at the birds...which mostly gets pushed around by the Tailwind-

Megan: -on the floor still- blergh

-she bubbles, but manages to spray a Full Heal on Vee-

Vee: -comes to- <Wha->

-remembering- <...ohoho, someone's gonna    pay~   >

-she draws in and absorbs the water within several feet, letting Megan gasp for air-

-and turns to face her foes-

Glöckchen: <It's a punderful play on words.>

She rings her bell.

Channah: -has sent out her Magmortar to walk with them- Feels like Mt. Chimney.

Liberty: <And it's grrrreat!> -skips-

Channah: Hoo...

 Reversal Mountain 

Helios: -Flying above- <It is great!>

-He happens to be having some of his scales dusting off-

Helios, that song's about Frosted Flakes, not Flaming Flakes. >_>

Helios: <Sorry!>

Temmie's Terrible TM Shoppe

-Kattraea salutes to Salamence and her daughter.-

Kattraea: <Bronze Birds business, we can give you the exposition after— blblblb!>

-She is suddenly swept up in the Surf and snowed on by what little bit of Icy Wind isn't swept away by the Tailwind, and sputters.-

Kattraea: <Ack! What you need to know is, we are enforcing the law on these ne'er-do-wells for illegal TM development and use! I recommend keeping your child protected, otherwise I'd ask for some assistance!>

-She braces herself, and charges at the Tyranitar, grinning as Thespi and waving a quick "thanks" gesture for the Tailwind and just before she reaches it.-

-The Murkrow very pointedly doesn't watch the merch, and in fact specifically goes out of her way to eliminate as many illicit T Ms as possible as she continues her Uproar. That's just how crows are, you know?-

Channah: -casually dodges a scale- I used to train in mountains a lot. Mostly 'cause I thought Steven Stone might be there. All it did was make me sick of Gravelers.

Blitz: -To Homer- "It varies, I've actually got about 10 pokemon, I just didn't bring most of them with me for a walk."

And it looks like somemon isn't going to settle down until she blows off some steam, sooo...

-Glancing back to the two Abra line, he pulls one of three balls from his leather shoulder bag and releases a female sneasel-

"Alright Mei you up for a little sparring?"

Mei: <Oooh?> -Glancing at the peoplemon around- <Sounds fun! Who's first?>

 Reversal Mountain 

-To Channah-

Mountains are alright, but deserts are a particular hell. I've actually met Steven a couple times, cool guy, and not just cause I got Cobalt from him.

Helios: -Hums a happy tune-

edited 5th Jan '18 7:10:47 PM by rmctagg09

Liberty: <Deserts? They're great, too! I just love the texture of sand!>

Channah: ... -goes silent and stares at Tagg as if he popped in out of nowhere-

 Reversal Mountain 

-Eyebrow raise, not quite understanding the staring-

No water, barely any food, sandstorms suck, and the heat, by Arceus the heat. Except when it's nighttime, then it's bone-chillingly cold. Give me a forest any day.

edited 6th Jan '18 1:00:33 AM by rmctagg09

Swablu #1: <Oh!>

-he chirps, very obviously not understanding at all-

Spathi: <...You'll understand later.>

Swablu #1: <I like the pun tree!>

-Spathi sighs-

Salamence: <Well, we're a little out of my jurisdiction, but if you're enforcing the law I can— Eep!>

-she summons a Protect over herself and Swablu #3 to defend from the Surf and Icy Wind-

Salamence: <Right, yes...>

-Swablu #3, meanwhile, is watching in awe-

Celadon training grounds.

Homer, to Blitz: Well alright then. Oi, Anubis, watch Mor kay?

-"Anubis looks at his trainer and nods a "yes sir""-

Anubis, to Vee: <Thank you so much for the tutoring, I truly appreciate it>

-"Anubis walks away from Vee, and takes Mor to the sidelines in order to watch the upcoming battle"-

Homer, as he starts walking to the battle area: Zags, Melly, let's get started.

Melly: <F@#$ you>

-"She reluctantly follows her trainer, followed by her brother"-

Zags, excitedly: <POFFINS>

-"Homer stands in the "challenger side of the ring"-

Homer: All right, we can either do this one at a time, or you two can team up. Either way, I'm ready... but, just a heads up, I ain't much good.

-Information broker Homer is challenging you to a battle-

Channah: -her pupils constrict- …Holy fuck he met Steven Fucking Stone -starts out stiff and gradually gets more animated- So, like. Uh. When and where did you see him? Was it in a desert? Why do you say he's cool? Did he seem like a spoiled rich kid at all? Or was he a huge dork? Did you battle him? Did you win? D'you know how much prize money he gives out for a pickup battle? What'd he say? How long was your meeting with him? What was he wearing? What was his hairstyle like? Did he have the Champion cape on? Did he mention what brand his favorite suit is? Did - Did he give you a Beldum or an egg or what? Is Cobalt special for a Metagross in any way? Does he give out any other Pokemon? Did he talk about what his early career in training was like? Did he mention any regrets he has about his lifestyle? Does he like Skarmory or Archeops more? Uh. Does he still have that villa in Sinnoh? Do you think his hair is more silver or light blue? Some people I know say it looks blue in certain lights, which, I'm really skeptical - Did you meet him with the J-Team, did he like them? They didn't hurt him or get him in trouble, did they? Did he talk about Wallace? Does he know about the shipping fic? Did he talk about Mega Stones at all? Have you seen his house? You probably have, you've been everywhere, it's like the most underwhelming thing - Is Steel Wing still his favorite TM? What Pokemon did he have with him? Do you know what he thinks about Mawile, I've never seen him use one. It's one of my favorite Steel-types. Um, um. Are the rumors true about him and Cynthia? Does he talk about anything except Pokemon and precious stones? Oh, did you see his collection? I've only seen it on TV, like a few seconds of footage - Do you know if he had anything to do with the creation of certain Devon products, like the fossil-resurrecting thing? Did he say why he keeps that fucking Claydol on his team and not, like, Cradily? Did he say anything about his love life? Was he in Kalos with us at any point? Is it true that he can throw those weird metal armbands he used to have like chakrams? Do you know if he has a shiny Metagross for real? Does his nose look sort of invisible in person too? Have- -bullshit continues-

