Not A Lawyer
J-Con, 2021
-Lissa shrugs.-
Lissa: Sure, why not? Wasn't really doing anything other than hanging around with this dork.
Lucius: Are you serious? You're just gonna let them wander off like that?
Lissa: Dude, I dunno who you think this weirdo even is, other than someone you clearly feel comfortable being weirdly over-familiar with.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Dunsparce Cloud
Wyndon, J-con
Apple-A-Day: I...yeah, okay.
-they trudge off into the crowd-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Wild area
Florence: <Yeah?>
Loki: <I'm sure we can find an entrance ourselves if we need to.>
J-con
Hazel and Evo are walking around.
Evo: <Ah, good old j-con. I've missed these.>
Hazel: We need to focus. This is probably our best chance to get some j-team merch to bring back to the future with us. Maybe even some copies of the show or the anime.
Evo: <Fine, fine, you do that. I'm going to check out all the stands!>
Evo wanders off.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
J-Con Fortune Booth
Hoops thinks about the choice they made years ago, the one that brought them out into the world and away from their old life.
Hoops: It's been up and down since then, but... I guess in the end it did turn out pretty well. Alright, hit me up with my present, definitely not servant of Giratina.
Battle Outside Hammerlocke
Hoops: Damn it. Rav, return.
They look a the field and see Kec deflecting the boulders. They allow themself a small smile of pride before they notice the attack on Nin.
Hoops: Use Double Team!
Nin flits back and forth in the air fast enough to create dozens of illusory copies. The Air Slash attacks appear to hit, but instead they pass through some of the decoys.
Hoops: Yes! You good, Nin?
Nin: <I am doing okay. Perhaps this is not the time, give me some backup!>
Hoops: Uh, right.
They look at the three remaining pokeballs carefully. Inside their head they go through several scenarios.
Hoops: I guess if we're behind, we need to make it up. Go, Drapion!
The large purple pokemon smashes his claws together.
Drapion: <Don't I get a nickname?>
Hoops: I thought you wouldn't want one.
Drapion: <Not at first, but if everyone else is getting one then I don't want to be left out.>
Hoops: Aww. You're kind of a softie really.
Drapion: <Do you wish to spend the next month in a poison ward?>
Hoops: Fair. How about Api?
Drapion: <It is... acceptable.>
Hoops: Great. Now, Api, use Pin Missile to keep them pinned down. Nin, get between the Pin Missiles and use Fury Cutter!
Api releases a barrage of long streaking pins that cover much of the battlefield and rain down on Kec and Tot. Nin and her illusory duplicates dodge between them with their claws glowing red and preparing to slash at any openings, though of course only the real ones will actually do damage.
Some Rando
Fortune Booth the First
Kendall nodded in silent agreement, looking down at his right hand and summoning the illusion of a business card, Game Freak’s emblem on one side.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Wild Area, Aurelia Under Threat
-Aurelia's eyes grow wide and her irises shrink from fear as the source of the bored [Southern] drawl threatens her with a rusty piece of iron. It's clear this person wants to harm her. She wants to scream for help, but she's too scared to, as she fears the slightest sound would trigger Ferrum's reflexes and her light would fade all too soon. She looks around almost panicked.-
Radon: Really, Ferrum? Threatening a girl with a piece of rusty metal? I didn't know you were into that sort of thing... Also, remember our orders. She is worth much more to us alive than dead.
-Aurelia sees Radon appear beside Ferrum and starts to worry even more. She closes her eyes and shivers, a rippling aura of light begins to surround her as she relays a telepathic message throughout the Galar Region, all consisting of a single word...-
Telepathic Textspace
~HELP!!!~Battle Outside Hammerlocke
Evelyn: Tot, use Echoed Voice! Kec, use Sucker Punch!
-Kec's body turns from light grey to black as his ability makes him a Dark type, and dark energy gathers around his fist which he brings towards Nin as she makes her approach. Tot lets out an echoed yell in an attempt to drive the pin missiles back using nothing but sound.-
-At that moment, Ian hears a cry for help echoing through his mind. It sounds like a terrified girl's voice. It's clear what Ian must do.-
Me: -to Kim- I gotta go, Kim! Someone's in trouble! -to Evelyn- Keep fighting the good fight, Evelyn!
