Pokemon HG + SS RP (Start Up)

((Ah, sorry it's a bit late! Here it is!))

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The pidgey chirped as the sun rose over the horizon, dying the canopies of the Johto region a deep orange. Summer had arrived, and with it, the day that new trainers would get their starter Pokemon. For a young man or woman, it would be the start of a great adventure!

For a young man in New Bark, he was a bit late.

"Rise and shine, Robert!" Robert's mom said.

"Nng. Five more minutes."

"Robert, they're giving out starters at the Pokemon lab! You don't want to be late, do you?" The red-headed woman said.

"I don't want to go." Robert said, turning over in bed. "The kids hate me, none of the girls like me, and I don't even like Pokemon all that much!"

"Robert, you have to go!" Robert's mom said. "You're the professor." Professor Elm rolled over in his bed. He was shirtless, and in his arm was a body pillow bearing the image of the famous coordinator, Erisa. He pulled himself up, and found his glasses among the anime girl figurines.

"You better hurry, you're already late." Rainn Elm said, stepping out of the room before she accidentally looked at the computer screen again.

It was a short jog from his house to the Pokemon Laboratory. One of the nice things about living in a small town like New Bark. His lab stood in stark contrast to the rustic surroundings, it's sliding doors especially out of place.

"crapcrapcrap" Professor Elm said. He ran in, holding his briefcase, and was horrified to see that there were already trainers there. Luckily, he was just in a sleeping bag. Professor Elm stepped over the snoozing young man and unlocked the door, the fluorescent lights buzzing on over the ultra hi-tech lab. Machines flicked to life, dials and meters flashing as Elm went over to his computer and tried to look as professional as possible, even though he looked like he had just gotten up.

The alarm clock sung it's high pitched whine, echoing through Damien's room. It was too no avail though, as the boy had been up about half an hour earlier, hastily having made a bowl of cereal and brushed his teeth.

"Slowpoke. I beat you to it."

He put on his travelling clothes. A pair of hiking boots, orange t-shirt, a pair of blue pants, and finally a backpack slung over his shoulders.

"Right, time to get over to the Prof's lab."

He picked up the rest of his Pokégear, and slowly tiptoed out the door. With near silent footsteps, he was soon out of the house, but not before leaving a note for his still sleeping parents. They'd already said the big goodbyes the night before, and they could always phone him later. They deserved a bit of extra sleep.

He calmly walked over to the lab, noticing the kid in the sleeping bag.

Why didn't I think of that?

Seeing as the lab was lit up, he walked inside, full of confidence.

"Hey, Professor! I'm here to get my starter!"

"Argh... This won't do."

Seth was attempting to fit in a map inside his bag to no avail, as it already was full to the brim with various items he thought would be needing somehow. Realizing that he was overthinking it, he ditched a few items in order to make some space.

Looking at the time, he went downstairs to see his mother cleaning the shelves.

"Dear, is it that time already?"

"Yes mom. Don't worry, I'll be sure I will be careful."

"Well then, good luck Seth. Make sure to contact me later!"

"Okay fine, goodbye!"

He waved as he went through the doors of his comfortable home and went straight for Professor Elm's lab. Unable to contain his excitement, he started to run, and almost tripped as he went through the doors to the lab.

"Whew, made it."

edited 19th Jan '16 1:25:09 AM by Kozaktri

Stifling a yawn, Brook slowly made her way across to the Pokémon Lab. The air was alive with the sound of trilling alarm clocks and birdsong; pretty quiet, though, at least compared to the city. There was no Lieutenant here with rousing 5am exercises, and she could thank the higher powers for that.

She took a sip from the drink in her hand- a Berry smoothie, with enough red ones thrown in to wake a hibernating Snorlax. Mum's recipe, of course. After her journey from the League to here, Brook couldn't make it through the day without it. A whole three hours sleep... well, next time I'll know to leave earlier.

I'll have to thank Miss Talson again for letting me camp at her place. That whole stereotype of accommodating small-town folk seems to have some truth after all.

The lab was lit up, and she could already see a few kids inside. Kids that looked nearly a decade younger than her. The lack of sleep had shot her nerves, and now she could feel nervousness thrumming through her. She'd wrassle with a Gyrados, no problem, but an adult amongst children was just embarrassing. Should have brought a Pokémon with her and skirted around this entirely.

