The Road to Indigo (Pokemon RP (Closed): Chapter 7: Dead Living On The Radio...)

[NeoAC]

Jordan looked over at the fire girl, more with a look of disgust than anything. Doesn't like water? DOESN'T LIKE WATER?!? Dude! That's just...dude! I mean, I had it a little but she's how old? Heavy weak there. Heavy weak. He didn't say anything though as he kept walking.

Vince was having a great time in the grass, knocking out Pidgeys and Rattatas as they crossed his path, a couple of Quick Attacks usually more than enough to get the job done.

Soon the group could see the bright light glinting off the windows of a Pokemon Center, officially welcoming the new trainers to Viridian City. It was a tiny city, but it served an important role as the gateway to Indigo Plateau. The roofs of the surrounding buildings were all tinted green, and in the distance, the Viridian gym could be seen, standing above all else.

Jordan stopped at the outskirt of the city. "Huh....why's this place so green, man?"

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary only looked around the city for a brief second. She had pasted through there to get to Pallet Town. Her eyes stopped on the Pokemon Center, she looked at Zorua and then thought of her new pokemon. She knew they needed healing and wanted to heal them up before they hit the forest. "Hmmm this seems familiar." she joked Zorua looking up at Fary weakly yipping. "It's ok Zorua I'll make sure you get healed up." she said stopping not far from the others.

She looked over at Jordan and smiled some. "You're first time in Viridian City?" she asked him. Zorua was too tired to care that Fary was talking to... that thing, she just wanted to rest and heal up.

 

[Lambi]

"I don't really know." Aeris said to Jordan as she looked around at the city. A few houses were there, along with the Pokemon Mart and the Pokemon Center. She'd need to remember to go check out the Pokemart before they'd leave the city. Blaze had fought a few Pokemon before they had arrived at Viridian City and she was a bit beaten up. Aeris was feeling better than she had from earlier, but she was still a bit wary around Rochelle. "Maybe they're just that environmental?" she wondered.

"Oh, if you guys don't mind, I'm going to head to the Pokecenter to get Blaze healed. I won't take long, hopefully." And with that, she and Blaze headed towards the Pokecenter and entered it. A few people were there with their Pokemon, either newly healed or waiting to get them healed. They were called up one by one and were treated with speed and efficiency. It'll be my turn in no time. And sure enough, Aeris was called up to have her Charmander checked. "Good day. I would like to get my little Blaze treated. We were battling a few Pokemon and she's a bit beaten up." The nurse smiled towards her and took Blaze into her arms. "Just stay right there. We'll take good care of her." the nurse mused a little and walked to the back with Blaze. Aeris sat down in the nearest chair and after a few moments, had to stand up again when the nurse came back with Blaze, who looked healthier than before. "Oh, thank you, nurse." She hugged Blaze, then put her down on the floor. "No problem. And don't worry about payment. Seeing the happy faces of our patients and their trainers is enough for us." The nurse smiled towards them, and they smiled back. "I would have gladly payed, but it's good to hear you're doing this for the sake of Pokemon health. Again, thank you." Aeris exited the Pokecenter[footnote]

Spoiler: OOC

Presumably some time after she'd enter it and everyone else had gone to do something. Sorry about this post being like if Aeris was the only one that entered the Pokecenter.

[/footnote] and started to walk around the small town to take a look at it.

 

[LunaSocks]

As they came up on Viridian City, Terinth saw a pokemart and a pokecenter.

"Lillipup, you feeling alright?" She asked her pokemon, as it responded yipping happily. "Alright then, let's just go into the pokemart." As she went in, she saw a price chart on the wall behind the counter. "What? All I can afford is 1 antidote?" She thought aloud, seeing that the price chart read $100 for one antidote. "Eh, might as well get one. It can't hurt." As she stuffed it into an unusually large pocket in her backpack, she returned outside, and saw a few people heading into the pokecenter. "I think we're just going to the exit from this town." She said to her Lillipup, with it responding by running off and chasing it's tail happily at the edge of the city.

Spoiler: OOC

I'm assuming that one dollar equivalates to one poke. If I'm wrong, correct me. Also, are our backpacks going to be as big as they are in the games? (i.e. You could live in them practically.)

 

[CounterAttack]

"They call it Viridian City for a reason," Rochelle answered Jordan with a laugh. She had returned Kirsten to her Poké Ball after a little while, feeling that she didn't really need to be taken to the Pokémon Center just yet. "The colour itself is a bluey-green, more green than blue. I wonder why this city was named for the colour." A couple of half-baked theories ran through Rochelle's head as she spoke, but she dismissed them.

