In Her Image: a Pokémon RP

[Evrant-Knight]

"Star. Staraaaaavia." Angelique chirped loudly as it awoke, which caused the other members of Caleb's team to rise from slumber. Raphael yawned, stretching its arms before following it up with a few quick punches. Raiden awoke which caused several small jolts to arc between its mane of black fur, and his star shaped tail.

"Eevee. Eevee. Eve." Sebastian barked, as he lifted his furry brown head from slumber, which was nestled amongst his cream coloured collar of fur. He had been sleeping on Caleb's chest, and as he moved, a few giggles came from his trainer, who soon awoke with a yawn.

"Stop it Sebastian, you know that makes me rather ticklish when you move." Caleb remarked with a friendly smile as he sat up in bed, surveying his team of well rested Pokémon. He soon got out of his bed, and put on a fresh change of clothes, along with his coat and boots; he then briefly examined his sword, which shone in the new morning light before placing it in the scabbard.

"Right, now then, lets see what I already have with me, so I know what things to purchase:

- Healing Items: 3x Potions, 3x Super Potions, 3x Fresh Water, 2x Soda Pop, 2x Lemonade, and 1x MooMoo Milk.

- Status Cure Items: 5x Full Heal, and 7x Lava Cookie.

- Revive Items: 6x Revive.

- Vitamins: 2x Calcium, 1x Protein, and 1x Iron.

- Technical Machines: 1x Thunderbolt (TM 24), 1x Shadow Ball (TM 30), and 1x Brick Break (TM 31).

- Pokéballs: 2x Pokéball, 3x Great Ball, 3x Ultra Ball, 2x Luxury Ball, 1x Timer Ball, and 1x Premier Ball.

- Items: 1x Charcoal (On Combusken), 1x Sharp Beak (On Staravia), 5x Super Repels, 3x Escape Ropes, 1x Heart Scale, and 1x Blue Flute.

- Miscellaneous: Sword, Pokémon Food, Pokéblock Case (+ Pokéblocks).

Finally, 45.000P in cash. Well, everything seems to be in order."

After making sure everyone was fed, Caleb used Raphael's, Sebastian's, and Angelique's Pokéballs, deciding that he would travel with Raiden today. After having some breakfast of his own, he made his way to the foyer, where he could see Remy with his Zangoose.

 

[Redryhno]

Dawn crept into Darius's room and the lamp he'd left on last night paled in comparison to the sunlight threatening to blind him in the early morning. Shuffling to the bathroom, he stripped and took a short shower before washing his clothes in there with him and then hanging them to dry on the curtain rod, towel hanger, anything that looked like it could be used to hang something on. Next was, of course, his morning routine.

He stuffed his pipe, lit it, and wandered back out to the main part of his room, still dripping from his shower and reached the wardrobe where he'd put his clothes. Daffy was still sleeping inside and fell out onto the floor, still asleep and as solid as a bowling pin, eyes wide open and drooling.

Darius set him up in a corner where he'd be out of the way and proceeded to dress himself. A pair of cargo jeans and a bright pink shirt advertising pokemon specific flavors. It was a freebie he'd gotten at a Cerulean bash a few months back. Looking out at the sky for the day, he reached back and brought out a well-worn hat, Torkoal Tobacco of course,the image faded from time,dirt, and sweat, it was the only one he had, and as little as he used it, it worked for what he needed. He woke Knuckles first, and began wishing he'd slept a bit longer, since it was still extremely early and it'd been a late night. His belt had been moved again as well, this time hanging inside his wardrobe, and he knew Daffy hadn't messed with it, once he was asleep, he was out for a consistent amount of time, and he wouldn't be up for another hour or so.

To make sure nothing else of his had been messed with as well, he took his backpack and satchel from where he'd left them and dumped them out onto the bed and sorted them into their groups and where they belonged.

- 25,000P, if he included what he still had in his wallet.

- His two TM's,Earthquake and Calm Mind, it'd been a feat of engineering when they'd made them re-usable. Maybe Silph had finally come around and saw that they were losing money because trainers couldn't teach them to more than one pokemon before the information on them disintegrated along with the disk.