-Ian runs off to where he thinks the cry for help came from.-
J-Con, Fortune Booth
-Evelyn looks at the card shown to her and nods.-
Evelyn: Interesting...
Maiden's Heart Palace
Joybringer: Interesting... So some people gave you the power of Persona and paid you to do whatever you want in this world? Anything else you want to tell us?
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Not A Lawyer
Wild Area - With Radon/Aurelia
-Ferrum chuckles at Radon, and the metal rod points downwards before embedding itself in the ground directly in front of Aurelia.-
Ferrum: Relax. I ain't gonna hurt her. Not seriously, anyway. I know how tetchy the staff can get if you scuff up their things. Just making sure she doesn't get the idea to try anything silly like making a break for it.
-He steps forward again, reaching into his trenchcoat to produce a Pokeball.-
Ferrum: Crying wolf ain't gonna help you, missy. This'll be a whole lot easier for us both if you just shut the hell up and do what we say.
J-Con 2021
-Lucius sputters indignantly, but is ultimately left behind as Lissa trails after Apple-A-Day, a vaguely curious expression on her face.-
Lissa: So, like... what's your deal? Do you have beef with this Percy person or something? I actually considered dressing up as Percy - y'know, the one from that livestreamed campaign - but then I figured I'd have to wear a binder for eight hours, and fuck that. Though I guess I wouldn't have had to. Not like there's much down there to bind anyway. Fuck, I should've gone with a Percy cosplay after all, it'd be way easier to move around in than this fucking dress.
Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 18th 2021 at 2:48:29 PM
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Silas looked out over the party and took a deep sigh, "We should tell them. Gio how soon can the ship be here?"
"The Hades can get here as early as tomorrow," Gio responded, "We just need to get the renovations done."
"Please pull it out here then," Silas requested, "For now. Today is not a day for the Bolts, it's a day for friends to just hang out."
Gio grinned, "Enjoy the party, glad to help."
Silas nodded and walked off, motioning for Gale to follow him, "Let's get the presents, I think it's about time we open them so we can move onto that mudcake. I'm looking forward to it."
Silas and Roxy stared at the empty booth, Silas still a little freaked over the cards. He inhaled deeply and put his helmet back on, Roxy following as well. They were now open for interaction.
Flying Colors
The Fortune Booth — Evelyn
-The Fortuneteller smiles, and flips the final card. Once again, it is two mirrored sets of seven across a dividing horizon; however, this time, the upright side shows the monochrome group fanned outward triumphantly as the rainbow individual watches them go.-
Fortuneteller: And finally, the card of your future is Journeys. You have quite an adventure ahead of you, friend! You'll see sights and encounter experiences you can only dream of, and return with stories upon stories to tell. But do be sure not to get too carried away; venture too far, and you may end up forgetting and leaving behind something, or someone, important.
The Fortune Booth — Kendall
-The Fortuneteller glances down at the image of the Game Freak business card, but makes no comment, instead drawing the next card. Again, four figures between a cliff and a skyscraper, two in freefall, the third dragging them down, and the fourth out of reach.
Fortuneteller: The card of your present is Fall. Some path that you are taking may not be the right one, but it isn't so easy as to turn around. The climb back up will be difficult, but not impossible; but for now, all you can do is wait to reach the bottom.
