Stormchaser

Sure, we can just warp out and go looking for stuff. I'll shadow you.

-He tries to flash Colton a forced smile-

Stormchaser

Looking at Pent and not reacting to the wink visibly - Pent would hear a simple "weak pun, dude," - Colton was interrupted by Sunny opening the door, a cup of coffee in her paw.

She yawned, looking at the three of them.

"Could you teleport us to Kalos?" Colton asked.

Silently, the Delphox drew her staff and summoned pink sparkles around it before they coalesced around everyone and the three of them vanished.

Halter coughs, failing to notice either of the hidden signs between Colton and Pent.

Halter: "Sparkles... not a fan of those. Makes me cough for some reason. Where are we, anyway?"

Somewhere in Kalos

-Pent shrugs and rolls his shoulders post-teleport-

Sorry, just needed to check we were on the same page...

Kalos, Some Alley In A City

"I think we are?" Colton silently asked via another auditory illusion as he stepped out of the alley to look around.

Halter: "...Alright, is there some reason neither of you are talking now? What'd I do wrong?"

Halter is getting progressively more frustrated by the lack of direct communication.

Kalos City

Oh, just sorta didn't want to breathe in the sparkles. Sorry about the quiet.

-He smiles again-

So what sorta thing are we looking for. Shopping, activities, trouble?

Kalos

"Any of those are fine by me," Colton allowed, looking back. "I got my card, my team, and my transformation trinket," he said, drawing out his Sun Stone but not transforming via it.

Halter: "The way you said that last one bothers me. Do you not trust me? Fine, one of you fall over and I'll catch you or something. That's how people trust each-other, right?"

There's quite a bit of sarcasm in that last statement.

Lumiose city

Silversmith: "Wait, Ian! Your bag!"

Silversmith caught up to Ian and returned the bag. He didn't want to wait around; he was not in the mood for a curb stomp speech or a hypnosis to the face. He returned to Reynard and took a slice of pizza to go.

Silversmith: "Thanks once again for this excellent opportunity, doctor! It goes appreciated! I hope I served you well, and feel free to contact me if you have any grunt work or other services I can render."

Refreshed, replenished, restored, and compensation received, Silversmith felt great. He reached for a hat to tip, but still found none. Instead, he lightly shook Reynard's hand and took his leave.

Between Kalos and Unova

On the ferry, some of Silversmith's pokeballs wiggled about in his backpack. Again, he felt guilty for his lack of relationship with his pokemon. Perhaps he would participate in some activities with them... It still didn't feel right. Talking to his pokemon. It felt... He couldn't put words to it. But he knew, even if it felt creepy for Arceus knows what reason, his pokemon deserved his best. Whilst pondering this, he avoided everyone. Constant vigilance wasn't a fun way to live, but hey. He wasn't a weremon.

Accumula town

Silversmith closed the door with a creak, the glorious moonlight seeping in through the windows. He couldn't remember the last time he'd done that without having some epic adventure in the day proceeding.

Silversmith: "Well, father, I went out, did good in the world, and earned some restitution."

He handed his father the compensation.

Silversmith Senior: "Wow! I didn't expect you to make up this much so fast. Well done, son!"

It was the best day of Silversmith's life.

Silversmith Senior: "Now, I bet you want to get to bed, but I was wondering. I was out on my lunch break with Shelby, and I happened to monologue that you could speak monese now... She seemed pretty—"

It was no longer the best day of Silversmith's life.

Silversmith: "Will the rest of my days be ever tarnished by the one mistake? The one time I wasn't paranoid enough?"

Silversmith Senior: "..."

Silversmith: "Good night, father."

Silversmith Senior: "Hey, before you go... I doubt that it's this "mistake" you're frustrated with. If I know you very well, it's something else. Something... current."

Silversmith: "Good night, father."

He went to his room and closed the door quietly. He removed his backpack and placed the pokeballs and his box on the dresser. He'd deal with those things tomorrow. For now, he slept.

Kalos

Hm? No I mean like fun trouble. Cool shenanigans kinda trouble.

-He ponders-

Ersatz maybe?

Kalos

"Y'know, saying that you want to establish trust tells me you're not to be trusted," Colton started.

"Actually, Ersatz sounds like fun," Colton decided. "Lead the way, Pent."

Halter: "...Alright, fair point."

They facepalm and mutter to themselves a bit.

Halter: "Smooth one, Halis..."

They knock this off shortly after.

Halter: "Anyway, Ersatz, yeah, sounds like a barrel of laughs. Let's go there, I guess."

Lumiose City

Me: -turns around to see my bag in my hands and Silversmith isn't there-

Thanks, Silversmith...

Silversmith?