- 10xSuper Potions, 5xLemonades, 5x Potions

- 2xFull Heals, 5xAntidotes, a single leftover Lava Cookie from his trip to Hoenn about a year back, and 3xParlyz Heals

- 3xRevives

- 1 Carbos

- 5 regular pokeballs, 3 Greatballs, and 5 premier balls he'd gotten at the same Cerulean bash last year

- He still had the Fire Stone he'd bought after recently getting Numel, only to find out that it wouldn't work on him after a few hours research later. He might as well keep it, evolution stones were rare and you never knew when you might run into a fire-type that needed one to evolve. He also still had a Charcoal and a Poison Barb he'd picked up as a kid with Knuckles, back when he still had Poison-type attacks in his repetoire. He'd also spent some time collecting ash while in Hoenn and had taken a liking to the flutes he'd seen, and given some to a glassblower there, which netted him two of the flutes he found particularly fetching, namely two solitary Black and White flutes. The guy'd said something about them working as good as a a repel and some grass-type move, but he couldn't remember which did what. He mostly kept them for decorative and sentimental value more than anything.

- He also had his self-made pokeblocks and pokefood, one less in the blocks since he'd given one to that Cubone last night. He'd have to whip up a new batch at some point down the line. Of course, he had his sleeping bag, he hadn't been sure he'd get a room when he'd hopped off that train two days ago and it was a good precaution in any event. And a radio he used from time to time if he got lost. He still had most of his old pokemon gear from his trainer days and hadn't gotten around to updating it, so he didn't have all the fancy new things that came with it, to name one thing, GPS.

"Alright, everything seems in order. Let's get downstairs and get something to eat, what'dya say?"

Darius packed everything back in it's place and was greeted when he turned back around to Daffy tugging on his pantleg. The three arrived downstairs and all picked up a cup of coffee, to stay awake for the coming day. They may have looked to just be messing around last night, but they heard every word that was said and knew Looker's proposition. The two pokemon were elated to be back for another new day. They enjoyed watching that tournament more than anything it seemed. Maybe it was just visiting a new locale that got them pumped, who knew?

 

[CJ1145]

"Dodrioooooooooooo~"

The cawing of a Bird Pokemon off in the distance heralded the rise of the sun on Goldenrod City. A ray of light peered into the room of Daria Pace, where pain and bitterness ruled.

Spiegel had spent his night sleeping on the windowsill, and found his joints stiff and protesting every movement that he made. It was torture just to hop down to the floor, let alone contemplate the idea of battling in this condition.

Jet was still currently unconscious, having tried to spring to his feet earlier. He had forgotten that he was directly under a sink counter, and promptly smashed his head on its bottom. The results were predictable.

Slagger was still nursing his trainer-given wounds from yesterday, and his normally cheery demeanor was replaced by a constant whining. A sound that was multiple levels of wrong on a Golem.

Gemini was the only one who seemed genuinely happy, having spent the night in a warm bath and feeling fully rejuvenated. It was met with more than a few angry glares from the group's Charmeleon because of this.

Daria herself was currently on the side of her bed, struggling to pull on a new shirt. Between the bruises and the stupor of a freshly-woken young woman, it was proving quite the challenge. Grunts, pained moans and more than a few curses could be heard in the adjacent rooms before she finally rose to her feet, slipping on a spare of her jacket. The first shirt and jacket she'd worn were in deplorable condition after last night's sparring, so she'd opted for a change of clothes. A change to the exact same outfit, with the exception of black jeans over the previous blue pair.

Fully dressed, she surveyed her rather pitiful-looking team, and gave a hearty guffaw. "Oh, man, ya guys look awful! C'mon, everybody in. I'll get ya to a Pokemon Center." She held out her quartet of Pokeballs and called back her team to their safety.

Placing them back on her belt, the last thing to check before setting out was her bag. She unzipped the orange and gray backpack and trawled through the depths and cataloging her stock.

