At his initial declining of her request, Vanilla frowned to herself. It did make sense, with her Cramorant blowing her chance at getting some help with this little deep dive. "R-Right. Sorry to bother you." she said, turning back to her Pokemon. "Dive again, Brimely! I'll go with you!" The teen took a huge breath before dipping back down underneath the water as the man had his personal time with his Luvdisc. She had been down for a while before eventually resurfacing sometime later, sputtering water back up. During her break for air and recovering, Nagi would see the redness in her eyes, and shivering of her body. It was clear she had been at this for a while now.

"Just below us." Vanilla answered in between coughing up mouthfuls of water. "I dropped it in the one deep hole in Slateport....Ugh, I'm such an idiot! I can get halfway down before I run out of air, and I don't have any water types besides Brimely, so I can't reach it and he can't see so far down that he swallows up the first thing he sees. I'm sorry about the Luvdisc again. I just really need to get it back."

nagi miwa

PURCHASING/REDEEMING

welcome to the poké mart!

3X Gacha Ticket (00 PD)
3X Premium Gacha (grass/flying/dark) Ticket (00 PD)

TOTAL

do come again!

00 PD

It had been a while since Vanilla and Elise had met up, yet so many things had happened to the girl. She was worried that the royal wouldn't have recognized her with the new makeover and finally getting contacts but thankfully, nothing could remove that bit of Kingsley charm. "You too! It feels like we haven't seen one another for like six months now!" She walked alongside Elise as the both of them enjoyed a stroll on the beach while keeping an eye out for anything that might be searching to harm them.


"Hehe, I'll do my best to stay out of trouble." The teenager promise the crown royal. It would be a hard promise to really keep, given how often Vanilla ran onto problems without thinking, but she'd have to measure an ounce of caution for her older sister. The babying did get a little tiresome from most other people she met, but some small part of her did feel at home because of it. Something about being coddled by people who actually listened to you and didn't cast judgement about skill in a particular area was a nice change of pace for her.


"Do you extend that offer to everybody? You must meet a lot of trainers like me out there."

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NOTES

- 10 (IC posts), 50 (mission participation)
- MP Total: 60

Elise Calcifet

Vanilla was a bit left in the dark as to why she wasn't allowed to use her eyes to see for what was ahead. It couldn't be as bad as people were making it seem, right? She had been to countless, dangerous situations before, so why wasn't she looking at whatever was being shown? Her quietness during the group asking questions on what to do with whatever it was that everyone was so interested in. Her ears did pick up that last part. Their remains. Her expression faltered as her head put two and two together, swallowing her fears down as the conversation reached its end. El went to spray the "remains" in repellent as she continued looking ahead, her expression pained. "They're...dead, aren't they?" she asked almost hypothetically. Despite this, her complaints about not being able to see had vanished entirely. If they were severe enough to limit her sight, there was no wonder why her sight was hidden.

They began to walk again as whatever was left behind would come to rest there. Bibidi continued to cover her eyes with her until some time later, she was free to look around again. Breathing a sigh of relief, Vanilla pursed her lips together in worry about what else would be present on their way up towards the mountain peak. The climb was getting pretty long, and she was starting to cough more often. The hot air made her nostrils sore, and the smoke coming from the pools of magma or what was waiting for them at the top was already working on trying her patience. The girl cursed herself for coming without some kind of Sygna suit. Her coughing continued on until they reached a treasure trove, guarded by a lone Pokemon.

A lone Kommo-o sat in front of the crystal horde as it noticed the group’s approach. Vanilla’s eyes lit up with joy at the typing, having never seen one before. "What’s that?" she asked the others, watching the dragon type clang its scales together in a noise filled display of intimidation. The others were watching it without doing anything as she grinned widely, her nose and mouth still covered by her jacket. "What’re you guys standing around for? It’s just one Pokemon. This’ll be an easy catch."

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TL;DR:
↳ Vanilla slowly begins to realize why she’s not able to see
↳ Bibidi uncups her eyes once the bodies are out of sight
↳ Begins to develop coughing fits from the smoke and pollutant inhalation
↳ Looks at the Kommo-o and is unaware of the danger, ready to attack and catch this thing
↳ (Will not actually catch the Kommo-o)

Vanilla trailed behind the small party that had gotten together for this crucial assignment. The youngest of the trio of Thomas Benoit and DESIREE BLOOMS , waterlogged and tried to take cover from the rainstorm that had approached the entire area. While not one to shy away from frolicking in the rain, she wasn’t in the mood to catch a cold, alongside whatever ailments going inside of that volcano might have had on her. Her hooded raincoat protected her from the droplets of rain coming down on the three of them. "This reminds me of fall back home. Just constant rainy days." she observed, trying to lighten the mood for everyone. Thomas had always been so serious, and for good reason, but maybe Desiree would enjoy it more?