Liberty: -skips through lava fields in the distance-

Glöckchen: <I like you as well, small bird.>

She rings her bell.

-Eyes widen about as much before attempting to answer-

Pokémon League, I was 13 years old, he was wearing the same stuff he always wears, so no cape, Cobalt was a Beldum in a Ball that budded off Steven's Metagross that was inside his house, he's a regular Metagross as far as I can tell, he didn't talk about his early life, I'm pretty sure my friend DS has his villa now (Nice place), when he had Mega Stones it was his Mega Metagross versus Mega Muddy during our rematch two going on three years ago, as far as I know he and Cynthia aren't dating, if he has a Shiny Metagross I never met it, he actually traveled with the J-Team for a short while, his hair's more silvery to me, the one Steven Stone fic I've read I'm never doing again because it made my friend who was also involved uncomfortable, probably for the TM thing, he used his more famous team for my first fight and that team with Carbink and Aerodactyl, never got his opinion on Mawile, I've talked about saving the world and the multiverse with him, I've had my disagreements with him but he's pretty much a regular guy, his hairstyle's semi-spiky I guess, he never struck me as an inventor, 15,800 Pen for me, and-continues for a bit-

edited 5th Jan '18 8:32:08 PM by rmctagg09

Silas and Hacks sat with the Clan, Silas still grumbling as various Riolu poked and prodded him. Silas's team getting a chuckle with Snakeye taking photos.

<Hacks come on... Can we go now?> ~In a bit.~

The Clan Leader had been talking with Hacks about what it was like, and how as far as they knew, the scarf wasn't a Lucario transformation item. Silas was starting to get annoyed with the constant observations, he understood that seeing something like this was incredible.

Still, after the umpteenth prod, <OKAY GET OFF!> he was at his limits.

Silas threw the Riolu off and huffed, fuming with anger, Hacks was a bit shocked, Silas and emoting wasn't something that happened often, even in Pokemon form.

~Okay calm down.~

Silas growled a bit, ~Okay that's new.~

Silas was then promptly dope slapped by a large hand, the hand of Tae, who knocked him off his feet. <Ow...>

<Don't let any instinct get a hold of you,> Tae said helping Silas up.

The Clan Leader just gave them all a look, <So your trainer can turn into a Lucario that looks a lot like you... And he's apparently a grump.>

~Only right now, he's made mention it doesn't feel right, that being like this feels weird to him.~

<It does,> Silas spoke up, <Suddenly having this body, and the power within, it's a rush... I feel weird just having it.>

~Well it's only for a hour more at best. You can take the scarf off after,~ Hacks assured. Silas crossed his arms and sat back down.

Tae smirked a bit, <Think you'll be able to finish your auric training despite this being weird?>

<I do not make promises I cannot keep, I promised Hacks I'd go through his training, thus I intend to keep that promise,> Silas explained.

The Clan Leader nodded, <Good to see you are at least a mon... or... man, of your word. I'm also glad you aren't here to catch any of us.>

<I've got enough Lucarios on my team. I don't need more.>

That actually got him to laugh, Silas chuckled a bit as well, <I must admit, seeing a human change shape with a article of clothing is impressive. Very nice scarf.>

Hacks bid them farewell and soon the team was off again, Silas instinctively reached for the scarf and pulled it off.

"Okay we're only gonna do stuff like that on less populated areas... I don't want to risk getting caught."

~I'd comment, but then I'd be tempting fate.~

Channah: -beat- Awesome. I would wish I'd been there but I'm the exact person he should never meet, so I won't. -keeps walking, slightly shakily- I met someone who met Steven Stone. The closest I'll ever get. Sweet murderous Skarmory, they actually exchanged words. Jirachi take the wheel. Someone kill me what am I doing where am i going what the fuck

Liberty: -skips back- Did I hear a debate? What's going on?

Channah: -normal voice- Tagg agrees with me about Steven's hair. -to Tagg- Uh, do we take a right or a left turn now?

nice

 Reversal Mountain 

Well, at least it's not over me.

-To Channah-

Left, I believe.

Channah: -turns left; realizes she used up her allotted words for the next five days and starts downing bottled water as she walks-

 Outside Reversal Mountain 

-Exiting-

Lentimas isn't too far from here.

Channah: -nods and keeps chugging- (...Wow. Even after all that, I don't feel any worse, like I should. I don't feel any better, either. This pill works really well.)

Liberty: <Ahhh, that was fun! Nice to meet you folks. And I've never seen Herself so talked out, amazing.>