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

[socialtangent]

Tyler found Jordan's mannerisms to be...interesting to say the least. His dialect and choice of words made him think of the classic stereotype of the beach bum. In fact, his appearance made him think of somebody who spent a lot of time near a beach. However, he didn't decide to ask about his origins, afraid that such a direct assumption might offend him.

"Well, there's a couple of Abras out in the wild out near Saffron, where I live," Tyler explained. "They're pretty rare and they're tough to catch. You gotta snag 'em before they teleport away". He patted Geist's head. "Geist here had me chasing him for at least four days before I caught him. He gave me a run for my money, I'll tell you that," he said with a short laugh.

Geist chimed in with a quiet chuckle, poking Tyler in the side.

"Yeah, yeah, keep laughing buddy," Tyler retorted, reaching into the plastic container to retrieve another block of Pokemon food. Geist took the food and went back to eating silently. "Somebody's hungry today," he said to his Abra before looking back up at Jordan. "He's lazy and likes to eat. Just like me," Tyler quipped before taking a drink from the carton of milk.

 

[NeoAC]

Jordan looked over at Fary after she had said that. "Oh shoot, bro. I don't even have a tent. Never even thought of that man, I just brought the bag. All we needed on the beach." He had already polished off the turkey and was moving to the rest of the food. "It's so warm down there too, right? Always good for lounging. Love lounging man, can spend the whole day just doing that. So good."

Attention! The next batch of Pokemon has been successfully healed. Would the trainers please come to the front desk to retrieve their Pokemon. Thank you.

"Whoa, loud much."

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle blinked at the speaker's volume, immediately getting up to collect Kirsten. Before she did, though, an idea struck her which could possibly earn her a bonus in the eyes of her companions. Turning to Jordan and Fary, she asked, "Um... would you like me to pick up yours for you? I won't if you don't trust me with them, of course."

 

[Lizmichi]

"Well there's room for two." Fary said casually and finishing her lunch then got up putting the lid on her box and put it back in her bag starting to walk off and threw away the empty bottle of water in the process. "Na I can get my Pokemon but thanks anyway." Fary added.

She stopped and looked back at Jordan "I happen to love the water and the beach. Brought a bikini to wear in case we ended up at the beach." Fary looked back at him and smirked not knowing her bikini top fell out of her bag resting at the place she sat next to Jordan.

 

[NeoAC]

"Uh, yeah, sure if you want to do that, go for it Red," Jordan answered the redhead. "I'll just finish up the uh....the uh..." It was at this point he noticed the bright fabric on the chair where Fary just sat. Jordan had been around enough to recognize a bikini top when he saw one. It was bright, but also pulled it back a little, a combination of black and pink, working together in a flower pattern, it looked tropical. It looked a bit like home. He looked up at Fary and mentally put the top on her. It was a nice sight.

"Uh......" he debated saying anything, but the code of the beach decreed that he return all beach property to it's rightful owner. "Uh...Fary, uh, you, uh, you left your top here. It like, fell out...uh...or something." He was still having those nice thoughts.

 

[RBMidknight]

Simon looked up as an announcement was made that the Pokémon were healed. Unlike the rest of the 'group' Simon had chosen to remain in the lobby of the Pokécenter. Simon leaned back for a bit in the chair he'd found to sit in. 'I guess we just go up and ask.' After picking his backpack up and sliding the strap over one shoulder Simon approached the front desk.

"Excuse me, Nurse? Could I get my Pokémon please?" Simon pointed to the tray that Shadow was curled up on. Simon was handed his Pokéball by the distracted Nurse. Shadow sat up, shook himself briskly, then walked across the counter over to his trainer. Simon picked up his Pokémon and set him on the ground. The Poochyena yawned letting out a low whine in the process.

"Wake up, bud." Simon said with a quiet laugh. He thanked the Nurse and returned to his seat. 'I guess the others will show up eventually.' he decided. Shadow padded over to the chair and curled up on the floor. Simon thought about making Shadow move then decided to leave him alone since they were both waiting. 'I should probably think of a name for Pidgey.' Simon realized. 'Let's see...' The internal debate kept him occupied for a bit.

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary blushed some and took the top back. "Oh god thank you Jordan. Ummm maybe one day you'll get so see me in it." Fary said biting her lip. "Ummm it might be cold tonight want to use my tent? I'm use to sleeping in the cold anyway." Fary said trying to be nice in return to his kindness. "I mean as you said you didn't expect to need a tent so why not?" she added starting to babble some totally off her game.