Speaking of which, the pink haired woman spied some cover for everyone present. Vanilla followed suit as the two came across another man, Kazimir Wynter . Tall, broad and muscular. Desiree and Thomas had met the man before, leaving her as the odd one out. Not that she hadn’t grown used to it in her journeys. "I’m Vanilla. Nice to meet you, Kazimir." she offered a short wave before everyone got down to business on speculation and such. She listened to both and rummaged around her head to come up with some kind of explanation. Both of them were in the realm of being realistic. Shame that she had the least amount of experience out of any of them. "Maybe…" she said to both of their predictions, even turning to Kazimir for his. "What if it’s just something more natural? Like something in its environment is causing it to be super aggressive?"

That bit from Thomas did catch her ear. She perked up and looked up at the Ranger in hope. "You’re a Ranger?! D-Do you know if there’s a Ranger Kingsley in your ranks that’s reported in yet?" The outburst was sudden as she caught herself breaking up the task at hand. She frowned, casting her eyes away for a moment. "Ah, s-sorry. I was just curious…"

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TL;DR:
↳ Vanilla joins Thomas Benoit and DESIREE BLOOMS in AREA 1
↳ Joins KAZIMIR underneath his tarp
↳ Tries to wonder what’s causing the sudden aggression
↳ Asks KAZIMIR if he knows about her father.

RESURFACED TREASURE SIGN-UPS

OOC NAME: Junkohz[break]
CHARACTER: Vanilla Kingsley [break]
FACTION: LEAGUE[break]
PARTICIPATING IN DE FACTION RACE?: Y [break]
REPRESENTATIVE POKEMON: Kicker the Cinderace [break]
NOTES/COMMENTS: When's mahvel? [break]

HOLLOW SEA

vanilla's curry entry ft. Navy

[break]
thread summary: Navy and Vanilla Kingsley are both sucked into an interdimensional wormhole while out and about inside of Dewford City one day, ending up in the Distortion World. Navy remains on one plane of the ground while Vanilla hangs upside down across from him! Or is she the one that's rightside up? Navy finds himself taking charge once again as Vanilla appears unfamiliar with the environment and begins to panic upon learning that they may not be able to return home. After quelling her worries, the two begin to talk while trying to make their way to one another in this fantastical and strange world.[break]

why is it important?: Vanilla and Navy, while having very few posts interacting with one another, have a pretty clear cut relationship. Navy is that weathered and worn League lapdog that warns all of his gym challengers about the real world outside of the League's challenge. It's a cold, cruel world out with Rocket and if his words to challengers are anything to go off of, he's drilling it into people's heads as much as he can.

Conversely, Vanilla is everything Navy isn't. She's new and naive to the world after being sheltered for so long. Her blind and upmost faith in the League leaves her blind to the tragedy of Hoenn and what the war between Rocket and the League have created. Still, Vanilla looks up to Navy and sees him as somebody who clearly knows what he's talking about, but leaves her conflicted about his apprehension with the League. Even during her battle with Navy, she still pushed herself to become what she thought of as a true Pokemon trainer. She's been through hell and back with being sent to a tomb and thrown 30 years into the future and back, going to Ultra Space several times and battling Rocket grunts.

But in this thread, Vanilla doesn't speak in her usual chipper tone as she normally does. At the middle mark, she spills her heart out to Navy and tells him that she's been quietly unable to process anything she's gone through. Despite interacting with kids her own age, Vanilla just can't seem to connect with them any longer. She's had her life in dangerous several times that complaining about a test or boys at school seems so...trivial. It's a turning point for her, as she's coming to terms over the first hill of stepping face first into the Rocket conflict. Vanilla's grown up too fast, be it glorified by the League and such as an honorable thing, or because of her persistence to find her missing father and risk her own life to visit exotic locations to find some trace of him. She has a miniature breakdown and shows her vulnerable side to Navy, who then offers a chance to forget it all. Retreat back to a life of just worrying about what dish she burns in the kitchen, and not a life or death matter.

As tempting as it is, Vanilla turns the offer down, stating that she's seen too much and experience so much that she wouldn't trade it all back in, even if she's a lone.Navy has a moment of trying to comfort her by sharing that it's not limited just to her. Everyone's had that moment where they realize that loss of innocence in the struggle of Hoenn life. It's a rough journey that Vannilla's had. The road keeps going and going without end. But it's thanks to the people's she's met that she finds the will to still keep walking every single day.