Healing Items: 3x Potion, 4x Super Potion, 5x Fresh Water, 3x Lemonade

Status Curing Items: 11x Full Heal, 2x Awakening, 2x Antidote, 1x Ice Heal

Revives: 5x Revive

Vitamins: 2x Protein (which she promptly applied to Spiegel), 1x Carbos, 1x Iron

TMs: 1x Toxic

Pokeballs: 4x Pokeball, 5x Great Ball, 1x Premier Ball, 2x Timer Ball, 1x Fast Ball, 1x Nest Ball

Items: 1x Mystic Water (which she immediately handed to Gemini), 1x Water Stone, 4x Escape Rope, 2x Poke Doll, 1x Charcoal (already held by Spiegel), 1x Yellow Flute, 1x Teachy TV (recalibrated to get actual damned channels), 1x Red Scarf

Miscellaneous: 5x Bag of Pokefood, 5x Bag of Chips, 3x Spare Shades, 1x Triangular Shades, 1x Spare Clothes, 1x Training Gi

Daria frowned as she looked at her money pouch. "Only twenty-one thou? Coulda sworn I'd gotten more than that by now..." she scratched her head in confusion, before shrugging her shoulders and zipping the bag back up. Everything seemed more or less in order. She stepped, or to be more honest, limped out of her room and down to the lobby, giving a wave and a grin to the trainers already gathered there.

 

[Shakomaru]

"Ugh. I swear I always have the worst luck. Seems like I always get a window that faces due east."

Due to interference from the sun, Tom's slumber was disturbed. He tried to fall back asleep, but of course Kusari wouldn't let that happen.

"Ow! I'm up! I'm up! Stop pinching me!"

"Skor!"

"What do you mean I have important things to do?"


"Skor..."

"AAH! You're right! Kusari, you're a lifesaver!"

"Houndoom..."

Tom looked to the foot of his bed where the dark pokemon lay. And then he noticed his backpack next to her. Every pocket was open and every item inside was strewn on the floor.

"You guys! Look at this mess! Were you looking for breakfast?" He noticed the empty box of pokemon food next to Trapic. "Looks like you got it too huh? Alright!" He said, standing up. "Time to get all of this stuff together. if you guys help out, I'll give you each a poffin!"


"Skor!"

"Gator!"

"Doom!!"

"Don Don!"

"Alright! Let's do this. Healing items first ok?"

Tom carefully inventoried all of his items.

-Healing Items: 2x Potion, 5x Super Potion, 5x Fresh Water, 5x Soda Pop, 3x MooMoo Milk, 3x Full Heal, 1x Old Gateau, 2x Revive.

-Vitamins: 1x Carbos, 1x Zinc.

-TMs Poison Jab, Dig.

-Pokeballs: 1x Friend Ball, 3x Poke Ball.

-General Items: 1x Wave Incense (Aeolus' hold item), 1x Soothe Bell, 1x Charcoal (On Kalmia), 1x Black Apricorn, 1x Red Apricorn, 1x Blue Apricorn, 1x White Apricorn.

-Key Items: Bycicle, Poffin Case/Stove, Seal Case, Berry Pots, Poketch.

Tom also decided to check and see how much money he had
"

21,000 huh? Lesee what we need..."

"SKOR!"

"Right! I'll whip them up right away!"

"Skor."

As Tom began to cook the poffins he thought about what to buy.

It'd be nice to get a few more TMs, but they're kinda pricey... I could probably get one or two, but that wouldn't leave me with much money... Well, I'll see what they have, and if I really need something, I'll get it. I know I have enough for at least one. And of course some more pokemon food.

"Alright!" He said, flipping the treats into the air. "Sitrus for Aeolus, Mago for Kusari, Hondew for Trapic, and a Razz Bluk mix for Kalmia!"

His pokemon happily ate their poffins while Tom made a Pinap poffin for himself. After everyone finished, Tom returned everyone to their pokeballs but Kusari, who once again roosted on his shoulder.

"It's the Dawn of day three! Let's make the most of it Kusari!"

"Skor!"

With that the two went to join the others.

 

[nuba km]

Lee lied in his bed for ages after he woke up still having to open his eyes, though he suddenly started noticing a breathing noise next to his bed. Terrified Lee slowly opened his eyes to see what this was, he was relieved when it was just his octillery on the desk next to the bed. A thought slowly creped across lee's mind wait wasn't octillery in his pokeball when I went to sleep Lee sat up in his bed and said to octillary 'how did you get out of your pokeball?' this question was met with silence and the realisation that his stuff was again scattered across his room 'was this you? though doing this would require movement' lee looked at octillery 'I don't even know why I try to talk to you at times' lee then got dressed, returned octillery to his pokeball and started backing his stuff away a.