"Anyways. I assume we're stopping here for a while to rest and heal our Pokémon, maybe grab something to eat before we continue to Pewter?" she asked the group as a whole. At least, those who were still with herself, Fary and Jordan.

 

[socialtangent]

"That sounds like a good idea," Tyler replied from behind the group. He could use a little rest, especially after the number that damned Pidgey did on him. He also became aware of a faint gurgling sound from the pit of his stomach. It had been a while since Tyler had eaten as well. Geist could probably use some fresh air too, he thought. "Uh...as long as we don't run into Gary, I'm fine with it".

 

[NeoAC]

"Yeah," Jordan said, answering Fary's question. He returned Vince to his ball since they were in the town now. "Like I said, this is my first time away from Fuchsia. I'm missing the beach, bros. But yeah, let's get some food stuffs. I'm hungry."

The remaining members of the group all made their way to the Pokecenter, where the Nurse stood behind the counter and greeted them. "Hello, my name is Nurse Joy!" she started. "I'll be happy to help any of you or your injured Pokemon. Things have finally slowed down a little here, so whoever needs healing can come right up."

 

[Lizmichi]

"Well after we heal up our Pokemon I can make something for all of us or we can get some food but having me cook would save some money." Fary said walking up to Nurse Joy after putting Zorua in her ball and handed her the newly caught Pidgy. "Please take care of them." Fary said.

 

[NeoAC]

"Of course!" Nurse Joy said, taking Fary's Pokemon. "We take the best care of any Pokemon that comes into our center."

"Oh I should probably give you mine then too," Jordan said, handing over Vince's Pokeball. "Um, yeah heal him up good."

"Of course. Anyone else before I go in back there?"

 

[RBMidknight]

Simon took out the Pokéball containing his new Pidgey and whistled quietly for Shadow. He approached the counter after Jordan finished handing over his Pokéball.

"Excuse me, Nurse Joy? I'd like to get my Pokémon healed too please." Simon bent down to pick up his Poochyena and set the Pokéball containing Pidgey on the counter.

"Chee?" Shadow looked up at his trainer and gave a slightly confused whine. He shifted his weight and tried to turn himself around while still being held. Rather than risk dropping his Pokémon Simon set Shadow down on the counter. "Be good." Simon cautioned him.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Um, alright, I'll let you take mine in," Rochelle answered the nurse, passing over Kirsten's Poké Ball. "Careful not to mix it up with the others," she added with a smile. She figured that as long as the others were getting healed, she might as well fix up Kirsten. She had taken a hit in the battle with the Pidgey earlier. Better safe than sorry, she reasoned.

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary waited for her Pokemon to be healed as she playing with her fingers worrying that something would go wrong and that Zorua would end up getting hurt or worse. "God.. please let nothing go wrong." she said softly rocking on her heels and bit her lip. She didn't want to lose another Pokemon.

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler slumped into a seat in the Pokemon Center, staring into a tray of mashed potatoes with gravy and what the chef insisted were sliced cubes of turkey. Along with that was corn on the side and a carton of plain milk. The young Trainer found it odd how hospitals for Pokemon also served food for humans as well, but he wasn't questioning that now.

Besides his own food, Tyler also managed to acquire some Pokemon food for Geist. On the thought of his Abra, he produced the Pokeball from his back pack and pressed the button to expand the device. "Alright, Geist, time to eat," he said before releasing the Pokemon. The indiscriminate red energy leaped from the ball onto the chair next to him, quickly coalescing into the familiar diminutive gold-and-brown creature.

"Aabraa..." the vaguely fox-like Pokemon said lethargically as it took in its surroundings.

Tyler reached into his backpack and pulled out a small, clear plastic container filled with pieces of generic Pokemon food. He opened the container and handed Geist one of the small brown blocks. "Here you go, Geist," he said. "Not the best, but at least it's something".

Geist looked tentatively at the block of food, then back at Tyler. He sniffed it first before taking a careful "test" nibble. Satisfied with the taste, the Abra began to eat happily.

With a smile, Tyler began to pick at his own food with a cheap plastic spork. The potatoes weren't the greatest tasting in the world, and neither was the gravy or corn, but it would do just fine.

 

[NeoAC]

"Don't worry," Nurse Joy replied, smiling at Rochelle. "We never mix any Pokemon up. At least not since that incident with the Jolteon and the kid with the electric wheelchair. We take special precautions now. Anyway, it will be a few minutes. In the mean time, why not help yourselves to some food from the cafeteria? It's free for all traveling trainers. We want to make sure you're treated just as well as the Pokemon here!" She carried the tray that held Poochyena and the other Pokeballs into the back room where all the healing is done.

