ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Goldenrod City

Jeff sees Silent petting Ichtacya at the park, d'awwws for a moment, then goes over to say hi.

Silent and Ichtacya notice Jeff. "Hello there," Silent says halfheartedly (but better than before). "I guess you are here for your testing."

Ichtacya: <So you are going into adventure!> — barks happily.

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Goldenrod

"Yeah, might as well get that started." -pets Ichtacya-

edited 30th Mar '12 6:57:23 PM by Sixthhokage1

Route 226-ish

???: Forte...

Forte: Huh?

???: Face it... You'll never be better than your brother and sister...

Forte: Oh yeah? I'll show them!

???: All you've been showing them is how useless you are...

Forte: ...

Forte's Mindscape

Leafeon!Forte: And you'll never amount to anything...

Vaporeon!Forte: -hits Leafeon!Forte with a frying pan-

Leafeon!Forte: And then— OW! What did you do that for?

Vaporeon!Forte: Cut it out with the creepy voice! You're scaring him! -points at Eevee!Forte-

Eevee!Forte: -is whimpering-

Leafeon!Forte: Fine...

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.

Marvin is sticking close to Hunter, feeling distinctly unprotected without Cesar (and Serge, loathe as he is to admit it) backing him.

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Ichtacya arches up then jumps down from Silent's lap.

"All right then, Jeff... let's go. You'll meet some nice mons there..."

Silent nods to Ichtacya who very contently takes the lead.

We can fastforward to the Colony if you want

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Route 226-ish - With Hunter

-Drawing near to Marvin, while still attempting to keep a healthy berth from Hunter-

-Shyly, via Aura-

<??? #1: "Er... Hi?">

-Keeping a wider berth and giving a hostile leer-

<??? #2: "Mmph... Can't believe we got stuck with you watching us...">

edited 30th Mar '12 7:18:41 PM by TracerBullet

Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985

Okay, fastforwarding

Near the colony

"So this is where the Nidos around here make their home…"

-To Fool while trying to resist-

Is it about your past.

Meanwhile

???: Pica...

Pica: <Huh?>

???: <Worthless as ever aren't you? You had to get rescued by your "friends" from that black feather duster.>

Pica: <Y-You leave me alone!>

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Marvin tilts his head and looks down nervously, then bends over.

<Hi... I'm Marvin. I think I'm s'posed to take care of you. ... What's your name?>

Hunter shoves his hands deeper into his pockets and looks down at the second Riolu.

"Joy. I have to babysit not only a wild Pokemon, but one who happens to not want me here."

He crouches down to look it in the eye.

"Look, kid, I'm not exactly happy about it either. But we're stuck together, 'kay? The better we get along, the less suckish this'll be for both of us."

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Near the Colony

Silent is guiding Jeff up a trail. "Yeah, well, technically no..." he points to the northeast. "Their burrows are in that direction. Here we'll find their feeding ground and playground. Notice the little purple points peeking out from the bushes? Those are Nidorinos watching us"

Random Nidorino Behind a Bush: *flips a table*

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"I see. Wait, where'd it get that table from O_o?"

Ichtacya -frowns: <Sol would surely like an answer to that...>

Silent walks Jeff past the top of the hill and towards a clear spot. Far from there a large troop of Nidos can be seen collecting berries, fighting and having fun.

"Let's sit down here for a moment so I can explain to you the objectives of this test, Jeff..."

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"Okay" -sits down- "So what do I need to do?"

With Hunter

<??? #1: "Wait? Marvin? But that's just a word! ... Don't you have a name? You know, like one you can feel? Mine's ⟃⟐⟄...">

<??? #2: "Mmph. And if you had your stuff, I bet I'd be stuck with you for the rest of my life!">

With the Hunting Party

<Hunter #3: "Whichever one of you asked why we didn't trust you... Do you understand now?">

-A faint golden light can be seen up ahead-

<Hunter #1: "... There we go... That's why we're here...">

Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985

Marvin looks confused and a little disoriented. <Er... what? What was that? Don't you have a name I can call you?>

Hunter snorts. "That's what you're scared of? Being caught? Like I'd want a grumpy kid like you on the team. I only want Pokemon I can trust guarding my back."

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Could that be a tear?

Silent sits and explains some things to Jeff.

"Back when we were testing Umbra... we told him, one of the things we need to make sure you can do as a researcher is to be able to actually do research. Like, in the field..." points to the forest around them. "But more importantly, to do that in a way that does not disturb the normal environment of your subjects. Ideally, they wouldn't even know that you are researching them, even if they know you are there."

Silent produces a small red towel from his pocket and hands it to Jeff.

"You'll need this one. Tell me, what do you know about how Nidos live?"

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No, the glow from Tears is different.

-To the Lucario-

Can you shut off the reverse empathy, I think everyone gets the point.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Goldenrod Nido Colony

-takes the towel- "Uh, not really anything."

With Hunter

-Speaking to Marvin-

<⟃⟐⟄: "... No...? Er... Like what on earth would be a-">

<??? #2: "What on earth would you know?! Humans like you ruin our lives for the dumbest of reasons! For some stupid slips of paper! To try and impress others! I should know...">

-Betraying hurt that is desperately trying to be masked-

<??? #2: "I've seen it for myself...">

-Still speaking to Marvin-

<⟃⟐⟄: "... Uh... Maybe this isn't such a good time...">

With the Hunting Party

-The world around fades to normal-

<Hunter #4: "That thing that you saw happens to be our prey! So don't screw this up!">

Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985

-Looks ahead-

Oh, it's a Lairon.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Hunter backs off a bit.

"... I get it. This is about a lot more than some Trainers on a catching spree, isn't it?"

He rests one hand on the ground and leans forward.

"You didn't... lose someone, did you?"

Marvin, about to try to explain his own concept of a name to the Riolu, catches wind of the other conversation and nods nervously.

<Your friend isn't going to attack, right? I'm not so good at the whole "protecting" thing. That's Cesar's thing.>

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Route 226

Fool: ?

edited 30th Mar '12 8:11:36 PM by PippingFool

I'm having to learn to pay the price

-Sighs-

Never mind.

-Looks at the Lairon-

Just like back in the Sevii...

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.