He makes her promise that whenever something happens, she's exercise caution and stand by his side to help get her through it. It's something Vanilla needs to hear, especially from somebody she holds in high regard. She promises not to make him worry and to survive this war so that she can one day see the first sun of a post-Rocket world. By thread's end, the two have had a nice heart-to-heart. Even if she's still too young to understand the ways of the world, Vanilla feels a little better about the baggage she's carrying. She doesn't know what she wants to do, but her goal is clear: she wants to help the people of Hoenn who can't help themselves. Be it being a Ranger or something else, she wants to follow in the footsteps of her late father and maybe surpass him. It's a nice bow at the end of this chapter of Vanilla's tale. She's worn, damaged and maybe worse for wear, but she's still that same plucky teen that set out on an adventure when she left her home in Galar.

BLOOD MUD & IRON SIGN-UP

ON THE HUNT!

CHARACTER: Vanilla Kingsley[break]
PKMN TEAM (3 MAX): | | [break]
WHAT IS THE IC REASON FOR YOUR CHARACTER'S PARTICIPATION?: Vanilla wishes to work alongside the Rangers and help learn more about this terrifying beast!

With her little scouting report made, Vanilla focused back on rejoining with the group. There was a small hill that led back onto the path that everybody was using a little ways north of their location. The youngest of the group hurried over to this little crack and slid back down to join her companions on this heated expedition towards the summit of the volcano. Yuina had gone off in search of finding out what the pack of Pokemon was circling around for, with her ashy legendary taking her up there alongside her Sneasler. Vanilla was one of the crew that were on their way to catch up to her and hope for a good report out there. She looked back at Kyle, though with an obvious question. "So what's an avatar? Is it just speaking for them or something? Or are you actually one of them in disguise?" It could happen! If a giant floating hand could tear apart a mirror version of their world, Kyle Lopez could be a Pokemon in disguise, at least in Vanilla's mind.

As she got up towards Ruina with the group, Vanilla was thankfully unaware of the bodies on the wall as she was near the end of the group. Since El had seen it before hand as well as their Alakazam, they had a lead on top of her. Bibidi moved behind her and covered her eyes while Vanilla was confused at the sudden lack of sight. "H-Hey! What gives?!" she complained before the telepathic request from Bibidi that she understood. Even with the small amount of experience that she had with El's partner, Vanilla could tell that it was something serious that the Pokemon wanted her to trust them to cover her eyes. "I trust you." she said while allowing the Alakazam to restrict her sight. The Iron Thorns behind them wasn't too far behind as it moved alongside its owner. Though as the group hesitated, it let out a defensive, guttural noise as it could sense that the Pokemon the Sneasler had driven away were slowly regathering.

"We should probably get out of here and keep moving. Electrolyte's sensing something up ahead."

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TL;DR:
↳ Vanilla slides back down to rejoin the group
↳ She's the last in the group to arrive at the corpses but her vision is blocked from both by Bibidi, saving her the grief
↳ Iron Thorns senses that the Pokemon from before are keen to return soon
↳ Vanilla warns the party about this

Once again, Vanilla and her Altaria were up against the dreaded U turn through the rings. She had faired well enough by this point, although some part of her did worry about whether or not she would be able to find a way to gain a few positions in the process. Now was a good time as ever to use her Mega Evolution to get a better shot at leading the pack. As the two neared the rings, Vanilla shoved her right sleeve up to expose the mega bracelet, letting the gem shine away. "Let's do this, Cauli!" The Altaria would mega evolve, gaining a larger plumage as well as the energy that came crackling off of her. She let out a cheerful cry as the two sped towards the ring sections, hellbent on clearing it and regaining the spot that was taken from them.

Josh Devlin

Vanilla smiled again, her spirits lifted up once again. Though a bit worse for wear and lost in the world, she felt better to know that it wasn't just her experiencing this. She had talked with some of the Rangers, and while not entirely sure if it's what wanted to do, Vanilla did want to do some good in the world. Her wanderlust was far too great after leaving home now to hang up the coat. "Maybe I'll work my way up to a Sheriff." she joked, grinning wide as the environment around them would begin to fade away back into the real world. Their time in here was up, though she couldn't help but thank whoever had brought them in here for a little heart-to-heart.

But what beat adventure more than ice cream. It caught her attention, the teenager's head going up and down as fast as it could manage. "Sure! What kind of flavor do you usually get? You can probably guess mine." She said as their surroundings were quick to end up back where they once were. The soft ground of Hoenn beneath their feet was probably the warmest return to home that she could ask for. Vanilla looked up to the skies above for a moment, then back onto the road ahead, with the town's entrance just barely visible on the horizon. "Oh, and Navy. You're the best." she winked, then tagging along in search of ice cream.

Navy