The Fortune Booth — Hoops
-The Fortuneteller chuckles at Hoops's commentary about Giratina, and turns over the second card. A card divided diagonally, with a red-haired person on the upright and a cloaked and masked specter on the opposite. Behind the red-haired one is a daylit sky; behind the specter, a pattern like a starry night — black hexagons with white dots at the intersections of each. They are both reaching toward the center of the card, where an amulet on a chain is entangled between their hands, open and divided by the card's diagonal. On the upright side, it is a shining golden color; on the opposite, it's a ruddy and rusted orange. The actual amulet in question is not inherently heart-shaped, but it is open at such an angle that it creates a heart-shaped silhouette across the diagonal. In the struggle, a blade on the specter's wrist points toward the redhead's heart; the redhead is not pointing toward the same spot on the specter's side, but lacerations do appear across the chest of the specter's coat and the side of their helmet, dripping not with blood, but with mercury.-
Fortuneteller: The card of your present is Heart. As you might expect, Heart represents an emotional center, and you provide that empathy for those around you. You're able to be trusted, relied upon, and confided in. However, be careful not to bottle up your own emotions too tightly to facilitate that; after all, even therapists need therapists of their own.
Some Rando
Fortuneteller Del Ken
"What would that path be?" He asked himself, crossing his arms in contemplation.
<Perhaps the absence of a path,> Roy started. <Is the path.>
"What? Arceus' unholy flank I hate that that makes sense," Kendall realized.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Circhester Stadium
(Elton waves to Ian and Evelyn, before Kim promptly returns him.)
Kim: "Great job, Elton. Congratulations on evolving."
(She puts his PokeBall away, before turning to Melony.)
Kim: "Well. I must say, you've been giving me quite a fight so far."
Melony: "Thank you. However..." (She takes out another PokeBall.) "I don't believe you have the strength to take down my next Pokemon! Eiscue, come on out!"
(She throws the PokeBall, and in an instant, an Eiscue appears, in its Ice Face form.)
Eiscue: (muffled) <Um... he—hello? Anybody? Help me...>
Kim: "Awwww... he's really cute..." (then, smirking and taking out her third PokeBall) "But I've heard about your Eiscue. And this is why I didn't bring any Water types to my battle against you." (She throws the ball.) "Red alert, Ozzy!"
(The ball opens, and Ozzy appears in a flash.)
Ozzy: <Ah. A Eudyptula gelu. Well. This should be fun.>
Kim: "Indeed it should."
Melony: "A Corviknight... very interesting..."
Circhester Stadium— Stands
Braker: "An Eiscue?"
Walter: <A Corviknight? I was not aware that Kim had a Corviknight.>
Cuddles: <Awww... the Eiscue is so cute~!>
Walter: <Let me guess; you want to hug him?>
Cuddles: <Yep!>
Walter: (facepalms)
Battle Outside of Hammerlocke
(Kim nods towards Ian.)
Kim: "Very well, Ian. I shall see you after the battle and alert you of what happened."
Wild Area (BOB 2)
Braker: "...Somewhat."
Jules: <I do~!>
Romea: <Naturally.>
J-Con— Braker's Section
Braker: "Leonard Braker. These are some of my Pokemon. The Galvantula is Cuddles... I'm pretty sure he wants to ask you if you want a hug. He always does this. Don't worry; he doesn't bite. He is very soft and floofy."
J-Con— Kim's Section
(Kim eventually notices the Fortune Table— along with Ian and Evelyn— as well as two other Fortune Tables with Kendall and Kamui— and Sunny, and Roy. And also Hoops. She pauses for a few moments, then...)
Kim: (thinking, to herself) A fortune table...? Well, that is interesting. I would enjoy having my fortune read.
(She goes over to the tables and blinks.)
Kim: (thinking, to herself) Wonder who the Blaziken is. All I know so far is that he's one of Rever's Pokemon...
J-Con— Axis Hunter's Arrival
(Someone, aged 21, promptly enters the con, with a Ninjask— TEKKAN— by their side. They are wearing a yellow shirt with the green [Homestuck] spirograph on it, as well as a picture of a Parthenon on top of that.)
--> Observe person in shirt.
Your name is AXIS HUNTER.
