ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Channah: Yep. Not sure if I remember seeing those two there, though...

Dolabella: <She spent most of her teens in a confused daze, I doubt she would.>

Channah: Yeah. Let's go with that.

-Shaun is rather nonplussed at seeing Diancie and just pulls out a D20, which he rolls.-

Shaun: "What would that be?"

PEFE!Every: Hey, Ever.

Ever: Hmm?

Lloyd: Wait, your names are Every and Ever?

PEFE!Every: It's a long story.

Ever: They're actually Ever and PEFE!Every.

Lloyd: ...

PEFE!Every: You have that giant spider, right?

Ever: Estoc? Yeah.

PEFE!Every: Is it just me or does he vaguely resemble a Dunsparce with legs?

-...-

Ever: ...

-he sends out the Araquanid-

Estoc: <Hey, what's up?>

-he glances at Lloyd-

<We battling again?>

-and then notices the Memitos staring at him-

Ever: ...

PEFE!Every: ...

Lloyd: ...Uh...

Ever: Shit.

Estoc: <...You two okay?>

PEFE!Every: ...I need to make a few calls.

Estoc: <Huh?>

PEFE!Every: Araquanid, come with.

Estoc: <No.>

PEFE!Every: ...Fine.

-she darts off to the side, taking out her phone-

Lloyd: ...Huh.

-...-

Ever: No.

Lloyd: I didn't—

Ever: No.

Lloyd: ...Okay.

Swablu #3: <But it's not fair! Alto gets to be a hero!>

Salamence: <Alto will be with a team. They'll have backup.>

Swablu #3: <So will I! The Bronze Birds are a whole organization, mom!>

Salamence: -sighs-

Spathi: <...Sal.>

Salamence: <Oh, not you too...>

Spathi: <I'm not a bird, so I can't exactly comment, but...it seemed like she was likely to get mixed up in some adventure of this stripe eventually.>

Salamence: <...>

Spathi: <As odd bird-based groups go, it's certainly better than her falling in with...whatever it is Merle gets up to. Or, Ho-oh forbid, Jab.>

Swablu #3: <Who?>

Salamence: <You can meet Jab once you can make a Flamethrower, sweetie.>

Spathi: <...You don't think he'd—>

Salamence: <No, of course not! We're family; he would never in a million years.>

-...-

<...Anyway, you can meet Jab once you can make a Flamethrower.>

Swablu #3: <I'll be able to do that a lot quicker if I can train with the Birds!>

-...-

Salamence: <...There really isn't any stopping her, is there?>

Spathi: <You could challenge her to a battle to see if she's ready to face the world.>

Salamence: <It's been done.>

-the dragons turn to Swablu #3-

Salamence: <You're sure about this?>

Spathi: <When you leave the nest, it means something. We will always be there for you, but...>

-having less experience with the concept of nests than Salamence, he turns to the Altaria-

Salamence: <But you'll be on your own. Narratively speaking, you're no longer attached to us.>

Swablu #3: <Huh?>

Salamence: <Ask your sibling.>

Spathi: <Are you sure you're ready?>

-...-

-...-

Swablu #3: <I'm ready.>

-her parents stare at her. Again, they can't tear up, but...-

Salamence: <Okay.>

Spathi: <Okay.>

Salamence: <You should...have a name, then.>

Swablu #3: <I've already got one picked out!>

Spathi: <Oh? Do tell.>

Swablu #3: <Semigloss!>

-...-

Salamence: <It's very pretty.>

Spathi: <It's a hero's name. Live up to it.>

-they nuzzle their daughter-

Salamence: <...Do you want us to take you to them?>

Semigloss: <...I've got this.>

Spathi: <Alright.>

Salamence: <Keep in touch!>

Spathi: <You're going to be amazing.>

Semigloss: <Heh...>

-she grins, as much as she can-

<I know!>

-and she takes off, fluttering away-

Salamence: <She always was the best flier of our clutch...>

Spathi: <Yeah...>

Salamence: <...Now what?>

Spathi: <...We've still got a trainer. Teammates.>

Salamence: <...Fair enough.>

-they watch Semigloss until she's a speck in the sky-

-and then take off as well, heading back towards the Stormchaser-

-somebody sits, not awaiting Spahti and Salamence, but content to greet them-

Iron Marrow: <Children left the nest?>

Ersatz Alliance

Colt is startled at the presence of Diancie and fumbles with his phone, finally getting a grip on it at the same time they become Denali again. He keeps it out to be prepared again.

