MARCH UPDATE

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Apr 26, 2024 18:48:00 GMT

Not that he would know it. But Chris did not say that part out loud. He had some common sense, after all. Maybe one day he would get that kind of rare Pokemon, but for the time being, he just went with the flow and left it at that.

Instead, he carefully, but with purpose climbed on board of the ride Pokemon. Clearly, he knew what he was doing to an extent, even if he did not have the casual grace of a professional. He liked to think of himself as more of an amateur in anything he did not truly excel in.

But he liked to have the basics down like this. That was always the most important part, after all. “I never really had to think about the speed limit with Pokemon before,” he admitted. In part because he had mostly ridden them in more rural settings, but also because he had not exactly gone fast enough to run afoul of the law. “I will just follow your lead then. You probably have a good enough feeling for speed.” He lacked that, of course. But there was no shame in either that, or in needing instruction from someone more experienced.

“Mauville is just too congested most of the time for my tastes. But it can’t be helped sometimes. My kind of work tends to be in the city. Part of why I joined the program, at least I get out sometimes when on the clock, too.”

Josh Devlin

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Apr 19, 2024 20:23:04 GMT

“I am sure. Though I don’t think he is in any rush to grow up, and neither am I.” Well, no rush to push Starly grow up. Chris did consider himself a grown man, after all. Others half his age probably had him beat when it came to Pokemon and the battling and raising thereof, but that did not really impact him. He was doing things at his own pace, and thus were his Pokemon. As far as he was concerned, if Starly never wanted to evolve, that would be perfectly fine as well.

Though he had to admit that he should look out for a ride Pokemon of his own at some point. That just seemed convenient. “My family’s had Mudbrays for as long as I can remember as rides for the guests. It’s been a few months since I last used one, but that’s one of those things you just commit to muscle memory, I guess.” He gave a brief chuckle at the pun, mostly out of courtesy. Being one to make many of his own, he could not bring himself to fully ignore even the bad ones. “I probably can’t keep up on some kind of chase, but I guess this is more turtle than hare, anyway.”

Josh Devlin

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Apr 15, 2024 19:23:30 GMT

Huh? A rather strong reaction. But all he offered in response was a bit of an embarrassed shrug. “Didn’t mean to imply anything different, really. I, no, we just tend to acknowledge our current limitations. I am sure Starly would like nothing more but carry me to the skies, for example. But we both know that he can’t lift that much yet.” He idly touched the ball containing that one in the process. Honestly, he probably could do more to force an evolution in that regard, but that would seem wrong. That little buddy could spread his wings as fast and far and slowly as he wanted to, as far as Chris was concerned.

Both Boltunds seemed interested in playing already, but as the champion called his to order, Chris’ just kind of followed suit automatically, figuring it could just run besides the other. “The Boltund would be fine, I reckon. It’s a species I am used to, after all. Mine might not be as big, but he is still a good boy and sold me on them.”

Josh Devlin

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Apr 13, 2024 21:25:46 GMT

He offered a shrug in response. “I got four Pokemon to my name, and most can’t do a thing anyway. But if there is work to be done, it ought to be done, right?” Besides, he was used to doing work himself instead of letting Pokemon do the work. That was why he did not have too many to begin with. They mostly were just pets, but he had been told to invest some more time into the business. And it wasn’t all too bad, really.

Besides, there was no shame in starting out later than others in some regard. His own Boltund took immediate interest in its kin, just walking up to it and sniffing things up as well. Apparently though, these were all ridables. He had heard of an elite ranger that was a bit obsessed with mounts. Guess that was Elite Ranger Chamion Devlin, better known as Josh, then.

As for himself, Chris just shook his head. “Nothing I could ride at least. Guess I would just slow you down unless I took one of yours. I did take the necessary courses for those sorts of things during training, at least.”

Josh Devlin

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Apr 12, 2024 21:40:14 GMT

Something something hares and tortoises, probably. Unclear how that came to mind, given that the master of faster was paired up with someone that did not even own a ride pokemon but instead very much went for a slow and steady approach.