Spoiler: OOC

Let me assure everyone that this [http://awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=101110] Is not what is happening back there.

Once Jordan heard the words 'food' and 'free', he dashed off to the cafeteria. He learned a long time ago to never pass up anything that was offered for free. When he got there he saw what was being ladled out barely passed for high quality at the Safari Zone vending machines. Still food was food. He grabbed a tray and got in line as the chef gave him some portions. "Um, this all there is, lady bro?"

The chef gave a little snort. "Dis is all I gotta work with. Da shipment from Saffron never got in. We're making do wit what we got until a different one from Pewta comes. So yes, dis is all dere is." She plopped a carton of milk on his tray and sent him along.

Weak. But food is food. He looked around and saw only one other person he recognized from earlier, the kid who got blasted by that Gym dude back at the Lab. He had some weird brown thing out on the table, was it a Pokemon? He couldn't tell. It was moving but not all that much. He sat down next to him. "So, bro...uh, what is that thing?" He looked at it, it's eyes were closed. "Is it asleep?"

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary walked into the careteria, sat down next to Jordan and pulled out a bento box she made this morning. It had rice, fresh grilled fish, pickled ginger, sashimi and sushi among other things. "Not quite how mom use to make it when I was in school but pretty damn close." Fary said to her self as she took out her chop sticks and started eating pulling out her not so cold bottle of water.

She felt odd eating food she made in a place that gave away free food but she couldn't let it spoil and just meant more for someone else. As she was eating she looked over her pokedex once again getting a feel for how it worked.

 

[socialtangent]

"Oh, Geist? He's my Abra. Psychic Pokemon that tends to be a bit lazy," Tyler said in response to the guy who sat down next to him. He recognized him as one of the Trainers in the group he was travelers. However, he just couldn't put his finger on the name. Tyler was never good with names.

"Abra?"

As if on cue, Geist looked up at the newcomer with its strange, seemingly closed eyes. The Abra stared at him for a moment, then returned to its half-eaten block of Pokemon food. The diminutive creature continued to eat silently.

"You know, I don't think I caught your name," Tyler continued after Geist went back to eating. "Mine's Tyler Page," he said, sticking out his hand.

 

[NeoAC]

Jordan was already busy digging into to instant potatoes and turkey when Tyler stuck out his hand. "Oh, oh yeah." He took Tyler's hand. "Jordan." He then noticed that the girl from earlier was sitting with them. Next to him. Fary was next to him. Nice. Totally nice.

Jordan broke out of his semi-induced trance to try and follow up with Tyler. "That's Psychic man? That's crazy. We didn't have these back home. No fox things, so I never saw one before. That's a bit far out."

Spoiler: Pokemon Levels (First Update!)

Jordan: Vince (Scyther) - Lvl 6

Mika: Bones (Houndour) - Lvl 6

Rochelle: Kirsten (Horsea) - Lvl 6

Aeris: Blaze (Charmander) - Lvl 7 - Learned Ember

Fary: Zorua - Lvl 6 - Learned Pursuit
Pidgey - Lvl 4

Simon: Shadow (Poochyena) - Lvl 6
Pidgey - Lvl 4

Terinth: Lillipup - Lvl 6

Tyler: Geist (Abra) - Lvl 5

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary gave Jordan a quick flirtatious sideways glance and went back to eating picking up some of her sashimi with ginger and put it in her mouth chewing it slowly as if she was savoring it then swallowed. "Wounder what it will be like camping out together. Times like these make me happy I have a tent." Fary said directing at more at Jordan.

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle looked around the Pokémon Center aimlessly, waiting for the nurse to return. She wanted to push on to Pewter City, although she had set aside what she wanted in favour of keeping the others happy. Besides, they - specifically, their Pokémon - needed the break. Rochelle wasn't sure whether she considered the others to be friends yet. Jordan and Fary were nice people, and she'd gotten a Pidgey away from Tyler, so she might have earned his trust.

To give herself something to do, she pulled out her Pokédex and examined it, flipping it on and checking out the details. As she walked over to the others who were seated, the device beeped and an entry appeared: that of the creature sitting next to Tyler.

Abra. Psi Pokémon.
Type: Psychic
Height: 2'11". Weight: 43.0 lbs.

Description: It senses impending attacks and teleports away to safety before the actual attacks can strike.

"Huh. So that's how it's done," Rochelle mused to herself, sitting next to Fary. "I'll have to enter Kirsten's details into the Dex when she gets back."

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

((Sorry that I haven't been posting. My laptop is perma-dead, so I've not been able to get on. My new one comes in soon, so I'll be back. Shame that I missed catching a Pokemon...))