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[dw] stepping on the beach

POSTED ON Aug 15, 2024 16:18:18 GMT

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"It's going to be incredible," she said of the crab boil as she paid for the pretzel. "But I've taken to, um, being a foodie? Since coming to Hoenn." It was a little embarrassing, but her line of work did make her travel constantly, so it was good to take advantage of all of the different cuisines in the region. "I had this unagi musubi last week. Life changing."

She intended to comment on the cutie Togepi coming to Sasha's side, but a Fidough did the same to Keiko. "My goodness, I've never seen so many fairies out and about. Hoenn is filled with the coolest pokemon." She had heard that some ancient pokemon had been seen in Hoenn too, which made her think the Almighty Sinnoh was gracing this region with Her gifts.

"Have you ever been to Sinnoh?"

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 22:14:42 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]Her eyebrows shot up at his comment, and then he was gone.[break][break]

She stood there for several moments before kicking herself into action to gather the same supplies. The Almighty Sinnoh over Littleroot? What could her deity need with such a town? [break][break]

A million questions plagued her as she grabbed supplies. She made several trips back to their encampment, watching the pile grow. Before long, dusk threatened the island, and it was time to settle in.[break][break]

She had placed stones to make her fire pit and was in the middle of starting her fire when she heard Rex. "Tell me about Littleroot."[break][break]

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[dw] stepping on the beach

POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 20:55:11 GMT

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She hit the nail on the head. Clamperl diving was an exciting activity, but the payoff was minimal if you were looking for material goods over memories. "I did try my hand at it earlier. Nothing but pokeballs. It bugs me that there's so much litter in the beach." She wasn't a diehard environmentalist, but surely people had some respect for the world they inhibited.

She fell behind Sasha's foot falls as the other woman navigated through the crowd masterfully. A small buzzing filled her ear and she turned instinctively, hands coming together to catch whatever bug had flown at her. However, she clasped her hands around a Ribombee instead of an annoying pest. Even in her hands, the docile pokemon preferred to touch her hair rather than attack her. "Um, you're coming home with me." Far too cute to pass up.

It took a moment for her to remember her mission; she hustled through the crowd to find Sasha reunited with a pretzel and - offering her one? "Oh, I owe you, please. I can't accept," she said as she pulled at her wallet, "...and I heard there's a crab boil happening down the street in a few hours, so I'm trying to fast." She laughed at her own silly confession. "Seafood here is worlds better than what you can get in Sinnoh, I tell ya."

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 20:45:42 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She heard a very soft cry. It seemed low. She looked around at the ground, thinking some child had fallen, but instead, she found a small mycelium fairy that had been stepped on. She kneeled down and gently lifted it in her hands. It was unmoored as the brick slats left no room for rooting, so it must have traveled a ways from its home.[break][break]

"I got you buddy. Let's hit up a pokemon center, yeah?"[break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 19:54:17 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]Old place. Lots of ruins. An understatement, she'd argue. But she loved it. Time was precious. Praise the Almighty Sinnoh for her protection of it. [break][break]

"I left because Hoenn's facing a war." All the markers were there. Her parents were both scholars of history before becoming couriers. History was sacred, and her parents kept a close eye on it even as they looked to the future. They had told her months ago that Hoenn was showing signs of facing the same trouble Kanto succumbed to. "I have the discipline and the know-how to deliver parcels in the worst conditions. When supply lines and communications fail, it will be up to individual couriers to support the resistance."[break][break]

Maybe she was giving herself too much credit. Only time would tell, praise be.[break][break]

"This is a good starting place. We can both gather sticks and dry brush and stash it here, then worry about the structure after we have supplies. This area's dry enough to make a fire, but we'll want some stones to give the fire some circumference to safely burn without taking the island with it. Then, we can talk about food and keeping watch tonight in case there are more aggressive wild pokemon." She was one of those people incapable of taking a vacation - the need to go, go, go fueled her. So long as she had structure and objectives, she could survive anything. [break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 19:45:07 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]Activity filled Slateport. It held a feverish energy as the conflict loomed. People were hurried in all of their actions.[break][break]

The reason for their hustle felt bad, but she did appreciate people who could move quickly. She hated how leisurely other people tended to be. She needed to be busy and have structure and achieve lots of objectives.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 13, 2024 15:12:52 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]A dozen bus benches. He really knew how to inspire confidence.[break][break]

But the downward spiral was gone. "Sinnoh doesn't have a lot of dicey areas, but my family's guild promised fast delivery no matter the weather. We would deliver in hurricanes and during wildfires. A little training was necessary to keep that promise."[break][break]

It didn't make the mentality of being trapped on an island any easier. She didn't have additional pokemon to fight something in the sea and use it to surf back home. The strategy could also be worthless. Who knew how populated the sea was right beside their island? "Okay, shelter first, then. I can make a fire anywhere, so we just need a dry spot."[break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 22:47:26 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]He was more level-headed about this than she had pegged him for. [break][break]

