MARCH UPDATE

THE BORDER: EFV

POSTED ON Mar 27, 2023 8:28:08 GMT

"Get outta her!" Proxii bumped into his owner as Kraven bounced back some, grabbing a hold of the possessed phone with a grunt. The two continued to wrestle around with one another as Fritz would jump into action with the his root and water combination. Kraven would finally push Proxii off of him as he stood before the defeated Rotom. "FOOL! NOBODY CAN STOP KRAVEN, THE UNSTOP-" A stream of water would pour onto Kraven's head, causing him to scramble and brush it off his hair. "What the-" Proxii used this moment to rise up and force his head up and swallow the water being poured into his mouth. The Rotom Phone held him there as his limbs flailed.

"WHARRGARBL!"

After all of the water had passed, Vanilla's body would fall to her knees, finally able to control herself again as the spirit's presence would diminish. She groaned to herself as Proxii would quickly jump into action and hover back to collect the spell tag near the group. "Hang on, Vanilla! This'll draw out that ghost!" His wings plucked the tag into the air above him, crackling as a a faint shadow would come down behind him. He arched an eyebrow at the sudden shadow and turned around just in time to-

A sickening thud could be heard, Vanilla's phone skittering away as it was broken in pieces by the force. But that's not what made her so panicked. It was the sight of her Rotom lying still on the ground nearby. "PROXY!" she cried out, tears forming in her eyes as she pushed the spirit out of her body. The wiggling remnant of a person squiggled around before fading away entirely. She rushed forward into certain danger, trying to grip the lifeless body of Proxii as she'd gently shake him. Her voice quaked as he never responded back.

"Wa-Wake up...Wake up, Proxii! This isn't funny..."

Eris Halla | @fritz

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10 become possessed by a spirit attempting to return to life.

🗺️ VANILLA KINGSLEY's timidness must be challenged during her trials in the realm; in other words, her desire and confidence in becoming a trainer should be explored in some way.

🗺️ the spell tag must be used/worn/placed on a pokemon to lure or attract an antagonist (e.g. a spirit).

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POSTED ON Mar 27, 2023 2:16:43 GMT

A bit weirdly worded, but Vanilla appreciated the acknowledgement of her journey thus far. She hadn't seen her father since she had been a toddler, recalling only bits and pieces of his identity from being so young. A lot of her siblings had presumed he had been dead long ago, but it was only Vanilla that held on some type of hope for her dear old dad. "I just want my dad back..." Vanilla said as her anxiety was starting to rise again. She was slowly ready to go back to using Proxii as a way of communicating again. Morrigan could see her worry and sullen frown spreading rapidly through her mind, unaware of what she'd utter next.

When the girl did, Vanilla let out an audible gasp in shock!

"Y-Your sister could do that for me? Just a nobody?" she asked with hopeful, yearning eyes. this would be a large step forward in terms of trying to locate her dear old dad. The student's expression lightened as she leaned closer to Morrigan. Her sickly sweet scent of cookie icing getting closer. "Ah-I would owe you for, like...ever! This would help a lot. I'm sure he's still out there..."

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Bake and Barter [M] [ELISE]

POSTED ON Mar 26, 2023 20:02:16 GMT

Elise's little suggestion was pretty logical. People would flock over if they what they were buying from was a more sympathetic source. Still, the two racked their heads around figuring out just what that something could be. "As far as I know, the owner isn't donating or anything. But it is a bakery that's been underperforming for a while now. But we could always lie!"

Vanilla's response was a swift smack of her phone case onto the table, with SPECTRA fluttering back up with a scattered buzz. Her expression was one of scolding, eyebrows furrowed in anger. "It was a joke, sheeesh! Let's keep at it…"

The table was good marginally better than it had been on the account of the decorations and pressing the struggling bakery angle. People would come up and offer support, getting baked goods and even leaving tips at times. So many that Vanilla got up later to get a jar to store them properly into. After about ten minutes or so, they had done a decent enough chunk in the stock for the table. People seemed to be taking interest in them finally!

"Awesome job! Thanks for the help so far. Can we buy some of your cupcakes? All this shouting is making me hungry. It's the least we could do!"

Vanilla mimicked the sentiment, beaming at Elise while she'd look towards the cupcakes that the princess had made.