It'll only last an hour, tops. You'll be fine. She let out a puff of air, adjusted her cap, and then strolled on in like she belonged there. "Heya, folks!"

edited 19th Jan '16 4:00:21 AM by whizzerd

Howard got up, preparing for the day ahead as he donned his clothes and peered out of a window. The alarm was not going off, but only because Howard had put the alarm on snooze when it woke him up. He donned his usual attire of jeans, fisherman's hat, and green t-shirt as he took a look.

"Nothing like a good sunrise to greet the morning" Howard mentioned to himself, as he checked his belongings to notice he might want prepare first. The first thing that caught his interest was the lab in terms of places to prepare.

"Now that seems like a place to visit first." Howard noted, heading for the lab-like structure in a good trot as he left the house, being mindful of anyone else in the vicinity.

Normally, it wasn't until noon until Lina woke up. So of course she had a tiny bit of trouble waking up so early in the day, especially since she hadn't been able to fall asleep in her excitement for the next day. She had stayed the night at the Pokemon Center in Cherrygrove, and was now on her way to New Bark.

"Hope I'm not gonna be late..." Lina mumbled as she navigated around the tall grass, a repel in hand. Was this dangerous? Yes. Did she care? Not really. As long as everything went right, it'd all be fine, and the repel she bought beforehand was doing its job.
It occurred to her that borrowing one of her father's Pokemon would have been a good idea, but it was too late now. Besides, she was pretty much at her destination already.
Entering New Bark, still pretty sleepy, she glanced around. The town was much smaller than what she was used to, but that made it easier to spot the lab.
A faint smile came to her expression, and she made her way to the large building.

"And I'm here." She hummed to herself, stepping inside.

edited 19th Jan '16 8:47:54 AM by MagicalGirl

Camryn had arrived in New Bark Town the previous night, and had ended up bunking down at the town's only hotel, which was such a tiny place that there were only four rooms, and two of them were for the manager and his family, who were also the sole employees. Fortunately, the manager had taken pity on her, assuming she was newly homeless, and let her stay at a discount. She had set the alarm clock in the room for about 5:00 in the morning so she could have her first pick of starters; she was now regretting that.

"Ughh, fucking hell's bells, why did I think it was a good idea to get up so earlyyy?" Camryn groaned as she got out of bed. Well, less "got" and more "fell". After picking herself up off the floor, she groggily had a shower, got dressed, ate, thanked the manager for giving her a discount, and left. Fortunately, she had made pretty good time, and the cool air outside had woken her up sufficiently. Unfortunately, she had been beaten to the lab by a bunch of people. She nudged the red-headed girl who had entered in front of her. "Hey, d'you know if anyone's picked their starters yet?"

edited 19th Jan '16 9:38:58 AM by Tojin

"Oh," Lina said, turning halfway to look at the older girl. "I don't think so. I just got here though, so I could be wrong!"

She paused for a moment, then absentmindedly adjusted the straps of her backpack. "I guess you're here to get your first Pokemon too?"

edited 19th Jan '16 12:17:46 PM by MagicalGirl

His alarm clock hadn't even rung yet, as Vladimir suddenly was acquainted with the floor of the hotel room he was staying in.
Grumbling, he stood up again, wondering where his bed had disappeared to. A quick glance through the room immediately revealed the reason for the doctor's sudden awakening.
The bed he had been sleeping in moments ago, was now lying in a corner of the room, the mattress under the bedstead.
With a groan Vlad tried to discern whether he was still dreaming. After all, beds generally do not warp through the room, do they?
But then the memories flooded back.
A crowded museum exhibit. A crate, carefully opened. Then a quick flash of movement, screams from the exhibit halls.
Then it was just a blur. And then Vladimir, holding the Pokéball of the newly captured Throh.
The Throh that was now standing behind the historian, a grumpy expression on its face.
Vladimir sighed audibly. He definitely wasn't a morning person. But of course this Throh just had to wake him up at...how late was it anyway?
"Barely even 6 AM..."
But now that he had woken up already, there was no point in trying to go to sleep again. Especially not with the bed like that.
That's right! The bed! Someone in the hotel must have heard the noise! A bit of panic was welling up in Vladimir, who would rather not explain the room's sorry state to the employees.
Thus he quickly packed his things together and left the hotel.

Was something going on? For this time of day, there was a surprising amount of people on the streets already.
Maybe he had missed a festival or somesuch?
Intrigued the doctor made his way towards the place everyone else seemed to be walking to.

"Yeah, I am. A Ghost-type would be friggin' awesome, but they're supposed to be pretty rare around here. What're you hoping for?"

"Oh, I'd be fine with anything to be honest! But a really cool Pokemon would be great, like a Dark-type or a Ground-type or something!" She clasped her hands together, eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.

