Group RP Hoenn: Land and Sea

Nora stretched as the presentation ended, joining the other trainers who started filing away from the crowd. The presentation was... alright. She was expecting something a little bit more grand but it was servicable. She waited as she got her special credit card. She thought shed have to battle to help supply herself for her journey and was plesantly surprised at that accomidation. She thanked the aide who gave it to her and released Crash from his Pokéball.

"Alright, looks like were gonna have to make some stock first before we go anywhere." She said, mostly to herself but letting Crash hear her little monologue. As excited as she was for her journey she knew it would be stupid to leave before preparing. "I already have a tent for us and a sleeping bag so thats no problem. We definetly need to get some food and medicine for the trip... Oh, and also some food so we don't have to forage. That sound good Crash?"

"Jang-mo!" Crash said, seemingly in affirmation.

"Right, lets go then." She grinned and smacker her fist to her palm. The duo left for the nearby Pokemart as Nora took a better look at the city around her.

Petalburg City was unlike any city shes been to. It was more modern than her hometown of Iki Town but it wasn't as busy as Hau'oli City. It seemed like a nice mix of the two that wasnt as hot as either of them. She could live with that. She also spotted some Pokémon wandering the outskirts of the city, some of them looking exotic and unique to the Alolan native. She'll definetly be trying to catch something here later once she gets her supplies. Her Hoenn Journey begins!

 

A moment before the presentation began, a redhead girl in a blue sundress could be seen running to the city all the way from Route 104. She had been cradling her weakened Ralts in a desperate attempt to run away from a flock of Taillow chasing them both. To the onlookers, they might guess that the poor girl probably had disturbed one of the Taillow and/or had somehow overestimated her Ralts' abilities, but she digressed. She kept running and running with her mind full of worries to the point of (almost) ignoring the commotion. All she could think of was how to get her Ralts to safety ASAP.

Only when the girl managed to reach Pokémon Center and gave her Ralts to the nurse did she finally calm down. She sat down on an available chair, then looked out from the window and listened to the presentation while waiting for the recovery process. Man, just when I thought Kenshin only had to handle one Taillow back there...

By the time the healing was done and the duo went out from the Pokecenter, the presentation had already gone midway. At the "It's all a bit overwhelming to be honest..." part, to be exact. So they decided to join in the crowd and make themselves comfortable with the rest of the presentation.

And now that the event was over, she went to one of the aides who was handing out the special credit cards and Pokedexes for those who hadn't gotten them already. To be honest, she didn't expect such accommodation to be given out like that. She had a good look at her credit card and brand new Pokédex after thanking the aide. They both were registered under the name "Emma Shiino-Altair". Her name. It made her even more excited to start the journey.

That said, Emma and her Ralts (now named Kenshin) went to the Pokemart for their initial stock-up.

 

Nora walked by the Pokemart's shelves, carrying around a heavy basket full of goods. Thankfully she was quite fit for her size and had no problems lugging her stuff behind her. So far she'd manage to stock up on some general Pokémon items; six Pokeballs for catching some new party members, a dozen potions for patching them up, and some human and Pokémon food for the road.

"That should be all of it." Nora hummed looking over her things again. "But why do I feel like I'm missing something?" She wondered. She tried to remember the general things she learned about Hoenn before coming here and the general trainer essentials when it hit her. "A Tarp!" Monsoons and storms were not uncommon back in Alola, and the travel brochure did say that the same applied to Hoenn. Even though her bag and tent said they were waterproof, she wasn't going to leave that up to chance.

Mentally patting herself on her back for remembering that, she walked up to the camping section to scope out a tarp big enough for all her things. As she did she noticed another person there in front of the place she needed to go to. She cleared her throat. "Excuse me," Nora said to the person. "You're blocking the way."

 

@NyxieRina @Mizumanta @Jeydis (not tagging Choco and Jup as I'm not sure about their characters yet)

The very first thing in Emma's must-have list was a set of camping gear. She went over to the camping section to grab one that was easy enough for beginners to set up (or at least, as the package had claimed). However, the young girl could feel something else lodged in the camping gear. Like, a stone about the size of her tiny hand?

