Recent Posts

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
oh, i didn't see you there [social]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 7:24:18 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona smiled gently, watching his cat slowly give up on trying to leave the cart. Espurr sat there, impotently swinging its legs and staring up at him.

His situation was a parallel to Mint's, though he was much further along in the journey. Giona had in fact been spared a great deal of misery just by being in the good graces of a choice few admins, and knowing when to hold his tongue. He looked to Mint and saw fit to address his question. "It’s not hard or anything... You just have to do it all the time. I’m like... There’s battles, sure. But I also have to help at the local Trainer School."

Giona moved down an escalator, grabbing a series of bags of frozen vegetables, jarred curry pastes, and canned coconut milk. He even picked up a few vacuum-sealed packs of tofu as well, dropping it all in the cart. He then ascended, meeting Mint again.

Giona stepped away from his cart, grabbing a black pillowcase. He dropped it in the cart, looking to Mint. “Couch surfing? I live in a two-bedroom. You’d get the other one until you can figure something else out.”

Noticing the cat sticking its tongue at him, Giona smiled gently. He’d gotten a Luxio as a gift from an admin, and saw fit to be friendly. He wouldn’t go overboard........ just reach a hand out close enough that Luxio would be able to smell him.

"I guess I’d just prefer a smaller place with less people in it." He said, only partly joking. Might be a bit too much. After all, he used to belong to the bee hive of the Rocket Sub. Either way, he paused and looked to the middle distance. He thought for a second. With the two in the part of the store for home goods, Giona sets Espurr down, and points at a sticker for his PC in a row by the counter, sporting a Gengar design. “So, what are you up to after this?”
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
giona vs chu-e [ H☆T ]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 5:15:44 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona was inarticulate. Terrible with words. In his attempt to be gentle, he’d found the right thing to say, and smiled gently to try and make it look like he did it on purpose.

"You know him better than anyone else. And... He’ll know that you’re doing the best you can with what you know."

Giona said, thinking about his next comment. That he’d been distracted. Weren’t they all, between the constant battling, near-heatstroke, and drinking?

"I think we’re all distracted. The sun blasting our brains, and all. I didn’t recognize that Fernando Silph right away, and his sister didn’t recognize me, despite being there when I got arrested."  Gengar pushed the advantage. The stunning blast seemed to hold Grimmsnarl in place. Gengar snickered, using Hex on the stunned foe.
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
oh, i didn't see you there [social]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 4:12:33 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona smiled gently, picking the cat up and sitting him in the little compartment of the rolling cart where you'd put a baby, with holes for the legs. He paused for a second, and passed the doll back to Mint. After all, he'd gone through the trouble of bending down and grabbing it. Espurr sniffed at the other cat, and offered a slight smile.

His situation was a parallel to Mint's, though he was much further along in the journey. Giona had in fact been spared a great deal of misery just by being in the good graces of a choice few admins, and knowing when to hold his tongue. He looked to Mint and saw fit to address his question. "I'm... the new gym leader. I moved to Rustboro for this job."

Hence, putting together expensive city goods into a shopping cart to take home to a little house in a more quiet town. Mint talked about the blow-out sale. The thing that was designed to wring out wallets and make store inventory more manageable. However... while they were standing near the dolls, a more... simple and durable looking Teddiursa doll stood out. Giona set it aside, it'd be perfect for the little rascals he had.

Giona stepped away from his cart, picking up a rug and displaying it to Mint... a black and white striped thing with long shag-carpet bristles. It looked like the hide of a Galarian Zigzagoon. He dropped it off in Mint's cart, so at the very least he'd walk home with SOME sort of rug.

As the bag full of clipped coupons was shoved into his hands like a basketball being passed to him, Giona's fingers once again found their way around Mint's. He sifted through the bag for anything curtain related, then passed it back to him. Whether he joked or not, his comment about caring more for aesthetics than eating wouldn't go unremarked upon.