You quite literally stumbled into this J-CON thingy. You don't even know what the J-TEAM is, since for most of your life you have been OBSESSED WITH HOMESTUCK, and only just now started on your POKEMON JOURNEY. However, you decided to check it out anyway due to your MASSIVE NERDINESS and desire to meet NEW PEOPLE AND POKEMON. You are VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE when it comes to certain things, including POKEMON. However, your two biggest INTERESTS are HOMESTUCK AND GREEK MYTHOS. In fact, your love of the former led you directly to the latter. Your love of HOMESTUCK in particular is so apparent that you have started to refer to POKEMON BATTLES as POKEMON STRIFES and refer to your POKE BALLS as BALLKIND ABSTRATII— but you do not call your POKEMON LUSUSES— LUSI?— under any circumstances. You have memorized the TYPING QUIRKS of EVERY SINGLE HOMESTUCK TROLL, and sometimes find yourself typing with commas instead of periods on occasion. This is because, despite your sign being GEMINI, you identify the most with TAVROS— and does it ever show.
In terms of your actual PERSONALITY you are rather HUMBLE despite your GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF HOMESTUCK. In fact, you seem to be a bit EMBARRASSED by your NERDY PURSUITS, despite your SHIRT and clear adoration of them. You don't usually prefer to show off your knowledge of GREEK MYTH or HOMESTUCK unless someone ASKS YOU ABOUT IT DIRECTLY or NOTICES YOUR SHIRT. You can be rather NERVOUS and AWKWARD around other people, and have trouble STANDING UP FOR YOURSELF, hence you relating yourself to TAVROS. However, you have a great deal of LOVE AND RESPECT for your SOLE POKEMON, TEKKAN, as well as ALL POKEMON YOU COME ACROSS. You enjoy MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND POKEMON, even if you are a bit awkward around them, and are generally a very AMICABLE and GOOD-NATURED PERSON. In a similar regard to one KIMBERLY BOND, you also have a bit of a soft spot for CUTE POKEMON, but are open to catching more INTIMIDATING or BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING POKEMON. This is very much FORESHADOWING FOR THE FUTURE. In fact, one of the reasons you caught TEKKAN in the first place— other than his BLISTERING SPEED and LOVE OF ADVERTISING— is that to you, NINJASK is a RELATIVELY CUTE POKEMON. Like BOND AND BRAKER, you think the cutest Pokemon in the world are FLOOFY ELECTRIC SPOODER FRENS— even though you have yet to actually meet one. Yet. Besides, not only are they floofy, but VRISKA SER(S)KET exists!
...Anyways. MOVING ON.
You can sometimes find yourself a bit EMBARRASSED by the antics of your FAST-PACED and ADVERT-LOVING STARTER POKEMON, but you sincerely LOVE TEKKAN with all your heart and treat him like a FRIEND, giving him as much RESPECT as possible. Oh, and also your two favorite HOMESTUCK TROLLS are NEPETA LEIJON and FEFERI PEIXES, and your favorite of the twelve GREEK OLYMPIANS is POSEIDON, so...
You unfortunately do not have HASSLEMON yet, but if you did, your HASSLEMON HANDLE would be hellenicSburbia (HS) and you tend to speak slightly awkwardly, but mostly just sound a bit NERDY, especially if you are discussing one of your INTERESTS,
--> Examine the NINJASK.
Your name is TEKKAN. You are a NINJASK.
It should come as very little surprise to you that, based on the fact that you correspond to the GREEK GOD HERMES, you are NATURALLY VERY FAST ALMOST ALL OF THE TIME. You TALK RATHER QUICKLY, mostly to get a word in edgewise or if you are ADVERTISING A PRODUCT, whether it be one that you created or one that is CURRENTLY BEING SOLD. You are EXTREMELY ENTERGETIC AND CAREFREE, and enjoy DARTING AROUND FROM PLACE TO PLACE in the span of MERE SECONDS. This was something that comes rather naturally to you, as you are after all a NINJASK, one of the FASTEST POKEMON KNOWN TO MANKIND. In fact, you're even faster than a REGULAR NINJASK is, mostly due to your PRIOR EXPERIENCE serving as a MAIL CARRIER INTERN POKEMON before you were officially caught by your TRAINER AXIS HUNTER. This, naturally, makes you a VERY GOOD COURIER. However, your energetic nature can be as much of a HINDRANCE as it is a BENEFIT. This especially applies when talking to other people, as you very often have a tendency to INTERRUPT OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT WARNING. Additionally, you sometimes DON'T THINK THINGS THROUGH, and when advertising a product can sometimes leap to some ODD CONCLUSIONS about the thing that you want to advertise, leading you to come across as a bit of a SNAKE OIL SALESMAN. Because of this reason, your PRODUCTS almost always NEVER SELL. However, you do not mean to do this. In fact, you want to have a reputation as a rather HONEST ADVERTISER. You DESPISE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN or people who are CLEARLY LYING ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT'S EFFECTIVENESS ("HEADON: Apply directly to the forehead", anyone?). All of these behaviors can sometimes be a BIT OF AN EMBARRASEMENT for your TRAINER, who will APOLOGIZE to other people regarding your behavior. Yet, you also have an EXTREME LOYALTY TOWARDS YOUR TRAINER and are willing to protect them when something particularly bad happens.