Piku-chan: <Well, it's nice that he returned your bag.>

Me: Sure is, Piku-chan. Now... Let's go home...

Piku-chan: <But what about your Gym Challenge in Kanto?>

Me: I can continue that after a good-night sleep at home.

Wandering through Kalos, trying to find an entrance to Ersatz Alliance

Me: I've never been to the Kalos Region before, but I bet there's an Ersatz Entrance around here somewhere...

Piku-chan: <We'll just have to keep looking for one...>

Macraul Mansion

-Sylvestra looks at Pent's graffiti and sighs-

Sylvestra: First those Mobius goons trash downtown Kalos with their giant freak Pokemon, then they steal family possessions?

David: They should have quit while they were ahead.

Sylvestra: You tell me.

Black Fog:    <What do we do now?>   

Sylvestra: Simple!

-she does the Mr. Burns finger twiddle-

We take matters into our own hands.

Jubilife City, Cafe

Two women sit at a table in a cafe, one drinking tea, the other coffee◊.

Touko: "Well, that's certainly a story. Fell through an Ultra Wormhole to another world where everyone's pokemon... And proceeded to be the main villain of an anime."

Iris: "Yes, that's... accurate. And you, Touko, how have you been?"

Touko: "Oh, the usual. Puppet commissions, the occasional time acting like a private eye."

Iris: "Any particularly notable cases?"

Touko thinks.

Touko: "Not really. The usual sorts that get to my desk. Ghosts causing trouble, mostly."

Iris: "Are you still in Mauville?"

Touko: "I am, yes. It's certainly been something, watching how the city's changed..."

Iris: "Yes, the big arcology in the center of town. I heard about that."

Touko: "Yeah."

Iris looks off into the distance out the window.

Touko: "You apologized to them yet?"

Iris: "Yes, we converse regularly, now. Mostly over text. The girls are out of the area too much to do much else, unfortunately. Kaze is apparently back from the dead as a ghost."

Touko: "Oh is he now? I figured he was too stubborn to stay dead. Honestly, I'm surprised it took him this long."

Iris smiles, chuckling. "Yes, I suppose so."

The two go silent for a bit.

Touko: "Hey, Iris?"

Iris: "Hm?"

Touko: "What do you say to going shopping?"

Iris smiles. "I'd like that."

Touko stands up. "Let's go, then."

Rumnation Field

Ferris: Okay then. Jack, use Flame Burst!

Jack would do as asked. Instead of attacking, Virizion used Swords Dance.

Jack: <Not that bad.>

Ferris: Jack, that increases the damage they do.

Jack responded with a face akin to this.

Ferris: Let me handle this for a bit...

He would attack Virizion with a Night Slash (because, you know, Obscuric).

Edited by Routeferret on May 14th 2019 at 9:04:30 AM

Kalos Route 5, Versant Road

Me: I know there are Ersatz Entrances all over this world. The only problem is... I don't know where all of them are...

Piku-chan: <And maybe it's for the best that we don't map them out.>

Me: Agreed. I could go crazy because of it. And that wouldn't be fun at all...

Kalos

Alright.

-He confidently starts walking in a direction at random, thinking loudly about how he'd like to visit Ersatz right now because that might influence it's chance at appearing-

Ersatz Alliance

-The three arrive here, yep-

Ersatz

"Woah," Colton breathed, absentmindedly leaving the door open as he entered. "How did you get us here; did you influence its appearance somehow?" He asked, subsequently walking over to the shirts, picking up one that was black but had a square on the front that started to blur into colors when his headphones kicked on.

Halter also walks in, noting this is the first time they've seen this place.

Halter: "...To be honest, I'm not sure what I'd want, or what—"

They stop themselves, realizing what they were about to say.

Halter: "N-nevermind, uhm... what to get, what to get..."

They pretend to look around a bit, unsure what to actually do.

Stormchaser

-A green Joltik is crawling around-

Stormchaser, elsewhere

-Julius is walking around talking to Ishtar-

-Ishtar is wearing a gray sweater and jeans-

Ersatz Alliance

Colt, it's a clothing store run by legendaries with a single interior location shared by multiple exterior entrances. Of course I can influence it to appear. I think...

-He starts wandering the store looking for something that fits his current design goals-

Ersatz

"Probably something I should practice," Colton said as the image on the shirt solidified into [Reload]. He put the shirt back and the image faded away.

Smirking as he draped the shirt over his shoulder, he didn’t notice the Zeraora manning the counter, staring at Colton like he recognized him.

"What are you looking for?" He asked Pent, eyes darting to Halis.

Edited by AbsentCoder on May 14th 2019 at 4:28:34 AM

Stormchaser

-Guess who rounds the corner, clad in hoodie and sweatpants?-

-Hint: it's not Lucina!-