"You silly little man... I suppose I'll have to cook for you too then, huh?" He said, only partly joking. He was a line cook for part of his tenure in Rocket, at a front restaurant. Giona smiled, then decided to move. To break the standstill, so they could walk and talk. So they could try to accomplish what they came here for. Espurr reached aside, grabbing a black and white rug like the one Giona set aside for Mint, dropping it in the cart. “...This is all very intimidating. I think I'll just have to get some frozen goods and a little decal for my PC after this.”
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
giona vs chu-e [ H☆T ]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 3:04:32 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


The thought of the man who checked everyone out being bashful all of a sudden made him laugh.

"I'm sure he wouldn't shy away from such a conversation."

Giona said, thinking back to his own incredibly chaste date. He may as well have left room for Jesus on that couch between him and that Alice. Now, to reveal his inexperience by saying something that was as cryptic as it was technically true. To make it clear that this 23 year old was in no sense of the word at the grown-ups table on the Rocket sub yet.

"--Either way. I'm sure that if you make yourself open, he'll show you what's in his heart." Rotom was struck, and curled up. A critical hit left Giona putting it in a ball to protect it from further harm. Frankly, Rotom posed the only real threat to Grimmsnarl. Giona started thinking, and Gengar immediately rushed to the fore, trying to use Hex to press the advantage.
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
lars, baldr, and giona[H✩T]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 2:47:42 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar



Giona saw fit to speak, only to communicate to his partner. "Well, we did it. Now, for me to stall while you come up with something long-term.."

Gengar was let off the hook for now. Wounded, sure. The thing that was just a shadow texture with a mean grin somehow looked dried out. It then saw an opening; Zeraora finally fell to hypnosis. To a sleeping spell. Gengar closed the gap, trying to use Dream Eater to heal itself, at the expense of Zeraora.

A bead of sweat rolled down Giona's forehead. It trailed down his nose, and hit the sand. He then smiled at Lars, trying to lie and bluster.
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
for jayden!! [gift]
POSTED ON Jul 27, 2021 1:17:17 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar
giona saw fit to gift a recent find from his hike with remiel to . jayden struck him as capable, as someone who'd know how to use a psychic type, given his impressive orbeetle. (Malamar. Male. Suction Cups. Tackle. Peck. Topsy Turvy. Night Slash.)

close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
one last hst thread [(H✩T)]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 18:48:57 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona smiled. He adjusted the damp towel he covered himself with, and downed more of his sparkling water.

"I’d love to hang out, sometime. It’d mean a lot to me that we did that."

Giona is very much out of it. Fatigued. He downed a fifth of his sparkling water, and cleared his throat to a second. His Rowlet seemed to come to life, and even looked to him for instructions, just long enough to be bombarded with Leech Seed. "If they’re gonna sit still... it’s on us to be aggressive. To push the advantage. Rowlet, use Pluck."

The little football sprung into action. It tried to lunge, and clip Whimsicott with its beak. To use Pluck right away.

"..."


close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
fernando vs giona [H✩T]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 7:47:40 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Follow up, and he’ll do just fine. It’s a funny thing to think about. He’s easily the least threatening Rocket of all time. A jumped up little grunt whose best skill was stalling for time. Vamping, as podcasters called it. The only thing stopping him from quitting right away was being stubborn and slightly dumb.

Either way, he accepted the gym badge with a hand clasped against his as if they were shaking hands. Giona flashed him a knowing nod and smiled. The sun-brain made it hard to put names to faces, but there was no mistaking it. This was... Fernando Silph. The new proprietor of Silph as well as Devon. It’d put Fern right in his backyard, now that he had to move to Rustboro to cut commute times down to save money.

"Thanks. The proof of concept that I submitted to the city planning commission wasn’t that impressive, but you’re welcome to visit the site in Rustboro whenever you’d like. I’m sure it wouldn’t be too far a walk from one of your many offices."

Giona fought the elements harder than any person here. He had a vocal fry like someone who just woke up, on account of the heat expanding his throat like it did everything else.