As has been probably made very clear by now, you have an immense fascination with AS SEEN ON TV advertisements and MERCHANDISE. You enjoy doing things such as QUOTING FAMOUS COMMERCIALS, FILMING YOUR OWN INFOMERCIALS, and CREATING YOUR OWN PRODUCTS. Unfortunately, as we have stated before, your products usually NEVER END UP SELLING due to your odd behavior. However, that does not deter you in the slightest, as if a product fails, you IMMEDIATELY get to work on making another one. Your love of advertising and MERCHANDISE is so big, in fact, that you will SOMETIMES SING COMMERCIAL JINGLES to yourself in public, and often DROP ADVERTISING LINGO into your speech, including RATTLING OFF LEGAL whenever applicable. Additionally, you also have a bit of an OBSESSION with ADVERTISING MASCOTS as well, and have a desire to BUY THE LATEST PRODUCT if people say it's good enough. Of course, this is all very unsurprising considering that you correspond to HERMES, AKA the GOD OF MERCHANDISE. No seriously, he LITERALLY GAVE US THE TERM "MERCHANDISE". Given your connections to HERMES, you also enjoy serving as an EMISSARY between your Trainer and other Trainers— and will absolutely serve as one when they catch more Pokemon. This is, again, due to your time serving as a MAIL CARRIER INTERN POKEMON prior to being caught by AXIS. In a STRIFE, your SPEED is ABSOLUTELY BLISTERING, and you enjoy using AGILITY and SPEED BOOST to raise your speed so that it is AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE. You've even learned AIR SLASH to counter the effects of a possible TRICK ROOM ABILITY. Additionally, you enjoy raising your ATTACK to BLISTERING LEVELS via the use of SWORDS DANCE, which would technically make your STRIFE SPECIBUS be SWORDKIND ABSTRATUS... if you were a HOMESTUCK TROLL. Which you are, unfortunately, not.
Your Hasslemon handle is apaceCourier and you $peak in a manner veeeeeerryveryveryremini$ent of a televi$ion adverti$er! $ervi$e i$ guaranteed or your moneyback!
Level of Homestuck familiarity: You are familiar with the TROLLS, particularly SOLLUX CAPTOR, but other than that you don't really seem to care that much for it— though you DO wish that there will someday be a NEPETA PLUSH TOY.
(This person, AXIS HUNTER, turns— and then they see...)
Axis: "Oh, look. [Star Wars] cosplayers. Neat."
Tekkan: <There's Star Wars merchandise here?!>
Axis: "I doubt it. Let's go say hi to them."
(And they walk over to Silas and Roxy.)
Axis: "Hello."
Tekkan: <Greetings, lady and gentleman! I'm Tekkan! Deeee-lighted to meet you! I certainly hope you don't mind my Trainer's fascination with your incredible Mandalorian costumes... Where did you get them? How did you get them? Did you make these yourself? They certainly look impeccable...>
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Jul 22nd 2021 at 5:52:20 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Dunsparce Cloud
Wild Area
Brie: I think this should be an entrance?
-...-
Uh, did you just hear someone calling for help?