-healing: 3 Fresh Water, 2 Soda Pop, 5 Lemonade,

-status curing: 4 Full Heal, 3 Burn Heal

-Revives: 2 Revives

-TMs: will-o-wisp, solar beam

-PokeBalls: 10 ultra balls

-Items: 1 reaper cloth, 3 max repels, 2 repels

-Misc stuff: 3 cans of beans

he also checked his wallet to make sure nothing was missing

- 21.000P

Lee then went down stairs to the lobby and saw some people there already, as he approached them he said 'do any of you know anything about the behaviour of octilleries?'

 

[Anayna]

"Haaaauuuunnnn..."

"Zzzz... blub... wha?"

"Haaauuunnnt..."

"Haunter...? Whazzit...?"

"HAUNTER!!!"

"AAAAHHH!"

*KLONK*

"AAAAHHH!!!"

Being woken up by someone pinching your exposed toe is not particularly comfortable. When that someone is a Ghost pokemon with the typical icy, soul-draining touch of its kind this becomes especially uncomfortable. Add to this the fact that Haunter had somehow managed to place a small table onto the mattress, with its underside resting directly over his trainer's head, and it could be safely said that Rupert's morning had a less than perfect start.

Rupert managed to rise from his bed and rubbed his forehead gingerly. The sound of the commotion had also woken Cubone, causing him to jump up with club in hand. He seemed greatly annoyed when it became obvious that the only threat at hand was the resident Ghost-type, who was now floating over them both, roaring with laughter. Rupert let out a exasperated sigh. This wasn't anything new. Haunter regularly pulled stunts like these, and Rupert equally regularly chided him for it. The trainer was about to start this routine again, but stopped.

No no. This is what Haunter wants. He likes knowing that he can mess with authority figures. And as his trainer that's you. This is all part of becoming the new Rupert. Remember, you're a new man. You're a proper trainer. Don't let Haunter push you around. Don't let him get to you.

With that Rupert drew a deep breath and promptly ignored Haunter. He just walked over to the bathroom, not even dignifying Haunter with another glance.

"H-haunter?"

Hey, this might actually be working. He seems genuinely disappointed. If I just don't react to his antics they lose all meaning! I should have done this years... wait, what's...?

Rupert looked up just as the pail of water precariously resting on the half-open door to the bathroom came crashing down. As he was doused with its ice cold watery content he never saw Haunter exploding into roaring guffaws again.

After cleaning up both himself and Haunter's mess Rupert lifted his enormous coat up. Haunter had fled to his pokeball at the sight of the morning's sun rays which he really wasn't a fan of. The coat was even heavier than it looked and was actually the reason that Rupert often appeared to be hunched over whilst walking. The reason behind its great weight was the number of pockets that made up its inner lining. Rupert had inherited the brown coat from his grandfather, a man considerably bigger than himself and a great trainer in his own time. These pockets could hold anything a trainer needed; there was even a hole in one of the two outside pockets so that he could reach his trainer belt through it, giving the illusion that the wearer was just pulling pokeball after pokeball out of his pocket. Rupert actually kept all his trainer items here. He had taken a backpack with him to Goldenrod, but it only contained a few sets of clothes and the like. Rupert still found stray items in the coat's pockets though; leftovers from his grandfather's career.

Okay, it's a big day today. Better check what I already have here...

Healing Items: 4x Potion, 5x Super potion, 4x Fresh Water, 4x Lemonade; 2x Moomoo Milk.
Milk? Did mom pack this? Geez, I'm not a kid anymore.

Status curing items: 10x Full Heal, 2x Antidote, 2x Parlyz Heal, 1x Burn Heal.
These are a little musty. Hope they still work.

Revives: 6x Revive.
Can't go wrong with that. Thanks, grampa. Just hope I won't need them...

Vitamins: 1x PP Up, 1x Protein, 1x Zinc, 1x Iron.
Vitamins? Seriously, mom? What am I supposed to do with these?

TMs: 1x TM06 (Toxic), 1x TM28 (Dig).
I still remember finding these in a pocket here. Took me far too long to figure out what they were.

PokeBalls: 5x Pokeball, 5x Great Ball, 2x Ultra Ball, 3x Dusk Ball.
Wow, these really are dusty. And they aren't even all grampa's. To think that I might actually use some of these today...

