ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

"World? Oh you must be another faller, yeah those are becoming common these days."

Silas looked at Bathroy, "How about the fact that this thing can be launched at the moon and arrive in 12 hours? Or the fact that it can go to the moon at all."

Bathory: <Better.>

Julius: -blinks- This can reach... the moon? Must be able to go pretty high in the sky.

edited 9th May '18 6:10:42 PM by Umbramatic

-the darkness seems to swallow Amanita as soon as she climbs inside. The claustrophobic space closes in, and though nothing can be seen there's a sensation of fast movement, as though she's falling through a pitch-black waterslide...-

-from everyone else's point of view, she just disappears upon entering the hole-

-somehow, her trip through the hole ends up dumping her onto a dirt path in a slightly run-down neighborhood. It winds gently up to a modest one-story home surrounded by patchy grass, with various subtle accents - signs, architectural style, et cetera - signifying that this is in [Korea]. A couple of overgrown trees hang over the roof, and a tall off-white fence surrounds most of the house-

-It's an overcast day outside, and the trees are waving, but the air feels about as temperate and unchanging as it would indoors-

At that point, Silas started to smile, and smile big, Hacks stepped over and took notice, ~Oh no... merde...~

"Friend, not just high in the sky. I'm part of a organization that's dedicated its existence to building a future among the stars and last year we did something amazing. 3 days it took us to reach the planet closest to us. It was all thanks to the creatures that live here called Pokemon that we figured out the equation to make it work."

Hacks grumbled and then grinned a bit, ~I was the first Lucario on Mars. It was awesome.~

Imperceptibly Off Room

Hm. Right. So she's vanished.

-Pent just prods around the outside of the hole-

This is entirely the wrong context and likely entirely wrong but I'm being reminded of something I read in an RPG campaign book. Anyone got a stick we can poke in there?

Hae-won inexplicably pulls out a stick with lots of glitter on it and sticks it in the hole.

-Amanita blinks a couple times-

What the hell? I mean, I guess it's probably not the weirdest thing to be inside the Stormchaser, but...

-she picks herself up, looking around-

Amanita: I don't think we're in [Kansas] anymore, Phobos.

Phobos: <W-we're in [Korea].>

Amanita: ...How do you know that?

Phobos: <D-dart has a t-t-travel guide.>

-well, the hole looks a little zazzier now, but that's it-

-there's a figure sitting on the front step of the house, holding his head in his hands-

Julius: -wide-eyed- You went... Beyond the sky?

Bathory: <Mars, huh? It's nice and red. Not a blood red which is a shame but still.>

Jimmy blinks, "Uhhhh..."

He points at the whole and looks at everyone else, "Is this shit normal for you? Cause back in my ranger days the worst thing I had to deal with was a Bipedal nuclear weapons platform..."

"To other worlds where they've gone beyond the sky my friend. I've seen incredible things... things you wouldn't believe."

Hacks chuckled, ~He's exaggerating, which is good because it's a emotional response.~

edited 9th May '18 6:33:27 PM by EchoingSilence

Hotel Rhoom

Alright, so it's not a disintegrating black void. Alright, pile in guys let's get after her.

-Pent notably actually backs off a bit, he might be opting to go last-

Amanita: Man, this is way too familiar.

-she approaches, slowly-

Hello? Are you alright?

Julius: ...Teach me.

Bathory: <Well you've got him hook, line, and sinker.>

-the figure looks up slowly - It's a young adult man, with curly brown hair and glasses. He looks utterly normal, if somewhat pale-

Guy: ...Oh, I'm not the only one here. That's good. I think... I'm, I'm fine. Where did you come from?

Hae-won: "Alright! In I go!"

And she leaps into the hole, hoping to do a 3-point landing wherever she comes out of.

Amanita: Uhhhh...

-she gestures vaguely at the place where she landed-

It's sort of a long story? What are you doing here?

-the same phenomenon happens to Hae-Won, but this time she arrives in...-

-this hole emerges onto a street in Lacunosa Town, Unova. Fog obscures one's vision quite heavily, and it's rather cold and damp. Street lights are turned on at random. Droning static buzzing can be heard coming from every direction-

-from Hae-won's point of view, the town center is a straight path ahead. There's some kind of object sitting over there-

Guy: -comes to some internal decision and stands up, giving her a slightly desperate look- I have no idea. One minute I was walking around in Goldenrod, the next minute, I woke up in this weird place! I haven't seen anyone outside, people don't answer their doors... It's almost like I'm dreaming, but it feels too real...

-Jamie's rocking out with some Vulpix-sized headphones.-

-What could our sweet, innocent, happy-go-lucky gay Ninetales boi be listening to?-

Jamie; <Cut my life into pieces!/This is my last resort!>

Shaun: -Concern.jpg-

My characters have been pretty concerned over the last few days, huh?

edited 9th May '18 6:57:13 PM by SwiftSeraph

Amanita: ...Right. That sounds sort of like what happened to me. So you're sure there's nobody else here?

Which means Channah might not be here at all. And if this guy's stuck here...

Ugh, where is everyone else?

Silas gave it some thought and ran off, only to return with some books, "History of astronomy and space travel, advanced mathematics, and a few novels that helped inspire my boss," he said handing Julius the books, "I hope you can read our language."

Hacks smiled, ~He's always been spacey. The airship is just the latest thing to be spacey about.~

Guy: Like ninety-nine percent sure. -jabs a thumb at the door behind him- I was going from door to door looking for people, right? And then I got here, and... I dunno, I felt hopeless all of a sudden so I sat down to rest. Suppose I could try now for the hell of it, but I doubt -

-the door swings open just as he touches it with his fist-

Guy: ...Oh, uh. Damn. That's a first.

Amanita: ...

-she gives him a thumbs-up-

I'm here to help!

Phobos: <That's not really t-true...>

Amanita: Sssh.

Okay, want to explore a creepy house with me?

-she moves to go inside-

Guy: -starts and follows her in- Y-yeah, sure. Beats sitting around alone. I'm Kyler, nice to meet ya. -nervous smile-

-the entrance leads directly to the dining room several meters away, and the living room visibly branches off the dining room to the right. To the left is an arch which leads to the kitchen, and closer to the pair lies a door to a smaller room-

-the air is still and quiet except for a sickly cloying smell hanging about - the remnants of a Sweet Scent-

-Julius clutches the books tightly-

Julius: Thank you!

Bathory: <He'l probably read those in one night.>