Halcyon: <Leave it alone.>
Wyndon, J-Con
Apple-A-Day: I don't have beef with anyone. Uh, mostly. Except maybe your friend back there, now. Percy's my friend, she does fossil rejuvenation...uh, she helped me out with a few Pokemon and I wanted to check in with her.
...Did you hear someone calling for help?
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Not A Lawyer
J-Con 2021 - With Apple-A-Day
-Lissa blinks.-
Lissa: ...Uh, no? Pretty sure you're just hearing things. Lotta background noise in this place. Can't say I'd know your friend even if she was yelling at us but hey, I can at least help you look.
-She shrugs, and makes the motion of stuffing her hands into her pockets before remembering that her dress doesn't have any.-
Lissa: And I wouldn't get that worked up about Lucy. He's an ass, sure, but it's mostly just bluster. Pretty sure he had you pegged for someone else in his head, and he's physically incapable of admitting when he's wrong, so he just doubled down to compensate. It's what he does.
J-Con 2021 - Fortune Booth
-Having been abandoned by his erstwhile companion, Lucius finds himself wandering over in this direction, muttering under his breath.-
Lucius: Stupid Ever and their stupid costume and that stupid fake accent they were doing that they somehow managed to make sound endearing and their... oh, hey. What's your deal? You're not, like, also Ever working one of their fifty or so different jobs, are you?
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Wild area
Florence: <I don't think I heard anything... Where did you say the entrance was?>
Loki: <Maybe we should check out the cry for help, if there was one?>
J-con, with Braker
Eva: Nice to meet you. Sorry, normally I'd be up for a cuddle but I got a nasty bite from a pokemon I tried to hug a week or so ago. You'd be surprised how effective that is at putting someone off hugging random pokemon.
Sure enough, Eva has a bite mark on her hand.
Eva: Come to think of it, I've been having trouble sleeping for the past week too. Eh, it's probably just how late the sun goes down at this time of year in Galar. I'm normally asleep by the time it does!
J-con, elsewhere
Cady is busking on her flute. Cecelia hears a cry for help.
Cecelia: <Did you hear that?>
Cady: What?
Cecelia: <Sounded like someone screaming for help.>
Cady: Do you know where from?
Cecelia: <Not for sure. Sounded like telepathy though.>
Cady: Hey, Kat?
Kat walks over.
Kat: Yeah?
Cady: Apparently someone sent out the telepathy equivalent of a distress signal.
Kat: Should we do something?
Edited by QuantumMelody29 on Jul 18th 2021 at 6:48:39 PM
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
J-Con, Braker's Section
Braker: "Ah. I see."
(Cuddles is eating his cake when he hears that Eva was bitten by a Pokemon.)
Cuddles: (horrified) <You were bitten?! That's horrible... I'm sorry to hear that...>
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
J-con bake sale
Eva: Yeah, not quite sure why they did that. But I'm fine now.
Gwen is thinking.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Flying Colors
The Fortune Booth — Kendall
-The Fortuneteller lets out a gentle laugh.-
Fortuneteller: I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to answer that, at least not explicitly. I think there are others who can help you find that answer, though.
-They flip the final card. It is the same as Kamui's first card, though inverted, so that Kendall is facing the kingly figure from the point of view of the warrior.-
Fortuneteller: Oh, now this is interesting, friend. Whereas your companion's card of the past was the Challenger, you have the King in your future. You have an ambition, friend, I can tell that much. There will be someone standing in the way of that ambition, testing your resolve to attain your goal. It will be up to you to find out what it takes to rise up to that challenge.
The Fortune Booth — Lucius
-The Fortuneteller tilts their head curiously at Lucius, but nothing about their grin falters.-
Fortuneteller: I'm afraid I don't know this Ever fellow, but my services are precisely as advertised — I am the Fortuneteller. I tell fortunes. Would you like me to read yours? There's no price but your time and your fate, friend.
-They place a hand on the deck.-
J-Con Fortune Booth
Hoops: The heart? Can I really be the type of person that people can lean on like that? It sounds... nice.
They think of their meeting of Vana, and the way that they gave her comfort about her future.