Items: Silph Scope, 1x Cleanse Tag, Poke Flute, 2x Escape Rope, 5x Super Repel, 1x Spell Tag.
I have no idea what half of these do. The two tags were given to me by those creepy Channelers. Not sure what's up with grampa's old flute or his weird techno spyglass.

And finally 21.000P. Having made some sense of his inventory Rupert made his way down with Cubone, looking for Tom and Ryan.

 

[JokerboyJordan]

Spoiler: Savannah's Inventory

Due to my laptop just crashing I'm just going to skip the backstory.

Healing Items: 15x Fresh Water, 3x Lemonade, 1x Moo Moo Milk, 1x Energy Root

Status curing items: 10x Full Heal, 5x Lava Cookies

Revives: 5x Revive.

Vitamins: 3x Carbos, 1x HP Up

TMs: Scald, Bullet Seed.

PokeBalls: 3x Pokeball, 2x Great Ball, 2x Ultra Ball, 2x Timer Ball, 1x Net Ball

Items: 1x Blue Scarf, 3x Escape Ropes, 2x Max Repels, 1x Yellow Flute, 1x Miracle Seed (Held by Spriggan), 1x Exp. Share, 1x Stardust

Misc: Bicycle, Pokeblock Case, Coin Case, Go-Goggles, Itemfinder, Berries.

25,000 P

 

[Pappytech]

Matt barely managed to repress a yawn as he stumbled down the stairs. Dark bags that had formed around the young man's eyes, as well as a set of crumpled clothes, spoke of a sleepless night. What was even more revealing, however, was the lad's ragged mane of hair. Though he'd unsuccessfully tried to stuff a hat on top of the windswept mess, it was apparent to almost anyone that Matt was suffering from more than your everyday bed-head.

Mumbling some incomprehensible greeting to the other trainers, the lad made his way to the dining room, bleary eyes locked onto the boxes of cereal lined up on the table.

Spoiler: Matt's Inventory

Healing Items: 5x Potions, 5x Super Potions, 5x Fresh Waters, 5x Lemonades

Status Curing Items: 10x Full Heal, 2x Paralyze Heal, 2x Antidote, 1x Burn Heal

Revives: 3x Revives

Vitamins: 2x Irons, 2x Calciums

TMs: Aerial Ace, Sunny Day, Dream Eater

Pokeballs: 2x Pokeballs, 7x Great Balls, 2x Lure Balls, 2x Friend Ball, 2x Speed Ball

Items: 1x Charcoal (Held by Cyndaquil), 1x Spell Tag (Held by Gastly), 3x Escape Ropes, 1x Exp Share, 2x Repels

Misc: Bike, berries, food, clothes

21,000P

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Do any of you know anything about the behaviour of Octilleries?" Lee asked as he made his arrival to the foyer of the Sleeping Sunkern. Seeing as though Remy wasn't going to respond, Caleb answered the question himself.

"Hmm, Octillery: The Jet Pokémon, and the evolved form of Remoraid. Behaviour wise though, they simply love fuss from their trainers. Even though caught Octillery are more docile, wild Octillery can be very stubborn at times. Why do you ask Lee?" Caleb responded with, before he caught a brief glimpse of Matt heading into the dining room, dark bags had formed under his eyes; obviously still effected by what happened yesterday.

"Actually, tell me later. I'm just going to check up on Matt, must still be a little frazzled from his argument with Ventus yesterday evening." Caleb remarked, obviously concerned for the trainer from Violet City. He made his way into the dining room, Raiden following in alongside. As he entered, Caleb immediately found a table, ordering a cup of tea and an orange juice.

"Rough night?" Caleb casually asked Matt in a sympathetic voice, who happened to be nearby.

 

[Pappytech]

Matt nearly choked as he tried to down his coffee, the bitter taste of the unfamiliar liquid sticking in his throat. Retching, the young trainer reached towards the small pitcher of Moo-Moo Milk in the center of his table, snatching up a handful of sugar packets as well. Adding liberal amounts of cream and sugar, Matt's eyes brightened a bit as the coffee went from a black to light brown; his next sip, though it still held a bitter aftertaste, was far more palatable.

Setting the cup next to his half-empty bowel of Marshmallow Magikarps, the lad gently exhaled as the caffeine slowly coursed through his body. It seemed that exhaustion's cruel grip on his mind was already being loosened. Hopefully, by the time he finished his breakfast, he would be his usual self.