"He could be back by noon tomorrow, if we're lucky. That tailwind is a mean move." She followed him from the shore and further inland where there was plenty of tall grass and trees. "Pelipper is all I had on me, so I have no pokemon." The thought normally wouldn't concern her, but the tall grass presented too many opportunities for wild attacks.[break][break]

She had little knowledge of shelter building. Thankfully, she could recognize Gogoat tracks on the trail they walked, which meant if they couldn't find fresh water, they could minimally have Gogoat milk. With some negotiation, she was sure. But there were countless unknowns about the island.[break][break]

Anxious, she rambled helplessly. "Gogoat are more common in Western Hoenn. These tracks should be theirs. I don't think there are a lot of bovine-esque species that care for island weather, but Gogoats can tolerate just about any extreme. Though, it's not like they're big shelter-builders, so I suspect we'll have to make our own from scratch if there's nothing we can borrow for the night. And I think we're not far from Dewford if I didn't get blown away a hundred miles from the address I was delivering to." [break][break]

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 21:22:37 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]The life dew was a comforting sight. Pelipper would be able to travel at full speed if he was full health, which would bring him back to land in... well, she wasn't sure how long because their location was unknown to her, but Pelipper could traverse pretty fast with his tailwind.[break][break]
"That's fine," she insisted. "It wouldn't be smart to try and teleport in these conditions." She batted at his hand after he poked and offered him a chastising look. Then, she pulled aside her pack to find her storage clipboard. There were two sets of stationery inside: that with a letterhead denoting federal mail business, and heart mail for her personal use. "An SOS will have to suffice."[break][break]
She pulled the latter out and put it on the clipboard to write a quick SOS message, leaning over it protectively so Rex couldn't get a good look at the admittedly unprofessional parchment. She wrote quickly in cursive, folded the document, and sealed it in an envelope for Pelipper. [break][break]
"Pelipper's got this, so we'll just have to keep ourselves entertained while we wait." Pelipper flapped into the air gracelessly. "Are you hurt?"[break][break]Althus Rex [break]

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CLAMPERL DIVING

POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 20:19:30 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She kicked herself up to the surface. Pelipper flew down low with interest as she came up from the dive. He couldn't yet sense her frustration.[break][break]
Not until she growled, that is. And she was steaming as she tossed the pokeball into his open mouth to hold. "Just pokeball litter," she said through gritted teeth. It was one thing to not find a Clamperl and a whole other thing to fail to get anything but trash.[break][break]
Sure, she could use more pokemon, but the kids beside her were finding really cool gems and even unused potions. All she had was a set of silly pokeballs.[break][break]WK6XKimR [break]

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 20:17:36 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She's trying to ignore the obvious: she's losing.[break][break]
Dozens of other people have already placed on the leaderboard. She can't even pull her act together long enough to land a mid-level move. But the lower skill moves are literally designed for kids. It'd be too humiliating. What if she failed that, too?[break][break]
Fuck it.[break][break]
The mid-level wasn't working, so it was time to commit to high risk, high reward. She'd run out of time otherwise. [break][break]fGvki7VL[break]magikarp splash [break]

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POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 14:50:58 GMT

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[attr="class","rosepost"]She came to to the sound of muffled footsteps. She opened her eyes with a jolt of alarm, but she quickly made out the person beside her to be the one and only Althus Rex. His signature sat in her office where she kept all stationery.[break][break]
"Rex? Where are we?"[break][break]
She brought herself up to sit on her elbows, head spinning. Memories of her mission trickled in slowly. She narrated aloud as they came to her: she had been trying to deliver mail to a fisherman on a long-term assignment. It'd been a private commission to her directly, a rush order. And she had done so successfully, but the storm at sea must have taken her and Pelipper out.[break][break]
Pelipper! She released him from his pokeball. He looked weary, but in good spirits. "If neither of us have the means to fly out of here, Pelipper can deliver an SOS." [break][break]Althus Rex [break]

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[dw] stepping on the beach

POSTED ON Aug 12, 2024 14:42:49 GMT

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Sasha's acceptance of her apology was a relief. Keiko had little interest in making enemies, particularly at the hands of her Pelipper that needed a shorter leash. She was happy to follow along towards the pretzel stand. "So, Sasha, are you here for the Clamperl diving?" She had tried her own hand at it earlier that morning and caught little else besides pokeball litter.

Their path was filled with bustling people, but everyone seemed to be absorbed in their own agendas and moved quickly. It was more activity than she was used to. "Sinnoh doesn't have a lot of events that bring this many people out. I'm surprised so many people made time for the beach." Perhaps the looming conflict made people eager for levity.

Pelipper cawed above her head, drawing Keiko's attention just in time to see the bird underneath a spotlight from a fairy - the Clefable half-buried in the sand. She had little interest in letting Pelipper's ego get inflated, so she tossed a pokeball at the Clefable to end the spotlight.

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