TL;DR: Combusken was hit and fainted.
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
no question [m]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 6:30:10 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar



Giona met him with a knowing nod. "I need us to prepare a little more, before we go in there." He said, folding his arms. Espurr began standing aside, trying to gauge the distance and angle between it and the mouth of the cave. It then raised both hands like a baby asking to be lifted up. Giona obliged him.

"Can be? Oh, I’d never have one, then. This one’s already quite the handful. This, and uh... Rowlet, and Dreepy. I’ve got my hands full right now."

He said, with a dismissive wave of a hand, while both arms steadied the cat. A Vileplume stayed near the mouth of the cave. Surely it’d leave if only to defend itself. Espurr used Psybeam to disorient it. The harsh psychic wave felt like being hit full force with the little hammer doctors test your knees with. Vileplume let out a cry, and drew in power from above after stumbling onto the beach. It looked like it was planning a Solar Beam.



Notes: testing testing 1 2 3
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
bo vs giona [H✩T]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 4:54:02 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


He tipped the can back and drained the whole thing. Giona popped off two plastic rings. He then walked one can over to where Bo was, from the side to avoid interfering in the battle. He held a full can in his other hand for himself. Giona nodded, looking him over. Being checked out was his undoing. Didn't use his Mega Stone or anything, which would've helped Sableye tank the blast.

The blast that broke the makeshift stage. The blast that scattered beach umbrellas. Knocked over sand castles. Folded chairs and flipped them. Broke anything too close to the radius. Munchlax had an explosive power that it simply couldn't use reliably. It'd be perfect to hike with. Giona's feet went up, as the ground under him was pushed away with a great deal of force.

"..."

Sableye had its ghost type resistance to such a blast, but it was too busy trying to awaken its dazed trainer from the blast, effectively surrendering.

The little thing managed to roll him over, and started to paw at his face to clear the sand off. His limbs twitched, but he was in a minor state of shock.

"..."


close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
one last hst thread [(H✩T)]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 4:40:52 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona smiled. He'd gotten one thing correct. It'd linger with him for quite some time.

"...Oh. That's fantastic. I'm glad that you're doing what you do... I'm..."

Giona is very much out of it. Fatigued. He downed a fifth of his sparkling water, and cleared his throat to a second. Heat caused things to expand, and the heat they were in certainly expanded the inside of his throat. He had a vocal fry like he was waking up early in the morning. Vowels stretched. Consonants bled together. "I'm a gym leader. On my days off, I love to hike along Mount Pyre. If you ever need an extra set of hands, you can look me up. My contact info is all public... much to my chagrin."

Giona then let loose a rustling pokeball; the surefire sign of a thing waking from a nap. Must've been his ever-restless Rowlet. The baby that resembled that foul thing that chased him and Chryssa so many months ago. A red beam let the little football out, and it came to life with a chirping sound that sounded like a low note that a human singer could hit.

"You can go first, if you'd like. I needed to take this little one for a walk."


close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
one last hst thread [(H✩T)]
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 2:42:02 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona looked him over. He seemed... vaguely familiar. They drank together, probably. That felt like ages ago, what with him quitting drinking and all. He also seemed like a local character that ended up in the news. His name escaped him somehow.

"Hey, man. I've already accomplished everything I set out to accomplish this month. This sun shit is burning a hole in my brain. I feel like I know you, but not your name... Do you want a drink? The least I could do is spare you this fate."

Giona said, towing a 6 pack of fruit-essenced sparkling waters with him. He undid a plastic ring and offered a can to Sam, walking across a sand dune to deliver it to him. "Also, do you want one last battle? I'm wrapping up and moving on after this."

Giona tugged at the towel around his neck. It was slightly damp; and an attempt to keep heat out and moisture in. Somehow, the sea-salt tinged air and sun produced a dry heat, despite being close to the coastline. Giona popped open another can. The carbon vapor hit his nose first, followed by the scent of Pecha berry. He just barely managed to stop himself from chugging it.

Giona then returned to the opposite side of the sand dune, looking to the row of pokeballs clipped to the waistband of his sweatpants.