[Uh... Emma? What's wrong?] Kenshin's concerned telepathy snapped Emma back to reality. Seems like he could sense his human's awkward feeling like a normal Ralts could. "I- I dunno..." Emma stammered in response. She knelt down to Kenshin's level and confessed, "Thing is, there's something weird in this camping gear. I prolly should open this thing..." That said, Emma carefully opened the camping gear only to discover that, lo and behold, a Dawn Stone was hidden in there somehow. This sure made the duo raise their eyebrows (though Kenshin's was hidden in his bangs). But then...

"Excuse me," an older girl's voice made Emma tumble from her kneeling position. The redhead girl raised her head to find a girl about her age (or so it seems as she didn't know her real age) with a short grey hair and a rather athletic build. "You're blocking the way," the other girl said, prompting Emma to hurriedly pack up the camping gear and put it in the Pokemart-provided basket she had been carrying around. "Ah, s-sorry," Emma sheepishly apologized afterwards, then stood aside to let the other girl pass. And the Dawn Stone? Kenshin got ahold of it. That said, Emma and Kenshin decided to move on to the food and medicines aisle.

 

Nora looked at the red haired girl as she moved aside and scuttled off to get soem supplies. Huh, she must be a newbie trainer, judging by her supposed age (she seemed quite young) and the Ralts on her shoulder. She wondered if she was part of the sponsorship or not. Eh, it probably wouldn't matter, its not like she'll run into her later right?

Nora took her time picking out a good tarp. This was gonna be her home for her hourney so she had to pick well. After much deliberation she got two of them, just in case one broke for whatever reason. Satisfied with her pruchase, she lined up for the counter, behind the other young trainers who were shopping as well. Her mind whirled with ideas, already thinking her next step once she finished her shopping. Maybe she should head to that cafe she spotted earlier? That seemed like a good place to stop by for lunch.

 

@NyxieRina @Mizumanta @Jeydis @Jupjami (tagging Jup now because he's waiting for the host's approval rn)

One trip around the Pokemart later, Emma got enough supplies for the journey: 10 Pokeballs, 10 potions, 5 of each status-healing berries (Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, Aspear), a week worth of MREs, some Pokémon food, and several bottles of water. She then lined up for the counter, right behind that girl from before. Emma looked up to her shoulder -- Kenshin and the Dawn Stone -- which made her wonder what's the deal with an evolution stone hidden in her new camping gear. Was it an accidental bonus? Or...?

[I think we should ask the cashier about this thing,] Kenshin suggested with his (hidden) eyes staring at the stone. In response, Emma nodded with a half-quiet "Yeah", enough for her Ralts to hear.

 

"Heheheh, wonder what crawled up his leg for 'im to skedaddle that fast," Kaja remarked, watching the professor rush off to who knows where. Chuckling, he jumped down from the fence post he was sitting on. "Petalburg City, we actually made it… Looks way different from our li'l town up north eh Dovah?"

Said Treecko chirped, climbing down from a nearby tree. Dovah shrugged, staring at his partner a manner that insinuated 'let's actually do stuff'. Kaja huffed, fixing his hat as he looked around. "Yeah yeah, not so fond of me yappin' anymore are ya! Still though, what is there to do 'ere? Not like they gave us fliers or that stuff…"

Dovah just tugged on the trainer's backpack, a deadpan look on the Pokémon's face. "Oh yeah, the credit card! Oh don't ya look at me like that! I was goin' there already, you son of a-!"


"Name?"
"Kaja Lowell."
"Town?"
"Crossgate."
"Oh, you mean the Pokéringer-"
"Nope!"

Quickly grabbing the credit card, Kaja scurried away from the confused aide with a quick 'thanks' and took off to the Pokémart. Only to stop as he nearly collided with a young woman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "Gah, almost crashed into ya, lady!"