"Rough night?"

Matt continued to enjoy his coffee and cereal as Caleb joined him at the table. Swallowing, he turned to the noble, forcing a smile onto his lips. "Yeah, you could say that."

The youth's eyes, still weary in spite of the sugar and caffeine, couldn't meet Caleb's for long. It only took a few seconds for them to fall downwards, seemingly locked in a staring contest with the dregs in his cup. "Listen... I want to thank you for what you did last night, I really do. I know that you were trying to help me out, and that means a lot to me."

Pausing for a moment, Matt gathered his thoughts before continuing, "I think it's pretty obvious that I'm new to this whole other people thing. For years now, it's just been me and my team, training together and having fun. Talking to other trainers, making friends... I just never got the hang of it, you know?

"So, when people try to reach out to me, try and make me feel better... I react the same way I always do. I try and shut them out, to keep them from talking to me, to make them just leave me alone."

Groaning, the young man rested his head on the table, barely noticing when his hat slid off his head and into his cereal. "You were trying to help, and you did not deserve anything I said to you last night. I'm sorry, I really am."

 

[nuba km]

"Why do you ask Lee?"

'well...' lee said while reaching for octilleries pokeball

"Actually, tell me later. I'm just going to check up on Matt, must still be a little frazzled from his argument with Ventus yesterday evening."

'ok' lee said as he sat down and started having breakfast, just some dry cereal. He then released octillery and snover so they could have some breakfast, snover started eating one of his snover berries as he walked over to the other trainers in the room offering them all, except daria, a snover berry. Octillery sat there in the middle of the table doing nothing.

 

[Evrant-Knight]

Matt's eyes looked rather weary after last night, they only seemed to stare at Caleb for a few moments before falling downwards, looking at the bottom of his tea cup. "Listen... I want to thank you for what you did last night, I really do. I know that you were trying to help me out, and that means a lot to me." He said, pausing for a moment to collect his thoughts before continuing.

"I think it's pretty obvious that I'm new to this whole other people thing. For years now, it's just been me and my team, training together and having fun. Talking to other trainers, making friends... I just never got the hang of it, you know?" Matt asked, Caleb began thinking up his response whilst Matt continued to speak.

"So, when people try to reach out to me, try and make me feel better... I react the same way I always do. I try and shut them out, to keep them from talking to me, to make them just leave me alone." Matt groaned, resting his head on the table, obviously hadn't noticed when his hat slid off his head and into his cereal.

"You were trying to help, and you did not deserve anything I said to you last night. I'm sorry, I really am." He then finished. Caleb removed Matt's hat from the cereal bowl, wiping off some of the stuff that had landed on it, then placed it next to Matt. He then pushed forward a glass of orange juice in front of Matt, then began to speak.

"No need to say sorry Matt, I understand the reasons why you were angry. Sometimes in our lives, we just long for a bit of peace and quiet, some time to simply be by ourselves, to think things over. But, never underestimate the power of someone simply being there to listen; it shows that someone cares, and is willing to listen." Caleb said, speaking in a calm, friendly voice. He then gestured to the drink that was placed in front of Matt.

"Now, go on, drink it; its just orange juice, it should help wake you up, and possibly put you in high spirits for the coming day." He then remarked, taking a sip of his tea afterwards.

 

[Pappytech]

"...But, never underestimate the power of someone simply being there to listen; it shows that someone cares, and is willing to listen."

Matt smiled, gratefully sliding his hat back on top of his messy hair as he sat back up. "Heh, yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks for the advice."

An uneasy look crept across Matt's face as Caleb slid the glass of orange juice in front of him. "Um... I..."

"Now, go on, drink it; its just orange juice, it should help wake you up, and possibly put you in high spirits for the coming day."

"But I..." Matt's protests faded away as he saw Caleb's expectant face. "Um, thanks!"

Uneasily, the young man reached for the glass, grasping it with shaking fingers before lifting it to his mouth. Wincing, the lad began to gulp down the pulpy liquid; despite the sweetness of the drink, a few beads of sweat began dripping down his neck. After a few moments, Matt let out a gasp as he clanged the empty glass against the table, a hand involuntarily reaching for his throat.

"Thanks... Caleb," the lad managed to gasp out, a forced smile crossing his face, "that was really good."