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle facepalmed behind Fary's back, both amused by and embarrassed for the older woman, and said to Jordan, "My name's Rochelle, Jordan, in case you forgot or didn't hear." With that she headed off to the desk as another guy passed. Simon, she thought his name was.

"Um, nurse? I'm picking up the Pokémon for the other guy who was here with us," she said. "Blonde hair, looks a bit like a surfer?"

"Ah, right, yes, one moment," the nurse answered, handing Rochelle two Poké Balls. "The one on the left is the Horsea," she explained to clarify.

"Thanks for that," Rochelle answered, giving the nurse a smile before she turned and walked back to Jordan and Fary. She debated letting Kirsten out of her ball and carrying her for a while, although she would have to find a body of water for the Horsea to swim in, possibly a lake.

"Here you go, Jordan," she said cheerfully, passing him his Poké Ball and taking a small step back, keeping her own ball out in case she decided to carry Kirsten. "So, um... are we heading straight for Pewter now, or are we taking a walk around the city?"

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler and Geist shared a glance, somewhat amused at the scene unfolding in front of them. The girl who had been a rather bold flirt since Pallet suddenly could barely speak. It was an interesting, if not slightly jarring, reversal. A girl behind the suddenly derailed flirt (whose name he still didn't know) facepalmed, obviously having heard the exchange. She then introduced herself to Jordan as Rochelle.

"So, um... are we heading straight for Pewter now, or are we taking a walk around the city?"

That was a good question. Tyler decided to remain silent, hoping that Jordan would give them an answer. In the meantime, he went back to his tray of food. The turkey and potatoes were almost gone, as well as the corn. Might as well finish it before it gets cold.

 

[NeoAC]

"Thanks," Jordan told Fary. "I'd totally appreciate that. Like, a lot. I really don't want to have to sleep out in the cold." Soon after that, Red came back with Vince and her Pokemon in tow. "Thanks...uh...Rochelle," he said, more used to Red. He had to hold himself to remember to use the right name.

The food on his tray was gone, the milk long washed down. He got up and took back Vince's Pokeball. "Uh, I dunno, is there anything else in the city worth looking at? Plus, doesn't that angry bro live here? Uh, what's his name? Shit? Whatevs, I don't wanna run into him. He's got angry vibes."

 

[Lizmichi]

"I could... join you if you wanted." Fary said regaining some of her composer running after him. "It's warmer with another." Fary said giggling her flirtatious giggle. "I have Zorua sleep in the ball anyway." she added rubbing a finger down Jordan's arm before picking up her Pokemon and put them on her belt.

 

[socialtangent]

Picking up his tray, Tyler stretched a bit and cleared his throat. "Well, I'm gonna be up and about here. Lemme know when we're leaving," he said to nobody in particular, wanting badly to leave the awkward scene in front of him. He could practically smell the estrogen wafting through the air.

"You wanna walk, Geist?" he asked his small companion.

"Aabraaaa..." the Pokemon reluctantly replied.

"Good. You need some exercise anyways".

Tyler packed his belongings into his backpack and tossed his empty disposable tray into the garbage, then headed out of the cafeteria with Geist keeping up behind him. The young Trainer entered the main lobby and spotted Simon sitting in a chair with his Poochyena. Approaching him, Tyler offered a wave. "How's your Pokemon doing?" he asked.

Geist caught up with Tyler and froze in place when he saw Simon's Poochyena. The Pokemon knew that the small hound possessed a natural type advantage over him, which unnerved him.

[small]"Aaaabraaaaa..."[/small] Geist said quietly, moving a bit closer to Tyler.

 

[CounterAttack]

"O-kay, there's a bit much going on here, methinks," Rochelle mused to herself, quietly so that the whole building wouldn't hear, but audible enough to at least give Fary the obvious hint. "I'll be outside when we're all meeting up again." She made for the door uninterrupted, leaving the Pokémon Center and taking a seat on a bench nearby.

Once settled and no longer distracted by the others, she tapped the button on Kirsten's Poké Ball and let out the Horsea. She began bouncing up and down on her tail again, until Rochelle scooped her up into her arms and held her still. "Sea?" Kirsten said in a tone of voice that sounded like a question. Perhaps she was a little curious as to the gesture.