"Oh I'm sorry!" the girl, wearing an apron and a bunch of flowers tucked into her arm, exclaimed. "It's just that there's this thief…"

 

As she waited in line Nora realized a fatal mistake in her shopping list. She bought potions but she had no status items! She nearly facepalmed. How could she forget something like that? Like a speed demon she quickly left teh line, dashing to the medicine area and getting three of each status healing item. Then she rushed back to the counter, just in time for her turn.

After quickly paying for her items she left the Pokemart, with her bag now full of the new items. She let Crash out of his Pokéball, having put him in so his nails wouldnt scratch the Mart's tiles, and looked down on her little dragon type. "You hungry yet Crash? Thees this really cool cafe there we could head to if ya want." The little dragon seemed to think it over before shaking its head. He wasnt hungry yet. "Huh, alright then. Wanna explore?" Crash nodded at that. "Great, where should we go then..."

(@SAF )

 

@Mizumanta @NyxieRina @Jeydis @Jupjami

Oh boy... Emma sighed as the girl in front of her practically dashed away from the line like a mad lass. She saw her heading to the medicine aisle and coming back right before her turn. Maybe she just... forgot something? Whatever.

And then Emma's turn came. The redhead girl set her things for the clerk to check on and Kenshin followed suit with the Dawn Stone he had been holding onto. Much to the duo's surprise, the clerk raised her eyebrow upon seeing the evolutionary stone among the purchased items. "Uh, miss, do you happen to sell evolution stones?" Emma curiously asked only for the clerk to jolt in surprise. "W-what? No! We don't sell those here," the clerk's denial with an awkward chuckle made Emma feel kinda sus to the point of wondering, "Then why is this Dawn Stone hidden in the camping gear?"

Having calmed down from her panic attack, the clerk soon remembered something. She proceeded to tell Emma what she had just remembered while checking on her other things, "Actually, a Devon employee came here about an hour before the event outside began. He hid some stuffs here and there and told me that Devon is hosting something like... Easter Egg Hunt but with evolution stones?" Emma's eyes went as big as dinner plates upon this reveal. "Either way, I think you'll wanna show this Dawn Stone to the Devon people out there. They know what to do with it, trust me," the clerk suggested. And by then, she had already finished with her cashier thing.

After paying for her items (sans the Dawn Stone) and thanking the clerk, Emma went out from the Pokemart with Kenshin still perching on her shoulder. The equally young Ralts could be seen holding onto the Dawn Stone from before. "Now where in the world are these Devon people again...?"

 

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Soon enough, Emma found a man who looked like he's nearing his late twenties near the Pokecenter. His Devon uniform was the very first thing she identified. Hoping to know what to do with her (?) Dawn Stone, Emma came up to him. "Excuse me," she called out, which was enough to snap him back to reality. [We found this in the mart,] Kenshin held out the Dawn Stone to the employee. "Is it true that Devon is hosting an evo stone hunt?"

The Devon guy's eyes quickly lit up upon seeing the Dawn Stone Kenshin was holding. "That's right, kiddo. We've hidden evolution stones around the city. Finders keepers of course, as long as they're our sponsored trainers," he cheerfully explained with a wink at the last sentence. "And now, if you will, can you prove that you're one of them?"

"Uh, sure?" Emma replied with a bit of hesitation in her tone. Seems like the employee's attitude made her flinch a little. Regardless, she took out her special credit card and showed it to him. And one brief check later, the Devon guy cheered again, "Congratulations, kid! The Dawn Stone is yours now~"

That said, both Emma and Kenshin thanked the Devon employee and merrily went about their day.

 

Kaja and Dovah watched from behind a telephone post how the flower shop owner (Nicole, she said her name was) placed a bowl of Oran Berries on a single bench near the storefront, before going inside the shop to let the thief's guard down. A clever strategy, especially as she would also be keeping watch through one of the windows.