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POSTED ON Mar 24, 2023 22:36:49 GMT

Vanilla nodded her head along with Angelo. They had set up a time and a date to train, and the match was lit! She was eager to have her first foray into the world of Pokemon battling, and while anxious about her performance, she would do her best! The teenager held Proxii to her face again, and would cheer up visibly with Angelo's offer to help.

"Ah, thank you again, Angelo. I have a couple of Pokémon that could be good in a battle. Sorry if I disappoint you though. I've never really done it before…" Proxii hopped out in front of her face and took sides with Angelo as he would fuss at his owner. "Don't be so pessimistic. You'll do fine! This is your first one, so nobody's expecting the skill of an Elite 4 member!"

Vanilla murmured something to herself, pushing her glasses back up her face while Proxii turned back to face the man. "Catch you there tomorrow then! I'll try and leave you guys some food, kekekek~"

angelo vestri

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POSTED ON Mar 24, 2023 22:02:34 GMT

She was happy that her question had managed to avoid offending Morrigan. She didn't exalty go into specifics, but she wasn't going to pry any longer. It wasn't really her business, and the other girl was also present for the sleepover on her good graces. Vanilla felt relief over her shoulders while Morrigan asked her about her own reasons for training.

"S-Sort of." Vanilla began, "Uh, I was training to be a chef. My family back home runs their own bakery around the region. My mom is weird with names. All of us are named after sweets or food. I have a brother named Biscotti, a-and a couple of sisters named Beryl, Juniper, Sherbert and so on…"

She laughed a little to herself, chewing on the inside of her cheek a little before the girl exhaled and would debate on whether she should give the plain answer or explain why she was really becoming a trainer.

"U-Um, please don't tell anyone this, o-okay?" Vanilla said, leaning a little bit closer to Morrigan while keeping her voice down so it was just the both of them. "My Dad is with the League. He was one of the officers, i dunno the rank. But when I was a baby, he left home for League business and was never seen again. Ah-I wanted to train and become a Pokemon Master so I could get the League's attention and ask them to help find him."

Morrigan Anderson

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THE BORDER: EFV

POSTED ON Mar 24, 2023 4:20:24 GMT

The sad news that the Ranger in front of them was only a lowly ranking one and unable to access that kind of information was a bit disheartening. Both Vanilla and Proxii appeared distraught and let down from the news, the girl especially having her mood sour. "Well that sucks..." Proxii said, his screen's expression one of melancholy. "Not about your rank. We've been searching around for somebody is all." The two watched as Fritz went to go and raise his hand to the other younger girl's Luxray in an effort to presumably pet him. Yet the discovery of their shadows moving independently was a bit of an upset from what they had been expecting the ride to be like. "Uh, either of you know what's going on?" Proxii asked the others, their shadows dancing across the boat. Vanilla watched in awe while they reach the end of their boat ride. Vanilla hopped out after Eris as they wandered ever so closer inshore.

The sound of water droplets hitting the ground as the group wandered about. The cold, slippery stone ground made it a bit hard to keep one's footing in, but Vanilla was managing. The silent trainer followed the trail of Eris while her head kept twisting and turning each way to make sense of it all. This entire area was kind of willy wonky, and she often found herself confused more than anything. EVentually, they'd stumble upon a large seal which emit a faint light within. "Whoa...You've found one of these before? Is it some kind of door or something?" His answer came in the form of Eris not knowing what use they served either. He shot her a look before his phone body hovered about. The other of the two would walk closer, wishing to get a closer look as she adjusted her glasses. The reflection of the seal in her eyes could only capture a fragment of the fascination she had with a new discovery. Vanilla basked in its greatness, her mind racing with possibilities for what this could be. Maybe some kind of new puz-

Something and run into the girl and phase inside of her, causing her to stumble forward off balance as Proxii would be on alert and hover closer. "Vanilla!" Her head went limp, remaining motionless for a moment or so before it picked itself back up. But as she turned to face the other three, her eyes now shined a brilliant golden color.

