Halter: "I mean... I don't really need much, do I? What more would I even need? Hrm..."

They... aren't very good at pretending to look around at the various items, instead looking more like they're trying to read a magazine or something.

Ersatz Alliance

Hm yes I'm kind of thinking of something in a elf slash wizard slash modern slash does-not-care-one-metric-inch-about-the-gender-binary slash probably-not-so-goth-because-I've-done-that-a-lot... Oh and it needs to not cause people to instantly hate it, that's somewhat important.

-He rests his shoulders on the counter and puts his head in his hands-

Also, no denim. I have issues with denim.

Ersatz

"...Whut," Colton said simply, staring at Pent and meeting the Zeraora's eyes, a flash of something going across both their faces. Before Colton could draw his phone, the Zeraora looked away.

<I think I can help,> he said, turning to a computer on the counter. <Enby... elf... no denim... modern...> he muttered as he typed the keywords in.

<And would you favor aesthetic or functionality?> He asked, desperately trying not to look up.

Kalos Route 5

-Ian wishes out loud to go to Ersatz Alliance...-

Ersatz Alliance

-...and he arrives...-

Me: Now I need to find the clothes rack that leads to the Unova Region and to an extent, home.

-I suddenly see Colton with two others-

Me: -thinks to self- Hey... That's Colton... He was one of the J-Teamers I was with on the Macraul Manor raid. Maybe I should go and say "hi".

-I go over to where Colton is-

Me: Hi.

Halter walks over to look at something... closely.

Halter: "Hmmm..."

Veeeeery closely.

Halter: "...Wait, why am I doing this? Ugh."

They stop staring so closely at the item.

Halter: "Someone really should label these, or put signs up or something... I can never tell what I'm looking at."

The Stormchaser

A black-haired woman in a blue kimono and red leather jacket kneels down next to the green joltik.

Shiki: "Eh? Joltik aren't usually green. What's with you?"

Stormchaser, Shiki

Joltik: L͝i̧̪̳ͅs̜͔̘̱̹̤̰t̹è̳̳̩̗̠n̛,҉̣̮͕͇̯ͅ ̨͎͔͖͎̰̠̻y͙̹̖͓̰͍̪o̪̬̜̪̩͢ư̘͙͉͇̗͉̜ ̘ḥ̢̞̟͕̝̻a̧͚̲v͚͉̳̳͟ḙ̰̯͔̻͎n̜͍̤̻͠'͏t̤͉̳̤̣̻ͅ ̜̠̙̯͢s̜̱͇̤̻e̟̲͎̰en̞̩̺͍͈̗ ̙̲̭a̵̪̝ ͉̥̳͙̬͍e͎͙͟g̸̥̥̙g̮̞͟-̰̞̙͉͕̜̕s͇͉̱̣͙͕͍̀h̞̝a̛͖̠̫̜p̻̟e͓̠͍̖̺ͅd̨̜̭ ̖̥̞̟̘̤̭b̛̻̱̖l͍͖̟̤̰͇͡u̷̦̥̺͙é̬̱̙̤̖̖ ͡m͉͇̯̙a̤̥̣̗̳̗͢n̨͉̙̖̖ ̖͍á̹͙̼̣n̨͚̤͎͕̻̝y̡̹w̵̦h̹͙͕ḙ̫̜̠̕r͓̯̝̜͡e͎͔͇͉͔ ͉̙̹n͈̰̞̘̜̠̝e̼͔͖á̳r̟̖͇͍̭̟̦̕ ̼̟̘͕͇̳̀ͅh͖̖͓é͍̘̼r͘e͡ ͎͉̹̦̭̗h̤̤̮͕a͓̼͓̞̙͉v͔̘̼̺͇͉̤e̜͖͓̭̺͍ ̩̬͜y̳o͔̱̻̹͍̟͎͠u̙͕̖̻͉͡?҉̭̪͎͖

Stormchaser, Elizabeth

Ishtar: So you're going to show me more of this world?

Julius: Of course! Starting with-

-He sees Elizabeth-

-He looks at her-

-Then at Ishtar-

-then back at Elizabeth-

-And: -

Ishtar: ...Does he... Know you?

Edited by Umbramatic on May 14th 2019 at 8:27:12 AM

Ersatz Alliance

Depends on the functionality. I'm mostly wanting an aesthetic but if there's something fun enchanted on the gear then that's a bonus. Though... Eh I'd rather not don my pokeform when I wear the outfit...

The Stormchaser

Shiki: "Nope. You didn't answer my question."

Ersatz

<Alright,> the Zeraora said simply, rotating the screen over to show a collection of gear that wouldn't look out of place either at [D&D] or on the street.

One he had highlighted was a hood that would go down to Pent's knees, came in all sorts of colors, had pockets, and there was a box beside it containing options to check.

It almost kind of resembled [Link]'s tunic, but converted into a mage's robe.

"Fae Attributes Bestowed When Wearing? Y/N
Enhance Ability to use Aura Spectrum Powers? Y/N
Ability to Adapt To Wearer's Size? Y/N"

"Yo," Colton says absentmindedly to Ian, still eyeing the Zeraora.