"Nothing wrong with a Trainer showing their Pokémon a little affection, is there?" Rochelle mused, lightly poking Kirsten and laughing a little. She seemed to be amused as well; at least, she didn't react badly to it. Rochelle then pulled out her Pokédex and held it in one hand, cradling Kirsten in the other arm. The Pokédex quickly responded to the nearby Horsea, beeping and showing Rochelle a new data entry.

Horsea. Dragon Pokémon.
Height: 1'04". Weight: 18.0 lbs.
Type: Water
[color=blue]Techniques: Bubble, Smokescreen[/color]
[color=indigo]Ability: Sniper[/color]

Description: Its well-developed fins move rapidly in water, allowing it to swim backward while still facing forward.

Alongside the details was an image of a Horsea, though Rochelle didn't think it was as cute as her own. "Interesting..." she mused, looking over the entry. "Sniper? What does it mean by that?" She touched a couple of buttons experimentally and got an answer to her question.

[color=indigo]Sniper:[/color] This Pokémon can sometimes perform a much more powerful attack than expected.

"Huh, so that explains how you drove off that Pidgey so effectively. Good for you," Rochelle said to Kirsten, switching the Pokédex off and returning it to her pocket.

 

[Lambi]

Aeris had been walking around Viridian City while the others had been in the Pokecenter. She'd liked what she'd seen, except that small pond a bit of a distance away from the Pokecenter. She saw some guy napping there. He looked like he was having a nightmare, but because of the pond, Aeris couldn't approach him. She'd felt bad about it, but tried not to think too much about it. She'd also met an old man that didn't allow anyone to go past him until he'd had some coffee. Aeris had happily fetched him some coffee and he'd been very thankful for it. He had given her tips on how to catch Pokemon easily. She'd listened with interest and thanked him for it.

She'd gotten a few hugs, mostly asking for them herself, and was heading towards the Pokecenter. She saw Rochelle sitting on a bench and was approaching her, until she saw her Horsea. She stopped in her tracks and backed a bit. Damn it. I can't become friends with her should she be interested because of her Horsea... Well, I can at least get some data on her Pokemon... She took out her Pokedex, opened it and pointed it towards the Horsea, getting the same data as Rochelle. I see. A dragon Pokemon. A water dragon... Oh, that does remind me of that one dragon Pokemon that I thought was really cute. Dratini, I think. She put her Pokedex back in her pocket and sighed. She sat down on the ground and looked at Rochelle and Kirsten. She didn't really care if they noticed her, since she sat where they would be able to notice her, just so long as they wouldn't approach her. She really wished she didn't have her extreme fear of water, but it was nothing she could do about now. She'd tried time and again to get over her fear, but to no avail. Blaze looked at her with empathy on her face and hugged her. Aeris hugged her back and a tear silently ran down her cheek.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Mika had been keeping fairly quiet the whole time... Despite the short travel that the group of trainers had been together, he still wasn't quite ready to get quite so close to them... Though, Aeris seemed like a nice girl, with an affinity for Fire Pokemon like him. Perhaps they could get along... and she was fairly pretty as well.

Bones was busy getting to know the others, however. The Dark Pokemon could feel that Mika was thinking about Aeris, so he padded over to the girl and sat down next to her, giving a light yip to get her attention. His tail wagged slightly and he tilted his head, staring at the girl. Mika smiled at his Pokemon, and leaned up and walked over from the couch to the Pokemon. The Houndour barked happily when his trainer approached, and Mika sat down next to Aeris, smiling softly and petting the bone plates on the Dark Pokemon's head.

"He seems to like you... It must be because you've got a natural affinity towards Fire Pokemon... he can sense it." Mika said softly and shyly. "Your Charmander seems nice, too. How'd you meet him?"

 

[Lambi]

Aeris was startled a little when Bones and Mika came. She blushed slightly and smiled a little towards Mika when she answered him. "Her. Blaze is a girl. I met her when I was one day just exploring Cinnabar Island. I took her home and cared for her, then put up an ad to see if she had a Trainer that cared for her. When I found no one, I decided to keep her." She patted the head of Blaze, who liked the petting. "Oh! Do you mind if I get data on your Houndour for my Pokedex? You can get data on my Charmander in return. And then you could maybe tell me how you met him." It was nice that someone from their group of Trainers seemed to want to hang out with her. She didn't really know what to think of the others, except that she wanted to like Rochelle, but couldn't really because of her Horsea.