"So, what kinda 'mon do ya think is gluttonous enough to be nabbin' all this store's berries?" the trainer asked his partner, who grunted and began acting out the cries and figure of some common Pokémon.
"Yeah yer right, might be some good ol' Zigzagoon or Wurmple again. Huh, a Taillow, aye? Then again, they could be swoopin' right in and grabbin' em berries before just as quickly boltin' right out…" the Treecko nodded sagely, pleased that his partner understood what he meant so quickly. "Damn, are ya sure ya don't want to compete in contests?" At that the gecko shot Kaja a dirty look, to which the teen snorted in amusement. Rolling his eyes Dovah huffed and turned back to the bowl of Oran Berries… that was completely empty.

"OI!" Kaja exclaimed a moment later, also noticing the now bare dish. The two quickly ran towards the bowl, wondering how bad their luck was. "Damn, do ya see anythin'?" the trainer asked rhetorically, looking left and right for a possible suspect.
Dovah chirped, pointing to the road ahead. Kaja snapped his head in that direction and saw a Meowth fleeing with the Oran Berries in tow. "Ohoho, yer not playin' us for fools! Let's go, Dovah!"

 

(Im so sorry for only replying now)

Eventually, Nora and Crash just decided to walk around Petalburg while waiting for the proper lunchtime. Normally Nora would be opposed to simply wandering around, finding it a bit of a waste when she could be doing something else, but she had nothing else in mind. Petalburg was a neat place though so that mollified her a little bit.

Soon they walked past a small hut next to a lake. A figure seemed to be resting on the hut's porch, which overlooked the lakeshore. It was a relatively peaceful sight.

Crash noticed a small ripple in the lake. When he looked he saw a small rocky spike move around before dashing away. Curious and wanting a chase, Crash split off from his trainer and ran towards the lake. 'Jang Mo!'

Nora was alerted by the clanging scales and the cry that Crash was leaving. When she turned to see, she saw her little Jangmo-o running towards the lake. "Crash! Get back here!" She called, chasing after the little dragon. Drying scales was never a fun experience.

Unfortunately, she was too late to catch up and Crash jumped and made a big splash in the lakeside. He looked somewhat sad and distraught that he wasn't able to catch the mysterious Pokémon. Just as Nora reached her starter a voice suddenly rang out.

"Oy, who goes there?" Nora looked back at the cabin and saw the figure resting on the perch stir. Soon it became obvious that the figure was an old man.

"Sorry!" Nora called back, trying to wrestle her dragon out of the water. "Crash here saw a Pokémon and took of running. Didn't mean to bother you!"

"Saw a Pokémon aye?" The old man said. "There be lots of Pokémon in this lake, but you'll never be able to catch any just standing on the shore."

Nora was intrigued. A new member this early did seem pretty nice and she knew how useful a water-type Pokémon could be. "How?"

"By fishing" The man picked up the fishing rod, which Nora didn't see earlier, and tossed it into the water. "I'd teach ya, but I dont think you have the patience for it. none of them new trainers do." He said, seemingly dismissing her for now.

Nora is not a patient girl. What she is, however, is competitive. With a challenge and an opportunity put right infront of her, how could she refuse?

"I'll do it." She said firmly. The old man on the porch looked at her for a moment and Nora kept eye conact. After a while the old man shrugged and tilted his head to the porch.

"Come here and maybe I can give ya a few tricks I have."

 

@NyxieRina

So Emma and Kenshin continued exploring until they saw a Jangmo-o making a splash in a lake with that older girl from before chasing them. [Huh, isn't that the girl from before?] Kenshin wondered. Before Emma could answer though, she could hear the older girl shouting "Sorry!" to someone on a nearby hut's porch. As the two went on with their talks about fishing (or so did Emma hear), the redhead went closer to the old man, then asked by the time she reached the hut, "Uh, excuse me, what's with this fishing anyway?"

Kenshin, however, hopped off from Emma's shoulder and went to the other girl and her Jangmo-o. [Excuse me, what's going on here?] he asked via telepathy.