Hoops: Anyway, tell me the future. That's the best part, right? Let me guess, the card is going to tell me that I'll be rich and famous and loved by everyone.
Battle Outside Hammerlocke
Hoops: Nin, circle around!
Nin approaches Kec from the front, but at the last second she appears to disappear and instead slashes at Kec's back.
At the same time, Tot's Echoed Voice attack is repelling much of the Pin Missiles, but they just keep coming, and at enough angles that it's only a matter or time before one slips through the guard.
Not A Lawyer
J-Con 2021 - Fortune Booth
-Lucius pauses for a moment at the Fortuneteller's comment.-
Lucius: ...I dunno if I'd refer to Ever as a "fellow". Then again, I'm not exactly sure how you'd refer to them. "Infuriating" would be a good start, probably.
-He shrugs and pulls up a seat.-
Lucius: Anyway, sure, why not? Not like I've got anything better to do after those two ditched me.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
Some Rando
Fortuneteller Do
"Hm," Kendall considered simply. "Well, thanks for that. I'll keep a look out. Roy, you're next."
<Actually,> he defended, <I think I've reconsidered. I mean, the whole reason I stayed here was because the future would be uncertain, y'know?>
"Eh, you're not wrong," Kamui shrugged.
Edited by AbsentCoder on Jul 18th 2021 at 12:19:40 PM
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Flying Colors
The Fortune Booth — Kendall
-As Kendall, Roy, and Kamui glance at each other to discuss further fortunes, they'll look back to find a spotless, empty table.-
The Fortune Booth — Hoops
-The Fortuneteller laughs again as they flip the next card. The log cabin amongst the snowy forest is shown again, though for Hoops, the cabin is on the side closest to them.-
Fortuneteller: Fame and wealth, I'm not at liberty to say for certain, but I can promise a comfortable future, because the card of your future is Sanctuary. Though the world may sometimes seem cold and bleak, uncertain, even dangerous, there will always be a place for you to rest and find safety, if you choose to take the offer for it. Maybe it's a permanent home, or just a place of rest on a greater journey, but there's always something waiting for you when you need it most.
The Fortune Booth — Lucius
Fortuneteller: Heh, lovely, lovely. Without further ado, then!
-They shuffle the deck, then place it face-down.-
Fortuneteller: I'm going to draw three cards, one at a time. In order, the side of each card that is upright to you will say something about your past, then your present, then your future.
-They draw the first card — the figure in green, brandishing a sword. With the figure upright, the figure mirrored below them seems more like their own murky reflection in rippling water. Glowing lights of cyan, magenta, and yellow glow faintly around them-
Fortuneteller: The card of your past is Soul. You've found yourself taking on a duty, bearing a burden for what you saw as the good of those around you. It was the path of justice, of a hero, of a cause you believed in, even if it seemed everything was stacked against you.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Circhester Stadium Stands
-Ian squees upon seeing the Eiscue, and then checks his Pokédex.-
Pokédex: Eiscue, the Penguin Pokémon. An Ice type. It drifted in on the flow of ocean waters from a frigid place. It keeps its head iced constantly to make sure it stays nice and cold. It keeps its heat-sensitive head cool with ice, but if the ice is broken, a slightly worried expression that many people are enamored with is revealed.
Me: Eiscue's so cute!
Evelyn: Yeah... Eiscue is pretty cute.
Battle Outside Hammerlocke, VS Hoops
-Kec is surprised by Nin's speed and is hit in the back by a super effective Fury Cutter. Tot is beset by Api's pin missiles and is knocked to the ground.-
Evelyn: Kec, return for now! Tot, can you still fight?
Tot: <I have not yet begun to fight...>
Evelyn: That's a relief... Now, Sud! Come on out! Use Iron Defense!
-Evelyn throws a Poké Ball and calls Sud back out to the field. Sud then raises her arms and tenses up her body as she glows with a metallic aura, buffing her defenses.-
Evelyn: Tot! Use Air Slash!
