ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Ichtacya grimaces, then leaps down to the water.

Ichtacya: <Ayeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~>

Vaporeon: -swims to Ichtacya, and provides support-

Ichtacya tries emergency swim, she's not very good at it and kicks water around aimlessly; then clings to Vaporeon for dear life, and tries to look as dignified as a wet Leafeon who doesn't know how to swim or move in cater can.

Ichtacya: <...Thanks :3> — coughs a little water.

Vaporeon: -purrs, comfortingly- <Are you okay?>

- Some wild Tentacool appear -

Ah, there they are.

- Sends out Tulip -

Use Magical Leaf!

- Tulip fires several multicolored leaves which home in on their targets -

Ichtacya: <Nah...> — looks at Vaporeon with a :3 face — <but don't worry I'll be OK once we reach a patch of grass or something. Say,> — looks at the immensity of the sea — <how fast or far can you swim?>

-I am at the beach, watching Naida drag Ignis' rocket to the shore, Ignis sitting on her head-

Vaporeon: It depends. Right now, I could probably stay ahead of the group, but with more of a warmup, I'm quite fast.>

- Continues having Tulip fight off some Tentacool and Wingull as we continue surfing towards Mossdeep -

edited 1st Feb '12 11:33:55 AM by DarkerShining

Mossdeep

Effie notices Straw's greeting.

Effie: Oh, hi! I saw you in Fortree, right?

Crewe gives Straw a small wave; Bounty gives him a bigger wave.

Yeah, you were one of the Aqua people there. How are you?

-waves to Crewe and Bounty-

edited 1st Feb '12 11:28:16 AM by strawberryflavored

-Is in Mossdeep-

Ichtacya clings to Vaporeon trying to not disturb her swimming, she also wonders if the salt water is going to damager her skin and leaves.

Mossdeep

Effie: Well, my Pokémon are starting to get better, which is a relief. But, Vestas is still kinda quiet. She seems to get along with us fine, and we kept running into her- I'm not sure why she doesn't like actually being on our team.

-Bounty turns to look at Crewe- Cor? :?

Hoenn Ocean

-Wattson is floating on Magneton, looking a bit dejected; he would be taken by surprise if a ship approached him from behind -

Hmm...maybe one of my Pokemon can see what's wrong.

-Aurora walks over to Crewe-

Aurora:<Hello, Crewe. Is something wrong?>

-Still trying to decide-

I'm getting the feeling that I'll end up battling someone today.

- Is taking our time getting to Mossdeep so Tulip can get enough experience by battling wild Pokémon -

Keep that up, Tulip!

Shoal Cave

Veronica: (is now exploring the cave) Hmm... The old guy said if I could find four Shoal Salts and four Shoal Shells, he could make me a Shell Bell... that could be useful for battles.

- Excuse me, miss? -

Veronica: (looks around in confusion) ... Yes, female disembodied voice?

- I was kind of wondering why you're even in Hoenn. What exactly have you been doing this whole time? -

Veronica: Oh, I'm just adventuring because I feel like it, and because I haven't really decided on what I really want to do with my life yet.

- Is that so? -

Veronica: Uh-huh. It was Fantasy's idea. (picks up some Shoal Salt) Ooh, found one.

- Fantasy, huh? -

Veronica: Well, yeah. She's actually my starter, you see.

-Phi is sulking off in the corner for some reason-

-I, meanwhile, am wondering how to wake the Larvitar up-

Mossdeep

Crewe replies to Aurora rather sarcastically.

Crewe: <Nothing is wrong. I have figured out exactly what to do with my future, and it involves spending the rest of my life on the team of a Team Aqua member.>

<What do you think is my problem?!>

Crewe glares at Aurora for a moment, then lets down her gaze and sighs apologetically.

Lilycove City

-an, at this point, well-known Aqua admin approaches Tagg, flanked by Edward and Teach-

Ryklys: Ah, Tagg. I don't suppose I could pick your brain about recent events?

edited 1st Feb '12 12:36:11 PM by Tangent128

-Notices Ryklys-

I guess.

Route 124

- Still training Tulip -

Shoal Cave

- Veronica picks up another piece of Shoal Salt while talking with the description boxes -

Veronica: (putting the Shoal Salt into her backpack) Did you say something, female disembodied voice?

- Oh, is this thing still on? -

Veronica: ... (shrugs and goes to look for two more Shoal Salts)

Aurora:<I see. Straw has a Carvanha to trade for you. We can trade whenever you're ready.>

edited 1st Feb '12 4:55:04 PM by strawberryflavored

Tanith: <Eh? I feel...sssleepy...> *begins to doze off*

Tanith: *sheds her skin and recovers from drowsiness; however, this has cost her her turn some reaction time*

Hearthome

Lina: Yeah, Tanith! Take 'im down!

Chrome: <Technically, she hasn't made a move yet...>

Lina: Shut up.

Mossdeep Skies

Tornadus: I'm so bored!

Thundurus: We haven't done anything in WEEKS!

Tornadus: Hopefully something big will happen soon...

Mossdeep

Crewe: <Oh! I- that's->

Crewe looks a bit stunned at the suddenness of the gesture, then softens.

Crewe: <T-thanks... let me say a proper good-bye, though...>

Crewe turns to talk to her team members, then gets a thought; she quickly asks Aurora- <Oh, has Jab missed me?! Or...>

Effie: Hmm? What's this about?

Lilycove

Ryklys: Well, what do you know about that Vaporeon from several days back? They tried arresting one of us in connection to it disappearing. A shock, obviously.

And this weather... we might have linked it to Team Magma returning to old ways, but the incidents of hail, snow, and rain have passed the point of a plausible framing attempt... And everything we know about Ozone says they prefer clear skies.

We're looking into Team Glacier, but our agent-

-Ryklys chuckles to herself briefly-

-hasn't reported anything yet; they seem a bit small-time, or else are amazingly covert...