 

[CJ1145]

Just down the street from the Sleeping Sunkern, the Pokemon Center bustled with activity. It had been nearly half an hour now since Daria stumbled out the front door of the inn, charging down the street and charging like a mad Taurous through dozens of people to reach the front of the line. To call her demand for healing "forceful" was quite an understatement.

Some time had passed now, and the Nurse in charge of the Center was walking up with a tray containing Daria's Pokeballs. She handed the quartet back to the trainer, who eagerly replaced them on her belt.

"Here you go, miss!" the cheery nurse said. "But you really should try and avoid battling Pokemon such a higher level than yours."

Daria looked at her like she was insane. "What are ya talking about?" she asked. "These fellas didn't fight nobody but me last night."

The nurses's expression immediately dropped, into one of shock. "Y-you... you did..."

"Hehe, yup!" Daria confirmed, splitting her face in half with a smile as she pointed a thumb at herself. "Name's Daria Pace, the Pewter City Fist with a heart of fire and limbs of steel! Anyway, uh, thanks! I'll probably be back later today, I've got some chumps to flatten at the tournament." With a wave goodbye, the Pewter Fist barreled out of the Pokemon Center's automatic doors, leaving behind a trembling nurse staring after her.

She can't be human...

[hr]

Back outside, Daria stood in the morning sun of Goldenrod, soaking in the rays as she looked around. She clicked one of her Pokeballs, letting out Gemini to enjoy the light with her.

"Hya, hya?" the Staryu asked, curious. Its trainer grinned back at it and gestured out to the crowds of people advancing up and down the street.

"Will ya look at that, girl? I've never even SEEN this many people in one place, ya know? I can feel all this energy building up, I just wanna punch something!"

Her words were true; Gemini could already see Daria trembling with excitement, and rapidly shifting from foot to foot as she examined all the bustling energy, building up to a crescendo that would only be released at the next day of the tournament. The trainer's mind held a single figure, the bastard Forte looking at her with a cocky grin; she could already imagine what he'd look like missing a few teeth.

"Ooh, I can't WAIT to fight this guy, Gem! He seems really strong; been a while since we've had a good challenge, ya know?"

"Hya!"

"Exactly! I wonder what kinda fighter he is?" she mused, getting ahead of herself with speculation. Daria viewed combat as almost its own form of communication; it was how people learned about each other in the most pure manner. A true fighter bared their soul in combat, be it human or Pokemon. She'd be learning a lot about this man very soon.

Her shifting slowed a bit as she finally calmed herself down a bit. "So, uh, we should probably get back to the hotel, check in on--"

An image of Matt flashed by, still quite blatant in her mind after catching a glimpse of him that morning. She suddenly felt an intense desire not to be anywhere near the Sleeping Sunkern. Daria scratched her chin as she thought of an alternative activity, before snapping her fingers. "I know! I need to restock on stuff anyways, c'mon Gemini!"

With Staryu in tow, she made a beeline for the Goldenrod Department Store.

 

[JdaS]

Remy had put on the finishing touches to his inventory while tenants made their way in and out of the dining area and the lobby. Daria stopped by for a greeting and left for the nearest PokéCenter. Not surprising, considering she single-handedly whooped 4 Pokémon's behinds into submission the night before.
Most others were still in the middle of breakfast. Remy was not a heavy sleeper. He'd usually sleep for about 5 hours and continue travelling. Staying on the move was how he felt alive, but Goldenrod City was an exception, as he'd been here for almost a month now. With it's bustling streets and amazing nightlife, there was something magical about Goldenrod. When he would finally be ready to stop and settle down, this was where he would do it.

All in all everybody seemed to be up and about, except for Ryan. Was he still asleep? In any case, it was time to move, and, although Remy's plan to stick together had fallen on deaf ears for the most part, he didn't mind.

"ALRIGHT THEN! Mornin' to ya all! I was thinking of doing some shopping today and I know of some great places one can go to for real bargains on some really cool stuff. Those interested can come with me, those with other plans, have a good time and remember that the tournament resumes at 6:00 p.m.!"

Now it was just a matter of seeing who'd join him in his little "tour de shopping".

 

[Evrant-Knight]

"Thanks... Caleb," Matt managed to gasp out, a forced smile crossing his face, "that was really good."