Edited by AbsentCoder on May 14th 2019 at 6:10:30 AM

Ersatz Alliance

-I take a look at the Pokémon Colton is eyeing-

Me: Who's that Pokémon?

-I check my Pokédex-

Pokédex: Zeraora, The Thunderclap Pokémon. An Electric Type Mythical Pokémon. It electrifies its claws and tears its opponents apart with them. Even if they dodge its attack, they'll be electrocuted by the flying sparks.

Me: Yikes! It's almost like that one Honedge technique from an anime Mom and I like to watch! Anyway... What brings you here, Colton?

After having stared blankly at a piece of fabric for far, far too long, Halter has come to a conclusion on something.

Halter: "...This is why I'm not someone to consult on fashion. Or on shopping, for that matter."

They sit down somewhere nearby, thinking a bit and talking quietly to nobody in particular.

Halter: "I wonder if I can get them to come back out. This situation's not my specialty at all."

They then close their eyes, apparently intent on making just that happen.

Ersatz Alliance

My man. My sparking, mon man. This little ditty is getting every one of my yes right now.

-He tries to rein back that excitement-

I dunno what kinda trials you've got lined up as payment here but this with all those good extra features and put it in purple and just... Gah I want it so bad.

Ersatz

The Zeraora's face fell. <Trials, right,> he muttered, having forgotten about the trials.

<I'm not exactly the one you should be talking to about that - I'll see if I can't get the boss,> he decided as he stepped out from behind the counter, tapping the screen to get the color.

And with that, the phone in Colton's hand flashed.

The Zeraora attempted to pay it no mind, because he'd have to look at those familiar eyes again. With that, he continued into the back room.

Colton placed the phone back in his pocket, pausing to look at Halis. "The heck they doing?" He asked himself.

Edited by AbsentCoder on May 14th 2019 at 7:19:41 AM

It takes them a few minutes, but when they open their eyes again, they're green like normal... though the hair's still faded-looking due to that being purely hair dye.

Halis: "...Oh, uh, hi! I wasn't sleeping, honest!"

They quickly stand back up, brushing themselves off.

Halis: "So, wait... what'd I come in here for again?"

They try to think of why they're here of all places.

Ersatz Alliance

Me: Honestly, I'm just here trying to find my way home...

Ersatz Alliance

-The flooded-with-hype Pent turns around and leans on the counter, eyes drifting through the store-

So. Fun fact, I know what yellow eyes means Hal. Care to explain?

Ersatz

"So you know what was going on?" Colton asked Pent, subsequently watching a Pokeball open.

<Halis has a split personality,> Lucario explained, Expert Belt around his forehead. <D.C. told me he had a suspicion, but this confirms it,> he explained.

Stormchaser

Elizabeth: "...you could say that."

-She debates pulling her hood closed and collapsing in a fetal position.-

Elizabeth: "...I...guess we should go after him?"

They look at Pent, confused.

Halis: "Yellow eyes? They have meaning beyond color? What do green eyes mean, then? I hope it means something nice... I bet it means 'you can trust this person', right? Yellow eyes... oh, I'm sure it means the same thing. There's too many nice people for that not to be the case... dunno what any other colors mean, though. Do you know what they mean?"