“A Mega Stone would be rather nice, even though my Lucario is fine with his Expert Belt...

“Actually,” he said to Delani. “What ‘mons in my party have Mega-Evolutions?” He asked as he picked out the six-boxed shirt and a few other shirts with pop cultural references. With his free hand, he grabbed the Pokéballs with ‘mons he though could mega-evolve.

Helmsman, Julius, Lucario, 9-Volt, Sunny and Roy, to be precise. So how do we prove this? [Newlywed Game]?

-the two dragons blink-

-they land a respectable distance from the elder Marowak-

Salamence: <Um. Yes.>

Spathi: <...Last one just flew off.>

Alto: -waves a wing sadly- <Bye guys...>

Neon: -picks them up and nuzzles them- You'll see them again. I'll make sure of it.

Alto: <...Narratively it's likely, yeah!>

Neon: -blinks, then shakes his head and chuckles- Come on. Let's go find some villains.

-And they head off-

Jim: ~OH MY MEW DO I TRY~

-he leads Alex off-

edited 13th Feb '18 9:27:43 PM by Umbramatic

Iron Marrow: <First time?>

<...you'll get sappy every time, though.>

-she stands up and gesture with her club-

<You lot are with the J-Team?>

-both Salamence and Spathi take a step back, having heard stories about that club-

Salamence: <First time, yes.>

-she trills softly-

<That's good to know. I guess...>

Spathi: <Um, we are. We travel with Ever Memito.>

Iron Marrow: <Ah. Ever is... a memorable fellow.>

<So. You have seen the sky, I'm sure. Would you happen to know if it's related->

Hydreigon Marrow: <-to our worlds colliding again?>

 Route 117 

...And I was a cryptid back then.

Channah: -dry- Fun times. Anyway, eh, it was something to do. Closest thing to a normal job I ever had. Did teach me to be a little nicer to my Pokémon, so there's that.

Remy: ...Oh...

Amber huffs at Remy.

Amber: Apologise!

Remy: What!?

Amber: You were very rude to Laura and Rod! You should apologise! Just because you're a Chairman doesn't mean you get the right to be rude to people!

Remy: ...

Remy huffs, but approaches Rod and Laura.

Remy: I... Apologise for my rather frank and unprofessional comments towards your personages.

Amber grins.

Lifealope walks towards Mason, plant life growing from where he steps, and sniffs him.

Lifealope: {Curious...}

Solana: -Gesturing to Lifealope's back- Hop on!

-Mason takes a moment to compose himself, and gets on Lifealope's back.-

At the Dice Roll, Denali checked and grumbled, "Alright success roll. You avoid all of my tests and just have to simply pay for the scarf... I wanted to toss rocks at you or quiz you on the history of transformation items throughout history. I had an entire [Jeopardy] style booth set up..."

They let out a sigh, "Hold that thought," they turned to Leo, "Defective is just what we're legally supposed to call these trinkets, after all they are supposed to be normal clothing not articles that induce transformation. Apparently quality control keeps missing them with how many we got."

Denali looked over Colton's selection and went "Hrrrrrrrmmmmm..." before finally saying, "Only two of those can Mega-Evolve. The Lucario (well that seems familiar), and the Blaziken, and I don't sell Mega-stuff here."

Denali placed a finger to their chin, "Sorry pal, but my store is all the way in Kalos, and I don't just hand out the Mega-Stones anymore, not after I got sued by a disgruntled customer whose bond wasn't great with their mon and got angry that they couldn't have a big fire breathing dragon."

Denali slid back over to Shaun, picked him up, and placed him on the register counter, "Okay so that comes down to [Reasonable but Big Price], part of that is due to a insurance claim that says the Ersatz alliance is not responsible for any harm that comes to the user of our defective product."

Leo: O-oh... *despite his doubts, he's still looking over the items*

edited 14th Feb '18 7:14:12 AM by Reuknighted

Jessica: "So...?"

Beowulf: <I'll help so long as I don't have to dress up.>

-Of course, this is said since Jessica's wearing a white and red Cupid-themed dress.-

Jessica: "Good! Now come on! We have no time to lose!"

Fluffles: <You sent Valentines to everyone in the J-Team?>

Jessica: "Yep!"

Fluffles: <Wow! And you even did specific ones?>

Jessica: "Yep! Based on everyone's favorite sweets! Like, you got peanut butter fudge, and Cereza got strawberry lollipops, and Basket got candied fruit, et cetera."