"Finally!" Vanilla spoke, her soft voice put on display for Eris and Fritz as she'd take a prideful stance before them. "I, Kraven Darkshadow, shall have his vengeance against those Rocket lapdogs for their treachery! Nobody seals Kraven in the freezer and gets away with it!" She snarled, looking back up at the two before blinking in confusion. She looked her body over, with Proxii giving her an honest look of confusion. "What...Does you seal make you crazy or something?" he asked, looking towards Eris as Vanilla would come to terms with her new height. She'd look at her glasses and then stammered out an astonished, "How'd I end up in the brat with the glasses! I was aiming for the pretty boy! Hm, no matter! Kraven Darkshadow shall bide his time, awaiting the day when"

"Hey, wait a minute! You're a ghost!" Proxii said, his screen showing an angry glare as he pushed himself in front of his possessed owner. "And a bad one at that! Who dies in a freezer anyway! Go enjoy your death somewhere else!"

"FOOL! YOU DARE TALK THAT WAY TO THE DYNAMO OF THE DUSK? THE EMPORER OF EVERYTHING EVIL?"
"WHY DON'T YOU PRETEND TO BE A NORMAL PERSON AND GIVE MY OWNER BACK"

The two went back and forth arguing with one another for a while, with Kraven remaining boisterous about his many accomplishments in life and Proxii having some colorful prose about what exact he thought of the other ghost.

Eris Halla | @fritz

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POSTED ON Mar 24, 2023 1:57:12 GMT

It was a scary and hard world out in Hoenn, and Vanilla knew that very well. Still, nothing would stop her from finding her father. Even if it would require her to communicate outside of her Pokémon phone. She was pretty clueless all things considered, being a chef that had been drawn into this grand world in search of what was most precious to her. Still, Angelo's words did stoke a fire underneath her. The next long term goal was clear as day but the road to that goal was still as far as ever. Thankfully, the boat captain was ready to offer some guidance and an offer to help her train.

"You'd really do that?" Proxii asked Angelo, elated at the offer made to the both of them. Vanilla did have a couple of Pokemon she had caught over the past few excursions that would likely do well in battle against another person. She nodded her head in agreement to the boat captain, happy to receive help from him. "We should be free. Class isn't for another day or so. I'll try and bring some more cakes for Lottie." she said, looking at the bag of smashed cakes by her feet. "U-Um, thanks for the help."

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POSTED ON Mar 24, 2023 1:47:01 GMT

It did sound like a bit of a hassle to haul a Pokémon up to where you had wanted to return to, the payoff of coming back whenever you had wanted far outweighed any potential drawbacks, at least to Vanilla. She nodded her head along, finding the talk nice but would freeze up when Morrigan asked about the rumors about her father. Vanilla laughed nervously, fidgeting a little as her stance adjusted out of nervousness.

"Ah-I don't believe them. B-But I overhear people talk about him. Some about running a black market and why he can afford all of this stuff. Some more negative and insulting stuff from some of the meaner girls. I don't really like any of it. Even if we don't really talk a lot, I like to think you're nicer than people say."

Vanilla gave another timid smile, trying to think of what they could speak about as she'd lean forward in her seat. Her hands worked on slowly flipping Proxii around while looking back over at the girl. "Ah-I was wondering, how come you attend trainer school? N-No offense to you...b-but, like, rich kids back home tended to enjoy staying home and focusing on their family business."

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[DW] [C] May We Meet Again Sundae

POSTED ON Mar 23, 2023 1:32:53 GMT

Vanilla and Proxii looked back towards the strange pokemon sitting in front of them. She blinked and rubbed her eyes, having never seen something like this before. "Weird. I don't think we've ever seen a Pokemon like that before. It almost looks like a Primeape." Proxii hovered around it as a soft tone emit from his phone body again.

Annihilape, the Rage Monkey Pokémon. When its anger rose beyond a critical point, this Pokémon gained power that is unfettered by the limits of its physical body. It imbues its fists with the power of the rage that it kept hidden in its heart. Opponents struck by these imbued fists will be shattered to their core.

"Huh, so it's another evolution from that. Where did it even come from?" Proxii asked Noah. As they two talked, Vanilla would continue to stare up at the man, narrowing her eyes as she scrubbed her mind of where she had seen him before. After a few minutes, it suddenly clicked! She waved her hands at her Rotom phone, hands forming a series of shapes and gestures to the phone before it spun round in amazement. "You're right! You're one of the Gym leaders in the Gym Challenge, right?" To continue this accustation, Vanilla would push a few buttons on her phone and maneuver to the main page. "What kind of a workout is punching ghosts though?" Just before they could answer that question, a mysterious foe floated out in front of them.