In fact, Christopher did not use any Pokemon for transport but instead a good, old, reliable backpack that he had already shouldered with its precious cargo securely stashed inside. Balto the Boltund was at his side, but that was just mostly for company. Not like a grown man could ride a dog of that size. An Arcanine though? That would have been nice. He filed that under potentially useful for the future.

For the immediate future though, he exited the starting line and waved at the man who was probably going to help here. Well, either that or that celebrity just randomly hung out here, which he doubted. Still, Chris’ cool was unimpeded either way, he simply casually greeted the other. “Good day, sir. I take it you are here for this egg-spert delivery as well.”

Dead-pan delivery of dad jokes. Just like his own father had taught him.

Josh Devlin

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Mar 22, 2024 21:06:34 GMT

He’d figured. Still probably best to ask, if only to be polite. This world was filled with dangerous animals capable of flinging elemental attacks at people, after all. It was important to keep a good rapport with one’s fellow trainers.

Well, not like he was some amazing trainer or anything. He was barely reining in his Starly, which had already taken off again and was picking a fight with a Boltund now, seemingly enjoying that the dog was unable to really hit it while in the air. “Me? Oh, I am fine. Things tend to not really attack me for some reason, anyway.” Not that he knew how or why. But wild ones tended not to mess with him too much.

Or maybe it was just confirmation bias. He shrugged. Then Starly, obviously getting even more overeager, summoned up a small whirlwind with its wings, sending the Boltund briefly flying and landing, bedazzled, near them. The little bird chirped appreciatively, as if indicating just how proud it was of presenting prey to its trainer. Which was at least reciprocated with another throw of a ball. “Though, admittedly, my new Starly seems almost too eager to pick fights, really.”

- catching Boltund

JAMES BAKER

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Mar 21, 2024 18:58:50 GMT

“A shame,” he just mused as he watched the Leafeon run away before he even had gotten a Pokeball out. There briefly ensued a fight, but he figured that he better stay out of that. That Zebstrika had just attacked a trainer, after all. And while Starly did come back towards them, it was the other’s Pokemon that was already taking care of the matter.

Plus, this was not a Starly matter anyway. The little one might be struck by stray electric bolts from the discharge – much like a nearby Treecko had been, which was dazedly stumbling out of the tall grass. Just in time for Starly to bop it over in a fly-by. Chris sighed at the eager display of violence, but used the Pokeball he had brought up already on the Treecko instead.

“You are alright over there, right,” he asked the other trainer, more out of formality.

- catching Treecko

JAMES BAKER

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Feb 7, 2024 20:46:29 GMT

“New Year’s chill is always serene,” he mused in reply. It was probably more due to many people having gone home over the holidays, meaning the normal hustle and bustle was on a bit of a time-out. The weather certainly did play into it, too. Even the grasses were taking it easy, only lazily trying to reach towards the skies themselves.

Yet, not all of them were quite the same. While he did not ignore the newcomer, of course, he spotted something else moving from the corner of his eyes. He was here, in part, to catch Pokemon, after all. And he saw something moving through the tall-grass to his left. Something that may or may not have come across as part of the grass, really. “It seems like we are not quite as alone as though. It looks like a grass type from here.”

JAMES BAKER

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7

POSTED ON Jan 1, 2024 15:03:35 GMT

Peaceful days on a peaceful route. He did not mind that. Nor running seemingly mundane errands like the one that had brought him to Oldale on this cool winter day. He certainly knew that he was still relatively low on the rungs, so these sorts of matters were to be expected. Plus, he got to fix something for that nice old man at a shop while he was there, so a good deed was also already completed.

Hence, he was letting his Starly fly freely as he roamed the route back towards home, dodging the occasional frozen puddle. There was not a lot of snow on this route or anything like that but it was still early enough in the morning that the dew and small rain puddles had frozen over, presenting smaller dangers. Not enough to truly be much an issue, but he still had to watch his step, sometimes dodging onto the half-frozen grass on the side of the road when he came across a bigger one. On the flip-side though, the mud here and there was also frozen, so he wouldn’t quite ruin his boots either way.

Still, as he looked up at the soaring Starly, he could not help but think that the little one had it a lot easier.

JAMES BAKER

close tab

played by

Lime

Chris, CC

Male

April 25

Rustboro

Ranger

Cadet

0 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

awards

9 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @lime7