Damien heard them.

"Me? I just want a Fire-type. Plain and simple!"

He turned towards them.

"Wow, a lotta people going on this trip around Johto."

Brook finished her drink and rolled the cup between her hands, letting the idle chatter wash over her. She'd join in at some point, she told herself. Maybe even offer an introduction. Until then, though, she busied herself with observing her surroundings.

Looking outside she noticed a man, perhaps in his thirties, heading towards the building. He gave off a serious aura that she'd normally steer clear of but, at the same time, he almost seemed to be ambling. Helping lost people, if that's even what he was, was much more her style.

"Hey there, sir!" she called, injecting her voice with way too much cheerfulness for this time of the day. She jerked her head towards the lab's interior. "You headin' our way?"

"Well, yeah! It's kind of a big thing, right? I figured everybody would wanna go on the trip! I'm super pumped for it!" She rocked on her heels, rubbing her eyes as she tried not to yawn.
"Oof, I wish I got more sleep though... Oh, hey, by the way! My name's Lina! Lina Hines. What're your names?"

edited 19th Jan '16 4:01:31 PM by MagicalGirl

A large, imposing man loomed over the gathering crowd. He had tan skin and some very well-groomed facial hair, and the most soft eyebrows known to man.◊ He approached the group from behind.

"Hello there. Are you getting Pokemon too?" He asked Vladimir, straightening his tie. "Good thing to know I'm not the only old man here!" He grinned, tipping his fedora at the man. Then he covered his ears, as a loud screech came over the crowd.

"If everyone would get into a single file line, that would be great." Professor Elm said. He had a bunch of Pokeballs in a tumblr that could be turned by crank, and was standing in front of a huge poster of a half-naked anime babe.

"Professor! Couldn't that hurt the Pokemon?" Elm's aide asked, taking off his glasses and licking them for some reason.◊

"Naw. Pokeballs turn the Pokemon into electricity or smoke or whatever. They'll be fine. And this way, it's totally fair." Elm said, flashing a thumbs-up at the trainers. "Anyway, once you get your Pokemon, fill out these forms, and we can print out your liscense. You can use that to challenge Gym Leaders, register for contests, and get free food and lodging at the Pokemon center."

"Oh goody! I'm so excited!" The orange-suited man said, hopping and clapping his hands as he stomped on the sleeping boy to get into the Pokemon Lab.

"Psh, yeah, don't we all. My name's Camryn, by the way. Pai ki te whakatau ia koe."

As the man in the orange suit clambered in, Camryn's head turned to follow him. "...What the hell? I-... Is he all right?" Then her eyes caught the giant poster. "Alright, what the fuck is that and why is it in a professor's lab." And then she caught Elm's comment to his aide... "What- how doesn't he know this? It's his job." She sighed. "Well, whatever. I'm just hoping to get my Pokemon and get out of here."

Lina watched the strange orange-suited man for a few moments, then the professor, his assistant, and the rather inappropriate anime poster.
"That's, uh, really weird." She observed quietly. "Guess we should get in line though..."

"Yeah, I guess so. C'mon." Camryn went to take her place at the back of the line.

Lina nodded and followed suit, taking the place behind Camryn. She looked ahead, frowning thoughtfully.
"I wonder what Pokemon I'm gonna get. It's kinda cool that it'll be random, but I was sorta wanting to get to choose." There was a pause. "But I'm not complaining."

Howard looked at the line being formed to the lab, shrugging.

"Well, I suppose good things come to those who wait in line, I guess." Howard mentioned, proceeding to take a place at the back of the line, keeping an open ear to any passing conversations.

Seth was standing in a corner watching the size of the crowd increase, deciding he should probably also fall in line. He started walking towards the end of the still forming line, the noise of their chatter increasing in volume.

I do hope I will get a cool Pokemon

Seth thought as he took his place quietly behind the group of people.

Damien also got in line, but was getting impatient.

"Ugh, I hope this won't take long. I want to get my Pokémon and get going! It won't train itself!"

Hearing the boy behind him and becoming slightly curious, Seth turned around and made a slight wave.

"Hey there, you seem to be excited about this." He said with a small smile.

"Anyway, I'm Seth, and you are?" He continued while extending his hand towards Damien.

Damien shakes hands, putting on an excited grin.

"Damien. And I want to get going so I can go get Fire-type Pokémon and get real famous in the League."

"Nice to meet you Damien. Anyway, the League? That is pretty ambitious. I wish you luck then"

Seth said, putting down his hand then glancing at the line.

"I sure am wondering what kind of Pokemon I would get."