It was a baby! No, a cell! A cell baby? Vanilla looked on curiously before fetching Kicker's pokeball on her belt. She tossed it out as the Cinderace would come out, pumped and ready for a fight. the Pokemon would strike out against the two with some type of Psychic attack, but Kicker was more than fast enough to deal with a problem like this! He dashed in the direction of the opponent, using Flame Charge as his form was swallowed by flames, crashing into the type. As it skidded away a few feet, stunned by the impact, Proxii swung over to do a quick scan just as Vanilla threw an empty Pokeball to catch it.

Reuniclus, the Multiplying Pokémon. They use psychic power to control their arms, which are made of a special liquid. Several Reuniclus can amplify their Psychic powers when they clasp hands and their brains form a network.

Noah asked why Vanilla wasn't scared of him, to which he answered. "Good question! One day, Vanilla wandered into an old house and I was going around, trying to scare people away. She heard that a bunch of pokemon without nothing to eat would take shelter there. So every so often, she dropped off berries and scraps of food. So I spook her and she got lost crying. I thought she'd run out after a bit, but she was so scared that she just stayed put. So I came and tried to give her some company. Ever since, we've been like siblings. I'm her emotional support Pokémon." Vanilla smiled, giving the Rotom phone a quiet hug with a pleased yet spooked smile.

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POSTED ON Mar 23, 2023 0:35:33 GMT

Once nice and seated, Vanilla got herself buckled in as the vehicle reared to life. The man that had opened the door for them had climbed into the driver's seat and was beginning to move. Proxii was still being held in front of her face, a bit happy to see his trainer talking on her own, though a bit curious why Morrigan would have wanted to invite them both. Morrigan seemed pretty astonished with the fact that she had ridden a Dragonite to school most of the time from a friend in class. She nodded her head and continued to explain. "Y-Yeah. Ethan from class tends to give us rides. It's technically his mother's, but they live kind of far out, so it's how he gets to class on time." The tidbit about her father not trusting Pokémon had caught her by surprise. It did make sense some people would be averse to using Pokémon for travel, though she had never really tried teleportation before.

"Being teleported sounds interesting. Have you ever done so that way?"

Morrigan asked about the Dragonite ride again and she responded in kind. "He said it's a twenty minute ride. Twenty five to pick me up on the way. H-He could make it in five if his mother let him go faster, but she gets worried. At least that's what, ah, he told me." Her feet sat still on the floor, with her eyes going out to watch the scenery around them as the car passed them by. After a second or so of silence, Vanilla felt the weight of the conversation fall onto her. She quickly turned around to Morrigan. "S-So, um, what does your father do? I mean, I, ah...only hear about the rumors and such from the other students...Usually when I'm eating lunch in the library..."

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POSTED ON Mar 22, 2023 23:58:49 GMT

How exciting! So by doing this gym challenge, it would be a way to spread their face across Hoenn. It was a small step, but a step regardless. Vanilla mused her thoughts together, thinking of something inside of her pink noggin while Angelo would give a brief on what it entailed. So just a normal gym challenge that has some aspects of it like Paldea's system. "That's pretty interesting. Paldea, huh...I wonder if they have good food there." Proxii said before then Vanilla's sudden wilting would give room to a more determined expression. She puffed her chest up and smiled at the ship captain in front of her. "Looks like somebody's made up their mind about something!" The Rotom possessed phone chirped, swiveling back up at Angelo.

"So we bust down all the gyms and become a Pokemon Master. Sounds easy enough. We just have to go and train up a team then win. Totally doable!" The two were ready and rearing to go as they looked on in silence. After a beat or two, Vanilla's brows furrowed in confusion. Was this how most trainers got their start? Once again, she pulled Proxi down to cover her face.

"U-Uh, how should we train? And wh-what about teams? There's so many Pokemon...How do we know which are good for battles?..."

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POSTED ON Mar 22, 2023 2:26:51 GMT

Vanilla remained quiet as Angelo would respond in kind after he had chimed in about her plan. Surely it was pretty rough all things considered, but it was a work in progress! She frowned, stuck in her own thoughts as Proxii floated around to check up on her. The teenager exhaled in frustration again, leaving her to be a bit more vulnerable than before, now that she had let loose the reason she came to Hoenn in the first place. Her attention did pique when Angelo had mentioned something about the gym challenges. Both Vanilla and Proxii eyed one another for a moment before looking back over to Angelo. "The Gym Challenge? What's that?" Proxii asked for the two of them, buzzing about in confusion. "We know of the way the gym circuit goes usually, but does Hoenn have some sort weird way for getting gym battles?"