-Tot picks himself back up off the ground and beats his wings, stirring up a cutter of air which he launches at Api.-
Wild Area (Aurelia's Plea)
-Aurelia shivers in fear as Ferrum demands her obedience.-
Aurelia: -scared- Wh-what do you want with me? Please don't hurt me...
Wild Area (Ian)
-Ian scours the Wild Area, searching for the source of the psychic cry for help.-
Me: -thinks to self- I hope nothing bad is going to happen to her...
-He then shakes his head, knowing that as long as someone answers the call, whoever called for help will be safe.-
Me: No. Nothing bad is going to happen to her. Not if I have anything to say about it...
-Ian continues his search...-
J-Con, Fortune Booth Re
-Evelyn surveys the cards that predict her fortune... "Eruption, Haze, Journeys..." and she nods, perfectly understanding the meaning of her fortune.-
Evelyn: -bows- Thank you, Fortuneteller.
Wild Area, Bond or Break
Evelyn: Good to know. Because Bond or Break is a magical game show that Trainers can play to see how well they truly know and trust their Pokémon and if their bonds are true, they can win a Mega Evolution set.
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
The Wanderer
Outside J-Con
Random Fan: -Using a Swampert- No way, you can't be the real Tagg, your outfit doesn't even have the right shades of blue, grey, and green.
-Calmly-
Believe what you will.
Tendril: -Faints the Swampert with an Energy Ball boosted from the Ancient Power she'd used earlier-
But either way it gives us something to do.
Tendril: -Does a victory dance and starts glowing, a Tangrowth being left in her place soon after-
Congrats Tendril. Just need Pugh to evolve now... Now let's get out of here, beating on these guys is getting kinda boring. They barely even make good training fodder.
Pugh: <But I want to do more punching!>
Random Fan #2: -As more angry fans start gathering around- You can't let yourself get beaten by a fake Ta-Wait, where'd they go?
Random Fan #3: It's like I can't focus on where they were last, what's going on?
Inside J-Con
Pugh: -Annoyed while riding atop Yew's back- <I don't see why I couldn't punch more of them.>
Yew: <They weren't that strong, or clever, you wouldn't have enjoyed it that much anyway.>
-Eating a Chople Berry-
<Easy to steal from though, that's almost always enjoyable.>
Cam: -Rolling his eyes at Yew- <Why are we here if you normally hate these things?>
-To Cam-
It's good for gauging how the J-Team is currently perceived by the greater populace.
Rakshasa: -Wearing a much larger hoodie- <Fame sounds like a pain to me...>
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
J-con
Kat: Let's go.
Cady: Where are we going?
Kat: I dunno, where did the call come from?
Cecelia: <As I said, I can't quite tell since it came via telepathy. Pretty sure it came from somewhere near the wild area though.>
Kat: Well, what are we waiting for? Let's teleport there.
Cecelia: <Okay!>
The three of them poof out of J-con...
Wild area
...And to the wild area.
Kat: Okay, I wonder what we're looking for...
Elsewhere at J-con
A certain blue haired individual and a Frillish are standing around, somewhat unsure of what to do. The Frillish is looking around excitedly.
Radium: <So this is j-con. It's so nice Professor Yew let us go! We'll be able to get to know the j-team way better from here!>
Kal: This is a bad idea. There's too many people...
Radium: <Which is exactly why it's a good thing! And if half as many of them are other psychics and the like we'll probably be safe from any templars while we're here! We should go meet some people!>
Kal: I'll just stay back here and watch for a while.
Kal looks surprised for a second.
Radium: <You okay?>
Kal: Yeah. I think someone was trying to use telepathy. I can't tell what they were trying to say but it sounds bad.
Radium: <We should try and help!>
Kal: No, it's safe here. Who knows what's going on there. What if it's a templar? There are plenty of people here who can deal with that. We should stay here where we know it's relatively safe.
The pair continue to explore the convention while trying to attract as little attention as possible.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Wyndon, J-con
Apple-A-Day: I— that's not at all— no—
-they hang their head-
I'm just gonna...go find Percy. If you want to help you can I guess.
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.