-Indeed, every J-Teamer should find some manner of sweet they enjoy and a customized note from Jessica.-

Shaun: "Yay?"

Did I just...out-fae a Fae?

-He sets the money on the counter.-

Shaun: "Good thing the E4 pay well..."

edited 14th Feb '18 5:10:38 AM by SwiftSeraph

Ersatz Alliance

“Okay,” he shrugged - a little tricky due to the shirts he was carrying. “I’ll just root around the store a little more,” he decided as he shoved the Pokéballs back into his pocket. He began rooting through the defectives, trying on most everything that wasn’t a scarf.

He found a few things that seemed pretty cool, like fake Vulpix ears he could feel flick and a pair of gloves with Lucario-esque spikes on the back that soon started emanating Obscura - his Obscura. Those weren’t the only two, but they were highlights.

He also found a few pairs of pants, because it wasn’t just his shirt that was starting to smell. He dumped them all onto the counter, tags exposed in a convenient line. A debit card slammed on the counter, its owner wearing an excited grin.

Secretly, he felt a little unsurprised. Valentine’s was today, and he had no one, same as every other year. It was something he used to be fine with, joking how he “don’t got any dames,” but now that he realized he hated being alone, it was something he looked back on with disdain. He subconsciously placed a hand in an outer pocket and felt something that wasn’t there before.

He grabbed it and pulled out a box of [Lemonheads] along with a slip of paper in handwriting he didn’t recognize.

“There’s always someone who loves you,” the note said simply. He popped a few of the candies, sealing the box and sighing.

-Kai receives Jessica's Valentine, complete with caramel chocolate.-

-She smiles, and makes a note to find her eventually to thank her. But not right now, she just got here.-

-Likewise, everyone else receives and appreciates their Valentines.-

-Interestingly, one seems to have responded. Jessica gets a box and a card.-

Seafolk Village PMC

-Lane is pacing-

-And checking his phone-

Hugo:<You can't just do this all day.>

Lane:Hush up!

Hugo:<It's just Valentine's Day.>

Lane:Mrrrph.

Hugo:<You're worrying too much.>

Lane:Hugo, last Valentine's Day, I found my girlfriend and my daughter hooked up to some fucked up glitch game thing, I am allowed to be wary [ಠ]_[ಠ]

Hugo:<If you say so...>

Leo: Uhmm... Do you have a scarf or something?

Denali takes the money and puts it in the register, turning to Leo, "Scarves seem to be very popular. I don't get why, I prefer the classic armband or even bracelets."

Several scarves are sitting in front of Leo, "Be careful, some of them might be borked."

AC: <Because they're comfy and easy to wear?>

Leo: Okay... *looks down at the scarves* What's "borked", if you don't mind me asking?

edited 14th Feb '18 12:36:45 PM by Reuknighted

Human!Thespi: -blinks- Insulted?

-hasty mental replay of the last minute or so-

well fuck

Oh no no no, I didn't mean to imply anything, kind informant! Just to get out of your hair—and your city—as quickly as possible! With a minimum of fuss and poking around—which no one appreciates, certainly—

I don't—

dang it I wanted to play the part of the inept detective at the end who cleans up loose threads by being connected to the heroes not the inept detective in the beginning out of their depth who messes with the crime family and gets outmaneuvered, murdered and/or dragged into a life of crime-y servitude to show how dangerous the family is before the loose cannon vigilante comes in and punches them all in the face

~Well FIX IT, cloudface!~

I AM TRYING! Okay, escalate the implied threat or try to defuse with comic relief—

~DO NOT ESCALATE~

FINE

Lord Dialga, I know the passage of time is a gift, but I don't suppose you could see it in your eternal heart to return the last few minutes to us so we don't die very very soon...?

-and they are dragged away-

Some space between us and them works too thank you

But but but we're not done with the scene yet! We don't have the plot point—

Human!Thespi: -as they're being dragged away, hopeful- Dammit not again why does this happen every time I bring them up—

-Pollen flies out and tries to cover her mouth-

-loudly, around Pollen- I JUST WANT TO SEE MY WIFE AND KIDS AGAIN I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN MONTHS—okay let's go

-Phoenix examines the assortment of [Twix] occupying the space in front of him. A card states, "Would have gotten Casteliacones but the place is closed.".-

Phoenix: *muttering* How did they even get in here...

edited 14th Feb '18 8:58:37 AM by redneckphoenix