This world is inhabited by creatures that we call pokemon. People and pokemon live together by supporting each other, but now the scourge threatens the safety of the entire region. Kohaku has become a dangerous place, where children stay at home and only brave souls go adventuring.
Welcome to KOHAKU. Come for the nightmares. Stay for the tea and crumpets.
The season is SUMMER. It is easy for survivors to forage for food from the land, as there are entire abandoned farms ready for harvest. On the downside, you can smell the corpses.
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Heart sign, Ranger Issac, Ceres Forest, and Juturna Village. He made short notes in his mind not to skip this place. He had been through Ceres so many times that he probably would have forgotten if someone didn't remind him. He'd just look over Juturna Village as a place he's seen passing through. "Ranger Issac?" He called out. Tinkerbell, on the other hand hadn't seen much of anything. He clung to his partner's leg, all the while trying to seem tough. It didn't really work.
juturna tavern was a very lively place, but that only applied when it was night-time. anyone who dropped in during the mornings was greeted with a relatively quiet tavern and a lack of a bartender. in his place, however, was a young boy still in his teens, and clearly not old enough to drink. he did look up at the mention of his name, and smiled at the newcomer.
"yes, i am." isaac caught sight of the other ranger's capture styler, and raised an eyebrow. "a ranger?"
He had heard that Issac was young, but he didn't think he would be this young. He didn't let his shock portray on his face. Then again, Xy was up to no good when he was this kid's age. "Yes, nice to meet you." He placed out his hand to shake. "I'm Xylon, and this," he gestured with his head to the gothita clinging to his leg. "is Tinkerbell."
He cut to the chase. "So, how do I learn this heart sign?"
isaac shook xylon's hand, and shifted in position. rangers were of course here for only one reason: to learn the heart sign from him. there wasn't anything else to it, really. he quite preferred his job in the tavern over his job as an outpost ranger, but he had signed up to serve under sa'di, and serve he will. "alright, xylon and tinkerbell." he cracked a smile at his junior.
"you do me a favour, and i'll teach you the sign. sound good?"
his haxorus poked in his head from the outside, giving a small growl and a thumbs up. stuff is ready to go, said clavier.
Xylon raised an eyebrow at whatever this favor was but as soon as his curiosity came, it went. He had spent most of his adult life carrying, or at least kinda, carrying out orders. He nodded, he'd do whatever Issac asked of him - within limitations.
"don't worry about it," the boy's voice was cheerful enough. it was just a simple task. it couldn't be all that difficult!
clavier nodded at the new ranger. c'mon.
the group trekked through the small patch of wilderness to the back of the tavern. they soon encountered what they were looking for: a weakened scourge pokémon, being held at bay by isaac's other partners and his local assist, a pansear.
:arcanine: intimidate lv20*2 30% health thunder fang, bite, leer, odor sleuth, fire fang, reversal close combat, double-edge, howl, iron tail
the scourge arcanine snarled, but isaac's partners held it down well. the blissey was especially merciless.
"it's already weakened enough. try bringing it down."
"Sounds easy enough." Sounded easy, but was it going to be easy? He doubted it. This thing looked ten times stronger than Tinkerbell. "You're ready, little man?" He looked down at his partner, and it nodded.
"Calm mind, then confusion."
Tinkerbell used calm mind on self. Tinkerbell used confusion on the arcaine.
arcanine dodged confusion dig takes effect next turn arcanine used howl arcanine used iron tail on gothorita
baby steps, isaac told himself. everyone had to start out somewhere. it was best to give new rangers the opportunity to see scourge pokémon up close and personal before they imploded upon themselves at the edges of nerio.
clavier snarled, sending the arcanine backing up a few steps.
This brought back memories, memories that he much rather would have forgotten. He wasn't in this line of work to forget, or even revenge, he was just here to be entertained. Surely, whatever this thing was, it brought more of a feeling than excitement. It was pure hatred, but his face remained neutral, but only really for Tinkerbell's sake.
"Dodge iron tail please, do whatever you want afterwards." He placed trust in his small Pokemon, he could bring in his poke assist, but there was a major type disadvantage there. He actually liked vesiquens and didn't really intend on losing her while trying to gain a sign.
Tinkerbell dodged iron tail. Tinkerbell used dark pulse on the arcaine.
He kept a sizable distance between himself and the arcaine, as if he was scared to make contact. Tinkerbell, scared? O-Of course not.
arcanine took the hit for dig. and then psybeam gave its brain a mental slap. the dog whined before snarling very angrily at tinkerbell. it ignored the tears the gothorita was spouting.
"almost there," isaac encouraged.
arcanine dodged fake tears arcanine hit by psybeam and dig arcanine used iron tail on gothorita arcanine used dark pulse on gothorita
Protect was a good choice. Xy sighed again, this time of more of a relief.
Tinkerbell was protected from iron tail + dark pulse. Where did the thing learn dark pulse? Xylon shook his head. He was expected bite, but not dark pulse.
Tinkerbell used fake tears. Tinkerbell used psybeam.
Xylon drew the fairy sign - moonlight on Tinkerbell. Tinkerbell regained some HP.
rangers shouldn't be lulled into a false sense of security even if they knew that particular species of pokémon. they weren't researchers, who could scan them at the drop of a dex.
arcanine went down. (not really. isaac had his pokémon hold it at bay for a moment more.)
"good job," said isaac, raising his styler, "now watch."
isaac drew the heart sign the heart sign manifested as close combat
arcanine fainted. it was still intact and available for capture.
He sighed, Tinkerbell looked exhausted. It didn't move from its stance though, ready to spring at any moment until the arcaine hit the ground. Then it relax.
Xylon watched, and learned. He picked up Tinkerbell, and this would probably be the one and only time that he would.
He had no interest in capturing that scourge pokemon - he couldn't cure it. It'd be better to let it die. "Burn it before it wakes up." He responded.
Heart sign, Ranger Issac, Ceres Forest, and Juturna Village. He made short notes in his mind not to skip this place. He had been through Ceres so many times that he probably would have forgotten if someone didn't remind him. He'd just look over Juturna Village as a place he's seen passing through. "Ranger Issac?" He called out. Tinkerbell, on the other hand hadn't seen much of anything. He clung to his partner's leg, all the while trying to seem tough. It didn't really work. 