 

[RBMidknight]

'Flyer?...no...Whirlwind?...no that's an attack...oh.' Simon stopped thinking of names when Tyler waved.

"How's your Pokemon doing?" he asked.

"Hello Tyler." Simon said with an short wave of his own. He looked down at Shadow who was still being lazy. "Shadow's doing alright." The trainer replied. "The Nurse seems to have done a good job." Simon noticed Tyler's Pokemon was now out of its Pokeball.

Shadow, who had been trying to rest, opened his eyes when he heard his name. Deciding that sleeping was not possible the Poochyena rose to his feet. He tilted his head upwards to look at his trainer.

"How is your Abra doing?" Simon asked Tyler curiously. He looked back and forth from the boy to his Abra. The fox-like creature seemed be rather close to its trainer.

Shadow rose up slightly to press his front paws against the side of the chair. He pushed his muzzle against Simon's leg. Simon dropped his hand down to pet the Poochyena but his attention was still focused on Tyler.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

"Sure, no problem." Mika said, pulling out his Pokedex and scanning the Charmander with his Pokedex.

 Charmander
Lizard Pokemon
Female
Type(s): Fire
Ability: Blaze
Height: 2'0"/0.6m
Weight: 18.7 Lbs/ 8.5 kg
Egg Type(s): Monster/Dragon
Known Moves: 
-Scratch
-Growl
-Ember

"It's nice to meet you, Blaze." Mika said softly, patting the Charmander on the head as Bones licked its cheek playfully, his tail wagging. Mika scratched under the Dark Pokemon's chin, and smiled at Aeris. "I met Bones while I was out on a walk with my older sister... We were coming back one evening after shopping in Celdaon... On our way to the underground trail, we saw Bones doing battle with a Meowth. He managed to run off the Meowth, but he had a nasty gash over his eye... That's where the scar's from. We were lucky that we were able to treat him in time... In the wild, he might've gotten an infection, and even lost sight in that side."

Mika smiled and rubbed his Pokemon's ears gently, listening to the happy sounds he was making. He rested his head against Mika's lap, and then hopped up onto him.

"You said you were from Cinnabar? You must've moved there after they finished reconstruction after the volcano erupted."

 

[Lambi]

Blaze stroked her head against Mika's hand when he patted her and hugged Bones when he licked her cheek. "It seems she likes you two." Aeris said with a smile. She listened to what Mika said and gasped when he told her about the attack. "Aww, poor thing. But you took good care of him, it seems. So that's good. And I've lived on Cinnabar Island my whole life. We were very lucky when it came to the volcano eruption. Our house didn't burn down and we were able to continue living there, even if it was a little harder." She took out her Pokedex, opened it and aimed at Bones.

Houndour
Dark Pokemon
Types: Dark/Fire
Height: 2' 0" (0.6m)
Weight: 23.8 lbs. (10.8kg)
It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey.
Moves: Leer. Ember. Howl. Bark Out.

"So cute. And he's half Fire type. Even cuter." Without really thinking, she took Bones and hugged him. She let go of him and was blushing afterwards. "Sorry." she said and looked away from a moment. "I just can't help myself around Fire Pokemon." She looked back at Mika with a smile, still a faint red color on her face.

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle heard voices a short distance away, and looked round to locate the source. It turned out to be two people she recognised from Pallet Town, but she hadn't had the chance to talk to either of them. Thinking that talking to them and possibly befriending them would pass the time, she got up and walked over, still holding Kirsten securely in her arms.

As she got closer, Rochelle saw the Pokémon the two people had with them. The tail of one was on fire; she recognised it as a Charmander. "Hmm. Perhaps we should stay back a little, Kirsten. Don't want you putting that Charmander's fire out... Oh, but it's not like you can really hurt it, right?"

Kirsten cocked her head a little, confused by what Rochelle was saying, and blew a bubble at her. Rochelle popped it with a finger and said, "See what I mean? Now let's go meet new people. No blowing bubbles at them, missie, or I'm putting you back in your ball."

With that she resumed walking over to the two unfamiliar Trainers, giving them a smile and a wave when she got close enough to talk to them.