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POSTED ON Mar 19, 2023 22:43:18 GMT

Vanilla could relax a little, at least. Despite using her Rotom phone to get away with speaking to others, it was very rare that she took the time to talk herself. Sometimes she even would forget that she could even do that! Tge pink haired teen followed behind Morrigan as she led the way through the hallways and out into the loading zone of the school. The sight of the many kids greeting their parents. It caused her to feel a twinge of heartache, the homesickness creeping in to infect her once more. Even if she wasn't the best cook of the family, Vanilla did love everyone and had a tendency to miss interacting with them all. She wondered if her mother was worried sick about her often, wanting to reach out but a deep shame keeping her from doing so.

A well dressed man quickly stood among the many people here, and upon seeing Morrigan and Vanilla, would open the door for them in a smooth and almost fluid motion. He greeted the other girl and then paused while glancing to her, to which she gave a short answer of, "Vanilla." Once allowed, the mute girl climbed right inside.

It was spacious inside of the car. Vanilla wasn't really the type to seek out looking as extravagant and wealthy, but if their belongings were this nice, no wonder the rich kids always loved to act all smarmy. Vanilla found a seat and sat down, Proxii quickly stuffing himself into her hands as her eyes wandered across the interior of the vehicle. "This car i-is very nice." she said, her hand gently pressing against the comfortable seating, "I didn't know you came to school in something so nice...We, uh, ride with a friend's Dragonite..."

Morrigan Anderson

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THE BORDER: EFV

POSTED ON Mar 18, 2023 7:42:11 GMT

Hm, from what it sounded like, the man with the two girls seemed to have been called for this, likely against his will by the sound of his voice and expression. Proxii shot him a pretty concerned look before Vanilla caught some of his ire. She leaned back a little with her hands out and palms facing the man. As if to try and pushed back against some invisible force to sway his bad attitude. Although he did have some kind of restraint as he said not to take it the wrong way, though it was pretty hard not to. "She's not good with new people," Proxii explained, "Kind of rough experiences, but after a bit, she'll warm up." As if to mirror the sentiment given by her companion, Vanilla nodded her head along after fumbling to push her glasses up the bridge of her nose. The group passes under the waterfall and then given a visible example of what lies beneath the water and why not to touch it. As the man tried to free himself, Vanilla leaned forward to lend some kind of support and help free him from the grasp of the tendrils below. Whether it was help or not was anybody's guess. "I guess they're not too big fans of you guys. Good thing I'm safe from them, kekekekek~" His snickering soon came to an end after Vanilla shot him a little stink eye.

Then came introductions! The man's name was Fritz, a Pokémon ranger. She appeared fairly more interested in him, having found herself somewhat curious about their duties and if he may have some kind of help he could offer them. The other younger girl on the boat with them would introduce herself as Eris and her Luxray, Reiner. The Rotom would quietly scan the Luxray as his speaker would be turned down at a safe 10% volume while he and Vanilla listened.

Luxray, The Gleam Eyes Pokémon. Luxray can see through solid objects. It will instantly spot prey trying to hide behind walls, even if the walls are thick. Seeing through solid objects uses up a lot of Luxray's electricity, so the Pokémon sleeps for long periods of time to store up energy.

It came time for the two of them to introduce herself, as Vanilla fidgeted a little out of discomfort. A beat of silence came as Proxii looked towards before before picking up her slack. "I'm Proxii, a RotomDex and RotomPhone combo. Her name is Vanilla, and we came here from Galar to train for that gym challenge and work on her culinary skills." Vanilla kicked her feet out on the boat, smiling timidly while giving a small wave of her hand. Curse her social anxiety!

"Anyway, you said you were a Pokémon ranger, right?" Proxii asked, turning to Fritz. "We've been looking for somebody as well. Would you or the other Rangers have some sort of database for people they find in the wild?" Vanilla would appear more invested in the topic, her soft expression hardening to one of focus while she'd await an answer to their question.

Eris Halla | @fritz

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