Stormchaser, Shiki

Joltik: Ì̯̱̤̹̥̱t͟ͅ'͓͈̺̠̰̮̟ṣ̝͎͍̦̙ͅ ̵͇̯̜̗̮̱͎b҉̼̙̭̺̞ḙ̫͎͚̖c̞̲a͉u̺̤̞s̰͜e̶̠͔̘ ̡̲͍̝Į̬'͉̟͝m̶̬͖͓̣̫̼͚ ͇n͙̼̮͓͈͕̲͟ò̤͙̭ͅt͍̮̪̙͇ ̤̞͔͇͜a̪̝̪̻̣c̤̘͙͙͉̳͖͢t̶̬͕̻ṷ̪͖̤͟a̤͉̜̜̫͕͉ll̘̮̲̮y̥̼̪̳͖ ̭̣̝͡a̠̫ ͉̟̫͕̳͖ͅJ҉̩͎ͅo̧͙̣ḷ̝̠̺̪͞ṱ̠͈̕i͕k̻̫̫.̴͍̱̭ͅ L̘͚̲̤̦̙i̡s͇͚͈̞̣̲̞ṭ͓̭̪͚͜ͅȩ̠̘̯͈̙͉̠n͎̹͇ͅ,̛ ̰͕͍̣y̫͎ͅo̶͚͍̫u͉͇̠͇̩̝ ͕̝̖̘̘͟k͙̝͎̦ņ̬̟o͇̩w͚̟̼͎̳̝͇ ̩̖̟̯́wͅh̙̟̬͠o̷̱s͔͟e͚͓ ̤̫͈͍̙̣͍a̭̜̪̥̯̫̦i̶̫̻̭͔r̶̠̘̰s̰̻̟̬̭̕h̛͍̖ip̜̗ ̬̝̫͉̳t̵̳̫h̞i̘̮̫̠s̢͎ ̲̲̜̪͡is?͇̲͍ ̪Ì͕̮̫̭̝̹͚ṱ̺ ͇̼̻̭̫̥͘ͅs̟̮͉͖̞ȩ͇͖͙̼̤e͇m̶͈̯̰̰͇s̥̝̪ ͍̣͇̻̜̺f̨̖̥a̠̣̩̥͖̺ͅm̝̩̭͚̗i̱͟l͈͓̱͖͕̣ị̧̪͍͕͕a̧̮͙̻̥̖̜ͅr͉ ̞͙b̭̺̝̣̳̤̪ù̞ͅt ҉̤̰̳͙̖m̷y̰ ̜̖͎̦̬͡m̦̬̞̣̝͓̰e̟m̵͖̫̗̭͇͕͇or̨̼y̵̝'̪̮̤͖̯s̘̫̺ ͚̙a̠̲̖͓̩͇̩ ̻͇͡b̦͈͚̫̟i͟t̸̹͕ ̪̮͖̣͙̜f̷̩̫͖͇ù̫̣͖̩͔z̘͢z͙̝̰̱̪̻̞͘y̧͖̣ ̝͖̟̮̰̠d̯̼̝͈ue̼̭͍͇̻͎̤ ̺t̟̭̩͞o̭͎͚̳ ̭͎̰̕b͇̣͎̦̞͍ͅe̵̲̠̦̪̘̝̲i̗͚̲̱̼n̳̠̖̻g͙͚̝̻̺̯ ̳̠̟̼̱͢s̘̺͕̀t̻̮̗̬̲̮u̖͖͍̩̭̰ͅc̜̜͍͚̞͖ͅk̜̰̺͘ ̱̫w̝͉̬̬̟̼i̸̗̥͚̗̤t̞̙͎͞h̙̹̝̺͝ ̞̝̞͈͖̩̰͡a̰͓̤͕̖ ͎͈m̤̭͕̪͓͘e͏̤̞̩̠g̸͔̩ͅa̬̠̰͎͍̮͟l͕̝̟̥ͅo̺̞̗̥̳m̯̠̫̲̰͖͡a̱̦̘͕̪͓͙n̥͖̙͟i̖̳͔̬͘a̬͜c ͈͓̼s̴̥ǫ͚̫͔̖̳̩r҉c͈̳̪̗̤e͏̦̜̞̩ŕ͎̪͙͚͎͔ͅe̛̥̤̥s̡̻͉̖͔s͓̳͈̤͔͉͢ a̤̱̥̼͕͖̣n̸͚̜̪̙̳d̘̠̭͖ ̴̟̞̖͇h͙̭̪̣e̟͉̤r̸̳͔̟̣̖͎̱ ̧̳͚ͅj̝͙͙͇͔ȩ͔͖̯̱l̞̲̮̘̫̖l͕̪̺̙̞̜y͍͉̝̗̥͢f̺̲̬̰̻ͅịs̵̫̯̙̮̯͎h̠̻̲ f̤̦o̙r͏̙̜̜̻͚͔̭ ̯̪̪̱a̰̙̯̯͚͕ ̦͍̟̲̜̜̕ye̼̭a͔͚̯͕̥͚̫r̨̞̪̖̳̙̗.̪̲̠͎̩ͅ

Stormchaser, Elizabeth

-It is then than Julius rushes back-

Julius: Elizabeth, Ishtar, I can explain!

Ishtar: ...Explain what?

Julius: ...

...Elizabeth, this is Ishtar, my girlfriend. Ishtar, this is Elizabeth, my... girl... friend...

-He curls up in the fetal position-

Ishtar: ...Oh.

Silas scratched his head, this was frustrating, "Guh... I'm gonna put it to simple stats then, did we stop Pokefutures from getting their hands on Lycanrow and its secrets? Yes."

~Did we learn more about Pokefutures?~

"I got a hard drive of stolen info and a few plans about their weird cyborg clone things... So yes."

~Do we know their next move?~

"Sadly not."

Roxy perked up, "Hey 2 outta 3 ain't bad. Let me add a fourth condition, did we kick ass and look damn sexy while doing so? I'd say as a band of superheroes yes!"

Snakeye then added, <We're still gunna need to get Alice to a hospital.>

"Bishop has us on course for Sinnoh, Barty works at Snowpoint General, which is great for hiding."

Roxy then said, "Well then, meeting adjourned?"

"For now. Yes."

Stormchaser

-Predictably, Elizabeth is...completely nonplussed at the revelation that Ishtar is Julius' girlfriend.-

-Then she realizes how this looks to Ishtar.-

Elizabeth: "Please don't kill me I didn't mean to steal your man it was an accident I swear"

Stormchaser, Elizabeth

Ishtar: I see he ended up with you in this world... Given he thought I was dead I can't blame him... But what do we do now?

-Julius gives a high-pitched squeak-

The Stormchaser

Shiki: "Eh? Not a joltik? What are you, then?"

"As for the airship, it's the J-team's, or something like that."