"Don't mention it..." Caleb responded with a smile, taking a sip of tea in-between sentences. "I find orange juice to be refreshing, and a great start to the day." He then finished his, and was about to continue, before being interrupted by Remy.

"ALRIGHT THEN! Mornin' to ya all! I was thinking of doing some shopping today and I know of some great places one can go to for real bargains on some really cool stuff. Those interested can come with me, those with other plans, have a good time and remember that the tournament resumes at 6:00 p.m.!" He said in a rather loud voice, obviously disturbing some of the other patrons of the Sleeping Sunkern. Caleb had a slightly shocked expression.

"Well then Matt, we'd better get going. You going to join in on the shopping?" Caleb asked, getting out of his seat soon after, and made his way to the door; Raiden getting up from the sleeping position he was at, and following his trainer soon behind him.

 

[Redryhno]

Darius and his pokemon perked up at the offer of the shopping trip, he needed a few things for pokeblocks and there was some stuff he couldn't get in Kanto that was here.

"I'm up for it, just let me finish here and we'll be right behind you."

The three finished up their coffee, food, and pokeblocks and stood up. The rich kid was talking to Matt, and after urging him to drink the juice, didn't look so hot, a bit of redness had begun to creep up from his neck.

"You ok there? You've got a bit of puffiness starting up around your eyes is all."

 

[Pappytech]

"You ok there? You've got a bit of puffiness starting up around your eyes is all."

"Yeah... Yeah, I'm... Okay..." Matt managed to gasp out, as he began to massage his slowly swelling throat. "Just some allergies. I'll... I'll be fine."

Getting up from the table, the young trainer made his way over to Remy, Darius, and Caleb. "Mind if I tag along? Always wanted to see the Goldenrod Supermarket!"

 

[Shakomaru]

"Those interested can come with me, those with other plans, have a good time and remember that the tournament resumes at 6:00 p.m.!"

Tom though for a bit. He knew very well that his team had quite a few blind spots, mainly in the water and ice departments. Even if he were to get one good electric type move, it would help him out a lot. But then again he had promised Rupert and Ryan an adventure.

"Hm... Hey Rupert, how about we shop for just a little bit? I only need a TM or two, so it should be quick. Then we can go out to search for pokemon! We have a lot of time before the tournament starts up again. Um... By the way, where's Ryan?"

 

[JokerboyJordan]

Savannah was downstairs enjoying her breakfast, two slices of toast with jam. She needed the energy if she was going to be on her feet all day shopping and battling, and this was just the perfect food for the job, the sugar in the jam giving her a short burst of energy whilst the carbs in the bread would give her a more long term solution. After she had finished her last slice, she opened up her bag to retrieve her Pokeblock Case, as well as a bottle of multivitamins she always kept with her.

She took each pokeball from her belt, and let all of her pokemon out for some fresh air and a snack. Spriggan savouring his food, Sutekh finishing most of his in a few bites with his massive maw and Feebas taking slow, almost cautious nibbles. After they had finished their breakfast, Sav supplemented it by giving each of them a different colour Pokeblock. Over time, she had worked out their natures and what kinds of colours and flavours they preferred, Sprig liking Red ones, Set preferring Brown, and Feebas being partial to Blue .
Happy to see that her pokemon were enjoying themselves, Sav continued to supplement her own meal with the vitamins, taking them with a chaser of MooMoo Milk for that added healthiness.

"ALRIGHTY THEN! Mornin' to ya all! I was thinking of doing some shopping today and I know of some great places one can go to for real bargains on some really cool stuff.

Sav choked on her milk slightly as it caught in her throat. How could she have forgotten about the prospect of shopping today?! Not being one to miss out on the opportunity, she immediately rose from her seat and addressed Remy.

"Oooh just wait for a few seconds! I've just left me wallet upstairs, don't even think about heading out without me!"

And with that she set off at almost a sprint, disappearing up the set of stairs before reappearing with the anticipated cash, stumbling slightly in the rush of it all.

"Phew! Thought you guys had left, and that would have really made me upset..."

The look on her face told them that that was a severe understatement.

"So where are we going first? I've heard great things about Goldenrod but I've just been so busy with training and the tournament and..."

" Grovyle! " came a shrill cry, as Sprig sprung onto the scene and placed his hand over Sav's mouth and uttering some sounds as if to convey that he was apologising for his embarrassing friend's rambling.