"Are you.................. There was an article about Mount Pyre recently. Was that you?"


close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
oh! it's you!
POSTED ON Jul 26, 2021 2:16:54 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


There was something unavoidably dainty about her. He was a city slicker, as much of a pod-man watching his programs and delaying the inevitable as the rest. But he... felt masculine around her. Then, her question came. "Oh... I was able to afford this thanks to... my new job as a gym leader. League council expanded the gym challenge to ten."

It was either that, or open up about being in Rocket. Doing poaching and racketeering. Doing those things while living in a cramped bunker, of all things. The fact that he had so many outings into the civilian world was what saved him from being sheltered. He let silence hang in the air, as he finished eating, and walked his bowl directly to a dishwashing unit installed under the kitchen counter.

"Yeah... It's an interesting feeling to have, right?" He said as he returned to the couch, eyes lighting up. It made him think about his hike with Remiel that turned into investigating a disturbance at Mount Pyre. "That's interesting. Do you know this ranger's name?"

He then saw fit to go out on a limb again. To calm his nerves he feigned interest in Ivysaur. In scratching the belly of the toad that laid on its side like a dog.

"You know... You can even stay over tonight, if you feel like it. You'd be able to fly home when the sun's out, and not risk contending with whatever's out in the night sky.”
close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
giona vs razz [(H✩T)]
POSTED ON Jul 25, 2021 21:01:51 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


Giona looked him over. His pause lingered in the air. Neither spoke, and the breeze wasn’t stiff enough to make a sound. Razz struck him as comically serious. He had a hard time approaching people he knew nothing about, but now he had a vague mental archetype for him. A space that King Wayland also occupied.

"It’s all done, but I had a few days where sun-brain got between me and my email correspondence with the City Planning Commission and School District of Rustboro."

The Rockruff seemed to do just fine without interference from either trainer. It gave the two room to talk and distance themselves from this. "I mean, it posed a threat to my Bronzor somehow. I just had to see how it'd fare here."

Giona tugged at the towel around his neck. It kept the sun off him, but it also trapped heat and moisture on his skin. He fought the elements harder than any pokemon here. The sun clearly had a vendetta against him, but he put up with it. It was always better to have something actively mad at you than passively simmering.

Sableye flinched under the influence of Rockruff's Crunch. It just didn't have the reaction speed yet. It'd have to just take another hit and wait it out.

"It was all electrolyte drinks. Water, salt, sugar, fruit flavoring. Your body sweats out electrolytes, so water by itself would've left me too weak."


close tab

played by

planetofthevapes

catello casimiro
he him
twenty-four
june 20th
Mauville City
ask him
rocket member
executive
125 height
125 height
i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.
awards
342 posts
part of
TAG WITH @jonah
giona ferrara
bo vs giona [H✩T]
POSTED ON Jul 25, 2021 20:49:13 GMT
giona ferrara Avatar


He tipped the can back and drained the whole thing. Giona popped off two plastic rings. He then walked one can over to where Bo was, from the side to avoid interfering in the battle. He held a full can in his other hand for himself. Giona nodded, looking him over. While Giona was somewhat checked out, Sableye was alert as it could possibly be, especially after being stiffened and paralyzed.

"--Not that there's anything special about that cave, or anything. I just thought that he'd stand to benefit from going on a hike with you."

Munchlax was dazed, unfortunately. Its attempt to fight back with Gyro Ball seemed to backfire thanks to the confusion. Sableye on the other hand would attempt to press the advantage and swing with Foul Play despite being paralyzed.Q8KChxFD

Somehow, it managed to power through the joint pain. Sableye lunged, and tried to get in close with a move that got more intense as the opponent buffed themselves.

"Sometimes I go there when I have a day off from work."
img
The Shula Region
Hogwarts AU
RPG Unlimited
MR
The Enroi Region
N:FB
Vyrehaven
Celestial Guardians, AU Sailor Moon RP
EO GENESIS
Code and Crown: An advanced literate warriors cats RP, set in medieval times
Swords Clashing